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2007 Henry Hyde, Representative-R-Illinois 1975 - 2007, died from complications from surgery
2006 Henry M. Morris, American Celebrity 2004 Tony Awards, Avenue Q, I Am My Own Wife, Henry IV revival and Assassins revival won major awards 2002 Jack Henry Abbott, American Author 2001 Henry Lee Lucas, American Criminal 2001 Henry Wade, American Lawyer 1999 Henry Jones, actor, Phyllis, dies at 86 1999 Henry W. Kendall, American Scientist 1998 Henry Hampton, documentary maker, Eyes on the Prize, dies at 48 1998 Henry Youngman, American Comedian 1997 Henry Charnock, oceanographer, dies at 76 1997 Leon Edel, biographer, literary critic, wrote biography of Henry James, won Pulitzer Prize, dies at 89 1997 Henry C. Gordon, USAF/astronaut (Dynasoar), dies at 71 1996 Havelock Henry Trevor Hudson, lloyd's underwriter, dies at 77 1996 Hugh Henry Home Popham, aviator/writer/poet, dies at 76 1996 Henry Ralph Carr, soldier, dies at 82 1996 Henry Diamond, Irish Nationalist MP, dies at 87 1996 Frank Henry Copplestone, TV executive, dies at 71 1996 Henry Clarke, fashion photographer, dies at 75 1996 John Henry Pyle Pafford, librarian, dies at 96 1996 Henry Guinness, missionary, dies at 87 1996 Charles Henry "Harry" Urwin, trade unionist, dies at 80 1996 Henry Jay Lewis, conductor, dies at 63 1996 Charles Henry Madge, poet writer/sociologist, dies at 83 1996 Henry Lennox d'Aubigny Hopkinson, diplomat/politician, dies at 94 1995 John Henry Jacques, co-operative retailer, dies at 90 1995 Stuart Henry, disc jockey, dies at 53 1995 Henry A Walter Richard Percy, 11th Duke of Northumberland, dies at 42 1995 Henry Roth, novelist (Call it Sleep), dies at 89 1995 Dick Henry Jurgen, bandleader, dies at 85 1995 Kenneth Henry Lowry Lamb, broadcaster, dies at 71 1995 Henry Iliffe Cozens, pilot, dies at 91 1995 Henry C Rogers, press Agent, dies at 81 1995 Francis Henry Smith, librarian, dies at 85 1995 Henry Olonga no-balled for throwing in Zimbabwe-Pakistan Test Cricket 1994 Henry Phelps Brown, historian/economist, dies at 88 1994 Connie Conrad Henry Kirnon Kay, jazz Drummer, dies at 67 1994 William Henry Swinburne, music teacher, dies at 87 1994 Haywood Frank Henry, sax player, dies at 81 1994 Henry Geldzahler, U.S. critic, dies 1994 Henry Mackie, designer of the Belfast Calorimeter, dies at 73 1994 Henry William Collins, artist, dies at 84 1994 William A Henry III, critic (Time Mag), dies of heart attack at 44 1994 Thomas henry Wait Armstrong, organist, dies at 96 1994 Henry Mancini, composer (Pink Panther, Moon River), dies at 70 1994 John Henry Weidner, Dutch/US resistance fighter, dies at 81 1994 Henry Morgan, TV panalist (To Tell the Truth), dies of cancer at 74 1994 [Henry] John Baker, resistance fighter/journalist (Slogan), dies at 79 1993 Henry Ringling North, circus owner (Ringling Bros Circus), dies at 83 1993 Henry J "Harry" Smeets, dealer of Volkskrant, dies at 56 1993 Paul Henry, U.S. Republicans Congressional leader, dies at 51 1993 Henry Hazlitt, American Philosopher 1993 Henry Iba, basketball coach, dies at 88 1992 William A Swanberg, biographer (Henry Luce, Pulitzer 1973), dies at 84 1992 Henry Ephron, U.S. screenwriter (Daddy Long Legs), dies at 81 1992 Henry and Angus Bernsen, twin sons of Corbin Bernsen and Amanda Pays 1990 Henry Lauter, actor (Tarzan's Fight), dies 1990 Henry Faas, Wandelganger, Dutch journalist (Volkskrant), dies 1990 Palmira Henry, fashion designer, dies of cerebral hemorrhage at 44 1990 Henry Kendrick, dies 1990 Henry Brandon, actor (Assault on Precinct 13), dies at 77 1989 Henry de Vries, painter and poet (Toovertuin), dies 1988 Henry Koster, director, dies 1988 David Henry Hwang's "M. Butterfly," premieres in New York City 1987 Henry Ford II, president Ford Motor Co, dies at 70 1987 Henry R LaBouisse, headed UNICEF (1965-79), dies at 83 1987 Esmond Knight, actor (Black Narcissus, Henry V), dies at 80 1986 Henry Reed, English Writer 1986 Henry Moore, English sculptor/cartoonist, dies at 88 1985 Henry G. Perry completes 157 day, 14,021 mile bicycle tour of Australia 1985 Henry Cabot Lodge, (Sen-R)/diplomat, dies at 82 1985 Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr., American Politician 1985 Henry Hathaway, actor and director (Nob Hill), dies of heart attack at 86 1984 John Henry becomes 1st thoroughbred to win $6 million 1984 Henry Charles Albert David, Prince of Wales, 3rd in British succession 1984 Henry Rowland, actor (Rogue's Regiment), dies at 70 1984 Basil Henry Blackwell, British publisher, dies 1984 Henry Wilcoxon, actor (Cleopatra, Dragnet, Jericho), dies at 78 1983 Henry M. Jackson, Senator-D-Washington 1941 - 1983, dies at 71 of an aortic aneurysm 1983 Henry M. Jackson, American Politician 1982 Henry Fonda, actor (On Golden Pond), dies of heart disease at 77 1982 Fred Stuthman, actor (Henry Adler-Hello Larry), dies at 63 1982 Henry King, U.S. director (Song of Bernadette, Gunfighter), dies 1982 Henry King, director, dies at 86 1982 54th Academy Awards - "Chariots of Fire," Henry Fonda and K Hepburn win 1981 Henry Cisneros becomes 1st Mexican-American mayor (San Antonio) 1980 Henry [Valentine] Miller, U.S. writer (Tropic of Capricorn), dies at 88 1980 Henry Miller, American Author 1980 Charlotte Henry, dies 1979 Henry Beernink, politician, dies at 69 1978 Lee Iacocca fired as Ford Motor President by chairman Henry Ford II 1978 Henry Rono of Kenya sets record for 3,000 m, 7:32.1 1978 Henry Rono of Kenya sets record for 3,000 m steeplechase (8:05.4) 1978 Leo Genn, actor (Lady Chatterley's Lover, Henry V), dies at 72 1977 Ralph Truman, actor (Henry V, Treasure Island), dies at 77 1977 Thierry Henry, French Athlete 1977 Henry Williamson, English author (Tarka the Otter), dies 1977 E Henry Knoche, ends term as deputy director of CIA 1977 Henry L. Marsh III elected mayor of Richmond 1977 Henry Hull, actor (Werewolf of London, Boys Town), dies at 86 1976 E. Henry Knoche, becomes deputy director of CIA 1976 Henry Olonga, cricketer, 1st black Zimbabwe Test cricketer vs. Pak 1995 1975 Henry Calvin, actor (Sergeant Garcia-Zorro), dies at 57 1975 Henry P Van Dusen, U.S. protestant theologist, dies at 77 1974 Henry Wadsworth, actor (Applause, Ceiling Zero), dies at 72 1974 Henry Aaron addresses House of Representatives 1974 Henry WFA, English duke of Gloucester/baron Culloden, dies at 74 1973 Henry Green, English Novelist 1973 Henry Kissinger, sworn in as Secretary of State 1973 Guitarist Henry McCullough quits Wings 1973 Henry Kissinger succeeds William Rogers as Minister of Foreign affairs 1973 Henry McCullough and Denny Seiwell quit Wings 1973 Walter Nicholas Henry Tongue, born in Auckland New Zealand, 50m/100m swimmer 1996 Olympics 1973 Henry Bailey, NFL wide receiver/kick returner for the Pittsburgh Steelers 1973 Henry J Elias, Flemish historian/mayor of Gent, dies at 70 1973 Henry Boucha, Detroit Red Wings, scores 6 sec into a game vs Mont 1972 Henry Kissinger declares "Peace is at hand" in Vietnam 1972 Henry M de Montherlant, French author (Port Royal), dies at 76 1972 Aldi Henry, CFL defensive back for the Calgary Stampeders 1972 Fabrice L'Henry, hockey forward, Team France 1998 1971 Henry McMillian, NFL defensive tackle for the Seattle Seahawks 1971 Mario Henry, NFL wide receiver, Buffalo Bills, Atlanta Falcons 1971 Henry Thomas, born in San Antonio, Texas, actor, ET 1971 CBS presents Masterpiece Theatre's 6 Wives of Henry VIII 1971 Henry Kissinger visits China PR 1971 Mark Henry, born in Silsbee, Texas, 238+lbs, 108+kg, weightlift 1971 Justin Henry, Rye, New York, actor, Kramer vs Kramer, 16 Candles 1971 Tamara Henry, Miss USA-Arkansas 1997 1971 Federal grand jury indicts Reverend Philip Berrigan and 5 others, including a nun and 2 priests, on charges of plotting to kidnap Henry Kissinger 1970 Andrew Henry, CFL safety for the Saskatchewan Roughriders 1969 Henry Oscar, actor (Saint in London), dies at 78 1969 Tommy Henry, CFL defensive back for the Edmonton Eskimos 1969 Henry John Mills, NFL tight end for the Houston Oilers 1968 President Nixon names Henry Kissinger security advisor 1968 Kevin Henry, NFL defensive end for the Pittsburgh Steelers 1968 Henry Hallett Dale, physiologist, dies 1968 Henry Newby, NFL linebacker for the Seattle Seahawks 1968 Henry Hering, Pointe-Claire Quebec, rower, Olympics-9-92, 96 1967 "Henry, Sweet Henry" closes at Palace Theater New York City after 80 performances 1967 Henry Jones, NFL safety for the Buffalo Bills 1967 Henry Rodriguez, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, outfielder for the Montreal Expos 1967 "Henry, Sweet Henry" opens at Palace Theater New York City for 80 performances 1967 Henry Pu Yi, last emperor of China, dies at 61 1967 Henry J Kaiser, industrialist (Boulder Dam, Liberty ship), dies at 85 1967 Henry C Rumke, psychiatrist (Light of Man), dies at 74 1967 Henry Morgenthau, U.S. minster of Finance (devaluate dollar), dies at 74 1966 Heavyweight Cassius Clay KOs Henry Cooper in London 1966 Muhammad Ali TKOs Henry Cooper in 6 for heavyweight boxing title 1965 Henry (Dixon) Cowell, U.S. pianist/composer (Aeolian Harp), dies at 68 1965 Henry A Wallace, Vice President (1941-45)/founder (Progressive Party), dies at 77 1965 Henry A. Wallace, American Vice President 1965 Henry Travers, actor (Bells of St. Mary, High Sierra), dies at 91 1965 