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1925  Sidney Howards "Lucky Sam McGarver," premieres in NYC   

1925  Joyce Randolph, Detroit Mich, actress (Trixie-Honeymooners)   

1926  Leonard Rossiter, Liverpool England, actor (Britannia Hospital).   

1927  Nadine Judd, [Nadia Moore/Nerina], S African/British ballerina.   

1928  Edward "Whitey" Ford, hall of fame pitcher (NY Yankees)   

1929  Ursula K[roeber] Le Guin, US, sci-fi author (Tombs of Atuan).   

1929  Owen Dunell, cricketer (two Tests for South Africa in 1889), dies   

1930  Doreen Cannon, teacher of acting (London).   

1931  Jim Parks, cricketer (England batsman-keeper in 46 Tests 1954-68)   

1931  A Schnitzler, writer, dies at 69.   

1933  Georgia Brown, [Lillian Getel], actress (Study in Terror, Fixer)   

1934  Jerry Lewis, (Rep-R-California, 1979- )   

1935  Hank Greenberg selected AL MVP unanimously   

1936  James H "Simon" Gray, English playwright (Butley)   

1937  Dmitri Shostakovitch's 5th Symphony premieres.   

1937  Norman Wright, rocker (Del-Vikings).   

1937  Betty Carver, wife of Bernard Montgomery, buried.   

1938  Japanese troops occupies Canton.   

1939  Nummy Deane, cricketer (628 runs in 17 Tests for South Africa), dies   

1940  RAF drops 1st anti-nazi pamphlets on Netherlands.   

1940  Don Ritter, (Rep-R-PA, 1979- ).   

1941  Marina Ripa, Rome Italy, countess/writer (My inaugural 40 Years)   

1942  Elvin Bishop, Tulsa OK, rock guitarist (Fooled Around and Fell in Love).   

1943  Frans LAJ Wolters, economist/Dutch MP (PvdA)   

1943  Alfred DPR Pound, British admiral/1st Sealord (Jutland, WW II), dies.   

1944  In this year, Prv. Ernest Alva Smith (The Seaforth Highlanders of Canada) claims the Victoria Cross at the Savio River, Italy   

1944  US troops capture Aachen, inaugural large German city to fall.   

1944  Canadian troops occupy Breskens   

1945  Women in France allowed to vote for inaugural time   

1945  Women in France allowed to vote for 1st time.   

1947  Dutch Dakota explodes near Coopenhagen, 16 die.   

1948  Facsimile high-speed radio transmission demonstrated in Washington DC.   

1948  Beersheba liberated by Israeli army   

1950  Chinese forces occupy Tibet.   

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1449  George: Duke of clarence, brother of edward iv and richard iii   

1527  Louis i: Cardinal of guise, french cardinal   

1570  Wolfgang schonsleder: Composer   

1574  Nicolo rubini: Composer   

1581  Domenico zampieri: Italian painter   

1582  Johan ernst earl of nassau-siegen: Military/son of johan vii   

1650  Jean bart: French captain/sea hero (escape from plymouth)   

1660  Georg ernst stahl: German scientist   

1125  Cosmas of prague: Bohemian writer   

1204  Death of Robert de beaumont: 4th earl of leicester, english nobleman   

1221  Death of Alix of thouars: Duchess of brittany (b. 1201)   

1266  Birger jarl: Swedish statesman (b. 1210)   

1422  Death of Charles vi: King of france (1380-1422),   

1439  Death of Traversari ambrosius: Italian humanist/leader,   

1500  Death of Emperor go-tsuchimikado of japan: Emperor go-tsuchimikado of japan (b. 1442)   

1505  Death of Paul scriptoris: German mathematician