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1358
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French boer leader Guillaume Cale captured
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1538
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Catholic German monarchy signs League of Neurenberg
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1540
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Thomas Cromwell arrested in Westminister
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1605
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Valse Dimitri crowned Russian tsar for 1st time
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1610
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1st Dutch settlers arrive (from NJ), to colonize Manhattan Island
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1624
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Netherlands & France sign anti-Spanish Treaty of Compigne
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1627
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Piet Heyn conquerors 38 ships at bay of Salvador
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1639
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1st American log cabin at Fort Christina (Wilmington Delaware)
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1648
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Moscow's people uprise against regent Boris Morozov
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1652
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In Boston, John Hull opens the 1st mint in America
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1682
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Tornado in Connecticut uproots a 3' diameter oak tree
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1720
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Mrs Clements of England markets 1st paste-style mustard
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1752
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Ben Franklin's kite is struck by lightning-what a shock!
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1760
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NY passes 1st effective law regulating practice of medicine
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1761
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Puritan version of "Othello" opens in Newport Rhode Island
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1772
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Burning of Gaspe, British revenue cutter, by Rhode Islanders
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1776
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Continental Congress appoints a committee to write a Decl of Ind
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1793
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1st public zoo opens in Paris
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1793
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Washington replaced Philadelphia as US capital
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1794
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Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Phila, forms
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1794
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France revolutionary regime begins trials
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1801
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Tripoli declares war on US for refusing tribute
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1809
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1st US steamboat to a make an ocean voyage leaves NY for Phila
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1818
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Pesaro opera theater opens with Rossini's "La gaza ladra"
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1826
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Sultan Mahmud II rebellious elite corp, slaughter 20,000 in Turkey
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1834
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HMS Beagle/Charles Darwin sails Pacific Ocean
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1846
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Robert Thomson obtains an English patent on a rubber tire
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1847
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Chicago Tribune begins publishing
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1848
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1st telegraph link between NYC & Chicago
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1848
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Battle at Vicenza: Austrians beat Sardinia-Piemonte
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1850
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Millard Fillmore sworn-in as president of US (replacing Taylor)
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1854
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Georg F B Reiman proposes that space is curved
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1857
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England passes an act putting Canada on the decimal currency system
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1861
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Battle of Big Bethel VA (Bethel Church, Great Bethal)-Union retreats
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1863
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Battle of Brice's Crossroads, Miss; Forrest w/3500 defeats 8000 Feds
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1864
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Battle of Kellar's Bridge KY (Licking River)
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1864
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Battle of Waynesboro VA
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1865
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Wagner's "Tristan und Isolde" 1st performance Mnich Germany
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1868
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2nd Belmont: Bobby Swim aboard General Duke wins in 3:02
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1869
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'Agnes'arrives in New Orleans with 1st ever shipment of frozen beef
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1871
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5th Belmont: W Miller aboard Harry Basset wins in 2:56
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1876
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10th Belmont: William Donohue aboard Algerine wins in 2:40«
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1880
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Charlie Jones becomes 1st to hit 2 HRs in 1 inning
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1882
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Anti-colonization mass society of Alexandria Egypt kills 50 Europeans
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1890
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24th Belmont: Pike Barnes aboard Burlington wins in 2:07.75
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1891
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25th Belmont: Ed Garrison aboard Foxford wins in 2:08.75
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1892
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Wilbert Robinson sets record by going 7-for-7 in a 9-inning game
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1893
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27th Belmont: Willie Simms aboard Commanche wins in 1:53¬
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1898
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US Marines land in Cuba, during Spanish-American War
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1899
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Improved Benevolent & Protective Order of Elks forms in Cincinnati
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1902
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Patent for window envelope granted to H F Callahan
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1905
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1st forest fire lookout tower placed in operation, Greenville, Me
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1908
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1st flying club, Aeronautical Society of NY, opens
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1911
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Queen Wilhelmina opens Rembrandt house in Amsterdam
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1915
