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556
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Pelagius I begins his reign as Catholic Pope
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1346
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King Stefanus IX of Serbia proclaims himself czar of Greece
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1509
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French army under Louis XII enters Alps
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1521
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Martin Luther arrives at Diet of Worms
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1632
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Albrecht von Wallenstein appointed supreme commander
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1705
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Queen Anne of England knights Isaac Newton at Trinity College
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1724
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1st Easter observed (OS=Apr 9)
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1746
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Battle at Culloden: Troops of "James VIII & III" defeat Charles Stuart
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1777
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Battle of Bennington-New England's Green Mountain Boys rout Brits
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1787
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1st American comedy, "The Contrast," made its debut in NYC
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1789
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George Washington heads for 1st presidential inauguration
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1818
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Senate ratifies Rush-Bagot amendment (unarmed US-Canada border)
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1849
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Opera "Il Profeta," premieres in Paris
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1854
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Franz Liszt's "Mazeppa," premieres
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1854
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San Salvador destroyed by earthquake
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1854
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Steamer "Long Beach" sinks off Long Beach NY, 311 die
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1861
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US president Lincoln outlaws business with confederate states
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1862
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Pres Davis approves conscription act for white males between 18-35
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1862
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Slavery abolished in District of Columbia
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1862
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US Confederate Congress calls up all white males (18-35 years)
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1865
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Battle of Columbus & West Point, GA (Ft Tyler)
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1866
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Karakozov attempts to assassinate Tsar Alexander II of Russia
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1866
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Nitroglycerine at Wells Fargo & Co office explodes
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1868
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Louisiana voters approve new constitution
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1869
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Ebenezer Bassett, 1st US Negro diplomat, begins service in Haiti
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1870
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Vaudeville Theatre Strand opens in London
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1871
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German Empire ends all anti-Jewish civil restrictions
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1874
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Dr David Livingstones corpse arrives in Southampton
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1883
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Paul Kruger chosen president of Transvaal
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1888
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Drentse & Friese peat cutters go on strike
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1900
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US Post Office issues 1st books of postage stamps
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1908
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Natural Bridges National Monument forms (Lake Powell Utah)
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1912
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Harriet Quimby becomes 1st woman pilot to cross English Channel
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1912
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Pirates turn a rare 5-3-7 doubleplay (left fielder covers 2nd base)
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1917
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Lenin returns to Russia to start Bolshevik Revolution
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1921
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Liberal Freedom League forms in The Hague
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1922
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Annie Oakley sets record by breaking 100 clay targets in a row
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1922
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Annie Oakley shot 100 clay targets in a row, a women's record
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1922
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German-Russia treaty signed in Italy, Soviet Union recognized
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1924
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1st radio-transmission of wireless: Matthus Passion
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1924
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Child labor laws strengthened in Holland
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1926
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Book of the Month Club sends out its 1st selections "Lolly Willowes" & "Loving Huntsman" by Sylvia Townsend Warner
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1929
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Cleve Indian Earl Averill, becomes 1st AL to hit a HR on 1st at bat
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1929
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NY Yankees become 1st team to wear uniform numbers
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1935
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1st radio broadcast of "Fibber McGee & Molly"
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1935
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Babe Ruth's 1st NL game, for Boston Braves, included a HR
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1938
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Great-Britain recognizes Italian annexation of Abyssinia
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1939
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Stalin requests British, French & Russian anti-nazi pact
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1939
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Stanley Cup: Boston Bruins beat Toronto Maple Leafs, 4 games to 1
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1940
