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418
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Jews are excluded from public office in the Roman Empire
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1526
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Emperor Charles V marries princess Isabella of Portugal
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1535
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Bishop Tom s de Berlanga discovers Gal pagos Islands
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1578
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Queen Elizabeth I gives Johan Casimir 20,000 to aid Dutch rebellion
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1624
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England declares war on Spain
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1629
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King Charles I dissolved Parliament; he called it back 11 years later
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1661
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French King Louis XIV ends office of premier
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1681
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English Quaker William Penn receives charter from Charles II, making him sole proprietor of colonial American territory Pennsyl
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1734
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Spanish army under Don Carlos (III) draws into Naples
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1789
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Franklin College founded (1787?)
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1791
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John Stone, Concord, Mass, patents a pile driver
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1791
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Pope condemns France's Civil Constitution of the clergy
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1847
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1st money minted in Hawaii
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1849
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Abraham Lincoln applies for a patent; only US president to do so
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1862
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Great Britain & France recognizes independence of Zanzibar
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1862
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US issues 1st paper money ($5, $10, $20, $50, $100, $500 & $1000)
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1864
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Grant is named commander of the Union armies
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1864
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Red River campaign LA
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1865
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Battle of Monroe's Crossroads, NC
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1874
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Purdue University (Indiana) admits it's 1st student
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1876
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1st telephone call made (Alexander Graham Bell to Thomas Watson)
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1880
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General Wolseley opens new legislative council in Pretoria
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1880
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Salvation Army of England sets up US welfare & religious activity
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1888
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1st performance of Csar Franck's "Psyche"
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1888
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HW Boxing champ John L Sullivan draws Charlie Mitchell in 30 rounds
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1893
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Ivory Coast becomes a French colony
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1893
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New Mexico State University cancels it's 1st graduation ceremony, its only graduate Sam Steele was robbed & killed the night be
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1896
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After Bob Fitzsimmons KOs much larger Jim Corbett to win world HW championship he says, "The bigger they are, the harder they f
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1896
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Bronx acquires O'Brien Square
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1896
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Charilaos Vasilakos of Greece wins 1st modern marathon in 3:18 [OS]
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1900
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Battle at Driefontein, South-Africa (Boers vs British army)
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1902
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Earthquake destroys Turkish city of Tochangri
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1903
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Harry Gammeter, Cleveland, patents multigraph duplicating machine
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1903
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Stanley Cup: Ottawa Silver 7 sweep Montreal AAA in 2 games
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1905
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Japanese Army captures Mukden (Shenyang)
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1906
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1st performance of Maurice Ravel's "Sonatine"
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1906
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Coal dust explosion kills 1,060 at Courrieres France
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1906
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London Underground opens Bakeroo line (Baker Street to Waterloo Line)
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1909
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Jack Johnson fights Victor McLaglen to no decision in 6 for box title
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1910
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China ends slavery
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1910
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Pittsburgh Courier, begins publishing
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1913
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Stanley Cup: Quebec Bulldogs sweep Sydney (NS) Millionaires in 2 games
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1913
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William Knox, becomes 1st in American Bowling Congress to bowl 300
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1914
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Suffragettes in London damages painter Rokeby's Venus of Velasquez
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1915
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British expedition Army in Belgium captures Neuve Chapelle
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1920
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NHL's Quebec Bulldog Jim Malone scores 6 goals vs Ottawa Senators
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1922
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KLZ-AM in Denver CO begins radio transmissions
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1922
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state of siege proclaimed during mine strike Johannesburg S Africa
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1925
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Walter Mittelholzer is 1st to flies over Demawend mountain, Iran
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1926
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Run on Belgian banks
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1927
