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1096
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Crusaders massacre Jews of Worm
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1291
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Sultan of Egypt & his son take last Christian stronghold of Acre
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1302
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Trades people assault on French garrison (Brugse Metten)
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1385
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Peace of Doornik: Gent & Louis van Thoughts
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1596
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Willem Barents leaves Amsterdam for Novaya Zemlya
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1619
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Hugo the Great sentenced to life in prison
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1631
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English colony Massachusetts Bay grants puritarian voting right
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1631
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John Winthrop is elected 1st governor of Massachusetts
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1642
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Montreal Canada founded
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1652
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Rhode Island enacts 1st law declaring slavery illegal
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1703
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Dutch & English troops occupy Cologne
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1756
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England declares war on France
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1794
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2nd battle of Bouvines (France-Austria)
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1803
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Britain declares war on France after Napoleon Bonaparte continues interfering in Italy & Switzerland
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1804
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Napoleon Bonaparte proclaimed Emperor of France
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1828
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Battle of Las Piedras, ends conflict between Uruguay & Brazil
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1830
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Edwin Budding of England signs an agreement for manufacture of his invention, lawn mower. Saturdays are destroyed forever
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1843
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United Free Church of Scotland forms
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1846
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US troops attack Rio Grande occupying Matamoros
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1851
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Amsterdam-Nieuwediep telegraph connection linked
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1852
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Massachusetts rules all school-age children must attend school
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1860
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Republican Party nominates Abraham Lincoln for president
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1861
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Battle of Sewall's Point VA-1st Federal offense against South
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1861
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Friedrich Hebbels "Kriemhildes Rache," premieres in Weimar
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1863
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Siege of Vicksburg, MS
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1864
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Battle of Yellow Bayou, LA (Bayou de Glaize, Old Oaks)
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1866
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French Govt of De Putte resigns
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1880
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6th Kentucky Derby: George Lewis aboard Fonso wins in 2:37«
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1887
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Emmanuel Chabriers opera "Le Roi Malgr Luis," premieres in Paris
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1889
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Jules Massenets opera "Esclarmonde," premieres in Paris
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1896
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US Supreme court affirms race separation (Plessy v Ferguson)
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1897
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Irish Music Festival 1st held (Dublin)
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1897
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NY Giant William Joyce sets record of 4 triples in 1 game
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1897
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Paul Dukas "L'Apprenti Sorcier Pruimtabak on the Market," premieres
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1899
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World Goodwill Day-26 nations meet in 1st Hague Peace Conference
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1900
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Britain proclaims protectorate over kingdom of Tonga
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1904
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American Ion Perdicaris kidnapped in Morocco
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1910
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Passage of Earth through tail of Halley's Comet causes near-panic
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1911
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Pres/dictator Jos Porfirio Diaz of Mexico term ends
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1912
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A's beat Tigers 24-2, who use amateurs protesting Ty Cobbs suspension
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1912
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Maurits Binger establishes 2 Dutch movie companies
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1916
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US pilot Kiffin Rockwell shoots down German aircraft
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1917
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Satie/Massine/Picasso's ballet "Parade," premieres in Paris
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1917
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US passes Selective Service act
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1918
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Neth Indian Volksraad installed in Batavia
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1918
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TNT explosion in chemical factory in Oakdale Penn kills 200
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1920
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46th Preakness: Clarence Kummer aboard Man o' War wins in 1:51.6
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1922
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Dutch 2nd Chamber agrees to 48 hour work week (was 45 hrs)
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1926
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Evangelist Aimee Semple McPherson vanished in Venice Calif She showed up a month later & said she had been kidnapped
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1927
