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| | Cleopatra reinstated as queen of Egypt
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2002: American comedian Milton Berle—who, as a popular entertainer in the early days of television
in the United States, came to be known as “Mr. Television”—died in Los Angeles.
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1963: American director and screenwriter Quentin Tarantino—whose films, including Reservoir Dogs (1992) and Pulp Fiction (1994), are noted for their stylized violence, razor-sharp dialogue, and fascination with film and pop culture—was born. [ Take our quiz covering everything about movies .]
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1927:
Mstislav Rostropovich, one of the best-known cellists of the 20th century and music director of the National Symphony Orchestra in Washington, D.C., from 1977 to 1994, was born in Azerbaijan. [ How well do you know musical instruments? ]
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1886: German American architect Ludwig Mies van der Rohe
, whose rectilinear forms crafted in elegant simplicity epitomized the International style of architecture, was born. [ Take our history of architecture quiz .]
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1351: As part of the struggle between Charles of Blois (supported by the king of France) and John of Montfort (backed by the king of England) over succession to the duchy of
Brittany, their knights waged the Battle of the Thirty near Ploërmel.
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