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752
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Stephen II elected Catholic Pope (or 23rd)
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1349
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Townspeople of Fulda Germany massacre Jews (blamed for black death)
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1457
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Gutenberg Bible became the 1st printed book
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1556
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Cardinal Reginald Pole becomes archbishop of Canterbury
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1594
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French King Henri IV festival in Paris
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1621
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Hugo de Grote escapes in bookcase from Loevenstein castle, Neth
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1622
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1st Indian (Powhattan) massacre of whites Jamestown Va; 347 slain
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1630
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1st colonial legislation prohibiting gambling enacted (Boston)
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1638
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Religious dissident Anne Hutchinson expelled from Mass Bay Colony
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1680
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Parliament of Breisach accept French sovereignty over Elzas
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1692
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Emperor Leopold I names duke Earnest August of Braunschweig, king
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1733
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Joseph Priestly invents carbonated water (seltzer)
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1765
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Stamp Act passed; 1st direct British tax on colonists
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1775
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Edmund Burke presents his 13 articles to the English parliament
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1778
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Capt Cook sights Cape Flattery, in Washington state
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1790
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Thomas Jefferson becomes the 1st US Secretary of State
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1794
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Congress bans US vessels from supplying slaves to other countries
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1822
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Gioacchino Rossini marries Isabella Colbran in Bologna
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1822
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NY Horticultural Society founded
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1841
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Cornstarch patented (Orlando Jones)
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1861
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1st US nursing school chartered
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1862
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San Marino & Italy conclude treaty of friendship & cooperation
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1865
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Raid at Wilson's: Chickaswas AL to Macon GA
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1871
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William Holden of NC becomes 1st governor removed by impeachment
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1872
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Illinois becomes 1st state to require sexual equality in employment
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1873
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Slavery is abolished in Puerto Rico
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1874
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Young Men's Hebrew Association organizes in NYC
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1882
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Congress outlaws polygamy (again); bad news for Mormons
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1882
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Edmunds Act adopted by US to suppress polygamy in the territories
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1888
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English Football League established
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1894
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Stanley Cup: Mont AAA beat Ottawa Generals, 3-1 (1st Cup game ever)
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1895
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Auguste & Louis Lumiere show their 1st movie to an invited audience
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1896
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Charilaos Vasilakos wins 1st marathon (3:18)
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1903
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Niagera Falls runs out of water because of a drought
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1903
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NY Highlanders (Yankees) tickets 1st go on sale
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1914
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World's 1st airline, St Petersburg Tampa Airboat Line, begins
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1922
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British court sentences Mahatma Gandhi to 6 years in prison
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1927
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Federico Garc¡a Lorca's "El Maleficio," premieres in Madrid
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1928
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Nol Coward's musical "This Year of Grace," premieres in London
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1929
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66 horses run in Irish Grand National Sweepstakes
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1929
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KIT-AM in Yakima WA begins radio transmissions
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1929
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USCG vessel sank Canadian schooner suspected of carrying liquor
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1933
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FDR makes wine & beer with up to 3.2% alcohol legal
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1934
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1st Masters golf championship began in Augusta, Ga
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1934
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Fire destroys Hakodate Japan (kills 1,500, injures 1,000)
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1935
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Blood tests authorized as evidence in court cases (NY)
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1939
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Lithuania state, forced to give Memel territory to Germany
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1941
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Grand Coulee Dam in Washington goes into operation
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1942
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Heavy German assault on Malta
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1943
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Dutch work week extended to 54 hour
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1943
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Obligatory work for woman ends in Belgium
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1943
