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Gaston Bullock Means ( July 11, 1879 – December 12, 1938 ) was an American private detective, salesman, bootlegger, forger, swindler, murder suspect, blackmailer, and con artist.
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Gaston Bullock Means was born in Concord, North Carolina, the son of William Means, a reputable lawyer.
Gaston and Means
Rumors of poisoning were fueled, in part, by a book called The Strange Death of President Harding, in which the author ( convicted criminal, former Ohio Gang member, and detective Gaston Means, hired by Mrs. Harding to investigate Warren Harding and his mistress ) suggested that Mrs. Harding had poisoned her husband.
* Gaston Means, a professional conman during U. S. President Warren G. Harding's administration.
While the baby was still missing, at least two separate men, Gaston Means and John Hughes Curtis, came forward with false claims that they were associates of the kidnappers.
Gaston Means, who was a former FBI agent and conman, was convicted of larceny after extorting $ 100, 000 from Washington D. C. socialite Evalyn Walsh McLean.
* Gaston Means
McLean was a victim of Gaston Means, a former F. B. I.
During the divorce proceedings, Evalyn McLean was the victim of fraud associated with the Lindbergh kidnapping, perpetrated by con-man Gaston Means.
Gaston and July
On July 6, police responding to an emergency call of a burglary in progress in Gaston County, North Carolina shot and killed a suspect who drew a gun on them, injuring one officer.
** 4 April 1957 – July 1958 Gaston Custin ( b. 1903 – d. 1993 )
Daniel Gaston Ash ( born 31 July 1957, in Northampton, England ) is the guitarist for Bauhaus, Tones on Tail, Love and Rockets, and solo projects.
The mummy was unwrapped by Gaston Maspero on July 1, 1886.
Three people ride a personal watercraft in Lake Gaston Virginia-North Carolina July 10, 2004.
A boat tows someone wakeboarding in Lake Gaston, Virginia-North Carolina, July 10, 2004.
In July 1960, Gaston County too was placed under the Diocese of Raleigh.
In 1099, during the assault on Jerusalem, Tancred, along with Gaston IV of Béarn, claimed to be the first Crusader to enter the city on July 15.
It was first performed on 29 July 1899, at the Summer Theatre " Venedig in Wien ", with Ludmilla Gaston as von Rodenstein, Franz Glawatsch, Rudolf del Zopp, Siegmund Steiner, Poldi Augustin, Anton Matschegg, Vali Paak, and Max Schönau.
On July 15, 1099, Gaston was the first crusader to enter the city.
Arthur George Gaston ( July 4, 1892 – January 19, 1996 ) was an African-American businessman who established a number of businesses in Birmingham, Alabama, and who played a significant role in the struggle to integrate Birmingham in 1963.
Adam Lind credited his great offensive numbers in the month of July and August to the coaching styles of Gaston and Tenace, saying: " The thing is, a lot of people can teach you how to hit, but not a lot of people can teach you how to hit in the big leagues ," referring to the major league experience of Gaston and Tenace.
Gaston Alexandre Auguste, Marquis de Galliffet, Prince de Martigues ( Paris, January 23, 1830 – July 8, 1909 ), was a French general, best known for having taken part in the repression of the 1871 Paris Commune.
Gaston and 11
* August 11 – Gaston Doumergue, President of France during the Third Republic ( d. 1937 )
* April 11 – War of the League of Cambrai: Battle of Ravenna: French forces under Gaston de Foix, Duc de Nemours defeat the Spanish under Raymond of Cardona, but Gaston is killed in the pursuit.
* April 11 – Gaston de Foix, French military commander ( b. 1489 )
On 11 November 1630, Marie de Médicis and the King's brother, Gaston, duc d ' Orléans, secured the King's agreement for the dismissal.
Gaston County Schools has 54 public schools, including 9 high schools, 11 middle schools, 32 elementary schools, one alternative school ( middle and high school age ), and one separate school ( Webb Street School in Gastonia ) serving students ages 3 to 22 with moderate to severe disabilities.
