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2007 Craig L. Thomas, dies in Maryland, of leukemia, at 74
2006 Thomas J. Manton, Representative-D-New York 1985 - 1999, died from cancer 2003 Thomas Leonard, American Businessman 2002 Dave Thomas, commercial icon/businessman, founded Wendy's, dies at 69 2001 Leopold Page, leathergoods retailer/historian, convinced Thomas Keneally to write Schindler's List, dies at 87 2000 Thomas Yohe, TV producer/innovator, Schoolhouse Rock, dies at 63 1999 Michelle Thomas, 12/22/98, Family Matters, dies at 30 1998 Roseanne files for divorce from 3rd husband Ben Thomas 1997 White Sox Frank Thomas reaches base safely for 15th straight time 1996 William Thomas Pennar Davies, poet author/theologian, dies at 85 1996 Nigel Thomas Loveridge Fisher, politician, dies at 83 1996 Richard Clement Charles Thomas, rugby international/journalist, dies at 67 1996 Thomas Mitchell, architect/engineer, dies at 90 1996 Thomas Kuhn, American Writer 1996 Thomas Edward Montgomery, drummer, dies at 73 1996 Rodney Meredith Thomas, architect/painter, dies at 93 1996 Richard Thomas Condon, author, dies at 81 1996 Thomas Hamilton kills 16 kindergardeners, their teacher and himself 1996 Douglas Patrick Thomas Jay, politician, dies at 88 1996 Edward Thomas, historian/intelligence expert, dies at 77 1995 Ross Thomas, author, dies at 69 1995 Thomas O Hicks buys NHL Dallas Stars for $84 million 1995 Thomas Lyttle, paramilitary, dies at 56 1995 Thomas Augustine Martin, academic, dies at 59 1995 Thomas Chalmers, broadcaster, dies at 82 1995 Jesse Thomas, blues singer, dies at 84 1995 65th French Mens Tennis: Thomas Muster beats Michael Chang (75 62 64) 1995 Thomas Dorrington Tomlinson, British national park warden, dies at 87 1995 Thomas Eden Binkley, musician, dies at 63 1995 Gerard Thomas Victory, composer, dies at 73 1995 Barb Thomas Whitehead wins Cup o' Noodles Hawaiian Ladies Golf Open 1995 Roseanne weds bodyguard Ben Thomas 1994 Thomas J Watson, Jr., CEO (IBM), dies of a stroke at 79 1994 Thomas Roy Garrett, museum curator, dies at 63 1994 Thomas Nicely reports bug in Intel's Pentium-processor on Internet 1994 Caitlin Thomas, dies 1994 Thomas Davis, U.S. movie editor/son of MGM-chief Frank D, dies at 26 1994 Thomas henry Wait Armstrong, organist, dies at 96 1994 Thomas Millar, historian, dies at 67 1994 Thomas Stuart Willan, historian, dies at 84 1994 Drew Barrymore (19) files for divorce from Jeremy Thomas (31) 1994 Thomas P. O'Neill, American Politician 1993 Thomas J Watson, Jr., president of IBM (1956-71)/diplomat, dies at 79 1993 Lewis Thomas, biologist, dies of cancer at 80 1993 Thomas Mogotlane, South African actor (Mapantsula), dies at 40 1993 Gerald Thomas, director (Carry on), dies at 72 1993 Cincinnati Red pitcher Thomas Browning arrested for marijuana possession 1993 16 year old Keron Thomas disguises himself as a motorman and takes New York City subway train and 2,000 passengers on a 3 hour ride 1993 Daniel Jones, Daniel Jenkyn Jones, Welsh composer, friend of Dylan Thomas, wrote 12 numbered symphonies, chamber music, made Order of the British Empire (OBE) in 1968 1993 Thomas A Dorsey, jazz pianist (Take My Hand, Precious Lord), dies 1992 Theo Edison, son of Thomas Edison, dies at 94 1992 Actress Heather Thomas weds entertainment lawyer Skip Brittenham 1992 Thomas J McIntyre, Sen-New Hampshire, 1963 - 1979, dies at 77 1992 Thomas J McIntyre, U.S., senator/writer (Fear Brokers), dies 1992 Thomas Klestil installed as president of Austria 1992 Thomas Whitfield, gospel vocalist, dies of heart attack at 38 1992 Thomas Klestil succeeds Waldheim as president of Austria 1992 Thomas Graftdijk, Dutch writer (Dr. Faustus), dies 1992 Fastest yodeler-22 tones/15 falsetto in 1 sec by Thomas School of Germ 1991 Thomas Newman, actor/composer (Cape Fear), dies of heart attack at 60 1991 Moslem Shites release hostages Terry Waite and Thomas Sutherland 1991 Harry Thomas, founder (Flower Festival, Dutch Homofielen Party), dies 1991 Clarence Thomas, sworn in as Supreme Court Justice 1991 Clarence Thomas is confirmed as Supreme Court Justice 1991 Anita Hill testifies Clarence Thomas sexually harrased her 1991 Bush declares "total confidence" in nominee Clarence Thomas 1991 Law Professor Anita Hill accuses Supreme nominee Clarence Thomas of making sexually inappropriat comments to her 1991 Senate Committee begins hearings on Clarence Thomas' nomination 1991 Thomas Tryon, actor (Cardinal)/writer (Other), dies at 65 1991 Thomas Hearns captures WBA light-heavyweight title 1991 Thomas C Lasorda, artist/son Dodger manager, dies of pneumonia at 33 1991 Thomas A Carlin, dies at 62 1991 Frank Thomas is 1st White Sox to homer at new Comiskey Park 1991 Thomas Bos skates world record 3 km (3:65.16) 1991 John Russell Thomas, NFL general manager (Detroit Lions), dies 1991 Rico Lieder/Jens Carlowitz/Karsten Just/Thomas Schonlebe walk 4x400m indoor world record (3:03.05) 1991 Danny Thomas, comedian (Jazz Singer), dies of a heart attack at 79 1990 U.S. doctors Joseph E. Murray and E. Donnall Thomas win Nobel Prize 1990 "Dave Thomas Comedy Show," last airs on CBS-TV 1990 Dave Thomas Comedy Show, debuts on CBS-TV 1990 Terry Thomas, English comic (Heroes), dies of Parkinson's disease at 78 1989 Madoline Thomas, actress (Girl in the Canal), dies 1989 Frank M Thomas, actor (Behind the Headlines, M'Liss), dies 1989 Thomas E "Tommy" Trinder, English comic (Bitter Springs), dies at 80 1989 Steve Garvey marries Candace Thomas while at same time being accused of fathering children by 2 other women 1989 Thomas Bernhard, most prominent German-speaking postwar era author, writer, playwright, novelist, dies at 58 of tuberculosis in Ohlsdorf, Upper Austria 1988 Thomas Gregory (11) swims English Canal 1988 U.S. Female Figure Skating championship won by Debi Thomas 1987 Thomas Dekker, born in Las Vegas, Nevada, musician, singer, actor, played Zach on 'Heroes', John Connor in 'Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles' 1987 Thomas G Lanphier, Jr., U.S. WW II pilot, dies at 71 1987 Thomas Hearns wins unprecidented 4th different weight boxing title 1987 Thomas Sankara, president of Burkina Faso, dies 1987 Thomas F Waddell, founder (Gay Olympics), dies of AIDS at 50 1987 Mike Tyson TKOs Pinklon Thomas in 6 for heavyweight boxing title 1987 Minnesota sheriff office arrest FBI most wanted, Thomas G. Harrelson 1986 Heavyweight Trevor Berbick KOs Pinklon Thomas 1986 Ladies Figure Skating Championship in Geneva won by Debi Thomas (USA) 1986 Trevor Berbick beats Pinklon Thomas in 15 for heavyweight boxing title 1986 U.S. Female Figure Skating championship won by Debi Thomas 1985 Pinklon Thomas KOs Mike Weaver in 8 for heavyweight boxing title 1985 American Thomas Sutherland is kidnapped and held hostage in Lebanon 1985 Thomas Creighton, U.S. heart patient (3 implants in 46 hours), dies at 33 1984 Pinklon Thomas beats Tim Witherspoon in 12 for heavywgt boxing title 1984 Daley Thomas of Britain sets decathalon record (8,847) in LA Cal 1984 Thomas Hearns KOs Roberto Duran 1983 "She Blinded Me with Science" by Thomas Dolby hits #5 1982 U.S. submarine Thomas Edison collides with U.S. Navy destroyer in So China Sea 1981 Jonathan Taylor Thomas, born in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, actor, Randy-Home Improvement 1981 Lowell Thomas, newscaster (High Adventure), dies in Pawling New York at 89 1981 Thomas Beversdorf, composer, dies at 56 1981 Fannie Thomas, U.S., dies at 113 1980 Bill Thomas, actor (Buckwheat), dies 1980 William "Buckwheat" Thomas, actor (Little Rascal), dies at 49 1980 Thomas Ian Nicholas, actor, Radio Flyer, Rookie of the Year 1980 Marlo Thomas and Phil Donahue marry 1980 Matthew Thomas Carey, actor, Once You Meet a Stranger 1979 Tamika Thomas, Miss Michigan Teen USA 1996 1978 Thomas Odoyo, cricketer, Kenyan all-rounder 1996 World Cup 1977 Thomas Hearns KOs Jerome Hill in 2 rounds in his 1st pro fight 1977 Thomas Wessinghage/Harald Hudak/Michael Lederer/Karl Fleschen walk world record 4x1500m (14:38.8) 1977 Tim Thomas, NBA forward for the Philadelphia 76ers 