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365
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[Felix II] ends his reign as Catholic Pope
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498
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St Symmachus begins his reign as Pope replacing Anastasius II
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1221
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Frederik II Hohenstaufen crowned Roman-German Emperor
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1346
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Street fights in Utrecht, Hollandsgezinde Gunterlingen statements
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1497
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Portuguese navigator Vasco da Gama rounds Cape of Good Hope
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1542
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Spain delegates "New Laws" against slavery in America
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1675
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English king Charles II adjourns parliament
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1683
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Purcells "Welcome to All the Pleasures," premieres in London
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1699
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Treaty of Preobrasjensku Denmark/Russia/Saksen/Poland divide Sweden
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1707
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Prince Johan Willem Friso sworn in as viceroy of Friesland
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1714
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King Karel XII leaves Turkish captivity to return to Sweden
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1794
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Strasbourg Alsace-Lorraine, prohibits circumcision & wearing of beards
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1809
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Peregrine Williamson of Baltimore patents a steel pen
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1831
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Opera "Robert Le Diable" is produced (Paris)
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1842
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Mount St Helens in Washington, erupts
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1851
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Opera "La Perle Du Brsil" is produced (Paris)
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1861
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Battle of Ft McRee, FL
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1864
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Battle at Griswoldville, Georgia, ends after 650 casualties
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1864
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Union General O Howard orders plunderers, shot to death
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1872
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Franz Grillparzer's "Die Jdin von Toledo," premieres in Prague
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1884
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T Thomas Fortune starts NY Freeman (NY Age) newspaper
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1886
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Victoria Street Cable Tram route begins in Melbourne, Australia
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1898
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Opera "Iris" premieres (Rome)
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1899
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-23] Battle at Willow Grange, Natal (British vs Boer army)
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1905
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British, Italian, Russ, French & Aust-Hung fleet attack Lesbos
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1906
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Intl Radio Telecommunications Com adopts "SOS" as new call for help
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1908
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1st US-Japanese baseball game Reach All-Americans defeat Waseda U, 5-0
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1910
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Arthur Knight patents steel shaft golf clubs
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1914
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Ypres Belgium burned by German bombing
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1917
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NHL forms with Montral Canadiens, Montral Maroons, Toronto Arenas, Ottawa Senators & Qubec Bulldogs; National Hockey Assn di
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1918
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Bathe: grand duke Frederik II resigns
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1918
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King Albert I's triumphant procession through Brussels
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1918
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Marshal J Pilsudski becomes 1st president (dictator) of Poland
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1918
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Polish forces attack Jewish community of Lemberg (Lvov)
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1919
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15,000 men are cremated at Domela Newenhouse, Amsterdam
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1919
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Labor conference committee in US urges 8-hour work day & 48-hour week
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1922
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British Labour party selects Ramsay MacDonald as leader
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1922
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Library Ave in Bronx named
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1922
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Wilhelm Cuno forms new German govt
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1923
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Coolidge pardons WW I German spy Lothar Witzke, sentenced to death
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1924
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England orders Egyptians out of Sudan
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1925
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Red Grange signs with Chicago Bears directly out of college
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1926
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Imperial Conference ends-giving autonomy inside Brit Commonwealth
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1927
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1st snowmobile patent granted to Carl Eliason (Sayner Wisc)
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1927
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George Gershwin's "Funny Face," premieres in NYC
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1927
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Neil Simon Theater (Alvin) opens at 250 W 52nd St NYC
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1928
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"Bolero" by Maurice Ravel, 1st performed publicly (Paris)
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1929
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Bradman scores 157 for NSW against the MCC at cricket SCG
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1930
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1st Irish Sweepstake run
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1930
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1st US football game broadcast to England (Harvard 13, Yale 0)
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1930
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Elijah Muhammad forms Nation of Islam in Detroit
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1931
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Ferde Grofe's "Grand Canyon Suite," premieres
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1932
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Pump patented that computes quantity & price delivered
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1934
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"Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town" 1st heard on Eddie Cantor's show
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1935
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China Clipper (flying boat) took off from Alameda, Calif, carrying 100,000 pieces of mail on 1st trans-Pacific airmail flight
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1936
