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Events (750 years ago today): 1276 – Magnus Ladulås is crowned King of Sweden in Uppsala Cathedral.
Events (400 years ago today): 1626 – Peter Minuit buys Manhattan.
Events (50 years ago today): 1976 – The Judgment of Paris takes place in France, launching California as a worldwide force in the production of quality wine.
Births (450 years ago today): 1576 – Elizabeth Carey, Lady Berkeley, English courtier (died 1635)
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[edit] Births (100 years ago today): 1926 – Stanley Baxter, Scottish actor and screenwriter (died 2025)
Births (50 years ago today): 1976 – Alessandro Cortini, Italian-American singer and keyboard player
Births (50 years ago today): 1976 – Catherine Cox, New Zealand-Australian netball player
Births (50 years ago today): 1976 – Silje Vige, Norwegian singer
Deaths (50 years ago today): 1976 – Denise Pelletier, Canadian actress (born 1923)
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