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1345
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"Quaden Maendach" in Gent: Battles between volders & weavers
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1497
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John Cabot departs to North-America
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1526
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German evangelical monarchy joins Schmalkaldische League
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1536
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King Henry VIII accused Anna Boleyn of adultery & incest
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1595
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King Philip II names Albrecht of Austria land guardian of Neth
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1598
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France & Spain signs Peace of Vervins
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1652
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Frederik Hendriks daughter Albertine Agnes marries Willem Frederik
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1668
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1st peace of Aken: ends French-Spanish war in The Netherlands
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1668
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Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle, ends War of Devolution
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1670
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King Charles II charters Hudson Bay Company
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1703
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Portugal signs treaty with England to become a Great Covenant
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1749
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Empress Maria Theresa signs "Haugwitzschen State reform"
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1750
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Carlo Goldoni's "La Botega di Caff," premieres in Mantua
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1776
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France & Spain agreed to give weapons to American rebels
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1780
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William Herschel discovers 1st binary star, Xi Ursae Majoris
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1808
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Uprising against French occupation begins in Madrid
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1824
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Goethe visits Ettersberg (Buchenwald)
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1833
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Czar Nicolas bans public sale of serfs
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1845
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Domingo Sarmiento publishes "Civilizaci¢n y Barbarie"
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1847
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Sabbath famine
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1853
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Franconi's Hippodrome opens (NYC)
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1863
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South defeats North in Battle of Chancellorsville, Va
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1863
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Stonewall Jackson attacks Chancellorsville, wounded by his own men
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1865
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Pres Johnson offers $100,000 reward for capture of Jefferson Davis
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1876
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Ross Barnes hit 1st home run in National League
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1878
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US stops minting 20 coin
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1885
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"Good Housekeeping" magazine is 1st published
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1885
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Congo Free State forms by King Leopold II of Belgium
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1887
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G Rossini's corpse transfered to Santa Croce, Florence
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1887
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Hannibal W Goodwin patents celluloid photographic film
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1889
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Abyssinian emperor Menelik II/Italy signs Treaty of Wichale
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1890
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Territory of Oklahoma created
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1900
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George Bernard Shaws "You Never Can Tell," premieres in London
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1902
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"A Trip To The Moon," the 1st science fiction film released
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1903
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29th Kentucky Derby: Hal Booker aboard Judge Himes wins in 2:09
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1904
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30th Kentucky Derby: Shorty Prior aboard Elwood wins in 2:08«
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1905
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French newspapers publish lists of Jules Vernes unpublished work
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1906
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32nd Kentucky Derby: Roscoe Troxler aboard Sir Huon wins in 2:08.8
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1907
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Belgium Jules baron de Trooz forms Belgian govt
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1909
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Honus Wagner steals his way around bases in 1st inning against Cubs
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1911
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French troops occupy Fs El Bali Morocco
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1915
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Old Fordham Road in Bronx renamed Landing Road
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1916
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2nd Ave & Bronx Terrace renamed Bronx Blvd; Seward Pl renamed Sycamore Ave; Herald Ave renamed Dickinson Ave; Monroe & Selwyn A
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1916
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US president Wilson signs Harrison Drug Act
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1917
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Cin Fred Tooney & Chic's Hippo Vaughn pitch duel no-hitter, Vaughn gives up 2 hits & a run in 10th, so Cin wins 1-0
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1919
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1st US air passenger service starts
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1920
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1st game of National Negro Baseball League played in Indianapolis
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1921
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Begin 3rd anti-German revolt in Upper-Silesia
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1922
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WBAP-AM begins broadcasting from Ft Worth Texas
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1923
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Senator Walter Johnson pitches his 100th shutout, beats Yanks 3-0
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1924
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Netherlands refuses to recognize USSR
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1925
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Kezar Stadium in SF's Golden Gate Park opens
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1926
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US military intervenes in Nicaragua
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1927
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Intl Economic Conference (52 countries including USSR) opens
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1927
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Pulitzer prize awarded to Louis Bromfield (Early Autumn)
