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Births (300 years ago today): 1725 – Étienne Louis Geoffroy, French pharmacist and entomologist (died 1810)
Births (150 years ago today): 1875 – Aleister Crowley, English magician and author (died 1947)
Births (100 years ago today): 1925 – Denis Lazure, Canadian psychiatrist and politician (died 2008)
Births (50 years ago today): 1975 – Susana Félix, Portuguese singer-songwriter, producer, and actress
Births (50 years ago today): 1975 – Marion Jones, American basketball player and runner[40]
Births (50 years ago today): 1975 – Randy Robitaille, Canadian ice hockey player[58]
Deaths (150 years ago today): 1875 – Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux, French sculptor and painter (born 1827)
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