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1916  David Lloyd George forms British war govt.   

1917  13 black soldiers hanged for alleged participation in Houston riot   

1917  German-occupied Lithuania proclaims independence from Russia   

1917  13 black soldiers hanged for participation in Houston riot.   

1918  Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn dissident Russian writer, was born.   

1918  Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn, Russia, writer (Cancer Ward, Nobel 1970).   

1918  Ivan Cankar, Slavic author (Hlapec Jernej), dies at 42.   

1919  Boll weevil monument dedicated in Enterprise, Ala   

1920  Eddy Firestone, SF Calif, actor (Eddy-Mixed Doubles)   

1921  Maila Nurmi, Petsamo Finland, actress (Vampira)   

1922  Grace Paley, writer (1970 Arts and Letters Award).   

1923  Betsy Blair, actress (Marty)   

1924  Marie Windsor, [Emily Marie Bertelson], Utah, actress (Double Deal).   

1925  In this year, Pope Pius XI publishes encyclical Quas Primas   

1925  Paul Greengard, American neuroscientist, Nobel laureate   

1926  Josephine Baker goes up in Amsterdam   

1926  Big Mama Thornton, blues singer (Ball and Chain, Stronger than Dirt)   

1927  Stein Eriksen, Norway, giant slalom (Olympic-gold-1952)   

1928  Buenos Aires police thwart an attempt on Pres-elect Herbert Hoover   

1928  Tomas Gutierrez Alea, filmmaker.   

1929  S P "Fergie" Gupte, cricketer (brilliant Indian leg-spinner)   

1930  New York's branch of Bank of the United States announced that it had gone belly-up   

1930  Bank of the United States closes in New York City   

1930  Jean-Louis Trintignant, France, actor/director (Man and a Woman, Z)   

1930  Friedrich von Bernhardi, German war theorist/historian, dies at 81.   

1931  British Statute of Westminster gives complete legislative independence to Canada, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Ireland, Newfndlnd.   

1931  Pierre Pilote Hockey Hall of Famer NHL Chicago Black Hawks defenseman was born.   

1931  Rita Moreno, American actress and dancer is born   

1931  Japan leaves the Golden Standard.   

1931  Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh, leader B-sect/guru of rich.   

1931  Pierre Pilote Hockey Hall of Famer: NHL: Chicago Black Hawks defenseman was born.   

1932  Snow falls in San Francisco   

1932  SF's coldest day (27°F)   

1932  Anne Heywood, [Violet Pretty], Engl, Miss GB (1949)/actress (Brain)   

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1465  Ashikaga yoshihisa: Japanese shogun   

1475  Leo x: [giovanni de' medici], italy, pope (1513-21)   

1475  Pope leo x: Pope leo x (d. 1521)   

1566  Manuel cardoso: Composer   

1676  Johann georg weichenberger: Composer   

1709  Louise elisabeth of orléans: Queen consort of spain   

1712  Francesco algarotti: Italian earl/encyclopedic (viaggio in russia)   

1725  George mason: American statesman   

0384  Death of Pope damasus i: Pope damasus i   

0711  Justitianus ii: Emperor of byzantium,   

1121  Al-afdal shahanshah: Caliph of egypt (b. 1066)   

1226  Death of Robert de ros: English politician (b. 1177)   

1282  Death of Llywelyn ab gruffydd: Monarch of north wales (1246-77),   

1282  Llywelyn the last (b. c.1228): The last native prince of wales, is killed at cilmeri, near builth wells, south wales.   

1524  Death of Henry van zutphen: Dutch protestant martyr, burned at stake   

1532  Pietro accolti: Italian catholic cardinal (b. 1455)