Magellan reaches the Pacific, William Shakespeare gets hitched, the Grand Ole Opry debuts, Olympic gymnast Nadia Comaneci defects, and Jeffrey Dahmer is killed in prison, all on this day.
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1976: Actress Rosalind Russell, best known for her movie roles in "His Girl Friday" and "Auntie Mame," dies of breast cancer at the age of 69 in Beverly Hills, Calif.