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Historical Events

1579 - England signs an offensive and defensive alliance with Netherland

1896 - Fannie Farmer publishes her first cookbook "The Boston Cooking-School Cook Book"

1922 - The Anglo-Irish Treaty is ratified by Dail Eireann by a 64-57 vote

1982 - "Fame" premieres on NBC TV

1994 - United Express commuter plane crashes in Ohio, killing 5

1996 - 16th United Negro College Fund raises $12,600,000

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Famous Birthdays

1898 - Al Bowlly, British jazz singer (d. 1941)

1911 - Butterfly McQueen [Thelma], American actress (Gone With the Wind, Flame of Barbary Coast), born in Tampa, Florida (d. 1995)

1941 - John E. Walker, English chemist, Nobel Prize laureate

1966 - Jennifer Luff, Australian rower (Olympics 1996), born in Sydney, Australia

1972 - Donald Brashear, American NHL left wing (Montreal Canadiens), born in Bedford, Indiana

1977 - Dustin Diamond, American actor (Screech-Saved By Bell), born in San Jose, California

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Famous Deaths

1944 - J Verleun, Dutch resistance fighter, executed

1953 - Osa Johnson, American adventurer and filmmaker, dies at 58

1968 - Prof James Smith, South African ichthyologist (b. 1897)

1995 - Murray Rothbard, American economist (b. 1926)

2012 - Ibrahim Aslan, Egyptian author, dies from heart failure at 77

2016 - André Courrèges, French fashion designer, dies at 92

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