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741
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St Zachary begins his reign as Catholic Pope succeeding Gregory III
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1347
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Pope Clemens VI declares Roman tribunal Coke di Rienzo as heretics
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1557
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1st Covenant of Scottish protestants form
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1586
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Sir Thomas Herriot introduces potatoes to England, from Colombia
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1621
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Galileo invents telescope
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1639
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1st annulment by court decree passes
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1676
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Battle at Lund: Sweden beats Denen
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1678
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Edmund Halley receives MA from Queen's College, Oxford
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1685
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Charles II bars Jews from settling in Stockholm Sweden
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1694
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English parliamentary election set for every 3 years
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1699
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Baron Jacob Hop appointed treasurer-general of the Hague
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1775
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1st official US flag raising (aboard naval vessel Alfred)
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1818
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Illinois becomes 21st state USA (Admission day)
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1828
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Andrew Jackson elected 7th president of US
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1833
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Oberlin College in Oh, 1st truly coeducational college opens
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1834
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1st US dental society organized (NY)
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1835
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1st US mutual fire insurance company issues 1st policy (RI)
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1844
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RC Society Apostole of Prayer forms
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1847
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Frederick Douglass publishes 1st issue of his newspaper "North Star"
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1863
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Longstreet abandons his siege at Knoxville, TN
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1864
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Skirmish at Thomas' Station, Georgia
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1866
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Paid fire dept replaces volunteer companies
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1868
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Trial of Jefferson Davis starts; 1st blacks on US trial jury
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1878
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Settlers arrive at Petach Tikvah Israel
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1881
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Henry M Stanley finds Leopoldville/Kinshasa
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1883
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48th Congress (1883-85) convenes
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1893
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Ndebeles destroy Rhodesia
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1901
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Milwaukee is dropped from the AL & replaced by St Louis Browns
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1903
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Panglima Polim surrenders to Capt Colijn at Atjeh
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1907
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George Cohans musical "Talk of the Town," premieres in NYC
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1908
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Edward Elgar's 1st Symphony in A, premieres
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1910
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Neon lights, 1st publically seen (Paris Auto Show)
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1912
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Gerrit Brinkman becomes 1st Dutch traffic officer
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1912
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Turkey, Serbia, Montenegro, Greece & Bulgaria sign weapons pact
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1914
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Neth army shoots up genterneerde Belgian soldiers: 8 killed
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1920
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Turkey & Armenia agree to peace treaty
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1921
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9th CFL Grey Cup: Toronto Argonauts defeats Edmonton Eskimos, 23-0
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1922
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1st successful technicolor movie (Tall of the Sea), shown in NYC
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1923
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1st Congressional open session broadcast via radio (Wash DC)
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1926
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Manchester Guardian (German Reichswehr/Red Army work together)
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1929
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Boston Bruins begins then NHL record 14 game winning streak
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1930
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Air-borne chemicals combine with fog to kill 60 (Meuse Valley Belgium)
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1930
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Otto Ender forms Austrian govt
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1930
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Richard Rodgers/L Hart's musical "Evergreen," premieres in London
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1931
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Alka Seltzer goes on sale
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1932
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20th CFL Grey Cup: Hamilton Tigers defeats Regina Roughriders, 25-6
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1932
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Gen Kurt von Schleicher becomes chancellor of Germany
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1933
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Connie Mack sells Mickey Cochrane to Det Tigers for $100,000
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1933
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Joe Lilliard QBs Chic Cardinals; last NFL black until 1946
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1934
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Italian colonial Tripoli & Cyrenaica annexed to Libya
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1934
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KYW-AM in Chicago Ill moves to Phila Penn
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1938
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AAU's decides to continue linear measuring system over metric
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1939
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Dmitri Sjostakovitsj's 6th Symphony, premieres
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1941
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Hitler views Poltava Ukraine
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1943
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9th Heisman Trophy Award: Angelo Bertelli, Notre Dame (QB)
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1943
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Battle of Monte Cassino, Italy begins
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1943
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Howard Hanson's 4th Symphony, premieres
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1943
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Strike of Monte Cassino, Italy begins
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1944
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British order to disarm, causes general strike in Greece
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1944
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Hungarian death march of Jews ends
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1944
