Birthdates Which Occur on January 28:
1457 Henry VII Pembroke Castle, 1st Tudor king of England (1485-1509)
1578 Cornelis Haga lawyer/ambassador to Constantinople (1611-39)
1600 Clement IX [Giulio Rospigliosi], Pistoia, Italy, 238th pope (1667-69)
1608 Giovanni Alfonso Borelli Naples, mathematician/astronomer
1611 Johannes Hevelius Danzig, astronomer (star cataloger)
1627 Alfonso Marsh composer
1645 Gottfried Vopelius composer
1688 Jan Maurits Quinkhard Dutch portrait painter
1691 Johann Balthasar Konig composer
1693 Anna "Ivanovna" tsarina of Russia (1730-40) (2/7 NS)
and Gregor Joseph Werner composer
1702 Hermanus Noordkerk Dutch lawyer
1706 John Baskerville English printer (typeface inventor)
1714 Jean-Baptiste Pigalle French sculptor (Child with Pigeon)
1717 Mustapha III Sultan (Turkey)
1756 Hans Adolf Friedrich von Eschstruth composer
1757 Antonio Bartolomeo Bruni composer
1768 Frederick VI Danish king (1808-39); lost Norway to Sweden (1814)
1775 Peter the Great Russia
1784 George HG earl of Aberdeen English secretary of State
1791 Louis-J-Ferdinand H‚rold France, opera composer (Zampa)
1815 Andrew Jackson Hamilton Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1875
1818 George Sewall Boutwell MC (Union), died in 1905
1822 Alexander MacKenzie (L) 2nd PM of Canada (1873-78)
1825 George Edward Pickett Major General (Confederate Army), died in 1875
1828 Michel Abeloos Flemish sculptor
and Thomas Carmichael Hindman Mjr Gen (Confederate Army), died in 1868
1831 Henry Brevard Davidson Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1899
1832 Franz Wullner composer
1833 Charles George Gordon London, general (China, Khartoum)
1840 douard Vaillant French socialist politician/communard
1841 Henry Stanley Engld, journalist/explorer (found Livingston in Africa)
and Viktor Ernst Nessler composer
1853 Jos‚ Mart¡ y Perez Cuba, poet/essayist/politician
1855 William Seward Burroughs NY, inventor (recording adding machine)
1865 Kaarlo Juho St†hlberg 1st president of Finland (1919-25)
1868 Frederick Archibald Lamond composer
and Julian Aguirre composer
1869 Ozaki Koyo Japan, novelist/essayist/haiku poet (The Heart)
1873 "Sidonie Gabrielle" Colette Burgundy France, novelist (Ch‚ri, Gigi)
1874 Ernst Rabel Austrian/US historic rights (Grundzge)
1875 Julian Antonio Carillo-Trujillo composer
1878 Walter Kollo composer
1880 Mary Boland Phila, US, comedienne/actress (Ruggles of Red Gap)
1884 Auguste Piccard Switzerland, scientist/explorer (balloonist)
and Jean Felix Piccard Switzerland, scientist/explorer (balloonist)
and Lucien H d'Azambuja France, astronomer (chromosome of sun)
1886 Artur Rubinstein L¢dz Poland, pianist
1887 Lily Theresa Strickland composer
1891 Camille Melloy [Paepe], Belgian poet (Le Perfume of the Pipe)
and Karel Boleslav Jirak composer
1892 Ernst Lubitsch Germany, actor (Love Parade)
1893 Elliot Griffis composer
1897 Valentin Katayev Odessa Ukraine, novelist/playwright (Embezzled)
1898 Vittorio Rieti composer
and Wies Moens Flemish writer/nazi
19-- Jake Steed XXX actor (Tales from the Backside)
and Susan Buckner Seattle Wash, actress (George-Hardy Boys)
1900 Alexandre AM Stols publisher (Historia de la imprenta & el Ecuador)
and Anni Holdmann Germany, 100m runner (Olympic-1928)
and Hermann Kesten German writer (Allert de Lange)
and Michael Dewar Head composer