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British/French troops conquer German colony of Cameroon
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1915
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Girl Scouts founded
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1916
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48th Belmont: E Haynes aboard Friar Rock wins in 2:22
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1916
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Great Arab Revolt begin
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1917
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60,000 people of Petrograd welcome Prince Kropotkin (banned 41 years)
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1917
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Limburgse mine workers strike
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1921
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Babe Ruth becomes all time HR champ with #120 (Gavvy Cravath)
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1922
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54th Belmont: C H Miller aboard Pillory wins in 2:18.8
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1924
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1st political convention broadcast on radio-Republicans at Cleveland
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1926
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Phillies Russ Wrightstone hits for the cycle
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1930
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Winnipeg Rugby Football Club forms
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1931
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Norway occupies East-Greenland
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1932
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1st demonstration of artificial lightning Pittsfield Mass
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1932
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67th British Golf Open: Gene Sarazen shoots a 283 at Prince's England
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1933
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37th US Golf Open: Johnny Goodman shoots a 287 at North Shore Ill
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1933
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65th Belmont: Mack Garner aboard Hurryoff wins in 2:32.6
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1934
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Italy beats Czechoslovakia 2-1 (OT) in soccer's 2nd World Cup at Rome
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1934
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USSR & Romania regain diplomatic relations
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1935
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Dr Robert Smith & William Wilson of Akron form Alcoholics Anonymous
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1938
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Charlie Barnett makes 98 by lunch v Australia at Trent Bridge
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1939
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Barney Bear, cartoon character, by MGM, debuts
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1940
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French government moves to Bordeaux
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1940
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German "Dutch Q-ship Atlantis" sinks Norwegian tanker
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1940
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German 5th Armour division occupies Rouen
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1940
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Italy declares war on France & Britain during WW II
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1940
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Norway surrenders to nazis
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1942
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Massacre at Lidice (Czechoslovakia), Gestapo kills 173
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1942
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Nazis burn village of Lidice Bohemia, as reprisal of killing Heydrich
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1943
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FDR becomes 1st US pres to visit a foreign country during wartime
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1943
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FDR signs withholding tax bill into law (this is W-2 Day!)
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1944
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Joe Nuxhall at 15 becomes youngest ML baseball player
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1944
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Joe Nuxhall, 15, of Cin Reds is youngest player in major league
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1944
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Nazi murders in Oradour-sur-Glane, France
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1945
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US destroyer William D Porter ("Willie Dee") sunk by kamikaze
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1946
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Italian Republic established
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1946
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Rear Admiral Sidney W Souers, USNR, ends term as 1st director of CIA Lieutenant General Hoyt S Vandenberg, USA, becomes 2nd dir
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1949
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Istvan Dobi becomes Hungarian premier
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1950
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50th US Golf Open: Ben Hogan shoots a 287 at Merion Golf Club PA
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1950
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82nd Belmont: William Boland aboard Middleground wins in 2:28.6
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1950
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Germany doesn't annex Oder-Neissegrens
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1952
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Chic White Sox Sam Mele is 6th to get 6 RBIs in an inning (4th)
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1952
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Pres Truman desires nationalizing steel industry
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1952
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St Louis Browns fire manager Rogers Hornsby
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1954
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KQED TV channel 9 in SF, CA (PBS) begins broadcasting
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1954
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PBS reaches SF: KQED (Channel 9) starts broadcasting
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1955
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1st separation of virus into component parts reported
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1955
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KWEX TV channel 41 in San Antonio, TX (IND) begins broadcasting
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1956
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16th modern Olympiad equestrian events open in Stockholm
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1956
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Marlene Bauer Hagge wins LPGA Triangle Round Robin Golf Tournament
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1957
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3rd LPGA Championship won by Louise Suggs
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1957
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Harold MacMillan becomes British PM
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1957
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John Diefenbacker (C) elected PM of Canada
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1959
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Rocky Colovito hits 4 consecutive HRs in 1 game
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1962
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A record 54 home runs hit in baseball
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1962
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Igor Ter-Ovanesyan of USSR, sets then long jump record at 27' 3¬"
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1962
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Sandra Haynie wins LPGA Austin Civitan Golf Tournament