Henry James, NBA forward for the Cleveland Cavaliers 1965 USAF Captain Joseph Henry Engle reaches 85,530 m in X-15 1965 South Africa worker's union leader Henry Fazzie sentenced to 10 years 1965 Henry D G Crerar, Canadian general (WW I, Normandy), dies at 76 1965 Henry Kulky, actor (Otto-Life of Riley), dies at 53 1965 Henry Thomas, defensive tackle, Detroit Lions, New England Patriots 1964 Yolanda Henry, Houston Texas, high jumper 1963 Doug Henry, Sacramento California, pitcher for the New York Mets 1963 Henry Daniell, actor (Camille, Body Snatchers), dies at 69 1963 Henry Daniell, English actor (Woman in Green, Body Snatchers), dies 1963 Brad Henry, American Politician 1963 William Henry Squire, composer, dies at 91 1962 Henry George Ley, composer, dies at 74 1962 Henry Kendall, actor (Shadow, Romance and Riches), dies at 65 1962 Henry Williams, CFL receiver for the Edmonton Eskimos 1962 Henry F. Ashurst, Senator-D-Arizona 1912 - 1941, died of a stroke at age 87 1961 Henry Ellard, NFL wide receiver for the Washington Redskins 1961 Henry O'Neill, actor (Lady Killer, Nothing But Trouble), dies 1961 U.S. nuclear submarine Patrick Henry arrives at Scottish naval base of Holy Loch from South Carolina in a record underseas journey of 66 days 22 hours 1961 John F. Kennedy names Henry Kissinger special advisor 1961 Henry Rollins, U.S. vocalist/poet, Big Ugly Mouth, Talking From the Box 1961 Henry Geehl, composer, dies at 79 1960 Alfred Henry Ackley, composer, dies at 73 1959 Neville Henry, rocker, Blow Monkeys-Wicked Ways 1959 Henry Garat, actor (Congress Dances), dies at 57 1959 Kevin Spacey, born in South Orange, New Jersey, actor, Dad, Henry and June, Darrow 1959 Players vote Henry Aaron unanimously for the All-Star Game 1959 "Nervous Set" closes at Henry Miller's Theater New York City after 23 performances 1959 "Nervous Set" opens at Henry Miller's Theater New York City for 23 performances 1959 Emma Thompson, born in England, actress, Henry V, Howards End, Oscar-1992 1958 Henry Verwoerd appointed Prime Minister of South Africa 1958 Lenny Henry, British comedian, 3 of a Kind 1958 Henry Farman, French aviation pioneer (double decker), dies at 84 1958 Henry M Tomlinson, British writer (Under red ensign), dies at 84 1958 Henry Kuttner, sci-fi author (Dark World, As You Were), dies at 42 1957 Geoff "Henry" Lawson, cricketer, Australian fast bowler 1980-89 1957 Henry Aaron wins NL MVP 1957 Henry C van de Velde, Flemish painter/architect, dies at 94 1957 Henry Fevrier, composer, dies at 81 1957 Henry N Russell, co-author (temperature-luminosity graph), dies 1956 Henry Clough-Leiter, composer, dies at 82 1956 Charles Henry Beck, born in Fayetteville, North Carolina, PGA golfer, 1990 Buick Open 1992 1956 Henry Stephenson, actor (Conquest, Mr. Lucky), dies at 85 1956 Robert Newton, actor (Henry V, Odd Man Out), dies at 50 1956 Alexander Korda, English movie producer (Henry VIII), dies at 62 1955 Henry Preistman, rocker, Christians-Harvest the World 1955 Henry W. Methorst, Dutch director (Central Bureau of Statistic), dies 1955 Henry Bellingham, born in Cheltenham, England, politician, Conservative Party, Member of Parliament for North West Norfolk 1954 George Edward Robey, English comic/actor (Henry IV), dies at 85 1954 Braves Henry Aaron homers in his 1st exhibition game 1953 Henry Holden Huss, composer, dies at 91 1953 Henry Percy, 11th duke of Northumberland, godchild of Elizabeth II 1953 Henry Lascelles, English grandson of princess Mary 1952 Henry A "Hans" Kramers, Dutch theoretical physicist, dies at 58 1952 Leslie Banks, actor (Henry V, 21 Days, Eye Witness), dies at 61 1952 Henry Wittenberg wins his 8th AAU wrestling title 1952 Omar Henry, cricketer, 1st colored player for South Africa 1992 1951 William Henry Bennett Vodery, composer, dies at 66 1951 Henry Gurney, British high commissioner to Malaya, assassinated 1951 James Bridie, Osborne Henry Mavor, dramatist, dies 1950 Henry Lewsis Stimson, U.S. minister of War/Governor-General, dies 1950 Henry L. Stimson, American Statesman 1950 Henry Louis Gates, American Critic 1950 Henry Balfour Gardiner, composer, dies at 72 1950 Dagmar Krause, born in West Germany, singer, Henry Cow, Art Bears 1949 New York Giants purchase Monty Irvin and Henry Thompson, their 1st blacks 1948 Progressive party convention nominates Henry Wallace for President 1948 John Henry "Bonzo" Bonham, drummer, Led Zeppelin-Stairway to Heaven 1947 Henry Kolker, dies at 76 1947 Henry Ford, U.S. industrialist - Ford cars, dies 1946 Court martial convicts Henry de Man to 20 years, in Brussels 1946 Joe Spano, born in San Francisco, California, actor, Henry Goldblume-Hill St. Blues 1946 Henry Morgan is 1st to take off shirt on TV 1946 Henry Kelly, British broadcaster 1946 William Henry Bell, composer, dies at 72 1945 Henry van Goudoever, Dutch lawyer/judge, dies on his 69th birthday 1945 Henry Ainley, actor (As You Like It), dies at 66 1945 Henry Winkler, New York City, actor, Fonz-Happy Days, Night Shift 1945 Reynold Henry Weidenaar, composer 1945 Sicherheitsdienst arrest Dutch resistance fighter Henry Werkman 1944 Henry Vestine, rock guitarist, Canned Heat-On the Road Again 1944 Henry J Wood, English conductor (My Life of Music, Proms), dies at 75 1944 Jack Henry Abbott, American Author 1944 Henry Cecil, British organizer 1944 Henry Kravis, author, The Money Machine 1943 David Henry Maslanka, composer 1942 Henry Carr, Det, Michigan, 200m/4x400m runner 1964 Olympic gold 1942 Henry Eichheim, composer, dies at 72 1942 Henry McCubbin, MEP, Labour 1942 Paul B. Henry, born in Chicago, Illinois, Representative-R-Michigan 1985 - 1993 1942 Stuart Henry, British disc jockey 1942 Henry Ford patents a method of constructing plastic auto bodies 1942 Henry, Count of Baillet-Latour, President of IOC (1925-42), dies at 63 1941 Laurence Henry Tribe, Shanghai China, Harvard Law professor 1941 1st WW II liberty ship, freighter Patrick Henry, launched 1941 U.S. launches its 1st Liberty-ship, "Patrick Henry" 1941 Maurice Henry Weddington, composer 1941 Annie Jump Cannon, U.S. astronomer (Henry Draper catalogues), dies at 77 1941 Henry Jaglom, born in London, England, actor, Eating, Lucky Ducks, Always 1940 Secretary of War Henry L. Stimson drew 1st number-158-in 1st peacetime military draft in U.S. history 1940 Chris Farlowe, born in North London, England, John Henry Deighton, rocker, singer, soul, rhythm and blues, jazz rock, signed with Columbia and Immediate, once used pseudonym 'Little Joe Cook' 1940 W. H. Davies, Wales, poet, writer, related to actor, Sir Henry Irving, cared for by paternal grandparents, wrote, 'The Autobiography of a Super-Tramp', dies 1940 Henry Habibe, Arubian poet, Kerensentenchi 1940 Richard Henry Orton, composer 1939 Henry Waxman, born in Los Angeles, California, Representative-D-California 1975 - 1939 Henry A. Waxman, Politician 1939 Henry Waxman, American Politician 1939 22nd PGA Championship: Henry Picard at Pomonok CC Flushing NY 1939 [Henry] Havelock Ellis, English sexologist (Man and Woman), dies at 80 1939 Henry Lawrence Garett III, born in Miami, Florida, Sect of Navy, 1989-92 1939 Joe Louis KOs John Henry Lewis in 1 for heavyweight boxing title 1938 Henry Schultz, U.S. farm commune, dies 1938 Henry Keswick, British financier/merchant, Hong Kong 1938 Henry Armstrong won his 3rd concurrent boxing championship 1938 58th Wimbledon Mens Tennis: Don Budge beats Henry Austin (61 60 63) 1938 Henry John Newbolt, poet/author (Studies Green and Gray), dies at 75 1938 Henry Newbolt, English Author 1938 5th Golf Masters Championship: Henry Picard wins, shooting a 285 1938 Etta James, Jamesette Hawkins, U.S. singer, Roll With Me Henry 1938 Bronze memorial statue of Henry Hudson erected in Bronx 1937 Henry Kimball Hadley, composer, dies at 65 1937 Henry Ford initiates 32 hour work week 1937 Henry O Tanner, artist, dies 1937 William Henry Hadow, composer (Studies in Modern Music), dies at 77 1937 Clarence "Frogman" Henry, musician, You Always Hurt the One You Love 1936 1st issue of Life, picture magazine created by Henry R Luce 1936 Philip Kaufman, director, Right Stuff, Henry and June 1936 Henry Schoenfeld, composer, dies at 78 1936 Daniel Goode, born in America, composer, clarinetist, studied with Henry Cowell, influenced by Indonesian gamelan music, bird song, Cape Breton fiddling, minimal music, member, Gamelan Son of Lion, Director, Electronic Music Studio, Rutgers University 1936 Henry Forster, cricket (Hants and Oxford U, Governor-General of Australia), dies 1935 English prince Henry (under George V) weds Alice Montagu-Douglas-Scott 1935 Henry Gibson, Germantown, Pennsylvania, comedian, Nashville, Laugh-In's poet 1935 Henry Fambrough, U.S. singer, Spinners 1935 Henry Jordan, Emporia, Virginia, NFL defensive tackle, Cleveland, Green Bay 1934 Judi Dench, York England, actress, Henry V, Wetherby 1934 Henry WAE, Prince of Netherlands/father of Queen Juliana, dies 1934 William Henry Welch, dies at 75 1934 Henry Pu Yi crowned emperor Kang Teh of Manchuria 1934 Japan sends Henry Pu Yi as regent to emperor of Manchuria 1933 Belgian Working people's party accept Henry de Mans Plan of Labor 1933 Richard Henry Warren, composer, dies at 74 1933 Henry Hartsfield, Jr., Birmingham, Alabama, astro, STS-4, STS 41-D, STS 61A 1933 Henry Darrow, New York City, actor, Harry O, New Dick