1903 Dame Kathleen Lonsdale crystallographer (1st woman in Royal Society)
1905 Gaston R‚bry Flemish cyclist
1906 Allan Walker actor/writer (Red Buttons Show)
1907 Constantin Regamey composer
1908 Hans [Hendrik AJ] Tieme˜er Dutch actor/director/writer (Fear)
1909 Lionel KP "Buster" Crabb British diver (WW II-George Medal)
1910 Arnold Moss Bkln, actor (Loves of Carmen, Kim, Qu‚bec, Viva Zapata)
and John Banner Vienna Austria, actor (Sgt Hans Schultz-Hogan's Heroes)
1912 Jackson Pollock Cody Wyoming, expressionist painter (Lavender Mist)
1913 Jan Masseus composer
and Oliver Chesterton chartered surveyor
1916 Peter Crossley-Holland composer
1918 Harry Corbett Bradford, puppeteer/entertainer
and Suzanne Flon Paris France, actress (One Deadly Summer, Moulin Rouge)
and Trevor Skeet British MP
and Vito Scotti SF Calif, actor (Flying Nun, Barefoot in the Park)
and Wilson Ferreira Aldunate Uruguayan politician/human rights worker
1920 James Whyte Moderator (General Assembly of Church of Scotland)
1921 Alfred Marks actor/comedian (Desert Mice, Scream & Scream Again)
1922 Robert W Holley US, biochemist, worked with RNA (Nobel '68)
1924 Frank R Lautenberg (Sen-D-NJ)
1925 Henry Harris British professor of medicine
1927 Anthony Garner director (Conservative Central Office)
and JD Hughes Principal (Ruskin College-Oxford)
and James Callaghan British MP
and Ronnie Scott jazz musician
1928 MG Falcon CEO (Norwich Union Insurance Group)
and Martin Sinnatt Major-General/secretary (Kennel Club)
and Slade Gorton (Sen-R-WA, 1981- )
1929 Acker Bilk singer (Stranger on the Shore)
and Claes Oldenburg US pop artist (Happenings, Alphabet/Good Humor)
1930 David Morris British MEP
and Luis de Pablo composer
1931 Timothy Kitson former MP
1932 David Thompson CEO (Gestetner Holdings)
and Thomas J Bliley Jr (Rep-R-VA, 1981- )
and William Parry O'Brien Calif, shot putter, (Olympic-gold-52, 56)
and Windlesham Lord
1933 Susan Sontag NYC, author/film director (Benefactor, 1966 Pol Award)
1934 BR White principal (Regent's Park College-Oxford)
and Bill White US, 1st baseman (Cards)/announcer (Yanks)/pres (NL)
1935 Leonid Grabovsky composer
1936 Alan Alda [Alphonso D'Abruzzo], NYC, actor (Hawkeye Pierce-M*A*S*H)
and Bill Jordan British trade unionist
and Enid Castle principal (Cheltenham Ladies' College)
and Jack Scott vocalist (My True Love)
and Robert Suderburg composer
1939 John M Fabian Goosecreek Tx, Col USAF/astronaut (STS 7, STS 51G)
1941 Joel Crothers Cincinnati OH, actor (Edge of Night)
1942 Hansdjrgen B„umler Germany, pairs ice skater (Olympic-silver-1968)
1943 Dick Taylor rock vocalist (Pretty Thing-Cry on Me)
and Jean Knight rocker
and John Beck Chic, actor (Mark-Dallas, Flamingo Road, Santa Barbara)
and Susan Howard Marshall Tx, actress (Donna-Dallas, Petrocelli)
1944 Arnold Mhren Dutch pop bassist/singer (The Cats-Sailin' Home)
and Brian Keenan NYC, rock drummer (Chamber Bros-Time Has Come Today)
and James Cran British MP
and John Edmonds British trade unionist
and John Tavener composer
and Martin Fried rocker (Cyrkle-Red Rubber Ball)
1945 Nick Raynsford British MP
1946 Renne Jarrett Bkln NY, actress (Nancy)
and Rick Allen Ark, rocker (Box Tops-Letter)
1947 MJ Ainsworth CEO (Institute of Chartered Secretaries)
and Valerie Bragg principal (City Technology College-Kingshurst)
