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Events (300 years ago today): 1725 – J. S. Bach leads his Tafel-Music Shepherd Cantata for the birthday of Christian, Duke of Saxe-Weissenfels.[6]
Births (100 years ago today): 1925 – Louis Stokes, American lawyer and politician (d. 2015)
Births (50 years ago today): 1975 – Michael Cornacchia, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter
Births (50 years ago today): 1975 – Robert Lopez, American songwriter and playwright[36]
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