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1998Pope John Paul II asks God for forgiveness for the inactivity and silence of some Roman Catholics during the Holocaust.
1948Billie Holiday is released from prison early because of good behaviour
1935Hitler orders German rearmament, violating Versailles Treaty
1986chris johnson wins LPGA GNA/Glendale Federal Golf Classic
1933Hitler names Hjalmar Schacht, president of Bank of Germany
1971Muddy Waters wins his first Grammy Award, Hollywood
1978Red Brigade kidnaps former premier Aldo Moro in Italy, 5 killed
1968robert kennedy announces presidential campaign
1924The free port of Fiume is formally annexed by Mussolini's fascist regime.
1850Nathaniel Hawthorne's "Scarlet Letter" published
1751James Madison, Port Conway Va, (D-R), 4th US president (1809-17)
1963Kevin Smith, New Zealand actor (d. 2002)
1926Jerry Lewis, [Joseph Levitch], Newark New Jersey, comedian/fund raiser (MDA),
1959Flavor Flav, American rapper, and reality tv star
1939Marriage of Princess Fawzia of Egypt to Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi of Iran.
2002Oscar-winning entertainer Liza Minnelli (56) weds producer David Gest (48) at the Marble Collegiate Church in New York City
1996Sportscaster Pat Summerall (65) weds Cherilyn Burns in Florida
1905Inventor and electrical engineer Guglielmo Marconi (30) weds Beatrice O'Brien
1940Selma Lagerlöf, Swedish writer and Nobel Prize laureate, dies at 81
1971Thomas E. Dewey, US president candidate (R 1944, 48), dies of a heart attack at 68
1985Eddie Shore, Canadian ice hockey player, dies of a lung infection at 82
1975T-Bone Walker, blues guitarist (Funky Town, Well Done), dies at 64
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