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1120
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English royal yacht "White Ship" leaves in storm
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1165
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RC German emperor Frederik I Barbarossa visits Utrecht
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1185
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Umberto Crivelli replaces Lucius III as Pope Urban III
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1277
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Giovanni Gaetano Orsini elected as Pope Nicolas III
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1357
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Charles IV issues letter of protection of Jews of Strasbourg Alsace
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1500
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Governor De Bobadilla of Santo Domingo captures Columbus
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1659
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Michiel de Ruyter conquerors Danish city Nyborg
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1688
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Princess Anne flies from London to Nottingham
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1715
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1st English patent granted to an American, for processing corn
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1744
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Austrian forces pillage & kill Jews of Prague
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1758
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Britain capture Ft Duquesne (Pittsburgh) from French
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1766
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Pope Clement XIII warns On dangers of anti-Christian writings
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1783
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Britain evacuates NYC, their last military position in US
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1792
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Farmer's Almanac 1st published
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1805
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Opera "Thas" 1st American performance
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1817
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1st sword swallower in US performs (NYC)
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1834
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Delmonico's, one of NY's finest restaurants, provides a meal of soup, steak, coffee & half a pie for 12
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1841
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35 Amistad survivors return to Africa
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1847
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Opera "Marta" is produced (Vienna)
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1863
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Battle of Missionary Ridge, Tennessee
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1864
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Confederate plot to burn NYC, fails
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1864
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Confederate retreat at Sandersville, Georgia
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1867
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Alfred Nobel patents dynamite
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1867
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US Congress commission looks into "impeachment" of Pres Andrew Johnson
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1884
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John B Meyenberg of St Louis patents evaporated milk
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1894
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Greenback (Independent) Party organizes in Indianapolis
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1897
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Spain grants Puerto Rico autonomy
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1899
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Battle at Graspan, Cape colony: general Methuen beats Farmers
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1902
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Franz Leh rs opera "Wiener Fraueen," premieres in Vienna
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1908
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Dorando Pietri (It) beats Johnny Hayes (US) in MSG marathon by 60 yds
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1911
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3rd CFL Grey Cup: U of Toronto defeats Toronto Argonauts, 14-7
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1912
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American College of Surgeons incorporates in Springield, Ill
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1912
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Socialist International rejects that world war is coming
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1913
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Woodrow Wilson's daughter Jessie marries in White House
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1920
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1st Thanksgiving Parade (Phila)
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1920
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WTAW of College Station, Tx, broadcast 1st football play-by-play
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1922
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Archaeologist Howard Carter enters King Tut's tomb
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1922
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Japanese crown prince Hirohito appointed prince-regent
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1925
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KPD proposes German Parliament expropriate possession of monarchy
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1929
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Belgium govt Jaspar falls
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1930
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690 earthquake shocks recorded in 1 day (Ito Japan)
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1930
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Sporting News picks Bill Terry as NL MVP & Joe Cronin as AL MVP
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1933
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1st Soviet liquid fuel rocket attains altitude of 261' (80m)
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1935
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Resident Institution for Social History (IISG) forms in Amsterdam
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1936
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Germany & Japan sign anti-Komintern pact
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1937
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World's fair of Paris closes (31.2 million visitors)
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1940
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Patria, carrying illegal immigrants, sinks in port of Haifa, 200 die
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1940
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U of Mich retires Tom Harmon's #98
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1940
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Woody Woodpecker debuts with release of Walter Lantz's "Knock Knock"
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1941
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German Jews in Netherlands declared stateless (lose of nationality)
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1941
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Lou Boudreau, 24, becomes Cleveland Indians player/manager
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1942
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National Organization for Aid to Underground, LO, forms
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1943
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U-600 sinks in Atlantic Ocean
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1944
