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1179
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3rd Lateran Council (11th ecumenical council) opens in Rome
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1461
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Henry VI was deposed by Duke of York during War of the Roses
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1496
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English king Henry VII hires John Cabot (Giovanni Caboto) to explore
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1528
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Utrecht governor Maarten van Rossum plunders The Hague
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1558
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Smoking tobacco introduced in Europe by Francisco Fernandes
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1579
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Betuwe joins Union of Utrecht
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1616
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Copernicus' "de Revolutionibus" placed on Catholic Forbidden index
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1623
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1st American temperance law enacted, Virginia
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1651
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South Sea dike in Amsterdam breaks after storm
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1684
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Emperor Leopold I, Poland & Venice sign Heilig Covenant of Linz
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1743
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1st US religious journal, The Christian History, published, Boston
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1746
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Jakobijnse troops leave Aberdeen
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1750
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1st American Shakespearean production-"altered" Richard III, NYC
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1760
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Princess Carolina marries Gen Charles Christian van Nassau-Weilburg
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1766
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Don Antonio de Ulloa takes possession of Louisiana Terr from French
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1770
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Blanche Kelso Bruce sworn in as a US Senator (Mississippi)
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1770
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Boston Massacre, British troops kill 5 in crowd. Crispus Attackus becomes 1st black to die for American freedom
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1783
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King Stanislaus Augustus Poniatowski grants rights to Jews of Kovno
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1795
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Amsterdam celebrates Revolution on the Dam; Square of Revolution
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1795
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Treaty of Basel-Prussia ends war with France
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1807
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1st performance of Ludwig von Beethoven's 4th Symphony in B
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1820
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Dutch city of Leeuwarden forbids Jews to go to synagogues on Sundays
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1821
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Monroe is 1st pres inaugurated on March 5th, because 4th was Sun
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1836
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Mexico attacks Alamo
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1836
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Samuel Colt manufactures 1st pistol, 34-caliber "Texas" model
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1845
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Congress appropriates $30,000 to ship camels to western US
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1849
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Zachary Taylor sworn in as 12th president
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1856
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Covent Garden Opera House destroyed in a fire
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1856
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Georgia becomes 1st state to regulate railroads
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1862
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Union troops under brig-gen Wright occupy Fernandina Florida
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1864
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1st track meet between Oxford & Cambridge
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1868
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Arrigo Boito's opera "Mefistofele," premieres in Milan
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1868
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Stapler patented in England by C H Gould
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1868
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US Senate organizes to decide charges against Pres Andrew Johnson
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1872
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George Westinghouse Jr patents triple air brake for trains
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1877
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Rutherford B Hayes inaugurated as 19th US president
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1894
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Seattle authorizes 1st municipal employment office in US
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1896
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Italian premier Crispi resigns
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1896
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Italians governor of Eritrea, Gen Baldissera, reaches Massawa
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1897
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American Negro Academy forms
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1899
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1st performance of Edward MacDowell's 2nd Concerto in D
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1900
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American Hall of Fame found
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1903
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Definitive treaty for construction of Baghdad railway drawn
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1907
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1st radio broadcast of a musical composition aired
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1908
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1st ascent of Mt Erebus, Antarctica
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1910
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Ramon Inclan's "La Farsa Infantil de la Cabeza del Dragon," premieres
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1910
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Stanley Cup: Montreal Wanderers beat Ottawa Senators, 3-1
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1912
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Spanish steamer "Principe de Asturias" sinks NE of Spain, 500 die
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1917
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1st jazz recording for Victor Records released
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1919
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Louis Hirsch & Harold Atteridge's musical premieres in NYC
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1922
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"Nosferatu" premieres in Berlin
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1923
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1st old age pension plans in US established by Montana & Nevada
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1923
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Montana & Nevada become 1st states to enact old age pension laws
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1924
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Computing-Tabulating-Recording Corp becomes IBM
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1924
