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1989 Thomas Bernhard, most prominent German-speaking postwar era author, writer, playwright, novelist, dies at 58 of tuberculosis in Ohlsdorf, Upper Austria
1988 Gert Froebe, actor (Lover's Wood, Upper Hand), dies at 75 1984 Republic of Upper Volta becomes Bourkina Fasso (National Day) 1976 Piper Cherokee crashes into Baltimore Memorial Stadium upper stands, 10 minutes after Colts lose 40-14 to Steelers. No one seriously hurt 1973 West African Economic Community formed (Benin, Ivory Coast, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Senegal, Upper Volta) 1965 Jacqueline Mary Nelson, Upper Hutt New Zealand, points race cyclist 1996 Olympics 1960 Burkina (formerly Upper Volta) declares independence from France 1960 Ivory Coast, Dahomey, Upper Volta and Niger declare independence 1958 Upper Volta (now Bourkina Fasso) gains autonomy from France 1957 Brian Fitzpatrick, Upper Darby, Pennsylvania, actor, Rick Alden-Loving 1950 Indians' Luke Easter hits longest ball in Cleveland Stadium history, 477 feet, into upper deck, Section 4 1948 Todd Rundgren, Upper Darby, Pennsylvania, singer/guitarist, Hello it's Me 1902 Prussian Upper house gives 350 million marks to Poland 1881 P. G. Wodehouse, British-American writer, Stiff Upper Lip Jeeves 1867 Charles Fabry, discoverer, ozone layer in upper atmosphere 1842 Indians land in Ohio, a 12 mile area in Upper Sandusky 1840 Union Act passed by British Parliament, uniting Upper and Lower Canada 1826 Canada Co chartered to colonize Upper Canada (Ontario) 1640 English Upper house accept Act of Attainder 1229 Louis II, the Stern, ruler, upper Baveria 1033 Frederick II, duke of Upper Lorraine 70 Walls of upper city of Jerusalem battered down by Romans |
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