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SS police chief Rauter threatens to kill half Jewish children
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1944
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600+ 8th Air Force bombers attack Berlin
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1945
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Arab League forms with adoption of a charter in Cairo Egypt
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1945
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US 3rd Army crosses Rhine at Nierstein
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1946
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1st US rocket to leave the Earth's atmosphere (50 miles up)
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1946
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Britain signs treaty granting independence to Jordan
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1947
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President Truman signs executive order calling for loyalty
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1952
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Dutch DC-6 crashes near Frankfurt, killing 44
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1953
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Anton¡n Z potocky chosen as president of Czechoslovakia
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1953
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Louise Suggs wins LPGA Betsy Rawls Golf Open
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1954
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1st shopping mall opened in Southfield, Mich
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1956
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"Mr Wonderful" opens at Broadway Theater NYC for 383 performances
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1956
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Death penalty against KPM-director Lon Jungschlaeger
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1956
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Musical "Mr Wonderful" with Sammy Davis Jr premieres in NYC
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1957
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Earthquake gives SF shakes
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1957
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Republic of India adopts Saka calendar along with Gregorian
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1958
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20th NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: Kentucky beats Seattle 84-72
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1958
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Faisal succeeds Saudi as king of Saudi-Arabia
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1958
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Liz Taylor's 3rd divorce (Mike Todd)
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1958
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USSR performs nuclear test at Novaya Zemlya USSR
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1959
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Betsy Rawls wins LPGA Nehi Golf Tournament
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1960
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1st patent for lasers, granted to Arthur Schawlow & Charles Townes
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1960
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AL Schawlow & C H Townes obtain patent for the laser
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1962
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"I Can Get It For You Wholesale" opens at Shubert NYC for 300 perfs
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1963
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Beatles release 1st album, "Please Please Me"
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1963
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Brit Min of War John Profumo denies having sex with Christine Keeler
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1963
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Oregon State's Terry Baker becomes 1st & only Heisman Trophy winner
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1964
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Barbra Streisand appears on the cover of NY Times Magazine section
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1964
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Carol Mann wins LPGA Women's Western Golf Open Invitational
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1965
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D Senanayake wins general elections in Ceylon (Sri Lanka)
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1965
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US confirms its troops used chemical warfare against the Vietcong
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1967
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Muhammad Ali KOs Zora Folley in 7 for heavyweight boxing title
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1968
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Jarmila Novotna resigns presidency of Czechoslovakia
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1968
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Lynda Johnson ordered off SF cable car for eating an ice cream cone
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1968
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Student riot in Nanterre near Paris
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1969
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"Billy" opens & closes at Billy Rose Theater NYC after 1 performance
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1969
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"Come Summer" closes at Lunt Fontanne Theater NYC after 7 performances
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1969
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31st NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: UCLA beats Purdue 92-72 UCLA wins its 5th national championship in 6 years
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1970
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"Blood Red Roses" opens & closes at John Golden Theater NYC
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1970
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Kathy Whitworth wins LPGA Orange Blossom Golf Classic
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1971
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USSR performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakh/Semipalitinsk USSR
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1972
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"Selling of the President" opens at Shubert Theater NYC for 5 perfs
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1972
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Congress approves Equal Rights Amendment (never ratified)
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1972
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Kareem Abdul-Jabbar named NBA MVP
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1972
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Nick Mileti purchases Cleve Indians for $9 million
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1972
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Yankees trade Danny Cater to the Red Sox for Sparky Lyle
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1975
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"Dinge-competed" wins Eurovisie Song festival
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1975
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"Dr Jazz" closes at Winter Garden Theater NYC after 5 performances
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1975
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"Letter for Queen Victoria" opens at ANTA Theater NYC for 18 perfs
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1975
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Delta State beats Immaculata for the women's AIAW championship
