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1509
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Pope Julius II excommunicates Italian state of Venice
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1518
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Treaty of St Truiden: anti-French Trapdoors/Bourgondisch covenant
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1522
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Battle at Bicacca: Charles I & Pope Adrianus VI beat France
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1526
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Mogol King Babur beats sultan of Delhi
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1565
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1st Spanish settlement in Philippines, Cebu City, forms
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1576
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Peace of Beaulieu & Paix de Monsieur
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1643
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Tirso de Molina's "Bellaco Sois, Gomez," premieres in Madrid
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1646
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King Charles I flees Oxford
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1650
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Scottish general Montrose defeated
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1662
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Netherlands & France sign military covenant
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1694
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Frederik August I "the Strong" becomes monarch of Saksen
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1746
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Battle at Culloden Moor: Duke of Cumberland beats "James VIII & III"
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1773
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British Parliament passes Tea Act (Boston won't like this)
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1805
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US Marines attack shores of Tripoli
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1813
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Americans under Gen Pike capture Toronto; Pike is killed
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1828
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Zoological Gardens at Regent's Park London, opens
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1838
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Fire destroys half of Charleston
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1841
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Imakita Kosen, 1st Zen teacher of D.T. Suzuki, found the awakening
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1857
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Establishment of Jewish congregations in Lower Austria prohibited
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1859
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"Pomona" sinks in North Atlantic drowning all 400 aboard
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1860
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Thomas J Jackson is assigned to command Harpers Ferry
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1861
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President Abe Lincoln suspends writ of habeas corpus
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1861
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West Virginia secedes from Virginia after Virginia secedes from US
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1863
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Battle of Streight's raid: Tuscumbia to Cedar Bluff, AL
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1865
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Cornell University (Ithaca NY) is chartered
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1865
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Steamboat "Sultana" explodes in Mississippi River, kills up to 1,547. 1450 of 2000 paroled Union POWs on their way home are ki
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1867
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Opera "Romo et Juliette" is produced (Paris)
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1870
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Heinrich Schliemann discovers Troi
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1874
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White League, Paramilitary white supremacist organization, forms
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1877
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Opera "Le Roi de Lahore" is produced (Paris)
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1877
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President Hayes removes Federal troops from LA, Reconstruction ends
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1881
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Pogroms against Russian Jews start in Elisabethgrad
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1890
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French troops under Capt Archinard occupy Oussbougou West Sudan
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1897
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Grant's Tomb (famed of song & legend) dedicated
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1903
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1st Highlander (Yankee) shut-out, Phila A's win 6-0
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1903
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Long Island's Jamaica Race Track opens
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1905
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World Exposition opens in Luik
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1908
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4th modern Olympic games opens in London
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1909
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Sultan of Turkey Abdul Hamid II is overthrown
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1910
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Belgian parliament rejects socialist motion for general voting rights
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1912
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Relief laws replaces those of 1854, in Netherlands
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1918
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Giants' 9-0 winning start & Dodgers' 0-9 losing streak are stopped
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1920
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Pogrom leader Petljoera declares Ukraine Independence
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1921
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Hadjememaar, [Corn de Gelder] elected in Amsterdam
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1922
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Fritz Langs "Dr Mabuse, der Spieler" premieres in Berlin
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1922
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Yakut ASSR formed in Russian SFSR
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1923
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Mussolini govt italian place in South Tirol/Alto Adige
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1924
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Antwerp soccer tie Belgium-Netherlands 1-1
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1926
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In the Giants' 9-8 win over Phillies, Mel Ott, 17, 1st appearance
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1931
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100ø F (38ø C), Pahala, Hawaii (state record)
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1933
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Karl Jansky reports reception of cosmic radio signal in Wash DC
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1935
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Brussel's World Expo opens
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1935
