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8th recorded perihelion passage of Halley's Comet
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850
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Guntherus becomes bishop of Cologne
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1139
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2nd Lateran Council (10th ecumenical council) opens in Rome
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1505
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Jews are expelled from Orange Burgandy by Philibert of Luxembourg
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1551
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John Dudley becomes English Earl Marshal
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1650
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VOC-management sets new guidelines
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1653
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Cromwell routes English parliament to house
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1657
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Battle in Santa Cruz Bay, Tenerife: English fleet under Robert Blake sinks Spanish silver fleet
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1702
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Comet C/1702 H1 approaches within 0.0437 AUs of Earth
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1715
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Nicholas Rowe's "Tragedy of Lady Jane Gray," premieres in London
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1770
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Capt Cook arrives in New South Wales
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1775
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British begin siege of Boston
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1777
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New York adopts new constitution as an independent state
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1792
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France declares war on Austria, Prussia & Sardinia
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1799
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Friedrich von Schiller's "Wallensteins Tod," premieres in Weimar
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1799
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Napoleon issues a decree calling for establishing Jerusalem for Jews
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1809
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Napoleon I defeats Austria at Battle of Abensberg, Bavaria
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1836
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Territory of Wisconsin created
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1841
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1st detective story (Poe's "Murders in Rue Morgue") published
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1853
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Harriet Tubman starts Underground Railroad
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1861
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Battle of Norfolk, VA
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1861
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Colonel Robert E Lee resigns from Union army
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1861
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Robert E Lee resigns from Union army
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1865
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Chicago's Crosby Opera House opens
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1871
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3rd Enforcement Act (President can suspend writ of habeas corpus)
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1872
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SF Bar Association organized
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1879
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1st mobile home (horse drawn) used in a journey from London & Cyprus
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1884
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Pope Leo XIII encyclical "On Freemasonry"
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1888
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246 reported killed by hail in Moradabad, India
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1894
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136,000 mine workers strike in Ohio for pay increase
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1896
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1st public film showing in US John Philip Sousa's "El Capit n," premieres in NYC
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1898
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US Assay Office in Deadwood, South Dakota opens
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1902
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Marie & Pierre Curie isolate radioactive element radium
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1903
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7th Boston Marathon won by John Lorden of Mass in 2:41:29.8
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1903
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NY Highlanders play their 1st game, with Jack Chesbro losing 3-1 to Al Orth & Washington
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1904
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George Bernard Shaw's "Candida," premieres in London
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1904
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Louisiana Purchase Exposition opens in St Louis
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1908
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12th Boston Marathon won by Tom Morrissey of NY in 2:25:43.2
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1910
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Cleve Indians Addie Joss 2nd no-hitter, beats Chicago, 1-0
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1910
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Halley's Comet passes 29th recorded perihelion at 87.9 million km
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1912
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Fenway Park officially opens, Red Sox beat NY Highlanders 7-6 in 11
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1912
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Tiger Stadium in Detroit opens, Tigers beat Cleve Indians 6-5
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1914
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18th Boston Marathon won by James Duffy of Canada in 2:25:01.2
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1914
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33 killed by soldiers during mine strike in Ludlow, Colo
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1916
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German-British sea battle off Belgian coast
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1916
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Weeghman Park (Wrigley Field) in Chicago opens, Cubs beat Cin Reds 7-6
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1917
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Pravda (Lenin names Russia "Free land of world")
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1919
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Polish Army captures Vilno, Lithuania from Soviet Army
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1920
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7th modern Olympic games opens in Antwerp Belgium
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1920
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Balfour Declaration recognized, makes Palestine a British Mandate
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1920
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Big Show ends 2 year run on NBC radio
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1920
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Phillies mgr Gravvy Cravath puts himself in as pinch hitter, his 3- run homer beats NY Giants 3-0
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1920
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Tornadoes kill 219 in Alabama & Mississippi
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1925
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29th Boston Marathon won by Charles Mellor of Ill in 2:33:00.6
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1926
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1st check sent by radio facsimile transmission across Atlantic
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1931
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35th Boston Marathon won by Jim Henigan of Mass in 2:46:45.8
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1931
