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Historical Events

1467 - Battle at Brustem: Charles the Stoute beats the Luikenaars

1746 - Peruvian cities of Lima and Callao demolished by earthquake, 18,000 die

1856 - French Magician Jean Eugène Robert-Houdin performs for Algerian Marabouts in Algeria to convince them that French magic is the stronger

1927 - Josip Broz (Tito) begins 7 months jail sentence in Croatia

1978 - Bobby Orr scores his last career NHL goal (vs Detroit Red Wings)

2017 - Twin car bomb attacks in Mogadishu, Somalia, kill at least 27, Islamist militant group al-Shabab claim responsibility

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Famous Birthdays

1756 - ALF [Gordon Shumway], fictional Melmacian Alien Life Form from the American sitcom "ALF"

1909 - Adolfs Skulte, composer

1929 - 1st child born in aircraft, Miami, Florida

1950 - Ludo Delcroix, Belgian cyclist

1971 - Nicole Green, 400m runner, born in Springfield, Ohio

1972 - Brad Paisley, American musician

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Famous Deaths

1854 - James P Carrell, composer, dies at 67

1918 - Edward Bouchet, American Physicist, 1st African American to receive US Ph.D, dies at 66

1962 - Pierre Froidebise, composer, dies at 48

1973 - Sergio Tofano, Italian actor (b. 1883)

2005 - Fernando Quejas, Cape Verdean singer and musician (b. 1922)

2006 - Marijohn Wilkin, American songwriter (One Day at a Time), dies of heart disease at 86

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