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1924  Hannelore Weygrand, German FR, equestrian dressage (Oly-silver-1956).   

1925  KUT-AM in Austin TX begins radio transmissions.   

1925  Gus Savage, (Rep-D-IL, 1981- ).   

1928  Oscar George Theodore Sonneck, composer, dies at 55   

1929  The Stuttgart Cable Car is constructed in Stuttgart, Germany   

1930  Turkey and Greece sign a treaty of friendship   

1931  W2XB TV channel 1 in NYC, NY (NBC) begins broadcasting.   

1932  Paul S Methuen, English baron/fieldmarshal/gov of Natal, dies at 87   

1935  Michael Winner, American director is born   

1936  Teddy Wynyard, cricketer (three Tests for England 1896-1906), dies   

1938  Orson Welles stirred nationwide panic with his "War of the Worlds" radio hoax   

1938  Orson Welles panics a nation with broadcast of "War of the Worlds"   

1939  USSR and Germany agree on partitioning Poland   

1939  USSR and Germany agree on partitioning Poland, Hitler deports Jews   

1940  HMS STURDY, lost west coast of Scotland, on Tiree Island - ran aground in fog and wrecked   

1940  Cole Porters musical "Panama hattie," premieres in NYC.   

1941  USS Reuben James torpedoed by Germans, even though US is not in war.   

1942  8th day of battle at El Alamein: new Australian assault   

1943  Italian director Federico Fellini marries actress Giulietta Masina   

1944  Anne Frank (of Diary fame) is deported from Auschwitz to Belsen.   

1944  Aaron Copland's "Appalachian Spring," premieres in Wash DC   

1944  Paul Emile Ladmirault, composer, dies at 66.   

1945  Henry Winkler, actor (Happy Days, the Fonz) born   

1945  US government announces end of shoe rationing   

1945  Branch Rickey signs Jackie Robinson to a Montreal Royals.   

1947  23 countries sign GATT agreement in Geneva   

1948  20 die and 6000 made ill by smog in Donora Pennsylvania   

1949  "Lost in the Stars" opens at Music Box Theater NYC for 281 perfs   

1950  David Diamond's 3rd Symphony, premieres   

1951  US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site.   

1952  Clarence Birdseye sells 1st frozen peas   

1953  Dr Albert Schweitzer and Gen George C Marshall win Nobel Peace Prize.   

1954  Defense Department announces elimination of all segregated regiments.   

1955  Imtiaz Ahmed scores 209 v NZ, the record for a no 8 batsman   

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1218  Emperor chukyo of japan: Emperor chukyo of japan (d. 1234)   

1391  Eduard: [dom duarte], king of portugal (1433-38)/author   

1576  Enrico c davila: Padua italy, writer (storia delguerre civili francia)   

1620  Michael de ronghe: Composer   

1624  Paul pellisson: French writer   

1632  Richard brinsley sheridan: Playwright (school for scandal) (or 1751)   

1668  Sophia charlotte of hanover: Queen in prussia   

1683  George ii [august]: King of great-britain (1727-60)   

1459  Gianfrancesco poggio bracciolini: Chancellor of florence,   

1522  Death of Jean mouton: French composer   

1553  Jacob sturm von sturmeck: German statesman and reformer (b. 1489)   

1583  Pirro ligorio: Italian architect/painter/archaeologist,   

1602  Jean-jacques boissard: French poet (b. 1528)   

1611  Death of Karl ix: King of sweden (1604-11),   

1626  Willebord van roijen: Dutch mathematician,   

1632  Henri de montmorency: French duke/plotter, beheaded