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399
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St Anastasius I begins his reign as Catholic Pope
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1095
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Pope Urban II preaches 1st Crusade
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1237
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Battle of Cortenuova: Emperor Frederik II vs Lombardische steden
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1382
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Battle of Westrozebeke (French army beats Flemings-1,000s die)
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1495
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Scottish king James IV receives bedrieger Perkin Warbeck
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1582
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William Shakespeare marries Anne Hathaway
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1587
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Dutch County Groningen flood by dike break
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1798
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Rabbi Shneur Zalman, author (Tanya), released from St Peterburg jail
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1815
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Cracow (Poland) declared a free republic
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1817
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US soldiers attack Florida Indian village, beginning Seminole War
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1826
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John Walker invents friction match in England
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1839
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American Statistical Association organizes in Boston
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1843
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Opera "Bohemian Girl" is produced (London)
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1863
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-29] Battle at Fort Esperanza Texas
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1863
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Battle of Payne's Farm, VA
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1864
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2nd day of Battles at Waynesboro, Georgia
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1868
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Battle at Washita-Gen Custer defeats Cheyennes
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1870
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NY Times dubs baseball "The National Game"
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1877
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Burkina adopts its constitution
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1885
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Earliest photograph of a meteor shower made
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1889
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1st permit issued to drive a car through Central Park (Curtis P Brady)
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1889
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Hermann Sudermann's "Ehre," premieres in Berlin
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1890
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1st signal box for SF Police Department goes into operation
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1895
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Alfred Nobel establishes Nobel Prize
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1896
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"Also Sprach Zarathustra" (Thus Spake Zarathustra) debuts in Frankfurt
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1898
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Side-wheeler "Portland" sinks off Cape Cod, 190 die
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1901
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Army War College forms in Washington DC
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1901
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Gerhart Hauptmanns "Der rote Hahn," premieres in Berlin
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1903
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Opera "Die Heugierigen Frauen" is produced (Munich)
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1910
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NY's Penn Station opens as world's largest railway terminal
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1911
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Audience throws vegetables at actors for 1st recorded time in US
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1912
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Albanian National Flag adopted
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1912
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Spanish protectorate in Morocco forms
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1914
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1st women elected political agent (Grantham, Linconshire UK)
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1919
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Peace of Neuilly-sur-Seine: Allies & Bulgaria
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1924
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57,000 watch a High School football game (LA & Polytechnic tie 7-7)
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1925
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German Parliament ratifies treaty of Locarno
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1926
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110,000 watch Army & Navy play a 21-all tie
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1926
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Bla Bart¢ks ballet "Miraculous Mandarin," premieres in Keulen
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1926
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Italian & Albania sign peace treaty
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1926
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KXL-AM in Portland OR begins radio transmissions
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1926
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Restoration of Williamsburg, Virginia, begins
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1931
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1st Test Cricket match at the Gabba Bradman scores 200 on 1st day
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1932
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Poland & USSR signs non-attack treaty
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1937
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Pro-labor musical revue "Pins & Needles" opens, produced by ILGWU
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1939
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Maxwell Anderson's "Key Largo," premieres in NYC
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1940
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6th Heisman Trophy Award: Tom Harmon, Michigan (HB)
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1940
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Nazis signs Technical Hague court Delft
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1941
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British 13th Army corp reaches Tobruk
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1941
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Joe DiMaggio is named AL MVP
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1941
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USSR begins a counter offensive causes Germany to retreat
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1942
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Bobby Managoff beats Yvon Robert in Houston, to become wrestling champ
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1942
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French navy at Toulon scuttles ships & subs so Nazis don't take them
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1942
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Tito appoints Anti fascist Liberation board in Yugoslavia
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1943
