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Events (250 years ago today): 1776 – Juan Bautista de Anza finds the site for the Presidio of San Francisco.[8]
Births (100 years ago today): 1926 – Cayetana Fitz-James Stuart, 18th Duchess of Alba (died 2014)[124]
Births (100 years ago today): 1926 – Polly Umrigar, Indian cricketer (died 2006)[125]
Deaths (50 years ago today): 1976 – Richard Arlen, American actor (born 1899)[261]
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