Van Dyke Show 1933 John Henry Mackay, Scottish/German author (Der Schwimmer), dies at 69 1933 Frederick Henry Royce, motorcar pioneer, dies 1933 Henry Van Dyke, clergyman, educator, author, wrote poetry, hymns, essays, co-wrote first Presbyterian printed liturgy, 'The Common Book of Worship of 1906', served as U.S. Ambassador to the Netherlands and Luxembourg, dies 1932 Henry Ford gives his 1st radio speech 1932 Henry Jay Lewis, born in Los Angeles, California, conductor/bass, LA Philharmonic 1955-59 1932 52nd U.S. Mens Tennis: Henry E Vines beats Henri Cochet (64 64 64) 1932 Richard Tyler, New York City, actor, Henry Aldrich-Aldrich Family 1932 Henry Howell, English cricket fast bowler (5 Tests 1920-24), dies 1932 Henry Bromfield, cricketer, South Africa off-spinner in 9 Tests 1961-65 1932 Henry Taberer, cricket (bowl Trumper only Test wkt for South Africa), dies 1932 Geraldine McEwan, actress, Henry V 1932 Former Chinese emperor Henry Pu-Yi installed as head of Manchuria 1931 Benn W Levy's "Springtime for Henry," premieres in New York City 1931 Denis Henry, British high court judge 1930 Buck Henry, New York City, screenwriter/comedian, SNL, Get Smart 1930 John Henry Mayer, composer 1930 Henry Clay Folger, Jr., CEO (Folger Shakespeare Library), dies at 72 1930 Nicolas Christopher Henry Browne-Wilkinson, born in England, life peer as Baron Browne-Wilkinson, studied at Lancing College and Magdalen College, Oxford, former head of the Privy Council and Vice-Chancellor of the High Court 1930 Kenneth Nelson, born in Rocky Mount, North Carolina, actor, Henry Aldrich-Aldrich Family 1929 Henry Morton Dunham, composer, dies at 75 1929 Kenneth Henry, U.S., 500m speed skater 1952 Olympics gold 1929 Henry Arthur Jones, English playwright (Silver King), dies at 77 1928 Raymond Henry Charles Warren, composer 1928 William Henry Grattan Flood, composer, dies at 68 1928 Carol Henry, born in Newark, New Jersey, choreographer, Garry Moore Show 1928 Henry Franklin Belknap Gilbert, composer, dies at 59 1927 Pierre Henry, composer 1927 Henry CK "Clan" Petty-Fitzmaurice, Governor of India (1888-94), dies at 82 1927 Henry Slesar, born in Brooklyn, New York, headwriter, Edge of Night 1927 Henry Ford stops producing Model T car (begins Model A) 1927 Henry Martyn Robert, (Robert's Rules of Order), dies at 90 1927 Henry O D Seagrave races his Sunbeam to a record 203.79 mph at Daytona 1926 Henry W. Kendall, American Scientist 1926 Keith Michell, Adelaide Australia, actor, 6 Wives of Henry VIII 1926 Henry Ford announces 8 hour, 5-day work week 1926 Christina Goedvolk, wife of Henry Jut, dies 1926 Henry Charles Tonking, composer, dies at 63 1926 Henry Tate, composer, dies at 52 1926 John George Vanderbilt Henry Spencer-Churchill, Duke of Marlborough, born in England, 11th Duke of Marlborough, justice of the peace, cousin of Sir Winston Churchill 1925 Henry C Gordon, USAF/astronaut, Dynasoar 1925 Bernard Hepton, Bradford England, actor, 6 Wives of Henry VIII 1925 Henry Rider Haggard, English writer (Dawn, She), dies 1925 Charles Henry Plumb, born in England, Charles Henry Plumb, Lord Plumb, Baron Plumb of Coleshill, County of Warwickshire, Conservative Party, politician, leading figure, National Farmers Union 1925 Frank Henry Copplestone, TV executive 1925 Henry Harris, British professor of medicine 1924 John Henry Roberts, composer, dies at 76 1924 Henry Hyde, born in Chicago, Illinois, Representative-R-Illinois 1975 - 2007 1924 Henry Mancini, born in Cleveland, composer and conductor, Pink Panther 1924 Henry M Fazzie, South Africa Union/UDF-leader 1923 Kenneth Henry Lowry Lamb, broadcaster 1923 1st American to swim English Channel, Henry Sullivan 1923 Queen Wilhelmina and Prince Henry for state visit to London 1923 Henry Kissinger, Secretary of State, 1973 - 1977, Nobel Peace Prize, 1973 1923 Henry A. Kissinger, Statesman 1922 Pete Henry makes longest known NFL drop-kicked field goal, 45 yards 1922 Henry Anatole Grunwald, Austrian Editor 1922 Henry Lawson, Australian Writer 1922 William Henry Hudson, British Author 1922 Henry H Wilson, Field Marshal, murdered in London 1922 Henry Berliner demonstrates his helicopter to U.S. Bureau of Aeronautics 1921 William Henry Mauldin, New Mexico, political cartoonist, Pulitzer-1945, 59 1921 Henry Austin Dobson, English Poet 1921 Henry Mackie, designer of the Belfast Calorimeter 1921 Prince Henry opens Rotterdam-Amsterdam-Bremen-Hamburg air route 1921 John Henry Davis, Jr., Smithtown, New York, weightlifter, Olym-gold-1948, 52 1920 Henry Charnock, oceanographer 1920 Hugh Henry Home Popham, aviator/writer/poet 1920 Henry Marking, CEO, British Airways 1920 Henry Heimlich, doctor/inventor, Heimlich maneuver 1919 Henry Clay Frick, built largest coke and steel operation, dies at 69 1919 Henry J. Heinz, American Businessman 1919 Henry Wood, England cricket wicket keeper (in 4 Tests 1888-92), dies 1919 Xavier Henry Napoleon Leroux, composer, dies at 55 1919 Havelock Henry Trevor Hudson, underwriter, Lloyd's of London 1918 Henry Clarke, fashion photographer 1918 Henry M. Morris, American Celebrity 1918 Pim [Albrecht W] Lyre, Dutch lawyer/son of prince Henry 1918 Henry Adams, U.S. literature historian (Esther), dies at 80 1918 Henry Miller's Theater opens at 124 W 43rd St. New York City 1918 Henry B. Adams, Historian 1918 Henry Norwood Ewell, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, 4x100m runner 1948 Olympics gold 1917 Ezra Stone, U.S., actor/producer, Henry Aldrich 1917 Henry Spiekman, social-democratic politician, dies at 43 1917 Henry Carlsson, Sweden, soccer 1948 Olympics gold 1917 Henry Ford II, automaker, Ford Motor Co 1917 William Henry Moody, American Politician 1916 Henry Barbosa Gonzalez, born in San Antonio, Texas, Representative-D-Texas, 1961- 1916 Henry James, US/British writer (Bostonians), dies in London at 72 1915 Henry Taube, chemist, Nobel 1983 1915 Henry Longbottom, English lieutenant, dies in battle 1915 Henry McNeal Turner, 1 U.S. black army chaplain, dies at 82 1915 Henry Kuttner, U.S., sci-fi author, Dark World, As You Were 1915 Henry Morgan, born in New York City, comedian/TV panelist, I've Got a Secret, Arena 1915 Charles Henry "Harry" Urwin, trade unionist 1914 Henry Wade, American Lawyer 1914 Henry G. Cisheros, Mayor-D-San Antonio 1914 Henry Ralph Carr, soldier 1914 Henry Colijn appointed as director of Bataafsche Petroleum Co 1914 Henry Reed, English Writer 1914 Henry Southwick Perkins, composer, dies at 80 1914 Henry Ford introduces assembly line, for T-Fords 1913 Henry Potonie, German paleo-botanist/geologist (sapropelium), dies 1913 Henry Ford institutes moving assembly line 1913 Henry Dreyfus Brant, Montreal Canada, composer, Great American Goot 1913 Henry Billings Brown, American Judge 1913 Henry Cadbury Brown, architect 1913 Henry Flagler, American Businessman 1913 Philippa Bevans, actress, Notorious Landlady, World of Henry Orient 1913 Haywood Frank Henry, sax player 1912 Henry Armstrong, held feather/light/welterweight boxing titles, 1938 1912 Charles Henry Madge, poet writer/sociologist 1912 Henry Jones, Philadelphia Pennsylvania, actor, Phyllis, Falcon Crest, Gun Shy 1912 Henry L "Hank" Miller, U.S. pilot/Lieutenant-Admiral, WW II-Pacific 1912 Henry Brandon, born in Berlin, Germany, actor, Drums of Fu Manchu 1912 Henry M. Jackson, born in Everett, Washington, Senator-D-Washington 1941 - 1983 1911 Vincent Henry Kemp, poet 1911 Henry Ellsworth Vines, Jr., tennis, U.S. Open 1931, 32, golfer 1911 Lionel Henry Nowak, composer 1911 Henry Kulky, Hastings-on-Hudson, New York, actor, Otto-Life of Riley 1911 Generals Henry Wilson/Auguste Dubail sign plan for British Expeditionary army in case of war with Germany 1910 Henry Wijnmalen flies to 2,800m altitude (world record) 1910 Henry Brian Boyne, journalist 1910 Edith Abbo, daughter of Mien Wenneker/Dutch Prince Henry 1910 Franc Henry Loesser, U.S. songwriter/composer, Most Happy Fella 1910 O. Henry, American Writer 1910 Henry William Collins, artist 1910 Dick Henry Jurgen, bandleader 1909 1st U.S. monoplane flown (Henry W Walden, Long Island, New York) 1909 Henry Charles Lea, American Historian 1909 Francis Henry Smith, librarian 1909 Mien Wenneker, Dutch prince Henry's lover, weds Uncle Cornelis Abbo 1908 Henry Ford introduces Model T car 1908 Henry Diamond, Irish Nationalist MP 1908 Henry Campbell-Bannerman, British premier (1905-08), dies 1908 Henry Chadwick, sports reporter (baseball), dies at 85 1908 Henry Guinness, missionary 1908 Lord Asquith succeeds Henry Campbell-Bannerman as British premier 1908 British premier Henry Campbell-Bannerman resigns 1908 French pilot Henry Farman is 1st European to fly roundtrip 1907 Henry Gadsby, composer, dies at 64 1907 France's Henry Farman flies 30m in a double decker plane 1907 Leon Edel, born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, biographer, literary critic, wrote biography of Henry James, won Pulitzer Prize, wrote on James Joyce, taught literature at Sir George Williams University, now Concordia University 1907 August Saint-Gaudens, Irish/US sculptor (Mrs Henry Adams), dies at 59 1907 Henry Ritz, comedian/dancer, Ritz Brothers 1907 William Henry Swinburne, music teacher 1907 Henry Leland Clarke, composer 1907 Henry Olcott, co-founder (Theosophical Society-Madras), dies 1907 Henry Steel Olcott, U.S. co-founder (Theosophist