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Famous People Born On This Day In History
1912 David Brower
1916 Olivia De Havilland, actress.
1936 Jamie Farr, actor.
1942 Genevieve Bujold
1942 Karen Black
1945 Debbie Harry, singer (better known as Blondie).
1946 Ron Silver, actor.
1952 Dan Aykroyd, actor, comedian.
1961 Carl Lewis
1961 Princess Diana
1967 Pamela Anderson Lee, lifeguard.
1977 Liv Tyler, actress.
Events On This Day In History
1850 At least 626 lay anchor around San Francisco Bay - Why?
1867 Dominion of Canada formed.
1898 Teddy Roosevelt and his Rough Riders charge up San Juan Hill.
1899 San Francisco City Hall turned over to city, after 29 years of building.
1919 First Class Postage DROPS to 2 cents from 3 cents.
1931 Ice vending machines introduced in Los Angeles. 25 lbs, 15 cents.
1944 Bretton Woods Conference starts, establishing world-wide financial systems (like the IMF and the World Bank.)
1961 Haleakala National Park established in Hawaii.
1971 Golden Gate Bridge is paid for. (So why is there still a toll?)
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