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1892
BornMarina TsvetaevaRussian poet (1892 – 1941)
1920
BornFrank HerbertAmerican writer (1920–1986)
2008
ReleasedIf I Were a Boy2008 single by Beyoncé
Then & Now
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About 100 years ago
1927
About 50 years ago
1978
About 10 years ago
2017
Celebrated on this date
- tsukimi
Japanese festival
- Independence Day
public holiday in Croatia, marked yearly on 8 October
- National Lesbian Day of Visibility
day to recognize lesbians globally
- International Lesbian Day
day of celebrating women loving women
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1871
1871
FoundedGerman automotive supplier and rubber processing company founded in Hanover in 1871
1883
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