1976 Thomas Edward Driberg, 1st baron Bradwell, journalist, dies 1976 Lowell Thomas ends 46 years as radio network reporter 1976 Thomas Burnett Swann, sci-fi author (Day of Minotaur), dies at 47 1976 Nadine Thomas, Miss Jamaica Universe 1997 1976 Lynn Thomas, Newport News, Virginia, playmate, May 1997 1975 Bob Thomas of Chicago Bears kicks 55-yard field goal 1975 John Thomas, NBA forward for the Boston Celtics 1975 Petria Thomas, Lismore NSW Australia, swimmer, 1996 Olympics silver 1975 Thomas Hamilton, NBA center for the Boston Celtics 1975 Thomas Heart Benson, U.S. artist, dies at 85 1974 Edward Thomas, CFL linebacker, Montreal Alouettes 1974 Edna Lewis Thomas, U.S. actress (Streetcar Named Desire), dies at 88 1974 Thomas Enqvist, born in Stockholm Sweden, tennis star, 1991 Wimbledon jr boys 1974 Hollis Thomas, defensive tackle for the Philadelphia Eagles 1973 Eric Thomas, Chartage Texas, 400m hurdler 1973 Fred Thomas, NFL cornerback for the Seattle Seahawks 1973 Thomas Haskins, CFL running back, Montreal Alouettes 1973 Thomas Bradley elected 1st black mayor of Los Angeles, California 1973 Kurt George Hugo Thomas, composer, dies at 68 1973 Rodney Thomas, running back for the Tennessee Oilers 1972 Thomas Wilson Brown, actor, Jason-Knots Landing 1972 Cornell Thomas, WLAF DE for the Scotland Claymores 1972 Orlando Thomas, NFL safety for the Minnesota Vikings 1972 Kurt Thomas, NBA forward, Dallas Mavericks, Miami Heat 1972 Nathan Thomas, Australian water polo player 1996 Olympics 1972 Thomas Eagleton withdraws as Democratic Vice Presidential candidate 1972 [Thomas] Carlton Bruner, U.S., 1500m freestyle swimmer 1996 Olympics 1972 Thomas Lewis, NFL wide receiver for the New York Giants 1971 Thomas Strzalkowski, Krakow Poland, U.S. fencer-sabre 1996 Olympics 1971 Thomas Bailey, NFL wide receiver for the Cincinnati Bengals 1971 Henry Thomas, born in San Antonio, Texas, actor, ET 1971 Chris Thomas, NFL wide receiver for the San Francisco 49ers 1971 Thomas C Heart, U.S. admiral/commander (Asiatic fleet), dies 1971 Thomas C Hart, U.S. admiral/commander (Pacific Fleet), dies at 94 1971 Thomas Bailey, WLAF wide receiver for the Rhein Fire 1971 Thomas E Dewey, U.S. president candidate (R 1944, 48), dies at 68 1970 Sean Patrick Thomas, American Actor 1970 Damon Thomas, NFL wide receiver for the Buffalo Bills 1970 Thomas S Power, USAF-General (Raid on Tokyo-March 1945), dies at 65 1970 Thomas Smith, NFL cornerback for the Buffalo Bills 1970 Thomas Randolph, NFL cornerback for the New York Giants 1970 Thomas Lennon, American Actor 1970 Markus Thomas, WLAF running back for the Scottish Claymores 1970 Paul Thomas Anderson, American Director 1970 Thomas Alden Page, Glenridge, New Jersey, rocker, New Kids-Hangin' Tough 1970 Vania Thomas, Miss U.S. Virgin Islands Universe 1997 1970 Thomas McLemore, NFL tight end for the Indianapolis Colts 1970 Lamar Thomas, NFL wide receiver, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Miami Dolphins 1970 Brennan Little, St. Thomas Ont, golfer, 1994 Western States mini-tour 1970 Thomas "Tom" Murray, Buffalo, New York, rower 1996 Olympics 1969 Thomas Ingalsbe, 238+ lbs, 108+ kg, U.S. weightlifter 1996 Olympics 1969 Larry Thomas, born in Miami, Florida, pitcher, Chicago White Sox 1969 Carl Thomas, NBA guard for the Cleveland Cavaliers 1969 Erika Mann, German/US author/daughter of Thomas Mann, dies 1969 Mark Thomas, NFL defensive end, Carolina Panthers, Packers, Bears 1969 Thomas Brandl, Bad Tolz GER, hockey forward, Team Germany 1998 1969 Thomas Jane, American Actor 1969 "Hooked on a Feeling" by BJ Thomas peaks at #5 1968 Norman Thomas, founder (ACLU)/Socialist Party (1926-55), dies at 84 1968 Thomas Merton, French/U.S. priest and writer '7 Story Mountain', dies at 53 1968 Rodney Thomas, NFL running back for the Houston Oilers 1968 Stan Thomas, NFL tackle for the Houston Oilers 1968 Thomas P Auth, Orange, New Jersey, rower 1996 Olympics 1968 Dave Thomas, NFL cornerback for the Jacksonville Jaguars 1968 William Thomas, NFL linebacker for the Philadelphia Eagles 1968 "Danny Thomas Hour," last airs on NBC-TV 1968 Frank Thomas, "Big Hurt", 1st baseman, Chicago White Sox, 1993 MVP 1968 Thomas Nock, born in Zurich, Switzerland, actor, Tartort, Gemini-Twin Stars 1968 Thomas Rayam, CFL offensive linebacker for the Edmonton Eskimos 1967 Thomas Muster, born in Leibnitz, Austria, tennis star, 1995 French Open 1967 Thomas Pell Wildlife Refuge and Sanctuary opens in Bronx 1967 Amanda Randolph, actress (Danny Thomas, Amos n Andy), dies at 65 1967 U.S. Senate censures Thomas J Dodd (D-Ct) for misusing campaign funds 1967 Debi Thomas, U.S., figure skater, 1988 Olympics bronze 1967 Broderick Thomas, NFL linebacker, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Minnesota, Cowboys 1967 Derrick Thomas, NFL linebacker for the Kansas City Chiefs 1966 Ehm Welk, born in Biesenbrow, Germany, writer, journalist, pseudonym, Thomas Trimm, survived Oranienburg concentration camp, founder, folk high schools, dies at 82 1966 C Thomas Howell, born in Los Angeles, California, actor, Red Dawn, Tank, Soul Man 1966 Thomas Louis Tolles, Jr., Ft. Myers, Florida, PGA golfer, 1995 Bob Hope-3rd 1966 "That Girl" starring Marlo Thomas premieres on ABC-TV 1966 Thomas Chalmers, actor (Blind Alleys, Outrage), dies at 81 1966 Thurman Thomas, NFL running back for the Buffalo Bills 1966 Juan Maria Thomas Sabater, composer, dies at 69 1966 Thomas Fitzgerald, born in Brooklyn, New York, team handball left wing 1996 Olympics 1966 Robb Thomas, NFL receiver, Seattle Seahawks, Tampa Bay Buccaneers 1965 Rodney Thomas, WLAF cornerback, Barcelona Dragons 1965 Sue Thomas, Texarkana, Texas, LPGA golfer, 1991 Orix Hawaiian Ladies-14th 1965 Phillies Dick Allen and Frank Thomas get into a fight during practice 1965 Henry Thomas, defensive tackle, Detroit Lions, New England Patriots 1964 Thomas Howard, born in Middletown, Ohio, outfielder for the Cincinnati Reds 1964 Thomas Everett, NFL safety for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers 1964 John Joseph Thomas, Arcadia California, actor, Young Dan'l Boone 1964 Thomas "Tom" Hunter, U.S. 50M FREESTYLE swimmer, world record 1964 Calvin Thomas, actor (Judge Hunter-One Man's Family), dies at 79 1964 Eric Thomas, NFL cornerback for the Denver Broncos 1964 Johnny Thomas, NFL cornerback, Cleveland Browns, San Diego Chargers 1964 David Shaw, St. Thomas, NHL defenseman, Tampa Bay Lightning 1964 Gregory Thomas Kraft, born in Detroit, Michigan, PGA golfer, 1993 Walt Disney-2nd 1964 William Thomas Andrade, Fall River, Massachusetts, PGA golfer, 1991 Kemper Open 1963 Thomas Ansberry, Okinawa Japan, U.S. 10K runner 1963 Thomas Bohrer, U.S. West Islip, New York, rower 1992 Olympics 1963 Steve Thomas, born in Stockport, England, NHL left wing for the New Jersey Devils 1963 Thomas Perry, German Musician 1963 Thomas Searle, hockey defenseman, Team Austria 1998 1963 U.S. Male Figure Skating championship won by Thomas Litz 1962 Thomas Newberry, NFL guard for the Pittsburgh Steelers 1962 Thomas Mitchell, U.S., actor (Outlaw), dies of cancer at 70 1962 Thomas Mork, Denmark, actor, Krystalbarnet, Bryggeren 1962 New York Met Frank Thomas hits his 6th home run in 3 games 1962 Thomas Gibson, actor, Dr. Daniel Nyland-Chicago Hope 1962 Patrick Thomas Burke, born in Hollywood, Florida, PGA golfer, 1992 BellSouth-6th 1961 Brian Thomas Kamm, born in Rochester, New York, PGA golfer, 1994 Bell Canadian-6th 1961 Thomas Connolly, 1st baseball umpire elected to hall of fame, dies 1961 Milwaukee sets record of 4 consecutive home runs (Eddie Mathews, Hank Aaron Joe Adcock and Frank Thomas) 1961 Thomas Dooley, German Athlete 1961 Isiah Thomas, NBA forward, Detroit Piston; 1990 NBA playoff MVP 1961 Thomas Beecham, English conductor (Last Night of the Prom), dies at 81 1961 Barb Thomas Whitehead, Sibley, Iowa, LPGA golfer, 1995 Hawaiian Open 1960 Kristin Scott Thomas, English Actress 1959 Thomas Ross, actor (Without Limit), dies at 84 1959 Thomas Carl Whitmer, composer, dies at 85 1959 Thomas Edward Lehman, born in Austin, Minnesota, PGA golfer, 1994 Memorial Tournament 1959 