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Albania mobilize by threat of Serbian, Croatian & Slovenes
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1927
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Bavaria lifts ban on Hitler's speeches
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1931
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British Labour party removes fascist sir Oswald Mosley
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1933
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Major earthquake in Long Beach, Calif
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1933
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Nevada becomes 1st US state to regulate narcotics
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1934
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Longest undefeated streak in Toronto Maple Leaf history (18 games)
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1934
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US Ladies Figure Skating championship won by Suzanne Davis
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1934
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US Mens Figure Skating championship won by Roger Turner
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1939
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17 villages damaged by hailstones in Hyderabad India
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1940
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1st US opera telecast, W2XBS, NYC, I Pagliacci
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1941
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Lee MacPhail, Dodger GM predicts all players will wear batting helmets
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1945
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Germany blows-up Wessel Bridge on Rhine
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1945
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Japan declares Vietnam Independence
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1945
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Patton's 3rd Army makes contact with Hodge's 1st Army
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1945
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Tokyo in fire after night time B-29 bombing
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1945
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US troops lands on Mindanao
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1946
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Train derailment kills 185 near Aracaju Brazil
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1948
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1st civilian to exceed speed of sound-Herb H Hoover, Edwards AFB Ca
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1949
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Detroit Tiger pitcher Art Houtteman is critically injured in an auto accident but recovers to win 15 games in 1949
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1951
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"Where's Charley?" closes at Broadway Theater NYC after 56 perfs
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1951
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FBI director J Edgar Hoover declines post of baseball commissioner
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1952
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Military coup by general Fulgencio Batista in Cuba
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1956
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General strike in Cyprus protesting exile of archbishop Makarios
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1956
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Peter Twiss sets new world air record 1,132 mph (1,823 kph)
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1957
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Thousands of soccer fans riot in Italy
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1959
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Dorothy Comiskey Rigney, sells 54% of White Sox to Bill Veeck
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1959
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Tennessee Williams' "Sweet Bird of Youth," premieres in NYC
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1959
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Uprising against Chinese occupation force in Lhasa Tibet
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1960
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USSR agrees to stop nuclear testing
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1962
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Due to it's no black policy, Phillies leave Jack Tar Harrison Hotel & move to Rocky Point Motel, 20 miles outside Clearwater, F
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1963
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Pete Rose debuts with hits in his 2 1st at bats in spring training
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1963
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Wilt Chamberlain of NBA SF Warriors scores 70 points vs Syracuse
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1964
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US reconnaissance plane shot down over East Germany
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1965
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Dutch Princess Margriet & Pieter van Vollenhoven, get engaged
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1966
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5 time Horse of the Year, Kelso, retires
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1966
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Dutch crown princess Beatrix marries Claus von Amsberg
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1966
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North Vietnamese capture US Green Beret Camp at Ashau Valley
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1968
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Ferry boat sinks in harbor of Wellington NZ (200 killed)
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1969
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James Earl Ray pleads guilty in murder of Martin Luther King Jr
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1970
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Barbra Streisand records "The Singer" & "I Can Do It"
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1970
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South Africa complete 4-0 series drubbing of Australia
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1971
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Senate approves amendment lowering voting age to 18
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1972
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1st black US political convention opens (Gary Indiana)
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1972
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Gen Lon Nol becomes pres & prince Sirik Matak premier of Cambodia
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1972
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USSR performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakh/Semipalitinsk USSR
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1973
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BPAA US Open by Mike McGrath
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1973
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Morocco adopts constitution
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1974
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"Sextet" closes at Bijou Theater NYC after 9 performances
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1974
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Carol Mann wins LPGA S&H Green Stamp Golf Classic
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1974
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Christian Democrats win Belgium parliamentary election
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1974
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Lawrence Rowe completes 302 v Eng Bridgetown, 36 fours 1 six
