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2002 Barbara Grizzuti Harrison, American Writer

2001 George Harrison, musician, The Beatles, dies at 58

2001 Harrison A. Williams, Senator-D-New Jersey 1959 - 1982, died of heart disease

1998 Don Harrison, Headline News anchor, dies at 61

1995 Kathleen Harrison, actress (Fast Lady, Big Money), dies at 103

1995 Peter Harrison Swan, bomber pilot/stockbroker, dies at 75

1994 Wilbert Harrison, singer, dies at 65

1994 Joan Harrison, English producer/Alfred Hitchcock's sect, dies at 83

1994 John Harrison, South African correspondent (BBC), dies at 48

1993 Lorin "Whitey" Harrison, surfer, dies at 80 of a heart attack

1993 Harrison E. Salisbury, U.S. journalist (New York Times), dies at 84

1993 Harrison Salisbury, American Journalist

1990 Rex Harrison, actor (My Fair Lady), dies of cancer at 82

1989 George Harrison releases "Cheer Down" and "Poor Little Girl"

1989 George Harrison releases "Best of Dark Horse 1976 - 1989" album

1988 George Harrison releases "This is Love"

1988 George Harrison releases "When We Was Fab"

1987 Harrison releases "Cloud 9" and McCartney releases "All the Best"

1987 George Harrison releases "Got My Mind Set On You"

1982 George Harrison releases "Gone Troppo" album

1982 Senate begins debate on expulsion of Senator Harrison Williams D-New Jersey

1981 Wallace K[irkman] Harrison, U.S. architect (UN), dies at 86

1981 Ray Harrison, dancer (American Song), dies at 64

1981 "Raiders Of The Lost Ark" starring Harrison Ford premieres

1981 George Harrison releases "Somewhere in England"

1981 George Harrison releases "All Those Years Ago" in the United Kingdom

1981 Harrison A. Williams, Senator-D-New Jersey, convicted on FBI Abscam charges

1981 Harrison A. Williams, Senator-D-New Jersey, convicted on FBI Abscam charges

1981 George Harrison is ordered to pay ABKCO Music $587,000 for "subconscious plagiarism" "My Sweet Lord" with "He's So Fine"

