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193
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Lucius Septimus Severus crowned emperor of Rome
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754
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Pact of Quierzy: between Pope Stephen II, [III] & Pippin the Korte
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972
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Notger becomes bishop of Liege
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979
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Challenge to throne of King Aethelred II of England
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1028
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German emperor Conrad II the Sailor crowns his son Henry III, king
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1191
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85-year old Giacinto Bobo becomes Pope Coelestinus III
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1471
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Battle of Barnet-King Edward IV vs Earl of Warwick
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1536
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English king Henry VIII expropriate minor monasteries
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1544
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Battle at Carignano: French troops under Earl d'Enghien beat Swiss
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1570
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Polish Calvinists/Lutherians/Hernhutters unify against Jesuits
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1574
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Battle of Mookerhei-D'Avila beats Louis of Nassau
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1611
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Word "telescope" is 1st used (Prince Federico Cesi)
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1614
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Pocahontas, daughter of chief Powhatan, marries planter John Rolfe
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1629
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England & France sign Peace of Susa
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1671
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Cosaks capture Russian boer leader Stenka Razin
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1756
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Gov Glen of SC protests against 900 Acadia indians
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1775
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1st abolitionist society in US organizes in Phila
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1777
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NY adopts new constitution as an independent state
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1792
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France declares war on Austria, starting French Revolutionary Wars
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1799
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Napoleon called for establishing Jerusalem for Jews
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1809
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Napoleon defeated Austria in the Battle of Abensberg, Bavaria
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1814
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Napoleon abdicated & was banished to Elba
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1818
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US Medical Corp forms
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1828
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18-gun sloop "Acorn" sinks off Halifax with 115 men aboard
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1828
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1st edition of Noah Webster's dictionary published
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1836
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Congress forms Territory of Wisconsin
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1841
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Edgar Allen Poe's "Murders in the Rue Morgue," published
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1847
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Persia & Osmaanse sign 2nd Treaty of Erzurum
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1853
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Harriet Tubman began her Underground Railroad, helping slaves escape
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1859
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Charles Dickens' "A Tale Of Two Cities" published
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1860
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1st Pony Express rider arrives in SF from St Joseph, Mo
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1861
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Formal Union surrender of Ft Sumter
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1861
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Robert E Lee resigns from Union army
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1862
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Battle of Ft Pillow TN
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1863
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William Bullock patents continuous-roll printing press
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1865
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Mobile, Alabama is captured
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1865
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Pres Abraham Lincoln shot in Ford's Theater by John Wilkes Booth
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1868
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SC voters approved constitution, 70,758 to 27,228
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1871
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Canada sets denominations of currency as dollars, cents, & mills
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1872
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Dominion Lands Act passed-Canada's Homestead Act
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1872
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San Francisco organizes Bar Association
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1883
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Leo Delibes' opera "Lakm," premieres in Paris
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1887
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Start of Sherlock Holmes adventure "Reigate Squires" (BG)
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1890
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Pan American Day-1st conference of American states (Wash DC)
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1894
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1st public showing of Edison's kinetoscope (moving pictures)
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1894
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Thomas Edison presents "peep show" device
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1895
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1st performance of Gustav Mahler's (incomplete) 2nd Symphony
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1896
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John Philip Sousa's "El Capitan," premieres (NYC)
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1900
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President Loubet opens International Fairs in Paris
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1900
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Veteran's Hospital at Ft Miley forms
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1902
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JC Penney opens his 1st store, in Kemmerer, Wyo
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1902
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Marie & Pierre Curie isolated the radioactive element radium
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1903
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Dr Harry Plotz discovers vaccine against typhoid (NYC)
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1904
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George Bernard Shaw's "Candida," premiered in London
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1906
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Pres Theodore Roosevelt denounces "muckrakers" in US press
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1909
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Anglo-Persian Oil Company forms in London
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1910
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President Taft begins tradition of throwing out ball on opening day