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1963
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JFK signs law for equal pay for equal work for men & women
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1964
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Rolling Stones record their 12x5 album at Chess Studios in Chicago
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1964
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Southern filibuster on civil rights bill ends; cloture invoked
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1966
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Beatles "Paperback Writer" is released in UK
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1966
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Beatles record "Rain," 1st to use reverse tapes
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1966
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Cleve Indian Sonny Siebert no-hits Wash Senator, 2-0
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1966
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Janis Joplin's 1st live concert (Avalon Ballroom in SF)
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1966
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Mamas & Papas win gold record for "Monday, Monday"
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1967
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15,000 attend Fantasy Faire & Magic Mountain Music Festival, Calif
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1967
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Israel, Syria, Jordan, Iraq & Egypt end "6-Day War" with UN help
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1967
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USSR drops diplomatic relations with Israel
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1968
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"Danny Thomas Hour," last airs on NBC-TV
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1968
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AL games at Balt & Chicago postponed honoring Robert Kennedy
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1968
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KCFW TV channel 9 in Kalispell, MT (ABC/NBC) begins broadcasting
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1968
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WHTV (now WTZH) TV channel 24 in Meridian, MS (NBC/CBS) 1st broadcast
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1971
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11 die in a train crash in Salem Ill
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1971
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44th National Spelling Bee: Jonathan Knisely wins spelling shalloon
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1972
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104th Belmont: Ron Turcotte aboard Riva Ridge wins in 2:28
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1972
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Elvis Presley records a live album at NY's Madison Square Garden
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1972
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Hank Aaron's grandslammer (14) ties him for NL lead with Gil Hodges & moves him ahead of Willie Mays as #2 HR hitter (649)
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1973
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19th LPGA Championship won by Mary Mills
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1973
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NASA launches Radio Astronomy Explorer 49 into lunar orbit
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1974
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Mike Schmidt hits a ball off public address speaker on Astrodome roof
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1974
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Rumor's govt in Italy resigns
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1975
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Rockefeller panel reports on 300,000 illegal CIA files on Americans
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1975
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Yanks sponsor Army Day at temporary home, Shea Stadium during 21-gun salute, part of fence is blown away, & another part is se
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1976
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49th National Spelling Bee: Tim Kneale wins spelling narcolepsy
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1976
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67,000 fans attends Wings concert at Seattle's Kingdome
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1977
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Apple Computer ships its 1st Apple II
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1977
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James Earl Ray (Martin Luther King's killer) escapes from prison
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1978
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110th Belmont: Steve Cauthen aboard Affirmed wins in 2:26.8
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1978
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Yankees trade Ken Holzman for Ron Davis
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1979
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25th LPGA Championship won by Donna Caponi Young
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1979
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49th French Mens Tennis: Bjrn Brg beats Victor Pecci (63 61 67 64)
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1979
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Balt Orioles pull their 8th triple play (5-4-3 vs Cleve)
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1979
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Pope John Paul II visits Poland
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1981
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IRA's Joseph Doherty escapes from Crumlin Road Jail
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1981
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Pete Rose ties Stan Musial's NL record of 3,630 hits
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1981
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Sebastian Coe of England sets 800m record (1:41.73) in Florence
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1981
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Seven Brothers Square in Bronx named honoring 7 Santini Bro Moving Co
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1982
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"Taxi," last airs on ABC, moves to NBC in the fall
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1982
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Battle of Sultan Yakoub - 3 IDF members captured
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1982
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Israeli troops reach outskirts of Beirut
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1982
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John N McMahon replaces Bobby R Inman becomes deputy director of CIA
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1984
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38th NBA Championship: Boston Celtics beat LA Lakers, 4 games to 3
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1984
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54th French Men Tennis: Ivan Lendl beats John McEnroe (36 26 64 75 75)
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1984
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Ivan Lendl wins French Open, his 1st grand slam title
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1984
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Patty Sheehan wins LPGA McDonald's Kids Golf Classic
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1984
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US missile shot down an incoming missile in space for 1st time
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1984
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Zhu Jian Hua of China high jumps a record 7'10" (2.39m)
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1985
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19th Music City News Country Awards: Statler Brothers, B Mandrell
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1985
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Claus von Bulow acquitted on charges he tried to murder his wife
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1985
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Coca Cola announces they'd bring back their 99-year-old formula
