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Historical Events

1913 – Natives Land Act, Act No 27, passed in South Africa: confines Africans to hopelessly overcrowded reserves and deprives them of rights to purchase land outside the native reserves
1944 – Five of the “The Magnificent Eleven” photos taken by Robert Capa during the D-Day landings at Omaha Beach, Normandy first published in “Life Magazine”
1952 – “I’ve Got A Secret” debuts on CBS-TV with Garry Moore as host
1967 – Paul McCartney admits on TV that he took LSD
1970 – Jim Bouton’s controversial baseball diary “Ball Four” is published
1995 – NY Yankees announce agreement with Darryl Strawberry

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Famous Birthdays

1815 – John William Glover, Irish composer, born in Dublin, Ireland (d. 1899)
1912 – Martin Gabel, American stage, radio and screen character actor (The Thief; Marnie; Lady In Cement), and television panelist (What’s My Line?), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 1986)
1924 – Wassil Bykau, Belarusian writer, born in Bytschki, Vitebsk Region (d. 2003)
1945 – Tim Hovey, actor (Queen Bee, Toy Tiger, Man Afraid), born in Los Angeles, California
1960 – Patti Rizzo, American golfer (4 LPGA Tour wins), born in Hollywood, Florida
1966 – Joichi Ito, Japanese entrepreneur

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Famous Deaths

1652 – Louis de Geer, Neth/Swedish industrialist/millionaire, dies at 64
1811 – Samuel Chase, American judge (signed US Declaration of Independence), dies at 70
1947 – Willem H. Fly, Dutch typographer/co-founder (SDAP), dies at 84
1995 – Richard Bernard Pape, POW escaper/writer, dies at 79
2006 – Duane Roland, American southern-rock guitarist (Molly Hatchet – Flirtin’ With Disaster), dies at 53
2017 – Brian Cant, British stage and screen actor and children’s television presenter (Play School, 1964-85), dies at 83

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Historical Events

1887 – The Reinsurance Treaty between Germany and Russia is signed
1949 – “Along Fifth Avenue” closes at Broadhurst Theater NYC after 180 performances
1953 – Red Sox rookie Eugene Stephens is 1st player in AL history to register 3 hits in an inning; Boston score 17 runs in 7th Inning in 23-3 rout of Detroit Tigers at Fenway Park
1959 – 1st telecast transmitted from England to US
2006 – The first Kazakh space satellite, KazSat is launched
2019 – China has been forcefully harvesting organs from marginalized groups in prison camps on a significant scale according to International Tribunal in London

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Famous Birthdays

1581 – Thomas Overbury, English poet (A Wife) and essayist, born in Compton Scorpion, Warwickshire, England (d. 1613)
1906 – (James) “Kay” Kyser, American bandleader and radio personality (Kay Kyser’s Kollege of Musical Knowledge), born in Rocky Mount, North Carolina (d. 1985)
1917 – Akhmet Jevdet Ismail Hajiyev, Azerbaijani composer, born in Nukha, Azerbaijan (d. 2002)
1921 – Wesley Lau, American actor (Lt Anderson-Perry Mason), born in Sheboygan, Wisconsin (d. 1984)
1942 – Paul McCartney, British rock singer-songwriter, bassist, piano player (The Beatles – “Yesterday”; “I Will”; Wings -“Silly Love Songs”), born in Liverpool, England
1947 – Linda Thorson [Robinson], Canadian actress (The Avengers – “Tara”, One Life To Live – “Julia”), born in Toronto, Ontario

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Famous Deaths

1772 – Gerard van Swieten, Dutch-Austrian physician (Austrian Empress Maria Theresa’s personal physician), dies at 72
1799 – Johann Andre, German composer, dies at 58
1925 – Robert M. La Follette, American lawyer and presidential candidate (Progressive), dies at 70
1945 – Harold C. Roberts, American commandant 22nd regiment marines (3 Navy Crosses), dies in battle during Okinawa campaign at 46
2016 – Paul Cox, Dutch-born Australian director (Lonely Hearts), dies at 76
2017 – Hope Ryden, American wildlife activist and photographer, dies at 87

