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1077
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German king Henry IV petitions Pope Gregory VII for forgiveness
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1077
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Pope Gregory VII pardons German emperor Heinrich IV
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1099
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1st Crusaders begins siege of Hosn-el-Akrad Syria
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1262
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Flemish/Dutch coast ravaged by north western storm
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1393
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Fire during Royal Ball at Paris, 4 die (Ball of the Ardents)
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1495
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Pope gives his son Cesare Borgia as hostage to Charles VIII of France
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1547
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9-year-old Edward VI succeeds Henry VIII as king of England
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1561
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By Edict of Orleans persecution of French Huguenots is suspended
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1581
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James VI signs 2nd Confession of Faith in Scotland
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1613
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Galileo may have unknowingly viewed undiscovered planet Neptune
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1689
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English parliament ends king Charles II reign
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1787
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Philadelphia's Free Africa Society organizes
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1788
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Capt Arthur Phillip forms English colony at Sydney, Botany Bay NSW
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1788
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Lord Gordon found guilty of libel of queen of France
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1807
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London's Pall Mall is 1st street lit by gaslight
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1814
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Stendahl's 1st book is published
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1819
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Sir Stamford Raffles 1st lands in Singapore
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1821
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Bellingshausen discovers Alexander Island off Antarctica
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1824
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William Kneass becomes 3rd US chief engraver (1824-40)
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1830
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Opera "Fra Diavolo," premieres in Paris
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1846
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Battle of Allwal, Brits beat Sikhs in Punjab (India)
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1848
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King of Naples grants his subjects a constitution
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1851
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Northwestern University (Chicago) chartered
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1858
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John Brown organized raid on Arsenal at Harper's Ferry
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1860
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Britain formally returns Mosquito Coast to Nicaragua
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1864
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Battle of New Bern, NC
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1865
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Pres Jefferson Davis names 3 peace commissioners
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1871
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Paris surrenders to Prussians
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1878
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1st telephone exchange (New Haven, CT)
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1878
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George W Coy hired as 1st full-time telephone operator
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1878
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Yale Daily News published, 1st college daily newspaper
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1881
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Battle at Laing's Neck Natal: Boers beat superior powered British
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1887
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England all out for 45 v Aust SCG, their lowest total ever
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1893
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Edward Mcdowell's "Hamlet & Ophelia," premieres in Boston
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1899
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American Social Science Association incorporated by Congress
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1902
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Carnegie Institute founded in Wash DC
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1904
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1st college sports letters given to Seniors who played on U of Chicago's football team are awarded blankets with letter "C" on
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1909
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US milt forces leave Cuba for 2nd time
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1911
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Frenchman Henri Rougier wins 1st Rally of Monte Carlo
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1914
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1st Millrose Games (athletics) held (NYC)
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1914
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Beverly Hills, Ca, is incorporated
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1915
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1st US ship lost in WW I, William P Frye (carrying wheat to UK)
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1915
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US Coast Guard created from Life Saving & Revenue Cutter services
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1915
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US Pres Wilson refuses to prohibit immigration of illiterates
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1916
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1st Jewish Supreme Court justice, Louis Brandeis, appointed by Wilson
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1916
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German colony of Cameroon surrenders to Britain & France
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1916
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Opera "Goyescas," premieres (NYC)
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1918
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Strike on Berlin ammunition's factory
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1918
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Trotsky becomes leader of Reds
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1922
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American Pro Football Association renamed "National Football League"
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1922
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J E Clair turns Green Bay franchise back to NFL
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1923
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1st "Reichs Party" (NSDAP) forms in Munich
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1923
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Demonstration against a Dutch University in Ghent
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1923
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NSDAP 1st election in Munich
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1925
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-46øF (-43øC), Pittsburgh, New Hampshire (state record)
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1927
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Serbian-Croatian-Slavic govt of Oezonowitsj falls
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1928
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Christopher Hornsrud chosen PM of Norway at age 101
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1931
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Bradman scores 220 NSW v Victoria, 308 mins, 13 fours
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1932
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1st US state unemployment insurance act enacted (Wisconsin)
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1932
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Japan occupies Shanghai
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1933
