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1890  Edgar "E Livingstone" Kennedy, US actor/director (My Old Dutch).   

1893  1st Cleveland Board of Park Commissioners forms   

1893  Anita Loos, author (Gentlemen Prefer Blondes).   

1894  Rudolf Hess, German Nazi leader is born   

1897  Olga Chekova, Russia, actress (Italian Strawhat, Cry of the Children)   

1898  Edward PF Eagan, Denver, boxer (Oly-gold-20)/bobsledder (Oly-gold-32)   

1899  Guinn "Big Boy" Williams, TX, actor (Hoedown, Country Fair, Blackmail).   

1900  On a Farm in Ohio Charles Richter born, he developed the Richter scale for measuring earthquakes.   

1900  AL opener in Cleve draws 6500   

1900  Charles Richter, Ohio, Earthquakes seismologist (Richter scale)   

1903  Geoffrey Worthington, Air vice-marshall.   

1904  Bell Telephone Company of Antwerp Belgium forms   

1904  Paul E "Cardinal" Leger, archbishop (Montreal).   

1905  Cubs Jack McCarthy is recorded as becoming only major league player to throw out 3 runners at plate in 1 game, all were ends of a double play.   

1905  Charles K Feldman, [Gould], NYC, producer (Casino Royale).   

1906  The inaugural motion pictures shown in Hawaii   

1906  1st motion pictures shown in Hawaii.   

1906  Gracie Allen, Mrs George Burns, comedienne (George Burns Show)   

1907  Jamestown, Va Tercentenary Exposition opens   

1907  Theun de Vries, writer (February; PC Hooft prize 1981).   

1907  Pietro Plantania, composer, dies at 79   

1908  J H Metcalf discovers asteroid #756 Lilliana.   

1909  Richard Howorth, cricketer (English all-rounder, three county doubles).   

1910  Erland von Koch, composer.   

1910  Bjornstjerne Bjornson, Norwegian writer (Mary, Nobel 1903), dies at 77.   

1911  Marianne Hoppe, Rostock Germany (Bei Thea, Liebrauen).   

1912  The inaugural homerun hit at Fenway Park (Hugh Bradley, Red Sox).   

1912  1st homerun hit at Fenway Park (Hugh Bradley, Red Sox).   

1912  A[lfred] E[lton] van Vogt, Canada, sci-fi author (Wizard of Linn)   

1913  Panama-Pacific International Exposition opens in SF   

1914  Bernard Malamud, US, novelist (Fixer, Natural, Pulitizer 1967)   

1915  Italy secretly signes Pact of London with Britain, France and Russia.   

1916  Arnoldus Christian Vlok van Wyk, composer.   

1917  M Wolf discovers asteroid #868 Lova   

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1319  Jean ii: The good, king of france (1350-64)   

1538  Giovanni p lomazzo: Italian writer/poet (trattato)   

1564  William shakespeare: Stratford-on-avon england, playwright (hamlet)   

1567  Nicolas forme: Composer   

1573  Marie de'medici: Queen of france   

1603  Francesco nigetti: Composer   

1637  Philip j van lichtenbergh: Governor of suriname, baptized   

1648  Pedro ii: King of portugal (1683-1706)   

0757  Stephen ii: Pope (752-57),   

1192  Emperor go-shirakawa of japan: Emperor go-shirakawa of japan (b. 1127)   

1196  Alfonso ii: King of aragon (1162-96),   

1444  Death of Robert campin: South neth painter/porter of doornik,   

1476  Simonetta vespucci: Inspiration of botticelli (b.1453)   

1478  Giuliano de' medici: Medeheerser of florence, murdered at about 24   

1489  Death of Ashikaga yoshihisa: Japanese shogun (b. 1465)   

1558  Death of Jean francois fernel: French physician,