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Historical Events

1918 – Yugoslavia declares independence with a monarchy proclaimed in Belgrade
1956 – Australian women’s 4 x 100m relay team of Norma Croker, Betty Cuthbert, Fleur Mellor and Shirley Strickland de la Hunty run world record 44.65 to win the gold medal at the Melbourne Olympics; Cuthbert’s 3rd gold of the Games
1975 – US President Gerald Ford visits People’s Republic of China
1984 – 50th Heisman Trophy Award: Doug Flutie, Boston College (QB)
2014 – “U2 Minus 1” performs at Times Square, NYC for World AIDS Day; Bruce Springsteen and Chris Martin of Coldplay each sing two songs in place of injured frontman Bono

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Famous Birthdays

1921 – Ralph Manza, American actor (Banacek, Mama Malone, Newhart), born in San Francisco, California (d. 2000)
1929 – Emily McLaughlin, American actress (Jessie Brewer in “General Hospital”), born in White Plains, New York (d. 1991)
1929 – Dick Shawn [Richard Schulefand], American character actor and comedian (Producers, Maid to Order, Angel), born in Buffalo, New York (d. 1987)
1979 – Angelique Bates, American Actress (All That), born in Los Angeles, California
1982 – Riz Ahmed, British-Pakistani actor (The Night Of), rapper (Swet Shop Boys), and social activist, born in Wembley, London

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Famous Deaths

1602 – Kobayakawa Hideaki, Japanese samurai and warlord (b. 1582)
1943 – Damrong Rajanubhab, Thai prince, son of King Mongkut and brother of King Chulalongkorn and historian, dies at 81
1974 – Teddy Knox, British comedian (The Cromwells; Nervo and Knox), dies at 78
1996 – Irving Gordon, American songwriter (“Unforgettable”; “Me, Myself, And I”), dies of multiple myeloma cancer at 81
2010 – Alojz Srebotnjak, Slovenian composer, dies at 79

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Historical Events

1922 – First speed test of the first genuine Japanese aircraft carrier Hōshō
1955 – “Pipe Dream” opens at Shubert Theater, NYC; runs for 245 performances
1966 – Barbados gains independence from Great Britain (National Day)
1988 – Kohlberg Kravis Roberts and Co. buys RJR Nabisco for $25 billion
2014 – Australia experiences its hottest spring and second-hottest November recorded

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Famous Birthdays

1813 – Louise-Victorine Ackermann, French poet (works characterized by a deep sense of pessimism), born in Paris (d. 1890)
1920 – Virginia Mayo [Jones], American actress (The Best Years of Our Lives, Out of the Blue, White Heat), born in St Louis, Missouri (d. 2005)
1953 – (Alphonso) Mike Espy, American lawyer and politician (US Representative for Mississippi, 1987-93 (D); Secretary of Agriculture, 1993-94), born in Yazoo City, Mississippi
1970 – Yayuk Basuki, Indonesian tennis player and politician, born in Yogyakarta, Java, Indonesia
1974 – Marcellus Wiley, American football defensive end (Pro Bowl and Second-team All-Pro 2001 Buffalo Bills) and broadcaster (ESPN, Fox, Dan Patrick Podcast Network), born in Compton, California

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Famous Deaths

1996 – Tiny Tim [Herbert Khaury], American musician (“Tiptoe Through The Tulips”), dies of a heart attack at 64
2000 – Scott Smith, Canadian rock bassist (Loverboy – “Working for the Weekend”), drowns in sailing accident near the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco at 45
2007 – Engin Arık, Turkish nuclear physicist, dies at 59
2011 – William L. Waller, American politician and ex-Governor of Mississippi, dies at 85
2022 – Murray Halberg, New Zealand athlete (Olympic gold 5000m 1960; WR 2 miles: 8:30.0 1961; WR 3 miles: 13.10.0 1961), dies at 89

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Historical Events

1864 – Battle of Spring Hill: Confederate troops under John Bell Hood fail to attack Union forces under John M. Schofield
1897 – First motorcycle race in Surrey, England, is won by Charles Jarrot
1966 – First NBA game at Oakland Coliseum Arena; San Francisco Warriors defeat Chicago Bulls 108-101
1995 – US President Bill Clinton lifts ban on exports of oil from the Alaskan North Slope; the ban was imposed after the oil embargo by Arab oil producers in 1973
1998 – In a classic all-Spanish final, Àlex Corretja puts on a stunning comeback to beat Carlos Moyá 3–6, 3–6, 7–5, 6–3, 7–5 and win his only ATP Tour World Championship tennis title in Hanover, Germany

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Famous Birthdays

1872 – Anna von Mildenburg, Austrian Wagnerian soprano, born in Vienna, Austria (d. 1947)
1874 – Antonio Egas Moniz, Portuguese neurosurgeon (Nobel Prize 1949 for developing lobotomy procedure), born in Avanca, Portugal (d. 1955)
1891 – Julius Raab, Austrian politician (Chancellor 1953-61), born in Sankt Pölten, Austria (d. 1964)
1891 – Richard Frank Donovan, American composer, born in New Haven, Connecticut (d. 1970)
1899 – Genevieve Tobin, American actress (Zaza, Great Gambini, Uncertain Lady), born in New York City (d. 1995)

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Famous Deaths

917 – Radboud, bishop of Utrecht/Deventer (900-17)/saint, dies
1997 – Heikki Savolainen, Finnish pommel horse gymnast (Olympic medalist, 1928-52, including gold, 1948), and medical doctor, dies at 90
2003 – Larry Booker (Moondog Spot), American pro wrestler (WWF Tag Team champion 1981), dies of a heart attack at 51
2007 – Roger Smith, American Chairman and CEO of General Motors), dies at 82
2017 – Heather North, American actress (The Barefoot Executive; voice of Velma in “Scooby-Doo”), dies of bronchiolitis at 71

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Historical Events

1918 – Kaiser Wilhelm II abdicates as German Emperor and King of Prussia while in exile in Amerongen, Netherlands
1939 – Soviet government revokes Russian-Finnish non-aggression treaty
1975 – “As the World Turns” and “The Edge of Night”, the final two American soap operas that had resisted going to pre-taped broadcasts, air their last live episodes
1982 – “Pirates of Penzance” closes at the Uris Theater in New York City after 772 performances
2012 – “The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey,” first of the Hobbit film series, directed by Peter Jackson, starring Martin Freeman and Ian McKellen, premieres in Wellington, New Zealand

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Famous Birthdays

1700 – Sophie Magdalene of Brandenburg-Kulmbach, Queen consort of Denmark and Norway (1730-46), born in Castle Schonberg, Bavaria (d. 1770)
1777 – Augsut Kestner, German art collector and diplomat, born in Hanover, Germany (d. 1853)
1811 – Maximilian II of Bavaria, King of Bavaria (1848-64), born in Munich (d. 1864)
1925 – József Bozsik, Hungarian footballer (Budapest Honvéd), born in Kispest, Hungary (d. 1978)
1972 – Paulo Figueiredo, Angolan soccer midfielder (38 caps; CD Santa Clara 256 games), born in Malanje, Angola

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Famous Deaths

741 – Syrian Catholic Pope Saint Gregory III
1716 – Gisbert Cuper, Dutch classicist and historian, dies at 72
1921 – ʻAbdu’l-Bahá, Persian successor and head of the Bahá’í Faith (1892-1921) from his father Baháʼu’lláh, dies at 77
1971 – Alexander “Papa” Lightfoot, American blues singer and harmonica player, dies of respiratory failure at 47
1987 – Choh Hao Li, Chinese-American bio-chemist (isolated growth hormones), dies at 74

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