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Historical Events

1949 – American chemist Percy L. Julian at the Glidden Company announces an improved method for producing cortisone
1962 – JFK routes 3,000 federal troops to Mississippi
1984 – Bowie Kuhn ends career as Baseball Commissioner
1984 – California Angel Mike Witt, pitches a perfect game over Texas Rangers, 1-0
1986 – Mordechai Vanunu, who revealed details of Israel covert nuclear program to British media, is kidnapped in Rome, Italy
1997 – “Too Close” single released by Next (Billboard Song of the Year 1998)

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Famous Birthdays

1929 – Leticia Ramos-Shahani, Filipino Senator, lawmaker and women’s rights activist who led the drafting of the international women’s bill of rights, born in Lingayen, Philippine Islands (d. 2017)
1942 – Sture Pettersson, Swedish cyclist (Olympic silver 1968)
1961 – Eric van de Poele, Belgian racing driver
1964 – Michael McKay, Australian rower (Olympics 1996)
1979 – Clio-Danae Othoneou, Greek actress, musician and pianistn born in Thessaloniki, Greece
1983 – Andreea Răducan, Romanian gymnast, born in Bârlad, Romania

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Famous Deaths

1772 – James Brindley, English engineer (canals and watermills), dies at about 76
1788 – Matthäus Günther, German painter, dies at 83
1925 – Philip Hutchinson, cricketer (2 Tests for South Africa 1889), dies
1987 – Alfred Bester, sci-fi author (Dark Side of Earth), dies at 73
2012 – César Bolaños, Peruvian musician and composer, dies at 81
2019 – Jessye Norman, American opera singer (sang at two presidential inaugurations), dies at 74

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1961 – “Detectives” TV Crime Drama; moves to NBC-TV
1971 – US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site
1973 – “We’re An American Band” by Grand Funk peaks at #1
2001 – The Syracuse Herald-Journal, a U.S. newspaper dating back to 1839, ceases publication.
2004 – The asteroid 4179 Toutatis passes within four lunar distances of Earth.
2019 – In Austrian general election conservative People’s Party led by Sebastian Kurz the leading party with 38% of the vote

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Famous Birthdays

1571 – Caravaggio [Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio], Italian painter, (Saint Francis of Assisi in Ecstasy), born in Milan [d. 1610] [date disputed]
1925 – Steve Forrest, Huntsville, Texas, American actor (Ben-Dallas, SWAT), (d. 2013)
1931 – James Cronin, nuclear physicist (Physics Nobel Prize 1980), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 2016)
1933 – Samora Machel, president Mozambique (1975-86)
1941 – Frederick “Fred” West, British contractor and serial killer (12 charges of murder), born in Herefordshire, England (d. 1995)
1976 – Darren Byfield, English football player

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Famous Deaths

1598 – Floris I van Pallandt, earl of Culemborg, dies at about 61
1950 – Balthazar Huibrecht Verhagen, Dutch dramatist and writer, dies at 69
1981 – Bill Shankly, Scottish football manager (Liverpool, 1959-74) dies of a heart attack at 68
1993 – Gordon Douglas, director (Call Me Mr Tibbs, Our Gang), dies at 85
1996 – Leslie Crowther, entertainer, dies at 63>>
2005 – Austin Leslie, American chef, the “Godfather of Fried Chicken” (b. 1934)

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Historical Events

351 – Battle at Mursa: emperor Constantine II beats emperor Magnentius
1867 – Toronto becomes capital of Ontario
1928 – NY Yanks clinch pennant #6
1942 – Luftwaffe bombs Stalingrad
1962 – “Brighter Day” last airs on CBS-TV daytime
1964 – 53rd Davis Cup: Australia beats USA in Cleveland (3-2)

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Famous Birthdays

1871 – Pietro Badoglio, 41st Prime Minister of Italy (1943-44) and Italian General (1922-43), born in Grazzano Monferrato, Italy (d. 1956)
1895 – Charles Petrie, historian, born in Liverpool, England
1917 – Michael [George] Somes, England, dancer (Royal Ballet)
1969 – Mark Everett, American fugitive
1975 – Mandy Barnett, country singer (Maybe, Rainy Days)
1982 – Emeka Okafor, American basketball player

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Famous Deaths

1618 – Joshua Sylvester, English poet (b. 1563)
1884 – Fred Morley, cricket lefty quick (16 wkts in 4 Tests for Eng), dies
1899 – Giovanni Segantini, Italian painter (Become his fare), dies
1918 – Georg Simmel, German sociologist and philosopher (b. 1858)
1966 – Eric Fleming, American actor (Gil-Rawhide), drowns at 41
1973 – Wystan H Auden, British/American writer (Spain/Platonic Blow), dies at 66

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1921 – American swimmer Johnny Weismuller sets his first 2 world records in the 100m and 150yd freestyle events the A.A.U. Nationals meet in Brighton Beach, NY
1946 – King George II of Greece returns from exile to Athens
1953 – KOLO TV channel 8 in Reno, NV (ABC/CBS) begins broadcasting
1996 – The Julie N. tanker skip crashes into the Million Dollar Bridge in Portland, Maine spilling thousands of gallons of oil.
1996 – Baltimore Oriole Roberto Alomar spits in face of umpire John Hirschbeck
2014 – Hawthorn Football Club defeats the Sydney Swans in the 2014 AFL Grand Final 137-74

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Famous Birthdays

1919 – Jayne Meadows, American actress (Dark Delusion, David and Bathsheba) and wife of Steve Allen, born in Wuchang, Hubei, China (d. 2015)
1932 – Mario Bertoncini, Italian composer, born in Rome, Italy (d. 2019)
1935 – John Stanford, American college baseball coach/administrator (Middle Tennessee), born in Opelousas, Louisiana (d. 2013)
1948 – Tom Braidwood, Canadian actor
1949 – Graham Richardson, Australian politician
1976 – Francesco Totti, Italian footballer

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Famous Deaths

1808 – Gaétan Vestris, French ballet dancer, dies at 79
1868 – Alexander Walewski, French earl and Foreign Minister, dies at 58
1943 – Willoughby Hamilton, Irish tennis, soccer player (Wimbledon 1890; Ireland 1 cap), dies at 78
2005 – Ronald Golias, Brazilian comedian and actor (A Família Trapo), dies at 76
2012 – R. B. Greaves, American singer, dies from prostate cancer at 68
2015 – Frank Tyson, England Test cricket fast bowler/broadcaster (17 Tests, 76 wickets @ 18.56), dies at 85

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