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Yanks pull a 1st inning triple-play & beat Phila A's 9-8
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1937
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1st US social security payment made
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1937
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US Social Security system makes its 1st benefit payment
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1940
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Himmler orders establishment of Auschwitz Concentration Camp
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1941
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German troops occupy Athens Greece
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1942
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Belgium Jews are forced to wear stars
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1942
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Tornado destroys Pryor Oklahoma killing 100, injuring 300
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1943
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Lou Jansen & Jan Dieters arrested, lead illegal CPN party in Holland
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1943
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Soviet Union breaks contact with Polish government exiled in London
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1944
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Boston Brave Jim Tobin no-hits Bkln Dodgers, 2-0
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1945
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2nd Republic of Austria forms
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1945
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Italian partisans capture Mussolini prisoner
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1945
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US 5th army enters Genua
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1946
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1st radar installation aboard a coml ship installed
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1947
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Babe Ruth Day celebrated at Yankee Stadium & through out US
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1948
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Arab legion attacks Gesher bridge on Jordan River
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1950
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"Tickets, Please" opens at Coronet Theater NYC for 245 performances
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1950
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South Africa passes Group Areas Act segregating races
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1951
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Mohammed Mossadeq chosen premier of Persia
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1952
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"4 Saints in 3 Acts" closes at Broadway Theater NYC after 15 perfs
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1953
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1st general elections in British Guyana, won by Jagans PPP
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1953
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Wrestler Freddie Blassie coins term "Pencil neck geek"
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1956
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Burma Premier U Nu's Volksliga voor Vrijheid loses election
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1956
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Heavyweight champ, Rocky Marciano, retires undefeated from boxing
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1959
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"Today" show goes abroard 1st time (Paris France)
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1959
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Liu Sjau-chi elected president of China PR
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1960
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1st atomic powered electric-drive submarine launched (Tullibee)
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1960
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South Korean pres Syngman Rhee resigns
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1960
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Togo (formerly French Togo) declares independence from French adm
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1961
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NASA launches Explorer 11 into Earth orbit to study gamma rays
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1961
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NFL officially recognizes Hall of Fame in Canton, Ohio
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1961
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Sierra Leone declares independence from UK
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1962
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Arnold Wesker's "Chips with Everything," premieres in London
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1962
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US performs atmospheric nuclear test at Christmas Island
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1963
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"Jopie" Pengel forms govt in Suriname
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1963
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Cuban premier Fidel Castro arrives in Moscow
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1964
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John Lennon's "In His Own Write" is published in US
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1965
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"I'm Solomon" closes at Mark Hellinger Theater NYC after 7 perfs
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1965
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RC Duncan patents "Pampers" disposable diaper
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1966
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Dmitri Shostakovitch completes his 2nd cello concert
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1967
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Expo '67 opens in Montreal
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1967
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Rocky Marciano retires as undefeated boxing champ
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1967
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US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site
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1968
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"Education of Hyman Kaplan" closes at Alvin NYC after 28 perfs
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1968
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Balt Oriole Tom Phoebus no-hits Boston, 6-0
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1968
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Congress of Political Party Radicals (PPR) forms in Netherlands
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1969
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Carol Mann wins LPGA Raleigh Ladies Golf Invitational
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1971
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Curt Flood resigns Senators after 13 games & departs for Denmark
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1972
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Apollo 16 returns to Earth
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1972
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NYC Mayor John Lindsey appeals that John Lennon not be deported
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1973
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KC Royal Steve Busby no-hits Detroit Tigers, 3-0
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1974
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Pan Am 707 crashes into mountains of Bali, killing 107
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1975
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Sandra Haynie wins LPGA Charity Golf Classic