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1928
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KPQ-AM in Wenatchee WA begins radio transmissions
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1930
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Des Moines (Western League) defeats Wichita 13-6 to open 1st ballpark with permanently installed lights
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1932
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Jack Benny's 1st radio show premieres (NBC Blue Network)
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1932
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Pulitzer prize awarded to Pearl S Buck (Good Earth)
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1933
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In Germany, Adolf Hitler bans trade unions
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1934
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Nazi-Germany begins People's court
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1936
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"Peter & Wolf" premieres in Moscow
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1936
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62nd Kentucky Derby: Ira Hanford aboard Bold Venture wins in 2:03.6
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1936
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Emperor Haile Selassie & family flee Abyssinia
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1938
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Ella Fitzgerald records "A-Tisket, A-Tasket"
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1938
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Pulitzer prize awarded to Thornton Wilder (Our Town)
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1939
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Lou Gehrig ends 2,130 consecutive game streak, Yanks beat Tigers 22-2
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1941
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FCC approves regular scheduled coml TV broadcasts to begin July 1
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1941
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Martin Bormann succeeds Rudolf Hess as Hitler's deputy
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1941
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Nazi occupied Netherlands layoff Jewish journalists
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1941
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Ted Williams lowest average (.308) in year he hit over .400
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1942
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68th Kentucky Derby: Wayne D Wright aboard Shut Out wins in 2:04.4
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1942
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Japanese troops occupy Mandalay Burma
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1943
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German troops vacate Jefna Tunisia
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1944
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WABD (WNEW, now WNYW) TV channel 5 in NYC (DUM/MET/FOX) 1st broadcast
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1945
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Allies occupy Wismar
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1945
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Dutch Queen Wilhelmina & Princess Juliana reach Gilze-Rijen
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1945
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German Army in Italy surrenders
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1945
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Russia takes Berlin; General Weidling surrenders
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1945
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Yugoslav troops occupy Trieste
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1946
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Prisoners revolt at Alcatraz, 5 die
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1947
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Eugene O'Neill's "Moon for the Misbegotten," premieres in NYC
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1949
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Arthur Miller wins Pulitzer Prize for "Death of a Salesman"
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1949
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Bolivian state of siege proclaimed
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1949
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Don Newcombe, 1st start, shuts out Cincinnati on 5 hits to win 3-0
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1950
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Carlo Terrons "Giuditta," premieres in Milan
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1950
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Dutch 1st Chamber accept Laws on immigration
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1950
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Dutch PM Malan recognizes South-Africa but not China PR
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1952
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1st performance of John Cage's "Water Music"
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1952
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1st scheduled jet airliner passenger service began with a BOAC Comet
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1952
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Operations begin at United Suriname Workers of Netherlands which flew from London to Johannesburg carrying 36 passengers
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1953
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79th Kentucky Derby: Hank Moreno aboard Dark Star wins in 2:02
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1953
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Feisal II installed as king of Iraq
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1953
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Hussein I installed as king of Jordan
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1954
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Stan Musial hits 5 HRs in a doubleheader
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1955
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India poses discrimination "onaanraakbaren" punishable
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1955
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Pulitzer prize awarded Tennessee Williams for (Cat on Hot Tin Roof)
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1955
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WGBH TV channel 2 in Boston, MA (PBS) begins broadcasting
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1956
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US Lab detects high-temperature microwave radiation from Venus
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1956
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US Methodist church disallows race separation
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1958
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Yanks threaten to broadcast games nationwide if NL goes ahead with plans to broadcast, games into NYC
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1959
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85th Kentucky Derby: Bill Shoemaker aboard Tomy Lee wins in 2:02.2
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1960
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"American Bandstand's" Dick Clark
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1960
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Harry Belafonte 2nd Carnegie Hall performance
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1960
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House investigating committee, looking into payola questions
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1960
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Pulitzer prize awarded to Al Drury (Advice & Consent)
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1962
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Benfica wins 7th Europe Cup I
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1962
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OAS strikes in Algeria
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1962
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US performs atmospheric nuclear test at Christmas Island
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1962
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WMHT TV channel 17 in Schenectady-Alby-Tro, NY (PBS) 1st broadcast