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31st CFL Grey Cup: Hamilton Flying Wildcats defeat Winn Bombers, 23-14
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1943
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Conference of Teheran (Churchill-Roosevelt-Stalin)
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1944
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3,500-40,00 ton explosive, explodes in Staffordshire, 68 killed
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1944
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US 121st Infantry regiment opens assault on Hrtgen
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1945
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Dutch resistance fighter Hannie Schaft re-buried in presence of Queen Wilhelmina
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1945
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Gen George C Marshall named special US envoy to China
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1945
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Hannie Buy buried in presence of Queen Wilhelmina
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1945
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Trial against NSB-leader Mussert begins
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1946
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English soccer team beats Netherlands, 8-2
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1947
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Joe DiMaggio wins his 3rd MVP, beating Ted Williams by 1 vote
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1948
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36th CFL Grey Cup: Calgary Stampeders defeat Ottawa Rough Riders, 12-7
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1948
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Honda 1st opens in America
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1950
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Red Sox sign shortstop Lou Boudreau as a player to 2-year contract
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1950
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Trial against RC clergy "imperialistic conspiracy" begins in Prague
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1951
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1st rocket to intercept an airplane, White Sands, NM
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1951
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Cease-fire & demarcation zone accord signed in Panmunjon Korea
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1952
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KTBC TV channel 7 in Austin, TX (CBS) begins broadcasting
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1953
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Indians 3rd baseman Al Rosen is unanimously named AL's MVP
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1954
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"By the Beautiful Sea" closes at Majestic Theater NYC after 270 perfs
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1954
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42nd CFL Grey Cup: Edmonton Eskimos defeats Montreal Alouettes, 26-25
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1956
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F Goodrich & A Hackett's "Diary of Anne Frank," premieres in Neth
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1957
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Army withdraws for Little Rock Ark, after Central HS integration
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1958
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USSR abrogates Allied war-time agreements on control of Germany
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1960
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CBS radio cancels "Have Gun Will Travel"
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1960
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Dr Felix Houphouet-Boigny becomes president of Ivory Coast
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1960
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Gordie Howe becomes 1st NHLer to score 1,000 points
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1960
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Patrice Lumumba flees Leopoldville Congo
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1960
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Trailing 38-7 late in 3rd quarter, Buffalo Bills tie Broncos at 38-38
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1961
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Gordie Howe becomes 1st to play in 1,000 NHL games
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1961
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KHAW TV channel 11 in Hilo, HI (NBC) begins broadcasting
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1962
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1st test flight of the Boeing 727 takes place
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1962
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Sumner Arthur Long's "Never Too Late," premieres in NYC
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1962
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US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site
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1965
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15-25,000 demonstrate against war in Vietnam in Wash DC
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1965
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1st French satellite launched, France becomes 3rd nation in space
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1965
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53rd CFL Grey Cup: Hamilton Tiger-Cats defeat Winn Blue Bombers, 22-16
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1966
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In highest-scoring NFL game, Wash Redskins defeat NY Giants 72-41
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1966
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Uruguay adopts constitution
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1967
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Beatles release "Magical Mystery Tour"
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1967
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Gold pool nations pledge support of $35 per ounce gold price
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1970
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Carl Morton (18-11 for last-place Expos), receives NL Rookie of Year
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1970
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George Harrison releases 3 album set "All Things Must Pass"
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1970
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Pope Paul VI wounded in chest during a visit to Philippines by a dagger-wielding Bolivian painter disguised as a priest
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1970
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Test Cricket debut of Rodney "Iron Gloves" Marsh v England, Brisbane
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1971
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Soviet Mars 2 becomes 1st spacecraft to crash land on Mars
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1972
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Pierre Trudeau forms Canadian government
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1972
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Yanks trade Ellis, Torres & Spikes to Indians for Nettles & Moses
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1973
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Gary Matthews wins NL Rookie of Year
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1973
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Neil Simon's "Good Doctor," premieres in NYC
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1973
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Senate votes 92-3 to confirm Gerald R Ford as VP
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1974
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Cardinals outfielder Bake McBride wins NL Rookie of Year
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1975
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Red Sox's Fred Lynn is 1st rookie to win MVP (AL)
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1976
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Amy Alcott wins LPGA Colgate-Far East Golf Championship