Thomas Calabro, born in Brooklyn, New York, actor, Michael Mancini-Melrose Place 1958 Thomas Dolby, born in Cairo, Egypt, rock vocalist, She Blinded Me With Science 1958 Thomas Reiter, Germany, cosmonaut, Soyuz TM-22 1958 Thomas Kinkade, American Artist 1957 Heather Thomas, born in Greenwich, Connecticut, actress, Jody-Fall Guy, Coed Fever 1957 Janice Thomas, WBL guard, New York Stars 1956 Anita Hill, professor of law, Clarence Thomas' nemesis 1956 Thomas J. Watson, American Scientist 1956 Melody Thomas Scott, actress, Nikki-Young and Restless 1956 Kurt Thomas, U.S., gymnast, Olympics, actor, Gymkata 1956 Thomas Wassberg, born in Sweden, 15K/50K cross country skier 1980 Olympics gold 1956 Thomas Alexandrovich de Hartmann, composer, dies at 70 1956 Ice Dance Championship at Garmisch won by Pamela Weight/P Thomas GRB 1955 Thomas Keller, American Celebrity 1955 Thomas Mann, German writer (Dr. Faustus, Nobel 1929), dies at 80 1955 Thomas Leonard, American Businessman 1955 Donald A Thomas, born in Cleveland, Ohio, PhD/Astronaut, STS-65, 70, 83, 94 1955 7th Emmy Awards: Make Room for Daddy, Danny Thomas and Loretta Young 1955 Thomas David Jones, born in Baltimore, Maryland, PhD/Astronaut, STS-59, 68, 80, sk: 98 1954 Los Stravinsky's "In Memoriam Dylan Thomas," premieres in Angeles 1954 Banner Thomas, rocker, Molly Hatchet 1954 Nancy Stafford, born in Wilton Manors, Florida, Miss Florida, 1977 (1976), actress, Michelle Thomas, Matlock; Joan-St. Elsewhere 1954 Rene Russo, born in Burbank, California, Renee Marie Russo, television, film actress, model, breakthrough role as Lorna Cole in 'Lethal Weapon 3' and 'Lethal Weapon 4', appeared in 'The Thomas Crown Affair' with Pierce Brosnan 1953 Thomas Hulce, Plymouth, Michigan, actor, Amadeus, Equus, Echo Park 1953 Dylan Thomas, author-poet (Adv in skin trade), dies in New York at 39 1953 Billy Thomas, Ft. Meyers, Florida, singer, McBride and Ride-I Count on You 1953 "Make Room for Daddy," starring Danny Thomas, premieres on ABC-TV 1953 Thomas Friedman, American Journalist 1953 David Thomas, U.S. singer and songwriter, Pere Ubu 1953 Steve Thomas, rocker, Shooting Star 1953 Thomas Tertius Noble, composer, dies at 85 1953 Thomas Andrews, Representative-D-Maine 1991 - 1995 1953 5th Emmy Awards: I Love Lucy, Thomas Mitchell and Helen Hayes wins 1952 Thomas J Hennen, Albany Georgia, astronaut, STS-44 1952 Thomas Edward Henderson, South Carolina, basketballer 1972 Olympics silver 1951 Andrew S Thomas, Adelaide Australia, PhD/astronaut, STS-77, STS-89/91 1951 Thomas Warren Purtzer, Des Moines, Iowa, PGA golfer, 1977 Glen Campbell 1951 Richard Thomas, born in New York City, John Boy-Waltons, Last Summer, Johnny Belinda 1951 Thomas Blamey, soldier, dies 1951 Thomas D Akers, St. Louis, Major USAF/astronaut, STS-41, 49, 61, 79 1951 Dennis "Dee Tee" Thomas, saxophonist, Kool and Gang 1950 Thomas Vilsack, American Politician 1950 Thomas Wood, composer, dies at 57 1950 Thomas McClary, U.S. soul guitarist, Commodores-Still 1950 Thomas Aldrich, country drummer, Black Oak Arkansas 1950 Kid Creole, born in the Bronx, New York, born Thomas August Darnell Browder, singer, lyricist, composer, arranger, producer, founder of Kid Creole and the Coconuts 1950 Thomas Gottschalk, Bamberg Germany, Telespiele 1950 Ernest Thomas, born in Gary, Indiana, actor, Roger-What's Happening!! 1950 Dylan Thomas arrives in New York City for his 1st U.S. poetry reading tour 1949 Thomas O Kite, Jr., born in Austin, Texas, PGA golfer, 1978 BC Open, Crosby 1983 1949 Mickey Thomas, rock vocalist, Jefferson Airplane, Starship 1949 Thomas Lionel Hill, New Orleans, 110m hurdler 1972 Olympics bronze 1949 Thomas Sturges Watson, born in Kansas City, Missouri, PGA golfer, 1975 Byron Nelson 1949 Jeremy Thomas, actor, Family Life 1949 Jay Thomas, born in Kermit, Texas, DJ/actor, Mork and Mindy, Cheers, Murphy Brown 1949 Philip Michael Thomas, Columbus Ohio, actor, Miami Vice 1949 Tommy Ramone, Thomas Erdelyi, Budapest, rock drummer, Ramones 1949 Thomas Downey, born in Queens, New York, Representative-D-New York 1975 - 1993 1948 President Truman re-elected in an upset over Republican Thomas Dewey 1948 Jay Thomas, dj/actor, Eddie LeBec-Cheers, Jerry Gold-Murphy Brown 1948 Republican National Convention in Philadelphia nominates New York Governor Thomas Dewey 1948 Clarence Thomas, born in Savannah, Georgia, 108th U.S. Supreme Court Justice, 1991- 1948 Dave Thomas, St. Catherines Ontario, comedian, SCTV, Grace Under Fire 1948 Thomas Spencer, MEP, Conservative 1947 Thomas R. Cech, American Scientist 1947 Betty Thomas, born in St. Louis, Missouri, actress, Lucy Baines-Hill Street Blues 1947 Tommy James, born in Dayton, Ohio, born Thomas Gregory Jackson, musician, singer, songwriter, record producer, led rock band Tommy James and the Shondells 1947 Thomas R. Carper, born in Beckley, West Virginia, Representative-D-Delaware 1983 - 2001, Senator-D-Delaware 2001 - 1947 Thomas Carper, American Economist 1946 Thomas Frederick Dunhill, composer, dies at 69 1945 Thomas Pasatieri, composer 1945 Thomas C. Sawyer, born in Akron, Ohio, Representative-D-Ohio 1987 - 2003 1945 Harry Thomas, Dutch founder, Schlager Festival Gay Party 1945 Thomas Rennie, General-Major (Dutch command 51st Highland Division), dies 1945 Thomas Brasch, born in Germany, writer, author, poet, film director, Best Director, 1981 Bavarian Film Awards 1944 Michael Tilson Thomas, born in Los Angeles, California, conductor, New York Phil Young People 1944 Timmy Thomas, U.S. singer and songwriter, Why Can't We Live Together 1944 Franklin D. Roosevelt wins 4th term in office, defeating Thomas E Dewey (R) 1944 Thomas Allen, British opera singer 1944 Thomas E. Mann, American Sociologist 1944 Thomas Sturge Moore, English poet (Centaurs' Booty), dies at 74 1944 Thomas Mann becomes a U.S. citizen 1944 Alan Howarth, born in Britain, born Alan Thomas Howarth, Baron Howarth of Newport, politician, Member of Parliament 1983 - 2005, member of the Privy Council 1943 Thomas W. "Fats" Waller, jazz pianist, dies at 39 in Kansas City Missouri 1943 Robert Lindsay Thomas, born in Patterson, Georgia, Representative-D-Georgia 1983 - 1993 1943 Thomas J. Sargent, American Economist 1943 Earl Thomas Coleman, born in Gladstone, Missouri, Representative-R-Missouri, 1976 - 1993 1943 Thomas Mann begins writing his novel Dr. Faustus 1943 Tom McNally, born in England, Thomas McNally, Baron McNally, politician, Liberal Party, Liberal Democrat leader in the House of Lords, life peer, Baron of Blackpool in the County of Lancashire 1943 Thomas "Fats" Waller, U.S. jazz pianist (Hot Chocolate), dies at 38 1943 Thomas Mann completes his tetralogy, "Joseph and His Brothers" 1942 Thomas Menino, American Politician 1942 Carla Thomas, U.S. singer, Let Me Be Good to You 1942 Thomas Daniel Weiskopf, Massillon, Ohio, PGA golfer, British Open 1973 1942 B J Thomas, born in Houston, Texas, singer, Raindrops, Growing Pains Theme 1941 Ray Thomas, England, rock vocalist, Moody Blues-Nights in White Satin 1941 Earl Thomas Conley, Portsmouth, Ohio, country singer, Too Many Times 1941 Thomas F. Hartnett, born in Charleston, South Carolina, Representative-R-South Carolina 1981 - 1986 1941 Thomas Wayne, rocker, Tragedy 1941 Irma Thomas, U.S. vocalist, It's Raining 1941 C L "Gibby" Gilbert, Jr., Chattanooga, Tennessee, PGA golfer, 1976 Danny Thomas 1941 Grady Thomas, U.S. rock vocalist, Parliaments, Funkadelic, Maggot Brain 1940 Thomas Williams, U.S., ice hockey play 1960 Olympics gold 1940 Thomas Kohler, born in East Germany, luger, Gold Medals 1964, 1968 Olympics 1940 Thomas M[ichael] Disch, U.S., sci-fi author, Genocides, 102 H-Bombs 1939 Thomas McGuane, U.S., writer, Colf Feet, Tom Horn, Missouri Breaks 1939 Thomas Harkin, born in Cumming, Iowa, Senator-D-Iowa 1985 - 1939 Jameson Thomas, actor (Piccadilly, Farmer's Wife), dies at 50 1938 William Thomas McKinley, composer 1938 Thomas Black, English industrial/auto collector 1938 Thomas Wolfe, U.S. writer (Enigma), dies at 62 1938 Francis Thomas, Fay, Vincent, baseball commissioner 1938 Joe Louis KOs Harry Thomas in 5 for heavyweight