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1975
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Teach-In wins Eurovision Song Festival with "Dinge-Dong"
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1975
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Walt Disney World Shopping Village opens
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1977
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Dutch Den Uyl government falls
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1977
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Indira Gandhi resigns as PM of India
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1977
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Uyl govt falls
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1978
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France performs nuclear test
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1978
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Robert Frost Plaza, at California, Drumm & Market, SF, dedicated
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1978
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Rutle's "All You Need is Cash" is show on NBC-TV
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1979
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Israeli parliament approves peace treaty with Egypt
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1979
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NHL votes to accept 4 WHA teams (Oilers, Jets, Nordiques & Whalers)
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1981
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1st class postage raised to 18 from 15
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1981
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Donna Caponi Young wins LPGA Desert Inn Pro-Am Golf Tournament
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1981
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Soyuz 39 carries 2 cosmonauts (1 Mongolian) to Salyut 6
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1981
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Toshihiko Seko runs world record 25k (1:13:55.8)/30k (1:29:18.8)
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1982
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3rd Space Shuttle Mission-Columbia 3 launched
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1982
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Iran offensive against Iraq
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1983
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Chaim Herzog elected Israeli president
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1984
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Islander Bryan Trottier ties NHL rec scores 5 seconds into game
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1985
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NASA launches Intelsat VA
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1986
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Ehrig skates ladies world record 5 km (7:20.99)
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1986
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HBO launches boxing's heavyweight-title-unification-tournament
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1986
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Heart's "These Dreams," single goes #1
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1986
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Ice Pairs Championship at Geneva won by Gordeeva & Grinkov (URS)
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1986
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Kania skates ladies world record 1500m (1:59.30)
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1986
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Ladies Figure Skating Championship in Geneva won by Debi Thomas (USA)
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1986
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Trevor Berbick beats Pinklon Thomas in 15 for heavyweight boxing title
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1987
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Betsy King wins LPGA Circle K Tucson Golf Open
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1988
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Congress overrides Reagan's veto of sweeping civil rights bill
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1988
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WA beat Queensland by 5 wkts to win the Sheffield Shield Final
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1989
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Pete Rozelle announces retirement as NFL commissioner after 29 years
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1989
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US Supreme Court upholds 1 person 1 vote rule of NYC Board of Estimate
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1990
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"Grapes of Wrath" opens at Cort Theater NYC for 188 performances
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1990
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"Les Miserables," opens at Shunert Theatre, Boston
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1990
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Anchorage jury finds Capt Hazelwood innocent of Valdez oil spill
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1990
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The ML umpires announce that they will boycott exhibition games
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1991
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Law enforcement officers raid fraternities at U of Va seizing drugs
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1991
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NY Daily News begins using motto "Forward with NY"
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1991
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Pamela Smart (HS teacher) found guilty in NH of manipulating her student-lover to kill her husband
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1992
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"Private Lives" closes at Broadhurst Theater NYC after 37 performances
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1992
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Danielle Ammaccapane wins Standard Register Ping Golf Championship
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1992
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England beat South Africa in rain-ruined cricket World Cup semi final
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1992
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Joseph A Molloy elected NY Yankee general partner
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1992
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Record producer Lou Adler weds Paige Hannah (Daryl's sister)
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1992
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US Air NY to Cleveland crashes on take off at LaGuardia, 27 die
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1993
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Intel introduces Pentium-processor (80586) 64 bits-60 MHz-100+ MIPS
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1994
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Dutch Ambassador to US christens a new tulip (the Hillary Clinton)
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1994
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Mark Foster swims world record 50m butterfly (23.68 sec)
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1994
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South African Govt/ANC take power in Ciskei homeland
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1994
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Soyuz TM-21 lands
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1995
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Deputy Gov of Bank of England, Rupert Pennant-Rea, resigns following revelations of his affair with a freelance journalist
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1996
