Historical Events

1778 - England declares war on France
1832 - 1st appearance of cholera at Edinburgh, Scotland
1904 - Russian-Japanese war began
1946 - "Lute Song" opens at Plymouth Theater NYC for 142 performances
1973 - 40,000 civil servants demonstrate against higher pension contribution
1975 - US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site

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Famous Birthdays

1833 - José María de Pereda, Spanish novelist (d. 1906)
1897 - Alberto [de Almeida] Cavalcanti, Brazil, director (Nicholas Nickleby)
1910 - Irmgard Keun, German author (d. 1982)
1920 - James H Scheuer, (Rep-D-NY, 1965-73, 75- )
1952 - Ricardo Lavolpe, Argentine football coach
1983 - Brodie Croyle, American football player

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Famous Deaths

1497 - John Ockeghem, Flemish singer/composer, dies at 79
1617 - Prosper Alpinus, Italian physician/botanist, dies at 63
1964 - Sophocles Venizelos, premier of Greece (1944, 50-51), dies at 69
1991 - Salvador Luria, Italian biologist, Nobel laureate (b. 1912)
1994 - Jack Kirby, cartoonist (X-Men, Spiderman, Hulk), dies at 76
1996 - Guy Madison, actor (Wild Bill Hickok), dies at 74

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