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Historical Events

1568 - Uprising of Morisco's against suppression in Granada

1945 - CFP franc and CFA franc created

1948 - Hungarian cardinal József Mindszenty arrested

1967 - BBC broadcasts "Magical Mystery Tour"

1977 - USSR performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakh/Semipalitinsk USSR

1997 - The Soufriere Hills volcano on the island of Montserrat explodes, creating a small tsunami offshore.

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Famous Birthdays

1633 - Charles E Biset, Flemish painter, baptised

1853 - René Bazin, French novelist (d. 1932)

1859 - Johan F van Bemmelen, Dutch zoologist

1942 - Vinicio Cerezo, President of Guatemala (1986-91), born in Guatemala City

1968 - Mideon [Dennis Knight], American professional wrestler, born in Clearwater, Florida

1978 - Kaoru Sugayama, Japanese volleyball player, born in Iwanuma, Japan

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Famous Deaths

1530 - Zahir-ud-din Muhammad Babur, Timurid founder and 1st Emperor of the Mughal dynasty in the Indian Subcontinent (1526-30), dies at 47

1827 - Jan David Holland, composer, dies at 81

1950 - James Stephens, Irish poet (Crock of Gold), dies at 68

1960 - Eduard Ludwig, German architect (Hansa quarter, Berlin), dies at 54

1974 - Jack Benny [Benjamin Kubelski], American comedian (Jack Benny Show), dies of pancreatic cancer at 80

1980 - Tony Smith, American sculptor (b. 1912)

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