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French govt of Paul Boncour falls
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1933
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German govt of Von Schleicher falls
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1934
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1st US ski tow (rope) begins operation (Woodstock Vermont)
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1935
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Iceland becomes 1st country to legalize abortion
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1936
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Pravda criticizes Sjostakovitsj' "Lady Macbeth" opera
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1942
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General Timoshenko's troops move into Ukraine
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1942
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German troops occupy Benghazi Libya
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1943
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Chic Blackhawks beats NY Rangers 10-1, Max Bentley scores 4 goals
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1943
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Forward Doug Bentley sets NHL record with 5 points in a game
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1944
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683 British bombers attack Berlin
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1944
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Leonard Bernstein's "Jeremiah," premieres in Pittsburgh
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1944
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U-271 & U-571 sunk off Ireland
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1945
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Dutch airplanes dump pamphlets on Java
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1945
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Gen "Vinegar Joe" Stillwell & truck convoy reopen Burma Road to China
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1945
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Swedish ships bring food to starving Netherlands
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1947
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"Bay Psalm" book auctioned for a record $151,000
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1949
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NY Giants sign their 1st black players, Monte Irvin & Ford Smith
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1949
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UN Security council convicts Dutch aggression in Indonesia
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1950
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Preston Tucker, auto maker, found not guilty of mail fraud
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1951
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"La Vie Commence Demain," which depicted artificial insemination & is the 1st X-rated movie, opened in London
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1951
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US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site
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1953
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J Fred Muggs (the chimp) joins NBC's "Today Show"
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1953
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WJTV TV channel 12 in Jackson, MS (CBS) begins broadcasting
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1956
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Elvis Presley's 1st TV appearance (Dorsey Bros Stage Show)
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1957
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"Tonight! America After Dark" premieres, with Jack Lescoulie & Al (Jazzbo) Collins on NBC (between Steve Allen & Jack Paar)
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1958
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Construction began on 1st private thorium-uranium nuclear reactor
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1958
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Dodger catcher Roy Campanella is paralyzed in an automobile wreck
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1959
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Soviet Union wins 62-37 for 1st international basketball loss by US
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1960
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1st photograph bounced off Moon, Washington DC
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1960
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Goon Show's final episode on BBC
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1960
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NFL announces Dallas Cowboys (1960) & Minn Vikings (1961) franchises
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1961
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Republic of Rwanda proclaimed
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1962
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Johanne Relleke gets stung by bees 2,443 times in Rhodesia & survives
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1963
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-34øF (-37øC), Cynthiana, Kentucky (state record)
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1965
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The Who make their 1st appearance on British TV
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1967
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Rolling Stones release "Let's Spend the Night Together"
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1968
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29th PGA Seniors Golf Championship: Chandler Harper
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1968
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Goose Goslin & Kiki Cuyler elected to baseball Hall of Fame
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1969
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2nd ABA All-Star Game: West 133 beats East 127 at Louisville
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1969
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Barbara Jo Rubin becomes 1st woman jockey to win in N America
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1970
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Lubom¡r Strougal succeeds Cernik as premier of Czechoslovakia
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1972
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Oral Roberts' Eddie Woods grabs 30 rebounds for 2nd consecutive game
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1973
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"Barnaby Jones" premieres on CBS TV
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1973
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Henry Boucha, Detroit Red Wings, scores 6 sec into a game vs Mont
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1973
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Mickey Welch, George Kelly & Billy Evans elected to Hall of Fame
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1973
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Ron Howard appears on M*A*S*H in "Sometimes You Hear the Bullet"
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1974
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Sam Thompson, Jim Bottomley, & Jocko Conlan elected to Hall of Fame
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1975
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8th ABA All-Star Game: East 151 beats West 124 at San Antonio
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1976
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Erapalli Prasanna takes 8-76 to rip through NZ at Eden Park
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1976
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NBA Atlanta Hawks begin a 28 game road losing streak
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1978
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"Fantasy Island" starring Ricardo Montalban premieres on ABC TV
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1978
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"We Are the World" is recorded
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1978
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Ranger's Don Murdoch failed on 4th penalty shot against Islanders
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1978
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Ted Nugent autographs a fan's arm with his knife
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1979
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"Wiz" closes at Majestic Theater NYC after 1672 performances
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1979
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Arthur Kopit's "Wings," premieres in NYC
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1980
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37th Golden Globes: Dustin Hoffman & Sally Field wins
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1981
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"5 O'Clock Girl" opens at Helen Hayes Theater NYC for 12 performances
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1981
