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   Historical Events   
      
   1630 - Dutch fleet of 69 ships reaches Pernambuco, Brazil   
      
   1859 - Oregon admitted as 33rd state of the Union   
      
   1966 - Wilt Chamberlain breaks NBA career scoring record at 20,884 points   
      
   1978 - 1st "micro on a chip" patented by Texas Instruments   
      
   1980 - Soviet cross-country skier Nikolay Zimyatov wins first of 3 gold medals   
   at the Lake Placid Winter Olympics when he takes out 30k event; also wins   
   relay and 50k gold   
      
   1982 - "Night of 100 Stars" takes place at NY's Radio City Music Hall   
      
   More Historical Events ¯   
   Famous Birthdays   
      
   1923 - Jay Hebert, American golfer (PGA Championship 1960), born in St.   
   Martinville, Louisiana (d. 1997)   
      
   1931 - Phyllis McGuire, vocalist (McGuire Sisters), born in Middletown, Ohio   
      
   1967 - Calle Johansson, Swedish NHL defenseman (Washington Capitals), born in   
   Gothenburg, Sweden   
      
   1968 - Jules Asner, US television personality, born in Tempe, Arizona   
      
   1987 - Joseph Pichler, US actor, born in Bremerton, Washington   
      
   1992 - Freddie Highmore, English actor, born in Camden Town, London   
      
   More Famous Birthdays ¯   
   Famous Deaths   
      
   1714 - Maria Luisa of Savoy, Queen consort of Spain to Philip V (1701-14),   
   dies tuberculosis at 25   
      
   1885 - Jules Vallès, French writer (b. 1832)   
      
   1908 - Georges Jean Pfeiffer, French composer, dies at 72   
      
   1942 - Adnan Bin Saidi, Officer of the Malay Regiment killed in the defense of   
   Singapore (b. 1915)   
      
   2006 - Lynden David Hall, British singer (b. 1974)   
      
   2010 - Doug Fieger, American musician The Knack (b. 1952)   
      
   More Famous Deaths ¯   
      
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