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The American composer, conductor, and arranger Henry Mancini  (Enrico Nicola Mancini) was born on this day in 1924. His best known works were the themes for The Pink Panther films and the television series Peter Gunn.

You can read more about Henry Mancini here.

Also have a listen to both of his well-known themes here and here.

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On this day in 1924, the American actor Lee Marvin was born. 

You can read his IMDB profile here and watch him sing "Wandering Star" from the 1969 film Paint Your Wagon which also starred Clint Eastwood here.

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On this day in 1924, the first Olympic Winter Games opened in Chamonix, France.

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