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1st televised baseball game, WGN-TV, (White Sox vs Cubs exhibition)
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1940
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Cleve Indian Bob Feller hurls an opening day no-hitter vs Chic, 1-0
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1940
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Heitor Villa-Lobos' opera "Izaht," premieres in Rio de Janeiro
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1941
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Little Theater at Adelphi Strand closes
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1942
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Japanese occupying army on Java installs film censorship
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1942
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King George VI awards George Cross to Island of Malta
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1943
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40 NZ bombers attack Haarlem Neth (85 killed)
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1945
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German troops in Groningen surrender
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1945
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Red Army begins Battle of Berlin
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1945
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US troops enter Nuremberg, Germany, during WW II
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1945
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US troops land on He Shima Okinawa
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1946
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1st US launch of captured V-2 rocket, White Sands, NM; 8 km alt
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1946
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NSB mayor of Rotterdam Neth, FE Mller sentence to 100 years in jail
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1947
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-17] Explosions & fire on French ship Grandcamp
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1947
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Lens to provide zoom effects demonstrated (NYC)
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1947
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Massive explosion & fire kills 522 in Texas City, Tx
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1948
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Organization for European Economic Cooperation (EEC) forms in Paris
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1949
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Stanley Cup: Toronto Maple Leafs sweep Detroit Red Wings in 4 games
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1951
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British submarine Affray sank in English Channel, killing 75
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1952
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"4 Saints in 3 Acts" opens at Broadway Theater NYC for 15 performances
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1953
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British royal yacht Britannica taken out of service
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1953
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Jackie Pung wins LPGA Palm Springs Golf Open
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1953
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Phillie's Connie Ryan gets 6 hits in a game
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1953
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Stanley Cup: Montreal Canadiens beat Boston Bruins, 4 games to 1
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1953
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WAND TV channel 17 in Decatur, IL (ABC) begins broadcasting
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1954
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KVAL TV channel 13 in Eugene, OR (CBS) begins broadcasting
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1954
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Stanley Cup: Detroit Red Wings beat Montreal Canadiens, 4 games to 3
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1956
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1st solar powered radios go on sale
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1957
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Stanley Cup: Montreal Canadiens beat Boston Bruins, 4 games to 1
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1957
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USSR performs atmospheric nuclear test
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1958
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22nd Golf Masters Championship: Arnold Palmer wins, shooting a 284
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1958
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French govt of Gaillard falls due to Tunisia crisis
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1959
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"Party with Comden & Green" opens at John Golden NYC for 44 perfs
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1959
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Datu Abdul Rozak inaugurated as premier of Malaysia federation
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1959
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NY Yankees unveil their 1st message scoreboard
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1959
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Phils' Dave Philley gets a major league record 9th straight pinch hit
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1961
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15th Tony Awards: Becket & Bye Bye Birdie win
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1961
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Louise Suggs wins LPGA Dallas Civitan Golf Open
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1961
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Stanley Cup: Chicago Blackhawks beat Detroit Red Wings, 4 games to 2
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1962
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Brazil nationalizes US businesses
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1962
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Walter Cronkite begins anchoring CBS Evening News
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1964
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9 men sentenced 25-30 years for Britain's 1963 "Great Train Robbery"
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1964
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Geraldine Mock of US is 1st woman to fly solo round the world
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1965
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Test flight of heavy Saturn S-1C-rocket
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1966
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Rhodesian PM Ian Smith breaks diplomatic relations with Britain
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1967
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"Walking Happy" closes at Lunt Fontanne Theater NYC after 161 perfs
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1967
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Yankees beat Boston 7-6 in 18 innings
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1970
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70 die in a snow crush (France)
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1972
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"That's Entertainment" closes at Edison Theater NYC after 4 perfs
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1972
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1st Colgate Dinah Shore Golf Championship won by Jane Blalock
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1972
