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823
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Pope Peschalis I crowns Lotharius I, co-emperor of France
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1058
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Bishop John "Minchio," [domkop] elected as Pope Benedictus X
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1242
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Alexander Nevsky of Novgorod defeats Teutonic Knights
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1242
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Battle on the More of Pskov Estonia
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1566
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200 Brussel nobles offer Margaretha of Parma a petition
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1585
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Clemens Crabbeels becomes bishop of Hertogenbosch
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1603
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New English king James I departs Edinburgh for London
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1614
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2nd parliament of King James I begin session (no enactments)
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1614
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Indian princess Pocahontas marries English colonist John Rolfe
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1621
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Mayflower sails from Plymouth on a return trip to England
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1648
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Spanish troops/feudal barons strike down people's uprising in Naples
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1722
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Jacob Roggeveen discovers Easter Island
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1739
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French emperor Karel VI sign secret treaty
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1751
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Adolf Frederik of Holstein-Gottorp crowns himself king of Sweden
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1753
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British Museum forms (opens in 1759)
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1762
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British take Grenada, West Indies, from French
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1768
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1st US Chamber of Commerce forms (NYC)
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1792
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George Washington casts 1st presidential veto
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1803
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1st performance of Beethoven's 2nd Symphony in D
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1806
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Isaac Quintard patents apple cider
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1812
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Brits storm Badajoz fortress, held by French & Spanish
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1814
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Netherlands Bank issues it's 1st banknotes
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1815
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Eruption of Tambora volcano (Sumbawa Java)
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1847
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Opera "Die Fledermaus" is produced (Vienna)
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1861
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Federals abandon Ft Quitman, Tx
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1862
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Siege of Yorktown VA
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1865
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Battle at Amelia Springs/Jetersville Va (Appomattox Campaign)
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1874
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"Die Fledermaus" 1st performed (Vienna)
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1874
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Johann Strauss Sr's opera "Die Fledermaus," premieres in Vienna
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1881
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Transvaal regains independence under British suzerainty
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1887
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Anne Sullivan teaches "water" to Helen Keller
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1889
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Start of Sherlock Holmes' "Adventure of Copper Beeches" (BG)
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1893
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Cleveland passes Park Act (forerunner of Metroparks)
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1894
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11 strikers killed in riot at Connellsville, Penn
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1894
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Start of Sherlock Holmes' "Adventure of Empty House" (BG)
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1895
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Oscar Wilde loses libel case against Marquess of Queensberry, who accused him of homosexual practices
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1895
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Start of Sherlock Holmes' "Adventure of 3 Students" (BG)
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1896
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1st modern Olympic Games officially opens in Athens
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1900
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Attempted assassination of Prince of Wales in Brussels, fails
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1902
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Maurice Ravel's "Pavane pour une infante defunte," premieres in Paris
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1902
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Soccer match riot between Scotland & England kills 25
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1905
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James Barrie's "Alice-sit-by-the-fire," premieres in London
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1906
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St Pius X encyclical "On the Mariavites or Mystic Priests of Poland"
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1908
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British premier Henry Campbell-Bannerman resigns
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1911
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MCC tour match v Jamaica finishes in a tie
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1911
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Waldorf W Aster acquires Daily Observer
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1915
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French begin Wovre-offensive
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1915
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Jess Willard KOs Jack Johnson in 26 for heavyweight boxing title
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1916
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French troops occupy Bois de Caillette
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1919
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Eamon de Valera becomes president of Dail Eireann
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1919
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Heavyweight Jess Willard KOs Jack Johnson in Havana
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1919
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Polish Army executes 35 young Jews
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1922
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KOB-AM in Albuquerque NM begins radio transmissions
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1922
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WDZ-AM in Decatur IL begins radio transmissions
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1923
