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Famous People Born On This Day In History
1777 Henry Clay, "The Great Compromiser"
1791 Francis P. Blair, helped found the Republican Party.
1913 Lionel Hampton, orchestra leader & vibraphone improvisor
1947 David Letterman, founder of Top 10 Lists, and Stupid Pet Tricks.
1957 Vince Gill, singer.
1979 Claire Danes, actress.
Events On This Day In History
1859 Hibernia Savings & Loan Society of San Francisco is incorporated.
1861 Fort Sumter, S. C., shelled by Confederacy, starts Civil War.
1898 Army transfers Yerba Buena Island to the Navy.
1933 Moffatt Field is commissioned.
1961 Yuri A. Gagarin becomes first man to orbit Earth.
1962 San Mateo County withdraws from BART district.
1981 First launch of the Space Shuttle "Columbia."
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