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2 giants pandas arrive in US, from China
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1972
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Apollo 16 launched; 5th manned lunar landing (Decartes Highlands)
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1972
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Chicago Cub Burt Hooton no-hits Phillies, 1-0
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1972
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China sends 2 giant pandas to US
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1974
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"Words & Music" opens at John Golden Theater NYC for 127 performances
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1974
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200,000 attend rock concert Calif Jam I in Ontario Calif
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1974
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USSR performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakh/Semipalitinsk USSR
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1975
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Cambodian Red Khmer occupy Phnom Penh
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1977
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Alex Haley finds his Roots in Juffure, Gambia
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1978
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"History of the American Film" closes at ANTA NYC after 21 perfs
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1978
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Hollis Stacy wins LPGA Birmingham Golf Classic
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1978
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St Louis Card Bob Forsch no-hits Phillies, 5-0
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1979
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15th Mayor's Trophy Game, Yanks & Mets tie 1-1
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1979
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83rd Boston Marathon won by Bill Rodgers of Mass in 2:09:27
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1979
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8th Boston Women's Marathon won by Joan Benoit Samuelson in 2:35:15
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1979
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Failed Palestinian attack on Zaventem Airport in Belgium
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1979
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Pulitzer prize awarded to Sam Shepard for "Buried child"
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1980
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Arthur Ashe retires from professional tennis
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1980
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Delhi beat Bombay by 240 runs to win Ranji Trophy final
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1980
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US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site
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1981
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"Copperfield" opens at ANTA Theater NYC for 13 performances
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1981
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Columbia space shuttle returns [04/24]
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1982
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Queen Elizabeth proclaims Canada's new constitution
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1983
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Steve Garvey sets NL record by playing in 1,118 consecutive games
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1984
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13th Boston Women's Marathon won by Lorraine Moller of NZ in 2:29:28
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1984
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88th Boston Marathon won by Geoff Smith of Great Britain in 2:10:34
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1984
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Oakland A Dave Kingman hits 3 HRs including a grand slam
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1984
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Pulitzer prize awarded to Mary Oliver for "American Primitive"
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1985
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"Grind" opens at Mark Hellinger Theater NYC for 79 performances
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1985
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Caps 1-Isles 2-Patrick Div Semifinals-Isle win series 3-2
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1986
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To dispel rumors he's dead, Moammar Gadhafi appears on TV
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1986
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West Indies complete 5-0 demolition of England
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1987
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August Wilson's "Fences" wins 1987 Pulitzer Prize for drama
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1987
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FCC imposes a broader definition of indecency over airwaves
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1987
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Howard Stern & Infinity Broadcasting are warned by FCC
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1987
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Michael Jordon, becomes 2nd NBA to score 3000 points in a season
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1987
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Peter Taylor's "Summons to Memphis" wins Pulitzer Prize for fiction
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1987
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Pulitzer prize awarded to August Wilson for "Fences"
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1989
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1st Seniors Golf Tradition: Don Bies wins
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1989
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Berendrechtsluis opens in Antwerp, biggest flood lock in world
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1989
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Costa Rica beats US 1-0, in 3rd round of 1990 world soccer cup
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1989
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Pat Bradley wins LPGA AI Star/Centinela Hospital Golf Classic
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1989
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Zeleka Metaferia wins 3rd World Cup marathon (2:10:28)
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1990
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"Piano Lesson" opens at Walter Kerr Theater NYC for 320 performances
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1990
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19th Boston Women's Marathon won by Rosa Mota of Portugal in 2:25:23
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1990
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94th Boston Marathon won by Gelindo Bordin of Italy in 2:08:19
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1990
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Maximum NY State unemployment benefits raised to $260 per week
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1990
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Supreme Court rejects appeal from retarded man, Dalton Prejean, condemned to death for murdering a Louisiana state trooper in 1
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1991