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32nd CFL Grey Cup: Montreal HMCS defeat Hamilton Flying Wildcats, 7-6
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1947
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Future Queen Elizabeth marries Prince Philip in Westminster Abbey
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1947
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New Zealand acedes to Statute of Westminster, becomes a dominion
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1948
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Ft Funston's 16-inch coastal guns removed
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1948
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KING TV channel 5 in Seattle, WA (NBC) begins broadcasting
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1949
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"Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer" appears on music charts
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1949
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Ted Williams, wins AL MVP
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1950
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"Tickets, Please" closes at Coronet Theater NYC after 245 performances
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1950
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38th CFL Grey Cup: Toronto Argonauts defeats Winn Blue Bombers, 13-0
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1950
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UN gives Eritrea to Ethiopia
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1951
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17 die in a train crash in Woodstock Ala
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1951
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Cleve Browns penalized a record 209 yards against Chicago Bears
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1951
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Commemoration of Dutch resistance fighter Hannie Schaft forbidden
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1952
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Agatha Christie's "Mousetrap," premieres in London
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1952
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George Meany appointed as chairman of AFL
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1952
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Only win ever for NFL's Dallas Texans (11-1) beats Bears 27-23
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1953
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"Guys & Dolls" closes at 46th St Theater NYC after 1200 performances
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1953
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Earthquake/tsnunami strike Honshu Japan
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1953
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Hungary beats England in soccer match, 6-3
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1955
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Race segregation forbidden on trains & buses between US states
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1955
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Walter Piston's 6th Symphony, premieres
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1957
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Pres Eisenhower suffers a mild stroke, impairing his speech
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1958
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Senegal becomes an autonomous state in French Community
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1959
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"Once Upon a Mattress" opens at Alvin Theater NYC for 460 performances
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1960
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"Amos 'n' Andy" made its last broadcast on CBS radio
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1960
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1st atomic reactor for research & development, Richland Wa
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1960
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CBS ends last 4 radio soap operas (Ma Perkins, Right to Happiness, Young Dr Malone & 2nd Mrs Burton) & cancels 4 other series
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1961
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NBA's Bob Cousy becomes 2nd player to score 15,000 points
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1962
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WBJA (now WMGC) TV channel 34 in Binghamton, NY (ABC) 1st broadcast
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1963
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JFK laid to rest at Arlington National Cemetery
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1965
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Congo milt coup under Gen Mobutu, Pres Kasavubu overthrown
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1966
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Cincinnati infielder Tommy Helms is voted NL Rookie of Year
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1966
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Jimi Hendrix Experience makes its London debut at Bag O' Nails Club
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1966
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Pirate Radio Station 390 (Radio Invicta) closes down (reopen 12/31)
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1967
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"Apple Tree" closes at Shubert Theater NYC after 463 performances
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1967
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Puerto Rico placed on Atlantic Standard Time
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1969
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John Lennon returns OBE to protest UK's support for Vietnam War
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1969
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KC outfielder Lou Piniella is voted AL Rookie of Year
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1970
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Yankees catcher Thurman Munson wins AL Rookie of Year
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1971
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"Dan Cooper" jumps with $200,000 out of plane over Washington
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1971
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37th Heisman Trophy Award: Pat Sullivan, Auburn (QB)
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1972
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"Ambassador" closes at Lunt-Fontanne Theater NYC after 9 performances
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1973
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3 Palestinians hijack KLM B747 above Iraq, to Dubai
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1973
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61st CFL Grey Cup: Ottawa Rough Riders defeats Edmonton Eskimos, 22-18
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1973
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Bloodless military coup ousts Greek Pres George Papadopoulos
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1973
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Maximum speed limit cut to 55 MPH as an energy conservation measure
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1974
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Irish Republican Army is outlawed in Britain following deaths of 21
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1974
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Rangers' Mike Hargrove wins AL Rookie of Year
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1975
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Netherlands grants Suriname independence (Natl Day)
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1975
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Portuguese leftist officers occupy 4 airbases
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1976
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OJ Simpson gains 273 yards for Buffalo vs Detroit
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1976
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The Band's farewell concert at SF's Winterland Ballroom
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1976
