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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 intl/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 Wakefield, writer, dies at 60

1996 Thomas Enders, diplomat, dies at 64

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 Thomas Strittmatter, writer, dies at 33

1995 Ismay Thomas, teacher, dies at 74

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 "Tip" O'Neill, (D-Ma)/Speaker of House (1977-86), dies at 81

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 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-NH, 1963-79), 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, Engl 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, Dutch/Austrian writer (Heldenplatz), dies at 58

1989 Candace Thomas marries Steve Garvey

1988 Thomas Gregory (11) swims English Canal

1988 U.S. Female Figure Skating championship won by Debi Thomas

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 hrs), 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 VP 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 Damon Thomas, NFL wide receiver for the Buffalo Bills

1970 Thomas S Power, USAF-gen (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

1970 Sean Patrick Thomas, American Actor

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/US priest/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 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 HR 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 Thomas Strittmatter, writer

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., gymnist, 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 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

1955 Thomas Keller, American Celebrity

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

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 H. Andrews, Rep-D-Maine

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-Celebration

1950 Thomas Vilsack, American Politician

1950 Thomas Wood, composer, dies at 57

1950 Thomas J Tauke, Rep-R-IA, 1979-

1950 Thomas McClary, U.S. soul guitarist, Commodores-Still

1950 Thomas Aldrich, country drummer, Black Oak Arkansas

1950 Ian Thomas, rocker

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 J Downey, Rep-D-NY, 1975-

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 Betty Thomas, born in St. Louis, Missouri, actress, Lucy Baines-Hill Street Blues

1947 Thomas D. Delay, Rep-R-Texas, 1985-

1947 Thomas R Carper, Rep-D-DE, 1983-

1947 Thomas Carper, American Economist

1947 Thomas R. Cech, American Scientist

1946 Thomas Frederick Dunhill, composer, dies at 69

1945 Thomas Pasatieri, composer

1945 Thomas J Ridge, Rep-R-Pennsylvania, 1983-

1945 Thomas C Sawyer, Rep-D-Ohio

1945 Harry Thomas, Dutch founder, Schlager Festival Gay Party

1945 Thomas Rennie, Gen-Maj (Dutch command 51st Highland Division), dies

1945 Thomas Brasch, writer

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

1943 Thomas W. "Fats" Waller, jazz pianist, dies at 39 in Kansas City Missouri

1943 Lindsay Thomas, Rep-D-GA, 1983-

1943 Thomas J. Sargent, American Economist

1943 E Thomas Coleman, Rep-R-MO, 1976-

1943 Thomas Mann begins writing his novel Dr. Faustus

1943 Thomas "Fats" Waller, U.S. jazz pianist (Hot Chocolate), dies at 38

1943 Thomas Mann completes his tetralogy, "Joseph and His Brothers"

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

1942 Thomas Menino, American Politician

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, Rep-R-SC, 1981-86

1941 Thomas Wayne, rocker, Tragedy

1941 Irma Thomas, [Lee], 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, German DR, luger, Olympics gold 1964, 68

1940 Thomas E Petri, Rep-R-WI, 1979-

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, Sen-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, [Mrs Phil Donahue], Detroit Mich, That Girl!, Jenny

1937 Thomas Kessler, composer

1937 Thomas Nagel, Yugoslavian Philosopher

1937 Thomas Pynchon, novelist, V

1937 Thomas Faber, publisher

1937 Charley Thomas, rocker, Drifters

1937 Thomas Monaghan, British Soldier

1936 Thomas K. Mattingly II, Chic, Capt USN/astro, Apollo 16, STS-4, 51C

1935 Thomas Wakefield, writer

1935 Thomas Augustine Martin, academic

1935 Thomas M Keneally, Australian writer, Schindler's List

1935 Thomas W. Ewing, Rep-R-Illinois

1935 Thomas E Lawrence (of Arabia), dies in a motorcycle crash

1935 Thomas H. Kean, American Politician

1935 Thomas Keneally, Australian Novelist

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 Thomas, Rep-R-Wyoming

1932 Thomas J Manton, Rep-D-NY, 1985-

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, admiral

1932 Thomas J Bliley, Jr., Rep-R-VA, 1981-

1931 Thomas Eden Binkley, musician

1931 Thomas K "Tom" van Brook, actor/interpreter, Soldier of Orange

1931 Thomas Enders, diplomat

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 Leslie Thomas, author

1931 William "Buckwheat" Thomas, actor, Little Rascals

1931 Thomas Bernhard, writer

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

1931 Thomas Lipton, Scottish Businesman

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 F. Eagleton, Sen-D-MO, 1968-86/VP candidate-D-1972

