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754
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Pope Stefanus II arrives in Ponthion
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1325
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Afonso IV succeeds Dionysius as king of Portugal
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1558
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Calais, last English possession in France, retaken by French
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1566
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Antonio "Michele" Ghislieri is elected Pope Pius V
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1566
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Michaele Ghislieri is elected Pope Pius V
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1579
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England signs an offensive & defensive alliance with Netherland
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1584
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Last day of the Julian calendar in Bohemia & Holy Roman empire
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1598
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Boris Godunov seizes Russian throne on death of Feodore I
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1601
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Robert, Earl of Essex leads revolt in London against Queen Elizabeth
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1608
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Fire destroys Jamestown, Virginia
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1610
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Galileo discovers 1st 3 Jupiter satellites, Io, Europa & Ganymede
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1618
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Francis Bacon becomes English lord chancellor
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1622
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Germany & Transylvania sign Peace of Nikolsburg
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1630
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Composer Pier Cavalli marries rich widow Maria Sosomeno
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1654
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Fire after heavy storm destroys 2/3 of De Rijp Neth, 1 dies
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1698
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Russian Czar Peter the Great departs Neth to England
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1714
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Typewriter patented by Englishman Henry Mill (built years later)
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1761
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Battle at Panipat India: Afghan army beats Mahratten
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1782
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1st US commercial bank, Bank of North America, opens in Philadelphia
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1784
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1st US seed business established by David Landreth, Philadelphia
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1785
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1st balloon flight across English Channel (Blanchard & Jeffries)
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1817
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2nd Bank of US opens
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1822
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1st printing in Hawaii
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1822
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Liberia colonized by Americans
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1830
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1st US Railroad Station opens (Baltimore)
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1835
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HMS Beagle anchors off Chonos Archipelago
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1842
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Gioacchino Rossini's opera "Stabat Mater" premieres in Paris
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1861
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Florida troops takeover Ft Marion at St Augustine
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1862
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Battle of Manassas Junction, VA
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1862
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Romney Campaign-Stonewall Jackson march towards Romney, WV
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1868
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Arkansas constitutional convention meets in Little Rock
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1868
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Mississippi constitutional convention meets in Jackson
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1879
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Dutch King Willem II marries Emma von Waldeck-Pyrmont
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1888
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Start of Sherlock Holmes adventure "Valley of Fear" (BG)
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1890
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W B Purvis patents fountain pen
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1892
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Mine explosion kills 100, Krebs, Okla-blacks trying to help rescue white survivors, driven away with guns
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1893
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Hermann Sudermanns "Heimat," premieres in Berlin
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1894
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Motion picture experiment of comedian Fred Ott filmed sneezing
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1896
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Fanny Farmer publishes her 1st cookbook
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1899
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Walter Camp publishes his 1st All-American football team in Collier's
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1903
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Start of Sherlock Holmes "Adventure of Blanched Soldier" (BG)
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1903
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Vincent d'Indy's opera "L'etranger," premieres in Brussel
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1904
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Marconi Co establishes "CQD" as 1st intl radio distress signal
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1907
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Clyde Fitch' "Truth," premieres in NYC
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1908
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England beat Australia by one wicket at the MCG
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1910
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Stanley Cup: Ottawa Senators sweep Galt (Ont) in 2 games
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1911
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1st airplane bombing experiments with explosives, SF
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1911
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Dutch Scouts Organization established in Amsterdam
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1913
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William M Burton patents a process to "crack" petroleum
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1914
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1st steamboat passes through Panama Canal
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1916