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Viking 1 radio signal from Mars help prove genl theory of relativity
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1977
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David Steed balanced stationary on a bike for 9 hrs 15 mins
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1977
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Miss Teenage America Pageant
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1977
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Thomas Hearns KOs Jerome Hill in 2 rounds in his 1st pro fight
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1979
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"Most Happy Fella" closes at Majestic Theater NYC after 53 perfs
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1979
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67th CFL Grey Cup: Edmonton Eskimos defeats Montreal Alouettes, 17-9
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1979
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American Airlines DC-10 crashes on takeoff from Chicago, kills 275
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1979
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Israel returns Alma oilfields in Gulf of Suez to Egypt
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1979
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Pittsburgh gains 606 net yards against Cleveland, winning 33-30
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1980
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Coup in Burkina abolishes constitution
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1980
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France performs nuclear test at Muruora Island
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1980
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Imran Khan scores his 1st Test Cricket ton, 123 v WI Lahore
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1980
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Sugar Ray Leonard defeats Duran regains WBC welterweight championship
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1980
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Upper-Volta milt coup under Col Saye Zerbo, president Lamizana flees
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1981
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Failed coup by South African mercenaries in Seychelles
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1981
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Rollie Fingers is 1st relief pitcher to win AL MVP
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1983
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Larry Holmes TKOs Marvis Frazier in 1 for heavyweight boxing title
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1983
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Soyuz T-9 returns to Earth, 149 days after take-off
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1983
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Syria & Saudi Arabia announce cease-fire in PLO civil war in Tripoli
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1983
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World's greatest robbery-25,000,000 of gold, Heathrow, England
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1984
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Julio M Sanguinetti wins Uruguay presidential election
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1984
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William Schroeder, is 2nd to receive Jarvik-7 artificial heart
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1985
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White Sox shortstop Ozzie Guillen, is named AL Rookie of Year
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1986
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A's Jose Canseco wins AL Rookie of Year
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1986
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Iran-Contra affair erupts, Pres Reagan reveals secret arm deal
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1986
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Oliver North's sect, Fawn Hill, smuggles documents out of his office
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1987
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Abdul Qadir takes 9-56 against England at Lahore
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1987
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India all out for 75 v West Indies at Delhi, Patterson 5-24
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1988
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Chuck Berry pays $250 fine to resolve NYC assault charges
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1988
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Convention on exploitation of Antarctic mineral resources signed
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1988
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US & Soviet chess grand masters Donaldson & Akhmilovskaya wed
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1988
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Widespread earthquake hits NE US, Canada; no damage reported
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1989
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David Boon scores 200 v NZ at cricket WACA
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1990
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78th CFL Grey Cup: Winn Blue Bombers defeat Edmonton Eskimos, 50-11
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1990
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Lech Walesa wins in Poland's 1st popular election
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1990
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NFL's NY Giants & SF 49ers after winning their 1st 10 games both
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1990
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Sri Lanka all out 82, Venkatapathy Raju (I) 6-12 off 17 lose, Phil Eagles beat Giants 31-13 & L.A. Rams beat 49ers 28-17
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1993
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Dutch Antilles govt of Liberia-Peters falls
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1993
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Failed bomb attack on Egyptian premier Atef Sedki, 1 dead
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1995
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"Patti LuPone on Broadway" closes at Walter Kerr NYC after 46 perfs
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1996
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After 24 years, Disneyland Main Street Electrical Parade, ends
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1997
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US telephone tech Richard Bliss, arrested for spying in Russia
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BIRTHS
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1507
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Joost de Damhoudere, Flemish lawyer (Praxis rerum criminalium)
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1562
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Lope Felix de Vega, Madrid Spain, dramatist/poet (Angelica, Arcadia)
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1697
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Gerhard Tersteegen, German evangelist/poet (wrote in blood)
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1712
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Charles-Michel abb de l'Ep, French educator (school for the deaf)
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1721
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Willem Crul, admiral (West-Indies)
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1734
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Johann Friedrich Wilhelm Wenkel, composer
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1737
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Christian Friedrich Penzel, composer
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1741
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Johann Christian Frischmuth, composer
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1752
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Johann Friedrich Reichardt, composer
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1753
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Otto Carl Erdmann Kospoth, composer
