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Births (50 years ago today): 1976 - Calvin Booth, American basketball player and executive[47]
Births (50 years ago today): 1976 - Stacey Jones, New Zealand rugby league player[48]
Births (50 years ago today): 1976 - Michael P. Murphy, American lieutenant, Medal of Honor recipient (died 2005)
Births (50 years ago today): 1976 - Ayelet Shaked, former Israeli Minister of Justice
Deaths (150 years ago today): 1876 - William Buell Sprague, American clergyman, historian, and author (born 1795)
Deaths (50 years ago today): 1976 - Alison Uttley, English children's book writer (born 1884)
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