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Mussert puts Seyss-Inquart plan for small Nazi-Europe
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1944
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NFL Cardinals-Pitts merger disolves
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1944
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US 5th Armour division occupies Brandenburg Hrtgenwald
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1946
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12th Heisman Trophy Award: Glenn Davis, Army (HB)
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1946
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US govt asks UN to order dictator Franco out of Spain
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1947
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Tennessee Williams' "Streetcar Named Desire," premieres in NYC
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1948
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"Pumpkin Papers" come to light (claimed to be from Alger Hiss)
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1948
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1st US woman army officer not in medical corps sworn-in
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1948
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Bradman scores his last century, 123 in his own testimonial
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1948
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Chinese refugee ship "Kiangya" explodes in E China Sea, killing 1,100
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1949
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KRLD (now KDFW) TV channel 4 in Dallas-Fort Worth, TX (CBS) begins
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1950
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Cleve Browns last NFL team with no-pass game (beat Phila 13-7)
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1950
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Cleveland Browns' Horace Gillom sets club record with 12 punts
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1950
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Paul Harvey begins his national radio broadcast
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1952
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1st TV broadcast in Hawaii
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1952
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Marcos Perez Jimnez elected president of Venezuela
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1953
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"Kismet" opens at Ziegfeld Theater NYC for 583 performances
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1953
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Eisenhower criticizes McCarthy for saying communists are in Rep party
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1953
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Premier of Dmitri Shostakovitch' 5th String Quartet
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1954
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Samuel Barber's "Prayers of Kierkegaard," premieres
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1954
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William Walton's opera "Troilus & Cressida," premieres in London
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1955
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KTVE TV channel 10 in Monroe-El Dorado, LA (NBC) begins broadcasting
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1956
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England & France pull troops out of Egypt
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1956
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KFSA (now KFSM) TV channel 5 in Ft Smith, AR (CBS) 1st broadcast
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1956
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Wilt Chamberlain's 1st collegiate basketball game (scores 52)
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1957
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23rd Heisman Trophy Award: John Crow, Texas A&M (HB)
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1958
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Indonesian parliament accepts nationalisation of Dutch businesses
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1959
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State of emergency on Cyprus ends
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1960
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"Camelot" opens at Majestic Theater NYC for 873 performances
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1960
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Frederick Loewe/Alan Jay Lerner's "Camelot," premieres in NYC
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1961
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Anton Geesink becomes 1st not-Japanese judo world champion
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1961
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Beatles meet future manager Brian Epstein
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1961
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George Blanda of Houston Oilers kicks 55-yard field goal
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1961
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US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site
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1962
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Edith Spurlock Sampson sworn-in as 1st US black female judge
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1962
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Pravda criticizes western art
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1964
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"Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer" 1st airs on TV
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1964
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KHQL (now KCAN) TV channel 8 in Albion, NB (ABC) begins broadcasting
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1964
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Police arrests 800 sit-in students at U of Cal at Berkeley
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1965
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Beatles begin final UK concert tour in Glasgow
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1965
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USSR launches Luna 8; crashes on Moon
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1966
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US performs underground nuclear test at Hattiesburg Miss
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1967
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1st human heart transplant performed (Dr Christian Barnard, S Africa)
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1967
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Derek Clayton runs world record marathon (2:09:36.4)
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1967
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Ex-president Sukarno under house arrest in Indonesia
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1967
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Final run of "20th Century Limited," famed NY-Chicago luxury train
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1968
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Pitcher's mound drops from 15" to 10" & strike zone reduced from knees to shoulders to top of knees to armpits, to help hitters
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1969
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John Lennon is offered role of Jesus Christ in Jesus Christ Superstar
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1970
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US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site
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1971
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Miss Teenage America Pageant
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1971
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Pres Nixon commutes Jimmy Hoffa's jail term
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1972
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Convair 990A charter crashes in Tenerife Canary Island, 155 die
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1973
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Pioneer 10 passes Jupiter (1st fly-by of an outer planet) [Dec 4-GMT]
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1975
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Laos falls to communist forces; Lao People's Democratic Rep proclaimed
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1976
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Dr Patrick J Hillery elected president of Iraq
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1978
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"King of Hearts" closes at Minskoff Theater NYC after 48 performances
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1978
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Pat Bradley/Lon Hinkle wins LPGA J C Penney Golf Classic
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1979
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11 trampled to death at Cincinnati Who concert [or 1204?]