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1912
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Pan American Union forms
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1913
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Belgium begins general strike for voting rights
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1914
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Stacy G Carkhuff patents non-skid tire pattern
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1915
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A's Herb Pennock is within 1 out of pitching 1st Opening Day no-hitter
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1915
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Dutch merchant navy ship Katwijk sunk by Germany torpedo
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1917
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Chic White Sox Ed Cicotte no-hits St Louis Browns, 11-0
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1918
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Douglas Campbell is 1st US ace pilot (shooting down 5th German plane)
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1920
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Tornadoes killed 219 people in Alabama & Mississippi
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1921
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NHL Championship: Ottawa Senators sweep Toronto St Patricks in 2 games
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1921
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Prince Henry opens Rotterdam-Amsterdam-Bremen-Hamburg air route
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1922
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Republic rebels occupies 4 govt courts in Dublin
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1923
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Etienne Oehmichen sets helicopter distance record of 358 meters
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1925
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1st regular-season Cubs game to be broadcast on radio (WGN)
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1928
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Maddus Airlines starts 1st regular passenger flights between SF & LA
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1928
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Stanley Cup: NY Rangers beat Montreal Maroons, 3 games to 2
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1930
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Philip Barry's "Hotel Universe," premieres in NYC
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1931
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Spain becomes republic with overthrow of King Alfonso XIII
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1931
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Stanley Cup: Montreal Canadiens beat Chicago Blackhawks, 3 games to 2
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1932
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Bizet, Massine & Mir¢'s "Jeux d'Enfants," premieres in Monte Carlo
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1935
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Sandstorm ravages US midwest (Dust Bowl)
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1939
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John Steinbeck novel "The Grapes of Wrath" published
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1940
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Allied troops land in Norway
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1940
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RCA demonstrated its new electron microscope in Philadelphia
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1941
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1st massive German raid in Paris, 3,600 Jews rounded up
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1941
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King Peter leaves Yugoslavia
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1942
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Destroyer Roper sinks German U-85 of US east coast
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1943
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Gen Alexander/Eisenhower/Anderson/Bradley discuss assault on Tunis
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1943
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James Gow & A d'Usseau's "Tomorrow the World," premieres in NYC
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1944
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1st Jews transported from Athens arrive at Auschwitz
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1944
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Freighter "Fort Stikene" explodes in Bombay India, killing 1,376
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1944
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Gen Eisenhower becomes head commander of allied air fleet
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1944
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Greek Colonel Venizelos forms govt
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1945
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American planes bombed Tokyo & damaged the Imperial Palace
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1945
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Arnhem/Zwolle freed from nazis
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1945
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US 7th Army & allies forces captured Nuremberg & Stuttgart in Germany
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1945
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US forces conquered Motobu peninsula on Okinawa
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1945
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US marines attack Yae Take on Okinawa
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1946
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"Day Before Spring" closes at National Theater NYC after 167 perfs
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1946
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Manager Mel Ott of Giants hits 511th & final HR
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1948
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A flash of light is observed in crater Plato on Moon
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1948
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NYC subway fares jump from 5 to 10
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1948
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Stanley Cup: Toronto Maple Leafs sweep Detroit Red Wings in 4 games
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1948
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US performs atmospheric nuclear test at Enwetak
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1949
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International Military Tribunal at Neurenberg's last judgment
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1950
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1st edition of British strip "Eagle"
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1950
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Doorne's Auto factory opens in Netherlands
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1953
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Viet-Minh offensive in Laos
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1953
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WHYN (now WGGB) TV channel 40 in Springfield-Holyoke, MA (ABC) begins
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1954
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Soviet diplomat Vladimir Petrov asks for politics asylum in Canberra
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1955
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Elston Howard becomes the 1st black to wear the Yankee uniform
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1955
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Stanley Cup: Detroit Red Wings beat Montreal Canadiens, 4 games to 3
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1955
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WBRZ TV channel 2 in Baton Rouge, LA (ABC/NBC) begins broadcasting
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1956
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"Plain & Fancy" closes at Mark Hellinger Theater NYC after 476 perfs
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1956
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Ampex Corp demonstrates 1st commercial videotape recorder
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1957
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Leah Neuberger wins her 8th women's singles ping pong championship
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1957
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Wiffi Smith wins LPGA Dallas Golf Open
