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From: The Press | Date: November 27, 2004 | Copyright information

Today: Anders Celsius, Swedish astronomer and inventor of Celsius scale (1701-1744); Chaim Weizmann, Zionist statesman and chemist, first president of Israel (1874-1952); Alexander Dubcek, First Secretary of Czechoslovakia's Communist Party, (1921-1993); Bruce Lee, Chinese- American actor (1940-1973); Jimi Hendrix, American rock guitarist (1942-1970); Michael Vartan, French actor (1968); ...

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