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Events and birthdays around the world on this day
In 526 St John I ends his reign as Catholic Pope.
In 1804 Napoleon became Emperor of France.
In 1830 Edwin Budding of England signs an agreement for manufacture of his invention, the lawn mower.
In 1868 Nicholas II last Russian tsar (1894-1917), born.
In 1872 Bertrand Russell England, mathematician/philosopher (Nobel 1950), born.
In 1897 Frank Capra movie director (Its a Wonderful Life, Arsenic and Old Lace), born.
In 1900 Britain proclaims protectorate over kingdom of Tonga.
In 1910 Passage of Earth through tail of Halley's Comet causes near-panic.
In 1912 Perry Como singer/TV (Perry Como Show, What did Delaware?), born.
In 1918 Pope John Paul II 264th Roman Catholic pope (1978- ), born.
In 1919 Dame Margot Fonteyn England, ballerina (partner of Nureyev), born.
In 1960 Yannick Noah France, tennis player (French 1983), born.
In 1965 Gene Roddenberry suggests 16 names including Kirk for Star Trek Captain.
In 1980 Ian Curtis musician (Joy Division), dies.
In 1980 Mount St Helens blows its top in Washington State.
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