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1000
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Odo of Lagery elected as Pope Urban II, replacing Victor III
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1054
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Pope Leo IX escapes captivity & returns to Rome
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1144
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Gherardo Caccianemici elected Pope Lucius II, succeeding Callistus II
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1350
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Orvieto city says it will behead & burn Jewish-Christian couples
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1365
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University of Vienna founded
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1496
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Jews are expelled from Syria
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1572
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Lu¡s Vaz de Camoes publishes "Os Lus¡ados" in Portugal
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1587
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English parliament leader Peter Wentworth confined in London Tower
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1594
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Company of Distant established for business on East-Indies
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1597
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England routes troops to Amiens
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1609
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Bermuda becomes an English colony
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1619
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Dutch settlement on Java changes name to Batavia
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1622
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Ignatius of Loyola declared a saint
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1642
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Abel Tasman is 1st European in New Zealand
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1664
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1st naturalization act in American colonies
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1664
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New Jersey becomes a British colony
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1689
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Former English King James II lands in Ireland
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1737
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Galileo's body moved to Church of Santa Croce in Florence, Italy
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1755
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1st steam engine in America installed, to pump water from a mine
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1773
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Jeanne Baptiste Pointe de Sable found settlement now known as Chicago
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1789
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US Post Office established
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1799
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Austria declares war on France
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1848
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2nd republic established in France
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1849
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1st gold seekers arrive in Nicaragua en route to Calif
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1850
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1st US $20 gold piece issued
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1857
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Giuseppe Verdi's opera "Simon Boccanegra," premieres in Venice
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1860
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Congress accepts Pre-emption Bill: free land in West for colonists
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1865
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Affair near Lone Jack, Missouri
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1867
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Last French troops leave Mexico
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1868
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Britain annexed Basutoland in Africa
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1868
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Congress abolishes manufacturer's tax
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1868
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Great Britain annexes Basutoland in Africa
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1877
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British annex Walvis Bay in southern Africa
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1877
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Great Britain annexes Walvis Bay at Cape colony
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1884
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Mississippi establishes 1st US state college for women
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1888
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2nd day of the Great blizzard of '88 in NE US (400 die)
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1889
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Battle at Metema (Gallabad): Ethiopian Emperor Yohannes IV, defeated
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1889
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Start of South Africa's 1st Test, v England, Port Elizabeth
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1894
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Pittsburgh issues free season tickets for ladies on Tuesday & Friday
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1896
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1st movie in Netherlands (Kalverstr 220)
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1897
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Vincent d'Indy's opera "Fervaal," premieres in Brussel
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1900
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President Steyn of Orange-Free state flees from Bloemfontein
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1901
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Ground is broken for Boston's 1st AL ballpark (Huntington Ave Grounds)
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1903
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NY Highlanders (Yankees) approved as members of AL
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1904
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1st main line electric train in UK (Liverpool to Southport)
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1904
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Andrew Carnegie establishes Carnegie Hero Fund
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1906
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Heavy storm ravages Dutch west coast
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1908
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Stanley Cup: Mont Wanderers sweep Win Maple Leafs in 2 games
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1910
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Stanley Cup: Montreal Wanderers beat Berlin (Kitchener), 7-3
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1912
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Capt Albert Berry performs 1st parachute jump from an airplane
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1912
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Girl Guides (Girl Scouts) forms in Savannah, by Juliette Gordon Low
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1912
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Helen Hayes Theater opens at 238 W 44th St NYC
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1913
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Foundation stone of the Australian capital in Canberra laid
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1916
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French airship sinks British submarine D3
