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Events (1600 years ago today): 425 – Valentinian III is elevated as Roman emperor at the age of six.
Births (150 years ago today): 1875 – Gilbert N. Lewis, American chemist and academic (died 1946)
Births (100 years ago today): 1925 – Johnny Carson, American television host (died 2005)[30]
Births (100 years ago today): 1925 – Fred Shero, Canadian-American ice hockey player and coach (died 1990)[31]
Births (50 years ago today): 1975 – Michelle Beadle, American sportscaster
Births (50 years ago today): 1975 – Odalys García, Cuban actress
Births (50 years ago today): 1975 – Phillip Gillespie, Australian cricket umpire
Births (50 years ago today): 1975 – Jessicka, American singer-songwriter
Births (50 years ago today): 1975 – Yoon Son-ha, South Korean actress and singer
Births (50 years ago today): 1975 – Keith Van Horn, American basketball player
Births (50 years ago today): 1975 – Manuela Velasco, Spanish actress
Deaths (50 years ago today): 1975 – Marjorie Maynard British artist and farmer (born 1891)
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