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    • Aug 18, 1227
    Genghis Khan, leader of the Mongol Empire, dies in battle. He will be referenced more than 700 years later in a Bob Dylan-penned country hit by Chris Hillman and Roger McGuinn, "You Ain't Going Nowhere"
    Apr 23, 1616
    Playwright William Shakespeare dies at his home in Stratford-upon-Avon, England. Heralded for such works as "Hamlet" and "Romeo And Juliet," he's also recognized in the lyrics of Patty Loveless' country hit "I Try To Think About Elvis"
    Jul 28, 1750
    Classical composer J.S. Bach dies in Leipzig, Germany. Nearly 225 years later, he's mentioned in passing in the George Jones & Tammy Wynette country hit "(We're Not) The Jet Set"
    Sep 22, 1776
    "I only regret that I have but one life to give for my country": After uttering those words, Nathan Hale is hanged by British soldiers in Manhattan. He's honored in the lyrics of Elton Britt's 1942 hit "There's A Star-Spangled Banner Waving Somewhere"
    Dec 14, 1799
    George Washington dies of a throat infection in Mount Vernon, Virginia. The first president of the United States, he's included in the lyrics of Elton Britt's World War II hit "There's A Star-Spangled Banner Waving Somewhere"
    Oct 11, 1809
    Meriwether Lewis, an explorer who helped unlock the American Northwest, dies in Hohenwald, Tennessee. The Lewis & Clark Expedition is referenced in Ed Bruce's 1980 country hit "The Last Cowboy Song"
    Aug 23, 1819
    Navy officer Oliver Hazard Perry dies at sea from an insect bite. Noted for his War of 1812 quote "We have met the enemy and they are ours," he is recalled in Elton Britt's 1942 country hit "There's A Star-Spangled Banner Waving Somewhere"
    Jan 11, 1843
    Attorney Francis Scott Key dies in his sleep in Baltimore, Maryland. Three decades prior, he wrote "The Star-Spangled Banner" during the War of 1812, providing future country singers music to perform at sports events
    Jun 8, 1845
    President Andrew Jackson dies of tuberculosis at his home, The Hermitage, in Nashville. As a colonel, he helped fight the "bloody British" during the War of 1812 and is referenced in the Johnny Horton country hit, "The Battle Of New Orleans"
    Jan 13, 1865
    Songwriter Stephen Foster dies at New York's Bellevue Hospital after a tragic fall. A pioneer in American popular music, he's honored with a Grammy-winning 2004 tribute album, "Beautiful Dreamer," featuring Raul Malo, John Prine and David Ball



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