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1975
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"Rocky Horror Show" opens at Belasco Theater NYC for 45 performances
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1975
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Dog spectacles patented in England
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1977
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Rings of Uranus discovered during occulation of SAO
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1978
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Soyuz 28 returns to Earth
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1980
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Willard Scott becomes the weather forcaster on the Today Show
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1982
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Pres Reagan proclaims economic sanctions against Libya
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1982
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Salim Malik scores 100 in 2nd inning of Test Cricket debut (v SL)
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1982
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Sygyzy: all 9 planets aligned on same side of Sun
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1982
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Travis Jackson & Happy Chandler elected to Hall of Fame
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1983
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Walter Alston, Dodgers manager, elected to Hall of Fame
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1984
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Heavyweight Tim Witherspoon KOs Greg Page
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1985
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Bonnie Lauer wins Uniden LPGA Golf Invitational
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1985
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Dallas Maverick coach Dick Motta is 4th NBA coach to win 700 games
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1985
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French socialists lose election (National Front 9%)
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1985
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Ice Pairs Championship at Tokyo won by Elena Valova & O Vasiliev (URS)
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1985
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India beat Pakistan to win "World Championship of Cricket"
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1985
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Mens Figure Skating Championship in Tokyo won by Alexandr Fadeev (URS)
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1986
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Ernie Lombardi, NL MVP in 1938, & Bobby Doerr, elected to Hall of Fame
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1987
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Vatican formal opposition to test-tube fertilization & embryo transfer
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1988
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Avalanche at Swiss Ski resort "Klosters" nearly kills Prince Charles
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1988
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NY Islanders celebrate Mike Bossy night
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1990
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4th American Comedy Award: When Harry Met Sally
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1990
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Ice Dance Championship at Halifax won by Klimova & Ponomarenko (URS)
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1990
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Ice Pairs Championship at Halifax won by Gordeeva & Grinkov (URS)
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1990
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Ladies Figure Skating Champions in Halifax won by Jill Trenary (USA)
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1990
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Lt Gen Avril resigns as pres of Haiti
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1990
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Mens Figure Skating Championship in Halifax won by Kurt Browning (CAN)
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1990
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US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site
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1991
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Eddie Sutton is 1st NCAA coach to lead 4 schools into playoffs
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1991
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Laura Davies wins LPGA Inamori Golf Classic
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1991
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Marc Girardelli of Luxembourg clinches his 4th slalom World Cup
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1991
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Merlene Ottey runs world record 200 m indoor (22.24 sec)
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1991
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Rico Lieder/Jens Carlowitz/Karsten Just/Thomas Schnlebe walk 4x400m indoor world record (3:03.05)
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1992
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6th Soul Train Music Awards: Natalie Cole & Color Me Badd win
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1992
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Sandra Seuser/Katrin Schreiter/Annet Hesselbarth/Grit Breuer walk female indoor world record 4x400m (3:27.22)
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1994
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1 million Greeks attend Melina Mercouri's funeral
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1995
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Car bomb explodes in Karachi at shite mosque, 17+ killed
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1995
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Chiel Meijering's "St Louis Blues," premieres in Arnhem
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1995
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Dow-Jones hits record 4035.64
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1996
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22nd People's Choice Awards: Apollo 13, Tom Hanks wins
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1996
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NYC Mayor Guiliani visits Israel
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1998
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4th Blockbuster Entertainment Awards
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BIRTHS
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1452
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Ferdinand II, the Catholic, King of Aragon/Sicily (expelled Jews)
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1503
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Ferdinand I, German emperor (1558-64)
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1538
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Thomas Howard, Duke of Norfolk; executed by Queen Elizabeth (1572)
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1628
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Constantine Huygens Jr, Dutch poet/painter/cartoonist
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1656
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Adolf H van Rechteren, Dutch diplomat/politician
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1698
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Gaetano Maria Schiassi, composer
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1713
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Christian Friedrich Schale, composer
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1713
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Raphael Weiss, composer
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1748
