2012 Event Former Democratic Party candidate for the U.S. Presidency, John Edwards, is cleared on one count of corruption, with a mistrial declared on the other five counts 2010 Event At last count, 76 people are dead while hundreds have disappeared after a train crash in the Republic of Congo caused the train to fall into a ravine 1999 Death Joe Williams, jazz singer, sang with Count Basie, dies at 80 1992 Death Joe Newman, U.S. jazz trumpetist (Count Basie), dies 1991 Event Census Bureau said it failed to count up to 63 million in 1990 census 1984 Death William "Count" Basie, jazz piano great, dies on 80th birthday 1984 Death Count Basie, American Musician 1983 Death Charles Tham, of Saxon-Coburg-Gotha, count of Flanders/Prince, dies 1975 Event Giants pitcher John "the Count of" Montefusco wins NL Rookie of Year 1963 Death George Dolenz, Italian actor (Count of Monte Cristo), dies at 55 1960 Birthday Ray Herndon, Scottsdale Ar, singer, McBride and Ride-Can I Count on You 1958 Birthday Terry McBride, born in Austin, Texas, singer, McBride and Ride-Can I Count on You 1953 Birthday Billy Thomas, Ft. Meyers, Florida, singer, McBride and Ride-I Count on You 1952 Event 84th Belmont: Eddie Arcaro aboard One Count wins in 2:30.2 1951 Event 77th Kentucky Derby: Conn McCreary aboard Count Turf wins in 2:02.6 1948 Death Count Folke Bernadotte, United Nations mediator for Palestine, assassinated 1948 Birthday William Gibson, born in Canada, sci-fi author, Neuromancer, Count Zero 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 Death Count Hisaichi Terauchi, Japanese Field Marshal, dies 1946 Death Hermann Keyserling, count/philosopher (Unsterblichkeit), dies at 65 1944 Event Hungary: Horthy government falls/nazi count Szalasi becomes premier 1944 Death Claus Schenk von Stauffenberg, count/German antifascist colonel, dies 1944 Death Galeazzo count of Cortellazzo Ciano, Italian politician, dies 1943 Event 75th Belmont: Johnny Longden aboard Count Fleet wins in 2:28.2 1943 Event 69th Preakness: Johnny Longden aboard Count Fleet wins in 1:57.4 1943 Event 69th Kentucky Derby: Johnny Longden aboard Count Fleet wins in 2:04 1943 Event Count Claus von Stauffenberg promoted to Lt-colonel 1942 Event Count Basie records "One O'Clock Jump" 1942 Death Henry, Count of Baillet-Latour, President of IOC (1925-42), dies at 63 1941 Birthday Count Desmond, Edward Benjamin, Binghamton, New York, sword swallower 1937 Event Count Claus von Stauffenberg promoted to captain 1931 Death Paul-Marie-Theodore-Vincent D'indy, French count/composer, dies at 80 1931 Event Count Gyula Karolyi becomes premier of Hungary 1928 Event 54th Kentucky Derby: Chick Lang aboard Reigh Count wins in 2:10.4 1927 Event Famous "Long count" fight (Dempsey loses boxing title to Tunney) 1925 Birthday Zoot Sims, born in Queens, New York, musician, saxophonist, jazz player, played with Woody Herman, Al Cohn, Buddy Rich, Jack Kerouac, Count Basie, Art Pepper 1922 Death Charles F A Woeste, Belgian count/Minister of Justice, dies at 85 1918 Death Count von Mirbach, German ambassador to Moscow, dies 1917 Death Ferdinand von Zeppelin, Dutch count/air pioneer, dies at 78 1915 Death Sergei J Witte, Dutch count/premier of Russia, dies at 65 1913 Death Count Paul J Smet de Naeyer, Belgian politician, dies 1909 Event Etten-Leur 1st airplane flight in Netherlands (Belgium