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Olympic Glory tanker at Galveston Bay, Texas, spills 1 million gallons of oil in a ship collision
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1981
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William J Casey becomes 13th director of CIA (until 1987)
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1982
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US Gen Dozier freed from Red Brigade of Padua Italy
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1982
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US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site
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1984
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41th Golden Globes: Thornbirds wins
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1984
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LA Kings stop Wayne Gretzky 51 game scoring streak
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1984
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Mr Glynn Wolfe marries for non-bigamous record 26th time, Las Vegas
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1984
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Record 295,000 dominoes toppled, Fuerth, W Germany
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1985
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12th American Music Award
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1986
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"Uptown... It's Hot!" opens at Lunt-Fontanne Theater NYC for 24 perfs
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1986
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25th Space Shuttle (51L)-Challenger 10 explodes 73 sec after liftoff
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1986
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Angolan Unity Leader Jonas Savimbi visits Washington, DC
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1987
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US Foreign minister George Shultz meets ANC-leader Oliver Tambo
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1987
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Wrestler Jim Neidhart indicted for assaulting a flight attendant
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1988
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"Saratina!" opens at Cort Theater NYC for 597 performances
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1988
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Canada's Supreme court declares anti-abortion law unconstitutional
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1989
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46th Golden Globes: Rainman, Working Girl
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1989
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63rd Australian Womens Tennis: Steffi Graf beats Helena Sukova (64 64)
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1989
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Boon completes 7th Test century, 149 v WI at SCG
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1990
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"Independent on Sunday" begins publishing in London
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1990
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78th Australian Mens Tennis: Ivan Lendl beats S Edberg (46 76 52-ret)
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1990
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Superbowl XXIV: SF 49ers beat Denver Broncos, 55-10 in New Orleans Superbowl MVP: Joe Montana, San Francisco, QB
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1991
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"A Closer Look" with Faith Daniels premieres on NBC-TV
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1991
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18th American Music Award: M C Hammer & Janet Jackson
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1991
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Boon completes ninth Test century, 121 v England at Adelaide
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1991
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Dictator Siad Barre flees Somalia ending 22 year rule
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1992
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Boon completes twelfth Test century, 135 v India at Adelaide
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1992
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Stan Hansen beats Jumbo Tsuruta to win All Japan Triple Crown
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1994
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Actress Lorraine Bracco (39) weds actor Edward James Olmos (46)
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1994
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Helicopter crashes into office building in San Jose Calif, 1 dead
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1994
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Inna Lassovskaja jumps ladies world record (14.78m)
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1995
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69th Australian Women's Tennis Open: Mary Pierce beats Vicario (63 62)
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1995
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83rd Australian Mens Tennis: Andre Agassi beats Sampras (46 61 76 64)
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1995
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Memphis Mad Dogs granted CFL's 13th franchise
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1996
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"Hello Dolly!" closes at Lunt-Fontanne Theater NYC after 118 perfs
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1996
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84th Australian Mens Tennis: Boris Becker beats M Chang (62 64 26 62)
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1996
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Superbowl XXX: Dallas Cowboys beat Pitts Steelers, 27-17 in Tempe Superbowl MVP:
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1998
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Michelangelo, "Christ & the Woman of Samaria," sold for $7.4 million
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BIRTHS
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1457
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Henry VII, Pembroke Castle, 1st Tudor king of England (1485-1509)
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1578
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Cornelis Haga, Dutch lawyer/ambassador to Constantinople (1611-39)
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1582
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John Barclay, Scottish satirist/poet (Euphormio's Satyricon)
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1600
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Clement IX, [Giulio Rospigliosi], Pistoia, Italy, 238th pope (1667-69)
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1608
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Giovanni Alfonso Borelli, Naples, mathematician/astronomer
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1611
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Johannes Hevelius, Danzig, astronomer (star cataloger)
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1627
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Alfonso Marsh, composer
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1645
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Gottfried Vopelius, composer
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1688
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Jan Maurits Quinkhard, Dutch portrait painter
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1691
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Johann Balthasar Konig, composer
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1693
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Anna "Ivanovna", tsarina of Russia (1730-40) (2/7 NS)
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1693
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Gregor Joseph Werner, composer
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1702
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Hermanus Noordkerk, Dutch lawyer
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1706
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John Baskerville, English printer (typeface inventor)
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1714
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Jean-Baptiste Pigalle, French sculptor (Child with Pigeon)
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1717
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Mustapha III, Sultan of Turkey (1757-74)
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1722
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Johann Ernst Bach, composer
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1756
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Hans Adolf Friedrich von Eschstruth, composer
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1757
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Antonio Bartolomeo Bruni, composer
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1768
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Frederick VI, Danish king (1808-39); lost Norway to Sweden (1814)
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1775
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Peter the Great, Russia