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British House of Commons agrees for sports play on Sunday
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1934
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Heinrich Himmler becomes inspector Prussian secret state police
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1935
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"You're Hit Parade" begins broadcasting (becomes #1 quickly)
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1936
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40th Boston Marathon won by Ellison Brown of RI in 2:33:40.8
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1936
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Jews repel an Arab attack in Petach Tikvah Palestine
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1939
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New York World's Fair opens
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1939
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Ted Williams' 1st hit (off of Yankee Red Ruffing) a double
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1940
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1st electron microscope demonstrated (RCA), Philadelphia, Pa
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1941
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100 German bombers attack Athens
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1941
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Dodgers start to wear liners in their caps
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1942
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German occupiers forbids Dutch access to their beach
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1942
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Heavy German assault on Malta
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1943
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Braves manager Casey Stengel is struck by a taxi, fractures a leg
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1944
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Dutch Communist Party-resistance fighter John Postma sentence to death
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1944
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NFL legalizes coaching from bench
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1945
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Cleveland Browns organization formed by Arthur "Mickey" McBride
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1945
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German occupiers flood Beemster & Fencer
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1945
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Soviet troops enter Berlin
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1945
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US 7th army captured German city of Nuremberg
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1945
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US forces conquer Motobu peninsula on Okinawa
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1946
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1st baseball broadcast in Chicago, Cards vs Cubs
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1946
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50th Boston Marathon won by Stylianos Kyriakides of Greece in 2:29:27
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1947
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Frederik IX becomes king of Denmark
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1948
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NYC hikes subway fare from 5 to 10
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1948
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Walter P Reuther UAW pres shot & wounded at his home in Detroit
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1949
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Jockey Bill Shoemaker wins his 1st race, in Albany, California
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1950
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Balt's Memorial Stadium opens - Orioles of International League
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1951
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US performs atmospheric nuclear test at Enwetak
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1951
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Velsen city council demands investigation of police collaborators
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1953
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57th Boston Marathon won by Keizo Yamada of Japan in 2:18:51
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1954
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"Golden Apple" opens at Alvin Theater NYC for 125 performances
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1955
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"Saint of Bleecker St" closes at Broadway Theater NYC after 92 perfs
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1957
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61st Boston Marathon won by John J Kelley of Conn in 2:20:05
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1957
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Yankee Bill Skowron becomes 3rd player to hit a ball out of Fenway
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1958
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Buses replace Key System trains at 3 AM
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1958
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Louise Suggs wins LPGA Babe Didrikson-Zaharias Golf Open
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1958
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Montreal Canadiens beat Boston Bruins 4 games to 2 for Stanley Cup
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1958
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Morocco demands departure of Spanish troops
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1959
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63rd Boston Marathon won by Eino Oksanen of Finland in 2:22:42
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1960
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"From A to Z" opens at Plymouth Theater NYC for 21 performances
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1961
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American Harold Graham makes 1st rocket belt flight
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1962
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NASA civilian pilot Neil A Armstrong takes X-15 to 63,250 m
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1962
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New Orleans Citizens Co gives free 1-way ride to blacks to move North
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1962
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OAS-leader ex-general Salan arrested in Algiers
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1963
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"Sophie" closes at Winter Garden Theater NYC after 8 performances
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1963
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-30] All Africa Conferences of Churches opens in Kampala Uganda
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1964
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68th Boston Marathon won by Aurele Vandendriessche of Belg in 2:19:59
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1964
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86% of black students boycott Cleveland schools
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1965
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People's Republic China offers North Vietnam military aid
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1966
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WDCA TV channel 20 in Washington, DC (IND) begins broadcasting
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1967
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French author Rgis Debray caught in Bolivia
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1967
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NY Met Tom Seaver's 1st victory, beats Cubs, 6-1
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1967
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US planes bomb Haiphong for 1st time during Vietnam War
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1967
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US Surveyor 3 lands on Moon
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1967
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USSR performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakh/Semipalitinsk USSR
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1968
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Pierre Elliott Trudeau sworn-in as Canada's PM
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1968
