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Events on Friday 18 August 1961 1
1872 – 1961Learned Hand (1872-1961)Died 18 August 1961, aged 89American judge who served on the US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit and is widely regarded as one of the most influential jurists never to sit on the Supreme Court. His opinions on free speech and statutory interpretation remain frequently cited.