Historical events
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- 1840 Samuel Morse patents his telegraph
- 1919 Treaty of Versailles: Germany ends incorporation of Austria
- 1975 "Jaws", based on the book by Peter Benchley, directed by Steven Spielberg and starring Roy Scheider is released
- 1980 "Blues Brothers" with Dan Akwoyd & John Belushi opens in 594 theaters
- 2016 Rome elects its first female Mayor Virginia Raggi (Five Star Movement) and its youngest at 37
Birthdays
- 1949 Lionel Richie, American singer (Commodores, Hello, Penny Lover), born in Tuskegee, Alabama
- 1952 John Goodman, actor (Dan Conner-Roseanne, Babe), born in St Louis, Missouri
- 1967 Nicole Kidman, actress (Dead Calm, Far & Away), born in Honolulu, Hawaii