1948 Gareth Roscoe legal adviser (BBC)
1949 Thomas J Downey (Rep-D-NY, 1975- )
1950 Barbi Benton [Klein], Calif, Playboy model (Hee Haw, Sugar Time!)
and David C Hilmers Iowa, Col USMC/astronaut (STS 51-J, 26, 36, 42)
and Glyn Ford British MEP
and Leonid Konstantinovich Kadenyuk Russian colonel/cosmonaut
1951 Gordon Prentice British MP
and William Nelson Jr US bassist (Connections & Disconnections)
1953 Michael Day rocker
1954 Anicee Alvina Paris France, actress (Friends)
and Shawn Murray rock drummer (Mink Deville)
1956 Peter Schilling Stuttgart Germany, rocker
1957 Harley Jane Kozak actress (Arachnophobia, Necessary Roughness)
1959 Dave Sharp rock guitarist (Alarm-In the Summertime)
1960 John Caliri Providence RI, actor (Vinnie-Square Pegs, Double Trouble)
1961 Luann L Lee Santa Monica Ca, playmate (Jan, 1987)
1963 Danny Spitz heavy metal guitarist (Anthrax-Protest & Survive)
and Denise Beillmann Switz, figure skater (Olympics-4th-1980)
1968 Peter Hofstede soccer player (Roda JC/FC Utrecht)
1969 Giorgio Lamberti Italian free style swimmer (world record 200m)
and John Veenhof soccer player (FC Groningen)
1970 Donald Tardy US, death metal drummer (Obituary, Cause of Death)
1981 Elijah Wood Cedar Rapids Iowa, actor (Radio Flyer, Good Son)
1985 Athina Onassis
and Athina Onassis daughter of Christina
Deaths Which Occured January 28:
814 Charlemagne German emperor/Roman Emperor (800-814), dies at 71
1119 Gelasius II [Giovannis Caetani], pope (1118-19), dies
1256 Willem II earl of Holland/German emperor (1238, 47-56), dies at 22
1393 Earl of Joigny burned at royal ball
1519 Emperor Maximilian I buried
1528 Philips of Kleef gentleman of Ravenstein, dies
1547 Henry VIII King of England (1509-47), dies at 55
1549 Elia Levita German-Yiddish writer (Habachur), dies at about 80
1560 John a Lasco [John Laski], Polish nobleman/reformed theologist
1595 Francis Drake English pirate (Porto Bello West Indies), dies at 50
1606 Carolus Gallus [Charles de Cock], lawyer/pastor/vicar, dies at 85
1612 Thomas Bodley diplomat/founder (Bodleian Library), dies
1621 Paulus V [Camillo Borghese], 233rd pope (1605-21), dies
1687 Johannes Hevelius astronomer (star cataloger), dies on 76th birthday
1725 Peter I "the Great" Romanov czar of Russia, dies at 52 [NS=Feb 8]
1754 Ludvig Holberg Danish lawyer/writer (Hendrig og Pernille)
1768 John Wainwright composer, dies at 44
1782 Jean-Baptiste-Bourguignon d'Anville French geographer, dies at 84
1805 Mih ly Csokonai Vit‚z Hungarian (stage)poet (Dorottya), dies at 31
1810 Andrew Hofer Tyrolian rebel against French & Bavarians, is shot
1813 Jan Joseph Rosler composer, dies at 41
1817 Friedrich Ludwig Emilius Kunzen composer, dies at 55
1829 William Burke murderer/body snatcher, executed in Edinburgh
1838 Aleksandr I Polezjajev Russian poet (Sasjka), dies at 33 [NS]
1868 Adalbert Stifter Austrian author (Witiko), commits suicide at 62
1869 Prudent-Louis Aubery du Boulley composer, dies at 72
1873 Henry Hugo Pierson composer, dies at 57
1895 Fran‡ois Certain de Canrobert French marshal, dies at 85
1896 Joseph Barnby composer, dies at 57
1898 Alexandru Flechtenmacher composer, dies at 74
1903 Augusta Mary Anne Holmes composer, dies at 55
Jean Robert Planquette composer, dies at 54
1910 Jose Garcia Robles composer, dies at 74
1918 John McCrae Canadian poet & physician, dies
1924 Simon Abramsz writer (Artist book), dies
1932 Franz Xavier Arens composer, dies at 75
1933 Theodor Birt [Beatus Rhenanus] German classical/writer, dies at 80
1935 Mikhail Mikhaylovich Ippolitov-Ivanov Russian composer, dies at 75
1938 Bernd Rosemeyer German race car driver, dies
1939 William Butler Yeats Irish poet (Nobel), dies in France at 73
