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Historical Events

1598 - Seven Year War: Battle of Noryang Point - in the final battle of the war
Korean navy decisively defeats the Japanese

1918 - German troops evacuate Finland, give over Kiev in the Ukraine to revolutionary forces and pull back from Estonia as Bolshevik forces move in

1927 - Don Bradman makes his cricket 1st-class debut for NSW v South Australia

1959 - Snow falling in Lowarai Pass West Pakistan kills 48

1960 - TWA 266 and United 826 collide over Staten Island, kills 134

1989 - Commencement of 1st Test Cricket play at Bellerive Oval, Hobart (v SL)

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Famous Birthdays

1734 - Georg Peter Weimar, composer

1830 - John Frederick Hartranft, American politician, 17th Governor of Pennsylvania (1873-1879), and Brevet Major General (Union Army), born in New Hanover Township, Pennsylvania (d. 1889)

1895 - Lidj Jasu, emperor of Ethiopia

1938 - Liv Ullmann, Norwegian actress and director (The Emigrants, Persona), born in Tokyo, Japan

1950 - Roy Schuiten, Dutch cyclist (d. 2006)

1972 - Željko Kalac, Australian soccer player

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Famous Deaths

1379 - John Fitzalan, Marshal of England

1870 - Stanisław Duniecki, Polish composer, dies at 31

1914 - Ivan Zajc, Czech composer and conductor, dies at 82

1978 - Blanche Calloway, US singer/dancer/radio hostess, dies at 76

1985 - Merv Waite, cricketer (2 Tests for Aust 1938, 1 wkt avg 190), dies

1993 - Bentri Seddik, Algerian court judge, murdered at 46

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