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S Afr Boeing 707 crashes at Windhoek, 122 killed
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1969
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23rd Tony Awards: Great White Hope & 1776 win
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1969
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Kathy Whitworth wins LPGA Lady Carling Golf Open
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1970
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74th Boston Marathon won by Ron Hill of Great Britain in 2:10:30
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1970
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Bruno Kreisky becomes 1st socialist chancellor of Austria
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1970
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Ron Hill's 2:10:30 at Boston, sets new US marathon record
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1971
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Barbra Streisand records "We've Only Just Begun"
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1971
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US Supreme Court upholds use of busing to achieve racial desegregation
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1972
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Apollo 16's Young & Duke land on Moon with Boeing Lunar Rover #2
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1972
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Kallicharran scores his 2nd Test century in his 2nd Test Cricket
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1973
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Canadian ANIK A2 becomes 1st commercial satellite in orbit
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1974
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Paul McCartney releases "Band on the Run"
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1975
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29th Tony Awards: Equus & Wiz win
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1975
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4th Colgate Dinah Shore Golf Championship won by Sandra Palmer
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1975
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Penguins 1-Isles 3-Quarterfinals-Penguins hold 3-1 lead
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1976
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George Harrison sings lumberjack song with Monty Python
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1977
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Supreme Court rules "Live Free or Die" may be covered on NH licenses
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1977
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Woody Allen's film "Annie Hall" premieres
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1978
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Korean Airlines flight 007 shot down by Soviets in Russian airspace
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1980
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Cubans begin to arrive in US from Mariel boatlift
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1980
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Donna White wins LPGA Florida "Lady Citrus" Golf Tournament
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1981
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10th Boston Women's Marathon won by Allison Roe of NZ in 2:26:46
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1981
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85th Boston Marathon won by Toshihiko Seko of Japan in 2:09:26
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1981
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Final performance of TV show "Soap" airs
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1981
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Rocker Papa John Phillips arrested for drug possession
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1982
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Atlanta Braves become 1st team to win 1st 12 games of the season
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1983
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Pres Reagan signs a $165B bail out for Social Security
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1983
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Rangers 2-Isles 7-Patrick Div Finals-Isles hold 3-2 lead
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1983
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Soyuz T-8 launched; mission aborted when capsule fails to dock
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1984
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Russian offensive in Panshirvallei Afghanistan
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1985
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Carlos Lopes runs world record marathon (2:07:12)
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1985
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Firestone World Bowling Tournament of Champions won by Mark Williams
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1985
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Karyn Marshall of NYC lifted 303 lbs in a clean & jerk lift
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1986
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"Jerry's Girls" closes at St James Theater NYC after 139 performances
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1986
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Michael Johnson sets NBA playoff record with 63 points in a game
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1986
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US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site
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1986
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Vladimir Horowitz performs in his Russian homeland
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1987
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16th Boston Women's Marathon won by Rosa Mota of Portugal in 2:25:21
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1987
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91st Boston Marathon won by Toshihiko Seko of Japan in 2:11:50
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1987
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Sri Lanka: Tamils shoot 122 Singalezen dead
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1987
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US deports Karl Linnas, charged with nazi war crimes, to USSR
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1988
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Balt Orioles set worst record to start a season 0-14 (will go 0-21)
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1988
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NJ Devils 1st playoff hat trick-Eric Broten
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1988
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US accuses Renamo of killing 100,000 Mozambiquians
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1988
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Yanks HR 9,999 (D Winfield) 10,000 (C Washington) 10,001 (J Clarke)
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1990
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8 2/3 inning perfect game pitched by Brian Holman of Oakland A's is spoiled by a home run hit by Ken Philips
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1990
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Pete Rose pleads guilty to hiding $300,000 in income
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1991
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"Les Miserables," opens at Odense Teater, Odense
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1991
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1st non stop flight Schiphol-Flamingo airport Bonaire
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1991
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Mark Lenzi is 1st diver to score 100 pts on a dive (101.85)
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1991
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Raghib "Rocket" Ismael signs with Toronto Argonauts for $26.2 million
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1992
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100th episode of "Murphy Brown" airs
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1992
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21st Boston Women's Marathon won by Olga Markova of Russia in 2:23:43
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1992
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96th Boston Marathon won by Ibrahim Hussein of Kenya in 2:08:14
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1992
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All star concert in memory of Freddie Mercury held at Wembley Stadium
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1992
