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Historical Events

1358 – Republic of Dubrovnik is founded
1929 – President Paul von Hindenburg refuses to pay German debt of WWI
1950 – North Korean troops reach Seoul, UN asks members to aid South Korea, Harry Truman orders US Air Force and Navy into Korean conflict
1963 – USAF Major Robert A Rushworth in X-15 reaches 86,900 m
1999 – The Chemical Brothers go #1 on the UK album chart with ‘Surrender’, their second #1 album
2016 – US Supreme Court strikes down Texas law restricting abortion 5-3

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Famous Birthdays

1718 – Wenzel Raimund Pirck, composer, born in Vienna, Austria (d. 1763)
1850 – Ivan Vazov, Bulgarian poet, novelist and playwright (Under the Yoke), born in Sopot, Bulgaria (d. 1921)
1916 – Hallvard Olav Johnsen, Norwegian composer, born in Hamburg, Germany (d. 2003)
1929 – Dick the Bruiser [William Fritz Afflis], American professional wrestler, born in Delphi, Indiana (d. 1991)
1956 – Ted Haggard, American evangelical preacher (New Life Church, Colorado), born in Yorktown, Indiana
1959 – Janusz Kamiński, Polish cinematographer (Schindler’s List), born in Ziębice, Poland

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Famous Deaths

1654 – Johann V Andreae, German vicar/writer (Christenburg), dies at 67
1920 – Adolphe-Basile Routhier, French-Canadian lyricist (O Canada), dies at 81
1961 – Harry Hooton, Australian poet, dies of cancer at 52
1989 – A. J. Ayer, English Neopositivist philosopher (Logical Positivism), dies at 78
1992 – Allan Jones, American actor and singer (A Day at the Races, Showboat), dies at 84
2016 – Alvin Toffler, American author (Future Shock, Power Shift, The Third Wave), dies at 87

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Historical Events

1718 – Tsarevich Alexei Petrovich of Russia, Peter the Great’s son, mysteriously dies after being sentenced to death by his father for plotting against him.
1911 – Nieuport sets an aircraft speed record of 83 mph (133 kph)
1934 – Germany and Poland sign non-aggression treaty
1950 – Pres Gottwald of Czechoslovakia confirms Milada Horakova’s death sentence
1983 – “Show Boat” closes at Uris Theater NYC after 73 performances
1991 – Amy Elizabeth Goodman, of California, crowned America’s Junior Miss

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Famous Birthdays

1760 – Johan I Jozef, Monarch of Liechtenstein and fieldmarshal, born in Vienna, Austria (d. 1836)
1902 – Hugues Cuénod, Swiss tenor and musical educator, born in Corseaux-sur-Vevey, Switzerland (d. 2010)
1909 – Betty Askwith, British writer and biographer (d. 1995)
1919 – Lord Rawlinson, British attorney general (Ewell) (d. 2006)
1956 – Azhar Cachalia, Scottish-South African leader (United Democratic Front), born in Scotland
1973 – Aaron Jackson, American actor (Mark Winkle-California Dreams), born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

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Famous Deaths

1657 – Tobias Michael, German composer, dies at 65
1796 – David Rittenhouse, American astronomer, inventor, and mathematician, dies at 64
1926 – Christina Goedvolk, wife of Henry Jut, dies
1958 – Martinus Ballings, Flemish jesuit/author (Vocation), dies at 93
1987 – Glen Hall, South African cricketer (Test for South Africa 1965), commits suicide at 49
2010 – Sergio Vega, Mexican Banda singer (b.1969)

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Historical Events

1864 – Horse tramway at the Hague, opens
1961 – Baltimore and California use a record 16 pitchers in a game (8 each) in 14 inns
1977 – Roy C Sullivan of Virginia is struck by lightning for 7th time!
1983 – Udo Beyer of East Germany sets record for shot put, 22.22 m
1989 – Mets’ defense does not record a single assist in a 5-1 win over Phils
2000 – WLAF World Bowl 8, Waldstadion, Frankfurt: Rhein Fire beats Scottish Claymores, 13-10

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Famous Birthdays

1913 – Cyril Fletcher, British comedian, born in Watford, Hertfordshire, England (d. 2005)
1933 – Michelangelo Pistoletto, Italian artist (glass painter), born in Biella, Italy
1936 – B. J. Habibie, 3rd President of Indonesia (1998-99) who liberalized Indonesia’s press and political party laws, born in Parepare, South Sulawesi, Dutch East Indies (d. 2019)
1956 – Bongiwe (Bongi) Dhlomo-Mautloa, South African artist, born in Vryheid, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
1976 – Dubravka Vukotić, Montenegrin actress, born in Montenegro, Yugoslavia
1979 – La La Anthony , American TV personality (Think Like a Man, Power), born in Brooklyn, New York

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Famous Deaths

1686 – Simon Ushakov, Russian painter (b. 1626)
1861 – Abdulmejid I, 31st Sultan of Ottoman Empire, dies at 38
1971 – Charles Vildrac, French author, poet and playwright (La Brouille, Michel Auclair, Notes sur la technique poétique), dies at 88
1978 – Hussein al-Ghasjmi, president of North-Yemen, murdered
2007 – J. Fred Duckett, American sports announcer and teacher, dies at 74
2010 – Alan Plater, English playwright (b. 1935)

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Historical Events

1322 – Jews are expelled from France for 3rd time
1897 – Hail injures 26 in Topeka, Kansas
1949 – A M de Jong’s murderer, Ton van Gog, arrested in Scheveningen, Netherlands
1957 – The U.S. Supreme Court rules that obscenity is not protected by the First Amendment in Roth v. United States
1970 – Reds play final game at Cincinnati’s Crosley Field, beat Giants 5-4
2016 – NHL Draft: ZSC Lions (NLA) center Auston Matthews first pick by Toronto Maple Leafs

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Famous Birthdays

1535 – Joanna of Austria, Princess of Portugal, born in Madrid (d. 1573)
1850 – Horatio Kitchener, British General who commanded British forces during the Battle of Omdurman (Sudan) and the Second Boer War who became British Secretary of State for War during WWI (1914-16), born in Ballylongford, County Kerry, Ireland (d. 1916)
1942 – Michele Lee, American actress and singer (Karen-Knots Landing, Love Bug), born in Los Angeles, California
1973 – Ji Jin Hee, South Korean actor
1986 – Kaitlin Cullum, actress (Libby Kelly-Grace Under Fire), born in Los Angeles, California
1986 – Solange Knowles, American singer (Destiny’s Child), born in Houston, Texas

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Famous Deaths

1766 – Adrien-Maurice, 3rd duc de Noailles, French soldier (b. 1678)
1908 – Grover Cleveland, 22nd and 24th US President (1885-89, 93-97), dies at 71
1984 – William Keighley, American director (The Man who came to Dinner), dies of a stroke at 94
1991 – Martin Rosenblatt, actor (Splitz, Annie Hall, NY Stories), dies at 74
1992 – Tony LeMans, singer/songwriter, dies in a car crash at 29
2006 – Patsy Ramsey, mother of JonBenét Ramsey (b. 1956)

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