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Old 10-07-2004, 05:59 AM
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October 7th

1571 ~ Ottoman Empire defeated at the battle of Lepanto.

1849 ~ Death of Edgar Allan Poe, American writer.

1885 ~ Birthday of Niels Bohr, Physicist

1886 ~ Spain abolishes slavery in Cuba.

1900 ~ Birthday of Heinrich Himmler, Nazi official and leader of the SS.

1908 ~ Crete revolts against the Ottoman Empire and aligns with Greece.

1931 ~ Birthday of Desmond Tutu, South African archbishop and anti-apartheid activist.

1955 ~ Birthday of Yo-Yo Ma, Cellist.

1985 ~ “Achille Lauro” hijacked by Palestinian terrorists.

2003 ~ California governor Gray Davis is recalled from office and replaced by Arnold Schwarzenegger.
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