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German troops conquer Fort Vaux at Verdun
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1923
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Baltimore Sun warns of Ku Klux Klan
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1925
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Musical "Big Boy" with Al Jolson premieres in NYC
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1927
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Coml transatlantic telephone service inaugurated between NY & London
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1927
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Harlem Globetrotters play 1st game (Hinckley, Ill)
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1929
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"Buck Rogers," 1st sci-fi comic strip, premieres
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1929
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"Tarzan," one of the 1st adventure comic strips, 1st appears
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1929
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1st telephone connection between Netherlands & East Indies
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1930
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Edwin Justus Mayer's "Children of Darkness," premieres in NYC
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1932
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1st game played at Orchard Lake Curling Club, Mich
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1933
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1st edition of People & Fatherland published in Netherlands
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1934
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"Flash Gordon" comic strip (by Alex Raymond) debuts
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1934
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Princess Juliana marries German prince Bernhard von Lippe-Biesterfeld
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1935
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Ze Akins' "Old Maid," premieres in NYC
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1936
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Tennis champs Helen Moody & Howard Kinsley volley 2,001 times (1h18m)
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1939
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US worker's union leader Tom Mooney freed (jailed since 1916)
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1942
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WW II siege of Bataan starts
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1944
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Air Force announces production of 1st US jet fighter, the Bell P-59
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1945
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Lord Haw-Haw reports total German victory at Ardennen
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1946
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Cambodia becomes autonomous state inside French Union
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1947
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Aust v Eng at MCG drawn in 6 days, 1st cricket draw in Aust since 1882
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1948
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US president Truman raises taxes for Marshall-plan
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1949
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1st photo of genes taken at U of S Calif by Pease & Baker
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1950
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"Happy as Larry" closes at Coronet Theater NYC after 3 performances
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1950
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Hank Snow's 1st appearance on "Grand Ole Opry"
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1950
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Mental health wing of Mercy Hospital burns, kills 41 (Davenport Ia)
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1952
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French Plevin govt falls
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1953
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Pres Truman announces development of hydrogen bomb
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1955
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Marian Anderson becomes 1st black singer to perform at Met (NYC)
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1955
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WCIQ TV channel 7 in Mt Cheaha, AL (PBS) begins broadcasting
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1956
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Vinoo Mankad scores 231 v NZ, 413 opening stand with Roy
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1958
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USSR shrinks army to 300,000
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1959
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US recognizes Fidel Castro's Cuban govt
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1961
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1st NFL Playoff Bowl (runner-up bowl)-Detroit beats Cleveland 17-16
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1961
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Trucial States (now UAE) issue their 1st postage stamps
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1962
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AFL Pro Bowl: West beats East 47-27
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1962
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Assassination attempt on Indonesian president Sukarno, fails
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1962
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Bollingen Prize for poetry awarded to John Hall Wheelock
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1963
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1st class postage raised from 4 to 5
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1964
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Bahamas becomes self-governing
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1964
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Dick Weber rolls highest bowling game in air (Boeing 707)
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1965
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France announces it will convert $150 million of its currency to gold
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1966
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Dance Theatre of Harlem debuts
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1966
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Gene Kiniski beats Lou Thesz in St Louis, to become NWA champ
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1967
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"Newlywed Game" premieres on ABC TV
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1968
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"GE College Bowl" quiz show premieres on NBC TV
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1968
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1st class postage raised from 5 to 6
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1969
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US Congress doubles president salary
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1970
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Farmers sue Max Yasgur for $35,000 in damages caused by "Woodstock"
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1971
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-40øF (-40øC), Hawley Lake, Ariz (state record)
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1972
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Iberian Airlines crashes into 800' peak on island of Ibiza, 104 die