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19th PGA Championship: Denny Shute at Pinehurst CC Pinehurst NC
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1940
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500 students in Delft demonstrate against nazis
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1941
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British cruiser Devonshire sinks German sub Atlantis
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1941
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NZ troops conquer Ft Capuzzo Libya
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1942
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Gen-major Rodins 26th Pantser corp recaptures Ostrov
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1942
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Hitler orders Rommels African corps to fight to last man
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1943
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FDR, Churchill & Chiang Kai-shek meet to discuss ways to defeat Japan
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1943
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Lebanon declares independence from French administration
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1943
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RAF begins air bombing of Berlin
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1943
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US troops land on Abemada, Gilbert Island
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1944
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Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry occupies Hoven at Geilenkirchen
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1945
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"Day before Spring" opens at National Theater NYC for 167 performances
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1945
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Jim Benton, Cleveland end, gains 303 yards (NFL record)
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1950
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7,021 see lowest NBA score, Ft Wayne Pistons 19, Minneapolis Lakers 18
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1950
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79 die in a train crash in Richmond Hills NY
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1952
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A's Harry Byrd selected AL Rookie of Year
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1954
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Humane Society forms
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1955
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RCA Victor's best investment paying $25,000 to Sun Records & Sam Philips for rights to Elvis Presley, a truck driver from Tupel
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1955
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USSR performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakh/Semipalitinsk USSR
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1956
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16th modern Olympic games opens in Melbourne
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1956
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Bill Sharman (Boston) begins NBA free throw streak of 55 games
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1957
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Mickey Mantle wins AL MVP
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1957
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Miles Davis Quintet debuts a jazz concert at Carnegie Hall in NY
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1957
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Simon & Garfunkel appear on "American Bandstand" as "Tom & Jerry"
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1959
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AFL's 1st draft - NY Titans choice George Izo, QB, Notre Dame
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1959
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Boston Patriots enters AFL
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1960
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French National Meeting decide to build own nuclear weapons
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1961
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Frank Robinson is 1st to win MVPs in both major leagues
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1961
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Producers Albert Broccoli & Harry Saltzman announce expensive publicity campaign to make Sean Connery (James Bond) a star
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1961
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St Louis Hawk Bob Pettit sets NBA record, hitting 19 of 19 free throws
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1963
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Beatles release their 2nd album "With the Beatles" in UK
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1964
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Lyndon Baines Johnson sworn in as 36th US president
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1964
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Mickey Wright wins LPGA Mary Mills Miss Gulf Coast Golf Invitational
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1964
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WITF TV channel 33 in Harrisburg-Hershey, PA (PBS) begins broadcasting
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1965
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"Man of La Mancha" opens at ANTA Wash Sq Theater NYC for 2329 perfs
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1965
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Bob Dylan weds Sara Lowndes
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1965
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Muhammad Ali TKOs Floyd Patterson in 12 for heavyweight boxing title
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1966
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32nd Heisman Trophy Award: Steve Spurrier, Florida (QB)
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1967
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BBC unofficially bans "I Am the Walrus" by Beatles
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1967
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Silver hits record $2.17 an ounce in New York
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1967
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UN Sec council passes resolut 242-Israel must give back occupied land
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1967
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USSR performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakh/Semipalitinsk USSR
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1968
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1st interracial TV kiss (Star Trek-Kirk & Uhura)
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1968
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Beatles release "Beatles," (White Album) their only double album
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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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Isolation of single gene announced by scientists at Harvard U
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1971
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"Only Fools Are Sad" opens at Edison Theater NYC for 144 performances
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1972
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Belgium govt of Eyskens resigns
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1972
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Flyers start Islanders on 15 game winless streak
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1972
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Pitts Penguins set NHL record for scoring fastest 5 goals (2:07)
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1972
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US ends 22 year travel ban to China
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1974
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Lake Buena Vista Club opens
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1974
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Test Cricket debut of Gordon Greenidge & Viv Richards, at Bangalore
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1974
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UN General Assembly recognizes Palestine right to sovereignty
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1975
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Juan Carlos proclaimed king of Spain
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1976
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Algeria Constitution goes into effect
