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587
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Treaty of Andelot: King Guntram takes cousin Childebert II as heir
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741
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St Gregory III ends his reign as Catholic Pope
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1340
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Battle of Salado Spain: last Moor invasion driven back
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1443
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George Kastriotis [Skanderberg] proclaims Albania principality
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1520
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Ferdinand Magellan begins crossing Pacific Ocean
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1569
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Duke of Alva forces bishop Nicolaas van Nieuwland of Haarlem to resign
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1582
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Playwright & poet William Shakespeare weds Anne Hathaway
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1660
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London Royal Society forms
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1670
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Pierre Corneille's "Tite et Brnice," premieres in Paris
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1710
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Battle at Brihuega: English General Stanhope captured
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1745
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-29] French troops attack indians of Saratoga, NY
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1757
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England condemns ceasefire of Kloster-Seven
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1775
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2nd Continental Congress formally establishes US Navy
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1776
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Washington & his troops cross Delaware River
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1795
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US pays $800,000 & a frigate as tribute to Algiers & Tunis
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1813
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Kosacks occupy Utrecht
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1821
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Panama declares independence from Spain
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1833
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Charles Darwin rides through Las Pietras, returning to Montevideo
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1847
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Bologna: church San Francisco dei Minori Conventuali initiated with premier of Rossini's Tantum ergo
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1853
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Olympia forms as capital of Washington Territory
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1854
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Dutch army stops Chinese uprising in Borneo
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1861
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Confederate congress officially admits Missouri to Confederate Army
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1862
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Battle at Cane Hill, Arkansas (475 casualties)
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1862
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Battle of Hooly Spring, MS
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1864
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3rd day of Battles at Waynesboro/Jones's Plantation, Georgia
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1864
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Battle of New Creek, WV (Rosser's Raid, Ft Kelly)
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1871
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Ku Klux Klan trials began in Federal District Court in SC
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1875
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Verney Cameroon reaches East Africa
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1879
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Battle at Lydenburg S Africa: Gen Wolseley beats Sekhukhenes Pedi-Zulu
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1895
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America's 1st auto race starts; 6 cars, 55 miles, winner avg 7 MPH
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1899
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Battle of Mud river (Boer general. Cronj beats British gen Methuen)
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1901
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Gustav Mahler's 4th Symphony in G, premieres
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1904
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Germany defeats Hottentotten in Warmbad SW-Africa
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1905
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Arthur Griffith forms Sinn Fein in Dublin
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1906
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Tommy Burns & Jack O'Brien fight to a draw in 20 for hw boxing title
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1908
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154 men die in coal mine explosion at Marianna Pa
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1911
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Zapata proclaims Plan of Ayala Mexico
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1912
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Albania declares it's Indepenence from Turkey
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1913
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Heavyweight Jack Johnson KOs Andr Spaul in Paris
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1916
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1st (German) air attack on London
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1917
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Sigmund Rombergs revue "Over the Top," premieres in NYC
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1918
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Emperor Wilhelm of Prussia & Germany, abdicates
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1919
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US-born Lady Astor elected 1st female member of British Parliament
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1921
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Ascension of 'Abdu'l-Bah (Bah '¡ festival-Qawl 6, 78)
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1922
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6 old minsters in Greece, executed
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1922
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Capt Cyril Turner (RAF) gives 1st skywriting exhibition (NYC) Turner spelled out "Hello USA. Call Vanderbilt 7200." 47,000 call
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1924
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Pieter Jelle Troelstra leaves 2nd Chamber
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1925
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7th French govt of Briand sworn-in
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1925
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Grand Ole Opry premieres as WSM Barn Dance on WSM radio Nashville Tn
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1925
