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| | FEATURED BIOGRAPHY
| | 1841
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| | FEATURED EVENT
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| | Ousting of Marcos in the Philippines
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2001: Australian cricketer Don Bradman, one of the greatest run scorers in the history of the game and often judged the greatest player of the 20th century, died at the age of 92. [ Test your knowledge of cricket .]
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1975: American comedian
Chelsea Handler, known for her earthy, bawdy style, was born in Livingston, New Jersey.
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1964: American boxer Muhammad Ali, known at the time as Cassius Clay, became the world heavyweight champion by knocking out Sonny Liston in seven rounds. [ Watch a video about Ali's life and career .]
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1943: British musician George Harrison—lead guitarist of the Beatles, one of the most important and influential bands in the history of rock and roll—was born.
[ Sort fact from fiction in our Beatlemania quiz .]
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1917: English novelist and critic Anthony Burgess—whose fictional explorations of modern dilemmas combine wit, moral earnestness, and a note of the bizarre—was born. [ Test your knowledge of famous authors .]
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