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Historical Events
1297 - Monaco gains its independence.
1708 - Spanish armada headed by the San Jose and loaded with gold sunk after British squadron attacks off coast of Colombia (rediscovered 2015)
1902 - The United Irish League, a leading force for unification in all Ireland and independence from Britain, holds its convention in Dublin
1966 - Georges Pompidou re-appointed French Prime Minister and forms new government
2004 - The RMS Queen Mary 2, the largest passenger ship ever built, is christened by her namesake's granddaughter, Queen Elizabeth II.
2011 - Attempted assassination of Arizona congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords and subsequent shooting in Casas Adobes, Arizona at a Safeway grocery store kills 6
and wounds 13, including Giffords
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Famous Birthdays
1836 - Fannie M Jackson, pioneer and educator, 1st US African American woman college grad
1852 - James Milton Carroll, American pastor and author (d. 1931)
1924 - Benjamin Lees [Lysniansky], American composer, born in Harbin, China (d.
2010)
1942 - Stephen Hawking, English physicist (Black Holes and Baby Universes), born in Oxford, England (d. 2018)
1943 - Lee Jackson, English bass guitarist and singer-songwriter (Nice), born in Newcastle upon Tyne, England
1979 - Stipe Pletikosa, Croatian footballer, born in Split, Croatia
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Famous Deaths
1864 - Victor-Charles-Paul Dourlen, composer, dies at 83
1950 - Joseph A Schumpeter, Aus/US economist/Minister of Finance, dies at 66
1979 - Sara Carter, American country musician, songwriter and vocalist (Carter Family), dies at 81
1986 - Mansel Treharne Thomas, Welsh composer, dies at 76
2008 - Clyde Otis, American song writer and music producer (b. c. 1924)
2015 - Curtis Lee, American singer (Pretty Little Angel Eyes), dies at 75
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