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Born today:

Alfred Dreyfus 1859 Auguste Lumiere 1862 Lewis Mumford 1895 Jack Anderson 1922 John Le Carre 1931 Robert Reed 1932 Dave Guard 1934 Jim Reeves 1935 Peter Max 1937 Peter Tosh 1944 John Lithgow 1945 Jennifer Holliday 1960

Died today:

King John 1216 Jonathan Swift 1745 George Pullman 1897 John Reed 1920 Edna St. Vincent Millay 1950 Gig Young suicide 1978 PM Maurice Bishop of Grenada killed 1983 Jacqueline du Pre 1987

Historical events:

1781-George Washington beats British! Cornwallis surrenders at Yorktown ending War of Independence. 1790-400 ...

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