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1917
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Russian Dumas sets up Provisional Committee; workers set up Soviets
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1917
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Stalin, Kamenev & Muranov arrives in St Petersburg
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1919
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Austrian National Meeting affirms Anschluss (incorporate into Germany)
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1919
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George Bernard Shaw's "Augustus Does His Bit," premieres in NYC
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1925
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British govt of Baldwin refuses to ratify Geneva agreement
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1926
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Denmark begins unilateral disarmament
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1926
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Pope Pius XI names J E van Roey archbishop of Malines Belgium
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1930
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Mohandas Gandhi begins 200m (300km) march protesting British salt tax
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1930
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Stella Walsh sets record for the 220-yard dash (0:26.1)
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1933
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FDR conducts his 1st "fireside chat"
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1934
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Acting Pres Constantine Pts commits coup in Tallinn Estonia
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1934
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Josip Broz (Tito) freed from jail
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1934
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Paul Hindemith's "Mathis der Maler," premieres in Berlin
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1935
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England establishes 30 MPH speed limit for towns & villages
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1938
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Nazi Germany invades Austria (Anschluss)
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1939
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Pope Pius XII crowned in Vatican ceremonies
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1940
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Finland surrenders to Russia during WW II, gives Karelische Isthmus
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1941
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German occupiers confiscate AVRO studios in Netherlands
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1942
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British troops vacate the Andamanen in Gulf of Bengal
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1943
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Soviet troops liberate Wjasma
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1945
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30 Amsterdammers executed by nazi occupiers
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1945
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British Empire celebrates it's 1st British Empire Day
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1945
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Italy's Communist Party (CPI) calls for armed uprising in Italy
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1945
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NY is 1st to prohibit discrimination by race & creed in employment
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1945
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USSR returns Transylvania to Romania
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1946
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Part of Petsamo province ceded by Soviet Union to Finland
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1947
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"Chocolate Soldier" opens at Century Theater NYC for 69 performances
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1947
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Belgian govt of Huysmans resigns
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1947
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Pres Truman introduces Truman-doctrine to fight communism
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1948
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-5øF lowest temperature ever recorded in Cleveland in March
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1950
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Belgium votes (58%) for return of King Leopold III
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1950
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Pope Pius XII encyclical "On combating atheistic propaganda"
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1951
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Baseball Commish Happy Chandler loses fight (9-7) to stay in office
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1951
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Communist troops driven out of Seoul
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1954
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1st performance of Arnold Schnberg's "Moses und Aaron"
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1956
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Dow Jones closes above 500 for 1st time (500.24)
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1957
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German DR accepts 22 Russian divisions
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1958
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British Empire Day is renamed "Commonwealth Day"
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1959
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Dutch Liberal Party wins 2nd parliamentary elections
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1959
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US House joins Senate approving Hawaii statehood
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1961
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Mickey Wright wins LPGA Miami Golf Open
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1962
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Dutch Premier De Quay announces secret talks with Indonesia
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1963
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Beatles perform as a trio, John Lennon is ill with a cold
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1963
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Bob Dylan cancels "Ed Sullivan Show" television appearance
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1964
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6th Grammy Awards: Days of Wine & Roses, Striesand wins 2
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1964
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Jimmy Hoffa sentenced to 8 years
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1964
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Malcolm X resigns from Nation of Islam
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1964
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SN Behrmann's "But for Whom Charlie," premieres in NYC
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1964
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WKAB TV channel 32 in Montgomery, AL (ABC) begins broadcasting
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1966
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Bobby Hull's 51st goal of season, sets record
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1966
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Jockey Johnny Longden retires after 40 years (6,032 wins)
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1966
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Love's 1st album released "Love"
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1966
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Pioneer Plaza dedicated [SF?]