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1976
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Miss Teenage America Pageant
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1977
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"Comedy with Music (Victor Borge)" closes at Imperial NY after 66 perf
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1977
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65th CFL Grey Cup: Montreal Alouettes defeats Edmonton Eskimos, 41-6
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1978
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Colombian Avianca Airlines Boeing 747 crashes in Madrid killing 183
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1979
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1st day-night one-day cricket international, Australia v WI at SCG
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1980
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Soyuz T-3 carries 3 cosmonauts to Salyut 6 space station, launched
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1982
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5th time Rangers shut-out Islanders 3-0
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1982
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Kepler Wessels scores century in 1st Test Cricket (162 v England)
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1983
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71st CFL Grey Cup: Toronto Argonauts defeats BC Lions, 18-17
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1983
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Colombian jetliner Boeing 747 crashes in Madrid killing 185
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1983
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Desmond Haynes out handled the ball v India
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1985
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Cards Vince Coleman wins NL Rookie of Year
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1985
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Republic of Ireland gains consultative role in Northern Ireland
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1987
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"Les Miserables," opens at Theatre Royal, Sydney
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1987
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Young man survives 7 attempts at suicide in Somerset England
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1988
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76th CFL Grey Cup: Winnipeg Blue Bombers defeats BC Lions, 22-21
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1989
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Colombian jetliner bombed killing 107
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1989
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France performs nuclear test at Muruora Island
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1989
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George Harrison releases "Cheer Down" & "Poor Little Girl"
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1989
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Luis Alberto Lacelle elected president of Uruguay
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1989
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US 63rd manned space mission STS 33 (Discovery 9) returns from space
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1990
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Britain's conservatives chose John Major to succeed Margaret Thatcher
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1991
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"Peter Pan" opens at Minskoff Theater NYC for 48 performances
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1991
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Poetess Maria Elene Cruz Varela sentenced to 2 years (Cuba)
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1991
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Undertaker beats Hulk Hogan to become new WWF champ
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1992
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Howard Stern Interview premieres on E! Network
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1992
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Part of Vienna Hofburg destroyed by fire
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1993
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Boon completes his 18th Test Cricket century (106 v NZ, Hobart)
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1993
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India defeat West Indies in Bengal Jubilee Cricket Final, Kumble 6-12
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1993
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Lisa Hanna, 18, of Jamaica, crowned 43rd Miss World
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1994
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82nd CFL Grey Cup: British Columbia Lions defeat Balt Stallions, 26-23
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1994
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Fire in disco in Fuxin, North-China, 233 killed
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1994
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Julio Mar¡a Sanguinetti elected president of Uruguay
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1997
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Lions' Barry Sanders becomes NFL's 2nd all-time rusher
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BIRTHS
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1544
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Ascanio Trombeti, composer
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1563
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Robbert Robbertsz, (le Canu), nautical expert
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1569
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Ottavio Vernizzi, composer
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1588
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Valerius Andreas, [Walter Driessens], Flemish historian
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1595
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Alessandro Algardi, Italian sculptor/architect
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1627
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Louise Henritte, [Mlle d'Orange], daughter of Frederik Henry
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1635
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Franoise d'Aubign, wife of King Louis XIV
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1648
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Peter Codde, RC apostole vicar (1688-1704)
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1668
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Henri F d'Aguesseau, chancellor of France (1717..50)
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1691
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Josef Antonin Planicky, composer
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1701
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Anders Celsius, Sweden, scientist/inventor (centigrade temp scale)
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1731
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Gaetano Pugnani, composer
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1732
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Johann Joseph Emmert, composer
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1741
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Jean-Pierre Duport, composer
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1745
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Boniface Stoecki, composer
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1746
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Robert Livingston, delivered oath of office to George Washington
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1750
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Anton Thadaus Johann Nepomuk Stamitz, composer
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1756
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Paul van Hemert, Dutch theologist/philosopher (Kant)
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1759
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Franz Vinzenz Krommer, composer
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1775
