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Notable Historical Events for December 7th

1988Rangers sign free-agent pitcher Nolan Ryan to a one-year contract

1964George Harrison changes his company's name from Mornyork to Harrisongs

1877Thomas Edison demonstrates his phonograph (gramophone) to the editors of "Scientific American"

1931Bradman scores 219 NSW v South Africa, 234 mins, 15 fours

1990Iraqi parliment endorses Saddam Hussein's decision to free hostages

1975Pat Bradley wins Colgate-Far East Ladies Tournament Golf Tournament

1836Martin Van Buren elected 8th president

1993Robert Goulet undergoes prostate cancer surgery

1994Radio personality Howard Stern talks a man out of attempting suicide

1988Mikhail Gorbachev cheered by Wall St crowds upon arrival in NYC

December 7th Historical Events
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Notable Birthdays on December 7th

1947Johnny Bench, Oklahoma City Oklahoma, MLB catcher (Reds)

1956Larry Bird, West Baden, Indiana, NBA star (Boston Celtics, 12-time NBA All Star)

1598Giovanni Bernini, Naples, Kingdom of Naples, baroque sculptor (St Teresa in Ecstasy), (d. 1680)

1928Noam Chomsky, linguist (founded transformational grammar)

December 7th Birthdays
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Notable Weddings on December 7th

2003Queen of hip-hop soul, Mary Jane Blige (32) weds record producer Kendu Isaacs in Bergen County, New Jersey

1929Nizari Imam Aga Khan III (52) weds Andrée Joséphine Carron in Aix-les-Bains, France

December 7th Weddings
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Notable Deaths on December 7th

43 BCCicero, Roman politician and orator, killed as part of the proscriptions at 63

2011Harry Morgan, American actor (Colonel Potter-M*A*S*H) dies at 96

1970Rube Goldberg, US cartoonist (Mike & Ike, Pulitzer 1948), dies at 87

1902Thomas Nast, US political cartoonist, dies aged 62

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