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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