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2001 Troy Donahue, actor, A Summer Place, dies at 65

1996 Troy Davis of Iowa State ran for 378 yards, 3rd highest in college football games (others: Michigan, Notre Dame, Texas and Alabama)

1995 Troy Dixon scores cricket century on 1st-class debut for Qld vs. W Prov

1993 Hannah Troy, fashion designer (petite), dies of heart attack at 93

1993 Troy Caldwell, country musician (Marshall Tucker Band), dies at 45

1993 Superbowl XXVII: Dallas Cowboys beat Buffalo Bills, 52-17 in Pasadena Superbowl MVP: Troy Aikman, Dallas, QB

1991 Troy State sets NCAA Div II record with 103 points in 2nd half routing DeVry Institute 187-117

1990 Troy Dixon, rapper (Trouble T-Roy of Heavy D), dies at 22 of a fall

1989 Harry Andrews, actor (Equus, Helen of Troy, Hill), dies at 77

1988 Christopher Jacobs, Troy Dalbey, Tom Hunter and Matt Biondi, swim world record 4x100 m freestyle (3:16.53)

1979 Price of gold increases to record $875 troy oz

1976 Troy Glaus, born in Tarzana, California, baseball infielder 1996 Olympics bronze

1975 Troy Amos Ross, born in Georgetown, Guyana, Canadian boxer 1996 Olympics

1975 Troy Slaten, actor, Jerry-Parker Lewis Can't Lose

1973 Troy Rudolph, production asst, Suburbanators, Viper

1973 Troy Bailey, WLAF DE, Scotland Claymores

1972 Troy Corbett, cricket pace bowler, Victorian lefty since 1994-95

1972 Troy Dumas, NFL linebacker for the Kansas City Chiefs

1972 Troy Sienkiewicz, NFL tackle and guard for the San Diego Chargers

1972 Troy Drake, NFL tackle for the Philadelphia Eagles

1971 Troy Alexander, CFL defensive tackle for the Saskatchewan Roughriders

1971 Troy Brown, NFL wide receiver for the New England Patriots

1971 Troy Malave, Cumana Venezuela, outfielder for the Boston Red Sox

1971 Troy Barnett, NFL defensive end for the New England Patriots

1971 Troy Barnhart, Hanford California, water polo 2m offense 1996 Olympics

1970 Troy Drayton, tight end for the Miami Dolphins

1970 Troy Vincent, NFL cornerback, Miami Dolphins, Philadelphia Eagles

1970 Troy Mallette, Sudbury, NHL left wing, Ottawa Senators

1969 Troy Ridgley, WLAF defensive tackle for the Amsterdam Admirals

1969 Troy Percival, born in Fontana, California, pitcher for the California Angels

1969 Troy Auzenne, NFL tackle for the Chicago Bears

1967 Troy Westwood, CFL kicker for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers

1967 Guy Hebert, Troy, NHL goalie, Anaheim Mighty Ducks, Team USA 98

1966 Troy Aikman, NFL quarterback, Dallas Cowboys - Superbowl 1992

1965 Troy Sadowski, NFL tight end for the Cincinnati Bengals

1965 Troy Neel, baseball player

1962 Troy Murray, Calgary, NHL center for the Colorado Avalanche

1960 Troy Young, horse trainer

1960 Russell Todd, born in Troy, New York, actor, Dr. Jamie Frame-Another World

1959 Troy Luccketta, rock drummer, Tesla-Psychotic Supper

1955 Brian Prout, Troy, New York, singer, Diamond Rio-Meet in the Middle

1954 1st color telecast of a prize fight, Giardello vs Troy in MSG, New York City

1945 Edward J. Caruthers, Jr., Troy Ala, high jumper, 1968 Olympics silver

1944 Troy Shondell, rocker, Many Sides of Troy Shondell

1943 Richard Halligan, Troy, New York, rock vocalist, Blood Sweat and Tears

1942 Willie D. Davenport, born in Troy, Alabama, 110m hurdler, 1968 Olympics gold

1940 Mike Troy, U.S. swimmer, Olympics-2 gold-1960

1937 Doris Troy, [Payne], U.S. soul singer and songwriter, Just One Kiss

1936 Troy Donahue, New York City, actor, Surfside Six, Cockfighter, Hawaiian Eye

1934 Rosanna Podesta, born in Tripoli, actress, Helen of Troy

1933 Robert Fuller, Troy, New York, actor, Laramie, Wagon Train

1926 108 degrees F (42 degrees C), Troy, New York (state record)

1925 Jacques Sernas, born in Lithuania, actor, La Dolce Vita, Helen of Troy

1925 Maureen Stapleton, born in Troy, New York, actress, Airport, Coccoon, Plaza Suite

1921 1st aerial cropdusting (Troy Ohio to kill caterpillars)

1913 Turkish-Greek sea battle near Troy

1887 Carl Blegen, Minneapolis, archaeologist, excavator at Troy, Pylos

1885 Mary Nash, Troy, New York, actress, Philadelphia Story, Till the Clouds Roll By

1881 Chicago Cubs beat Troy 10-8 before record small "crowd" of 12

1879 John Erskine, U.S., poet/pianist, Private Life of Helen of Troy

1852 George L Aiken's "Uncle Tom's Cabin," premieres in Troy, New York

1835 Henry Burden patents Horseshoe manufacturing machine (Troy New York)

1825 1st U.S. engineering college opens, Rensselaer Polytechnic, Troy, New York

1823 "Visit from St. Nicholas" by C Moore published in Troy (NY) Sentinel

1813 "Uncle Sam" was 1st used to refer to U.S. (Troy Post of New York)

1679 Jean-Francois de Troy, French painter

1422 William Caxton, 1st English printer, Histories of Troy



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