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1913  "Mona Lisa," stolen from Louvre Museum in 1911, recovered.   

1913  Eve Lister, actress/singer (No Limit, Hyde Park)   

1914  The largest one-day percentage drop in the history of Dow Jones Industrial Average, down 24.39%   

1914  Denis Begbie, cricketer (South African batsman in five Tests 1948-50).   

1914  Watkins Lewis, black man, lynched in Shrevport La   

1915  Frank Sinatra, American singer and actor is born.   

1915  The inaugural all-metal aircraft (Junkers J.1) test flown at Dessau Germany   

1915  1st all-metal aircraft (Junkers J-1) test flown at Dessau Germany   

1915  Frank Sinatra, Hoboken, vocalist/actor (old blue eyes).   

1916  Worst train disaster ever (Modane France-543 killed).   

1917  French troop train derails in French Alps killing 543.   

1917  Rev Edward Flanagan founded Boys Town outside Omaha NB.   

1917  Edward Firth Henderson, arabist   

1918  Joe Williams, Cordele Ga, jazz singer (Everyday I have the Blues)   

1920  Maurice Ravels ballet "La Valse," premieres in Paris.   

1920  Fred Kida, American comics artist   

1920  Olive Schreiner, South Afr writer (Healing Imagination), dies at 75   

1921  Henrietta Leavitt, cepheid period-luminosity relation discover, dies.   

1922  Arthur R Hawkins, US pilot/capt (WW II, downed 14 Japanese planes).   

1923  Bob Barker, Darrington Wash, game show emcee (Price is Right)   

1923  Raymond Radiguet, French journalist/writer (Ball du Comte), dies at 20.   

1924  Edward I Koch, NYC, (Mayor-D-NYC, 1977-89)/judge (People's Court).   

1925  Arthur Heinman coins term "motel," opens Motel Inn, San Luis Obispo.   

1925  last Qajar Shah of Iran deposed; Rexa Shah Pahlavi takes over   

1925  Cora Lee Johnson, social activist for rural poor   

1926  Leningrad: premier of Dmitri Sjostakovitsj' 1st Pianoconcert   

1926  Jean Richepin, French poet/writer (Contes sans morale), dies at 77.   

1927  Heinrich Reitsch, composer, dies at 67.   

1928  Nichols/Brownes "Wings over Europe," premieres in NYC   

1928  Aitmatow, writer.   

1929  Doug Ford, cricket wicket-keeper (successful NSW of 50's).   

1930  Baseball Rules Committee greatly revises the rule book   

1931  Japanese Govt of Imukai forms   

1932  S N Behrmans "Biography," premieres in NYC.   

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1298  Albert ii of austria: Albert ii of austria (d. 1358)   

1418  Albert vi of austria: Albert vi of austria (d. 1463)   

1574  Anne van denemarken: Daughter of danish king frederik ii   

1574  Anne of denmark: Queen consort of james i of england   

1579  Heinrich steuccius: Composer   

1610  Saint vasilije: Saint vasilije (d. 1671)   

1630  Olof rudbeck: Composer   

1659  Francesco galli-bibiena: Italian architect/designer   

0884  Death of Carloman: Co-king of france (879, 882-884),   

1112  Tancred: Monarch of galilea/edessa/antioch,   

1204  Maimonides: [moses ben maimon], span/egyptian rabbi,   

1212  Geoffrey: Archbishop of york   

1263  Death of Hakon iv: Gamli, king of norway (1217-63),   

1574  Death of Selim ii: Ottoman sultan (b. 1524)   

1586  Stefan batory: King of poland (b. 1533)   

1600  Death of John craig: Scottish church reformer/james vi's court vicar,