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2012 Event - In the U.S., President Obama nominates John R. Allen as Supreme Allied Commander Europe (SACEUR), with General Joseph Dunford positioned to succeed Allen in his previous post of commander of the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) in Afghanistan

2011 Event - Command of the NATO forces in Afghanistan transfers from U.S. General David Petraeus to U.S. Marine Corps Lieutenant Genreal John R. Allen

2010 Event - Lawyers for Allen Stanford, a man charged with running a $7 billion ponzi scheme, seek to postpone his trial for two years

2010 Event - Microsoft cofounder, Paul Allen's company Interval Licensing LLC, files a patent infringement suit against Google, Apple, eBay, Facebook and others

2007 Death - Hans Wollschlager, writer, editor, translated completed works of Edgar Allen Poe, James Joyce's Ulysses, dies in Bamberg, Germany

2003 Death - Ivan Allen, American Politician

2000 Death - Steve Allen, writer/TV host, early Tonight Show host, dies at 80

1999 Death - Rex Allen, actor/voice, dies at 78

1999 Death - Allen Funt, Candid Camera guy, dies at 84

1998 Death - Allen Drury, author/journalist, Advise and Consent, dies at 80

1998 Event - 24th Annual People's Choice Awards - Seinfeld, Tim Allen win

1997 Event - Woody Allen, 62 weds Soon-Yi Previn 27, adopted daughter of Mia Farrow

1997 Event - Shirley Allen, 51, held Illinois police off for 39 days captured

1997 Death - Allen Ginsberg, beat poet

1996 Death - Mel Allen, sportscaster (New York Yankees), dies at 83

1995 Death - Geoffrey Freeman Allen, railway writer, dies at 73

1995 Death - John Reginald "Nat" Allen, planning enforcement officer, dies at 66

1995 Event - 21st People's Choice Awards: Tim Allen wins

1995 Death - John Everett Allen, U.S. businessman, dies at 91

1995 Death - Walter Ernest Allen, writer/critic, dies at 83

1994 Death - Stuart Allen Roosa, astronaut (Apollo 14), dies of pancreatitis at 46

1994 Death - Lee Allen, saxophonist, dies at 68

1993 Event - Candid Camera creator Allen Funt suffers a stroke at 78

1992 Death - Irving Allen Lee, actor (Newspaper Boys), dies of AIDS at 43

1992 Death - Allen James, vocalist/actor (Show Boat), dies of lung cancer at 84

1992 Death - Peter Allen, entertainer (Legs Diamond), dies of aids at 48

1992 Death - John E Allen, Jr., actor (1 2 3), dies

1991 Death - Irwin Allen, dir (Land of the Giants, Poseidon Adventure), dies at 75

1990 Death - George Allen, U.S. football coach of the Los Angeles Rams and the Washington Redskins, dies

1990 Event - Steve Allen, installed as a new abbot of Hartford St. Zen Center, SF

1989 Death - George Oswald Browning "Gubby" Allen, cricketer, dies

1988 Event - Microsoft cofounder Paul Allen gives $10 million to University Washington library

1986 Death - Allen Case, actor (Deputy, Legend of Jesse James), dies at 51

1986 Death - J. Allen Hynek, American Scientist

1984 Event - Def Leppard drummer Rick Allen loses his arm in a car crash

1984 Death - Chet Allen, actor (Jerry-Bonino, Slats-Troubleshooter), dies at 51

1984 Death - William Allen Egan, American Politician

1984 Event - Superbowl XVIII: Los Angeles Raiders beat Washington Red Skins, 38-9 in Tampa Superbowl MVP: Marcus Allen, Los Angeles Raiders, RB

1983 Event - U.S. Marine peacekeeper Sergeant Allen Soifert killed by sniper in Beirut

1983 Event - Cards trade Keith Hernandez to Mets for Neil Allen and Rick Ownbey

1982 Death - Chesney Allen, actress (Okay for Sound, Frozen Limits), dies at 88

1982 Death - Rolfe Sedan, actor (Mr Beasley-Burns and Allen Show), dies at 86

1981 Event - 47th Heisman Trophy Award: Marcus Allen, Southern California (RB)

1981 Death - Harry Von Zell, TV announcer (Burns and Allen), dies at 75

1981 Death - Allen Ludden, TV show host (Password), dies at 61

1981 Death - Allen Ludden, game show host (Password), dies at 63

1980 Event - Allen, most powerful hurricane in Caribbean hits Brownsville, Texas

1980 Event - Hurricane Allen ravages Caribisch area, about 70 killed

1979 Birthday - James Allen, born in Portland, Oregon, James Deshaune Allen, football player, linebacker, played for National Football League, attended Oregon State University, chosen 82nd overall in 2002 NFL Draft by the New Orleans Saints, now a free agent

