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1977 New York's famed disco Studio 54 opens

1967 Final run of "20th Century Limited," famed N.Y. - Chicago luxury train

1962 Juan Belmonte, famed bullfighter, dies at 70

1960 Comiskey Park's famed "exploding" scoreboard begins operating

1959 Jack Benny (violin) and Richard Nixon (piano) play their famed duet

1949 Luther "Bill" Robinson, "Bojangles" famed tap dancer, dies at 71

1921 Rosalyn Yalow, famed award winning medical physicist

1912 1st running of San Francisco's famed "Bay to Breakers" race, 7.63 miles / 12.3 km

1897 Grant's Tomb (famed of song and legend) dedicated

1887 Alvin York, famed U.S. soldier with 25 kills in WW I

1875 Francis Preston Blair, Jr., famed St. Louis lawyer, dies at 54

1867 Ira Aldridge, famed Shakespearean actor (Othello, Shylock), dies 1867


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