Society), dies at 74 1907 Henry Cotton, English golf champion, won 3x British Open 1907 Henry Cotton, English golfer, British Open 1934, 1937, 1948 1906 Henry Mathewson (New York Giants, Christy's brother) walks 14 men 1906 Henry Youngman, American Comedian 1906 Henry Phelps Brown, historian/economist 1906 Henry Roth, born in Galicia, Austro-Hungary, writer, short story writer, novelist, Call It Sleep considered masterpiece of Jewish American literature 1906 Henry Foley, cricketer, batted in New Zealand's 1st Test 1930 1905 Henry Holmes, composer, dies at 66 1905 Henry Campbell-Bannermam (Lib) becomes Prime Minister of England 1905 Mowbray Henry Gordon Howard, 6th Earl of Effingham 1905 Henry Watson Furness, an Indiana physican, named minister of Haiti 1905 Henry Green, English Novelist 1905 Henry Irving, John H Brodribb, English actor (Hamlet), dies at 67 1905 Henry Wilcoxon, actor, Cleopatra, Jericho, 10 Commandments 1905 Robert Newton, England, actor, Henry V, Around the World in 80 Days 1905 Henry Fonda, Grand Is, Nebraska, actor, Mr Roberts, On Golden Pond 1905 John Henry Jacques, co-operative retailer 1904 Henry Hiles, composer, dies at 77 1904 [Henry] Graham Greene, England, prolific novelist, Brighton Rock 1904 Henry Payne Iba, Easton, Missouri, U.S. basketball coach, Olympics gold 64, 68 1904 Henry M Stanley, John Rowlands, British explorer, dies 1904 Henry Morton Stanley, Welsh Explorer 1904 Henry Iliffe Cozens, pilot 1904 Henry R LaBouisse, headed UNICEF, 1965-79 1903 Tom Tyler, Vincent Markowsky, Port Henry, New York, actor, Mummy's Hand 1902 Henry Stephen Cutler, composer, dies at 78 1902 Henry Commager, Pittsburgh, Steele historian 1902 Henry Steele Commager, born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, historian, Atlas of Civil War 1902 Henry Cabot Lodge, Senator-R, ambassador, Vice President candidate 1960 1902 Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr., American Politician 1902 Henry Wadsworth, born in Maysville, Kentucky, actor, Applause, Fast and Loose 1902 Henry Lennox d'Aubigny Hopkinson, diplomat/politician 1901 3 autos race on Ocean Parkway, Brooklyn, fastest speed achieved by Henry Fournier who drives a mile in 51 4/5 seconds 1901 Paul Henry Lang, Budapest, critic/musicologist, New York Herald Tribune 1901 Henry Peach Robinson, British Photographer 1901 Henry Eyring, Mexican/US chemist 1900 Henry Russell, composer, dies at 87 1900 Henry Villard, American Journalist 1900 Henry O. Tanner, painter, wins Medal of Honor at Paris Exposition 1900 Queen Wilhelmina leaves duke Heinrich "Henry" von Mecklenburg-Schwerin 1900 Henry Sidgwick, English philosopher (Women on University), dies 1900 Henry Barraud, composer 1900 Henry WFA, English duke of Gloucester/earl of Ulters 1900 John Henry Pyle Pafford, librarian, University of London 1899 Henry Bliss becomes 1st automobile fatality (NY) 1899 Henry Bliss, 1st auto death (New York City) 1899 Louisville's Henry Dowling struck out 5 times in a game 1898 Henry Huntington buys LA Railway 1898 Henry Moore, England, sculptor, Vertebrae 1898 Thomas Henry Wait Armstrong, organist 1898 Henry R. Luce, born in Tengchow, China, publisher, Time, Fortune, Life 1897 Wilbur, Pete, Henry, NFL tackle, Canton, New York Giants, Pottsville 1897 Henry A. Rucker appointed Collector of Internal Revenue for Georgia 1897 Henry Kendall, London, actor, Amazing Quest, Shadow, Rich and Strange 1897 Henry Dixon Cowell, born in Menlo Park, California, composer, New Musical Resources 1897 Henry Drummond, Scottish geologist/evangelist, dies at 45 1896 Henry P de Vries, Dutch painter and poet, Laws of the Americas 1896 21st Preakness: Henry Griffin aboard Margrave wins in 1:51 1896 Henry takes his 1st Ford through streets of Detroit 1896 30th Belmont: Henry Griffin aboard Hastings wins in 2:24 1896 1st car accident occurs, Henry Wells hit a bicyclist (New York City) 1896 Henry M de Montherlant, French stage author, La Reine Morte 1896 Henry David Leslie, composer, dies at 73 1896 Henry Arthur Jones' "Michael and his Lost Angel," premieres in London 1896 1st X-ray photo in U.S. (Dr. Henry Smith, Davidson NC) 1895 Henry Williamson, English Author 1895 Thomas Henry Huxley, English Scientist 1895 Henry Irving becomes 1st theatrical knight 1895 Henry James' play "Guy Domville" opens in London 1894 Hans [Henry] Kramers, Dutch theoretical physicist, quantum mechanics 1894 Henry Hazlitt, American Philosopher 1894 Henry Carlson, basketball coach, originated figure 8 play 1894 28th Belmont: Willie Simms aboard Henry of Navarre wins in 1:56 1894 Henry Daniell, born in London, actor, Camille, Philadelphia Story, Body Snatchers 1893 Henry Ford completes his 1st useful gas motor 1893 Henry Schultz, U.S., farm commune leader 1893 Henry Perky and William Ford patent shredded wheat 1893 Henry Perky patents shredded wheat 1893 Henry C Rumke, Dutch psychiatrist, Periods in Man's Life 1892 Henry Walter Bates, naturalist/explorer (South America), dies 1891 Henry Miller, author, Tropic of Capricorn, Tropic of Cancer, Sexus 1891 Henry O'Neill, Orange, New Jersey, actor, Lady Killer, Nothing But Trouble 1891 Henry Charles Litolff, French pianist/componist, dies at 73 1891 Henry James' "American," premieres in London 1891 Henry Oscar, born in London, England, actor, Saint in London 1891 Francis Henry Brown, composer, dies at 73 1891 Henry Morgenthau, Jr., U.S. Secretary of Treasury, 1934 - 1945 1891 Helena Blavatsky, founder of the Theosophical Society, with William Quan Judge, Henry Steel Olcott, believed all inner religious teachings are true, dies, date of death celebrated by Theosophists, who call it, Whilte Lotus Day 1890 Henry Borginon, Flemish nationalist/senator 1890 Henry Hull, born in Louisville, Kentucky, actor, Tobacco Rd, Boys Town, High Sierra 1890 Bill Henry, born in San Francisco, California, newscaster, Who Said That? 1890 John Henry Newman, English cardinal, dies at 89 1890 Henry Morton Stanley inaugurated in London 1890 Henry Morton Stanley inaugurated in Brussels 1890 Henry Wylde, composer, dies at 67 1889 William Henry Monk, composer, dies at 66 1889 Elias Henry "Patsy" Hendren, cricketer, prolific England bat of 20's 1888 Henry A Wallace, D/P, 33rd Vice President, 1941-45, founder Progressive Party 1888 Henry A. Wallace, American Vice President 1888 8th U.S. Mens Tennis: Henry W Slocum, Jr. beats Howard A Taylor (64 61 60) 1888 Henry Armetta, Italian/U.S. actor, Bell for Adano, Big Store 1888 William Alexander Henry, Canadian Lawyer 1888 Henry DG Crerar, Canadian general, WW I/Italy/Netherland 1888 Arnold Henry Moore Lunn, skier 1888 Henry Bergh, founder (ASPCA), dies at 76 1888 Henry James Sumner Maine, English Historian 1888 Henry King, U.S., director, Jesse James, 12 O'Clock High 1887 Henry George Ley, composer 1887 Henry Mayhew, English Journalist 1887 Henry Ward Beecher, American Clergyman 1887 Henry Zimmerman, baseball player, 1912-batted .372 with 14 home runs 1887 Alfred Henry Ackley, composer 1886 Henry Gerhard, founder (Social-Democratic Union), dies at 57 1886 Henry "Hap" Arnold, commanding general, U.S. Army Air Force, WW II 1886 Henry Taylor, English Dramatist 1885 Henry de Man, Belgium, sociologist/chairman, Belgian Workers Party 1885 William Henry Bennett Vodery, composer 1885 Henry Thomas Tizard, scientist 1885 Henry Waelput, Flemish composer and conductor (Blessing of Arms), dies 1885 William Henry Holmes, composer, dies at 73 1885 John Henry Towers, aviator/naval hero 1884 Architect Henry Hardenberghs Dakota-complex opens in New York City 1884 Henry Clay Work, composer, dies at 51 1884 Henry James Byron, English Dramatist 1884 Richard Henry Horne, English Poet 1884 Arnold Henry Guyot, Swiss/US geologist/meteorologist, dies at 76 1882 Henry Morton Stanley returns to Brussels from the Congo 1882 Pierre de Brazza meets Henry Morton Stanley 1882 Henry Clarence Kendall, Australian poet, dies of tuberculosis at 43 1882 Electric iron patented by Henry W Seely, New York City 1882 Henry J Kaiser, builder, Liberty Ships, Jeeps, Boulder Dam 1882 Henry J. Kaiser, American Businessman 1882 Thomas Henry Burke, assassinated by Fenian Invincibles, in Dublin 1882 Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, U.S. poet (Song of Hiawatha), dies at 75 1882 Henry Highland Garnet, diplomat, dies in Monrovia Liberia at 66 1881 Henry M Stanley finds Leopoldville/Kinshasa 1881 Henry M. Stanley signs contract with Congo monarch 1881 Henry Geehl, composer 1881 Henry Morton Stanley signs contract with Congo monarch 1881 Henry Morton Stanley signs contract with Congolese monarch 1881 Henry Highland Garnet, named minister to Liberia 1881 Henry Vieuxtemps, Belgian composer, dies at 61 1881 Henry Morton Stanley signs contract with Congolian monarch 1880 Henry Stanley and Pierre de Brazza quarrel about possession of Congo 1880 Henry Draper takes that 1st photograph of Orion Nebula 1880 Henry Louis Mencken, U.S. essayist/critic, American Mercury 1879 Henry Casadesus, composer 1879 Henry Ainley, Leeds England, actor, As You Like It 1879 Henry Thomas Smart, composer, dies at 65 1879 Henry Morton Stanley departs to the Congo 1878 An improved corncob pipe patents by Henry Tibbe, Washington, Mo 1878 Atty John Henry Smyth named minister to Liberia 1878 Joseph Henry, American Scientist 1878 Henry graaf de Baillet-Latour, Belgian President of