1979 Birthday - Alizah Allen, born in New York City, New York, figure skater, 1997 North Atlantic Sr champ

1979 Event - Bryan Allen flew man-powered Gossamer Albatross over English Channel in a human-powered aircraft; flight took 2 hours, 49 minutes

1978 Event - Allen Ginsburg completes "Plutonian Ode," blocks trainload of fissile material headed for Rockwell's nuclear bomb trigger factory, Colorado

1977 Event - 1st man-powered flight of a mile (Bryan Allen in Gossamer Condor)

1977 Death - Alan Reed, actor (Fred Allen)/voice (Fred Flintstone), dies at 69

1977 Event - Dr. Allen Bussey completes 20,302 yo-yo loops

1977 Event - Woody Allen's film "Annie Hall" premieres

1976 Death - H Allen Smith, TV host (Armchair Detective), dies at 69

1976 Death - Alice Allen, actress (Call of the Hills), dies

1975 Birthday - Ray Allen, NBA guard for the Milwaukee Bucks

1975 Birthday - Allen Iverson, NBA guard for the Philadelphia 76ers

1975 Birthday - Chad Allen, born in Dallas, Texas, baseball outfielder 1996 Olympics bronze

1974 Death - Barbara Jo Allen, actress (Girl Rush, Melody Ranch), dies at 66

1974 Death - Vera Vague, Barbara Jo Allen, actress 'Follow the Leader', dies at 70

1974 Birthday - Tremayne Allen, tight end for the Chicago Bears

1974 Death - Allen Jenkins, actor (Fugitive from a Chain Gang), dies at 74

1974 Birthday - Demetrius Allen, NFL wide receiver for the Atlanta Falcons

1974 Birthday - Chad Allen Lazzari, born in Cerritos, California, actor, David-Our House, St. Elsewhere

1974 Birthday - Mike Allen Lambert, born in Honolulu, Hawaii, volleyball opposite hitter 1996 Olympics

1974 Birthday - Katie Allen, Australian field hockey full back/half back 1996 Olympics

1973 Birthday - Taje Allen, kicker for the St. Louis Rams

1973 Birthday - Malcolm Allen, Wauchope NSW Australia, swimmer 1996 Olympics

1973 Birthday - Damon Allen, born in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, figure skater, 1997 Midwestern champ

1973 Event - White Sox Dick Allen signs 3 year contract for record $750,000

1973 Event - Dick Allen signs a record $675,000 3-yr contract with White Sox

1973 Event - White Sox slugger Dick Allen signs 3-year $750,000 contract

1973 Birthday - Jerome Allen, NBA guard for the Minnesota Timberwolves

1972 Event - White Sox Dick Allen wins AL MVP

1972 Birthday - Allen Williams, NFL running back, Detroit Lions

1972 Event - Chicago's Dick Allen is 4th (Jimmie Foxx, Hank Greenberg, and Alex Johnson) to homer into Comiskey Park's center field bleachers

1972 Event - Dick Allen is 7th to hit 2 inside-the-park homers in a game

1972 Death - Allen J. Ellender, American Politician

1972 Birthday - Allen Aldridge, NFL linebacker, Denver Broncos Superbowl 32

1971 Birthday - Larry Allen, NFL guard and tackle for the Dallas Cowboys

1971 Event - Rolling Stones sue manager Allen Klein

1971 Birthday - Alan Allen, NFL/WLAF wide receiver, New York Jets, London Monarchs

1971 Birthday - Krista Allen, born in Ventura, California, known for playing Billie Reed on 'Days of Our Lives' and Jenna Avid on 'Baywatch Hawaii', films include, 'Liar Liar'

