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Historical Events

794 - Emperor Kanmu relocates Japanese capital to Heiankyo (now Kyoto).

1884 - Sporting Life announces that both pennant winners will meet in 3 game series Oct 23-25 at Polo Grounds NYC to determine baseball champion

1913 - Explosion at Dawson NM coal mine kills 263 mine workers

1936 - 1st commercial flight from mainland to Hawaii

1938 - Chester Carlson demonstrates 1st Xerox copying machine

1968 - Apollo 7 returns to Earth

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Famous Birthdays

1876 - Karl B Adam, German theologist (Christ our Brother)

1908 - John Gould, American humorist, essayist, and columnist (d. 2003)

1915 - Harry Hickox, Big Springs Tx, (Herb-Please Don't Eat the Daisies)

1919 - Kathleen Ankers, American scenic designer (d. 2001)

1942 - Robin John Maconie, composer

1972 - Tyrone Williams, WLAF/NFL defensive tackle (Chicago Bears, Rhein Fire)

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Famous Deaths

1852 - Hans C E Freiherr von Gagern, German advisor to Dutch king, dies at 86

1994 - David Buchan, ethno-Musicologist, dies at 55

1995 - Ralph Whitlock, English writer, dies at 81

1997 - Leonid Amalrik, Russian animator (b. 1905)

2009 - Don Lane, American-born Australian television personality (b. 1933)

2017 - Paul J. Weitz, American test pilot and NASA astronaut (Skylab 2, STS 6),
dies at 85

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