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Frank Carauna, becomes 1st to bowl 2 successive perfect 300 games
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1924
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King Hussein of Hedzjaz appoints himself kalief
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1927
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1,000 US marines land in China to protect American property
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1928
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Karl Zuckmayer's "Der Hauptmann von Kpenick," premieres in Berlin
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1931
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Gandhi & British viceroy Lord Irwin sign pact
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1933
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FDR proclaims 10-day bank holiday
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1933
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Germany's Nazi Party wins majority in parliament (43.9%-17.2M votes)
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1934
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Mother-in-law's day 1st celebrated (Amarillo, Tx)
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1935
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1st premature baby health law in US (Chicago)
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1936
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Spitfire makes it's 1st flight (Eastleigh Aerodrome in Southampton)
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1942
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Bosnia Tito establishes 3rd Proletarit Brigade in Bosnia
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1942
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Dmitri Shostakovitch' 7th Symphony, premieres in Siberia
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1942
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Japanese troop march into Batavia
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1943
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Anti fascist strikes in Italy
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1943
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RAF bombs Essen Germany
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1944
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1st performance of Walter Piston's 2nd Symphony
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1945
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Allies bombs The Hague, Netherlands
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1945
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Generals Eisenhower, Patton & Patch meet in Luneville
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1945
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US 7th Army Corps captures Cologne
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1945
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US Ladies Figure Skating championship won by Gretchen Merrill
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1946
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Winston Churchill's "Iron Curtain" speech (Fulton Missouri)
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1948
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Actor Eli Wallach marries actress Anne Jackson
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1948
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US rocket flies record 4800 KPH to 126k height
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1949
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Bradman plays his last innings in 1st-class cricket, gets 30
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1952
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Terence Rattigan's "Deep Blue Sea," premieres in London
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1954
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"Girl in Pink Tights" opens at Mark Hellinger NYC for 115 perfs
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1955
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Elvis Presley's 1st TV appearance on "Louisiana Hayride" show
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1955
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WBBJ TV channel 7 in Jackson, TN (ABC) begins broadcasting
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1956
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"King Kong," 1st televised
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1956
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Mickey Wright wins LPGA Jacksonville Golf Open
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1957
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Eamon de Valera's Fianna Fail-party wins election in Ireland
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1957
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Sgt Bilko satirizes Elvis Presley (Elvis Pelvin)
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1958
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Explorer 2 fails to reach Earth orbit
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1958
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KDUH TV channel 4 in Scottsbluff-Hay Spring, NB (ABC) 1st broadcast
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1959
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Iran & US sign economic & military treaty
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1960
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Elvis Presley ends 2-year hitch in US Army
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1960
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Ice Dance Championship at Vancouver won by Denny & Jones (GRB)
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1960
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Ice Pairs Championship at Vancouver won by Wagner & Paul (CAN)
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1960
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Men's Fig Skating Championship in Vancouver won by Alain Giletti (FRA)
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1960
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Worlds Ladies Fig Skating Champions in Vanc won by Carol E Heiss (USA)
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1962
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US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site
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1963
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Beatles record "From Me to You" & "Thank You Girl"
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1964
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Atlanta Mayor Ivan Allen Jr, announces a baseball team is moving there
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1964
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Emergency crisis proclaimed in Ceylon due to social unrest
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1965
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1st performance of Walter Piston's 8th Symphony
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1965
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Ernie Terrel beats Eddie Machen in 15 for heavyweight boxing title
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1966
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75 MPH air currents causes BOAC 707 crash into Mount Fuji, 124 die
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1966
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Bob Seagren pole vaults 5.19m indoor world record
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1966
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Player reps elect Marvin Miller, as exec dir of Players' Assn
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1966
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US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site
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1967
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WEDN TV channel 53 in Norwich, CT (PBS) begins broadcasting
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1968
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US launches Solar Explorer 2 to study the Sun
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1969
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Gold reaches then record high ($47 per ounce) in Paris
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1969
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Gustav Heinemann elected president of West-Germany
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1969
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Joe Orton's "What the Butler Saw," premieres in London
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1970
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Edison Theater opens at 240 W 47th St NYC
