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Tom Baker is born (1934). Tom Baker is best remembered as the fourth actor to play the title role in the popular British television program Doctor Who. His character trademarks included a floppy hat, an enormous multicolored scarf, and a toothy grin. Having portrayed the Doctor for seven seasons (1974 to 1981), longer than anyone else, he is perhaps more identified with the role than any other actor. Baker was born in Liverpool, England.

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Patricia Neal is born (1926). Patsy Louise Neal is an Oscar-winning actress who played Helen Benson, the classy heroine of the 1951 classic The Day the Earth Stood Still. Her other genre appearances include Stranger from Venus (1954) and the big-screen adaptation of Peter Straub's Ghost Story (1981). Neal was born in Packard, Kentucky.

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Johnny Weissmuller dies (1984). Johnny Weissmuller made twelve starring movie appearances in the role of Tarzan of the Apes. He was the winner of five Olympic gold medals as a swimmer. Weissmuller was born on June 2, 1904, in Freidorf, Banat, Romania.

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