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530
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Boniface II begins his reign as Catholic Pope
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530
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St Felix IV ends his reign as Catholic Pope
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530
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[Discorus] begins his reign as Catholic Pope
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1504
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Settle engagement of Karel of Luxembourg & Claudia the Beaujeu
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1504
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Treaty of Blois: Philip van Bourgondi & Maximilian I & Louis XII
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1529
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Cardinal Thomas Wolsey lays-off English Lord Chancellor
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1586
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Battle at Zutphen: English vs Dutch army
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1656
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All female jury hears case of woman who killed her child (acquit her)
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1665
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Molires "L'amour Mdecin," premieres in Paris
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1692
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Last (8) person hanged for witchcraft in US (Salem Mass)
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1699
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People of Rotterdam strike over high cost of butter
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1711
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French troops occupy Rio de Janeiro
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1733
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Polish King Lesczynski flees to Danzig
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1735
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Robert Walpole is 1st British PM to live at 10 Downing Street
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1745
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Bonnie Prince Charlies army returns to Edinburgh
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1753
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Pangeran Gusti installed as sultan of Banten
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1756
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Nassau Hall opens at Princeton University
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1784
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Russian trappers established a colony on Kodiak Island, AK
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1789
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Office of Postmaster General is created under the Treasury Department
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1792
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Origin of French Republican Era
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1817
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John Quincy Adams becomes secretary of State
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1861
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Fort Fauntleroy (Wingate), rapes Navaho Indians
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1862
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President Lincoln, says he will free slaves in all states on Jan 1
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1864
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Battle of Fisher's Hill VA-Gen Early Retreats to Brown's Gap
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1864
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Sheridan sets up camp in Harrisonburg VA
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1868
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Race riots in New Orleans La
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1869
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Richard Wagner's opera "Rhine Gold," premieres in Munich
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1893
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1st auto built in US (by Duryea brothers) runs in Springfield
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1903
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Italo Marchiony granted patent for ice cream cone
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1905
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11th US Golf Open: Willie Anderson shoots a 314 at Myopia Club Mass
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1905
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Race riot in Atlanta Georgia (10 blacks & 2 whites killed)
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1906
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Race riot in Atlanta Georgia, kills 21
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1908
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Bulgaria declares independence from Ottoman Empire (Turkey)
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1910
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England's 1st aircraft flight
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1910
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Saskatchewan Rugby Football Union forms
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1911
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Cy Young beats Pitts 1-0 for his final career victory, number 511
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1912
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Eddie Collins repeats record of stealing 6 bases in a game (9/7/12)
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1913
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Coal mine explosion kills 263 at Dawson New Mexico
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1913
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George Cohan's "7 Keys to Baldpate," premieres in NYC
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1914
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1 German submarine sinks 3 British ironclads, 1,459 die
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1915
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Red Sox ask Braves for use of their larger park for World Series
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1915
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Southern Methodist University (Dallas Texas) holds its 1st class
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1915
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Xavier University, 1st Black Catholic College in US, opens in NO LA
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1919
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-Jan 20] Steel strike in the US
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1920
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Chicago grand jury convenes to investigate charges that 8 White Sox players conspired to fix the 1919 World Series
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1921
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Estonia & Lithuania admitted to League of Nations
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1921
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Music Box Theater opens at 239 W 45th St NYC
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1925
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Yank Ben Paschal hits 2 inside-the-park-homers
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1926
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Belgian crown prince Leopold & Swedish princess Astrid get engaged
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1927
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Famous "Long count" fight (Dempsey loses boxing title to Tunney)
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1927
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Gene Tunney beats Jack Dempsey in 10 for heavyweight boxing title
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1927
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Yanks Earle Coombs hits 3 triples
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1932
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Hungarian govt of K rolyi falls
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1935
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Boston Braves lose NL record 110th game of year en route to 115