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1976
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Comic strip "Cathy," by Cathy Guisewhite, debuts
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1977
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Regular Concorde passenger service between NY & Europe begins
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1980
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Georgia tanker at Pilottown La, spills 1.3 million gallons of oil after an anchor chain caused a ship to leak
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1981
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"Marlowe" closes at Rialto Theater NYC after 48 performances
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1981
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69th CFL Grey Cup: Edmonton Eskimos defeats Ottawa Rough Riders, 26-23
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1981
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Browns' QB Brian Sipe sets club record by being intercepted 6 times
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1981
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SD Charger Dan Fouts passes for 6 touchdowns vs Oakland (55-21)
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1981
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USSR performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakh/Semipalitinsk USSR
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1982
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Columbia returns to Kennedy Space Center via Kelly AFB, Texas
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1984
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Fred Rogers of PBS' "Mr Rogers? Neighborhood" presents a sweater to Smithsonian Institution
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1985
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Columbia moves to Vandenberg AFB for mating of STS 61-C
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1985
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Largest swearing-in ceremony, 38,648 immigrants become US citizens
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1985
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PNP/MAN win Antilian parliamentary election
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1986
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Mike Tyson KOs Trevor Berbick in 2 for heavyweight WBC boxing title
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1986
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Wayne Gretzky, Edmonton, became 13th NHLer to score 500 goals
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1987
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Patriots shutout Indianapolis 24-0
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1989
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Aneta Kreglicka of Poland, 24, crowned 39th Miss World
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1989
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Conjunction of Venus, Mars, Uranus, Neptune, Saturn & Moon
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1989
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Eastern Airlines pilots & flight attendants end their strike, but most are not rehired
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1989
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Kirby Pucket signs record $3,000,000 per year Minn Twins contract
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1989
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US 63rd manned space mission STS 33 (Discovery 9) launches into orbit
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1990
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George Bush visits US troops in Saudi Arabia
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1990
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Margaret Thatcher announces her resignation as British Prime Minister
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1990
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Prof Amos Sawyer installed as interim pres of Liberia
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1991
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NY Knicks pay Patrick Ewing a record $18.8 million for 2 yr extension
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1992
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Sandra Volker swims world record 50m backstroke (28.57 sec)
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1992
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Wash Post reports Ore Senator Bob Packwood sexually harassed 10 women
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1993
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"Laughter on the 23rd Floor" opens at Richard Rodgers NYC for 320 perf
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1995
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Rosemary West, found guilty in England, of killing 10 women
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1996
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OJ Simpson takes stand as hostile witness in the wrongful death lawsuit filed against him, saying it is "absolutely not true"
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1998
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ITT LPGA Tour Championship
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BIRTHS
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1450
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Jacob Obrecht, composer
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1511
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Erasmus Reinhold, Germany, mathematician (calculated planetary table)
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1515
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Marie Guise, French wife of king James V of Scotland
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1535
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John, the Old, earl of Nassau/tribal father Neth royal family
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1579
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Jan Baptist Stalpart van der Wiele, Dutch lawyer/pastor/lyricist
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1606
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Pieter II de Jode, Flemish engraver/publisher
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1643
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Ren R Cavelier sieur de La Salle, French explorer
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1690
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Franois Collin de Blamont, composer
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1709
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Frantisek Benda, composer
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1710
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Wilhelm Friedemann Bach, composer, son of JS Bach (Sinfonias 64)
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1767
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Andreas Hofer, Tirol nationalist
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1771
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Paul R Cantzlaar, gov of Saba/St-Eustatius/Curaao/Dutch-West Indies
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1780
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Conradin Kreutzer, composer
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1805
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Benjamin Hugur, Major General (Confederate Army), died in 1877
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1808
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Thomas Cook, founder (Cook travel bureau)
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1818
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Samuel Gibbs French, Major General (Confederate Army), died in 1910
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1819
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George Eliot, [Mary A Evans], England, author (Silas Marner)
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1823
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Nathan Kimball, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1898
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1832
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George Henry Chapman, Bvt Maj Gen (Union volunteers), died in 1882
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1835
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Frank Crawford Armstrong, Brig General (Confederate Army)
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1838
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Jose Augusto da Ferreira Veiga, Viscount d' Arneiro, composer
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1842
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Anna S Barbiers, actress (Uncle Tom)
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1849
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Friedrich von Bernhardi, Ger historian (Germany & the Next War)
