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1967 Tom Donahue, San Francisco dj begins new radio format - Progressive (KMPX-FM)

1965 Henry A Wallace, Vice President (1941-45)/founder (Progressive Party), dies at 77

1962 Michael Wilton, born in San Francisco, California, guitarist, singer, member of Queensryche, progressive metal musician, influenced by Judas Priest, Van Halen, Iron Maiden, UFO

1959 Progressive Party under John Steytler forms in South Africa

1956 Leo Baeck, President of World Union for Progressive Judaism, dies at 83

1954 Trevor Rabin, born in South Africa, musician, guitarist, singer, songwriter, member of Yes, a progressive British rock band, film composer

1952 Neil Peart, born in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, born Neil Ellwood Peart, songwriter, drummer, percussionist, progressive rock, hard rock, jazz, swing, genres, member of Toronto band, Rush

1950 David Jensen, born in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada, David 'Kid' Jensen, popular British radio DJ, played progressive music, hosted BBC pop network, Radio 1, Top of the Pops presenter, interviewed Duran Duran, promoted The Police before they were commercially successful

1949 Ray Shulman, born in Portsmouth, England, born Raymond Schulman, musician, record producer, member of Gentle Giant, British progressive rock band, produced records for The Sugarcubes

1948 Progressive party convention nominates Henry Wallace for President

1948 Mel Pritchard, born in Oldham, England, Melvyn Pritchard, Mel Pritchard, drummer, rocker, played progressive rock with Barclay James Harvest, worked with Les Holroyd

1947 Edgar Broughton, born in Warwick, England, founder, progressive rock group, The Edgar Broughton Band, 1968

1946 Tony Kaye, born in Leicester, England, musician, keyboardist for 'Yes', progressive rock group

1945 Kevin Ayers, England, progressive rocker, Joy of a Toy

1944 Annette Lu, bon in Taoyuan Formosa, Taiwanese politician, feminist activist, member, Democratic Progressive Party, former Vice President of the Republic of China

1940 Frederik van Zyl Slabbert, chairman, South Africa Progressive Federal Party, 1979-86

1912 Progressive (Bull Moose) Party nominates Theodore Roosevelt for president

1888 Henry A Wallace, D/P, 33rd Vice President, 1941-45, founder Progressive Party

1873 Leo Baeck, rabbi/president, World Union for Progressive Judaism

1862 Albert Jeremiah Beveridge, U.S., politician/author, Progressive

1862 Internal Revenue Law imposes 1st federal taxes on inheritance, tobacco and on incomes over $600 (progressive rate)

1855 Robert Marion La Follette, born in Wisconsin, President candidate, Progressive


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