boxing title 1938 Grahame Thomas, cricketer, Australian batsman of the mid-60's 1937 John [Thomas] Sladek, U.S., sci-fi author, Tik-Tok, Bugs 1937 Marlo Thomas, born in Detroit, Michigan, 'That Girl!', 'Jenny' 1937 Thomas Nagel, Yugoslavian Philosopher 1937 Thomas Pynchon, novelist, V 1937 Charley Thomas, rocker, Drifters 1937 Thomas Monaghan, British Soldier 1936 Thomas K. Mattingly II, Chic, Captain USN/astronaut, Apollo 16, STS-4, 51C 1935 Thomas Augustine Martin, academic 1935 Thomas M Keneally, Australian writer, Schindler's List 1935 Thomas Keneally, Australian Novelist 1935 Thomas W. Ewing, born in Atlanta, Illinois, Representative-R-Illinois 1991 - 2001 1935 Thomas E. Lawrence, Lawrence of Arabia, dies in a motorcycle crash 1935 Thomas H. Kean, American Politician 1934 David Vaughan Thomas, composer, dies at 61 1934 Thomas Ambler, CEO, Texaco 1934 Thomas Paul, born in Chicago, Illinois, bass, New York City Opera 1963-70 1933 Thomas Yawkey purchases Boston Red Sox 1933 Craig L. Thomas, born in Wyoming, United States Senator from Wyoming, protected America's national parks 1932 Thomas J. Manton, born in New York City, New York, Representative-D-New York 1985 - 1999 1932 Leon Hughes, born in Los Angeles, California, born Thomas Leon Hughes, member of The Coasters with Bobby Nunn, Carl Gardner, Billy Guy 1932 Dave Thomas, founder, Wendy's Restaurants 1932 Albert Thomas, French socialist politician 1932 Albert Thomas, French social minister of Weapon production, dies 1932 Richard Thomas, born in Britain, admiral, served as Black Rod, House of Lords 1992 - 1995, UK Military Representative to NATO 1989 - 1992 1932 Thomas J. Bliley, Jr., born in Virginia, Representative-R-Virginia 1981 - 2001 1931 Thomas Eden Binkley, musician 1931 Thomas K "Tom" van Brook, actor/interpreter, Soldier of Orange 1931 Thomas Alva Edison, inventor, dies in West Orange, NJ, at 84 1931 Thomas A. Edison, American Inventor 1931 Thomas Johnstone Lipton, sportsman/merchant, dies 1931 Thomas Lipton, Scottish Businessman 1931 Leslie Thomas, born in Newport, Wales, author, published 'In My Wildest Dreams', recounting childhood in South Wales, in early life, wrote columns for London Evening News newspaper 1931 William "Buckwheat" Thomas, actor, Little Rascals 1931 Thomas Bernhard, born in Heerlen, Netherlands, most prominent German-speaking postwar era author, writer, playwright, novelist 1931 Thomas Roy Garrett, museum curator 1931 Thomas Hoving, New York City, news correspondent, 20/20 1931 1st woman to purchase a baseball team Lucille Thomas purchases Topeka franchise in the Western League 1930 Lowell Thomas made debuts on CBS Radio replacing Floyd Gibbons 1930 Thomas P. Stafford, born in Weatherford, Oklahoma, USAF/astronaut, Gem 6 9, Ap 10 18 1930 Thomas Sowell, author/activist 1930 Fred[erick Thomas] Saberhagen, U.S., sci-fi author, Book of Swords 1930 Thomas Schippers, born in Kalamazoo, Michigan, conductor, Amahl and Night Visitors 1929 Thomas F Tout, historian (Manch school of historiography), dies at 74 1929 Thomas Eagleton, born in St. Louis, Missouri, Senator-D-Missouri 1968 - 1986 and Democratic Vice Presidential candidate 1972 1929 Pat Harrington, Jr., New York City, actor, Danny Thomas Show, 1 Day at a Time 1929 Richard Clement Charles Thomas, rugby international/journalist 1928 Thomas Rajna, composer 1928 Thomas Burnett Swann, U.S., sci-fi author, Day of Minotaur 1928 Thomas Stewart, San Saba Texas, baritone, La Roche Capriccio 1928 Thomas Jefferson Anderson, composer 1928 Thomas H Rollinson, composer, dies at 84 1928 Timothy Thomas Fortune, American Writer 1928 Thomas Hardy, novelist (Maddening Crowd), dies near Dorchester at 87 1927 Thomas Brendon Wilson, composer 1927 Thomas J J Altizer, Massachusetts, U.S. Radical theologian, God is Dead 1927 Thomas S. Monson, American Clergyman 1927 Gwyn Ward Thomas, Beritsh TV director 1927 Thomas W. "Tom" Graveney, English cricket batsman, 50's and 60's 1927 Thomas Masaryk elected Czechoslovakia president 1927 Thomas Linnemann Laub, composer, dies at 74 1926 Thomas Millar, historian 1926 Thomas Edison says Americans prefer silent movies over talkies 1925 Thomas Christian David, composer 1925 Maxwell Street Jimmy Charles Davis Thomas, blues musician 1925 Thomas Winning, Roman Catholic archbishop, Glasgow 1925 Thomas R. Marshall, American Politician 1925 Thomas C Allbutt, English physiologist, dies at 88 1924 Thomas Beversdorf, composer 1924 Thomas Berger, U.S., novelist, Vital Parts, Little Big Man 1924 Thomas Baird, Vice-Admiral 1924 Thomas Woodrow Wilson, 28th U.S. President (1913-21), dies 1924 IBM Corporation founded by Thomas Watson 1923 Gwyn Ward Thomas, British TV director 1923 Thomas Paine Westendorf, composer, dies at 75 1923 Morschi Mirando, Thomas Weiss, German/Dutch gypsy artist 1922 Thomas Nelson Page, American Writer 1922 Thomas T Nkobi, South Africa ANC-leader, Alexandra-bus boycott 1957 1922 Marjorie Lord, born in San Francisco, California, actress, Kathy-Danny Thomas Show 1922 Thomas Kuhn, American Writer 1922 Thomas Hugh Eastwood, composer 1922 1st living person identified on a U.S. coin (Thomas E Kirby) on the Alabama Centennial half-dollar 1921 Gerard Thomas Victory, composer 1921 Frankie Thomas, born in New York City, actor, Tom Corbett Space Cadet 1920 Actress Edna Lewis Thomas debuts at Putnam Theatre Brooklyn 1920 [Thomas] Godfrey Evans, English cricket keeper, 1950's 1920 Helen Thomas, UPI journalist, starts press conferences 1920 A's Vice President Thomas Shibe denies charges that baseballs are livelier 1920 Sid Melton, born in Brooklyn, New York, actor, Alf-Green Acres, Charlie-Danny Thomas 1920 Thomas Gold, astronomer, proposed steady-state theory of universe 1920 Thomas Szasz, American Psychologist 1920 Thomas Masaryk elected president of Czechoslovakia 1919 Elizabeth Thomas, literary consultant 1918 Maldwyn Thomas, president, Welsh Liberal Party 1918 Edward Thomas, historian/intelligence expert 1917 Edward Thomas, poet, killed in WW I 1917 Rufus Thomas, born in Mississippi, singer, Walking the Dog 1917 Edmund Bishop, English secretary of Thomas Carlyle, dies at 70 1917 Thomas K Scherman, New York City, conductor, Little Orchestra Society 1947 - 1975 1915 Thomas Masaryk demands independence for Czechoslovakia 1915 Thomas Masaryk claims independence for Czechoslovakia 1915 Dick Thomas, Philadelphia Pennsylvania, TV host, Village Barn 1915 Thomas Jordan Jarvis, American Politician 1915 Thomas Edison invents telescribe to record telephone conversations 1915 Richard Thomas Condon, author 1915 Garry Moore, Thomas Garrison Morfit, Balt, host, I've Got a Secret 1915 Thomas Merton, born in France, Trappist monk/poet/essayist, 7 Storey Mt 1915 Alexander Graham Bell in New York calls Thomas Watson in SF 1914 Dylan Thomas, Swansea Wales, poet, Child's Christmas in Wales 1914 Brandon Thomas, British Actor 1914 Danny Thomas, born in Deerfield, Michigan, comedian, Danny Thomas Show 1913 Thomas Torrance, theologist 1913 Nigel Thomas Loveridge Fisher, politician 1913 Thomas Chalmers, broadcaster 1913 John Thomas, composer, dies at 87 1913 Thomas Gray, professor and anaesthetist 1913 Thomas P Krag, Norw author/novelist (Jon Graeff, Ulf Ran), dies at 44 1912 Thomas P. O'Neill, American Politician 1912 Daniel Jones, born in Pembroke, Wales, Daniel Jenkyn Jones, Welsh composer, friend of Dylan Thomas, wrote 12 numbered symphonies, chamber music, made Order of the British Empire (OBE) in 1968 1912 Jimmy Jewel, born in Sheffield, England, James Arthur Thomas J. Marsh, comedian, television, film actor, appeared in film 'The Krays', musical drama 'Casualty' 1912 William Thomas Stead, English Journalist 1912 Thomas "Schoolboy" Rowe, Waco Texas, pitcher for the Detroit Tigers 1911 Thomas Ball, U.S. sculptor/painter/singer, dies at 92 1911 William Thomas Pennar Davies, poet author/theologian 1911 Jesse Thomas, blues singer 1910 30th U.S. Mens Tennis: Wm Larned beats Thomas Bundy (61 57 60 68 61) 1910 Thomas Crapper, inventor (flush toilet), dies 1910 Thomas Stuart Willan, historian 1909 Thomas J Lynch becomes president of baseball's