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Today in History: Born on April 20

0121

Marcus Aurelius, 16th Roman emperor, philosopher.

1745

Philippe Pinel, founder of psychiatry.

1807

Aloysius Bertrand ("Gaspard de la Nuit"), French poet.

1808

Louis-Napoleon (Napoleon III), emperor of France.

1850

Daniel Chester French, sculptor.

1889

Adolf Hitler, Fascist dictator of Nazi Germany (1933-1945).

1893

Harold Lloyd, film comedian.

1893

Joan Miró, Spanish painter.

1927

Alex Muller, Nobel Prize-winning physicist.

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