1971 Birthday - Allen Johnson, born in Washington, D.C., long jumper/110m hurdler, Gold Medal 1996 Olympics

1971 Birthday - Derek Allen, NFL/WLAF offensive linebacker, New York Giants, Rhein Fire

1970 Birthday - Allen Watson, born in Brooklyn, New York, pitcher for the San Francisco Giants

1970 Death - Allen Lane [Williams], English publisher (Penguin Books), dies at 67

1970 Birthday - Allen DeGraffenreid, WLAF wide receiver for the Scotland Claymores

1969 Birthday - Mark Allen, Australia, Australasia golfer

1969 Death - Allen Dulles, American Public Servant

1968 Birthday - Terry Allen, NFL running back, Minnesota Vikings, Washington Redskins

1968 Birthday - Ashely Allen, born in San Antonio, Texas, playmate, Aug, 1992

1968 Event - Jay Allen's "Prime of Miss Jean Brodie," premieres in New York City

1967 Event - Benjamin Spock and Allen Ginsberg arrested protesting Vietnam war

1967 Birthday - Allen West, U.S. metal guitarist, Obituary, Cause of Death

1967 Birthday - Shaun Van Allen, Shaunavon, NHL center, Anaheim Mighty Ducks

1967 Event - Steve Allen Show," premieres on CBS-TV

1967 Birthday - Melissa Allen, born in Portland, Oregon, WPVA volleyballer, Reebok National-13th-1994

1966 Birthday - Dennis Allen Mitchell, Cherry Point, North Carolina, 100m/200m, 1996 Olympics silver

1966 Event - U.S. Male Figure Skating championship won by Scott Allen

1965 Birthday - Eric Allen, NFL cornerback for the New Orleans Saints

1965 Event - Phillies Dick Allen and Frank Thomas get into a fight during practice

1965 Birthday - India Allen, Portsmouth, Virginia, playmate of the year, Dec, 1987

1965 Event - Phillies Dick Allen hits 529' home run out of Connie Mack Stadium

1964 Death - Gracie Allen, Mrs. George Burns/comedian (Burns and Allen), dies at 62

1964 Death - Gracie Allen, actress (Burns and Allen), dies at 62

1964 Birthday - Mark Allen Slaughter, born in Las Vegas, guitarist, Slaughter-Stick it Live

1964 Birthday - Joey Allen, born in Ft. Wayne, Indiana, rock guitarist, Warrant-Cherry Pie

1964 Event - Atlanta Mayor Ivan Allen, Jr., announces a baseball team is moving there

1964 Event - U.S. Male Figure Skating championship won by Scott Allen

1963 Birthday - Rick Allen, rock drummer, Def Leppard-Hysteria, Rock of Ages

1963 Event - Historian Lee Allen says Indians-Senators game is 100,000th in history

1963 Birthday - Damon Allen, CFL quarterback for the BC Lions

1963 Birthday - Allen Pitts, CFL slot back for the Calgary Stampeders

1962 Death - Joseph Allen, Jr., actor (All Women Have Secrets), dies at 44

1962 Event - Nighttime version of "Password" with Allen Ludden premieres on CBS

1961 Event - John A McCone replaces Allen W Dulles as 6th director of CIA

1961 Birthday - Richard Allen Garriott, born in Cambridge, England, computer game designer, Origin

1961 Birthday - Clive Allen, WLAF kicker for the London Monarchs

1961 Birthday - Byron Allen, born in Los Angeles, California, comedian, Real People, Byron Allen Show

1960 Event - Steve Allen Show," last airs on NBC-TV

1960 Birthday - Marcus Allen, NFL running back, Los Angeles Raiders, Kansas City Chiefs, Heisman 1981

1959 Birthday - Corey Allen Pavin, Oxnard California, PGA golfer, 1995 U.S. Open

1959 Birthday - Keith Allen Clearwater, born in Long Beach, California, PGA golfer, 1987 Colonial National

1959 Event - Allen Ginsberg writes his poem "Lysergic Acid," San Francisco

1958 Birthday - Curt Allen Byrum, Onida, South Dakota, PGA golfer, 1989 Hardee's Golf Classic

1958 Death - Bill Goodwin, TV announcer (Burns and Allen), dies at 47

1958 Event - James van Allen discovers radiation belt

1957 Birthday - David Allen Ogrin, Waukegan, Illinois, PGA golfer, 1994 Byron Nelson-2nd

1957 Event - Jerry Lee Lewis makes his 1st TV appearance, Steve Allen Show

1957 Event - "Tonight! America After Dark" premieres, with Jack Lescoulie and Al (Jazzbo) Collins on NBC (between Steve Allen and Jack Paar)