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1937
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Forest fire kills 14 & injures 50 in Cody Wyoming
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1941
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British signal officer Bill Hudson lands in Montenegro
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1942
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Meulenberg robs of church bells
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1943
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British dwarf submarines attack Tirpitz
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1943
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Destroyer Itchen torpedoed & sinks
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1943
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Destroyer Keppel sinks U-229
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1944
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Boulogne reoccupied by Allies
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1944
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Operation Market Garden: Polish paratroopers land at Driel
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1944
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US troops land on Ulithi
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1945
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Stan Musial gets 5 hits off 5 pitchers on 5 consecutive pitches
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1946
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Evelyn Dick charged with butchering husband
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1947
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Dodgers clinch NL pennant
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1949
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USSR detonates its 1st atomic bomb
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1949
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WFMY TV channel 2 in Greensboro-High Point, NC (CBS) 1st broadcast
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1950
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Nobel peace prize awarded to Ralph J Bunche (1st black winner)
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1950
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Omar N Bradley promoted to rank of 5-star general
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1953
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Islamic uprising in Atjeh at Indonesia
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1954
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Bkln Dodger Karl Spooner strikes out 15 NY Giants in his 1st game
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1955
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(ITV) Commercial TV begins in England
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1955
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-28] Hurricane Janet, kills 500 in Caribbean
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1955
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Commercial TV begins in England
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1955
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Heavyweight champ Rocky Mariano KOs Archie Moore in 9
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1957
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"Maverick" premieres
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1957
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Duke Snider's 39th & 40th home runs are last hit at Ebbets Field
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1958
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KTVK TV channel 3 in Phoenix, AZ (ABC) begins broadcasting
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1958
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US nuclear sub USS Skate remains 31 days under Pole (record)
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1959
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Chicago White Sox clinch AL pennant
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1960
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Mali (formerly French Sudan) declares independence from France
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1961
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Antonio Albertondo (Argentina) at 42, completes 1st "double" crossing swim of English Channel in 43 hrs 10 min
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1961
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Jim Gentile's ties record of 5 grand slams in a year
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1962
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Bob Dylan plays NYC Carnegie Hall
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1963
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Czechoslovakian premier Sikory deposed by Josef Lenart)
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1963
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Mickey Wright wins LPGA Visalia Ladies' Golf Open
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1964
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"Fiddler on the Roof" opens at Imperial Theater NYC for 3242 perfs
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1964
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"Man from U.N.C.L.E," premieres on NBC-TV
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1965
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India & Pakistan ceases-fire goes into effect
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1966
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Edward Albee's "Delicate Balance," premieres in NYC
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1966
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KMEB TV channel 10 in Wailuku, HI (PBS) begins broadcasting
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1966
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Only 413 show up at a Yankee Stadium game
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1966
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Orioles beat A's 6-1 to clinch their 1st AL pennant
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1966
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Surveyor 2 crashes on Moon
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1967
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Phillies release pitcher Dallas Green, their future manager
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1967
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USSR performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakh/Semipalitinsk USSR
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1968
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Iraq adopts constitution
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1968
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Kathy Whitworth wins LPGA Kings River Golf Open
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1968
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KMTC (now KDEB) TV channel 27 in Springfield, MO (IND) 1st broadcast
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1968
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Twins' Cesar Tovar pitched a hitless inning & plays all 9 positions
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1968
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Zond 5 completes flight
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1969
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"Music Scene" debuts on ABC-TV
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1969
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China PR performs nuclear test at Lop Nor PRC
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1969
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SF Giant Willie Mays, becomes 2nd player to hit HR # 600
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1969
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Willie Mays hits his 600 HR off Mike Corkins
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1970
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Pres Nixon requests 1,000 new FBI agents for college campuses
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1971
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US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site
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1972
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Dictator Idi Amin throws 8,000 Asians out of Uganda
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1973
