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Famous People Born On This Day In History
1756 John Loudon McAdam, created macadam road surface (asphalt.)
1866 H.G. Wells, futurist.
1874 Gustav Holst, composer of "The Planets."
1947 Stephen King, author.
1950 Bill Murray, actor, comedian.
1968 Ricki Lake, Talkshow Host.
1974 Bryce Drew, Basketball player, Houston Rockets, guard #11.
Events On This Day In History
1784 First daily newspaper in US begins publication in Pennsylvania.
1895 First auto manufacturer opens -- Duryea Motor Wagon Company.
1915 Those famous stones at Stonehenge, England, is sold at auction to C.H.E. Chubb of Salisbury, England for 6,600 pounds.
1930 Johann Ostermeyer patents his invention, the flashbulb.
1954 The nuclear submarine "Nautilus" is commissioned.
1993 N.Y.P.D. Blues premiers.
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