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Born 1841 - Supreme Court Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr. 1909 - Claire Trevor 1922 - Cyd Charisse (Tula Ellice Finklea) (Female) 1938 - Charlie Pride 1943 - Lynn Redgrave 1945 - Mickey Dolenz Died 1874 - Millard Fillmore, 13th President of the U.S. (Presidents) 1887 - Henry Ward Beecher 1930 - William Howard Taft, 27th President of the U.S. (Presidents) 1952 - Arnold Schuster was killed. (Jewish) 1975 - Director George Stevens 1992 - Menachem Begin (Jewish) 1993 - Billy Eckstein (Black) 1998 - Ray Nitschke (Sports) 1999 - Joe Dimaggio (Sports) 2006 - Joseph H. Burchenal (Doctors) Events 1857 - Female garment & textile workers staged a march & demonstration in N.Y.; commemorated as International (Working) Women's Day. (Female) 1917 - The 1st Russian Revolution began. 1945 - Phyllis Daley became the 1st black nurse sworn in as a U.S. Navy ensign. (Black) (Female) |
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