In 1646 Enghien served under Gaston, Duke of Orléans in Flanders, and when, after the capture of Mardyck, Orléans returned to Paris, Enghien, left in command, captured Dunkirk ( 11 October ).
On December 11, 1969, he took part in the " manif anti-manif " organized by poet Gaston Miron to denounce the municipal regulation forbidding public demonstrations in the streets of Montreal.
The Death of Gaston de Foix in the Battle of Ravenna on 11 April 1512 ( oil on canvas by Ary Scheffer, c. 1824 )
Grave of Gaston of Foix, ( 1489-killed in battle, 11 April 1512 ), Castello Sforzesco, Milan
Gaston de Foix, duc de Nemours ( 10 December 1489 – 11 April 1512 ), also known as The Thunderbolt of Italy, was a French military commander noted mostly for his brilliant six-month campaign from 1511 to 1512 during the War of the League of Cambrai.
Despite his efforts the Spanish Papal army was defeated, and he was captured by the French, who were under the command of Gaston de Foix, at Ravenna on 11 April 1512 ).
Gaston and 1879
The first opera performed there was Robert Planquette's Le Chevalier Gaston on 8 February 1879, and that was followed by three more in the first season.
Le Chevalier Gaston was produced in 1879 with little success.
* Le chevalier Gaston, one act, 8 February 1879, Opéra, Monte Carlo
The first opera performed there was Robert Planquette's Le Chevalier Gaston on 8 February 1879, followed by three additional operas in the first season.
A one-act play, Bernard Palissy, written in collaboration with M. Gaston Salandri, was produced in 1879, but he had to wait eleven years before he obtained another hearing, his Ménage d ' artistes being produced by Antoine at the Théâtre Libre in 1890.
Gaston and –
* 1331 – Gaston III, Count of Foix ( d. 1391 )
* 1858 – Gaston Doumergue, French politician ( d. 1937 )
* 1988 – Justin Gaston, American singer-songwriter and actor
* 1512 – War of the League of Cambrai: French forces led by Gaston de Foix win the Battle of Ravenna.
* 1608 – Gaston, Duke of Orléans ( d. 1660 )
* 1898 – Gaston de Chasseloup-Laubat sets the first officially recognized land speed record of in a Jeantaud electric car.
* 1978 – 1981: Gaston Thorn
* 1921 – Gaston Reiff, Belgian athlete ( d. 1992 )
* 1937 – Gaston Roelants, Belgian athlete
* 1959 – Gaston Gingras, Canadian ice hockey player
Gaston Lerouxs The Phantom of the Opera ( 1909 – 1910 ) is another well-known example of gothic fiction from the early twentieth century.
* 1854 – In the Battle of Guaymas, Mexico, General José María Yáñez stops the French invasion led by Count Gaston de Raousset-Boulbon.
* 1928 – Gaston Miron, French-Canadian poet and editor ( d. 1996 )
* 1868 – Gaston Leroux, French writer ( d. 1927 )
* 1921 – Gaston Rébuffat, French mountaineer ( d. 1985 )
* 1944 – Cito Gaston, American baseball player and manager
* 1909 – The Phantom of the Opera ( original title: Le Fantôme de l ' Opéra ), a novel by French writer Gaston Leroux, is first published as a serialization in Le Gaulois.
* 1843 – Gaston Tarry, French mathematician ( d. 1913 )
* 1928 – Gaston Thorn, Luxembourg politician, 8th Prime Minister of Luxembourg ( d. 2007 )
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* April 25 – Gaston, Duke of Orléans, third son of King Henry IV of France ( d. 1660 )
* March 6 – Bruno Paulin Gaston Paris, French scholar ( b. 1839 )
* September 3 – Gaston Thorn, Luxembourger politician and Prime Minister ( d. 2007 )
* June 18 – Gaston Doumergue, French Prime Minister ( b. 1863 )
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