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   Historical Events   
      
   1852 - Studebaker Brothers wagon company, precursor of the automobile   
   manufacturer, is established.   
      
   1899 - Knattspyrnufélag Reykjavíkur Iceland's first football club is founded   
      
   1962 - "La Jetée", French film directed by Chris Marker, starring Hélène   
   Chatelain, Davos Hanich and Jacques Ledoux, is released   
      
   1986 - Karlstad skates world record 10 km (14:12.14)   
      
   1986 - French air force bombs Ouadi Doum airport in Chad   
      
   2014 - Netherlands sweeps the medals in the women's 1,500m speed skating at   
   the Sochi Winter Olympics; Jorien ter Mors wins gold ahead of team mates Ireen   
   Wüst and Lotte van Beek   
      
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   Famous Birthdays   
      
   1852 - Charles Taze Russell, religion founder (Jehovah's Witnesses)   
      
   1911 - Hal Porter, Australia, writer (Tilted Cross, Paper Chase)   
      
   1932 - Ahmad Tejan Kabbah, President of Sierra Leone   
      
   1973 - Cathy Freeman, Australian 100m/200m/400m (Olympic silver 1992, 96),   
   born in Mackay, Queensland   
      
   1977 - Trina Jackson, 4X200m freestyle swimmer (Olympic gold 1996)   
      
   1978 - Tia Hellebaut, Belgian athlete   
      
   More Famous Birthdays ¯   
   Famous Deaths   
      
   1721 - James Craggs the Younger, English politician, dies at 34   
      
   1899 - Félix Faure, 6th President of the French Third Republic (1895-99),   
   dies at 57   
      
   1919 - Vera Kholodnaya, Russian film star (b. 1893)   
      
   1968 - Healey Willan, Anglo-Canadian composer, dies at 87   
      
   1996 - Walter Brown "Brownie" McGhee, American blues singer/guitarist, dies at   
   80   
      
   2011 - Justinas MarcinkeviÄ   
   ius, Lithuanian poet and playwright (b. 1930)   
      
   More Famous Deaths ¯   
      
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