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1787
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Franz Xavier Gruber, Austria, organist/composer (Silent Night)
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1823
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Joseph Alexander Cooper, Bvt Mjr Gen (Union volunteers), died in 1910
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1825
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Edward Augustus Wild, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1891
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1828
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Franjo Racki, Croatian historian/politician
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1834
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Jean-Baptist Colyns, composer
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1835
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Andrew Carnegie, Scottish/US industrialist/philanthropist
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1839
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Stanislaw Duniecki, composer
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1840
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Hugo Verriest, Flemish author/poet (Flemish Movement)
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1844
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Karl F Benz, German designer/auto manufacturer (4-taktmotor)
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1845
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Jos Maria de Eca de Queiroz (Queir¢s), Portuguese author (Contos)
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1846
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Carry Nation, scourge of barkeepers & drinkers
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1852
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Johan N Salvator, [Johann Orth], archduke of Austria
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1856
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Sergei Ivanovich Taneyev, Russia, composer (Oresteia)
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1862
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Ethelbert Woodbridge Nevin, composer
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1871
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Cornelis J "Cor" van Ast, actor/director (Ghost Hotel)
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1873
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Dirk Schfer, Dutch pianist/composer (Javanese Rhapsody)
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1877
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Harley Granville-Barker, London, dramatist/producer/critic
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1878
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Georg Kaiser, writer
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1880
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Leonard S Woolf, English author/husband of Virginia Woolf
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1881
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John XXIII, [Angelo Roncalli], Bergamo Italy, 261st pope (1958-63)
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1881
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Peder Gram, composer
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1883
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Percy Marmont, London England, actor (Capt Apache)
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1886
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Percy Holmes, cricketer (Engl, 555 partners with Sutcliffe for Yorks)
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1886
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Rex Maupin, St Joseph Mo, orch leader (Tin Pan Alley TV)
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1893
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Joseph W Krutch, US naturalist (Was Europe a Success?)
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1895
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Anastas I Mikoyan, Armenia, member of Supreme Soviet
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1895
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Ludvik Svoboda, Czech general/politician
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1895
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Wilhelm Kempff, Juterbog Germany, pianist (Unter dem Zimbelstern)
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1896
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Virgil Thomson, KC Mo, composer/music critic (4 Saints in 3 Acts)
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1899
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Vera Reynolds, Richmond VA, silent screen actress (Lawless Woman)
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1899
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William R Burnett, US, author (Little Caesar)
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1900
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Arthur Schwartz, composer (Girl from Paris, Excuse my Dust)
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1900
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Helen Gahagan Douglas, Nixon's 1st opponent/(Rep-D-Ca)
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1901
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Tibor Serly, Losonc Hungary, violinist/composer (American Elegy)
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1902
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Eddie Shore, Boston Bruins (#2), hall of famer
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1903
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Martin Soames, traveller
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1903
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William Dehart Hubbard, Cin Ohio, long jumper (Olympic-gold-1924)
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1904
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Herbert Reynolds Inch, composer
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1904
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Jessie Royce Landis, [Medbury], Chicago, actress (North by Northwest)
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1904
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Lillian Copeland, US discus thrower (Olympic-gold-1932)
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1909
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Hugh Davson, physiologist/writer
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1909
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Manny Martindale, cricketer (fiery WI pace bowler of 30's)
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1910
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Leon Poliakov, historian
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1912
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Johannes D De Jong, Frisian poet/photographer (Kar £t twa)
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1913
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Jack Davies, screenwriter
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1914
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"Joltin'" Joe DiMaggio, Yankee Clipper (56 game hitting streak)
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1914
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Eddie Boyd, blues vocal/pianist (Mississippi)
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1915
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Augusto Pinochet, general/president (Chile)
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1915
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George Mudie, cricketer (WI all-rounder in one Test 1935, 5 & 3-40)
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1915
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Ron Hamence, cricketer (Australian batsman post-WWII)
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1919
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Chaim Pearl, rabbi
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1919
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Ricardo Montalban, Mx, actor (Fantasy Island, Star Trek II, Naked Gun)
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1919
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Steve Brodie, Eldorado Ks, actor (Life & Legend of Wyatt Earp)
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1922
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Ilja Hurnik, composer