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"Little Night Music" opens at Majestic Theater on Broadway
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1973
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20th Ryder Cup: US, 19-13 at Muirfield, Scotland
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1973
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Balt Oriole Al Bumbry hits 3 triples vs Milwaukee Brewers
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1973
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Henry Kissinger, sworn in as America's 1st Jewish Secretary of State
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1975
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Sara Jane Moore tries to assassinate President Ford in SF Calif
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1975
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World Football League folds
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1977
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Minn Twin Bert Blyleven no-hits Calif Angels, 9-0
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1977
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Preston Jones' "Texas Trilogy," premieres in NYC
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1977
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West German RAF terrorist kills policeman in Utrecht
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1978
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Israeli PM Menachem Begin returns home after Camp David summit
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1979
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Israel performs nuclear test at Indian Ocean
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1979
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Larry Parrish (Expos) HRs off Rawly Eastwick (Phillies) in DH
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1980
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Iraq invades Iran in an attempt to control the Shatt al-Arab waterway
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1980
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Iraqi troops seize part of Iran in a border dispute; war begins
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1980
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John & Yoko sign a recording contract with Geffin Records
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1981
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Sandra Day O'Connor appointed to Supreme Court
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1982
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Duleep Mendis completes twin cricket tons for Sri Lanka v India
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1982
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SF's cable cars made a final run before closing down for 20-month
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1983
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Everly Brothers reunite after 10 years (Royal Albert Hall)
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1983
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NASA launches Galaxy-B
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1983
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USSR performs underground nuclear test
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1983
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Zhu Jianhau (China) sets high jump record at 7'9 3/4"
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1984
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Brussels princess Astrid marries arch duke Lorenz of Austrian-Este
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1985
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37th Emmy Awards: Cagney & Lacey, Cosby Show & Tyne Daly win
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1985
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Billy Martin's right arm is broken by pitcher Ed Whitson
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1985
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Earthquake strikes Mexico, 2,000 killed
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1985
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France premier confesses on attack of Rainbow Warrior
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1985
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Michael Spinks beats Larry Holmes to become Heavyweight Boxing Champ
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1985
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Rock & country musicians participate in FarmAid in Champaign, Ill
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1985
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St Louis Cardinals set an unusual streak record by winning 9 of 10 games, each pitched by a different man
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1985
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Val Skinner wins LPGA Konica San Jose Golf Classic
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1986
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35 countries signs disarmament accord in Stockholm
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1986
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India v Australia Test Cricket at Madras finishes in a tie
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1986
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LA Dodger Fernando Valenzuela is 1st Mexican to win 20 games
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1987
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2nd regular-season National Football League player strike begins
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1987
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Dow-Jones index rises record 75.23 points
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1987
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Janet B Evans swims female world record 400m freestyle (4:03.85)
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1987
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NFL players go on strike for 24 days
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1987
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Red Sox Wade Boggs ties AL record of 200 hits for 5 straight seasons
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1988
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Canada begins production of a $5 silver Maple Leaf bullion coin
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1988
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South Korean coaches attack NZ referee after disputing his decision, Olympic Korean boxer stages a 67 minute sit-in
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1989
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Cards outfielder Leon Durham suspended for 60 days due to drugs
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1989
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IRA-bomb kills 10 British marines in Kent
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1990
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Andre Dawson steals his 300th base & is only player other than Willie Mays to have 300 HRs, 300 steals & 2,000 hits
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1990
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Saudi Arabia expels many Jordanian & Yemeni envoys
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1991
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ABN & AMRO Dutch banks merge
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1991
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Calif University makes Dead Sea Scrolls public
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1991
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Harry Gant wins NSACAR Goody's 500
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1991
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Miami Dolphins coach Don Shula records his 300th career NFL victory
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1991
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NY MTA yanks 6,000 ads for "Dr Tusch" (Dr Jeffrey Lavigne)
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1991
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Pat Bradley wins LPGA SAFECO Golf Classic
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1992
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Heavy storm in South France, 34 die
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1993
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Nolan Ryan, 46, pitches his last game
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1993