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Cheryl Depew, of Florida, crowned 13th Miss Hawaiian Tropic Intl
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1996
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STS 76 (Atlantis 16), launches into orbit
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1997
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"Sunset Boulevard," closes at Minskoff NYC after 977 performances
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1997
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Comet Hale-Bopp Closest Approach to Earth (1.315 AU)
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1997
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Ladies Fig Skating Championship in Lausanne won by Tara Lipinski (USA)
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1998
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18th Golden Raspberry Awards
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1998
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wins Standard Register PING Golf
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BIRTHS
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1459
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Maximilian I of Habsburg, German Emperor/archduke of Austria
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1599
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Anthony Van Dyck, Flemish painter (Charles I of England)
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1609
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John II Casimir Vasa, cardinal/king of Poland (1648-68)
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1700
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Giuseppe Sellitto, composer
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1728
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Anton Raphael Mengs, German writer/neo-classic painter
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1728
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Giacomo Insanguine, composer
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1752
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Johann Georg Joseph Spangler, composer
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1767
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Cornelis T Elout, Dutch minister of Finance
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1771
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Heinrich D Zschokke, Swiss author (Das Goldmacherdorf)
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1785
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Adam Sedgwick, British? geologist
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1797
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Kaiser Wilhelm I, German emperor (1871-88)
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1799
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F W A Argelander, Memel E Prussia, cataloguer of 324,188 stars
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1803
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Anthonie Waldrop, Dutch painter/lithographer
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1813
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Gabriel Rene Paul, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1886
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1814
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Thomas Crawford, US sculptor (Babes in the Wood)
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1817
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Braxton Bragg, Gen (Confederate Army), died in 1876
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1819
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William Wirt Adams, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1888
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1822
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Ahmed Djevdet Pasha, Turkish minister of Education/Justice
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1822
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Isaac D Fransen van de Putte, Dutch premier (1866)
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1822
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Seth Williams, Bvt Major General (Union Army), died in 1866
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1824
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William Henry Chase Whiting, Major General (Confederate Army)
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1834
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Francis Asbury Shoup, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1896
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1842
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Carl A N Rosa, German violinist/composer
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1842
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Mykola Vytal'yevich Lysenko, composer
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1846
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Randolph Caldecott, England, illustrator (Caldecott Medal namesake)
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1852
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Theodor Birt, [Beatus Rhenanus], German classical/writer
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1857
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Arnold Sauwen, Flemish poet (Along the Meuse)
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1857
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Paul Doumer, gov-genl of Indo-China/13th Pres of France (1931-32)
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1865
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Theophile Ysaye, composer
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1867
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Meijer Linnewiel, [Prof Kokadorus], Amsterdam's pitchman
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1868
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Hamish MacCunn, composer
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1868
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Henry W Methorst, lawyer/director (Dutch Cent Bureau of Statistics)
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1868
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Robert A Millikan, US physicist (photoelectric effect; Nobel 1923)
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1874
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Ellen Glasgow, novelist
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1885
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Adriano Lualdi, composer
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1885
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Jakabs Medins, composer
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1887
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Chico Marx, [Leonard Martin], NYC, comedian (Marx Brothers)
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1895
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Joseph Schildkraut, Vienna, actor (Joseph Schildkraut Presents)
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1896
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Giulia D De Albertis, writer
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1902
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Ellin Berlin, [MacKay], Mrs Irving Berlin, writer (Lace Curtain)
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1903
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James S Russell, US pilot/admiral (WW II Pacific Ocean)
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1903
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Jochen Klepper, writer
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1905
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Carlo Alberto Pizzini, composer
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1905
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Grigorij M Kosinzev, Russian director
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1905
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Phyllis McGinley, poet
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1905
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Ruth Page, US choreographer/ballet leader (Diaghilev, Pygmalion)
