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Famous People Born On This Day In History
1667 Jonathan Swift, satirist, wrote "Gulliver's Travels."
1810 Oliver Fisher Winchester, rifle maker.
1835 Samuel Clemens, a.k.a. Mark Twain.
1874 Winston Churchill, patriot, Prime Minister.
1924 Allan Sherman
1924 Shirley Chisholm
1929 Dick Clark, host of American Bandstand, man that just won't age.
1947 David Mamet, writer, director.
1952 Mandy Patinkin, actor, Princess Bride.
1965 Ben Stiller, actor.
Events On This Day In History
1924 1st photo facsimile transmitted across Atlantic by radio (London-NYC)
1940 Lucille Ball weds Desi Arnaz
1956 1st use of videotape on TV (Douglas Edwards & the News)
1967 Sen Eugene McCarthy begins run for US presidency
1983 Radio Shack announces Tandy Model 2000 computer (80186 chip)
1994 Beatles' 1st album in 25 years, "Live at BBC," is released in Britain
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