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St Julius I begins his reign as Catholic Pope
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1189
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Riots of Lynn in Norfolk spread to Norwich England
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1508
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Maximilian I crowned Holy Roman Emperor
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1577
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King Henri de Bourbon of Navarra becomes leader of Huguenots
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1626
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Huguenot rebels & French sign Peace of La Rochelle
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1651
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-7] Cardinal Mazarin flees Paris
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1693
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Royal charter granted College of William & Mary, Williamsburg, Va
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1716
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England & Netherlands renew alliance
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1778
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England declares war on France
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1778
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France recognizes US, signs treaty of aid in Paris; 1st US treaty
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1788
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Mass becomes 6th state to ratify constitution
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1815
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NJ issues 1st US railroad charter (John Stevens)
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1819
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Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles founds freeport harbor Singapore
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1820
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1st organized emigration of blacks back to Africa (NY to Sierra Leone)
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1820
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US population announced at 9,638,453 (1,771,656 blacks (18.4%))
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1832
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1st appearance of cholera at Edinburgh, Scotland
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1832
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US ship destroys Sumatran village in retaliation for piracy
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1836
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HMS Beagle/Charles Darwin reach Diemen's Land (Tasmania)
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1840
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Waitangi Day; treaty signed between Britain & Maoris of NZ
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1851
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Robert Schumann's 3rd Symphony "Rhenisch," premieres in Dsseldorf
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1854
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Composer R Schumann is saved from suicide attempt into the Rhine
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1861
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1st meeting of Provisional Congress of Confederate States of America
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1861
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English Adm Robert Ritzroy issues 1st storm warnings for ships
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1862
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Gen Ulysses S Grant captures Fort Henry in Tennessee
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1862
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Naval Engagement at Tenn River-USS Conestago vs CSS Appleton Belle
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1862
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Ulysses S Grant begins military campaign in Mississippi
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1864
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-7] Skirmish at Barnett's Ford Virginia
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1865
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2nd day of battle at Dabney's Mills (Hatcher's Run)
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1865
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Robert E Lee appointed Confederate General in Chief
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1867
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Peabody Fund forms to promote Black education in South
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1869
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Harper's Weekly publishes 1st picture of Uncle Sam with chin whiskers
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1891
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1st great train robbery by Dalton Gang (Southern Pacific #17)
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1899
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Spanish-American War ends, peace treaty ratified by Senate
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1900
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Battle at Vaalkrans, South-Africa (Boers vs British army)
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1902
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Young Women's Hebrew Association organizes in NYC
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1904
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Russian-Japanese war began
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1911
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1st old-age home opened in Prescott, Ariz
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1911
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Great fire destroys downtown Constantinople/Istanbul Turkey
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1918
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Britain grants women (30 & over) vote
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1919
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1st day of 5-day Seattle general strike
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1920
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Saarland administrated by League of Nations
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1921
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"The Kid," starring Charlie Chaplin & Jackie Coogan, released
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1922
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Cardinal Achille Ratti elected Pope Pius XI
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1922
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US, UK, France, Italy & Japan sign Washington naval arms limitation
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1926
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NFL rules college students ineligible until college classes graduates
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1926
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St Louis Browns acquire catcher Wally Schang from NY Yankees
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1929
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Rudy Vallee recorded "Deep Night"
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1932
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1st Olympic dog sled race, Lake Placid, NY (demonstration sport)
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1932
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Fascist coup in the Memel territory
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1933
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-90øF (-68øC), Oymyakon, USSR (Asian record)
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1933
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112' ocean wave observed near Manila
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1933
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20th amendment (terms of office) passed
