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2009 Mike Francis, Michele Francesco Puccioni, singer, composer, known for Survivor, a 1982 disco hit, recorded ten studio albums during his career, last album, 'The Very Best of Mike Francis', produced before dying of lung cancer, at age 47

2003 After an Ohio FirstEnergy power plants shut down unexpectedly, a power outtage occurs for over ten hours all over northeastern North America

1995 Phyllis Hyman, Phyllis Linda Hyman, soul singer, songwriter, actress, jazz, soul, rhythm and blues, disco genres, first solo Top Ten Hit, 'Can't We Fall In Love Again', received Tony-nomination for Broadway musical, Sophisticated Ladies, dies from suicide at 45

1992 Miley Ray Cyrus, pop-rock singer, actress, 100 Most Influential People in the World list, Time magazine, 2008, star of Disney's 'Hannah Montana', debut album, 'Meet Miley Cyrus' had first top ten single, 'See You Again'

1988 John Carradine, actor (Ten Commandments), dies of kidney failure at 82

1983 Corrie Ten Boom, Dutch Celebrity

1970 Kris[ten] Fillat, born in San Diego, California, field hockey forward 1996 Olympics

1970 Erik ten Hag, soccer player, FC Twente, RKC, FC Utrecht

1968 Bobby Simpson takes 5-59 vs. India in his last Test for ten years

1966 Tracy Byrd, born in Vidor, Texas, Tracy Lynn Byrd, country singer, musician, known for Number One Billboard hit single 'Holdin' Heaven', recorded nine studio albums, 30 hit singles, 11 top ten hits

1961 Mike Francis, born in Florence, Italy, Michele Francesco Puccioni, singer, composer, known for Survivor, a 1982 disco hit, recorded ten studio albums during his career, last album, 'The Very Best of Mike Francis'

1960 Martyn Moxon, cricketer, England batsman in ten Tests 1986-89

1955 Robert ten Brink, Dutch TV host/cabaret artist

1954 Scott Kempner, "Top Ten" rocker, Del Lords

1954 Saskia ten Batenburg, Dutch actress, Factory, Hunk

1951 Mark McCumber, born in Jacksonville, Florida, Mark Randall McCumber, golfer, won PGA tour ten times, won World Cup of Golf for the United states with Ben Crenshaw, golf analyst for Fox Sports, golf course architect

1950 Phyllis Hyman, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Phyllis Linda Hyman, soul singer, songwriter, actress, jazz, soul, rhythm and blues, disco genres, first solo Top Ten Hit, 'Can't We Fall In Love Again', received Tony-nomination for Broadway musical, Sophisticated Ladies

1950 Talat Ali, cricketer, Pakistani opening batsman in ten Tests 1972-80

1949 Chick Churchill, Wales, keyboardist, Ten Years After-I'm Going Home

1947 Derek Shulman, born in Glasgow, Scotland, musician, singer, rocker, instrumentalist, vocalist for band Gentle Giant, recorded twelve albums with them in ten years

1946 Mohammad Ilyas, cricketer, Pakistani batsman in ten Tests 1964-69

1945 Ric Lee, rock drummer, Ten Years After-Cannock, Staffs

1944 Clyde Lee, born in Nashville, Tennessee, basketball player, Vanderbilt University's 'greatest player', played ten NBA seasons with the Warriors, Atlanta Hawks, Philadelphia 76ers

1944 Tom Okker, born in Amsterdam, Netherlands, tennis player, nickname, The Flying Dutchman, world's top doubles player, 1969, world's top ten singles player for 17 years

1943 Leo Lyons, Standbridge Beds, rock bassist, Ten Years After

1940 Helmut Jahn, born in Nuremburg, Germany, architect, designed O'Hare 'L' Station, Chicago, Illinois, AIA's, Ten Most Influential Living Architects, 1991

1926 Richard DeVos, born in Grand Rapids, Michigan, World War II veteran, businessman, author, billionaire, co-founder Amway - now Alticor, owner Orlando Magic, wrote 'Hope from My Heart: Ten Lessons For Life'

1923 Cecil B DeMille's 1st version of "Ten Commandments" premieres

1923 Simeon ten Holt, composer

1892 Corrie Ten Boom, Dutch Celebrity

1872 Ten Bears (Parra-Wa-Samen), U.S. poet/Comanche chief, dies

1851 James Ten Eyck, champion rower/coach, Ten Eyck Trophy namesake

1831 Ten day campaign begins, Dutch army occupies Belgium

1775 Joachim G le Sage ten Broek, Dutch notary/catholic foreman/publicist

1700 Willem ten Rhijne, Dutch physician in Batavia, dies at about 53


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