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NHL goalie Georges Vzina collapses & dies of TB 4 months later
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1927
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J McHugh & D Fields' musical "Delmar's Revels," premieres in NYC
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1929
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Adm Richard E Byrd makes 1st South Pole flight
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1929
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Ernie Nevers scores all 40 pts for Chic Cards vs Bears (NFL record)
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1930
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Howard Hanson's 2nd Symphony "Romantic," premieres
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1931
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Bradman scores 226, the 1st Test Cricket century at Gabba, v S Afr
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1932
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France & USSR signs not-attack treaty
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1932
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Groucho Marx performed on radio for 1st time
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1934
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Churchill tells Premier Baldwin not to under estimate German air power
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1938
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4th Heisman Trophy Award: Davey O'Brien, Texas Christian (QB)
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1939
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Nazi Gov-Gen of Poland, Hans Frank organizes Judenrat
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1939
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Soviet govt revokes Russian-Finnish non-attack treaty
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1940
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Cleveringa arrested by nazis
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1941
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German troops vacate Rostov
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1942
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500 die in a fire that destroyed Cocoanut Grove nightclub in Boston
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1942
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Cocoanut Grove nightclub fire kills 602 (Boston Mass)
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1943
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FDR, Churchill & Stalin met at Tehran to map out strategy
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1944
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1st allied ship sails into Schelde Antwerp
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1944
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400 Rotterdammers attack coal warehouse
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1944
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Hal Newhouser is named AL MVP
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1944
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In reprisal 40 Dutch men are executed by Nazis
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1944
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US 121st Infantry regiment occupies Hrtgen
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1945
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Aust Services draw second Victory Test Cricket v India at Calcutta
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1946
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French govt of Bidault, resigns
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1946
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Landverrader Anton Mussert to death sentenced
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1948
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"Hopalong Cassidy" premieres on TV
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1948
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1st Polaroid camera sold
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1949
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"Texas, Li'l Darlin'" opens at Mark Hellinger NYC for 293 perfs
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1950
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Walter O'Malley fires Burt Shotton as Dodgers manager
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1951
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John Van Druten's "I am a Camera," premieres in NYC
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1951
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Military coup under Col Adib el-Shishakli in Syria
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1953
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"Wish You Were Here" closes at Imperial Theater NYC after 597 perfs
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1953
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41st CFL Grey Cup: Hamilton Tiger-Cats defeats Winn Blue Bombers, 12-6
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1954
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1st pro football game in Netherlands
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1954
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Cleveland Browns' Horace Gillom sets club record with 80-yard punt
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1954
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KCKT (now KSNC) TV channel 2 in Great Bend, KS (NBC) 1st broadcast
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1955
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KMVI (now WMAU) TV channel 12 in Wailuku, HI (IND) begins broadcasting
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1955
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KTHV TV channel 11 in Little Rock, AR (CBS) begins broadcasting
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1956
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Photography begins on "... & God Created Women"
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1957
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"Look Homeward, Angel" with Anthony Perkins premieres in NYC
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1957
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Warren Spahn of the Braves wins Cy Young Award
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1958
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AL announces Opening Day in 1959 will be earliest ever, April 9
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1958
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Chad becomes an autonomous republic within French community
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1958
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Congo & Mauritania become autonomous members of French Community
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1958
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George "Punch" Imlach becomes coach of NHL's Toronto Maple Leafs
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1958
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KCOO (now KABY) TV channel 9 in Aberdeen, SD (ABC) begins broadcasting
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1958
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Test Cricket debut for Wes Hall, v India at Bombay
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1958
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US reports 1st full-range firing of an ICBM
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1959
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47th CFL Grey Cup: Winn Blue Bombers defeats Hamilton Tiger-Cats, 21-7
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1959
