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2012: American conceptual artist Ralph McQuarrie—who contributed to a number of classic movies, notably helping to create the appearance of
Darth Vader in the Star Wars series—died in Berkeley, California. [ Take our Star Wars quiz .]
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1996: Marguerite Duras—one of the leading figures of the French postwar literary scene, who frequently wrote about obsession and impossible love—died in Paris. [ Test your knowledge of famous writers .]
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1991: Following a high-speed car chase, Los Angeles police officers brutally beat Rodney King, an African American motorist; despite a videotape of the beating, the policemen were acquitted in 1992, causing large-scale rioting in the city.
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1911: American actress
Jean Harlow, who was considered the original “Blonde Bombshell,” was born.
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