Historical events
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- 1667 1st blood transfusion performed by French Doctor Jean-Baptiste Denys
- 1947 1st version of Anne Frank's diary "Het Achterhuis" published in The Netherlands
- 1960 Madagascar gains independence from France
- 1966 Beatles' "Paperback Writer" single goes #1 & stays #1 for 2 weeks
- 1984 Prince releases his "Purple Rain" album
Birthdays
- 1903 George Orwell [Eric Arthur Blair], Bihar, British writer (Animal Farm, 1984), born in Motihari, British India (d. 1950)
- 1923 Jack Hill, cricketer (Australian leg-spinner of mid 50's)
- 1961 Ricky Gervais, English actor and comedian (The Office), born in Reading, England
- 1963 George Michael [Georgios Kyriacos Panayiotou], English singer-songwriter and pop superstar (Wham!, I Want Your Sex), born in London, England (d. 2016)