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1975
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USSR performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakh/Semipalitinsk USSR
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1976
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"So Long 174th St" opens at Harkness Theater NYC for 16 performances
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1976
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Arabic Monetary Fund established in Abu Dhabi
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1977
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Bloody riots in Soweto South Africa
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1977
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HCC, Hobby Computer Club, forms in Netherlands
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1978
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14th Mayor's Trophy Game, Yanks beat Mets 4-3 in 11
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1978
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Accident at nuclear reactor Willow Island, W Virginia, kills 51
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1978
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Afgh nist n revolution (National Day), pro-Russian military coup
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1979
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George Harrison releases "Love Comes to Everyone"
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1980
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Barbara Barrow wins LPGA Birmingham Golf Classic
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1981
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1st female soccer official is hired by NASL
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1981
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Beatle Ringo Starr marries actress Barbara Bach [Goldbach]
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1982
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Nordiques 1-Isles 4-Semifinals-Isles hold 1-0 lead
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1982
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Trial of John W Hinckley Jr attempted assassin of Reagan, begins
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1983
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Nolan Ryan becomes strikeout king (3,509), passing Walter Johnson
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1984
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Cleve Indians beat Detroit Tigers, 8-4, in 19 innings
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1984
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Over 70 inches of snow falls on Red Lake Montana
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1986
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"Sweet Charity" opens at Minskoff Theater NYC for 368 performances
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1986
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Captain Midnight (John R MacDougall) interrupts HBO
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1986
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Pat Bradley wins LPGA S&H Golf Classic
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1987
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US Justice Dept bars Austrian Chancellor Kurt Waldheim from entering US, due to his aid of Nazi Germany during WW II
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1989
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"Starmites" opens at Criter Ctr SR Theater NYC for 60 performances
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1989
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Beijing students take over Tiananmen Square in China
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1989
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Hurricane in Bangladesh, kills 500
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1989
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Mandatory seatbelt law goes into effect in Italy
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1990
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50th annual barbershop quartet singing convention held (Mich)
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1990
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Dodger Orel Hershiser undergoes career-threatening shoulder surgery
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1990
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Villanova's women set a 6,000 m relay world record of 17:18:10
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1991
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"Lucifer's Child" closes at Music Box Theater NYC after 28 perfs
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1991
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Firestone World Bowling Tournament of Champions won by David Ozio
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1992
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"Small Family Business" opens at Music Box Theater NYC for 48 perfs
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1992
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NY Jets finish perfect 5-0 pre-season for 1st time
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1992
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NY Mets trade David Cone to Toronto Blue Jays for Jeff Kent
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1993
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Afghan Antonov AN-32 crashes at Tashqurgan, kills 76
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1994
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"Inspector Calls" opens at Royale Theater NYC for 454 performances
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1994
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29.0øC in Genevad, Sweden (Swedish April high temperature record)
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1994
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7th longest NHL game: NJ Devils beat Buffalo Sabres (125 min 43 sec)
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1994
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Graeme Obree bicycles world record time (52,713 km)
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1994
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President Nixon buried in Nixon Library in Calif
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1994
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Twins righty Scott Erickson no-hits Brewers 6-0
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1995
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"Indiscretions" opens at Ethel Barrymore Theater NYC for 221 perfs
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1995
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Coors Field in Colo opens - Denver Rockies beats Mets 11-9 in 14
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1996
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Brunswick World Tournament of Champions won by Dave D'Entremont
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1997
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"Little Foxes," opens at Vivian Beaumont NYC for 56 performances
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1997
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"Stanley," closes at Circle in Sq Theater NYC
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1997
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Frank Nobilo wins Greater Greensboro Chrysler Classic at Forest Oaks
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1997
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Las Vegas Senior Golf Classic by TruGreen-ChemLawn
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1997
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Nancy Lopez wins LPGA Chick-fil-A Charity Championship
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BIRTHS
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1410
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John Van Lannoy, Flemish governor of Holland/Zealand/West Frisia
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1623
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Johann Adam Reincken, composer
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1701
