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310
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St Eusebius begins his reign as Catholic Pope
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387
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Bishop Ambrosius of Milan baptizes Augustinus
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1521
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Parliament of Worms: Cardinal Alexander questions Maarten Luther
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1552
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Mauritius of Saksen occupies Linz
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1599
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Valencia arch duke Albrecht of Austrian marries Isabella of Spain
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1663
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Osman declares war on Austria
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1666
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Peace of Kleef: Netherlands & bishop Von Galen of Mnster
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1676
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Sudbury, Mass attacked by Indians
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1775
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Paul Revere & William Dawes warn "British are coming!"
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1775
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Paul Revere rides from Charleston to Lexington
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1797
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France & Austria signs cease fire
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1809
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1st run of 2,000 guineas horse race at Newmarket England
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1834
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Charles Darwin sails to Rio Santa Cruz up Patagonia
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1835
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William Lamb Lord Melbourne forms British Govt
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1838
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Wilkes' expedition to South Pole sails
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1853
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1st train in Asia (Bombay to Tanna, 36 km)
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1856
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Russian Republic Chancellor Earl von Nesselrode resigns
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1861
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Battle of Harpers Ferry, VA
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1861
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Col Robert E Lee turns down offer to command Union armies
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1862
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Battle of Ft Jackson, Ft St Philip & New Orlean's, LA
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1864
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Battle of Poison Springs, AR (Camden Expedition)
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1865
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Confederate Gen Johnson surrendered to Gen Sherman in North Carolina
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1868
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San Francisco Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals formed
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1869
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1st international cricket match, held in SF, wins by Californian
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1876
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Daniel O'Leary completes a 500 mile walk in 139 hrs 32 min
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1879
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Trial of Standing Bear-Crook on indians citizen rights begins
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1881
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Natural History Museum of South Kensington England opens
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1890
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NY Commission of Emigration ends, closing Castle Clinton
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1899
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John McGraw, at 36, managerial debut as Oriole manager
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1902
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Denmark is 1st country to adopt fingerprinting to identify criminals
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1904
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L'Humanit, under Jean Jaurs begins publishing
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1906
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8.25 earthquake shakes SF Calif
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1906
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Calvinist Reformed Union in Neth Church forms in Utrecht
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1906
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SF earthquake & fire kills nearly 4,000 & destroys 75% of city
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1907
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Augustus Thomas' "Witching Hour," premieres in NYC
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1907
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Fairmont Hotel opens
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1908
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Tommy Burns KOs Jewy Smith in 5 for heavyweight boxing title
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1909
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Joan of Arc declared a saint
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1918
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Cleveland center fielder Tris Speaker turns an unassisted double play
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1921
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Junior Achievement incorporated in Colorado Springs Colo
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1921
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Philip James Barry's "Punch for Judy," premieres in NYC
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1922
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Netherlands soccer team defeats Denmark 2-0
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1923
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74,000 (62,281 paid) on hand for opening of Yankee Stadium
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1923
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Poland annexes Central Lithuania
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1924
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1st crossword puzzle book published (Simon & Schuster)
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1925
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World's fair opens in Chicago
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1926
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Rhein Stadium opens in Dusseldorf Germany
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1927
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Chiang Kai-Shek forms anti-govt in China
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1929
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Palace for People's industry in Amsterdam devastated by fire
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1934
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1st "Washateria" (laundromat) opens (Ft Worth, Tx)
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1934
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Hitler names J von Ribbentrop, ambassador for disarmament
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1935
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Gen Sarazen's double eagle on 15th, wins him his 2nd Masters
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1935
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Netherlands election (Musserts NSB wins 8% of vote)
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1936
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Pan-Am Clipper begins regular passenger flights from SF to Honolulu
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1938
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Headless Mad Butcher victim found in Cleveland
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1939
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Franz von Papen becomes German ambassador in Turkey
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1939