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1958
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Sputnik 2 (with dog Laika) burns up in atmosphere
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1959
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(Robert) Taft Memorial Bell Tower dedicated in Wash DC
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1959
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KDIN TV channel 11 in Des Moines, IA (PBS) begins broadcasting
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1960
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"Bye Bye Birdie" opens at Martin Beck Theater NYC for 607 performances
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1960
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1st underwater launching of Polaris missile
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1960
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Stanley Cup: Montreal Canadiens sweep Toronto Maple Leafs in 4 games
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1961
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1st live television broadcast from Soviet Union
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1961
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Cuban-American invasion army departs Nicaragua
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1961
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US element 103 (Lawrencium) discovered
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1962
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Demonstration for sovereign status of New-Guinea in Amsterdam
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1962
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Georges Pompidou becomes president of France
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1963
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George Harrison is impressed by unsigned group "Rolling Stones"
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1964
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Sandy Koufax throws his 9th complete game without allowing a walk
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1965
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US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site
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1967
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Gen Gnassingbe Eyadema becomes president of Togo
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1967
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In the Vietnam War, US planes bombed Haiphong for 1st time
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1967
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Red Sox rookie Billy Rohome comes within 1 strike of a no hitter at
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1967
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Yankee Stadium, Elston Howard singles on a 3-2 pitch
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1968
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1st NBA game at Madison Sq Garden, Knicks beat SD Clippers
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1968
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32nd Golf Masters Championship: Bob Goalby wins, shooting a 277
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1968
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Marilynn Smith wins LPGA O'Sullivan Golf Open
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1968
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Roberto de Vicenzo loses Masters for signing an incorrect score card
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1969
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1st major league baseball game outside US played (Montreal Canada)
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1969
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41st Academy Awards - "Oliver," C Robertson & K Hepburn/Striesand win
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1969
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KEET TV channel 13 in Eureka, CA (PBS) begins broadcasting
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1969
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Student Afro-American Society seized at Columbia College
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1969
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Tornado strikes Dacca East Pakistan killing 540
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1970
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"Boy Friend" opens at Ambassador Theater NYC for 119 performances
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1971
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Fort Point, SF dedicated as a national historic site
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1971
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President Nixon ends blockade against People's Republic of China
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1971
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Stephen Sondheim's musical "Follies," premieres in NYC
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1971
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Supreme Court upheld busing as means of achieving racial desegregation
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1972
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"That's Entertainment" opens at Edison Theater NYC for 4 performances
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1973
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Acting FBI director L Patrick Gray resigns after admitting he destroyed evidence in the Watergate scandal
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1974
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38th Golf Masters Championship: Gary Player wins, shooting a 278
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1977
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Supreme Court says people may refuse to display state motto on license
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1978
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David Hare's "Plenty," premieres in London
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1978
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Korean Air Lines Boeing 707, fired on by Soviets, crashes in Russia
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1978
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WRR-AM in Dallas Texas changes call letters to KAAM
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1979
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Susan Horvath, of Penn, crowned America's Young Woman of the Year
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1980
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1st Cubans of the Mariel boatlift sail to Florida
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1980
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52nd Academy Awards - "Kramer vs Kramer," D Hoffman & Sally Field win
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1980
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Pulitzer prize awarded to Norman Mailer (Executioner's Song)
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1981
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1st Space Shuttle-Columbia 1-returns to Earth
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1983
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Isles tie own rec with 2 shorthanded playoff goals in a pd vs Ranger
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1983
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Pres Reagan signs $165 billion Social Security rescue
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1983
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Rangers 1-Isles 4-Patrick Div Finals-Isles hold 1-0 lead
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1984
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Farewell concert of "Doe Maar" in Den Bosch Neth
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1985
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"Take Me Along!" opens/closes at Martin Beck Theater NYC
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1985
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49th Golf Masters Championship: Bernhard Langer wins, shooting a 282
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1985
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Ahmed Salah wins 1st World Cup marathon (2:08:09)
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1985
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Alan Garcia wins elections in Peru
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1985
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Beth Daniel wins LPGA Kyocera Inamori Golf Classic
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1985
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Bob Carpenter is unsuccessful on Wash Caps 1st playoff penalty shot
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1985
