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2005 Fay Godwin, British photographer, noted for black-and-white landscapes of British coast and countryside, took portraits of literary figures, Saul Bellow, Salman Rushdie, Anthony Powell, dies at age 74, in Hastings, England
2000 Anthony Powell, British Novelist 1998 Lewis Powell, Supreme Court Justice, dies at 90 1996 Ian Powell Bancroft, civil servant, dies at 73 1995 John Powell, campaigner, dies at 75 1995 Dilys Powell, film Critic, dies at 93 1994 Selwyn Powell, art Editor, dies at 82 1993 General Colin Powell retires at 56 1991 Mike Powell of U.S., sets then long jump record at 29' 4 " (8.95m) 1991 Apple computer head Steve Jobs weds Laurene Powell 1990 Michael Powell, English director (Life and Death of Col Blimp), dies at 84 1988 Jane Powell weds Dickie Moore 1987 Supreme Court Justice Lewis F. Powell, Jr. announces his retirement 1984 William Powell, actor (My Man Godfrey), dies at 91 1982 Sandy Powell, costume designer, dies at 82 1982 Eleanor Powell, tap dancer/wife of Glenn Ford, dies at 69 of cancer 1980 Susan Powell (Okla), 21, crowned 53rd Miss America 1981 1980 Cozy Powell quits Rainbow 1980 Kristy Powell, Florida, gymnast 1996 Olympics 1977 William Powell, rocker (O'Jays), dies of cancer at 35 1974 Carl Powell, defensive end for the Indianapolis Colts 1972 Katrina Powell, born in Canberra, Australia, field hockey striker 1996 Olympics 1972 Adam Clayton Powell, Jr., Representative-D-New York, dies at 63 from acute prostatitis 1972 Jay Powell, Meridian MS, pitcher for the Florida Marlins 1972 Lewis F. Powell, Jr. becomes a Supreme Court Justice 1971 Lewis F Powell, Jr. appointed to Supreme Court 1971 Lewis Franklin Powell confirmed as Supreme Court justice 1971 Craig Powell, NFL linebacker for the Cleveland Browns 1971 William H Rehnquist and Lewis F Powell nominated to U.S. Supreme Court by Nixon, following resignations of Justices Hugo Black and John Harlan 1970 Baltimore Oriole Boog Powell wins AL MVP 1970 Boog Powell wins AL MVP 1970 Lisa Powell, born in Sydney, NSW Australia, field hockey forward 1996 Olympics 1970 Charles Rangel defeats Adam Clayton Powell in Democratic primary 1969 Supreme Court rules suspension of Adam Clayton Powell, Jr. from House 1969 Rep Adam Clayton Powell, Jr. seated by Congress 1968 Ross Powell, U.S. baseball pitcher, Cincinnati Reds, Houston Astros 1967 Harlem (New York City) voters defy Congress and reelect Adam Clayton Powell Jr 1967 House of Representatives expels Rep. Adam Clayton Powell, Jr. (307 to 116) 1966 Baltimore Orioles Roznovsky and B Powell are 4th to hit consecutive pinch home runs 1966 Bud Powell, U.S. jazz pianist/composer, dies 1965 Dawn Powell, American Writer 1965 Jill Powell, born in Jacksonville, Florida, actress, Marcy-As The World Turns 1963 Michael Anthony Powell, Philadelphia, long jumper, world record 1991 1963 Mike Powell, long jumper, Silver Medals 1988, 1992 Olympics 1963 John Powell, composer, dies at 80 1963 Michael K. Powell, American Politician 1963 Dick Powell, actor and director (Dick Powell Theater), dies at 58 1962 John Lennon weds Cynthia Powell 1961 British minister Enoch Powell makes medical insurance more expensive 1961 Adam Clayton Powell elected Chairman of House Education and Labor 1953 Edwin Powell Hubble, American Scientist 1952 