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1312
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Pope Clement V closes Council of Vienna
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1476
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Emperor Frederik III of Habsburg & duke Charles the Stout arrange marriage of their children
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1527
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Spanish & German Imperial troops sack Rome; ending Renaissance
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1529
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Battle at Gogra: Mogol emperor Babur beats Afghans & Bengals
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1536
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King Henry VIII, orders bible be placed in every church
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1598
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Arch duke Albrecht & Isabella become monarch of Southern Netherlands
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1626
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Dutch colonist Paul Minuit buys Manhattan for $24 in trinkets
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1642
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Ville Marie (Montreal) forms
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1644
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Johan Mauritius resigns as governor of Brazil
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1648
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Battle at Z¢lty Wody-Bohdan Chmielricki's Cossaks beat John II Casimir
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1672
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Brandenburgs monarch Frederik Willem signs treaty with Netherlands
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1733
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1st international boxing match: Bob Whittaker beats Tito di Carni
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1753
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French King Louis XV observes transit of Mercury at Mendon Castle
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1757
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Battle at Prague: Frederik II of Prussia beats emperor army
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1787
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1st Black Masonic Lodge (African # 459) forms Prince Hall, Boston
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1794
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Haiti, under Toussaint L'Ouverture, revolts against France
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1804
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Suriname sold to English (until Feb, 1816)
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1833
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John Deere makes 1st steel plow
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1835
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1st edition of NY Herald (price 1)
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1840
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1st postage stamps (Penny Black) issued (Great Britain)
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1844
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Johan Thorbecke argue general right to vote
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1848
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Otto Tank ends slavery in Suriname colony
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1851
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Dr John Gorrie patents a "refrigeration machine"
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1851
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Linus Yale patents Yale-lock
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1851
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New slave regulations go into effect in Suriname
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1851
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SF Chamber of Commerce starts
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1853
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1st major US rail disaster kills 46 (Norwalk, Connecticut)
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1860
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SF Olympic Club, 1st US athletic club forms
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1861
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Arkansas & Tennessee becomes 9th & 10th state to secede from US
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1861
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Jefferson Davis approves a bill declaring War between US & Confederacy
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1864
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Battle of Port Walthall Junction, VA
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1864
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Battle of Wilderness-Gen Longstreet seriously injured
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1864
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General Sherman begins advance to Atlanta Georgia
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1882
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Chinese Exclusion Act: US Congress ceases Chinese immigration
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1882
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Epping Forest England dedicated by Queen Victoria
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1889
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Universal Exposition opens in Paris, Eiffel Tower completed
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1890
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Mormon Church renounces polygamy [1006-Truth Restored (Morman pub)]
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1891
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Conductors on London General Omnibus Company go on strike
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1895
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21st Kentucky Derby: Soup Perkins aboard Halma wins in 2:37«
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1896
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22nd Kentucky Derby: Willie Simms aboard Ben Brush wins in 2:07.75
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1902
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British SS Camorta sinks off Rangoon; 739 die
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1902
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Start of Sherlock Holmes "Adventure of Shoscombe Old Place" (BG)
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1902
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Zulu assault at Holkrantz South-Africa
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1903
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Chicago White Sox commit 12 errors against Detroit Tigers
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1904
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American Lung Association holds its 1st meeting
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1906
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"Temporary" permit to erect overhead wires on Market St SF
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1907
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33rd Kentucky Derby: Andy Minder aboard Pink Star wins in 2:12.6
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1910
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King George V ascends to British throne
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1913
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King Nikita I of Montenegro vacates Skoetari, North-Albania
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1914
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British House of Lords rejects women suffrage
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1915
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Allies attack Cape Helles, Hellespont
