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Historical Events

1897 – Portable pencil sharpener patented by American inventor John Lee Love
1923 – Germany’s Gustav Stresemann’s government falls to the SPD
1947 – Washington Redskins quarterback Sammy Baugh passes for 6 touchdowns vs. Chicago Cardinals (45-21)
1954 – For the first time, the Dow Jones Industrial Average closes above the peak it reached just before the 1929 crash
1989 – Xenophon Zolotas is sworn in as premier of Greece
2008 – 97th Davis Cup: Spain beats Argentina in Mar del Plata (3-1)

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Famous Birthdays

1815 – William Dennison, American politician (US postmaster general, Governor of Ohio), born in Cincinnati, Ohio (d. 1882)
1887 – Boris Karloff [William H. Pratt], English actor (The Mummy, Frankenstein), born in Camberwell, London (d. 1969)
1924 – Paula Raymond, American actress and model (The Beast From 20,000 Fathoms), born in San Francisco, California (d. 2003)
1929 – Hal Lindsey, American evangelist and Christian Zionist writer, born in Houston, Texas
1946 – Bobby Rush, American politician (Rep-D-Illinois 1993-), born in Albany, Georgia
1963 – Dale Sveum, American MLB player and coach, born in Richmond, California

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Famous Deaths

1682 – Claude Lorrain, French painter known for his landscapes (b. 1604)
1804 – Richard Graves, English writer (The Spiritual Quixote), dies at 89
1940 – Catharina van Rennes, Dutch composer, dies at 82
1964 – Jan Fabricius, Dutch-English playwright (Dolle Hans), dies at 93
1994 – Erick Frederick Hawkins, US dancer/wed to Martha Graham, dies at 85
2012 – Larry Hagman, American actor (I Dream of Jeannie, JR-Dallas), dies of complications from throat cancer at 81

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Historical Events

1924 – Britain orders Egyptians out of Sudan
1931 – 1st performance of Ferde Grofé’s “Grand Canyon Suite” given by Paul Whiteman and His Orchestra at Studebaker Theater, Chicago
1934 – “Santa Claus Is Comin’ to Town” 1st heard on Eddie Cantor’s show
1975 – Drummuckavall Ambush: 3 British Army soldiers are killed and one captured when the Provisional Irish Republican Army attack a watchtower in South Armagh, North Ireland
1989 – Eastern Airlines pilots and flight attendants end their strike, but most are not rehired
1991 – “Phool Aur Kaante”, the film debut of famous Indian actor Ajay Devgan, is released

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Famous Birthdays

1888 – Tarzan of the Apes date of birth, according to author Edgar Rice Burroughs
1917 – Jean-Etienne Marie, French composer of microtonal music and electroacoustics, born in Pont-l’Évêque, France (d. 1989)
1961 – John Schnatter, American businessman (founder of Papa John’s Pizza), born in Jeffersonville, Indiana [or November 23]
1977 – Devyn Puett, actress (Kids Incorporated)
1983 – Corey Beaulieu, American guitarist (Trivium)
1986 – Oscar Pistorius, South African paralympic athlete

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Famous Deaths

365 – Felix II, Italian anti-pope, dies after failing to regain position as Pope from Liberius
1286 – Eric V of Denmark, Danish King (b. 1249)
1758 – Richard Edgcumbe, 1st Baron Edgcumbe, British politician (b. 1680)
1900 – Arthur Sullivan, British composer (The Golden Legend; Onward, Christian Soldiers), major-generally remembered for his comic operas with W.S. Gilbert (The Pirates of Penzance:, H.M.S Pinafore; The Mikado), dies of heart failure at 58
1996 – Terence Donovan, English fashion photographer, film and video director, commits suicide at 60
2008 – MC Breed, American hip hop artist (b. 1971)

