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Historical Events

1896 - British General Kitchener's army occupies Dongola, Sudan

1922 - US President Warren G. Harding signs a joint resolution of approval to establish a Jewish homeland in Palestine

1938 - The Great Hurricane of 1938 makes landfall on Long Island in New York. The death toll is estimated at 500-700 people.

1970 - KAPP TV channel 35 in Yakima, WA (ABC) begins broadcasting

1984 - NASA launches Galaxy-C

2001 - University of Roorkee, becomes India's 7th Indian Institute of Technology, rechristened as IIT Roorkee

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Famous Birthdays

1902 - Allen Lane, English publisher/founder (Penguin Books)

1961 - Nancy Travis, American actress (Kim-Almost Perfect, Chaplin, 8 Men Out),
born in NYC, New York

1965 - Richard Brown, NFL linebacker (Minnesota Vikings)

1966 - Ronna Reeves, Big Spring TX

1980 - Aleksa Palladino, American actress

1980 - Robert Hoffman, American actor

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Famous Deaths

1796 - François Séverin Marceau-Desgraviers, French general (b. 1769)

1809 - Alexander Reinagle, English-American composer, dies at 53

1961 - Maurice Delage, French composer, dies at 81

1988 - Christine Norden, British actress (Little Shop of Horrors, Night Beat), dies from pneumonia at 63

1995 - William Murray, teacher/educationalist, dies at 83

1997 - Jennifer Holt, American actress (b. 1920)

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