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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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