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Old 07-12-2004, 08:30 PM
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July 13th

100 BC ~ Birthday of Julius Caesar, statesman and military leader.

1793 ~ Death of Jean Paul Marat, French revolutionary.

1864 ~ Birthday of John Jacob Astor IV, entrepreneur.

1908 ~ Women competed in modern Olympics for the first time.

1909 ~ Gold discovered near Cochrane, Ontario.

1942 ~ Birthday of Harrison Ford, Actor

1946 ~ Birthday of Cheech Marin, Actor, Comedian.

1951 ~ Death of Arnold Schoenberg, Composer.

1977 ~ The New York City Blackout of 1977 lasted for 25 hours and resulted in looting and other disorder.

1982 ~ Montreal hosted the first baseball All-Star Game outside the United States.
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