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1852
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Paul H B d'Estornelles de Constant, French diplomat/pacifist
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1856
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Heber J Grant, Salt Lake City, 7th pres of Mormon church
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1857
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George Gissing, English author (Thyrza, Crown of Life)
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1868
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John Nance Garner, (D) 32nd VP (1933-41)
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1869
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Andr Gide, France, novelist (Lafcadio's Adventures-Nobel 1947)
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1870
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Howard Brockway, composer
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1873
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Johnny Tyldesley, cricketer (brother of Ernest, 31 Tests for England)
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1873
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Leopold CMS Amery, British minister of Colonies (India)
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1875
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Elizabeth Patterson, Savannah TN, actress (Climax, Tall Story)
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1875
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Georges Rency, Belgian poet
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1877
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Endre Ady, Hungarian poet (Uj versek, Vr s arany)
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1888
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Tarzan, of the Apes, according to Edgar Rice Burroughs' novel
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1890
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Charles de Gaulle, Lille, France, Pres of France (1958-69)
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1891
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Bengt Axel von Torne, composer
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1891
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Edward Bernays, PR expert
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1891
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Erik Lindahl, Swedish economist (Theory of Money & Capital)
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1893
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M Kaganovitsj Kogan, people's commissioner for Stalin
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1896
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Mario La Broca, composer
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1896
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Nikolai S Tichonov, Russian writer (against Pasternak) [OS]
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1898
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Wiley Post, Grand Plain Tx, aviator/parachutist (crashed in Alaska)
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1899
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Hoagy Carmichael, Bloomington Ind, actor/songwriter (Stardust)
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1900
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Hugo Godron, composer
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1901
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Joaq£¡n Rodrigo, Sagunto Valencia Spain, composer (Juglares)
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1902
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Emanuel Feuermann, Kolomea Galicia, cellist (Chicago Symph Orch)
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1903
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Herbert Sally Frankel, economist
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1904
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Louis Nel, French physicist (Nobel 1970)
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1904
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Roland Winters, Boston Mass, actor (Mama, Smothers Brothers)
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1905
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James Burnham, philosopher (Coming Defeat of Communism)
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1906
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Howard Petrie, Beverly MA, actor (Border River, Bounty Hunter)
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1906
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Lee Patrick, NYC, actress (Henrietta-Topper, Maltese Falcon)
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1907
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Bernard Naylor, composer
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1907
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Dick Bartell, baseball player
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1908
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Michael Balfour, historian
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1909
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Theodorus H J Zwartkruis, Bishop of Haarlem Netherlands (1966-83)
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1912
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Doris Duke, NYC, multi-millionaire (American Tobacco heiress)
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1912
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Eric Stuart Woord, archaeologist
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1913
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Benjamin Britten, Lowestoft Suffolk England, composer (Beggar's Opera)
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1914
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Peter Woolridge Townsend, war hero courtier writer
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1917
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Jean-Etienne Marie, composer
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1918
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Claiborne Pell, (Sen-D-RI, 1961- )
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1919
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Wilfred Norman Aldridge, biochemist/toxicologist
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1921
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Rodney Dangerfield, [John Cohen], Babylon NY, comedian (Caddyshack)
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1922
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Fikret Dzhamil Amirov, Kirovabad Russia, Azerbaijani composer (Shur)
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1923
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Arthur Hiller, director (Love Story)
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1923
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Dika Newlin, composer
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1924
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Axel Borup-Jorgensen, composer
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1924
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Geraldine Page, Kirksville Mo (Interiors, Trip to Bountiful)
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1925
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Gunther Schuller, NYC, hornist/composer (Visitation)
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1926
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Lew Burdette, baseball player
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1926
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Zulfiqar Ahmed, Pakistani cricket pace bowler (9 Tests 1952-56)
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1927
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Grady "Fats" Jackson, tenor sax player
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1928
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Juno Stover-Irwin, US, diver (Olympic-silver-1956)
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1928
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Pat Smythe, England, equestrian jumper (Olympic-bronze-1956)
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1930
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John Paul Schiffer
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1930
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Owen Kay Garriott, Enid Oklahoma, astronaut (Skylab 3, STS 9)
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1930
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Peter Hall, British stage/film/opera director (Pedestrian)
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1932
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Robert Vaughn, NYC, actor (Napolean Solo-Man from UNCLE, I Spy)
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1935
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Ludmila Belousova Protopopov, USSR, pairs skater (Oly-gold-1964, 68)