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1970
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Nuclear non-proliferation treaty goes into effect
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1970
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SDS Weathermen terrorist group bomb 18 West 11th St in NYC
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1972
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Greek composer Mikis Theodorakis leaves communist party
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1973
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Yankee pitchers Peterson & Kekich announce they swapped wives
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1974
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"Candide" opens at Broadway Theater NYC for 740 performances
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1974
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Ralph Stewart failed in 2nd Islander penalty shot
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1976
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British falls below $2 for 1st time
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1978
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"Hello, Dolly!" opens at Lunt-Fontanne Theater NYC for 152 perfs
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1978
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Landsat 3 launched from Vandenberg AFB, Calif
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1979
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Voyager I's closest approach to Jupiter (172,000 miles)
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1980
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Earth satellites record gamma rays from remnants of supernova N-49
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1981
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"Bring Back Birdie" opens at Martin Beck Theater NYC for 4 perfs
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1981
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Ice Dance Championship at Hartford won by Jayne Torvill & C Dean (GRB)
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1981
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Ice Pairs Champ at Hartford won by Irina Vorobieva & I Lisovski (URS)
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1981
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Men's Figure Skating Champions in Hartford won by Scott Hamilton (USA)
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1981
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US govt grants Atlanta $1 million to search for black boy murderer
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1982
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Gaylord Perry (with 297 wins) signs with Seattle Mariners
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1982
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Russian spacecraft Venera 14 lands on Venus sends back data
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1983
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Bob Hawke (Labour) defeats Australian PM Malcolm Fraser (Cons)
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1983
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NSW beat Western Australia by 54 runs to win Sheffield Shield
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1984
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Supreme Court (5-4): city may use public money for Nativity scene
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1984
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US accuse Iraq of using poison gas
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1985
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NY Islander Mike Bossy is 1st to score 50 goals in 8 straight seasons
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1986
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"Today" tabloid launched (Britain's 1st national color newspaper)
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1989
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19th Easter Seal Telethon raises $37,002,000
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1989
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Blains McCallister wins Honda Golf Classic shooting 266
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1989
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Elly Verhulst runs world record 3000 m indoor (8:33.82)
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1991
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Iraq repealed its annexation of Kuwait
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1991
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Reggie Miller (Indiana) begins NBA free throw streak of 52 games
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1992
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Ethic committee votes to reveal congressmen who bounced checks
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1993
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Boston Celtic Larry Bird undergoes backfusion surgery
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1993
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Fokker 100 crashes at Skopje Macedonia, 81 die
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1993
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Former Wash DC Mayor Marion Barry divorces his wife Effi
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1993
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Marlins beat Astros 12-8 in their 1st spring training game
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1994
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Dottie Mochrie wins Chrysler-Plymouth Tournament of Golf Championship
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1994
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Largest milkshake (1,955 gallons of chocolate-Nelspruit S Africa)
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1994
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PBA National Championship won by David Traber
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1994
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Singer Grace Slick arrested for pointing a gun at a cop
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1995
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21st People's Choice Awards: Tim Allen wins
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1995
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Estonia Centrumlinkse Coalition party wins parliamentary election
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1995
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Graves of czar Nicholas & family found in St Petersburg
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1995
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Marc Velzeboer skates world record 3 km short track (5:00.26)
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1996
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Earl Weaver & Jim Bunning, elected to Hall of Fame
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1997
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Tommy Lasorda, Nellie Fox & Willie Wells for Hall of Fame
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1998
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Mariah Carey divorces Tommy Lee Jones
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BIRTHS
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1324
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David II Bruce, king of Scotland (1331..71)
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1326
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Louis I, [the Great], King of Hungary (1342-82), Poland (1370-82)
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1512
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Gerardus Mercator, Rupelmonde (Belgium), geographer/mapmaker
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1574
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William Oughtred, England, mathematician/inventor (slide rule)
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1578
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Charles d'Albert duke of Luynes, premier of France/gov of Picardi
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1585
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Johan Georg I, elector of Saxon (1611-56) (Peace of Prague)
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1637
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John van der Heyden, Dutch painter/inventor (fire extinguisher)
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1658
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Antoine de la Mothe Cadillac, french colonial governor of America
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1668
