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(Public) On This Day (by Bruce)
Events and birthdays around the world on this day

In 753 -BC- Traditional date of the foundation of Rome.
In 1816 Charlotte Bronte, Tornton England, novelist (Jane Eyre), born.
In 1836 Battle of San Jacinto, in which Texas wins independence from Mexico.
In 1898 Spanish-American War begins.
In 1910 Mark Twain [Samuel Langhorne Clemens], author, dies in Redding Conn.
In 1913 Norman Parkinson, England, fashion photographer (Harper's Bazaar), born.
In 1915 Anthony Quinn, Mexico, actor (Zorba the Greek, Lawrence of Arabia), born.
In 1918 "Red" Baron Manfred von Richtofen, killed in WW I.
In 1926 Elizabeth Alexandra Mary Windsor II, queen of England (1952- ), born.
In 1947 Iggy Pop [James Osterberg], Mich, rocker (Lust For Life, Search and Destroy), born.
In 1951 Paul Carrack rocker (Squeeze/Ace-How Long), born.
In 1958 Andie MacDowell Gaffney SC, actress (Greystroke, Green Card), born.
In 1959 Robert Smith rock guitarist/vocalist (Cure), born.
In 1959 1211-kg great white shark becomes largest fish ever caught on a rod.
In 1960 Brasilia becomes the capital of Brazil.
In 1961 French army revolts in Algeria.
In 1963 Beatles meet Rolling Stones for 1st time.
In 1965 Karen Foster Lufkin Tx, playmate (Oct, 1989), born.
In 1966 Emperor Haile Selassie (Ethiopia) visits Kingston Jamaica.
In 1967 Svetlana Alliluyeva (Josef Stalin's daughter) defects in NYC.
In 1972 John Young and Charles Duke explores Moon (Apollo 16).
In 1983 �1 coin introduced in United Kingdom.
In 1986 Geraldo Rivera opens Al Capone's vault on TV and finds nothing.