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On 25 September 1959 Lanza entered the clinic for the purpose of losing weight for an upcoming film. While in the clinic he underwent a controversial weight loss program colloquially known as 'the twilight sleep treatment' which required its patients to be kept immobile and sedated for prolonged periods.
(7 October 1959)

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		Musician and bandleader Count William James Basie 21 August 1904 (+) is born in Red Bank, United States. 26 April 1984 (-) dies of pancreatic cancer in Hollywood, United States.
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