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| September 5th |
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| About September 5th is the 248th day of the year (249th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 117 days remaining until the end of the calendar year. Births 1847 - Jesse James, outlaw, gang leader, train robber 1929 - Bob Newhart, comedia, actor (The Bob Newhart Show) 1936 - Bill Mazeroski, Hall of Fame second baseman 1940 - Raquel Welch, actress 1973 - Rose McGowan, actress (Charmed) Deaths 1971 - George Trafton, Hall of Fame football center 2000 - George Musso, Hall of Fame offensive lineman Events 1774 - In Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the first Continental Congress is assembled to draw up a declaration of rights and grievances against Britain. 1836 - The Republic of Texas elects Sam Houston as president. 1972 - Palestinian terrorists storm the Olympic Village at the Summer Olympics in Munich, Germany, killing two Israeli athlete and taking nine others hostage. |
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