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Events

  • 1762 – French Huguenot Jean Calas, who was wrongly convicted of killing his son, dies after being tortured by authorities; the event inspired Voltaire to begin a campaign for religious tolerance and legal reform.
  • 1830 – The KNIL also known as the Royal Netherlands East Indies Army is created.

Births

  • 1920 – Boris Vian, French writer and musician (d. 1959)
  • 1931Georges Dor, Québécois author, playwright, singer and songwriter (d. 2001)
  • 1946 – Jim Valvano, American basketball coach (d. 1993)
  • 1955 – Youssra, Egyptian actress and singer
  • 1957 – Jim White, American folk singer-songwriter
  • 1976 – Haifa Wehbe, Lebanese actress, model and singer
  • 1983 – Reena Virk, Canadian murder victim (d. 1997)

Deaths

  • 1910 – Carl Reinecke, German pianist, conductor and composer (b. 1824)
  • 1948 – Jan Masaryk, Foreign Minister of Czechoslovakia (b. 1886)
  • 1985 – Bob Nieman, American baseball player (b. 1927)
  • 2007 – Ernie Ladd, American football player and wrestler (b. 1938)

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