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Hubert Pierlot forms Belgian government
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1942
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"Stars & Stripes" paper for US armed forces starts
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1942
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James H Doolittle bombs Tokyo & other Japanese cities
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1942
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Stanley Cup: Toronto Maple Leafs beat Detroit Red Wings, 4 games to 3
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1944
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48th Boston Marathon won by Gerard Cot of Canada in 2:31:50.4
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1944
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Leonard Bernstein & Jerome Robbins' ballet premieres in NYC
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1945
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1 armed outfielder, St L Brown Pete Gray, 1st game he goes 1 for 4
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1945
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Clandestine Radio 1212, after broadcasting pro-nazi propoganda for months used their influence to trap 350,000 German army grou
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1945
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Epe freed (by corporal G van Aken)
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1946
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"Call Me Mister" opens at National Theater NYC for 734 performances
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1946
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Jackie Robinson debuts as 2nd baseman for the Montreal Royals
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1946
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League of Nations dissolves (3 months after UN starts)
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1946
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Rome/Auerbach/Horwitt's musical "Call Me Mister," premieres in NYC
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1946
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US recognizes Tito's Yugoslavia govt
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1948
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International Court of Justice opens at Hague Netherlands
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1949
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Republic of Ireland withdraws from British Commonwealth
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1950
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1st opening night-game, Cards beat Pirates, 4-2
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1950
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1st transatlantic jet passenger trip
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1950
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Polish Catholic church & govt sign accord over relations
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1950
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Sam Jethroe is 1st black to play for Boston Braves
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1950
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Yankees win 15-10 after trailing Red Sox 9-0 in 6th
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1951
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"Make a Wish" opens at Winter Garden Theater NYC for 102 performances
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1951
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Dutch Antilles govt of Da Costa Gomez forms
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1951
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France, West Germany & Benelux form European Steel & Coal Community
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1951
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NY Yankee Mickey Mantle goes 1-for-4 in his 1st game
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1953
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"Pal Joey" closes at Broadhurst Theater NYC after 542 performances
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1954
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Colonel Nasser seizes power & becomes PM of Egypt
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1954
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Louise Suggs wins LPGA Babe Didrikson-Zaharias Golf Open
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1955
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"Ankles Aweigh" opens at Mark Hellinger Theater NYC for 176 perfs
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1955
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1st "Walk"/"Don't Walk" lighted street signals installed
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1955
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1st Bandoeng Conference - Afro-Asian conference opens
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1956
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Egypt & Israel agree to a cease fire
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1956
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Grace Kelly marries Prince Rainier III of Monaco (civil ceremony)
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1958
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Govt troops reconquer Padang, Middle-Sumatra Indonesia
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1958
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NL single-game record of 78,682, Giants lose to Dogers 6-5, in LA
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1959
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Stanley Cup: Montreal Canadiens beat Toronto Maple Leafs, 4 games to 1
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1962
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16th NBA Championship: Boston Celtics beat LA Lakers, 4 games to 3
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1963
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"Sophie" opens at Winter Garden Theater NYC for 8 performances
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1963
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Dr James Campbell performed the 1st human nerve transplant
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1963
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Stanley Cup: Toronto Maple Leafs beat Detroit Red Wings, 4 games to 1
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1964
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"Cafe Crown" closes at Martin Beck Theater NYC after 3 performances
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1964
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"Foxy" closes at Ziegfeld Theater NYC after 72 performances
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1964
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Artisans strike in Belgium ends
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1964
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Sandy Koufax is 1st to strike out the side on 9 pitches
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1964
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Van Joe Orton's "Entertaining Mr Sloane"
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1966
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Bill Russell became 1st black coach in NBA history (Boston Celtics)
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1968
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178,000 employees of US Bell Telephone System go on strike
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1968
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1st ABA basketball championship began
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1968
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Dutch Department of Amnesty International forms
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1968
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London Bridge is sold to US oil company (to be erected in Arizona)
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1968
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Mart Crowley's "Boys in the Band," premieres in NYC
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1968
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Peter Luke's "Hadrian VII," premieres in London
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1968
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SF's Old Hall of Justice demolished
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1968
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US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site
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1969
