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Historical Events

1644 – “Areopagitica”, a pamphlet by John Milton decrying censorship, is published
1946 – “Gypsy Lady” closes at Century Theater NYC after 79 performances
1970 – Arthur Young resigns as Chief Constable of the Royal Ulster Constabulary (RUC)
1980 – National Black Independent Party forms
1988 – Yankees sign free agent 2nd-baseman Steve Sax to 3-year contract
2014 – A suicide bomber kills 40 people at a volleyball tournament in eastern Afghanistan

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Famous Birthdays

1641 – Anthonie Heinsius, Dutch statesman (d. 1720)
1931 – Oscar C. Yatco, Filipino violinist and conductor, born in Tanuan, Batangas, Philippines (d. 2014)
1934 – Robert Towne, American producer and screenwriter (Chinatown), born in Los Angeles, California
1955 – Steven Brust [Karl Zoltan], American sci-fi author (Yendi, Jhereg), born in St. Paul, Minnesota
1963 – Gwynne Shotwell, American engineer and businesswoman (SpaceX), born in Evanston, Illinois
1967 – Salli Richardson, American actress (Posse), born in Chicago, Illinois

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Famous Deaths

1980 – Thien-an Thich, Zen teacher/Vietnamese Rinzai line, dies in LA at 54
1987 – Alton Adams, American composer (1st black bandmaster in the United States Navy), dies at 98
1990 – Bo Diaz, catcher, crushed to death by a satellite dish at 37
1996 – Art Porter, saxophonist, dies at 35
2005 – (John) “Fritz” Richmond, American folk musician (washtub bass and jug), and recording engineer, dies of lung cancer at 66
2006 – Nick Clarke, English radio presenter (b. 1948)

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Historical Events

1968 – The Beatles release “The Beatles” (White Album), their only double album
1995 – OPEC states that it will roll over its current oil production quota of 25.42 million barrels per day
1996 – O.J. Simpson takes stand as hostile witness in the wrongful death lawsuit filed against him, saying it is “absolutely not true”
2015 – Serbian tennis star Novak Đoković makes it 4 straight season-ending ATP World Tour Finals tennis titles beating Roger Federer 6-3, 6-4 in the final in London, England
2020 – Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed gives Tigrayan forces 72 hours to surrender before the military begins offensive on regional capital of Mekelle
2022 – UK faces a bigger hit to its economy from the global energy crisis than any other advanced economy according to the OECD, projected to shrink by 0.4%

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Famous Birthdays

1870 – Howard Brockway, American composer, born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 1951)
1879 – Ralph Hawtrey, British economist (multiplier, quantity theory of money), born in Slough, England (d. 1975)
1923 – Dika Newlin, American composer, Schoenberg expert and punk rocker, born in Portland, Oregon (d. 2006)
1967 – Boris Becker, German tennis player (Wimbledon 1985, 86, 89), born in Leimen, Germany
1973 – Alexandra Fusai, St Cloud France, tennis star (1995 Futures-Szczecin)
1983 – Tyler Hilton, American singer-songwriter, and actor (One Tree Hill), born in Palm Springs, California

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Famous Deaths

1963 – Aldous Huxley, English author (Brave New World), dies at 69
1981 – Andreina Pagnani, actress (Il Commandante), dies at 74
2006 – Ria Beckers, Dutch politician and leader of the progressive Christian party PPR, dies at 67
2010 – Jean Cione, American All-American Girls Professional Baseball League player (b. 1928)
2011 – Lana Peters [Svetlana Stalina], Stalin’s daughter, dies at 85
2022 – Pablo Milanés, Cuban Nueva Trova singer-songwriter and guitarist (Yolanda; Yo Me Quedo), dies of cancer at 79

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Historical Events

533 – The Institutes published – an official textbook of Roman law, part of Roman Emperor Justinian’s program of legal reforms
1865 – Shaw University forms in Raleigh NC
1914 – Billy Mallett of Hamilton Tigers kicks 9 singles in a game
1934 – “Uiver” returns from Schiphol in London-Melbourne air race
1938 – -24] Belgian king Leopold III visits Netherlands
2004 – The second round of the Ukrainian presidential election is held, unleashing massive protests and controversy over the election’s integrity.

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Famous Birthdays

1878 – Gustav Radbruch, German lawyer and jurist, born in Lübeck, GErmany (d. 1949)
1927 – (Carlos) “Charlie” Palmieri, American salsa and charanga music bandleader, musical director, and piano player (Tito Puente; Alegré All-Stars), born in South Bronx, New York City (d. 1988)
1952 – Deborah Shelton, actress (Dallas, Ocean Kill, Body Double), born in Washington, D.C.
1971 – Dahlia Salem, actress (Sofia Carlino-Another World), born in Boston, Massachusetts
1975 – Chad Levitt, running back (Oakland Raiders)
1978 – Sara Tanaka, American actress

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Famous Deaths

1566 – Annibale Caro, Italian writer and poet (Lettere familiare), dies at 59
1830 – Karoly Kisfaludy, Hungarian pioneering dramatist (A Tat rok Magyarorsz gon), dies of tuberculosis at 42
1945 – Jimmy Quinn, Scottish soccer striker (11 caps; Celtic 272 games, 188 goals), dies at 67
1982 – John Hargrave, British Social Credit advocate (b. 1894)
2013 – Bernard Parmegiani, French composer (L’Oeil écoute – The Eye Listens), dies at 86
2022 – Jürgen Nöldner, German soccer midfielder (30 caps East Germany; ASK Vorwärts Berlin 285 games) and journalist (Neue Fußballwoch, Kicker), dies at 81

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Historical Events

1789 – New Jersey is 1st state to ratify Bill of Rights
1815 – Russia, Prussia, Austria and England sign an Alliance “for the maintenance of peace in Europe” on the same day as the Treaty of Paris
1983 – NY Giants Butch Woolfolk ties NFL record of 43 attempts rushing
1988 – Boston College beats Army 38-24 in the ‘Emerald isle Classic’ at Dublin’s Lansdowne Road Stadium, the first NCAA American Football game to be played in Europe
1997 – Yohannes Haile-Selassie discovers the partial skull of a 2.5 million year old human ancestor, confirming and establishing the new species Australopithecus garhi, in Bouri, Middle Awash, Ethiopia
1997 – NY Islanders lose, beginning a 10 game losing streak

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Famous Birthdays

1752 – Thomas Chatterton, English poet (Christabel), born in Bristol, England (d. 1770)
1913 – Judy Canova, American comedian and actress (Cannonball), born in Starke, Florida (d. 1983)
1916 – Evelyn Keyes, American actress (Adventure of Martin Eden), born in Port Arthur, Texas (d. 2008)
1941 – Haseena Moin, Pakistani television drama writer and Urdu playwright, born in Kanpur, India
1970 – Geoffrey Keezer, American jazz pianist, born in Eau Claire, Wisconsin
1972 – Sheema Kalbasi, Iranian born poet, born in Tehran, Iran

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Famous Deaths

1591 – Christopher Hatton, English politician (b. 1540)
1894 – Anton Rubinstein, Russian pianist and composer (Dmitri Donskoi), dies at 64
1917 – Alfredo Napoleão dos Santos, Portuguese pianist, and composer, dies at 65
1952 – Benedetto Croce, Italian philosopher and politician (La Critica), dies at 86
1995 – Sergei Grinkov, Russian figure skater (with Ekaterina Gordeeva – Pairs World Championship, 1986-87, 1989-90; Olympic gold, 1988 and 94), dies at 28 of a heart attack on the practice rink in Lake Placid, New York,
2009 – Max Robertson, British sports commentator, dies at 94

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