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357
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Emperor Constantius II visits Rome
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585
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War between Lydia & Media ended by solar eclipse
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1202
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King Philip II throws out John without Country, from France
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1253
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-May 7th) Utrecht destroyed by fire
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1376
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English parliament demands supervision on royal outlay
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1503
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Battle at Cerignalo: Spanish army under G C¢rdoba beats France
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1521
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Treaty of Worms: Emperor Charles names his brother Ferdinand Arch duke of Neth-Austria
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1550
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Powers of Dutch inquisition extends
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1635
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Virginia Gov John Harvey accused of treason & removed from office
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1655
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English admiral Blake beats Tunen pirate fleet
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1686
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1st volume of Isaac Newton's "Principia" published
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1770
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Capt James Cook in Endeavor lands at Botany Bay in Australia
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1788
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Maryland becomes 7th state to ratify constitution
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1789
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Fletcher Christian leads Mutiny on HMS Bounty & Capt William Bligh
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1796
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Cease fire of Cherasco
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1804
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31 English ship sail Suriname river demand transition colony
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1818
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Monroe proclaims naval disarmament on Great Lakes & Lake Champlain
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1829
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Dutch parliament accepts new press laws
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1847
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George B Vashon becomes 1st black to enter NY State Bar
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1848
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Free last slaves in French colonies
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1855
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1st veterinary college in US incorporated in Boston
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1865
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Giacomo Meyerbeer's opera "L'Africaine," premieres in Paris
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1865
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Opera "L'Africaine" is produced (Paris)
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1892
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1st performance of Antonin Dvor k's overture "Carneval"
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1901
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1st soccer game between Belgium (8) & Netherlands (0)
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1901
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Cleveland's Bock Baker gives up a record 23 singles as White Sox beat Blues (Cleveland Blues!) 13-1
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1910
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1st night air flight (Claude Grahame-White, England)
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1914
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181 die in coal mine collapse at Eccles WV
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1914
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W H Carrier patents air conditioner
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1919
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1st jump with Army Air Corp (rip-cord type) parachute (Les Irvin)
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1920
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Azerbaijan SSR joins USSR (1st time)
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1922
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WOI (Ames, Iowa) country's 1st licensed educational radio station
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1923
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Wembley Stadium opens-Bolton Wanderers vs West Ham United (FA Cup)
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1924
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119 die in Benwood West Virginia coal mine disaster
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1925
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Kurd rebels surrender to Turkish army
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1925
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Netherlands & Great Britain return to gold standard
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1930
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1st night organized baseball game (Independence KS)
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1931
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Program for woman athletes approved for 1932 Olympics track & field
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1932
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1st broadcast of "One Man's Family" on NBC-radio
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1932
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Yellow fever vaccine for humans announced
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1934
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FDR signs Home Owners Loan Act
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1934
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Soccer team Blue White '34 forms
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1934
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Spanish govt of Samper forms
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1934
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Tigers' Goose Goslin grounds into 4 straight double plays
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1935
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Moscow underground opens (81 km long)
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1937
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1st animated cartoon electric sign displayed (NYC)
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1937
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1st commercial flight across Pacific, Pan Am
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1938
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King Zog of Albania marries Countess Geraldine of Hungary
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1939
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Hitler claims German-Polish non-attack treaty still in effect
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1940
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Glenn Miller records "Pennsylvania 6-5000"
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1940
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Rudolf Hess becomes commandant of concentration camp Auschwitz
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1941
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Last British troops in Greece surrenders
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1942
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"WW II" titled so, as result of Gallup Poll
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1942
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Nightly "dim-out" begins along East Coast
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1943
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1st performance of Marc Blitzstein's "Freedom Morning"
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1943
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German-Italian counter offensive in North-Africa
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1943
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US 34th Division occupies Djebel el Hara North Tunisia
