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Events (100 years ago today): 1926 – Crown Prince Nguy?n Phúc V?nh Thu? is crowned emperor of Vietnam, the country's last monarch.[24]
Events (100 years ago today): 1926 – Abdul-Aziz ibn Saud is crowned King of Hejaz.[25]
Births (400 years ago today): 1626 – Jean Talon, first Intendant of New France (died 1694)[65]
Births (100 years ago today): 1926 – Evelyn Lear, American operatic soprano (died 2012)[135]
Births (100 years ago today): 1926 – Kerwin Mathews, American actor (died 2007)[136]
Births (100 years ago today): 1926 – Kelucharan Mohapatra, Indian dancer and choreographer (died 2004)[137]
Births (100 years ago today): 1926 – Hanae Mori, Japanese fashion designer (died 2022)[138]
Births (100 years ago today): 1926 – Soupy Sales, American comedian and actor (died 2009)[139]
Births (50 years ago today): 1976 – Jenny Lewis, American singer-songwriter, musician, and actress[162]
Deaths (1100 years ago today): 926 – Athelm, archbishop of Canterbury[232]
Deaths (50 years ago today): 1976 – Zhou Enlai, Chinese soldier and politician, 1st Premier of the People's Republic of China (born 1898)[282]
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