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Francesco Gasparini, composer
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1696
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Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, Venetian Rococo painter (Isaac's Sacrifice)
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1733
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Vincenzo Galeotti, [Tomazelli], Italian dancer/choreographer
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1746
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Jacob Wallenberg, Swedish writer/naval chaplain
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1748
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William Shield, composer
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1750
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Jean B G d'Ansse de Villoison, French classical (Apollonii Lexicon)
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1751
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Jan Krtitel Kuchar, composer
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1756
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Thomas Linley, composer
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1774
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Christoph Ernst Friedrich Weyse, composer
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1794
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Jacques Babinet, French physicist/mathematician/astronomer
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1805
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Theodore Labarre, composer
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1817
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Austen H Layard, British archaeologist/diplomat
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1824
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Elisha Harris, US, physician/found American Public Health Assoc
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1824
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James Merritt Ives, lithographer (Currier & Ives)
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1825
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John Dunovant, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1864
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1825
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Joseph Albert, German photographer (albertotype)
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1828
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Johann Gungl, composer
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1840
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Constance Fenimore Woolson, NH, writer (Jupiter Lights)
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1843
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William F Sudds, composer
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1845
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Alfonse Hasselmans, composer
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1850
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Daniel Brink Towner, composer
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1852
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Isabella Gregory, Ireland, writer/playwright (Golden Apple)
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1853
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Arthur W Foote, Salem Mass, organist/composer (Suite for Strings in E)
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1853
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Howard Pyle, illustrator/painter/author (King Stork)
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1867
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Theodor Zckler, German theologist (Stanislauer Anstalten)
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1868
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Prosper Poullet, Belgian viscount/jurist/minister
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1869
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Michael von Faulhaber, cardinal/archbishop of Munich
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1870
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[B] Franc[lin] Norris, US, writer (McTeague, Octopus)
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1871
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Maria do Carmo Geronimo, Brazilian lives to be at least 126
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1874
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Arthur van Schendel, Dutch writer (The World a Dancing Party)
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1874
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Henry Travers, England, actor (Bells of St Mary, High Sierra)
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1877
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Malcolm D Whitman, tennis champ (US Open-1898)
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1879
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Walter Long, actor (Moby Dick, Sheik, Sea Devils, Dragnet Patrol)
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1886
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Paul Radmilovic, England, swimmer (Olympic-3 gold-1908)
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1887
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Heitor Villa-Lobos, Rio de Janeiro Brazil, composer (Salon Waltz)
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1888
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Friedrich Schnack, German journalist/writer (Rosewood)
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1889
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Frits Slomp, [Frits de Rover], Dutch vicar/resistance fighter
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1891
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Harold Ogden "Chic" Johnson, Chicago Ill, comedian (Olsen & Johnson)
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1893
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Emmett J Culligan, founder of water treatment organization
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1894
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Henry Daniell, London, actor (Camille, Phila Story, Body Snatchers)
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1895
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Fritz Usinger, German writer (Eternal Struggle)
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1897
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Mei-ling Soong, Madame Chiang Kai-shek
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1899
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Patrick Hadley, composer
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1900
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Ludwig Donath, actor (Jolson Story, Jolson Sings Again)
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1901
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Julian Przybos, Polish poet (Sruby)
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1903
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Lowell Peters, Cleveland Tn, vocalist (Southernaires)
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1905
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Gilroy Roberts, US chief engraver (1948-64)
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1908
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Rex Harrison, England, actor (My Fair Lady, Dr Doolittle)
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1908
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Sophie Stewart, Scotland, actress (As You Like It, Under the Red Robe)
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1909
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Sutan Sjahrir, premier of Indonesia (1945-47)
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1910
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Joan Sterndale Bennett, NJ, actress (Elizabeth-Dark Shadows)
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1911
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Joseph Tomelty, actor/playwright (Bedevilled, Moby Dick, Melba)
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1913
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Yulian Grigor'yevich Kreyn, composer
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1916
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Horace Ian Parrott, composer
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1917
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Joseph Stone, lawyer
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1917
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Virginia Christine, Stanton Iowa, actress (Tales of Wells Fargo)
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1918