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Expo '92 opens in Seville Spain
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1992
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Joan Lunden, breaks her left shoulder after being thrown from a horse
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1992
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Madonna signs $60-million deal with Time Warner
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1993
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Uranus passes Neptune (once every 171 years)
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1994
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Danny Harold Rolling, sentenced to death in Florida, for killing 5
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1994
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Serbian army bombs hospital in Goradze Bosnia, 47 killed
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1994
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Sohail & Inzamam make world record ODI partnership of 263
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1994
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Space shuttle STS-59 (Endeavour 6), lands
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1996
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Chicago Bulls win record 72 games in a season
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1997
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"Gin Game," opens at Lyceum Theater NYC for 144 performances
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1997
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"Present Laughter," closes at Walter Kerr Theater NYC
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1997
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1st baseball game in Hawaii, Cards beat Padres in doubleheader
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1997
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27th Easter Seal Telethon raises $47,392,682
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1997
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58th PGA Seniors Golf Championship: Hale Irwin
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1997
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Cubs beat NY Mets ending NL worst opening, lost 14 straight games
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1997
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Karrie Webb wins LPGA Susan G Komen International
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1997
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Mark McGwire, is 4th to HR on Detroit Tiger left field roof (others are Frank Howard, Harmon Killibrew, & Cecil Fielder)
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1997
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Myrtle Beach LPGA Classic
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1997
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Nick Price wins golf MCI Classic
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1997
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PGA Seniors Championship
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BIRTHS
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1442
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Edward IV, King (England, 1461-83)
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1494
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John Agricola, [Schneider], German theologist/prime minister
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1592
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John Eliot, St Germans Cornwall, English MP/author
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1594
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Matthaus Apelles von Lowenstern, composer
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1705
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Balthasar Schmid, composer
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1725
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Johann Friedrich Kloffler, composer
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1726
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Jozef de Ferraris, French/Austrian earl/general/cartographer
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1745
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Philippe Pinel, physician, founder of psychiatry
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1748
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Georg Michael Telemann, composer
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1748
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Guillaume Albert Teniers, composer
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1761
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Johann Gottlieb Karl Spazier, composer
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1808
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Louis-Napoleon (Napoleon III), emperor of France (1852-71)
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1809
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John Smith Preston, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1881
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1824
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Alfred Holt Colquitt, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1894
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1826
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Dina M Craik, writer
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1827
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John Gibbon, Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1896
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1839
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Carol I, King of Romania (1881-1914)
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1840
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Odilon Redon, French painter/author (La nuit, Rves)
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1850
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Daniel Chester, French/American sculptor (Minute Man)
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1857
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Charles LP "Philip" Zilcken, painter/author (HW Knife Day)
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1857
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Hermann Bang, writer
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1858
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Auguste Chapuis, composer
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1860
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Charles Gordon Curtis, US attorney/inventor (Curtis Turbine)
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1860
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Pieter Jelles Troelstra, Dutch MP (SDAP)
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1865
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Max HHR Nettlau, Austrian historian (Le Premire Internationale)
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1866
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Victor Hollaender, composer
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1870
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Simeon Roncal, composer
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1871
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William Henry Davies, Wales, poet (Autobiography of a Super Tramp)
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1876
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Gerard J Arbous, actor/publicist (Prince William of Orange)
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1879
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Robert Lynd, Irish writer/critic (Pleasures of Ignorance)
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1881
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Nikolai Miaskovsky, Novogeorievsk Poland, composer (Kirov is With Us)
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1881
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Sem Dresden, composer/conductor
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1889
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Adolph Hitler, Braunau Austria, dictator of Nazi Germany (1936-45)
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1890
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Adolf Schrf, president Austria (1957-65)
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1893
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Harold Lloyd, Burchard Neb, silent comic (Why Worry, Safety Last)
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1893
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Hermann Ungar, writer
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1893
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Juan Mir¢, Spain, painter/sculptor (Dog Barking at the Moon)
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1894