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1907
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James Gavin, US, 82nd Airborne Div General (Sicily/Normandy)
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1907
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Paul J Steenbergen, Neth, actor (Ciske Rat)/founder (Hague's Comedy)
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1908
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Albrecht Goes, writer
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1908
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Louis D L'Amour, Jamestown ND, author (Hondo, Jubal Sackett)
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1908
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Maurice H Stans, Shakope Minn, Secretary of Commerce (1969-72)
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1909
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Gabrielle Roy, French-Canadian novelist (Tin Flute)
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1909
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Jack Popplewell, composer/playwright
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1910
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Nicholas Monsarret, England, writer (Cruel Sea)
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1912
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Henri Rousselot, admiral
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1912
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Lord Alport
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1912
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Wilfrid Brambell, Dublin Ireland, actor (Hard Day's Night)
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1913
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James Westerfield, Nashville TN, actor (Jungle Heat, Lucky Johnny)
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1913
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Karl Malden, Chicago, actor (Mike-Streets of SF, American Express)
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1913
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Martha Mdl, German singer/soprano (Wagner)
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1914
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Cec Burke, cricketer (NZ leg-spinner v Australia 1946, 1 & 3, 2-30)
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1914
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Lord Stokes
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1914
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Masao Maruyama, social scientist
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1915
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Forest Sagendorf, cartoonist
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1915
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George Cresswell, cricketer (3 Tests for NZ aged 35)
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1916
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George Wyle, NYC, orch leader (Jerry Lewis Show, Flip Wilson Show)
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1916
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Josephine van Gasteren, Dutch actress/director (Bluejackets)
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1917
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C S Pick, publisher
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1917
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Paul Rogers, British? actor (Looking Glass War, Billy Budd)
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1917
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Virginia Grey, LA, actress (Another Thin Man, Idiot's Delight, Idaho)
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1918
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Cheddi B Jagan, dentist/founder PPP/Guyanese Premier (1953, 1957-64)
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1918
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Harry Kay, vice-chancellor (Exeter U)
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1918
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Tauno Kullerve Pylkkanen, composer
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1920
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Fanny Waterman, concert pianist & teacher
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1920
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Ross Martin, Grodek Poland, actor (Mr Lucky, Wild Wild West)
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1921
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Wilhelmus Norbert Schmelzer, Netherland, foreign minister (KVP)
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1922
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Mujib ur-Rahman, Pakistan, sheik/premier
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1922
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Stewart Stern, screenwriter (Rebel Without A Cause)
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1923
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Bryan Clieve Roberts, lawyer/civil servant
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1923
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Cor N van Dis Jr, Dutch MP (SGP, 1971-94)
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1923
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Marcel Marceau, Strasbourg France, mime (Barbarella, Silent Movie)
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1924
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Al Neuharth, newspaper founder (USA Today)
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1924
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Bill Wendell, NYC, TV announcer (Late Night With David Letterman)
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1925
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Colin Spedding, CEO (Council of Science & Technology Institutes)
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1925
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Wolfgang Bchler, writer
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1926
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Julius Marmur, biochemist/geneticist
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1926
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Lawrence Jackson, Provost Emeritus (Blackburn)
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1927
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George Thoms, cricketer (1 Test Aust against WI 1952, scored 16 & 28)
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1927
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Mstislav Rostropovich, composer [3/12 OS]
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1927
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Viscount Bolingbroke
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1928
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Betty Callaway, figure skating trainer
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1928
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Bill Archer, (Rep-R-TX, 1971- )
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1928
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DC Ingman, CEO (British Waterways Board
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1928
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Dmitri Antonovitch Volkogonov, soldier/historian
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1928
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Ed Macauley, NBAer (Boston Celtics)
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1930
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Derek Bok, college president (Harvard)
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1930
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Lynden O Pindling, PM of Bahamas (1967-92)
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1930
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Pat Robertson, televangelist (700 club, Pres candidate-R-1989)
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1930
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Stephen Sondheim, NYC, lyricist (West Side Story, Company)