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"Slide Lake" in Gros Ventre Wyoming collapses
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1927
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Grauman's Chinese Theater opens in Hollywood Calif
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1927
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Ritz Hotel opens in Boston
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1929
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55th Kentucky Derby: Linus McAtee on Clyde Van Dusen wins in 2:10.8
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1929
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Dodgers beat Phillies 20-16 & lost 8-6 in 2nd game (record 50 runs)
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1933
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1st major league All-Star Game announced for July 6 at Comiskey Park It will be played as part of the Chicago World's Fair
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1933
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Tennessee Valley Act (TVA) Act signed by FDR, to build dams
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1934
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Academy Award 1st called Oscar in print (Sidney Skolsky)
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1934
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Congress approves "Lindbergh Act," makes kidnapping a capital offense
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1934
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Jimmie Foxx hits 1st HR in Comiskey Park center field bleachers
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1934
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TWA began commercial service
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1935
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Harold Gimblett scores 123 in 80 mins on debut for Somerset
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1940
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German troops conquer Brussels
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1941
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An Egyptian steamer sinks
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1941
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Italian army under general Aosta surrenders to Britain in Ethiopia
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1941
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Jewish veterans honor their dead
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1942
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NYC ends night baseball games for rest of WW II
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1943
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Allied bombers attack Pantelleria in the Mediterranean Sea
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1944
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Expulsion of more than 200,000 Tartars from Crimea by Soviet Union begins, they are accused of collaborating with the Germans
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1944
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Polish 2nd Army corps captures convent of Monte Cassino Italy
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1945
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Tigers & A's both have 7 straight games postponed due to rain
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1947
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A's catcher Warren Rosar catches his 147th game without an error
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1948
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"Ballet Ballads" opens at Music Box Theater NYC for 62 performances
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1948
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Arab Legion captures fort on Mt Scopus
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1948
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Saudi Arabia joins invasion of Israel
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1949
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Antiquarian Booksellers Assoc of America incorporates
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1950
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"Liar" opens at Broadhurst Theater NYC for 12 performances
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1950
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Tommy Glaviano makes 3 consecutive errors on grounders
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1951
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UN moves HQ to NYC
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1951
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US General Collins predicts use of atom bomb in Korea
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1952
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Professor WF Libby said Stonehedge dates back to 1848 BC
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1953
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1st woman to break sound barrier (Jacqueline Cochrane, USA)
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1953
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Jacqueline Cochran is 1st woman to break the sound barrier
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1954
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European Convention on Human Rights goes into effect
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1955
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28.7 cm rain falls at Lake Maloya New Mexico (state record)
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1955
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Atkinson & Depeiaza take WI from 6-187 to 6-494 in day v Aust
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1955
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Queen Juliana opens E55 fair in Amsterdam
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1956
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Hungarian party leader Matyas R kosi enforces his own policy
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1956
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Mickey Mantle hits HR from both sides of plate for record 3rd time
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1956
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Queen Juliana opens Rembrandt fairs in Amsterdam
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1957
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83rd Preakness: Eddie Arcaro aboard Bold Ruler wins in 1:56.2
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1958
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Wiffi Smith wins LPGA Peach Blossom Golf Open
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1959
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"Castin' My Spell" by Johnny Otis Show hits #52
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1959
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"Judy" by David Seville hits #86
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1959
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"Russian Band Stand" by Spencer & Spencer hits #91
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1960
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Eillen Fulton begins playing Lisa on As the World Turn (for > 30 yrs)
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1960
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Jean Genets "Le Balcon," premieres in Paris
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1961
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"Donnybrook!" opens at 46th St Theater NYC for 68 performances
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1963
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"Beast in Me" closes at Plymouth Theater NYC after 4 performances
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1963