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Caps 4-Isles 6-Patrick Div Semifinals-Series tied at 2-2
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1985
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Jack C Burcham is 5th to receive "Jarvik 7" permanent artificial heart
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1986
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21st Academy of Country Music Awards: G Strait, Alabama, R McEntire
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1986
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Desmond Tutu elected Anglican archbishop of Capetown
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1986
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Double-decker ferry sinks in stormy weather in Bangladesh killing 200
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1986
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US aircraft attacks 5 terrorist locations in Libya
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1987
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Turkey asks to join European market
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1988
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"Mail" opens at Music Box Theater NYC for 36 performances
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1988
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Devils 6-5 over Islanders-Devils take 1st round 4-2
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1988
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USSR, US, Pakistan & Afghanistan sign Afghanistan treaty
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1989
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1,100,000,000th Chinese born
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1989
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In the Iran-Contra trial, Oliver North's case goes to the jury
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1991
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"Mule Bone" closes at Ethel Barrymore Theater NYC after 67 perfs
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1991
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"Oh, Kay!" closes at Lunt-Fontanne Theater NYC
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1991
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55th Golf Masters Championship: Ian Woosnam wins, shooting a 277
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1991
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Chic Blackhawks becomes 1st NHL regular season champion in 20 years to lose in 1st round of the playoffs (To Minn North Stars)
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1992
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"Guys & Dolls" opens at Martin Beck Theater NYC for 1143 performances
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1992
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"Les Miserables," opens at Palace Theatre, Manchester
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1992
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Court throws out Apple's lawsuit against Microsoft
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1992
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UAW ends 5 month strike against Caterpillar Inc
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1992
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UN imposes embargo against Libya takes effect
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1994
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Billy Joel & Christie Brinkley announces plans to divorce
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1994
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Branch Davidian cult leader David Koresh promises to surrender after completion of his Seven Seals manuscript
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1994
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Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis operated on for a bleeding ulcer
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1994
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NJ Devils end best regular season, 47-25-12 record for 106 points
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1994
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US F-15 accidentally shoots 2 US helicopters down over Iraq, 26 die
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1995
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India beats Sri Lanka to win the Asia Cricket Cup final in Sharjah
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1995
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Rosie Jones wins LPGA Pinewild Women's Golf Championship
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1996
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"Apple Doesn't Fall" opens at Lyceum Theater NYC for 1 performance
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1996
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60th Golf Masters Championship: Nick Faldo wins, shooting a 276
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1996
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Detroit Red Wings win NHL record 62 games
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2002
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66th Golf Masters Championship:
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BIRTHS
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1578
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Philip III, King of Spain & Portugal (1598-1621)
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1592
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Abraham Elsevier, book publisher/publisher
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1629
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Christian Huygens, Holland, astronomer (discovered Saturn's rings)
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1676
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Ernst Chreistian Hesse, composer
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1710
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Marie A C de Camargo, Spanish/Italian/Belgian dancer
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1718
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Emanuele Barbella, composer
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1721
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William August duke of Cumberland, English army leader
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1723
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John Wainwright, composer
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1738
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Duck of Portland, (C) British PM (1783, 1807-09)
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1762
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Giuseppe Valadier, Italian architect/archaeologist
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1770
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George Canning, London, British PM (1827)
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1782
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Carlo Coccia, composer
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1797
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Adolphe Thiers, 1st president of 3rd French Republic (1871-77)
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1803
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Friedrich von Amerling, Austrian painter
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1809
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George W Vreede, Dutch lawyer/politician
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1813
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Junius S Morgan, US, merchant/philanthropist (Metro Museum of Art)
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1819
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Charles Halle, pianist/conductor/founder (Halle Orch)
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1820
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Harry Thompson Hays, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1876
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1831
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Gerhard Rohlfs, German explorer/ambassador in Abyssinia
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1832
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James Hewett Ledlie, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1882
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1842
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Sven August Korling, composer
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1843
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Gustave Leon Huberti, composer
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1852
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Henrique Oswald, composer
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1857