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1931
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Igor Hajek, translator/writer
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1931
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Leslie Thomas, author
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1931
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William Shatner, Montral Canada, actor (Star Trek, T J Hooker)
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1932
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Richard Thomas, admiral
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1933
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Buddy MacKay, (Rep-D-FL, 1983- )
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1933
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Chris Duckworth, cricketer (South African batsman v England 1956-57)
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1934
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Leslie Turnberg, president (Royal College of Physicians)
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1934
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Orrin G Hatch, (Sen-R-UT, 1977- )
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1934
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Sheila Cameron, QC, Vicar-General (Province of Canterbury)
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1935
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M[ichael] Emmet Walsh, Ogdensburg NY, actor (Wildcats, War Party)
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1936
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Alan Bleasdale, author/playwright (Are You Lonesome Tonight)
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1936
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May Britt, Sweden, actress (Young Lions)/wife of Sammy Davis Jr
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1936
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Philip Ely, president (British Law Society)
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1936
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Roger Whittaker, Nairobi Kenya, country singer (Durham Town)
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1936
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Ron Carey, union pres (Teamsters)
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1937
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Jon Hassell, composer
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1938
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Glen Campbell, singer (By the Time I get to Phoenix, Galveston)
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1938
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Vivian Pulliam, horse trainer
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1940
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William Ritchie, vice-chancellor (Lancaster U)
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1941
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Bruno Ganz, Zurich Switzerland, actor (Strapless, Wings of Desire)
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1941
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Gary Lewis, horse trainer
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1942
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Jon Arthur English, composer
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1943
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George Benson, Pittsburgh, singer/guitarist (Greatest Love of All)
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1943
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Joseph Schwantner, composer
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1943
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Keith Reif, England, rocker (Yardbirds-For Your Love, Renaissance)
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1944
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Jeremy Clyde, rocker
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1944
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R P Mardling, headmaster (Queen Elizabeth Grammar School, Wakefield)
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1944
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T S "Tony" McPhee, rocker (Sad Go Round)
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1945
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Alan Opie, baritone (Boughton Bethlehem, Britten 5 Canticles)
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1945
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Charles "Chuck" Jackson, US singer (Playboy, Independents)
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1945
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Jeremy Clyde, England, rocker (Chad & Jeremy-Yesterday's Gone)
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1945
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Paul Schockemhle, showjumper
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1946
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Don Chaney, NBA player (Houston Rockets)/coach (Detroit Pistons)
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1946
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Laraine Ashton, fashion models' agent (London)
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1946
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Rudy/Rudolf [von Bittner] Rucker, US, sci-fi author (Wetware)
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1946
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Serge, [Ruud Schaap], Dutch singer/guitarist (Saskia & Serge)
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1947
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Harry Vanda, [Vandenberg], Hague Neth, rock guitarist (Easybeats)
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1947
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Patrick Olive, percussionist (Hot Chocolate-You Sexy Thing)
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1947
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Priscilla Yates, director (Royal Academy of Dancing)
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1948
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Andrew Lloyd Webber, London, composer (Into the Woods, Phantom)
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1948
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Randy Hobbs, rocker (Johnny Winter Band, McCoys)
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1949
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Brian Hanrahan, British TV newsman (BBC)
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1949
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D Watson, director (Brighton U)
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1949
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Fanny Ardant, Monte Carlo, actress (Australia, Confidentially Yours)
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1949
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Fran Sheehan, Boston Mass, rock bassist (Boston-More than a Feeling)
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1950
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Mary Tamm, British? actress (Odessa File)
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1951
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Howard Reitzes, Southgate Ca, rocker (Iron Butterfly)
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1951
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Musa Khiramanovich Manarov, USSR, cosmonaut (Soyuz TM-4, TM-11)
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1952
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Bob Costas, Queens NY, sportscaster/talk show host (Later)
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1953
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Peter McEvoy, British? actor (Against the Innocent)
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1953
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Thomas H Andrews, (Rep-D-Maine)
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1956
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Lena Olin, Stockholm Sweden, actress (Enemies A Love Story)
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1956
