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Births

• 1906: Franz Waxman is born (Composers)
• 1910: Fritz Leiber is born (Authors)
• 1922: Ava Gardner is born in Grabtown, North Carolina, (Actor)
• 1953: Timothy Carhart is born (Actors)
• 1964: Mark Valley is born in Ogdensburg, New York (New York actor)
• 1974: Carmen Moore is born (Actors)

Deaths

• 1975: Bernard Herrmann dies (Composers)
• 1988: Noel Willman dies (Actors)

Events

• 1934: The Jungle Princess opens in U.S. theatres (Movies)
• 1937: Lonesome Ghosts opens in U.S. theatres (Movies) (Mickey Mouse)
• 1943: The Phantom (serial) opens in U.S. theatres (Movies) (The Phantom)
• 1954: Hansel and Gretel (1954) opens in U.S. theatres (Movies)
• 1970: The Aristocats opens wide in U.S. theatres (Movies)
• 1999: The Ninth Gate opens in U.S. theatres (Movies)

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