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Charles Emanuel I, King of Sardinia
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1707
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John Burman, Dutch botanist/director botanical gardens
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1724
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Ferdinand Philipp Joseph Lobkowitz, composer
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1737
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Edward Gibson, England, historian (Decline & Fall of Roman Emp)
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1759
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Mary Wollstonecraft Godwin, England, writer/feminist (Female Reader)
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1767
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Andreas Jakob Romberg, German violinist/composer (Song of the Clock)
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1791
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Samuel Finley Breece Morse, US painter/inventor (telegraph)
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1802
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Abraham Louis Niedermeyer, composer
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1803
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Alfred Julius Becher, composer
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1812
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Friedrich von Flotow, composer
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1820
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Herbert Spencer, Derby England, Victorian philosopher (Social Statics)
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1822
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Ulysses S Grant, [Hiram], Ohio (R), 18th president (1869-77)
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1824
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William Richard Bexfield, composer
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1828
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Gerben Colmjon, Dutch Frisian linguist/publisher
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1835
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John Murray Corse, Pitts, Bvt Mjr General (Union volunteers) [or 9/27]
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1840
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Edward Whymper, 1st to climb Matterhorn (1865)
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1861
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Georgy L'vovich Catoire, composer
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1861
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Johan M Skjoldborg, Danish writer (Dynaes-Digte)
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1865
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Emile Erens, Dutch Hagiographer (Pastor of Ars)
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1869
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William Victor Harris, composer
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1871
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Arthur Finlay Nevin, composer
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1873
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Harry M O'Connor, Chicago IL, actor (Stranger than Fiction)
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1875
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Andr Baillon, Belgian/French author (Un homme si simple)
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1875
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Freddie Fane, cricketer (Hobbs' 1st Test opening partner)
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1875
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Lumsden Hare, Ireland, actor (Oregon Trail, Desert Fox, Young Bess)
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1883
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Hubert Harrison, St Croix Virgin Island, writer/freedom fighter
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1884
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Louis de Bree, [Louis C Davids], actor (Bluejackets)
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1891
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Sergei Sergeyevich Prokofiev, composer
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1892
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Louis Victor de Broglie, physicist (studied electrons)
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1893
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Norman Bel Geddes, Adrian Mich, theatrical designer (Rivals, Dead End)
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1894
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Nicolas Slonimsky, composer
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1896
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Rogers Hornsby, 2nd baseman (St Louis Cards)
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1896
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Wallace Hume Carothers, inventor (nylon)
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1900
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Walter Lantz, animator (Woody Woodpecker's creator)
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1902
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Kitty Kelly, NYC, actress (Ladies of the Jury, Behind Office Doors)
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1903
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Frank Belknap Long, American writer (Rim of the Unknown)
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1903
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Hans Walter Kosterliz, biochemist
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1904
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Arthur F Burns, economist/chairman (Federal Reserve Board)
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1904
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Cecil Day-Lewis, England, poet laureate/detective (Nicholas Blake)
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1904
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Ragnar Skrede, Norwegian poet (Lauvfall)
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1905
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Julian Stryjkowski, writer
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1905
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Philip Radcliffe, composer
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1906
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Mark Alexander Abrams, market researcher
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1909
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Muriel C Bradbrook, English writer (That Infidel Place)
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1911
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Colin Gordon, Ceylon, actor (John-Baron)
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1911
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Georges Dargaud, French publisher (Asterix, Tintin)
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1912
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Franz Weyergans, Belgian literary (Les Gens Heureux)
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1912
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Frederick Rand Weissman, philanthropist
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1912
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Renato Rascel, actor (7 Hills of Rome, Secrets of Santa Vittoria)
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1914
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Albert Soboult, French historian
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1916
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Jan Rychlik, composer
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1918
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John Alfred Scali, journalist/correspondent (ABC)
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1918
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Kirby Stone, NYC, jazz combo leader (Baubles Bangles & Beads)
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1918
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Willem N "Pim" Koot, pianist of Concert building (Oh, Lady! Lady!)