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1915
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German U-20 sinks Centurion SE of Ireland
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1915
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Red Sox Babe Ruth pitching debut & 1st HR, loses to Yanks 4-3 in 15
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1916
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Belgian troop march into Kigali, German East-Africa
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1917
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St Louis Brown Bob Groom no-hits Chic White Sox, 3-0
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1919
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Paris Peace Conference disposes of German colonies; Ger E Africa is assigned to Britain & France, German SW Africa to South Afr
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1921
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American Soccer League forms
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1925
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Ty Cobb hits his 5th HR in 2 games tying Cap Ansons record of 1884
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1929
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AL announces it will discontinue MVP award
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1929
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NY to SF footrace begins
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1933
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59th Kentucky Derby: Don Meade aboard Brokers Tip wins in 2:06.8
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1933
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Italy & USSR sign trade agreement
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1934
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Red Sox score 12 runs in 4th inning including record 4 consecutive triples hit by Carl Reynolds, Moose Solters, Rick Ferrell, &
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1935
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British King George & Queen Mary celebrates silver jubilee
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1935
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KTM-AM in Los Angeles Calif changes call letters to KEHE (now KABC)
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1935
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Pulitzer prize awarded to Audrey Wurdemann (Bright Ambush)
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1937
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Dirigible Hindenburg explodes in flames at Lakehurst, NJ (36 die)
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1938
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Dutch writer Maurits Dekker sentenced to 50 days for "offending a friendly head of state" (Hitler)
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1939
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1st performance of Honegger/Claudel's "Jeanne d'Arc Ouch B-cher"
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1939
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65th Kentucky Derby: James Stout aboard Johnstown wins in 2:03.4
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1940
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Pulitzer prize awarded to John Steinbeck (Grapes of Wrath)
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1941
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Joseph Stalin became premier of Russia
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1942
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Corregidor & Philippines surrender to Japanese Armies
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1943
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British 1st army opens assault on Tunis
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1944
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70th Kentucky Derby: Conn McCreary aboard Pensive wins in 2:04.2
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1944
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KJR-AM in Seattle Wash swaps calls with KOMO
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1945
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Gen J Blaskowitz surrenders German troops in Netherlands
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1946
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Pulitzer prize awarded to Arthur M Schlesinger (Age of Jackson)"
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1948
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"Sally" opens at Martin Beck Theater NYC for 36 performances
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1950
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"Great to Be Alive" closes at Winter Garden Theater NYC after 52 perfs
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1950
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76th Kentucky Derby: William Boland on Middleground wins in 2:01.6
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1950
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Liz Taylor's 1st marriage (Conrad Hilton Jr)
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1951
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Pitts Pirate Cliff Chambers no-hits Boston Brave, 3-0
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1953
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Brown's Bobo Holloman 1st major league start, no-hits Phila A's, 6-0
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1954
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Roger Bannister of Britain breaks 4 minute mile (3:59:4)
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1955
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West Germany joins NATO
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1956
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Gus Bell (Reds) homers off Bob Miller in both ends of a double header
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1956
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WRCB TV channel 3 in Chattanooga, TN (NBC) begins broadcasting
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1957
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Italian govt of Segni resigns
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1957
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Last broadcast of "I Love Lucy" on CBS-TV
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1957
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Pulitzer prize awarded to John F Kennedy (Profiles in Courage)
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1959
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Iceland gunboats shoot at British fishing ships
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1960
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English prince Margaret marries Antony Armstrong-Jones (Lord Snowdon)
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1960
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Pres Eisenhower signs Civil Rights Act of 1960
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1960
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Students attack Dutch embassy in Djakarta
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1960
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Trotsky's murderer Jacques Mornard (Ram¢n Mercader), freed in Mexico
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1961
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87th Kentucky Derby: John Sellers aboard Carry Back wins in 2:04
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1961
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Omer Vanaudenhove chosen chairman of Belgium Liberal Party
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1962
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1st nuclear warhead fired from Polaris submarine (Ethan Allen)
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1962
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Antonio Segni elected president of Italy
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1962
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Mary Lena Faulk wins LPGA Peach Blossom Golf Tournament