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Firestone Co put their inflatable tires into production
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1925
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Belgian Workers Party wins parliamentary election
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1925
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Yankees whip Dodgers in exhibition 16-9 but Babe Ruth collapses in NC due to an ulcer
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1927
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Johnny Weissmuller set records in 100 & 200 m free style
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1929
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Lithuania signs Litvinov-pact
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1930
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England out for 849 v WI Kingston, Sandham out for 325
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1932
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Dutch textile strike broken by trade unions
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1935
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Croatian Farmers Party wins Yugoslavian election
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1936
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Tupelo Mississippi virtually annihilated by a tornado, 216 die
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1938
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Anti-Jewish riots break out in Dabrowa Poland
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1939
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Membership in Hitler Youth becomes obligatory
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1941
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In SF, Castro & Fillmore streetcars replaced by buses
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1943
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Allies bomb Mortsel
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1943
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Japanese troops conquer Indin
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1943
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Poon Lim found after being adrift 133 days
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1944
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140 Lancasters bomb airplane manufacturer in Toulouse
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1945
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Almelo Netherlands freed
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1945
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Kuniaki Koiso resigns as PM of Japan; replaced by Kantaro Suzuki
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1946
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1st performance of Charles Ives' 3rd Symphony
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1948
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WGN TV channel 9 in Chicago, IL (IND) begins broadcasting
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1949
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60 year old St Anthony's Hospital burns, kills 77 (Effingham Ill)
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1950
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Prague espionage trial against bishops & priests begins
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1951
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Julius & Ethel Rosenberg, atomic spies, sentenced to death
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1952
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Henry Wittenberg wins his 8th AAU wrestling title
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1953
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Babe Didrikson-Zaharias wins LPGA Babe Didrikson-Zaharias Golf Open
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1953
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WEYI TV channel 25 in Saginaw, MI (CBS) begins broadcasting
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1954
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Elvis Presley records his debut single, "That's All Right"
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1955
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Winston Churchill resigns as British PM, Anthony Eden succeeds him
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1959
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23rd Golf Masters Championship: Art Wall Jr wins, shooting a 284
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1961
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Barbra Streisand appears on "Jack Paar Show"
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1961
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Dutch governor Platteel installs New Guinea Council
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1962
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Herb Gardner's "Thousand Clowns," premieres in NYC
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1962
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Mgr J Daems appointed bishop of Antwerp
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1962
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NASA civilian pilot Neil A Armstrong takes X-15 to 54,600 m
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1962
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St Bernard Tunnel finished-Swiss/Italians workers shake hands
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1963
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Beatles receive their 1st silver disc (Please Please Me)
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1963
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Susuga Malietoa Tanumafili II becomes chief of Western Samoa
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1964
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1st driverless trains run on London Underground
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1964
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Mary Lena Faulk wins LPGA St Petersburg Women's Golf Open
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1965
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37th Academy Awards - "My Fair Lady," Rex Harrison & J Andrews win
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1965
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Lava Lamp Day celebrated
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1965
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US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site
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1966
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WTVX TV channel 34 in Ft Pierce-Vero Beach, FL (IND) 1st broadcast
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1967
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'76er Wilt Chamberlain sets NBA record of 41 rebounds
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1967
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ATS II launched but fails to reach orbit
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1968
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Jack Murphy Stadium in San Diego opens
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1968
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US marine base Khe San Vietnam, appalled
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1970
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WSNS TV channel 44 in Chicago, IL (IND) begins broadcasting
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1971
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Fran Phipps is 1st woman to reach North Pole
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1971
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Mount Etna erupts in Sicily Italy
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1971
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US Lt Wiliam Calley (My Lai Massacre) sentenced to life
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1971
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WNJT TV channel 52 in Trenton, NJ (PBS) begins broadcasting
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1972
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Baseball season is delayed due to a strike
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1972
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Mets trade Ken Singleton to Expos for Rusty Staub
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1973
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NFL adopts jersey numbering system (ie QBs, 1-19)
