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1916  Steamer 'Hsin Iu' sinks off China coast, 1000 drown.   

1916  Congress creates US Naval reserve   

1916  George Montgomery, Brady Mont, actor (Battle of Bulge, Hallucination).   

1917  Isabel Sanford, NYC, actress (Louise-Jeffersons/All in the Family).   

1918  Bapaume taken by Australian Corps and Canadian Corps in the Hundred Days Offensive   

1918  Jelle Zijlstra, economist/minister/pres Netherlands Bank.   

1918  Max Dauthendey, writer, dies at 51   

1919  Prince Edward Island removes ban on automobiles after several years of no cars.   

1920  Charlie Parker, Legendary American Jazz musician is born   

1920  Charles White, Perth Amboy NJ, actor (Airpot 95, Serpico).   

1921  Joel Asaph Allen, US zoologist (rule of Allen), dies at 83.   

1922  Emile Habibi, writer.   

1923  Lord Richard Attenborough, British actor and Director is born   

1923  Hirulal Gaekwad, cricket all-rounder (Test for India 1952-53)   

1924  German Republic day accepts Dawes plan   

1924  Dinah Washington, Chicago, singer (What a Difference a Day Makes).   

1925  After a night on the town, Babe Ruth shows up late for batting practice Miller Huggins suspends Ruth and slaps a $5000 fine on him.   

1925  Donald O'Connor, Chicago Ill, dancer/actor (Singing in the Rain).   

1926  Betty Lynn, American actress.   

1927  Marion Williams, US gospel singers (Stars of Faith)   

1928  Charles Gray, Bournemouth England, actor (Clay-Rawhide).   

1928  Richard B Haldane, British viscount/lord-chancellor, dies at 72.   

1929  German airship Graf Zeppelin ends a round-the-world flight   

1929  Thom Gunn, Kent England, poet (The Wound).   

1930  The last 36 remaining inhabitants of St Kilda are voluntarily evacuated to other parts of Scotland   

1930  Marius J J van Amelsvoort, Dutch undersecretary (CDA).   

1931  David Abercrombie, Abercrombie and Fitch founder.   

1932  International Anti-War Committee forms in Amsterdam.   

1933  Jehan Sadat, 1st lady of Egypt   

1933  Georgy Eduardovich Konyus, composer, dies at 70   

1934  David H Pryor, (Sen-D Arkansas, 1979- ).   

1935  Queen Astrid of Belgium is killed in car accident in Switzerland.   

1935  2nd NFL Chicago All-Star Game: Chi Bears 5, All-Stars 0 (77450).   

1935  Astrid S L T Bernadotte, Queen of Belgium/Princess of Sweden, dies   

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1387  Henry v: King of england (1413-22)/france (1416-19)   

1434  Janus pannonius: Hungarian poet/translator   

1476  Kano motonobu: Kyoto japan, co-founder (kano school of painting)   

1561  Bartholomeus pitiscus: German mathematician (trigonometry)   

1609  Sassoferrato: [giovanni b salvi], italian painter (madonna)   

1619  Jean-baptiste colbert: French minister of naval/baron   

1628  John granville: 1st earl of bath, english royalist statesman   

1632  John locke: England, empiricist philosopher; disproved substance   

0029  John the baptist: Beheaded   

0886  Death of Basilius i: The macedonier, byzantine emperor (867-886),   

1093  Hugh i: Duke of burgundy (b. 1057)   

1123  King eystein i of norway: King eystein i of norway (b. ca. 1088)   

1395  Duke albert iii of austria: Duke albert iii of austria (b. 1349)   

1442  John vi: Duke of brittany (b. 1389)   

1523  Death of Ulrich von hutten: German poet/humanist/patriot,   

1526  Death of Louis ii: King of hungary/bohemia,