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Melina Mercouri establishes Greek Aid Fund
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1971
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Gavaskar makes 220 in 2nd inning v WI after 124 in 1st
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1971
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Kathy Whitworth wins LPGA Raleigh Golf Classic
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1972
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"Lost in the Stars" opens at Imperial Theater NYC for 39 performances
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1974
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Red Brigade kidnaps Italian attorney general Mario Sossi
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1975
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John Lennon releases "Stand by Me"
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1976
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30th Tony Awards: Travesties & Chorus Line win
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1976
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Judy Rankin wins LPGA Karsten- Ping Golf Open
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1977
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"Side by Side by Sondheim" opens at Music Box NYC for 390 perfs
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1977
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6th Boston Women's Marathon won by Miki Gorman of Calif in 2:48:33
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1977
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81st Boston Marathon won by Jerome Drayton of Canada in 2:14:46
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1977
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Alex Haley, author of "Roots," awarded Pulitzer Prize
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1977
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Eddie Murray hits his 1st HR
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1977
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Pulitzer prize awarded to Michael Cristofer for "Shadow Box"
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1977
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Stephen Sondheim's musical "Side by Side" premieres in NYC
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1978
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Senate votes to turn Panama Canal over to Panama on Dec 31, 1999
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1979
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"Real People" premieres on NBC TV
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1979
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Major Haddad declares South-Lebanon independent
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1980
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Zimbabwe (formerly Southern Rhodesia) declares independence from UK
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1981
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Pawtucket & Rochester start a 33-inning baseball game
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1982
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Atlanta Braves win record 11th straight opening game (beat Astros)
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1982
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Canada Constitution Act replaces British North America Act
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1982
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Kathy Whitworth wins LPGA CPC Women's Golf International
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1982
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Zimbabwe capital Salisbury renamed Harare
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1983
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12th Boston Women's Marathon won by Joan Benoit Samuelson in 2:22:43
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1983
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87th Boston Marathon won by Greg Meyer of Mass in 2:09:00
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1983
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A lone suicide bomber kills 63, at US Embassy in Lebanon
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1983
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Alice Walker wins Pulitzer Prize for "The Color Purple"
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1983
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KMO-AM in Tacoma Wash changes call letters to KAMT (now KKMO)
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1983
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Pulitzer prize awarded to Alice Walker for "Color Purple"
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1983
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Rangers 3-Isles 1-Patrick Div Finals-Series tied at 2-2
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1984
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Challenger flies back to Kennedy Space Center via Kelly AFB
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1984
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Joan Benoit runs world record female marathon (2:22:43)
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1985
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Flyers 3-Isles 0-Patrick Div Finals-Flyers hold 1-0 lead
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1986
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Robert M Gates, becomes deputy director of CIA
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1986
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Titan rocket explodes seconds after liftoff from Vandenberg AFB
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1987
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An unconscious skydiver is rescued by another diver in mid-air
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1987
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Bob Land wins his 6th straight Kenduskeag Stream Canoe Race
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1987
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Mike Schmidt hits 500th home run (vs Robinson-Pirates)
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1987
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Pat Knauff, France sets 1-leg downhill ski speed record (115.012 mph)
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1987
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US performs atmospheric nuclear test at Maralinga Australia
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1988
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17th Boston Women's Marathon won by Rosa Mota of Portugal in 2:24:30
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1988
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92nd Boston Marathon won by Ibrahim Hussein of Kenya in 2:08:43
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1988
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Barbra Streisand records "Warm All Over"
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1989
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Zimbabwe gains independence
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1990
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Bankruptcy court forces Frank Lorenzo to give up Eastern Airlines
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1990
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Birmingham Fire issued an original franchise in WLAF
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1990
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Supreme Court rules states could make it a crime to possess or look at child pornography, even in one's home
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1991
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Census Bureau said it failed to count up to 63 million in 1990 census
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1991
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Congress ends railroad worker 1 day strike
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1991
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John Stockton breaks his own NBA season assist record at 1,136
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1992
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Start of South Africa's 1st Test Cricket since 1970 (v WI Bridgetown)
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1992
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Tennis ace Stefan Edberg marries Annette Olsen in Sweden
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1993
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"Ain't Broadway Grand" opens at Lunt-Fontanne Theater NYC for 25 perfs
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1993