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M Leander & E Seago's musical "Matador," premieres in London
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1991
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St Louis Blues becomes 8th NHL team in Play-off to come back from a 3-1 deficit as they beat the Detroit Red Wings 3-2 in game
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1992
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"Metro" opens at Minskoff Theater NYC for 13 performances
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1992
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1st concrete is poured at new ballpark at Gateway (Jacobs Field)
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1992
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Afghanistan president Najibullah resigns
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1992
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NY Rangers win team record 50th game
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1993
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Jury reaches guilty verdict in Federal case against cop who beat Rodney King, but the verdict is not read until April 17th
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1994
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Circus performers Marissa Young (24) & Matt Richardson (21) wed
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1994
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Singer Harry Connick Jr (26) weds model Jill Goodare (30)
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1995
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56th PGA Seniors Golf Championship: Ray Floyd wins
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1997
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Howard Stern Radio Show premieres in Minneapolis/St Paul on WRQC 100.3 FM
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BIRTHS
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1628
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Cornelis Evertsen de Young, vice admiral of Zealand
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1635
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Frans van Mieris, the Elder, Dutch painter
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1648
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John Luyken, poet/etcher (Duytse Lyre)
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1652
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Clement XII, [Lorenzo Corsini], Italy, Pope (1730-40)
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1660
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Hans Sloane, England, physician/naturalist/founder (British Museum)
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1673
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Francesco Feroci, composer
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1682
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John Hadley, mathematician/inventor (1st reflecting telescope)
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1696
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Giovanni Battista Tupolo, Italian painter
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1697
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Johann Gottlieb Gorner, composer
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1703
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Caffarelli, [Gaetano Majorano], Italian castra singer/duke
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1728
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Joseph Zwart, Scottish chemist/physicist
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1800
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Jozef Stefani, composer
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1800
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William Chambers, author/publisher (Basis of Communication & Coding)
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1808
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Caleb Blood Smith, Secy Int (Union), died in 1864
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1816
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Edward "Old Allegheny" Johnson, Major General (Confederate Army)
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1820
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Georg Curtius, German classical linguist
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1821
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Ford Maddox Brown, painter
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1823
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Mother Joseph, [Esther Pariseau], religious leader (US capitol)
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1823
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Orlando Bolivar Wilcox, Bvt Major General (Union Army), died in 1907
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1832
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John A Neuhuys, painter
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1838
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Karel Bendl, composer
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1844
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Anatole France, writer (Thas, Wickerwork Woman, Nobel 1921)
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1850
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Herbert Baxter Adams, US, historian (American Historical Assn)
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1851
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Ernst Josephson, Sweden, artist
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1861
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Isaac Murphy, US jockey (won 628 races)
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1867
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Jos de Diego, Puerto Rico, patriot/PR Secretary of Justice
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1867
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Wilbur Wright, of aeronautical fame (Wright Brothers)
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1868
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Joel Angel, Russian musicologist/composer
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1868
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Spottiswoode Aitken, Edinburgh Scot, actor (Eagle, Home Sweet Home)
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1871
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John Millington Synge, Ireland, dramatist/poet (Riders to the Sea)
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1871
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Martin Lunssens, composer
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1878
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R E "Tip" Foster, cricketer (287 on debut England v Aust SCG 1903)
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1881
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Edward Frederick Wood, 1st Earl of Halifax/ambassador to US (1940-46)
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1882
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Seth Bingham, composer
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1885
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Leo Weiner, Hungary, composer (Fasching)
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1886
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Ernst Thlmann, German communist presidential candidate
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1886
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Jekabs Graubins, composer
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1886
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Konstantin Mostras, composer
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1889
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Charlie Chaplin, (Tramp), comedian (City Lights)/IBM salesman
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1893
