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Events (100 years ago today): 1925 – The All-China Federation of Trade Unions is officially founded. Today it is the largest trade union in the world, with 134 million members.
Events (50 years ago today): 1975 – The Särkänniemi Amusement Park opens in Tampere, Finland.[16]
Births (200 years ago today): 1825 – Johann Jakob Balmer, Swiss mathematician and physicist (d. 1898)
Births (200 years ago today): 1825 – George Inness, American painter and educator (d. 1894)
Births (150 years ago today): 1875 – Dave Hall, American runner (d. 1972)
Births (100 years ago today): 1925 – Chuck Bednarik, American lieutenant and football player (d. 2015)
Births (100 years ago today): 1925 – Scott Carpenter, American commander, pilot, and astronaut (d. 2013)
Births (50 years ago today): 1975 – Marc-Vivien Foé, Cameroonian footballer (d. 2003)
Births (50 years ago today): 1975 – Nina Hossain, English journalist
Births (50 years ago today): 1975 – Alexey Smertin, Russian international footballer[47]
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