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Historical Events

1809 - Peregrine Williamson of Baltimore patents a steel pen

1903 - Franklin Roosevelt and Eleanor Roosevelt are engaged

1935 - Flying boat "China Clipper" takes off from Alameda, California, carrying
100,000 pieces of mail on 1st trans-Pacific airmail flight

1966 - 32nd Heisman Trophy Award: Steve Spurrier, Florida (QB)

1972 - Pitts Penguins set NHL record for scoring fastest 5 goals (2:07)

2016 - 'Vegas Golden Knights' is revealed as the Las Vegas NHL expansion team's
name

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Famous Birthdays

1579 - Jan Baptist Stalpart van der Wiele, Dutch lawyer/pastor/lyricist

1906 - Howard Petrie, American actor (Border River, Bounty Hunter), born in Beverly, Massachusetts (d. 1968)

1932 - Keith Wickenden, British politician (d. 1983)

1958 - Jamie Lee Curtis, American actress (Halloween, True Lies), born in Los Angeles, California

1961 - Randal L. Schwartz, American computer programmer

1980 - Yaroslav Rybakov, Russian athlete

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Famous Deaths

1751 - Anton Englert, German composer and organist, dies at 77

1890 - Johanne Luise Heiberg, Danish actress, dies at 77

1902 - Septimus Winner, composer, dies at 75

1963 - Wilhelm Beiglböck, Nazi physician (b. 1905)

1982 - Burton Turkus, lawyer/author/TV host (Mr Arsenic), dies at 80

2007 - Reg Park, British bodybuilder (Mr Universe 1951, 58, 65), dies at 79

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