April 10
is the 100th day of the year in the
Gregorian calendar (101st in
leap years). There are 265 days remaining.
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1633 - Bananas on sale in England for the first time.
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1741 -
War of the Austrian Succession:
Prussia defeats
Austria in the
Battle of Mollwitz.
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1790 -
United States Patent system established
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1815 -
Mount Tambora eruption covers several islands with ash in
Indonesia.
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1816 - The
U.S. government approved the creation of a
Second Bank of the United States.
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1865 -
American Civil War: A day after his surrender to
Union forces,
Confederate General Robert E. Lee addresses his troops for the last time.
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1866 - The
American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (
ASPCA) is founded in
New York City by
Henry Bergh.
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1906 -
The Four Million,
O. Henry's second
short story collection, is published.
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1912 - The
RMS Titanic leaves port in
Southampton,
England for her first and last voyage.
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1916 - The
Professional Golfers Association of America (
PGA) is created in
New York City by 82
charter members.
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1919 -
Mexican Revolution leader
Emiliano Zapata is ambushed and shot dead by
government forces in
Morelos.
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1925 -
The Great Gatsby by
F. Scott Fitzgerald is first published in
New York, New York by
Charles Scribner's Sons.
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1933 -
New Deal: The
Civilian Conservation Corps is created.
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1938 -
Édouard Daladier becomes
Prime Minister of
France.
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1941 -
World War II: The
Axis Powers in
Europe establish the
Independent State of Croatia from occupied
Yugoslavia with
Ante Pavelić's Ustase fascist
insurgents in power.
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1944 -
Rudolf Vrba and
Alfred Wetzler escape from
Auschwitz II death camp.
* 1944 -
Henry Ford II is named
executive vice president of
Ford Motor Company.
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1957 - The
Suez Canal is reopened for all shipping after being closed for three months.
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1959 -
Akihito, future
Emperor of Japan, weds
Michiko (
née Michiko Shoda), a commoner.
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1963 - The
submarine USS Thresher is lost at sea, with all hands (129 officers, crewmen and civilian technicians).
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1968 - Shipwreck of the
Wahine outside
Wellington harbour.
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1970 -
Paul McCartney announces that
The Beatles have broken up.
* 1970 -
Vietnam War: 48 percent of the
Americans polled in a
Gallup Poll approve of
U.S. President Richard M. Nixon's
Vietnam policy, while 41 percent disapprove.
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1971 -
Cold War: In an attempt to thaw relations with the
United States, the
People's Republic of China host the
U.S. table tennis team for a weeklong visit.
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1972 - 20 days after he was kidnapped in
Buenos Aires,
Oberdan Sallustro is executed by
communist guerrillas.
* 1972 -
Vietnam War: For the first time since
November 1967 American B-52 bombers reportedly begin bombing
North Vietnam.
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1973 - A
British Vanguard turboprop crashes during a snowstorm at Basel,
Switzerland killing 104.
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1978 -
Volkswagen becomes the first non-American automobile manufacturer to build cars in the United States, opening a plant in
Westmoreland County,
Pennsylvania, to build the Rabbit economy car. (The plant, which later builds Golfs and Jettas, closes in
July 1988.)
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1979 - On the day known to meteorologists as "
Terrible Tuesday", a tornado hits in
Wichita Falls, Texas killing 42 people. (see
Red River Valley Tornado Outbreak).
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1991 -
Italian ferry "
Moby Prince" collides with an oil tanker in dense fog off
Livorno,
Italy killing 140.
* 1991 - A
rare tropical storm develops in the
Southern Hemisphere off the coast of
Angola; the first of its kind to be documented by
satellites.
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1998 - The
Belfast Agreement is signed.
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2002 -
Janez Lapajne's first feature film
Rustling Landscapes (
Šelestenje) is released in theatres.
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2006 - Hundreds of thousands protest
H.R. 4437 in cities across the United States.
* 2006 -
LiveJournal reaches 10 million user accounts.
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1389 -
Cosimo de' Medici, ruler of Florence (d.
1464)
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1583 -
Hugo Grotius, Dutch philosopher and writer (d.
1645)
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1647 -
John Wilmot, 2nd Earl of Rochester, English satirical poet (d.
1680)
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1651 -
Ehrenfried Walther von Tschirnhaus, German mathematician (d.
1708)
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1704 -
Benjamin Heath, English classical scholar (d.
1766)
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1713 -
John Whitehurst, English clockmaker and scientist (d.