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Edgar Stillman Kelley, Sparta Wisconsin, composer (Gulliver)
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1862
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Pyotr A Stolypin, premier Russia (1906-11)
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1866
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Anne Mansfield Sullivan, US, educated Helen Keller
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1870
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Syd Gregory, cricketer (Australian batsman in 58 Tests 1890-1912)
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1873
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Viktor Joseph Keldorfer, composer
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1874
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Count Alexander, of Athlone, gov-gen (South-Africa/Canada)
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1876
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Murray Bisset, cricketer (South African wicket-keeper 1899 & 1910)
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1877
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Danil Plooy, Dutch new testament scholar
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1879
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James Branch Cabell, American novelist/essayist (Restless Heads)
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1881
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Anton Wildgans, Austrian writer/director (Burg Theater)
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1886
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Edward C Tolman, US psychologist (behaviorism)
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1886
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Ernst R Curtius, German literature historian
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1889
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Adolph Hitler, Austria, dictator of Nazi Germany (1936-45)[NS=Apr 20]
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1889
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Arnold Toynbee, England, historian (Study of History)
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1889
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Efim D Bogoljubov, Russian chess player
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1889
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James Stephenson, actor (Letter, Espionage Agent, Nancy Drew)
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1892
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Giorgio Cesana, Italy, coxswain, (Olympic-gold-1906)
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1892
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Vere G Childe, British archaeologist/prehistorian
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1895
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Mary Marquet, St Petersburg Russia, actress (Matter of Resistance)
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1895
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Wiktor Labunski, composer
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1897
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Barbara baroness Wootton of Abinger, English Lower house leader
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1898
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Lee Tracy, Atlanta Ga, actor (Martin Kane-Martin Kane Private Eye)
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1900
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Salvatore Baccaloni, Rome, actor (Merry Andrew, Rock-a-Bye Baby)
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1901
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Alfred West, champion cyclist/record hair splitter (17 splits)
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1901
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Martin Kessel, writer
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1902
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Menachem A Schneerson, rebee (head of Lubavitcher Jews)
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1904
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John Gielgud, London England, actor (Arthur, Ages of Man)
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1904
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Lionel Birkett, cricketer (WI vice-capt on Australian tour 1930-31)
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1904
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Reinout W van Bemmelen, Dutch geologist
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1904
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Sonia Gaskell, Russian/Neth choreographer
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1905
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Frits Philips, Dutch engineer/CEO (Philips)
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1905
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Holmesdale Charles "Slinger" Nitschke, cricket batsman (S Aus & Test)
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1906
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Faisal ibn Abd al-Aziz, King Saudi-Arabia (1964-75)
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1906
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Hunter Johnson, composer
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1907
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Franois "Doc" Duvalier, dictator of Haiti
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1907
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Otto F A H van Nispen, Dutch mayor (Pannerden)/MP (KVP)
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1907
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Phyllis Konstam, London England, actress (Murder, Skin Game)
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1910
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Werner Wolf Glaser, composer
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1912
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Belinda Quirey, dance historian/teacher
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1912
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Piet van Egmond, Dutch organist/conductor (Neth Chamber Orch)
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1912
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Robert Doisneau, photographer
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1913
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Everhard van Royen, Dutch flautist/founder (Alma musica)
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1913
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Jean Fournet, French conductor
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1913
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John Howard, Cleve Ohio, actor (Dave-My Three Sons)
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1916
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Commandur Rajagopalachari Rangachari, cricketer (India 1947-48)
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1916
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Denis ApIvor, composer
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1916
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Emerson Buckley, composer
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1917
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Valerie Hobson, North Ireland, actress (Great Expectations)
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1918
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Mary Healy, New Orleans, actress (2nd Fiddle, He Married his Wife)
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1920
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Eduardo Maturana, composer
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1920
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John Paul Stevens, Supreme Court Justice
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1922
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David Alexandrovich Toradze, composer
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1922
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Maria Luisa Bemberg, film maker
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1923
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William Darling, journalist
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1924
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Shorty Rogers, [Milton M Rajonsky], composer
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1925
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Abel Muzorewa, bishop/premier (Rhodesia)
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1925
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Bill Harris, US guitarist (Clovers-Good Lovin')
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1925
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H G Kischenchand, cricketer (5 Tests for India 1947-52)
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1925
