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1996 Jean-Bedel Bokassa, dictator of Cent Africa Rep (1967-79), dies at 75

1996 Freddie Stocks, cricket (cent on debut and wkt on 1st ball, Notts), dies

1986 A Canadain 1921 50 cent piece auctioned in New York City for $22,000

1981 Milt coup under general Kolingba in Cent Afr Rep, President Dacko flees

1972 Jean-Bedel Bokassa appoints himself President for life of Cent African Rep

1967 Nathalie Tauziat, Bangui Cent Afr Rep, tennis star, 1993 Quebec City

1967 Royal Canadian Mint ordered to start converting 10 cent and 25 cent coins to pure nickel as soon as possible

1967 Lucius Amerson, becomes 1st southern (Ala) black sheriff in 20th cent

1940 Largest amount paid for a stamp ($45,000 for 1 cent 1856 British Guiana)

1926 Miguel Cardinal Obando y Bravo, 1st Cent American cardinal, Nicaragua

1921 Canadian 5 cent nickel coin is authorized

1920 New Canadian small cent coin is released

1919 Oregon is 1st state to tax gasoline (1 cent per gallon)

1912 1st U.S. postage stamp picturing an airplane, 20 cent parcel post, issued

1910 Canada sets the designs for the 1 cent -50 cent coins

1890 U.S. stops minting $1 and $3 gold coin and 3 cent piece

1881 Aubrey Faulkner, cricketer, great South Africa all-rounder early 20th cent

1878 U.S. stops minting 20 cent coin

1875 Congress authorizes 20 cent coin, lasts only 3 years

1868 Henry W. Methorst, lawyer/director, Dutch Cent Bureau of Statistics

1865 George Lohmann, cricketer, England's great bowler late 19th cent

1864 U.S. mints 2 cent coin (1st appearance of "In God We Trust")

1858 1st Canadian coins circulated (1 cent, 5 cent, 10 cent and 20 cent)

1856 Arthur Shrewsbury, cricketer, dominant England bat late 19th cent

1851 Congress authorizes smallest U.S. silver coin (3 cent piece)

1832 1st streetcar railway in America starts operating (New York City) (12 cent fare)


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