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Federico Mompou, composer
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1893
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Joseph Yasser, composer
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1897
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Arthur Charles Ernest Hoeree, composer
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1897
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Jaap Vranken, Dutch organist/composer (Stabat Mater)
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1897
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John B Glubb, British commandant/writer (A soldier with the Arabs)
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1898
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Marian Jordan, Peoria Ill, radio comedienne (Fibber McGee & Molly)
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1900
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Polly Adler, Russia, bordello proprieter/author (House is not a Home)
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1901
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Karel Albert, Flemish composer (Marieken van Nymeghen)
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1901
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Leo Poos, nazi police officer (caught Dutch underground agents)
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1904
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Clifford Case, (Sen-R-NJ)
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1904
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Fifi D'Orsay, Montreal, actress (Life Jimmy Dolan, Girl from Calgary)
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1904
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Lily Pons, Draguignan France, soprano diva (Hitting a New High)
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1905
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John Lee-Barber, admiral
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1906
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Bep [Elisa H] Bakhuis, Dutch soccer star/writer
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1906
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Cobina W "Coby" Molenaar, Dutch peace activist
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1906
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Marion Lloyd Vince, Bkln NY, fencer (National champ 1928, 31)
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1906
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Pigmeat Markham, Durham NC, comedian (Here Comes da Judge-Laugh In)
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1909
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Herman Uyttersprot, Flemish literature historian
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1911
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Christine McIntyre, actress (3 Stooges movies)
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1911
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William Stearn, botanist
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1912
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David Langton, Scotland, actor (Quintet, St Joan, Abandon Ship)
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1912
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John Halas, animator
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1913
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Constance Shacklock, opera singer
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1913
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Les Tremayne, London, actor (Angry Red Planet, War of the Worlds)
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1913
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Lord Aberconway, CEO (John Brown & Co)
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1914
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John Hodiak, Pittsburgh PA, actor (A Bell for Adamo, Lifeboat)
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1915
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Dany [Danil S] Tuijnman, head of Dutch traffic & water
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1915
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Gerard McLarnon, actor/writer
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1918
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Spike Milligan, India, actor/comedian (Digby, 3 Musketeers)
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1919
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Merce Cunningham, choreographer (Acrobat in Every Soul is a Circus)
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1920
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Barry Nelson, Oakland, actor (Airport, My Favorite Husband)
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1920
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Dermot O'Callaghan Grubb, prison governor
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1920
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John William Farr, Detroit, bank robber (FBI Most Wanted List)
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1920
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Kees Scherer, Dutch photographer (World Press Photo)
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1921
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Peter Ustinov, London, actor (Death on Nile, Logan's Run, Billy Budd)
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1922
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Christopher Samuel Youd, UK, sci-fi author (Tripods Trilogy)
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1922
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Kingsley Amis, London, novelist (Lucky Jim, James Bond Dossier)
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1922
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Leo Tindermans, British statesman
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1924
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Geoffrey Johnson Smith, actor (Norman Loves Rose, Drinking Games)
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1924
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Henry Mancini, Cleveland, composer/conductor (Pink Panther)
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1924
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John Harvey-Jones, CEO (ICI)
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1925
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Edie Adams, Kingston Pa, Mrs Ernie Kovacs (Murial Cigar), actress
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1926
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Barbara Tizzard, British educator
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1927
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Joseph Ratzinger, German theologist/dogmaticus
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1927
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Peter Mark Richman, Phila Pa, actor (Andrew-Dynasty)
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1928
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Dick "Night Train" Lane, NFL defensive back (Rams, Cards, Lions)
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1929
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Roy Hamilton, singer (You'll Never Walk Alone)
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1930
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Frank Page, British broadcaster/actor (Hudson Hawk, Dark Dancer)
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1930
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Herbie Mann, Brooklyn NY, jazz flute/sax (Just Wallin')
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1930
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John Robson, British ambassador (Norway)
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1931
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Piet de Visser, economist/Dutch MP (PvdA)
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1932
