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2004 76th Academy Awards Oscar Ceremony, Billy Crystal hosts, Lord of the Rings, The Return of the King sweeps all eleven nominations, including Best Picture, Sean Penn and Charlize Theron win lead acting awards
1989 Voyager 2 discovers 2 partial rings of Neptune 1979 Pioneer 11 makes 1st fly-by of Saturn, discovers new moon, rings 1979 U.S. Voyager I photo reveals Jupiter's rings 1978 Pioneer 11 transmits images of Saturn and its rings 1977 James M Cain, U.S. writer (Postman Always Rings Twice), dies at 85 1977 Rings of Uranus discovered during occulation of SAO 1975 Liv Tyler, born in New York City, daughter of Steven Tyler, actress, The Lord of the Rings trilogy 1962 Andrew E Douglass, Dendrochronologer (Study of Tree Rings), dies 1959 Sean Bean, born in Handsworth, England, actor, television, appeared in series 'Sharpe', films include 'The Lord of the Rings', 'GoldenEye' 1938 Ralph Bakshi, animator, Lord of Rings, Fritz the Cat, Mighty Mouse 1931 George Jones, born in Saratoga, Texas, singer, Golden Rings, Oh Lonesome Me 1903 Niven Busch, U.S. screenwriter, Postman Always Rings Twice 1900 James E Keeler, U.S. astronomer (rings of Saturn), dies at 42 1892 James M. Cain, born in Minneapolis, Minnesota, novelist, Postman Always Rings Twice 1892 J. R. R. Tolkien, English Novelist, Lord of Rings 1867 Andrew Ellicott Douglass, Dendrochronologer, study of tree rings 1857 James E Keeler, U.S., astronomer, rings of Saturn 1756 Jacques Cassini, French astronomer (Discover rings of Saturn), dies at 79 1677 Jacques Cassini, French astronomer, rings of Saturn 1629 Christian Huygens, Holland, astronomer, discovered Saturn's rings |
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