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Events and birthdays around the world on this day
In 1006 Supernova observed by Chinese and Egyptians in constellation Lupus.
In 1171 Dermot MacMurrough last Irish king of Leinster, dies.
In 1707 England, Wales and Scotland form UK of Great Britain.
In 1751 1st American cricket match was played.
In 1769 Arthur Wellsley Duke of Wellington, British PM (C) (1828-30), born.
In 1786 Mozart's opera Marriage of Figaro premiers in Wien (Vienna).
In 1839 Chardonnet, France inventor (rayon), born.
In 1840 1st adhesive postage stamps ("Penny Blacks" from England) issued.
In 1889 1st International Workers Day, according to the 2nd International.
In 1913 Walter Susskind, Praha (Prague) Czechoslovakia, conductor, born.
In 1927 Harry Belefonte calypso singer (The Banana Boat Song), born.
In 1932 Paul Doumer Pres of France, assassinated by Russia's Paul Gargalov.
In 1934 Philippine legislature accepts US proposal for independence.
In 1939 Batman Comics hit the street.
In 1939 Judy Collins, singer (Send in the Clowns, Clouds), born.
In 1941 Citizen Kane, directed and starring Orson Welles, premiers in NY.
In 1946 Joanna Lumley, Kashmir India, actress (Absolutely Fabulous, The Avengers), born.
In 1954 Ray Parker Jr rocker (Ghostbusters theme), born.
In 1959 Oscar Torp, Norwegian premier, dies.
In 1960 Russia shoots down Francis Gary Powers' U-2 spy plane over Sverdlovsk.
In 1961 Fidel Castro announces there will be no more elections in Cuba.
In 1961 Tanganyika granted full internal self-government by Britain.
In 1963 Indonesia takes control of Irian Jaya (west New Guinea) from Netherlands.
In 1964 1st BASIC program run on a computer (Dartmouth).
In 1967 Priscilla and Elvis Presley wed.
In 1979 Elton John becomes 1st pop star to perform in Israel.
In 1979 Home rule introduced to Kalaallit Nunaat (Greenland).
In 1979 Marshall Islands (in the Pacific) become self-governing.
In 1989 135 acre Disney's MGM studio officially opens to the public.
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