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1993 Willy C of Hemert, director/(text)poet (Small Truth), dies at 81

1992 Willy Brandt, German chancellor (1969-74), dies

1992 Willy Brandt, chancellor of West Germany (1969-74), dies of cancer at 78

1991 Willy T. Ribbs becomes 1st black driver to make Indianapolis 500

1990 Willy Vandersteen, Flemish cartoonist (Suske and Wiske), dies

1987 West Germany SPD chairman Willy Brandt resigns

1985 Harold Peary, actor (Herb-Blondie, Willy), dies of heart attack at 76

1985 Willy Alberti, [Carel Verbruggen], Dutch singer, dies at 58

1980 Willy Russell's "Educating Rita," premieres in London

1980 Jason James Richter, Medford OR, actor, Free Willy

1979 Emmett Kelly, circus clown (Weary Willy), dies at 80

1978 Willy Messerschmitt, German aircraft builder, dies at 80

1976 Willy Burns elected chairman of Social International

1976 Willy Alfredo, [Willem Jue], Dutch comedian/poet, dies at 77

1974 Chancellor Willy Brandt sect Gunther Guillaume found to be a spy

1973 West German chancellor Willy Brandt normalizes trade with Czech

1973 Willy Fritsch, German actor (Spies, Women in the Moon), dies at 72

1972 Willy Brandt re-elected West German chancellor

1972 Willy Brandts SPD wins West German election

1972 Willy Tate, NFL tight end for the Kansas City Chiefs

1972 Willy Tate, NFL/WLAF tight end, Kansas City Chiefs, Scottish Claymores

1972 German Chancellor Willy Brandt visits Israel

1971 West German Chancellor Willy Brandt is awarded Nobel Peace Prize

1971 West German chancellor Willy Brandt meets with soviet President Brezhnev

1970 West German chancellor and East German premier Willy Brandt meet

1969 Willy Burns elected chancellor of West Germany

1969 Willy Ley, German Writer

1968 Wilhelmina J "Willy" Haak, Dutch actress (Abandoned Child), dies at 71

1957 Willy Brandt elected mayor of West Berlin

1955 Willy Burkhard, composer, dies at 55

1954 Colette, [Willy], France, novelist (Vagabonde), dies at 81

1953 Willy "Mink" Deville, [Borsay], U.S. blues/rock singer, Hey! Joe

1950 Willy Deville, New York City, rock vocalist and guitarist, Mink Deville

1947 Willy Russell, author/playwright, Shirley Valentine, Educating Rita

1944 Willy Derby, [Dieben], singer (Hello Bandoeng), dies

1943 Willy Graf, German resistance fighter, beheaded

1942 Willy Bogner, Jr., Munich, director, On Her Majesty's Secret Service

1941 Willy Lewis' U.S. jazz band performs in Switzerland

1938 Willy Correa de Oliveira, composer

1936 Willy den Ouden swims world record 100 m free style (1:04.6)

1935 Willy de Supervise swims runs world record 200 m freestyle (2:25.2)

1934 Willy de Supervise swims world record 400m (5:16.0)

1934 Willy Rodriguez, cricketer, occasional leg-spin bat for WI in 60's

1934 Willy Roggeman, Flemish writer, Goldfish, Nardis

1930 Willy Giefer, composer

1926 Willy Alberti, [Carel Verbrugge], singer and actor, Riffin in Amsterdam

1918 Willy den Ouden, Dutch swimmer, WR 100m, 1:04.06

1916 June Havoc, born in Seattle, Washington actress, Willy, Panic, GE Theater

1915 Willy Dixon, blues artist, Mellow Down Easy

1913 Willy Brandt, [Herbert Frahm], German chancellor, 1969-74, Nobel 1971

1913 Willy Vandersteen, Belgian cartoonist, Suske and Wiske

1911 Willy Anthoons, Flemish sculptor, Mystic verheffing

1906 Willy Hess, composer

1906 Willy Ley, German Writer

1904 Willy Forst, Austria actor and director, Vienna Blood

1901 Willy Lages, German chief of Sicherheitsdienst in Amsterdam

1901 Willy Fritsch, German actor, Spies, Women in the Moon

1898 Willy Alfredo, [Willem Jue], Dutch entertainer/poet, Fish-Trap

1898 Willy Messerschmitt, German aircraft designer

1897 Wilhelmina J "Willy" Haak, Dutch actress/act teacher, Goethe/Brecht

1892 Baron Willy Coppens de Houthulst, Belgian WW I pilot



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