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1784
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George HG earl of Aberdeen, English secretary of State
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1791
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Louis-J-Ferdinand Hrold, France, opera composer (Zampa)
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1815
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Andrew Jackson Hamilton, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1875
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1818
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George Sewall Boutwell, MC (Union), died in 1905
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1822
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Alexander MacKenzie, (L) 2nd PM of Canada (1873-78)
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1825
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George Edward Pickett, Major General (Confederate Army), died in 1875
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1828
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Michel Abeloos, Flemish sculptor
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1828
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Thomas Carmichael Hindman, Mjr Gen (Confederate Army), died in 1868
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1831
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Henry Brevard Davidson, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1899
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1832
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Franz Wullner, composer
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1833
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Charles George Gordon, London, general (China, Khartoum)
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1840
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douard Vaillant, French socialist politician/communard
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1841
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Henry Stanley, Engld, journalist/explorer (found Livingston in Africa)
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1841
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Viktor Ernst Nessler, composer
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1853
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Jos Mart¡ y Perez, Cuba, poet/essayist/politician
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1855
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William Seward Burroughs, NY, inventor (recording adding machine)
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1865
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Kaarlo Juho Sthlberg, 1st president of Finland (1919-25)
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1868
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Frederick Archibald Lamond, composer
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1868
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Julian Aguirre, composer
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1869
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Ozaki Ky, Japan, novelist/essayist/haiku poet (The Heart)
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1873
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Colette, writer
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1873
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M A Noble, cricketer (great Australian all-rounder at turn of century)
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1873
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Sidonie Gabrielle Colette, Burgundy France, novelist (Chri, Gigi)
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1874
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Ernst Rabel, Austrian/US law historian (Grundzge)
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1875
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Julian Antonio Carillo-Trujillo, composer
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1878
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Walter Kollo [Kollodziepski], German composer (Der Juxbaron)
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1880
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Herbert Strudwick, cricketer (Engld wicket-keeper before & after WW I)
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1880
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Mary Boland, Phila, US, comedienne/actress (Ruggles of Red Gap)
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1884
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Auguste Piccard, Switzerland, scientist/explorer (balloonist)
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1884
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Jean Felix Piccard, Switzerland, scientist/explorer (balloonist)
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1884
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Lucien H d'Azambuja, France, astronomer (chromosome of sun)
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1886
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Artur Rubinstein, L¢dz Poland, pianist
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1887
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Lily Theresa Strickland, composer
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1891
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Camille Melloy, [Paepe], Belgian poet (Parfum des Buis)
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1891
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Karel Boleslav Jirak, composer
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1892
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Ernst Lubitsch, Germany, actor (Love Parade)
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1893
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Elliot Griffis, composer
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1897
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Valentin Katayev, Odessa Ukraine, novelist/playwright (Embezzled)
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1898
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Vittorio Rieti, composer
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1898
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Wies Moens, Flemish writer/nazi
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1899
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Zilner T Randolph, jazz trumpeter/arranger
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1900
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Alexandre AM Stols [Chl van Halsbeke], publisher (History of Ecuador)
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1900
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Anni Holdmann, Germany, 100m runner (Olympic-1928)
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1900
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Hermann Kesten, German writer (Allert de Lange)
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1900
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Michael Dewar Head, composer
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1903
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Dame Kathleen Lonsdale, crystallographer (1st woman in Royal Society)
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1905
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Gaston Rbry, Flemish cyclist
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1906
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Allan Walker, actor/writer (Red Buttons Show)
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1906
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Harry van Kruiningen, [Henri A Janssen], painter/graphic artist
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1906
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Henry Foley, cricketer (batted in New Zealand's 1st Test 1930)
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1907
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Constantin Regamey, composer
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1908
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Hans [Hendrik AJ] Tiemeijer, Dutch actor/director/writer (Fear)
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1909
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Lionel KP "Buster" Crabb, British diver (WW II-George Medal)
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1910
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Arnold Moss, Bkln, actor (Loves of Carmen, Kim, Qubec, Viva Zapata)
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1910
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John Banner, Vienna Austria, actor (Sgt Hans Schultz-Hogan's Heroes)
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1912
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Jackson Pollock, Cody Wyoming, expressionist painter (Lavender Mist)
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1912
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William "Bill" Henson, English diplomat (Prague 1939)
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1913
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Jan Masseus, composer
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1913
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Oliver Chesterton, chartered surveyor
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1916
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Peter Crossley-Holland, composer
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1918