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Martinus Nijhoff, poet/interpreter/linguistic (spelling)
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1896
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Senor Wences, ventriloquist (Close the Door)
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1897
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Bernard Verhoeven, poet/literature (About the Laugh)
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1897
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Gregory Ratoff, Petrograd Russia, actor/director (Corsican Brothers)
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1900
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Fred Raymond, composer
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1900
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Kees Verwey, painter/water colors painter/cartoonist
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1901
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Michel Leiris, French cultural anthropologist
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1902
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Donald Wolfit, England, actor (Lawrence of Arabia, Becket, Accursed)
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1902
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Vesselin Stoyanov, composer
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1903
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Dagmar Edqvist, Swedish author (Kamrathustru-Wife & Comrade)
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1904
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Bruce Cabot, Carlsbad NM, actor (Diamonds are Forever, King Kong)
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1907
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Alan Reed, actor/voice (Fred Allen Show, Fred Flintstone)
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1907
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Miran Bux, cricketer (his one season of Test & 1st-class play 1954-55)
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1907
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William Dollar, St Louis, ballet dancer/choreographer
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1908
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Wilhelmus M Bekkers, bishop of Hertogenbosch
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1909
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Guido Alberti, literary patron/businessman
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1909
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Lionel Hampton, orch leader/vibraphone improviser (Depths Below)
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1909
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Richard Stubbs, publicity adviser
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1910
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Robert F Wagner, (Mayor-D-NYC, 1954-65) [or May 15]
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1911
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Kukrit Pramoj, politician
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1912
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David Townsend, cricketer (3 Tests Eng v WI 1935)
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1912
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Ed Jones, (Rep-D-TN, 1969- )
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1912
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Frederick Craig Riddle, violist
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1912
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Soewarsil Djojopoespito, Indonesia, writer (Toe the Line)
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1913
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Dick Wessel, WI, actor (Dick Tracy vs Cueball, Beware of Blondie)
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1920
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John Paul Stevens, Illinois, 103rd Supreme Court Justice (1975- )
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1921
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Donald Gunn MacRae, sociologist
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1923
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Tito Puente, Puerto Rico, bandleader (Dance Mania)
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1924
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Gerhard Samuel, composer
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1924
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Nina Foch, Leiden Netherlands, actress (American in Paris)
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1924
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Paul M Van Buren, US theologist (Theological Explorations)
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1925
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Ernie Stautner, NFL tackle (Steelers)/WLAF head coach (Galaxy)
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1925
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Richard Hoffmann, composer
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1926
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Harriett Elizabeth Byrd, politician (Wyoming house of Reps)
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1927
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Karl Mller, Switzerland, superconductivity physicist (Nobel 1987)
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1929
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Bob Braun, Ludlow Ky, singer (Dotty Mack Show)
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1930
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Alan Oakman, cricketer (England batsman against Australia 1956)
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1931
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Lee H Hamilton, Daytona Beach Fla, (Rep-D-Ind, 1965- )
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1934
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Lindsay Oliver John Boynton, furniture historian
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1936
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Pat Roberts, (Rep-R-KS, 1981- )
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1938
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Bernard Malivoire, France, cox pair (Olympic-gold-1952)
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1938
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Betty Cuthbert, Australia 100m/200m/400m dash (Olympic-gold-1956, 64)
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1938
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Johnny Tillotson, Jacksonville Fla, singer (Gidget, Poetry in Motion)
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1939
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Gro Harlem Brundtland, Norwegian premier (1981-82, 86-89, 90- )
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1940
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George Takei, LA Calif, actor (Sulu-Star Trek, Green Berets)
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1940
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James Gammon, Newman Ill, actor (Cool Hand Luke, Nick-Nash Bridges)
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1940
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Jan Cremer, Dutch writer/sculptor (I, John Cremer)
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1940
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Pilar Miro, director (Wether, Beltenebros)
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1941
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Joni Evans, NYC, publisher (Simon & Schuster, Random House)
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1941
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Ryan O'Neal, LA Calif, actor (Peyton Place, Paper Moon, Love Story)
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1943
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Edie Sedgwick, Santa Barbara CA, actor (Ciao Manhattan)
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1943
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Ian Watson, UK, sci-fi author (Book of Being, Whores of Babylon)
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1943
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Michael Greer, Galesburg Ill, actor (Bobby Gentry Show)
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1945
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Jimmy Winston, London, organist (Samll Facres-Itchycoo Park)
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1947
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David Leland, Cambridge England, actor/director (Nothing But Trouble)
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1948
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Craig Frost, keyboardist (Grand Funk Railroad-Some Kind of Wonderful)
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1949
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Jessica Lange, Cloquet Minnesota, actress (King Kong, Tootsie)