IOC, 1925-42 1878 Henry B. Walthall, born in Shelby City, Alabama, actor, Birth of a Nation, Klondike 1878 Henry Dewitt "Harry" Carey II, U.S. actor, Informer 1878 Secret meeting of King Leopold II's agent and Henry Morton Stanley 1877 Henry Balfour Gardiner, composer 1877 Henry Norris Russell, astronomer, Hertzsprung-Russell diagram 1877 Henry Morton Stanley reaches Boma during trip cross Africa 1877 William Henry Fox Talbot, photographic pioneer, dies at 77 1877 Henry Morton Stanley's letter in order to aid reaches Boma at Congo 1877 Henry O. Flipper becomes 1st black graduate at West Point 1876 Henry Morton Stanley's expedition leaves Nyangwe 1876 Henry Morton Stanley's reaches Lualaba River 1876 Henry Morton Stanley's expedition leaves Rwanda 1876 Henry A. Wise, American Statesman 1876 Henry Kingsley, English/Australian writer, dies at 46 1876 Henry John Gauntlett, composer, dies at 70 1875 Henry Fevrier, composer 1875 Henry Dale, London, physiologist, Nobel-1936 1875 Lou Henry Hoover, 1st lady, 1929-33 1874 Henry F. Ashurst, born in Winnemucca, Nevada, Senator-D-Arizona 1912 - 1941 1874 John Henry Foley, sculptor, dies 1874 Henry Farman, French aviation pioneer, double decker 1874 Henry Clough-Leiter, composer 1874 Henry Travers, born in England, actor, Bells of St. Mary, High Sierra 1873 Henry Tate, composer 1873 William Henry Bell, composer 1873 Henry Flipper of Georgia is 2nd black to enter West Point 1873 Henry M Tomlinson, British writer, Sea and Jungle 1873 Henry Leveson-Gower, cricketer, England captain 1909-10 later official 1873 Henry Hugo Pierson, composer, dies at 57 1872 Helena Beeloo, Hague's maid, murdered by Henry Jut 1872 W T van der Kouwen-ten Cate, Hague's Dame, murdered by Henry Jut 1872 John Henry Conyers of South Carolina becomes 1st black student at Annapolis 1872 Henry Warren, born in Boston, Massachusetts, inventor, Telechon electric clock 1872 Henry Alford, English Clergyman 1871 Henry Kimball Hadley, composer 1871 Henry M. Stanley in Tanganyka say "Dr. Livingstone, I presume?" 1871 William Henry Squire, composer 1871 W. H. Davies, born in Newport, Monmouthsire, Wales, poet, writer, related to actor, Sir Henry Irving, cared for by paternal grandparents, wrote, 'The Autobiography of a Super-Tramp' 1871 Henry Stephenson, British WI, actor, Conquest, Little Old, New York, Mr. Lucky 1871 Journalist Henry M. Stanley begins his famous expedition to Africa 1871 Oleomargarine patented by Henry Bradley, Binghamton, New York 1870 Henry Kolker, Quincy, Illinois, actor, Real Glory, Thoroughbreds Don't Cry 1870 Henry TP Comstock, Canadian silver prospector, dies at 50 1870 William Henry Havergal, composer, dies at 77 1870 Henry Eichheim, composer 1870 Henry Handel Richardson, Australia, novelist, Richard Mahoney 1869 Henry J. Wood, English conductor, Gentle Art of Singing, Proms 1869 Henry graaf Carton de Wiart, Belgian literary/premier, 1920-21 1868 Henry Franklin Belknap Gilbert, composer 1868 Henry P Scholte, Dutch/US vicar (Iowa), dies at 62 1868 Henry W. Methorst, lawyer/director, Dutch Cent Bureau of Statistics 1867 Henry Timrod, American Poet 1867 Henry Lewis Stimson, U.S. minister of War, 1911-13 1867 Henry L. Stimson, American Statesman 1867 Henry Lawson, Australian Writer 1866 Henry Thacker Burleigh, Erie, Pennsylvania, black composer, Springarn Medal 1866 Henry Bacon, architect, Lincoln Memorial 1866 Carla Ford, Henry's wife 1866 Herbert Henry Dow, pioneer in U.S. chemical industry, Dow Chemical 1866 Henry Forster, cricketer, Oxford blue 1887-89, later Austrian Governor-General 1865 Henry Wards, Confederate prison supt, executed for excessive cruelty 1865 Lord Henry JT Palmerston, English Minister of Foreign affairs, dies at 80 1865 William Henry "Little Billy" Chase Whiting, Confederate General-Major, dies at 48 1865 Henry Highland Garnet, is 1st black to speak in U.S. House of Reps 1865 John Henry Winder, U.S. Confederate Brigadier-General/provost marshal, dies at 64 1864 William Henry Fry, composer, dies at 51 1864 William Henry Talbot Walker, Confederate general-major, dies in battle at 47 1864 Henry H Giesy, U.S. Union-Brigadier-General, dies in battle 1864 Henry Livermore Abbott, U.S. Union Brigadier-General, dies in battle 1864 John Henry Mackay, Scottish/German author and poet, Anarchists 1863 Xavier Henry Napoleon Leroux, composer 1863 Henry Constant Gabriel Pierne, Metz France, composer, Edith 1863 Henry Ford, Dearborn Township, Michigan, auto maker, Ford 1863 Henry C Van de Velde, Flemish painter and architect, Art Nouveau 1863 Henry Royce, automobile founder, Rolls-Royce 1863 Henry Royce, founder, Rolls-Royce Limited in 1884 1863 Henry Charles Tonking, composer 1862 [Lewis] Henry Little, U.S. Confederate Brigadier-General, dies in battle at 45 1862 O. Henry, American Writer 1862 Henry Bohlen, German/US Brigadier-General (Union), dies in battle at 51 1862 Henry Holden Huss, composer 1862 Henry John Newbolt, English sea historian/poet 1862 Henry Newbolt, English Author 1862 Henry W. Slocum, Jr., tennis champ, U.S. Open-1888 1862 Henry David Thoreau, U.S. writer/pacifist (Walden Pond), dies at 44 1862 General Stonewall Jackson evacuates Winchester Virginia Army of the Potomac, General Henry Halleck is named general-in-chief 1862 General Ulysses S. Grant captures Fort Henry in Tennessee 1862 BBT Ft. Henry, Tennessee by USS Lexington 1861 Edmund Henry Hynman, 1st viscount Allenby of Megiddo/Field Marshal 1860 Henry G. W. Smith, leader of British-Indian forces, dies at 73 1860 Henry Drummond, English banker/religious leader, dies at 69 1859 William Henry Hadow, composer 1859 William Henry Grattan Flood, composer 1859 Richard Henry Warren, composer 1859 James Henry Leigh Hunt, English Writer 1859 Henry O Tanner, artist 1859 Henry Havelock Ellis, British Psychologist 1859 Henry Ellis, British Psychologist 1858 Henry Wellington Greatorex, composer, dies at 44 1857 Henry Potonie, German paleo-botanist/geologist, sapropelium 1857 Henry Schoenfeld, composer 1857 Henry Osborn, Conn, paleontologist/author, 52 Years of Research 1857 Sir Henry Havelock arrives at Battle of Cawnpore 1857 Henry Clay Folger, Jr., U.S., businessman/Shakespeare fan 1857 Henry Ernest Dudeney, mathematician and puzzle maker 1857 Henry B Fuller, American writer, Under the Skylights 1856 Henry FC Tollens, merchant/poet (Vienna Nearlands blood), dies at 76 1856 Henry, 1st viscount Hardinge of Lahore, Governor-General of India, dies 1856 Henry Rider Haggard, author, King Solomon's Mine, She, Dawn 1856 Peter Henry Emerson, 1st to promote photography as an independent art 1855 Henry Rowley Bishop, British composer and conductor, dies at 68 1854 Henry Meyer patents sleeping rail car 1854 Henry David Thoreau publishes "Walden" 1853 William Henry Moody, American Politician 1853 Henry Morton Dunham, composer 1853 Dutch prince Henry marries princess Amalia of Saxony-Weimar 1852 Henry Van Dyke, clergyman, educator, author, wrote poetry, hymns, essays, co-wrote first Presbyterian printed liturgy, 'The Common Book of Worship of 1906', served as U.S. Ambassador to the Netherlands and Luxembourg 1852 Henry Clay, the great compromiser, dies at 75 1851 Henry Arthur Jones, English playwright, Judah 1851 Henry Drummond, Scottish geologist/evangelist 1850 Arthur Henry Mann, organist/composer 1850 William Henry Welch, U.S., pathologist, founded John Hopkins 1850 Henry Wells and William Fargo forms American Express in Buffalo 1850 Henry Edwards Huntington, U.S., railroad executive 1850 Henry Clay introduces a comprise bill on slavery to U.S. Senate 1849 Henry Clay Frick, Penn, built world's largest coke and steel operation 1848 John Henry Roberts, composer 1846 Henry David Thoreau jailed for tax resistance 1846 Henry Gally Knight, architect/writer, dies 1845 Henry David Thoreau moves into his shack on Walden Pond 1845 Henry M baron the Kock, officer/politician, dies at 65 1845 Bristol man, Henry Jones, patents self-raising flour 1845 Henry C K Petty-Fitzmaurice 5th marquess of Landsdowne/Governor-General Canada 1844 Henry John Heinz, founded prepared-foods company, 57 varieties 1844 Henry J. Heinz, American Businessman 1844 Henry Francis Cary, translator (Dante), dies 1844 Whig convention nominates Henry Clay as presidential candidate 1844 Henry Addington Lord Sidmouth, British premier (1801-04), dies at 86 1843 Henry James, US/British writer/critic, Turn of the Screw, Bostonians 1842 Henry Gadsby, composer 1842 Henry de Cock, reform vicar, dies at 41 1842 Henry Duff Trail, journalist/author 1841 William Henry Hudson, British Author 1841 Charles Napier Henry, painter 1841 William Henry Harrison, becomes 1st President to die in office, at 68 1841 Longest inauguration speech (8,443 words), William Henry Harrison 1841 Henry Morton Stanley, Welsh Explorer 1841 Henry Stanley, England, journalist/explorer, found Livingston in Africa 1840 Henry Austin Dobson, English Poet 1839 Henry Holmes, composer 1839 Henry George, land reformer/writer, Progress and Poverty 1839 William Henry Seward, Jr., Brigadier General Union volunteers 1839 Henry Clarence Kendall, New South Wales Australia, poet, Bell Birds 1839 Henry Clay declares in Senate "I had rather be right than president" 1838 Henry Fagel, baron/court clerk of States-General/diplomat, dies at 73 1838 Henry Hobson Richardson, St. James, Louisiana, Romanesque