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Historical Events

1895 - George Brownell patents a machine to make paper twine (Mass)

1907 - Ugyen Wangchuck became 1st hereditary king of Bhutan

1960 - "La Plume de Ma Tante" closes at Royale Theater NYC after 835 performances

1978 - Referendum approves new constitution of Rwanda

1989 - 78th Davis Cup: Germany beats Sweden in Stuttgart (3-2)

1991 - Soap opera "One Life To Live" airs its 6,000th episode

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Famous Birthdays

1778 - Hunphry Davy, English chemist (discovered some elements)

1820 - Frederick Tracy Dent, American General (Union Army), born in St. Louis, Missouri (d. 1892)

1947 - Wes Studi, actor (Last of the Mohicans)

1948 - Jim Bonfanti, rocker (Raspberries-Go All the Way)

1964 - Frank Musil, Pardubice Cze, NHL defenseman (Ottawa Senators)

1965 - Scott Edward Gump, American PGA golfer (1991 International-2nd), born in
Rockledge, Florida

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Famous Deaths

695 - Begga, ancestress of the Carolingians/saint, dies [or 693]

1962 - Thomas Mitchell, American academy award winning actor (Gone with the Wind, High Noon), dies of bone cancer at 70

1996 - Wayne Barlow, American composer, dies at 84

1996 - Elizabeth Hill, Russian-English teacher of Salvonic languages, dies at 96

2003 - Otto Graham, NFL Quarterback, dies of a heart aneurysm at 82

2008 - Sammy Baugh, American football player, dies at 94

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