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Events (250 years ago today): 1776 – American Revolution: Thomas Paine publishes his pamphlet Common Sense.[9]
Events (150 years ago today): 1876 – The Plan of Tuxtepec is announced.[15]
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Births (1400 years ago today): 626 – Husayn ibn Ali, the third Shia Imam (died 680)[37]
Births (250 years ago today): 1776 – George Birkbeck, English physician and academic, founded Birkbeck, University of London (died 1841)[47]
Births (100 years ago today): 1926 – Musallam Bseiso, Palestinian journalist and politician (died 2017)
Births (50 years ago today): 1976 – Khairy Jamaluddin, Malaysian politician, Malaysian Minister of Health[134]
Births (50 years ago today): 1976 – Adam Kennedy, American baseball player[135]
Deaths (1050 years ago today): 976 – John I Tzimiskes, Byzantine emperor (born 925)
Deaths (750 years ago today): 1276 – Gregory X, pope of the Catholic Church (born c.1210)[166]
Deaths (100 years ago today): 1926 – Eino Leino, Finnish poet and journalist (born 1878)[168]
Deaths (50 years ago today): 1976 – Howlin' Wolf, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (born 1910)
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