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Historical Events

824 - St Paschal I ends his reign as Pope

1873 - Spanish Cortes fires king Amadeus I

1922 - Influential arts festival Semana de Arte Moderna (Modern Art Week) opens
in São Paulo - the beginning of Modernism in Brazil

1945 - Yalta agreement signed by FDR, Churchill and Stalin

1945 - 1st gas turbine propeller-driven airplane flight tested, Downey, CA

1975 - Margaret Thatcher defeats Edward Heath for leadership of the British Conservative Party

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Famous Birthdays

1904 - Keith Holyoake, 26th Prime Minister of New Zealand (National: 1960-72), born in Pahiatua, New Zealand (d. 1983)

1930 - Alevtina Koltschina, USSR, cross coutry relay skier (Olympic gold 1960)

1932 - Jerome Lowenthal, pianist/prof (Jerusalem Academy of Music), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

1937 - Bill Lawry, cricketer (dour Australian lefty opener, Can talk a bit)

1963 - José Mari Bakero, Spanish footballer

1967 - John Patterson, American baseball infielder (SF Giants)

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Famous Deaths

821 - Benedict of Aniane, saint, dies

1543 - Ahmed Gran, sultan of Adal, dies in battle at Wayna Daga

1626 - Pietro Cataldi, Italian mathematician (b. 1552)

1894 - Pasqual Juan Emilio Arrieta y Corera, composer, dies at 70

1972 - Jan Wils, architect (Olympian Stadium, Amsterdam), dies at 80

1994 - Antonio Martin, Spanish cyclist, dies in cycling accident at 23

More Famous Deaths ¯

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