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KOMC (now KSNK) TV channel 8 in McCook - Oberlin, NB (NBC) begins
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1959
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Pope John XXIII publishes encyclical Princeps Pastorum
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1960
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CBS radio expands hourly news coverage from 5 to 10 minutes
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1960
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Mauritania gains independence from France (Natl Day)
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1961
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Ernest Davis is 1st black to win Heisman Trophy
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1961
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General Meeting of UN debates about New-Guinea
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1961
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Martin Walser's "Der Abstecher," premieres in Munich
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1962
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Telegraph between Netherlands & Indonesia restored
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1963
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1st million copy record prior to release "I Want to Hold Your Hand"
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1963
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Beatles "She Loves You" returns to #1 on UK record chart
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1963
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Crusher beats Verne Gagne in St Paul, to become NWA champ
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1963
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WHNT TV channel 19 in Huntsville, AL (CBS) begins broadcasting
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1964
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52nd CFL Grey Cup: BC Lions defeats Hamilton Tiger-Cats, 34-24
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1964
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France performs underground nuclear test at Ecker Algeria
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1964
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Mariner 4 launched; 1st probe to fly by Mars
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1965
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Browns' Leroy Kelly sets club record for most punt return yds (109)
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1965
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Kathy Whitworth wins LPGA Titleholders Golf Championship
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1966
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Coup in Burundi overthrows monarchy; a republic is declared
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1966
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Dominican Republic adopts constitution
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1967
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33rd Heisman Trophy Award: Gary Beban, UCLA (QB)
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1967
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The 1st pulsating radio source (pulsar) detected
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1968
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John Lennon is fined 150 for unauthorized drug possession
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1969
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Ted Sizemore becomes 7th Dodger to win NL Rookie of Year
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1970
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58th CFL Grey Cup: Montreal Alouettes defeat Calgary Stampeders, 23-10
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1971
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"Me Nobody Knows" closes at Helen Hayes Theater NYC after 587 perfs
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1971
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59th CFL Grey Cup: Calgary Stampeders defeats Toronto Argonauts, 14-11
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1972
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"Via Galactica" opens at Uris Theater NYC for 7 performances
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1972
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LA Dodgers trade Frank Robinson to Calif Angels
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1973
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Arab League summit in Algiers recognizes Palestine
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1973
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Balt Oriole Al Bumbry wins AL Rookie of Year
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1974
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Bowie Kuhn suspends George Steinbrenner for 2 years
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1974
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John Lennon's last concert appearance (Elton John concert in MSG NYC)
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1975
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Democratic Republic East-Timor proclaimed
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1975
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Test Cricket debut of Michael Anthony Holding, WI v Australia Brisbane
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1975
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Wings release "Venus & Mars/Rock Show" medley
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1976
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64th CFL Grey Cup: Ottawa Rough Riders defeats Saskatchewan, 23-20
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1978
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44th Heisman Trophy Award: Billy Sims, Oklahoma (RB)
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1978
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Reds fire manager Sparky Anderson after 9 years
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1979
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"King of Schnorrers" opens at Playhouse Theater NYC for 63 perfs
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1979
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Air New Zealand DC-10 crashes into Mt Erebus on Antarctica kills 257
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1979
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LA Dodger Rick Sutcliffe wins NL Rookie of Year
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1981
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"Merrily We Roll Along" closes at Alvin Theater NYC after 16 perfs
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1981
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Bear Bryant wins his 315th game to out distance Alonzo Stagg & become college football's winningest coach
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1982
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"Pirates of Penzance" closes at Uris Theater NYC after 772 perfs
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1982
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70th CFL Grey Cup: Edmonton Eskimos defeats Toronto Argonauts, 32-16
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1982
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71st Davis Cup: USA beats France in Grenoble (4-1)
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1983
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9th Space Shuttle Mission-Columbia 6-is launched
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1985
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6th Belgium govt of Martens forms
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1986
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Hilbert van der Duim skates 1 hour world record 39.4928 km