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Historical Events

1852 – Duke University founded in 1838 as Union Institute, chartered as Normal College
1942 – Adolf Hitler names field marshal Erich von Manstein commander of the newly-created Army Group Don (Heeresgruppe Don)
1980 – John Lennon and Yoko Ono pose nude for photographer Allan Tannenbaum
1986 – Central African Republic adopts constitution
1999 – 51st NASCAR Sprint Cup: Dale Jarrett wins
2004 – CFL Grey Cup, Frank Clair Stadium, Ottawa: Toronto Argonauts defeat BC Lions, 27-19; first Grey Cup game played on next-generation FieldTurf surface

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Famous Birthdays

1567 – Anne de Xainctonge, French saint and founder of the Society of the Sisters of Saint Ursula of the Blessed Virgin, born in Dijon, France (d. 1621)
1924 – Milka Planinc, Prime Minister of Yugoslavia (1982-86), born in Drniš, Yugoslavia (d. 2010)
1940 – Richard Marcinko, American author
1943 – Viktor Sidjak, Russian fencer
1979 – Kim Dong Wan, Korean singer (Shinhwa)
1983 – Nikki Bella, American pro wrestler, one half of The Bella Twins and reality TV star (Total Divas), born in San Diego, California

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Famous Deaths

1481 – Ikkyu Sojun, Zen head of Daitokuji temple, dies in Kyoto, Japan at 87
1580 – Willem Van Hoorn, baron of Heze, governor of Brussels, executed
1916 – Franz Joseph I, Emperor of Austria, King of Hungary, Croatia and Bohemia (1848-1916), dies of pneumonia at 86 after catching a cold taking a walk
1942 – J. B. M. Hertzog [Barry Hertzog], South African General and Prime Minister of the Union of South Africa (1924-39), dies at 76
1986 – Jerry Colonna, American actor (Jerry Colonna Show, Alice in Wonderland, Road to Singapore), dies at 82
1993 – Bill Bixby, American actor, director and producer (Incredible Hulk; The Courtship of Eddie’s Father; My Favorite Martian), dies from cancer at 59

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Historical Events

1168 – Giovanni di Struma elected anti-Pope
1719 – Sweden and Hannover sign for peace Treaty of Stockholm
1959 – WABC fires Alan Freed over payola scandal
1980 – United Nations Gulf War mediator Olof Palme makes first unsuccessful peace shuttle between Tehran and Baghdad
1993 – 5th College Football Holy War: Boston College beats Notre Dame 41-39 in South Bend (Boston College’s first win in the series)
2016 – South Korean President Park Geun-hye’s controversial friend Choi Soon-sil charged with abuse of authority and coercion amid calls to also impeach the President

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Famous Birthdays

1766 – John Wall Calcott, English composer, born in Kensington, London (d. 1821)
1851 – Margherita of Savoy, Queen consort of the Kingdom of Italy by marriage to Umberto I (1878-1900), born in Palazzo Chiablese, Turin, Kingdom of Sardinia (d. 1926)
1891 – Reginald Denny, English actor (Rebecca, Cat Ballou, Batman), born in Richmond, Surrey, England (d. 1967)
1917 – Pam Henning [Cornelia Catharina Pamela Ingenegeren], Indonesian-Dutch cabaret dancer and actress, born in Batavia, Dutch East Indies (d. 2008)
1949 – Thelma Drake, American politician, US Rep, Virginia (2005-09), born in Elyria, Ohio
1959 – James P. McGovern, American politician (Rep-D-Mass 1997-), born in Worcester, Massachusetts

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Famous Deaths

1527 – Wendelmoet “Weyntjen” Claesdochter, 1st Dutch woman burned as heretic
1662 – Archduke Leopold Wilhelm of Austria, Governor of the Spanish Netherlands (b. 1614)
1882 – Henry Draper, American amateur astronomer (photos of the Moon, Orion Nebula), dies of pleurisy at 45
1984 – Alexander Moyzes, Slovak composer, dies at 78
2016 – Kostis Stephanopoulos, Greek conservative politician (President of Greece, 1995-2005), dies at 90
2019 – Wataru “Wat” Misaka, American professional basketball player, first non-white player, and first player of Asian descent in BAA (later known as NBA) (New York Knicks, 1947-48), dies at 95

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