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On This Day (by Bruce)
Events and birthdays around the world on this day
In 715 St Gregory II begins his reign as Catholic Pope.
In 1536 Anne Boleyn wife of Henry VIII, beheaded.
In 1588 Spanish Armada sets sail for Lisbon, bound to England.
In 1611 Innocent XI 240th Roman Catholic pope (1676-89), born.
In 1780 About midday, near-total darkness descends on much of New England to this day it's cause is still unexplained.
In 1890 Ho Chi Minh trail blazer/leader of Vietnam (1946, 1969), born.
In 1925 Malcolm X Omaha NB, assassinated leader of black muslims, born.
In 1928 "Firedamp" explodes in Mather Pa coal mine killing 195 of 273 miners.
In 1935 T.E. Lawrence (of Arabia) dies in a motorcycle crash.
In 1945 Peter Townsend singer (Who-Tommy), born.
In 1964 US diplomats find at least 40 secret mics in the Moscow embassy.
In 1966 Tortoise reportedly given to Tonga's king by Capt. Cook (1773), dies.
In 1971 Ogden Nash poet/TV panelist (Masquerade Party), dies at 68.
In 1971 USSR launches Mars 2, 1st spacecraft to crash land on Mars.
In 1976 Gold ownership legalized in Australia.
In 1979 Guitarist Eric Clapton marries Patti Boyd.
In 1983 NASA launches Intelsat V.
In 2161 Syzygy: 8 of 9 planets aligned on same side of sun.
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