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Historic Events
1798 – US passes Alien Act enabling president to deport unsafe aliens 1894 – Boer chief Paul Kruger satisfies British Substantial Commissioner, Sir Henry Loch, on Pretoria station in South Africa and accompanies him to his hotel to go over the grievances of the Uitlanders (Foreigners) 1967 – KPBS Television set channel 15 in San Diego, CA (PBS) commences broadcasting 1973 – John Dean commences testifying ahead of Senate Watergate Committee 1996 – The Khobar Towers bombing in Saudi Arabia kills 19 U.S. servicemen 1998 – New making for The British Library at Kings Cross, developed by Colin St John Wilson, is opened by Queen Elizabeth II in London
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Well known Birthdays
1328 – William Montacute, 2nd Earl of Salisbury, English navy leader, born in Donyatt, Somerset, England (d. 1397) 1860 – Gustave Charpentier, French opera composer (Louise), born in Dieuze, France (d. 1956) 1937 – Marabel Morgan, American author (The Full Woman), born in Crestline, Ohio 1940 – Mary Beth Peil, American actress and singer (Mirrors, Dawson’s Creek, The Stepford Wives), born in Davenport, Iowa 1970 – Roope Latvala, Finnish musician (Youngsters of Bodom), born in Helsinki, Finland 1988 – Therese Johaug, Norwegian cross-region skier (Olympic gold 4 x 5k relay 2010, 10k, 15k, 30k 2022 14 x Globe C’ship gold), born in Os, Røros, Norway
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Well-known Deaths
1673 – Charles de Batz-Castelmore, Comte d’Artagnan, Captain of the Musketeers less than Louis XIV of France (b. 1611) 1830 – Ephraim McDowell, American physician and surgeon (pioneered belly surgical treatment), dies at 58 1948 – William C. Lee, U.S. general ‘Father of the US Airboure’, dies at 53 1956 – Ernest J. King, US fleet admiral, Chief of Naval Functions, dies at 77 1987 – Boudleaux Bryant, American nation audio and pop songwriter (“Rocky Leading” “Really like Hurts” “Bye Bye Like”), dies at 67 2002 – Jean Corbeil, Canadian politician (b. 1934)
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