1957 Event - Bollingen Prize for poetry awarded to Allen Tate

1956 Birthday - Pam Allen, Billings, Montana, LPGA golfer, 1988 Planters Pat Bradley-12th

1956 Birthday - Joan Allen, Illinois, actress, Peggy Sue Got Married, Tucker, In Country

1956 Event - Elvis Presley wearing a tuxedo appears on Steve Allen Show

1956 Event - "Steve Allen Show," returns on NBC-TV

1956 Birthday - Lisa J. Allen, TV reporter and lawyer

1956 Death - Fred Allen, comedian (Fred Allen Radio Show), dies at 61

1955 Birthday - Andrew M. Allen, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Captain USMC/astronaut, STS-46, 62, 75

1955 Event - Ted Allen throws a record 72 consecutive horseshoe ringers

1954 Event - Steve Allen's "Tonight Show" premieres

1954 Death - Frederick Lewis Allen, American Editor

1953 Birthday - Deborah Allen, born in Memphis, Tennessee, country singer, Jim Stafford Show

1953 Birthday - Tim Allen, born in Denver, Colorado, comedian, Tim-Home Improvement, Jungle2Jungle

1953 Event - Allen W. Dulles, promoted from deputy to 5th director of CIA

1953 Event - General Walter Bedell Smith, USA, ends term as 4th director of CIA Allen W Dulles, becomes acting director of CIA

1953 Birthday - Paul Allen, born in Seattle, Washington, co-founder of Microsoft with Bill Gates, worth $10 billion, 'Time' magazine's 100 Most Influential People in the World

1952 Death - Paul Hastings Allen, composer, dies at 68

1952 Death - Joseph Allen Sr, dies

1952 Birthday - Allen Wells, England, 100m dash, Gold Medal 1980 Olympics

1952 Birthday - David Allen Barr, born in Kelowna BC, PGA golfer, Atlanta Golf Classic

1951 Birthday - Michael Allen Bantom, Philadelphia, basketball player 1972 Olympics silver

1951 Birthday - Karen Allen, Illinois, actress, Cruising, Starman, Wanderers

1950 Birthday - Nancy Allen, born in New York City, actress, Carrie, 1941, Robocop, Dress to Kill

1950 Event - "Your Show of Shows" with Sid Caesar and Imogene Coca premieres on NBC Writers include Mel Brooks, Neil Simon and Woody Allen

1950 Birthday - Debbie Allen, born in Houston, Texas, dancer/actress, 3 Girls 3, Lydia-Fame

1949 Death - W Hervey Allen, U.S. writer/poet (Anthony Adverse), dies at 60

1949 Death - Hervey Allen, American Author

1949 Birthday - Scott Allen, USA, skater 1964 Olympics bronze

1949 Birthday - Howard Allen Twitty, born in Phoenix, Arizona, PGA golfer, 1979 BC Open

1948 Birthday - Isabel E Allen, biostatician

1948 Event - Allen Funt's "Candid Camera" TV debut on ABC

1948 Birthday - Allen Michael Doyle, born in Woonsocket, Rhode Island, PGA golfer, 1991 Memorial-64th

1947 Birthday - Lucius Allen, NBA star for the Milwaukee Bucks

1947 Birthday - Rex Allen, Jr., Chicago, country singer, Nashville on the Road

1947 Birthday - Rosie Barnes, born in Nottingham, England, born Rosemary Susan Allen, politician, founding member of the Social Democratic Party, served the Council for Social Democracy, charity organizer

1946 Birthday - Buddy Miles, born in Omaha, Nebraska, George Allen Miles, Jr., drummer, member of Jimi Hendrix's Band of Gypsys, played with Duke Ellington, Count Basie, Charlie Parker, Dexter Gordon

