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1866  Samuel Sarphati, Amsterdam physician/social activist, dies at 53   

1868  Christopher Latham Sholes patents "Type-writer"   

1875  Carl Milles, Uppsala Sweden, fountain sculptor (Wedding of Rivers)   

1876  Irvin S Cobb, Ky, writer/humorist (Old Judge Priest).   

1877  Blair Fairchild, composer.   

1878  George Backing, English sea officer/explorer (B's River), dies at 81   

1879  William Ewart Berry, 1st viscount Camrose/English nobleman.   

1884  Werner Krauss, Germany, actor (Cabinet of Dr Caligari, Joyless Street).   

1885  NSW Contingent to Sudan disembarks at Sydney.   

1887  Ernst Rowohlt, German publisher (Rowohlt-Verlag)   

1888  Frederick Douglass is 1st African-American nominated for president   

1888  Anna Achmatova, [AA Gorenko], Russian conductor (Tsjetki).   

1888  Emil Naumann, composer, dies at 60.   

1891  Francis Henry Brown, composer, dies at 73.   

1892  Able Kiviat, US, runner (Olympic-gold-1912)   

1893  Donald McBride, Brooklyn NY, actor (Mr Clyde-My Friend Irma).   

1894  The International Olympic Committee is founded at the Sorbonne, Paris, at the initiative of Baron Pierre de Coubertin.   

1894  Alfred Kinsey, entomologist/sexologist (Kinsey Report).   

1895  Joseph Paul Skelly, composer, dies at 44.   

1897  Winifred Wagner-William, German organizer (Wagner Festival).   

1899  Alexander Moiseyevich Veprik, composer   

1901  Mariel-Henri Jaspar, Belgian minister/ambassador.   

1901  Charles Kensington Salaman, composer, dies at 87   

1902  Gioacchino Rossini's unveils monument to Santa-Croce.   

1902  Howard T Engstrom, Boston, computer designer (Univac)   

1903  M Wolf discovers asteroid #512 Taurinensis   

1903  Anthony Veiller, NYC, writer (Night of Iguana, Moulin Rouge)   

1904  Carleton Coon, prof of anthropology (What in the World).   

1906  Wolfgang Koeppen, writer   

1908  Paulus Akkerman, [Paul fen Nijenborn], Frisian writer (Each om Each).   

1909  Confessional parties win Dutch parliamentary elections   

1910  Jean Anouilh, French playwright is born   

1910  Jean Anouilh, France, dramatist (Thieves' Carnival)   

1911  David Ogilvy, advertising whiz (Ogilvy and Mathers).   

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1160  Johannes de matha: French saint/founder (trinitarians)   

1433  Francis ii: Duke of brittany   

1456  Margaret of denmark: Wife of james iii of scotland   

1534  Oda nobunaga: Japanese warlord   

1540  Johann baptista serranus: Composer   

1596  Johan banér: Swedish soldier   

1612  Justus g schottel: [schottelius], german poet   

1612  André tacquet: Belgian mathematician   

0079  Vespasian: Roman emperor (b. 9)   

0758  Ho-tse shen-hui: Zen teacher/disciple of hui-neng,   

1018  Death of Henry i of austria: Henry i of austria   

1075  Theoduinus: Beiers prince-bishop of liege,   

1137  Death of Adalbert i: Archbishop of mainz (1111-1137),   

1139  Andries van kuik: Bishop of utrecht,   

1444  Marcus: [manuel] eugenicus, byzantine bishop of efeze/theologist,   

1555  Pedro mascarenhas: Portuguese explorer (b. 1470)