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Thornton


1997 35th NHL draft Boston picks center Joe Thornton 1st

1996 Thornton Page, astrophysicist, dies at 82

1984 Indians' Andre Thornton ties record for most walks (6 in 16 inn)

1975 Thornton N Wilder, U.S. writer (Bridge of San Luis Rey), dies at 78

1975 Thornton Wilder, American Novelist

1973 Zach Thornton, born in Baltimore, Maryland, soccer goalkeeper, 1996 Olympics gold

1972 Burt Thornton, CFL receiver for the Hamilton Tiger Cats

1971 Scott Thornton, London, NHL left wing for the Edmonton Oilers

1969 Kevin Thornton, born in Amarillo, vocalist, Color Me Badd-Want to Sex You Up

1965 Jim Thornton, NFL tight end for the Houston Oilers

1959 Sigrid Thornton, Australia, actress, Amelia Lawson-Guns of Paradise

1956 Thornton Wilder's "Matchmaker," premieres in New York City

1955 Billy Bob Thornton, actor, Sling Blade

1952 Kathryn C Thornton, Montgomery, Alabama, PhD/astronaut, STS 33, 49, 61, 73

1952 Karen Moe [Thornton], U.S. swimmer, Olympics gold 1972

1950 Blair Thornton, rock guitarist, Bachman-Turner-Overdrive

1944 John Thornton, English chocolate factory/multi-millionaire

1942 Thornton Wilders "Skin of our Teeth," premieres in New York City

1939 Malcolm Thornton, MP

1938 Pulitzer prize awarded to Thornton Wilder (Our Town)

1938 "Our Town," by Thornton Wilder opens on Broadway

1938 "Our Town," Thornton Wilder's Pulitzer-winner of small-town life in Grover's Corners, NH, premieres (NJ)

1929 William Edgar Thornton, born in Faison, North Carolina, MD/astronaut, STS-8, 51-B, sk:49

1928 Ray Thornton, Rep-D-Arkansas

1928 Pulitzer prize awarded to Thornton Wilder for (Bridge of San Luis Rey)

1926 Big Mama Thornton, blues singer, Ball and Chain, Stronger than Dirt

1897 Thornton Wilder, U.S., novelist/playwright, Our Town

1874 Thornton Waldo Burgess, author, Peter Rabbit

1862 Thornton F Brodhead, U.S. lawyer/politician/brig-general, dies at 40

1803 Matthew Thornton, Irish/US physician/signer (Decl of Ind), dies at 88

1759 William Thornton, architect, Capitol building, Washington D.C.



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