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Imre Polyak, Hungary, featherweight (Olympic-gold-1964)
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1932
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Vince Hill, singer (Roses of Picardy, La Vie en Rose)
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1933
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Joan Bakewell, British broadcaster/actress (Cold Comfort Farm)
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1933
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Joseph Bottoms, Santa Barbara, Calif, actor (Blind Date, Braker)
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1933
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Perry Botkin Jr, NYC, orch leader (Bert Convy Show)
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1934
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Brian Peppiatt, joint CEO (SG Warburg Securities)
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1934
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Geoffrey Owen, British editor (Financial Times)
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1934
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Richard Kenshaw, British broadcaster
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1934
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Robert Stigwood, producer (Saturday Night Fever, Grease)
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1935
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Bobby Vinton, Pitts Pa, singer (Roses are Red, Blue on Blue)
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1935
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Haskell "Cool Papa" Sadler, blues singer/guitarist
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1936
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James Rand, British judge (Advocate General)
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1938
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Michael Hirst, chief constable (Leicestershire England)
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1939
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Donald MacCormick, British broadcaster
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1939
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Dusty Springfield, [Mary O'Brien], London, vocalist (Growing Pains)
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1939
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John DeLaFose, zydeco Musician
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1939
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Margaretha de Boer, Dutch minister (PvdA)
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1939
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Reinier Lucassen, Dutch painter (Kuifje contra James Union)
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1940
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David Holford, cricketer (cousin of G S Sobers WI leg-spin all-rounder
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1940
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Lord Camoys, deputy CEO (Barclays de Zoete Wedd)
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1940
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Margrethe II, Queen of Denmark (1972- )
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1940
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Paul Cox, actor (Exile, Golden Braid, Touch Me)
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1940
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Queen Margrethe II, of Denmark
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1940
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Stephen Lawrence Pruslin, composer
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1941
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Cliff Stearns, (Rep-R-Florida)
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1943
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Ewald Vanvugt, author (Kiss of Delight, Seed of Love)
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1943
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Johnny Watkins, cricketer (NSW leg-spinner, bowled 6 overs for Aust)
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1943
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Ruth Madoc, actress (Hi Di Hi)
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1944
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Dennis Russell Davies, composer
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1945
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Goran Antunac, Yugoslavia, International Chess Master (1975)
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1945
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Stefan Grossman, NYC, country blues singer (Yazoo Basin Boogie)
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1947
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Gerry Rafferty, Paisley Scotland, guitarist/vocalist (Baker Street)
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1947
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Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, [Lew Alcindor], NBA center (Mil Bucks, LA Lakers)
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1950
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David Graff, Lancaster Ohio, actor (Police Academy 2, 3, 4, 6)
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1951
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John Bentley, rocker
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1952
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Peter Westbrook, St Louis Mo, US fencer (Olympic-bronze-88, 92, 96)
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1953
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Jay O Sanders, Austin TX, actor (Meeting Venus, V I Warshawski)
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1955
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Charlotte Morrison, English large landowner/multi-millionaire
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1955
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Ellen Barkin, Bronx NY, actress (Big Easy, Sea of Love)
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1955
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Henri, Heir Apparent Prince of Luxembourg
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1956
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David M Brown, Arlington Va, Cmdr USN/astronaut
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1956
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Marty Dickerson, Middletown OH, golfer (1994 ShopRite Classic-22nd)
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1958
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Philip Bainbridge, British cricketeer
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1959
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Anne Kursinski, equestrian show jumper (Olympics-silver-96)
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1961
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Selena, Texas, spanish singer (Grammy-1994)
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1962
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David Pate, LA Cal, tennis star
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1962
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Ian MacKaye, rocker (Cyrano de Bergerac)
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1962
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Jeanne Golay, Coral Gables Fla, cyclist (Olympics-16th-92, 96)
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1963
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Garry Galley, Montreal, NHL defenseman (Buffalo Sabres)
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1963
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Hu Na, China, tennis star
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1963
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Jimmy Osmond, Ogden Utah, singer (Donnie & Marie)
