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Historical Events

1940 - World War II: Soviets bombs cities in Finland.

1942 - British troops reconquer Sollum

1963 - "Go Away Little Girl" by Steve Lawrence peaks at #1

1986 - 24th space shuttle (61-C) mission-Columbia 7-launched

1997 - Ice skater Oksana Baiul injured slightly whiled driving intoxicated

2014 - Stephen Bunting and Lisa Ashton win the 2014 BDO World Darts Championship

More Historical Events ¯
Famous Birthdays

1562 - Charles Emanuel I, the great, Duke of Savoy

1821 - Nikolai Afanisev, composer

1932 - Des O'Connor, British television presenter, born in Stepney, London

1937 - Marie Dubois, French actress (Wise Guys, Jules and Jim), born in Paris, France (d. 2014)

1941 - Jaime Fuster, American politician (Rep-D-PR, 1985- ), born in Guayama, Puerto Rico (d. 2007)

1960 - Dominique Wilkins, American NBA forward (Atlanta Hawks), born in Paris, France

More Famous Birthdays ¯
Famous Deaths

1807 - Joan Lucaz, Dutch journalist and patriot, dies at 60

1867 - Victor Cousin, French philosopher/minister of Education, dies at 74

1944 - Lance C. Wade, American pilot (b. 1915)

1995 - Marion Herbst, German/Dutch jewelry designer, dies at 50

1997 - Charles Huggins, American-Canadian physician and cancer researcher (1966
Nobel Prize), dies at 95

1999 - Doug Wickenheiser, Canadian ice hockey player (b. 1961)

More Famous Deaths ¯

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