count De Lambert) 1908 Birthday George Dolenz, Trieste Italy, actor, Count of Monte Cristo 1905 Event Netherlands/Russian Count Witte becomes premier of Russia 1904 Birthday [William] Count Basie, Red Bank, New Jersey, jazz musician, Blazing Saddles 1904 Birthday Count Basie, American Musician 1904 Birthday William "Count" Basie, jazz pianist, Policy Man, Blazing Saddles 1903 Birthday Charles T von Saksen-Coburg-Gotha, Count of Flanders/prince 1901 Event NL Rules Committee decrees that all fouls are to count as strikes except after two strikes 1900 Event Count Ferdinand von Zeppelin 1st airship LZ-1, flies 1895 Death Eduard count von Taaffe, Austria premier (1868..93), dies at 62 1895 Birthday Count Folke Bernadotte, Sweden, statesman, Red Cross, UN 1894 Birthday Count Richard Coudenhove Kalergi, Austrian politician 1893 Event Harry Wright suggests umps keep ball-strike count a secret 1891 Death Count Helmuth K B von Moltke, Prussian gen/Field Marshal, dies 1891 Death Boudouin LPMCAJL, prince of Belgium/count of Flaanders, dies at 21 1887 Event To avoid disputed national elections, Congress creates Electoral Count Act 1883 Event Phillies make 27 errors against Providence (wild pitches, walks and and passballs count as errors prior to 1888) 1882 Event Battle at Count el-Kebir: British troops invade Egypt 1876 Death Franz count of Pocci, German artist/composer (Alchemist), dies at 69 1874 Birthday Count Alexander, of Athlone, Governor-General, South Africa/Canada 1869 Birthday Boudouin LPMCAJL, prince of Belgium/count of Vlaanderen 1863 Death James Bruce, Count of Elgin and Kincardine, governor Jamaica, dies at 52 1860 Death Count Istvan Szechenyi, statesman, commits suicide 1854 Event With a 3-2 count, Phillies Richie Ashburn fouls next 14, then walks 1849 Death Louis count of Barrthyanyi, premier of Hungary, dies at 43 1849 Birthday Sergei J Witte, Netherlands/Russian count/premier Russia 1843 Birthday Count Paul J Smet de Naeyer, Belgian politician 1842 Death Emanuel A D M J count de las Cases, French historian (Napoleon), dies at 76 1841 Death Thomas Bruce, Count of Elgin and Kincardine, British diplomat, dies 1840 Death Leopold count of Limburg Stirum, Dutch general/politician, dies at 82 1837 Birthday Philips, Count of Flanders Belgium 1837 Birthday Charles Woeste, Belgian count/Minister of Justice 1833 Birthday Alfred von Schlieffen, Count/Prussian general-Field Marshal 1828 Death Count d'Andreossi, French general/parliament leader, dies at 67 1806 Birthday Louis count of Barrthyanyi, premier of Hungary 1806 Birthday Lajos, Count Batthy ny, revolutionary premier of Hungary, 1848-49 1801 Death Louis C count Barbiano de Belgioioso, Austrian diplomat, dies at 73 1794 Death Henri D count de Larochejacquelin, French Royalist Army leader, dies at 21 1793 Death Louis A count d'Affry, general/French ambassador in Netherland, dies 1792 Event Murder attempt on King Gustavus III by count Ankarstrom at opera 1772 Birthday Henri D Count de Larochejacquelin, French royalist leader 1762 Birthday Gijsbert K van Hogendorp, Dutch count/minister of Foreign affairs 1749 Birthday Frederik Sigismund van Bylandt, Dutch count/Vice-Admiral 1749 Birthday Vittoria A. Alfieri, Italian count/poet, Maria Stuarda 1748 Birthday Casimir Pulaski, Count/American Revolutionary War general 1743 Birthday Count Alessandro Volta, Como