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1964
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90th Kentucky Derby: Bill Hartack aboard Northern Dancer wins in 2:00
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1964
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Beatles' "Beatles' 2nd Album" goes #1 & stays #1 for for 5 weeks
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1964
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Mad Dog Vachon beats Verne Gagne in Omaha, to become NWA champ
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1965
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"New Faces of 1965" opens at Booth Theater NYC for 52 performances
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1965
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Early Bird satellite goes into commercial service
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1965
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Kathy Whitworth wins LPGA Shreveport Kiwanis Golf Invitational
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1965
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Marilynn Smith wins LPGA Peach Blossom Golf Open
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1966
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Pulitzer prize awarded Arthur M Schlesinger Jr (Thousand Days)
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1967
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Stanley Cup: Toronto Maple Leafs beat Montreal Canadiens, 4 games to 2
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1968
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1st performance of Roger Sessions' 8th Symphony
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1968
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22nd NBA Championship: Boston Celtics beat LA Lakers, 4 games to 2
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1968
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Gold reaches then record high ($39.35 per ounce) in London
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1968
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Israeli television begins transmitting
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1969
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British liner Queen Elizabeth II leaves on maiden voyage to NY
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1970
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1st woman jockey at Kentucky Derby (Diane Crump)
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1970
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96th Kentucky Derby: Mike Manganello on Dust Commander wins 2:03.4
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1970
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KOAI (now KNAZ) TV channel 2 in Flagstaff, AZ (NBC) 1st broadcast
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1971
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Sandra Haynie wins LPGA Dallas Civitan Golf Open
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1972
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Electrical fire in Sunshine Silver mine. 126 die (Kellogg Idaho)
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1972
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Lt General Vernon A Walters, USA, becomes deputy director of CIA
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1972
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US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site
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1974
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Former VP Spiro Agnew disbarred
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1975
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Apple records closes down
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1976
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Joanne Carner wins LPGA Lady Tara Golf Classic
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1977
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"King & I" opens at Uris Theater NYC for 719 performances
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1978
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NBA championship: Portland Trailblazers win in 4 games
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1979
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"Quadrophenia" premieres in London
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1979
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-May 10] Vivekananda (Sri Lanka) begins nonstop ride, cycling 187 hrs, 28 min, around Vihara Maha Devi Park, Colombo, Sri Lanka
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1979
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14th Academy of Country Music Awards: Kenny Rogers & Barbara Mandrell
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1980
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Joseph Doherty & 3 other IRA men arrested for murder
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1980
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Pink Floyd's "Another Brick in Wall (Part II)" is banned in S Africa
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1980
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Pope John Paul II begins African tour
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1980
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US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site
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1981
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107th Kentucky Derby: Jorge Velasquez on Pleasant Colony wins in 2:02
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1981
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Radio Shack re-releases Model III TRSDOS 1.3 with 2 fixes
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1982
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Beth Daniel wins LPGA Birmingham Golf Classic
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1982
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Falklands War: Argentine cruiser General Belgrano sunk by British submarine Conqueror, killing more than 350 men
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1983
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6.7 earthquake injures 487 in Coalinga Calif
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1984
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"Sunday in the Park with George" opens at Booth NYC for 604 perfs
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1984
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Indians' Andre Thornton ties record for most walks (6 in 16 inn)
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1984
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Mattingly's single breaks up Lamarr Hoyt's perfect game bid
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1984
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US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site
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1985
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US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site
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1986
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Dynamo Kiev wins 26th Europe Cup II
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1986
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Transportation Expo 86 opens in Vancouver, BC
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1987
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113th Kentucky Derby: Chris McCarron aboard Alysheba wins in 2:03.4
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1988
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Balt Orioles sign a 15 year lease to remain in Balt & get a new park
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1988
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David Mamet's "Speed-the-Plow," premieres in NYC
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1988
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Jackson Pollock's "Search" sold for $4,800,000
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1988
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Reds manager Pete Rose is suspended for 30 days for pushing an ump
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1990
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"Some Americans Abroad" opens at Vivian Beaumont NYC for 62 perfs
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1990
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South Africa & African National Congress open talks to end apartheid
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1991
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Pope John Paul II's encyclical on Centesimus annus
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1992