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1944
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Exercise "Tiger" ends with 750 US soldiers dead in D-Day rehearsal after their convoy ships were attacked by German torpedo boa
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1944
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Stalin meets Polish/US priest S Orlemanski
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1945
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British commands attack Elbe & occupies Lauenburg
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1945
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US 5th army reaches Swiss border
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1947
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Thor Heyerdahl & "Kon-Tiki" sail from Peru to Polynesia
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1949
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Bkln, Commish Chandler suspends Durocher but he is absolved on May 3 NY fan charges Leo Durocher with assault after Giants lose
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1952
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Patty Berg wins LPGA Richmond Golf Open
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1952
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St Louis Browns lend 2 black minor leaguers to Hankyu Braves of Japan
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1952
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WW II Pacific peace treaty takes effect
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1955
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WBIQ TV channel 10 in Birmingham, AL (PBS) begins broadcasting
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1956
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Last French troop leave Vietnam
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1956
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Reds Frank Robinson hits his 1st of 586 HRs
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1957
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Patty Berg wins LPGA Western Golf Open
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1957
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WSOC TV channel 9 in Charlotte, NC (ABC) begins broadcasting
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1958
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Great Britain performs atmospheric nuclear test at Christmas Island
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1958
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Vanguard TV-5 launched for Earth orbit (failed)
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1958
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Vice Pres Richard Nixon begins goodwill tour of Latin America
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1959
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KLOE TV channel 10 in Goodland, KS (CBS) begins broadcasting
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1959
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KPLR TV channel 11 in Saint Louis, MO (IND) begins broadcasting
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1960
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"Christine" opens at 46th St Theater NYC for 12 performances
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1960
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WIPM TV channel 3 in Mayaguez, PR (PBS) begins broadcasting
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1961
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Lt Col Gueorgui Mossolov takes E-66A to 34,714 m altitude
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1961
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Warren Spahn pitches 2nd no hitter at 41 beats SF Giants, 1-0
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1963
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17th Tony Awards: Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? & A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum win
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1963
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Marilynn Smith wins LPGA Titleholders Golf Championship
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1964
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Japan joins OECO
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1965
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Barbra Streisand stars on "My Name is Barbra" special on CBS
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1965
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Lindsey Nelson broadcasts game at Astrodome from a hanging gondola
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1965
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Richard Helms replaces Marshall S Carter as deputy director of CIA
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1965
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US marines invade Dominican Republic, stay until October 1966
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1965
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William F Raborn Jr replaces John A McCone as 7th head of CIA
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1966
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20th NBA Championship: Boston Celtics beat LA Lakers, 4 games to 3
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1966
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38th Academy Awards - "Sound of Music," Julie Christie & L Marvin win
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1966
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Cleve ties record with 10th straight win since Opening Day
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1966
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OCAM, Common Afro-Mauritian Organization forms
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1967
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Expo 67 opens in Montral
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1967
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Muhammad Ali refuses induction into army & stripped of boxing title
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1968
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11 year-old Mary Bell strangles 4 year-old
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1968
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Carol Mann wins LPGA Raleigh Ladies' Golf Invitational
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1969
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Charles de Gaulle resigns as president of France
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1969
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King Crismson with Greg Lake & Ian McDonald debuts
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1971
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Dutch social democratic party/D'66/DS'70 win parliamentary election
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1971
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Samuel Lee Gravely Jr becomes 1st black admiral in US Navy
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1972
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Courts awarded Kentucky Derby prize money to 2nd place winner because winner was given drugs before race
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1974
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Jane Blalock wins LPGA Birmingham Golf Classic
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1975
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John Lennon appears on "Tonight" & Ringo on "Smother Brothers"
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1975
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South-Vietnam Gen Duong Van Minh sworn in as president till April 30
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1977
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Andreas Baader & members of Baader-Meinhoff jailed for life after a trial lasting nearly 2 years in Stuttgart, Germany
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1977
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Christopher Boyce convicted for selling secrets
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1980
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Cyrus Vance, Carter's Secretary of State, resigns
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1980
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Reunion Arena in Dallas opens
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1983
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Argentine govt declares all 15-30,000 missing persons dead
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1983
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Bruins 4-Isles 1-Wales Conf Championship-Series tied 1-1
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1983
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NASA launches Geos-F
