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Historical Events

1229 - James I of Aragon the Conqueror enters Medina Mayurqa (Palma) consummating Christian conquest of the island of Majorca

1695 - A window tax is imposed in England, causing many shopkeepers to brick up
their windows to avoid the tax.

1963 - Dear Abby show premieres on CBS radio (runs 11 years)

1972 - Australian Open Women's Tennis: Margaret Court beats Evonne Goolagong Cawley 6-4, 7-5 for her record 11th and final Australian singles crown

1976 - TV soap "Somerset" ends 6 year run

1997 - Marv Levy, retires as coach of Buffalo Bills

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Famous Birthdays

1514 - Andreas Vesalius [Andries van Wesel], Flemish-Netherlandish physician and anatomist (De humani corporis fabrica), born in Brussels, Belgium (d. 1564)

1881 - Colin G Fink, American chemist (electro chemistry), born in Hoboken, New
Jersey

1902 - Lionel Daunais, Quebec singer and composer, born in Montreal, Canada (d.
1982)

1956 - Steve Rude, American comics artist, born in Madison, Wisconsin

1964 - Michael McDonald, American actor-comedian, born in St. Louis, Missouri

1964 - Klari MacAskill, Canadian kayaker (Olympics-5-92, 96), born in Budapest,
Hungary

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Famous Deaths

1799 - Jean-François Marmontel, French historian and writer, dies at 76

1864 - George Mifflin Dallas, American politician (11th Vice President of the United States) and United States Minister to Russia, dies at 72

1967 - Arthur Mailey, cricketer (10-66 and Aust v Gloucestershire 1921), dies

1968 - George Louis Francis Lewis, composer, dies at 16

2005 - Enrico di Giuseppe, American tenor, dies at 73

2007 - Milton L. Klein, Canadian politician (b. 1910)

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