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1996 Catherine Elizabeth Pennington, personal assistant, dies at 77
1996 Claude Mauriac, writer, journalist, author, personal secretary to Charles de Gaulle1944 - 1949, co-scripted his father's novel titled Therese Desqueyroux, wrote study of Marcel Proust, dies at 81 1988 Horse Racing Breeders' Cup Champs: Alysheba, Gt Communicator, Gulch, Is It True, Miesque, Open Mind, Personal Ensign at Churchill Downs 1988 Gastineau sacks Jets, retires from football "for personal reasons" 1988 IBM announces shipment of 3 millionth PS/2 personal computer 1986 Sydney J. Harris, journalist, wrote, syndicated column, 'Strictly Personal', wrote for Chicago Daily News, Chicago Sun-Times, political positions placed him on the list of Nixon political opponents, wrote, 'The Authentic Person: Dealing with Dilemma', dies in Chicago, Illinois 1984 Apple Computer unveils its Macintosh personal computer 1983 Stern mag announces major historical find-discovery of 60 volume personal diaries written by Adolph Hitler (turned out to be a hoax) 1977 Apple II, the 1st personal computer, goes on sale 1973 Nixon's personal sec, Rose Mary Woods, tells a federal court she accidentally caused part of 18 -minute gap in a key Watergate tape 1961 Mariel Hemingway, Ketchum Id, actress, Personal Best, Civil Wars 1961 1st woman "personal physician to president"-JG Travell 1948 Shakti Gawain, author, personal development expert, environmentalist, wrote series of successful books, including 'Creative Visualization' and 'Creating True Prosperity', books have sold over 10 million copies, co-founder, New World Library Publishing Company 1942 Scott Glenn, Pittsburgh, actor, Right Stuff, Personal Best, Backdraft 1935 Oe Kenzaburo, Japanese novelist, Catch, Personal Matter 1932 John Grogery Dunne, U.S. writer, Up Close and Personal, True Confessions 1930 Jim Rohn, born in Idaho, entrepreneur, author, motivational speaker, joined direct sales organization of John Earl Shoaff, became millionaire by age 31, shared rags to riches story and personal development philosophy with over 4 million people worldwide, authored 17 books, audio, video programs 1920 David Wright, born in Johannesburg, South Africa, given name David John Murray Wright, editor of 'X', autobiography 'Deafness. A Personal Account' gives insight into deafness 1918 Catherine Elizabeth Pennington, personal assistant 1918 Botkin, personal physician of tsar Nicolas II, shot to death 1917 Sydney J. Harris, born in London, England, journalist, wrote, syndicated column, 'Strictly Personal', wrote for Chicago Daily News, Chicago Sun-Times, political positions placed him on the list of Nixon political opponents, wrote, 'The Authentic Person: Dealing with Dilemma' 1914 Claude Mauriac, born in France, writer, journalist, author, personal secretary to Charles de Gaulle1944 - 1949, co-scripted his father's novel titled Therese Desqueyroux, wrote study of Marcel Proust 1774 Francois Quesnay, French personal physician of Louis XIV, dies at 80 1730 John Ingen Housz, Dutch/English personal physician of Maria Theresia 1694 Francois Quesnay, French personal physician of Louis XIV |
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