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National Vanilla Custard Day
St. Mammas Day, patron of shepherds.

1925 John Hawkes was born. American avant-garde novelist, author of ‘Blood Oranges’, ‘The Lime Twig’, ‘The Goose on the Grave’, etc.

1947 Gary Talley of the music group 'The Box Tops' was born.

1986 A bronze statue of a pig was dedicated at Seattle's Pike Place Market.


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