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"High Rollers Social & Pleasure Club" opens at H Hayes NYC 14 perfs
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1992
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118th Kentucky Derby: Pat Day aboard Lil E Tee wins in 2:03
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1992
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Yugoslav Army seize Bosnian Pres Alija Izetbegovic
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1993
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"5 Guys Named Moe" closes at Eugene O'Neill NYC after 445 perfs
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1993
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"Candida" closes at Criterion Theater NYC after 45 performances
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1993
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"Redwood Curtain" closes at Brooks Atkinson Theater NYC after 40 perfs
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1993
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"Tango Passion" closes at Longacre Theater NYC after 5 performances
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1993
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Kristi Albers wins Sprint Golf Classic
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1993
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Sandra Palmer wins LPGA Sprint Senior Challenge Golf Tournament
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1994
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Bus crashes into a tree at Gdansk Poland, 30 killed
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1994
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Dr Kervokian found innocent on assisting suicides
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1994
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Michael Bolton found plagurized Isley Bros "Love is Wonderful Thing"
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1995
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"Hamlet" opens at Belasco Theater NYC for 121 performances
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1995
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Expos bat out of order against Mets in 6th inning
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1995
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Serb missiles exploded in the heart of Zagreb, killing six
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1997
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Donald Trump & Marla Maples announce they are separating
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1997
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Mercury Mail announces its 1 millionth internet subscriber
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1997
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Police arrest transsexual hooker Atisone Seiuli with Eddie Murphy
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1997
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Republic of Texas security chief Robert Scheidt surrenders
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1998
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124th Kentucky Derby
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BIRTHS
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1551
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William Camden, English historian (Brittania, Annales)
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1601
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Athanasius Kircher, German Jesuit/inventor (magic lantern)
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1660
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Pietro Alessandro Gaspare Scarlatti, Palermo Italy, composer (Tigrane)
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1729
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Catherine II, the Great, empress of Russia (1762-96)
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1729
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Florian Johann Deller, composer
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1740
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Elias Boudinot, lawyer/patriot, found Amer Biblical Society
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1752
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Ludwig August Lebrun, composer
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1754
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Vicente Martin y Soler, composer
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1768
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Jean-Louis M Alibert, French dermatologist
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1772
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Novalis, writer
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1779
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John Galt, Scotland, novelist (Ayrshire Legatees, Lawrie Todd)
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1810
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Hans Christian Lumbye, composer
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1810
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Leo XIII, 257th Roman Catholic pope (1878-1903)
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1817
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Zikmund Michal Kolesovsky, composer
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1821
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Abram Sanders Piatt, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1908
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1837
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Henry Martyn Robert, parliamentarian (Robert's Rules of Order)
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1843
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Carl Michael Ziehrer, composer
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1844
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Elijah McCoy, black inventor, held over 50 patents
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1846
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Zygmunt Noskowski, composer
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1849
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Frst Bernhard HM von Blow, German chancellor/Prussian PM (1900-09)
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1853
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Marie Verstraete, actress (Louise-Frou Frou)
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1855
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Theodore Moses Tobani, composer
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1857
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Frederic Cliffe, composer
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1859
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Eugene D'Harcourt, composer
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1860
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D'Arcy Thompson, zoologist/classicist (On Growth & Form)
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1860
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Theodor Herzl, Austria, journalist/founder (Zionist movement)
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1862
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Marie F M Emmanuel, French composer/musicologist (Salamine)
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1869
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Tyrone Power Sr, London England, actor (Alexanders Ragtime Band)
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1872
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G G van der Hoeven, Dutch editor-in-chief (NRC)
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1884
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Franois de Vries, Dutch economist
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1886
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Gottfried Benn, writer
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1887
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Edward Collins, NY, Hall of Fame infielder (White Sox, A's)
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1890
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E[dward] E[lmer] "Doc" Smith, US, sci-fi author (Triplanetary)
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1892
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Manfred Freiherr von Richthofen, [Red Baron], German WW I ace
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1893
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Beppie Nooij Jr, Dutch actress (Rooie Sien) [or May 13, 1912]
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1895
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Alfred Kurella, writer
