On this day in 1970, the legendary Australian Fast bowler and a star of world cricket Glenn McGrath was born. Legends like William Henry, Ronald Colman and Brendan Behan were also born this day. We lost Russian novelist from the Golden Age of Russian literature, Fyodor Dostoyevsky, invented holography Dennis Gabor on this day.

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Let's see some legends who take birth on this day.

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William Henry Harrison (1773 - 1841)
-9th US President.
-Senator from Ohio.

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Ronald Colman (1891 - 1958)
-English actor.
-Known for A Double Life (1947), Random Harvest (1942) and Bulldog Drummond and Condemned (1929).

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Brendan Behan (1923 - 1964)

• Irish Poet and Playwright.
  -Best known for his works like The Quare Fellow, The Hostage, and Borstal Boy.

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Glenn McGrath(1970 - )

• Australian Fast bowler.
• Leading contributor to Australia's domination of world cricket from the mid-1990s to the early 21st century.

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Let's see some legends we lost on this day.

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Fyodor Dostoyevsky (1821 - 1881)
-Russian novelist from the Golden Age of Russian literature.
-Famous for his novellas and larger novels such as "Notes from Underground" (1864), "Crime and Punishment" (1866) and "The Brothers Karamazov" (1880).

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Dennis Gabor (1872 - 1906)

• Physicist and Electrical Engineer.
  -Gabor invented holography while working in the development laboratory at industrial company British Thomas-Houston .

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Now lets see some historical Events.

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In 474 Zeno crowned as co-emperor of the Byzantine Empire together with his son Leo II.

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In 1943 Japanese troops evacuate Guadalcanal, ends epic WWII battle on the Solomon Islands in the Pacific.

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In 1972 British government declares state of emergency after month-long coal miners' strike.

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