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1899  South African Boers declare war on Great Britain.   

1899  A L "Oosh" Ochse, cricketer (no relation to A E S African fast bowler)   

1900  Cal Hubbard, NFL tackle (Giants, Packers, Pittsburgh Pirates)   

1901  Emil Hlobil, composer   

1902  8th US Golf Open: Laurie Auchterlonie shoots a 307 at Garden City NY.   

1902  Leon Belasco, Odessa Russia, actor (Lucky Partners, My Sister Eileen)   

1906  SF begins school for "Asians".   

1906  Earl "Dutch" Clark, Colo, NFL hall of fame QB (Spartans, Detroit)   

1908  Armen Carapetyan, composer.   

1910  Eugene John Weigel, composer.   

1911  Ty Cobb (AL) and Frank Schulte (NL) are 1st MVPs, each gets an auto   

1913  Phila A's beat NY Giants, 4 games to 1 in 10th World Series.   

1913  J J Pickle, (Rep-D-TX, 1963- ).   

1914  German troops occupy Gent.   

1914  Edward J Day, US Postmaster General (1961).   

1915  Bulgarian anti Serbian offensive begins.   

1917  Franz Alphons Wolpert, composer.   

1917  Harry Trott, cricketer (Aust capt played 24 Tests 1888-1898), dies   

1918  In this year, Lt. Wallace L. Algie (20th Cdn. Infantry Batt.) claims the Victoria Cross at Cambrai, France.   

1918  Major Tsumani shakes Caribbean   

1918  Jerome Robbins, [Rabinowitz], NY, choreographer (Tony-West Side Story).   

1919  The inaugural ever 'inflight' meals are served on a flight from London to Paris.   

1919  The inaugural transcontinental air race ends   

1919  1st transcontinental air race ends.   

1919  Art Blakey, Pitts PA, drummer (Billy Eckstine Band, Jazz Messengers).   

1922  The inaugural woman FBI "special investigator" appointed (Alaska Davidson).   

1922  1st woman FBI "special investigator" appointed (Alaska Davidson)   

1923  German mark falls to 10 billion per œ, 4 billion per $   

1923  Babe Ruth hits 2 HRs in a World Series game.   

1924  Mal Whitfield, American athlete   

1925  Belgian episcopelian sspeaks against Flemish activism.   

1925  Elmore Leonard, US writer (Glitz, Mr Majestyk, Touch, 52 Pick-Up).   

1925  Karl M Lybeck, Fin/Swedish language poet (Samlade Arbeten), dies at 71   

1926  Earle Hyman, NC, actor (Russell-Cosby, Coriolanus).   

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1335  Taejo of joseon: Ruler of korea   

1573  Jacob boonen: South netherlands clergyman/lawyer   

1593  Claes p "nicolaas" tulip: Anatomy/mayor of amsterdam (1654..71)   

1611  Hugues de lionne: Marquess de berry, french ambassador to rome   

1616  Andreas gryphius: German writer   

1661  Melchior de polignac: French diplomat/elect (anti-lucretius)   

1671  Frederik iv: King of denmark/norway (1699-1730)   

1671  Richard moungler: Richard moungler (d. 1730)   

0732  Abd ar-rahman: Yemenite general strategist (bordeaux occupier),   

0965  Bruno i: Archbishop of cologne/duke of lutheran,   

1188  Death of Robert i of dreux: Son of louis vi of france   

1303  Death of Boniface viii: [benedetto gaetani], lawyer/pope (1294-1303),   

1347  Death of Louis iv: Duke of bayern/romania-germany king/emperor,   

1424  Death of Jan zizka: Czech (army)leader (hussieten),   

1531  Death of Huldrych zwingli: Swiss church reformer (zwinglianen),   

1598  Death of Joachim camerarius: German botanist (horticulture catalog),