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54th PGA Seniors Golf Championship: Tom Wargo
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1993
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Beirut-hostage Terry Anderson marries Madeleine Bassil
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1993
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David Lee Roth arrested in NYC for purchasing marijuana for $10
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1993
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Trish Johnson wins LPGA Atlanta Women's Golf Championship
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1994
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"Beauty & the Beast" opens at Palace Theater NYC
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1994
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23rd Boston Women's Marathon won by Uta Pippig of Germany in 2:21:45
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1994
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98th Boston Marathon won by Cosmas Ndeti of Kenya in 2:07:15
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1994
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Arsenio Hall announces he will end his show in May 1994
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1994
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Brian Lara scores 375 for WI vs England to beat Sobers' record
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1994
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Cricketer Brian Lara hits 375 runs on 1 day (world record)
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1994
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Former President Nixon suffered a stroke & dies 4 days later
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1994
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Lebanon drops relations with Iran
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1994
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Roseanne Barr Arnold files for divorce from Tom Arnold
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1994
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STS-59 (Endeavour) lands [approx]
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1995
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Houston Post folds after 116 years
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1995
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Quarterback Joe Montana announces his retirement from football
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1996
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"Funny Thing Happened," opens at St James Theater NYC for 715 perfs
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BIRTHS
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1480
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Lucretia Borgia, murderess (poison)/daughter (Pope Alexander VI)
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1521
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Franois de Coligny, ruler of van Andelot, French general (Jarnac)
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1580
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Thomas Middleton, English playwright (Game of Chess)
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1590
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Ahmed I, 14th sultan of Turkey (1603-17)
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1605
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Giacomo Carissimi, composer
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1729
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Gaetano B Vestris, Italian/French ballet dancer
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1732
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George Colman, "the Elder", playwright (baptised)
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1740
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Francis Baring, banker/merchant
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1744
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Pieter 't Hoen, Dutch journalist/patriot
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1759
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Jacques-Christian-Michel Widerkehr, composer
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1764
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Bernhard Anselm Weber, pianist/conductor/composer
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1777
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Ignac Ruzitska, composer
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1786
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Franz Xaver Schnyder von Wartensee, composer
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1797
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Louis-Adolphe Thiers, president of France
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1803
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Charles F Pahud de Montagnes, gov-gen of Neth East Indies (1856-61)
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1806
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Ludwig Schuberth, composer
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1817
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George Henry Lewes, English philosophical writer (Life of Goethe)
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1819
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Franz von Supp, Spalato Dalmatia, composer (Light Cavalry Over)
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1839
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Frantz Jehin-Prume, composer
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1839
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Henry Clarence Kendall, New South Wales Australia, poet (Bell Birds)
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1842
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Antero Tarquinio de Quental, Portugal, poet (Beatrice)
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1845
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Wilhelm Gericke, composer
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1852
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George Clausen, painter
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1855
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Abraham Bredius, Dutch art historian (Jan Steen)
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1855
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Josef Gruber, composer
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1857
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Clarence S Darrow, defense attorney at Scopes monkey trial
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1859
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Eduard G H H Cuypers, architect (Sanatorium High-Laren)
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1863
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Felix Blumenfeld, composer
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1864
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Richard Harding Davis, US, journalist/author (In The Fig)
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1868
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Didericus G van Epen, genealogist (Dutch Patriciate)
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1871
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Henry Stephenson, Brit WI, actor (Conquest, Little Old NY, Mr Lucky)
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1873
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Jean Roger-Ducasse, composer
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1881
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Hermann KJ Zilcher, German pianist/composer (Dr Eisenbart)
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1881
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Max Weber, Polish/Russian/US painter
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1882
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Leopold Stokowski, London England, conductor (Cincinnati Symphony)
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1884
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Magda Janssens, Flemish/Neth actress/acting teacher (Maria Stuart)
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1888
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Arnold Henry Moore Lunn, skier
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1889
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Jessie Street, Austrialian pro womans/aborigine rights fighter
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1889
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John Kilbane, US, featherweight boxing champ (1912-23)
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1890
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James Rennie, Toronto Ontario, actor (Lash, Little Damozel)