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1933
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20th Amendment goes into effect: Pres term begins in Jan not March
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1933
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Highest recorded sea wave (not tsunami), 34 m, in Pacific hurricane
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1933
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Pres von Hindenburg & von Papen end Prussian parliament
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1934
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Reds purchase 43-year-old Dazzy Vance from the Cards for $7,500
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1935
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"Monopoly" board game goes on sale for 1st time
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1935
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1st election to allow women to vote in Turkey
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1936
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4th Winter Olympic games open in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany
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1936
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Pravda criticizes Shostakovitch' ballet "Clear Brook"
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1937
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K Elizabeth Ohi becomes 1st Japanese-US female lawyer
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1939
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Spanish govt flees to France
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1941
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Auke Adema wins 6th official Dutch 11 Cities Skating Race (9:19)
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1941
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Battle of Beda Fomm: Italian 10th army destroyed
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1941
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British troops conquer Bengazi, Libya
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1943
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1st Spitfire in action above Darwin, Australia, Mu Ki-46 shot down
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1943
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Singer Frank Sinatra debuts on radio's "Your Hit Parade"
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1945
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8th Air Force bombs Magdeburg/Chemnitz
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1945
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Russian Red Army crosses the river Oder
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1946
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"Lute Song" opens at Plymouth Theater NYC for 142 performances
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1947
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Compton & Arthur Morris both complete dual tons in same Test Cricket
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1948
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1st radio-controlled airplane flown
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1948
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Bradman retires hurt, 57 in his last Test Cricket innings in Australia
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1948
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KNXT (now KCBS) TV channel 2 in Los Angeles, CA (CBS) 1st broadcast
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1951
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"Broker Special" train crashes in Woodbridge NJ, killing 84
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1951
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Radio commentator Paul Harvey arrested for trying to sneak into
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1951
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US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site Argonne Atomic Lab (Ill), to demonstrate lax in security
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1952
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England replaces King George VI stamp series with Queen Elizabeth II
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1953
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Ian Craig makes Test Cricket debut at 17 yrs 239 days, youngest Aussie
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1953
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US controls on wages & some consumer goods were lifted
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1956
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Chicago's Daily Defender, begins publishing
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1956
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French premier Guy Mollet pelted with tomatoes in Algiers
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1956
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U of Alabama refuses admission to Autherine Lucy (because he's black)
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1958
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7 members on Manchester United football team die in an air crash
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1958
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Ted Williams signs with Red Sox for $135,000, making him highest paid
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1959
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1st successful test-fire of Titan ICBM
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1959
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Fidel Castro is interviewed by Edward R Murrow
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1961
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"Jail, No Bail" Jail-in movement starts in Rock Hill SC
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1961
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KOAP TV channel 10 in Portland, OR (PBS) begins broadcasting
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1962
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Schoolman Athletic Field in the Bronx named
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1964
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"Rugantino" opens at Mark Hellinger Theater NYC for 28 performances
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1964
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France & Great-Britain sign accord over building channel tunnel
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1964
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WCIU TV channel 26 in Chicago, IL (IND) begins broadcasting
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1965
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"Kelly" opens & closes at Broadhurst Theater NYC
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1965
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Righteous Brothers "You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'" hits #1
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1967
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Cultural Revolution in Albania
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1967
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Heavyweight Cassius Clay beats Ernie Terrell in Houston
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1967
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Muhammad Ali TKOs Ernie Terrell in 15 for heavyweight boxing title
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1968
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10th Winter Olympic games opens in Grenoble, France
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1968
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Dutch 2nd Chamber condemns US bombing of North Vietnam
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1968
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Former Pres Dwight Eisenhower shot a hole-in-one
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1968
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KESD TV channel 8 in Brookings, SD (PBS) begins broadcasting
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1969
