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Events (250 years ago today): 1775 – American Revolutionary War: The invasion of Quebec by the Continental Army begins with the Siege of Fort St. Jean.[8]
Births (200 years ago today): 1825 – Lucius Quintus Cincinnatus Lamar II, American jurist and politician, 16th United States Secretary of the Interior (died 1893)
Births (100 years ago today): 1925 – Dorothy Loudon, American actress and singer (died 2003)
Births (100 years ago today): 1925 – John List, American murderer (died 2008)[37]
Births (50 years ago today): 1975 – Wilko de Vogt, Dutch footballer
Births (50 years ago today): 1975 – Jimmie Johnson, American race car driver
Births (50 years ago today): 1975 – Pumpkinhead, American rapper (died 2015)
Deaths (1000 years ago today): 1025 – Hugh Magnus, king of France (born 1007)
Deaths (450 years ago today): 1575 – Heinrich Bullinger, Swiss theologian and reformer (born 1504)
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[edit] Deaths (100 years ago today): 1925 – Carl Eytel, German-American painter and illustrator (born 1862)
Deaths (50 years ago today): 1975 – Nicola Moscona, Greek-American operatic bass (born 1907)
Deaths (0 years ago today): 2025 – Roger Climpson, English-Australian journalist and television host (born 1932)[91]
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