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"If You Wanna Be Happy" by Jimmy Soul hits #1
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1963
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89th Preakness: Bill Shoemaker aboard Candy Spots wins in 1:56.2
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1964
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David Frost interviews Paul McCartney on BBC
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1964
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Supreme Court rules unconstitutional to deprive naturalized citizens of citizenship if they return to home country for more tha
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1965
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Gene Roddenberry suggests 16 names including Kirk for Star Trek Capt
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1965
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WTAF TV channel 29 in Philadelphia, PA (IND) begins broadcasting
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1967
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Silver hits record $1.60 an ounce in London
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1967
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Tenn Gov Ellington repeals "Monkey Law," upheld in 1925 Scopes Trial
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1968
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94th Preakness: Ismael Valenzuela aboard Forward Pass wins in 1:56.8
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1968
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AL Kaline hits his 307th HR, surpassing Hank Greenberg as a Tiger
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1968
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Frank Howard ties AL record with HR in his 6th consecutive game his 10 home runs in the most in 6 games
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1969
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"Canterbury Tales" closes at Eugene O'Neill NYC after 122 perfs
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1969
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Apollo 10 (Stafford/Cernan/Young) launched toward lunar orbit
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1969
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Sandra Haynie wins LPGA St Louis Women's Golf Invitational
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1971
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4th ABA Championship: Utah Stars beat Kentucky Colonels, 4 games to 3
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1971
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Bulgarian constitution goes into effect
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1971
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Pres Nixon rejects 60 demands of Congressional Black Caucus
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1971
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Stanley Cup: Montreal Canadiens beat Chicago Blackhawks, 4 games to 3
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1971
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Vampire rapist Wayne Bodens last victim found
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1972
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"Me & The Chimp," last airs on CBS-TV
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1972
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John Sebastian makes 63 consecutive free throws while blindfolded
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1973
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Russian party leader Brezhnev visits West Germany
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1973
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WIBC Bowling Queens won by Dotty Fothergill
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1974
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"Streak" by Ray Stevens hits #1
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1974
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100th Preakness: Miguel Rivera aboard Current Little wins in 1:54.6
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1974
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India becomes 6th nation to explode an atomic bomb
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1977
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A nightclub fire in Cincinnati killed 164
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1977
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Juventus wins 6th UEFA Cup at Bilbao
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1977
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Menachem Begin becomes Israel's Prime Minister
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1977
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Nightclub in Cincinnati fire kills 164
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1978
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Italy legalizes abortion
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1978
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Russian dissident Yuri Orlov exiled to compulsory work
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1980
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Belgium 3rd govt of Martens forms
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1980
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China PR launch 1st intercontinental rocket
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1980
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Donna White wins LPGA Coca-Cola Golf Classic
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1980
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Fernando Belaunde Terry elected president of Peru
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1980
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Mount St Helens blows its top in Washington State, 60 die
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1982
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Tigers outfielder Larry Herndon is 14th to hit 4 consecutive HRs
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1982
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Unification Church founder Rev Sun Myung Moon convicted of tax evasion
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1983
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Senate revises immigration laws, gives millions of illegal aliens legal status under an amnesty program
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1985
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"One Night In Bangkok" by Murray Head hits #3
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1985
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111th Preakness: Pat Day aboard Tank's Prospect wins in 1:53.4
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1985
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1st remote location for "Nightline" (South Africa)
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1986
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"Singin' in the Rain" closes at Gershwin Theater NYC after 367 perfs
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1986
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Becky Pearson wins LPGA Chrysler-Plymouth Golf Classic
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1986
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Chung Kwung Ying did 2,750 "atomic" hand-stand push-ups
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1986
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Chung Kwung Ying did 2,750 atomic hand-stand push-ups
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1986
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David Goch finishes swimming 55,682 miles in a 25-yd pool
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1986
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South African army occupies Botswana, Zimbabwe & Zambia
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1988