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1984
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"La Tragedie de Carmen" closes at Beaumont Theater NYC after 187 perfs
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1985
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Alice Miller wins LPGA S&H Golf Classic
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1985
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Billy Martin named NY Yankee manager for 4th time
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1985
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Fernando Valenzuela sets record of 41 scoreless inn to start season
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1985
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Flyers ?-Isles 1-Patrick Div Finals-Flyers win series 4-1
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1986
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Chernobyl, USSR site of world's worst nuclear power plant disaster
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1987
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NBA announces expansion to Charlotte NC & Miami Fla in 1988 & Minneapolis Minn & Orlando Fla in 1989
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1988
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"Chess" opens at Imperial Theater NYC for 68 performances
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1988
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Aloha Airlines Boeing 737 roof tears off in flight; kills stewardess
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1988
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Baltimore Orioles lose AL record 21 games in a row
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1988
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NJ Devils set all time playoff mark for penalty minutes
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1989
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Argentina, hit by rocketing inflation, runs out of money
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1989
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Iran protests sale of "Satanic Verses" by Salman Rushdie
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1990
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"Chorus Line" closes at Shubert Theater NYC after 6,137 performances
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1990
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Boston Celtics score most points in a playoff, beat NY Knicks 157-128
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1990
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Firestone World Bowling Tournament of Champions won by Dave Ferraro
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1990
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Guns & Roses' Axl marries Erin Everly (annulled same year)
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1990
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Last issue of Dutch communist daily De Waarheid (The Truth)
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1991
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"Gypsy" opens at Marquis Theater NYC for 105 performances
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1991
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"Taking Steps" closes at Circle in Sq Theater NYC after 78 perfs
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1991
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Space Shuttle STS 39 (Discovery 12) launched
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1992
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Brewers beat Blue Jays 22-2 with AL record 31 hits in 9 innings
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1992
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Italian President Francesco Cossiga formally resigns
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1993
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"Tango Passion" opens at Longacre Theater NYC for 5 performances
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1993
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Carlo Ciampi forms Italian govt with ex-communists
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1993
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NY Islanders beat Wash Caps 4 to 1 in playoffs, Caps Dale Hunter attacks Pierre Turgeon after scoring, in hockey's worst cheap
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1993
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Zambian plane crashes at Libreville, Gabon, 30 soccer players die
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1994
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1st multi-racial election in South Africa ends [3 days]
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1994
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Aldrich Ames, former CIA officer & wife Rosario plead guilty to spying
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1994
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Freddy Thielemans sworn in as mayor of Brussels Belgium
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1994
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Lisa Marie Presley separates from Danny Keough
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1995
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Gas explosion in South Korean metro, 103 die
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1995
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Sri Lankaan BAE748 crashes at Palaly, 52 die
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1996
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"Big," opens at Shubert Theater NYC for 193 performances
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1996
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Martin Bryant shoots & kills 35 in Port Arthur Tasmania
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1996
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Meg Mallon wins LPGA Sara Lee Golf Classic
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1997
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"Jekyll & Hyde" opens at Plymouth Theater NYC
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BIRTHS
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1442
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Edward IV, King of England (1461-70, 71-83)
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1592
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George Villiers, 1st duke of Buckingham/English admiral
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1698
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Karel Jozef, ruler of Batthy nyi
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1715
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Franz Sparry, composer
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1748
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Lorenz Justinian Ott, composer
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1750
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Paul Ignaz Kurzinger, composer
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1753
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Franz K Achard, German physicist
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1757
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Claus Nielsen Schali, composer
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1758
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James Monroe, Westmoreland Va, (D-R) 5th pres (1817-25)
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1770
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Nikita P Panin, Russian diplomat/minister of Foreign affairs
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1774
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Francis Baily, describer of "Baily's Beads" during solar eclipse
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1795
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Charles Sturt, England, explorer (Australia)
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1809
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Conradus Leemans, Dutch archaeologist
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1810
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Daniel Ullmann, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1892
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1812
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Daniel Henry Rucker, Bvt Major General (Union Army), died in 1910
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1815
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Andrew Jackson Smith, Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1897
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1825
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James Winning McMillan, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers)
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1826
