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Historical Events

1934 - Coronation of King Leopold III of Belgium

1954 - Syrian army drives out president Adib el-Shishakli

1969 - Nayif Hawatimah forms Dem People's Front for Liberation of Palestine

1991 - Military coup in Thailand, Premier Choonhaven arrested

1995 - Antoine Nduwayo appointed Premier of Burundi

1999 - British TV drama "Queer as Folk" written by Russell T. Davies, starring Aidan Gillen, Craig Kelly and Charlie Hunnam premieres on Channel 4

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Famous Birthdays

1792 - Istvan Ferenczi, Hungarian sculptor

1824 - Herman N van der Tuuk, Dutch philologist (Tobasch' Grammar)

1876 - Wadih Sabra, Lebanese composer (Kulluna lil Watan), born in Beirut (d. 1952)

1880 - Edgar Istel, German composer, born in Mainz (d. 1948)

1975 - Robert Lopez, American composer, born in Manhattan, New York

1983 - Aziz Ansari, Indian-American comedian and actor (Parks and Recreation, Master of None), born in Columbia, South Carolina

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Famous Deaths

155 - Polycarp, disciple of Apostle John, arrested and burned at stake

1792 - Joshua Reynolds, English portrait painter (Simplicity), dies at 68

1867 - George Thomas Smart, composer, dies at 90

1897 - Woldemar Bargiel, German composer, dies at 68

1992 - Jacquelyn Hyde, American actress (Dark, House of Terror), dies at 61

1994 - Stuart Berger, doctor (Immune Power Diet), dies from obesity at 40

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