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Harry M Corbett, Bradford, puppeteer/entertainer (Sooty, Some People)
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1918
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Suzanne Flon, Paris France, actress (One Deadly Summer, Moulin Rouge)
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1918
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Trevor Skeet, British MP
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1918
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Vito Scotti, SF Calif, actor (Flying Nun, Barefoot in the Park)
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1918
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Wilson Ferreira Aldunate, Uruguayan politician/human rights worker
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1920
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James Whyte, Moderator (General Assembly of Church of Scotland)
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1921
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Alfred Marks, actor/comedian (Desert Mice, Scream & Scream Again)
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1922
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Robert W Holley, US, biochemist, worked with RNA (Nobel '68)
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1924
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Frank R Lautenberg, (Sen-D-NJ)
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1925
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Henry Harris, British professor of medicine
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1927
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Anthony Garner, director (Conservative Central Office)
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1927
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J D Hughes, Principal (Ruskin College-Oxford)
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1927
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James Callaghan, British MP
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1927
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Ronnie Scott, jazz musician/club-owner
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1928
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Martin Sinnatt, Major-General/secretary (Kennel Club)
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1928
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MG Falcon, CEO (Norwich Union Insurance Group)
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1928
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Slade Gorton, (Sen-R-WA, 1981- )
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1929
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Acker Bilk, singer (Stranger on the Shore)
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1929
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Claes Oldenburg, Stockholm Sweden, US pop artist (Alphabet/Good Humor)
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1929
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Richard Clement Charles Thomas, rugby international/journalist
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1930
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David Morris, British MEP
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1930
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Luis de Pablo, composer
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1931
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Timothy Kitson, former MP
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1932
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David Thompson, CEO (Gestetner Holdings)
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1932
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Thomas J Bliley Jr, (Rep-R-VA, 1981- )
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1932
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W Parry O'Brien, Calif, shot putter (Oly-2 gold/silver-52, 56, 60, 64)
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1932
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Windlesham, Lord
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1933
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Susan Sontag, NYC, author/film director (Benefactor, 1966 Pol Award)
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1934
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Bill White, US, 1st baseman (Cards)/announcer (Yanks)/pres (NL)
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1934
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BR White, principal (Regent's Park College-Oxford)
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1935
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David John Lodge, English writer (Soul & Bodies)
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1935
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Leonid Grabovsky, composer
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1935
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Manuel dos Santos Lima, Angolian revolutionary/poet (Pele do Diabo)
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1935
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Nicholas Pryor, actor (Beverly Hills 90210)
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1936
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Alan Alda, [Alphonso D'Abruzzo], NYC, actor (Hawkeye Pierce-M*A*S*H)
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1936
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Bill Jordan, British trade unionist
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1936
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Enid Castle, principal (Cheltenham Ladies' College)
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1936
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Jack Scott, vocalist (My True Love)
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1936
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Robert Suderburg, composer
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1937
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Ken Hill, playwright/director
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1939
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John M Fabian, Goosecreek Tx, Col USAF/astronaut (STS 7, STS 51G)
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1941
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Joel Crothers, Cincinnati OH, actor (Edge of Night)
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1942
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Hansdjrgen Bumler, Germany, pairs ice skater (Olympic-silver-1968)
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1943
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Dick Taylor, rock vocalist (Pretty Thing-Cry on Me)
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1943
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Jean Knight, rocker
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1943
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John Beck, Chic, actor (Mark-Dallas, Flamingo Road, Santa Barbara)
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1943
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Susan Howard, Marshall Tx, actress (Donna-Dallas, Petrocelli)
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1944
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Arnold Mhren, Dutch pop bassist/singer (The Cats-Sailin' Home)
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1944
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Brian Keenan, NYC, rock drummer (Chamber Bros-Time Has Come Today)
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1944
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James Cran, British MP
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1944
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John Edmonds, British trade unionist
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1944
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John Tavener, composer (The Whale)
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1944
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Martin Fried, rocker (Cyrkle-Red Rubber Ball)
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1945
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Nick Raynsford, British MP
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1946
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Renne Jarrett, Bkln NY, actress (Nancy)
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1946
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Rick Allen, Ark, rock bassist (Box Tops-Letter)
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1947
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MJ Ainsworth, CEO (Institute of Chartered Secretaries)
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1947
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Valerie Bragg, principal (City Technology College-Kingshurst)
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1948
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Gareth Roscoe, legal adviser (BBC)
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1948
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Mamoru Mohri, Yoichi-machi Hokkaido Japan, astronaut (STS 47)
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1949
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Thomas J Downey, (Rep-D-NY, 1975- )
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1950
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Barbi Benton, [Klein], Calif, Playboy model (Hee Haw, Sugar Time!)
