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Historical Events
1263 - The battle of Largs fought between Norwegians and Scots.
1949 - USSR recognizes People's Republic of China
1954 - Former French possession of Chandernagore made part of West Bengal, India
1961 - "Ben Casey" premieres on NBC-TV
1968 - St. Louis pitcher Bob Gibson establishes a new Baseball World Series mark by striking out 17 batters as the Cardinals beat Detroit, 4-0 in Game 1 of
the Fall Classic
2004 - American Samoa joins the North American Numbering Plan
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Famous Birthdays
1704 - Frantisek Ignac Antonin Tuma, composer
1873 - Stephen Warfield Gambrill, U.S. Congressman for Maryland's 5th District (d. 1924)
1929 - Kenneth Leighton, composer
1932 - RuairĂ Ă“ BrĂ¡daigh, Irish paramilitary and political leader of Sinn FĂ©in, born in Longford, Ireland (d. 2013)
1953 - Ernest Bai Koroma, Sierra Leonean politician, President of Sierra Leone (2007-), born in Makeni, Sierra Leone
1968 - Mark James Crear, 110m hurdler (Olympic silver 1996), born in San Francisco, California
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Famous Deaths
1629 - Antonio Cifra, Italian composer (b. 1584)
1629 - Pierre the Barulle, French cardinal/founder (French Oratorio), dies
1782 - Charles Lee, British and U.S. general (b. 1732)
1956 - George Bancroft, American actor (Texas, Stagecoach, Little Men), dies at
74
1993 - William Berger, Austrian American actor (Face to Face, Adventure of Hercules), dies of prostate cancer at 65
1996 - Ivan Mark Waller, mountaineer, dies at 89
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