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"Dear World" opens at Mark Hellinger Theater NYC for 132 performances
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1969
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Jerry Herman's "Dear World," premieres in NYC
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1970
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Graeme Pollock completes 274 v Australia at Durban
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1970
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NBA expands to 18 teams with Buffalo, Cleveland, Houston & Portland
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1971
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1st time a golf ball is hit on Moon (by Alan Shepard)
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1973
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"Shelter" opens at John Golden Theater NYC for 31 performances
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1973
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40,000 civil servants demonstrate against higher pension contribution
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1973
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6th ABA All-Star Game: West 123 beats East 111 at Utah
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1973
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Bernice Fekete skips her curling rink to 2nd straight 8-ender, Edm
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1974
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3rd time Rangers shut-out Islanders 6-0
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1974
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Dutch speed limit set at 100km due to oil crisis
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1974
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US House of Reps begins determining grounds for impeachment of Nixon
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1975
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US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site
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1976
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George Harrison releases "This Guitar (Can't Keep From Crying)"
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1977
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4th time Rangers shut-out Islanders 4-0
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1977
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Alain Prieur jumps his motorcycle 65 m over 16 buses, near Paris
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1977
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Harley Race beats Terry Funk in Toronto, to become NWA wrestling champ
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1978
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Muriel, wife of late Hubert Humphrey (Sen-D-Minn) takes his office
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1978
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Snowstorm hits New England, parts of RI (54" (137cm))
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1979
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Supreme court of Lahore affirms death sentence against premier Bhutto
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1981
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"Brady Brides," debuts on NBC TV
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1981
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Beatles McCartney, Starr & Harrison record a tribute to John Lennon
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1981
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Suleiman Nyambui runs world record 5k indoor (13:20.4)
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1982
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"Centerfold" by J Geils Band hit #1 on pop chart
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1983
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13th NFL Pro Bowl: NFC beats AFC 20-19
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1983
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Nancy Lopez wins LPGA Elizabeth Arden Golf Classic
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1984
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Moslem militiamen take over West Beirut from Lebanese army
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1986
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NJ Devil Peter McNab becomes 42nd NHLer to score 350 goals
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1987
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No-smoking rules take effect in federal buildings
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1987
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US female Figure Skating championship won by Jill Trenary
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1988
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USSR performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakh/Semipalitinsk USSR
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1989
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Lech Walesa begins negotiating with Polish govt
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1990
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Brett Hull becomes 1st son of NHL 50 goal scorer (Bobby) to score 50
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1990
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Ground breaking begins on Baltimore Orioles' new $102 million stadium
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1990
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Steve Briers of Wales recited the entire lyrics of Queen's album "A Night At The Opera" in 9 minutes & 58.44 seconds backwards!
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1991
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Mousey Davis becomes 1st coach of NY-NJ Knights
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1992
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"Late Night's 10th Anniversary Show At Radio City Music Hall" on NBC
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1993
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44th NHL All-Star Game: Wales beat Campbell 16-6 at Montreal
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1993
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Riddick Bowe TKOs Michael Dokes in 1 for heavyweight boxing title
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1994
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"Government Inspector" closes at Lyceum Theater NYC after 37 perfs
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1994
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Dawn Coe-Jones wins LPGA Healthsouth Palm Beach Golf Classic
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1994
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Jos Maria Figueres elected president of Costa Rica
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1994
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Leonid Voloshin triple jumps world record 17.77m
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1994
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Martti Ahtisaari elected president of Finland
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1994
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NFL Pro Bowl: NFC beats AFC 17-3
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1995
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Beachboy Brian Wilson wed Melinda Ledbetter
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1995
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Darryl Strawberry suspended from baseball for 60 days
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1995
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Greg Blewett scores his 2nd century in his 2nd Test Cricket
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1996
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Heidi Fleiss scheduled to begin her 7 year jail sentence
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1997
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Diane Blood, 32, in England, won right to use her dead husbands sperm
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1998
