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1940 - British and Free French forces commence a joint operation under Charles de Gaulle to try to seize Dakar in French West Africa.

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1943 - Birth of Julio Iglesias; singer ("Of All the Girls I Loved Before").

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1944 - Birth of Loren J Shriver in Iowa, USA; Colonel US Air Force/astronaut (STS 51-C, STS-31, sk:46).

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1945 - Birth of Paul Petersen in Glendale, California, USA; actor (Jeff Stone - Donna Reed Show).

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1947 - Birth of Mary Kay Place in Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA; actress/country singer (Mary Hartman!).

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1949 - Birth of Bruce Springsteen in Asbury, New Jersey, USA; rock musician ("Born in the USA").

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1949 - US President Harry Truman announces evidence of USSR's first nuclear device detonation.

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1950 - Philadelphia Athletics' Joe Astroth is fourth to get six RBIs in an inning (6th).

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1952 - First closed circuit pay-TV telecast of a sports event.

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1952 - Rocky Marciano knocks out heavyweight champion Jersey Joe Walcott in 13 rounds for heavyweight boxing title.

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