10-09-2006, 06:15 PM
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October 9th
1776 ~ Fr Francisco Palou set up the Mission San Francisco de Asis, which became San Francisco, California.
1835 ~ Birthday of Camille Saint-Saëns, Composer.
1859 ~ Birthday of Alfred Dreyfus, French military officer.
1897 ~ Henry Sturmey became the 1st man to drive from Land's End, Cornwall to John O'Groats, Scotland.
1940 ~ Birthday of John Lennon, Musician & Songwriter.
1942 ~ Statute of Westminster Adoption Act formalized Australian autonomy.
1948 ~ Birthday of Jackson Browne (Doctor My Eyes, The Pretender, Running On Empty).
1961 ~ Ray Charles' Hit the Road Jack reached No. 1.
1970 ~ The Khmer Republic was proclaimed in Cambodia.
1974 ~ Death of Oskar Schindler, businessman.
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