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1985
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French agents blow up Greenpeace boat Rainbow Warrior near NZ
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1986
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A Bartlett Giamatti becomes president of baseball's NL
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1987
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Discovery's SRBs & External Tank are mated
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1988
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Greatest number of participants (31,678) on a bicycle tour (London)
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1989
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"Tales From The Crypt," TV Anthology, debuts on HBO
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1989
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121st Belmont: Pat Day aboard Easy Goer wins in 2:26
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1989
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59th French Womens Tennis: A Sanchez Vicario beats S Graf (76 36 75) favored Steffi Graf, also 1st Spaniard to win a grand slam
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1990
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"Accomplice" closes at Richard Rodgers Theater NYC after 52 perfs
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1990
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"Meet Me in St Louis" closes at Gershwin Theater NYC after 253 perfs
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1990
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60th French Mens Tennis: Andres Gomez beats A Agassi (63 26 64 64)
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1990
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8th Seniors Players Golf Championship: Jack Nicklaus
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1990
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Burger King begins using Newman's Own Salad Dressing
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1990
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Detroit Pistons beat Trailblazers for 1st time since 1974 in Portland
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1990
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Patty Sheehan wins LPGA McDonald's Golf Championship
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1990
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Rap group 2 Live crew members arrested in Fla for obscenity
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1991
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"Twin Peaks," on ABC-TV
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1991
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25th Music City News Country Awards: Ricky Van Shelton
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1991
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Mother of All Parades-NYC welcomes desert storm troops
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1991
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South Florida & Denver picked for 1993 NL franchises
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1992
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"Price" opens at Criterion Theater NYC for 47 performances
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1992
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Intelsat K launched
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1993
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"She Loves Me" opens at Criterion Theater NYC for 61 performances
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1994
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Biggest European clock ever (9100 kg/(237) 2.5 m) at Aarle-Rixtel
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1994
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China PR performs nuclear test at Lop Nor PRC
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1994
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Jennifer Capriati, tennis ace, checks out of drug abuse clinic
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1995
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"Month in the Country" closes at Roundabout Theater NYC after 79 perfs
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1995
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127th Belmont: Gary Stevens aboard Thunder Gulch wins in 2:32
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1995
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65th French Womens Tennis: Steffi Graff beats A.S. Vicario (76 46 60)
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1995
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Orioles Jeff Manto, hits his 4th consecutive homer
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1996
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30th Music City News Country Awards: Alan Jackson
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1996
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Colo Avalanche sweeps Fla Panthers by winning 1-0 in 6 periods
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1996
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Howard Stern Radio Show premieres in Toledo OH on WBUZ 106.5 FM
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1996
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Intel releases 200 mhz pentium chip
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1996
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Stanley Cup: Colo Avalanche sweep Florida Panthers in 4 games
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1997
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Feng Yun-2B Long March 3 Launch (China), Successful
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1997
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Kevin Brown of Florida Marlins no hits SF Giants 9-0
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BIRTHS
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1613
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Johan Georg II, elect of Saxon (1656-80)
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1630
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Willem van Bemmel, Dutch painter/etcher
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1637
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Jacques Marquette, jesuit/missionary founder (Chicago)
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1688
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James III Edward, Old Pretender, recognized as King of Britain by Pope
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1706
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John Dollond, owner of 1st patent for achromatic lens
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1735
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John Morgan, American physician-in-chief of Continental Army
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1781
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Giovanni Battista Polledro, composer
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1782
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Amable-G-P B de Barante, French politician/historian
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1790
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Louis Joseph Daussoigne-Mehul, composer
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1791
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V clav Hanka, Czech author/interpreter/forger
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1808
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Friedrich Kaiser, Dutch astronomer (Kaiser compass-card)
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1819
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J D Gustave Courbet, French realist painter (Demoiselles the la Seine)
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1831
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W A Remy, composer
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1832
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Edwin Arnold, English writer (Light of India)
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1832
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Jules Valls, French journalist/communard/author (L'insurg)
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1832
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Nikolaus A Otto, German technician (gas motor, otto motor)
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1834
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Hendrik Pierson, Dutch theologist (HP Foundation)
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1835
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Constant A Serrure, Flemish historian
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1835