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1972
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LA Lakers chalk up 33rd consecutive win (NBA record)
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1972
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Lewis F Powell Jr becomes a Supreme Court Justice
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1972
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William Hubbs Rehnquist, sworn in as Supreme Court Justice
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1973
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"Purlie" closes at Billy Rose Theater NYC after 14 performances
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1973
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British Darts Organisation founded in North London
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1973
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Jo Ann Prentice wins LPGA Burdine's Golf Invitational
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1973
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Johnny Watkins bowls six overs 0-21 v Pakistan Never again
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1973
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US poet James Merrill wins Bollingen Prize
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1973
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WNPB TV channel 13 in Marquette, MI (PBS) begins broadcasting
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1974
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Dutch rations gasoline
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1975
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"Shenandoah" opens at Alvin Theater NYC for 1050 performances
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1975
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Bollingen Prize for poetry awarded to AR Ammons (Sphere)
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1975
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Gary Geld & Peter Udell's musical "Shenandoah," premieres in NYC
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1975
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Led Zeppelin fans riot before Boston concert, causing $30,000 damage
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1977
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Huyman Rights Charta '77 established in Prague
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1978
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Angola revises its constitution
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1979
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Vietnamese forces capture Phnom Penh from Khmer Rouge
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1980
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Minn ends Phila Flyers' NHL record 35 game unbeaten streak ends
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1982
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"Fame" premieres on NBC TV
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1982
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Islander's Bryan Trottier's 10th career hat trick
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1983
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Australia regain the Ashes with a 2-1 series win v England
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1983
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Reagan ends US arms embargo against Guatemala
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1985
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"King & I" opens at Broadway Theater NYC for 191 performances
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1985
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Japanese space probe Sakigake launched to Halley's comet
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1985
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KHQ-AM in Spokane WA changes call letters to KLSN (now KAQQ)
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1985
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Lou Brock & Hoyt Wilhelm, elected to Baseball's Hall of Fame
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1986
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Chicago Bears defeat New England Patriots 46-10 in Super Bowl XX
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1986
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Netherlands Bank issues 250 guilder notes
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1986
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STS 61-C mission scrubbed at T -9m because of weather problems
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1986
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US president Reagan proclaims economic sanctions against Libya
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1987
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French airplanes harass Libyan positions in Duadi Doum
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1987
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Kapil Dev takes his 300th Test wicket, at 28 the youngest
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1989
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Akhito becomes emperor of Japan
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1989
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Cleve Cavs block 21 NY Knick shots tying NBA regulation game record
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1989
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Intl Conference on Limitation of Chemical Weapons opens in Paris
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1989
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NBA's Cleveland Cavaliers longest win streak (11)
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1990
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Lynn Jennings runs world record 5K indoor at 15:22.64
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1990
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Tower Of Pisa closed to the public after leaning too far
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1991
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"Nia Peeples Party Machine" premieres on TV
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1992
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AT&T releases video-telephone ($1,499)
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1992
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Last day of Test cricket for Imran Khan
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1992
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Tom Seaver & Rollie Fingers elected to Baseball's Hall of Fame
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1994
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South Africa beat Australia in the Sydney Test by 5 runs
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1994
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United Express commuter plane crashes in Ohio, killing 5
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1994
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US female Figure Skating championship won by Tonya Harding
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1995
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"Christmas Carol" closes at Richard Rodgers Theater NYC after 18 perfs
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1995
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"Passion" closes at Plymouth Theater NYC after 280 performances
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1996
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"Crazy after You" closes at Shubert Theater NYC after 1622 perfs
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1996
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"Fool Moon" closes at Ambassador Theater NYC after * performances
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1996
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16th United Negro College Fund raises $12,600,000
