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Events (50 years ago today): 1975 - São Tomé and Príncipe declare independence from Portugal.
Births (350 years ago today): 1675 - Evaristo Felice Dall'Abaco, Italian violinist and composer (died 1742)
Births (100 years ago today): 1925 - Albert Lance, Australian-French tenor (died 2013)
Births (100 years ago today): 1925 - Roger Smith, American businessman (died 2007)
Deaths (50 years ago today): 1975 - James Ormsbee Chapin, American painter and illustrator (born 1887)
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