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1985 Death - Marion Byron, actress (Steamboat Bill Jr), dies at 73

1953 Birthday - Ricky "Dragon" Steamboat, Richard Blood, wrestler, NWA/WWF/WCW/AWA

1932 Event - Steamboat SS Observation explodes in New York City East River (71 killed)

1928 Event - Walt Disney's Mickey Mouse debuts in New York in "Steamboat Willie"

1928 Event - Mickey Mouse's screen debut (Steamboat Willie at Colony Theater New York City)

1928 Event - Walt Disney's "Steamboat Willie" is released

1914 Event - 1st steamboat passes through Panama Canal

1895 Birthday - Buster [Joseph F] Keaton, actor, Navigator, Steamboat Bill, Jr

1865 Event - Steamboat "Sultana" explodes in Mississippi River, kills up to 1,547. 1450 of 2000 paroled Union POWs on their way home are killed when river steamer "Sultana" blows up

1859 Event - 1st steamboat sails, Red River

1849 Event - 1st regular steamboat service to California starts

1837 Event - Canadian militia destroy Caroline, a U.S. steamboat docked at Buffalo

1837 Event - Steamboat "Home" sinks off Okracoke North Carolina killing 100

1823 Event - 1st steamboat to navigate the Mississippi River arrives at Ft. Snelling

1817 Event - Mississippi River steamboat service begins

1816 Event - 1st double decked steamboat, Washington, arrives in New Orleans

1815 Death - Robert Fulton, steamboat pioneer, dies

1811 Event - 1st Ohio River steamboat leaves Pittsburgh for New Orleans

1809 Event - 1st U.S. steamboat to a make an ocean voyage leaves New York for Philadelphia

1809 Event - Robert Fulton patents steamboat

1807 Event - Robert Fulton begins operating his steamboat

1807 Event - Robert Fulton's steamboat Clermont begins 1st trip up Hudson River

1791 Event - John Fitch grants U.S. patent for his working steamboat

1788 Event - 1st U.S. steamboat patent issued, by Georgia to Briggs and Longstreet

1787 Event - John Fitch's steamboat completes its tests, years before Fulton

1783 Event - 1st steamboat, Pyroscaphe, 1st run in France

1765 Birthday - Robert Fulton, built 1st steamboat

1743 Birthday - John Fitch, inventor, had a working steamboat years before Fulton

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