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Historical Events

1853 - Franklin Pierce, the President-elect of the United States at the time, and his family are involved in a train wreck in Massachusetts

1893 - Great Northern Railway connects Seattle with east coast

1925 - Mussolini forms a cabinet composed entirely of Fascists in Italy

1947 - Pan American Airlines offers a round-the-world-ticket, the first commercial airline to do so

1965 - Geoff Boycott takes 3-47 against South Africa, his best Test bowling

1972 - US female Figure Skating championship won by Janet Lynn

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Famous Birthdays

1903 - Boris Blacher, German composer (Orchester-Ornament), born in Yingkou, China (d. 1975)

1903 - Stanley Smith, American actor (Honey, King of Jazz, Soup to Nuts), born in Kansas City, Missouri (d. 1974)

1934 - Harry M. Miller, Australian entrepreneur, born in Auckland, New Zealand (d. 2018)

1963 - Paul Brindley, English pop bassist (Sundays, Can't Be Sure)

1965 - Tim McDonald, NFL player (SF 49ers), born in Fresno, California

1969 - Nick A'Hern, Australian 20k walker (Olympics 22-92, 96), born in Swansea, United Kingdom

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Famous Deaths

1922 - Jakob Rosanes, German mathematician (algebraic geometry and invariant theory), dies at 79

1928 - Alvin Kraenzlein, American track and field athlete (4 Olympic gold 1900), dies at 51

1960 - Erik Lindahl, Swedish economist (Scope and Means), dies at 68

1960 - Edith Barstow, American choreographer (Frankie Laine Time, The Gem of the Ocean), dies at 54

1967 - Arnhem "Tata" Joseph Weiss, "the Zigeunerbaron," buried

1981 - A. J. Cronin, Scottish writer (Citadel, Shining Victory), dies at 84

More Famous Deaths �

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