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STS-51 (Discovery) lands
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1993
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Supreme Soviet dismisses president Boris Yeltsin
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1994
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Rasmussen govt in Denmark, resigns
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1996
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4th Solheim Cup: US beats Europe 17-11 at St Pierre Wales
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1997
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Elton John releases Diana tribute "Candle in the Wind 1997"
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1997
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Marv Albert pleads not guilty to sexual charges
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BIRTHS
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130
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Claudius Galenus, Italian physician/scholar
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1290
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Bilbo Baggins, (in Shire Reconning)
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1515
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Anna van Kleef, queen of England/4th wife of Henry VIII
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1601
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Anna van Oostenrijk, queen of France/daughter of Philip III
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1694
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Lord Chesterfield, letter writer; introduced Gregorian calendar (1752)
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1720
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Adolph Carl Kunzen, composer
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1729
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George Wilhelm Gruber, composer
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1733
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Anton Filtz, composer
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1738
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Dionysius G Van de Keessel, lawyer (Theses Selectae)
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1741
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Peter S Pallas, German geologist/zoologist (Siberia/Krim)
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1757
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Herman H Vitringa, politician (National Meetings)
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1791
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Michael Faraday, discovered principle of electric motor
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1796
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Ret Cornelius Kinchiloe Stribling, Comm (Union Navy), died in 1880
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1822
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Brig Gen Eppa Hunton, fought in most ANV campaigns
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1827
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John Grubb Parke, Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1900
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1829
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William Worth Belknap, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers)
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1833
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Stephen Dill Lee, Lt Gen (Confederate Army), died in 1908
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1842
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Abdl-Hamid II, 34th sultan of Turkey (lost Romania & Serbia)
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1849
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John Godden, English explorer (Curaao)
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1860
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Heinrich Reitsch, composer
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1862
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[Auguste-]Maurice Barrs, French writer/member of parliament
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1864
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Louis Van Deyssel, writer (Small Republic, One Love)
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1870
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Arthur Willard Pryor, composer
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1872
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Luis Villalba Munoz, composer
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1875
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Mikolajus Konstantinas Ciurlionis, composer
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1878
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Shigeru Yoshida, Japanese PM (most of 1946-54)
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1880
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Asser B Kleerekoper, journalist/2nd-Member of parliament (SDAP)
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1882
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Emil Abranyi, composer
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1882
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Wilhelm Keitel, German fieldmarshal
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1883
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Robert Franz Richard Hernried, composer
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1884
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Minerva Urecal, CA, actress (Accent on Love, Crazy Knights)
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1885
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Erich von Stroheim, early film director/actor (Grand Illusion)
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1887
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Hobart Cavanaugh, US, actor (Border Town, Black Angel)
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1888
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Roger Bissire, French painter
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1888
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Sophia J W "Sophie" Hermse, actress (Vorstenschool)
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1890
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Ferdinand Gonseth, Swiss mathematician/philosopher
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1891
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Jacob H "Jaap" Stotijn, oboist/conductor (Residence Orch)
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1892
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Billy West, Russia, actor (Further Perils of Laurel & Hardy)
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1892
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Frank Sullivan, humorist (NYer Magazine)
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1892
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Hans Albers, Hamburg Germany, actor (Blue Angel)
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1894
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Hieronim Feicht, composer
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1894
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Johnnie Gough, Boston MA, actor (Smooth as Satin, Circus Kid)
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1895
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Babette Deutsch, US poet (Animal vegetable mineral)
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1895
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Paul Muni, actor (Acad Award 1936-Angel on My Shoulder, Juarez)
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1901
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Allan "Rocky" Lane, Mishawaka Ind, actor (voice of Mr Ed, Red Ryder)
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1901
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Charles Huggins, surgeon/medical researcher
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1902
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F R Boschvogel, [French LJ Ramon], Flemish writer (War of Worlds)
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1902
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John Houseman, Bucharest Romania, actor (Kingsfield-Paper Chase)
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1906
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Phyllis Hartnoll, writer/editor
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1909
