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   Historical Events   
      
   1177 - Battle of Montgisard: Baldwin IV of Jerusalem defeats Saladin and a   
   larger Ayyubid force   
      
   1937 - World's Fair of Paris closes (31.2 million visitors)   
      
   1941 - German Jews in Netherlands declared stateless (lose of nationality)   
      
   1951 - Cleveland halfback Dub Jones ties the NFL record for most touchdowns in   
   a game crossing for 6 in Browns 42-21 win v Chicago Bears at Cleveland Stadium   
      
   1973 - US cuts maximum speed limit cut to 55 MPH as an energy conservation   
   measure   
      
   1986 - Iran-Contra affair erupts, President Reagan reveals secret arms deal   
      
   More Historical Events ¯   
   Famous Birthdays   
      
   1876 - Princess Victoria Melita of Edinburgh and Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, Grand   
   Duchess of Hesse (d. 1936)   
      
   1886 - Rex Maupin, orchestra leader (Tin Pan Alley TV), born in St Joseph,   
   Missouri   
      
   1895 - Anastas I Mikoyan, Armenia, member of Supreme Soviet   
      
   1928 - James "Jimmy" Johnson, American gospel and blues singer and guitarist,   
   born in Holly Springs, Mississippi   
      
   1963 - Holly Cole, Canadian jazz singer   
      
   1972 - Kevin Han, US badminton player (Olympics 1996), born in Shanghai, China   
      
   More Famous Birthdays ¯   
   Famous Deaths   
      
   1456 - Jacques Coeur, French merchant/banker, dies in battle   
      
   1686 - Nicolas Steno, Danish geologist (b. 1638)   
      
   1700 - Stephanus Van Cortlandt, American politician, 17th Mayor of New York   
   City (1686-88), dies at 57   
      
   1923 - Syd Callaway, cricket all-round (3 Tests for Australia 1891-95), dies   
      
   1968 - Phil Lord, actor (Stud's Place), dies at 89   
      
   2006 - Leo Chiosso, Italian lyricist (b. 1920)   
      
   More Famous Deaths ¯   
      
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