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1962
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Pathet Lao breaks cease fire/conquerors Nam Tha Laos
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1962
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US performs nuclear test at Pacific Ocean
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1963
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Pulitzer prize awarded to Barbara Tuchman (Guns of August)
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1964
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Joe Orton's "Entertaining Mr Sloan," premieres in London
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1965
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Lawry & Simpson complete opening stand of 382 against W Indies
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1966
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Canadian Minister of Finance announces a $20 Centennial gold coin
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1966
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Most runs scored in 11th inning (9) Phils score 5 to beat Pirates 8-7
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1967
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400 students seize administration building at Cheyney State College
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1967
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93rd Kentucky Derby: Bobby Ussery on Proud Clarion wins in 2:00.6
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1967
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Maureen Wilton runs female world record marathon (3:15:22)
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1967
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Zakir Hussain elected 1st Moslem president of India
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1968
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Battle between students & troops in Paris, 1000 injured
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1968
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Giants reliever Lindy McDaniel sets NL record of 225th consecutive errorless game (108 chances consecutively since June 16, 196
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1968
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Spain closes border to Gibraltar except to Spaniards
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1970
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Yuchiro Miura of Japan skies down Mt Everest
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1972
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98th Kentucky Derby: Ron Turcotte aboard Riva Ridge wins in 2:01.8
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1973
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1st WHA championship, New England Whalers beat Win Jets, 4 games to 1
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1973
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Judy Rankin wins LPGA American Defender-Raleigh Golf Classic
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1974
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A's pitcher Paul Lindblad makes an errant throw in 1st inning of 6-3 loss to Balt ends his record streak of 385 consecutive err
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1974
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Bundy victim Roberta Parks disappears from OSU, Corvallis, Ore
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1974
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Smallest attendance at Phila's Veterans Stadium (4,149)
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1974
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Stolen "Guitar Player" painting by Jan Vermeer found in London
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1974
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W German chancellor W Brandt resigns
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1975
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3 people die in tornado that strikes Omaha, Nebraska
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1975
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Bundy victim Lynette Culver disappears from Pocatello, Idaho
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1975
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Early warnings provided by REACT (ham radio operators) means only
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1977
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"Beatles at Hollywood Bowl," released in UK
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1978
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104th Kentucky Derby: Steve Cauthen aboard Affirmed wins in 2:01.2
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1978
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South Africa military goes into Angola
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1979
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Fred Markham set a bicycle speed record of 818 kph over 200 m
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1979
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Louis LaRusso II's "Knockout," premieres in NYC
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1979
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Nancy Lopez wins LPGA Women's International Golf Tournament
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1979
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USSR performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakh/Semipalitinsk USSR
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1981
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"Inacent Black" opens at Biltmore Theater NYC for 14 performances
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1981
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Mariners manager Maury Wills is fired & replaced by Rene Lachemann
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1981
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US expels Libyan diplomats
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1982
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Seattle Mariner Gaylord Perry becomes 15th pitcher to win 300 games
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1984
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Balt Oriole Cal Ripken Jr hits for cycle
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1984
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Jos Napoleon Duarte wins El Salvador presidential election
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1985
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17th Space Shuttle Mission (51-B)-Challenger 7 lands at Edwards AFB
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1986
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Berlin: Real Madrid wins 15th UEFA Cup
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1986
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Donald E Pelotte becomes 1st native American bishop
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1986
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France performs nuclear test at Muruora Island
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1987
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Gary Hart denies affair with model Donna Rice
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1987
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Mario Andretti sets one-lap speed record at Indy at 218.204 MPH
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1987
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Niroslav Milhailovic begins 54 hours of telling jokes
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1987
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PTL's Jim Bakker & Rich Dortch dismissed from Assemblies of God
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1987
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USSR performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakh/Semipalitinsk USSR
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1988