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Mary Kay LeTourneau, 36, former teacher, who violated probation by seeing 14 year old father of her baby, sentenced to 7« years
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1998
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Twins trade Chuck Knoblauch to NY Yankees for $3M & 4 minor leaguers
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BIRTHS
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1461
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Dzore Drzic, Croatian poet
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1564
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Christopher Marlowe, English poet/dramatist (Dr Faustus)
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1608
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Antonio Vieira, Portuguese Jesuit preacher
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1612
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Antoine Arnauld, [Grand Arnauld], French lawyer/theologist
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1637
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Toyotomi Hideyoshi, unified Japan
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1665
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Anne Stuart, queen of England (1702-14)
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1673
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Maximilian Dietrich Freisslich, composer
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1695
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Andre Cheron, composer
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1705
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Johann Matthias Leffloth, composer
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1724
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Paul-Louis Cyffl, Flemish sculptor (Terre de Lorraine)
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1753
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Evariste Dsir Desforges chevalier de Parny, French poet
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1756
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Aaron Burr, Newark NJ, (D-R), 3rd US VP (1801-05), dueler
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1778
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Ugo Foscolo, Italy, poet (Last Letters of Jacopo Ortis)
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1793
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Pietro Rovelli, composer
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1797
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Joseph Maria von Radowitz, Prussian minister of Foreign affairs
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1798
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Thodore Caruelle d'Aligny, French painter/etcher
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1802
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Charles Wheatstone, English physicist/musician [or Feb 7]
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1804
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Ragnerus L van Andringa de Kempenaer, Dutch officer/swindler
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1807
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Hans Matthison-Hansen, composer
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1818
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William Maxwell Evarts, (Union), died in 1901
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1830
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Marcellus Monroe Crocker, Brig gen (Union volunteers), died in 1865)
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1832
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John Brown Gordon, Major General (Confederate Army), died in 1904
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1833
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James Ewell Brown "JEB" Stuart, Major General (Confederate Army)
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1833
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Jos M de Pereda y S nchez the Porr£a, Spanish writer (Sotileza)
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1834
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William Dorsey Pender, Major General (Confederate Army), died in 1863
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1838
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Henry Irving, [John H Brodribb], Engld, knighted 1895/actor (Hamlet)
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1848
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Luigi Mancinelli, composer
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1860
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Johan [Eliza J] de Meester, Dutch journalist/writer (Geertje)
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1864
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John Henry Mackay, Scottish/German author/poet (Anarchists)
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1866
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Karl T Sapper, German geography/geologist (Vulkankunde)
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1872
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Theodor Lessing, writer [or Feb 8]
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1874
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Milton Bennett Medary, US, architect (Washington Chapel)
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1876
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Wilhelm Schmidtbonn[-Schmidt], German playwright (Der Sprechende Eros)
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1878
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Waclaw Gieburowski, composer
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1879
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Carl Ramsauer
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1881
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Karl Weigl, composer
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1886
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Louis Pirard, Belgian journalist/writer (Great Germany)
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1888
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Ljudmil Stojanow, Bulgarian poet (Metsh i Slowo, Cholera)
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1889
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Karel Wellens, Flemish painter
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1889
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Siegfried Kracauer, writer
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1890
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Anton Hermann Fokker, avation pioneer
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1893
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Muhammad Zafrulla Khan, pres of UN General Assembly (1962-63)
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1895
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George Herman (Babe) Ruth, Baltimore, baseball great (Yankees)
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1897
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Alberto [de Almeida] Cavalcanti, Brazil, director (Nicholas Nickleby)
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1899
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Ramon Novarro, [Jos RG Samaniegos], Durango Mexico, actor (Ben Hur)
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1900
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Roy Smeck, guitarist/banjoist
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1900
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Rudolf Vrnlund, Swedish playwright (Heliga Familjen)
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1901
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Ben Lyon, Atlanta GA, actor (I Cover the Waterfront, Night Nurse)
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1902
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Louis Nizer, lawyer (defended blacklisted stars in '50s, Catspaw)
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1903
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John Dunning, cricketer (NZ medium-fast bowler of 30's)
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1903