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Bayer Leverkusen wins 17th UEFA Cup at Leverkusen
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1988
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In just Oakland's 39th of the season, pitcher Dave Stewart breaks record with his 12th balk en route to 16
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1989
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Lisa Strawberry files for divorce from Darryl
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1990
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2 Germanys sign a monetary union treaty
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1990
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Cubs Ryne Sandberg ends 2nd baseman record 123 errorless game streak
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1990
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Judy Carne arrested at JFK airport on an 11 year old drug warrant
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1990
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Return To Green Acres TV movie airs
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1991
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117th Preakness: Jerry Bailey aboard Hansel wins in 1:54
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1991
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France performs nuclear test at Muruora Island
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1991
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USSR launches 2 cosmonauts to MIR space station
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1992
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Supreme Court rules states could not force mentally unstable criminal defendants to take anti-psychotic drugs
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1993
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Danish people vote in favor of ratifying the Maastricht Treaty
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1993
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Italian police arrest Mafia boss Benedetto "Nitto" Santapaola
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1994
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AC Milan wins Europe Cup 1: 4-0 against Barcelona
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1994
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Israel withdraws from the Gaza Strip
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1994
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Tropical Butterfly Garden at Cleveland Metroparks Zoo opens
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1995
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WIBC Bowling Queens won by Sandra Postma
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1996
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122nd Preakness: Pat Day aboard Louis Quatorze wins in 1:53.2
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1996
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WIBC Bowling Queens won by Lisa Wagner
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1997
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"King David," opens at New Amsterdam Theater NYC
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1997
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43rd McDonald's LPGA Championship won by Chris Johnson
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1997
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Cadillac NFL Senior Golf Classic
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1997
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Tiger Woods wins Byron Nelson Golf Classic
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BIRTHS
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1692
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Joseph Butler, Wantage Berkshire, theologian
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1711
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Ruggiero G Boscovich, [Rudzer J Boskovic], Italian astronomer
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1744
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Joseph Beer, Bohemia clarinetist/composer (5th clarinet flap)
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1759
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Charles Duquesnoy, composer
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1788
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Hugh Clapperton, Annan Scotland, African explorer
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1797
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Frederik Augustus II, King of Saxon (1836-54)
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1798
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Ethan Allen Hitchcock, Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1870
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1815
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Thomas Stanhope Bocock, rep (Confederacy), died in 1891
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1817
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James William Denver, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1892
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1819
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Julius Hopp, composer
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1830
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Karl Goldmark, Keszthely Hungary, composer (Sakuhtala)
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1836
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Isidor Vorobchievici, composer
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1836
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Wilhelm Steinitz, Austria, world chess champion (1866-94)
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1850
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Oliver Heaviside, London, physicist (predicted ionosphere)
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1854
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Bernard Zweers, Dutch composer (To my Fatherland)
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1862
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Freiherr Albert von Schrenk-Notzing, German para-psychologist
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1864
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Jan P Veth, Bayern, Dutch painter/etcher/lithographer/art historian
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1865
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William Heinemann, England, publisher (Chemical Instrumental)
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1868
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Nicholas II Aleksandrovitsj, last tsar of Russia (1894-1917)
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1869
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Ruprecht, crown prince of Bavaria/general-fieldmarshall
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1871
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Franiska zu Reventlow, writer
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1872
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Bertrand Russell, England, mathematician/philosopher (Nobel 1950)
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1875
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Guido Alberto Fano, composer
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1881
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Georgi Atanasov, composer
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1882
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Eduardo Fabini, composer
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1883
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Walter Gropius, Berlin Germany, architect (Bauhaus school of design)
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1885
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Eurico Gaspar Dutra, president of Brazil (1945-50)