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1986
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NBC's Ahmad Rashad marriage proposal is accepted by Phylicia Ayers-Allen during halftime of Det Lions-NY Jets football game
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1986
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Reagan administration exceeds SALT II arms limitations for 1st time
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1987
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South African Airways Boeing 747 crashes into Indian Ocean, 159 die
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1988
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Picasso's "Acrobat & Harlequin" sells for $38.46 million
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1989
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Rickey Henderson signs record $3,000,000 per year Oak A's contract
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1989
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Romanian gymnast Nadia Comaneci flees to Hungary
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1990
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Margaret Thatcher resigns as Britain's PM, replaced by John Majors
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1993
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"Gray's Anatomy" opens at Beaumont Theater NYC for 13 performances
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1993
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"Mixed Emotions" closes at John Golden Theater NYC after 48 perfs
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1993
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81st CFL Grey Cup: Edmonton Eskimos defeats Winn Blue Bombers, 33-23
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1993
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Carlos Reina wins Honduras presidential election
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1994
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Norway votes against joining European Union
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1995
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James Brady, former white house press sect, suffers a heart attack
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1997
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Final episode of "Beavis & Butt-head," on MTV
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BIRTHS
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1607
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Pietro Sforza, Italian theologist: Istoria del Concilio di Trento
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1628
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John Bunyan, England, cleric/author (Pilgrim's Progress)
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1632
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Jean-Baptiste Lully, Florence Italy, composer (Bellrophen)
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1650
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John Palfijn, Flemish physician/inventor (forceps) [or Nov 25]
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1704
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Jacob Mossel, governor-general (Dutch East Indies)
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1757
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William Blake, English poet/painter (Songs of Innocence & Experience)
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1763
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Matthaus Fischer, composer
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1770
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F Louise W, daughter of viceroy Willem V & Wilhelmina of Prussia
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1777
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Georg A Kestner, German art collector/diplomat
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1784
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Ferdinand Reis, composer
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1785
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Achille-Charles, duc de Broglie, French PM (1835-36)
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1792
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Victor Cousin, French philosopher/minister of Education
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1793
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Carl Jonas Love Almquist, Swedish composer (Trnrosens Buck)
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1795
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Adolf Bernhard Marx, composer
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1805
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John Stephens, US archaeologist; founded study of Central America
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1810
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William Froude, England, engineer/naval architect
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1811
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Maximilian II Jozef, king of Bayern (1848-64)
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1812
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Ludwig Mathias Lindeman, composer
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1820
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Friedrich Engels, Germany, social philosopher; Marx's collaborator
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1820
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Lawrence O'Bryan Branch, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1862
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1821
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Nikolai Nekrasov, Russ, poet/journalist (Who Can be Happy in Russia?)
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1829
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Anton Rubinstein, Vykhvatinetz Podolia, composer (Omitri Doskoy) [NS]
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1837
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John Wesley Hyatt, inventor (celluloid)
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1841
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E M Grace, cricketer (brother of W G)
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1843
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Manuel Gregorio Tavarez, composer
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1849
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Albert J-BJ Ths, Belgian colonial pioneer (Congo)
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1854
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Gottlieb J Haberlandt, Hungarians/German botanist
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1856
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Alexandr Dmitriyevich Kastal'sky, composer
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1857
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Alfonso XII, king of Spain (1874-85)
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1864
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Carel A Lion Cachet, lithographer/wood carver
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1866
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Arthur Frederick Augustus "Dick" Lilley, cricket keeper (England)
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1866
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Henry Bacon, architect (Lincoln Memorial)
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1866
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Johannes F "Johan" Bakker Sr, Dutch actor/husband of Truus Soete
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1868
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Frantisek Alois Drdla, composer
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1876