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Lyndsay Stephen, Donnybrook WA, Australasia golfer
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1957
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Stephanie Mills, singer/actress (Wiz)
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1958
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Joyce Lester, Australian softball catcher (Olympics-bronze-96)
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1958
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Pete Wylie, Liverpool, rocker (Sinful)
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1959
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Matthew Modine, Loma Linda Cal, actor (Full Metal Jacket)
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1960
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Laurie Sargent, rock vocalist (Face To Face)
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1962
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Diane Pavich, Melbourne Aust, golfer (1993 T50 Alpine Aust Ladies)
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1962
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Juan Aguilera, Spain, tennis star
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1962
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Tim Elliott, Perth WA, Australasia golfer
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1963
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Hannu Virta, Turku FIN, hockey defenseman (Team Finland)
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1963
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Rich Monteleone, Tampa FL, pitcher (California Angels)
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1963
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Suzanne Sulley, Sheffield S Yorks, rocker (Human Leauge-Human)
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1964
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Jeffrey Wagner, Sydney NSW, Australasia golfer
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1966
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Brad Edwards, NFL safety (Atlanta Falcons)
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1966
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Brian Shaw, NBA guard (Orlando Magic, SF Warriors)
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1966
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Sean Berry, Santa Monica CA, infielder (Houston Astros)
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1966
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Todd Ewen, Saskatoon, NHL right wing (Anaheim Mighty Ducks)
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1966
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Yahya Ayyash, militant
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1968
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Ramon Martinez, Santo Domingo Dom Rep, pitcher (LA Dodgers)
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1969
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Darrell Russell, defensive tackle (Oakland Raiders)
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1969
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Russell Maryland, NFL defensive tackle (Dallas Cowboys, Oak Raiders)
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1970
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Jason Rouser, Tucson Arizona, 200m/400m runner
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1970
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Reggie White, NFL nose tackle (NE Patriots)
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1970
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Travis Richards, Crystal Minn, US hockey defenseman (Olympics-1994)
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1971
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Richard Castillo, jockey
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1972
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Elvis Stojko, Richmond Hill Ontario, (Oly-silver-94)
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1972
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John Farquhar, tight end (New Orleans Saints)
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1972
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Mikhail Sloutsky, WLAF LB (Scotland Claymores)
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1972
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Pieter Christiaan, Prince of Netherlands
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1972
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Shawn Bradley, NBA center (Dallas Mavericks, NJ Nets, Space Jams)
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1973
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Dax Griffin, KS, actor (Tim Truman-Sunset Beach)
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1973
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Joe Nedney, kicker (Arizona Cardinals)
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1973
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Luther Elliss, NFL defensive end (Detroit Lions)
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1974
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Kim Yun-Jung, Miss Universe-Korea (1996)
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1974
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Marcus Camby, NBA forward (Toronto Raptors)
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1974
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Tuomas Gronman, NHL defenseman (Team Finland Oly-Bronze-1998, Pitts)
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1975
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Chris Bayne, safety (Atlanta Falcons)
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1975
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Jiri Novak, Czechostovakia, tennis star
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1976
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Kellie Shanygne Williams, Wash DC, actress (Laura-Family Matters)
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1979
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Mariah Leanne Bergmann, Miss Kansas Teen USA (1997)
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1990
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Eugenie, Princess of Britain
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DEATHS
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337
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Constantine, Emperor of Rome, dies at 47
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1471
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George van Podiebrad, king of Bohemia (1458-71), dies
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1589
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Lodovico Guicciardini, Ital historian, dies at 67
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1627
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Cornelis van Aerssen, Flemish Clerk of the House, dies at about 81
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1639
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Thomas Carew, English poet/diplomat (The Rapture), dies
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1661
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Hendrick Uylenburgh, art dealer, buried at about 73
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1743
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Jean-Baptiste Lully, Ital/Fr composer (Forced Marriage), dies at 77
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1758
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Jonathan Edwards, theologian/philosopher (Original Sin), dies at 54
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1771
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Gottlieb W Rabener, German author (Bremer Beitrge), dies at 56
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1777
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John Bartram, father of American botany, dies at 77
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1796
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Gaspare Gabellone, composer, dies at 68
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1798
