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 Births (100 years ago today): 1925 - Fred Schaus, American basketball player and coach (died 2010)

 Births (100 years ago today): 1925 - Ebrahim Amini, Iranian politician (died 2020)

 Births (50 years ago today): 1975 - James Bannatyne, New Zealand footballer

 Births (50 years ago today): 1975 - Ralf Schumacher, German race car driver

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