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Bert Vogler, cricketer (early South African googly bowler)
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1878
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Jozef van Mierlo, Belgian Jesuit/literary (Hadewych)
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1880
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Alexander A Block, Russian poet (Dvenatsat) [OS=11/16]
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1880
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Marinus van Meel, 1st Dutch aviator
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1881
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Stefan Zweig, Vienna Austria, poet/essayist/dramatist (Beware of Pity)
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1883
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Paul Hastings Allen, composer
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1887
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Bobby Watson, [Knucher], Springfield IL, comedian
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1887
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Ernst Rhm, German staff member/Bolivian leader/SA
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1887
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Jacobo Palm, Curaaos pianist/organist
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1892
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Thomas Wood, composer
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1894
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Brooks Atkinson, drama critic (Broadway theater namesake)
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1895
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Jos Iturbi, Valencia Spain, pianist (Peque¤a danza Espa¤ola)
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1896
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Lilia Skala, Vienna, actress (House of Games, Flashdance, Charly)
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1897
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Uno Choyo, writer
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1898
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Yuri N Libedinski, Ukrainian writer (Birth of Hero) [OS]
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1900
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Lester Vail, actor (Dance Fools Dance, Consolation Marriage)
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1902
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Victor Jory, Dawson City Canada, actor (Kings Row, Manhunt)
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1904
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James O Eastland, (Sen-D-Miss)
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1904
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Nancy Mitford, English author (Love in a cold climate)
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1907
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Alberto Moravia, [Pincherle], Italian author (Indifferent Ones)
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1908
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Arturo Frondizi, president Argentina (1958-62)
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1908
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Claude Lvi-Strauss, Belgium, social anthropologist (Structure Anthro)
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1908
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Roberto Lupi, composer
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1909
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Aleksandar Rankovic, Yugoslavic partisan/vice-premier
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1912
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Heinz Galinski, President (Central council for Jews in Germany)
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1912
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Morris Louis, US painter (post abstract)
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1913
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Hugo Pos, Suriname/Neth WW II prosecutor of minor war crimes Tokyo
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1915
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Pamela Harrison, composer
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1916
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Guy Lapbie, France, 100K cyclist (Olympic-silver-1936)
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1916
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Lilian Baels, English 2nd wife of Belgian king Leopold III
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1917
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Kees Schilperoort, Dutch radio/TV host
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1919
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Keith Miller, cricketer (one of Australia's best ever all-rounders)
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1920
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Cecilia Colledge, England, figure skater (Olympic-silver-1936)
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1922
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Helen Kinney Copley, newspaper publisher
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1923
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Helen Delich Bentley, (Rep-R-MD, 1985- )
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1923
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Phyllis Jenkins, literary & theatrical agent community activist
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1923
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Ted Stevens, (Sen-R-AK, 1968- )
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1924
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Kees [Gerrit C] Otten, Dutch flutist
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1925
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Aurelio de la Vega, composer
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1925
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Gloria Grahame, LA Calif, actress (Sue-Rich Man Poor Man)
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1925
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Virginia Hewitt, Shreveport La, actress (Carol-Space Patrol)
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1928
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Edward LeBone Molotlegi, chief of the Bafokeng
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1929
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Berry Gordy Jr, Detroit, record company owner (Motown)
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1931
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Dervla Murphy, travel author (Full Tilt, In Ethiopia with a Mule)
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1931
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Hope Lange, Redding Ridge Ct, actress (Ghost & Mrs Muir)
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1931
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Ian Skipper, English businessman/multi-millionaire (Heritage Projects)
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1931
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Rinus Ferdinandusse, editor/author (Nude on Fence)
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1931
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Thomas Enders, diplomat
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1932
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Ben[jamin William] Bova, US, sci-fi author (Exiled from Earth)
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1932
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Ethel L Ennis, US orchestra leader/jazz singer (Once Again)
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1932