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1950
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David Carl Hilmers, Iowa, Col USMC/astronaut (STS 51-J, 26, 36, 42)
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1950
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Glyn Ford, British MEP
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1951
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Gordon Prentice, British MP
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1951
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Leonid Konstantinovich Kadenyuk, Kkishkov Ukraine, astronaut (STS 87)
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1951
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William Nelson Jr, US bassist (Connections & Disconnections)
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1953
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Debbie Steinbach, LPGA golfer
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1953
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Michael Day, rocker
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1954
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Anicee Alvina, Paris France, actress (Friends)
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1954
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Shawn Murray, rock drummer (Mink Deville)
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1956
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Peter Schilling, Stuttgart Germany, rocker
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1957
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Harley Jane Kozak, actress (Arachnophobia, Necessary Roughness)
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1957
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Nick Price, Durban S Africa, PGA golfer (1991 Byron Nelson Classic)
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1959
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Dave Sharp, rock guitarist (Alarm-In the Summertime)
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1960
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John Caliri, Providence RI, actor (Vinnie-Square Pegs, Double Trouble)
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1961
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Luann L Lee, Santa Monica Ca, playmate (Jan, 1987)
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1962
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Keith Hamilton Cobb, Tarrytown NY, actor (Noah Keefer-All My Children)
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1962
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Michael Cage, NBA forward/center (Cleveland Cavaliers, NJ Nets)
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1962
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Sam Phillips, singer/actress (Die Hard with a Vengeance)
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1963
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Colleen Harp, Washington DC, WPVA volleyballer (US Open-9th-1994)
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1963
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Danny Spitz, heavy metal guitarist (Anthrax-Protest & Survive)
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1963
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Denise Beillmann, Switz, figure skater (Olympics-4th-1980)
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1964
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Dwight Stone, NFL receiver/running back (Car Panthers, GB Packers)
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1964
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Emlyn Aubrey, PGA golfer (1995 Nestles-25th)
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1966
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Jeff Uhlenhake, NFL center (NO Saints, Washington Redskins)
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1966
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Michal Pivonka, Kladno Cze, NHL center (Washington Capitals)
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1967
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Peter Hofstede, Dutch soccer player (Roda JC, FC Utrecht)
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1967
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Tom Hodson, NFL quarterback (NO Saints)
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1968
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Henry Hering, Pointe-Claire Quebec, rower (Olympics-9-92, 96)
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1968
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Marnie McBean, Vancouver BC, rower (Olympics-gold-92, 96)
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1968
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Peter Hofstede, Dutch soccer player (Roda JC, FC Utrecht)
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1968
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Sarah McLachlan, folk singer (Fumbling Towards Ecstasy)
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1969
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Giorgio Lamberti, Italian free style swimmer (world record 200m)
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1969
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John Veenhof, Dutch soccer player (FC Groningen)
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1970
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Barry Minter, NFL middle linebacker (Chic Bears)
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1970
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Donald Tardy, US, death metal drummer (Obituary, Cause of Death)
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1970
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James Atkins, NFL tackle (Seattle Seahawks)
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1970
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Mike Chalenski, NFL defensive tackle (Phila Eagles)
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1972
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Carey Bender, NFL running back (Buffalo Bills)
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1972
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Elena Baranova, WNBA center (Utah Starzz)
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1972
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Frank Garcia, NFL center (GB Packers, Carolina Panthers)
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1973
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Bronwyn Thompson, Australian rower (Olympics-96)
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1973
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Jerome Allen, NBA guard (Minnesota Timberwolves)
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1973
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Joe Stephens, NBA forward (Houston Rockets)
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1973
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Robert Braknis, Montreal Quebec, 100m backstroke/4 x 100 (Olympics-96)
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1974
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Derrick Mayes, NFL wide reciever (Green Bay Packers-Superbowl 31)
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1974
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Jermaine Dye, Oakland CA, outfielder (Atlanta Braves)
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1974
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Tony Delk, NBA guard (SF Warriors)
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1974
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Vitaly Tregubov, hockey defenseman (Team Kazakhstan Oly-1998)
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1974
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Zack Bronson, safety (San Francisco 49ers)
