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Events (100 years ago today): 1924 – Thorvald Stauning becomes premier of Denmark (first term).[5]
Births (100 years ago today): 1924 – Clement Freud, German-English radio host, academic, and politician (d. 2009)
Births (100 years ago today): 1924 – Ruth Kobart, American actress and singer (d. 2002)
Births (50 years ago today): 1974 – Eric Kripke, American director, producer, and screenwriter
Births (50 years ago today): 1974 – Stephen Wiltshire, English illustrator
Deaths (1400 years ago today): 624 – Mellitus, saint and archbishop of Canterbury[26]
Deaths (100 years ago today): 1924 – G. Stanley Hall, American psychologist and academic (b. 1844)
Deaths (50 years ago today): 1974 – Bud Abbott, American comedian and producer (b. 1895)
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