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Events (250 years ago today): 1775 – African-American poet Phillis Wheatley is freed from slavery.
Events (250 years ago today): 1775 – American Revolutionary War: The Burning of Falmouth (now Portland, Maine).
Births (150 years ago today): 1875 – Len Braund, English cricketer, coach, and umpire (died 1955)
Births (100 years ago today): 1925 – Ramiz Alia, Albanian politician, 1st President of Albania (died 2011)
Births (50 years ago today): 1975 – Alex Cora, Puerto Rican baseball player and manager
Births (50 years ago today): 1975 – Josh Sawyer, American video game designer
Deaths (1700 years ago today): 325 – Emperor Ming of Jin (born 299)
Deaths (250 years ago today): 1775 – Christian August Crusius, German philosopher and theologian (born 1715)
Deaths (50 years ago today): 1975 – K. C. Douglas, American rural blues singer (born 1913)
Deaths (50 years ago today): 1975 – Al Lettieri, American actor (born 1928)
Deaths (50 years ago today): 1975 – Graham Haberfield, English actor (born 1941)
Deaths (0 years ago today): 2025 – Yang Chen-Ning, Chinese theoretical physicist (born 1922)[57]
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