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1886
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Ole Windingstad, composer
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1887
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Ernst Wiechert, writer
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1889
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G Gunnarson, writer
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1891
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Rudolf Carnap, philosopher (German Logical Positivist)
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1896
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Walter Fitzgerald, Keyhan Devonport England
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1897
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Frank Capra, Ital, director (Its a Wonderful Life, Arsenic & Old Lace)
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1897
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Jack Raine, London England, actor (Quartet)
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1898
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Juan J Domenchina, Spanish poet/interpreter (sombra desterrada)
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1900
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Sarah Miriam Peale, US, portrait painter (Gen Lafayette-1825)
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1901
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Harry Robert Wilson, composer
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1901
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Henri-Pierre Sauguet, Bordeaux France, composer (La Chotte)
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1901
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Vincent du Vigneaud, US biochemist
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1902
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[Robert] Meredith Willson, Mason City Iowa, composer (Music Man)
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1903
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George E Stone, Lodz Poland, actor (Viva Villa, Last Mile)
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1904
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Jacob K Javits, (Sen-R-NY)
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1905
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Eric Zeisl, composer
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1905
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Hedley Verity, cricketer (terrific slow lefty for England pre-WW II)
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1907
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Clifford Curzon, London England, pianist (MacFarren Gold Medal)
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1907
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Robley D Evans, nuclear physicist
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1909
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Fred Perry, English tennis star/commentator (Wimbledon, 1934-36)
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1910
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Arthur van Schendel, Dutch art historian
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1911
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Joe Turner, KC, blues singer (Corrine Corrina, Shake Rattle & Roll)
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1911
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Lord Hartwell
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1911
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Sigrid Gurie, Brooklyn NY, actor (Algiers, Sofia, Refugee)
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1912
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Georg von Opel, German auto manufacturer
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1912
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Perry Como, [Pierino], Canonsburg Pa, singer/TV (Perry Como Show)
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1912
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Richard Brooks, Phila, director (Blackboard Jungle, In Cold Blood)
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1914
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Anthony Fell, British MP
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1914
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Boris Christoff, Bulgaria/Italian bass (Boris Godunov)
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1914
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Pierre A Balmain, France, fashion designer (1940's "New Look")
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1915
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Leon Shenandoah, native American leader
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1917
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Charles Wintour, journalist
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1917
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James Donald, Aberdeen Scotland, actor (Bridge on River Kwai, Vikings)
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1918
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John Paul II, [Karol Wojtyla], 264th Roman Catholic pope (1978- )
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1919
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Margot Fonteyn, Surrey England, prima ballerina (Giselle)
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1921
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Anthony Epstein, FRS/pathologist
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1922
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Bill Macy, Revere Mass, actor (Walter-Maude, Oh! Calcutta)
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1922
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GMcC Kitson, British principal (Central School of Speech/Drama)
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1923
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Liam Sullivan, Jacksonville Ill, actor (Mapoy-Monroes)
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1924
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Jack Whitaker, Phila Pa, sportscaster (ABC, CBS)
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1927
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Richard Body, MP
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1928
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G R Hall, nuclear scientist
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1928
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P G Hammersley, British Rear-Admiral
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1928
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Pernell Roberts, Waycross Ga, actor (Adam-Bonanza, Trapper John MD)
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1929
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Johan N Block, aviation pioneer (Martinair/Transavia/Air Holland)
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1929
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Lord St John of Fawsley
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1929
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Roger Matton, composer
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1930
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Barbara Goldsmith, New Rochelle, author (Little Gloria Happy At Last)
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1930
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Don Leslie Lind, Midvale Utah, astronaut (STS 51-B)
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1930
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Fred[erick Thomas] Saberhagen, US, sci-fi author (Book of Swords)
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1930
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Geoffrey Littler, CEO (County NatWest Group)
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1930