Italy, physicist 1741 Death Wierich PL count von Daun, Governor-General of Austria and Netherlands, dies 1728 Birthday Louis Barbiano de Belgioioso, Austrian count/diplomat in Belgium 1713 Birthday Louis A A Count d'Affry, French general/ambassador to Netherland 1707 Death Louis Willem I, count of Baden-Baden, dies 1702 Death Walraad the Old, count/soverign of Nassau-Usingen, dies 1701 Death Anne Hilarion de Cotentin, count of Tourville/French admiral, dies at 58 1686 Birthday Godefroi L Count d'Estrades, French diplomat 1679 Death Johan Maurits, count of Nassau-Siegen, dies at 75 1679 Birthday Willem Maurits, Dutch count of Nassau/Governor of Zeeuws-Flanders 1672 Death Frederik of Nassau, count of Buren, slain in battle 1664 Event Count Miklos of Zrinyi sets out to battle Turkish invasion army 1652 Death Henry, count of Nassau-Siegen, colonel and Governor of Hulst, dies 1647 Death Frederik Hendrik, count of Nassau/prince of Orange, dies at 63 1640 Death Henry Casimir I, count of Nassau-Dietz, dies 1638 Death Johan VIII de Jongere, count of Nassau-Siegen, dies in battle at 54 1632 Death Ernst Casimir, count of Nassau-Dietz/mayor of Friesland, dies at 58 1617 Death Johan Earnest count of Nassau-Siegen, dies 1612 Birthday Hendrik Casimir I, count of Nassau-Dietz/mayor of Frisia 1608 Death Adolf, count of Nassau-Siegen, dies in battle at 22 1606 Death Jan, the Aged, count of Nassau/fathered 24, dies 1604 Event Spanish garrison of Sluis surrenders to count Maurice 1604 Birthday Johan Maurits, count of Nassau-Siegen, Maurits House 1604 Event Count Maurits' army lands at Cadzand 1587 Birthday Gaspar de Guzman, Count of Olivares, Premier of Spain, 1621-43 1584 Birthday Frederik Hendrik, count of Nassau/Prince of Orange 1583 Birthday Johan VIII, the Younger, count of Nassau-Siegen/field marshall 1578 Event Count Johan Casimir occupies Ghent with 500 horsemen 1574 Death Hendrik, count of Nassau-Dillenburg, dies in battle 1573 Birthday Ernst Casimir, count of Nassau-Dietz/mayor of Frisia/Groningen 1572 Death Gaspard de Chatillon, Count the Coligny, French gen/admiral, beheaded 1571 Death Odet de Coligny, Cardinal of Chatillon/count of Beauvais, dies at 53 1569 Event Battle of Jarnac, Count of Anjou defeats Huguenots 1568 Death Philips van Montmorency count of Horne, admiral/statesman, beheaded 1567 Death Philip, the Generous, count of Hessen, dies at 62 1550 Death Hans [Johann] Vischer, German count of Johann Cicero, dies 1548 Death Maximilian of Egmond, Dutch count/stadholder of Frisia, dies 1547 Event Count Philip van Hessen captured 1543 Birthday Johan Casimir, count of Rhine, occupied Gent 1540 Event Protestant count Philip of Hessen marries 2nd wife 1529 Death Peter Vischer, the Old, German count of Sebaldus, dies 1528 Death Edzard I the Great, count of Austria-E Frisia (1494-1528), dies at 66 1499 Death Edward Plantagenet, 18th Count of Warwick, beheaded 1419 Death Jan zonder Vrees, duke of Burgundy/count of Flanders, murdered 1397 Death Count of Eu, French knight, dies in Turkish captivity 1397 Death Enguerrand VII, French master of Coucy/count of Soissons, dies at 56 1396 Birthday Philips, the Good, Duke of Burgundy//Brabant/Limburg/count 1384 Death Louis van Male, count of Flanders/Nevers/Rethel, dies 1383 Death Amadeus VI, count of Savoy, dies 1362 Death Jacques de Bourbon, count of Marche, killed in