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1926  Henry Ford announces the 8 hour, 5-day work week   

1926  International slavery convention signed by 20 states   

1926  9th PGA Championship: Walter Hagen at Salisbury GC Westbury NY   

1926  Aldo Ray, Pen Argyl PA, actor (God's Little Acre, Green Beret)   

1927  Carl Braun, basketball player (NY Knicks)   

1928  Hendrika G "Tine" de Vries, actress (Seaman's Wife).   

1928  Karl Schneider, cricketer (South Aust bat), dies of leukaemia at 23   

1929  Queen-mother Emma opens Antonie van Leeuwenhoek House in Amsterdam   

1929  John Rutherford, cricketer (one Test for Australia 1956)   

1929  Miller Huggins, manager (NY Yankees), dies from blood poisoning at 49   

1930  Austrian govt of Vaugoin forms.   

1932  Jimmie Foxx hits his 58th HR in last game of season   

1933  1st state poorhouse opens in Smyrna, Georgia   

1933  Paul Ehrenfest, Austria/Neth physicist, dies at 53   

1934  Lou Gehrig plays in his 1500th consecutive game.   

1934  Rainbow (US) beats Endeavour (England) in 16th America's Cup.   

1934  John Van Druten's "Distaff Side," premieres in NYC.   

1935  Maxwell Anderson's "Winterset," premieres in NYC.   

1936  Joe Medwick sets a still-standing NL record with his 64th double.   

1937  "il duce" visits Berlin/named "the Fuhrer" to corporal 1st class.   

1939  Versailles Peace Treaty forgot to include Andorra, so Andorra and Germany finally sign an official treaty ending WW I.   

1939  German Luftwaffe strikes Warsaw with (fire)bombs.   

1940  Cdn. Armed Merchanman Prince Rupert captures the German ship Wesser off Mexico.   

1940  German High Commissioner in Norway sets up Vidkun Quisling govt.   

1941  Brooklyn Dodgers win their 1st pennant in 21 years   

1942  In this year, 2000 Jews are deported to Treblinka after a Jewish council chairman, Abraham Gamzu, refuses Gestapo formally claims to deliver Jews   

1942  Japanese withdrawal begins along Owen Stanley Trail starts   

1943  Russian troops liberate Smolensk   

1944  Michael Douglas, American film actor is born   

1944  Jakob Schaffner, Swiss writer (Irrfahrten), dies at 68   

1945  Bela Bartok, composer, dies at 64   

1948  "Heaven on Earth" closes at Century Theater NYC after 12 performances   

1949  4th US Women's Open Golf Championship won by Louise Suggs   

1952  Christopher Reeve, US actor; 'Superman' in the recent films is born   

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1358  Ashikaga yoshimitsu: Japanese shogun   

1525  Steven borough: English explorer   

1593  Matthew merian: The elder, engraver/bookseller   

1599  Francesco borromini: Italian architect   

1612  Mark zuesius boxhorn: Dutch historian   

1644  Ole rømer: Danish astronomer   

1683  Jean-philippe rameau: Dijon france, composer (traite) (baptized)   

1711  Qianlong emperor of china: Qianlong emperor of china (d. 1799)   

0813  Al-amin: Arabic kalief of islam (809-813), murdered   

1066  Death of Harald iii hardrada: King of norway (1047-66),   

1086  William viii: Duke of aquitaine (b. 1025)   

1333  Death of Prince morikuni: Japanese shogun (b. 1301)   

1392  Sergius van radonesj: Russian saint,   

1396  Jean de vienne: French admiral/crusader,   

1496  Piero capponi: Italian soldier and statesman (b. 1447)   

1501  Dzore drzic: Croatish poet,