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| April 24th |
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| About April 24th is the 114th day of the year (115th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 251 days remaining until the end of the calendar year. Births 1903 - Mike Michalske, Hall of Fame football offensive guard 1934 - Shirley MacLaine, actress, dancer (Terms of Endearment) 1942 - Barbra Streisand, singer, actress 1942 - Richard M. Daley, Chicago Mayor 1964 - Cedric the Entertainer, comedian, actor 1972 - Chipper Jones, professional baseball player 1982 - Kelly Clarkson, singer (American Idol) Deaths 1342 - Pope Benedict XII, Pope from 1334 to 1342 1974 - Bud Abbott, actor, producer and comedian (Abbott and Costello) 2007 - Warren Avis, founder Avis Rent A Car Events 1800 - The Library of Congress is established and located in 3 buildings in Washington, D.C. 1907 - Hersheypark, an amusement park founded by Milton S. Hershey for his employees, is opened. 1916 - The Irish Republican Brotherhood led by nationalists Patrick Pearse, James Connolly, and Joseph Plunkett starts a rebellion on Easter Monday in Dublin, Ireland. 1980 - Eight U.S. servicemen die in Operation Eagle Claw in an attempt to end the Iran hostage crisis. 1990 - Named after the astronomer Edwin Hubble, the Hubble Space Telescope is launched into space. 2005 - The world's first cloned dog, Snuppy, is born in South Korea. |
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