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1997 Robert Mitchum, actor, Winds of War, dies at 79

1989 Winds gust to 85 MPH at Fort Smith Arkansas

1987 175-kph winds cause blackout in London, much of southern England

1986 Roy Poole, actor (Winds of War), dies at 62

1986 Game between Angels and Twins delayed for 9 minutes by strong winds

1984 STS 51-A launch scrubbed because of high shear winds

1984 Strong winds cause a 30 min delay in Toronto Blue Jays game

1974 Hurricane Fifi strikes Honduras with 110 mph winds, 5,000 die

1967 Randi Ingerman, Philadelphia Pennsylvania, actress, Trade Winds

1961 Hurricane Carla strikes Texas with winds of 175 mph

1953 Hurricane-like winds flood Netherlands drowning 1,835

1951 Golden Gate Bridge closes due to high winds

1951 Hurricane winds drive 6 ships ashore, Kingston, Jamaica

1950 Victoria Tennant, born in London, England, All of Me, Chiefs, Winds of War

1945 Karl Edward Wagner, U.S., sci-fi author, Bloodstone, Night Winds

1945 David Dukes, actor, Beacon Hill, 79 Park Avenue, Winds of War

1941 Ben Murphy, born in Jonesboro, Arkansas, actor, Name of the Game, Winds of War

1938 Hurricane (183 MPH winds) in New England kills 700

1936 Richard L[ouis] Tierney, U.S., sci-fi author, Winds of Zarr

1934 Jeremy Kemp, Chesterfield England, actor, Winds of War

1923 Andrew Duggan, actor, Secret War of Harry Frigg, Winds of War

1922 Leo V Gordon, born in Baltimore, Maryland, actor, Circus Boy, Enos, Winds of War

1918 Barry Morse, actor, Fugitive-Lt Philip Gerard, Winds of War

1917 Robert Mitchum, born in Bridgeport, Connecticut, actor, Winds of War, North and South

1915 Herman Wouk, New York City, novelist, Caine Mutiny, Winds of War

1915 Cubs George "Zip" Zabel relieves with 2 outs in 1st and winds up with 4-3 19-inning win over Brooklyn in longest relief job ever

1914 Frederick Fennell, born in Cleveland, Ohio, conductor, Time and Winds

1896 1st Pali Road completed in Hawaii (winds so strong streams flow UP!)

1896 Cave of Winds at Niagara Falls goes almost dry for 1st time in 50 yrs

1882 Amelita Galli-Curci, Italy, operatic soprano, Cave of the Winds



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