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Terence Frisby, poet/screenwriter (There's a Girl in My Soup)
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1933
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Joe Knollenberg, (Rep-R-Michigan)
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1934
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Carlos Farinas, composer
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1934
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Dick Rhyan, Columbus OH, PGA golfer (1994 GTE-5th)
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1935
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Randolph Stow, author/poet (Suburbs of Hell)
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1936
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Gary Hart, (Sen-D-Co, 1975-86)
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1939
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Gary Troxel, rocker
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1940
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Bruce Channel, rocker
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1940
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Clem Curtis, rocker
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1941
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Laura Antonelli, Pola Yugoslavia, actress (Wifemistress, Divine Nymph)
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1942
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Paul Warfield, NFL/WFL wide receiver (Cleveland, Miami, Memphis)
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1943
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Randy Newman, New Orleans, vocalist (Short People, Love LA, Raindrops)
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1944
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Rita Mae Brown, actress (Long Hot Summer, Slumber Party Massacre)
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1946
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Joe Dante, director (Matinee, Twilight Zone, Police Squad, Gremlins)
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1946
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Susan Spencer, NY, correspondent (48 Hours) [1946 approx]
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1948
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Agnieszka Holland, Warsaw Poland, actress/director (Europa Europa)
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1948
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Beeb Birtles, [Gerard Birtlekamp], rock guitarist (Little River Band)
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1949
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Alexander Godunov, Russia, composer/dancer (Bolshoi) defected 1979
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1949
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Hugh McKenna, rocker (Alex Harvey Band)
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1949
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Paul Shaffer, Thunder Bay Ont, orch leader (SNL, David Letterman)
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1949
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Victor Ostrovsky, Canadian/Israel, Mossad agent (By Way of Deception)
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1950
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Ed Harris, Tenafly NJ, actor (Right Stuff, Swing Shift, Walker, Coma)
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1952
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Jeff Fahey, actor (Darkman III, Crossover, Serpent's Lair)
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1952
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S Epatha Merkerson, Saginaw MI, actress (Jacob's Ladder, Terminator 2)
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1953
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Nadezhda Olizarenko, USSR, 800m/1500m runner (Olympic-gold-1980)
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1953
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Sixto Lezcano, baseball player
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1956
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Kristine Arnold, Torrance, singer (Sweethearts of Rodeo-Midnight Girl)
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1956
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Lucy Gutteridge, actress (Top Secret, Trouble With Spies)
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1958
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Dave Righetti, baseball pitcher (Yankees, Giants)
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1958
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David Van Day, rocker (Dollar-Loves Gotta Hold on Me)
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1958
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Kriss Akabusi, Great Britain, 4X400 runner (Olympic-silver-1984)
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1958
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Tim Mullens, Dutch singer/guitarist (Ivy green)
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1959
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Judd Nelson, Portland ME, actor (Breakfast Club, Jack-Suddenly Susan)
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1959
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R Glynn Holt, Plainveiw Texas, PhD/astronaut (STS 73 alt)
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1959
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Stephen Roche, bicylist
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1960
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Deneice Lewis, Lynchburg Va, model
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1960
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Ken Howell, baseball player
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1961
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Jane Sibbett, actress (Teddy Z, Heddy Newman-Herman's Head)
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1961
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Patty Zomer, Dutch singer (Dolly Dots)
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1962
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Karen Marsden, Perth Australia, field hockey goalie (Olympics-96)
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1962
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Matt Cameron, musician (Soundgarden)
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1963
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Johnny Newman, NBA guard/foward (Denver Nuggets, Milwaukee Bucks)
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1963
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Walt Weiss, Tuxedo NY, shortstop (Oakland A's, Colorado Rockies)
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1964
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Cornelia Guest, debutante (Debutante's Guide to Life)
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1964
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John Burkett, New Brighton PA, pitcher (Florida Marlins)
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1965
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David Ecob, Sydney NSW, Australasia golfer
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1965
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Matt Williams, infielder (SF Giants)
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1967
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Anna Nicole "Vickie" Smith, Houston Tex, playmate (May 1992)
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1968
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Jonathan Brown, NYC, rower (Olympics-5th-1996)
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1969
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Dale Carter, NFL cornerback (KC Chiefs)
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1969