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John Playfair, Scotland, clergyman/geologist/mathematician
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1755
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Philipp Christoph Kayser, composer
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1771
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Georg F Creuzer, German philological/historian (Idea und Probe)
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1772
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Friedrich von Schlegel, Germany, romantic writer/critic (Lucinde)
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1776
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Luise, queen of Prussia/wife of Frederik Willem III
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1780
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Juan Jose Landaeta, composer
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1787
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William Etty, English painter (nudes)
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1788
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Joseph Freiherr von Eichendorff, German poet (Das Marmorbild)
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1809
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William David Porter, Commander (Union Navy), died in 1864
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1810
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John McCloskey, US, pres of St John's College (Fordham U)
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1812
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Victor Tesch, Belgian lawyer/min of Justice
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1818
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George Wythe Randolph, Secy War (Confederacy), died in 1867
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1822
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Willem Roelofs, Dutch painter/lithographer
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1824
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Thomas James Churchill, Major General (Confederate Army), died in 1905
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1832
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William Henry Penrose, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1903
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1833
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Pedro Antonio de Alarc¢n, Spain, writer (Three-Cornered Hat)
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1839
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Dudley Buck, Hartford, Ct, organist/church composer
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1842
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Ina Donna Coolbrith, US, poet laureate of Calif
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1844
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Pablo Martin M de Sarasate y Navascuez, composer (Spanish Dancing)
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1845
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Alexander III A Romanov, Russian tsar (1881-94)
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1850
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Mary Mills Patrick, US, 1st pres of Istanbul Woman's College
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1865
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Pim [Willem JH] Mulier, Dutch journalist/writer/sport-organizer
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1867
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Lillian D Wald, US, sociologist/organizer (Visiting Nurses)
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1870
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Alfred Kastner, composer
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1872
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Felix Borowski, composer
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1873
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Jakob Wassermann, Germany, novelist (My Life as German & Jew)
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1875
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Alexander Borisovich Goldenweiser, composer
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1877
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David M Chumaceiro, Curaao, poet
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1877
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David Mendes Chumaceiro, Curaao, poet (Cris lidas)
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1878
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Karel van de Woestijne, Flemish writer/poet (God at Sea)
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1880
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Michael Jacobs, NYC, boxing promoter
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1884
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Stuart Holmes, Chicago IL, actor (Prisoner of Zenda)
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1888
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Barry Fitzgerald, Dublin Ireland, actor (Acad Award-Going My Way)
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1888
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Krsto Odak, composer
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1891
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Jacob van Gelderen, economist/sociologist/Dutch 2nd Chamber (SDAP)
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1892
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Arthur Oscar Honnegger, Le Havre France, composer (King David)
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1892
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Eva Turner, British soprano
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1896
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Harry Krimer, actor (Napoleon)
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1896
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Nancy Cunard, writer
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1898
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Cy Kendall, St Louis Mo, actor (Mysteries of Chinatown)
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1899
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Finn Hoffding, composer
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1900
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Sherman Billingsley, Enid Ok, talk show host (Stork Club)
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1903
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Bix Biederbecke, rocker
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1905
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Rene Bernier, composer
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1907
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Robert de Roos, composer
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1908
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Carl Albert, US speaker of house (1971-77)
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1908
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Kristian Palusalu, Finland, heavyweight wrestler (Olympic-gold-1936)
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1909
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Gerard Croiset, Dutch paragnost
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1911
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Warner Anderson, Bkln, actor (Doctor, Lineup, Matthew-Peyton Place)
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1914
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Chandler Harper, golfer (1950 PGA champ)
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1916
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James Herriot, Scotland, writer (All Creatures Great & Small)
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1916
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Manuel A "Manny" Greenhill, record producer
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1918
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Heywood Hale Broun, journalist
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1920