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Justin Morgan, composer, dies at 51
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1820
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Stephen Decatur, killed in a duel with Com James Barron at 41
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1824
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Johann Melchior Dreyer, composer, dies at 76
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1832
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J W Goethe, writer, dies at 82
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1838
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Hendrik Fagel, Dutch/English baron, dies at 73
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1845
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Franz Joseph Volkert, composer, dies at 67
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1867
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Ferdinando Giorgetti, composer, dies at 70
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1871
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Johnny Cuzens, cricketer (Australian aboriginal tourist 1868), dies
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1890
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Dsir de Haerne, Belgian priest/Congressional leader, dies at 85
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1906
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Martin Wegelius, Finnish musicologist/composer, dies at 59
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1909
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Gyula Erkel, composer, dies at 66
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1922
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Louis A Ranvier, French anatomist/historian, dies at 86
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1923
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Theophile Delcass, French statesman, dies at 71
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1924
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R G Nivelle, French general (Verdun), dies at 67
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1929
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Anton Beer-Walbrun, composer, dies at 64
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1931
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Ban Johnson, founder of baseball's American League, dies at 67
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1944
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... Pucheu, French Internal minister to Vichy, executed
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1945
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J Postuma, Dutch resistance fighter, dies
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1946
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Clemens A von Galen, bishop of Munster/anti fascist, dies at 68
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1951
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J Willem Mengelberg, Dutch conductor (Matthus Passion), dies at 79
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1953
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James Anderson II, (Jo-Northern Exposure), dies
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1956
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George A L Sarton, Belgian/US historian, dies at 71
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1958
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Michael Todd, producer (Around the World in 80 Days), dies at 56
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1962
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Aura Abranches, Port actress (Lisboa, O Primo Basilio), dies at 65
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1964
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Addison Richards, actor (Col-Pentagon), dies at 76
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1964
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Joseph Schildkraut, Austr actor (Flame of Barbary Coast), dies at 68
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1969
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Ernst Deutsch, [Dorian], Czech actor (3rd Man, Golem), dies at 78
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1971
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Martin Bodmer, writer, dies
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1974
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Peter Revson, US race car driver (Indianapolis 500), dies at 35
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1975
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Asa Smith Bushnell Jr, Sec of US Olympics (1945-65), dies at 75
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1975
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Cass Daley, actress (Red Garters), dies at 59
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1975
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Paul Verhoeven, director (Robocop, 4th Man, Total Recall), dies at 73
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1978
|
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Karl Wallenda, falls to death walking high-wire in PR at 73
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1979
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Ben Lyon, actor (I Cover the Waterfront, Indiscreet), dies at 78
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1986
|
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Charles Starrett, actor (Silver Streak, Jungle Bride), dies
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1987
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Joan Shawlee, actress (Abbott & Costello Show), dies at 58
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1991
|
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Gloria Holden, actress (Dracula's Daughter, Test Pilot), dies at 73
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1993
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Cec Pepper, cricketer (NSW & Commonwealth XI leggie), dies
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1993
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Gret Palucca, German dancer/choreographer (Entartet), dies at 91
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1993
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Phia [Sophia R] Berghout, Dutch harpist, dies at 83
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1993
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Steve Olin, pitcher (Cleve Indians), drowns at 27
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1993
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Tim Crews, pitcher (Cleve Indians), drowns at 31
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1994
|
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Dan Hartman, US singer/songwriter (Love Sensations), dies at 42
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1994
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Igor Aleinikov, Russian director (tractors, air crash), dies at 32
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1994
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Luther Diamond, radio Personality, dies at 89
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1994
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Walter Lantz, US cartoonist (Woody Woodpecker), dies at 93
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1995
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Peter Woods, newsreader, dies at 64
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1996
|
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Claude Mauriac, writer, dies at 81
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1996
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Robert Franklin Overmyer, astronaut (STS 5, STS 51-B), dies at 59
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1996
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Robert Mellors, gay activist, dies at 47
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1996
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Ronald George Hayward, political manager, dies at 78
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