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2005: The Danish newspaper Jyllands-Posten printed satiric cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad, provoking violent protests by Muslims worldwide.

1965: In Indonesia a group of army conspirators known as the September 30th Movement began an abortive coup, and by the following morning they had kidnapped and murdered six army generals; the movement claimed that it had seized power to forestall a coup against President Sukarno by a council of generals. [Take our quiz about plots and revolutions.]

1955: American actor James Dean , who became a symbol of the confused, restless, and idealistic youth of the 1950s, died in an automobile crash as he drove to a car rally in Salinas, California. [Test your knowledge of famous final resting places.]

1927: American baseball player Babe Ruth became the first player to hit 60 home runs in a single season; his record stood until Roger Maris hit 61 in 1961. [How much do you know about baseball?]

1924: American novelist, short-story writer, and playwright Truman Capote, who was perhaps best known for the novel In Cold Blood(1965), was born. [Take our quiz about famous authors.]

1895: French troops occupied Antananarivo, Madagascar, after the refusal of Rainilaiarivony, the prime minister, to submit to French suzerainty. [Sort fact from fiction in our quiz about Africa.]