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1979
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45th Heisman Trophy Award: Charles White, Southern Cal (RB)
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1979
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Christies auctions a thimble for a record $18,400
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1979
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Iran accepts constitution
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1980
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NY Federal jury finds Reps Thompson D-NJ & Murphy, D-NY, guilty
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1981
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Beth Daniel/Tom Kite wins LPGA J C Penney Golf Classic
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1981
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US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site
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1982
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1st NJ Devil hat-trick (Steve Tambellini) defeat Hartford 5-4
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1982
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35.7 cm rainfall at Big Fork, Arkansas (state record)
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1982
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77øF highest temperature ever recorded in Cleveland in Dec
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1982
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NJ Devils 1st hat trick (Steve Tambellini)
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1982
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Tommy Hearns wins WBC Welterweight title in decision over Benitez
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1983
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"Marilyn: An American Fable" closes at Minskoff NYC after 16 perfs
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1983
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49th Heisman Trophy Award: Mike Rozier, Nebraska (RB)
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1983
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France performs nuclear test at Muruora Island
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1984
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2,000 die from Union Carbide poison gas emission in Bhopal, India
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1984
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Oldest groom - Harry Stevens, 103, weds Thelma Lucas, 83, in Wisc
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1985
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23rd Shuttle Mission (61-B)-Atlantis 2-lands at Edwards AFB
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1986
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Sri Lanka all out 55 v WI in one-dayer Walsh 5-1 in 4 3 overs
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1988
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54th Heisman Trophy Award: Barry Sanders, Oklahoma State (RB)
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1988
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NY Lotto pays $45 million to twelve winner (#s are 1-8-13-18-28-48)
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1989
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Pat Bradley/Bill Glasson wins LPGA J C Penney Golf Classic
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1990
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NL batting champ Willie McGee signs as a free agent with SF Giants
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1991
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Hulk Hogan defeats Undertaker to become 4th time WWF champion
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1991
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Muslim Shites release US hostage Alan Steen
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1991
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White House Chief of Staff John Sununu resigns
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1992
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UN Security Council votes unanimous for US led forces to enter Somalia
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1995
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"Company" closes at Criterion Theater NYC after 68 performances
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1995
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"Holiday" opens at Circle in Sq Theater NYC for 49 performances
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1995
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84th Davis Cup: USA beats Russia in Moscow (3-2)
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1995
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Beth Daniels/Davis Love III wins LPGA J C Penney Golf Classic
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1995
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Jack Russell takes 11 catches in Test Cricket v S Africa, a record
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1995
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Naeem Akhtar takes 10-28 for Rawalpindi B against Peshawar
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1995
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Northwestern South Carolina begins using new area code 864
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1997
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"1776," opens at Gershwin Theater NYC
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1997
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Golden State Warrior guard Latrell Sprewell, four-year, $32 million, contract terminated for attacking his coach P J Carlesimo
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BIRTHS
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1368
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Charles VI, [the Well-Beloved], king of France (1380-1422)
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1483
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Nicolaus von Amsdorf, German reformation theologist
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1576
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Marsilio Casentini, composer
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1668
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Casimir Schweizelsperg, composer
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1684
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Ludvig Baron Holberg, founder (Danish & Norwegian literature)
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1729
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Padre Antonio Francisco J Jose Soler, Olot Spain, composer (Fandango)
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1750
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Johann Franz Xaver Sterkel, composer
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1752
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Georg-Friederich Fuchs, composer
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1753
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Samuel Crompton, English inventor (mule-jenny spinning machine)
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1755
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Gilbert Stuart, US, portrait painter (painted Washington)
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1758
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Josef Gelinek, composer
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1795
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Rowland Hill, introduced 1st adhesive postage stamp (1840)