revival architect 1838 Edwin Henry Stoughton, Brigadier General Union volunteers 1838 Henry Sidgwick, English philosopher, Wife at University 1838 Henry B. Adams, born in Boston, Massachusetts, historian, writer, Education of Henry Adams 1838 Henry Irving, John H Brodribb, England, knighted 1895/actor, Hamlet 1837 William Henry Fitzhugh "Rooney" Lee, Major General Confederate Army 1837 Henry Martyn Robert, parliamentarian, Robert's Rules of Order 1837 Henry Draper, born in Virginia, astro-spectro-photographer, Moon, Jupiter 1837 James Augustus Henry Murray, Scotland, created Oxford Dictionary 1836 Henry Campbell-Bannerman, British Prime Minister, L, 1905-08 1836 Henry Eugene Davies, Major General Union volunteers 1836 Henry Billings Brown, American Judge 1835 Henry Burden patents Horseshoe manufacturing machine (Troy New York) 1835 Henry Doeff, translator (Dutch-Japanese dictionary), dies at 57 1835 William Henry Ireland, forger (Shakespearean manuscripts), dies 1835 Henry Villard, American Journalist 1835 Henry Hunt, British politican, dies 1835 Henry James Byron, English Dramatist 1834 1st black to obtain a U.S. patent, Henry Blair, for a corn planter 1833 Henry Alanson Barnum, Major General Union volunteers 1833 Henry Southwick Perkins, composer 1833 Henry McNeal Turner, black methodist bishop 1832 John Henry Ketcham, Major General Union volunteers 1832 George Henry Chapman, Major General Union volunteers 1832 Henry Harrison Walker, Brigadier General Confederate Army 1832 Henry Clay Work, composer 1832 Henry Steel Olcott, co-founder, Theosophical Society 1832 Source of Mississippi River discovered, Henry R. Schoolcraft 1832 William Henry Penrose, Brigadier General Union volunteers 1831 Henry van Wine, archivist/founder General Rijksarchief, dies at 91 1831 Helena Blavatsky, born in Dnipropetrovsk, Ukraine, founder of the Theosophical Society, with William Quan Judge, Henry Steel Olcott, believed all inner religious teachings are true 1831 Philip Henry Sheridan, born in Albany, New York, Major General, Union Army 1831 Henry Maudslay, inventor (metal lathe), dies 1831 Henry Brevard Davidson, Brigadier General Confederate Army 1830 Patrick Henry Jones, Brigadier General Union volunteers 1830 Richard Henry Jackson, Major General Union volunteers 1830 Henry Peach Robinson, British Photographer 1830 Amalia MdGA, princess of Saxon-Weimar-Eisenach/wife of prince Henry 1830 Henry Rutgers, American Soldier 1830 William Henry Fitzhugh Payne, Brigadier General Confederate Army 1830 Henry Kingsley, English/Australian writer 1830 Henry Flagler, American Businessman 1828 Henry Timrod, American Poet 1827 Henry Warner Slocum, Major General Union volunteers 1827 Henry DeLamar Clayton, Major General Confederate Army 1826 Henry Hiles, composer 1826 Benjamin Henry Grierson, Major General Union volunteers 1825 Henry Heth, Major General Confederate Army 1825 Henry Charles Lea, American Historian 1825 Henry Warner Birge, Major General Union volunteers 1825 Edward Henry Hobson, Brigadier General Union volunteers 1825 Thomas Henry Huxley, scientist/humanist/Darwinist 1825 John Henry Fuseli, painter/art writer (Tracks in the Snow), dies at 84 1825 Henry Fuseli, British Artist 1824 Henry Stephen Cutler, composer 1824 Henry Chadwick, baseball pioneer, developed 1st rule book 1824 Charles Henry Van Wyck, Brigadier General Union volunteers 1824 William Henry Chase Whiting, Major General Confederate Army 1824 Henry Beebee Carrington, Brigadier General Union volunteers 1823 William Henry Forney, Brigadier General Confederate Army 1823 George Henry Gordon, Major General Union volunteers 1823 John Henry Hobart Ward, Brigadier General Union volunteers 1823 William Henry Monk, composer 1822 Henry James Sumner Maine, English Historian 1822 Henry David Leslie, composer 1822 Henry Wylde, composer 1821 Henry Baxter, Major General Union volunteers 1821 Henry Moses Judah, Brigadier General Union volunteers 1820 Henry Rootes Jackson, Brigadier General Confederate Army 1819 Henry Brinley Richards, British? pianist/composer 1819 Henry Jackson Hunt, Major General Union Army 1819 James Henry Van Alen, Brigadier General Union volunteers 1819 David Henry Williams, Brigadier General Union volunteers 1819 Henry Tate, English sugar producer Tate Gallery 1819 Henry Lawrence Eustis, Brigadier General Union volunteers 1818 Henry Charles Litolff, French composer/pianist 1818 Francis Henry Brown, composer 1817 Henry Winter Davis, MC, Union 1817 Henry David Thoreau, born in Concord, Massachusetts, naturalist/pacifist, Walden Pond 1817 George Henry Lewes, English philosophical writer, Life of Goethe 1817 Lewis Henry Little, Brigadier General Confederate Army 1816 William Alexander Henry, Canadian Lawyer 1816 Henry Eustace McCulloch, Brigadier General Confederate Army 1816 William Henry Talkbot Walker, Major General Confederate Army 1816 George Henry Thomas, Major General Union Army 1816 Henry Hopkins Sibley, Brigadier General Confederate Army 1816 Henry Gray, Brigadier General Confederate Army 1816 Henry Harington, composer, dies at 88 1815 Henry Highland Garnet, Maryland, minister/abolitionist/diplomat 1815 Henry Constantine Wayne, Brigadier General Confederate Army 1815 Richard Henry Dana, novelist/lawyer spent 2 years before mast 1815 Henry Parkes, British journalist/premier of Australia 1815 Henry Hugo Pierson, composer 1815 Henry Wagner "Old Brains" Halleck, Major-General Union Army 1815 Henry Morris Naglee, Brigadier General Union volunteers 1815 William Henry French, Major General Union volunteers 1814 James Henry Carleton, Major General Union Army 1814 Henry Hayes Lockwood, Brigadier General Union volunteers 1814 Henry Lewis "Old Rock" Benning, Brigadier General Confederate Army 1813 Henry Wellington Greatorex, composer 1813 Henry Thomas Smart, composer 1813 William Henry Fry, composer 1813 Henry Ward Beecher, Litchfield, Connecticut, clergyman/orator, Independent 1813 Henry Washington Benham, Major General Union Army 1813 Henry Bessemer, engineer/inventor, Bessemer engine 1812 Henry Russell, composer 1812 Henry Mayhew, English Journalist 1812 Daniel Henry Rucker, Major General Union Army 1812 Henry Dwight Terry, Brigadier General Union volunteers 1812 Henry Wilson, R, 18th Vice President, 1873-75 1812 William Henry Holmes, composer 1811 Henry Bergh, 1st president of SPCA 1811 Henry Prince, Brigadier General Union volunteers 1811 August Henry Fitzroy, English premier (1768-70), dies at 75 1810 Henry Bohlen, Brigadier General Union volunteers 1810 Henry Alford, English Clergyman 1810 Henry Cavendish, physicist/chemist, dies 1809 Henry Walton Wessells, Brigadier General Union volunteers 1808 Henry Haywood Bell, Commander Union Navy 1808 Henry Cole, promotor, Great Exhibition of 1851 1808 Henry Edward Manning, cardinal and archbishop, Westminster 1808 Charles Henry Poor, Commander Union Navy 1808 William Henry Lane ("Juda") perfects tap dance 1807 Arnold Henry Guyot, born in Switzerland, U.S. geologist, geographer, and meteorologist 1807 Henry Benedict Stuart, Italian Statesman 1807 Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, born in Portland, Maine, poet, Hiawatha 1807 Charles Henry Davis, Rear Admiral Union Navy 1806 Henry Alexander Wise, Brigadier General Confederate Army 1806 Henry A. Wise, American Statesman 1806 Henry Knox, American Soldier 1806 Henry Knox Thatcher, Commander Union Navy 1805 Henry Wells, founder, American Express Co and Wells Fargo and Co 1805 Henry P. Scholte, Dutch / U.S. vicar and founder, Pella colony in Iowa 1805 Henry John Gauntlett, composer 1805 Henry C. Overing buys 80 acres of Throggs Neck in Bronx 1803 Richard Henry Horne, English Poet 1802 Henry DFL, prince of Prussia/general/diplomat, dies 1801 William Henry Seward, Secretary of State, 1861 - 1869, buys Alaska at 2 cents per acre 1801 Henry de Cock, Dutch reformed vicar/secession leader 1801 Henry Eagle, Commander Union Navy 1801 John Henry Newman, England, cardinal/author, Dream of Gerontius 1800 Henry Taylor, English Dramatist 1800 John Henry Winder, Brigadier General Confederate Army 1800 William Henry Fox Talbot, Wiltshire England, photographic pioneer 1799 George Washington is eulogized by Col Henry Lee as "1st in war, 1st in peace and 1st in hearts of his countrymen" 1799 Patrick Henry, American Revolutionary 1798 Henry Neele, London, poet 1797 Joseph Henry, U.S., scientist/inventor/pioneer of electromagnetism 1797 Henry Engelhard Steinway, piano maker, Steinway 1795 Henry Havelock, British soldier, War in Afghanistan 1838-39 1794 Richard Henry Lee, American Politician 1793 Henry Charles Carey, Philadelphia, economist, Principles of Poli Economy 1793 William Henry Havergal, composer 1792 1st cremation in U.S., Henry Laurens 1792 Henry Laurens, American Politician 1787 Henry G. W. Smith, leader of British-Indian forces 1786 Henry Drummond, English banker/apostole 1786 Henry Rowley Bishop, British composer and conductor 1784 Lord Henry JT Palmerston, English minister of Foreign affairs 1784 James Henry Leigh Hunt, English Writer 1781 Henry Martyn, Truro, missionary 1780 Henry F. C. Tollens, merchant/poet, Vienna Nearlands Blood 1779 Henry Kobell, Dutch painter/cartoonist, dies at 27 1779 Henry M Baron de Kock, Dutch officer/politician 1777 Henry Doeff, colonialist, wrote Dutch-Japanese dictionary 1777 Henry Hallam, British