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Joachim G le Sage ten Broek, Dutch notary/catholic foreman/publicist
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1778
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John Murray, publisher
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1787
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Christian Rummel, composer
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1787
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Jacob earl van Rechteren van Appeltern, governor of Gelderland
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1801
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Alexander Egorovich Varlamov, composer
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1804
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Julius Benedict, Stuttgart Germany, opera composer (Protoghesi)
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1808
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Hugh Weedon Mercer, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1877
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1809
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Frances Anne "Fanny" Kemble, England, Shakespearian actress (Juliet)
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1813
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Michele Puccini, composer
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1830
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Harrison Millard, composer
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1840
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Aleksei N Apuchtin, Russian poet/friend of Tsjaikovski [OS=11/15]
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1854
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Aloys L earl von Aehrenthal, Austrian minister of Foreign affairs
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1865
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Jos Asunci¢n Silva, Colombia, poet (Nocturno III)
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1867
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Margaret Ruthven Lang, composer
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1870
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Juho Kusti Paasikivi, president Finland
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1874
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Chaim Weizmann, Israeli statesman (1st President)
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1874
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Charles A Beard, American historian (American Continentalism)
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1875
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Wladyslaw Orkan, [Szmaciarz-Smreczynsky], Pol author (Nowele Zebrane)
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1878
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Mabel Wheeler Daniels, composer
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1879
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Adam Tadeusz Wieniawski, composer
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1885
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Rudolph Reti, composer
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1886
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Tsugouharu T Foujita, Japans/French painter
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1892
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Pedro Salinas, writer
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1893
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Stanislaw Wiechowicz, composer
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1894
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Forrest Shaklee, founder (Shaklee Products)
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1896
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Giovanni B Angioletti, Italian author (Il giorno del giudizio)
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1898
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Nelly Steuer-Wagenaar, Dutch pianist
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1900
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Leon Barzin, Brussels Belgium, conductor (NY City Ballet 1948-58)
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1900
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Robert Blum, composer
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1901
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Ted Husing, NYC, sportscaster (Monday Night Fights)
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1902
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Giuseppe Savagnone, composer
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1903
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Johnny Blood, aka John McNally, early NFL halfback (Green Bay)
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1903
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Mona Washbourne, England, actress (Stevie, Billie Liar, Driver's Seat)
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1905
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Daniel Sternefeld, Belgian conductor/composer (Mater Dolorosa)
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1907
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L[yon] Sprague de Camp, US, sci-fi author (Goblin Tower, Hand of Zei)
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1909
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Astrid Allwyn, Manchester CT, actress (Charlie Chan's Secret)
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1909
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Donald John Urquhart, librarian
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1909
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James Agee, American author (African Queen, Death in Family)
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1910
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Rudolf Holzmann, composer
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1911
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Georges Dargaud, French publisher (Asterix/Kuifje)
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1912
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David Merrick, [Margulois], Hong Kong, Broadway producer (Hello Dolly)
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1912
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Howard de Walden, English landowner/multi-millionaire
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1913
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Frances Swem Anderson, technologist (nuclear medicine)
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1913
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Robert Dougall, English TV host
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1914
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Evangeline Bruce, hostess
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1915
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Caro van Eyck, [Gerarda JE Taytelbaum], Dutch actress (Medea)
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1915
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Victor Alessandro, composer
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1917
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"Buffalo" Bob Smith, Buffalo NY, TV host (Howdy Doody)
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1917
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Tiny Rowland, [Roland Fuhrop], German/British owner (Observer)
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1918
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Zeev Wolfgang Steinberg, composer
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1919
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Siegfried Naumann, composer
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1920
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Abe Lenstra, Dutch soccer star
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1920
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David Waller, actor (Shadowlands, Work is a 4 Letter Word)
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1920
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Elaine Greene, literary Agent
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1920
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John Richard Ravensdale, historian
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1920
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Max Tripels, attorney/Dutch MP
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1921
