1797
\nAndre-Jacques Garnerin made the first parachute jump from a balloon.<\/p>\n
1836
\nSam Houston was inaugurated as the first president of the Republic of Texas.<\/p>\n
1954
\nWest Germany joined the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO).<\/p>\n
1962
\nPresident Kennedy announced an air and naval blockade of Cuba, following the discovery of Soviet missile bases on the island.<\/p>\n
1973
\nSpanish cellist, conductor, and composer Pablo Casals died in Puerto Rico, at age 96.<\/p>\n
1979
\nMuhammad Reza Shah Pahlevi, the deposed Shah of Iran, was allowed in the United States for medical treatment. This action led to the Iran hostage crisis.<\/p>\n
Franz Liszt
\n1811\u201386, Hungarian composer and pianist.<\/p>\n
Collis Potter Huntington
\nrailroad builder (1821)<\/p>\n
Sarah Bernhardt
\nactress (1844)<\/p>\n
John Reed
\njournalist and radical (1887)<\/p>\n
Doris Lessing
\nnovelist (1919)<\/p>\n
Bobby Seale
\nblack activist (1936)<\/p>\n
Christopher Lloyd
\nactor (1938)<\/p>\n
Annette Funicello
\nactress (1942)<\/p>\n
Catherine Deneuve
\nactor (1943)<\/p>\n
Jeff Goldblum
\nactor (1952)<\/p>\n
Amanda Coetzer
\ntennis player (1971)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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