lawyer/historian 1777 Henry Clay, the Great Compromiser, U.S. politician 1776 Virginia state constitution adopted and Patrick Henry made governor 1775 Patrick Henry proclaims "Give me liberty or give me death" 1774 Henry Fox Holland, English corrupt politician, dies at 68 1773 William Henry Harrison, Virginia, Whigs, 9th President, March 4-April 4, 1841 1765 Patrick Henry historic speech against the Stamp Act, answering a cry of "Treason!" with, "If this be treason, make the most of it!" 1765 Henry Fagel, Dutch/English baron/diplomat 1764 Benjamin Henry Latrobe, engineer/architect, built Capitol 1761 Henry Scrapnel, English inventor, shrapnel shell 1757 English Ft. William Henry, New York, surrenders to French and Indians troops 1757 Henry Addington, Viscount Sidmouth, C, British Prime Minister, 1801-04 1756 Henry "Light Horse Harry" Lee, Rep/Gov-Va, general 1755 Henry Fox appointed English Secretary of State 1754 Henry Fielding, English lawyer/author (Tom Jones), dies at 47 1754 Henry Pelham, English premier (1745, 46-54), Gin Act, dies at about 57 1751 Henry Kobell, Dutch painter/cartoonist 1750 Henry Knox, American Soldier 1749 1st edition of Henry Fieldings' "Tom Jones" published 1746 Henry Pelham appointed English premier 1745 Henry Rutgers, American Soldier 1741 Henry Fuseli, British Artist 1736 Patrick Henry, U.S., patriot "Give me liberty or give me death" 1735 August Henry Fitzroy, 3rd duke of Grafton/English premier 1732 Richard Henry Lee, American Politician 1731 Henry Cavendish, England, physicist/chemist, discovered hydrogen 1730 Willem Charles Henry Friso installed as viceroy of Drenthe 1729 Henry William, Baron, Stiegel, early American glassmaker 1727 Henry Harington, composer 1725 Henry Benedict Stuart, Italian Statesman 1724 Henry Pelham becomes English minister of War 1724 Henry Laurens, American Politician 1714 Matthew Henry, English Clergyman 1714 Typewriter patented by Englishman Henry Mill (built years later) 1708 Henriette Catharina van Nassau, daughter of F Henry, dies at 71 1708 Henriette Catharina van Nassau, daughter of Frederik Henry, dies at 71 1708 Henry Van Nassau, stable master/Field Marshal, dies at 67 1708 Henry van Nassau, mister of Ouwerkerk/Field Marshal, dies at 67 1707 Henry Fielding, born in England, novelist, Joseph Andrews, Tom Jones 1705 Henry Fox, 1st Baron Holland, England, corrupt politician, Chiswick 1702 Willem III Henry, Dutch William, king of England/Scot, dies at 51 1695 Henry Purcell, English composer (Indian Queen), dies at 36 1695 Henry Vaughan, poet (Silex Scintillans), dies at 72 1689 Henry Purcell and Tates opera "Dido and Aeneas," premieres in Chesea 1688 Henry Morgan, Welsh lieutenant governor of Jamaica 1682 Henry Purcell appointed organist of Chapel Royal, London 1677 Prince Willem III Henry marries English princess Mary Stuart 1671 Pirate Henry Morgen lands at Panama City 1671 Pirate Henry Morgan defeats Spanish defenders, captures Panama 1666 Henry de Fleury dee Coulan, mister of Buat/ritmeester, dies 1662 Henry Lawes, composer, dies at 66 1662 Matthew Henry, English Clergyman 1659 Henry Purcell, English organist/composer, Dido and Aeneas 1652 Henry, count of Nassau-Siegen, colonel and Governor of Hulst, dies 1651 Henry Ireton, English gen/parliament leader (Marston Moor), dies at 40 1650 Willem III Henry, Dutch William, king of England, 1689-1702 1650 Henry Robinson opens 1st marriage bureau (England) 1648 Battle at Preston, Lancashire: Henry Ireton beats Scottish 1646 Princess Louise Henriette (19) marries monarch Frederik Henry 1645 Prince Frederik Henry conquerors Holly 1644 Prince Frederik Henry conquerors Sas of Gent 1644 J Henry Alting, theologist (Statenvertaling), dies at 61 1641 Prince Frederik Henry captures castle of Gennep 1640 Henry Casimir I, count of Nassau-Dietz, dies 1637 Prince Frederik Henry occupies Breda 1637 Henriette Catharina van Nassau, Dutch daughter of Frederik Henry 1636 Prince Frederik Henry occupies Schenkenschans 1633 Prince Frederik Henry conquerors fort Rhine at Cologne 1633 Prince Frederik Henry appoints himself viceroy of Limburg 1632 Henry Casimir I appointed viceroy of Groningen 1632 Henry Casimir I appointed viceroy of Drenthe 1632 Prince Frederik Henry conquerors Sittard 1632 Prince Frederik Henry conquerors Roermond 1632 Prince Frederik Henry conquerors Venlo 1629 Spanish garrison surrenders to prince Frederik Henry 1627 Louise Henriette, Mlle d'Orange, daughter of Frederik Henry 1627 Prince Frederik Henry conquerors fort Groenlo 1625 Prince Frederik Henry sworn in as viceroy of Holland/Zealand 1625 Prince Frederik Henry appointed viceroy of Holland 1625 Viceroy Frederik Henry marries Amalia countess von Solms-Braunfels 1622 Henry Vaughan, English poet, Silex Scintillans 1612 Henry L Spieghel, Dutch merchant/writer, dies at 62 1611 Henry Ireton, English general/MP, Edgehill 1611 Henry earl of Nassau-Siegen, colonel/governor of Hulst, Netherlands 1611 Henry Hudson set adrift in Hudson Bay by mutineers on his ship Discovery and never seen again 1611 Henry Hudson and son set adrift in Hudson Bay by mutineers 1610 Henry Hudson enters bay later named after him, the Hudson Bay 1610 Henry IV, 1st Bourbon-king of France (1572, 89-1610), murdered at 56 1609 Henry Hudson, discovers and explores Delaware Bay 1609 Henry Hudson embarks on an exploration for Dutch East India Co. 1607 1st British to establish an American colony land at Cape Henry, Va 1600 Henry IV of France invades Savoy after negotiations break down over Saluzzo, controlled by Savoy since 1588 1596 Henry van Cuyk becomes bishop of Roermond 1596 Henry Lawes, English composer 1593 Henry Barrow, English puritian/Congressionalist, hanged 1593 English Congressionalist Henry Barrow accused of slander 1589 Henry III, king of Poland/France (1573-89), assassinated at 37 1583 J Henry Alting, Dutch theologist 1576 Henry of Navarre abjures Catholicism at Tours 1576 Henry of Navarre (future Henry IV) escapes from Paris 1575 Henry Hudson, England, navigator/explorer, Hudson River 1574 Henry III follows brother Charles IX as king of France 1567 Henry Stuart, earl of Darnley/Consort of Mary Queen of Scots, murdered 1566 Diane de Poitiers, lover of French King Henry II, dies 1565 Mary Queen of Scots marries her cousin, Henry Stuart, Lord Darnley 1559 Henry II, King of France (1547-59), dies 1557 Anne of Cleeves, queen of England/4th wife of Henry VIII, dies at 41 1554 Henry Grey, Duke of Suffolk, Lady Jane Grey's father, executed 1553 Henry IV, 1st Bourbon-king of Navarre/France, 1572/89-1610 1552 Henry II of Bavaria, bishop of Utrecht (1524-29), dies at 64 1551 Henry III, duke of Anjou/king of Poland/France, 1573/4-89 1550 Henry, earl of Nassau-Dillenburg/brother of William of Orange 1548 Catharine Parr, queen of England/wife of Henry VIII, dies at about 36 1547 Henry II succeeds Francois I as king of France 1547 King Edward VI of England was enthroned following death of Henry VIII 1547 9-year-old Edward VI succeeds Henry VIII as king of England 1547 Henry VIII, King of England (1509-47), dies at 55 1547 Henry Howard, Earl of Surrey, executed for treason 1547 Henry Howard, earl of Surrey, army commander/poet, beheaded at 29 1547 Earl Henry Howard of Surrey sentenced to death 1545 King Henry VIII's flagship Mary Rose sinks at Portsmouth; 73 die 1544 King Henry VIII draws his armies out of France 1544 English King Henry VIII's troops occupy Boulogne 1544 Scottish earl Matthew van Lennox signs secret treaty with Henry VIII 1543 England's King Henry VIII weds Catherine Parr (6th and last wife) 1543 Karel/Henry VIII sign anti-French covenant 1542 Catharine Howard, queen of England/5th wife of Henry VIII, beheaded 1541 Irish parliament selects Henry VIII as king of Ireland 1540 English King Henry VIII marries Catharine Howard, his 5th wife 1540 Thomas Cromwell, King Henry VIII's chief minister, executed 1540 England's King Henry VIII 6-mo marriage to Anne of Cleves annulled 1540 Henry VIII divorces his 4th wife, Anne of Cleves 1540 King Henry VIII of England married his 4th wife, Anne of Cleves 1539 King Henry VIII and Anna of Kleef marry 1538 Pope Paul III excommunicated England's King Henry VIII 1538 Henry of Nassau-Dillenburg and Dietz, viceroy of Holland, dies 1537 Jane Seymour, 3rd wife of Henry VIII, dies 1536 English king Henry VIII marries Jane Seymour 1536 Anne Boleyn, Queen of England/wife of Henry VIII, beheaded 1536 King Henry VIII, orders bible be placed in every church 1536 King Henry VIII accused Anna Boleyn of adultery and incest 1536 English king Henry VIII expropriate minor monasteries 1536 Catherine of Aragon, 1st wife of England's King Henry VIII, dies 1535 Pope Paul II deposed and excommunicated King Henry VIII 1535 Henry VIII declares himself head of English Church 1534 English parliament accepts Act of Supremacy: Henry VIII church leader 1534 English Parliament passes Act of Supremacy, making King Henry VIII head of the English church - a role formerly held by the Pope 1533 Elizabeth, daughter of English king Henry VIII and Anna Boleyn 1533 Queen Elizabeth I, England, 1558-1603, daughter of Henry VIII 1533 Pope Clement VII excommunicated England's King Henry VIII 1533 England's archbishop voids King Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn's marriage 1533 King Henry VIII and Catherine of Aragon marriage declared null