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Doughnutgate incident: NJ Devils' coach Jim Schoenfeld tells referee Don Koharski to 'eat another doughnut you fat pig!,' he is
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1988
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Graeme Hick scores 405 for Worcs v Somerset 35 fours 11 sixes
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1989
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115th Kentucky Derby: Pat Valenzuela on Sunday Silence wins in 2:05
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1990
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Ayako Okamoto wins LPGA Sara Lee Golf Classic
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1990
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Former president PW Botha quit South Africa's ruling National Party
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1990
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Tom Cruise is ticketed for careless operation of a vehicle in SC
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1991
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Phillie Lenny Dykstra slams his sports car into 2 trees
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1991
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Seppo Raty of Finland sets javelin record to 301' 9"
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1991
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Space Shuttle STS 39 (Discovery 12) lands
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1992
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NY Met Anthony Young begins losing streak of at least 26 games
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1992
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Werder Bremen wins 32nd Europe Cup II
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1993
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STS-55 (Columbia) lands
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1994
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Chunnel linking England & France officially opens
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1994
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Comedian Bobcat Goldthwait sets fire to the couch on Tonight Show
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1994
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House passes the assault weapons ban
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1994
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Lennox Lewis TKOs Phil Jackson in 8 for heavyweight boxing title
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1994
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Nelson Mandela & his ANC, finally confirmed winners in South Africa
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1995
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121st Kentucky Derby: Gary Stevens on Thunder Gulch wins in 2:01.2
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1995
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ABC Bud Light Masters Bowling Tournament won by Mike Aulby
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1995
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Classic Sports Network begins on cable TV
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1996
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Alvaro Arzu aimed at ending 35 years of civil war
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1996
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Guatemala's leftist guerrillas sign key accord with govt of Pres
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1996
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Howard Stern Radio Show premieres in Hartford CT on WCCC 106.9 FM
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1997
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Army Staff Sgt Delmar Simpson gets 25-year sentence for rape
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1997
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Michael Jackson & Bee Gees inducted into Rock & Roll Hall of Fame
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1997
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NHL Hartford Whalers become Carolina Hurricanes
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1997
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Rick Pitino becomes coach of Boston Celtics
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2012
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Transit of Venus
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BIRTHS
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973
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Henry II, Roman Catholic German king/emperor (1002/14-24)
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1501
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Marcellus II, [Marcello Cervini], Italy, humanist/Pope (1555, 22 days)
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1581
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Frans Francken, the Younger, painter
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1606
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Lorenzo Lippi, [Perlone Zipoli], poet/painter
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1758
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Maximilien Robespierre, Arras Fr, French revolutionary/avocat (1781)
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1759
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Franois GJS Andrieux, French writer/politician
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1769
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Ferdinand III, archduke of Austria/ruler of Toscane
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1785
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Arvir A Afzelius, Swedish story teller
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1786
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Ludwig Brne, writer
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1790
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Vaclav Vilem Wurfel, composer
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1800
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Ferdinand Marcucci, composer
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1801
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George Sears Greene, Bvt Mjr General (Union volunteers), died in 1899
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1802
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Friedrich Wilhelm Schirmer, artist
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1806
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Chapin Aaron Harris, US, found America Society of Dental Surgeons
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1809
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William Walker, composer
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1812
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Marin R Delany, Charlestown Va, 1st black major in US Medical Corp
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1813
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Joseph Tarr Copeland, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1893
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1814
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Heinrich Wilhelm Ernst, composer
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1814
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Wilhelm Ernst, violinist/composer
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1825
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Joseph Bailey, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1867
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1829
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Phoebe Ann Coffin, 1st female ordained minister in New England
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1830
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Guido Gezelle, Flemish priest/poet
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1838
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Alfred Humphreys Pease, composer
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1843
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Grove Karl Gilbert, geologist, investigated Lake Bonneville, Utah
