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Today in History: Born on September 15

1622

Moliere [Jean Baptiste Poquelin], French comic dramatist best remembered for his play La Tartuffe.

1716

Philip Livingston, signatory to the Declaration of Independence.

1823

Mathew Brady, Civil War photographer.

1906

Aristotle Onassis, Greek tycoon.

1908

Edward Teller, Hungarian-born U.S. physicist known as the "Father of the H-bomb."

1929

Martin Luther King, Jr., civil rights leader and winner of the Nobel Peace Prize.

1945

Princess Michael of Kent (Baroness Marie Christine Anna Agnes Hedwig Ida von Reibnitz), married to Prince Michael of Kent, grandson of Britain's King George V.

1948

Ronnie Van Zant, singer, songwriter; founding member of Lynyrd Skynyrd band.

1982

Prince Alexander of Yugoslavia.

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While establishing fast and reliable airmail routes to and across South America, trailblazing aviator Jean Mermoz became a national hero.

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