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1986

Ousting of Marcos in the Philippines
On this day in 1986, Philippine President Ferdinand E. Marcos, under pressure from the United States, fled his country for Hawaii after a fraudulent electoral victory over Corazon Aquino, who replaced him as president.
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Featured Biography

Pierre-Auguste Renoir
French painter

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BornFebruary 25, 1841
Limoges, France
(Birthday tomorrow)
DiedDecember 3, 1919 (aged 78)
Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur, France

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1975

Chelsea Handler
American comedian and author

1950

Néstor Kirchner
president of Argentina

1943

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British musician

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British author

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Enrico Caruso
Italian opera singer

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