1946 Birthday - Sian Barbara Allen, born in Reading, Pennsylvania, actress, Scream Pretty Peggy

1946 Event - Fred Allen's last radio show, his guest is Jack Benny

1946 Birthday - Allen Lanier, rock keyboardist/guitarist and vocalist, Blue Oyster Cult

1946 Death - Hugh Allen, musician, dies

1946 Birthday - Rick Allen, Arkansas, rock bassist, Box Tops-Letter

1945 Birthday - Allen Boyd, American Politician

1945 Birthday - Clive Hollick, born in Britain, Labor Party, financier, youngest director of Hambros Bank, 1973, CEO, Mills & Allen International, MAI

1944 Birthday - Thomas Allen, British opera singer

1944 Birthday - Jonelle Allen, born in New York City, actress, Bessie-Palmerstown USA, Berringers

1944 Birthday - Verden "Phally" Allen, keyboardist, Mott the Hoople

1944 Birthday - Rod Allen, B Rodney Bainbridge, rock bassist/vocalist, Fortunes

1944 Birthday - Peter Allen, Australia, vocalist/pianist, I Go to Rio, Legs Diamond

1944 Death - William Allen White, U.S. journalist (Emporia Gazette), dies at 75

1943 Birthday - Frank Allen, rock vocalist, Searchers-Needles and Pins

1943 Birthday - Allen James Coage, New York City, HW judo 1976 Olympics bronze

1943 Birthday - John Allen Strang, composer

1943 Birthday - Duane Allen, born in Taylortown, Texas, country singer, Oak Ridge Boys-Elvira

1943 Birthday - Barbara Acklin, Allen, Chicago, R&B singer, Love Makes a Woman

1942 Birthday - Lawrence Allen Gilbert, Fort Knox, Kentucky, PGA golfer, 1994 Dallas Reunion

1942 Birthday - Richie Allen, baseball player, AL MVP 1972

1942 Birthday - Richie Allen, American Athlete

1939 Birthday - Allen Garfield, Newark, New Jersey, actor, Candidate, Beverly Hills Cop II

1939 Birthday - David Winters, born in London, England, choreographer, Steve Allen Comedy Hour

1939 Birthday - Phillip R. Allen, born in Pittsburgh, actor, Harry-Hardy Boys Mystery, Mitch-Alice

1938 Event - Boeing 314 Clipper flying boat 1st flown, Eddie Allen

1938 Birthday - Allen Toussaint, Naomi Neville, pianist/songwriter, Ride Your Pony

1937 Birthday - Allen Weinstein, American Public Servant

1937 Birthday - Joseph P Allen IV, Crawfordsville, Indiana, PhD/astronaut, STS-5, STS 51A

1937 Event - John Murray/Allen Boretz' "Room Service," premieres in New York City

1937 Event - Battle of the Century: Fred Allen and Jack Benny meet on radio

1936 Birthday - Janet Allen, Headmistress, Benenden School

1935 Birthday - Woody Allen, Allen Konigsberg, Brooklyn, actor, Zelig, Annie Hall

1935 Birthday - David Allen, cricketer, England off-spinner of 60's

1935 Birthday - Hans Wollschlager, born in Minden, Germany, writer, editor, translated completed works of Edgar Allen Poe, James Joyce's Ulysses

1934 Birthday - Elizabeth Allen, born in Jersey City, New Jersey, actress, Laura-Bracken's World

1933 Event - John Dillinger escapes from Allen County, OH, jail

1933 Birthday - Richard Schickel, born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, documentary filmmaker, film critic, author, journalist, historian, received Guggenheim Fellowship, published in Time, and Life, magazines, books include, 'Woody Allen: A Life in Film', 'Elia Kazan: A Biography'

