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Happy birthday and many happy returns Alex Duong. Born on the same day, across the years, as 1497 – Emperor Go-Nara of Japan (d. 1557) 1541 – Florent Chrestien, French poet (d. 1596) 1722 – Alexander Carlyle, Scottish church leader and author (d. 1805) 1826 – Julia Grant, American wife of Ulysses S. Grant, 19th First Lady of the United States (d. 1902) 1880 – Douglas MacArthur, American general, Medal of Honor recipient (d. 1964) 1899 – Günther Reindorff, Estonian graphic designer (d. 1974) 1905 – Maria von Trapp, Austrian-American singer (d. 1987) 1921 – Akio Morita, Japanese businessman, co-founded Sony (d. 1999) 1925 – Paul Newman, American actor, director, race car driver, and businessman, co-founded Newmans Own (d. 2008) 1945 – Jacqueline du Pré, English cellist (d. 1987) 1951 – David Briggs, Australian guitarist, songwriter, and producer (Little River Band) 1955 – Eddie Van Halen, Dutch-American guitarist, songwriter, and producer (Van Halen) 1961 – Wayne Gretzky, Canadian ice hockey player and coach 1967 – Col Needham, English businessman, co-founded Internet Movie Database 2008 – Paul the Octopus, English octopus (d. 2010) January 26: Australia Day (1788); Liberation Day in Uganda (1986) Arthur Phillip 1500 – Spanish navigator, explorer, and conquistador Vicente Yáñez Pinzón reached the north coast of what today is Brazil. 1788 – Captain Arthur Phillip (pictured) and the British First Fleet landed at Sydney Cove on the shore of Port Jackson in present-day Sydney, establishing the first permanent European settlement in Australia. 1907 – The Short Magazine Lee-Enfield Mk III, the second oldest military rifle still in official use, was introduced into British military service. 1945 – Audie Murphy engaged in action that won him a Medal of Honor and made him one of the most famous and decorated American combat soldiers of World War II. 2009 – Rioting broke out in Antananarivo, Madagascar, sparking a political crisis that led to deposing of President Marc Ravalomanana. They say were nuts. Arthur said we could stand here. The old ones make us safer. Audie left us too soon. Rioting broke out. Lets party.
Posted on: Mon, 26 Jan 2015 10:50:41 +0000

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