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Events and birthdays around the world on this day
In 1214 Louis IX, king of France (1226-70), born.
In 1284 Edward II, king of England (1307-27), born.
In 1599 Oliver Cromwell, Puritan lord protector of England (1653-58), born.
In 1684 Patent granted for the thimble.
In 1792 Guillotine 1st used, executes highwayman Nicolas J Pelletier.
In 1825 Charles Ferdinand Dowd US, standardized time zones, born.
In 1840 Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Russian composer (1812 Overture), born.
In 1859 Ground broken for Suez Canal.
In 1867 Tokyo is opened for foreign trade.
In 1874 Guglielmo Marconi Bologna Italy, inventor (radio) (Nobel 1909), born.
In 1915 ANZAC troops land at Gallipoli (Now observed in Australia, New Zealand, Nauru, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Western Samoa).
In 1918 Ella Fitzgerald, singer, born.
In 1925 Hindenburg takes office as president of Germany.
In 1938 1st use of seeing eye dog.
In 1940 Al Pacino NYC, actor (Godfather, Carlito's Way), born.
In 1945 Bjorn Ulvaeus, rock vocalist/guitarist (ABBA), born.
In 1945 United Nations founded at San Francisco.
In 1954 Bell labs announces 1st solar battery (NYC).
In 1956 Elvis Presley's Heartbreak Hotel goes #1.
In 1958 Fish, rock vocalist (Marillon), born.
In 1960 Hope Emerson, actress (I Married Joan, Peter Gunn), dies at 62.
In 1961 Unmanned Mercury test explodes on launch pad.
In 1964 Andy Bell, rocker (Erasure), born.
In 1967 Britain grants internal self-government to Swaziland.
In 1972 George Sanders, actor (Mr Freeze-Batman TV series), dies at 65.
In 1982 In accordance with Camp David, Israel completes Sinai withdrawl.
In 1990 Hubble space telescope is placed into orbit by shuttle Discovery.
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