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   Historical Events   
      
   1880 - Thomas Edison patents electric incandescent lamp   
      
   1924 - The Natal Indian Congress and the Natal Indian Association jointly   
   organise a mass meeting in Durban, South Africa in opposition to the Class   
   Areas Bill   
      
   1936 - Australian Championships Women's Tennis, Adelaide: Joan Hartigan   
   Bathurst wins her 3rd Australian singles title; beats Nancye Wynne Bolton 6-4,   
   6-4   
      
   1956 - NFL's New York Giants move their home from the Polo Grounds in Upper   
   Manhattan to Yankee Stadium in The Bronx   
      
   1973 - UCLA's basketball team wins 61st consecutive game (NCAA record)   
      
   1980 - Robert Mugabe returns to Rhodesia after 5 years in exile   
      
   More Historical Events ¯   
   Famous Birthdays   
      
   1858 - Neel Doff, Dutch born Belgian writer (Days of Hunger and Distress)and   
   artist's model, born in Buggenum, Netherlands (d. 1842)   
      
   1901 - Art Rooney, NFL Pittsburgh Steelers [Pirates] team founder,owner, and   
   chairman, 1933-88, born in Coulterville, Pennsylvania (d. 1988)   
      
   1908 - William Randolph Hearst, Jr., American newspaper magnate (Hearst   
   Newspapers) and 1955 Pulitzer Prize winner, (d. 1993)   
      
   1934 - Federico Mayor Zaragoza, UNESCO director (1987- ), born in Barcelona,   
   Spain   
      
   1969 - Michael Kulas, Canadian singer-songwriter (James, 1997-2001), and   
   record producer, born in Oakville, Ontario   
      
   1972 - Guillermo, Mexican-born American TV personality   
      
   More Famous Birthdays ¯   
   Famous Deaths   
      
   1688 - Empress Dowager Xiaozhuang, Empress of Manchu (1643-62), dies at 74   
      
   1773 - Philippe Buache, French geographer and cartographer (pioneered use of   
   contour lines), dies at 72   
      
   1921 - Maurice Buckley, Australian soldier and winner of the Victoria Cross,   
   dies at 29   
      
   1992 - Gwen Ffrangcon-Davies, British actress (Eliza Dolittle), dies at 101   
      
   1996 - Tommy Mitchell, English cricket spin bowler (5 Tests, 8 wickets;   
   Derbyshire CCC), dies at 93   
      
   2022 - Diego Verdaguer [Miguel Boccadoro], Argentine-Mexican sin   
   er-songwriter, bandoneón player, and trumpeter ("Volveré"; "Voy a   
   Conquistarte"), dies of COVID-19 complications at 70   
      
   More Famous Deaths ¯   
      
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