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1919
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Walter Ritchie, sculptor
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1922
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Daphne Anderson, London, actress (Beggar's Opera, Hobson's Choice)
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1922
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Jack Klugman, Phila (Oscar-Odd Couple, Quincy, Goodbye Columbus)
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1927
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Connie Kay, jazz drummer
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1927
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Coretta Scott King, Marion Ala, civil rights leader
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1927
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John Joseph Moakley, (Rep-D-Massachusetts, 1973- )
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1929
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Nina Ponomareva Romaschkova, USSR, discus thrower (Oly-gold-1952, 60)
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1930
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Roelof F "Pik" Botha, South African minister of Foreign affairs
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1931
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Igor Oistrach, Russian violinist/son of David Oistrach
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1931
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Krzystzof Komeda, composer
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1932
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Anouk Aimee, [Franoise Dreyfus], Paris, actress (8«, La Dolce Vita)
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1932
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Casey Kasem, Detroit Mich, radio personality (American Top 40)
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1932
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Charles Adkins, US, light welterweight boxer (Olympic-gold-1952)
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1932
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Chuck Knox, NFL coach (Rams, Bills, Seahawks)
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1932
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Franois Bayle, composer
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1932
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Maxine Brown, rocker (Browns)
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1932
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Petar Ozgijan, composer
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1936
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Khalid Wazir, cricketer (son of S Wazir Ali 2 Tests for Pakistan 1954)
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1937
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Phil Jones, newsman (CBS)
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1937
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Sandy Dennis, Nebraska, actress (Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?)
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1938
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Earl Anthony, bowler (PBA money champ 1974-6, 1981-3)
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1939
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Jerry Mercer, Montreal Canada, rock drummer (April Wine)
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1939
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Judy Carne, Northhampton Engl, comedienne (Laugh-in, Fair Exchange)
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1941
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Friedrich Goldmann, composer
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1941
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Jan D Blaauw, Dutch MP (VVD)
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1941
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Judith Blegen, Missoula Mont, opera singer (Papagena-Magic Flute)
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1942
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Gordon Roddick, English cosmetic manufacturer (Body Shop)
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1942
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Valeri Vladimirovich Polyakov, Russian cosmonaut (Soyuz TM-6, TM-18)
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1943
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Eugene Polyakov, dancer
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1943
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Helmut Marko, auto racer (Le Mans Grand Prix)
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1944
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Cuba Gooding, US singer (Everybody Plays the Fool)
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1944
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Herb Pedersen, Berkley Ca, singer (Desert Rose Band-Love Reunited)
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1944
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Michael Fish, British TV weatherman
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1945
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August Wilson, US, playwright (Fences, Pulitzer 1987)
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1946
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John Maclean, cricketer (Australian wicket-keeper 1978-79)
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1947
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Ann Peebles, Missouri, singer (I Can't Stand the Rain)
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1947
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Herbie Murrell, US singer (Stylistics-You are My Everything)
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1947
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Pete Ham, Swansea Wales, rock vocalist (Badfinger-Come & Get It)
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1947
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Peter Gena, composer
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1948
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Katie Pierson, NJ, vocals/guitarist (B-52's-Rock Lobster, Love Shack)
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1949
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Doug Sheehan, actor (Joe Kelly-General Hospital)
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1949
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Douglas Sheehan, Santa Monica Calif, actor (Ben-Knots Landing)
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1949
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Yoshiaki Fujiwara, wrestler (NJPW/PWF/UWF)
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1951
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Ace Frehley, Bronx NY, heavy metal rocker (Kiss-Beth, Frehley's Comet)
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1951
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Boris Kinberg, rock percussionist (Mink Deville)
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1953
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Ellen L Shulman Baker, Fayetteville NC, MD/astronaut (STS 34, 50, 71)
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1955
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Cora Ann Mahalick, NJ, news anchor (WNYW-TV)
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1956
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Dennie Shupryt-Knoop, Chicago Ill, beach volleyballer (Olympics-96)
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1958
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Keith Denunzio, rocker
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1959