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Pieter G Buckinx, Flemish writer (Temptation of Poverty)
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1904
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Claudio Arrau, Chile, composer/pianist (Boston Symphony Orchestra)
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1905
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Wladislaw Gomulka, premier of Poland
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1907
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Sam Green, industrialist/inventor
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1908
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Amintore Fanfani, premier of Italy
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1908
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Edward Lansdale, general/model (Quiet American, Ugly American)
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1908
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Thomas Dorrington Tomlinson, national Park Warden
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1909
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Israel Citkowitz, composer
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1910
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George H Poyser, English soccer player/manager (Brentford)
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1910
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Irmgard Keun, West German writer (Das kunstseidene Mdchen)
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1911
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A W "Dooley" Briscoe, cricketer (batted in 2 Tests for S Africa 30's)
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1911
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Ronald Reagan, IL, actor (Bedtime for Bonzo)/40th pres (R) (1981-89)
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1912
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Eva Braun, mistress (Adolph Hitler)
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1913
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John Lund, Rochester NY, actor (Wackiest Ship in the Army)
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1913
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Mary Nicol Leakey, palaeontologist
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1915
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Derk Roemers, Dutch politician (Soc-Dem)
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1916
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Bill Doggett, rocker
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1917
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Arthur Gold, Toronto, Canada, pianist
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1917
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Liberato Firmino Sifonia, composer
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1919
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Lindsay Tuckett, cricketer (son of Len, 9 Tests for S Africa 1947-49)
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1919
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Louis Heren, journalist/writer (China's Three Thousand Years)
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1920
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James H Scheuer, (Rep-D-NY, 1965-73, 75- )
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1922
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Patrick MacNee, London England, actor (Jonathan Steed-Avengers)
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1923
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Maurice Le Roux, composer
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1924
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Billy W William Ambrose right, soccer star
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1924
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Billy Wright, English soccer player
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1924
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Paolo Volponi, Italian communist/author (Road to Rome)
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1927
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Smokey Burgess, baseball catcher (Pitts Pirates)
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1929
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Keith Waterhouse, English writer (Billy Liar, Say Who Are You?)
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1929
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Sixten Jernberg, Sweden, skier (Olympic-gold-1956/60/64)
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1931
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Fred Trueman, [Fiery Fred], English cricket player
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1931
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Freddie Trueman, cricketer ("Fiery Fred", 307 wickets for England)
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1931
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Rip Torn, Tx, actor (Coma, Summer Rental, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof)
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1932
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Franois Truffaut, Paris, director (Jules & Jim, Fahrenheit 451)
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1933
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Leslie Crowther, English TV-comic/quizmaster
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1933
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Mamie Van Doren, Rowena SD, actress (Navy vs Night Monsters) [or 2/2]
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1933
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Walter E Fauntroy, (Rep-D-DC, 1971- )
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1936
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Otis Williams, rocker (Charms)
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1936
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Wies Andersen, [Alos de Bois], Belgian actor/producer (Maigret)
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1937
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Baldev Singh Chahal, campaigner
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1938
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Ellsworth Milburn, composer
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1939
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Mike Farrell, St Paul Minn, actor (BJ Honeycutt-M*A*S*H, Battered)
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1940
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Jimmy Tarbuck, English comic/golfer
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1940
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Tom Brokaw, Yankton SD, news anchor (NBC Nightly News 1982- )
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1941
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Gigi Perreau, LA Calif, actress (Journey to Center of Time)
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1941
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Stephen Albert, composer
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1942
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John London, bassist (Michael Nesmith band)
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1943
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Fabian Forte, Phila Pa, vocalist (Turn Me Loose, Tiger)
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1943
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Gayle Hunnicutt, Ft Worth Tx, actress (Legend of Hell House, Dallas)
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1944
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Michael Tucker, Balt MD, actor (Stuart Markowitz-LA Law)
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1945
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Bob Marley, Jamacian reggae vocalist (& Wailers-Roots Rock Reggae)
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1947
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Charles Hickcox, US, 200m/400m medley swimmer (Olympic-3 gold-1968)
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1949
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Frank Rich, US politician (?)