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Historical Events

1119 – Charles the Good becomes Count of Flanders
1462 – Vlad III the Impaler attempts to assassinate Mehmed II (The Night Attack) forcing him to retreat from Wallachia
1535 – Trial of English Catholic Cardinal John Fischer for treason (declaring King Henry VIII not the Supreme Head of the Church in England) at Westminster Hall – found guilty and later hanged
1961 – US Open Men’s Golf, Oakland Hills CC: Gene Littler wins his sole major title, 1 stroke ahead of runners-up Bob Goalby and Doug Sanders
1976 – Indonesia annexes Portuguese East-Timor
2018 – Historic deal signed between Greece and Macedonia to end dispute over Macedonia’s name – changing to North Macedonia

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Famous Birthdays

1898 – M. C. Escher, Dutch graphic artist and lithograph carver (Praedestinatie), born in Leeuwarden, Netherlands (d. 1972)
1915 – Stringbean [David Akeman], American banjoist and comedian (Hee Haw), born in Annville, Kentucky (d. 1973)
1930 – Romuald Twardowski, Polish composer, born in Wilno/ Vilnius, Poland
1945 – Tony Roche, Australian tennis player and coach (French Open 1966; 15 x Grand Slam doubles titles; Australian Davis Cup captain), born in Wagga Wagga, NSW
1956 – Nick Cook, English cricketer (left arm slow bowler in 15 Tests 1983-89), born in Leicester
1958 – Bobby Farrelly, American film director (Dumb and Dumber), born in Cumberland, Rhode Island

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Famous Deaths

1672 – Orazio Benevoli, Franco-Italian composer, dies at 67
1815 – Rais Hamidou [Amidon], Algerian corsair (captured 400 ships during his career), dies in a battle with USS Guerriere (b. c. 1770)
1871 – Clement Vallandigham, American politician (Rep-D-Ohio, convicted of opposing civil war, exiled to Confederate States), dies after accidentally shooting himself at 50
1906 – Harry Nelson Pillsbury, American chess player, dies at 33
1970 – Matthew Henderson, New Zealand cricket fast bowler (1 Test; New Zealand’s first-ever Test match 1930), dies at 74
2015 – John David Crow, American College Football Hall of Fame back and tight end (Heisman Trophy 1957, Texas A and M; Pro Bowl 1959, 60, 62, 65; St. Louis Cardinals), dies at 79

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Historical Events

1923 – Sun Yat Sen founds Chinese military academy
1924 – South Africa all out 30 v England in 48 minutes, Gilligan 6-7
1945 – Boo Ferriss loses to Yanks 3-2 after starting his career with 8 wins
1977 – Ron Guidry’s 1st complete game, 7-0 over KC Royals
2008 – US Open Men’s Golf, Torrey Pines GC: Tiger Woods wins his 3rd US Open and 14th major title, beating Rocco Mediate on the 1st hole of sudden-death, following a Monday 18-hole playoff
2017 – US President Donald Trump reinstates Cuban travel and business restrictions after they were loosened by President Obama

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Famous Birthdays

1906 – Alan Fairfax, Australian cricket all-rounder (10 Tests, 4 x 50, 21 wickets, BB 4/31; NSWCA), born in Sydney, Australia (d. 1955)
1938 – Robert Gutter, American conductor and teacher (founded International Institute for Conductors, 1996), born in New York City (d. 2017)
1946 – Tom Harrell. American jazz musician (Time’s Mirror), born in Urbana, Illinois
1965 – J. J. Birden, American NFL wide receiver (Atlanta Falcons), born in Portland, Oregon
1967 – Jürgen Klopp, German football manager (Liverpool), born in Stuttgart, West Germany
1980 – Joey Yung, Hong Kong singer

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Famous Deaths

1749 – Johann Baptista Ruffini, Italian trader (b. 1672)
1958 – José Pablo Moncayo, Mexican composer (Huapango), dies at 45
1976 – Victor Lord, American fictional character on TV soap opera “One Life to Live”, dies at 59
1979 – Liselotte Welskopf-Heinrich, German writer and historian, dies at 77
2001 – Adam Popovich, Serbian-American musician, director and composer, dies at 91
2022 – Don Neely, New Zealand cricket historian, administrator (President NZ Cricket 2006-09), dies at 86

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