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1935
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Michael Callan, [Calinieff], Phila, actor (Peter-Occasional Wife)
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1936
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Hans Zender, composer
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1937
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Zenon Jankowski, Poland cosmonaut (Soyuz 30 backup)
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1939
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Allen Garfield, Newark NJ, actor (Candidate, Beverly Hills Cop II)
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1940
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Terry Gilliam, Minneapolis, comedy author-animator (Monty Python)
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1941
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Jacques LaPerriere, NHL defensive Hall of Famer
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1941
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Ron McClure, rocker (Blood, Sweat & Tears)
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1941
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Tom Conti, Paisley Scotland, actor (Reuben Reuben, American Dreamer)
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1942
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Guion Steward Bluford Jr, Phila, Col USAF/astr (STS 8, 61A, 39, 53)
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1942
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Steve Caldwell, rocker (Orleans)
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1943
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Billie Jean King, Cal, tennis pro (Wimbledon 1968, 72, 73, 75)
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1943
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Floyd Sneed, Calgary, rock drummer (Three Dog Night-Joy to the World)
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1943
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George W [Buddy] Darden, (Rep-D-GA, 1983- )
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1943
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Mushtaq Mohammad, cricketer (Pakistan leg-spin all-rounder 1959-79)
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1944
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Robert Iliffe, English publisher (Coventry Evening Telegraph)
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1946
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Aston Barrett, Jamaican reggae bassist (I Shot the Sheriff)
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1946
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Hans Kombrink, sociologist/Dutch undersecretary of Finance (PvdA)
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1947
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Alfredo Cristiani, president of El Salvador (1989-94)
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1947
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Rod Price, rocker (Foghat)
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1950
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Greg Luzinski, baseball player (Phillies, White Sox)
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1950
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Little Steven, [Van Zandt], Asbury Park NJ, rocker (Born to Run)
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1950
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Lyman Bostock, baseball player
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1950
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[Ma]Tina Weymouth, Coronado CA, rock bassist (Talking Heads-& She Was)
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1953
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Wayne Larkins, cricketer (England opening batsman of 80's)
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1955
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James Edwards, NBA center (Chicago Bulls)
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1955
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Sue Novara-Reber, Flint Mich, cyclist (1975 World sprint champ)
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1955
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Wayne Tolleson, baseball player
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1957
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Sharon Bailey, rocker (Amazulu-Excitable)
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1958
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Jamie Lee Curtis, LA Calif, actress (Anything But Love, Halloween)
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1958
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Lee Guetterman, Chattanooga TN, pitcher (NY Yankees, Seattle Mariners)
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1960
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Eg White, rocker (Brother Beyond-Can You Keep a Secret)
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1960
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Tommy Masters, Framingham MA, Nike golfer (1994 NIKE Carolina-50th)
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1961
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Joel Ashley Edwards, Dallas TX, PGA golfer (1992 BC Open-2nd)
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1961
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Mariel Hemingway, Ketchum Id, actress (Personal Best, Civil Wars)
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1962
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Cleo Fields, (Rep-D-Louisiana)
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1962
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Steve DeOssie, NFL inside linebacker (NE Patriots)
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1963
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Corinne Russell, Birmingham England, comedienne (Benny Hill Show)
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1963
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Helen Reale, NYC, WPVA volleyballer (Manhattan Beach-7th-1994)
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1963
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Hugh Millen, NFL quarterback (Denver Broncos)
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1964
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Akram Raza, cricketer (Pakistani off-spin all-rounder)
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1964
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Benoit Benjamin, NBA center (Milwaukee Bucks)
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1964
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David Tate, NFL defensive back (Indianapolis Colts)
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1964
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Gene Atkins, NFL safety (Miami Dolphins)
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1964
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Maggie Will, Whiteville NC, LPGA golfer (1992 Sara Lee Classic)
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1964
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Pierre Vercheval, CFL guard (Toronto Argonauts)
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1964
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Stephen Geoffreys, Cincinnati Oh, actor (Faternity Vacation)
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1965
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Eric Allen, NFL cornerback (NO Saints)
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1965
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Mike Benjamin, Euclid Ohio, infielder (Phila Phillies)
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1965
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R Duncan Douglas, NYC, biathelete (Olympics-1994)
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1966
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Brian Robbins, Bkln NY, actor (Eric-Head of the Class)
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1966
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Nicholas Rowe, London England, actor (Young Sherlock Holmes)
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1967
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Boris Becker, West Germany, tennis player (Wimbledon 1985, 86, 89)
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1967
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Donald Hollas, quarterback (Oakland Raiders)
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1968
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Daedra Charles, WNBA forward/center (LA Sparks)
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1968
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Darryl Hardy, NFL linebacker (Dallas Cowboys)
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1968
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Irina Privalova, Russia, 100m/200m/400m runner
