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Famous People Born On This Day In History
1783 John Heathcoat, invented lace-making machinery.
1886 Louis Alan Hazeltine, invented the neutrodyne circuit, making commercial radio possible.
1923 Ester Williams
1937 Dustin Hoffman, actor, "Rainman".
1960 David Duchovny, Det. Molder, X-Files.
Events On This Day In History
1807 First servicable steamboat, the Cleremont, goes on first voyage.
1820 Potatoes first planted in Hawaii.
1888 Theophilus Van Kannel of Philadelphia receives a patent for his revolving door -- described as a storm door structure.
1982 Borden is sued, for a Cracker Jacks box, containing no prize.
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