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Historical Events

1930 – French government of André Tardieu falls for the second time
1997 – 63rd Heisman Trophy Award: Charles Woodson, Michigan (CB)
2013 – “Beyoncé” 5th studio album by Beyoncé is released
2014 – Fatou Bensouda, the chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court, criticizes UN Security Council for its lack of action over war crimes in the Darfur region of Sudan
2018 – Apple announces new $1 billion campus in Austin, Texas and expansion in other US cities

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Famous Birthdays

1941 – Elizabeth Pochoda, American journalist who helped revitalize Vanity Fair magazine, born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 2025)
1950 – Heather North, American actress (The Barefoot Executive; voice of Velma in “Scooby-Doo”), born in Pasadena, California (d. 2017)
1961 – Irene Sáez, Venezuelan beauty queen crowned Miss Universe 1981 and politician, born in Chacao, Miranda, Venezuela
1967 – NeNe Leakes (née Linnethia Johnson), American television personality (The Real Housewives of Atlanta), actress, and fashion designer, born in Queens, New York City
1991 – Dermot Kennedy, Irish singer-songwriter (“Power Over Me”; “Giants”), born in Rathcoole, County Dublin, Ireland

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Famous Deaths

1204 – Maimonides [Moses Ben Maimon], Sephardic Jewish philosopher, astronomer and physician (Mishneh Torah), dies in Cairo at 69
1978 – Frits Slomp, Dutch pastor and resistance fighter (aided people in hiding during WWII), dies at 80
1987 – Peter Birch, American dancer, choreographer (Jane Froman’s USA Canteen), and director (Captain Kangaroo), dies of a heart attack at 65
1997 – Harry Glaß, German ski jumper (Olympic bronze 1956), dies at 67
2007 – Mark Partridge, Rhodesian politician

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Historical Events

1969 – Comedy film “The Magic Christian”, starring Peter Sellers and Ringo Starr premieres in London, England
1991 – Tampa Bay Buccaneer Dexter Manley retires after failing drug test
2000 – US Supreme Court releases its 5-4 decision in Bush v. Gore, settling the recount dispute in Florida’s 2000 presidential election in George W. Bush’s favor, thus handing him the presidency over Al Gore
2020 – Chinese leader Xi Jinping says the country will reduce its carbon intensity by 65% by 2030
2021 – Dutchman Max Verstappen wins Formula 1 Drivers’ C’ship for Red Bull with a controversial last lap win over Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton in the season-ending Abu Dhabi GP

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Famous Birthdays

1887 – Kurt Magnus Atterberg, Swedish composer, born in Gothenburg, Sweden (d. 1974)
1928 – Chinghiz Aitmatov, Soviet-Kyrgyz author and best-known figure in Kyrgyzstan’s literature (Jamila), born in Kirghiz ASSR, Soviet Union (d. 2008)
1941 – Terry Kirkman, American rock vocalist, songwriter, and keyboardist (The Association – “Windy”; “Cherish”), and later substance abuse counselor, born in Salina, Kansas (d. 2023)
1952 – Ajit De Silva, Sri Lankan cricket spin bowler (4 Tests), born in Ambalangoda, Sri Lanka
1959 – Krishnamachari Srikkanth, Indian cricketer (big-hitting Indian opener), born in Madras, India

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Famous Deaths

1788 – Joseph Gibbs, English composer and organist, dies at 88
1912 – Luitpold, Prince Regent of Bavaria (regent for nephews King Ludwig II and King Otto), dies at 91
1965 – Johnny Lee, American actor (Song of the South, The Amos ‘n’ Andy Show), dies from a heart attack at 67
1970 – Doris Blackburn, Australian politician (Member of the Australian Parliament for Bourke), dies at 81
1998 – Lawton Chiles, U.S. Senator from Florida (1971-89) and Governor of Florida (1991-98), dies at 68

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Historical Events

1477 – Duchess Maria of Burgundy ends the ‘Great Privilege’ in states of The Netherlands
1948 – WMC TV channel 5 in Memphis, Tennessee (NBC) begins broadcasting
1969 – Libya adopts constitution
1993 – 59th Heisman Trophy Award: Charlie Ward, Florida State (QB)
2000 – 66th Heisman Trophy Award: Chris Weinke, Florida State (QB)

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Famous Birthdays

1882 – Max Born, German physicist (quantum mechanics, Nobel 1954), born in Breslau, Germany (d. 1970)
1954 – Guðlaugur Kristinn Óttarsson, Icelandic rock guitarist (Dense Time), and electronic engineer, born in Reykjavík, Iceland
1966 – Terry Sharpe, Irish rocker (The Adventures, Starjets-Starjets), born in Belfast, Northern Ireland
1987 – Natalia Gordienko, Moldovan singer and dancer, born in Chișinău, Moldova
1988 – Tim Southee, New Zealand cricketer, born in Whangarei, New Zealand

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Famous Deaths

1582 – Fernando Alvarez de Toledo, Spanish noble and diplomat (governor of the Netherlands (1567–1573)), dies at about 75
1884 – Samuel Greene, American naval commander inboard USS Monitor during the Battle of Hampton Roads, commits suicide at 45
1938 – Christian Lous Lange, Norwegian pacifist and internationalist (Nobel Peace Prize 1921), dies at 69
1968 – Nadine Riga, American actress, dies of cerebral hemorrhage at 59
2024 – Mamiya Michio, Japanese composer (Narukami; Grave of the Fireflies), dies at 95

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Historical Events

1718 – Laurence Eusden is appointed British Poet Laureate under George I
1899 – Delta Sigma Phi fraternity founded at City College of New York, to spread “the principles of friendship and brotherhood among college men, without respect to race or creed.”
1946 – German/Swiss novelist Hermann Hesse wins the Nobel Prize in Literature “for his inspired writings which, while growing in boldness and penetration, exemplify the classical humanitarian ideals and high qualities of style”
1958 – The first domestic passenger jet flight using a Boeing 707, with National Airlines flying a leased Pan Am 707 from New York to Miami
1981 – The United Nations General Assembly approves Pakistan’s proposal for establishing nuclear free-zone in South Asia.

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Famous Birthdays

1588 – Isaac Beeckman, Dutch scientist and philosopher, born in Middelburg, Netherlands (d. 1637)
1897 – Karl H. Waggerl, Austria writer (Power of Love), born in Bad Gastein, Austria (d. 1973)
1925 – Jean Byron [Imogene Audette Burkhart], American actress (The Patty Duke Show), born in Paducah, Kentucky (d. 2006)
1941 – Fionnula Flanagan, Irish actress (Rich Man Poor Man), born in Dublin, Ireland
1974 – Meg White, American drummer (The White Stripes), born in Grosse Point Farms, Michigan

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Famous Deaths

1917 – Mackenzie Bowell, 5th Prime Minister of Canada (1894-96), dies of pneumonia at 93
1951 – Algernon Blackwood, English novelist (The Willows), dies at 82
1992 – Dan Maskell, English tennis commentator (b. 1908)
1997 – Gershon Kingsley [Götz Ksinski], German-American composer, electronic music pioneer, and Moog synthesizer player (Popcorn), dies at 97
1999 – Lex Goudsmit, Dutch actor (Fiddler on the Roof, Thomas en Senior op het spoor van Brute Berend), dies at 86

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