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1973
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Pioneer 11 launched to Jupiter
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1974
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Last day of Test cricket for Garry Sobers & Rohan Kanhai
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1974
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Then tallest building, World Trade Center opens in NYC (110 stories)
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1975
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"Letter for Queen Victoria" closes at ANTA Theater NYC after 18 perfs
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1975
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Soyuz 18A launch aborted short of orbit; cosmonauts return safely
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1976
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Harold Wilson resigns as James Callaghan becomes PM of England
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1976
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Tom Stoppard's "Dirty Linen," premieres in London
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1977
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US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site
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1979
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Balt manager Earl Weaver wins his 1,000th game as a skipper
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1979
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Ex-premier Pol Jar flees out of Cambodia
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1981
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10th Colgate Dinah Shore Golf Championship won by Nancy Lopez
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1981
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Phila Flyers amass a record 2,621 penalty minutes
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1982
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British fleet sails to Falkland Islands
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1982
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Cards' Jim Kaat, pitches in record 24th consecutive season
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1982
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Lord Carrington, British foreign sect resigns due to Falkland Is war
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1983
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France throws out 47 Soviet diplomats
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1983
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NY Met Tom Seaver's sets record 14th NL Opening Day assignment
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1984
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"Human Comedy" opens at Royale Theater NYC for 13 performances
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1984
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Kareem Abdul-Jabbar breaks Wilt Chamberlain's all-time career scoring record of 31,419 points (31,421)
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1986
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Record for a throw-and-return boomerang toss is set (121m)
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1986
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US soldier & Turkish woman killed in West Berlin disco bombing
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1987
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16th Nabisco Dinah Shore Golf Championship won by Betsy King
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1987
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Fox TV network premieres showing Married With Children & Tracey Ullman
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1987
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Wayne Gretzky wins 7th straight NHL scoring title
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1988
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Democratic convention picks Michael Dukakis as their pres candidate
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1989
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David Letterman becomes 1st network TV series to use dolby stereo
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1989
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Orel Hershiser ends his 59 consecutive scoreless pitched inning streak
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1989
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Solidarity grants legal status in Poland
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1990
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John Stockton reaches 1000-assist mark for NBA record 3 yrs in a row
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1990
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NY Rangers beat NY Islanders 2-1 in 1st game of preliminary
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1990
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Paul Newman wins a court victory over Julius Gold, to keep giving all profits from Newman foods to charity
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1991
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Joe Dumaars (Detroit) ends NBA free throw streak of 62 games
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1991
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Kitty Kelly publishes a book knocking Nancy Reagan
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1991
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Southeast Airlines Embracer 120 crashes in Georgia, killing 23
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1991
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Space Shuttle STS 37 (Atlantis 8) launched
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1991
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US begins air drops to Kurd refugees in Northern Iraq
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1992
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"Search & Destroy" closes at Circle in Sq Theater NYC after 46 perfs
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1992
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11th NCAA Women's Basketball Champion: Stanford beats Western Ky 78-62
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1992
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4th Seniors Golf Tradition: Lee Trevino
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1992
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Comedian Sam Kenison marries live-in girlfriend Maleeka
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1992
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Dana Lofland wins Las Vegas LPGA Golf International
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1992
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Game 2 of Mayor Challenge - NY Yankees sweep NY Mets 6-5 at Shea
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1992
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Peru's Pres Alberto Fujimori suspend constitution & dissolved Congress
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1992
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Thailand General Suchinda Kraprayoon installed as president
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1992
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Wrestlemania VIII, 62,167 at Hoosier Dome, Hulk Hogan DQs Sid Justice
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1993
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55th NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: NC beats Michigan 77-71
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1993
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73,293 see Yankees beat Indians 9-1
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1993
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Colorado Rockies 1st game - lose to NY Mets 3-0
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1993
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Construction begins on Cleveland's Rock & Roll Hall of Fame
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1993
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Florida Marlins 1st game - beat LA Dodgers 6-3
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1993
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Republican Guard kills 64 in Chad
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1994
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"Jackie Mason Politically Incorrect" opens at Golden NYC for 347 perfs