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David Riesman, US sociologist (Lonely Crowd)
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1910
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Klement Slavicky, composer
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1912
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Alfred G Vanderbilt, thoroughbred horse owner (Native Dancer)
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1913
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Leroy Holmes, Pittsburgh Pa, orch leader (Tonight Show, 1956-57)
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1914
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Martha Scott, Jamesport Mo, actress (Dallas, Bionic Woman, Our Town)
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1915
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Arthur Lowe, Hayfield England, actor (Captain Mainwaring-Dad's Army)
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1917
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Peter Adams, LA CA, actor (Alternative)
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1918
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Archibald James Potter, composer
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1918
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Hans Scholl, German resistance fighter (Die Weisse Rose)
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1918
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Henryk Szeryng, Zelazowa Wola Poland, violinist (Brahms Concerto)
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1919
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Jack Russell, Saratoga Springs NY, singer (Your Show of Shows)
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1920
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Bob Lemon, pitcher (Cleveland Indians)/manager (NY Yankees, 1978)
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1920
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Ismay Thomas, teacher
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1922
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Chen Ning Yang, China, US physicist/disproved parity (Nobel 1957)
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1924
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Abdulrahman Mohamed Babu, politician
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1924
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Norvel la Follette Ray Lee, lt-HW boxer (Olympic-gold-1952)
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1924
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Sieto Hoving, actor (Holiday in Havana, Palm Beach Story)
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1925
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Virginia Capers, Sumter SC, actress (White Mama, Original Intent)
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1926
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William O Smith, composer
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1927
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Eligio [Kika] De La Garza, (Rep-D-Texas, 1965- )
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1927
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Tom Lasorda, baseball manager (LA Dodgers)
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1928
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Eugene Roche, Boston MA, actor (Foul Play, Slaughterhouse Five)
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1929
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Serge Garant, composer
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1929
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William E Dannemeyer, (Rep-R-CA, 1979- )
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1930
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Antonio Saura, Spanish painter
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1930
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Roger Durham Hannay, composer
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1932
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Ingemar Johansson, Sweden, world heavyweight boxing champ (1952)
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1933
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Leonardo Balada, composer
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1935
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Harriet King, US, fencing (Olympic-1972)
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1936
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Art Metrano, Bkln NY, comedian (Amy Prentiss, Joanie Loves Chachi)
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1939
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Junko Tabei, Japan, 1st woman to climb Mount Everest
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1939
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Mike Sullivan, (Gov-Wyoming)
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1939
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Timothy E Wirth, (Rep-D-CO, 1975- )
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1940
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Anna Karina, Copenhagen Denmark, actress (Alphaville)
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1940
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Edward Boguslawski, composer
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1942
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David J Stern, NBA commissioner (1984- )
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1942
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Dick Pickering, trade unionist
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1942
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William C Nelson, rep/astronaut (STS 24)
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1944
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John Tanner, (Rep-D-Tennessee)
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1946
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Daniel E "Dan" Lungren, (Rep-R-Calif, 1979-88)
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1948
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Bill Orton, (Rep-D-Utah)
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1948
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Mark A P Phillips, British ex of princess Anne
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1949
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David Coverdale, England, rock vocalist (Whitesnake, Deep Purple)
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1949
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Harold Carmichael, NFL wide receiver (Philadelphia Eagles)
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1950
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Carel P de Haseth, Curaaos author/publisher (Bida after kol¢)
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1950
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Meryl Streep, actress (Silkwood)
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1952
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Paul LeMat, Rahway NJ, actor (Fuirehouse, Hanoi Hilton, PK & the Kid)
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1952
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Robert W Goodlatte, (Rep-R-Virginia)
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1954
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Shari Belafonte Harper, NYC, actress (Julie-Hotel)
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1955
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Jerry Anderson, Montreal, Canadian Tour golfer (Quebec Open-1982, 83)
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1956
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Debby Boone, Hackensack NJ, singer (You Light Up My Life)
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1957
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Johnette Napolitano, rocker (Concrete Blonde)
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1957
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Lynn Herring, Enid Oklahoma, actress (Lucy Coe-General Hospital)
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1957
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Mark Johnson, Madison WI, NHL forward (Olympic-gold-1980, Pitts, NJ)
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1957
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Nick Cave, Australian singer/songwriter (Bath Seeds-Murder Ballads)
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1957
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Pete Jones, rocker
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1957