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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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Austria's Reinhold Bachler ski jumps 505 feet
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1967
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Indonesian congress deprives president Sukarno of authority
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1968
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Mauritius gains independence from Britain (National Day)
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1968
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US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site
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1969
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11th Grammy Awards: Mrs Robinson, By the Time I Get to Phoenix wins
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1969
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120 joints found at George & Patti Harrison's home
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1969
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Paul McCartney marries Linda Louise Eastman in London
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1970
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US lowers voting age from 21 to 18
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1971
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Rolling Stone Mick Jagger marries Bianca Prez Morena de Macias
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1971
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Syrian premier Hafez Assad elected president
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1971
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Turkish Government of Demirel forced to resign by Army
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1972
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Judy Rankin wins LPGA Lady Eve Golf Open
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1972
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NHL great Gordie Howe retires after 26 seasons
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1974
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Bundy victim Donna Manson disappears, Evergreen SC, Olympia, Wash
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1975
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Vietcong conquer Ban me Thuot South Vietnam
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1976
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South African troops leave Angola
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1977
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Chile president Pinochet bans Christian-Democratic Party
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1977
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Egypt's Anwar Sadat pledges to regain Arab territory from Israel
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1977
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Sadat pledges to regain Arab territory from Israel
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1978
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Eric Heiden skates world record 1000m (1:14.99)
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1978
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Nancy Lopez wins LPGA Sunstar Golf Classic
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1980
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Jury finds John Wayne Gacy guilty of murdering 33 in Chicago
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1980
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NY Islanders 3rd scoreless tie, vs Pittsburgh Penguin
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1981
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Soyuz T-4 carries 2 cosmonauts to Salyut 6 space station
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1981
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Stephen Sondheim's musical "Marry Me a Little," premieres in NYC
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1981
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Walter R T Witschey installs world's largest sundial, Richmond, VA
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1982
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1st-class debut of Courtney Walsh, Jamaica v Leeward Islands
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1982
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PLO chief Yassar Arafat appears on "Nightline"
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1983
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Don Ritchie runs world record 50 mile (4:51:49)
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1984
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British ice dancing team, Torvill & Dean, become 1st skaters to receive 9 perfect 6.0s in world championships
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1984
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Coal Miners' strike ended
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1984
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National Union of Mine Workers in England begin a 51 week strike
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1985
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Larry Bird scores Boston Celtic record 60 points
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1986
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210.25 million shares traded in NY Stock Exchange
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1986
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Susan Butcher wins 1,158 mile Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race
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1987
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"Les Miserables" opens at Broadway/Imperial NYC for 4000+ perfs
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1987
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David Robinson scores 50 points in a NCAA basketball game
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1987
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Federal judge dismisses lawsuits sought by Oliver North
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1987
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Ice Pairs Championship at Cincinnati won by E Gordeeva & Grinkov (URS)
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1987
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Men's Fig Skating Championship in Cincinnati won by Brian Orser (CAN)
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1987
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USSR performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakh/Semipalitinsk USSR
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1989
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15th People's Choice Awards
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1989
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2 cyanide-contaminated Chilean grapes found (Philadelphia)
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1989
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Madagascar AREMA party wins parliamentary election
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1990
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LA Raiders announce they were returning to Oakland
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1991
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5th Soul Train Music Awards
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1993
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317 killed by bomb attacks in Bombay
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1993
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Cleveland radio station WMMS-FM/101.7 is bought by Disney
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1993
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Entertainment Tonight's 3,000th show
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1993
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Inkhata leader Mangosuthu Buthelezi begins 2« week speech
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1994
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Church of England ordains 1st 33 women priests
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1995
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Congress party loses India national election
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1995
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Dottie Mochrie wins LPGA PING/Welch's Golf Championship
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1995
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Ice Dance Championship at Birmingham UK won by Gritshuk & Platov (RUS)
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1995
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Ice Pairs Champ at Birmingham won by Radka Kovarikova & Rene Novotny
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1995
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Lara scores 139 in ODI v Australia at Port-of-Spain
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1995
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Letitia Vriesde runs S Amer indoor record 800m (2:00.35)
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1995
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Men's Figure Skating Champions in Birmingham won by Elvis Stojko (CAN)
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1995
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Worlds Ladies Figure Skating Champ in Birmingham won by Chen Lu (CHN)
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1996
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Leeward Islands beat Trinidad by 73 runs to win Red Stripe Trophy
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1998
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"Sound of Music," opens at Martin Beck Theater NYC
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BIRTHS
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1336
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Eduard, Duke of Gelre (1361-71) husband of Catharina of Bayern
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1479
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Giuliano de' Medici, monarch of Florence