1942 Pablo Luna y Carne composer, dies at 61
1945 Philip "Felix" Bekkers actor (We Go on Trip), dies at 37
1947 Reynaldo Hahn composer, dies at 71
1949 Gustaf Lazarus Nordqvist composer, dies at 62
1957 Fred Stein TV panelist (Live Begins at 80), dies at 88
1959 Joseph Sprinzak Speaker of Israel Knesset (1949-59), dies at 73
Viktor Joseph Keldorfer composer, dies at 85
1960 Jacques de Menasce composer, dies at 54
1963 Jean Felix Piccard swiss explorer, dies on his 79th birthday
1965 Jef van Durme composer, dies at 57
Johan Fiolet actor/director, dies
1972 Cut Wagemaker [Adrian B], sculptor, dies
1973 John Banner actor (Schultz-Hogan's Heroes), dies on 62nd birthday
1975 Antonin Nov¢tny Czechoslovakian president, dies
1976 Chris Kenner rocker (I Like it Like That), dies
1977 Burt Mustin actor (All in the Family, Andy Griffith Show), dies at 92
1980 Jimmy Durante NYC, comedian (Jimmy Durante Show), dies at 86
1983 Billy Fury actor (That'll Be the Day), dies at 42 of heart failure
1984 John Macvane newscaster (United or Not), dies at 71
1986 Christa McAuliffe astronaut, dies in Challenger disaster
Ellison S Onizuka Hawaii, Mjr USAF/ast, dies in Challenger disaster
Francis R Scobee Wash, USAF/astronaut, dies in Challenger disaster
Judith Arlene Resnik Akron Oh, astr, dies in Challenger disaster
Michael J Smith Beaufort NC, Cmdr USN, astr, dies in Challenger
Ronald E McNair Lake City SC, astr, dies in Challenger disaster
1991 Dale Long hit HRs in 8 consecutive games, dies at 66
1992 Clark Tippet dancer/choreographer, dies at 37
Nahman Avigad Israeli archaeologist (Discovering Jerusalem), dies
1993 Aben Kandel screenwriter (Dinner at 8), dies of heart failure at 96
John Steadman actor, dies of lung ailment at 83
1994 Hal Smith actor (Otis Campbell-Andy Griffith Show), dies at 77
Hermanus P "Piet" Mulder journalist (Slogan), dies at 79
1995 James P Grant US director of UNICEF (1980-95), dies at 72
Philip H Burton Welsh producer/Richard Burton's teacher, dies at 80
Holidays Which Occur January 28:
Cuba Jos‚ Marti's Birthday
Rwanda Democracy Day (1961)
Religious Observances on January 28:
RC Agnes, (legend?) 12 year old Roman martyr
RC Amadeus, bishop of Lausanne
RC Efra‹m the Syri‰r, minister/crusader
RC Feast of St Valerius
814 RC Feast of St Charlemagne
1258 old RC Comm of St Peter Nolascus, Span monastery founder (now 1/31)
1274 Ang, RC Memorial of St Thomas Aquinas, priest, friar
Things to Remember for January 28:
Flowers-carnation & snowdrop Gem-garnet
National Soup-National Egg Month-National Hobby Month
22 Days Astrological sign: Aquarius
Russian dates are Old Style to 1918, New Style thereafter
[Ancient Rome] a d v Kal Feb
[Sweden] Karl name day
Highlights in History Which Occur January 28:
1077 German king Henry IV petitions Pope Gregory VII for forgiveness
and Pope Gregory VII pardons German emperor Heinrich IV
1099 1st Crusaders begins siege of Hosn-el-Akrad Syria
1262 Flemish/Dutch coast ravaged by north western storm
1393 Fire during Royal Ball at Paris, 4 die (Ball of the Ardents)
1495 Pope gives his son Cesare Borgia as hostage to Charles VIII of France
1547 9-year-old Edward VI succeeds Henry VIII as king of England
1561 By Edict of Orleans persecution of French Huguenots is suspended
1581 James VI signs 2nd Confession of Faith in Scotland
1613 Galileo may have unknowingly viewed undiscovered planet Neptune
1689 English parliament ends king Charles II reign
1787 Philadelphia's Free Africa Society organizes
1788 Capt Arthur Phillip forms English colony at Sydney, Botany Bay NSW
and Lord Gordon found guilty of libel of queen of France
1807 London's Pall Mall is 1st street lit by gaslight
