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Births (250 years ago today): 1775 – Jean-Gabriel Eynard, Swiss banker and photographer (died 1863)
Births (100 years ago today): 1925 – Hildegard Knef, German actress and singer (died 2002)
Births (100 years ago today): 1925 – Milton Obote, Ugandan engineer and politician, 2nd President of Uganda (died 2005)
Births (50 years ago today): 1975 – B. J. Ryan, American baseball player
Deaths (1100 years ago today): 925 – Wang Zongbi, general of the Chinese state of Former Shu
Deaths (0 years ago today): 2025 – Brigitte Bardot, French actress, singer and activist (born 1934)[70]
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