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Philip Arnold Blackmar, San Diego CA, PGA golfer (1988 Provident)
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1958
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Vasili Yuriyevich Lukiyanyuk, Russian cosmonaut
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1959
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Greg Bruckner, Inglewood CA, Nike golfer (1992 New England Classic)
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1960
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Joan Jett, Phila, singer (Blackhearts-I Love Rock 'n Roll)
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1960
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Scott Baio, Bkln, (Joanie Loves Chachi, Charles in Charge, Zapped)
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1960
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Victor Stevenson, CFL tackle (Edmonton Eskimos)
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1961
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Catherine Oxenberg, NYC, princess/actress (Dynasty, Overexposed)
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1961
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Dot Richardson, Orlando Fla, softball infielder (Olympics-gold-96)
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1961
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Eric Stoltz, American Samoa, actor (Mask)
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1962
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Rob Stone, Chicago Ill, actor (Kevin-Mr Belvedere)
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1963
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Michele Berteotti, LPGA golfer
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1963
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Missie Berteotti, Pittsburgh PA, LPGA golfer (1993 PING/Welch's Champ)
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1964
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Bonnie Hunt, actress/comedian (Jumanji, Jerry Maguire)
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1964
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Marq Torien, rocker (Bullet Boys-For Love of Money)
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1965
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Mark Guthrie, Buffalo NY, pitcher (LA Dodgers)
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1966
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Mike Richter, Abington PA, NHL goalie (NY Rangers, Team USA 1998)
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1967
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Elfrid Payton, CFL linebacker (Montreal Alouettes)
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1967
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Harald Hasselbach, NFL defensive end (Denver Broncos-Super Bowl 32)
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1967
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Matt Howard, Fall River MA, infielder (NY Yankees)
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1968
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Godfrey Myles, NFL linebacker (Dallas Cowboys)
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1968
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Lisa Alexander, Toronto Ontario, synchro swimmer (Olympics-silver-96)
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1969
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Marian Chlad, soccer player (FC Groningen)
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1969
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Melissa Lynn Costello, Shenandoah WV, Miss WV-America (1991)
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1969
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Nicole Bradtke, Melbourne Australia, tennis star (1995 Auckland)
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1970
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Eric L Blount, CFL running back (Edmonton Eskimos)
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1970
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Greg Huntington, NFL guard (Jacksonville Jaguars)
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1970
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Mike Matheny, Columbus OH, catcher (Milwaukee Brewers)
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1970
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Prince Wimbley, CFL slot back (Hamilton Tiger Cats)
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1971
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Chesney Lee Haskes, England, singer (Feels So Alive)
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1971
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Christian Fauria, NFL tight end (Seattle Seahawks)
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1971
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Ian Van Der Wal, Darwin Australia, swimmer (Olympics-96)
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1972
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Nate Dingle, NFL linebacker (Phila Eagles)
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1974
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Gary Trent, NBA forward (Portland Trailblazers)
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1976
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"Ronaldo" de Lima, Brazilian soccer player (Cruzeiros/PSV)
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1976
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Karita Tuomola, Miss Finland Universe (1997)
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DEATHS
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1197
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Petrus Cantor, French theologist (Verbum Abbreviatum), dies
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1253
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Dogen Kigen, 1st Zen patriarch of Japanese Soto line, dies at 53
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1286
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Mugaku Sogen, Zen Rinzai line founder of Engakuji temple, dies at 60
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1392
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Aleid van Poelgeest, lover of earl Albrecht of Bavaria, murdered at 22
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1392
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Willem Cuser, earl Albrecht of Beierens, murdered
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1408
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Johannes VII Palaeologus, Byzantine Emperor (1376-77, 90/1404-8), dies
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1520
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Selim I, captured Baghdad/Sultan of Turkey (1512-20), dies at 53
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1531
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Louise Van Savoye, French regent of king Franois I, dies at 55
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1566
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John Agricola, [Schneider], German theologist/prime minister, dies
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1607
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Alessandro Agnolo Allori, Italian painter/carpet designer, dies at 72
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1658
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Georg Philipp Harsdrfer, poet (Poetischer Trichter), dies at 50
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1702
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Hoessein Kprl, Turkish great vizer (peace of Karlowitz), dies
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1712
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Jose Solana, composer, dies at 69
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1737
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Francesco Mancini, composer, dies at 65
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1737
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Michel Pignolet de Monteclair, composer, dies at 69
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1774
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Clement XIV, [Giovanni Ganganelli], Pope (1769-74), dies
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1776
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Nathan Hale, US captain/patriot/spy, hanged by British at 21
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1796
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George Wilhelm Gruber, composer, dies on 67th birthday
