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Historical Events

1782 - British garrison in Menorca surrenders to French and Spanish fleet as part of the American Revolutionary War

1932 - American speed skater Jack Shea wins the 1,500m at the Lake Placid Winter Olympics; clinches sprint double after also taking out the 500m

1966 - BBC opens a relay radio station on Ascension Island

1989 - Kareem Abdul-Jabar becomes 1st NBA player to score 38,000 points

1997 - Brook Lee from Hawaii, crowned 46th Miss USA (en route to Miss Universe)

2008 - A major tornado outbreak across the Southern United States leaves at least 58 dead, the most since the May 31, 1985 outbreak that killed 88.

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Famous Birthdays

1856 - Otto Brahm, German critic/founder (Neue Deutsche Rundschau)

1948 - Sven-Göran Eriksson, Swedish football manager and player, born in Sunne, Sweden

1950 - Ann Sexton, American vocalist (You're Gone too Long), born in Greenville, South Carolina

1976 - Brian Moorman, American football player, born in Wichita, Kansas

1980 - Brad Fitzpatrick, American programmer, born in Iowa, United States

1987 - Darren Criss, American actor and singer-songwriter (Glee, The Assassination of Gianni Versace), born in San Francisco, California

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Famous Deaths

1937 - Lou [Andreas-]Salome, Russian/German author (Eroticism), dies at 75

1981 - Ella Grasso, Governor of Connecticut (b. 1919)

1983 - Derk Roemers, Dutch union leader/politician (soc dem), dies at 67

1998 - Timothy "Tim" Kelly, American guitarist (Slaughter), dies in a car accident at 35

1999 - Neville Bonner, the first Indigenous Australian to become a member of the Parliament of Australia, dies at 76

2004 - John Hench, American animator (b. 1908)

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