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1968
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Jonathan Moss, Tenafly NJ, rower (Olympics-1996)
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1969
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Byron Houston, NBA forward (Sacramento Kings)
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1969
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John Parrella, NFL defensive tackle (SD Chargers)
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1969
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Katrin Krabbe, Neubrandenburg German DR, 100m/200m (World Champ 1991)
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1970
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Alison Korn, Ottawa Ontario, rower (Olympics-96)
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1971
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Lloyd Kammeron, soccer player (Feyenoord, Go Ahead Eagles)
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1971
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Tyoka Jackson, defensive end (Tampa Bay Buccaneers)
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1971
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Yone Kamio, Yokohama Japan, tennis star (1995 semi-finalist Hobart)
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1972
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Mavan Atapattu, cricketer (Sri Lankan Test batsman)
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1972
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Tricia Tan, Miss Singapore Universe (1997)
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1973
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Alexandra Fusai, St Cloud France, tennis star (1995 Futures-Szczecin)
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1973
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Brandon Paulsen, Coon Rapids Minn, greco-roman wrestler (Oly-silv-96)
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1973
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Cassie Campbell, ice hockey defenseman (Canada, Oly-98)
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1973
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Michael Murphy, Brisbane QLD Queensland Australia, diver (Olympics-96)
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1974
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Meike Babel, Langen Germany, tennis star (1991 Futures-Paderborn-GER)
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1976
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Taryn Mansell, Aruba, Miss Universe-2nd place (1996)
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1977
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Devyn Puett, actress (Kids Incorporated)
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1978
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Magdalena Grzybowska, Poznan Pol, tennis star (1995 Futures Slovakia)
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DEATHS
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365
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Felix II, Italian anti-pope, dies
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950
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Lotharius, King of Italy (947-50), dies
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1247
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Robin Hood, dies (from "A Lytell Geste of Robyn Hood")
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1594
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Martin Frobisher, English vice-admiral/explorer, dies
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1617
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Ahmed I, 14th sultan of Turkey (1603-17), dies
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1716
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Gsbert Cuper, classical/regent, dies at 72
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1718
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Edward "Blackbeard" Teach, English pirate, killed off Virginia coast
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1751
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Anton Englert, composer, dies at 77
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1773
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Robert Clive, English occupier (India), dies at about 48
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1776
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Johann Caspar Simon, composer, dies at 75
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1781
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Frdric Phlypeaux, French earl of Maurepas, dies
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1781
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John Ekels, the Old, Amsterdam painter/cartoonist, dies at 57
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1782
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John Barueth, vicar/pamphleter, dies
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1782
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John de Mol, porcelein manufacturer, dies
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1799
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Baroness van Dorth, orangist, executed
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1803
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Bernardus Bosch, Dutch vicar/patriot, dies at 57
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1813
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Johann Gottfried Vierling, composer, dies at 63
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1825
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Ann Bailey, pioneer, dies
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1826
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Pavel Lambert Masek, composer, dies at 65
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1852
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August Alexander Klengel, composer, dies at 69
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1859
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Ludwig "Louis" Spohr, German violinist/composer (Faust), dies at 75
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1871
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Oscar J Dunn, (Lt Gov-La), dies suddenly, charges he was poisoned
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1890
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Johanne Luise Heiberg, Danish actress, dies at 77
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1896
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George Washington Gale Ferris, inventor (Ferris wheel), dies
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1896
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Leon Leopold Lewandoski, composer, dies at 65
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1900
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Arthur S Sullivan, England, composer (Mikado, Ivanhoe), dies at 58
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1902
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Friedrich A Krupp, cannon manufacturer, commits suicide
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1902
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Septimus Winner, composer, dies at 75
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1904
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Thophile E A de Bock, painter/etcher, dies
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1906
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Earnest Josephson, Swedish painter, dies
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1916
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Jack London, author, dies at 40
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1924
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Herman Heijermans Jr, author (On Hope, Heap of Blessing), dies
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1936
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Louis F H Apol, painter/etcher/literary, dies at 86
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1940
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Waclaw Berent, Polish novelist, dies at 67
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1943
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Lorenz Hart, lyricist, dies in NY
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1943
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Pietro Alessandro Yon, composer, dies at 57
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1944
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Arthur Stanley Eddington, dies
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1946
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Bertie Rose-Innes, cricketer (S Africa's Test), dies
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1954
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Andrej J Vysjinski, Russian UN ambassador, dies at 70