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Halsey S Colchester, British SAS/spy (MI6)/priest
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1918
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Ranga Sohoni, Indian cricketer (pace bowler of late 40's avg 101)
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1920
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Delbert L Latta, (Rep-R-OH, 1959- )
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1920
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Leontine Tg Kelly, 1st black female bishop (Methodist)
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1920
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Virginia Christine, actress (Mrs Olson)
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1921
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Berkley Bedell, (Rep-D-IA, 1975- )
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1922
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Ebrahim Maka, Indian cricket wicketkeeper (2 Tests 1952)
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1922
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James Noble, Dallas Tx, actor (Gov Gatling-Benson)
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1922
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Pier Paolo Pasolini, Bologna Italy, director (Teorema, Pigsty)
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1927
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Jack Cassidy, Richmond Hill VA, actor (Oscar/Jetman-He & She)
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1929
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Joan Shawlee, Forest Hills NY, actress (Prehistoric Women)
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1930
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Lorin Maazel, Neuilly France, conductor (NBC Symphony Orch 1941)
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1931
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Anthony Headges, composer
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1931
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Barry Tuckwell, Melbourne Aust, hornist (London Symph Orch 1955-68)
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1932
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Walter Charles Marshall, scientist
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1933
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Norbert Linke, composer
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1934
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James B Sikking, CA, actor (Hill St Blues, Star Trek 3, Doogie Howser)
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1935
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Malcolm J Anderson, tennis champ (US Open-1957)
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1935
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Philip K Chapman, Melbourne Australia, astronaut (Apollo 14 support)
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1936
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Dale Douglass, Wewoka OK, PGA golfer (1970 Phoenix Open)
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1936
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Dean Stockwell, Calif, actor (Werewolf of Washington, Blue Velvet)
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1937
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Stephen Fitz-Simon, entrepreneur
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1938
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Fred "Hammer" Williamson, Gary Indiana, NFLer (Chiefs)/actor (Julia)
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1938
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Paul Evans, singer/pedal guitarist (Damascus Road)
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1939
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Charles Fuller, US writer (Zooman, Soldier Story)
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1939
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Samantha Eggar, London, actress (Collector, Dr Doolittle) [or May 3]
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1939
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Terry Curry, English multi-millionaire
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1940
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Mary Rose Oakar, (Rep)
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1942
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Michael D[iamond] Resnick, sci-fi author (Sideshow, Eros Ascending)
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1944
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Paul Sands, LA Ca, comedian/actor (SCTV, Story Theater, St Elsewhere)
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1945
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Randy Matson, US, shot putter (Olympic-gold-1968)
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1946
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Michael Warren, Indiana, actor (Bobby Hill-Hill Street Blues)
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1946
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Murray Head, singer
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1946
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Rocky Bleier, Wisc, NFL running back (Pittsburgh Steelers)
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1947
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Eddie Hodges, Miss, actor/singer (High Hopes, Adv of Huckleberry Finn)
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1948
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Eddy Grant, Guyana, reggae performer (Electric Avenue)
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1948
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Jacques Kloes, singer (Dizzy Man's Band)
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1950
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Eugene Fodor, Turkey Creek CO, violinist (1974 Tchaikovsky Award)
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1950
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Harvey Jacob Alperin, Minneapolis MN, actor (Cocktail)
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1951
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Rodney Hogg, cricketer (prolific Australian wicket-taker 1978-84)
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1952
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Alan Clark, keyboardist (Dire Straits-Sultans of Swing)
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1953
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Russel D Feingold, (Sen-D Wisconsin)
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1953
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Valery Grigoriyevich Korzun, Russian colonel/cosmonaut (TM-24)
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1954
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Marsha Warfield, comedian/actress (Roz-Night Court)
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1955
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Marcia McCabe, actress (Alice-One Life to Live)
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1955
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Penn Jillette, Mass, magician (Penn & Teller-Penn & Teller are Dead)
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1956
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Mark Handley, writer (Nell)
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1957
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Mark E Smith, English rock vocalist (Fall-Fall in a Hole)
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1957
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Tim Holden, (Rep-D-Pennsylvania)
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1958
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Andy Gibb, Manchester England, singer/TV host (Solid Gold)
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1958
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Bill Timoney, TV commercial actor (Addicted to Love)
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1961
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Dan Stuart, US singer/songwriter (Green on Red)
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1961
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Zeke Mowatt, NFL tight end (NY Giants)
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1962
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Elise Burgin, Baltimore MD, tennis star
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1962
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Robert L Curbeam Jr, Baltimore Md, astronaut (STS 85, sk: 99)
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1963
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Eddo Brandes, cricketer (Zimbabwe Test pace bowler)
