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On This Day (by Bruce)
Events and birthdays around the world on this day
In 1354 Owain Glyndwr, national hero of Wales, born.
In 1738 Dr. Joseph Guillotin, guess what he invented, born.
In 1742 First indoor swimming pool opens at Goodman's Fields, London.
In 1886 Jim Thorpe, Olympic athlete, born.
In 1908 Ian Fleming, writer (James Bond series), born.
In 1929 First all color talking picture On With The Show exhibited, NYC.
In 1944 Gladys Knight, singer, born.
In 1953 Premier of first animated 3-D cartoon in Technicolor - Melody.
In 1959 First animals fired into space and rescued, Cape Canaveral.
In 1961 Amnesty International Anniversary.
In 1971 Mars 3 launched. First spacecraft to soft land on Mars.
In 1984 Eric Morecambe British comedian (Morecambe and Wise), dies at 58.
In 1998 Phil Hartman actor/comedian (NewsRadio, Saturday Night Live, voice of Troy Maclure on the Simpsons), shot to death while asleep in his bed by his wife at 49.
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