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Rod Steiger, West Hampton NY, actor (Illustrated Man, Pawnbroker)
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1926
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Jan Carl Christian Maegaard, composer
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1927
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Dany Robin, actress (Follow the Boys, Topaz, Jupiter, Julietta)
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1927
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Gloria Jean, Buffalo NY, actress (Never Give a Sucker an Even Break)
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1928
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Robert Mugabe, president (Zimbabwe, 1988- )
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1929
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William Edgar Thornton, Faison NC, MD/astronaut (STS-8, 51-B, sk:49)
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1930
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Bradford Dillman, SF Calif, actor (Piranha, Sudden Impact, Enforcer)
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1930
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George W Gekas, (Rep-R-PA, 1983- )
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1930
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Jay Robinson, NYC, actor (Born Again, Malibu Bikini Shop)
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1933
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Buddy Knox, Happy Tx, rock vocalist (Party Doll, Lovey Dovey)
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1933
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Morton Subotnick, LA Calif, composer (Wild Bull)
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1934
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Bruce Pairaudeau, cricketer (WI opening bat in 13 Tests, 115 on debut)
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1935
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Joan Darling, Boston, actress (Frieda-Owen Marshall)
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1935
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Loretta Lynn, Butcher's Hollow Ky, singer (Coal Miner's Daughter)
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1936
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Robert Herman Nichols, Louisville KY, PGA golfer (1986 Showdown)
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1938
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Gloria Dean Randle Scott, educator/pres (Beaumont College)
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1939
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Jennifer Fowler, composer
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1940
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George Takei, actor (Hikaru Sulu-Star Trek)
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1940
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Patricia Bruder, Bkln NY, actress (Ellen-As the World Turns)
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1941
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Anatoli Pavlocich Fyodorov, cosmonaut
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1941
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Julie Christie, Assam India, actress (Dr Zhivago)
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1941
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Pete Rose, Cincinnati Reds, Charlie hustle (most hits in majors)
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1941
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Ryan O'Neal, actor (Love Story, Paper Moon)
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1942
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Valentin Vitaliyevich Lebedev, cosmonaut (Soyuz 13, 35, T-5)
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1943
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Clarice Elaine Gaylord, director of research grants (EPA)
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1943
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Yvonne Vriens-Auerbach, Dutch MP (CDA)
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1945
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Derek Leckenby, rocker/actor (Mrs Brown You've Got a Lovely Daughter)
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1945
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Ritchie Blackmore, Engld, guitarist (Rainbow-Stone Cold, Deep Purple)
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1945
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Steve Martin, Waco TX, writer/actor (Jerk, Housesitter)
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1945
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Uwe Beyer, German DR, shot-putter (Olympic-gold-1976)
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1946
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Patrick Fairley, guitarist (Marmalade-Oh La Di Oh La Do)
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1946
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Tom Monteleone, US writer (Dark Star & Illumination)
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1947
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Bob Massie, cricketer (Aust swing bowler, 16 wkts on debut v Eng 1972)
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1948
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Chester G Atkins, (Rep-D-MA)
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1948
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Larry Ferguson, Nassau, keyboardist (Hot Chocolate-You Sexy Thing)
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1948
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Ty Grimes, rocker (Capt Beefheart Band Drums
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1949
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John Shea, North Conway NH, actor (Honeymoon, New Life, Lois & Clark)
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1949
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Michael Shea, Glendale NY, actor (Lucas- New Dick Van Dyke Show)
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1950
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Anna M "Ansje" Beentjes, actress (Blindgangers)
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1950
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Randolph Powell, Iowa City Iowa, actor (Alan-Dallas, Logan's Run)
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1951
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Matima Kinuani Mpiosso, musician
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1952
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Kenny Aaronson, rocker
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1953
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Irina Rudolfovna Pronina, Russian cosmonaut
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1954
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Bruce Sterling, US, sci-fi author (Involution Ocean, Schismatrix)
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1955
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Simone Griffeth, Savannah Georgia, actress (Death Race 2000, Amanda's)
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1958
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Albert Alexandre Louis Pierre, Prince of Monaco
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1958
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Michael Patrick Hulbert, Elmira NY, PGA golfer (1989 BC Open)
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1960
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Brian Forster, rocker (Partridge Family Drums)
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1960
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Pat Symcox, cricketer (South African off-spinner 1993- )
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1961
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John Clarke, actor (Mickey-Days of Our Life)
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1962
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James Carpenter, Canton Conn, fencer-epee (Olympics-96)
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1963
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Cynthia Cooper, WNBA guard (Houston Comets/Olympic-gold-1988)
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1963
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Meg Mallon, Natick MA, LPGA golfer (1991 US Women's Open)
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1964
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Allen James, Sacramento Calif, 50K walker (Olympics-24th-92, 96)
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1964
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Greg Battle, CFL linebacker (Winnipeg Blue Bombers)
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1964
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Jim Grabb, Tucson AZ, tennis star
