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2008 Death - John Archibald Wheeler, dies in New Jersey, at 96

2004 Death - Archibald Cox, Watergate prosecutor, fired by Nixon during the Watergate hearings, dies at 92

1999 Death - Elliot Richardson, honest U.S. attorney general, fired by Nixon after he refused to fire Archibald Cox, dies at 79

1991 Event - Bob Knight, Larry O'Brien, Tiny Archibald, Dave Cowens, Harry Gallatin and Larry Fleisher elected to NBA Hall of Fame

1982 Death - Archibald MacLeish, U.S., lawyer/writer (Conquistador), dies at 89

1982 Death - Archibald McLeish, American Poet

1980 Death - Archibald James Potter, composer, dies at 61

1973 Event - U.S. president Nixon fires Watergate accuser Archibald Cox

1973 Event - Nate Archibald signs 7 yr contract with NBA Kansas City Kings for $450,000

1969 Birthday - David Archibald, born in Chilliwack, NHL center, Ottawa Senators

1961 Death - Archibald T Davison, composer, dies at 77

1960 Death - Archibald McIndoe, plastic surgeon, dies

1959 Event - Pulitzer prize awarded to Archibald Macleish

1958 Event - Archibald MacLeish's "JB," premieres in New York City

1953 Event - Bollingen Prize for poetry awarded to Archibald MacLeish

1950 Death - Archibald Wavell, British Soldier

1948 Birthday - Nate Archibald, born in Cincinnati, Ohio, NBA guard

1948 Death - Frederick Archibald Lamond, composer, dies at 80

1933 Event - Pulitzer prize awarded to Archibald Macleish (Conquistador)

1931 Birthday - Claudia Jane Archibald, parapsychologist

1928 Birthday - Archibald Forster, CEO, Esso UK

1927 Death - Hugh Archibald Clarke, composer, dies at 88

1918 Birthday - Archibald James Potter, composer

1914 Birthday - Archibald J Gumede, South Africa ANC member/chairman, UDF

1912 Birthday - Archibald Cox, special prosecutor, Watergate

1911 Birthday - John Archibald Wheeler, born in Florida, American theoretical physicist, coined terms black hole, wormhole

1911 Event - 37th Kentucky Derby: George Archibald aboard Meridian wins in 2:05

1896 Birthday - Archibald J Cronin, England, author, Citadel, Shining Victory

1892 Birthday - Archibald MacLeish, Glencoe, Illinois, polit essayist/poet/dramatist, JB

1892 Birthday - Archibald McLeish, American Poet

1892 Death - Archibald Scott, Scottish chemist, dies at 60

1883 Birthday - Archibald T Davison, composer

1883 Birthday - Archibald Wavell, British Soldier

1868 Birthday - Frederick Archibald Lamond, composer

1867 Death - Archibald Alison, Scottish historian, dies at 74

1864 Death - Archibald Gracie, Jr., Confederate Brigadier-General, dies in battle at 31

1864 Death - Archibald Campbell Godwin, Confederate Brigadier-General, dies in battle

1847 Birthday - Archibald Primrose, Earl of Rosebery, British Prime Minister, 1894 - 1895

1844 Birthday - William Archibald Spooner, London, reverend/inventor, spoonerisms

1839 Birthday - Hugh Archibald Clarke, composer

1836 Birthday - Archibald M Willard, U.S., artist, Spirit of '76

1835 Birthday - Archibald Geikie, British geologist

1832 Birthday - Archibald Gracie, Jr., Brigadier General Confederate Army

1831 Birthday - Archibald Scott, Scottish chemist

1829 Death - Robert Archibald Smith, composer, dies at 48

1811 Birthday - John Archibald Campbell, Assistant Secretary War, Confederacy

1802 Birthday - George Archibald McCall, Brigadier General Union volunteers

1792 Birthday - Archibald Alison, Scottish historian, History of Europe

1780 Birthday - Robert Archibald Smith, composer

1703 Death - Archibald Campbell, Scottish military man (blood bath of Glencoe), dies at 52

1685 Death - Archibald Campbell, Scottish politician, beheaded at about 55

1661 Death - Archibald Campbell, Scottish politician, beheaded at about 53

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