and void 1533 Henry VIII divorces his 1st wife, Catherine of Aragon 1533 England's King Henry VIII marries Anne Boleyn (approximate date) 1532 Pope Clemens VII tells Henry VIII to end relationship with Anna Boleyn 1532 Henry VIII and Francois I signs secret treaty against emperor Karel V 1531 Henry VIII recognized as supreme head of Church in England 1531 Pope Clemens VII forbids English king Henry VIII to re-marry 1530 Thomas Wolsey, Cardinal/adviser to England's King Henry VIII, dies 1530 King Henry VIII's divorce request is denied by the Pope Henry then declares that he, not the Pope, is supreme head of England's church 1529 Blackfriars begin: Henry VIII and Catharina of Aragon 1528 Jeanne d'Albret, queen of Navarra/mother of French King Henry IV 1524 Henry Van Zutphen, Dutch protestant martyr, burned at stake 1524 Henry van Zutphen, Dutch Augustine/Luthern minister, burned to death 1524 Earl Henry III of Nassau weds Mencia de Medoza, 16-years old marquess 1521 Pope Leo X titles King Henry VIII of England "Defender of the Faith" 1520 King Henry VIII of England orders bowling lanes at Whitehall 1520 King Charles V and King Henry VIII signs treaty of Calais 1519 Catherine de' Medici, Queen of Spain/daughter of Henry II 1519 De Medicis, queen consort, Henry II of France 1519 Henry II, King of Germany, 1547-59 1518 Henry VIII's daughter Mary marries French crown prince 1515 Anna van Kleef, queen of England/4th wife of Henry VIII 1514 King Louis XII of France marries Mary Tudor, sister of Henry VIII 1513 King Henry III and Emperor Maximilian conquer Doornik 1513 Battle at Eguinegatte/Guinegate: Maximilian and Henry III beat France 1509 Henry VIII crowned King of England 1509 King Henry VIII marries wife #1 Catharina of Aragon 1509 Henry VIII married wife No 1, Catherine of Aragon 1509 Henry VIII ascended to throne of England 1509 Henry the VIII becomes King of England 1509 Henry VII, 1st Tudor king of England (1485-1509), dies at 52 1508 Henry van Stolberg and Wernigerode, Germany viceroy of Friesland, dies at 41 1503 Henry Tudor created Prince of Wales (later Henry VIII) 1503 Henry Deane, Archbishop of Canterbury (1501-03), dies 1503 Elizabeth of York, Consort of King Henry VII, dies on 38th birthday 1503 Queen Elizabeth, consort of Henry VII of England, dies 1497 John Cabot tells King Henry VII of his trip to "Asia" 1496 English king Henry VII hires John Cabot (Giovanni Caboto) to explore 1496 England's Henry VII ends commercial dispute with Flanders 1492 Peace of Etaples (Henry VII and Charles VIII) 1492 King Henry VII of England invades France 1491 Henry VIII, King of England, 1509-47 1487 Battle at Stoke: Henry VII beats John de la Pole and Lord Lovell 1487 Henry II of Bavaria, bishop of Utrecht/Worms/Freising 1486 King Henry VII of England marries Elizabeth, daughter of Edward IV 1485 Catherine of Aragon, Spanish princess/1st wife of Henry VIII 1485 King Henry VII Tudor crowned "Yeomen of the Guard" 1485 Battle at Bosworth Fields: Henry Tudor beats king Richard III 1485 Battle of Bosworth Field - Henry VII's forces defeat Richard III 1485 Henry (VII) Tudors army lands in Milford Harbor, South-Wales 1485 Henry (VII) Tudors army sails to England 1483 Henry Stafford, earl of Buckingham/constable of England, beheaded at 49 1482 Margaret of Anjou, Queen (Henry VI), dies 1471 Henry VI, king of England (1422-61, 70-71)/France (1431-71), dies 1471 King Edward IV of England conquers London from Henry VI 1467 Henry van Stolberg and Wernigerode, German gov/viceroy of Frisia 1465 Elizabeth of York, London, Consort of King Henry VII 1461 Henry VI was deposed by Duke of York during War of the Roses 1460 Henry the Navigator, prince of Portugal, dies at 66 1460 Wars of Roses: Richard of York defeats King Henry VI at Northampton 1457 Henry VII, Pembroke Castle, 1st Tudor king of England, 1485-1509 1455 Richard of York takes St. Albans, kidnapping King Henry VI 1450 Jack Cade, slain in a revolt against British King Henry VI 1450 Jack Cade's Rebellion-Kentishmen revolt against King Henry VI 1441 Eton College founded by Henry VI 1431 King Henry VI of England crowned king of France 1422 Henry V, King of England (1413-22)/France (1416-19), dies 1421 Henry VI, king of England, 1422-61, 1470-71 1419 French city of Rouen surrenders to Henry V in Hundred Years War 1415 King Henry V of England army lands on mouth of Seine River 1415 Henry IV Bolingbroke, King of England (1399-1413), dies at 45 1403 Battle of Shrewsbury fought by Percys against King Henry IV 1403 Henry Percy, Harry Hotspur, killed in battle at 39 1399 King Richard II of England surrenders to his cousin Henry 1394 Henry the Navigator, Prince/sponsors Portuguese voyages of discovery 1387 Henry V, king of England, 1413-22 1387 Henry V, king of England, 1413 - 1422, France, 1416 - 1419 1367 Henry IV, Bolingbroke Lincolnshire, King of England, 1399 - 1413 1364 Henry Percy, Harry Hotspur, British soldier/politican 1355 1,200 Jews of Toledo Spain killed by Count Henry of Trastamara 1340 Henry Henricus of Friemar, Augustine philosopher, dies 1313 Henry VII, Roman Catholic German King/emperor (1308/12-13), dies 1312 Roman Catholics German King Henry VII crowned 1308 Henry I, the Child, 1st landgrave of Hessen (1256-1308), dies 1288 Beatrice van Kortrok/Brabant, Belgian wife of king Henry, dies at 63 1271 Henry III, king of England (1216-71, Provisions of Oxford), dies 1267 Battle at Marienholz: Henry III, Otto II van Gelre beat Keuls archbishop Engelbert III 1264 Battle at Lewes: Simon van Leicester beats English king Henry III 1259 Treaty of Paris: English king Henry III and French king Louis IX 1236 English king Henry III marries Eleonora of Provence 1235 Henry I, duke of Brabant, dies 1217 French prince Louis and English king Henry III sign peace treaty 1213 Battle at Steppes-Bishop Pierrepont and Louis II beat Henry I of Brabant 1211 Henry VII, Roman catholic German king, 1220-35 1207 Henry III, king of England, 1216-72 1204 Eleanor of Aquitaine, wife of Louis VII and Henry II, dies at 81 1197 Henry VI von Hohenstaufen, Roman Catholic German King (1169-97), dies 1195 Henry de Leeuw, duke of Saxon/Bayern, dies 1189 Henry II, King of England (1154-89), dies at 56 1189 Philip II, Henry II and Richard Lion hearted initiate 3rd Crusade 1182 Henry, earl of Gelre/Zutphen (1141/79-82), dies 1170 Thomas Beckett, archbishop, assassinated by 4 knights of King Henry II 1156 Henry II Jasormigott leaves Bavaria 1154 King Henry II of England crowned 1139 Henry X the Trotse, duke of Bayern (1126-38), dies 1135 Henry I Beauclerc, king of England (1st king that could read), dies 1133 Henry II, King of England, 1154-89 1129 Fulco V's son Godfried marries king Henry I's daughter Mathildis 1120 Countess of Perche, bastard daughter of English king Henry I, drowns 1120 William, English crown prince/son of Henry I, drowns at 17 1118 Pope Gelasius II excommunicated Henry V, Holy Roman Emperor 1111 Pope Paschalis II crowns Henry V, Roman emperor 1106 Battle at Tinchebrai: English King Henry I beats his brother Robert 1106 Henry IV, Roman German king/emperor (1056/84-1105), dies at 54 1106 Henry I of Limburg becomes duke of Netherlands-Lutherans 1101 Henry I of Limburg becomes duke of Netherlands-Lutherans 1099 Henry V crowned German king 1087 German emperor Henry IV crowns his son Koenraad 1083 Henry IV of Germany storms Rome, capturing St. Peter's Cathedral 1081 Henry V, Roman German king/emperor, 1098/1111-25 1077 Agnes of Poitou, German empress/wife of emperor Henry III, dies 1077 German king Henry IV gives away bisdom Utrecht county Staveren 1077 Pope Gregory VII pardons German emperor Henry IV 1077 German king Henry IV petitions Pope Gregory VII for forgiveness 1076 Pope Gregory VII excommunicates Henry IV 1076 Synod of Worms: German King Henry IV fires Pope Gregory VII 1075 Battle at Homburg/Unstrut: German king Henry IV beats Saksen 1064 German King Henry IV gives away Utrecht county of West Friesland 1060 Henry I, King of France (1027..60), dies at 52 1056 Henry III, RC German King (1039-56), dies 1054 Emperor Henry III crowns his son Henry IV king 1048 Parliament of Worms: Emperor Henry III names his cousin count Bruno van Egisheim/Dagsburg as Pope Leo IX 1046 Pope Clemens VI crowns Henry III RC-German emperor 1046 Synod of Sutri: German king Henry III removes Popes Gregory VI, 1046 King Henry III gives money to Utrecht Deventer diocese 1040 King Henry III gives Utrecht the Groninger currency 1031 Henry I succeeds father Robert II as King of France 1028 German emperor Conrad II the Sailor crowns his son Henry III, king 1027 Robert II, the Vrome, names son Henry I, king of France 1024 Henry II, the Monk, German King (1002-24), dies 1021 Synod of Pavia: emperor Henry II convicts married priest 1017 Henry III, Roman Catholic German emperor, 1046-56 1015 Henry I becomes earl of Leuven 1014 Pope Benedict VIII crowns Henry II, Roman German emperor 1004 Henry II the Saint crowned king of Italy 1004 Henry II the Saint crowned as king of Italy 1002 German king Henry II the Saint crowned 973 Henry II, Roman Catholic German king/emperor, 1002/14-24 936 Henry I the Vogelaar, German king (919-36)/duke of Saxon 912-36, dies 933 Battle at Riade: German King Henry I beats Magyaren 919 Duke Henry of Saxon becomes king 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