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1975
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Anne Montminy, Montreal Quebec, 10m diver (Olympics-17-92, 96)
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1975
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Julian Dean, Waihi NZ, team pursuit cyclist (Olympics-96)
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1978
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Helga Bauer Salas, Miss Bolivia Universe (1997)
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1980
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Nick Carter, singer (Backstreet Boys)
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1981
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Elijah Wood, Cedar Rapids Iowa, actor (Radio Flyer, Good Son)
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1985
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Athina Onassis, daughter of Christina
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DEATHS
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814
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Charlemagne, German emperor/Roman Emperor (800-814), dies at 71
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1119
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Gelasius II, [Giovannis Caetani], pope (1118-19), dies
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1256
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Willem II, earl of Holland/German emperor (1238, 47-56), dies at 22
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1393
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Earl of Joigny, burned at royal ball
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1528
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Philips of Cleve, ruler of Ravenstein, dies
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1547
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Henry VIII, King of England (1509-47), dies at 55
|
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1549
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Elia Levita, German-Yiddish writer (Habachur), dies at about 80
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1560
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John a Lasco, [John Laski], Polish nobleman/reformed theologist, dies
|
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1595
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Francis Drake, English pirate (Porto Bello West Indies), dies at 50
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1606
|
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Carolus Gallus, [Karel de Haan], Dutch lawyer/pastor/vicar, dies at 85
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1612
|
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Thomas Bodley, diplomat/founder (Bodleian Library), dies
|
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1621
|
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Paulus V, [Camillo Borghese], 233rd pope (1605-21), dies at 68
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1687
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Johannes Hevelius, astronomer (star cataloger), dies on 76th birthday
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1725
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Peter I "the Great" Romanov, czar of Russia, dies at 52 [NS=Feb 8]
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1754
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Ludvig Holberg, Danish lawyer/writer (Hendrig og Pernille), dies at 69
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1768
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John Wainwright, composer, dies at 44
|
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1782
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Jean-Baptiste-Bourguignon d'Anville, French geographer, dies at 84
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1805
|
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Mih ly Csokonai Vitz, Hungarian (stage)poet (Dorottya), dies at 31
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1810
|
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Andrew Hofer, Tyrolian rebel against French & Bavarians, shot dead
|
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1813
|
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Jan Joseph Rosler, composer, dies at 41
|
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1817
|
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Friedrich Ludwig Emilius Kunzen, composer, dies at 55
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1829
|
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William Burke, murderer/body snatcher, executed in Edinburgh
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1838
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Aleksandr I Polezjajev, Russian poet (Sasjka), dies at 33 [NS]
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1868
|
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Adalbert Stifter, Austrian author (Witiko), commits suicide at 62
|
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1869
|
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Prudent-Louis Aubery du Boulley, composer, dies at 72
|
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1873
|
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Henry Hugo Pierson, composer, dies at 57
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1895
|
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Franois Certain de Canrobert, French marshal, dies at 85
|
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1896
|
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Joseph Barnby, composer, dies at 57
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1898
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Alexandru Flechtenmacher, composer, dies at 74
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1903
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Augusta Mary Anne Holmes, composer, dies at 55
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1903
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Jean Robert Planquette, composer, dies at 54
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1910
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Jose Garcia Robles, composer, dies at 74
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1918
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John McCrae, Canadian poet/physician, dies
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1924
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Simon Abramsz, Dutch writer (Artist book), dies at 56
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1930
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Clarence Skelton Wimble, cricket (score pair in Test for S Af), dies
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1932
|
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Franz Xavier Arens, composer, dies at 75
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1933
|
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Theodor Birt [Beatus Rhenanus], German classicist/writer, dies at 80
|
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1935
|
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Mikhail Mikhaylovich Ippolitov-Ivanov, Russian composer, dies at 75
|
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1938
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Bernd Rosemeyer, German race car driver, dies at 28
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1938
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John Sharp, cricketer (England bat 1909, also soccer intl), dies
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1939
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William Butler Yeats, Irish poet (Nobel), dies in France at 73
|
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1942
