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Historical Events

1915 – John McCrae’s poem “In Flanders Fields” appears anonymously in “Punch” magazine
1923 – Labour/Liberals win British parliament
1930 – Cole Porter’s musical “NYCers” premieres in NYC
1955 – 21st Heisman Trophy Award: Howard Cassady, Ohio State (HB)
1966 – US and USSR sign treaty to prohibit nuclear weapons in outer space
1993 – Dow-Jones hits record 3734.53

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Famous Birthdays

1574 – Maria Anna of Bavaria, Empress consort of the Holy Roman Empire, born in Munich, Bavaria, Holy Roman Empire (d. 1616)
1822 – Luther Prentice Bradley, American Brigadier General (Union Army), born in New Haven, Connecticut (d. 1910)
1894 – James Thurber, American humorist (Men, Women and Dogs), born in Columbus, Ohio (d. 1961)
1919 – Hans-Dieter Hosalla, German composer, born in Erfurt, Germany (d. 1995)
1961 – Ann Coulter, American author, political commentator, and attorney
1982 – Dee Dee Trotter, American athlete, born in California, United States

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Famous Deaths

1596 – Luis de Carabajal, 1st Jewish author in America, executed in Mexico
1958 – Tris Speaker, American baseball player, hit more doubled than Pete Rose, dies at 70
1982 – Andre Kamperveen, Suriname minister, murdered
1984 – Robert Jay Mathews, White Nationalist (b. 1953)
1991 – [Wilbur] Buck Clayton, American jazz trumpet player and bandleader, dies at 80
1995 – John Gillett, British film critic and researcher, dies at 70

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Historical Events

1912 – Bust of Queen Nefertiti found in El-Amarna, Egypt
1949 – Chiang Kai-shek flees to Taiwan
1964 – George Harrison changes his company’s name from Mornyork to Harrisongs
1980 – 69th Davis Cup: Czechoslovakia beats Italy in Prague (4-1)
1988 – PLO delegation lead by Yasser Arafat proclaims the State of Palestine, recognizing the existence of the State of Israel for the first time
2013 – 9th ACC Championship Game: #1 Florida State beats #20 Duke, 45-7

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Famous Birthdays

967 – Abū-Sa’īd Abul-Khayr, Persian mystic and poet, born in Mihne, Greater Khorasan (d. 1049)
1909 – Jacob Kainen, American painter and curator, born in Waterbury, Connecticut (d. 2001)
1915 – Eli Wallach, American actor (Magnificent 7, The Misfits, People Next Door), born in Brooklyn New York, (d. 2014)
1935 – Jean-Claude Casadesus, French conductor, born in Paris, France
1948 – Mads Vinding, Danish jazz double-bassist, born in Copenhagen, Denmark
1988 – Nathan Adrian, American swimmer (Olympic gold 100m freestyle 2012), born in Bremerton, Washington

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Famous Deaths

1941 – Iida, Japanese pilot/lt, dies in battle at 28
1947 – Tristan Bernard, French playwright and novelist, dies at 81
1979 – Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin, British-American astronomer and astrophysicist who proposed that stars are composed largely of hydrogen and are not glowing balls of molten rock, dies at 79
1989 – William Calhoun, professional wrestler (b. 1934)
1990 – Horst Bienek, German writer and director (The First Polka), dies at 60
2011 – Harry Morgan, American actor (M*A*S*H, Dragnet), dies in his sleep at 96

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Historical Events

1862 – US President Abraham Lincoln orders hanging of 39 Santee Sioux Indians
1906 – The British grant Transvaal self-government
1925 – Italy, Britain and Egypt sign Jaghbub accord (Italy)
1980 – NASA launches Intelsat V satellite, no. 502
1988 – Yasser Arafat meets prominent American Jews in Stockholm, Sweden
2013 – Pope Francis gives his ascent to a proposal to create a permanent post on the Pontifical Commission on cases of sin and sexual abuse of minors

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Famous Birthdays

1913 – Eleanor Holm, American 100m backstroke swimmer (Olympic gold 1932), born in NYC, New York (d. 2004)
1922 – John Brunt, English soldier and Victoria Cross holder, born in Priest Weston, Shropshire, England (d. 1944)
1948 – Yoshihide Suga, Japanese politician, Prime Minister of Japan (2020-), born in Yuzawa, Japan
1959 – Satoru Iwata, President and CEO of Nintendo (Nintendo DS and Wii), born in Sapporo, Hokkaido (d. 2015)
1972 – Sarah Rafferty, American actress (Suits), born in New Canaan, Connecticut
2000 – Pablo Nicolás Urdangarín y de Borbón, Spanish royal, born in Barcelona

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Famous Deaths

1865 – Sebastian de Iradier, Spanish composer (Arreglito), dies at 56
1943 – Firmin Baes, Flemish painter, dies at 69
1988 – Bill Harris, American guitarist (Clovers-Love Potion No 9), dies at 63
1989 – Frances Beauvier, actress (Aunt Bee, Mayberry), dies at 86
2000 – Werner Klemperer, German-American actor (Judgment at Nuremberg, Hogan’s Heroes), dies of cancer at 80
2010 – Hugues Cuénod, Swiss tenor and musical educator, dies at 108

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Historical Events

1892 – Anti-semite Hermann Ahlwardt elected to Germany’s Reichstag
1925 – Hans Luther forced to resign as Chancellor and head of the German Weimar government
1928 – Wilhelm Miklas elected president of Austria
1933 – Prohibition ends in the US when 21st Amendment to the US Constitution ratified, 18th Amendment repealed (5:32 PM EST)
1972 – Australia Labour party wins parliamentary election
1987 – 53rd Heisman Trophy Award: Tim Brown, Notre Dame (WR)

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Famous Birthdays

1844 – Frederick Bridge, English organist and composer, born in Oldbury, Worcestershire (d. 1924)
1852 – Thomas Laub, Danish organist and composer, born in Langå, Denmark (d. 1927)
1932 – Fazu Aliyeva, Russian poet, novelist and journalist who helped develop Dagestani in Russian literature, born in Khunzakhsky District, Soviet Union (d. 2016)
1932 – Sheldon Lee Glashow, American theoretical physicist (Electroweak theory, Georgi–Glashow model), born in NYC, New York
1959 – Shirley Furlong, American golfer (ANA Inspiration runner-up 1990), born in San Antonio, Texas
1985 – Nico Verdonck, Belgian racing driver, born in Brussels, Belgium

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Famous Deaths

1791 – Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Austrian musical prodigy and composer (Figaro), dies at 35
1902 – Henry Stephen Cutler, American composer, dies at 78
2001 – Franco Rasetti, Italian physicist (b. 1901)
2005 – Frits Philips, Dutch engineer and CEO (Philips), dies at 100
2011 – Gennady Logofet, Russian footballer (b. 1942)
2016 – Jayaram Jayalalitha, Indian actress and politician, chief minister of Tamil Nadu, dies of a heart attack at 68

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