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1895
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Peggy Bacon, Ridgefield Ct, author/illustrator (Off With Their Heads)
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1898
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Jef [Josephus C F] Last, Dutch poet/politician (The Spark)
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1900
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Helen Morgan, singer/actress (Applause, Frankie & Johnny)
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1901
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Bob Wyatt, cricketer (England batsman 1927-37)
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1901
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Lev N Lunts, Russia, writer (Outside the Law, City of Truth)
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1901
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Robert Elliott Storey Wyatt, cricketer
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1901
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Willi Bredel, writer
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1902
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Brian Aherne, Worcestershire England, actor (Juarez)
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1902
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Erin O'Brien-Moore, LA CA, actress (Peyton Place, Our Little Girl)
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1903
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Benjamin Spock, CT, pediatrician (Common Sense Book of Baby Care)
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1903
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Oivin Fjeldstad, composer
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1904
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Georgi Dimitrov, composer
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1905
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Alan Rawsthorne, Haslingden England, composer (Cortges)
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1906
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Aileen Riggin, Newport RI, springboard diver (Olympic-gold-1920, 24)
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1906
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Maurice Thiriet, composer
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1907
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Pinky Lee, children's show host (Pinky Lee Show)
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1908
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William Bakewell, LA Calif, actor (Stage manager-Pinky Lee Show)
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1910
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Laurie Nash, cricketer (Tasmanian fast-bowler, 2 Tests for Australia)
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1911
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Lillian Rambach, teacher violinist
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1912
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Axel Springer, German newspaper magnate
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1912
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Marten Toonder, writer/cartoonist (Mr Bommel)
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1913
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Nigel Patrick, London Engld, actor/director (Sapphire, Prize of Gold)
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1914
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Dennis Dyer, cricketer (opened batting for S Africa v England 1947)
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1915
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Jan Hanus, composer
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1915
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Van Alexander, NYC, orch leader (Gordon MacRae Show)
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1918
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Frederick Archibauld Warner, diplomat
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1919
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Than Wyenn, NYC, actor (Pete Kelly's Blues)
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1920
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Jacob Gilboa, composer
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1921
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Satyajit Ray, Calcutta India, director (Goddess, Adversary)
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1922
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Abraham Rosenthal, editor (NY Times)
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1923
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Christina Spierenburg, Dutch singer
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1924
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Aafje Heynis, Dutch singer
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1924
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Theodore Bikel, Austrian/US folk singer/actor (Russians Are Coming)
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1925
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David Ironside, cricketer (S Afr swing bowler in 3 Tests v NZ 1953-54)
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1925
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John Neville, actor (Adventures of Baron Mnchausen)
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1925
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Roscoe Lee Browne, Woodbury NJ, actor (McCoy, Saunders-Soap)
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1925
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Svatopluk Havelka, composer
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1929
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Edward Levy Irving, composer
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1929
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Luc Ferrari, composer
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1929
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Sydney Gedye, cricketer (opening batsman in four Tests for NZ 1964)
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1932
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Bruce Glover, Chicago Ill, actor (Diamonds are Forever)
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1932
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Kees de Galan, Dutch economist
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1932
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Malcolm Leyland Lipkin, composer
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1933
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Bunk Gardner, rocker (Mothers Of Invention)
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1935
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Faisal II, King of Iraq (1939-58)/son of Ghasi I
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1935
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Hussain ibn Talal, King of Jordan (1952- )
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1935
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Link Wray, rocker (Link Wray & His Ray Men)
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1936
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Michael Rabin, NYC, violinist (In Memorium)
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1936
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Quinn Redeker, Woodstock Ill, actor (Dan Raven, Young & Restless)
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1937
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Gisela Elsner, writer
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1937
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Lorenzo Music, Bkln NY, writer/actor/voice (Carlton-Rhoda, Garfield)
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1938
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Constantine Bereng Seeiso, king Moshushoe II of Lesotho
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1940
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Bryan Davis, cricketer (bro of Charlie WI batsman v Australia 1965)
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1940
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Sari van Heemskerck Pillis-Duvekot, Dutch MP (VVD)
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1941
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Jules Wijdenbosch, premier Suriname
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1944
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F Innerhofer, writer
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1944
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John Verity, rocker (Argent)
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1945
