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Today is Day 89 of 2023
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.
1880
Irish dramatist and memoirist Seán O'Casey (The Plough and the Stars) born in Dublin, Ireland.
1914
Blues harmonica player and singer Sonny Boy Williamson I born in Jackson, Tennessee.
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 photograph of the Beatles' Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band album is photographed.
1981
John Hinkley attempts to assassinate Ronald Reagan.
This Day at the New Yorker