Woolworth's at Powell and Market (SF) opens 1952 Billy Powell, keyboards, Lynyrd Skynyrd-That Smell, Freebird 1951 Powell Weaver, composer, dies at 61 1950 Don Powell, England, rock drummer, Slade 1950 Randolph Powell, born in Iowa City, Iowa, actor, Alan-Dallas, Logan's Run 1950 Andy Powell, rocker, Wishbone Ash 1947 Cozy Powell, England, rock drummer, Jeff Beck Group, Whitesnake, ELP 1946 Renee Powell, LPGA golfer 1944 Adam Clayton Powell elected 1st black congressman from East 1944 Robert Powell, England, actor, Jigsaw Man, Shaka Zulu, Secrets 1943 Jody Powell, press mouthpiece, Jimmy Carter 1943 Georgie Fame, Clive Powell, rocker, Georgie Fame and Blue Flames 1941 Boog Powell, baseball player, AL MVP 1970 1938 New York Yankees suspend Jake Powell, after he said on Chicago radio he'd "hit every colored person in Chicago over head with a club" 1937 Colin Powell, born in Bronx, New York, general and Secretary of State 1935 Jimmy Powell, born in Dallas, Texas, PGA golfer, 1990 Southwestern Bell Classic 1931 Fay Godwin, born in Berlin, Germany, British photographer, noted for black-and-white landscapes of British coast and countryside, took portraits of literary figures, Saul Bellow, Salman Rushdie, Anthony Powell 1928 Raymond Powell, British MP 1928 Jane Powell, born in Portland Oregon, singer and actress, 7 Brides for 7 Brothers 1924 Bud Powell, U.S. jazz pianist/composer 1923 Mel Powell, composer 1922 Ian Powell Bancroft, civil servant 1920 1st rivet driven on Bank of Italy headquarters at 1 Powell 1920 John Powell, campaigner 1913 Alec Ogilvie, CEO, Powell Duffryn 1912 Eleanor Powell, Springfield Massachusetts, actress/tap dancer, Bdwy Melody 1912 Selwyn Powell, art editor 1912 Enoch Powell, England, MP, C, Greek professor 1908 Adam Clayton Powell, Jr., born in New Haven, Connecticut, Representative-D-New York, 1945 - 1972 1908 Natural Bridges National Monument forms near Lake Powell, Utah 1907 Lewis F Powell, Jr., Virginia, Supreme Court justice, 1972-87 1907 Lewis F. Powell, Jr., Judge 1905 Anthony Powell, England, novelist, Infants of Spring 1905 Michael Powell, English director/screen writer/producer, Red Shoes 1904 Dick Powell, Mountain View, Arkansas, actor, Cry Danger, Dick Powell Theater 1903 Cecil Frank Powell, England, physicist, discovered pion, Nobel 1950 1902 John Wesley Powell, U.S. geologist (Grand Canyon), dies at 68 1902 Dilys Powell, English writer, Descent from Parnassus 1900 Sandy Powell, Rotherham England, costume designer, Rob Roy 1897 William Frank Powell, New Jersey educator, named minister to Haiti 1896 Dawn Powell, American Writer 1892 William Powell, born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, actor, Thin Man, My Man Godfrey 1890 Powell Weaver, composer 1889 Edwin Powell Hubble, American Scientist 1882 John Powell, composer 1865 Ambrose Powell Hill, Confederate general, killed in action at 39 1864 Rebels evacuate Ft. Powell, Mobile Bayd 1862 Louis Powell Harvey, U.S. governor of Wisconsin, drowns 1834 John Wesley Powell, U.S., geologist/explorer/ethnologist 1833 Powell Clayton, Brigadier General Union volunteers, Gov-R-Ark 1825 Ambrose Powell Hill, Lieutenant General, Confederate 3rd Army Corp 1820 Louis Powell Harvey, Governor, Union 1803 Levin Minnesota Powell, Commander Union Navy |
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