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Historical Events

1338 - Jacob of Arteveld elected mayor of Ghent

1888 - 1st wax drinking straw patented, by Marvin C Stone in Washington, D.C.

1914 - Kelman/Cushing/Heath' musical "Sari," premieres in NYC

1961 - US breaks diplomatic relations with Cuba

1985 - Leontyne Price makes her final operatic appearance in a televised performance of "Aida" at the Metropolitan Opera, New York.

1993 - "Christmas Carol" closes at Broadhurst Theater NYC after 22 performances

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Famous Birthdays

1719 - Francisco José Freire, Portuguese historian (d. 1773)

1897 - Pola Negri, [Barbara A Chalupiec], Polish-American stage actress (Madame
Dubarry), born in Lipno, Kingdom of Poland, Russian Empire (d. 1987)

1923 - Charles 'Bud' Tingwell, Australian actor, pilot and radio announcer, born in Coogee, New South Wales, Australia (d. 2009)

1944 - Blanche d'Alpuget, Australian novelist, biographer and second wife of Bob Hawke

1953 - Angelo Parisi, French heavyweight judo (Olympic gold 1980)

1965 - Mark Dewey, pitcher (SF Giants), born in Grand Rapids Michigan

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Famous Deaths

1670 - George Monck, English general, dies at 61

1923 - Jaroslav Hašek, Czech writer (Good Soldier Schweyk), dies at 39

1974 - Gino Cervi, Italian actor (Les Miserables, Naked Maja), dies at 72

1992 - Judith Anderson, actress (Star Trek 3), dies of pneumonia at 93

1994 - Roel Bazen, Dutch sound technician (Van Kooten and The Bie), dies at 48

2007 - Janos Furst, Hungarian orchestral conductor (b. 1935)

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