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Alexander Stadtfeld, composer
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1838
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Tobias M Carel Asser, Holland, advocate of world law (Nobel 1911)
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1842
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Louis PMFG of Orleans, earl of Brazil (1870-89)
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1846
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Johann E Backlund, Swedish astronomer (planets/asteroids)
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1848
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Ludvig Schytte, composer
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1864
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William F A Ellison, Irish clergyman/director (Armagh Observatory)
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1868
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mile Bernard, writer
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1870
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Hermann Suter, composer
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1873
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Harold Bauer, English/US pianist (Beethoven-Association)
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1874
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Karl Kraus, writer
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1874
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Sidney Toler, Warrensburg MO, actor (Madame X, Meeting at Midnight)
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1876
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Frank Cavanagh, one of football's coaching greats
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1878
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Lionel Barrymore, [Blythe], Phila, actor (Free Soul, Dr Kildare)
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1879
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Edgar Tytgat, Flemish painter/etcher
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1879
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Franz Arnold, writer
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1882
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Alberto Pirelli, Italian industrialist
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1886
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Erich Salomon, German photographer
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1888
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Henry DG Crerar, Canadian general (WW I/Italy/Netherland)
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1889
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Ant¢nio de Oliveira Salazar, premier/dictator Portugal (1932-68)
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1889
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Bryant Washburn, Chicago, actor (Exposure, Millionaire Kid, Nabonga)
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1889
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Karel WFM Doorman, Dutch rear admiral
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1892
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Georges Antoine, composer
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1892
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John Jacob Niles, composer
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1892
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Joseph Dunninger, NYC, mentalist (Amazing Dunninger)
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1900
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Bruno Apitz, writer
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1900
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Jan Hendrik Oort, Dutch astronomer (hypothesized "Oort Cloud")
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1900
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Maurice Thorez, secretary-general (French Communist Party)
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1901
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Corry Vonk, [Cornelia D], wife of Wim Kan (ABC-cabaret)
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1906
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Bartholomeus J "Bart" Bok, Dutch/US astronomer (Milky Way)
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1906
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Kurt Gdel, Austria, mathematician (Incompleteness Theorem)
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1906
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Pierre [Louis] Boileau, Paris France, novelist (Vertigo)
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1907
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Marion Coulon, Belgian theoriest (Jeunesse
la drive)
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1908
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Arnoud Breeveld, Suriname bishop
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1908
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Jack Fingleton, cricketer (Australian opener of 30's)
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1908
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Michael T Fitzmaurice, Chicago IL, actor (Reported Missing, 14 Hours)
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1911
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Frans Vroons, actor/tenor/director (Neth Opera)
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1912
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Odette Hallowes, British classified agent in France (WW II)
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1914
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Skuli Halldorsson, composer
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1917
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Joop Waasdorp, Dutch writer (Naked Life)
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1917
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Robert Anderson, NY, writer (Tea & Sympathy, Never Sang for My Father)
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1917
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Robert Cornthwaite, St Helen Oregon, actor (Thing, War of the Worlds)
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1920
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Nan Merriman, US/Neth singer (Arturo Toscanini NBC Orch)
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1921
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Rowland Evans, White Marsh Pa, news reporter (CNN-Evans & Novak)
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1922
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Guillaume Jorissen, Flemish politician (Volksunie)
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1922
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Iser J Koepermann, Russian/US world checkers champ (1958-68, 75-76)
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1922
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William S Broomfield, (Rep-R-MI, 1956- )
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1923
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Adele Mara, Dearborn Mich, actress/singer (Cool Million, Wheels)
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1923
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Wolfgang Steffen, composer
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1924
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Kenneth David Kaunda, founder/president (Zambia, 1964-91)
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1925
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Richard C Sarafian, NYC, director/actor (Foley Square)
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1926
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Harper Lee, author (To Kill a Mockingbird)
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1927
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Garfield Weston, English industrial/billionaire (Twinings Tea)
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1928
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Yves Klein, French sculptor/painter
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1929
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Carolyn Jones, Amarillo Texas, actress (Morticia-Addams Family)
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1930
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Christopher John Magenis Headington, composer
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1930
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James Baker 3, Houston, Sec of Treasury (1985-88), Sec State (1989-92)
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1932
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Marek Kopelent, composer
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1933
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Karl Heinz Wahren, composer
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1933