1814 Stendahl's 1st book is published
1819 Sir Stamford Raffles 1st lands in Singapore
1821 Bellingshausen discovers Alexander Island off Antarctica
1824 William Kneass becomes 3rd US chief engraver (1824-40)
1830 Opera "Fra Diavolo," premieres in Paris
1846 Battle of Allwal, Brits beat Sikhs in Punjab (India)
1848 King of Naples grants his subjects a constitution
1851 Northwestern University (Chicago) chartered
1858 John Brown organized raid on Arsenal at Harper's Ferry
1860 Britain formally returns Mosquito Coast to Nicaragua
1864 Battle of New Bern, NC
1865 Pres Jefferson Davis names 3 peace commissioners
1871 Paris surrenders to Prussians
1875 J Palisa discovers asteroid #142 Polana
1878 1st telephone exchange (New Haven, CT)
and George W Coy hired as 1st full-time telephone operator
and Yale Daily News published, 1st college daily newspaper
1881 Battle at Laing's Neck Natal: Boers beat superior powered British
1889 A Charlois discovers asteroid #282 Clorinde
1893 Edward Mcdowell's "Hamlet & Ophelia," premieres
1899 American Social Science Association incorporated by Congress
1902 Carnegie Institute opens in Wash DC
1909 A Kopff discovers asteroid #679 Pax
and US milt forces leave Cuba for 2nd time
1911 Frenchman Henri Rougier wins 1st Rally of Monte Carlo
1914 1st Millrose Games (athletics) held (NYC)
1915 1st US ship lost in WW I, William P Frye (carrying wheat to UK)
and US Coast Guard created from Life Saving & Revenue Cutter services
and US Pres Wilson refuses to prohibit immigration of illiterates
1916 1st Jewish Supreme Court justice, Louis Brandeis, nominated
and German colony of Cameroon surrenders to Britain & France
and Opera "Goyescas," premieres (NYC)
1917 M Wolf discovers asteroid #862 Franzia
1918 Strike on Berlin ammunition's factory
and Trotsky becomes leader of Reds
1922 American Pro Football Association renamed "National Football League"
and J E Clair turns Green Bay franchise back to NFL
1923 1st "Reichs Party" (NSDAP) forms in Munich
and Demonstration against a Dutch University in Ghent
and NSDAP 1st election in Munich
1925 -46øF (-43øC), Pittsburgh, New Hampshire (state record)
1927 M Wolf discovers asteroid #1069 Planckia
and Serbian-Croatian-Slavic govt of Oezonowitsj falls
1928 Christopher Hornsrud chosen PM of Norway at age 101
1930 K Reinmuth discovers asteroids #1143 Odysseus & #1144 Oda
1932 1st US state unemployment insurance act enacted-Wisconsin
and Japan occupies Shanghai
1933 French govt of Paul Boncour falls
and German govt of Von Schleicher falls
1934 1st US ski tow (rope) begins operation, Woodstock, Vermont
1936 Pravda criticizes Sjostakovitsj' "Lady Macbeth" opera
1938 A Patry discovers asteroid #1516 Henry
1942 General Timoshenko's troops move into Ukraine
and German troops occupy Benghazi Libya
1943 Chic Blackhawks beats NY Rangers 10-1, Max Bentley scores 4 goals
and Forward Doug Bentley sets NHL record with 5 points in a game
1944 683 British bombers attack Berlin
and Leonard Bernstein's "Jeremiah," premieres
and U-271 & U-571 sink off Ireland
1945 Dutch airplanes dump pamphlets on Java
and Gen "Vinegar Joe" Stillwell & truck convoy reopen Burma Road to China
and Swedish ships bring food to starving Netherlands
1947 "Bay Psalm" book auctioned for a record $151,000
1949 UN Security council convicts Dutch aggression in Indonesia
1950 Goethe Link Observatory discovers asteroid #1615 Bardwell
and Preston Tucker, auto maker, found not guilty of mail fraud
1951 US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site
1953 J Fred Muggs (the chimp) joins NBC's "Today Show"
and WJTV TV channel 12 in Jackson, MS (CBS) begins broadcasting