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1923
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Jaap van Meekren, Dutch TV host (AVRO/RTL4)
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1923
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Mauno Koivisto, president of Finland (1982-94)
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1924
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Paul Desmond, US jazz saxophonist
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1924
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Tui St George Tucker, composer
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1925
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Jeffrey Hunter, Orleans La, actor (Christopher Pike-Star Trek Cage)
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1925
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Jos Napoleon Duarte, president El Salvador
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1926
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Murray Schisgal, playwright (Luv)
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1926
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Poul [William] Anderson, US, sci-fi author (7 Hugos, Mirkheim)
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1928
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James "Jimmy" Johnson, US gospel/blues singer/guitarist
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1929
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Jack Hogan, Chapel Hill NC, ator (Combat, Adam 12, Sierra)
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1929
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Theo Bruins, Dutch pianist/composer (Sei Studii)
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1931
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Dickie Jeeps, English rugby international/chairman Sports Council
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1933
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Kathryn Grant Crosby, Houston Texas, actress (Mr Cory, Big Circus)
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1933
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Krzysztof Penderecki, Polish composer (Die Teufel von Loudon)
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1933
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Lenny Moore, NFL back (Baltimore Colts)
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1933
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Ramiro Cortes, composer
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1933
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Rene Enriquez, SF Calif, actor (Ray Calletano-Hill Street Blues)
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1935
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Gloria Steinem, Toledo Ohio, femnist/author (Ms)
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1936
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Matt Clark, Washington DC, actor/director (Return to Oz, Horror Show)
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1938
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Charles Starkwether, murderer (Texas Tower)
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1938
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John "Jack" Baines, mountaineering publisher
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1939
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Martin Feldstein, economist (1977 John Bates Clark Medal)
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1939
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Rosanna Schiaffino, Genoa Italy, actress (Minotaur, Mazzabubu)
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1940
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Percy Sledge, soul singer (When A Man Loves A Woman)
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1940
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Richard Furrer, Worgl Germany, astronaut (STS 22)
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1942
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Rosa Von Praunheim, [Holger Mischwitzky], Riga Latvia, dir (Affengeil)
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1942
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Tracey Walter, Jersey City NJ, actor (Best of the West)
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1943
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Roy Lynes, rocker (Status Quo)
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1947
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John Larroquette, New Orleans LA, actor (Dan Fielding-Night Court)
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1947
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Jonathan Kaplan, Paris France, director (Heart Like a Wheel)
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1947
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Linda Laflamme, rocker
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1947
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Val Fuentes, rocker (It's A Beautiful Day)
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1948
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Storm Field, [Elliot], NY, weatherman (WABC TV, WCBS TV)
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1949
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Kerry O'Keeffe, cricketer (Australian leg-spinner 1971-77)
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1949
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Rita Jenrette, San Antonio Tx, wife of Rep John Jenrette (D-SC)
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1949
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[Boris] Alexander Godunov, Sakhalin USSR, dancer/actor (Die Hard)
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1951
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Bucky Dent, all star shortstop (Chicago White Sox, NY Yankees)
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1951
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Johnny Rep, Dutch soccer player
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1952
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Amelia Rorer, LPGA golfer
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1952
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Ernest Harden Jr, Detroit Mich, actor (Marcus-Jeffersons)
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1952
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Imran Khan Niaz, cricketer (Pakistan's greatest all-rounder)
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1953
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Monique St Pierre, Weisbaden Germany, playmate of year (Nov, 1978)
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1955
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Connie Palmen, Dutch author/widow of Ischa Meer
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1956
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Ena Heese, South African costume designer (Willem of Orange)
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1956
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Liana Vicens, Puerto Rico, 100m breaststroke (Olympics 1968)
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1957
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Chico Walker, baseball player
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1958
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Gary Coveyou, rocker
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1959
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Steve Rothery, Brampton, guitarist, (Marillion-Clutching at Straws)
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1960
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Amy Grant, Augusta GA, gospel/rock singer (Glory of Love, Baby Baby)
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1960
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John F Kennedy Jr, NYC, son of JFK/lawyer/magazine publisher (George)
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1960
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Kasey Smith, Queens NY, heavy metal artist (Danger Danger-Screw It)
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1960
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Mary Ostergren, St Paul Minn, biathelete (Olympics-1994)
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1961
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Amy Gibson, actress (General Hospital)
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1961
