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Events (800 years ago today): 1226 – Khwarazmian sultan Jalal ad-Din conquers the Georgian capital of Tbilisi.[4]
Events (250 years ago today): 1776 – Scottish philosopher Adam Smith publishes The Wealth of Nations, ushering in the classical period of political economy.[9]
Events (50 years ago today): 1976 – Forty-two people die in the Cavalese cable car disaster, the deadliest cable car accident in history.[36]
Births (100 years ago today): 1926 – Joe Franklin, American radio and television host (died 2015)[87]
Deaths (150 years ago today): 1876 – Louise Colet, French poet (born 1810)[238]
Deaths (100 years ago today): 1926 – Mikao Usui, Japanese spiritual leader, founded Reiki (born 1865)[244]
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