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Historical Events

1775 - Second Continental Congress formally establishes US Navy

1861 - Confederate congress officially admits Missouri to Confederacy

1953 - "Wish You Were Here" closes at Imperial Theater NYC after 597 performances

1964 - 1965 NFL Draft: Tucker Frederickson from Auburn University first pick by
New York Giants

1973 - Arab League summit in Algiers recognizes Palestine

1986 - Hilbert van der Duim skates 1 hour world record 39.4928 km

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Famous Birthdays

1757 - William Blake, English poet and artist (Songs of Innocence and Experience), born in London, England (d. 1827)

1887 - Ernst Rohm, German staff member/Bolivian leader/SA

1952 - Jeff Fahey, actor (Darkman III, Crossover, Serpent's Lair)

1960 - Deneice Lewis, model, born in Lynchburg, Virginia

1974 - Jason Ferguson, defensive tackle (NY Jets)

1978 - Mehdi Nafti, Tunisian footballer

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Famous Deaths

1585 - Hernando Franco, Spanish composer (b. 1532)

1878 - Marco Aurelio Zani de Ferranti, composer, dies at 78

1978 - André Morell [Cecil André Mesritz], British actor (Ben-Hur, The Message, Hound of the Baskervilles), dies from a heart attack at 69

1992 - Roland Smeenk, Dutch cabaret performer, dies in a car accident at 35

2009 - Takeo Kajiwara, Japanese Go player (b. 1923)

2015 - Marjorie Lord [Wollenberg], American actress (Make Room for Daddy, Sherlock Holmes in Washington), dies of natural causes at 97

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