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1797
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Francis P Kenrick, Irish/US archbishop of Baltimore
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1800
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France Preseren, Slovenian poet (Krst pri Savici)
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1806
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Henry Alexander Wise, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1876
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1809
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Thomas Alfred Davies, Bvt Mjr General (Union volunteers), died in 1899
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1822
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Charles Adam Heckman, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1896
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1826
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Edmond van der Straeten, Belgian lawyer/musicologist
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1826
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George Brinton McClellan, Major General (Union Army), died in 1885
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1829
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Green Berry Raum, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1909
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1838
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Cleveland Abbe, US, meteorologist (Father of Weather Bureau)
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1838
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Octavia Hill, British reformer, leader of open-space movement
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1842
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Ellen Henrietta Richards, US, chemist (Amer Home Eco Assn-1st Pres)
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1857
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Joseph Conrad, Poland, novelist (Lord Jim, Heart of Darkness)
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1857
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Joseph Conrad, writer
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1862
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Jules Renkin, Belgian jurist/minister/premier (1931-32)
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1864
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Herman Heijermans Jr, Dutch writer (Kamertjeszonde, Diamond City)
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1875
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Bernhard Lichtenberg, German clergyman/antifascist
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1883
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Albert "Tibby" Cotter, cricketer (great Aussie quick of early century)
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1883
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Anton (Friedrich Wilhelm) von Webern, Vienna Aust, 12-tone composer
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1885
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Marchien Zwitsers, farmer in Lutten (died at 109 years old)
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1886
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Karl MG Siegbahn, Swedish physicist (rntgen spectroscope, Nobel 1924)
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1888
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Ion Nonna Otescu, composer
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1895
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Anna Freud, Austrian/English psychoanalytist/daughter of Sigmund F
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1896
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Boleslaw Szabelski, composer
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1896
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John Urzidil, Austria/US writer (Die erbeuteten Frauen)
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1897
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Kate O'Brien, Irish writer (Without My Cloak)
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1898
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Lev Konstantinovich Knipper, composer
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1900
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Lester Matthews, Nottingham England, (Sir Dennis-Adv of Fu Manchu)
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1900
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Richard Kuhn, Austria, biochemist, worked with vitamins (Nobel 1938)
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1902
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Willem Arnold de Vries Robbe, composer
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1904
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Juan E Yrausquin, founder (Party of Patriot Arubans)/minister
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1905
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Leslie Ames, cricketer (England wicket-keeper of 30's Outstanding bat)
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1907
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Andrew Hutchings, teachers' leader
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1907
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Connee Boswell, New Orleans La, singer (Pete Kelly's Blue)
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1908
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Halsey Stevens, Scott NY, composer (Triskelion)
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1908
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Nigel M Balchin, [Mark Spade], English author (Business for Pleasure)
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1910
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Robert Arthur Hughes, missionary/surgeon
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1911
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Dana Suesse, songwriter (You Ought to be in Pictures)
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1911
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Nino Rota, Milan Italy, composer (Torquemada)
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1913
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Omer Vanaudenhoven, Flemish industrial/resistance fighter
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1914
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Irving Fine, Boston Mass, composer (Toccata)
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1919
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Charles Craig, opera singer
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1921
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Hans G Kresse, Dutch cartoonist (Eric the Viking)
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1923
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Maria Callas, opera singer
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1923
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Tom Fears, NFL end (LA Rams)
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1923
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Trevor Bailey, England, cricket all-rounder (batted & ran)
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1924
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John Backus, inventor (FORTRAN computer language)
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1925
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Ken Funston, South African cricket batsman (18 Tests during 1950's)
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1926
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Hans Gunther Franz Otte, composer