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1849
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Wyatt Eaton, artist
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1856
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Robert Edwin Peary, US, arctic explorer (North Pole-Apr 6 1909)
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1856
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Sigmund Freud, Austria, cigar smoker, father of psychology
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1858
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Georges Adolphe Hue, composer
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1859
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Luis Mar¡a Drago, Argentina, statesman, anti-interventionist
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1859
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Willem J T Kloos, Dutch poet (Act of Simple Justice)
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1861
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Radindranath Tagore, Hindu poet/mystic/composer (Nobel 1913)
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1868
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Wladyslaw Stanislaw Reymont, Poland, novelist (Chiopi, Nobel-1924)
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1869
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Jan R Slotemaker de Brune, Dutch clergyman/politician (CHU)
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1869
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Joseph Cuvelier, Belgian historian/archivist
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1870
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Amedos Peter Giannine, San Jose Calif, founded Bank of America
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1870
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John McClutcheon, cartoonist (Pulitzer Prize-1931)
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1871
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August Reusner, composer
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1871
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Ch Morgenstern, writer
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1875
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William Daniel Leahy, Iowa, 5 star admiral/chief of staff (1949)
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1879
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Johan H T Norlind, Swedish musicologist
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1880
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Baron W Edmund, Archangel & Ironside, British fieldmarshal
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1880
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Ernst L Kirchner, German painter (Die Brcke)
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1883
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Jos Ortega y Gasset, Spanish philosopher/author [or May 9]
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1888
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Emmanuel Celler, (Rep-D-NY, 1923-73)
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1889
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Arthur Morison, typographer
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1890
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Claire Whitney, NY, silent film actress (Blind Fools, Haunted Mine)
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1894
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Filip Lazar, composer
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1895
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Rudolph Valentino, Castellaneta Italy, sheik/actor (Eagle)
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1897
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Paul Alverdes, German writer (Pfeiferstube)
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1898
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Daniel Gerber, Freemont Mi, beloved by babies at mealtime
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1902
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Harry Golden, Jewish humorist/writer (2 Plain, Only in America)
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1902
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Max Ophls, Saarland, dir/writer (Letters From an Unknown Woman)
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1902
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Walter Dawson, British Air Chief marshall
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1904
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Catherine Lacey, London England, actress (Sorcerors)
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1904
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Harry Martinson, Sweden, novelist/poet (Trade Wind-Nobel 1974)
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1905
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Norman De Tar, composer
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1905
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[Bernard] Toots Shor, raconteur/restauranteur (Toots Shor)
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1906
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Andr Weil, [Bourbaki], French/US mathematician
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1907
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Weeb Ewbank, NFL coach (Baltimore Colts, NY Jets)
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1908
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Necil Kazim Akses, composer
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1910
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Antoon Breyne, Belgian journalist
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1912
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Barend Roest Crollius, painter/writer (Chronicle Sins of Youth)
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1912
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Bill Quinn, NYC, actor (Rifleman, Van Ranseleer-All in the Family)
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1912
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Hugh Martell, British Vice Admiral
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1913
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Carmen Cavallaro, NYC, actor (Hollywood Canteen, Diamond Horseshoe)
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1913
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Gyula David, composer
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1913
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Jack [John T] Aitken, British anatomist
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1913
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Kenneth Horne, English paper manufacturer/multi-millionaire
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1913
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Ronald Harris, British 1st Church Estates Commissioner
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1913
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Stewart Granger, [James Stewart], London, actor (Prisoner of Zenda)
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1915
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George Perle, Bayonne NJ, composer (12 Tone Tonality)
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1915
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John Arnold, British high court judge
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1915
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May Henriquez-Alvarez, Curaao, sculptor
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1915
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Orson Welles, Kenosha Wisc, actor (Citizen Kane, War of the Worlds)
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1915
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Theodore H White, historian/writer (Making of President)
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1916
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Adriana Caselotti, animation voice (Show White)