battle 1355 Event 1,200 Jews of Toledo Spain killed by Count Henry of Trastamara 1347 Event Engagement of Count Louis of Male to Margaretha to daughter of Jan III 1346 Death Jan de Blinde, King of Bohemia/count of Luxemburg, dies in battle 1346 Death Louis of Nevers, Count of Flanders, dies in battle 1342 Event Count Hartmann II becomes ruler of Vaduz (Liechtenstein) 1330 Birthday Louis van Male, Count of Flanders/Nevers/Rethel 1323 Death Amadeus V the Great, count of Flanders/Savoy, dies at 74 1322 Death Robrecht III, of Bethune, Count of Flanders, dies 1320 Event Count Louis of Nevers marries 8-year old daughter of Philips V 1305 Death Gwijde van Dampierre, count of Flanders/count of Namur, dies at 78 1302 Death Jacques de Chatillon, count of Saint-Pol/Governor of Flaanders, dies 1299 Death Jan I, count of Holland/Zeeland (1295-99), dies at 15 1296 Birthday John the Blind, King of Bohemia/Count of Luxembourg 1296 Death Floris V, count of Holland and Zeeland, dies 1253 Death Thibaud IV, poet/count of Champagne/King of Navarra, dies 1249 Birthday Amadeus V de Great, count of Flanders/Savoy 1247 Death Hendrik Raspe, Papenking, count of Thuringen, dies 1244 Birthday Hendrik I, the Child, 1st count of Hessen, 1256-1308 1234 Death Floris IV, count of Holland, killed in tournament 1227 Event Count Ugolino of Segna elected Pope Gregory IX 1210 Birthday Floris IV, Count of Holland 1203 Death Dirk VII, Count of Holland (1190-1203), dies 1195 Death Boudouin V, count of Hainault/Flanders (Boudouin VIII), dies 1194 Death Margaretha van Elzas, wife of count Boudouin V of Henegouwen, dies 1191 Death Philips van de Elzas, count of Vlanderen, dies 1190 Death Floris III, Count of Holland, dies 1171 Death Baudouin IV, count of Henegouwen (1120-71), dies 1157 Death Dirk VI, Count of Holland, dies 1139 Event Count Alfonso I of Portugal becomes king 1127 Death Charles, the Good, Count of Vlanderen, murdered 1122 Death Floris II, the fat one, count of Holland, dies 1121 Event Dirk VI becomes count of Holland 1119 Death Boudouin VII Hapkin, count of Flanders, dies 1111 Death Robrecht II of Jerusalem, Count of Flanders (1st Crusader), dies 1100 Death Godfried IV van Bouillon, count of Antwerp, dies 1093 Death Robrecht I, the Fries, Count of Flanders, dies 1091 Death Dirk V, count of Holland (1061-91), dies 1090 Death Egbert II van Brunswick, Fries count, dies in battle 1070 Death Boudouin VI, count of Flanders/Henegouwen, dies 1061 Death Floris I, count of Holland, dies 1057 Death Leofric, count of Mercia/husband of Lady Godiva, dies 1049 Event Bruno count of Egesheim and Dagsburg crowned Pope Leo IX 1049 Death Derrick IV, Count of Holland (1039-49), dies in battle 1048 Event Parliament of Worms: Emperor Henry III names his cousin count Bruno van Egisheim/Dagsburg as Pope Leo IX 1039 Death Dirk III Hierosolymita, Count of Holland, dies 1035 Death Boudouin IV, count of Flanders (988-1035), dies 1015 Death Lambert I with the Beard, count of Leuven, dies in battle at about 65 1002 Birthday Leo IX, Bruno count of Egesheim and Dagsburg, Pope, 1049-54 988 Death Dirk II, West Frisian count of Holland 988 Death Arnulf II, count of Flanders (965-988), dies 965 Death Arnulf I, the Elder/the Great, count of Flanders (918-65), dies 962 Death Boudouin III, count of Flanders, dies 947 Death Hugo van Arles, count of Arles/king of Italy, dies