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Jethro Burnsburns, country singer (Homer & Jethro)
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1921
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Cec Linder, Galica Poland, actor (Goldfinger)
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1921
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Paul Coates, NYC, columnist (Tonight! America After Dark)
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1922
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Adam Kennedy, Lafayette Ind, actor (Dion-Californian)
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1922
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Pamela Mason, London, actress (Navy vs Night Monsters)
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1923
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Ara Parseghian, football coach (Northwestern, Notre Dame)
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1923
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Kenneth "Jethro" Burns, country singer (Homer & Jethro)
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1925
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Ed van der Elsken, movie photographer (Een liefdesgeschiedenis)
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1925
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M J J A [Sef] Imkamp, Dutch politician (D66)
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1926
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Marques Haynes, NBA hall of famer (Harlem Globetrotters)
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1927
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Claude Laydu, actress (Diary of a Country Priest)
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1927
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Donn Trenner, New Haven Ct, orch leader (ABC's Nightlife)
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1927
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Paul Wunderlich, German lithographer/painter/sculptor
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1928
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Arthur Milton, cricketer (England opening batsman late 50's)
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1928
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James Earl Ray, assassin (Martin Luther King Jr)
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1930
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Raymond Rasberry, pianist/singer
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1930
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Sandor Iharos, athlete
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1932
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Anatoliy Roschin, USSR, super heavyweight wrestler (Olympic-gold-1972)
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1933
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Bernadetta Matuszczak, composer
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1934
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Judith Jamison, artistic director (Alvin Ailey Dance Theater)
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1935
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Gary Owens, announcer (Laugh-in)
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1936
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Juda Bar-Norwegian, Israeli/Dutch mime/actor (King)
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1937
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Oscar Abrams, community organizer
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1938
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Ijaz Butt, cricketer (Pakistani opening batsman in 8 Tests 1958-60)
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1938
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Marina Vlady, Clichy France, actress (Conjugal Bed, The Hunt)
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1938
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Ron Mix, NFL tackle (San Diego Chargers, Oakland Raiders)
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1939
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Irina Press, USSR, 80m hurdles/Pentathelete (Olympic-gold-1960, 64)
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1940
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Chuck Norris, [Carlos Ray], OK, martial arts actor (Missing in Action)
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1940
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David Rabe, Dubuque Iowa, playwright (Streamers)
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1940
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Dean Torrence, LA Cal, surf music singer (Jan & Dean-Little Old Lady)
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1940
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Francis Schwartz, composer
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1940
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Wayne Dyer, psychologist (Universe Within You)
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1941
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Daniel Kirkland Lentz, composer
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1941
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Piotr Warzecha, composer
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1941
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Sandra Palmer, Ft Worth TX, LPGA golfer (1986 Mayflower Classic)
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1943
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Alfred Whitford Lerdahl, composer
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1943
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Angelique Pettyjohn, LA Calif, actress (Body Talk, Star Trek)
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1943
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Stephen Montague, composer
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1945
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Katharine Houghton, Hartford, actress (Guess Who's Coming to Dinner)
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1946
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Gaylord Birch, drummer (Reconstruction, Honey Dripper)
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1947
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Avril "Kim" Campbell, Canada's 1st female premier (1993- )
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1947
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Laurie Langenbach, Dutch author
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1947
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Tom Scholz, rock guitarist/keyboardist (Boston-More Than a Feeling)
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1948
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Austin Carr, NBA star (Cleveland Cavaliers)
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1948
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Eddie Grundy, rocker
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1950
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Ted McKenna, rocker (Alex Harvey Band)
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1952
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Oupa J Gqozo, South African warden/army commandant (Ciskei)
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1953
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Caroline H "Carolien" van de Berg, actress (Havinck)
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1955
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Bunny DeBarge, Grand Rapids Mich, rocker (Debarge)
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1955
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Juliusz Machulski, Poland, director/writer/actor (Do It Yourself)
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1955
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Mark David Chapman, assassin (John Lennon)
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1956
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Janet Anderson, West Sunbury PA, LPGA golfer (1982 US Women's Open)
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1957
