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Famous People Born On This Day In History
1737 Edward Gibbon, historian, "The History of the Decline & Fall of the Roman Empire."
1786 Thomas Hancock, founded British rubber industry.
1828 Henri Dunant, founded Red Cross, YMCA.
1829 Louis Moreau Gottschalk, first internationally recognized U.S. pianist.
1884 Harry S Truman, 32nd President. The "S" doesn't stand for anything (thus no period).
1895 Fulton J. Sheen
1926 Don Rickles, comedian.
1930 Gary Schneider
1943 Jim Morrison, Door.
1954 David Keith, actor.
1964 Melissa Gilbert, actress.
Events On This Day In History
1541 Hernando de Soto discovers the Mississippi River.
1886 Coca-Cola is first sold, at Jacob's Pharmacy in Atlanta, Georgia.
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