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Monday February 08, 2021. Today is day #39 with 326 days left in 2021.

Random celebrity birth: In 1981 Mexican singer Myriam Montemayor Cruz.

Random celebrity death: In 2012 Argentinian singer Luis Alberto Spinetta.

Random historical event: In 2013 the ‘February 2013 North American blizzard’ was a powerful winter storm that hit eastern North America and disrupted utilities and transportation for several days.

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Mar 11, 2019. Today is day #70 with 295 days left in 2019.

Random celebrity birth: In 1979 US musicians and twin brothers Benjamin and Joel Madden.

Random celebrity death: In 2012 US author Sid Couchey.

Random historical event: In 1888 a huge blizzard hit the eastern seaboard of the USA which brought life to a standstill and resulted in over 400 fatalities.

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Mar 11, 2018. Today is day #70 with 295 days left in 2018.

Random celebrity birth: In 1811 French mathematician Urbain Le Verrier.

Random celebrity death: In 1984 Greek singer Kostas Roukounas.

Random historical event: In 1888 A blizzard hit the north-eastern parts of the United States and shut down the region for three days, resulting in hundreds of fatalities and came to be called “The Great Blizzard of 1888”.

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Today is day #72 with 294 days left in 2016.

Random celebrity birth: In 1860 Estonian poet Eric Stenbock.

Random celebrity death: In 1960 Indian author Kshitimohan Sen.

Random historical event: In 1993 a large storm began forming over the Gulf of Mexico which eventually caused a massive blizzard along the eastern USA.

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Today is day #71 with 295 days left in 2016.

Random celebrity birth: In 1870 French mathematician Louis Bachelier.

Random celebrity death: In 1607 Italian composer Giovanni Maria Nanino.

Random historical event: In 1888 a massive blizzard began on the east coast of the USA and Canada which resulted in more that 350 fatalities.

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This segment of the Great January Storm of 2016 brought to you by CACFTDW (Citizens Action Committee for Three Day Weekends).

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Today is day #26 with 339 days left in 2015.

Random celebrity birth: In 1813 Juan Pablo Duarte who was one of the founding fathers of the Dominican Republic.

Random celebrity death: In 1630 English mathematician Henry Briggs who invented the Briggsian logarithms.

Random historical event: In 1978 a severe blizzard hit the Great Lakes region of Ohio.

 

 

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