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Warren B Rudman, (Sen-R-NH, 1980- )
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1931
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Robert Morse, Newton Mass, actor (That's Life, Jack Frost)
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1932
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John Clement, chairman (Unigate Group)
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1934
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Dwayne Hickman, LA, actor (Dobie Gillis, How to Stuff a Wild Bikini)
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1937
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Brooks Robinson, Baltimore Oriole 3rd baseman (1955-77)
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1937
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Ildik¢ Sagi-Retj, Hung, foils (Oly-2 gold/3 silv/2 bronze-1960-76)
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1937
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Jacques Santer, Pres (European Commission)
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1939
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Glen Hardin, Texas, rocker (Crickets)
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1939
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Patrick Cormack, MP
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1940
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A Marshall Stoneham, FRS, physicist
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1940
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Pat Trimborn, cricket pace bowler (South African in 4 Tests 1966-70)
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1941
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Diane McBain, Cleve Ohio, actress (Surfside Six, Spinout, Donner Pass)
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1941
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M S Longair, astronomer
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1942
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Albert Hammond, rocker
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1942
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Keith Hellawell, Chief Constable (West Yorkshire)
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1942
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Marquess of Reading
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1942
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N P (Nobby) Stiles, footballer
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1942
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Rodney Dillard, rocker (Glittergrass)
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1944
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Peter Ryan, British national director (Police Training)
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1945
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Bhagwat Chandrasekhar, cricketer (brilliant Indian leggie 1964-79)
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1945
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John Richard Patterson, businessman
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1945
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Maarten van Traa, Dutch MP (PvdA)
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1946
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George Alexander, rocker
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1946
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Reggie Jackson, "Mr October" baseball rightfielder (Yankees, A's)
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1947
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Candice Azzara, Brooklyn NY, actress (Fatso)
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1947
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John Bruton, Prime Minister (Republic of Ireland)
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1948
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Felix MH Troch, Flemish actor/director (Gekkenbriefje)
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1948
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Joe Bonsall, Phila, country singer (Oak Ridge Boys-Elvira)
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1949
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Bill Wallace, rocker/actor (Fear, Avenging Force, Desperate)
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1949
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Rick Wakeman, rock keyboardist (Yes-Fish Out of Water)
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1949
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Stuart Gannes, Detroit Mich, writer (Fortune)
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1949
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William Wallace, rocker (Guess Who)
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1950
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Rodney Milburn Jr, USA, hurdler (Olympic-gold-1972)
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1950
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Thomas Gottschalk, Bamberg Germany, (Telespiele)
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1951
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Angela Voigt, German DR, long jumper (Olympic-gold-76)
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1951
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Denny Dillon, comedian (SNL, Dream On)
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1951
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James Stephens, Mount Kisko NY, actor (Paper Chase, Devil's Island)
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1951
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Rodger Davis, Sydney NSW, Australasia golfer
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1952
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Diane E[lizabeth] Duane, US, sci-fi author (Door into Fire)
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1952
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George Strait, Pearsall Tx, country singer (All My Exes Live in Texas)
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1952
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Martin R Hoke, (Rep-R-Ohio)
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1953
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Helen Chadwick, artist
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1953
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[Feliciano] Butch Tavares, rocker (Tavares)
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1954
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Martyn Wiley, writer/broadcaster
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1954
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Wreckless Eric, rocker (Waxworks, Be Stiff)
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1955
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Yun Fat Chow, Nam Nga Island Hong Kong, actor (Better Tomorrow)
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1956
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Joe [Naomichi] Ozaki, Tekushima Japan, golfer (1995 Phoenix Open-8th)
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1957
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Michael Cretu, rocker (Enigma)
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1958
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Ray Donaldson, NFL center (Dallas Cowboys)
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1958
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Toyah Wilcox, Birmingham England, rocker (I Want to Be Free)
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1959
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Graham Dilley, cricketer (England wicket-taker of 80's)
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1960
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Jari Kurri, Helsinki Fin, NHL left wing (NY Rangers, LA Kings, Colo)
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1960
