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| == Births == | == Births == | ||
| + | *[[1799]] - [[Aleksandr Pushkin]], Russian author (d. [[1837]]) | ||
| + | *[[1822]] - [[Edmond de Goncourt]], French writer (d. [[1896]]) | ||
| + | *[[1877]] - [[Isadora Duncan]], American dancer (d. [[1927]]) | ||
| + | *[[1886]] - [[Al Jolson]], American singer (d. [[1950]]) | ||
| + | *[[1913]] - [[Peter Cushing]], English actor (d. [[1994]]) | ||
| + | *[[1926]] - [[Miles Davis]], American musician (d. [[1991]]) | ||
| + | *[[1928]] - [[Jack Kevorkian]], American physician | ||
| + | *[[1949]] - [[Hank Williams Jr.]], American singer | ||
| + | *[[1949]] - [[Pam Grier]], American actress | ||
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| == Deaths == | == Deaths == | ||
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- 1538 - Geneva expels John Calvin and his followers from the city. Calvin lives in exile in Strasbourg for the next three years.
- 1828 - Mysterious feral child Kaspar Hauser is discovered wandering the streets of Nuremberg.
- 1889 - Opening of the first Eiffel Tower elevator to the public.
- 1969 - John Lennon and Yoko Ono begin their second Bed-In for Peace.
Births
- 1799 - Aleksandr Pushkin, Russian author (d. 1837)
- 1822 - Edmond de Goncourt, French writer (d. 1896)
- 1877 - Isadora Duncan, American dancer (d. 1927)
- 1886 - Al Jolson, American singer (d. 1950)
- 1913 - Peter Cushing, English actor (d. 1994)
- 1926 - Miles Davis, American musician (d. 1991)
- 1928 - Jack Kevorkian, American physician
- 1949 - Hank Williams Jr., American singer
- 1949 - Pam Grier, American actress