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Bianca Prez Morena de Macias Jagger, Nicaragua, model/Mick's ex-wife
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1945
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Bob Henrit, English pop drummer (Kinks-Waterloo Sunset)
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1945
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Goldy McJohn, rocker (Steppenwolf)
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1945
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Randy Cain, US soul singer (4 Gents/Delfonics)
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1945
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Robert Henrit, England, rocker (Argent)
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1946
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Lesley Gore, Tenafly NJ, singer (It's My Party)
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1947
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Bill Lowery, (Rep-R-CA, 1981- )
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1948
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Larry Gatlin, Seminole Tx, country singer (Gatlin Bros-Broken Lady)
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1949
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Joey Phillips, percussionist (Atlantic Star-Touch a 4 Leaf Clover)
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1950
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Lou Gramm, Rochester NY, rocker (Foreigner-Want to Know What Love Is)
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1952
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Christine Baranski, Buffalo NY, actress (Maryann-Cybill, Birdcage)
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1953
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"Keith" Jamaal Wilkes, NBA forward (Golden State-Rookie of Yr 1975)
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1954
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Bulelani T Ngcuka, South African attorney/leader (UDF)
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1955
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Ian Callen, cricketer (one Test Australia v India 1978, six wickets)
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1955
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Jay Osmond, rocker (Osmond Brothers)
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1955
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Joe Callis, rocker
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1957
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Domonic L Pudwill Gorie, Lake Charles LA, USN/astronaut (sk: STS-91)
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1958
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Kim Jones, Sonoma Calif, 5k runner
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1959
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Brian Tochi, LA Calif, actor (Dr Alan Poe-St Elsewhere, Renegades)
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1960
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Ravi Ratnayeke, cricketer (Sri Lankan pace bowler & opening batsman)
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1961
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Doctor Robert, [Bruce R Howard], rocker (Blow Monkeys-Wicked Ways)
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1961
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Peter Doohan, Australia, tennis star
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1962
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Elizabeth Berridge, Westchester NY, actress (Amadeus, Funhouse)
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1962
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Nancy Harvey, Swift Current Sask, LPGA golfer (1995 Youngstown-11th)
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1963
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Jos van Eck, Dutch soccer player (Sparta)
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1963
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Kenton Leonard, CFL cornerback (Calgary Stampeders)
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1964
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Kelly Michael Gibson, New Orleans LA, PGA golfer (1995 Bob Hope-7th)
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1967
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Kerryn McCann, Australian marathoner (Olympics-96)
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1968
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Reggie Slack, CFL quarterback (Saskatchewan Roughriders)
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1968
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Will Furrer, WLAF quarterback (Amsterdam Admirals)
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1969
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Brian Lara, cricketer (WI left-hand bat Smashed world records in 1994)
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1969
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Glen Young, NFL linebacker (SD Chargers)
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1970
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Vania Thomas, Miss US Virgin Islands Universe (1997)
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1971
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Greg Bishop, NFL guard (NY Giants)
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1972
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Erik Maes, Dutch soccer player (MVV)
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1972
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Jennifer Miriam, Oklahoma City OK, playmate (March, 1997)
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1972
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Jill Savery, Ft Lauderdale Fl, synchronized swimmer (Olympics-gold-96)
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1972
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Peter Ogilvie, Vancouver BC, 100m sprinter (Olympics-96)
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1973
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Rich Yurkiewicz, NFL/WLAF linebacker (Atlanta Falcons, Amst Admirals)
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1974
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Miles Joseph, West Springfield Mass, soccer forward (Olympics-gold-96)
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1975
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Mark Johnson, Dayton Ohio, baseball pitcher (Olympics-bronze-96)
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1975
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Murray William Burdan, Wellington NZ, swimmer (Olympics-96)
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1976
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Ailleen Damiles, Miss Universe-Philippines/Miss Photogenic (1996)
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1976
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Nancy Feber, Antwerp Belgium, tennis star
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1977
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Amy D'Entremont, Stoneham Mass, figure skater (1995 NE Jr champ)
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1977
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Jenna Von Oy, actress (Seven-Blossom)
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DEATHS
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649
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Maruta of Tagrit, theology/1st mafriaan Jakobitische church, dies
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1250
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Toeransa, sultan of Egypt, murdered
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1459
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Pierozzi Antoninus, Italian archbishop of Florence/saint, dies
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1488
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Jacob van Horne, Burgundy statesman, dies
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1519
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Leonardo Da Vinci, artist/scientist, dies at 67
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1567
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Marin Drzic, Croatian playwright (Dundo Maroje), dies
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1669
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Pieter Jansz Post, master builder (Waag, Gouda), dies at 61
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1685
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Adriaen van Ostade, Dutch painter, buried
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1727
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Paul Aler, French jesuit/poet (Gradus ad Parnassum), dies at 70
