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Tuesday, April 07th 2026

Events:

1827   John Walker invents the friction match.

1906   Mount Vesuvius erupts and devastates Naples.

1969   The Internet's symbolic birth date: publication of RFC 1.

2001   Mars Odyssey is launched.

Famous Birthdays:

1770   William Wordsworth (Poet)

1860   Will Kellogg (Founder of the Kellogg cereal company)

1928   James Garner (Actor)

1939   Francis Ford Coppola (Movie director)

1954   Jackie Chan (Actor)

1954   Tony Dorsett (Football player)

1964   Russell Crowe (Actor)

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