George Washington dies, a spacecraft flies by Venus for the first time, Bob Dylan releases his first single, and President George W. Bush ducks flying shoes in Iraq, all on this day.
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1503: Nostradamus, a French apothecary and reputed seer who published collections of prophecies that have since become famous worldwide, is born in Saint-Rémy-de-Provence, Provence, France.