National League 1909 Mansel Treharne Thomas, composer 1909 Thomas Padmore, senior civil servant 1909 Thomas E "Tommy" Trinder, English radio comic/actor, Phoenix 1908 Thomas Selfridge becomes 1st fatality of powered flight 1908 Thomas E Selfridge, earlier U.S. aviator, 1st to die in an air crash 1908 Thomas Narcejac, Rochefort-sur-Mer France, writer, Vertigo 1908 Thomas Cavendish, English Explorer 1908 Thomas Cavendish, English Explorer 1908 Thomas Dorrington Tomlinson, national Park Warden 1907 Augustus Thomas' "Witching Hour," premieres in New York City 1907 Douglas Patrick Thomas Jay, politician 1907 Thomas Bailey Aldrich, U.S. writer (Stillwater Tragedy), dies at 70 1907 Sheldon Leonard, New York City, actor and director, Danny Thomas Show, Big Eddie 1906 Klaus Mann, German/US author, Mephisto, son of Thomas Mann 1906 Thomas G. Cowling, British mathematician/astronomer 1906 Thomas Mitchell, architect/engineer 1905 Erika Mann, German/US author, Other Germany, daughter of Thomas Mann 1905 Thomas Gomez, born in New York City, actor, Force of Evil, Key Largo, Kim, Sellout 1904 Thomas Hicks wins 3rd Olympics marathon (3:28:53.0) (40 km) 1904 Kurt George Hugo Thomas, composer 1904 Fats Waller, Thomas Wright, jazz singer/composer, Ain't Misbehavin' 1904 Adolph Blaine Charles David Earl Frederick Gerald Hubert Irvin John Kenneth Lloyd Martin Nero Oliver Paul Quincy Randolph Sherman Thomas Uncas Victor William Xerxes Yancy Zeus Wolfeschlegelsteinhausenber----dorff, Sr, near Hamburg, Germany 1904 James Thomas Farrell, U.S., author, Studs Lonigan trilogy 1903 Thomas Baron Pitfield, composer 1903 Thomas Yawkey, baseball owner for the Boston Red Sox 1902 Thomas Nast, political cartoonist, dies 1902 Thomas Reed, American Politician 1902 Rodney Meredith Thomas, architect/painter 1900 Thomas Wolfe, American novelist, Look Homeward Angel 1900 Graham Spry, St. Thomas Ontario, Canadian radio pioneer 1900 Thomas Hitchcock, Jr., great polo player, Westchester Cup 1924,27,30,39 1898 Thomas Henry Wait Armstrong, organist 1898 William Thomas Astbury, English physicist/chemist, textiles 1898 Thomas Bracken, Irish Poet 1897 Thomas Edward Brown, British Poet 1897 William Thomas Best, composer, dies at 70 1896 Juan Maria Thomas Sabater, composer 1896 Thomas W. McKnew, president, National Geographic Society 1896 John Rogers Thomas, composer, dies at 66 1896 Thomas Hughes, politican/author of Tom Brown's Schooldays, Brighton 1896 Charles Louis Ambrose Thomas, French composer (Mignon), dies at 84 1895 Thomas Henry Huxley, English Scientist 1895 Thomas Huxley, English Scientist 1894 Thomas J Stieltjes, mathematician (Stieltjes-integral), dies at 38 1894 Thomas Edison presents "peep show" device 1893 Thomas F. Bayard becomes 1st U.S. ambassador in Great Britain 1893 Thomas Edison complete's worlds 1st movie studio (West Orange NJ) 1892 Thomas Wood, composer 1892 Thomas Cook, CEO (Cook Travel Bureau), dies at 83 1892 Thomas Cook, English tour director (Thomas Cook and Son), dies at 83 1892 U.S. Patent Office says J. W. Swan, rather than Thomas Edison, invented the electric light carbon for the incandescent lamp 1892 Thomas Mitchell, born in New Jersey, academy award winning actor, Outlaw, Adventures 1892 Lowell Thomas, born in Woodington, Ohio, newscaster, High Adventure 1892 Arthor Goring Thomas, composer, dies at 41 1891 Thomas Edison patents motion picture camera 1889 Thomas Edison shows his 1st motion picture 1889 15th Kentucky Derby: Thomas Kiley aboard Spokane wins in 2:34 1889 Thomas Hart Benton, born in Missouri, painter/muralist, Lonesome Road 1889 Thomas T H Jorissen, historian, dies at 56 1888 Jameson Thomas, born in London, England, actor, Farmer's Wife 1887 Thomas Stevens is 1st man to bicycle around the world (SF-SF) 1886 Painter Thomas Eakins resigns from Philadelphia Academy of Art after controversial over use of male nudes in a coed art class 1885 Thomas Andrews, Irish physicist/chemist (ozone), dies at 71 1885 Thomas A Hendricks, 21st Vice President, dies at 66, 8 months after taking office 1885 Thomas Davidson, Scottish Scientist 1885 Thomas Alexandrovich de Hartmann, composer 1885 Henry Thomas Tizard, scientist 1884 T Thomas Fortune starts New York Freeman (New York Age) newspaper 1884 Norman Thomas, Marion Ohio, socialist, President Candidate 1928-48 1884 Thomas Chalmers, New York City, actor, Blind Alleys, Outrage 1884 Ehm Welk, born in Biesenbrow, Germany, writer, journalist, pseudonym, Thomas Trimm, survived Oranienburg concentration camp, founder, folk high schools 1884 Thomas Stevens starts 1st bike trip around world (2 years 9 mos) 1884 Thomas Gold Appleton, American critic, writer, and artist, dies 1883 Thomas Shelvin, college footballer great, Yale 1882 1st string of Christmas tree lights created by Thomas Edison 1882 Jacques Maritain, France, Catholic philosopher, exponent of St. Thomas 1882 Thomas Henry Burke, assassinated by Fenian Invincibles, in Dublin 1882 Thomas Campbell, South African cricket wicketkeeper, 5 Tests 1909-12 1881 Thomas Fermor-Hesketh, English 1st baron of Hesketh Dutch/MP 1881 Thomas Fermor-Hesketh, English 1st baron of Hesketh, dies 1881 Thomas Carlyle, historian/essayist, dies in London at 85 1880 Thomas Edison patents electric incandescent lamp 1879 Thomas Edison perfects carbonized cotton filament light bulb 1879 Thomas Edison demonstrates electric light 1879 Thomas Ray becomes youngest to break a world track and field record pole-vaulting 11' 2" at age 17 years and 198 days 1879 Henry Thomas Smart, composer, dies at 65 1879 Thomas Beecham, born in England, composer, found London Philharmonic 1879 Thomas Couture, French painter/author, dies at 63 1878 Albert Thomas, French socialist politician 1878 Edward Thomas, English Poet 1878 Thomas Alva Edison patents gramophone (phonograph) 1877 Thomas Edison patents phonograph 1877 Thomas A Edison demonstrates the gramophone 1877 1st sound recording made (Thomas Edison) 1877 Thomas Edison demonstrates hand-cranked phonograph 1877 Thomas Edison invents Edisonphone, a sound recording device 1877 Thomas C Hart, U.S. Admiral, Asiatic fleet 1877 Thomas Frederick Dunhill, composer 1876 Thomas Edison patents mimeograph 1876 Thomas Molleson Mudie, composer, dies at 66 1876 Thomas W. Custer, brother of George Custer, dies at Little Bighorn 1876 James Edward Murray, born in St. Thomas, Canada, Senator-D-Montana 1934 - 1961 1876 1st telephone call made (Alexander Graham Bell to Thomas Watson) 1875 Thomas Hewitt Key, English Writer 1875 Thomas Mann, Germany, novelist, Magic Mountain-Nobel 1929 1875 Thomas W. Ross, actor, Without Limit, Kings Row, 17, Mortal Storm 1875 Thomas Hicks, English/U.S. marathon runner:, Olympics gold 1904 1874 Thomas Dyke Acland Tellefsen, composer, dies at 50 1874 Thomas J. Watson, American Scientist, IBM 1873 Thomas Carl Whitmer, composer 1873 David Vaughan Thomas, composer 1872 Frederick A Stock, Julich, Germany, conductor, Theodore Thomas Orchestra 1872 Thomas Hastings, composer, dies at 87 1872 Thomas J. Martin patents fire extinguisher 1871 Heinrich Mann, born in Germany, novelist/essayist, Blue Angel, ; bros of Thomas 1870 Thomas Connolly, baseball's major league umpire for 50 years 1870 1st black to vote in U.S. (Thomas P Mundy of Perth Amboy New Jersey) 1870 Thomas Erskine, Scottish Theologian 1869 Voting machine patented by Thomas A. Edison 1868 Thomas Edison patents his 1st invention: electric voice machine 1868 Thomas Carmichael Hindman, attorney and Confederate general-major, shot at 40 1868 Thomas P Krag, Norwegian writer, Jon Graeff, Ulf Ran 1868 William Thomas Morton, dentist (1st to use ether), dies 1868 James Thomas Brudenell, 7th earl of Cardigan, dies at about 70 1867 Mail packets "Rhone" and "Wye" capsizes off St. Thomas Virgin Islands 1867 Thomas Taglichsbeck, composer, dies at 67 1867 Thomas Tertius Noble, composer 1867 Fannie Thomas, became oldest known American, 113 y 273 d at death 1867 George Thomas Smart, composer, dies at 90 1866 Thomas Hunt Morgan, U.S., biologist, Nobel-1933 1866 Thomas Forbes Walmisley, composer, dies at 83 1865 Thomas Robertsons "Society," premieres in London 1865 Thomas Chandler Haliburton, Canadian Author 1865 Thomas Alfred Smyth, Irish/US Union general-major, dies at 32 1865 Thomas Hancock, pioneer of rubber industry (Stoke Newington), dies 1864 Skirmish at Thomas' Station, Georgia 1864 Thomas Jonathan Coffin Amory, U.S. Union-Brigadier-General, dies at about 34 1864 Thomas Greeley Stevenson, Union Brigadier-General, dies at about 27 1864 Thomas Donnely Doubleday, U.S. Union Col, dies in an accident 1864 Thomas Green, U.S. Confederate Brigadier-General, dies in battle at 50 1864 Thomas Starr King, Unitarian clergyman (Christianity and Humanity), dies 1864 Thomas Dixon, U.S. attorney/playwright, Flaming Sword 1863 Thomas Welsh, U.S. Union Brigadier-General (Antietam), dies at 39 1863 Thomas Jonathan "Stonewall" Jackson, Confederate general (Civil War), dies 1863 Thomas J. Jackson, American Soldier 1863 Thomas Crapper pioneers one-piece pedestal flushing toilet 1862 Thomas Reade Rootes Cobb, Confederate Brigadier-General, dies in battle at 39 1862 Charles Thomas Biass Turner, cricketer, the "Terror" 1862 Thomas Williams, U.S. Union Brigadier-General, dies in battle at 47 1861 Flush toilet patented by Mr. Thomas Crapper (Honest!) 1860 Thomas Cochrane, English Politician 1860 Thomas Addison, English physician (A-Biermer Disease), dies at 67 1860 Thomas J. Jackson is assigned to command Harpers Ferry 1860 Thomas Hastings, born in New York City, architect, New York Public Library 1860 Thomas Clemson takes office as 1st U.S. superintendent of agriculture 1859 Thomas Babington Macaulay, English essayist/historian, dies 1859 Thomas De Quincey, English Author 1857 Martha Carey Thomas, educator/president, Bryn Mawr College 1856 Thomas J Stieltjes, mathematician, Stieltjes integral 1856 Timothy Thomas Fortune, American Writer 1856 David Alfred Thomas, born in Glamorganshire, England, 1st Viscount Rhondda 1856 Thomas Attwood Walmisley, composer, dies at 41 1855 Thomas F Tout, London, historian, Manchester school of historiography 1854 Thomas Riley Marshall, D, 28th Vice President, 1913-21 1854 Thomas R. Marshall, American Politician 1854 Thomas A. Watson, needed by Bell, inventor assistant, Telephone 1853 Thomas Nelson Page, American Writer 1852 Thomas Linnemann Laub, composer 1852 Thomas Moore, writer (Utopia), dies 1850 Brandon Thomas, British Actor 1850 Arthor Goring Thomas, composer 1850 Thomas Johnstone Lipton, Glasgow, yachtsman/tea magnate, Lipton Tea 1850 Thomas Lipton, Scottish Businessman 1849 Dolley Madison, wife of the 4th President of the United States, James Madison, First Lady of the United States, 1809 - 1817, acted as First Lady for Thomas Jefferson, portrait appears on United States Mint 1/2 ounce $10 gold coins, died at age 81 in Washington, D.C. 1849 William Thomas Stead, English Journalist 1849 Thomas Lovell Beddoes, English poet (Death's Jest-Book), suicide at 45 1848 Thomas Douglas becomes 1st San Francisco public teacher 1848 Thomas Paine Westendorf, composer 1847 Thomas A. Edison, born in Milan, Ohio, American Inventor 1846 Dr. William Thomas Green Morton 1st public use of ether 1846 Edmund Bishop, English secretary of Thomas Carlyle 1845 Thomas John Barnardo, English social worker 1845 Thomas Hood, English Poet 1845 Thomas Duncan, painter, dies 1844 Thomas Eakins, American Artist 1844 Thomas Campbell, poet (Ye Mariners of England), dies at 66 1844 Thomas H Rollinson, composer 1843 Thomas Bracken, Irish Poet 1842 Thomas Freanby, Norwegian landscape painter, dies 1841 Thomas Bruce, Count of Elgin and Kincardine, British diplomat, dies 1841 Thomas Cook opens 1st travel agency 1841 Thomas Ainsworth, English/Dutch industrialist, dies at 45 1840 Thomas Nast, political cartoonist of late 1800s America 1840 Thomas Fentress Toon, Brigadier General Confederate Army 1840 Thomas Hardy, England, poet and novelist, Far from the Madding Crowd 1839 Thomas Reed, American Politician 1839 Thomas Henderson measures 1st stellar parallax (Alpha Centauri) 1838 Thomas Busby, composer, dies 1838 Thomas Attwood, composer, dies at 72 1838 Thomas Benton Smith, Brigadier General Confederate Army 1838 Margaret Knight, inventor, "the female Thomas Edison" 1837 Thomas Morris of Australia skips rope 22,806 times 1837 Thomas Babington, British Poet 1837 1st U.S. electric printing press patented by Thomas Davenport 1836 John Thomas Croxton, Major General Union volunteers 1836 Thomas Bailey Aldrich, U.S., author/editor, Story of a Bad Boy 1836 Thomas Lafayette Rosser, Major General Confederate Army 1836 Thomas C Allbutt, English physiologist, Diseases of the Heart 1836 Thomas Wilberforce Egan, Major General Union volunteers 1836 Bryan Morel Thomas, Brigadier General Confederate Army 1836 Thomas Jordan Jarvis, American Politician 1834 Thomas R Malthus, English vicar/economist, moral restraint 1834 Thomas Edward Greenfield Ransom, Major General Union volunteers 1833 Edwin Thomas Booth, U.S., U.S. Hall of Fame/actor, Hamlet 1833 Alfred Thomas Archimedes Torbert, Major General Union Army 1833 Thomas Howard Ruger, Major General Union volunteers 1833 Thomas T H Jorissen, Dutch historian 1832 Thomas Alfred Smyth, Major General Union volunteers 1832 Thomas Ogden Osbord, Major General Union volunteers 1832 Moncure Daniel Conway, U.S., abolitionist, Life of Thomas Paine 1831 Thomas Greatorex, composer, dies at 72 1831 William Thomas Clark, Major General Union volunteers 1830 Allen Thomas, Brigadier General Confederate Army 1830 Thomas Edward Brown, British Poet 1830 John Rogers Thomas, composer 1830 Wenzel Thomas Matiegka, composer, dies at 56 1829 Thomas Ewing, Jr., Major General, Union volunteers 1829 Thomas Young, physicist/decipherer of Egyptian hierogolyphics, dies 1829 Thomas William Robertson, England, playwright, Caste 1828 Thomas Carmichael Hindman, Major General Confederate Army 1827 Thomas Rowlandson, caricaturist, dies 1826 Thomas John Lucas, Major General Union volunteers 1826 William Thomas Best, composer 1826 Thomas Jefferson, 3rd president (1801-09), dies at 83 1826 Thomas Hewson Neill, Major General Union volunteers 1826 John Thomas, composer 1826 Thomas Wilson, born in Staunton, Virginia, politician, lawyer, U.S. Representative from Virginia, served as member of Virginia Senate and Virginia House of Delegates, elected to the Twelfth Congress, as a Federalist, dies 1825 Thomas Turpin Crittenden, Brigadier General Union volunteers 1825 Thomas Hart Taylor, Brigadier General Confederate Army 1825 Thomas Henry Huxley, scientist/humanist/Darwinist 1825 Thomas Huxley, English Scientist 1825 Edward Lloyd Thomas, Brigadier General Confederate Army 1825 Thomas Bowdler, self-appointed Shakespearean censor, dies 1825 Ezra Daggett and nephew Thomas Kensett patent food storage in tin cans 1824 Thomas Starr King, New York, Unitarian clergyman, Christianity and Humanity 1824 Thomas Gamble Pitcher, Brigadier General Union volunteers 1824 Thomas James Churchill, Major General Confederate Army 1824 George Thomas "Tige" Anderson, Brigadier General Confederate Army 1824 Thomas Jonathan "Stonewall" Jackson, Lieutenant General 2nd Corps, ANV, Confederate 1824 Thomas J. Jackson, American Soldier 1823 Thomas Alexander Scott, Assistant Secretary War, Union 1823 Thomas Dyke Acland Tellefsen, composer 1823 Thomas Hughes, England, author, Tom Brown's School Days 1823 Thomas John Wood, Major General Union volunteers 1823 Charles Thomas Campbell, Brigadier General Union volunteers 1823 Thomas Francis Meagher, Brigadier General Union volunteers 1823 Thomas Reade Rootes Cobb, Brigadier General Confederate Army 1822 Thomas Casimer Devin, Major General Union volunteers 1822 Thomas Leiper Kane, Major General Union volunteers 1821 Joshua Thomas Owen, Brigadier General Union volunteers 1820 Thomas Kilby Smith, Major General Union volunteers 1819 Thomas Andrews Hendricks, D, 21st U.S. Vice President 1819 Thomas Blanchard patents lathe 1819 William Thomas Green Morton, dentist, used ether, HOF 1920 1819 Thomas Ball, U.S., sculptor/painter/singer 1819 Thomas Leonidas Crittenden, Major General Union volunteers 1819 Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles founds freeport harbor Singapore 1819 Thomas Hill Watts, Atty Gen, Confederacy 1817 Thomas McKean, U.S. attorney/signer Declaration of Independence, dies at 83 1817 Thomas Davidson, Scottish Scientist 1816 George Henry Thomas, Major General Union Army 1815 Thomas Couture, French painter/author 1815 Thomas Jackson Rodman, Brigadier General Union volunteers 1815 Thomas Stanhope Bocock, Confederacy 1815 Thomas Williams, Brigadier General Union volunteers 1814 Thomas Spence, English Writer 1814 Thomas Crawford, U.S. sculptor, Babes in the Wood 1814 Thomas Attwood Walmisley, composer 1814 Thomas Green, Brigadier General Confederate Army 1813 Thomas Andrews, Belfast Ireland, chemist/physicist, ozone 1813 Henry Thomas Smart, composer 1813 Thomas West Sherman, Major General Union Army 1813 Thomas Neville Waul, Brigadier General Confederate Army 1812 Thomas Lanier Clingman, Brigadier General Confederate Army 1812 Thomas Gold Appleton, born in Boston, Massachusetts, American critic, writer, and artist 1811 Thomas Percy, English bishop of Dromore, dies at 82 1811 Thomas Gautier, writer 1811 C L Ambroise Thomas, French composer, Caid, Francoise de Rimini 1811 U.S. Senator Thomas Pickering is 1st senator censured (revealed confidential documents communicated by the president of the U.S.) 1810 Thomas Bragg, Attorney General, Confederacy 1810 Thomas Jefferson McKean, Major General Union volunteers 1810 Thomas Wright, historian 1809 Stephen Thomas, Brigadier General Union volunteers 1809 Thomas Alfred Davies, Major General Union volunteers 1809 Thomas Molleson Mudie, composer 1809 Thomas Paine, writer (Age of Reason, Common Sense), dies at 72 1809 Thomas Holcroft, English Dramatist 1808 Thomas Turner, Commander Union Navy 1808 Thomas Cook, England, tour director, Thomas Cook and Son 1808 Thomas Tinsley Craven, Commander Union Navy 1808 Thomas Cook, founder, Cook travel bureau 1808 Thomas Algeo Rowley, Brigadier General Union volunteers 1808 Thomas Fenwick Drayton, Brigadier General Confederate Army 1808 William Thomas Ward, Major General Union volunteers 1807 Thomas Green Clemson, mining engineer, endowed Clemson University 1807 Thomas Duncan, painter 1806 Christian Gottfried Thomas, composer, dies at 58 1805 Thomas Graham, father of colloid chemistry 1804 Thomas Jefferson re-elected U.S. president/George Clinton vice-president 1804 Lorenzo Thomas, Major General Union Army 1804 Thomas Oliver Selfridge, Commander Union Navy 1803 Thomas Lovell Beddoes, English poet 1802 Thomas Fearnley, Norway, landscape painter 1802 Thomas Davenport, invented 1st coml electric motor 1801 Thomas Jefferson is the 1st president inaugurated in Washington D.C. 1801 Thomas Cole, U.S., romantic landscape painter, Hudson River School 1800 Thomas Babington Macaulay, England, poet and historian, Ivry, Naaseby 1800 Thomas Babington, British Poet 1800 Ret Thomas Aloysius Dornin, Commander Union Navy 1799 Thomas Taglichsbeck, composer 1799 Thomas Hood, English poet/composer, Song of the Shirt 1799 Thomas Hewitt Key, English Writer 1798 Thomas Holliday Hicks, Union Gov 1798 Thomas Crofton Croker, Irish story teller, Fairy legends 1796 Thomas Chandler Haliburton, Canadian Author 1796 Thomas Bulfinch, mythologist, Bulfinch's Mythology 1795 Thomas Ainsworth, English/Netherlands industrialist, Twentse textile 1795 Thomas Carlyle, Scotland, essayist/historian, French Revolution 1795 Thomas Linley, composer, dies at 62 1795 Thomas Arnold, English educator/historian, History of Rome 1795 Thomas Seddal harvests 8.3-kg potato from his garden Chester, England 1794 African Church of St. Thomas in Philadelphia, dedicated 1794 Franz Xaver Thomas Pokorny, composer, dies at 65 1793 Thomas Mckean, U.S. attorney/signer Declaration of Independence, dies at 72 1790 Thomas Norris, composer, dies at 49 1790 Thomas Warton, English poet (Oxford sausage), dies 1790 Thomas Jefferson becomes the 1st U.S. Secretary of State 1790 Thomas Jefferson reports to President Washington in New York as Secretary of State 1789 Thomas Day, author, killed by fall from a horse at Wargrave Berkshire 1788 Thomas Erskine, Scottish Theologian 1788 Thomas Tredgold, engineer/carpenter 1788 Thomas Sheridan, actor/biographer/lexicographer (Intelligencer), dies 1788 Thomas Gainsborough, English painter (Blue Boy), dies at 61 1787 Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet, Philadelphia, pioneer of educating the deaf 1787 Thomas Stone, U.S. attorney/signer (Dec of Ind), dies at about 44 1786 Thomas Hancock, founded British rubber industry 1785 Thomas Love Peacock, English author, Headlong Hall 1785 Seth Thomas, pioneer in mass production of clocks 1785 Thomas De Quincey, Eng, writer, Confessions of English Opium Eater 1784 Thomas Hastings, composer 1783 Thomas Sully, U.S. portrait painter, Queen Victoria 1783 Thomas Forbes Walmisley, composer 1782 Thomas Hart Benton, rep, "Old Bullion" 1781 Thomas Alexander Erskine Kelly, composer, dies at 49 1781 Thomas Hutchins designated Geographer of US 1780 Thomas Hutchinson, American Politician 1780 Thomas Chalmers, 1st moderator, Free Church of Scotland 1843-47 1779 Thomas Chippendale, English furniture maker, dies at 61 1779 Thomas Moore, Irish Poet 1778 Thomas Linley, composer, dies at 22 1778 Thomas A Arne, English composer (Alfred, Rule Britannia), dies at 67 1777 Thomas Campbell, poet, Hohenlinden, Battle of the Baltic 1776 Thomas Paine writes "These are the times that try men's souls" 1776 Thomas Paine published his 1st "American Crisis" essay, in which he wrote, "These are the times that try men's souls" 1776 Thomas Hickey, American sergeant convicted of treason, hanged 1776 Thomas Hickey, plan to hand George Washington to British, executed 1776 George Thomas Smart, composer 1776 "Common Sense" by Thomas Paine, published 1775 Thomas Cochrane, English Politician 1775 Thomas Girtin, London, artist/watercolorist 1773 Wenzel Thomas Matiegka, composer 1773 Thomas Young, British philologist/physician, light interference 1771 Thomas Gray, English poet, dies at 54 1771 Thomas Gray, English poet (Elegy), dies at 54 1771 Thomas Gray, English Poet 1770 Thomas Chatterton, English poet (Revenge), dies 1768 Thomas Pelham-Holles, 1st duke of Newcastle, dies at 75 1768 Firm of Johann Buddenbrook founded, in Thomas Mann's novel 1768 Dolley Madison, born in New Garden, North Carolina, wife of the 4th President of the United States, James Madison, First Lady of the United States, 1809 - 1817, acted as First Lady for Thomas Jefferson, portrait appears on United States Mint 1/2 ounce $10 gold coins 1766 Thomas Bruce, earl of Elgin and Kincardine, British diplomat 1766 Robert Bailey Thomas, founder, Farmer's Almanac 1766 Thomas Malthus, Rookery Surrey UK, economist/demographer 1766 Thomas Malthus, England, population expert, Law of Malthus 1765 Thomas Attwood, composer 1765 Thomas Wilson, born in Staunton, Virginia, politician, lawyer, U.S. Representative from Virginia, served as member of Virginia Senate and Virginia House of Delegates, elected to the Twelfth Congress, as a Federalist 1763 Thomas Campbell, founder, Church of Disciples in America 1762 Thomas Arnes opera "Artaxerxes," premieres in London 1761 Thomas Simpson, English mathematician (rule of Simpson), dies at 50 1759 Thomas Dunham Whitaker, Rainham Norfolk UK, topographer 1758 Thomas Greatorex, composer 1756 Thomas Anton Kunz, composer 1756 Thomas Rowlandson, English painter/cartoonist/etcher 1756 Thomas Linley, composer 1754 Thomas Bowdler, famous prude, bowdlerized Shakespeare 1753 Thomas Bewick, England, artist, British Birds, Aesop's Fables 1752 Thomas Chatterton, English poet, Christabel 1751 Thomas Colley executed in England for drowning supposed witch 1750 Thomas Spence, English Writer 1749 Thomas Lynch, signer, Declaration of Independence 1749 Isaiah Thomas, U.S., printer/editor/publisher/historian 1748 Christian Gottfried Thomas, composer 1746 Thomas Heyward, soldier, signed Declaration of Independence 1745 Thomas Holcroft, English Dramatist 1743 Thomas Jefferson, Virginia, D-R, 3rd President, 1801-09 1741 Thomas Norris, composer 