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1988 Event - Soviet Red Army Team edges New York Islanders, 3-2 at Nassau Coliseum

1979 Event - Red Army beats New York Islanders 3-2 at Nassau Coliseum

1972 Event - 1st season game at Nassau Coliseum, Flames-3, Islanders-2

1972 Event - 1st game at Nassau Coliseum, Rangers beat Islanders 6-4 (exhibition)

1964 Birthday - Jay Buhner, Nassau, Texas, outfielder, Seattle Mariners, New York Yankees

1948 Birthday - Larry Ferguson, born in Nassau, keyboardist, Hot Chocolate-You Sexy Thing

1943 Event - U.S. forces landed at Nassau Bay, near Salamaua, New Guinea

1918 Event - Orange Nassau soccer team forms in Groningen

1910 Death - Marie, Princess of Wied/Orange Nassau, dies

1905 Death - Adolf WAKF, duke of Nassau/grand duke of Luxembourg, dies at 88

1864 Birthday - Nassau William Senior, British economist

1841 Birthday - Marie von Wied, Princess of Orange Nassau

1834 Death - Antoine-Vincent Arnault, French writer (Guillaume the Nassau), dies

1776 Event - U.S. commodore Esek Hopkins occupies Nassau Bahamas

1756 Event - Nassau Hall opens at Princeton University

1753 Death - Willem Maurits, earl of Nassau/Governor of Zeeuws-Flanders, dies

1740 Death - Mauritius Louis II earl of Nassau, Lieutenant-general (12 children), dies

1712 Death - Cornelis earl of Nassau, general-major/mister of Woudenberg, dies

1708 Death - Henriette Catharina van Nassau, daughter of F Henry, dies at 71

1708 Death - Henriette Catharina van Nassau, daughter of Frederik Henry, dies at 71

1708 Death - Henry Van Nassau, stable master/Field Marshal, dies at 67

1708 Death - Henry van Nassau, mister of Ouwerkerk/Field Marshal, dies at 67

1708 Death - Willem of Nassau, mister of Zuylenstein/Lieutenant-General/baron Enfield, dies

1705 Death - Willem Hadriaan of Nassau, corrupt mister of Odijck, dies

1679 Birthday - Willem Maurits, Dutch count of Nassau/Governor of Zeeuws-Flanders

1672 Death - Frederik of Nassau, count of Buren, slain in battle

1665 Death - Lodewijk van Nassau, Dutch governor (Bois-le-Duc), dies

1657 Birthday - Hendrik Casimir II, Dutch Field Marshal, Nassau

1650 Death - Willem II, earl of Nassau/prince of Orange, dies at 24

1648 Death - Catharina Belgian van Nassau, daughter of Willem, dies at 69

1647 Death - Frederik Hendrik, count of Nassau/prince of Orange, dies at 63

1644 Event - Johan Mauritius van Nassau resigns as head of Civil rights activists

1644 Death - Louise Juliana, countess of Nassau, dies at 73

1642 Death - Elisabeth of Nassau, daughter of Willem I/Charlotte, dies at 65

1640 Death - Charlotte Flandrina van Nassau, daughter of Willem I, dies at 60

1637 Birthday - Henriette Catharina van Nassau, Dutch daughter of Frederik Henry

1631 Death - Justinus van Nassau, ltalian Admiral (Armada), dies

1629 Death - Emilia of Nassau, daughter of Willem of Orange, dies at 59

1625 Death - Maurice of Nassau, Prince of Orange, dies at 57

1616 Death - Maria van Nassau, countess of Buren, dies at 60

1606 Death - Jan, the Aged, count of Nassau/fathered 24, dies

1604 Death - Louis Gunther, earl of Nassau, dies in battle at about 29

1603 Death - Elisabeth van Nassau, daughter of Juliana, dies at 61

1601 Event - Louis Gunther of Nassau weds countess Anna Margaretha of Manderscheid

1600 Event - Battle at Newport: Earl Mauritius van Nassau beats Spanish Army

1598 Event - Countess Charlotte of Nassau marries duke Claude de la Tremoille

1597 Event - Emilia of Nassau weds Dom Emanuel of Portugal

1595 Event - Willem I's daughter of Elisabeth of Nassau marries duke Henri de la Tour d'Auvergne of Broth

1593 Event - William Louis of Nassau becomes governor/viceroy of Drenthe

1591 Event - Nijmegen surrenders to Earl Mauritius van Nassau

1591 Event - Mauritius and Willem van Nassau occupy Devente

1590 Event - Mauritius of Nassau's ship reaches Breda

1584 Event - Willem Louis of Nassau appointed viceroy of Friesland

1584 Death - Willem I "the Silent", Willem of Orange, earl of Nassau, dies at 51

1584 Birthday - Frederik Hendrik, count of Nassau/Prince of Orange

1580 Birthday - Charlotte Brabantia, countess of Nassau/daughter of Willem of Orange

1580 Death - Juliana van Stolberg, Engraver of Nassau, dies

1579 Birthday - Charlotte Flandrina van Nassau, daughter of Willem I of Orange

1578 Birthday - Catharina Belgica of Nassau, daughter of Willem of Orange

1577 Birthday - Elisabeth of Nassau, daughter of Willem I and Charlotte of Bourbon

1574 Event - Battle of Mookerhei-D'Avila beats Louis of Nassau

1574 Event - Louis of Nassau ends siege of Maastricht

1572 Event - Louis van Nassau and huguenots occupy Valenciennes

1570 Birthday - Louise Juliana, countess of Nassau

1569 Birthday - Emilia van Nassau, daughter of Willem of Orange and Anna of Saxon

1568 Death - Adolf van Nassau, German son of Willem the Rich, dies in battle at 27

1563 Birthday - Anna van Nassau, daughter of prince Willem I/Anna of Saksen

1556 Birthday - Maria van Nassau, Dutch countess of Buren

1545 Event - Willem of Nassau becomes prince of Orange

1544 Death - Rene of Chalon [Renatus of Nassau], prince of Orange, slain in battle

1542 Birthday - Elisabeth van Nassau, daughter of Willem/Juliana van Stolberg

1540 Birthday - Adolf van Nassau, German son of Willem the Rich/Juliana of Stolberg

1536 Event - Earl of Nassau disbands siege of Peronne

1535 Birthday - John, the Old, earl of Nassau/tribal father Netherlands royal family

1524 Event - Earl Henry III of Nassau weds Mencia de Medoza, 16-years old marquess

1516 Death - Johan V Nassau, earl of Nassau-Vianden/Dietz, dies

1506 Birthday - Juliana van Stolberg, engraver of Nassau

1404 Event - Earl Engelbert I of Nassau marries Johanna of Poland

1309 Death - Jan I van Nassau, bishop of Utrecht, dies

1298 Death - Adolf van Nassau, RC-German king (1292-98), dies in battle at about 43

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