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1949
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Michal, rocker
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1950
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Itumeleng J Mosala, S Afr president (Azanian People's Org)
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1951
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Geraint Wyn Davies, Wales, actor (Bury Me in Niagara, High Hopes)
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1951
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Luther Vandross, NYC, rock vocalist (On the Wings of Love)
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1952
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Tamara Sergeyevna Zakharova, Russian cosmonaut
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1952
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Toine van Benthem, dentist/playwright/cabaret performer (Purper)
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1954
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Peter Toohey, cricketer (NSW & Australian batsman 1977-80)
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1955
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Donald R Pettit, Silverton Oregon, PhD/astronaut
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1957
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Graeme Fowler, cricketer (England left-handed opener early 80s)
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1957
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Richenel, [Hubertus R Baars], singer/performer (Turn My Page)
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1958
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Viacheslav Fetisov, Moscow, NHL defenseman (Team Russia, Detroit)
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1959
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Clint Howard, Burbank Calif, actor (Gentle Ben)
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1960
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Rodney Holman, NFL tight end (Detroit Lions)
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1961
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Don "Hitman" Mattingly, Indiana, 1st baseman (NY Yankees/MVP 1985)
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1961
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Marci Bozarth, Lampasas TX, LPGA golfer (1994 Lady Keystone Open-37th)
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1963
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Brett Edward Garsed, Victoria Australia, heavy metal artist (Nelson)
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1963
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Kal Swan, heavy metal rocker
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1964
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John Carney, NFL kicker (SD Chargers)
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1964
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Paul Nobes, cricketer (prolific opening batsman for Victoria & SA)
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1965
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Jim Terrell, Cin Oh, sprint canoe (Olympics-96)
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1967
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J D Roth, Beverly Hills Calif, TV host (Fun House)
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1967
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Lara Jill Miller, Allentown Pa, actress (Samantha-Gimme a Break)
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1967
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Miroslav Stefanovic, soccer player (FC Volendam)
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1967
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Townsend Saunders, White Sands NM, freestyle wrestler (Oly-sil-92, 96)
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1968
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LeShundra Nathan, Birmingham Ala, heptathlete
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1969
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John van Halst, soccer player (FC Twente)
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1969
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Takayuki Kobori, hockey defenseman (Team Japan 1998)
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1970
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Ben Weir, Rock Island Ill, Canadian Tour golfer (1993 Bogey Hills-2nd)
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1970
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Shemar Moore, Oakland Cal, actor (Malcolm-Young & Restless)
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1971
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Chris Penn, NFL wide receiver (KC Chiefs, Chicago Bears)
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1971
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Grant Smith, Australian field hockey forward (Olympics-96)
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1971
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John Senden, Brisbane QLD, Australasia golfer
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1971
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Terry Smith, NFL wide receiver (Indianapolis Colts)
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1971
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Yonel Jourdain, NFL running back/kick returner (Buffalo Bills)
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1973
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Itula Mili, tight end (Seattle Seahawks)
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1973
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Lamond Murray, NBA forward (LA Clippers)
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1973
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Todd Hollandsworth, Dayton OH, outfielder (LA Dodgers)
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1974
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Ben[jamin] Lincoln Holbrook, Hartland Wis, rower (Olympics-1996)
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1974
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Kevin Sullivan, Brantford Ontario, 1.5k runner (Olympics-96)
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1974
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Paul Bradford, cornerback (San Diego Chargers)
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1975
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Joey Lawrence, Phila Pa, actor (Gimme a Break, Blossom, Summer Rental)
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1976
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Lenka Nemeckova, Brno Czech, tennis star (1993 Futures-Maribor-SLO)
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1977
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Lisa Ervin, figure skater (US Nationals-4th-1992)
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DEATHS
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1164
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Victor IV, [Ottaviano Montecello], Italian antipope (1159-64), dies
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1314
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Clement V, [Bertrand Got], pope (1305-14) move papacy to Avignon, dies
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1317
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Agnes van Montepulciano, Italian mystic/saint, dies
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1534
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Elizabeth Barton, [St Magd van Kent], British prophet, dies
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1632
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Nicolas Antione, converted to Judiasm, burned at the stake
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1643
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Christoph Demantius, composer, dies at 75
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1662
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Gerard Terborch, the elder, painter, dies
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1695
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Georg Caspar Weckler, composer, dies at 63
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1759
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Georg Friedrich Hndel, buried in Westminster Abbey
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1768
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Giovanni AC Canaletto, Italian painter/cartoonist (Rialto), dies at 70
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1769
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Pontiac, indian chief to Ottawa, murdered
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1786
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John Goodricke, English deaf & dumb astronomer, dies at 21
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1812
