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1944 - Birth of Sally Kirkland in New York City, New York, USA; actress (Anna, Sting, Private Benjamin, Big Bad Mama).

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1947 - Birth of Deidre Hall in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA; actress (Days of Our Lives, Our House).

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1947 - Birth of Frank Shorter; American marathon runner (Olympic-gold-1972).

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1949 - Birth of Terrence W Wilcutt in Russellville, Kentucky, USA; Major US Marine Corp/astronaut.

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1950 - Birth of Jane Pauley in Indianapolis, Indiana, USA; newscaster (Today, NBC Weekend).

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1950 - Birth of John Candy in Ontario, Canada; comedian (SCTV, Uncle Buck) (dies 1994).

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1953 - Birth of John Lucas; NBA guard (Houston Rockets, Milwaukee Bucks).

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1954 - Algerian Revolution against French rule begins.

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1955 - NBC premieres the Matinee Theatre 60-minute live dramatic anthology TV show.

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1956 - Rear Admiral G. J. Dufek becomes the first person to land an airplane at the South Pole.

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