In 1759, during the final French and Indian War, the British defeated the French on the Plains of Abraham overlooking Quebec City.
In 1788, the Constituional Convention authorized the first national election and declared New York City the temporary national capital.
In 1943, Chiang Kai-shek became president of China.
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Actress Claudette Colbert (1905)
Singer Mel Torme (1925)
TV producer Fred Silverman (1937)
Former White House spokesman Larry Seakes (1939)
Actress Jacqueline Bisset (1944)
Actress Nell Carter (1948)
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"The most important part of man's existence, that part where he most truly lives and is aware of living, lies entirely within the domain of personal feeling."