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1994
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Miami Heat beat NY Knicks ending 15 game NBA winning streak
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1996
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John Bobbitt is put under house arrest in Las Vegas for 120 days
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1996
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Marlon Brando makes anti-semetic remarks about hollywood on Larry King
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1997
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Galileo, 3rd Ganymede Flyby (Orbit 7)
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1998
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10th Seniors Golf Tradition:
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1998
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wins Longs Drugs Golf Challenge
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2063
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Earth's 1st contact by extra-terrisials (Vulcan) accord to Star Trek
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BIRTHS
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1588
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Thomas Hobbes, England, philosopher (Leviathan)
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1595
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John Wilson, composer
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1598
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Laurentius Erhard, composer
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1626
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Jan van Kessel, Flemish painter
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1643
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Charles V Leopold, Duke of Lorraine/fieldmarshal in Austria
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1649
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Elihu Yale, England, philanthropist founded Yale
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1698
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Georg Gottfried Wagner, composer
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1725
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Giacomo Casanova, Italian writer/philanderer/adventurer (uncertain)
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1727
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Pasquale Ankossi, composer
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1732
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Jean-Honor Fragonard, France, painter
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1752
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Sbastien Erard, piano/harp manufacturer
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1784
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Louis [Ludwig] Spohr, Germany, violin virtuoso/composer (Faust)
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1784
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Ludwig Spohr, composer
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1788
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Franz Pforr, German painter/cartoonist (Lukasbund)
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1795
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Henry Havelock, British soldier (War in Afghanistan 1838-39)
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1799
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Vincenzo Fioravanti, composer
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1811
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Jules Dupr, landscape painter
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1818
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Lewis Baldwin Parsons, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers)
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1820
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Nadar, [Flix Tournachon], French painter/cartoonist/author/ballonist
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1822
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James Nagle, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1866
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1824
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Sydney Thompson Dobell, poet (Roman)
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1825
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David Rumph "Neighbor" Jones, Major General (Confederate Army)
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1827
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Joseph Lister, England, physician (founded aseptic surgery)
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1828
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Pietro Plantania, composer
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1830
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Alexander Muir, Lesmahagow Scotland, poet (Maple Leaf Forever)
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1832
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Jules-Franois Camille Ferry, French statesman
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1837
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Algernon Charles Swinburne, England, poet (Atalanta in Calydon)
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1838
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Alpheus Hyatt, US, invertebrate paleontologist
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1839
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Robert Smalls, Beaufort SC, black congressman 1875-87 (Rep-SC)
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1839
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Stanislaw Pilinski, composer
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1845
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Jules M Cambon, French gov-gen of Algeria/ambassador
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1853
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Alfonso Randano, composer
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1854
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Vicente Goicoechea Errasti, composer
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1856
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Booker Taliaferro Washington, pioneer educator (1st black on US stamp)
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1857
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Alexander-Jozef von Battenberg, ruler of Bulgaria (1879-86)
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1859
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Wilhelm Harteveld, composer
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1862
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Louis Ganne, composer
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1868
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J F "Flooi" Du Toit, cricketer (one Test S Africa 1892)
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1869
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Albert Roussel, Tourcoing France, composer (Rapsodie Flamende)
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1869
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Karl Wagenfeld, Low German writer (Daud un Dwel)
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1871
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Jeanne Bougeois, [La Mistinguette], artist (French revue)
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1876
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Viktor Patrick Vretblad, composer
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1882
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Don Blackie, cricketer (Australian off-spinner in 1928-29 yes, age 46)
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1885
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Dimitrie Cuclin, composer
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1886
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Jacques Handschin, Swiss musicologist (Der Toncharakter)
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1890
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Fie Carelsen, Dutch actress (Malle Gervallen)
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1893
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Clas Thunberg, Finland, speed skater (Olympic-gold-1924, 28)
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1893
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P l Szab¢, Hungarian farmer/author (Talpalatnyi Fld)
