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   Historical Events   
      
   1771 - French astronomer Charles Messier adds M46-M49 to his catalog (galactic   
   clusters in Puppis and Hydra and galaxy in Virgo)   
      
   1819 - British explorer William Smith discovers the South Shetland Islands,   
   and claims them in the name of King George III   
      
   1945 - US 5th Fleet launches invasion of Iwo Jima against the Japanese with   
   30,000 US Marines   
      
   1985 - Canned and bottled Cherry Coke introduced by Coca-Cola   
      
   1992 - In a blockbuster NHL trade, Pittsburgh Penguins send Mark Recchi, Brian   
   Benning and LA's 1st round 1992 pick (Jason Bowen) to the Philadelphia Flyers   
   for Kjell Samuelsson, Rick Tocchet and Ken Wregget   
      
   2014 - Death toll in Ukraine reaches 26 after Government crackdown on   
   protesters   
      
   More Historical Events ¯   
   Famous Birthdays   
      
   1920 - Jaan Kross, Estonian writer (d. 2007)   
      
   1923 - Donald Lybbert, American composer (Zap; Lines for the Fallen), and   
   educator (Hunter College, 1954-80), born in Cresco, Iowa (d. 1981)   
      
   1940 - [William] Smokey Robinson, American soul singer-songwriter (The   
   Miracles - "You Really Got A Hold On Me"; "Tears Of A Clown"; "My Girl"), born   
   in Detroit, Michigan   
      
   1979 - Mariska [Anna Maria Rahikainen], Finnish rapper, born in Helsinki,   
   Finland   
      
   1981 - Ronnie Arniell, Canadian professional wrestler   
      
   1993 - Victoria Justice, American Actress (The Suite Life Of Zack And Cody,   
   Lola Martinez in Nickelodeon show Zoey 101)   
      
   More Famous Birthdays ¯   
   Famous Deaths   
      
   1545 - Pierre Brully [Peter Brulius], Calvinist minister, burned to death for   
   teaching Protestant doctrine in Tournai   
      
   1878 - Charles-François Daubigny, French painter of the Barbizon school, dies   
   at 61   
      
   1948 - Bob Groom, American baseball pitcher (Washington Senators; no-hitter   
   1917 St. Louis Browns), dies at 63   
      
   1957 - Maurice Garin, Italian-born French road bicycle racer (winner of Tour   
   de France in 1903), dies at 85   
      
   1993 - Michael Morrison, actor (Caleb-As the World Turns), dies at 33   
      
   1994 - Derek Jarman, English filmmaker (The Tempest), artist and gay rights   
   activist, dies of AIDS at 52   
      
   More Famous Deaths ¯   
      
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