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1890 - Birth of Charles de Gaulle Lille France, President of France (1958-69).

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1890 - In England, a proclamation demonitizes all gold coins issued before the reign of Queen Victoria.

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1893 - In Zabrodii, Russia, a building is struck by a meteorite.

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1896 - George Washington Gale Ferris inventor (Ferris wheel), dies.

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1898 - Birth of Wiley Post Grand Plain Texas, aviator/parachutist (crashed in Alaska).

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1898 - The opera "Iris" is produced (Rome).

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1899 - Birth of Hoagy Carmichael Bloomington Indiana; actor/songwriter (Stardust).

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1901 - Birth of Joaquin Rodrigo Sagunto, Valencia, Spain, composer (Juglares).

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1902 - Birth of Emanuel Feuermann Kolomea Galicia, cellist (Chicago Symphony Orchestra).

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1904 - Birth of Roland Winters Boston Massachusetts; actor (Mama, Smothers Brothers).

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