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1899
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William Hornby Steer, barrister/judge
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1900
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Spencer Tracy, Milwaukee, actor (Father's Little Dividend, Adam's Rib)
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1901
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Alexander Alexeieff, Russian/French painter/graphic artist
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1901
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Chester Bowles, Mass, ambassador/writer (Conscience of a Liberal)
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1901
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Melvyn Douglas, [Hesselberg], Macon Ga, actor (Hud, Ghost Story)
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1903
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Thomas Baron Pitfield, composer
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1905
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Bill Raisch, one armed actor (Fred Johnson-Fugitive)
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1905
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Jef Maes, composer
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1906
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Arthur Guy Clutton-Brock, English agronomist
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1907
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J Zeldenrust, Dutch pathologist/anatomist
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1908
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Bette Davis, Lowell Mass, famous eyes (Of Human Bondage, Jezebel)
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1908
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George Schick, Prague Czech, conductor (Chicago Symphony)
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1908
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Grady Sutton, Chattanooga Tn, actor (Pruitts of South Hampton)
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1908
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Herbert von Karajan, Austria, Nazi/conductor (Berlin Philharmonic)
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1908
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Mary Hemingway, writer (Ernest Hemmingway Biography)
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1909
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Alberto Romero "Cubby" Broccoli, NYC, film producer (James Bond)
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1909
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Cubby Alberto Romolo Broccoli, movie producer
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1909
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Gerald Bond, cricketer (one Test S Africa v England 1938, 0 & 0-16)
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1911
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Goddard Lieberson, Hanley Staffordshire England, recording exec
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1911
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Gordon Jones, Alden Iowa, actor (Mike the Cop-Abbott & Costello)
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1912
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John Le Mesurier, Bedford England, actor (Jabberwocky, Dad's Army)
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1913
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Alan Cheales, dominican priest
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1914
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Frederick Angus Armstrong, journalist
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1916
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Baroness Delacourt-Smith of Alteryn
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1916
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Bernard Baily, comic artist
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1916
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Gregory Peck, La Jolla Calif, actor (To Kill a Mockingbird, MacArthur)
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1917
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Richard Yardumian, Philadelphia, composer (Come Creator Spirit)
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1917
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Robert [Albert] Bloch, US, sci-fi author (Hugo, Psycho)
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1919
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Douglas Henley, British auditor-general
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1920
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Arthur Hailey, Luton England, novelist (Hotel, Airport)
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1920
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Barend Biesheuvel, Dutch premier (1971-73)
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1921
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Lady Fisher, founder (British Women Caring Trust)
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1921
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Les Jackson, cricket bowler (England twice, 1949 & 1961)
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1921
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Robert Q Lewis, NYC, TV host (Masquerade Party, Robert Q Lewis Show)
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1922
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Gale Storm, Bloomington Tx, actr (My Little Margie, Gale Storm Show)
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1922
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Harry Freedman, composer
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1922
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Tom Finney, British soccer star
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1923
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Ernest Mandel, Belgian philosopher/economist
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1923
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Michael V Gazzo, Hillside NJ, actor (Cookie, Fear City)
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1923
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Nguyen Van Thieu, South Vietnam president (1965-75)
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1923
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Stanley Orme, Chairman (British Labour Party)
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1924
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Mart Kempers, Dutch graphic artist/sculptor
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1925
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Oldrich Flosman, composer
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1926
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Ann B Davis, actress (Alice-Brady Bunch)
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1926
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Milton O Thompson, astronaut (Dynasoar, X-15)
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1926
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Roger Corman, Detroit, producer/director (Little Shop of Horrors)
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1927
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John Gilbert, MP
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1928
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David Farquhar Andress, composer
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1928
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Michael Bryant, London England, actor (Sakharov, Girly)
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1928
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Peter Moore, Principal (London Business School)
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1928
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Tony Williams, Elizabeth NJ, singer (Platters-Only You, Harbor Lights)
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1928
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Will Gaines, jazz dancer
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1929
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Hugo Claus, Flemish writer/director (Cool Lover, Sugar)
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1929
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Nigel Hawthorne, actor (Tartuffe, Pope John Paul II)
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1931
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Denis Lawton, director (London University Institute of Educ)