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1515
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Caspar Othmayr, composer
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1685
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George Berkeley, Ireland, philosopher/bishop of Cloyne
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1710
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Thomas Augustine Arne, English composer (Alfred, Rule Britannia)
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1755
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Georges Couthon, French politician
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1758
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Leopold earl of Limburg Stirum, Dutch general/politician [or March 22]
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1768
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Carolus Antonius Fodor, composer
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1788
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Pierre J David, [David d'Angers], French sculptor
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1793
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Augustin-Philippe Peellaert, composer
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1800
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Louis-Prosper Gachard, Belgian historian
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1806
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Jane Means Appleton Pierce, 1st lady (1853-57)
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1808
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Gerrit van der Linde Jz, "Schoolmaster", Dutch poet
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1816
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David Stuart, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1868
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1818
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John Lorimar Worden, Capt (Union Navy), died in 1897
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1821
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John Abbott, Qubec Canada, (C) 3rd Canadian PM (1891-92)
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1821
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Luitpold von Bayern, Prince-regent of Bayern
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1823
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William Flank Perry, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1901
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1824
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Gustav R Kirchoff, Prussia, physicist (spectral analysis)
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1826
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Robert Lowry, composer
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1827
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John Robert Jones, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1901
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1827
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William Richard Terry, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1897
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1830
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William Felix Brantley, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1870
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1831
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Clement Studebaker, automobile pioneer (Studebaker)
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1832
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Charles Boycott, Ireland, estate manager/caused boycotts
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1835
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Simon Newcomb, US, scientist/mathematician/astronomer
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1837
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Felix Alexandre Guilmant, composer
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1838
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William Perkin, inventor (1st artificial dye)
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1848
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Cyrill Kistler, composer
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1855
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John White, composer
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1859
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Josef Cyril Sychra, composer
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1860
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Salvatore Di Giacomo, composer
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1862
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Jane Delano, US, nurse/teacher/founder (Red Cross)
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1863
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Adolf A Wolfschoon, Curaao, poet
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1863
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Gabriele D'Annunzio, Italy, writer/military hero (Intruder)
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1874
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Edmund Eysler, Austrian composer
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1875
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Julio Garreta, composer
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1877
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Wilhelm Frick, German protector of Bohemia/Moravia
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1878
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Gemma Galgani, Italian saint
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1878
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Joseph Gustav Mraczek, composer
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1880
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House Peters, England, silent film actor (Kansas Territory)
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1881
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Daniel Webster Hoan, Wisc (Mayor-Socialist-Milwaukee)
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1881
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Kemal Atatrk, 1st pres of Rep of Turkey
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1881
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Vin A Tanner, premier of Finland (1926-27)
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1883
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Judge Jackson, composer
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1885
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Raphal HLAJM Verwilghen, Flemish architect/urban developer
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1888
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Hall Johnson, composer
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1889
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Philip Guedalla, historian
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1890
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A Evert Taube, Swedish writer/troubadour
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1890
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Vaslav Nijinsky, Ukrainian/US ballet dancer (Petroesjka) [OS=Feb 28]
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1891
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Michael Polany, Hungarian/English chemist/economist/sociologist
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1896
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Jesse "Lone Cat" Fuller, San Francisco Blues Great
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1898
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Fredrik J "Frits" Bakker Jr, Dutch actor (Sold Grandpa)
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1900
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David Croll, QC senator
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1900
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Zoltan Vasarhelyi, composer
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1904
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Ken James, cricket wicketkeeper (NZ's 1st Test, later Northants)
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1907
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(Margaret Peggy McCrorie) Herbison, politician
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1908
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David Saul Marshall, diplomat lawyer/politician
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1908
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Inez Courtney, NYC, actress (13th Man, Crime Ring, Raven)
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1910
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Roger L Stevens, producer (Giant)
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1910
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Tony "Two-Ton" Galento, Orange NJ, boxer/actor (On the Waterfront)
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1910
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Wilhelmus L Reijers, sculptor
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1911
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Gustavo Diaz Ordaz, president of Mexico
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1912
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James McKay, lord provost of Edinburgh
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1912
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Kylie Tennant, novelist (Battlers, Lost Haven)
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1912
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Paul Weston, Springfield Mass, orch leader (Jim Nabors Hour)
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1913
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Harold Butler, cricketer (England pace bowler late 40's)
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1914
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Jan Kapr, composer
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1915
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Alberto Burri, Italian physician/sculptor/abstract painter
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1917