1788)
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1755 -
Samuel Hahnemann, German physician (d.
1843)
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1762 -
Giovanni Aldini, Italian physicist (d.
1834)
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1778 -
William Hazlitt, English writer (d.
1830)
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1783 -
Hortense de Beauharnais, Queen of Holland as wife of
Louis Bonaparte (d.
1837)
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1794 -
Matthew Perry, American commodore (d.
1858)
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1829 -
William Booth, English founder of the Salvation Army (d.
1912)
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1847 -
Joseph Pulitzer, American journalist and publisher (d.
1911)
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1864 -
Eugen d'Albert, German composer (d.
1932)
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1867 -
George William Russell, Irish nationalist, poet and artist (d.
1935)
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1868 -
George Arliss, English actor (d.
1946)
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1870 (O.S.) -
Vladimir Lenin,
Premier of the Soviet Union (d.
1924)
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1880 -
Montague Summers, English writer (d.
1948)
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1882 -
Frances Perkins, American politician (d.
1965)
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1887 -
Bernardo Houssay, Argentine physiologist,
Nobel Prize laureate (d.
1971)
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1894 -
Shri Ghanshyam Das Birla, Indian industrialist (d.
1983)
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1910 -
Eddy Duchin, American musician (d.
1951)
* 1910 -
Paul Sweezy, American economist and editor (d.
2004)
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1913 -
Stefan Heym, German author (d.
2001)
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1915 -
Harry Morgan, American actor
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1917 -
Robert Burns Woodward, American chemist,
Nobel Prize laureate (d.
1979)
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1921 -
Chuck Connors, American actor and baseball player (d.
1992)
* 1921 -
Sheb Wooley, American actor and singer (d.
2003)
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1926 -
Junior Samples, American musician (d.
1983)
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1927 -
Marshall Warren Nirenberg, American scientist, recipient of the
Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine*
1929 -
Max von Sydow, Swedish actor
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1930 -
Claude Bolling, French jazz composer and pianist
* 1930 -
Norma Candal, Puerto Rican actress and comedienne (d.
2006)
* 1930 -
Spede Pasanen, Finnish comedian, film director, director and writer (d.
2001)
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1932 -
Omar Sharif, Egyptian actor
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1934 -
David Halberstam, American writer
* 1934 -
Vladimir Posner, Russian journalist
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1936 -
John Madden, American football coach and broadcaster
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1937 -
Bella Akhmadulina, Russian poet
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1938 -
Don Meredith, American football player and broadcaster
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1941 -
Paul Theroux, American author
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1943 -
Andrzej Badeński, Polish athlete
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1946 -
David Angell, American television producer (d.
2001)
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1947 -
Bunny Wailer, Jamaican musician
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1950 -
Ken Griffey, Sr., baseball player
* 1950 -
Eddie Hazel, American guitarist (
P-Funk and
The Temptations) (d.
1992)
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1951 -
David Helvarg, American journalist and environmental activist
* 1951 -
Steven Seagal, American actor
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1954 -
Peter MacNicol, actor
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1955 -
Lesley Garrett, British soprano
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1957 -
Steve Gustafson, American rock bassist (
10,000 Maniacs)
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1958 -
Yefim Bronfman, Russian-born pianist
* 1958 -
Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds, American music producer, musician, and film producer
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1959 -
Brian Setzer, American musician (
Stray Cats)
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1960 -
Afrika Bambaataa, American musician and activist
* 1960 -
Katrina Leskanich, American singer (
Katrina and the Waves)
* 1960 -
Steve Bisciotti, owner of the
Baltimore Ravens*
1962 -
Steve Tasker, American football player
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1963 -
Warren DeMartini, American rock guitarist (
Ratt)
* 1963 -
Doris Leuthard, member of the Swiss Federal Council
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1965 -
Tim Alexander, American musician
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1968 -
Orlando Jones, American actor and comedian
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1969 -
Billy Jayne, American actor
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1970 -
Kenny Lattimore, American singer
* 1970 -
Mike Mushok, American rock guitarist (
Staind)
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1973 -
Roberto Carlos da Silva, Brazilian footballer
* 1973 -
Christopher Simmons, American designer
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1975 -
Chris Carrabba, American singer (
Dashboard Confessional)
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1979 -
Shemekia Copeland, American singer
* 1979 -
Rachel Corrie, American activist (d.