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1949
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Manuel Orantes, tennis champ (US Open-1975)
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1949
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Richie Zisk, baseball player
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1950
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Mike Batt, composer/arranger
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1950
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Natalie Cole, LA Calif, vocalist (Pink Cadillac, Miss You Like Crazy)
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1950
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Punky Meadows, Washington DC, rock guitarist (Angel)
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1950
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Rich Glover, NFLer
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1951
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Maria Christina, Belgian princess/daughter of Leopold III
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1952
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Richard Charsworth, Australian women field hockey head coach (Oly-96)
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1953
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Susie Hutchison, Flintridge Calif, equestrian show jumper (Olymp-96)
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1954
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Scott Kempner, "Top Ten" rocker (Del Lords)
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1955
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Eric Money, NBAer
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1956
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Jon Walmsley, Lancashire England, actor (Jason-Waltons)
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1956
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Linda Grovenor, Baltimore MD, actress (Die Laughing, Wheels of Fire)
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1957
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Jerry Marotta, rocker (Orleans-Love Takes Time)
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1957
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Kathy Najimy, actress (Sister Act, Veronica's Closet)
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1957
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Robert Townsend, Chicago, comedian/actor (Hollywood Shuffle, Ratboy)
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1958
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Barry Miller, LA Calif, actor (Fame, Peggy Sue Got Married)
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1958
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Bill Dawley, baseball player
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1958
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Cecily Adams, Queens NY, entertainment caster (American Heart)
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1958
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Kelly Leadbetter, Phoenix AZ, LPGA golfer (1986 Hennessy French Open)
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1958
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Mark Hamilton, Louisville KY, sprint kayak Olympics-96)
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1958
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Simon Baker, Australian speed walker, (Olympics-84, 88, 96)
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1960
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Megan Gallagher, Reading PA, actress (Slap Maxwell, Millennium)
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1961
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Yuri Ivanovich Onufriyenko, Russian major/cosmonaut (Mir, Soyuz TM-23)
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1962
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Axl Rose, [William Bailey], Lafayette In, vocalist (Guns & Roses)
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1963
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David Capel, cricketer (England all-rounder in 15 Tests 1987-90)
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1963
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Mike Hough, Montreal, NHL left wing (Florida Panthers)
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1964
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Matt Hayes, Australian soling yachter (Olympics-96)
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1964
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Skip Ewing, Redlands Calif, country vocalist (Coast of Colorado)
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1965
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Jan Sver k, Zatec Czech, director (Kolya, Jizda, Ropaci)
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1966
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Alex Antonitsch, Austria, tennis star
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1966
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Rick Astley, rock vocalist (Never Gonna Give You Up)
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1966
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Tom Tupa, NFL punter/quarterback (Cleve Browns, NE Patriots)
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1967
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Bennie Dekker, Dutch soccer player (NEC/AZ/De Graafschap)
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1967
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Mike Evans, WLAF defensive tackle (Amsterdam Admirals)
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1967
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Randy Hilliard, NFL defensive back (Denver Broncos-Superbowl 32)
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1968
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Imtiaz Abbasi, UAE cricket wicket-keeper (World Cup 1996)
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1968
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Malika Mahfoud, Copenhagen Denmark, golfer (Gippsland Ladies Amateur)
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1968
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Richard Newbill, WLAF linebacker (London Monarchs)
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1969
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Anna Acker-Macosko, Marshfield WI, LPGA golfer (1995 Gold Coast Tour)
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1969
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April Lerman, Chicago Ill, actress (Lila-Charles in Charge)
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1969
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Bob Wickman, Green Bay WI, pitcher (Chic White Sox, NY Yankees)
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1969
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Greg Patrick, WLAF safety (Frankfurt Galaxy)
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1969
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James Jones, NFL defensive tackle (Denver Broncos, Baltimore Ravens)
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1969
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Kurt Abbott, US baseball player (Florida Marlins)
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1969
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Rajindra Dhanraj, Trinidad cricket leg-spinner (WI 1994-95)
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1970
