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Daily Calendar for Thursday, May 9, 2013

Born

  • John Brown (abolitionist) –
  • J. M. Barrie (author) –
  • Henry J. Kaiser (industrialist) –
  • Hank Snow (singer) –
  • Mike Wallace (journalist) –
  • Albert Finney (actor) –
  • Candice Bergen (actress) –
  • Billy Joel (musician) –
  • Rosario Dawson (actress) –

Died

  • Nelson Algren (writer) –
  • Alice Faye (actress) –
  • Alan King (comedian) –
  • Lena Horne (actress & singer) –

Events

  • Thomas Blood stole the Crown Jewels–
  • First American political cartoon debuted in The Pennsylvania Gazette–
  • William F. Ford issued patent for stethoscope–
  • Hindenburg completed its first flight to the United States–
  • Sam and Friends debuted on television–
  • Sale of birth control pills approved by FDA–
  • 40-pound 4-ounce brown trout caught in Little Red River, Arkansas–

Weather

  • Boston, Massachusetts, got its first May snow in 107 years–
  • An EF1 tornado touched down in Washington, Vermont–

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