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Historical Events

1902 - In the United States, a five month strike by United Mine Workers ends.

1938 - Japanese troops occupies Canton

1948 - Beersheba liberated by Israeli army

1965 - Vivian Beaumont Theater (NYC) opens

1970 - Nobel prize of peace awarded to Norman E Borlaugh

1986 - US writer Edward A Tracy kidnap in Beirut

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Famous Birthdays

1449 - George, Duke of Clarence, brother of Edward IV and Richard III (d. 1478)

1672 - Pylyp Orlyk, Ukrainian Zaporozhian Cossack starshina and diplomat, born in Vileyka Raion, Belarus (d. 1742)

1907 - Jules Chevalier, French priest (b. 1824)

1955 - Eric Faulkner, rock guitarist (Bay City Rollers), born in Edinburgh, Scotland

1961 - Mark Finch, film festival organiser

1972 - Saffron Burrows, English actress

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Famous Deaths

1221 - Alix of Thouars, Duchess of Brittany (b. 1201)

1919 - Sven August Korling, composer, dies at 77

1966 - Gertrude Hoffman, actress (Mrs Odetts-My Little Margie), dies at 95

1996 - Abdelhamid Benhadugah, novelist, dies at 71

1997 - Dolph Camilli, Bkln Dodger/MVP (1941), dies at 90

2007 - Paul Fox, English musician and singer (The Ruts), dies at 56

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