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On this day
In 1891, the first basketball game with rules created by Canadian James Naismith is played by 18 students in Springfield, Massachusetts.
In 1894, Mackenzie Bowell becomes the fifth Prime Minister of Canada.
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Celebrity birthdays
If your birthday is today, you share a birthday with actor Samuel L. Jackson (74), actor Steven Yeun (39), actress Madelyn Cline (25), actress Jane Fonda (85), actress Kaitlyn Dever (26), actor Kiefer Sutherland (56), actor Ray Romano (65), and actor Tom Payne (40).
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