In 1057, Macbeth, the King of Scotland, was defeated and killed by the son of King Duncan.
In 1769, Napoleon Bonaparte was born on the island of Corsica.
In 1939, "The Wizard of Oz," MGM's movie version of the L. Frank Baum fantasy starring Judy Garland as Dorothy, primiered at Grauman's Chinese Theater in Hollywood.
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Cooking expert Julia Child (1912)
Actress Rose Marie (1925)
Actor Mike Connors (1925)
Actor Jim Dale (1935)
Author-jounalist Linda Ellerbee (1944)
Britain's Princess Anne (1950)
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"Birds fly over the rainbow, why then, owhy can't I"
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From "Over the Rainbow" lyrics by E.Y. Harburg (1898-1981), sung by Judy Garland in "The Wizard of Oz."