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Oliver "Bops Junior" Jackson, drummer
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1936
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John Martin Tchicai, composer
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1937
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Saddam Hussein, [At-Takriti], president of Iraq (1979- )
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1938
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Beverly F Albert, architect
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1938
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Madge Sinclair, Kingston Jamaica, actress (Bell-Roots, Trapper John)
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1941
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Ann-Margret, Valsjobya Sweden, actress (Bye Bye Birdie, Tommy)
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1942
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Ghislaine Hermanez, architect
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1942
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Mike Brearley, cricketer (outstanding England captain 1977-81)
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1943
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Fantastic Johnny C[orley], US singer (Boogaloo down Broadway)
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1943
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John Oliver Creighton, Orange Tx, Capt USN/astronaut (STS 51G, 36, 48)
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1945
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Ajit Manohar Pai, cricketer (one Test India v NZ 1969)
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1947
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Steve Khan, jazz musician (Christmas Waltz)
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1948
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Marcia Strassman, NYC, actress (Julle Kotter-Welcome Back Kotter)
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1949
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Jerome "Jay" Apt, Springfield Mass, astronaut (STS 37, 47, 59, 79)
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1950
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Jay Leno, New Rochelle, comedian/talk show host (Tonight Show)
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1950
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Willie Colon, Bronx NY, actor (Last Flight)
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1952
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Mary McDonnell, Wilkes-Barre PA, actress (Sneakers, Independence Day)
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1953
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Julie Cole, LPGA golfer
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1955
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Eddie Jobson, rock violinist (Zappa, UK, Roxy Music-For Your Pleasure)
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1956
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Jeremy John Beadle, writer/broadcaster
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1956
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Paul S Lockhart, Amarillo Tx, Major USAF/astronaut
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1957
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Leopold Eyharts, France, cosmonaut (Soyuz TM-26, TM-28/27)
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1958
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Hal Evan Sutton, Shreveport LA, PGA golfer (1982 Walt Disney)
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1958
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Nancy Lee Grahn, actress (Santa Barbara)
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1960
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Wally Langdon, bassist (Bob Color)
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1961
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Cathy Gerring, Ft Wayne IN, LPGA golfer (1990 Lady Keystone Open)
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1962
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Evguenni Rochtchin, NHL forward (Team Belarus, Oly-98)
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1964
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Barry Larkin, Cincinnati OH, infielder (Cin Reds)
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1964
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Helen Marina Lucy Windsor, England, daughter of Prince Edward
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1964
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Mark Hager, Australian field hockey forward/capt (Olympics-4th-88, 96)
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1966
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Jim Poole, Rochester NY, pitcher (Cleveland Indians)
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1966
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John Patrick Daly, Sacramento CA, PGA golfer (1995 British Open)
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1967
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Monique Noel, Salem Oregon, playmate (May, 1989)
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1967
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Pete Stoyanovich, NFL kicker (Miami Dolphins, KC Chiefs)
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1968
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Andy Flower, cricketer (Zimbabwe keeper & victorious Test captain)
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1968
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Damion Lyons, CFL cornerback (BC Lions)
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1968
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Mark Carrier, NFL safety (Chic Bears, Detroit Lions)
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1969
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Merlelynn Lange-Harris, Toronto Ontario, basketball center (Oly-96)
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1970
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Jason Belser, defensive back (Indianapolis Colts)
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1970
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Mark Harris, wide receiver (San Francisco 49ers)
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1970
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Nicklas Lidstrom, Vasteras SWE, NHL defenseman (Team Sweden, Detroit)
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1970
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Richard Fromberg, Australia, tennis star
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1971
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Chris Young, Penn, actor (Bryce Lynch-Max Headroom, Great Outdoors)
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1971
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Meredith McGrath, Midland Mich, tennis star (1996 Essen doubles)
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1971
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Mihai Apostal, Bucharest Romania, Canadian kayaker (Olympics-96)
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1971
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Simbi Khali, actress (Nina-Third Rock From the Sun)
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1972
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Jan Benda, Reet Belgium, hockey forward (Team Germany 1998)
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1972
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Jean-Paul van Gastel, soccer player (Willem II)
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1972
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Michelle Menzies, Barrie Ont, Canadian ice pairs (1995, 96 Can champs)
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1973
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Earl Holmes, linebacker (Pittsburgh Steelers)
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1973
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Marc[us] Blake Schneider, Lubbock TX, rower (Olympics-bronze-1996)
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1973
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Melvin Hayes, NFL tackle (NY Jets, Tennessee Oilers)
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1973
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Serge Zwikker, NBA center (Houston Rockets)
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1974
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Sergei Stas, NHL defenseman (Team Belarus, Oly-98)
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1975
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James Thrash, wide receiver (Washington Redskins)
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1975
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Martin Lewis, NBA guard (Toronto Raptors)