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Ferdinand IV SMJJBFLGRRJ, ruler of Toscane
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1836
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Yamaoka Tesshu, Japanese swordsman/master of kendo
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1838
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Meyer E van Beem, actor (Black Venus)
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1840
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Thomas Fentress Toon, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1902
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1843
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Heinrich von Herzogenberg, composer
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1844
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J Albert Neuhuys, Dutch painter (Haagse school)
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1844
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Karl Hagenbeck, German animal trainer (Von Tieren und Menschen)
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1847
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Paul Alexis, French writer (Soires de Mdan)
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1859
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Jacques F H Perk, Dutch poet (Iris, Wood Song)
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1861
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Josephus T J Cuypers, Dutch architect (St Bavo, Haarlem)
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1861
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Pierre M M Duhem, French naturalist/philosopher/historian
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1863
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Louis M A Couperus, Dutch poet/writer (Eline Vere)
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1865
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Frederick A Cook, US, explorer (claimed falsely to be at North Pole)
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1869
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Gustave Vanzype, Belgian literary/headed La Gazette
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1879
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Benjamin Lambord, composer
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1879
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Dezs Szab¢, Hungarian writer (Weggevagde Village)
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1880
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Margit Kaffka, writer
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1882
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Neville Henderson, British diplomat
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1886
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Baron Josse Emile van Dievoet, Flemish lawyer
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1888
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Leo Weismantel, German writer (Der Reiter der Apocalypse)
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1889
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Cliff Clark, actor (Kid Glove Killer, Golden Hoofs, Vigilante Hideout)
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1890
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Paul J M Lindemans, Flemish agricultural engineer/author
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1890
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Powell Weaver, composer
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1890
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Sessue Hayakawa, Japan, actor (Bridge on River Kwai, Hell to Eternity)
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1891
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Al Dubin, Swiss songwriter (Tiptoe Thru the Tulips)
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1893
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Franz Andr, Belgian conductor
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1894
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Pavel Borkovec, Czech composer (Stmivani, [Twilight])
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1895
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Immanuel Velikovsky, writer (Worlds in Collision)
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1898
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Hattie McDaniel, Wichita, 1st Black to win Oscar (Gone With The Wind)
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1898
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Virginia Valli, [McSweeney], Chicago IL, actress (Pleasure Garden)
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1899
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Raoul Salan, Fr/Indochina/Algeria (leader OAS)
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1900
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Henri Bruning, Dutch literary
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1902
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Gaston Brenta, composer
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1902
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J Wouterus van Dieren, Dutch biologist (Terschelling)
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1903
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Clyde Beatty, US animal trainer/actor (Big Cage)
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1903
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Theo Lingen, German director/actor (M, Charm of La Boheme) [or Jun 19]
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1904
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Frederick Loewe, composer (Learner & Loewe)
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1906
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Janos Viski, composer
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1908
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Brinsley Ford, CEO (National Art Collections Fund)
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1908
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Ernst B Chain, German chemist/bacteriologist (penicillin, Nobel 1945)
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1909
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Erwin Dressel, composer
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1910
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Howlin' Wolf, [Chester Arthur Burnett], harmonica (Big City Blues)
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1910
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Robert Still, composer
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1911
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C P "Chilla" Christ, cricketer (Qld spinner late 30's)
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1911
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Ralph Kirkpatrick, Leominster MA, harpsichordist (Domenico Scarlatti)
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1911
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Terence Rattigan, playwright (Winslow Boy, Browning Version)
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1912
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Leslie Brown, Bishop (St Edmundsbury & Ipswich)
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1912
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William Gordon Harris, civil engineer
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1913
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John Edmunds, composer
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1913
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Thor Johnson, Wisconsin Rapids Wisconsin, conductor (Cin Symph 1958)
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1913
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Tikhon Nikoleyevich Khrennikov, composer
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1913
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Van Carlyle Wilton-Davies, archdeacon Emeritus (Oxford)
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1913
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Wilbur J Cohen, 1st employee of Social Security System
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1914
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Polly Hill, Dr/anthropologist
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1914
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Saul Bellow, Lachine Quebec, author (Mr Sammler's Planet, Nobel 1976)
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1915
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Oscar Comras, Bronx, drummer (namesake of Comras Mall in Bronx Park)
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1916
