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On This Day (by Bruce)
Events and birthdays around the world on this day
In 1454 Amerigo Vespucci, explorer and namesake of America (lucky they didn't call it Vespuccia).
In 1661 Cardinal Jules Mazarin, the chief minister of France, died.
In 1796 Napoleon Bonaparte married Josephine de Beauharnais.
In 1822 Charles Graham of N. Y. was granted a patent for artificial teeth.
In 1860 First Japanese ambassador to the U.S.
In 1918 Mickey Spillane, mystery writer, born.
In 1934 Yuri Gagarin, first man into space, born.
In 1936 Glenda Jackson, actor (Hopscotch), born.
In 1940 Raul Julia, actor (Gomez in the Addams Family), born.
In 1943 Bobby Fischer, chess player, born.
In 1954 Edward R. Murrow criticizes Sen. McCarthy on See it Now.
In 1996 Nathan Birnbaum (aka George Burns), entertainer, actor, dies at 100 years old.
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