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1947 - Birth of William Jefferson; American politician (Representative-Democrat-Louisiana).

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1950 - American FBI's "10 Most Wanted Fugitives" program begins.

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1951 - Birth of Rick Dees; radio disc jockey (KIIS Los Angeles).

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1951 - During Korean War, US/UN forces recapture Seoul.

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1951 - Earthquake at Euskirchen, Germany.

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1952 - Birth of David Byrne; guitarist/vocalist (Talking Heads - "Burning Down the House").

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1952 - Birth of J Fred Muggs; chimp (Today show).

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1953 - Birth of Tim McKee; American 400-metre medley swimmer (Olympics-silver-1972).

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1953 - Klement Gottwald, premier/President of Czechoslovakia, dies at age 56.

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1953 - Nikita Khrushchev succeeds Malenkov as Secretary of Soviet Communist Party.

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