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Adolfo Horta, Camaguey Cuba, HW boxer (Olympic-silver-1980)
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1957
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Shannon Lee Tweed, St Johns NF, playmate (Nov 1981)/actr (Meatballs 3)
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1958
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Sharon Stone, Meadville Pa, actress (Basic Instinct, Sliver, Casino)
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1960
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Linda Jezek, Calif, backstroke swimmer (Pan Am Gold-1979)
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1961
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Jesse Sapolu, NFL guard (SF 49ers)
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1961
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Laurel B Clark, Ames Iowa, Lt cmdr USN/astronaut
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1961
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Mitch Gaylord, CA, gymnist (Olympics 1984)/actor (American Anthem)
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1962
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Andre Waters, NFL safety (Arizona Cardinals)
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1962
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Gary Clark, rocker (Danny Wilson-Mary's Prayer)
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1963
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Jasmine Guy, Boston Mass, actress (Whitley-Different World)
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1963
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John Cangelosi, Brooklyn NY, outfielder (Houston Astros)
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1964
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Cynthia Brimhall, Ogden Utah, playmate (Oct, 1985)
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1964
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Edward Anthony Richard Louis, Prince of Britain/Elizabeth II grandson
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1964
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Greg Campbell, cricketer (Aussie pace-bowler 1989-90)
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1964
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Neneh Cherry, Stockholm Sweden, Swedish pop singer (Money Love)
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1965
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Paul Masotti, CFL receiver (Toronto Argonauts)
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1965
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Rod Woodson, NFL cornerback/kick returner (Pitts Steelers, SF 49ers)
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1966
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Edie Brickell, Mrs Paul Simon/rocker (& New Bohemians)
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1966
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Michael Timlin, Midland TX, pitcher (Toronto Blue Jays)
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1966
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Stephen Mailer, NYC, actor (Red Meat, League of Their Own, War & Love)
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1967
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Derrick Graham, guard (Seattle Seahawks)
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1969
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Jay Hillmann, WLAF running back (Rhein Fire)
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1969
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Ricky Seagall, rocker (Partridge Family)
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1969
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Stephen Leaney, Australia, Canadian Tour golfer (1993 Infinit TPC-7th)
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1970
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Antonio Edwards, NFL defensive end (Seattle Seahawks)
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1971
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Frank Habermann, WLAF defensive linebacker (Rhein Fire)
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1971
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Morris Unutoa, corner (Philadelphia Eagles)
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1971
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Shad Williams, Fresno CA, pitcher (California Angels)
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1972
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Jack Kellogg, WLAF CB (Frankfurt Galaxy)
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1973
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Eva Herzigova, Litvinov Czech, model (Guess Jeans, Wonderbra)
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1975
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Stefan Bergkvist, Leksand Swe, NHL defenseman (Pitts Penguins)
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1976
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Barbara Schett, Innsbruck Austria, tennis star
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1977
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Shannon Miller, Rolla MO, gymnast (Oly2 gold-2 silver/3 bronze-92, 96)
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DEATHS
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37
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Tiberius Claudius Nero, Roman emperor (14-37), dies at 78
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483
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Simplicius, Italian Pope (468-83), dies
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1546
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Thomas Elyot, English diplomat (Boke named the Governor), dies at 46
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1585
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Rembert Dodoens, [Rembertus Dodonaeus], physician/botanist, dies at 67
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1592
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Michiel Coxcie, Flemish (court)painter/carpet designer, dies
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1597
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Petrus Forestus, Dutch physician (Willem of Orange), dies
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1700
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Diogo Diaz Melgaz, composer, dies at 61
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1701
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Johann Schelle, composer, dies at 52
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1716
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Wenzel Ludwig von Radolt, composer, dies at 48
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1735
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Dirk T van Cloon, Dutch lawyer/gov-gen of E Indies, dies at about 46
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1792
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John Stuart, 3rd earl of Bute/English premier (1760-63), dies at 78
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1819
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Friedrich Heinrich Jacobi, writer, dies
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1826
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Johan VI M L J, King of Portugal (1816-26), dies at 56
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1832
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Muzio Clementi, Italian composer, dies at 79
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1861
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Josepf Franois Snel, composer, dies at 67
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1864
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Maximilian II Jozef, King of Bayern (1848-64), dies at 52
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1865
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William Henry "Little Billy" Chase Whiting, Confed gen-maj, dies at 48
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1866
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Antonio Francesco Gaetano S Pacini, composer, dies at 87