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1918
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Godfrey Ridout, composer
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1918
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Sydney Chatton, England
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1919
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Frank Ereaut, Balliff of Jersey
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1920
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John Henderson, Lord-Lieutenant (Berkshire England)
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1921
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Erich Freid, writer
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1921
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Freddy Randall, jazz trumpeteer
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1921
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Robert Fell, CEO (British Stock Exchange)
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1922
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Alan Ross, editor (London Magazine)
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1922
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Carlos J Moorhead, (Rep-R-CA, 1973- )
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1922
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John Ernest, constructionist artist
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1922
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Pat Harder, Milwaukee, NFL fullback (Cardinals, Lions)
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1923
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Elizabeth Sellars, Glasgow Scotland, actress (Chalk Garden)
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1923
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Guiseppe Martelli, physicist
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1924
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Mimi Benzell, Bridgeport Ct, operatic soprano (Gilda-Rigoletto)
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1925
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Patrick Meany, CEO (Rank Organization)
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1926
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John Hamilton-Jones, CEO (Richmond Enterprises)/British Maj-Gen
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1926
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Marguerite Piazza, New Orleans LA, operatic soprano (Young Broadway)
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1926
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[Martin] Ross Hunter, Cleveland OH, actor (Ever Since Paris)
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1927
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Ettore Manni, Rome Italy, actor (Fatal Desire, Heroes in Hell)
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1927
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Michael Frederick, cricketer (one Test WI v Engld 1954, scored 0 & 30)
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1929
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John Polk Allen, Carnegie Okla, CEO (Biosphere 2)
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1929
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John Taylor, bishop (St Albans)/Lord High Almoner to Queen
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1929
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Rosemary Camp, president (Council for British Archaeology)
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1931
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Marvin Leath, (Rep-D-TX, 1979- )
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1931
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Willie Mays, baseball centerfielder, "Say Hey Kid" (660 HRs, MVP 1954)
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1932
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Gunther Hauk, composer
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1932
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John Bond, cricket umpire
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1932
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Viscount Coke, English large landowner/art collector
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1933
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Lord Pender
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1934
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Richard C Shelby, (Rep-D-AL (1979-86)/Sen-D-AL, 1987- )
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1936
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Joanna Dunham, actress (Possession, House the Dripped Blood)
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1936
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Sylvia Robinson, rocker (Mickey & Sylvia-Love is Strange)
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1938
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Eleanor Platt, QC
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1939
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Anthony Blacker, master-general of Ordnance
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1939
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Herbie Cox, rocker (Cleftones)
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1939
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Zhanna Dmitriyevna Yerkina, Russian cosmonaut
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1940
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Henry Habibe, Arubian poet (Kerensentenchi)
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1940
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Murray Sidlin, Baltimore Maryland, conductor (Natl Symph 1973-77)
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1941
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Fred J Eckert, (Rep-D-NY, 1985-87)
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1941
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Ghena Dimitrova, actress (Nabucco)
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1942
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Colin Earl, rocker
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1945
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Bob Seger, Dearborn Mich, folk singer (Silver Bullet Band-Shake Down)
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1945
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Richard Eyers, LA Calif, actor (My Friend Irma, Stagecoach West)
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1945
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Victoria Bond, composer
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1946
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Jim Ramstad, (Rep-R-Minnesota)
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1946
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Susan Brown, actress (Gail Baldwin-General Hospital)
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1946
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Sydne Rome, Akron Ohio, actress (What?, Candy)
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1947
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Andy Roberts, cricketer (NZ batsman 1976)
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1947
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Ben Masters, Corvalis OR, actor (Vic-Another World, Making Mr Right)
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1947
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Dennis Cowan, London, rocker (Bonzo Dog Band)
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1947
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Richard "Dick" Fosbury, Portland Ore, high jumper (Oly-gold-68)
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1947
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Sandra Fisher, painter
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1948
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Lolita, [Abr zame], spanish singer (Esprame)
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1948
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Richard Cox, NYC, actor (Mark-Executive Suite)
