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Georges Claude, inventor of the neon light, born.?

First round-the-world trip by a woman on a bicycle (took 15 months).?

F. Scott Fitzgerald (in St. Paul, MN), writer (Great Gatsby), born.?

John W. Young, astronaut (Gemini 3, 10, Apollo 10, 16, STS-1, 9), born.?

John Brunner, British sci-fi author (Sheep Look Up), born.?