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Alexander Dubcek, headed Czech Communist Party (1968-69)
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1921
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Ole Sarvig, Danish writer/critic (Limbo, Glem Ikke)
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1923
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Robert A Young, (Rep-D-MO, 1977-86)
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1924
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Theresa R van der Pant, sculptor
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1925
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Ernie Wise, England, comedian (Morecambe & Wise)
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1925
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Marshall Thompson, Peoria Ill, actor (Bog, To Hell & Back, Daktari)
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1925
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Michael Tolan, Detroit Mich, actor (Nurses, Senator)
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1927
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William Simon, US sect of Treasury
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1928
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Edward Greenall, businessman/sportsman
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1928
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Walter Klien, pianist
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1929
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Billy Nair, S Afr union/SACP leader (20 yrs in Robbeneiland Prison)
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1930
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James M Taylor, Stamps ARK, USAF/astronaut
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1930
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Vladimir Emel Yanovich Lev Alekseevich Samsonov Maksimov, educator
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1931
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Juan Guinjoan, composer
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1932
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Benigno Aquino Jr, Philippine opposition leader; assassinated
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1933
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Floyd Cramer, rocker
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1934
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Lawrence Martin Jenco, priest
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1935
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Al Jackson Jr, Memphis Tn, drummer (Booker T & MGs-Chinese Checkers)
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1935
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Helmut Friedrich Lachenmann, composer
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1935
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Prakash Bhandari, cricketer (3 Tests for India in mid-50's, 77 runs)
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1935
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Verity A Lambert, film producer (Clockwise, Link, Sweeney)
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1937
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Gail Sheehy, author (Hustling)
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1938
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Jose Tartabull, baseball player
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1940
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Bruce Lee, [Lee Yuen Kam], SF Calif, karate star/actor (Green Hornet)
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1940
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John Alderton, Gainsborough England, actor (Zardoz)
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1942
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Henry Carr, Det Mich, 200m/4x400m runner (Olympic-gold-1964)
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1942
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Jimi Hendrix, Seattle Wash, rock guitarist (Purple Haze)
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1944
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Dozy, rocker
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1944
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Eddie Rabbitt, Brooklyn, country singer (I Love a Rainy Night)
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1944
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Martin Corbett, gay activist
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1944
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Mickey Leland, (Rep-D-TX, 1979- )
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1945
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Barbara Anderson, Bkln, actress (Eve-Ironside, Mission Impossible)
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1945
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Randy Brecker, Phila, rocker (Blood Sweat & Tears)
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1948
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Dave Winthrop, rock saxophonist (Supertramp)
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1951
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Jayne Kennedy, Wash DC, sportscaster (CBS)/actress (Body & Soul)
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1951
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Kevin Kavanaugh, rocker (Asbury Jukes) [or 8/27]
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1952
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James D Wetherbee, Flushing NY, Lt Cmdr USN/astr (STS 32, 52, 63, 86)
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1954
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Curtis Armstrong, actor, (Moonlighting, Revenge of the Nerds)
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1954
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Patricia McPherson, Oak Harbor Wash, actress (Bonnie-Knight Rider)
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1955
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Bill Nye, the Science Guy, TV Host
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1957
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Caroline Kennedy-Schlossberg, attorney, JFK & Jackie's daughter
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1957
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Frank Boeen, Dutch singer (Frank Boeen Group)/Black & White)
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1957
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Terri R Adams, educator (teacher in space)
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1958
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Julia Celotto, LA CA, WPVA volleyballer (Santa Cruz/Pismo-9th-1994)
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1958
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Mike Scioscia, baseball player (LA Dodgers)
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1959
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Charlie Burchill, Scottish pop guitarist (Simple Minds-Breakfast Club)
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1960
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Ashley Ingram, English singer (Fizzz-Just an Illusion)
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1960
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Ken O'Brien, QB (NY Jets)
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1960
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Martin van Yellow, soccer player (Willem II)
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1961
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Lee Johnson, NFL punter/kicker (Cin Bengals)
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1961
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Princess, rocker (Desirez Heslop, All For Love)
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1961
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Randy Milligan, baseball player
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1962
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Arlene Baxter, Oceanside CA, playmate (Dec, 1993)
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1962
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Calvin Hayes, rocker (Johnny Hates Jazz-Turn Back the Clock)
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1962
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Charlie Benante, Bronx NY, rock drummer (Anthrax-Armed & Dangerous)
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1962
