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   Historical Events   
      
   1854 - French and British forces bombard Sevastopol for the first time during   
   the Crimean War   
      
   1862 - Battle of Leetown and Thoroughfare Gap, VA   
      
   1945 - Loyalty Day in Argentina, mass demonstrations held to release Juan   
   Perón   
      
   1979 - Pittsburgh Pirates beat Balt Orioles, 4 games to 3 in 76th World Series   
      
   1994 - Kapil Dev's final one-day international (v West Indies)   
      
   2012 - Lance Armstrong loses a host of endorsements in the wake of his doping   
   scandal   
      
   More Historical Events ¯   
   Famous Birthdays   
      
   1875 - Alfred Polgar, Austrian writer (Yes and No!)   
      
   1893 - Jean Binet, Swiss composer, born in Geneva (d. 1960)   
      
   1955 - Sam Bottoms,  actor (Prime Risk, Savages), born in Santa Barbara,   
   California   
      
   1971 - Byron Chamberlain, NFL/WLAF tight end Denver Broncos, Rhein Fire)   
      
   1983 - Daniel Booko, American actor   
      
   1984 - Chris Lowell, American actor   
      
   More Famous Birthdays ¯   
   Famous Deaths   
      
   1174 - Queen Petronila of Aragon (b. 1135)   
      
   1776 - Pierre François le Courayer, French theologian (b. 1681)   
      
   1910 - William V Moody, US poet (Sabine Woman, Great Divide), dies   
      
   1994 - Augustus John "Gus" Risman, rugby League Player, dies at 83   
      
   2000 - Leo Nomellini, wrestler (b. 1924)   
      
   2001 - Rehavam Zeevi, Israeli politician (b. 1926)   
      
   More Famous Deaths ¯   
      
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