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Historical Events

1760 - French commandant Beletre surrenders Detroit to Maj R Rogers

1877 - US inventor Thomas Edison demonstrates his hand-cranked phonograph for the first time

1944 - The first surgery (on a human) to correct blue baby syndrome is performed by Alfred Blalock and Vivien Thomas.

1958 - 23rd Iron Bowl: Auburn beats Alabama 14-8 in Birmingham

1962 - Baseball decides to revert back to 1 all star game per year

1981 - Major Iranian offensive mounted on central front

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Famous Birthdays

1797 - Domenico Gaetano Maria Donizetti, composer

1929 - Don January, American golfer (PGA C'ship 1967), born in Plainview, Texas

1931 - André Noyelle, Belgian cyclist (d. 2003)

1949 - Stan Rogers, Canadian folk musician and songwriter (d. 1983)

1968 - Dee Brown, NBA guard (Boston Celtics), born in Jacksonville, Florida

1982 - Lucas Black, American film and television actor (Sling Blade), born in Decatur, Alabama

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Famous Deaths

1268 - Clement IV, [Guido Fulcodi], Pope (1265-68), dies

1843 - Marco Santucci, Italian composer, dies at 81

1974 - Haroldson L Hunt, US multi-millionaire, dies at 85

1976 - Godfrey Cambridge, actor (Watermelon Man), dies at 43

2006 - Allen Carr, English anti-smoking campaigner (b. 1934)

2007 - Ralph Beard, American basketball player (b. 1927)

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