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1997 H Richard Hornberger, surgeon (inspired M*A*S*H), dies at 73

1981 Dynasty, a prime time soap opera inspired by Dallas, premieres on ABC

1957 Jo Brand, born in Hastings, England, stage name, 'The Sea Monster', stand up comedian, embraced alternative comedy movement, employing use of monotone delivery, pauses, image inspired by radicalized feminism

1936 Buddy Guy, born in Lettsworth, Louisiana, rock guitarist, singer, American blues five-time Grammy-Award winner, inspired Jimi Hendrix, Eric Clapton, Stevie Ray Vaughan

1921 Kan Ishii, born in Tokyo, Japan, composer, famous for Symphonia Ainu, inspired by national primitivism, wrote orchestral and vocal music for film and stage, including music for science-fiction film Gorath

1908 Josh White, born in Greenville, South Carolina, born Joshua Daniel White, guitarist, singer, civil rights activist, unique stylings and techniques inspired Nat King Cole, Harry Belafonte, Bob Dylan

1905 Maria Augusta von Trapp, Austria, singer, inspired "Sound of Music"

1852 John Harvey Kellogg, surgeon, inspired flaked cereal industry

1814 Francis Scott Key inspired to write "Star-Spangled Banner"


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