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Doug Petersen, CFL defensive end (Montreal Alouettes)
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1969
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Marc Spindler, NFL defensive tackle/end (NY Jets, Detroit Lions)
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1969
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Nick Knight, cricketer (England opening batsman 1995- )
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1969
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Pedro Astacio, Hato Mayor Dom Rep, pitcher (LA Dodgers)
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1969
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Pio Sagapolutele, NFL defensive tackle (NO Saints, Cleve Browns)
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1969
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Robb Nen, San Pedro CA, pitcher (Florida Marlins)
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1969
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Sonia O'Sullivan, Ireland, 5k runner (Olympics-4th-92, 96)
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1970
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Arshad Laiq, cricket all-rounder (United Arab Emirates World Cup 1996)
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1970
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Evan Droop, Yarrawonga VIC, Australasia golfer
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1970
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Jason Day, Australian rower (Olympics-96)
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1970
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Todd Perry, NFL guard (Chic Bears)
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1971
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Karin Taylor, Kingston Jamacia, playmate (June, 1996)
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1971
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William Simas Jr, Hanford CA, pitcher (Chic White Sox)
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1974
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Jason Ferguson, defensive tackle (NY Jets)
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1974
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Joerg Heckenbach, WLAF receiver (Frankfurt Galaxy)
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DEATHS
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741
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Gregory III, Syrian Pope, dies
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1058
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Kazimierz I Restaurator, duke of Poland (1034-58), dies
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1262
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Shinran, founder of Japan's True Pure Land Buddhist sect, dies
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1499
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Edward Plantagenet, 18th Count of Warwick, beheaded
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1514
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Hartmann Skull, German physician/historian (Skull's Liederbuch), dies
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1545
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Jacob van Liesveld, printer/"heretic" (Refeyen), beheaded
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1559
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Erasmus Sarcerius, German luthers theologist, dies at about 58
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1590
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Pierre de Loyseleur de Villiers, S Neth theologist, dies at about 60
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1641
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Robert Dowland, English luitist/son of John Dowland, dies at about 50
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1680
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Giovanni L Bernini, Italian sculptor/painter, dies
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1695
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Giovanni Paulo Colonna, composer, dies at 58
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1785
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William Whipple, merchant/judge/signer (Decl of Independ), dies at 55
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1788
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Charles C of Nassau-Weilburg, governor of Maastricht, dies at about 53
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1794
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Friedrich WLGA von Steuben, Prussian/US inspector-general of Washington
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1815
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Johann Peter Salomon, composer, dies at 70
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1827
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Dov Baer Schneersohn, Lubavitch leader/author (Imirei Binah), dies
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1859
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Washington Irving, US author (Geoffrey Crayon, gent), dies
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1860
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Heinrich FL Rellstab, German music theorist, dies
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1861
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Robert Fuhrer, composer, dies at 54
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1876
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Karl Earnest Ritter von Baer, Estonian/German embryologist, dies at 84
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1878
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Marco Aurelio Zani de Ferranti, composer, dies at 78
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1898
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C F Meyer, writer, dies at 73
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1899
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Adrian the la Rey, son of South African general, dies in battle at 19
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1907
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Ricardo Castro Herrera, composer, dies at 43
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1912
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Heinz Galinski, chairman (Central Council for Jews in Germany), dies
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1915
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Luigi Capuana, Sicilian author/critic (C'era una Volta), dies at 76
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1916
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Marthinus T Steyn, pres of Orange-Free state (1896-1902), dies at 59
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1918
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Alexis Contant, composer, dies at 60
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1927
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Arthur Wichmann, German/Dutch geologist (New-Guinea), dies
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1939
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James A Naismith, creator of basketball, dies at 78
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1940
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Nicolae Iorga, author/president of Romania, murdered by fascist
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1944
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Bijnen, Dutch opposition leader (LKP), shot to death in Apeldoorn
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1944
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Camille Looten, Belgian priest/literature historian, dies
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1944