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1954
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Moroni Olsen, actor (Possessed), dies at 65
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1955
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Joseph Guy Marie Ropartz, composer, dies at 91
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1955
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Shemp Howard, actor (3 Stooges), dies at 60
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1956
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Vincent (Moro-)Giafferi, French criminal (Caillaux/Landru), dies
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1963
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Aldous L Huxley, English author (Devils of Loudon), dies at 69
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1963
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Bikram Singh, Indies Lt-General (Kashmir), dies
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1963
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Claude Floquet, cricketer (Test for S Africa), dies
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1963
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C[live] S[taples] Lewis, [Hamilton], author (Silver Chair), dies at 64
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1963
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Daulet Singh, Indies Lt-General, dies
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1963
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John F Kennedy, 35th pres (1961-63), assassinated in Dallas at 46
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1963
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NKD Nanavati, Indies general-major (WW II), dies
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1963
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William R Titterton, English author (Candle of the Stars), dies at 87
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1966
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Moises F da Costa Gomez, premier Dutch Antilles, dies
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1967
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Edvin Kallstenius, composer, dies at 86
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1969
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Acario Cotapos, composer, dies at 80
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1971
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Walter Sande, actor (Red Planet Mars), dies of heart attack at 65
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1976
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Rupert Davies, actor (Zeppelin, Oblong Box), dies at 59
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1977
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Reg Perks, England cricket pace bowler (1938-39), dies
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1979
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Anne Vondeling, Male Dutch soc democratic party-minister, dies at 63
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1980
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Herbert Wade, cricketer (S African batsman & captain 1935-36), dies
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1980
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Leonard Barr, comedian (Dean Martin Show, Szysznyk), dies at 77
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1980
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Mae West, actress (She Done Him Wrong), dies in Hollywood at 87
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1980
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Malando, [Arie Maasland], composer/orch leader (Ol Guapa), dies at 72
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1981
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Andreina Pagnani, actress (Il Commandante), dies at 74
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1981
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Jack Fingleton, cricketer (18 Tests for Australia, 1189 runs), dies
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1982
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Burton Turkus, lawyer/author/TV host (Mr Arsenic), dies at 80
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1982
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Enny, [Engelina] de Leeuwe, actress (Anatevka), dies at 84
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1982
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Max Deutsch, composer, dies at 90
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1983
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Michael Conrad, actor (Hill Street Blues), dies of cancer at 58
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1986
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Fred Bertrand, Belgian politician, dies at 73
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1986
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Robert Sutton Whitney, composer, dies at 82
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1986
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Scatman Crothers, actor (Shining, Zapped), dies at 76
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1987
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Ted Taylor, rock vocalist, dies
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1988
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Erich Fried, writer, dies at 67
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1988
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Janet Ertel, crooner, dies
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1989
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Rajindernath, Indian cricketer wicketkeeper (1 Test), dies
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1989
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Rene Muawad, assassinated 17 days after elected president of Lebanon
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1991
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Jac de Jong, Dutch MP/composer/businessman (Nedac-Sorbo), dies
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1992
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Gene O'Donnell, actor (Ape, Miracle Kid), dies of lung cancer at 81
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1992
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Sterling Holloway, US actor (Golddiggers of 1933, Batman), dies at 87
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1993
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Bill Bixby, actor (My Favorite Martian), dies from cancer at 59
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1994
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Charles Fortune, South African cricket commentator, dies
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1994
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John Michael Grimes, set Designer, dies at 70
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1994
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L V Johnson Singer, dies
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1994
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Norma Donaldson, US singer/actress (Staying Alive), dies at 68
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1995
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Ambrose Sam, creole accordionist, dies at 76
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1995
|
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Edna Deanne Fuelling, dancer choreographer/drama teacher, dies at 90
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1995
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Francis Joan Frances Will, actress, dies at 75
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1995
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John Putz, journalist, dies at 89
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1995
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Norman Potter, cabinetmaker designer/writer, dies at 72
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1996
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Maria Casars, actress (Orpheus, Rebel Nun), dies at 73
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1996
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Mark Lenard, actor (Sarek-Star Trek), dies of cancer at 68
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1996
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Terence Daniel Donovan, photographer, dies at 60
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1997
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Joanna Moore, actress (Bronx, Hindenburg), dies at 63
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1997
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Michael Hutchence, rocker (INXS), commits suicide at 37
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1997
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Tom Blackburn, writer, dies at 71
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