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Googie Withers, Karachi India, actress (1 of Our Aircraft is Missing)
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1917
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Tom Normanton, British MP
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1918
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James Bracken, race horse trainer
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1921
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Giovanni Agnelli, CEO (Fiat Automakers)
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1921
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Gordon MacRae, East Orange NJ, singer/actor (Oklahoma, Carousel)
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1921
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Max de Metz, Dutch publisher/translator
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1921
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Ralph Shapey, Phila, composer (Fantasy, Rituals)
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1922
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Helen Parrish, Columbus Ga, actress (Hour Glass, Show Business)
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1922
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Jack Kerouac, Beat writer (On the Road, Mexico Blues)
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1922
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Lane Kirkland, union president (AFL-CIO)
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1922
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Thomas Hugh Eastwood, composer
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1923
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Hjalmar Andersen, Norway, 1500, 5K, 10K speed skater (Oly-gold-1952)
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1923
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Mstislav Rostropovich
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1923
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Norbert Brainin, violinist
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1923
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Walter M Schirra Jr, Hackensack NJ, Capt USN/ast (Mer 8, Gem 6, Ap 7)
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1925
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Georges Delerue, composer
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1925
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Harry [Maxwell] Harrison, UK, sci-fi author (Deathworld Trilogy)
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1925
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Leo Esaki, [Esaki Reona], Japan, physicist (Tunnel effect-Nobel 1973)
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1925
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Louison Bobet, French cyclist (Tour de France 1953-55)
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1925
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William G Whitehurst, (Rep-R-Va)
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1926
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David Oliver Williams, trade unionist (COHSE)
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1926
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George R Ariyoshi, (Gov-D-Hawaii)
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1926
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Gudrun Ure, British actress (Lady MacBeth, BBC Sorcerer)
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1926
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Hildy Park, Wash DC, actress (To Tell the Truth)
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1926
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John C[lellon] Holmes, US writer (Horn)
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1926
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Rolv Berger Yttrehus, composer
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1926
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Ronald Alley, art gallery manager (Tate Gallery)
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1927
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Mstislav Rostropovich, Baku Russia, cellist (Cello Concerto) [3/22 NS]
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1927
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Raul Alfonsin, president (Argentina)
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1928
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Edward Albee, Washington, DC, playwright (Virgina Woolfe, Zoo Story)
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1928
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Phil Jones, principal (Trinity College of Music)
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1928
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Roland Moyle, British deputy chairman (Police Complaints Authority)
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1929
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Bernard Costello, US, double sculls (Olympic-silver-1956)
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1929
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Lupe Anguiano, Mexican-American civil rights activist
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1930
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Antony Acland, provost of Eton/British ambassador (to US)
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1930
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Robin Cavendish, disabled campaigner
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1930
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Scoey Mitchill, Newburgh NY, comedian (Barefoot in the Park, Rhoda)
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1930
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Stanko Horvat, composer
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1931
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Geoffrey de Bellaigue, director (Royal Collection)
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1931
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William "Buckwheat" Thomas, actor (Little Rascals)
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1932
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Andrew Young, US ambassador to UN (1977-79)/(Mayor-D-Atlanta)
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1934
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Rudolph Agner, CEO (Consolidated Gold Fields)
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1935
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Helga Pilarczyk, German soprano (Salome, Lulu)
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1935
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John Gross, author (Age of Kipling, Dickens & 20th Century)
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1936
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Anthony Loehnis, vice chairman (S G Warburg & Co)
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1936
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Keith Slater, cricketer (one Test for Australia 1958-59 series)
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1936
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Lloyd Dobbins, Newport News Va, newscaster (NBC News Overnight)
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1936
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Patrick Procktor, painter
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1937
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Elizabeth Vaughan, opera soprano (Victor-Victoria)
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1938
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Dimitri Terzakis, composer
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1938
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Johnny Rutherford, auto racer (26 championship races)
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1938
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Karl Soderlund, Duluth Minn, Mr Sally Jesse Raphael
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1938
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Millie Perkins, actress (Diary of Anne Frank, Table for 5, Shooting)
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1938
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Norman Hogg, British MP
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1938
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Tona Scherchen-Hsiao, composer
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1938
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Vijay Mehra, cricketer (Indian Test batsman from age 17)
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1939
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Barbara Feldon, Pitts Pa, actress (Agent 99-Get Smart)
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1939
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David Mlinaric, British interior director
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1940
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Al Jarreau, Milwaukee WI, jazz singer (Moonlighting)
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1940
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Albert Johanneson, soccer star
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1942
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Bert Campaneris, baseball player (Oakland A's)
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1942
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Brian O'Hara, rocker
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1942
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Paul Kantner, SF Calif, rock singer/guitarist (Jefferson Airplane)
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1942
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Salvatore "the Bull" Gravano, mobster (testified against Gotti)
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1945
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Hans van Emden, Dutch guitarist (Les Baroques)
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1946
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Liza Minnelli, Hollywood CA, singer/actress (Sterile Cuckoo, Cabaret)
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1947
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Jill O'Hara, Warren Penn, Broadway actress (Promises! Promises!)