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Mike "Puffy" Bordin, SF, rock drummer (Faith No More)
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1963
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Fisher Stevens, Chicago, actor (My Science Project, Short Circuit)
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1964
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David Giles, Australian star yachter (Olympics-84, 88, 92, 96)
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1964
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Florence Gopi, Suriname radio-broadcaster (KBC-Metro Blmer)
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1964
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Rebecca Michelle Ferratti, Helena MT, playmate (Jun, 1986)
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1964
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Robin Simone Givens, [Mrs Mike Tyson] NYC, (Darlene-Head of the Class)
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1965
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Danielle Ammaccapane, Babylon NY, LPGA golfer (1991 Register PING)
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1965
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Fiachna O'Braonain, Irish pop guitarist (Hothouse Flowers-Don't Go)
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1965
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Kathleen Heddle, Trail BC, rower (Olympics-gold-92/96)
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1965
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Raffaella Ragge, Italy, tennis star
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1966
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Carwell Gardner, NFL fullback (Buffalo Bills, SD Chargers)
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1966
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Chryssandra Hines, Bristol Conn, team handball wing (Olympics-1996)
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1966
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Dean Garrett, NBA center (Denver Nuggets)
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1967
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Brett MacNeil, CFL guard (Winnipeg Blue Bombers)
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1967
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Garry Valk, Edmonton, NHL left wing (Anaheim Mighty Ducks)
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1967
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Laura Golarsa, Milan Italy, tennis star (Oklahoma City doubles)
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1970
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Calvin Jones, NFL running back (Oakland Raiders)
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1970
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Chris Underwood, LA Calif, volleyball opposite hitter (Olympics-96)
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1970
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Patrick Bates, NFL safety (Atlanta Falcons)
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1970
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Todd Kelly, NFL defensive end (Cin Bengals)
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1971
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Eric Menendez, NY, accused of killing his parents (Menendez Brothers)
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1971
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Larry Allen, NFL guard/tackle (Dallas Cowboys)
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1971
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Linette Mertz, Kutztown Penns, Miss America-Penns (1996)
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1971
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Nick Van Exel, NBA guard (LA Lakers)
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1971
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Rhonda Adams, Columbus GA, playmate (Jun, 1995)
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1972
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Chris Hetherington, running back (Indianapolis Colts)
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1972
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Ivan Imbernon, WLAF defensive end (Barcelona Dragons)
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1972
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Jason Burns, NFL running back (Cin Bengals)
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1972
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Yureck Person, soccer player (NAC)
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1973
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Jon Runyan, tackle (Tennessee Oilers)
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1973
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Nick Ferguson, CFL defensive back (Winnipeg Blue Bombers)
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1973
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Reginald Lee, WLAF linebacker (Frankfurt Galaxy)
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1974
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Lee Vaughn, cornerback (Dallas Cowboys)
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1976
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Chad Kilger, Cornwall, NHL center (Winnipeg Jets)
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1976
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Jaleel White, LA Calif, actor (Steve Urkel-Family Matters)
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1976
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Saqlain Mushtaq, cricketer (Pakistan Test off-spinner 1995)
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1976
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Tyrone Sutton
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1978
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Joshua Harris, actor (Locked Up: A Mother's Rage)
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DEATHS
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450
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Galla Placidia, daughter of Byzant emperor Constantius III, dies at 58
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511
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Clovis, 1st King of France, dies at about 45
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640
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Acharius, bishop of Noyon/saint, dies
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1026
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Adalbert II, bishop of Utrecht (1010-26), dies
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1382
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Philip Van Artevelde, Flemish commander-in-chief, dies in battle at 42
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1474
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Guillaume Dufay, French/Flemish composer, dies at about 74
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1632
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John Eliot, English parliament leader/author (In Jail), dies at 40
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1673
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Anthonie Palamedesz, painter, dies at about 72
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1680
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Athanasius Kircher, German Jesuit/inventor (lantern), dies
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1687
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Renatus Rapinus, [Ren Rapin], French poet (Jansnisme), dies
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1749
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Balthasar Schmid, composer, dies at 44
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1749
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Gottfried Heinrich Stolzel, composer, dies at 59
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1836
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Carle [Antoine CH] Vernet, French painter/lithographer, dies
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1862
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Alexander Early Stone, Confederate (brig-general?), dies in battle
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1868
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Black Kettle, [Motavato], Cheyenne chief, dies
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1884
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Franziska "Fanny" Elssler, Austrian ballerina/choreography, dies at 74