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1965
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Craig McDermott, cricket pace bowler (tireless Austr since 1984)
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1965
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Stan Humphries, NFL quarterback (SD Chargers)
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1966
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David Justice, baseball player (Atlanta Braves)/husband of Halle Barry
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1966
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Greg Maddux, San Angelo TX, pitcher (Atlanta Braves)
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1966
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Greg Myers, Riverside CA, catcher (Minn Twins)
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1966
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Ricky Andrews, WLAF linebacker (Rhein Fire)
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1967
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Barret Martin, rocker (Screaming Trees)
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1967
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Jeff Finley, Edmonton, NHL defenseman (Winnipeg Jets)
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1967
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Marla Wynne, Easton Penn, Miss Penn-America (1991) (top 10)
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1967
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Steve Chiasson, Barrie, NHL defenseman (Calgary Flames)
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1968
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Andrew Trim, Sydney NSW Australia, canoeist (Olympics-96)
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1968
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Anthony Michael Hall, Boston Mass, comedian (SNL, Breakfast Club)
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1968
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Jesse Levis, Philadephia PA, catcher (Milwaukee Brewers)
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1969
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Brad Ausmus, New Haven CT, catcher (Detroit Tigers)
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1969
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Brad Pennington, Salem IN, pitcher (California Angels)
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1969
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David Archibald, Chilliwack, NHL center (Ottawa Senators)
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1969
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Mark Macon, NBA guard (Detroit Pistons)
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1969
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Tim Roberts, NFL defensive end (NE Patriots)
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1970
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Brian Stablein, NFL wide receiver (Indianapolis Colts)
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1970
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Jan Siemerink, Neth, tennis star
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1970
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Steve Avery, Trenton MI, pitcher (Atlanta Braves)
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1971
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Antonio London, NFL linebacker (Detroit Lions)
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1971
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Gregory Zaun, Glendale CA, catcher (Baltimore Orioles)
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1972
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Jason Mallett, CFL safety (Saskatchewan Roughriders)
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1972
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Zev Lumelski, WLAF guard (Amsterdam Admirals)
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1974
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Mike Allen Lambert, Honolulu HI, volleyball opposite hitter (Oly-96)
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1975
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Petra Begerow, Germany, tennis star (1996 quarter Hilton Head)
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1976
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Baedon Choppy, Australian field hockey forward (Olympics-96)
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1976
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Jason Wiemer, Kimberley, NHL left wing (Tampa Bay Lightning)
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1977
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Sarah Michelle Gellar, actress (Kendall-All My Children, Buffy)
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DEATHS
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711
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Childebert III, king of French, dies at about 27
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911
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Sergius III, Italian Pope (904-11), dies
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1099
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Conrad, bishop of Utrecht, stabbed to death
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1240
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Llywelyn ap Iorwerth, Prince of Wales, dies
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1427
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John IV, duke of Brabant, dies
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1433
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Liduina van Schiedam, Dutch mystic (Christ's Bride)/saint, dies at 53
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1471
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Richard Neville Warwick, 2nd earl of Salisbury, dies at 42
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1552
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Laurentius Andreae, [Lars Andersson], Swedish church reformer, dies
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1574
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Christoffel Palts, German general strategist, dies in battle
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1574
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Hendrik, count of Nassau-Dillenburg, dies in battle
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1574
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Louis, earl of Nassau-Dillenburg, dies in battle at 35
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1655
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Johann Erasmus Kindermann, composer, dies at 39
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1692
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Carlos de Gurrea, Spanish viceroy (Spanish Netherlands), dies
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1695
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Jean de la Fontaine, French poet (Fables), dies at 73
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1759
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Georg Friedrich Hndel, organist/composer (Watermusic), dies at 74
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1764
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Peder [Nielsen] Horrebow, Danish astronomer, dies at 84
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1768
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Franois de Cuvillis, Belgian architect of Bayern, dies
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1813
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Joachim Nicolas Eggert, composer, dies at 34
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1843
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Joseph Franz Karl Lanner, Austria, composer/violist, dies at 42
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1874
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Hermanus J Abbring, Dutch author/engineer on Curaao, dies at 86
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1888
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William Fisk Sherwin, composer, dies at 62
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1913
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Karl Hagenbeck, German animal trainer (Von Tieren), dies at 68
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1914
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Paul Ehrenreich, German etnologist/mythologist, dies at 58
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1915
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James Hutton Brew, Pioneer of West African Journalism, dies
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1917
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Lew [Lejzer L] Zamenhof, Polish doc/linguist (Esperanto), dies at 57
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1924