2003)
* 1979 -
Tsuyoshi Domoto, Japanese artist
* 1979 -
Sophie Ellis-Bextor, English singer
* 1979 -
Marlena Hall (Troncoso) , American Comic Book Colorist/Web Designer
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1980 -
Charlie Hunnam, British actor
* 1980 -
Kasey Kahne, American race-car driver
* 1980 -
Bryce Soderberg, American rock bassist (
Lifehouse)
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1981 -
Liz McClarnon, British singer
* 1981 -
Michael Pitt, American actor
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1982 -
Damián Lanza, Ecuadorian footballer
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1983 -
Ryan Merriman, American actor
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1984 -
Mandy Moore, American singer and actress
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1987 -
Hayley Westenra, New Zealand soprano
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1988 -
Haley Joel Osment, American actor
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1990 -
Alex Pettyfer, English actor
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1991 -
Amanda Michalka (AJ), American singer and actress
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879 -
Louis the Stammerer, King of the West Franks (b.
846)
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1533 - King
Frederick I of Denmark (b.
1471)
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1545 -
Costanzo Festa, Italian composer
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1585 -
Pope Gregory XIII (b.
1502)
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1599 -
Gabrielle d'Estrée, mistress of King
Henry IV of France (b.
1571)
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1601 -
Mark Alexander Boyd, Scottish poet (b.
1562)
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1640 -
Agostino Agazzari, Italian composer (b.
1578)
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1646 -
Santino Solari, Swiss architect and sculptor (b.
1576)
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1704 -
William Egon of Fürstenberg, Bishop of Strassburg (b.
1629)
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1706 -
Arthur Chichester, 3rd Earl of Donegall, Irish soldier (b.
1666)
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1756 -
Giacomo Antonio Perti, Italian composer (d.
1661)
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1760 -
Jean Lebeuf, French historian (b.
1687)
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1786 -
John Byron, British naval officer (b.
1723)
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1813 -
Joseph-Louis Lagrange, Italian-born mathematician (b.
1736)
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1823 -
Karl Leonhard Reinhold, Austrian philosopher (b.
1757)
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1862 -
W.H.L. Wallace, American Union general (b.
1821)
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1882 -
Dante Gabriel Rossetti, English poet and painter (b.
1828)
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1904 - Queen
Isabella II of Spain (b.
1830)
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1919 -
Emiliano Zapata, Mexican revolutionary (b.
1879)
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1931 -
Khalil Gibran, Lebanese poet and painter (b.
1883)
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1945 -
Charles Nordhoff, English-born writer (b.
1887)
* 1945 -
H.N. Werkman, Dutch artist and printer (executed) (b.
1882)
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1954 -
Auguste Lumière, French film pioneer (b.
1862)
* 1954 -
Oscar Mathisen, Norwegian speed skater (b.
1888)
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1955 -
Teilhard de Chardin, French paleontologist and theologian (b.
1881)
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1962 -
Michael Curtiz, Hungarian-born director (b.
1886)
* 1962 -
Stuart Sutcliffe, English musician (
The Beatles) (b.
1940)
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1965 -
Linda Darnell, American actress (b.
1923)
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1966 -
Evelyn Waugh, English writer (b.
1903)
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1968 -
Gustavs Celmins, Latvian politician (b.
1899)
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1969 -
Harley J. Earl, American automobile designer (b.
1893)
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1975 -
Marjorie Main, American actress (b.
1890)
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1979 -
Nino Rota, Italian composer (b.
1911)
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1986 -
Linda Creed, American songwriter (b.
1949)
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1991 -
Kevin Peter Hall, American actor (b.
1955)
* 1991 -
Natalie Schafer, American actress (b.
1900)
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1992 -
Sam Kinison, American comedian (b.
1953)
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1993 -
Chris Hani, South African activist (b.
1942)
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1994 -
Sam B. Hall, American politician (b.
1924)
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1995 -
Morarji Desai, Indian activist (b.
1896)
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1997 -
Michael Dorris, American author (b.
1945)
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1999 -
Heinz Fraenkel-Conrat, German-born biochemist (b.
1910)
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2000 -
Peter Jones, English comedian and scriptwriter (b.
1920)
* 2000 -
Larry Linville, American actor (b.
1939)
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2002 -
Yuji Hyakutake, Japanese astronomer (b.
1950)
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2003 -
Little Eva, American singer (b.
1943)
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2005 -
Norbert Brainin, Austrian violinist (b.
1923)
Liturgical feasts
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Saint Ezechiel*
Saint Fulbert of Chartres*
Saint Paternus*
BBC: On This Day*
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