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1948
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Dana Walden, rock keyboardist (Champaign)
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1948
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James Taylor, Boston MA, vocalist/guitarist (Up on the Roof)
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1948
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Kent Conrad, (Sen-D North Dakota)
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1948
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Les Holroyd, Oldham England, rocker (Barclay James Harvest)
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1948
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Virginia Bottomley, British minister of state health
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1948
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Virginia Bottomley, secretary (Heritage)
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1949
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Bill Payne, Waco TX, rock keyboardist (Little Feat-Time Loves a Hero)
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1949
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David Mellor, secretary of the British treasury/MP
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1949
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Mary Alice Williams, news reporter (NBC-TV)
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1949
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Mike Gibbons, Swansea Wales, rock drummer (Badfinger)
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1949
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Sara Lane, NYC, actress (Elizabeth Grainger-The Virginian)
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1950
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Jon Provost, actor (Timmy-Lassie)
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1950
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Willie Duggan, rugby football player
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1951
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Caren Kaye, NYC, actress (My Tutor, Bambi-Blansky's Beauties)
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1951
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Jack Green, rocker
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1953
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Labamba, [Richard Rosenberg], rocker (Asbury Jukes)
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1956
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Dale Murphy, Portland Ore, slugger (Atlanta Braves, 2 time NL MVP)
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1957
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Jerry Levine, New Brunswick NJ, actor (Born on 4th of July)
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1957
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Marlon D Jackson, Gary IN, singer (Jackson 5-Maybe Tomorrow)
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1957
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Steve Harris, London, hard rock bassist (Iron Maiden-Gypsy's Kiss)
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1958
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Debra Jensen, Orange County Cal, playmate (January, 1978)
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1960
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Courtney B Vance, Detroit MI, actor (Hamburger Hill)
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1960
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Eldine Baptiste, cricketer (WI all-rounder early 80's)
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1962
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Darryl Strawberry, LA Calif, right fielder (Mets, Dodgers, Yankees)
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1962
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Gunde Svan, Swedish long jumper (Olympics-gold-1984, 88)
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1963
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Candy Costie, Seattle Wash, synchronized swimmer (Olympic-gold-1984)
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1963
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Joaquim Carvalho Cruz, Brazil, 800m runner (Olympic-gold-1984)
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1963
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John Andretti, race car driver
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1963
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Julia Campbell, Huntsville Ala, actress (Opportunity Knocks)
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1963
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Paul Way, British golfer
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1964
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Tony Terry, rock producer (Tony Terry)
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1965
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Fran Harris, WNBA guard (Houston Comets)
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1965
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Molly Van Nostrand, West lslip NY, tennis star
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1965
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Randy Dixon, NFL guard (Indianapolis Colts)
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1965
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Steve Finley, Union City TN, outfielder (San Diego Padres)
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1966
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Alecia Stephenson, North Vancouver BC, softball ss (Olympics-96)
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1966
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Erich Fischer, Dinuba CA, US Olympic water polo foward (Olympic-92)
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1966
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Grant Long, NBA forward (Detroit Pistons, Atlanta Hawks)
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1967
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Irvin Smith, CFL cornerback (Montreal Alouettes)
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1967
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Rowelle Blenman, WLAF cornerback/safety (London Monarchs)
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1968
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Merton Hanks, NFL safety (SF 49ers)
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1969
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Graham Coxon, singer (Blur)
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1969
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J P Izquierdo, CFL slot back (Calgary Stampeders)
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1969
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Karen Snelgrove, London Ontario, softball pitcher (Olympics-96)
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1969
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Muhammad Oliver, NFL cornerback/safety (Washington Redskins)
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1970
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Michael Bankston, NFL defensive end (Arizona Cardinals)