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1997
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Newt Gingrich, narrowly re-elected speaker of the House
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BIRTHS
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1528
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Jeanne d'Albret, queen of Navarra/mother of French King Henry IV
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1539
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Sebasti n de Covarrubias Horozco, Spanish lexicographer
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1611
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James Harrington, England, political author (Commonwealth of Oceans)
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1612
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Paul de La Pierre, composer
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1634
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Adam Krieger, German composer
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1652
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Pavao Vitezovic, Croatia, writer/historian
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1653
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Bernhard Albinus, Germany, court-physician (Frederick of Prussia)
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1685
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Gerard George Clifford, Dutch director of East India Company
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1710
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Josef Antonin Sehling, composer
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1799
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Daniel Tyler, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1882
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1800
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Millard Fillmore, Locke NY, (Whig) 13th president (1850-53)
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1808
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Jacob Ammen, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1894
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1816
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Stephen Miller, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1881
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1821
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Lucius Jeremiah Gartrell, Brig General (Confed Army), died in 1891
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1822
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Lucius C M Bakker, Frisian physician/author (Goethe)
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1822
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Theodor Aufrecht, German indologist (Rigveda's Hymns)
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1824
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James Morrison Hawes, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1889
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1830
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(Samuel) Emerson Opdycke, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers)
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1830
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Albert Bierstadt, Germany, painter (US landscapes)
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1842
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Johan Lindegren, composer
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1844
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Marie-Bernarde Soubirous, [St Bernadette of Lourdes], saint/visionary
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1845
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Louis III, last king of Bavaria (1913-18)
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1845
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Paul Deusen, German philosopher (Schopenhauer-Gesellschaft)
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1853
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Nikolai Arkas, composer
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1855
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Elizer Ben-Jehuda, [Perelmann], Latvia, writer (1st hebrew newspaper)
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1860
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Emanuil Mandlov, composer
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1868
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Abraham M "Mark" Lidzbarski, Polish/German orientalist
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1873
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Adolph Zukor, Hungary, movie producer/director/executive (Paramount)
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1873
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Charles Pierre Pguy, Orlans Fr, Catholic writer (God Speaks)
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1875
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Thomas Hicks, English/US marathon runner: (Olympic-gold-1904)
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1876
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William Yeates Hurlstone, composer
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1877
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Johannes F Buziau, Dutch cabaret performer (1 great dog)
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1879
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St Bernadette (Marie-Bernarde Soubirous), 1844(?), religious visionary
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1883
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Andrew Browne, Irish/British admiral (WW II)
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1890
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Henny Porten, Magdeburg Germany, silent screen star (Deception)
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1890
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Maurice E McLoughlin, tennis champ (US Open-1912)
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1892
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Rudolf Moser, composer
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1894
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Jose Rozo Contreras, composer
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1895
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Marie-Dominique Chenu, French Roman Catholic theologist
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1896
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Arnold Ridley, Bath England, actor/dramatist (The Ghost Train)
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1898
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Art Baker, NYC, TV host (You Asked For It)
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1898
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Geronimo Baqueiro Foster, composer
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1899
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Francis Jean Marcel Poulenc, Paris, composer/pianist (Les Biches)
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1899
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Kenneth Thomson, Pitts, actor (Broadway Melody, Little Giant)
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1903
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Alan Napier, Birmingham England, actor (Alfred-Batman)
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1903
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Albrecht Haushofer, writer
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1903
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Shalva Azmayparashvili, composer
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1903
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Vladimir Alexandrovich Vlasov, composer
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1905
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Francis Taylor, builder
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1907
