Today, Sep 7, we wish a happy world-wide web birthday to:

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1533Queen Elizabeth I (1558-1603), daughter of Henry VIII
1707George-Louis Leclerc, comte de Buffon, writer on natural history
1726Fran‡ois-Andr‚ Philidor of France, chess champion & musician
1829August von Stradonitz, discovered structure of the benzene ring.
1860Grandma Moses, artist
1908Dr. Michael E. De Bakey, artificial heart pioneer
1913Anthony Quayle, actor (Anne of 1000 Days, Lawrence of Arabia)
1914James Van Allen, discovered Van Allen radiation belts.
1936Buddy Holly, singer (Peggy Sue, That'll Be the Day)


On this day in history:

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1822Brazil declares independence from Portugal (National Day).
1907Sutro's ornate Cliff House in SF is destroyed by fire.
1948First use of synthetic rubber in asphaltic concrete, Akron OH
1956Bell X-2 sets Unofficial manned aircraft altitude record 126,000+