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1870
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Isaak-Ignaz Moscheles, composer, dies at 75
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1872
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Giuseppe Mazzini, Italian revolutionary (Giovane Italy), dies at 66
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1875
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Louis Joseph Daussoigne-Mehul, composer, dies at 84
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1888
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Ciro Pinsuti, Italian pianist/composer, dies at 57
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1892
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Otto van Raised, gov-gen of Neth Indies (1884-88), dies at 69
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1897
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Teodulo Mabellini, composer, dies at 79
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1900
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Johann Peter Emilius Hartmann, composer, dies at 94
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1901
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Vasily Georgiyevich Wrangell, composer, dies at 38
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1906
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Eugen Richter, German MP (Liberal), dies at 67
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1910
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Carl Heinrich Carsten Reinecke, composer, dies at 85
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1910
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Karl Lueger, Austrian anti-semite/mayor of Vienna, dies at 65
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1913
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Harriet Tubman, abolitionist, conductor on Underground RR, dies in NY
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1922
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Arthur Hervey, composer, dies at 67
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1922
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Horace Wadham Nicholl, composer, dies at 73
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1935
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Barend Barendse, actor/director (Broken Lives), dies at 82
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1940
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Louis de Vries, Dutch actor (Merchant of Venice), dies at 68
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1943
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Tully Marshall, actor (Let's Go, Red Dust), dies at 78
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1944
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David Vogel, Ukrainian author, dies in Auschwitz at 52
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1948
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Jan Masaryk, Czech Foreign minister, commits suicide or is murdered
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1953
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Charles Gordon Curtis, inventor of (Curtis-steam turbine), dies at 92
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1966
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Frederik "Frits" Zernike, Dutch physicist (Nobel 1953), dies at 77
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1966
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Mari Sandoz, US author (Cheyenne Autumn), dies at 64
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1968
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Helen Walker, actress (Brewster's Million), dies of cancer at 47
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1971
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Mabel Wheeler Daniels, composer, dies at 92
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1973
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Richard Sharples, governor of Bermuda, assassinated
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1974
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June Harrison, actress (Land of the Lawless), dies at 48
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1974
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Quinto Maganini, composer, dies at 76
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1975
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Leopold Samuel, composer, dies at 91
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1977
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E Power Biggs, English organist/composer (CBS), dies at 70
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1977
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Pieter Jan Bouman, Dutch sociologist/historian, dies at 74
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1977
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Willem Schermerhorn, Dutch premier (1945-46), dies at 82
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1980
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Herman Tarnower, doctor (Scarsdale Diet), killed by Jean Harris
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1984
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June Marlowe, actress (Pardon US), dies at 81
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1985
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Konstantin Chernenko, party leader/pres of USSR (1984-85), dies at 73
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1986
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Ray Milland, actor (Lost Weekend-Acad Award 1945), dies at 81
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1988
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Andy Gibb, singer, dies of heart infection at 30
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1988
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Glenn Cunningham, US world record miler, dies at 78
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1988
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William Brocklesby Wordsworth, composer, dies at 79
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1990
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Michael Stewart, UK Sect of State (1965-66, 68-70), dies
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1992
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Roy Holmer Wallack, dies of pneumonia at 64
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1993
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C Northcote Parkinson, English historian/sociologist (Law of P), dies
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1993
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David Gunn, abortion doctor, killed by Michael Griffin at 47
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1994
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Cecil Rolph Hewitt, journalist/policeman, dies at 92
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1994
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Charles Bukowski, German/US writer (Barfly, Hollywood), dies at 73
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1994
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Robert Shea, author, dies of cancer
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1995
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Alexander Hyatt-King, Mozart scholar, dies at 84
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1995
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Carel Birnie, ballet producer, dies at 69
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1995
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Hendrik W van Leeuwen, Dutch musician, dies at 79
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1995
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Richard Baerlein, racing writer, dies at 84
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1996
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Lucius E Burch Jr, US civil rights leader, dies at 84
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1996
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Ross Hunter, US producer (Airport, Madame X, Pillow Talk), dies at 75
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