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1895
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Anton F Pieck, Dutch illustrator (Efteling, Kaatsheuvel) [or April 19]
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1896
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C Eugne Wegmann, Swiss geologist (Le Jura pliss)
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1897
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Pedro Regas, actor (Pat Paulsen's Half a Comedy Hour) [or Apr 12]
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1898
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Lord Leatherland, British journalist/Labour peer
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1900
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Louise Tazewell, [Louise Skiller Tazewell], entertainer
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1901
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L szl¢ Nmeth, Hungarian physician/author (Gy sz/Galilei)
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1903
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Leonid Kinskey, St Petersburg Russia, actor (Casablanca)
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1903
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Yury Sergeyevich Milyutin, composer
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1906
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Clara Eggink, [Ebbele], Dutch poetess (Life with JC Bloem)
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1906
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Edgar Unsworth, Justice of Appeals (Gibralter)
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1907
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Mikl¢s R¢zsa, Budapest Hungary, movie composer (Atomic Cafe, Fedora)
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1907
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Stephen Longstreet, American writer (All or Nothing)
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1908
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Edward Roberts, bishop (Ely)
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1908
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Henry Guinness, missionary
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1908
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Joseph Keilberth, German conductor (Bayreuther Festspiele)
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1910
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Jamie L Whitten, (Rep-D-MS, 1941- )
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1910
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Sylvia Fisher, soprano (Albert Herring Opera)
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1911
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Francis Frederick Johnson, architect
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1911
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George Huntington Hartford II, NYC, heir (A&P)
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1912
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John Lapworth Holt, boat Designer
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1912
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Wendy Barrie, Hong Kong, hostess (Wendy Barrie Show)
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1913
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Al Hodge, actor (Capt Video)
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1913
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Kent Wheeler Kennan, composer
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1913
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Milos Sokola, composer
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1913
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Susan Bosence, textile designer
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1914
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C S Nayudu, cricketer (brother of C K, 11 Tests as leggie)
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1914
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Henk Lankhorst, pacifist/Dutch MP (PSP)
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1917
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Louise Frederika, Queen of Greece
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1918
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Robert Zimonyi, Hungary, cox (Olympic-Hungary-bronze-1948/US-gold-64)
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1918
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Roger de Grey, president (Royal Academy)
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1918
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Tony Mottola, Kearney NJ, guitarist/host (Melody Street)
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1920
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Walter Clegg, MP
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1921
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Barbara Hale, Dekalb Ill, actress (Della Street-Perry Mason)
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1922
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Avril Angers, actress (Brass Monkey)
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1923
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Baroness Platt of Writtle, British CEO (Equal Opportunities Comm)
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1923
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Leif Panduro, Danish writer ('k Have varnish on traditions)
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1924
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Buxton Daeblite Orr, composer
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1924
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Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown, Vinton La, blues singer (Mary is Fine)
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1924
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Henry J Hyde, (Rep-R-IL)
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1924
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Lord Mason of Barnsley, MP (Lab)/British defense secretary
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1924
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Raf de Linde, [Raphal van Hecke], author (Vaarwel on Gertrude)
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1925
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Bob Hastings, Bkln NY, actor (McHale's Navy, All in the Family)
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1925
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Lionel Edmund "Sonny" Taylor, musician
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1925
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Robert Caldwell Crawford, composer
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1926
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Doug Insole, cricketer (England batsman of the 50's, nine Tests)
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1926
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Gunter Meisner, Germany, actor (Between Wars, Quiller Memorandum)
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1927
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Jim De Courcy, cricketer (in Newcastle Australian batsman 1953)
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1928
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Jean-Franois Pailliard, Vitry-le-Franois France, conductor
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1929
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Peter Hordern, British CEO (Fina)
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1929
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Peter Jeffrey, actor (Dr Phibes Rides Again, Twinsanity)
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1930
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Clive Revill, Wellington NZ, actor (Legend of Hell House)
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1931
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Klas Lestander, Sweden, 20K biathlon (Olympic-gold-1960)
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1932
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Dominic Milroy, OSB/headmaster (Ampleforth College England)
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1933
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Alan Devereux, CEO (Scottish Tourist Board)
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1934
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Jaap F Scherpenhuizen, Dutch MP (VVD)
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1934
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James Drury, NYC, actor (Virginian)
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1934
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Jan Klusak, composer
