Historical Events
1457 - Oldest known exactly dated printed book (c 3 years after Gutenberg)
1876 - Prairie View State University forms
1919 - Yankee Muddy Ruel hits into a triple-play
1935 - Social Security Act becomes law
1971 - Bahrain proclaims independence after 110 years of British rule
1990 - Denver vote for a 1% sales tax to pay for a baseball franchise
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Famous Birthdays
1928 - Lina Wertmueller, [Arcanguela von Elgg], Rome, actress (7 Beauties)
1930 - Lord Chorley, mountaineering enthusiast
1943 - Keith Hampson, MP
1968 - Halle Berry, Cleve Ohio, Miss World USA (1986)/actress (Boomerang)
1983 - Leo Núñez, Dominican baseball player
1988 - Shahd Barmada, Syrian singer
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Famous Deaths
1858 - George Combe, phrenologist, dies
1958 - Gladys L Presley, mom of Elvis, dies at 46
1961 - Henri-Edouard-Prosper Breuil, priest/archaeologist, dies
1992 - Marion P Ames, US, advocate/activist, dies
2000 - Cuan McCarthy, South African cricketer (b. 1929)
2012 - Phyllis Thaxter, American actress, dies from Alzheimer's disease at 92
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