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Kenny Monday, Tulsa Okla, 163 lbs freestyles wrestler (Oly-88, 92, 96)
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1963
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Bernie Kosar, NFL quarterback (Miami Dolphins, Cleve Browns)
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1963
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Steve Ave, St Germain Enlay France, US 1500m runner
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1964
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Dan Saleaumua, NFL defensive tackle (KC Chiefs, Seattle Seahawks)
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1964
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Kevin Jackson, Highland Falls NY, 180« lbs freestyle wrestler (Oly-96)
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1964
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Nolan Jay Henke, Battle Creek MI, PGA golfer (1990 BC Open)
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1964
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Wendy Wyland, Jackson Mich, platform diver (Olympic-bronze-1984)
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1965
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Anthony Newman, NFL safety (New Orleans Saints)
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1965
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Cris Carter, NFL wide receiver (Minn Vikings)
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1965
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Jeff Norton, Acton, NHL defenseman (Edmonton Oilers)
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1965
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Mike Gebhardt, Columbus Ohio, mistral yachter (Olympics-6th-1996)
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1965
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Yasmin "Yaz" Farooq, Waupun Wisc, rower (Olympics-4th-92, 96)
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1966
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Mark Whiten, Pensacola FL, outfielder (Atlanta Braves, NY Yankees)
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1966
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Stacy Lattisaw, Wash DC, disco singer (Million Dollar Baby)
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1967
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Andrea Stinson, WNBA guard (Charlotte Sting)
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1967
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Anthony Nesty, swimmer (won Suriname's 1st gold olympic medal)
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1967
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Curtis Baldwin, LA Calif, actor (Calvin-227)
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1968
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John Johnstone, Liverpool NY, pitcher (Houston Astros)
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1968
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Jory Husain, Milwaukee Wisc, actor (Jawaharial-Head of the Class)
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1969
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Anthony Peeler, NBA guard (LA Lakers, Vancouver Grizzlies)
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1969
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Donald Reynolds, WLAF defensive tackle (Frankfurt Galaxy)
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1969
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Jacqueline Hennessy, Edmonton, actress (Dead Ringers)
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1969
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Jillian Hennessy, Edmonton, twin actress (Claire-Law & Order, Paper)
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1970
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Purvis Hunt, NFL/WLAF guard (Houston Oilers, Scottish Claymores)
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1970
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Saskia Sibilo, Miss Suriname (1990)
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1970
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Shane Pahukoa, NFL safety (NO Saints)
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1971
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Christina Applegate, Hollywood, actress (Kelly-Married With Children)
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1972
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Kevin Han, Shanghai China, US badminton player (Olympics-96)
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1972
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Petteri Nummelin, Turku FIN, hockey defenseman (Team Finland)
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1973
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Erick Strickland, NBA guard (Dallas Mavericks)
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1973
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Yatil Green, wide receiver (Miami Dolphins)
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1974
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Cynthia Geyn Brown, San Jose CA, playmate (May, 1995)
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1978
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Lauren Hewitt, Australian 100m/200m runner (Olympics-96)
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1978
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Laurie Miller, Miss Alaska Teen USA (1997)
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1990
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Yasmin van der Meer, 15 millionth Netherlander
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DEATHS
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992
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Mieszko I, Polish advisor to Pope John XV, dies
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1120
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Countess of Perche, bastard daughter of English king Henry I, drowns
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1120
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William, English crown prince/son of Henry I, drowns at 17
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1185
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Lucius III, [Ubaldo Allucingoli], Italian Pope (1181-85), dies
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1456
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Jacques Coeur, French merchant/banker, dies in battle
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1640
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Giles Farnaby, composer, dies
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1750
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Francesco Feroci, composer, dies at 77
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1755
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Johann Georg Pisendel, German violist/composer, dies at 76
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1773
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Carl Hockh, composer, dies at 66
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1815
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Johann Peter Saloman, composer, dies at 70
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1830
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Pierre Rode, composer, dies at 56
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1854
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John G Lockhart, [scorpion], English biographer, dies at 60
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1865
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Heinrich Barth, German historian/geographer (Central Africa), dies
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1883
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Ludwig Erk, composer, dies at 76
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1885
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Alfonso XII, king of Spain (1874-85), dies at 27
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1885
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Thomas A Hendricks, 21st VP, dies at 66, 8 months after taking office
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1887
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Johann J Bachofen, Swiss historic rights, dies at 71
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1893
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Joseph W Krutch, US naturalist (Was Europe a Success?), dies
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1895