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1963
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Nick Berry, Britain, actor (Wicksy-EastEnders)
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1963
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Salim Malik, cricketer (memorable Pakistani & Essex batsman)
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1964
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Dave Pirner, rocker (Soul Asylum)
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1964
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Robert Kelker-Kelly, Wichita Kansas, (Bo-Days of our Live)
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1965
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Caren Kemner, Quincy IL, volleyball outside hitter (Oly-bronze-92, 96)
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1965
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Gerardo, rocker
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1965
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Jon Cryer, actor (Pretty in Pink, Superman IV)
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1965
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Martin Lawrence, comedian (Martin)
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1966
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Lewis Tillman, NFL running back (Chic Bears)
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1967
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Charles Evans, NFL running back (Minnesota Vikings)
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1968
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Grace Kim, Korea, tennis star
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1969
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Fernando Vina, Sacramento CA, infielder (Milwaukee Brewers)
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1969
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Melinda Rich, Muskegon Mich, WPVA volleyballer (US Open-13th-1993)
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1970
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Fran Robinson, Calif, actress (Lauren-Charlie & Company)
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1970
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Ian Franklin, CFL cornerback (Edmonton Eskimos)
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1970
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Steve Emtman, NFL defensive tackle (Miami Dolphins)
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1970
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Walt Williams, NBA forward/guard (Toronto Raptors, Miami Heat)
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1971
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Frederik Nilsson, Stockholm SWE, IHL forward (Team Sweden, KC (IHL))
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1971
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Natasha Zvereva, Minsk Belarus, tennis ace (finals 1995 Indian Wells)
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1971
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Selena [Quintanilla], tejano vocalist
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1971
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Trey Maples, Wheat Ridge Colo, Canadian Tour golfer (1993 Canadian)
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1972
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Conchita Martinez, Monzon Spain, tennis star (1996 final Indian Wells)
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1972
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Jim Ballard, NFL/WLAF quarterback (Scottish Claymores, Buffalo Bills)
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1972
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Mario Bradley, WLAF cornerback (London Monarchs)
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1975
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Nicky Sualua, NFL fullback (Dallas Cowboys)
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1976
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Lukas Haas, actor (Music Box, Witness, Testament, Leap of Faith)
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1980
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Jesse Tendler, Madison Wisc, actor (Nick-Ellen Burstyn Show)
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1987
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Milton J Cross, NYC, TV announcer (Met Opera Auditions of the Air)
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DEATHS
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1115
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Svjatopolk II, great monarch of Kiev, dies [or 1113]
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1446
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Filippo Brunelleschi, architect, dies
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1496
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David van Bourgondie, Bishop of Utrecht (1456-96), dies at about 69
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1529
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Louis de Berquin, French humanist/reformer/heretic, burned at stake
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1619
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Denijs Calvaert/Caluwaert, [Dionisio Fiamingo], Flemish painter, dies
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1687
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George Villiers 2nd duke of Buckingham, dies at 59
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1743
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Cornelis van Bijnkershoek, Dutch lawyer (Roman law), dies at 69
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1756
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Jacques Cassini, Fr astronomer (Discover rings of Saturn), dies at 79
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1760
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Laurence, 4th Earl Ferrers, executed for murder of his steward
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1825
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John Henry Fuseli, painter/art writer (Tracks in the Snow), dies at 84
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1828
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Francisco Goya y Lucientes, Spanish painter/cartoonist, dies at 82
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1846
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Domenico Dragonetti, composer, dies at 83
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1850
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Marie [Gresholtz] Tussaud, maker of wax figures, dies
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1858
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Johann Baptist Cramer, Ger/Brit pianist/composer/publisher, dies at 87
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1860
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Carolina, duchess of Berry/daughter of crown prince of Naples, dies
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1865
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Robert C Tyler, US Confederate brig-general, dies in battle
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1870
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Anatoli O Demidov, Russian ruler of Donato/traveller, dies
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1876
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Augustin-Philippe Peellaert, composer, dies at 83
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1879
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Bernadette, st/(saw Virgin Mary at Lourdes), dies in Nevers France
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1881
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George William Martin, composer, dies at 56
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1914
