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   Historical Events   
      
   1792 - Marc-David Lasource begins accusing Maximilien Robespierre of wanting a   
   dictatorship for France   
      
   1890 - US stops minting $1 and $3 gold coin and 3 cent piece   
      
   1950 - Because of forest fire in Br Columbia, blue moon appears in England   
      
   1954 - Yogi Berra plays his only game at 3rd and Mickey Mantle plays shortstop   
      
   1957 - Dag Hammarskjöld re-elected secretary-general of UN   
      
   2017 - The video game Fortnite: Battle Royale is released, eventually becoming   
   one of the most popular games worldwide   
      
   More Historical Events ¯   
   Famous Birthdays   
      
   1907 - Ralph Michael, British actor (Quest, Doctor in the House), born in   
   London (d. 1994)   
      
   1942 - Kent McCord, American actor (Officer Jim Reed- "Adam 12"), born in Los   
   Angeles, California   
      
   1955 - Carlene Carter, American country singer ("I Fell in Love"), born in   
   Nashville, Tennessee   
      
   1976 - Tyler Denk, American model and reality show contestant, born in   
   Columbus, Ohio   
      
   1979 - Fuifui Moimoi, New Zealand (Tongan) rugby league footballer, born in   
   Nuku'alofa, Tonga   
      
   1988 - Kiira Korpi, Finnish figure skater, born in Tampere, Finland   
      
   More Famous Birthdays ¯   
   Famous Deaths   
      
   1023 - Godfried I, duke of Neth-Lutherans, dies   
      
   1846 - Thomas Clarkson, English abolitionist (Negro Emancipation), dies at 86   
      
   1937 - Bessie Smith, American blues singer known as the "Empress of the Blues"   
   (recorded over 200 songs), dies of injuries sustained in car crash at 43   
      
   1964 - Calvin Thomas, actor (Judge Hunter-One Man's Family), dies at 79   
      
   1994 - Jessie Kesson, Scottish writer and radio producer, dies at 77   
      
   2006 - Byron Nelson, American golfer (winner 5 major titles; record 19   
   tournaments 1945), dies of a blood disorder at 94   
      
   More Famous Deaths ¯   
      
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