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Historical Events

1630 - Dutch fleet of 69 ships reaches Pernambuco, Brazil

1859 - Oregon admitted as 33rd state of the Union

1966 - Wilt Chamberlain breaks NBA career scoring record at 20,884 points

1978 - 1st "micro on a chip" patented by Texas Instruments

1980 - Soviet cross-country skier Nikolay Zimyatov wins first of 3 gold medals at the Lake Placid Winter Olympics when he takes out 30k event; also wins relay
and 50k gold

1982 - "Night of 100 Stars" takes place at NY's Radio City Music Hall

More Historical Events �
Famous Birthdays

1923 - Jay Hebert, American golfer (PGA Championship 1960), born in St. Martinville, Louisiana (d. 1997)

1931 - Phyllis McGuire, vocalist (McGuire Sisters), born in Middletown, Ohio

1967 - Calle Johansson, Swedish NHL defenseman (Washington Capitals), born in Gothenburg, Sweden

1968 - Jules Asner, US television personality, born in Tempe, Arizona

1987 - Joseph Pichler, US actor, born in Bremerton, Washington

1992 - Freddie Highmore, English actor, born in Camden Town, London

More Famous Birthdays �
Famous Deaths

1714 - Maria Luisa of Savoy, Queen consort of Spain to Philip V (1701-14), dies
tuberculosis at 25

1885 - Jules Vallès, French writer (b. 1832)

1908 - Georges Jean Pfeiffer, French composer, dies at 72

1942 - Adnan Bin Saidi, Officer of the Malay Regiment killed in the defense of Singapore (b. 1915)

2006 - Lynden David Hall, British singer (b. 1974)

2010 - Doug Fieger, American musician The Knack (b. 1952)

More Famous Deaths �

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