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Tom Jackson, Oakville Ont, Canadian Tour golfer (1991 CPGA Winter)
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1960
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Yannick Noah, France, tennis player (French 1983)
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1962
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Mike Whitmarsh, San Diego CA, beach volleyballer (Olympics-silver-96)
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1963
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Marty McSorley, Hamilton, NHL defenseman (LA Kings, NY Rangers)
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1964
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Will Wolford, NFL tackle (Indianapolis Colts, Pittsburgh Steelers)
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1965
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Erik Hanson, Kinnelon NJ, pitcher (Toronto Blue Jays)
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1965
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Rufus Porter, linebacker (Tampa Bay Buccaneers)
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1965
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Rufus Porter, NFL linebacker (NO Saints)
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1966
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Mike Inez, US rock bassist (Alice in Chains-Facelift)
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1967
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Jaime Gomez, Arlington TX, Nike golfer (1992 Boise Open)
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1967
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Karl Dunbar, NFL defensive tackle (Arizona Cardinals)
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1968
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Ernie Logan, NFL defensive end (Jacksonville Jaguars, NY Jets)
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1969
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Jean-Chris. Filippin, hockey defenseman (Team France 1998)
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1969
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Martika, [Marta Marrero], Cuba, singer (Toy Soldiers)
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1970
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Clemens Zwijnenberg, soccer player (FC Twente)
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1970
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Vicky Sunohara, ice hockey forward (Canada, Oly-98)
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1971
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Ben Coleman, guard/offensive tackle (Jacksonville Jaguars)
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1971
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Clifton Sunada, Honolulu HI, extra-lightweight judoka (Olympics-96)
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1971
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Craig Hentrich, NFL punter (Green Bay Packers-Superbowl 31)
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1971
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Daniel Gowing, Germany, NZ judoka (Olympics-96)
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1971
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Karen Bye, ice hockey forward (USA, Oly-98)
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1971
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Lael Perlstrom, Laguna Beach Cal, WPVA volleyballer (US Open-25-1995)
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1971
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Rich Garces, Maracay Aragua Venezuela, pitcher (Boston Red Sox)
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1972
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Turner Stevenson, Prince George, NHL right wing (Montreal Canadiens)
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1973
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Darren Van Impe, Saskatoon, NHL defenseman (Anaheim Mighty Ducks)
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1973
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David Bailey, WLAF tackle (Frankfurt Galaxy)
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1973
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Donyell Marshall, NBA forward (Golden State Warriors)
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1973
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Markus Brunner, hockey forward (Team Italy 1998)
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1973
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Tory James, NFL defensive back (Denver Broncos-Superbowl 32)
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1973
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Walter Scott, NFL defensive tackle (Green Bay Packers-Superbowl 31)
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1976
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Ron Mercer, NBA guard (Boston Celtics)
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1978
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Jennifer Streblow, Oshkosh Wisconsin, Miss America-Wisconsin (1997)
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1979
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Kaci Thompson, Miss Nevada Teen USA (1997)
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DEATHS
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323
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Alexander III the Great, king of Macedonia/conqueror, dies at 32
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526
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John I, Pope (523-26), dies
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1160
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Erik IX Helgi, [The Saint], King of Sweden, dies
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1410
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Ruprecht, Roman catholics German king, dies
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1587
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Felix van Cantalice, Italian saint, dies
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1625
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Francisco G¢mez de Sandoval y Rojas, Spanish marquis of Denia, dies
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1653
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Carel Reyniersz, gov-gen (Neth East Indies), dies at 48
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1675
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Jacques Marquette jesuit/missionaries (Chicago), dies at 37
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1692
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Elias Ashmole, antiquary, dies
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1724
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Johann K Amman, Swiss/Dutch doctor for deaf-mutes, dies at 54
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1733
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Georg Bohm, German organist/composer, dies at 71
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1767
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Thaddaus Ferdinand Lipowsky, composer, dies at 28
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1799
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Pierre de Beaumarchais, dramatist, dies
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1808
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Jacob Albright, [Albrecht], German/US preacher, dies at 49
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1829
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Bernardo Bittoni, composer, dies at 72
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1832
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Bonafacio Asioli, composer, dies at 62
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1839
