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This Day In History
480 BC
Greeks defeat Persians in the Battle of Salamis
1519
Ferdinand Magellan sets sail from Sanlúcar de Barrameda with about 270 men on his expedition to circumnavigate the globe.
1848
The American Association for the Advancement of Science is created.
1893
Charles Duryea and his brother road-test the first American-made gasoline-powered automobile.
1906
Cunard Line's RMS Mauretania is launched at the Swan Hunter & Wigham Richardson shipyard in Newcastle upon Tyne, England.
1967
Queen Elizabeth 2 is launched at John Brown & Company, Clydebank, Scotland.
1973
Billie Jean King beats Bobby Riggs in The Battle of the Sexes tennis match at the Houston Astrodome in Houston, Texas.
Famous Birthdays
1486
Prince Arthur Tudor, son of King Henry VII of England (d. 1502)
1778
Fabian Gottlieb von Bellingshausen, Russian naval officer and explorer (d. 1852)
1853
Chulalongkorn, King of Thailand (d. 1910)
1878
Upton Sinclair, American writer (d. 1968)
1885
Jelly Roll Morton, American jazz pianist, bandleader and composer (d. 1941)
1929
Anne Meara, American comic and actress
1934
Sophia Loren, Italian actress
1948
George R. R. Martin, American screenwriter and author of fantasy, horror, and science fiction
1950
James P. Blaylock, American fantasy author
1956
Gary Cole, American actor
1975
Moon Bloodgood, American actress
1986
Aldis Hodge, American actor
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