William Penn, English reformer who founded the colony of Pennsylvania as a haven for Quakers, born (1644)

Dwight D Eisenhower, 34th U.S. President 1953-1961, born (1890)

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C. Everett Koop, U.S. Surgeon General 1981-89, born (1916)

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Space probe Magellan burned up in atmosphere of Venus (1994)

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Concentration camp survivor Elie Wiesel won Nobel Peace Prize (1986)

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Leonard Bernstein, American composer (West Side Story), died of a heart attack at 72 (1990)

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“Winnie-the-Pooh” by author Alan Alexander Milne first published (1926)

E. E. Cummings, American poet (Tulips & Chimneys), born (1894)

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William the Conqueror won England in Battle of Hastings (1066)