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1942 - Birth of Isaac Hayes; composer ("Shaft").

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1942 - Dim-out regulations implemented in San Francisco, California.

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1944 - Birth of Graig Nettles; third baseman (New York Yankees, San Diego Padres, Cleveland Indians).

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1944 - Birth of Rajiv Gandhi; Prime Minister of India (1984-1991).

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1945 - Brooklyn Dodgers' Tommy Brown becomes youngest home run hitter (age 17).

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1946 - Birth of Connie Chung in Washington, DC, USA; TV newscaster (NBC, CBS).

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1947 - Turner Caldwell in D-558-I sets aircraft speed record, 1131 kph.

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1948 - Birth of Robert Plant; rocker (Led Zeppelin - "Stairway to Heaven").

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1948 - US expels Soviet Consul General in New York, Jacob Lomakin.

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1949 - 78,382 watch the Chicago White Sox play the Cleveland Indians at Cleveland, Ohio.

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