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   Historical Events   
      
   824 - St Paschal I ends his reign as Pope   
      
   1873 - Spanish Cortes fires king Amadeus I   
      
   1922 - Influential arts festival Semana de Arte Moderna (Modern Art Week)   
   opens in São Paulo - the beginning of Modernism in Brazil   
      
   1945 - Yalta agreement signed by FDR, Churchill and Stalin   
      
   1945 - 1st gas turbine propeller-driven airplane flight tested, Downey, CA   
      
   1975 - Margaret Thatcher defeats Edward Heath for leadership of the British   
   Conservative Party   
      
   More Historical Events ¯   
   Famous Birthdays   
      
   1904 - Keith Holyoake, 26th Prime Minister of New Zealand (National: 1960-72),   
   born in Pahiatua, New Zealand (d. 1983)   
      
   1930 - Alevtina Koltschina, USSR, cross coutry relay skier (Olympic gold 1960)   
      
   1932 - Jerome Lowenthal, pianist/prof (Jerusalem Academy of Music), born in   
   Philadelphia, Pennsylvania   
      
   1937 - Bill Lawry, cricketer (dour Australian lefty opener, Can talk a bit)   
      
   1963 - José Mari Bakero, Spanish footballer   
      
   1967 - John Patterson, American baseball infielder (SF Giants)   
      
   More Famous Birthdays ¯   
   Famous Deaths   
      
   821 - Benedict of Aniane, saint, dies   
      
   1543 - Ahmed Gran, sultan of Adal, dies in battle at Wayna Daga   
      
   1626 - Pietro Cataldi, Italian mathematician (b. 1552)   
      
   1894 - Pasqual Juan Emilio Arrieta y Corera, composer, dies at 70   
      
   1972 - Jan Wils, architect (Olympian Stadium, Amsterdam), dies at 80   
      
   1994 - Antonio Martin, Spanish cyclist, dies in cycling accident at 23   
      
   More Famous Deaths ¯   
      
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