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1964
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Reggie Williams, NBA forward/guard (Denver Nuggets)
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1966
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Greg Clark, CFL linebacker (Saskatchewan Roughriders)
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1966
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Michael Irvin, NFL wide receiver (Dallas Cowboys)
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1966
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Tracy Kerdyk, Coral Gables FL, LPGA golfer (1995 JAL Big Apple)
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1967
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Nicole Boegman, Australian long jumper (Olympics-88, 92, 96)
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1968
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Marq Mellor, Long Island NY, field hockey forward (Olympics-96)
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1968
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Roman Phifer, linebacker (St Louis Rams)
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1968
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Shjon Podein, Rochester, NHL left wing (Phila Flyers)
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1971
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Amy Peistrup-Matthews, Arlington Hgts Ill, WPVA (Old Orchard-17-1995)
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1971
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Brian Hunter, Portland OR, outfielder (Houston Astros)
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1971
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Chad Fonville, Jacksonville NC, infielder (LA Dodgers)
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1971
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James Roberson, WLAF defensive end (Rhein Fire)
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1971
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Jose Mercedes, El Seybo Dom Rep, pitcher (Milwaukee Brewers)
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1972
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Brandon Hamilton, CFL cornerback (Winnipeg Blue Bombers)
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1972
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Brian Grant, NBA forward (Portland Trailblazers, Sacramento Kings)
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1972
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Hernan Gumy, Buenos Aires Argentina, tennis star
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1972
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Mikael Tillstrom, Sweden, tennis star
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1972
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Tom Hipsz, CFL defensive tackle (Montreal Alouettes)
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1973
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Nicole Pratt, Mackay Australia, tennis star (1995 Futures Australia)
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1973
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Paul Lieftink, Dutch soccer player (NAC, Spakenburg)
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1974
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Brad Schumacher, US, 400m/800m freesytyle (Olympics-gold-96)
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1974
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Hans Bond, Dutch soccer player (FC Volendam)
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1974
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Kevin Connolly, actor (Beverly Hillbillies, Rocky V, Angus)
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1975
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Chris Silverwood, cricketer (England Test pace bowler v Zimbabwe 1996)
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1975
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Niki Taylor, model (Elle, Marie Claire)
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1976
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Adriana Serra-Zanetti, Modena Italy, tennis star (1995 Moscow semi)
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1977
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Bryan Berard, NHL defenseman (Team USA Oly-1998, NY Islanders)
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1977
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Natalie Bevins, Miss USA-West Virginia (1997)
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1978
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Kimberly McCullough, Calif, actress (Robin-General Hospital)
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DEATHS
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254
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Lucius I, bishop of Rome (253-54), dies
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254
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St Lucius I, Pope (253-54), dies
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1291
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Sa'ad al'Da'ulah, Jewish grand vizier of Persia, assassinated
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1561
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Carlo Caraffa, Italian cardinal, dies at 41
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1574
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Philip of Saint-Aldegonde, Flem viceroy Holland/Zealand/Utrecht, dies
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1576
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Don Lu¡s de Requesens y Zu¤iga, viceroy of Neth (1573-76), dies at 70
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1605
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Clement VIII, [Ippolito Aldofireini], Pope (1592-1605), dies at 69
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1625
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James I (VI), king of England (1603-25)/poet/author, dies at 58
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1644
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Louise Juliana, countess of Nassau, dies at 73
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1732
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Joseph-Franois Salomon, composer, dies at 82
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1770
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Crispus Attuks, slave, is 1st of 5 killed during Boston Massacre
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1778
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Thomas A Arne, English composer (Alfred, Rule Britannia), dies at 67
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1794
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R mon de la Cruz, Spanish playwright/translator, dies at 62
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1795
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Josef Reicha, composer, dies at 42
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1827
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Alessandro Volta, Italian physicist (made 1st battery), dies at 82
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1853
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Georg A Kestner, German art collector/diplomat, dies at 75
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1873
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Marie-Alexis Castillon de Saint-Victor, composer, dies at 34
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1876
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Marie-C-S de Flavigny Agoult, [Daniel Stern], Fren author, dies at 70
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1893
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Hippolyte Taine, French philosopher/historian, dies at 64
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1893
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Richard Samuel Hughes, composer, dies at 37
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1895
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Nikolai Leskow, writer, dies at 64
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1904
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Alfred von Waldersee, Prussian field marshal/chief-staff, dies at 71
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1919
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Jozef Surzynski, composer, dies at 67
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1932
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Takuma Dan, Japanese baron/financier/industrial, murdered
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1941
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Ludwig Quidde, German historian/politician (Nobel 1927), dies at 82