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Jeff Rouse, US, 50m/100m backstroke swimmer (Olymp-gold/silver-92, 96)
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1970
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Mark Hutton, Adelaide Australia, pitcher (NY Yankees)
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1971
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Brad Hogg, cricketer (WA chinaman all-rounder, Australia v India 1996)
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1971
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Carlos Rogers, NBA forward/center (Toronto Raptors)
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1971
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Lance Bade, Vancouver BC, US double trap (Olympics-bronze-1996)
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1971
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Mana Endo, Hiroshima Japan, tennis star (1996 3rd round Aust Open)
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1971
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Peter Tchernyshev, St Petersburg Russia, dance skater (& Naomi Lang)
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1972
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David Binn, NFL safety (SD Chargers)
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1972
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Mark Labbrook, Australian 200m/400m runner (Olympics-96)
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1972
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Shawn Respert, NBA guard (Milwaukee Bucks, Toronto Raptors)
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1973
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Arie Obdam, Dutch soccer player (FC Volendam)
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1973
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Fred Miller, tackle (St Louis Rams)
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1973
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Lulama Masikazana, cricket wicket-keeper (Kwazulu for E Province)
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1974
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Nathan Davis, defensive tackle (Atlanta Falcons)
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1974
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Olaf Lindenbergh, soccer player (Ajax, De Graafschap)
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1975
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Chad Allen, Dallas Tx, baseball outfielder (Olympics-bronze-96)
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1975
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Leo Insam, hockey defenseman (Team Italy 1998)
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1976
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Elina Zisi, Miss Greece Universe (1997)
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1976
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Kim Zmeskal, Houston TX, US gymnist (Olympic-92)
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1984
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Brandon Hammond, actor (Grgory Hines Show)
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DEATHS
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743
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Hisham ibn 'Abd al-Malik, 10th Moslem caliph, dies at about 52
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891
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Photius, Byzantine theologist/patriarch of Constantinople/saint, dies
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1140
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Thurstan, archbishop of York, dies
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1497
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John Ockeghem, Flemish singer/composer, dies at 79
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1612
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Christopher Clavius, calendar reformer, dies (birth date unknown)
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1617
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Prosper Alpinus, Italian physician/botanist, dies at 63
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1695
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Ahmed II, 21st sultan of Turkey (1691-95), dies
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1699
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Jozef Ferdinand of Bavaria, heir of Spanish king Carlos II, dies
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1725
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Johann Philipp Krieger, composer, dies at 75
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1783
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Lancelot "Capability" Brown, English architect (Kew), dies at about 67
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1785
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Iman Willem Falck, Dutch governor of Ceylon (1765-83), dies at 48
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1793
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Carlo Goldoni, Italian author (L'avaro), dies at 85
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1798
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Niels Schiorring, composer, dies at 54
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1804
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Joseph Priestley, Engl/US theologist/philosopher/chemist, dies at 70
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1807
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John Reid, composer, dies at 85
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1812
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Carlo Goldoni, writer, dies at 104
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1859
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Johannes Josephus Viotta, composer, dies at 45
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1865
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John Pegram, US Confederate brig-gen, dies in battle at 33
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1881
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Pieter Mijer, Gov-Gen of Neth Indies (1866-72), dies at 68
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1896
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Abraham Czn van Stolk, Dutch art collector, dies at 82
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1897
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Ebenezer C Brewer, British writer (Dictionary of Phrase & Fable), dies
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1899
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Georg Leo earl von Caprivi, German chancellor, dies at 67
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1914
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J Albert Neuhuys, Dutch painter (Hague School), dies at 69
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1916
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Anne C A I van Diest, Belgian physician/feminist, dies at 73
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1917
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Edouard A Drumont, French anti-semite journalist, dies at 72
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1918
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Gustav Klimt, Austrian painter/cartoonist, dies at 55
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1919
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Friedrich W Mengelberg, German sculptor/painter, dies at 81