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1926
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Hans Otte, German composer/pianist
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1927
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Ferlin Husky, country singer (Born to Lose, Gone)
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1927
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Isabelle Harriet Lucas, actress/singer (Outland, Comics)
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1929
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Clarence Ford, sax player
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1929
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Paul Harris Turok, composer
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1929
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Werner Rackwitz, German musicologist (Hndel-Renaissance)
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1930
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Andy Williams, Wall Lake Iowa, singer (Moon River, Andy Williams Show)
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1930
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Jean-Luc Godard, French director (Alphaville, Hail Mary, Breathless)
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1930
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Phyllis Curtin, Clarksburg WV, soprano (NYC Opera)
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1931
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Ellen Blazer, Dutch TV director (Sonja)
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1931
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Jaye P Morgan, Mancos Colo, singer/actress (Gong Show, Night Patrol)
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1932
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Corry Brokken, Dutch singer
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1934
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Nicolas Coster, actor (Robert Delaney-Another World)
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1934
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Viktor Vassilyevich Gorbatko, USSR, cosmonaut (Soyuz 7, 24, 37/36)
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1937
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Bobby Allison, auto racer (3 time winner of Daytona 500)
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1937
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Stephen Rubin, English attorney/shoe manufacturer (Reebok, Adidas)
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1938
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Jos Serebrier, Montevideo Uruguay, conductor/composer (Star Wagon)
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1938
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Martyn Taylor, teacher/campaigner
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1941
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Mary Alice, Indianola MS, newscaster (CBS, Lettie-Different World)
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1943
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Valerie Perrine, Galveston Tx, actress (Slaughterhouse 5)
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1945
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Laura Dean, Staten Island NYC, composer/choreographer (Drumming)
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1948
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Diane Kurys, [Emir Kusturica], Sarajevo, bass guitarist
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1948
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Ozzy Osbourne, England, rock vocalist (Black Sabbath-Bark at the Moon)
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1949
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Christopher John Seward, aid worker
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1949
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Heather Menzies, Toronto Canada, actress (Jessica-Logan's Run)
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1949
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Mickey Thomas, rock vocalist (Jefferson Airplane, Starship)
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1950
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John Akii-bua, Uganda, 400m hurdler (Olympic-gold-1972)
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1950
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Muntu Myeza, South African anti-apartheid activist
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1951
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Danger Alberto Juantorena, Cuba, 800m runner (Olympic-gold-1976)
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1951
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James Turner Brewer, Maywood Ill, basketball player (Oly-silver-1972)
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1951
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Mike Stock, rocker (Stock, Aitken & Waterman-Road Block)
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1951
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Rick Mears, Indy-car racer (over 25 wins)
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1951
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Riki Chosyu, [Mitsuo Yoshida], wrestler (NJPW/All-Japan)
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1952
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Don Barnes, rock guitarist (38 Special)
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1952
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Duane Roland, rock guitarist (Molly Hatchet)
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1952
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Mel Smith, author (Morons From Outer Space)
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1953
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Franz Klammer, Austria, downhill skier (Olympic-gold-1976)
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1954
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Paul Gregg, country singer (Restless Heart-Wheels)
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1955
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Melody Anderson, Edmonton, actress (Natalie Dillon-All My Children)
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1956
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Hart Bochner, Los Angeles CA, actor/director (Rich & Famous)
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1959
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Kathy Jordan, Bryn Mawr PA, tennis player (US Opens Doubles 1981)
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1960
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Daryl Hannah, actress (Splash, Blade Runner)
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1960
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Mike Ramsey, US, ice hockey player (Olympic-gold-1980)
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1961
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Julianne Moore, actress (Lost World, 9 Months)
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1962
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Tammy Jackson, WNBA forward/center (Houston Comets)
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1963
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Ashley De Silva, Sri Lankan Cricket wicketkeeper (1993)
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1963
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Steve Hegg, Dana Point Calif, road cyclist (Olympics-16th-84, 96)
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1964
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Darryl Hamilton, Baton Rouge LA, outfielder (Texas Rangers)