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Nicanor Zabaleta, San Sebastian, Spain, harpist
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1910
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Alain JG de Rothschild, France, banker/baron
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1910
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Jack Lovelock, NZ/US surgeon/runner (Olympic-gold-1936)
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1911
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Merv Waite, cricketer (S Australian all-rounder)
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1912
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Charles Addams, cartoonist (New Yorker, Addams Family)
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1913
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Francis De Wolff, England, actor (From Russia With Love)
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1913
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Shirley Ross, Omaha NE, actress (Cafe Society, Prison Farm)
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1915
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Herman Musaph, Dutch psychiatrist/sexologist/founder (NVSH)
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1916
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Gerrit Schulte, [Le Fou Pedalant], Dutch 6 day bicyclist
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1916
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Paul Keres, USSR, chess grandmaster (1950)
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1917
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Ulysses Sipmson Kay, composer
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1918
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Alessadro Natta, Italian political leader (Communist Party)
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1918
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Colin Snedden, cricketer (Test NZ v England 1947, 0-46, did not bat)
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1920
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Albert Meltzer, anarchist
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1920
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Aubrey Brabazon, jockey/trainer
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1920
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Lionel Alexander Bethune [Alastair] Pilkington, engineer/Industrialist
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1921
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John Lanigan, tenor
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1922
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Jean-Pierre [Louis] Rampal, Marseilles France, flautist
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1922
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Vincent Gardenia, Naples Italy, actor (All in the Family, LA Law)
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1923
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Charles Russell Woolen, composer
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1924
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Roloff Beny, Alberta, painter/photographer (A Time of Gods)
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1925
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Gerald Malcolm Durrell, Britain, zoologist/writer (Mockery Bird)
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1928
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Rajindranath, cricketer (4 stumpings in his only Test for India)
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1928
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William Peter Blatty, NYC, author/director (The Exorcist)
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1929
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Douglas Kiker, NBC newsman (1970 Peabody Award)
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1929
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Kenneth Henry, US, 500m speed skater (Olympic-gold-1952)
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1929
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Terry Moore, [Helen Luella Koford], LA Cal, actress (Little Sheba)
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1931
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Mack Mattingly, (Sen-R-GA, 1981-86)
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1933
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Elliot Kastner, NYC, producer (Bobo, Big Sleep, Ffolkes)
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1934
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Charles Lamont Jenkins, NYC, 400m runner (Olympic-gold-1956)
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1935
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Noam Sheriff, composer
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1935
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Valeri Nikolayevich Kubasov, cosmonaut (Soyuz 6, 19, 36/35)
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1936
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Eldee Young, US bassist (Young Holt Unlimited-Hang on Sloopy)
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1938
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Jasperina de Jong, Dutch cabaret performer (Jan Rao en z'n Maat)
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1939
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David Buchan, ethno-musicologist
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1939
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Tom Kierman, British(?) rugby player
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1940
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William Elgin Swinton, child psychiatrist
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1941
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Ann Susan Hills, freelance journalist
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1941
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Frederick Drew Gregory, Wash DC, Col USAF/astro (STS 51-B, 33, 44)
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1941
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Robert Hicks, rocker (Paul Butterfield Blues Band)
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1942
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Paul Revere, rock keyoardist (Good Thing)
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1942
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Vasili Alexeyev, USSR, weightlifer (Olympic-gold-72, 76)
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1943
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Jim Lefebvre, Hawthorne Calif, baseball manager (Seattle Mariners)
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1943
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Leona Williams, singer/songwriter (Ladies Get the Blues)
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1943
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Nicholas Warner, test Pilot
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1944
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Ad [GB] Nijhuis, Dutch MP (VVD)
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1944
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Mike McGear, Liverpool, singer (Paul McCartney's brother)
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1945
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Tony Conigliaro, Mass, baseball outfielder (Boston Red Sox)
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1946
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Andy Brown, rock drummer (Fortunes Birmingham)
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1946
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Jann S Wenner, publisher (Rolling Stone)
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1947
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David Porcelijn, Dutch composer/conductor
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1948
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Kaz Lux, Poland/Netherland, singer