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1796
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Joseph Lederer, composer, dies at 63
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1814
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A W Iffland, writer, dies
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1826
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J P Hebel, writer, dies at 66
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1828
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Shaka, South African Zulu king, dies
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1865
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Heinrich Christian Pander, Russian zoologist, dies at 71
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1880
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G F Grace, cricketer (one Test v Australia), dies
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1890
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Johanna D Courtmans-Berchmans, Flemish author, dies at 79
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1905
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Galli-Mari, French mezzo-soprano, dies at 64
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1914
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Alain-Fournier, French writer (Grand Meaulnes), dies in battle at 27
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1923
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Marquess of Ripon, game hunter, dies, after shooting 52nd grouse
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1927
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Giannotto Bastianelli, composer, dies at 44
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1935
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Karl Schroder, composer, dies at 86
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1944
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"Cab" Calloway, British scout, dies in battle of Oosterbeek
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1949
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Sam Wood, US communist fighter/director (Night at Opera), dies at 66
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1952
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Cor Ruys, actor (Princess Stage), dies at 62
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1953
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William Brann, cricketer (3 Tests for S Africa), dies
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1959
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Benjamin Pret, French writer/poet (Le grand jeu), dies at 60
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1959
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Jane Winton, actress (Hell's Angel, Patsy, Don Juan), dies at 53
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1959
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Josef Matthais Hauer, composer, dies at 76
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1960
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Melanie Klein, Austria/British psycho analyst, dies at 78
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1961
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Marion Davies, actress (Not So Dumb, 5 & 10), dies of cancer at 64
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1963
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Fred Le Roux, cricketer (S Afr all-rounder in only Test), dies
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1969
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Adolfo Lopez Mateos, president of Mexico, dies at 59
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1971
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Joseph Ford McGuinn, director, dies of heart attack at 67
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1971
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Yvonne St Clair, dancer, dies at 57
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1972
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Robert KJE Antonissen, South African literary, dies at 53
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1975
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Franz Salmhofer, composer, dies at 75
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1975
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Patricia Doyle, actress (Wuthering Heights), dies at 60
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1978
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Lina Carstens, actress (Homeland, Broken Jug), dies at 85
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1985
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Axel Springer, German newspaper magnate (Bild Zeitung), dies at 73
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1987
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Christopher Stryker, entertainer, dies at 27
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1987
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Dan Rowan, actor (Rowan & Martin's Laugh-in), dies at 65
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1987
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John F "Jaco" Pastorius, rock guitarist (Weather Report), dies at 35
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1987
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Louis Philip Kentner, composer, dies at 82
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1989
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Irving Berlin, composer (God Bless America), dies at 101
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1989
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Jan Teulings, Dutch actor/director (Dorp aan de Rivier), dies
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1991
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Pandit Rambharos Gangaram Panday, Suriname religious leader, dies
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1991
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Reynold Abel Dorris, (Broken Cord), dies at 23 in car crash
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1993
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Margaret MacDonald, maid to Queen Elizabeth, dies at 89
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1994
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Forest Cowles Bud Forrest Sagendorf, cartoonist, dies at 79
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1994
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John Edward Teddy Buckner, trumpeter, dies at 85
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1994
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Leonard Geoffrey Feather, jazz critic/musician, dies at 80
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1994
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Mattie Moss Clark, gospel Singer, dies at 69
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1995
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Albert Goodwin, historian, dies at 89
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1995
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Arthur Benfield, formed head of Cheshire CID, dies at 82
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1995
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Dorothy "Dolly" Ann Collins, folk musician/composer, dies at 62
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1996
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Dorothy Lamour, actress (Road to Bali, Road to Rio), dies at 81
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1996
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Ludmilla Chiraeff, ballet dancer, dies at 72
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1996
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Mohammed Ben Amhed Abdelghani, PM of Algeria (1979-84), dies
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1997
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Bryan Woods, soldier/clerk, dies at 76
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1997
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Eric William Hunter Christie, barrister, dies at 77
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1997
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George Bryan Ingham, artist, dies at 61
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1997
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Ruth Picardie, journalist, dies at 33
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1997
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Shoichi Yokoi, Jap WW II fighter (surrendered in 1972), dies at 82
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