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

In 4977 B.C. Johannes Kepler's date for creation of universe.
In 1509 Pope Julius II excommunicates Italian state of Venice.
In 1521 Ferdinand Magellan world traveler, killed by Filipino natives.
In 1565 1st Spanish settlement in Philippines, Cebu City, forms.
In 1737 Edward Gibson England, historian (Decline and Fall of the Roman Emp), born.
In 1805 US Marines attack shores of Tripoli.
In 1908 4th modern Olympic games opens in London.
In 1909 Sultan of Turkey Abdul Hamid II is overthrown.
In 1922 Yakut ASSR formed in Russian SFSR.
In 1922 Jack Klugman Phila (Oscar-Odd Couple, Quincy, Goodbye Columbus), born.
In 1932 Casey Kasem Detroit, radio personality (American Top 40), born.
In 1944 Michael Fish British TV weatherman, born.
In 1945 2nd Republic of Austria forms.
In 1947 Ann Peebles Missouri, soul singer (I Can't Stand the Rain), born.
In 1948 Katie Pierson vocals/guitarist (B-52's-Rock Lobster, Love Shack), born.
In 1951 Ace Frehley Bronx NY, heavy metal rocker (Kiss), born.
In 1950 South Africa passes Group Areas Act segregating races.
In 1953 Wrestler Freddie Blassie coins the term "Pencil neck geek".
In 1956 Heavyweight champ, Rocky Marciano, retires undefeated from boxing.
In 1957 Mario A Gianini creator of the maraschino cherry, dies.
In 1959 Sheena Easton Glasgow Scotland, singer/Jack LaLane spokesperson, born.
In 1967 Prince Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands, heir apparent, born.
In 1960 France grants Togo independence (Natl Day).
In 1961 UK grants Sierra Leone independence.
In 1964 John Lennon's In His Own Write is published in the US.
In 1972 Kwame Nkrumah president of Ghana, dies at 62.
In 1978 Afghanistan revolution (National Day).
In 1981 Beatle Ringo Starr marries actress Barbara Bach.
In 1987 US Justice Dept bars Austrian Chancellor Kurt Waldheim from entering US, due to his aid of Nazi Germany during WW II.
In 1989 Beijing students take over Tiananmen Square in China.