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1934
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Jap F Scherpenhuizen, Dutch MP (VVD)
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1934
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Mark Kingston, actor (Intimate Contact)
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1935
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Joel Hefley, (Rep-R-Colorado)
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1935
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Paul A Rothchild, record producer
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1936
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Brian Fuller, commandant (Fire Service College, England)
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1936
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Harold Innocent, [HS Harrison], English actor (Tall Guy)
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1936
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Madeleine Gillian Jinkinson, medical administrator
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1937
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Robert Hooks, Wash DC, actor (Fast Walking, Aaron Loves Angela)
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1937
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Tatyana Shchelkanova, USSR, long jumper (Olympic-bronze-1964)
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1938
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Andreas J "Cat" Liebenberg, supreme commander (S Afr army)
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1939
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Glen Hardin, rocker
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1939
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Von McDaniel, baseball player
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1940
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Ed Garvey, labor leader (Major League Baseball Players Assn)
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1940
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Ira von Furstenberg, [Virginia Caroline] Rome Italy, Princess (Monaco)
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1940
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Joseph L Goldstein, Sumter SC, physician (Nobel-1985)
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1940
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Skip Stephenson, Omaha Neb, comedian (Real People)
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1941
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Mike Vickers, rock guitarist (Manfred Mann-Mighty Quinn)
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1942
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Dick K J Tommel, chemist/(D66) Dutch Asst Sec of State (1994- )
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1942
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Jochen Rindt, German race car driver
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1944
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Irvine Shillingford, cricketer (cousin of Grayson, 4 Tests for WI)
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1944
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Rudy Shackelford, composer
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1946
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Alexander "Skip" Spence, Canada, guitarist/vocalist (Moby Grape-Omaha)
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1946
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Anne Boyd, composer
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1946
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Harvey Kagan, rocker
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1946
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Hayley Mills, London England, actress (Parent Trap, Pollyanna)
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1946
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Lenny Baker, rocker (Sha Na Na)
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1947
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David Gee, director (Friends of the Earth)
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1947
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Dorothy Lyman, Minneapolis Mn, (All my Children, Naomi-Mama's Family)
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1947
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James Woods, Warwick RI, actor (Salvador, Against All Odds)
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1947
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Lori Martin, Glendale Calif, actress (Velvet-National Velvet)
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1948
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"Tiny" Nate Archibald, NBA guard (Cincinnati)
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1948
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Catherine Malfitano, NYC, soprano (Metropolitan Opera)
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1948
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Skip Stephenson, Omaha Neb, comedian (Real People)
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1950
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Bill Sudderth III, trumpeteer (Atlantic Star-Touch 4 Leaf Clover)
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1952
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Jim Scholten, Midland Mich, country singer (Betty's Bein' Bad)
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1953
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Rick Moranis, Toronto, (SCTV, Honey I Shrunk the Kids, Spaceballs)
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1954
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Kim Stone, bassist (Spyro Gyra-Morning Dance)
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1955
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Amschel Rothschild, banker
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1955
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Anne-Marie Palli, Ciboure France, LPGA golfer (1992 ShopRite)
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1956
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David Wayne Edwards, Neosho MO, PGA golfer (1980 Walt Disney)
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1956
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Eric Roberts, Miss, actor (Pope of Greenwich Village, King of Gypsies)
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1956
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John James, Minneapolis Mn, actor (Jeff Colby-Dynasty)
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1956
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Melody Thomas Scott, actress (Nikki-Young & Restless)
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1958
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Bernadette Robi, model/ex-wife of football player Lynn Swann
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1958
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Lee Pattinson, rock bassist (Echo & Bunnymen-Heaven Up Here)
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1958
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Malcolm Marshall, cricketer (WI quickie 1978-91, WI top wicket-taker)
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1959
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Jim Eisenreich, St Cloud MN, outfielder (Phila Phillies, Fla Marlins)
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1960
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Ocl Sweda, rocker (Bulletboys)
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1961
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Ian Doig, Seaforth Ont, Canadian Tour golfer (1985 Florida Classic)
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1961
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Jane Leeves, London, actress (Murphy Brown, Daphne Moon-Fraiser)
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1961
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Jeff Cook, Muncie IN, Nike golfer (1990 Greater Ozarks Open)
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1961
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Kelly Hansen, heavy metal rocker (Hurricane-I'm on to You)
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1961
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Pamella Bordes, New Dehli India, Brit parliament prostitute
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1962
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Mick Sweda, heavy metal (Bulletboys, King Kobra-Ready to Strike)
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1962
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Shirlie Hollman, rocker (Pepsi & Shirley-All Right Now)
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1962