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Joop Brouwer de Koning, youngest Dutch radio operator, executed at 25
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1944
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Lode Zielens, Flemish author/journalist, dies at 43
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1945
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Dwight Davis, donator of tennis' Davis cup, dies
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1947
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Jacques-Philippe Leclerc, WW II hero (liberator of Paris), dies at 44
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1954
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Enrico Fermi, Italian/US physicist (Nobel 1938), dies at 53
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1959
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Lester Vail, actor (Dance Fools Dance), dies on 59th birthday
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1960
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Richard N Wright, US author (Native son), dies at 52 in Paris France
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1962
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Wilhelmina HPM, queen of the Netherlands (1898-1948), dies at 82
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1963
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Fred Uttal, TV host (QED), dies at 55
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1963
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Karyn Kupcinet, actress (Carol-Gertrude Berg Show), murdered at 23
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1964
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Charles Meredith, actor (Court of Last Resort), dies at 70
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1964
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Jan Fabricius, Dutch/English playwright (Dolle Hans), dies at 93
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1966
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Vittorio Giannini, composer, dies at 63
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1967
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Le¢n Mba, 1st president of Gabon (1960-67), dies
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1968
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Enid Mary Blyton, author (Before I Go To Sleep), dies at 70
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1969
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Roy Barcroft, actor (Eyes of Texas, Son of Zorro), dies at 67
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1970
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Fritz v Unruh, writer, dies at 85
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1970
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Jan Drda, Czech author (Nema Barikada), dies at 55
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1971
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Wasfi Tal, Jordan's PM, assassinated by Black Sept in Cairo
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1972
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Gustave Frederic Soderlund, composer, dies at 91
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1972
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Havergal Brian, composer, dies at 96
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1976
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Robert Fleming, composer, dies at 55
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1976
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Rosalind Russell, actress (Mame), dies of cancer at 68
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1977
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Trevor Bardette, actor (Clanton-Legend of Wyatt Earp), dies at 75
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1978
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Andre Morell, actor (Hound of the Baskervilles), dies at 69
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1983
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Christopher George, actor (Chisum, Heist), dies of heart attack at 54
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1984
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Hans Speidel, German gen/NATO-supreme commander (1957-64), dies at 87
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1985
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Fernand Braudel, French historian, dies at 83
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1986
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Herb Vigran, actor (Ernest-Ed Wynn Show), dies at 76
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1986
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Louis van Lint, Belgian painter, dies at 76
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1987
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Choh Hao Li, bio-chemist prof (isolated growth hormones), dies at 74
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1987
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Paul Arma, composer, dies at 83
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1989
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Jo[hanne M Bos-]Vincent, Dutch soprano (Songs for Life), dies at 91
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1990
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Tamara De Treaux, actress (ET), dies at 31
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1992
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Bill Kearns, US actor (Playtime), dies of lung cancer at 69
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1992
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June Joyce Lewis Fraser, entertainer, dies at 75
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1992
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Ronald Smeenk, Dutch cabaret performer, dies
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1993
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Abu Rish, Palestinian PLO-leader, dies at 23
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1993
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Garry Moore, TV host (I've Got A Secret), dies of emphysema at 78
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1993
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Kenneth Connor, English comic/actor (Carry on Sergeant), dies at 75
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1993
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Khaled Moustapha Zir, Palestinian Hamas leader, shot to death at 25
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1994
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Al Levitt, US/French jazz drummer, dies at 63
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1994
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Franfo Fortini, poet, dies at 77
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1994
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Jeffrey Dahmer, [Butcher of Milwaukee], killer, killed in prison at 34
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1994
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Jerry Rubin, US anti-war activist (Youth Party), dies at 56
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1994
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Ronald "Buster" Edwards, Great Train Robber, commits suicide at 62
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1994
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Vicente Enrique y Tarancon, Spanish cardinal, dies at 87
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1996
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Anna Pollak, mezzo-soprano, dies at 84
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1997
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Georges Marchal, actor (Dirty Game, Blondine), dies at 77
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