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1736
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Albert Seba, Amsterdam pharmacist, dies at 71
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1799
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Henri-Joseph Rigel, composer, dies at 58
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1818
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Herman W Daendels, governor-gen of Guinea (1815-18), dies at 55
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1845
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August Pauly, German writer (Real Encyclopedia), dies at 48
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1849
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David H Chass, baron/gen (fought Napoleon at Waterloo), dies at 84
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1857
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LC Alfred the Musset, French poet (Lesson caprices Marianne), dies
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1864
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Giacomo Meyerbeer, composer, dies at 72
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1892
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Wilhelm Rust, composer, dies at 69
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1897
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William Cleaver Francis Robinson, composer, dies at 63
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1919
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Gustav Landauer, German socialist, dies
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1937
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Arthur Somervell, composer, dies at 73
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1945
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Martin Bormann, propoganda minister for Hitler, dies
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1954
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Pauline de Cock-Manifarges, singer, dies at 82
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1955
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Tadeusz Jarecki, composer, dies at 66
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1957
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Joseph McCarthy, commie hunting senator (R-Wisc), dies at 47
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1957
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Tadeusz Zygfryd Kassern, composer, dies at 53
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1958
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Alfred Weber, German economist/sociologist, dies at 89
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1959
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Yrl Henrik Kilpinen, Finnish composer, dies at 67
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1960
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Caryl Chessman, rapist executed after 12 years of appeals at 39
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1961
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J C White, cricketer (49 wickets in 15 Tests for Engld 1921-31), dies
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1963
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Jack Crawford, cricketer (469 runs & 39 wickets in 12 Tests), dies
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1963
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Tomas Vackar, composer, dies at 17
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1963
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Van Wyck Brooks, US historian (Ordeal of Mark Twain), dies at 77
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1964
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Nancy N Witcher Astor, US/Eng feminist/ex of Waldorf Astor, dies
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1968
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Donald L Hall, airplane designer (Spirit of St Louis), dies at 69
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1969
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Franz JHMM von Papen, German chancellor (1932), dies at 89
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1972
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Hugo Hartung, writer, dies at 69
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1972
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J Edgar Hoover, head of FBI (1924-72)/cross dresser, dies at 77
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1973
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Alan Carney, actor (Herbie-Take it from Me), dies at 61
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1980
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Clarrie Grimmett, cricket (36 Tests for Australia, 216 wickets), dies
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1982
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Helmut Dantine
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1982
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Hugh Marlowe, actor (Jim Matthews-Another World), dies at 71
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1983
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Marius F Duintjer, architect, dies
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1984
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Jack Barry, game show emcee (Joker's Wild), dies at 66
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1984
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Piet van Aken, Flemish writer (Failing God, Niggers), dies at 64
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1985
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Hal LeRoy, dancer/actor (Harold Teen), dies at 71 after surgery
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1985
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Milton S Eisenhower, US diplomat, dies at 85
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1990
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David Rappaport, 3'11' actor (Wizard, LA Law), shoots himself at 38
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1990
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Oleg Anatolyevich Yakovlev, Russian cosmonaut, dies at 49
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1990
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William Levi Dawson, composer, dies at 90
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1991
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Hal Bell, dies at 65
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1991
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Leib Lensky, dies at 82
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1992
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Joey Cuevas, dancer, dies at 34
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1992
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Lee Salk, baby doctor/author, dies of cardiac arrest at 65
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1992
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Margareth Wallmann, Austrian opera director, dies at 88
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1992
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Philip Dunne, screenwriter, dies of cancer at 84
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1992
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Wilbur Mills, (Rep-D-Ark)/involved with Fanne Foxe, dies at 82
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1993
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Julio Gallo, wine maker (Gallo), dies in a car accident at 82
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1993
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Will Weng, Sunday Times crossword puzzle editor (1968-78), dies at 86
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1993
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WLPM, the Short, Dutch MP (KVP, 1945-73), dies at 83
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1994
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Louis Calaferte, writer (Requiem of the Innocents), dies at 65
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1994
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Wilson Charles Geoffery Baldwin, hero, dies at 75
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1996
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Arthur Leslie Noel Douglas Houghton, civil servant, dies at 97
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1996
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Emile Habibi, writer, dies at 73
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1996
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Peter John Swales, football club chairman, dies at 63
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