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1933
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Frank Gorshin, Pittsburgh Pa, comedian/impersonator (Riddler-Batman)
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1934
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Stanley Turrentine, jazz saxophonist (Wonderland)
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1934
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Tina Maria Stone, runner (1 year distance record of 15,472 miles)
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1935
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Donald Lynden-Bell, British astronomer
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1935
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Peter Grant, rock band manager
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1936
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John Albert, professor (Master of University College Oxford)
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1936
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John White, composer
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1936
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Michael Livesay, British admiral/pres (RN College Greenwich)
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1937
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Colin Powell, Bronx NY, general/asst to president (Nat Sec Affairs)
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1937
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Stuart May, senior partner (Theodore Goddard)
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1938
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Colin Bland, cricketer (South African bat Maybe the best cover field)
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1938
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Ronald Anthony White Jr, singer
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1939
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Andrew Buxton, CEO (Barclays Bank)
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1939
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David Winters, London England, choreographer (Steve Allen Comedy Hour)
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1939
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Lonnie White, vocalist (Smokey Robinson & Miracles-Shop Around)
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1940
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Aliza Kashi, Israel, actress/singer (Merv Griffin regular)
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1941
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Dave Swarbrick, rocker (Fairport Convention)
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1941
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David LaFlamme, Utah, electric violinist (It's a Beautiful Day)
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1941
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Eric Burdon, England, rocker (Animals-House of the Rising Sun)
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1941
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Michael Moriarty, Detroit, actor (Bang the Drum Slowly, Q, Stuff)
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1941
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Roman Balayan, Nerke Azerbaijan, director (Filer, Biryuk)
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1942
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Allan Clarke, rock vocalist (Hollies-Air That I Breathe)
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1942
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Arthur Barrett, cricketer (WI leggie early 70's)
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1943
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Jonathan Lynn, Bath England, actor (Danny-Doctor in the House)
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1943
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Max Gail, Detroit, (Barney Miller, Whiz Kids, DC Cab, Normal People)
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1944
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Ann [Elizabeth] Maxwell, US, sci-fi author (Jaws of Menx)
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1944
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Crispian St Peters, rocker
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1944
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Dave Holland, heavy metal rocker (Judas Priest-Breakin' the Law)
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1944
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James Buckley, CEO (Baltic Exchange)
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1944
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Lord Rockley
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1944
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Nicholas Caldwell, rocker (Whispers)
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1944
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Peter T King, (Rep-R-New York)
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1944
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Willeke van Ammelrooy, Amsterdam, actress (Cidke de Rat, Antonia)
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1946
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Jane Asher, Paul McCartney's girlfriend/actress (Deep End)
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1946
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Jennifer Penney, ballerina
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1946
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Larry Frederick Wendt, composer
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1946
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Robert E McKee, CEO/managing director (Conoco-UK)
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1949
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Judith Arlene Resnik, Akron Ohio, ast (STS 41D, 51L-Chal disaster)
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1950
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Agnetha Fltskog, Stockholm Sweden, rocker (ABBA-Waterloo)
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1950
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Anna Ulvaeus, rocker (Aha-Take on Me)
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1950
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Franklin R Chang-Diaz, Costa Rica, astro (STS 61C, 34,46,60,75, sk:91)
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1950
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Mildred Douglas, Surinames/Dutch singer (Mai Tai)
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1951
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Everett Morton, rocker (English Beat)
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1951
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Roosevel Ferguson, Arkansas, murderer (FBI Most Wanted List)
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1953
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John Buchanan, cricketer (Qld batsman 78-79, Shield coach 1995)
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1954
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Christopher S Nelson, New Orleans LA, actor (Sons & Daughters)
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1954
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Michael W Butler, computer programmer (created TODAY program)
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1954
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Stan Ridgeway, rocker (Mosquito-Garage Sale)
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1955
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Janice Long, British radio host (Crash FM)
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1955
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Renate Bruemmer, astronaut/cosmonaut
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1957
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Vince Gill, Norman Okla, country singer (When I Call Your Name)
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1958
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Cammie Lusko, LA Calif, Guinness' World Strongest Woman
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1958
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Johan Kriek, South Africa, tennis player (US Indoor 1982)
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1964
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Martha Faulconer, Indianapolis IN, golfer (1993 ShopRite LPGA-5th)
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1964