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1970
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Rex Walters, NBA guard (Phila 76ers, Miami Heat)
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1970
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Rod Smith, NFL cornerback (Carolina Panthers, Green Bay Packers)
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1971
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Greg Hansell, Bellflower CA, pitcher (Minn Twins)
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1971
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Isaiah Rider, NBA guard/forward (Minn Timberwolves, Port Trailblazers)
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1971
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Raul Mondesi, San Cristobal Dom Rep, outfielder (LA Dodgers)
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1972
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Alisa Castillo, Miss Nevada USA (1996)
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1973
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Antonio Banks, cornerback (Minnesota Vikings)
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1973
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Gabriel Mendez, Australian soccer midfielder (Olyroos, Olympics-96)
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1973
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Keif Bryant, NFL defensive end (Seattle Seahawks)
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1973
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Louis Laros, Dutch soccer player (Willem II, Vitesse)
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1974
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Chris Carr, NBA guard (Phoenix Suns, Minn Timberwolves)
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1978
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Cristina Teuscher, New Rochelle NY, 4X200m freestyle (Olymp-gold-96)
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1978
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Tara Mounsey, ice hockey defenseman (USA, Oly-98)
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DEATHS
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417
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Innocent I, Italian Pope (401-417), dies
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604
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Gregory I the Great, Pope (590-604), dies at 64
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1209
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Djamal al-din Abu Mohammed Iljas Nizami, Persian poet, dies
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1471
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Dionysius the Carthusian/van Rijkel, Dutch scholastic theologist, dies
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1496
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Johannes de Lapide, [Johan Heynlin], German philosopher, dies
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1507
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Cesare Borgia, cardinal/soldier/politician, killed in battle at 31
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1563
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John Bull, composer of British natl anthem (God Save The King), dies
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1570
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Jacob van den Eynden, Grand Pensionary of Holland, dies
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1628
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John Bull, English organist/composer, dies
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1648
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Tirso de Molina, Spanish author, dies at about 63
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1681
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French van Mieris, the Elder, Dutch genre painter, dies at 45
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1734
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Antonius Schultingh, [Schultingius], Dutch lawyer, dies at 74
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1753
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George Berkeley, philosopher/bishop (Cloyne), dies on 68th birthday
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1824
|
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Heinrich Carl Ebell, composer, dies at 48
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1831
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Johann Franz Volkert, composer, dies at 64
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1832
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Daniel Friedrich Kuhlau, German/Danish opera composer, dies at 45
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1834
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Karl W Feuerbach, mathematician (circle of Feuerbach), dies at 33
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1840
|
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Friedrich Westenholz, composer, dies at 61
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1852
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Juan Bros y Bertomel, composer, dies at 75
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1877
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Crystobal Oudrid y Segura, composer, dies at 52
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1883
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Murrumgunarriman, [Twopenny], cricketer (Aboriginal team 1868), dies
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1888
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Henry Bergh, founder (ASPCA), dies at 76
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1889
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Yohannes IV, [Kasa], Emperor of Ethiopia (1872-89), dies in battle
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1902
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John Peter Altgeld, German/US governor of Illinois, dies at 54
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1905
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Rudolf von Alt, Austrian painter, dies at 92
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1908
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Edmondo de Amicis, Italian writer (L'idioma Gentile), dies at 61
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1909
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Johanna "Lena" Bakker, Dutch actress/wife of Bruno Gerlach, dies at 34
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1913
|
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Joseph Bayer, composer, dies at 61
|
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1914
|
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George Westinghouse, US engineer (Westinghouse Electric), dies at 67
|
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1916
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M v Ebner-Eschenbach, writer, dies at 39
|
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1924
|
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Hilaire Comte de Chardonnet, inventor (rayon), dies