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Marco Pirroni, London, rock guitarist (Adam & The Ants)
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1959
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Sheena Easton, [Shirley Orr], Glasgow Scotland, singer (Sugar Walls)
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1962
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Denise Baldwin, Atlanta, LPGA golfer (1991 Futures Salisbury Classic)
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1962
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Patricia Plumer, Covina Calif, 1.5k/5k runner
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1962
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Patricia Susan Plumer Levere, Covina, California, 3K runner
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1963
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Arther van Dijk, drummer (Ivy Green)
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1963
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Grant Show, actor (Jake-Melrose Place, Rick-Ryan's Hope)
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1963
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Schae Harrison, Orange Calif, actress (Darla-Bold & Beautiful)
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1964
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Paul Osbaldiston, CFL kicker (Hamilton Tiger Cats)
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1965
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Courtenay Becker-Dey, Greenwich Conn, Europe yachter (Oly-bronze-1996)
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1966
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Peter McIntyre, cricketer (Australian leg-spinner 1995)
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1967
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Bridgette Gordon, WNBA forward (Sacramento Monarchs, Olympic-gold-88)
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1967
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Willem-Alexander CGF, Dutch crown prince/son of Queen Beatrix of Neth
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1968
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Adrian Cooper, NFL tight end (Minn Vikings)
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1969
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Brett Steven, Bermuda, NZ tennis player (Olympics-96)
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1969
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Francine "Frankie" McRae, Australian softball outfielder (Oly-br-96)
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1969
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Mica Paris, rocker (So Good)
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1969
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Tyrone Rodgers, CFL defensive linebacker (Winnipeg Blue Bombers)
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1970
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Mikiko Hagiwara, WNBA guard (Sacramento Monarchs)
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1970
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Tim Hanshaw, NFL guard (SF 49ers)
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1971
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Craig Keith, NFL tight end (Jacksonville Jaguars)
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1971
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Hayley Carr, Salzburg Austria, actress (Courtney-As the World Turns)
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1971
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James Burton, cornerback (Chicago Bears)
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1971
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Ricky Sutton, WLAF defensive end (Barcelona Dragons)
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1972
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Alison McKnight, Bakersfield Calif, 100m hurdler/heptathlete
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1972
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David Lascher, NYC, actor (Josh-Clueless, Kidz in the Wood)
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1972
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Ethan Brooks, NFL/WAFL tackle (Atlanta Falcons, Rhein Fire)
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1972
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Silvia Farina, Milan Italy, tennis star (1995 Maria Lankowitz doubles)
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1972
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Tim Ruddy, NFL center (Miami Dolphins)
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1972
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Tommy Thompson, NFL punter (SF 49ers)
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1973
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Andr Govan, Culver City Calif, actor (Monster Squad)
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1973
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Sbastien Lareau, Montreal Quebec, tennis player (Olympics-96)
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1974
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Carlos Fortes, soccer player (Sparta)
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1974
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Pete Chryplewicz, tight end (Detroit Lions)
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1975
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Andr Gower, actor (Baby Makes 5, Fathers & Sons, Mr President)
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1975
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Kenny Harris, safety (Arizona Cardinals)
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1975
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Michael Booker, cornerback (Atlanta Falcons)
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1992
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James Duke Mason, son of singer Belinda Carlisle & Morgan Mason
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DEATHS
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1076
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Willem, bishop of Utrecht (1054-76), murderer of earl Floris I, dies
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1124
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Alexander I, king of Scotland (1107-24), dies
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1404
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Philip, the Stout, Duke of Burgundy, dies at 62
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1521
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Ferdinand Magellan, world traveler, killed by Filipino natives at 50
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1605
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Leo XI, [Alessandro O de' Medici], Italian Pope (1605), dies at 69
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1656
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Gerard van Honthorst, painter, dies at 65
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1656
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Jan J van Goyen, Dutch landscape painter, dies at 60
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1682
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Theodorus III, czar of Russia (1676-82), dies
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1694
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Johan Georg IV, elector of Saxony (1691-94), dies at 25
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1695
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Sor Juana Ins de la Cruz, [Asbaje], Mexican poetress/nun, dies at 44
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1702
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Jean Bart, French capt/sea hero (Escape out of Plymouth), dies at 51