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Bill Waddington, British actor/comedian (Percy-Coronation Street)
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1917
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William Barr, rector (Exeter College, Oxford)
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1918
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Barry Morse, actor (Fugitive-Lt Philip Gerard, Winds of War)
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1920
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Zbynek Vostrak, composer
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1921
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Philip Mountbatten, Greece, Duke of Edinburgh/Prince, Mr Elizabeth II
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1922
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Judy Garland, [Frances Gumm], Mich, actress/singer (Wizard of Oz)
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1922
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Rose Moffard, (acting Gov-AZ)
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1923
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Earl Hamner Jr, Schuyler Va, TV narrator (Waltons)
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1923
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Robert Maxwell, [Jan Hoch], Czech, billionaire/CEO (NY Daily News)
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1925
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Don Costa, actor (Impossible Years, Soul of Nigger Charlie)
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1925
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Nat Hentoff, columnist/novelist (Village Voice, The Cold Society)
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1926
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June Haver, Rock Island, actress (Dolly Sisters, Girl Next Door)
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1926
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Lionel Jeffries, actor (Fanny, Prisoner of Zenda)
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1926
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Willem Oltmans, Dutch journalist (Outlawed, Free as a Bird)
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1927
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Michael Walsh, major-general/director (Overseas Relations)
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1928
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Asher Wallfish, journalist
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1928
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Maurice Sendak, NYC, author/illustrator (Where The Wild Things Are)
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1929
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Harald Juhnke, Berlin Germany, actor (Guitars of Love)
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1929
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James McDivitt, Chicago, Brig Gen USAF/astronaut (Gemini 4, Apollo 9)
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1929
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Vasile Herman, composer
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1931
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Jim [Purvis] Ferree Jr, Pine Bluff NC, PGA golfer (1958 Vancouver)
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1932
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Gardner McKay, NYC, actor (Pleasure Seekers, Boots & Saddles)
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1932
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George Burns, British TV host
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1932
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J Bennett Johnston, (Sen-D-LA, 1972- )
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1933
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F Lee Bailey, Waltham Mass, attorney (Sam Shepard case, OJ case)
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1934
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Nicolas Roussakis, composer
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1934
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Paul Gibson, British high court judge
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1935
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Tom Pendry, MP (Labour)
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1936
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Graham Carleton Greene, literary agent
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1937
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Richard Foreman, NYC, theatrical director (Daily Life)
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1939
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Alexandra Stewart, Montral, actress (In Praise of Older Women)
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1939
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Guy Harwood, horse trainer
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1940
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John William Stevens, jazz drummer
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1941
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Harry Muskee, Dutch rock vocalist (Cuby & Blizzards)
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1941
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Jurgen Prochnow, actor (Das Boot)
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1941
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Shirley Owens Alston, Passaic NJ, singer (Shirelles-Soldier Boy)
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1941
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Soraya Khashoogi, Leicester England, wife (Adrian Khashoogi)
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1942
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Janet Vogel, rocker (Skyliners)
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1943
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Jeff Greenfield, NYC, media commentator (Firing Line, Nightline)
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1943
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Simon Jenkins, editor (Times)
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1944
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Rick Price, rocker (Move)
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1945
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Martin Wesley-Smith, composer
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1945
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Ron Glass, Evansville Ind, actor (Ron-Barney Miller, New Odd Couple)
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1946
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Matthew Fisher, England, keyboardist (Procol Harum-Conquistador)
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1946
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Mensje F van Keulen-van der Steen, Dutch writer (Bleeker's Summer)
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1947
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Ken Singleton, Mt Vernon NY, baseball player (Orioles)
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1949
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Kevin Corcoran, actor (Swiss Family Robinson, Babes in Toyland)
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1951
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Burglinde Pollak, German DR, pentathlete (Olympics-bronze-1972)
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1951
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Dan Fouts, NFL QB (San Diego Chargers)
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1951
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Vicky Latta, Auckland NZ, equestrian 3 day event (Olympics-96)
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1955
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Andrew Stevens, Memphis Tn, actor (Seduction, Boys in Company C, Fury)
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1959
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Timothy Van Patten, Bkln NY, actor (White Shadow, Master)
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1961
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Maxi Priest, [Max Elliott], Jamaican/English singer (Wild World)
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1962
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Brent Sutter, Viking, NHL center (Chicago Blackhawks)
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1962
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Duane Sutter, NHL player (NY Islander)
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1962
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Floris Jansen, cricketer (Netherlands pace bowler 1996 World Cup)
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1963
