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1956 - Britain and France begin to bomb Egypt to reopen the Suez Canal.

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1960 - Birth of Reza Pahlavi in Iran, son of Shah of Iran.

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1961 - Birth of Larry Mullen Jr; drummer (U2 - "I Will Follow").

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1963 - Birth of Johnny Marr, rocker (The Smiths-Ask, Girl Afraid).

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1963 - Henry Daniell, actor (Camille, Body Snatchers), dies at age 69.

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1963 - Leaking propane gas explodes, kills 64 at "Holiday on Ice" (Indiana).

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1964 - Barbra Streisand's "People" album goes #1 for five weeks.

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1964 - Birth of Amanda Sandrelli in Rome, Italy; actress (The Key).

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1964 - Theodore C Freeman, astronaut, dies at age 34 in a T-38 jet air crash.

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1965 - Rita Johnson, actress (All Mine to Give), dies at age 53.

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