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1948
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Kenny Loggins, Everett WA, singer (& Messina-This is it, Footloose)
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1949
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John Christopher Parry, rocker (Cure)
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1949
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Marshall Chapman, Spartanburg SC, country singer
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1950
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Erin Gray, Honolulu Hawaii, actress (Silver Spoons, Buck Rogers)
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1951
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Talgat Amangeldyyevich Musabayev, Russian mjr/cosmonaut (TM-19, TM-27)
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1952
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Giuliano Ferrara
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1953
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Agha Zahid, cricketer (open batting for Pak v WI 1975, scored 14 & 1)
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1953
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Earl Wilber Force "Wire" Lindo, rocker (Bob Marley & the Wailers)
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1954
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Alan Butcher, cricketer (one Test England v India, scored 14 & 20)
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1955
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Sandra Bernhard, Arizona (Follow That Bird, King of Comedy)
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1956
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Robin Walton, Boise ID, LPGA golfer (1995 GHP Heartland Classic-15th)
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1956
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Rosalyn Bryant, Chic Ill, 4x400m runner (Olympic-silver-1976)
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1956
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Trudie Styler, England, wife of Sting/sponsor (Rainforest Concert)
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1957
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Katie Couric, [Katherine], Arlington VA, TV news host (Today)
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1957
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Kristen Meadows, actress (Santa Barbara)
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1958
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Donna Rice, New Orleans La, model/Gary Hart's lover
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1958
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Peter R Mokaba, president (South African Youth Congress)
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1959
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Kathy Valentine, rocker (Go-Go's-We Got the Beat)
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1960
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David Marciano, Newark NJ, actor (Det Ray Vecchio-Due South)
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1960
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Tierre Turner, Detroit Mich, actor (Waverly Wonders, Cop & the Kid)
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1962
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Hallie Todd, actress (Check is in the Mail)
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1962
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Jeff Montgomery, Wellston OH, pitcher (KC Royals)
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1963
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Craig Shipley, Australian/US baseball infielder (San Diego Padres)
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1964
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Francisco Maciel, Mexico, tennis star
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1964
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Nicolas Cage, [Coppola], actor (Moonstruck, Racing with the Moon)
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1965
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Mark Rushmere, cricketer (S Afr opening bat in comeback Test 1992)
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1966
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Carolyn Bessette Kennedy, model/wife of John Kennedy Jr
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1966
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Jennifer Luff, Australian rower (Olympics-96)
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1966
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Randy Burridge, Fort Erie, NHL left wing (Buffalo Sabres)
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1967
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Guy Hebert, Troy, NHL goalie (Anaheim Mighty Ducks, Team USA 98)
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1967
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Scott Galbraith, NFL tight end (Washington Redskins, Dallas Cowboys)
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1968
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Michael Rosati, hockey goaltender (Team Italy 1998)
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1968
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Nathaniel Bolton, WLAF running back (Frankfurt Galaxy)
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1969
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Chris Hatcher, US baseball outfielder (Houston Astros)
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1969
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Doug E Doug, actor (Cosby)
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1969
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Erric Pegram, NFL running back (Pit Steelers, NY Giants, SD Chargers)
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1969
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Todd Kinchen, NFL wide receiver (St Louis Rams, Atlanta Falcons)
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1970
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Darryl Williams, NFL safety (Seattle Seahawks, Cin Bengals)
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1970
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Frank "Cliff" Mannon, Amarillo TX, team handball (Olympics-1996)
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1970
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Paul McCallum, CFL/WLAF kicker/punter (Claymores, Sask Roughriders)
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1970
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Todd Day, NBA guard/forward (Boston Celtics)
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1971
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Bobby Hamilton, NFL/WLAF defensive end (Amsterdam Admirals, NY Jets)
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1971
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Masato Itai, WLAF wide receiver (Amsterdam Admirals)
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1971
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Todd Yeaman, NFL defensive tackle (NY Giants)
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1972
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Aaron John Mcintosh, Auckland NZ, sailboard yachter (Olympics-96)
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1972
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Chuck Levy, kick returner/running back (SF 49ers)
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1972
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Donald Brashear, Bedford, NHL left wing (Montreal Canadiens)
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1973
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Bobby Engram, wide receiver (Chicago Bears)
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1973
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Brian Milne, fullback (Cincinnati Bengals)
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1973
