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Historical Events

1861 - On a bet Edward Weston leaves Boston to walk to Lincoln's inauguration

1900 - Battle at Wynne's Hill, South Africa (Boers vs British army)

1907 - 1st cabs with taxi meters begin operating in London

1979 - St Lucia gains independence from Britain

1990 - 1st day India v NZ cricket at Auckland NZ 5-78 at lunch, 9-387 stumps

1994 - "Les Miserables" opens at Chunichi Theatre, Nagoya

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Famous Birthdays

1877 - Yme C Schuitmaker, Dutch potato salesman/dramatist

1944 - E. J. Peaker, American actress (That's Life), born in Tulsa, Oklahoma

1962 - Les Wallace, Scottish darts player, born in Forres, United Kingdom

1965 - Chris Dudley, American NBA center (NY Knicks, Portland Trail Blazers), born in Stamford, Connecticut

1977 - Timo Rose, German filmmaker, born in Rellingen, Germany

1986 - Rajon Rondo, American basketball player, born in Louisville, Kentucky

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Famous Deaths

1816 - Adam Ferguson, Scottish sociologist/historian, dies at 92

1957 - Harry Sothern, British actor (Blind Wives, Buck Rogers), dies at 72

1977 - Edith Barrett, actress (Molly and Me, Ghost Ship), dies at 64

1993 - Jean Lecanuet, French UDF-presidential candidate, dies at 72

1995 - Lembarek Boumaarafi, Algerian murderer of President Boudiaf, dies

2007 - Samuel Hinga Norman, Sierra Leonean alleged war criminal (b. 1940)

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