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1998 Event - "Capeman," opens at Marquis Theater New York City

1997 Event - Cleveland Marquis Grissom World Series hitting streak ends after 15 games

1997 Event - Cleveland Marquis Grissom hit in his 15th straight World Series game (streak ends at 15, he is 2nd to Hank Baur with 17)

1997 Event - "Victor/Victoria" closes at Marquis Theater New York City after 738 performances

1995 Event - "Victor/Victoria," opens at Marquis Theater New York City for 738 performances

1995 Event - "Damn Yankees" closes at Marquis Theater New York City after 510 performances

1994 Event - "Damn Yankees" opens at Marquis Theater New York City for 510 performances

1993 Event - "Goodbye Girl" closes at Marquis Theater New York City after 188 performances

1993 Event - "Goodbye Girl" opens at Marquis Theater New York City for 188 performances

1992 Event - "Oba Oba '93" closes at Marquis Theater New York City after 22 performances

1992 Event - "Oba Oba '93" opens at Marquis Theater New York City for 22 performances

1992 Event - "Man of La Mancha" closes at Marquis Theater New York City after 108 performances

1992 Event - "Man of La Mancha" opens at Marquis Theater New York City for 108 performances

1991 Event - "Nick and Nora" closes at Marquis Theater New York City after 9 performances

1991 Event - "Nick and Nora" opens at Marquis Theater New York City for 9 performances

1991 Event - "Gypsy" closes at Marquis Theater New York City after 105 performances

1991 Event - "Gypsy" opens at Marquis Theater New York City for 105 performances

1991 Event - "Shogun - The Musical" closes at Marquis Theater New York City after 72 performances

1990 Event - "Shogun - The Musical" opens at Marquis Theater New York City for 72 performances

1989 Event - "Me and My Girl" closes at Marquis Theater New York City after 1420 performances

1986 Event - "Me and My Girl" opens at Marquis Theater New York City for 1420 performances

1986 Event - Marquis Theater opens at 1535 Broadway New York City

1967 Birthday - Marquis Grisom, born in Atlanta, Georgia, outfielder, Atlanta Braves, Cleveland Indians

1961 Death - George de las Cuevas Bustillo y Teheran, Chilean marquis, dies at 75

1954 Birthday - Gail Marquis, WBL forward, New York Stars, Olympics silver 1976

1940 Birthday - Marquis of Tavistock, English large landowner/multi-millionaire

1937 Death - Don Marquis, American Poet

1937 Death - Guglielmo Marconi, Italian engineer/marquis (radio, Nobel 1909), dies

1909 Death - Gaston AA marquis de Gallifet, French Minister of War (1899-1900), dies at 79

1899 Death - Lord Winchester, British marquis/major, dies in battle

1897 Event - Marquis C de Bonchamps' expedition reaches Gore Ethiopia

1878 Birthday - Don Marquis, Illinois, journalist/poet, archy and mehitabel

1876 Death - Gino Capponi, Italian marquis/literary/premier of Toscane, dies at 83

1850 Death - Giovanni Ossoli, Italian marquis/revolutionary, drowned

1834 Death - Marquis de Lafayette, French general, dies

1830 Birthday - Gaston AA Marquis de Gallifet, French general/Minister of War, 1899-1900

1814 Death - Marquis de Sade, writer, dies at 74

1804 Death - Francisco marquis Albergati Capacelli, Italian playwright, dies at 75

1794 Death - Marquis de Condorcet (Marie Jean Antoine Nicholas de Caritat, marquis de Condorcet) , philosopher, mathematician, early political scientist and inventor of the Condorcet method, dies

1792 Birthday - Gino Capponi, Italian marquis/literary/premier of Toscane

1784 Event - Marquis de Sade transferred from Vincennes fortress to the Bastille

1783 Event - Pilatre de Rozier and Marquis d'Arlandes make 1st free balloon flight

1782 Death - Charles Watson-Wentworth 2nd marquis of Rockingham, does at 52

1777 Event - Marquis de Lafayette, 19, made major-general of Continental Army

1777 Event - Marquis de Lafayette lands in US

1771 Death - Jean-Baptiste de Boyer, marquis d'Argens, French author, dies at 66

1764 Death - Jeanne-Antoinette-Poison LeNormant d'Etoiles, Marquis de Pomador, dies

1759 Death - Marquis and Marquess of Tavora, Portugese nobles, executed

1757 Birthday - Marquis de Lafayette, American patriot, French revolutionary

1754 Event - Marquis of Ensenada becomes premier of Spain

1743 Birthday - Marquis de Condorcet, France, enlightenment philosopher

1740 Birthday - Marquis de Sade, 1st known sadist/writer, Justine

1732 Death - Eugene JP earl the Merode, Belgian marquis of Westerloo, dies at 58

1730 Birthday - Charles Watson-Wentworth 2nd marquis of Rockingham, English PM, 1765-76

1695 Death - George Savile, 1st marquis of Halifax, dies at 61

1691 Death - Francois-Michel Le Tellier, marquis de Louvois, statesman, dies

1685 Death - Henri Otto, Spanish marquis of Caretto/Savona/Grana, dies

1674 Birthday - Eugene J P, Earl of Merode, Belgian marquis of Westerloo

1671 Death - Hugues de Lionne marquis de Berny, French ambassador to Rome, dies

1670 Death - Dorothy, 1st English marquis of Halifax, dies

1655 Death - Alfonso de la Cueva, Spanish marquis of Bedmar/diplomat, dies at 83

1650 Death - James G, Marquis of Montrose, Scottish general, hanged

1641 Birthday - Francois Michel le Tellier, French statesman, Marquis de Louvois

1633 Birthday - George Savile, 1st marquis of Halifax/author, Character of a Trimmer

1630 Death - Ambrogio Spinola, Spanish marquis of Balbases, dies at about 61

1625 Death - Francisco Gomez de Sandoval y Rojas, Spanish marquis of Denia, dies

1617 Death - Carlo Concino, French marquis of Ancre/state advisor, murdered

1613 Death - Charles Philip of Croij, marquis of Havre/earl of Fontenoy, dies at 64

1590 Death - Emmanuel-Philibert of Lalaing, marquis of Renty, dies at 33

1588 Death - Marquis of Santa Cruz, Spanish admiral, dies

1586 Birthday - Francisco de Moncada, Spanish earl of Osuna/marquis of Aytona

1582 Death - Fernando Alvarez de Toledo, marquis of Soria, dies at about 75

1557 Birthday - Emmanuel-Philibert van Lalaing, baron of Montigny/marquis of Renty

1549 Birthday - Charles Philip of Croij, marquis of Havre/earl of Fontenoy, etc

1458 Death - Inigo Lopez de Mendoza, Spanish marquis of Santillana/poet, dies

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