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1890
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Emmanuele Muzio, composer, dies at 69
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1895
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A Dumas D J, writer, dies at 71
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1899
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Felipe Gutierrez y Espinoza, composer, dies at 74
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1915
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Sigismund Vladislavovich Zaremba, composer, dies at 54
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1916
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James Cutler Dunn Parker, composer, dies at 88
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1925
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Roger de la Fresnaye, French sculptor/painter, dies
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1930
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J T Tyldesley, cricket (1661 runs in 31 Tests for Eng 1898-1909), dies
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1934
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"Baby Face" Nelson, [Lester Gillis], gangster, shot by FBI at 26
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1934
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Herman Hollis, FBI agent, killed by Baby Face Nelson
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1934
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Sam Cowley, FBI agent, killed by Baby Face Nelson
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1942
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A B C Langton, cricketer (WWII 15 Tests for S Africa 1935-39), dies
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1953
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Eugene O'Neill, playwright (Nobel 1936), dies in Boston at 65
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1955
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Arthur Oscar Honegger, Swiss composer (Cantate Nol), dies at 63
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1955
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Luis de Freitas Branco, composer, dies at 65
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1955
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William Nigh, director (Ape, Doomed to Die, Mr Wong), dies at 74
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1957
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Margot SE Scharten-Antink, author (Catherina/Sprotje), dies at 88
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1958
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Artur Rodzinski, Polish conductor/composer, dies at 66
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1959
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Gerard Philipe, actor/dir (La Ronde, Gambler), dies of cancer at 36
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1960
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Dirk J de Geer, Dutch premier (1926-29, 39-40), dies at 89
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1960
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Frederick Fane, cricketer (682 runs in 14 Tests for Eng 1905-10), dies
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1965
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Carl Parrish, composer, dies at 61
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1965
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Harry Harvey Sr, actor (It's a Man's World), dies at 64
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1967
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Cameron Prud'Homme, actor (Rainmaker), dies after long illness at 75
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1967
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Ettore Panizza, composer, dies at 92
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1968
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Gino Roncaglia, composer, dies at 85
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1968
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Hans Redlich, composer, dies at 65
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1971
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Jakabs Medins, composer, dies at 86
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1971
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Korneel Goossens, Flemish literary/art historian, dies at 70
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1972
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Mahalia Jackson, vocalist (Got Whole World in His Hands), dies at 61
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1974
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Louis B Russell Jr, longest living heart transplant, dies at 49
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1975
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Ross McWhirter, Guinness Book of Records keeper, murdered
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1977
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John L McClellan, (Sen-D-Ark), dies at 81
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1978
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George Moscone, (SF Mayor), shot by Dan White
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1978
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Harvey Milk, (SF City Supervisor), shot by Dan White
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1978
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Susan Damante Shaw, actress (Wilderness Family), dies at 58
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1981
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Lotte Lenya, singer/actress (From Russia With Love), dies in NY at 83
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1981
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Max [Machgielis] Euwe, chess champ (1935-37), dies
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1982
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Philipp Kutev, composer, dies at 79
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1983
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Manuel Scorza, Peruvian writer, dies at about 55
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1984
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Percy Norris, deputy high commissioner of India, shot dead
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1986
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Steve Tracy, actor (Percival-Little House on Praire), dies at 61
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1988
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Angela Aames, actress (Lost Empire, Basic Training), dies
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1988
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John Carradine, actor (Ten Commandments), dies of kidney failure at 82
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1988
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Karel Horky, composer, dies at 79
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1988
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[John] Hein Donner, chess grand master, dies at 61
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1990
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David White, actor (Larry Tate-Bewitched), dies at 74
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1994
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Arthur Frank "Peter" Shore, egyptologist, dies at 70
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1995
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Giancarlo Baghetti, racing driver/journalist, dies at 60
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1995
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Peter Harrison Swan, bomber pilot/stockbroker, dies at 75
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1995
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Simon Bailey, priest, dies at 40
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1996
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George Ernest Leslie, trade union official, dies at 76
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1997
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Buck Leonard, Hall of Famer in Negro League, dies at 90
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1997
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Henry Charnock, oceanographer, dies at 76
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