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Famous People Born On This Day In History
1394 Prince Henry the Navigator, sponsored Portuguese voyages of discovery.
1678 Antonio Vivaldi, late Baroque violin virtuoso and composer.
1888 Knute Rockne
1939 Paula Prentiss
Events On This Day In History
1789 Congress declares the Constitution to be in effect.
1792 Oranges introduced to Hawaii.
1826 First railroad in US chartered, the Granite Railway in Quincy, Mass.
1930 Mrs. Charles Fahning of Buffalo, New York, becomes first woman to bowl a perfect game under sanctioned competition rules.
1933 Roosevelt inaugurated, said "We have nothing to fear, but fear itself"
1934 Easter Cross on Mt. Davidson is dedicated.
1938 Toothbrush bristles are changed from badger hair to nylon.
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