1929 Pat Harrington, Jr., New York City, actor, Danny Thomas Show, 1 Day at a Time

1929 Thomas Bell, Jr., race horse trainer

1929 Thomas S. Foley, Rep-D-WA, 1965-94, majority whip and speaker of house

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 A. Luken, Rep-D-OH, 1973-74, 77-

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 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

1922 Thomas Nelson Page, American Writer

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 Ismay Thomas, teacher

1920 [Thomas] Godfrey Evans, English cricket keeper, 1950's

1920 Helen Thomas, UPI journalist, starts press conferences

1920 A's VP 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 Orch Society 1947-75

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 "Tip" O'Neill, Rep-D-Mass 1977-86, /Speaker of the House

1912 William Thomas Stead, English Journalist

1912 Thomas "Schoolboy" Rowe, Waco Texas, pitcher for the Detroit Tigers

1912 Thomas P. O'Neill, American Politician

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 Harris, Author

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 Rodney Meredith Thomas, architect/painter

1902 Thomas Reed, American Politician

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 William Thomas Best, composer, dies at 70

1897 Thomas Edward Brown, British Poet

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 VP, dies at 66, 8 months after taking office

1885 Thomas Alexandrovich de Hartmann, composer

1885 Henry Thomas Tizard, scientist

1885 Thomas Davidson, Scottish 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 Thomas Stevens starts 1st bike trip around world (2 years 9 mos)

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 1st telephone call made (Alexander Graham Bell to Thomas Watson)

1875 Thomas Mann, Germany, novelist, Magic Mountain-Nobel 1929

1875 Thomas Hewitt Key, English Writer

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 Orch

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/Confederate gen-mjr, 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-brig-general, dies at about 34

1864 Thomas Greeley Stevenson, Union brig-general, dies at about 27

1864 Thomas Donnely Doubleday, U.S. Union Col, dies in an accident

1864 Thomas Green, U.S. Confederate brig-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 brig-general (Antietam), dies at 39

1863 Thomas Jonathan "Stonewall" Jackson, Conf 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 brig-gen, dies in battle at 39

1862 Charles Thomas Biass Turner, cricketer, the "Terror"

1862 Thomas Williams, U.S. Union brig-general, dies in battle at 47

1861 Flush toilet patented by Mr. Thomas Crapper (Honest!)

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

1860 Thomas Cochrane, English Politician

1859 Thomas Babington Macaulay, English essayist/historian, dies

1859 Thomas De Quincey, English Author

1859 Thomas Babington, British Poet

1857 Martha Carey Thomas, educator/president, Bryn Mawr College

1856 Thomas J Stieltjes, mathematician, Stieltjes integral

1856 [Thomas] Woodrow Wilson, Staunton, Virginia, 28 pres-D-1912-21, Nobel 1919

1856 David Alfred Thomas, born in Glamorganshire, England, 1st Viscount Rhondda

1856 Thomas Attwood Walmisley, composer, dies at 41

1856 Timothy Thomas Fortune, American Writer

1855 Thomas F Tout, London, historian, Manchester school of historiography

1854 Thomas Riley Marshall, D, 28th VP, 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 Arthor Goring Thomas, composer

1850 Thomas Johnstone Lipton, Glasgow, yachtsman/tea magnate, Lipton Tea

1850 Thomas Lipton, Scottish Businesman

1850 Brandon Thomas, British Actor

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, Brig General Confederate Army, died in 1902

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, Brig General Confederate Army, died in 1923

1838 Margaret Knight, inventor, "the female Thomas Edison"

1837 Thomas Morris of Australia skips rope 22,806 times

1837 1st U.S. electric printing press patented by Thomas Davenport

1836 John Thomas Croxton, Bvt Mjr General Union volunteers, died in 1874

1836 Thomas Bailey Aldrich, U.S., author/editor, Story of a Bad Boy

1836 Thomas Lafayette Rosser, Mjr General Confederate Army, died in 1910

1836 Thomas C Allbutt, English physiologist, Diseases of the Heart

1836 Thomas Wilberforce Egan, Bvt Major General Union volunteers

1836 Bryan Morel Thomas, Brig General Confederate Army, died in 1905

1836 Thomas Jordan Jarvis, American Politician

1834 Thomas R Malthus, En