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On This Day (by Bruce)
Events and birthdays around the world on this day
In 1783 Washington Irving, writer (Rip Van Winkle, Legend of Sleepy Hollow), born.
In 1837 John Burroughs, founded what later became the Burroughs Corporation, born.
In 1882 Jesse James shot dead in St. Joseph Mo. by Robert Ford.
In 1924 Marlon Brando, actor (The Godfather, Last Tango in Paris), born.
In 1936 Bruno Hauptmann, convicted Lindbergh baby killer, executed.
In 1942 Wayne Newton, singer, born.
In 1961 Eddie Murphy, comedian, actor, born.
In 1964 US and Panama agree to resume diplomatic relations.
In 1966 Luna 10, first lunar orbiter.
In 1968 N. Vietnam agreed to meet US reps to set up preliminary peace talks.
In 1974 Soyuz 14 is launched.
In 1977 Egyptian Pres Anwar Sadat first meeting with President Jimmy Carter.
In 1982 UN Security Council demanded Argentina withdraw from Falkland Islands.
In 2005 Pope John Paul II, third-longest pontificate in the history of the Roman Catholic Church, dies.
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