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George Clinton, 4th US VP, dies at 73 1st VP to, die in office
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1820
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Arthur Young, author (Annals of Agriculture), dies
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1821
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Franz K Achard, German physicist/chemist, dies at 67
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1836
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Johan I Jozef, monarch of Liechtenstein/fieldmarshal, dies at 75
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1839
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Giuseppe Rossini, father of Italian composer Gioacchino Rossini, dies
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1869
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Johann Carl Gottfried Loewe, composer, dies at 72
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1869
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Piotr Studzinski, composer, dies at 42
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1872
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Ljudwit Gaj, Croatian writer/poet (Pjesma iz Zagorja), dies at 62
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1899
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Edouard Pailleron, French attorney/comedian (voice o), dies at 64
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1900
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Mebel Mercer, popular British singer, dies
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1906
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Australian wombat; oldest known marsupial, dies in London Zoo at 26
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1908
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Henry Chadwick, sports reporter (baseball), dies at 85
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1912
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Bram Stoker, Irish theater manager/writer (Dracula), dies
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1918
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Reginald Harry Mybirgh Hands, cricketer (1 Test for SA), dies
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1932
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Giuseppe Peano, mathematician, dies
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1935
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Juliaan de Vriendt, Flemish painter, dies at 92
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1941
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Barend ter Haar, Dutch lawyer, dies in Buchenwald at 49
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1947
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Christian X, king of Denmark (1912-47), dies at 76
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1953
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Erich Weinert, writer, dies at 62
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1956
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Jaap Vranken, organist/composer (Stabat mater), dies
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1956
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Lieven Duvosel, Flemish music composer (Levensschets), dies at 78
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1962
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Arthur Harmat, composer, dies at 76
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1962
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Jesse G Vincent, engineer designed 1st V-12 engine, dies at 82
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1965
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Dick Wessel, dies of heart attack on 52nd birthday
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1965
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Richard Wessell, actor (Carney-Riverboat), dies at 54
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1968
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Marion Weeks, singer/actress, dies of stroke at 81
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1971
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Cecil Parker, actor (Court Jester, Operation Snafu), dies at 73
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1973
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Robert Armstrong, actor (Fall Guy, Exposed), dies at 82
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1974
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Agnes Moorehead, actress (Endora-Bewitched), dies at 67
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1974
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Mohammed Ayub Khan, premier/president (Pakistan), dies
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1977
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Bryan Foy, director/writer, dies at 80
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1977
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Len Johnson, cricketer (one Test for Australia, 3-66 & 3-8), dies
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1979
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Peter Donald, host (Masquerade Party), dies at 60
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1982
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Andrew Sandham, cricketer (325 Eng 1930, 879 runs in 14 Tests), dies
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1982
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Archibald MacLeish, US, lawyer/writer (Conquistador), dies at 89
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1982
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Mimi Boesnach, actress (Wedding of Kloris & Roses), dies at 82
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1983
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Jerzy Andrezjewski, writer, dies
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1984
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Mabel Mercer, English/US singer (Fly me to the moon), dies at 84
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1987
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Antony Tudor, dancer/choreographer (Amer Ballet Theater) dies at 78
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1990
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Horst Sinderman, RDA 1st minister (1973-76), dies
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1991
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Don[ald] Siegel, US director (Coogan's Bluff/Dirty Harry), dies at 78
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1991
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Jumjaagiyn Tsedenbal, Mongolian politician, dies
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1991
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Sean O'Faolain, [J Whelan], Irish writer (Nest of Simple), dies at 91
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1991
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Steve Marriott, English guitarist (Small Faces), dies in a fire at 44
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1991
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Yumzhagin Tsendenbal, PM of Mongolia (1952-74), dies
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1992
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Benny Hill, comedian (Benny Hill Show), dies of a heart attack at 67
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1992
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Johnny Shines, Delta blues singer/guitarist, dies at 76
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1993
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Cantinflas, [Mario Moreno], Mexican actor (Pepe), dies at 81
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1994
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Jean Carmet, French actor (Merci la Vie, Le Sucre), dies at 72
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1995
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Milovan Djilas, Yugoslavian politician (1945-54), dies
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1995
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R E S Wyatt, cricketer (England capt 16 times), dies
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1995
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Sunil Jayasinghe, Sri Lankan wicketkeeper (1979 World Cup), suicide
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1995
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Tessie O'Shea, entertainer, dies at 81
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1996
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Cecilia Grace Hunt Reeves Gillie, bBC Executive, dies at 88
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1996
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Christopher Robin Milne, bookseller, dies at 75
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1996
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Tran Van Tra, soldier, dies at 77
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