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1921  Charles van de Reve, slavic (Belief of Kameraden)   

1922  David McLean, Akron Oh, actor (Tate-Tate)   

1922  Heinrich I Quincke, German internist (postural drainage), dies at 79.   

1923  KPD (communist revolts) in German Ruhr cities occupied by Allies   

1923  In this year, 49th Kentucky Derby: Earl Sande aboard Zev claims in 2:05.4   

1924  Sandy Galbraith Wilson, composer   

1924  Billy Zulch, cricketer (S Afr batsman scored 2 Test centuries), dies   

1925  Malcom X, controversial American civil rights leader is born.   

1925  Malcolm X, [Little], [Detroit Red], Omaha NB, founder (Black Muslims).   

1926  French air force bombs Damascus Syria   

1926  Paul Cooper, composer   

1928  "Firedamp" explodes in Mather PA coal mine killing 195 of 273 miners   

1928  51 frogs enter inaugural annual "Frog Jumping Jubilee" (Angel's Camp CA).   

1928  Anthony C B Chapman, England, sports car builder/autoracer (Formula 1).   

1928  Henry Franklin Belknap Gilbert, composer, dies at 59   

1929  Cloudburst leads to stampede in Yankee Stadium; 2 people crushed to death   

1929  General Feng Yu-Xiang of China declares war on Chiang Kai-Shek Government.   

1929  Cloudburst leads to stampede in Yankee Stadium crushes 2 people to death   

1929  Harvey Cox, US theologist (Secular City)   

1930  White woman win voting rights in South-Africa.   

1930  Hans Kox, composer   

1931  Ironclad cruiser Germany launched in Kiel.   

1931  Eric Davidson, comedy scriptwriter   

1934  Military coup by Colonel Damian Veltsjev in Bulgaria.   

1934  Sherlock Holmes crossword puzzle in "Saturday Review of Literature"; Males who solved puzzle become members of Baker Street Irregulars   

1934  Military coup by Col Damian Veltsjev in Bulgaria   

1934  David Sinclair, actor (Love and Hate).   

1935  In this year, NFL formally adopts an annual college draft to begin in 1936   

1935  David Hartman, Pawtucket RI, TV personality (Good Morning America).   

1935  Charles Martin Tornow Loeffler, French composer, dies at 74   

1936  Elisabeth Schwartz, Austria, pairs figure skater (Olympic-gold-1956)   

1937  John Murray/Allen Boretz' "Room Service," premieres in NYC   

1937  Sanne Sannes, Dutch photographer   

1938  James H Bilbray, (Rep-D-Nevada)   

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1469  Giovanni della robbia: Ital's sculptor   

1611  Innocent xi: [benedetto odescalchi], italy, 240th pope (1676-89)   

1616  Johann jacob froberger: German singer/organist/composer   

1700  José de escandón: Spanish colonial governor   

1724  Augustus hervey: 3rd earl of bristol, british admiral and politician   

1744  Charlotte of mecklenburg-strelitz: Charlotte of mecklenburg-strelitz (d. 1818)   

1746  Johann friedrich peter: Composer   

1755  Gabriele prota: Composer   

0804  Alcuin of york: English scholar,   

0988  Dunstan[us]: English archbishop of canterbury,   

1125  Death of Vladimir monomakh: Russian prince (b. 1053)   

1296  Celestine v: [pietro del murrone], pope (1294),   

1319  Louis d'Évreux: Son of philip iii of france (b. 1276)   

1389  Dmitri donskoi: Grand prince of muscovy (b. 1350)   

1526  Death of Emperor go-kashiwabara of japan: Emperor go-kashiwabara of japan (b. 1464)   

1531  Jan Łaski: Polish statesman and diplomat (b. 1456)