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On This Day (by Bruce)
Events and birthdays around the world on this day
In 68 Nero, Roman Emperor commits suicide. In 1456 23rd recorded perihelion passage of Halley's Comet. In 1640 Leopold I, Emperor of Holy Roman Empire, born. In 1781 George Stephenson, inventor (principal RR locomotive), born. In 1870 Charles Dickens, author, dies in England. In 1893 Cole Porter, Indiana U.S.A, composer/lyricist (Anything Goes, Kiss Me Kate), born. In 1898 China leases Hong Kong's new territories to Britain for 99 years. In 1915 Les Paul, Waukesha Wisconsin, U.S.A., guitarist/inventor (Les Paul guitar), born. In 1934 Donald Duck, famous fowl, born. In 1940 Norway surrenders to Germany during WW II. In 1961 Michael J Fox, Edmonton, Canada, actor (Family Ties, Back to the Future, Spin City), born. In 1963 Johnny Depp, actor, born. In 1977 Silver jubilee of Queen Elizabeth celebrated with fireworks. In 1978 Gutenberg Bible (1 of 21) sells for $2.4 million, London. In 1989 Star Trek V premiers. In 1997 British lease on New Territories in Hong Kong expires.
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