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Historical Events

1493 - 1st sight of manatees by Christopher Columbus

1923 - Juan de la Cierva makes 1st autogiro flight, Spain

1973 - Luna 21 launched, to Moon

1976 - C. W. McCall CB song "Convoy" hits #1 on the country music charts

1976 - Ringo Starr releases "Oh My My" in UK

1984 - Rock band Van Halen release their most successful album "1984"

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Famous Birthdays

1554 - Gregory XV, [Alessandro Ludovisi], pope (1621-23)

1856 - Anton Askerc, Slavic priest/poet (Primoz Trubar)

1857 - Henry B Fuller, American writer (Under the Skylights)

1959 - Mark Martin, American stock car racing driver, born in Batesville, Arkansas

1965 - Joely Richardson, English actress (Body Contact, Wetherby), born in London, England

1969 - Johanna Ikonen, Finnish ice hockey defenseman (Finland, Olympics 1998), born in Eno, Finland

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Famous Deaths

1854 - Filippo Traetta, [Philip Trajetta], Italian composer, dies at 77

1968 - Louis-Francois-Marie Aubert, French composer (Habanera), dies at 90

1990 - Sir Edward McTiernan, Australian jurist, lawyer and politician (b. 1892)

1991 - Chris Baay, Dutch actor (Tomorrow It Will Be Better, Klatergoud, Surprise Raid), dies at 86

1993 - Alois Brunner, German/Syrian commandant of KZ-Lower Drancy, dies

2018 - Tommy Lawrence, Scottish football player and goalkeeper (Liverpool, Tranmere Rovers), dies at 77

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