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Elisabeth Shue, actress (Cocktail, Adv in Babysitting)
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1964
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Pete Jordan, Elmhurst IL, Nike golfer (1992 Fresno Open-2nd)
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1965
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Claudio Mezzadri, Switzerland, tennis star
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1965
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Elizabeth Hurley, Basingstroke England, actress (Christabel)
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1965
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Linda Evangelista, Canada, super model/actress (Catwalk, Unzipped)
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1965
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Vincent Perez, actor (The Crow-City of Angels)
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1966
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Doug McKeon, NJ, actor (Big Shamus Little Shamus, Centennial)
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1967
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Human Beatbox, [Darren Robinson], rocker (Fat Boys-Jail House Rock)
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1968
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Kevin Donnalley, NFL guard/tackle (Houston/Tennessee Oilers)
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1968
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Susan Haskell, actress (Marty-One Life to Live, Strictly Business)
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1969
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Fred Foggie, WLAF cornerback (Frankfurt Galaxy)
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1969
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Tony McCoy, NFL defensive tackle (Indianapolis Colts)
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1970
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David Wilson, WLAF safety (Scottish Claymores)
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1970
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Laurel Korholz, La Jolla Calif, rower (Olympics-4th-96)
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1971
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DeWayne Dotson, NFL linebacker (Miami Dolphins)
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1971
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Jeff Rodgers, WLAF defensive end (Frankfurt Galaxy)
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1971
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Leanza Cornet, TV host (Entertainment Tonight)
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1972
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C J Richardson, NFL safety (Arizona Cardinals, Seattle Seahawks)
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1972
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David Dunn, NFL wide receiver (Cin Bengals)
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1972
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Edward Reevey, St John NB, Canadian Tour golfer (1992 SC Intercol)
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1972
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Pat Johnson, NFL safety (Miami Dolphins)
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1973
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Brandon Sanders, safety (NY Giants)
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1973
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Carl Kidd, NFL defensive back (Oakland Raiders)
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1973
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David Friedman, LA Calif, actor (Jason-Little House on the Prairie)
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1973
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Wade Miller, CFL linebacker (Winnipeg Blue Bombers)
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1976
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Lisa Jean Costantino, Miss USA-Vermont (1997)
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1982
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Tara Lipinski, Philadelphia Pa, figure skater (1997 World Champ)
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1991
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James Cleveland McFadden-Talbot, son of Gates McFaden (Star Trek NG)
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DEATHS
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1190
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Frederik I van Hohenstaufen "Barbarossa", German King, dies
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1247
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Rodrigo Jimenez de Rada, archbishop Toledo/advisor Alfonso VIII, dies
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1556
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Martin Agricola [M Sore], German composer/cantor, dies
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1560
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Mary de Guise, queen-mother of Scotland
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1580
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Lu¡s Vaz de Camoes, Portugal's national poet (Os Lusiados), dies
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1584
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Franois-Hercule de Valois, French crown prince, dies at 28
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1588
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Valentin Weigel, German mystic, dies
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1654
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Alessandro Algardi, Italian sculptor/architect, dies at 58
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1692
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?, 1st witch is hanged in Salem Mass
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1727
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George Ludwig, German monarch of Hannover/king of England, dies at 67
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1800
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Johann Abraham Peter Schulz, German composer, dies at 53
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1834
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Antonius van Gils, RC theologist (against Relief), dies at 75
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1836
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Andr M Ampre, French mathematician/physicist (Amp), dies
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1839
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Nathaniel Pryor, sgt of Lewis & Clark Expedition, dies
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1849
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Friedrich Wilhelm Michael Kalkbrenner, composer, dies at 63
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1868
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Michael Obrenovic, ruler of Sweden, murdered
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1883
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Carl Gradener, composer, dies at 71
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1893
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Elek Erkel, composer, dies at 49
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1899
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Ernest Chausson, French composer (Solitude dance le bois), dies at 44
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1902
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Auguste Schmidt, German teacher/feminist, dies at 68
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1903
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Alexander I, King of Serbia are assassinated
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1903
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Dragia, Queen of Serbia, assassinated
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1903
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Luigi Cremona, Italian mathematician (grafostatica), dies
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1918
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Arrigio Enrico Boito, composer, dies at 76
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1923
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Gustav Enestrm, Swedish historian, dies at 70
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1923
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Pierre Loti, [Julien Viaud], French sea officer/writer, dies
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1924
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Giacomo Matteotti, Italian socialist deputy, assassinated by fascists
