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1991 Britain's Nick Brown, 591st rank beats 10th-seeded Goran Ivanisevic 4-6, 6-3, 7-6, 6-3 in 2nd round at Wimbledon

1972 J Arthur Rank, 1st Baron Rank, industrialist/film magnate

1967 Billy Wells, Gong striker for Rank Films, dies at 79

1950 Omar N. Bradley promoted to rank of 5-star general

1944 Congress establshes rank of General of Army (5-star General)

1940 Col Bo Davis attains rank of Brigadier General

1939 Otto Rank, [Rosenfeld], Austria psychoanalyst (Trauma of Geburt), dies

1925 Patrick Meany, CEO, Rank Organization

1899 George Dewey becomes 1st in U.S. with rank of Admiral of the Navy

1895 French Capt Alfred Dreyfus, convicted of treason, publicly stripped of his rank; later declared innocent

1893 Diplomatic Appropriation Act, authorizes the U.S. rank of ambassador

1888 Joseph Arthur Rank, English film magnate/baron

1884 Otto Rank, [Rosenfeld], Austria psychoanalysis, Kunstler

1864 Battle of Mobile Bay Al-Farragut is given rank of vice-admiral



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