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Louis H Sullivan, architect (Wainwright building St Louis), dies at 67
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1924
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Roland Napoleon Bonaparte, Fr officer/explorer (Surinam), dies at 65
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1925
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Pieter D van Essen, Dutch artillery officer, dies at 54
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1930
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W Majakowski, writer, dies at 36
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1934
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Gerald du Maurier, British actor-manager (Unmarried, Escape), dies
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1934
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Karl Dane, dies at 57
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1941
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Jack Edmonson, Australian corporal in Tobruk (Victoria Cross), dies
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1943
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Asser B Kleerekoper, SDAP-Second-Member of parliament, dies at 62
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1943
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Geoffrey Turton Shaw, composer, dies at 63
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1948
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Gerhard Anschtz, German professor, dies at 81
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1948
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Walter P Reuther, Pres (United Auto Workers), shot at his home
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1949
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Joseph A Cushman, US paleontologist, dies at 68
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1953
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Emmanuel K de Bom, Flemish writer (Scheldelucht), dies at 84
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1960
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Archibald McIndoe, plastic surgeon, dies
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1964
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Bert McGirr, cricketer (2 Tests for NZ, 51 runs), dies
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1964
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Earle Hodgins, actor (Guestward Ho!), dies at 64
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1964
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Rachel L Carson, US biologist/author (Silent spring), dies at 56
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1965
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Leonard Mudie, dies of heart ailment at 82
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1965
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Perry E Smith, US murderer (In Cold Blood), hanged
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1965
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Robert E Hickok, US murderer (In Cold Blood), hanged
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1971
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Armand Spitz, developer of small educational planetarium, dies
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1973
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Magda Janssens, Flemish actress (Nederlands in 7 Lessons), dies at 88
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1973
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Minna Gombell, dies in Santa Monica CA
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1975
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Fredric March, actor (Inherit the Wind), dies at 77
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1976
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Gerard Romse, Flemish nationalist, dies at 74
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1976
|
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Maude Prickett, actress (Rosie-Hazel), dies at 60
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1977
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Riekus Waskowsky, Dutch poet, dies at 44
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1980
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Tom Fadden, actor (Duffeild-Broken Arrow, Cimarron City), dies at 84
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1983
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Nina Dumbadze, Russian discus thrower (Oly-bronze-1952), dies at 64
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1983
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Pete Farndon, rock bassist (Pretenders), dies
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1983
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Willem F Bon, Dutch composer, dies at 42
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1985
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Enver Hoxha, Albanian leader (1944-85), dies
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1985
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Reginald Beane, pianist (Starlit Time, Once Upon a Tune), dies at 63
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1986
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Jean Gent, French, playwright (Lesson Ngres), dies at 75
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1986
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Simone de Beauvoir, French author (Deuxime Sexe), dies at 86
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1987
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Karl Holler, composer, dies at 79
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1988
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Herbert Reynolds Inch, composer, dies at 83
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1988
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Johan Franco, composer, dies at 79
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1989
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Lance Pierre, cricketer (Test WI v Engl 1948, DNB, 7 overs 0-28), dies
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1990
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Martin Kessel, writer, dies on 89th birthday
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1990
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Peter Dunn, actor (Invaders from Mars) dies
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1992
|
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David Miller, dies of cancer at 82
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1992
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Sammy Price, US boogie-woogie pianist, dies
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1993
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Jo Boer, Dutch painter/writer/author (Heir, dies at 85
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1993
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Sam Ntombani, ANC-secretary in Soweto South-Africa, shot to death
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1994
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Harry Touw, Dutch comic (Fred Hach Show), dies at 70
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1994
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Selometsi Baholo, vice-premier of Lesotho, murdered
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1995
|
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Brian Coffey, poet, dies at 89
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1995
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Burl Ives, folk singer/actor (Cat on a Hot Tin Roof), dies at 85
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1995
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Donald Keech, entrepreneur, dies at 74
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1995
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James Daniel "Danny" Turner, saxophonist, dies at 75
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1995
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Michael Scott Montague Fordham, jungian analyst educator, dies at 89
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1996
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Benjamin "Zik" Azikiwe Nnamdi, politician, dies at 91
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1996
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Gaylord Birch, drummer (Pointer Sisters, Herbie Hancock), dies at 50
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1996
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Manuel A "Manny" Greenhill, record producer, dies at 80
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1996
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Mervyn Levy, artist/critic, dies at 81
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1996
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William K Everson, film historian, dies at 67
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