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Virgil
1989 Virgil Thomson, U.S. composer/critic (4 saints in 3 acts), dies at 92

1988 Virgil Oliver Jr, entertainer, dies

1967 Virgil Breedveld, soccer player, Dordrecht '90

1967 Virgil I (Gus) Grissom, astronaut, dies at 40 in Apollo I fire

1966 Virgil Robertson, CFL defensive end for the BC Lions

1966 Brigham Young QB Virgil Carter sets NCAA record of 599 yards gained

1964 Virgil Hill, Missouri, middleweight boxer 1984 Olympics silver

1960 Virgil Thomson's "Missa Pro Defunctis," premieres in Pottstown NY

1958 Ozzie Virgil is 1st black to play as a Tiger

1952 Det Tiger Virgil Trucks 2nd no-hitter of yr, beats Yankees, 1-0

1952 Detroit Tiger Virgil Trucks no-hits Washington Senators, 1-0

1941 Virgil Thomson's 2nd Symphony, premieres

1938 Virgil Trucks strikes out his 418th batter, highest season total in organized ball-for Andalusia in an Alabama-Florida League game

1934 Virgil Thomson's opera "4 Saints in 3 Acts" opens in New York City

1926 Virgil Grissom, born in Mitchell, Indiana, Lt Col USAF/astronaut, Merc 4, Gemini 3

1896 Virgil Thomson, born in Kansas City, Missouri, composer/music critic, 4 Saints in 3 Acts



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