1956 Elvis Presley's 1st TV appearance (Dorsey Bros Stage Show)
1957 "Tonight! America After Dark" premieres, with Jack Lescoulie & Al
(Jazzbo) Collins on NBC (between Steve Allen & Jack Paar)
1958 Construction began on 1st private thorium-uranium nuclear reactor
and Dodger catcher Roy Campanella is paralyzed in an automobile wreck
1959 Soviet Union wins 62-37 for 1st international basketball loss by US
1960 1st photograph bounced off Moon, Washington DC
and Goon Show's final episode on BBC
and NFL announces Dallas Cowboys (1960) & Minn Vikings (1961) franchises
1961 Republic of Rwanda proclaimed
1962 Johanne Relleke gets stung by bees 2,443 times in Rhodesia & survives
1963 -34øF (-37øC), Cynthiana, Kentucky (state record)
1967 Rolling Stones release "Let's Spend the Night Together"
1969 Barbara Jo Rubin becomes 1st woman jockey to win in N America
1970 Lubom¡r Strougal succeeds Cernik as premier of Czechoslovakia
1972 Oral Roberts' Eddie Woods grabs 30 rebounds for 2nd consecutive game
1973 "Barnaby Jones" premieres on CBS TV
and Henry Boucha, Detroit Red Wings, scores 6 sec into a game vs Mont
and Ron Howard appears on M*A*S*H in "Sometimes You Hear the Bullet"
1976 NBA Atlanta Hawks begin a 28 game road losing streak
1978 "Fantasy Island" starring Ricardo Montalban premieres on ABC TV
and "We Are the World" is recorded
and Ranger's Don Murdoch failed on 4th penalty shot against Islanders
and Ted Nugent autographs a fan's arm with his knife
1979 Arthur Kopit's "Wings," premieres in NYC
1981 William J Casey becomes director of CIA (until 1987)
Olympic Glory tanker at Galveston Bay, Texas, spills 1 million
and gallons of oil in a ship collision
1982 K Jensen & K Augustesen discovers asteroid #3309 Brorfelde
and US Gen Dozier freed from Red Brigade of Padua Italy
and US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site
1984 E Bowell discovers asteroid #3064 Zimmer
and LA Kings stop Wayne Gretzky 51 game scoring streak
and Mr Glynn Wolfe marries for non-bigamous record 26th time, Las Vegas
and Record 295,000 dominoes toppled, Fuerth, W Germany
1986 25th Space Shuttle (51L)-Challenger 10 explodes 73 sec after liftoff
and Angolan Unity Leader Jonas Savimbi visits Washington, DC
1987 T Niijima & T Urata discovers asteroid #3585
and US Foreign minister George Shultz meets ANC-leader Oliver Tambo
and Wrestler Jim Neidhart indicted for assaulting a flight attendant
1988 Canada's Supreme court declares anti-abortion law unconstitutional
1990 "Independent on Sunday" begins publishing in London
and Defending champion Ivan Lendl beats Stefan Edberg for Australian Open
and Super Bowl XXIV: Joe Montana leads SF 49'ers to 4th Bowl win & 2nd
straight, when they beat Denver Broncos 55-10 in New Orleans
1991 "A Closer Look" with Faith Daniels premieres on NBC-TV
and 18th Annual American Music Awards
and Dictator Siad Barre flees Somalia ending 22 year rule
1992 Stan Hansen beats Jumbo Tsuruta to win All Japan Triple Crown
1994 Actress Lorraine Bracco (39) weds actor Edward James Olmos (46)
and Helicopter crashes into office building in San Jose Calif, 1 dead
and Inna Lassovskaja jumps ladies world record (14.78m)
1995 Mary Pierce defeats Arantxa Sanchez Vicario to win Australian Open
and Memphis Mad Dogs granted CFL's 13th franchise
1996 Boris Becker beats Michael Chang to win Australian Open
and Superbowl XXX - Dallas Cowboys beat Pittsburgh Steelers - 27-17
Your Special Reminders for January 28:
1916 66øF highest temperature for this date in NYC
and 1925 -2øF lowest temperature for this date in NYC
and 28th day of year with 337 remaining (Numerology = 2)
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