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Day In History
1484
William Caxton prints his translation of Aesop's Fables.
1839
The first Henley Royal Regatta is held.
1845
Joseph Francis of New York City patents a corrugated sheet-iron lifeboat
1958
The United States Army launches Explorer 3.
1976
Queen Elizabeth II sends the first royal email, from the Royal Signals and Radar Establishment.
1979
Anwar al-Sadat, Menachem Begin and Jimmy Carter sign the Israel-Egypt Peace Treaty in Washington, D.C..
1982
A groundbreaking ceremony for the Vietnam Veterans Memorial is held in Washington, D.C..
Famous
Birthdays
1773
Nathaniel Bowditch, American mathematician and navigator (d. 1838)
1859
Alfred Edward Housman, English poet (d. 1936)
1874
Robert Frost, American poet (d. 1963)
1879
Othmar Ammann, Swiss-born American bridge engineer (d. 1965)
1904
Joseph Campbell, American author (d. 1987)
1911
Tennessee Williams, American dramatist (d. 1983)
1931
Leonard Nimoy, American actor and director
1968
Kenny Chesney, American singer
1985
Keira Knightley, English actress
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