1932 Event - "Fred Allen Show" premieres on radio

1932 Birthday - Chet Allen, Chickasha Oklahoma, actor, Jerry-Bonino, Slats-Troubleshooter

1932 Event - George Burns and Gracie Allen debuted as regulars on "Guy Lombardo Show"

1931 Birthday - Allen Klein, American Businessman

1931 Birthday - "Papa" Dee Allen, born in Wilmington, Delaware, percussionist, War-World is a Ghetto

1929 Birthday - John Polk Allen, Carnegie, Oklahoma, CEO, Biosphere 2

1928 Birthday - John Reginald "Nat" Allen, planning enforcement officer/climber

1927 Birthday - Patrick Allen, Malawi, actor, Roman Holiday, Dial "M" for Murder

1926 Birthday - Jayne Meadows, Wu Chang China, Mrs. Steve Allen, actress, Dark Delusion

1926 Birthday - Lee Allen, born in Pittsburg, Kansas, tenor sax, Walkin' With Mr. Lee

1926 Birthday - Allen Ginsberg, born in Newark, New Jersey, beat poet, Howl

1926 Event - George Burns marries Gracie Allen

1925 Death - James Lane Allen, U.S. writer (Choir Invisible), dies at 75

1924 Birthday - John Portman, born in South Carolina, architect, Ivan Allen Award-1964

1924 Birthday - Terry Gibbs, born in Brooklyn, New York, orchestra leader, Steve Allen Comedy Hour

1924 Birthday - Geoffrey Sammons, senior partner, Allen and Overy

1924 Birthday - Allen Neuharth, American Businessman

1922 Birthday - Rex Allen, Wilcox, Arizona, cowboy singer, Dr. Baxter-Frontier Doctor

1922 Birthday - Allen Dwight Sapp, composer

1922 Birthday - George Allen, football coach, Los Angeles Rams, Washington Redskins

1922 Birthday - Marty Allen, born in Pittsburgh, comedian, Allen and Rossi, "Hello Dere"

1922 Birthday - Geoffrey Freeman Allen, railway writer

1921 Birthday - Steve Allen, New York City, comedian/TV host, Tonight Show, Steve Allen Show

1921 Birthday - Tom Poston, Columbus Ohio, actor, Steve Allen Show, Newhart

1921 Death - Joel Asaph Allen, U.S. zoologist (rule of Allen), dies at 83

1921 Event - Florence Allen is 1st woman judge to sentence a man to death

1920 Event - Allen Woodring wins Oympic 200 m dash wearing borrowed shoes

1919 Birthday - Gabriel Dell, Barbados, actor, Steve Allen Show

1919 Birthday - Allen Ludden, Mineral Point Wisconsin, TV host, Password

1919 Birthday - Dayton Allen, New York City, comedian, Steve Allen Show

1918 Birthday - Allen Drury, author, Advise and Consent-1960 Pulitzer Prize

1918 Birthday - Joseph Allen, Jr., born in Boston, Massachusetts, actor, Death of a Champion

1917 Birthday - Gwendolyn Brooks, U.S. poet, Bean Eaters, Annie Allen, Pulitzer 1950

1917 Birthday - Allen Greenwood, deputy CEO, British Aerospace

1917 Birthday - H C Allen, American historian

1916 Birthday - Irwin Allen, born in New York City, director, Land of the Giants, Poseidon Adventure

1915 Event - Pittsburghs' Frank Allen no-hits St. Louis (Federal League), 2-0

1914 Birthday - William Allen Egan, American Politician

1914 Birthday - Allen Funt, born in Brooklyn, New York, TV host and creator, Candid Camera

1914 Birthday - James Van Allen, U.S. physicist, discovered Van Allen radiation belts

1914 Birthday - Fred Clark, born in Lincoln California, actor, Burns and Allen, Auntie Mame, Hazard

1913 Birthday - Mel Allen, born in Birmingham, Alabama, sportscaster, voice of New York Yankees

1911 Birthday - Ivan Allen, American Politician

1911 Birthday - Walter Ernest Allen, writer/critic

1910 Death - Allen Hill, cricket bowler (England, 2 Tests), dies

1910 Birthday - Bill Goodwin, born in San Francisco, California, announcer, Jolson Story, Burns and Allen

1910 Birthday - J. Allen Hynek, American Scientist

1908 Birthday - Barbara Jo Allen, New York City, actress, Ice Capades Revue, Rosie the Riveter

1908 Event - Allen Winter wins U.S. 1st $50,000 trotting race

1907 Birthday - Kenneth Allen, engineer

1907 Birthday - Alan Reed, actor/voice, Fred Allen Show, Fred Flintstone

1906 Birthday - H Allen Smith, Illinois, humorist/author, Low Man on Totem Pole

1906 Birthday - Harry Von Zell, born in Indianapolis, Indiana, TV announcer, Burns and Allen

