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1936 - Spanish Civil War begins, General Francisco Franco leads uprising in Spanish Morocco.

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1938 - Birth of Britt Leach in Gadsen, Alabama, USA; actor (Mickey - Spencer's Pilots).

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1939 - Birth of Brian Auger in London, England; fusion keyboardist (Befour, Genesis).

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1939 - Birth of Dion DiMucci in the Bronx, New York, USA; rocker (Dion and the Belmonts - "Teenager in Love").

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1939 - Birth of Hunter S Thompson; writer (Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas).

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1940 - First successful helicopter flight, Stratford, Connecticut, USA.

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1940 - Birth of James Brolin in Los Angeles, California, USA; actor (Dr Kiley - Marcus Welby, Peter - Hotel).

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1940 - Birth of Joseph Torre; outfield/manager (Atlanta Braves, New York Mets, 1971 National League Most Valuable Player).

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1941 - Birth of Lonnie Mack in Aurora, Indiana, USA; rocker ("Baby What's Wrong").

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1941 - Birth of Marcia Jones in Smoke, Oklahoma, USA; 500m kayak (Olympic-bronze-1964).

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