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   Historical Events   
      
   1338 - Jacob of Arteveld elected mayor of Ghent   
      
   1888 - 1st wax drinking straw patented, by Marvin C Stone in Washington, D.C.   
      
   1914 - Kelman/Cushing/Heath' musical "Sari," premieres in NYC   
      
   1961 - US breaks diplomatic relations with Cuba   
      
   1985 - Leontyne Price makes her final operatic appearance in a televised   
   performance of "Aida" at the Metropolitan Opera, New York.   
      
   1993 - "Christmas Carol" closes at Broadhurst Theater NYC after 22 performances   
      
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   Famous Birthdays   
      
   1719 - Francisco José Freire, Portuguese historian (d. 1773)   
      
   1897 - Pola Negri, [Barbara A Chalupiec], Polish-American stage actress   
   (Madame Dubarry), born in Lipno, Kingdom of Poland, Russian Empire (d. 1987)   
      
   1923 - Charles 'Bud' Tingwell, Australian actor, pilot and radio announcer,   
   born in Coogee, New South Wales, Australia (d. 2009)   
      
   1944 - Blanche d'Alpuget, Australian novelist, biographer and second wife of   
   Bob Hawke   
      
   1953 - Angelo Parisi, French heavyweight judo (Olympic gold 1980)   
      
   1965 - Mark Dewey, pitcher (SF Giants), born in Grand Rapids Michigan   
      
   More Famous Birthdays ¯   
   Famous Deaths   
      
   1670 - George Monck, English general, dies at 61   
      
   1923 - Jaroslav HaÅ¡ek, Czech writer (Good Soldier Schweyk), dies at 39   
      
   1974 - Gino Cervi, Italian actor (Les Miserables, Naked Maja), dies at 72   
      
   1992 - Judith Anderson, actress (Star Trek 3), dies of pneumonia at 93   
      
   1994 - Roel Bazen, Dutch sound technician (Van Kooten and The Bie), dies at 48   
      
   2007 - Janos Furst, Hungarian orchestral conductor (b. 1935)   
      
   More Famous Deaths ¯   
      
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