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Events (100 years ago today): 1926 – Abd el-Krim ends surrenders to the French, bringing an end to the Rif War.[13]
Births (150 years ago today): 1876 – Percy Perrin, English cricketer (died 1945)[36]
Births (100 years ago today): 1926 – Miles Davis, American trumpet player, composer, and bandleader (died 1991)[44]
Births (50 years ago today): 1976 – Paul Collingwood, English cricketer and coach
Births (50 years ago today): 1976 – Stephen Curry, Australian comedian and actor
Births (50 years ago today): 1976 – Kenny Florian, American mixed martial artist and sportscaster
Deaths (1100 years ago today): 926 – Yuan Xingqin, Chinese general and governor
Deaths (100 years ago today): 1926 – Sre?ko Kosovel, Slovenian poet (born 1904)
Deaths (50 years ago today): 1976 – Martin Heidegger, German philosopher and academic (born 1889)
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