|
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1925
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Sun Yat-Sen, Chinese revolutionary president, dies at 58
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1932
|
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Ivar Kreuger, "Swedish Match King" industrialist, commits suicide
|
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1937
|
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Charles-Marie-Jean-Albert Widor, French organist/composer, dies at 93
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1937
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Jeno Hubay, composer, dies at 78
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1941
|
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Charles Sanford Skilton, composer, dies at 72
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1942
|
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Enrique Morera, composer, dies at 76
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1945
|
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Anne Frank, diarist (Diary of Anne Frank), killed in Belsen Camp
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1946
|
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Philip Merivale, dies at 59
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1949
|
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Maria "Beppie" Bakker, Dutch actress/wife of Piet Vink Sr, dies at 95
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1950
|
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L Heinrich Mann, German/US writer (Between the Races), dies at 78
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1955
|
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Charlie "Bird" Parker, US jazz saxophonist, dies at 34 in NYC
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1955
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Theodor Plievier, writer, dies
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1957
|
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Harry Dean, cricketer (England left-arm bowler in 3 Tests, 1912), dies
|
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1957
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Josephine Hull, actress (Harvey), dies at 71
|
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1958
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Ingeborg, Princess of Sweden, dies at 79
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1961
|
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Belinda Lee, actress (Joseph & his Brethren), dies in car crash at 25
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1966
|
|
Estelita Rodriguez, actor (Golden Stallion, Susanna Pass), dies at 37
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1973
|
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Esther Williamson Ballou, composer, dies at 57
|
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1973
|
|
Frankie "Fordham Flash" Frisch, baseball player, dies at 74
|
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1973
|
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Manuel Rojas Sepulveda, Chilean writer (Hijo de Ladron), dies at 77
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1974
|
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Billy Fox, Protestant Dublin MP, assassinated
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1978
|
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John Cazale, actor (Dog Day Afternoon, Deer Hunter), dies at 41
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1978
|
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Tolchard Evans, composer/conductor, dies
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1982
|
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Elisabeth Zernike, Dutch writer (Course of Events), dies at 90
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1983
|
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Jevsei G Liberman, Ukraine economist (Plan, profit, bonus), dies at 85
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1984
|
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Arnold Riley, playwright/actor, dies at 88
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1985
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Eugene Ormandy [Blau], Hungarian/US conductor, dies at 85
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1988
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Billie Rhodes, dies
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1988
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William Camp, dies at 74
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1989
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Maurice Evans, actor (Bewitched, MacBeth), dies at 87
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1991
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Etienne Decroux, French mime (Voyage, Surprise), dies at 92
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1992
|
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Barbara Morrison, actress (Proj Moonbase), dies of heart failure at 84
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1992
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Hans G Kresse, Dutch cartoonist (Eric the Viking), dies at 70
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1992
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Ida Oosterbaan, Dutch founder (Women Action Committee), dies
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1992
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Karel Poons, father of Paul Deen, dies
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1992
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Philippe Soupault, writer, dies
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1992
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Salvo Lima, mayor (Palermo)/MP (chr-dem), murdered
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1993
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Andreas J A I Bruggeman, Dutch mayor (Leiderdorp), dies at 62
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1993
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June Valli, singer (Crying in the Chapel), dies of cancer at 62
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1993
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Michael Kanin, screenwriter (Woman of the Year), dies at 83
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1993
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Wang Zhen, marxist/vice-premier of China (1988), dies
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1994
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Sandra Paretti, German/Swiss author (Drums of Winter), dies at 59
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1996
|
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Charles Bruce Perry, professor of medicine, dies at 92
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1996
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Gyula Kallai, PM of Hungry (1965-67), dies at 85
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1996
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John Anthony Bowden Cuddon, writer/teacher, dies at 67
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