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Today in History for 29th December 2012

Historical Events

1837 – Steam-powered threshing machine patented, Winthrop, Maine
1965 – Supremes release “My World is Empty Without You”
1972 – Test Cricket debut of Jeff Thomson and Max Walker v Pakistan at MCG
1983 – Gavaskar makes the highest Test Cricket score by an Indian, 236* v WI
1994 – Last Dutch electro-magnetic telephone exchange shuts down
1997 – Russia signs agreement to build a $3B nuclear power plant in China

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Famous Birthdays

1776 – Charles Macintosh, Scotland, patented waterproof fabric
1915 – Robert Ruark, US writer (Something of Value)
1915 – Bill Osmanski, American football player (d. 1996)
1952 – Gelsey Kirkland, Bethlehem Pa, ballerina/druggie (Nutcracker)
1967 – Henry Jones, NFL safety (Buffalo Bills)
1972 – Jessica Lee McMinn, Miss North Carolina USA (1996)

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Famous Deaths

1661 – Antoine Gérard de Saint-Amant, French poet (b. 1594)
1822 – Albert Christoph Dies, composer, dies at 67
1835 – Charles-Joseph Tolbecque, composer, dies at 29
1971 – Stuart Holmes, dies of stomach ailment at 87
1997 – Robert Steel, academic, dies at 82
2007 – Phil O’Donnell, Scottish footballer (b. 1972)

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Source: HistoryOrb.Com – This Day in History