1981 Beatles McCartney, Starr and Harrison record a tribute to John Lennon

1979 Mya, Mya Marie Harrison, American Musician

1979 George Harrison releases "Faster"

1979 George Harrison releases "Love Comes to Everyone"

1979 George Harrison releases "George Harrison" album

1979 George Harrison releases "Blow Away"

1978 George Harrison marries Olivia

1978 Harrison Kerr, composer, dies at 80

1978 Dhani Harrison, George Harrison's 1st child

1977 Randy Harrison, American Actor

1977 Nigel Harrison replaces Gary Valentine as bassist of Blondie

1977 George and Patti Harrison divorce

1977 George Harrison releases "True Love"

1976 George Harrison appears on Saturday Night Live

1976 George Harrison releases "This Song"

1976 A&M sues George Harrison who fails to meet deadline for LP completion

1976 U.S. courts find George Harrison guilty of plagiarism for 'He's So Fine'

1976 George Harrison found guilty of plagurizing "My Sweet Lord"

1976 George Harrison sings lumberjack song with Monty Python

1976 George Harrison releases "This Guitar (Can't Keep From Crying)"

1975 George Harrison releases "Extra Texture" album in the United Kingdom

1974 George Harrison releases his "Dark Horse" album in the United Kingdom

1974 George Harrison releases "Ding Dong, Ding Dong"

1974 June Harrison, actress (Land of the Lawless), dies at 48

1974 George Harrison announces his concert tour of U.S. in November

1974 Calvin Harrison, Orlando Florida, 200m/400m runner

1973 George Harrison pays 1,000,000 pounds tax on his Bangladesh concert and album

1973 George Harrison releases "Living in the Material World"

1973 George Harrison's "Living in the Material World" goes gold

1973 George Harrison releases "Give Me Love" in the United Kingdom

1972 Rodney Harrison, NFL safety for the San Diego Chargers

1972 Eugene Cernan and Harrison Schmitt leave the Moon

1972 Astronauts Cernan and Harrison become 11th and 12th on Moon

1972 Baltimore Roric Harrison is last AL pitcher to homer until interleague play 25 years later

1972 Marvin Harrison, wide receiver for the Indianapolis Colts

1972 George Harrison is involved in a minor car accident

1972 Chris Harrison, guard, Detroit Lions

1972 Harrison Houston, NFL wide receiver for the Chicago Bears

1971 Tony Harrison, WLAF receiver for the Frankfurt Galaxy

1971 Brandon Harrison, NFL wide receiver for the San Diego Chargers

1971 George Harrison's concert for Bangladesh takes place in New York City

1971 George Harrison releases "Bangladesh"

1971 George Harrison is fined and his driving license is suspended for 1 year

1971 "My Sweet Lord" by George Harrison hit #1 on United Kingdom pop chart

1971 George Harrison releases "My Sweet Lord"

1970 George Harrison releases his triple album set "All Things Must Pass"

1970 George Harrison releases 3 album set "All Things Must Pass"

1970 George Harrison releases "My Sweet Lord" single

1970 Louise Harrison, mother of Beatle George, dies

1969 George Harrison's "Something" is released in the United Kingdom

1969 George Harrison and Patti Boyd are fined 250 pounds each for illegal drugs

1969 Nolan Harrison, NFL defensive tackle, Oakland Raiders, Pittsburgh Steelers

1968 George Harrison forms Singsong Ltd.

1968 "Wonderwall" with George Harrison premieres at Cannes Film Festival

1968 Beatles George Harrison and John Lennon and wives fly to India for transcendental meditation study with the Maharishi Mahesh Yogi

1967 Martin Harrison, NFL defensive end for the Minnesota Vikings

1967 George Harrison is fined 6 pounds for speeding

1966 Eric Clapton records guitar tracks for Harrison's "While My Guitar..."

1966 George Harrison is impressed by Ravi Shankar's concert in London

1966 Beatle George Harrison marries model Patti Boyd

1965 37th Academy Awards - "My Fair Lady," Rex Harrison and J Andrews win

1965 Kenny Harrison, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, triple jumper

1965 George Harrison has his tonsils removed

1964 George Harrison's girlfriend Patti Boyd attacked by female Beatle fans

1964 George Harrison changes his company's name from Mornyork to Harrisongs

1964 George Harrison forms Mornyork Ltd music publishing company

1964 Beatles begin filming "Hard Days Night," Harrison meets Patti Boyd

1963 Decca signs Rolling Stones on advice of Beatle George Harrison

1963 Schae Harrison, born in Orange, California, actress, Darla-Bold and Beautiful

1963 George Harrison is impressed by unsigned group "Rolling Stones"

1963 Julius Harrison, composer, dies at 78

1962 William [Harrison] Faulkner, U.S. writer (Nobel 1949), dies at 64

1962 Due to it's no black policy, Phillies leave Jack Tar Harrison Hotel and move to Rocky Point Motel, 20 miles outside Clearwater, Florida

1959 Jenilee Harrison, born in Glendale, California, actress, Cindy-3's Company, Dallas

1959 Cathryn Harrison, born in London, England, actress, Old Woman in Black Moon

1958 George Harrison joins Quarrymen (Lennon-McCartney-Best-Sutcliffe)

1957 Harrison Ford, silent screen actor (Rubber Tires), dies at 73

1950 Gregory Harrison, Catalina California, actor, Trapper John, Logan's Run

1949 Stephen Harrison Paulus, composer

1949 Jerry Harrison, Milwaukee, rock keyboardist, Talking Heads

1947 Lyndon Harrison, born in Britain, Baron Harrison, life peer, House of Lords, Member of the European Parliament 1989 - 1999