1906 Birthday - Gracie Allen, Mrs. George Burns, comedienne, George Burns Show

1906 Birthday - Robert, Bob, Allen, actor for the Texas Rangers

1904 Birthday - Clabon W. Allen, Australian/British astronomer

1904 Birthday - Vera Vague, Barbara Jo Allen, New York City, actress, Follow the Leader

1903 Birthday - John Everett Allen, U.S. businessman

1902 Birthday - Allen Lane, English publisher/founder, Penguin Books

1902 Birthday - G O "Gubby" Allen, cricketer, in Sydney England non-bodyline quickie

1902 Birthday - Gracie Allen, born in San Francisco, California, Mrs. George Burns/comedian, Burns and Allen

1902 Birthday - Richard Allen, India, field hockey goal tender 1928 Olympics gold

1901 Birthday - Allen B DuMont, inventor, perfected coml practical cathode ray tube

1900 Birthday - Allen Jenkins, born in Staten Island, actor, Hey Jeannie, Top Cop, Girl Habit

1899 Birthday - Allen Tate, U.S., poet, Mr Pope and Other Poems

1899 Death - C Grant B Allen, Canada, British writer (Woman Who Did), dies

1894 Birthday - Fred Allen, Cambridge Massachusetts, comedian, Fred Allen Radio Show

1893 Birthday - Allen Dulles, American Public Servant

1890 Birthday - Allen J. Ellender, American Politician

1890 Birthday - Frederick Lewis Allen, American Editor

1889 Birthday - W Hervey Allen, U.S. writer/poet, Anthony Adverse

1889 Birthday - Hervey Allen, American Author

1883 Birthday - Paul Hastings Allen, composer

1873 Event - Tom Allen beats Mike McCale for Heavyweight Boxing title

1869 Event - Mike McCoole (U.S.) defeats Tom Allen (England) in bare-knuckle bout

1868 Birthday - William Allen White, Emporia, Kansas, editor, Pulitzer 1942

1864 Death - David Allen Russell, U.S. Union general-major, dies in battle at 43

1864 Death - Samuel Allen Rice, U.S. Union Brigadier-General, dies of injuries at 36

1854 Event - Allen Wilson of Connecticut patents sewing machine to sew curving seams

1854 Event - Aaron Allen of Boston patents folding theater chair

1849 Birthday - James Lane Allen, U.S. writer, Kentucky Cardinal

1849 Death - Edgar Allen Poe, poet (Raven), dies in Baltimore at 40

1849 Birthday - Dudley Allen Sargent, U.S., physician/educator, Harvard U gymnasium

1848 Birthday - C Grant B Allen, Canadian writer, Woman Who Did

1845 Birthday - Allen Hill, cricketer, took the 1st wicket in Test cricket

1845 Event - 1st black lawyer (Macon B. Allen) admitted to bar

1845 Event - Macon B. Allen and Robert Morris, Jr., 1st blacks to open law practice

1845 Death - John Chapman, Johnny Appleseed, dies in Allen County Indiana

1845 Event - Edgar Allen Poe's "Raven" 1st published (New York City)

1841 Event - Edgar Allen Poe's "Murders in the Rue Morgue," published

1838 Birthday - Joel Asaph Allen, U.S. zoologist, Rule of Allen

1835 Birthday - William Wirt Allen, Brigadier General Confederate Army

1831 Death - Richard Allen, AME Church Bishop, dies at 71

1831 Event - Edgar Allen Poe removed from West Point military academy

1830 Birthday - Allen Thomas, Brigadier General Confederate Army

1828 Birthday - Samuel Allen Rice, Brigadier General Union volunteers

1823 Birthday - James Allen Hardie, Major General Union Army

1820 Birthday - David Allen Russell, Army Major General, Union

1811 Birthday - Robert Allen, Major General Union Army

1803 Birthday - William Allen, born in Edenton, North Carolina, Ohio Governor 1974 - 1876

1798 Birthday - Ethan Allen Hitchcock, Major General Union volunteers

1794 Event - Richard Allen organizes Philadelphia's Bethel African Meth Episcopal Church

1794 Event - Richard Allen founded AME Church

1775 Event - American Revolutionary War hero Ethan Allen captured

1760 Birthday - Richard Allen, Philadelphia, 1st black ordained by Methodist-Episcopal church

1738 Birthday - Ethan Allen, Revolutionary War fighter, lead the Green Mtn Boys

1594 Death - William Allen, English cardinal/founder seminary of Douai, dies at 62













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