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Robert "Bob" Kaehler, Burlingame Calif, rower (Olympics-5th-1992, 96)
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1966
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Brent Hughes, New Westminster Ca, NHL left wing (Buffalo Sabres)
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1966
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Larry Norman, Toronto Ontario, canoeist (Olympics-19-92, 96)
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1966
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Scott Dill, NFL tackle/guard (Tampa Bay Bucs, Minnesota Vikings)
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1968
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Gianna Amore, Warwick RI, playmate (August, 1989)
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1968
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Tasia Valenza, NYC, actress (All My Children)
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1970
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Erlan Sagymbayev, hockey forward (Team Kazakhstan Oly-1998)
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1970
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Tim Jacobs, NFL running back (Cleve Browns, Miami Dolphins)
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1971
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Bob Kuberski, NFL defensive tackle (Green Bay Packers-Superbowl 31)
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1971
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Finidi George, soccer player (Ajax)
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1971
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Stuart Peele, Australian rower (Olympics-96)
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1972
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Shigemasa Ito, WLAF offensive linebacker (Rhein Fire)
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1973
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Ed Hobbs, WLAF RB (London Monarchs)
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1973
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Emile Palmer, WLAF DT (London Monarchs)
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1973
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Estefania Knuth, Barcelona Spain, LPGA golfer (1992 French Intl)
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1973
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Spencer Folau, NFL/WLAF offensive tackle (Balt Ravens, Rhein Fire)
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1973
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Tony Banks, quarterback (St Louis Rams)
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1973
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Yutaka Kawaguchi, hockey defenseman (Team Japan 1998)
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1974
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Mike DuHaney, New Haven Ct, soccer defender (Olympics-gold-96)
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1974
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Rick Terry, NFL defensive tackle (NY Jets)
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1975
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Nikki Dryden, Calgary Alberta, 800m swimmer (Olympics-6th-92, 96)
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1976
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Ike Hilliard, NFL wide receiver (NY Giants)
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1976
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Ryan Drese, SF Calif, baseball pitcher (Olympics-bronze-96)
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1977
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JoAnn Sevin, Dubois PA, air pistol (Olympics-1996)
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1977
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Sevilay Ozturk, Miss Universe-Turkey (1996)
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2173
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Harcourt Fenton "Harry" Mudd, New Amsterdam, Arcturus (Star Trek)
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DEATHS
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828
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Nicephorus, patriarch of Constantinopel (806-15), dies at about 77
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1258
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Julian of Cornillon/Liege, Flemish visionary/saint, dies
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1270
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Ramban Nachmanides, Talmudic scholar (Hiddushei Ha-Ramden), dies
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1531
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Richard Roose, boiled to death for trying to poison an archbishop
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1649
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John Winthrop, 1st governor Mass Bay Colony, dies at 61
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1673
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Franois Caron, admiral/governor (Formosa), drowns at about 72
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1684
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William Brouncker, 2nd viscount/1st pres of Royal Society, dies
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1693
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Anne M L of Orlans, duchess (Grande Mademoiselle), dies at 65
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1695
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George Savile, 1st marquis of Halifax, dies at 61
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1697
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Charles XI, King of Sweden (1660-97), dies at 41
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1712
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John Luyken, poet/etcher (species company), dies at 63
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1723
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J Fischer von Erlach, Austrian architect (Hofburg, Vienna), dies at 66
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1732
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Johann Christian Schieferdecker, composer, dies at 52
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1765
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Edward Young, English poet (Love of Fame), dies at 81
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1794
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Georges-Jacques Danton, French revolutionary leader, guillotined at 34
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1794
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Marie Jean Hrault de Schelles, French author/politician, dies
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1811
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Robert Raikes, founder of Sunday Schools, dies
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1820
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Henrik C Cras, lawyer (Laudatio Hugonis Grotii), dies at 81
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1871
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Georg Andreas Henkel, composer, dies at 66
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1878
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Wilhelm Speyer, composer, dies at 87
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1884
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John Wisden, publisher/cricketer (prominent Sussex player), dies
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1896
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John Rogers Thomas, composer, dies at 66
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1900
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Comte de Villebois-Marevil, French/S African general, dies in battle
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1907
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Anton G van Hamel, founder (Roman philosphy in Neth), dies at 65
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1908
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Gaetano Coronaro, composer, dies at 55
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1918
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Paul Vidal de la Blanche, French geographer, dies at 73
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1921
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Alphonsus J M Diepenbrock, Dutch composer (Missa), dies at 58