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1978
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Nate Richert, St Paul Minn, actor (Harvey-Sabrina)
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DEATHS
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1089
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Dirk de Grote, bishop of Verdun/Basel/archbishop of Trier, dies
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1109
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Hugo van Cluny, 6th abbott of Cluny/saint, dies
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1770
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Marie AC de Camargo, Spanish/Italian/Belgian dancer, dies at 60
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1799
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Franois Giroust, composer, dies at 62
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1804
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Hans Gram, composer, dies at 49
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1843
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William Wallace, Scottish mathematician (rights of Wallace), dies
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1853
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Ludwig Tieck, writer, dies at 79
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1860
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Isaac da Costa, poet/writer (Rveil, Wachter!), dies at 62
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1873
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A Manzoni, writer, dies at 88
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1881
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Robert W Ollinger, US warden/last victim of Billy the Kid, dies
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1887
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Carl Ferdinand Pohl, composer, dies at 67
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1896
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Heinrich von Treitschke, German historian, dies
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1925
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Louis F J Bouwmeester, actor (Shakespeare), dies
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1933
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Robin Irvine, actor (Easy Virtue), dies at 31
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1935
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Alexander Campbell Mackenzie, Scotish composer, dies at 87
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1936
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Foead I, king of Egypt (1922-36), dies
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1945
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Bernito Mussolini, Fascist leader (Italy), tried & shot
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1945
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Claretta Petacci, mistress of Mussolini, executed
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1945
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Hans Bloesch, writer, dies
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1955
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Lode Cantens, Flemish playwrite (Gnomes of the City), dies at 43
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1960
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Anton Pancake, astronomer/marxist theorist, dies at 87
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1965
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Ferdinand Bordewijk, Dutch lawyer/writer (Character), dies at 80
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1966
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Ralph Bunker, actor (Ghost Goes West), dies of a stroke at 77
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1969
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Johannes Rontgen, composer, dies at 70
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1970
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Ed Begley, actor (Mr Koppel-Leave it to Larry), dies at 69
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1973
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Pat Henning, actor (Goodyear TV Playhouse), dies at 62
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1974
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Paul Page, actor (Girl from Havanna, Moth), dies at 70
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1975
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Jan A de Jonge, Dutch historian, dies at 48
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1976
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Eugen Roth, writer, dies at 81
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1977
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Ricardo Cortez, actor/director (Bad Company, Flesh), dies at 87
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1979
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Feliks Roderyk Labunski, composer, dies at 86
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1980
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Dee Carroll, [Betty Jean Marsh], actress (Mad Bomber, Split), dies
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1980
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Tommy Caldwell, rocker (Marshall Tucker Band), dies
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1981
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Mickey "Toy Bulldog" Walker, welterweight champ (1922-26) dies at 79
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1982
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Bert van Dongen, [Abraham J Cohen], Dutch singer/actor, dies at 66
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1982
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EW "Nobby" Clark, Engl cricketer (32 wickets in 8 Tests 1929-34), dies
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1983
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Ron James, cricketer (NSW's Sheffield Shield capt 1949-50), dies
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1984
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Glen H Taylor, US senator/VP candidate (1948), dies at 80
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1984
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Silvia A Warner, writer, dies
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1987
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Ben Linder, development worker, murdered by Contras in Nicaragua
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1989
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Olaff J de Landell [JB van Sparwoude], Dutch writer, dies at 77
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1990
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Jean Blazer Baney, entertainer, dies
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1991
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Floyd B McKissick, US founder (CORE), dies
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1991
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Ken Curtis, actor (Festus-Gunsmoke), dies at 74
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1992
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Francis Bacon, Irish/British abstract painter, dies at 82
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1992
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Olivier Messiaen, French composer (St Franois d'Assise), dies at 83
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1993
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Jim Valvano, basketball coach (NC State), dies of cancer at 47
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1995
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Andrew Salkey, author editor/broadcaster, dies at 67
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1995
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Henry C Rogers, press Agent, dies at 81
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1995
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Peaches Roy Davis, baseball pitcher, dies at 89
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1996
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Giles Grangier, film director, dies at 84
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1996
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Henry Clarke, fashion photographer, dies at 75
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1996
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Julio Cesar Mendez Montenegro, politician, dies at 80
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1996
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William E Colby, director of CIA (1973-76), dies
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1997
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Susan Seddon Boulet, artist, dies of cancer at 45
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