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Historical Events

1805 - Battle at Schongrabern: Russian army stop French

1849 - Russian court sentences Fyodor Dostoevsky to death for anti-government activities linked to a radical intellectual group; his sentence is later commuted to hard labor

1856 - Amsterdam post office at Nieuwezijds Voorburgwal opens

1950 - US President Harry Truman proclaims emergency crisis caused by communist
threat

1962 - Wilt Chamberlain of NBA SF Warriors scores 73 points vs NY Knicks

1974 - John Lennon's only solo #1 "Whatever Gets You Through the Night"

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Famous Birthdays

1603 - Augustyn Kordecki, Polish prior (d. 1673)

1609 - Henrietta Maria, French-born, Queen Consort of England (d. 1669)

1643 - Jean Chardin, French explorer (d. 1703)

1762 - Petronella Moens, Frisian author/poetess

1870 - Alfred Hill, New Zealand Australian composer (Hinemoa), born in Melbourne (d. 1960)

1970 - Jason Carthen, WLAF linebacker (Rhein Fire)

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Famous Deaths

1785 - Johan Gottschalk Wallerius, Swedish chemist and mineralogist, dies at 76

1932 - Carry van Bruggen, [de Haan], Dutch author (Eva), dies at 51

1960 - Clark Gable, actor (Gone With the Wind), dies at 59

1965 - Harry Blackstone Sr., American magician, dies at 80

1973 - Alan Watts, writer/popularizer of Zen, dies in Calif

2005 - Ralph Edwards, American TV host (This is Your Life), dies at 92

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