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1964
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Toi Cook, cornerback (Carolina Panthers)
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1965
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Katarina Witt, Staaken GDR, figure skater (Olympic-Gold-1984, 88)
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1965
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Tammy Jacques, Auburn Maine, cyclist (Olympics-96)
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1966
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Lisa Lightfoot, Australian middle distance runner (Olympics-96)
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1967
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David Diaz, Melbourne VIC, Australasia golfer
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1967
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Greg Sutton, NBA guard (Phila 76ers)
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1967
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Katie Henderson, Santa Monica CA, WPVA volleyball (US Open-25th-1993)
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1968
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Brendan Fraser, Indianapolis In, actor (School Ties, 20 Bucks)
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1968
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Isabel Cueto, West Germany, tennis star
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1968
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Kevin Telles, actor (Party Camp)
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1969
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Ed King, NFL guard (NO Saints)
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1969
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Kwamie Lassiter, NFL defensive back (Arizona Cardinals)
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1970
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Charles Hope, WLAF guard (Frankfurt Galaxy)
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1970
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Jennifer Rothschild, [Rubin], actress (Judas Project)
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1970
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Laura Schuler, ice hockey forward (Canada, Oly-98)
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1970
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Lindsey Hunter, NBA guard (Detroit Pistons)
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1970
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Paul Byrd, Louisville KY, pitcher (NY Mets)
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1972
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Eva Nemcova, WNBA forward/guard (Cleveland Rockers)
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1972
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Peter Wright, US, 1500m freestyle (Olympics-96)
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1973
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Andrew McNally, Australian baseball pitcher (Olympics-1996)
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1973
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Brian Loyd, Lynwood CA, baseball catcher (Olympics-bronze-96)
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1974
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Ralph Staten, safety (Baltimore Ravens)
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1975
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Lauren E Roman, Wilmington NC, actress (Laura Kirk-All My Children)
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1975
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Nadine Neumann, Sydney NSW Australia, swimmer (Olympics-96)
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1977
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David Sales, cricketer (Northampton batsman, 210 on fc debut 1996)
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1980
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Anna Chlumsky, Chicago Ill, actress (My Girl)
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1981
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Brian Bonsall, actor (Family Ties, Star Trek Next Generation)
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DEATHS
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450
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Petrus Chrysologus, 1st archbishop of Ravenna, dies
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1137
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Lotharius III, of Supplinburg, Roman-Ger emperor (1133-37), dies at 67
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1154
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Anastasius IV, Pope (1153-54), dies
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1463
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Louis Chalon, prince of Orange, dies
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1469
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Piero de' Medici, ruler of Florence, dies at about 53
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1491
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Thomas Basin, French historian/bishop of Lisieux, dies
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1533
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Vasili III, great prince of Moscow (1505-33), dies at 54
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1660
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Jacques Sarazin, French sculptor/painter, dies at about 70
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1676
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Daniel Stalpaert, Amsterdams master builder, buried
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1789
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Claude-Joseph Vernet, French seascape painter, dies
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1807
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Clara Reeve, English author (old English baron), dies
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1823
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Joseph Pouteau, composer, dies at 84
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1839
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Frederik VI, king of Denmark (1808-39)/Norway (1803-14), dies at 71
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1857
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Christian D Rauch, German sculptor, dies at 80
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1866
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Johann Wenzel Kalliwoda, composer, dies at 65
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1876
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Hermann Goetz, composer, dies at 35
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1889
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Baltasar Saldoni, composer, dies at 82
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1890
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Bill Midwinter, cricketer (8 Tests for Australia, 4 for England), dies
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1892
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William Bonaparte, grandson of Lucien, dies
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1893
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Allan Wilson, British/Rhodesian major, dies in battle
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1894
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HM Jozef Schadde, Flem architect (Antwerp Stock exchange), dies at 76
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1894
