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Historical Events

1893 - "Westminster Gazette" begins publishing

1934 - FDR devalues US dollar in relation to gold at $35 per ounce

1961 - NATO secretary-general Paul-Henri Spaak says he'll resign

1972 - Birendra Bir Bikram Shah Dev becomes 11th King of Nepal

1978 - "Elvis: The Legend Lives!" opens at Palace Theater NYC for 101 performances

2000 - Alaska Airlines flight 261 MD-83, experiencing horizontal stabilizer problems, crashes in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Point Mugu, California,
killing all 88 persons aboard.

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Famous Birthdays

1901 - Blaž ArniÄ, Slovenian composer, born near Mount Raduha, Austria-Hungary
(d. 1970)

1915 - Garry Moore, [Thomas Garrison Morfit], Balt, host (I've Got a Secret)

1915 - Bobby Hackett, American jazz cornetist and orchestra leader (Air time '57), born in Providence, Rhode Island (d. 1976)

1964 - Jeff Hanneman, American musician (Slayer), born in Oakland, California (d. 2013)

1968 - Michael Sinclair, American football defensive end (Seattle Seahawks), born in Galveston, Texas

1974 - Bob Mulder, Dutch football player (Appingedam, FC Groningen), born in Delfzijl, Netherlands

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Famous Deaths

1398 - Emperor SukÅ (b. 1334)

1942 - Henry Larkin, American baseball player (b. 1860)

1967 - Eddie Tolan, American sprinter the "Midnight Express" (1932 Olympics), dies at 58

1970 - Slim Harpo [James Moore], American blues musician (I'm a King Bee, Baby Scratch My Back), dies of a heart attack at 46

1974 - Paul Haesaerts, Flemish architect/painter (Flandre), dies at 72

2007 - Lee Bergere, American actor (Star Trek, Soap, Dynasty), dies at 82

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