1946 John Harrison, South Africa correspondent, BBC

1945 Mike Harrison, keyboardist, Spooky Tooth-It's All About

1945 Linda Harrison, born in Berlin, Maryland, actress, Bracken's World, Planet of Apes

1944 Patti Boyd, born in Somerset, England, Mrs. George Harrison and Mrs. Eric Clapton

1943 Bobby Harrison, born in England, rock drummer, Procol Harum-Conquistador

1943 George Harrison, rocker, Beatle/Travelling Willberries-My Sweet Lord

1942 Billy Harrison, Belfast Ireland, rock guitarist, Them

1942 Harrison Ford, born in Chicago, Illinois, actor, Star Wars, Indiana Jones, Frantic

1937 Jim Harrison, American Writer

1936 Harold Innocent, HS Harrison, English actor, Tall Guy

1936 Noel Harrison, London, singer and actor, Mark-Girl from UNCLE

1935 Harrison H "Jack" Schmitt, Santa Rita, New Mexico, astronaut, Apollo 17

1934 Harrison Birtwistle, British Composer

1929 Wilbert Harrison, R and B singer, Kansas City

1929 Wilbert Harrison, singer

1928 Jane Ellen Harrison, scholar/archaeologist, dies

1927 Sunset Carson, Michael Harrison, Plainview, Texas, actor, Cat of Rockies

1926 Ernest Harrison, CEO, Racal Electronics

1925 Harry [Maxwell] Harrison, UK, sci-fi author, Deathworld Trilogy

1925 Harry Harrison, American Author

1923 Harrison Dillard, Cleveland, 100m runner, 4 Gold Medals 1948, 1952 Olympics

1922 John Paul Hammerschmidt, born in Harrison, Arkansas, Representative-R-Arkansas 1967 - 1993

1921 John Harrison, British vice admiral/surgeon

1920 Peter Harrison Swan, bomber pilot/stockbroker

1919 Harrison A. Williams, born in Plainfield, New Jersey, Senator-D-New Jersey 1959 - 1982

1917 Lou Harrison, born in Portland, Oregon, composer, Rapunzel

1916 U.S. president Wilson signs Harrison Drug Act

1915 Pamela Harrison, composer

1909 Joan Harrison, screenwriter

1908 Harrison E Salisbury, journalist/author, 50th Anniv of Soviet Union

1908 Harrison Salisbury, American Journalist

1908 Rex Harrison, Reginald Carey, England, actor, My Fair Lady, Cleopatra

1908 Rex Harrison, born in England, actor, My Fair Lady, Dr. Doolittle

1902 Gene Sarazen, Harrison, New York, PGA golfer, Masters 1935, U.S. Open 1922, 32

1901 Benjamin Harrison, 23rd President (1889-1893), dies in Indianapolis at 67

1897 Harrison Kerr, composer

1895 Wallace K Harrison, Worcester Massachusetts, U.S. architect, UN, Lincoln Center

1895 Harrison Millard, composer, dies at 64

1892 Caroline Lavinia Scott Harrison, 1st lady (1889-1892), dies at 60

1892 Kathleen Harrison, actress, Fast Lady, Big Money, West 11

1891 President Benjamin Harrison visits San Francisco

1889 President Harrison visits opening of Chicago Auditorium

1889 President Harrison opens Oklahoma for white colonization

1889 Benjamin Harrison inaugurated as 23rd president

1888 Benjamin Harrison (R-Sen-Ind) beats President Grover Cleveland (D), 233 electoral votes to 168, Cleveland received slightly more votes

1888 Republican Convention, in Chicago, nominates Benjamin Harrison

1885 Julius Harrison, composer

1883 Hubert Harrison, born in St. Croix, Virgin Island, writer/freedom fighter

1882 William Harrison Ainsworth, English Novelist

1862 Battle of Malvern Hill, Virginia (Harrison's Landing, Crew's Farm)

1861 Battle of Balls Bluff, Virginia (Leesburg, Harrison's Island)

1858 Mary Scott Lord Dimmick Harrison, 1st lady, 1889-1893

1849 Elizabeth Harrison, U.S., educator, National Congress of Parents and Teachers

1841 William Henry Harrison, becomes 1st President to die in office, at 68

1841 Longest inauguration speech (8,443 words), William Henry Harrison

1840 William H Harrison elected president of US

1837 James Harrison Wilson, Major General Union volunteers

1834 Nathaniel Harrison Harris, Brigadier General Confederate Army

1833 Benjamin Harrison, born in North Bend, Ohio, R, 23rd President, 1889-1893

1832 Henry Harrison Walker, Brigadier General Confederate Army

1832 Caroline Lavinia Scott Harrison, 1st wife of Benjamin Harrison

1830 Harrison Millard, composer

1818 Lovell Harrison Rosseau, Major General Union volunteers

1815 James Edward Harrison, Brigadier General Confederate Army

1814 Francis Harrison Pierpont, governor, Union

1811 Battle of Tippecanoe, gave Harrison a presidential slogan

1805 William Harrison Ainsworth, English Novelist

1775 Anna Symmes Harrison, Ohio, 9th 1st lady, 1841

1773 William Henry Harrison, Virginia, Whigs, 9th President, March 4-April 4, 1841


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