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1944
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Max Jacob, French writer, dies in nazi concentration camp at 67
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1947
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Alfredo Casella, Italian composer/conductor (La Giara), dies at 63
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1948
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Charles Prince, cricketer (5 & 1 in only Test for S Africa), dies
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1952
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Vladimir Vladimirovich Scherbachov, composer, dies at 63
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1953
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Josef V Stalin, soviet leader responsible for 11M murders, dies at 73
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1953
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Sergey Sergeyevich Prokofiev, composer, dies at 61
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1954
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Julian Lowell Coolidge, mathematician (Study-Segre school), dies at 80
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1956
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Erich Itor Kahn, composer, dies at 50
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1962
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Anne C Veth, Dutch cartoonist/art critic, dies at 82
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1962
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Otakar Jeremias, composer, dies at 69
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1963
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Cyril Smith, actor (Adv of Sir Lancelot), dies at 70
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1963
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Hawkshaw Hawkins, country singer (Ozark Jubilee), dies at 41
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1963
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Patsy Cline, country singer (Crazy), dies in a plane crash at 30
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1966
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Anna Achmatova, Ukrainian poet, dies at 76
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1966
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Enrique E Ecker, Curaaos/US bacteriologist, dies at 79
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1967
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Mischa Auer, actor (My Man Godfrey), dies at 61 of a heart attack
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1967
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Mohammed H Mossadeq, premier of Persia (1951-53), dies
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1971
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Winnie Lightner, actress (Gold Dust Gertie, Sit Tight), dies at 71
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1972
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Nils Bjorkander, composer, dies at 78
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1973
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Rupert Crosse, actor (Too Late Blues), dies of cancer at 45
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1974
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Billy DeWolfe, actor (Good Morning World), dies at 67
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1974
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Solomon I "Sol" Hurok, US impresario, dies at 85
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1977
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Lockrem Johnson, composer, dies at 52
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1977
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Moses Pergament, composer, dies at 83
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1979
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Vicente Ascone, composer, dies at 81
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1980
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Jay Silverheels, actor (Tonto-Lone Ranger), dies at 60
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1980
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Winifred Wagner-William, German World Festival organizer, dies at 82
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1981
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Brenda De Banzie, actress (39 Steps, Hobson's Choice), dies at 64
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1981
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Paul Horbiger, actor (3rd Man), dies at 86
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1982
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John Belushi, comedian (Sat Night Live), dies of drug overdose at 33
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1984
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Harry Salter, orch leader (Stop the Music), dies at 85
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1984
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Michael Sklar, Calif, comedian (Laugh-in, Sha Na Na), dies at 39
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1984
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Tito Gobbi, Italian baritone (Scarpia in Tosca), dies at 68
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1984
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William Powell, actor (My Man Godfrey), dies at 91
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1986
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Teddy Hoad, cricketer (West Indian captain 1930), dies
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1990
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Gary Merrill, actor (Time Tunnel, Huckleberry Finn), dies at 75
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1990
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Gloria Carter Spann, Pres Carter's sister, dies at 63 of cancer
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1991
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August de Schryver, Belgian politician/founder (CVP), dies at 92
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1991
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Trijntje Jansma-Boskma, oldest person in Netherland, dies at 109
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1992
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Andrew Samuel, child actor (Our Gang), dies at 82
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1992
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Yevgeny Yevstigneev, Russian actor (Welcome Kosta), dies at 65
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1993
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Diana Ochoa, dies after long illness at 80
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1993
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Peter Bierdrager, Dutch Fokker's-test pilot, dies in air crash
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1994
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Abdullah Al-Sallal, pres of Yemen (1962-67), dies
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1994
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Joe Daley, jazz tenor/clarinet/flute player, dies at 75
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1994
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Paul Vincze, medallist, dies at 86
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1995
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Ed Flanders, actor (Dr Westphal-St Elsewhere), dies
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1995
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Marguerite Kelsey, Engl painter/sculptor model (Haunting), dies at 86
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1995
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Peter John Norton, naval diplomat/artist, dies at 82
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1995
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Vivian Stanshall, British musician (Magical Mystery Tour), dies at 51
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1996
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Joshua Compston, art impressario, dies at 26
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1996
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Khundaqar Mushtaq Amhed, president of Bangladesh (1975), dies
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1996
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Nicolas Cotoner y Cotoner, spanish courtier, dies at 90
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1996
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Whit Bissell, actor (Time Tunnel), dies at 86
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