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Robert Louis Stevenson, Engl writer (Dr Jekyll & Mr Hyde), dies at 45
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1910
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Mary Baker Eddy, founder (Christian Science (Monitor)), dies
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1919
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Pierre A Renoir, French painter/sculptor, dies at 78
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1933
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Richard Henry Warren, composer, dies at 74
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1937
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Prosper Poullet, Belgian mayor, dies
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1941
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Johann Christian August Sinding, composer, dies at 85
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1942
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Wilhelm Peterson-Berger, composer, dies at 75
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1944
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Delfien Vanhaute, Flemish pastor/poet (Ark of Noah), dies at 75
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1949
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Elin Pelin, writer, dies
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1949
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Maria Ouspenskaya, actress (Spookies), dies at 62
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1954
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Enrique Soro Barriga, composer, dies at 70
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1957
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Frank E Gannett, newspaper publisher, dies at 81
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1960
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Hermann Stephani, composer, dies at 83
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1961
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Jekabs Graubins, composer, dies at 75
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1961
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Mary Charleson, actress (Upstairs & Downstairs), dies at 76
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1964
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Ernst Ginsberg, writer, dies
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1964
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George Brown, cricketer (7 Tests for England), dies
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1967
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Annette Kolb, writer, dies at 92
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1967
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Fred Engelen, Flemish actor/director (Kritisch Theater), dies at 54
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1967
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Manuel A Fraai, Curaaos author (Silly Agero), dies at 70
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1969
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Ruth White, actress (Fugitive), dies of cancer at 55
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1973
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Michael O'Shea, actor (Denny- It's a Great Life), dies at 67
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1975
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Hugh Thurlow, cricketer (one Test for Australia 1932), dies
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1975
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Jacob Kruijt, Dutch sociologist, dies at 76
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1976
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Mary Nash, actress (Phila Story, Till the Clouds Roll By), dies at 91
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1978
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William Grant Still, composer, dies at 83
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1984
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Virginia Lacy Jones, US librarian/presidents advisor, dies at 72
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1985
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Sam Gillman, actor (Sam-Shane), dies at 70
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1990
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Gavin Reed, actor (Body Beneath), dies at 59
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1991
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Alex Graham, British cartoonstrip artist (Fred Basset), dies
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1991
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Casey Walters, actor (True Story of Lynn Stuart), after a stroke at 75
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1992
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Harry Ellerbe, actor (House of Usher, Magnetic Monster), dies at 91
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1992
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Luis Alcoriza, actor/writer/director (Tiburoneros), dies of emphysema
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1992
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Nureddin Al-Atassi, president of Syria (1966-70), dies
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1993
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Lewis Thomas, biologist, dies of cancer at 80
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1993
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Thomas Mogotlane, South African actor (Mapantsula), dies at 40
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1994
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Dolf Verspoor, literary/translator (M Nijhoff prize 1958), dies at 77
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1994
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Elizabeth Meyer, wife of Paul Michael Glaser, dies of AIDS at 47
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1994
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Giorgi Chanturia, Pres of Georgia, assassinated
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1994
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Lesley Peacock, jazz photogrpaher/author, dies
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1994
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Said Mekbel, Algerian editor in chief (Le Matin), murdered at 57
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1995
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Jimmy Jewel, comedian, dies at 82
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1995
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Robertson Davies (author), dies at 82
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1995
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Roxie Roker, actress (Claudine)/mother of Lenny Kravitz, dies at 66
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1996
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Babrak Karmal, PM of Afghanistan (1980-81), dies
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1996
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Det Glynn, teacher/anti-apartheid activist, dies at 84
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1996
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George Duby, historian, dies at 77
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1997
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Marian Kratochwil, artist, dies at 91
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1997
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Steve Hamilton, pitcher (NY Yankees), dies of cancer at 63
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