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 Births (150 years ago today): 1876 – William Hurlstone, English pianist and composer (died 1906)[82]

 Births (100 years ago today): 1926 – Kim Jong-pil, South Korean lieutenant and politician, 11th Prime Minister of South Korea (died 2018)

 Births (50 years ago today): 1976 – Vic Darchinyan, Armenian-Australian boxer[165]

 Births (50 years ago today): 1976 – Éric Gagné, Canadian baseball player[166]

 Births (50 years ago today): 1976 – Alfonso Soriano, Dominican baseball player[167]

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