2004 Russ Meyer, maker of busty movies, Vixen, dies at 82
1997 Russ "Mad Monk" Meyer, pitcher (Philadelphia Phillies), dies at 74
1995 Russ Karel, director, dies at 45
1994 Constantine Koukouchkine, Russ diplomat. murdered in Algeria at 41
1993 Art Hodes, Russ/US jazz/blues pianist/editor (Jazz Record), dies
1992 Gregory Kingsley, 12, wins right to divorce his parents and live with his foster parents, he takes name Shawn Russ
1990 Braves replace manager Russ Nixon with GM Bobby Cox
1989 Able J Herzberg, Russ/Neth lawyer (Eichmann in Jerusalem), dies
1982 Vladimir K Zworykin, Russ/American engineer (cathode-ray tube), dies
1972 Steve Russ, NFL linebacker, Denver Broncos-Super Bowl 32
1971 Aleksandr T Tvardovski, Russ editor in chief (Novyj Mir), dies at 61
1971 Igor F Strawinsky, Russ composer (Le Sacre du Printemps), dies at 88
1970 Russ Romaniuk, born in Winnipeg, NHL left wing for the Philadelphia Flyers
1970 Semjon Timoshenko, Russ marshal/inspector-general (WW II), dies at 75
1969 Serge Poliakoff, Russ/French painter, dies
1969 Russ Bender, actor and writer (Air Patrol, Strangler), dies at 59
1969 Russ Morgan, orch leader (Welcome Aboard), dies at 65
1969 Piotr F Scharoff, Russ/Italian actor and director (Chechov), dies at 82
1968 Russ Springer, Alexandria, Virginia, pitcher for the Philadelphia Phillies
1968 Russ McCullough, WLAF offensive linebacker for the Frankfurt Galaxy
1967 Ossip Zadkine, [Zadkin], Russ sculptor (Destroyed City), dies at 77
1966 Sophie Tucker, Russ/US singer and actress (My Yiddish Mama), dies at 79
1965 Russ Bertram, born in Indianapolis, Indiana, diver 1996 Olympics
1965 Russ Courtnall, Duncan, NHL right wing, Vancouver Canucks
1964 Russ Case, orch leader (Julius La Rosa Show), dies at 52
1961 Max Weber, Polish/Russ/US painter, dies
1956 Tim Russ, born in Washington D.C., actor, Tuvoc-Star Trek Voyager
1956 Aleksandr A Fadejev, Russ author (Young Guard), commits suicide at 54
1949 Russ Karel, director
1947 Russ Ballard, rocker, Argent
1947 Russ Abbott, British TV comedian, September Song
1946 Russ Thacker, born in Washington D.C., producer, Golden Seal
1943 Russ Giguere, Portsmouth NH, rock guitarist and vocalist, Association
1942 Russ anti-offensive of Voronezh under marshal Timosjenko
1941 German air raid on Russ naval base Kronstadt (battleship Marat sinks)
1940 Vladimir Koppen, Russ/German/Aust meteorologist, dies at 93
1939 Russ Indigirka capsizes in blizzard off Japanese coast; 750 die
1939 Russ offensive under gen Zjoekov against Jap invasion in Mongolia
1938 Marianne V von Werefkin, Russ/German/Swiss house painter, dies at 77
1937 Joanna Russ, U.S., sci-fi author, Hugo, Female Man, Alyx
1934 Russ Tamblyn, born in Los Angeles, California, actor, Win Place or Steal, Twin Peaks
1934 Ruggiero de Rudolpho "Russ" Columbo, U.S. singer/violist, dies at 26
1934 Eduard Bagritsky, [Dzjubin], Russ poet/journalist, dies at 38
1933 New York Yankee Russ Van Atta shuts out Washington Senators 16-0
1926 Phillies Russ Wrightstone hits for the cycle
1923 L Martov, [Joulij O Tsederbaum], Russ revolutionary, dies at 49
1921 Roman von Ungern-Sternberg, Russ baron/general, dies
1921 Nina Vyroubova, Russ/French ballerina, Pavlova-prize 1957
1921 Peter Kropotkin, Russ Prince/geologist/revolut anarchist, dies at 78
1920 George Skibine, Russ/US dancer and choreographer, Tragedy in Verona
1919 Leonid N Andrejev, Russ journalist and writer (Seven Hangs), dies at 48
1916 Ilja [Elias] Metsjnikov, Russ bacteriologist (Nobel 1908), dies
1915 Alexander N Skriabin, Russ pianist/composer (Prometheus), dies at 43
1913 Russ Conway, born in Brandon, Manitoba, actor, Richard Diamond Private Eye
1912 Don Porter, Miami Oklahoma, actor, Russ Lawrence-Gidget, Ann Sothern Show
1912 Russ Case, born in Hamburg, Iowa, orch leader, Julius La Rosa Show
1911 Russ Hodges, Dayton, Tennessee, sportscaster, Wednesday Night Fights
1911 Anatol Rapoport, Russ/US mathem/biologist, game theory
1910 Russ Bender, actor and writer, Amazing Colossal Man, Space Monster
1906 Wassely Leontief, Russ/U.S. economist, Nobel 1973
1905 British, Italian, Russ, French and Aust-Hung fleet attack Lesbos
1905 Neth/Russ Count Witte becomes premier of Russia
1904 Russ Morgan, born in Scranton, Pennsylvania, orch leader, Welcome Aboard
1898 Alexandra G "Alja" von Hoyer-Rachmanova, Russ/Aust author, Students
1897 Iwan S Konew, Russ marshal/supreme commander pact of Warsaw
1895 Eduard Bagritsky, [Dzhubin], Russ poet/journalist, South-West
1895 Semjon Timoshenko, Russ marshal/inspector-general, WW II
1893 Abel J Herzberg, Russ/Dutch writer, Persecution of Jews
1890 Ossip Zadkine, Russ/French sculptor, Destroyed City
1888 Selman Waksman, Russ/U.S. microbiologist, Nobel 1951
1879 Leon Davidovitsj Trotsky, [Leib Bronstein], Russ revolutionary
1866 Vassily V Kandinsky, Russ/Ger/Fr abstract painter, Dreamy Inspiration
1864 Alexander Tikhonovich Gretsjaninow, Russ/US composer, Snow White
1855 Nikolaj A Bestoezjev, Russ writer/painter (Account of Holland), dies
1852 Nikolai Garin [Michailovski], Russ author, Tjoma Kartashov
1849 Sergei J Witte, Neth/Russ count/premier Russia
1846 Vladimir Koppen, Russ/German meteorologist
1827 Battle at Navarino: Engl/Russ/French fleet beat Turk/Egyptian fleet
1826 Alexander Aphanashev, Russ story teller, Narodnye roesskie skazki
1821 Nikolai Nekrasov, Russ, poet/journalist, Who Can be Happy in Russia?
1814 Battle at Masurische Meren: Germans chase Russ out of E Prussia
1761 Michael A Barclay de Tolly, Scot/Russ minister of War
1734 Grigori G Orlov, Russ guard officer/favorite of Catharina II
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