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1949
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David Cornell Leestma, Muskegon Mich, USN/astronaut (STS 41-G, 28, 45)
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1950
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Robbie McIntosh, drummer (Avg White Band-Show your Hand)
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1952
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Chiaki Naito-Mukai, Tatebayashi Japan, astronaut (STS 65, sk:95)
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1953
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Lynn Whitfield, Baton Rouge, actress (Josephine Baker, Equal Justice)
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1953
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Tony Blair, British PM (Labour, 1997- )
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1954
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Sergei Nikolayevich Tresvyatsky, Russia, cosmonaut
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1955
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Donald A Thomas, Cleve Ohio, PhD/Astronaut (STS 65, 70, 83, 94)
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1955
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John Hutton, MP
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1959
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Aidan Quinn, actor (Avalon, Crusoe, Desperately Seeking Susan)
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1959
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Charles Hendry, MP
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1959
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Eric D Fingerhut, (Rep-D-Ohio)
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1959
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Kate Collins, Boston Mass, actress (Natalie Hunter-All My Children)
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1959
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Scott Hood, Seattle Wash, Canadian Tour golfer (1989 Montana Open-2nd)
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1960
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Bart de Boer, Dutch guitarist (Ivy Green)
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1960
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Julianne Phillips, Lake Oswego Oregon, actress (Frankie Reed-Sisters)
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1960
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Larry Steinbachek, rock synthesizer (Bronski Beat-Smalltown Boy)
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1961
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Clay O'Brien, Ray Az, actor (Weedy-Cowboys)
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1961
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George Clooney, Lexington KY, actor (Dr Douglas Ross-ER, Batman)
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1961
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Roma Downey, Derry Ire, actress (1 Life to Live, Touched by an Angel)
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1962
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Lori Singer, Corpus Christi TX, actress (Jurasic Park)
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1962
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Neil Foster, cricketer (England right-fast medium)
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1963
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Alessandra Ferri, British ballerina (American Ballet Theater)
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1964
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Dana Hill [Goetz], Van Nuys Calif, actress (2 of Us, Shoot the Moon)
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1964
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Kim Oden, Ala, US Olympic volleyball player (NCAA Play of Decade-80s)
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1964
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Mike Grob, Billings Montana, Canadian Tour golfer (1988 Manitoba-3rd)
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1964
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Mike McGruder, NFL cornerback (Tampa Bay Bucs)
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1965
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Bob Bassen, Calgary, NHL center (Dallas Stars)
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1965
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Ken Harvey, NFL linebacker (Washington Redskins)
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1965
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Norman Whiteside, British soccer player
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1965
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Paul Frase, NFL defensive end (Green Bay Packers-Superbowl 31)
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1965
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Tim Simpson, Atlanta GA, Nike golfer (1985 Southern Open)
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1965
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Zahid Sadiq, cricketer
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1967
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Patrick F Manning Jr, Poughkeepsie NY, rower (Olympic-92)
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1968
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Andy Kelly, WLAF quarterback (Rhein Fire)
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1968
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Linnea Marie Fayard, Shrevept La, Miss Louisiana-America (1991-5th)
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1969
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Mark Thomas, NFL defensive end (Carolina Panthers, Packers, Bears)
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1969
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Pascall Davis, WLAF linebacker (Amsterdam Admirals)
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1970
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Emerson Martin, NFL guard (Pitts Steelers, Carolina Panthers, Packers)
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1971
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Rob Holmberg, NFL linebacker (Oakland Raiders)
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1972
|
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Dean Larsson, BC Canada, Nike golfer (1994 Monterrey Open-46th)
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1972
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Martin Brodeur, Montreal, NHL goalie (NJ Devils, Team Canada)
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1973
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Clay Williams, OL (Indianapolis Colts)
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1973
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Joe Spiteri, Australian soccer striker (Olyroos, Olympics-96)
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1973
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Wendy Ward, San Antonio Texas, LPGA golfer (1995 GHP Classic-15th)
|
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1976
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Lindsay Page, Madison Wis, figure skater (1997 E Great Lakes Sr-3rd)
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1977
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Gabriela Aguilar, Miss Costa Rica Universe (1997)
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1977
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Shannon Shakespeare, Mission BC, 100m swimmer (Olympics-96)
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1977
|
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Trent Steed, Sydney NSW Australia, swimmer (Olympics-96)
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1980
|
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Brooke Bennett, 800m freestyle (Olympics-gold-96)
|
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1980
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Kasumi Takahashi, Tokyo Japan, Australian rhythmic gymnast (Oly-96)
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DEATHS