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Ricky Wood, Van Nuys Calif, diver (Olympics-96)
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1973
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Robert Dunn, Glenn Cove NY, team handball left wing (Olympics-1996)
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1974
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Jennifer LeRoy, Craig CO, playmate (Feb, 1993)
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1975
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Robert Norman Waddell, Cambridge NZ, Single scull rower (Olympics-96)
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1977
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Dustin Diamond, San Jose Calif, actor (Screech-Saved By Bell)
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1996
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Abbey Speakman, England, born 19 days after her twin sister
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DEATHS
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312
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Lucianus of Antioch, theologist/saint, dies
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1130
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Baldricus Burgoliensis, French historian/archbishop, dies at about 83
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1285
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Charles I of Anjou, king of Naples/bro of King Louis IX, dies at 58
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1325
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Dionysius, the justified, King of Portugal (1279-1325), dies
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1451
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Amadeus VIII, last anti-pope Felix V (1439-49), dies at 67
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1529
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Peter Vischer, the Old, German count of Sebaldus, dies
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1536
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Catherine of Aragon, 1st wife of England's King Henry VIII, dies
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1537
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Alessandro de' Medici, Italian monarch of Florence, assassinated
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1566
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Ludovicus Blosius, [Louis de Blois "Dacrianus"], wrtier, dies
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1590
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Jacob Andreae, German theologist (Formulae Concordiae), dies at 61
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1591
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Jacobus de Kerle, French/Flemish composer, dies at about 59
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1598
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Theodorus I, [Fedor Ivanovitch], czar of Russia (1584-98), dies at 40
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1655
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Innocentius X, [Giambattista Pamfili], pope (1644-55), dies at 80
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1678
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Johannes Flittner, composer, dies at 59
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1695
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Mary II Stuart, queen of England, dies at 32 [OS=Dec 28 1694]
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1721
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Rochus Aerts, Flemish sculptor, dies [or 1739]
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1722
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Antoine Coypel, French painter/poet, dies at 60
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1736
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Ceslav Vanura, composer, dies at 41
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1755
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Gallus Zeiler, composer, dies at 49
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1758
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Allan Ramsay Sr, Scottish poet (Gentle Shepherd), dies at 71
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1790
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Antonio Corbisiero, composer, dies at 69
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1810
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Joseph Lipavsky, composer, dies at 37
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1830
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Charlotte J T, infant of Portugal's ex, dies at 53
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1833
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Ramon Felix Cuellar y Altarriba, composer, dies at 55
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1843
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Franz Schoberlechner, composer, dies at 45
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1858
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Willem Broes, vicar/theologist (Textenrol), dies at 91
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1868
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William Batchelder Bradbury, composer, dies at 51
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1870
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Karl Schwencke, composer, dies at 72
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1887
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Abraham I van Lier, Dutch actor/director (Gran Thtre), dies at 74
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1890
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Augusta Maria L Katharina, wife of Germ emperor Wilhelm I, dies at 78
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1890
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Hans Matthison-Hansen, composer, dies at 82
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1891
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Carl Gottfried Wilhelm Taubert, composer, dies at 79
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1892
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Tewfik Pasja, viceroy of Egypt, dies at 39
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1907
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Anton Urspruch, composer, dies at 56
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1921
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Benno Erdmann, German philosopher (Logik I), dies at 69
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1922
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Antonio Scontrino, composer, dies at 71
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1929
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Henry Arthur Jones, English playwright (Silver King), dies at 77
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1930
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Rudolf Hpke, historian (Entstehung Hollnd Wirtschaft), dies at 45
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1932
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Henri Stroethoff, Dutch actor (Bright Paradise), dies at 60
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1936
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Howard Francis, cricketer (2 Tests S Af v Eng 1898-99, 39 runs), dies
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1942
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Henry, Count of Baillet-Latour, pres of IOC (1925-42), dies at 63
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1943
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Nikola Tesla, Yugoslavian physicist (tesla motor), dies at 86
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1944
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J Verleun, Dutch resistance fighter, executed
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1948
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Raoul Auernheimer, writer, dies