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Wilber Marshall, NFL linebacker (NY Jets)
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1963
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Conan Chris O'Brien, Brookline Mass, TV host (Late Night)
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1963
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Phil Simmons, cricketer (West Indian opening batsman)
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1965
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Diana Villegas, rocker (Triplets)
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1965
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Sylvia Villegas, rocker (Triplets)
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1965
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Vicky Villegas, rocker (Triplets)
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1966
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Chuck Wade, Menomonee Falls Wisc, diver (Olympics-96)
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1966
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Michelle Chryst, WPVA volleyballer (Santa Cruz-17th-1994)
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1966
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Valeri Kamensky, Voskresensk Rus, NHL left wing (Avalanche, Oly-S-98)
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1967
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Jayce Fincher Jr, heavy metal bassist (Southgang-Tainted Angel)
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1967
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Kenneth Gant, NFL safety (Tampa Bay Bucs)
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1967
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Marcel Valk, soccer player (RKC, Go Ahead Eagles)
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1968
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Christian Slater, actor (Tucker, Wizard, Young Guns 2) [or Aug 19]
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1969
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Vladimir Tsyplakov, Inta Rus, NHL left wing (LA Kings, Belarus 1998)
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1970
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Carl Simpson, NFL defensive tackle (Chic Bears)
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1970
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Francois Leroux, Ste-adele, NHL defenseman (Pitts Penguins)
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1970
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Heike Friedrich, East Germany swimmer (world record 200m)
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1970
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Peter Giles, London Ontario, kayaker (Olympics-96)
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1970
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Vladimir Antipin, hockey defenseman (Team Kazakhstan Oly-1998)
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1970
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William Roaf, NFL tackle (NO Saints)
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1971
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Dan Kordic, Edmonton, NHL defenseman (Phila Flyers)
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1971
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Kerry Lynn Kemper, Miss Nebraska USA (1996)
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1971
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Oleg Petrov, Moscow Rus, NHL right wing (Montreal Canadiens)
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1972
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Jeff Traversy, CFL defensive tackle (Calgary Stampeders)
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1973
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Derrick Brooks, NFL linebacker (Tampa Bay Bucs)
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1973
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Haile Gebresleassie, Ethiopia, 10k runner (Olympics-gold-96)
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1973
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James "Jamie" Koven, Morristown NJ, rower (Olympics-5th-1996)
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1976
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Melissa Joan Hart, Sayville NY, actress (Clarissa, Sabrina)
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1992
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Frances Bean Cobain, daughter of Kurt Cobain & Courtney Love
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DEATHS
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680
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Mu'awijja, kalief of Al-Schaam, dies
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1504
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Filippino Lippi, painter, dies at about 52
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1530
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Franois Lambert d'avignon, French church reformer, dies at about 43
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1552
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John Leland, antiquary, dies
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1556
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Luigi Alamanni, Italian poet (Flora, Antigone), dies at 61
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1567
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Wilhelm von Grumbach, German military man, dies at 63
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1587
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John Foxe, author (Book of Martyrs), dies
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1610
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Robert Parsons, English jesuit leader/plotter, dies at 63
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1612
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Emanuel Van Meteren, merchant/historian, dies
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1679
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Hofmannswaldau, writer, dies
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1684
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Gonzales Cocx, [Coques], painter, dies
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1689
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George Jeffreys, 1st Baron Jeffreys of Wem/infamous judge, dies
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1690
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Charles V Leopold, Duke of Lotharingen/Austrian fieldmarshal, dies
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1710
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Pierre de La Barre, composer, dies at 75
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1800
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John Evangelist Schreiber, composer, dies at 84
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1800
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Pieter Fouquet, art merchant (Atlas of Fouquet), dies
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1807
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Erasmus Darwin, physician/writer (Influence), dies
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1818
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Pieter PJQ Ondaatje, Ceylon/Dutch lawyer, dies at 59
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1824
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Edward Jones, composer, dies at 72
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1830
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Jose Mauricio Nunes Garcia, composer, dies at 62
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1845
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Nicholas T the Saussure, Swiss chemist/botany, dies at 77
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1853
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William King, US VP, dies a month after his inauguration
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1854
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Joseph Antoni Frantiszek Elsner, composer, dies at 84
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1855
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Jean-Baptiste Isabey, painter, dies
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1860
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Count Istv n Szchenyi, statesman, commits suicide
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1861
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Heinrich August Neithardt, composer, dies at 67
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1867
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Robert Smirke, architect, dies
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1871