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1922
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Charles F A Woeste, Belgian count/min of Justice, dies at 85
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1923
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George Edward Stanhope Molyne£x Herbert, egyptologist, dies at 56
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1928
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Jane Ellen Harrison, scholar/archaeologist, dies
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1928
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Roy Kilner, cricketer (9 Tests for England 1924-26), dies at 38
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1934
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Salvatore Di Giacomo, composer, dies at 74
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1935
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Emil Mlynarski, composer, dies at 64
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1939
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William Cooper, cricketer (two Tests for Australia 1882-84), dies
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1944
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Isolde Kurz, German writer/poetess (Meine Mutter), dies at 90
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1944
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Willy Derby, [Dieben], singer (Hello Bandoeng), dies
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1945
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Huldreich Georg Fruh, composer, dies at 41
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1946
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Vincent Millie Youmans, US composer (Tea For Two), dies at 47
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1951
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Edward Rigby, dies at 72
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1952
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Henri Vandeputte, Belgian writer (L'Autre Vie), dies at 75
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1954
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Claude Delvincourt, composer, dies at 66
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1958
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Jozef Brems, Flemish apostole vicar of Denmark, dies at 87
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1960
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Alma Kruger, actor (Made For Each Other), dies at 88
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1963
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Jacobus JP Old, architect/co-founder (The Style), dies at 73
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1963
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Julius Harrison, composer, dies at 78
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1964
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Douglas MacArthur, US general (Pacific theater-WW II), dies at 84
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1966
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Sven Fleuron, writer, dies at 91
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1968
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Lois Andrews, dies of lung cancer at 44
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1969
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Gabriel M-E-R Chevallier, French author (La Peur), dies at 73
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1969
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R¢mulo Gallegos, Venezuela author/president (1947-48), dies at 84
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1970
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Jacob H "Jaap" Stotijn, oboist/conductor, dies at 78
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1972
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Brian Donlevy, actor (Steve-Dangerous Assignment), dies at 73
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1972
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Isabel Jewell, dies at 62
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1974
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William Hudson, actor (I Led 3 Lives), dies at 49
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1975
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Inez Courtney, dies at 67
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1975
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Victor GM Marijnen, Dutch premier (1963-65), dies at 58
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1976
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Howard Hughes, reclusive billionaire, dies at 72
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1977
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John Marriott, dies at 83
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1981
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Bob "Bear" Hite, rocker (Canned Heat), dies of a heart attack at 36
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1981
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Cornelis Verolme, Dutch ship builder, dies at 80
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1982
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Abe Fortas, Supreme court justice, dies at 71
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1984
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Arthur Travors Harris, marshal of British RAF, dies
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1984
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Theo Koomen, Dutch sportscaster, dies in auto-accident at 54
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1985
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Tyrell Johnson, cricketer (WI left-arm quickie, one Test 1939), dies
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1986
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Colin McCool, cricketer (14 Tests for Australia, 36 wkts), dies
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1986
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Manly Wade Wellman, sci-fi author (Devil's Planet), dies at 82
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1988
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Alf Kjellin, Swedish actor/director (Juggler), dies
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1990
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Nico Scheepmaker, Dutch columnist/poet, dies at 59
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1991
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John Tower, (Sen-R-Tx), dies in a plane crash at 65
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1991
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Manley Lanier "Sonny" Carter Jr, USN/astro (STS 33), dies at 43
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1992
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Anthony "Tony" Papa, big band leader, dies at 65
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1992
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Sam Walton, Billionaire CEO (Wal-Mart), dies of cancer at 74
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1992
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Samuel H Reshevsky, Polish/US chess grandmaster, dies at 80
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1994
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Andre Victor Tchelistcheff, winemaker, dies at 92
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1994
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Aubrey J Watson Sr, bishop, dies at 65
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1994
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Marlon Riggs, US writer/director/producer (Ethnic notions), dies at 37
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1994
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Roy Smeck, guitarist/banjoist, dies at 94
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1995
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Christian Pineau, French politician, dies
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1996
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Peter Nailor, civil servant/historian, dies at 67
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1997
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Allen Ginsberg, beat poet, dies at 80
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1997
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Alparslan Turkes, Turkish politician (MHP), dies
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