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1926
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Antonio Gaudi y Cornet, Spanish architect, dies
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1934
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Frederick Delius, English composer (Suite Florida), dies at 72
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1941
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Herschel Mayall, actor (Tale of 2 Cities), dies at 78
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1941
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Marcus Garvey, US black leader (Back to Africa Movement), dies at 52
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1942
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Jean Van Royen, Sect-Gen of Concentration Camp Amersfoort, dies at 63
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1942
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Ross Gregory, cricketer (Australian batsman 1937), dies
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1943
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Abd al-Azir al-Hasan VI, sultan of Morocco (1894-1907), dies at ñ62
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1944
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French Duwaer, Dutch printer/resistance fighter, executed
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1944
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Gerrit Jan van der Veen, [Wolffensperger], resister, executed at 41
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1944
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Johan Limpers, sculptor/resistance fighter, executed at 28
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1946
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Ananda Mahidol, king of Siam, shot dead at 20
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1946
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Jack Johnson, 1st black heavyweight champion, dies in car accident
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1949
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Sigrid Undset, Norse author (Olav Audunssín, Nobel 1928), dies at 67
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1953
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Grzlegorz Fitelberg, composer, dies at 73
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1954
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Will Rossiter, composer, dies at 87
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1963
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Anita King, actress (Tender Loving Care), dies of heart attack at 74
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1964
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Louis Gruenberg, composer, dies at 79
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1967
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Frank Butler, actor/screenwriter (Road to Bali, China), dies at 76
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1967
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Spencer Tracy, US actor (7th Cross, Father ot Bride), dies at 67
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1968
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Yury Sergeyevich Milyutin, composer, dies at 65
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1969
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Frank Lawton, actor (David Copperfield, Skin Game), dies at 64
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1971
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Michael Rennie, actor (Day the Earth Stood Still), dies at 61
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1971
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Virginia Eames, entertainer, dies of heart attack at 82
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1973
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William M Inge, US playwright (Come Back Little Sheba), dies at 60
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1974
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Henry WFA, English duke of Gloucester/baron Culloden, dies at 74
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1976
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Adolph Zukor, Hungarian/US fur trader/movie producer, dies at 103
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1980
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Denys Morkel, S Afr cricketer (batsman scored 663 runs 1927-32), dies
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1981
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Russell "Lucky" Hayden, actor (Judge Roy Bean), dies at 68
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1982
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Addie "Micki" Harris, US singer (Shirelles-Mama Said), dies at 42
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1982
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Rainer Werner Fassbinder, German director, dies of drug overdose at 36
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1985
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Bob Prince, sportscaster (Monday Night Baseball), dies at 68
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1985
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George Chandler, actor (Lassie), dies of Alzheimer's disease at 87
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1987
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Elizabeth Hartman, actress (Fixer, Patch of Blue), dies at 45
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1988
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Louis L'Amour, western writer (Bowdrie), dies at 80 of cancer
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1989
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Richard Quine, director/actor (Babes on Broadway), dies at 68
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1991
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Vercors, [Jean Bruller], French writer (Silence of Mer), dies
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1992
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Hachidal Nakamura, composer (Sukiyaki), dies at 61 of heart failure
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1992
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Otto FAH van Nispen, mayor of Pannerden/MP (KVP), dies at 85
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1992
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Peter Von Zerneck, actor (Foreign Affair), dies at 84
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1993
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Alexis Smith, actress (Constant Nymph), dies of cancer at 72
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1993
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Alice Reinhart, entertainer, dies at 83
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1993
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Arleen Augr, US soprano (Matthus Passion), dies at 53
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1993
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Richard Webb, actor (Captain Midnight), shoots himself at 77
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1994
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Edward Kienholz, US sculptor (Back seat of a '38 Dodge), dies at 66
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1994
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Mary Maxwell Gates, philanthropist/mother of Bill Gates, dies at 64
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1995
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Ernest Anderson, publicist, dies at 85
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1995
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Masaya Hanai, businessamn, dies at 82
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1995
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Ron Morrisby, cricketer (prolific batsman for Tasmania 1931-52), dies
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1996
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Hugh Burnton Mitchell, US senator, dies at 89
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1996
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Jo Van Fleet, actress (Seize the Day, Cinderella), dies at 75
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1996
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Marie-Louise von Motesiczky, painter, dies at 89
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1996
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Norman Lambert, British restuarateur, dies
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1996
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Uno Choyo, writer, dies at 98
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