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George W Hill, US astronomer (moon orbit), dies at 76
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1916
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Tom Horan, cricketer (15 Tests for Aust, 471 runs, 11 wickets), dies
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1920
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John Conrad Nordqvist, composer, dies at 80
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1924
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Jack Board, cricket wicket-keeper (Eng in 6 Tests 1898-1906), dies
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1929
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Abraham van Stolk Jzn, art collector, dies at 57
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1938
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Bertram Wagstaff Mills, circus proprietor, dies
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1941
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Josiah Charles Stamp, 1st baron/statisician, dies
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1948
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Babe Ruth, baseball legend, dies
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1949
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Sutan Ibrahim gelor Datuk Tan Malaka, Indon communist, executed at 54
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1951
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Emile Erens, Dutch hagiographer (Pastor of Ars), dies at 85
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1955
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Abdullah Seif el-Islam, brother of Yemenite king Ahmed, beheaded
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1959
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Charles Halton, dies at 83
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1968
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Edna Ferber, author (American Beauty), dies at 78
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1968
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Fay Bainter, actress (Jezebel, Our Town, State Fair), dies at 76
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1970
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Pter Veres, Hungarian minister of defense/writer, dies at 73
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1970
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Richard J Neutra, Aust/US architect (Who Bought America?), dies at 78
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1971
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Mih ly V ci, Hungarian poet/politician, dies at 46
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1972
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Yasunari Kawabata, Japanese author (Nobel 1968), dies at 72
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1973
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Istv n Kertsz, Hung/German conductor (London Symphony), dies at 43
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1978
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Lucius D Clay, gen/gov US zone W-Germany (airlift), dies at 80
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1980
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Alf Sjberg, dir (Fadern, Oen, Domaren), dies in a car crash at 76
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1980
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Jean Paul Sartre, writer, dies at 74
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1981
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Eric Hollies, cricketer (13 Tests for England, 44 wickets), dies
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1985
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Scott Brady, [Gerald Tierney], actor (Shotgun Slade), dies at 60
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1988
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Abu Jihad, [Khalil al-Wazzir], PLO-leader, murdered
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1988
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Clifford Roach, cricketer (16 Tests early in WI cricket history), dies
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1988
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Jacques de Kadt, Dutch 2nd chamber member (soc-dem), dies at 90
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1988
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Khalil al-Wazir, PLO milt commander, assassinated by Israeli commandos
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1988
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Warde Donovan, dies at 72
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1989
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Tawfieq Yusuf Awwaad, Lebanese writer, dies
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1991
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David Lean, director (28 academy awards), dies of pneumonia at 83
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1992
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Andy Russell, drummer/vocalist (Your Hit Parade), dies of stroke at 72
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1992
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Frank Killmond, dies at 58
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1992
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Neville Brand, actor (Stalag 17), dies of emphysema at 71
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1993
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John P W Meefout, sculptor (Laying wife), dies at 77
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1994
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John McLiam, dies of Parkinson's disease at 75
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1994
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Ralph Waldo Ellison, US writer (Invisible Man), dies at 80
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1994
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Ron Vawter, US actor (Roy Cohn, Silence of the Lambs), dies at 45
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1994
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Samuel Selvon, author, dies at 70
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1995
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Arthur English, comedian, dies at 75
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1995
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Cheyenne Brando, daughter of Marlon, commits suicide
|
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1995
|
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Cyril Enfield, film Director, dies at 80
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1995
|
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Stewart Myles MacPherson, broadcaster, dies at 86
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1996
|
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Lucille Bremer, dancer/actress (Ziegfeld Follies), dies at 73
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1996
|
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Madeleine Bourdouxhe, writer, dies at 89
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1996
|
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Raymond Earl Hill, saxophonist, dies at 62
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1996
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Stavros Spyros Niarchos, Greek shipowner, dies at 86
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1997
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Emilio Azcarraga Milmo, media tycoon, dies at 66
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1997
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Mae Boren Axton, song writer (Heartbreak Hotel), dies at 82
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1997
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Michael Stroka, actor (Aristede-Dark Shadows), dies of cancer at 57
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