|
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Pablo Luna y Carne, composer, dies at 61
|
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1945
|
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Philip "Felix" Bekkers, actor (We Go on Trip), dies at 37
|
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1947
|
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Reynaldo Hahn, composer, dies at 72
|
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1949
|
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Gustaf Lazarus Nordqvist, composer, dies at 62
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1957
|
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Fred Stein, TV panelist (Live Begins at 80), dies at 88
|
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1959
|
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Joseph Sprinzak, Speaker of Israel Knesset (1949-59), dies at 73
|
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1959
|
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Viktor Joseph Keldorfer, composer, dies at 85
|
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1960
|
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Jacques de Menasce, composer, dies at 54
|
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1963
|
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Jean Felix Piccard, swiss explorer, dies on his 79th birthday
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1965
|
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Jef van Durme, composer, dies at 57
|
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1965
|
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Johan Fiolet, Dutch actor/director, dies at 63
|
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1965
|
|
Tich Freeman, cricket (3776 FC wickets leg-spin, 304 in 1928), dies
|
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1967
|
|
Stanley Coen, cricket (2 Tests for S Af, hs 41 not out, avg 50), dies
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1970
|
|
Tommy Andrews (Aust) 16 Tests 1921-26, cricketer (592 runs), dies
|
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1972
|
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Adriaan B "Jaap" Wagemaker, Dutch sculptor, dies at 66
|
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1973
|
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John Banner, actor (Schultz-Hogan's Heroes), dies on 62nd birthday
|
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1974
|
|
Dino Buzzati, writer, dies at 67
|
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1975
|
|
Antonin Nov¢tny, Czechoslovakian president (1957-68), dies at 70
|
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1976
|
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Chris Kenner, rocker (I Like it Like That), dies
|
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1977
|
|
Burt Mustin, actor (All in the Family, Andy Griffith Show), dies at 92
|
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1980
|
|
Jimmy Durante, NYC, comedian (Jimmy Durante Show), dies at 86
|
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1983
|
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Billy Fury, actor (That'll Be the Day), dies at 42 of heart failure
|
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1984
|
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John Macvane, newscaster (United or Not), dies at 71
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1986
|
|
Christa McAuliffe, astronaut, dies in Challenger disaster
|
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1986
|
|
Ellison S Onizuka, Hawaii, Mjr USAF/ast, dies in Challenger disaster
|
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1986
|
|
Francis R Scobee, Wash, USAF/astronaut, dies in Challenger disaster
|
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1986
|
|
Judith Arlene Resnik, Akron Oh, astr, dies in Challenger disaster
|
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1986
|
|
Michael J Smith, Beaufort NC, Cmdr USN, astr, dies in Challenger
|
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1986
|
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Ronald E McNair, Lake City SC, astr, dies in Challenger disaster
|
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1991
|
|
Dale Long, hit HRs in 8 consecutive games, dies at 66
|
|
1992
|
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Clark Tippet, dancer/choreographer, dies at 37
|
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1992
|
|
Nahman Avigad, Isr archaeologist (Discovering Jerusalem), dies at 86
|
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1993
|
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Aben Kandel, screenwriter (Dinner at 8), dies of heart failure at 96
|
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1993
|
|
John Steadman, actor (Gator, Fade to Black), dies of lung ailment 83
|
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1994
|
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Hal Smith, actor (Otis Campbell-Andy Griffith Show), dies at 77
|
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1994
|
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Hermanus P "Piet" Mulder, Dutch journalist (Het Parool), dies at 79
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1994
|
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William Levitt, builder (Levittown), dies of kidney failure at 86
|
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1995
|
|
Barrie Wilson, academic, dies at 59
|
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1995
|
|
George Woodcock, author, dies at 82
|
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1995
|
|
James P Grant, US director of UNICEF (1980-95), dies at 72
|
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1995
|
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Jim Gilbert, artist, dies at 61
|
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1995
|
|
Philip H Burton, Welsh producer/Richard Burton's teacher, dies at 80
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1995
|
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Walter Ernest Allen, writer/critic, dies at 83
|
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1996
|
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Burne Hogarth, strip-cartoon artist, dies at 84
|
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1996
|
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Dan Duva, boxing promoter, dies at 44
|
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1996
|
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Jerry Siegel, comic book writer (Superman), dies at 81
|
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1996
|
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John Mosely, recording expert/entrepreneur, dies at 81
|
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1996
|
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Joseph Brodsky, poet, dies at 55
|
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1996
|
|
Or San Yu, president of Burma in (1981-88), dies
|
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1996
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U San Yu, soldier/politician, dies at 77
|
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1996
|
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Victor "Toby" Neuberg, teacher/writer, dies at 71
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1997
|
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James Colin Ross Welch, journalist, dies at 72
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1997
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Pietro Cavallero, bandit, dies at 68
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1997
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Vivien Signy, nurse, dies at 80
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