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Historical Events

1638 - Petition in Recife Brazil leads to closing of their 2 synagogues

1905 - Charles Perrine announces discovery of Jupiter's 7th satellite, Elara

1946 - "Show Boat" opens at Ziegfeld Theater NYC for 417 performances

1972 - Largest crowd at Cleveland Arena (Cavs vs Lakers-11,178)

1976 - "MacNeil-Lehrer Report" premieres on PBS

1997 - "Show Boat" closes at Gershwin Theater NYC

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Famous Birthdays

1858 - Gustaf af Geijerstam, Swedish author (Boken om Lillebror), born in Hed socken (d. 1909)

1936 - Florence King, American humorist, born in Washington, D.C. (d. 2016)

1940 - Michael Rose, British army officer, born in British India

1957 - Kevin Hastings, Australian rugby league footballer, born in Surry Hills,
Australia

1967 - J. H. Wyman, American film producer and director (Almost Human), born in
Oakland, California

1969 - Paul McGillion, Scottish actor, born in Paisley, United Kingdom

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Famous Deaths

1589 - Catherine de' Medici, Queen mother of France, dies at 69

1796 - Samuel Huntington, American politician and signer of the Declaration of Independence, dies at 64

1891 - Guillaume L Baud, Dutch minister of Colonies (1848-49), dies at 89

1971 - Columbus O'Donnell Iselin, American oceanographer, dies at 66

1981 - Harold C Urey, US chemist (Deuterium, Nobel 1934), dies at 87

1998 - Georgi Sviridov, Soviet neoromantic composer, dies of a heart attack at 82

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