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1746
Spanish painter Francisco Goya born Fuendetodos, Spain.
1844
French poet Paul Verlaine born in Metz, France.
1853 
Dutch painter Vincent van Gogh born Zundert, Netherlands.
1914
Blues harmonica player and singer, Sonny Boy Williamson Iborn in Jackson, Tennessee.
1930
Actor John Astin (Gomez Addams in the TV series The Addams Family) born Baltimore, Maryland.
1939 
Detective Comics #27 is released, introducing Batman.
1945
Musician Eric Clapton born Ripley, England.
1964
Jeopardy!, the popular game show created by Merv Griffin, debuts on the NBC television network.
1967
The cover of the Beatles' "Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" was photographed.
1981
John Hinkley attempts to assassinate Ronald Reagan.