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523
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Thrasamunde, king of Vandalen
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988
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Dirk II, West Frisian count of Holland
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1085
|
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King Alfonso VI, of Le¢n conquered Toledo, dies
|
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1124
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Balak, Emir of Aleppo, murdered
|
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1475
|
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Dieric Bouts, Dutch painter, dies at about 64
|
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1527
|
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Karel van Bourbon, military governor (Lombardije), dies at 37
|
|
1540
|
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Jean Luis Vives, Spanish theory/humanist/reformer, dies at 48
|
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1638
|
|
Cornelius Jansen, theologian (Jansenism), dies
|
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1642
|
|
Frans Francken, the Younger, Flemish painter, dies on 61st birthday
|
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1666
|
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Paul Siefert, composer, dies at 79
|
|
1667
|
|
Johann Jacob Froberger, German singer/organist/composer, dies at 50
|
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1678
|
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Joseph de La Barre, composer, dies at 44
|
|
1727
|
|
Catharina I, Latvia tsarina of Russia, dies at about 42
|
|
1739
|
|
Bernardus Smijtegelt, vicar (Gekrookte Reed), dies at 63
|
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1776
|
|
James Kent, composer, dies at 76
|
|
1794
|
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Jean-Jacques Beauvarget-Charpentier, composer, dies at 59
|
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1814
|
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George Joseph Vogler, composer, dies at 64
|
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1836
|
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Christian Ignatius Latrobe, composer, dies at 78
|
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1841
|
|
John Thomson, composer, dies at 35
|
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1852
|
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Charles-Louis-Joseph Hanssens, composer, dies at 75
|
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1856
|
|
William Hamilton, metaphysicist, dies
|
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1859
|
|
Friedrich Heinrich Alexander, explorer/scientist, dies
|
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1862
|
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Henry David Thoreau, US writer/pacifist (Walden Pond), dies at 44
|
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1864
|
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Henry Livermore Abbott, US Union brig-general, dies in battle
|
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1864
|
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Micah Jenkins, Confederate brig-general (friendly fire), dies at 28
|
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1882
|
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Frederick Cavendish, assassinated by Fenian Invincibles, in Dublin
|
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1882
|
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Thomas Henry Burke, assassinated by Fenian Invincibles, in Dublin
|
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1890
|
|
Hubert Leonard, composer, dies at 71
|
|
1892
|
|
Ernest Guiraud, composer, dies at 54
|
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1904
|
|
Franz von Lenbach, German painter, dies at 67
|
|
1908
|
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Jean Rville, French vicar (Le Prophtisme Hbreu), dies at 53
|
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1910
|
|
Edward VII, King of England (1901-10), dies at 68
|
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1916
|
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Dirk Bos, Dutch MP (Liberal), dies at 53
|
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1916
|
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Earl Ross Drake, composer, dies at 50
|
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1919
|
|
Frank Lyman Baum, author (Wizard of Oz), dies at 62
|
|
1924
|
|
Carel S Adama van Scheltema, poet/writer (socialism), dies at 47
|
|
1936
|
|
Hans Jelmoli, composer, dies at 59
|
|
1948
|
|
43 communist rebels, executed in Athens
|
|
1949
|
|
A L Ochse, cricketer (10 wickets in 3 Tests for S Afr 1927-29), dies
|
|
1949
|
|
P-M-B Maurice Maeterlinck, Belg philosopher (Nobel 1911), dies at 86
|
|
1950
|
|
Agnes Smedley, writer, dies
|
|
1952
|
|
Alberto Savinio, Italian composer (Capitano Ulisse), dies at 60
|
|
1952
|
|
Maria Montessori, Italian physician/educationist, dies at 81
|
|
1960
|
|
Paul Abraham, Hungarian composer (Blume von Hawaii), dies at 67
|
|
1961
|
|
Lucian Blaga, philosopher/poet (Transcendental censor), dies at 65
|
|
1963
|
|
Monty Wooley, actor (Pied Piper, Man Who Came to Dinner), dies at 74
|
|
1964
|
|
Harold Morris, composer, dies at 74
|
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1971
|
|
Helene Weigel, Austrian/German actress (Metropolis), dies at 70
|
|
1973
|
|
Ernest MacMillan, composer, dies at 79
|
|
1975
|
|
J¢zsef Mindszenty, [Joseph Prehm], Hungarian cardinal, dies at 83
|
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1976
|
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Karel M J F Cruysberghs, Flemish author (On the Pulpit), dies at 85
|
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1978
|
|
Ethelda Bleibtrey, US swimmer (Olympics-3 gold-1920), dies at 76
|
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1978
|
|
Ko van Dijk Jr, Dutch actor (Zaak M P), dies at 61
|
|
1982
|
|
Sam Baker, dies
|
|
1987
|
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William J Casey, director of CIA (1981-87), dies at 73
|
|
1989
|
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Guy Williams, actor (Zorro, Lost in Space)
|
|
1990
|
|
Charles Farrell, actor (Vern-My Little Margie), dies at 89
|
|
1991
|
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Anthony van Kampen, writer (Ketelbinkie, Geschonden Eldorado), dies
|
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1991
|
|
Chucky Mullins, US soccer player, dies
|
|
1991
|
|
Thomas A Carlin, dies at 62
|
|
1991
|
|
Wilfrid Hyde-White, Brits actor (Peyton Place/140+ films), dies at 87
|
|
1992
|
|
Jilly Rizzo, restauranteur/friend of Frank Sinatra, dies in car at 75
|
|
1992
|
|
Marlene Dietrich, [Maria Losch], actress (Angel), dies in Paris at 90
|
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1993
|
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Ann Todd, actress (Things to Come, Danny Boy), dies of stroke at 84
|
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1993
|
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Minnie Gentry, actress (Def by Temptation), dies in NY at 77
|
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1994
|
|
Fred Sadoff, actor (Quiet American), dies of AIDS at 67
|
|
1994
|
|
Haskell "Cool Papa" Sadler, blues singer/guitarist, dies at 59
|
|
1994
|
|
Helen Lessore, artist, dies at 86
|
|
1994
|
|
Montague Modlyn, broadcaster, dies at 72
|
|
1994
|
|
Moses Rosen, Romania's chief rabbi, dies at 81
|
|
1995
|
|
Dona Maria Pia de Braganca, pretender to Port throne, dies at 88
|
|
1995
|
|
Leanoard "Red" Truss, R&B singer, dies at 47
|
|
1995
|
|
Nicholas Palmer, TV writer/producer, dies at 57
|
|
1996
|
|
Frank Hercules, writer, dies at 85
|
|
1996
|
|
Geoffrey Dawes, physiologist, dies at 78
|
|
1996
|
|
Geoffrey Hodges, bomb disposal expert, dies at 87
|
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1996
|
|
Joseph Stone, lawyer, dies at 79
|
|
1996
|
|
Leon Joseph Suenens, cardinal, dies at 91
|
|
1996
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Michael Gerzon, mathematician, dies at 50
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