1740 Thomas Tickell, poet, dies 1738 Thomas Nelson, merchant, signer of Declaration of Independence 1737 Thomas Paine, political essayist, Common Sense, Age of Reason 1736 Thomas Yalden, poet/fable writer, dies 1735 Thomas Coutts, Scottish banker 1733 Thomas Linley, composer 1732 Thomas Alexander Erskine Kelly, composer 1729 Franz Xaver Thomas Pokorny, composer 1729 Thomas Percy, English literary/bishop of Dromore 1728 Thomas Warton, poet laureate of England, Pleasures of Melancholy 1727 Thomas Gainsborough, English painter, Blue Boy, baptized 1719 Thomas Fleet publishes "Mother Goose's Melodies For Children" 1718 Thomas Chippendale, England, furniture maker, baptized 1716 Thomas Gray, English poet, Elegy Written in a Country Church Yard 1713 Thomas Tompion, English clock maker (cylinder tunnel), dies 1712 Thomas Bullis, composer, dies at 54 1712 Thomas Osborne, English Prime Minister 1690 - 1694, dies at 80 1711 Thomas Hutchinson, American Politician 1710 Thomas Simpson, English mathematician, rules of Simpson 1710 Thomas Augustine Arne, English composer, Alfred, Rule Britannia 1709 Thomas Corneille, French dramatist, dies at 74 1708 Thomas Bullis, composer, dies at 80 1702 Thomas Eisenhut, composer, dies at 58 1702 Thomas Franklin, English smith/uncle of B Franklin, dies 1702 Thomas Franklin, English smith/uncle of B Franklin, dies 1694 English invasion army under Thomas Talmash reaches Brest 1693 Thomas Pelham-Holles 1st duke of Newcastle, English minister of finance 1691 Thomas Neale granted British patent for American postal service 1689 Thomas Sydenham, English Scientist 1682 Thomas Otway's "Venice Preserved," premieres in London 1680 Thomas Blood, English Soldier 1679 Thomas Hobbes, English Philosopher 1674 Thomas Traherne, British Clergyman 1674 Thomas Traherne, English poet/mystic (Roman Forgeries), dies 1671 Thomas, 3rd baron Fairfax of Cameron, English general, dies at 59 1671 Col Thomas Blood attempts to steal Crown Jewels 1667 Thomas de Keyser, Amsterdam master builder/painter, buried 1663 Thomas Selle, composer, dies at 64 1663 Thomas Newcomen, English co-inventor, steam engine 1661 Thomas Fuller, English prime minister, dies at 53 1660 Thomas Fairfax' New Model-army occupies York 1657 Thomas Bullis, composer 1656 Thomas Tomkins, composer, dies 1652 Thomas Otway, England, playwright and poet, Venice Preserved 1649 Thomas Shepard, American Clergyman 1648 Pride's Purge: Thomas Pride prevents 96 presbyterians from sitting in English parliament 1648 Thomas Ford, composer, dies 1648 Christoph Thomas Walliser, composer, dies at 79 1647 Thomas Hooker, clergyman, father of American democracy, dies 1646 Thomas H earl of Arundel, English art collector (Marbles), dies 1646 Thomas Fairfax' New Model-army occupies Oxford 1645 Thomas Fairfax' New Model-army occupies Bristol 1645 Battle at Naseby Leicester: New Model army under Oliver Cromwell and Thomas Fairfax beats royalists 1644 Thomas Eisenhut, composer 1643 Sir Thomas Fairfax takes Leeds for Parliamentarians 1641 Thomas Wentworth, English viceroy of Ireland, beheaded at 48 1639 Viceroy Thomas Wentworth sails back to England 1639 Thomas Carew, English poet/diplomat (The Rapture), dies 1635 Thomas Betterton, London, actor/dramatist, Coriolanus 1632 Thomas Osborne, Duke of Leeds, English PM, 1690-1694, founder, Tories 1631 Arabella Holles, wife of English politician Thomas Wentworth, dies 1628 1st deportation from what is now U.S., Thomas Morton from Mass 1627 Thomas Bullis, composer 1627 Thomas Middleton, Elizabethan dramatist (Women Beware Women), dies 1625 Thomas Corneille, French playwright 1624 Thomas Erpenius, van Erp, orientalist/arab (Arab grammatica), dies 1624 Thomas Sydenham, English Scientist 1623 Thomas Weelkes, composer, dies at 47 1622 Thomas of Apshoven, Flemish painter, baptized 1619 Thomas Campion, English physician/composer/poet (Poemata), dies at 53 1612 Thomas Killigrew, English humorist/playwright/leader, King's Men 1612 Thomas Bodley, diplomat/founder (Bodleian Library), dies 1612 Thomas Fairfax, Lord Fairfax, English Parliamentary general 1610 Thomas West baron De La Mar appointed as 1st Governor of Virginia colony 1610 Thomas West, Baron de La Mar, is appointed governor of Virginia 1608 Thomas Fuller, England, literary, History of the Holy War 1605 Thomas Shepard, American Clergyman 1605 Thomas Browne, British writer, Garden of Cyrus 1604 Thomas Churchyard, poet/pamphleteer, dies 1603 Thomas Cartwright, English Presbyterian publicist, dies at about 68 1599 Thomas Selle, composer 1595 Thomas Digges, English astronomer (Universe Infinite), dies 1593 Thomas Wentworth, London, earl of Strafford/Viceroy of Ireland 1588 Thomas Hobbes, born in England, philosopher, Leviathan 1586 Sir Thomas Herriot introduces potatoes to England, from Colombia 1586 Sir Thomas Harriot introduces potatoes to Europe 1585 Thomas Tallis, composer, dies 1584 Thomas Erpenius, van Erpe, Dutch orientalist/arabist, grammar 1583 Thomas Erastus, Switzerland, theologist, dies 1582 Thomas Simpson, composer 1581 Thomas Overbury, poet, baptized 1580 Thomas Middleton, English playwright, Game of Chess 1576 Thomas Weelkes, composer 1575 English queen Elizabeth I grants Thomas Tallis and William Byrd music press monopoly 1572 Thomas Howard 4th duke of Norfolk, English Earl, executed at 36 1568 Christoph Thomas Walliser, composer 1567 Thomas Campion, England, composer/poet/physician 1559 Thomas Pope, English politician, benefactor, dies at about 52 1558 Thomas Kyd, English dramatist, Spanish Tragedy 1556 Thomas Cranmer, archbishop of Canterbury, burned at stake at 66 1556 Archbishop Thomas Cranmer declared a heretic 1555 Thomas Villanova, Spanish saint/archbishop of Valencia, dies 1554 Thomas Howard, 3rd Duke of Norfolk, English great admiral, dies 1554 Battle at London: Sir Thomas Wyatt defeated 1554 Sir Thomas Wyatt gathers an army in Kent, rebels against Queen Mary 1549 Thomas Seymour of Sudely, English Lord Admiral, beheaded 1546 Thomas Elyot, British diplomat, dies 1546 Thomas Elyot, English diplomat (Boke named the Governor), dies at 46 1545 Thomas Bodley, England, diplomat and scholar 1540 Thomas Cromwell, King Henry VIII's chief minister, executed 1540 English ex chancellor Thomas Cromwell sentenced as heretic 1540 Thomas Cromwell arrested in Westminister 1538 Thomas Howard, Duke of Norfolk; executed by Queen Elizabeth, 1572 1536 Thomas Howard, 4th duke of Norfolk, English Earl Marshall 1535 Thomas More, philosopher (Utopia), executed for treason at 57 1535 Sir Thomas More goes on trial in England charged with treason 1534 Sir Thomas Moore confined in London Tower 1533 Thomas Cranmer becomes archbishop of Canterbury 1532 Sir Thomas More resigns as English Lord Chancellor 1530 Thomas Wolsey, Cardinal/adviser to England's King Henry VIII, dies 1529 English cardinal Thomas Wolsey arrested 1529 Thomas More appointed English Lord Chancellor 1529 Cardinal Thomas Wolsey lays-off English Lord Chancellor 1525 Thomas Munzer, German vicar/boer leader, executed 1524 Thomas Howard 2nd duke of Norfolk, general/premier, dies at about 80 1518 English cardinal Thomas Wolsey makes European plan 1517 Sir Thomas Pert reaches Hudson Bay 1515 Thomas Wolsey appointed English Lord Chancellor 1514 Thomas Wolsey appointed archbishop of York 1491 Thomas Basin, French historian/bishop of Lisieux, dies 1489 Thomas Cranmer, England, archbishop/reformer/martyr 1478 Thomas More, lawyer/lord chancellor of England/saint, Utopia 1471 Thomas Kempis, Thomas Hammerken von Kempen, monk, dies at 91 1471 Thomas a Kempis, spiritual writer (Navolging of Christ), dies at 91 1471 Thomas Malory, author (Le Morte d'Arthur), dies at 55 1414 Thomas Arundel, archbishop of Canterbury/chancellor of England, dies 1380 Thomas of Buckingham's invasion army lands on Calais 1274 Thomas Aquinas, Italian thelogian/saint, dies at 48 1173 Pope Alexander III canonizes Thomas Becket Absp of Canterbury 1170 Thomas Beckett, archbishop, assassinated by 4 knights of King Henry II 1117 Thomas Becket, archbishop of Canterbury |
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