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1951
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Johanna C H "Nelly" Bodenheim, painter (Luilekkerland), dies at 76
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1955
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Gerald Hartigan, cricketer (S Afr batsman in 5 Tests 1911-14), dies
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1957
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Al White, choreographer (NBC Comedy Hour), dies
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1958
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Petru Groza, premier/president (Romania, 1945-58), dies at 74
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1960
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Luis da Costa, composer, dies at 80
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1961
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Clarice Baright, 1st woman admitted to American Bar Assn, dies at 74
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1964
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Colin C McPhee, composer (H2O, Mechanical Princibles), dies at 62
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1967
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Carl Schuricht, composer, dies at 86
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1967
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Sid Emery, cricket leg-spinner (NSW & Aus, 5 wkt in 1912 series), dies
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1970
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Robert [Harriot] Barrat, actor (Bad Lands, Go West), dies at 81
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1971
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Dick Kollmar, actor (Broadway Spotlight, Guess What), dies at 60
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1971
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Madame Spivy [LeVoe], actress (All Fall Down), dies at 64
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1972
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Clarence Passailaigue, cricketer (487 for 6th wkt for Jamaica), dies
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1972
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John Berryman, US poet (Imaginary Jew), dies
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1979
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Zbigniew Turski, composer, dies at 70
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1980
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Carl White, rocker, dies
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1980
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Sarah Selby, actress (Tower of London), dies at 74
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1981
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Jose Ardevol, composer, dies at 69
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1982
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Bert Oosterhuis, Dutch motor racer (Paris-Dakar), dies in race crash
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1983
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August Cool, Belgian trade union leader, dies at 79
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1985
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Johnny Guarnieri, jazz pianist (Morey Amsterdam Show), dies at 67
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1986
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Juan Rulfo, writer, dies
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1986
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M Rooi, editor-in-chief (New Rotterdam Daily), dies at 79
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1987
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Larry Carr, pianist (Flight to Rhythm), dies at 72
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1988
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Trevor Howard, actor (Ryan's Daughter), dies of bronchitis at 71
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1990
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Bronislau "Bronko" Nagurski, football hall of famer, dies at 81
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1990
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Gail Lucas, entertainer, dies
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1990
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Horace Stoneham, baseball owner (Giants), dies at 86
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1990
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Joseph Robbie, lawyer/NFL owner (Miami Dolphins), dies at 73
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1991
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Joe Hicks, baseball coach, dies of cancer at 64
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1992
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Jhean Burton, entertainer, dies
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1992
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Richard Hunt, puppeteer/actor (Muppet Movie), dies of AIDS at 40
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1993
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Richard Branda, actor (2 Minute Warning), dies of colon cancer at 57
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1994
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Bobby Pratt, jazz Trombone/Piano Player, dies at 67
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1994
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Jay Blackton, broadway Conductor (Oklahoma!), dies at 84
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1994
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Lewis Boddington, aerospace Engineer, dies at 85
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1994
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Lynn Blessing, vibes Player, dies at 65
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1994
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Phoumi Vongvichit, pres of Laos (1986-91), dies
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1994
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Vittorio Mezzogiorno, actor (Cafe Express), dies of heart failure 52
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1995
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Arthur Leavins, violinist, dies at 77
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1995
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Harry Golombek, chess Grandmaster, dies at 83
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1995
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Larry Grayson, British entertainer (Generation Game), dies at 65 or 71
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1995
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Viktor Vorobyov, Russian general-major, dies in battle
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1995
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William Larry White Grayson, comedian, dies at 71
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1996
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James Holland, artist/exhibition organiser, dies at 90
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1996
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Karoly Grosz, PM of Hungry (1987-88), dies at 65
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1996
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Robley D Evans, nuclear physicist, dies at 88
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1996
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Seton Howard Frederick Lloyd, archaeologist, dies at 93
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1997
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Desmond Flower, publisher, dies at 89
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1997
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Sandor Vegh, violinist teacher/conductor, dies at 84
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