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1758
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Jan Francisci, composer, dies at 66
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1764
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Jaime de Casellas, composer, dies at 73
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1794
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William Jones, British Orientalist/jurist, dies at 47
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1806
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Amalia Frstin Gallitzin, Prussian daughter of Golitsyn, dies at 57
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1813
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Zebulon M Pike, US explorer (Pike's Peak), dies in battle at 34
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1871
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Sigismond Fortune Franois Thalberg, composer, dies at 59
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1872
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Ion Heliade-Radulescu, Romanian politician/author, dies at 70
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1881
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Ludwig A Benedek, Austrian general, dies at 76
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1882
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Ralph Waldo Emerson, US poet (Representive Men), dies
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1893
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John Murray Corse, US general (Union), dies on his 58th birthday
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1901
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Richard Redhead, composer, dies at 81
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1902
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Julius Sterling Morton, who started Arbor Day, dies at 72
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1915
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Alexander N Skriabin, Russ pianist/composer (Prometheus), dies at 43
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1932
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Harold "Heart" Crane, US poet (Bridge), commits suicide at 32
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1936
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Frederik A Stoett, linguist (Dutch Proverbs), dies at 72
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1936
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Karl Pearson, mathematician, dies
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1937
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Antonio Gramsci, Italian philosopher/marxist theorist, dies at 46
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1938
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Edmond Rubbens, Belgian minister to Colonies, dies at 44
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1950
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Adam Tadeusz Wieniawski, composer, dies at 70
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1950
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Karl Straube, German organist/conductor, dies
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1951
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Philip Albert Myburgh Hands, cricketer (7 Tests for S Africa), dies
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1957
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Mario A Gianini, creator (maraschino cherry), dies
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1959
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Gordon Armstrong, inventor (baby incubator), dies
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1961
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Roy Del Ruth, director (About Face, Folies Bergere), dies at 67
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1964
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Georg Britting, writer, dies at 73
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1965
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Alan Bunce, actor (Albert-Ethel & Albert), dies at 61
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1965
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Edward R Murrow, newscaster (Person to Person), dies at 57
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1969
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Dino Terranova, actor (Young Dillinger), dies at 65
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1970
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Arthur Shields, actor (Your Show Time), dies at 73
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1972
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Kwame Nkrumah, president of Ghana, dies at 62
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1972
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Phil King, rock (Blue Oyster Cult), shot in head at 24 while gambling
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1973
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Jim Sims, cricketer (England leg-spinner in 4 Tests 1935-37), dies
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1973
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Libbe de Wal, founder of Humanistic Covenant, dies at 72
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1975
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Nicholas Soussanin, actor (Last Command), dies at 86
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1977
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Stanley Adams, actor (Lillies of the Field, Thunder Alley), dies at 61
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1978
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Mohammed Daud, premier/president of Afghanistan, murdered
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1982
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Tom Tully, actor (Line-up, Shane), dies at 85
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1984
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Piet Kraak, Dutch soccer player, dies at 63
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1991
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Ken Curtis, actor (Lost, Freckles, Calif Gold Rush), dies at 74
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1991
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Marcus Heeresma, writer/poet (Anna, Son of a Whore), dies
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1992
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Olivier Messiaen, French composer, dies at 83
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1993
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Hans Sahl, German/US writer (Tie Exil im Exil), dies at 90
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1994
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Jerome Lejeune, physiologist, dies at 69
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1994
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John Preston, US writer (Gay House, Big Gay Book), dies at 48
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1994
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Lynne Frederick Unger, actress (Trail of Pink Panther), dies at 39
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1996
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Joan Sterndale Bennett, actress (Elizabeth-Dark Shadows), dies at 86
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1996
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William Egan Colby, cIA Director, dies at 76
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1997
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Paul Lambert, actor (Tom-Executive Suite), dies at 73
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