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Carolina [Maria A] Bonaparte (countess Lipona), dies at 57
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1848
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William A Leidesdorf, black, dies at 38 in SF
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1862
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William H Keim, US Union brig-general, dies in battle at 48
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1864
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James Byron Gordon, Confederate brig-gen, dies at 41
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1884
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Heinrich R Gppert, German paleo-botanist, dies
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1909
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George Meredith, English poet/writer (Diana of Crossways), dies at 81
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1909
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Isaac M F Albniz, Spanish pianist/composer, dies at 48
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1910
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Flor van Duyse, composer, dies at 66
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1911
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Gustav Mahler, Austr composer (Children's Death Songs), dies at 50
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1913
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Otto Reubke, composer, dies at 70
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1918
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Toivo Kuula, composer, dies at 34
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1930
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Joao Marcellino Arroyo, composer, dies at 68
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1936
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Alick Maclean, composer, dies at 63
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1949
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James T Adams, US historian (Pulitzer 1921)
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1952
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Rossetter Gleason Cole, composer, dies at 86
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1953
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Tom Killick, cricketer (at the crease 2 Tests for Eng 1929), dies
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1955
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Edwin Scharff, German painter/sculptor (Rossebndiger), dies at 68
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1955
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Mary McLeod Bethune, educator & civil rights leader, dies at 79
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1956
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Maurice Tate, cricketer (39 Tests for England, 155 wickets), dies
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1961
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Henry O'Neill, actor (Lady Killer, Nothing But Trouble), dies
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1965
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Eduard J Dijksterhuis, mathematician (Archimedes), dies at 72
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1966
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Paul Althaus, German theologist (That Christian Wahrheit), dies at 78
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1967
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Andy Clyde, Hopalong Cassidy's sidekick, dies at 75
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1967
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Richard Ainley, actor (I Dood It, Above Suspicion), dies at 56
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1972
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Eero Aukusti Sipila, composer, dies at 53
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1973
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Jeannette Rankin, 1st Congresswoman (1917-19, 41-43), dies at 92
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1974
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Daniel R Topping, US owner (NY Yankees), dies at 61
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1975
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Leroy Anderson, composer, dies at 66
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1980
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Ian Curtis, English rock vocalist (Joy Division), commit suicide at 23
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1981
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Arthur O'Connell, actor (Mr Peepers, 2nd Hundred Years), dies at 73
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1981
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William Saroyan, US stagewriter (Time of your life), dies at 72
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1985
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Tex Terry, actor (Apache Rose, Timberjack), dies at 82
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1986
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John Bubbles Sublett, tap dancer (Black & Bubbles), dies at 84
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1987
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Wilbur J Cohen, 1st employee of Social Security System, dies at 73
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1988
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Daws Butler, cartoon voice (Yogi Bear, Huckleberry Hound), dies at 71
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1990
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Jill Ireland, actress (Carry on Nurse, Family), dies of cancer at 54
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1991
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Edwina Booth, actress (Trader Horn), dies of heart failure at 86
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1992
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Lawrence Welk, bandleader (L Welk Show), dies of pneumonia at 89
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1992
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Marshall Thompson, actor (Bog), dies of congestive heart failure at 65
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1992
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Skip Stephenson, comedian (Real People), dies of heart attack at 52
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1993
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Heinrich Albertz, theologist/mayor of Berlin (1966-67), dies at 78
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1993
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Pamela M Cunnington, English architect/writer, dies at 67
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1995
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Alexander Gudonov, Russian dancer/actor (Witness), dies at 45
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1995
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Elisha Cook Jr, actor (Maltese Falcon, Shane), dies at 91
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1995
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Elizabeth Montgomery, actress (Bewitched), dies of cancer at 62
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1995
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Gordon Reynolds, musician, dies at 74
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1995
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Robert Harris, actor (Werewolf of London), dies at 95
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1996
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Dermot O'Callaghan Grubb, prison governor, dies at 76
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1996
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Simon Weinstock, businessman/racehorse owner, dies at 44
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