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On This Day (by Bruce)
Events and birthdays around the world on this day
In 1819 Charles Kingsley (in England), author, born.
In 1898 Philippine nationalists declared their independence from Spain. Phillipine Independance day.
In 1915 David Rockefeller, International Power Broker, born.
In 1919 Uta Hagen, born.
In 1923 Harry Houdini frees himself from a straitjacket while suspended upside down, 40 feet above the ground.
In 1924 George Herbert Walker Bush, former President of the United States, born.
In 1929 Anne Frank, diarist, born.
In 1932 Jim Nabors, actor (Gomer Pyle, USMC; Mayberry RFD), singer, born.
In 1937 USSR executes 8 army leaders as Stalin's purge continued.
In 1964 Nelson Mandela begins a long jail term in South Africa.
In 1972 John Lennon's political Sometime in NYC released including Woman is the Nigger of the World, Attica State, and Luck of the Irish.
In 1986 P. W. Botha declares South African national emergency.
In 1991 Chicago Bulls win their first NBA championship in a 4-1 series against the Los Angeles Lakers.
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