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Edmond van der Straeten, Belgian lawyer/musicologist, dies at 68
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1899
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Robert Lowry, composer, dies at 73
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1901
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Josef Gabriel Rheinberger, German composer/music theorist, dies at 62
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1913
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Robert S Ball, Irish mathematician/astronomer (Ball Screw), dies
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1914
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Davorin Jenko, composer, dies at 79
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1923
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Ernst Debes, German cartographer (Moon Atlas), dies at 83
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1923
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Syd Callaway, cricket all-round (3 Tests for Australia 1891-95), dies
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1935
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Maria H "Mina" Beersmans, Flemish actress (After 30 Years), dies at 72
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1941
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Pedro Aguirre Cerda, president Chili (People's Front), dies
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1944
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Kenesaw Mountain Landis, judge/baseball commisioner, dies at 78
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1948
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Charles D Brown, actor (Eve Knew Her Apples), dies at 61
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1949
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Luther "Bill" Robinson, "Bojangles" famed tap dancer, dies at 71
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1951
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Raden Mas Noto Suroto, Indonesian poet (Wayang Songs), dies at 63
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1952
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Antonio Guarnieri, composer, dies at 72
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1952
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Jean-Fernand Vaubourgoin, composer, dies at 71
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1958
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Charles F Kettering, invented auto self-starter, dies at 82
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1959
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Grard Philipe, French actor (El Cid, Don Carlos), dies at 36
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1964
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Clarence Kolb, actor (Mr Honeywell-My Little Margie), dies at 90
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1967
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Ossip Zadkine, [Zadkin], Russ sculptor (Destroyed City), dies at 77
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1968
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Marcel Labey, composer, dies at 93
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1968
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Phil Lord, actor (Stud's Place), dies at 89
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1968
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Upton B Sinclair, US author (Jungle), dies at 90
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1970
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Yukio Mishima, Japanese author/nationalist (Harakiri), dies at 45
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1971
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Hank Mann, actor (Keystone Kops), dies at 84
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1972
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Hans H B Scharoun, German architect (Berlin Philharmonic), dies at 79
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1973
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Laurence Harvey, actor (Of Human Bondage), dies of cancer at 45
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1974
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Nick Drake, rocker, dies of a drug overdose at 26
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1974
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Rosemary Lane, actress (Chatterbox, 4 Wives), dies at 61
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1974
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[Sithu] U Thant, UN Sec-General (1961-72), dies in NY of cancer at 65
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1975
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Moyna MacGill, actress (Strange Affair of Uncle Harry), dies
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1977
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Richard Carlson, actor (Col MacKenzie-MacKenzie's Raiders), dies at 65
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1980
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George Raft, NYC, actor (Scarface), dies at 85
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1981
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Jack Albertson, actor (Chico & the Man), dies at 74
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1982
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Robert Coote, actor (MacBeth), dies in NYC of a heart attack at 73
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1987
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Anton F Pieck, illustrator (1001 Nights), dies at 92
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1987
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Harold Washington, 1st black mayor of Chicago (D, 1983-87), dies at 65
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1989
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Frank M Thomas, actor (Behind the Headlines, M'Liss), dies
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1989
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Ratu Sir George Cakobau, Fiji cricketer/Gov-General, dies
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1990
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Bill Vukovich, Indie 500 driver, dies in crash at 27
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1991
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Bill Graham, rock promoter, dies
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1991
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Eleanor Audley, voice (Wicked Stepmother-Cinderella), dies at 86
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1993
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Anthony Burgess, novelist (Clockwork Orange), dies of cancer at 76
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1993
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Claudia McNeil, actress (Raisin in the Sun), dies of diabetes at 77
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1994
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Arthur Ballard, artist, dies at 79
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1994
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Gerard John Toorenaar, Amsterdam police commissar, dies at 69
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1995
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Ambrose Thibodeaux, cajun accordionist, dies at 92
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1996
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Hugh Joseph Charles James L'Etang, medical writer, dies at 79
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1996
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Michael Economides, restaurateur, dies at 86
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1996
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Richard Stubbs, publicity adviser, dies at 87
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1997
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Charles Hallahan, actor (Hunter), dies of heart attack at 54
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1997
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Fenton Robinson, US blues guitarist (Tennessee Woman), dies at 62
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1997
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Hastings Kamuzu Band, PM/Pres of Malawi (1964-66/66-94), dies
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