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| September 19th |
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| About September 19th is the 262nd day of the year (263rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 103 days remaining until the end of the calendar year. September 19th is the International Talk Like a Pirate Day. Births 1933 - David McCallum, actor (U.N.C.L.E., NCIS) 1935 - Benjamin Thurman Hacker, U.S. Navy officer, achieved flag rank 1936 - Al Oerter, Olympic gold medalist (discus) 1940 - Bill Medley, singer, songwriter (The Righteous Brothers) 1941 - Cass Elliot, singer (The Mamas & the Papas) 1957 - Dan Hampton, Hall of Fame defensive tackle Deaths 1881 - James A. Garfield, 20th U.S. President 2004 - Skeeter Davis, country and pop singer ("The End of the World") Events 1985 - A magnitude 8.1 earthquake struck Mexico City causing an estimated 10,000 deaths. 1988 - Greg Louganis suffers a concussion when his head hit the diving board during a dive. Louganis would still capture two gold medals at the Olympics. 1995 - The Unabomber's manifesto is published by the Washington Post and The New York Times. |
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