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Omar Pasha, [Michael Lats], Croatian governor, dies at 64
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1873
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Justus Freiherr von Liebig, German chemist, dies at 69
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1874
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David Livingstone, buried in Westminster Abbey
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1879
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Anthony Pannizim, principal librarian (British Museum), dies
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1883
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Agnes Tyrrell, composer, dies at 36
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1898
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Gustave Moureau, painter, dies
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1905
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Juan Valera bon Alcal Galiano, Sp author (Pepita Jimnez), dies at 80
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1917
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Moritz F Freiherr von Bissing, gov-gen of Belg (1914-17), dies at 73
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1919
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Enny Vrede, [Maria M Mller], Dutch actress, drowns at 35
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1921
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Earnest [Bachigaloupi] Tourniaire, actor (Inkwartiering), dies at 70
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1925
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Charles Ebbets, Pres (Dodgers), dies
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1928
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Henryk Melcer-Szczawinski, composer, dies at 58
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1935
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Ignazio Guidi, Italian orientalist/archaeologist, dies at 90
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1936
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Ottorino Respighi, Italian composer (Belkis), dies at 56
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1936
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Seaborn M Denson, composer, dies at 82
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1938
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Richard Runciman Terry, musicologist, dies
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1939
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Theo Mann, actress (Pink Bernd, Hedda Gabler), dies at 88
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1940
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Florrie Forde, music hall artist, dies
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1940
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Herbert Albert Laurens Fisher, historian, dies
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1941
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... Korysis, PM of Greece, commits suicide
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1943
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I Yamamoto, admiral of Japanese fleet, dies
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1944
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Ccile Chamindale, composer, dies
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1945
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Ernest T Pyle, British/US newscaster, killed in WW II at 44
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1945
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John Ambrose Fleming, electrical engineer, dies
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1947
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Benny Leonard, lightweight boxing champ (1917-25), dies at 51
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1949
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Leonard Bloomfield, linguist/philosopher, dies
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1955
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Albert Einstein, German/US physicist (E=MCý), dies
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1955
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Don Blackie, cricketer (3 Tests for Australia 1928-29), dies at 46
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1955
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Eugen Herrigel, Zen philosopher/scholar, dies in Germany at 70
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1958
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Maurice-Gustave Gamelin, French generalissmo (WW I, WW II), dies at 85
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1958
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Richard B Goldschmidt, German zoologist (butterflies), dies
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1959
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Irving Cummings Sr, actor/director (In Old Ariz), dies at 70
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1960
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Emory Johnson, director (Phantom Express, Shield of Honor), dies at 66
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1963
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Henrietta Kreis, 3rd of famous Wallenda aerialist to fall to death
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1964
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Albe Vidakovic, composer, dies at 49
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1964
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Ben Hecht, playwright (Child of the Century), dies at 71
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1969
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Piotr F Scharoff, Russ/Italian actor/director (Chechov), dies at 82
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1971
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Masao Oki, composer, dies at 69
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1974
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Betty Compson, actress (Barker, Weary River, Drag Net), dies at 77
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1974
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Marcel Pagnol, French writer/movie (Topaz), dies at 79
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1975
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Rob Touber, [Robert J Noordervliet), chansonnier/director, dies at 38
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1976
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Percy Julian, holder of more than 138 chemical patents, dies at 78
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1983
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Alan Melville, cricketer (11 Tests for South Africa, 894 runs), dies
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1984
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John Lee Mahin, screenwriter, dies of emphysema at 81
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1986
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Marcel Dassault, [Bloch], French airplane builder, dies at 94
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1990
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Robert D Webb, director/actor (Love Me Tender, Jackals), dies at 87
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1992
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Florence Randall, model/designer (Bill Blass), dies at 54 of cancer
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1993
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Arthur P Smith, US founder of Miami Planetarium, dies at 76
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1994
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Ken Oosterbroek, South African press photographer, shot dead at 32
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1995
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Arturo Frondizi, President of Argentina (1958-62), dies
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1996
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Kalim Siddiqui, islamic campaigner, dies at 62
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1996
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Michael Leander Farr, record producer, dies at 55
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1996
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Piet Hein, architect/poet/mathematician/inventor, dies at 80
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1996
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Robert William Paine, architect, dies at 88
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1997
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Edward Barker, cartoonist, dies at 46
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