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1923
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Edward E Barnard, US astronomer (5th moon Jupiter), dies at 65
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1927
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Danil F Scheurleer, Dutch musicologist/banker, dies at 71
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1930
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Eva Strittmatter, writer, dies at 17
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1938
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Marianne V von Werefkin, Russ/German/Swiss house painter, dies at 77
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1941
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Maximilien Luce, French painter, dies at 82
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1942
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Wobbe de Vries, Dutch linguist, dies at 78
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1943
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HA Seyffardt, Dutch lt-gen/NSB "minister", dies at 71
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1945
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Jan Bos, Dutch resistance fighter, executed
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1945
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Paul Bos, Dutch resistance fighter, executed
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1947
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Albert JM Bakker, Dutch actor (Teun the night watch), dies at 82
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1947
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Luigi Russolo, composer, dies at 61
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1948
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Robert Brasillach, French author/nazi collaborator, dies at 38
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1952
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George VI, King of Britain (1936-52), dies at 56
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1958
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7 soccer players of Manchester United, die in an aircrash at Munich
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1960
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Jesse Belvin, rocker, dies at 26 in a car crash
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1961
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Archibald T Davison, composer, dies at 77
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1963
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Mohammed ibn al-Chattabi Abd el-Krim, Morocco opposition leader, dies
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1963
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Werner Erich Josten, German composer (Jungle), dies at 77
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1964
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Sophocles Venizelos, premier of Greece (1944, 50-51), dies at 69
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1964
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W L Cornford, England cricket wicket-keeper (4 Tests v NZ 1930), dies
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1965
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Jack Wagner, actor (Jive Junction), dies at 68
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1966
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Johan Algot Haquinius, composer, dies at 79
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1967
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Martine Carol, French actress (Nana), dies of heart attack at 46
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1968
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C Montague Shaw, actor (Buck Rogers, Planet Outlaws), dies at 85
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1970
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Roscoe Karns, actor (Capt Shafer-Hennesey), dies at 78
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1972
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Julian H Steward, US anthropologist (South American), dies at 70
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1973
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Ira S Bowen, US physicist/astronomer (Mt Wilson/Palomar), dies at 74
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1976
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Vince Guaraldi, jazz pianist (Charlie Brown TV specials), dies at 43
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1979
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Alain Teister, Dutch sculptor/writer, dies at 47
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1979
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Arthur van Schendel, Dutch art historian, dies at 68
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1982
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Ben Nicholson, England, painter/sculptor (Circle), dies at 87
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1985
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Charles Briggs, actor (13 Frightened Girls, Capt Newman), dies at 53
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1985
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Dandy Nichols, actress (Confessions of a Window Cleaner), dies at 78
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1986
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William Collier, actor (Up the River, She's My Weakness), dies
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1988
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Lee Goodman, actor (Imitation of Life), dies of TB at 64
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1988
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Marghanita Laski, English author (Victorian chaise-lounge), dies
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1989
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Andre Cayatte, dies
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1989
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Barbara Tuchman, historian (Guns of August-Pulitzer), dies at 77
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1990
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Jane Novak, silent screen actress (Ghost Town), dies of stroke at 94
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1990
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John Merivale, actor (Caltiki), dies
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1991
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Danny Thomas, comedian (Jazz Singer), dies of a heart attack at 79
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1991
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Marten Levendig, Dutch TV correspondent to Moscow, dies
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1992
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Frank Wilson, actor (Beware, Sunday Sinners, Club), dies at 37
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1992
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Wade Preston, actor (Man Called Sledge), dies at 62
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1993
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Frances Hunt, actress (You're a Sweetheart), dies of stroke at 77
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1994
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Ignace Strasfogel, Polish/US pianist/conductor/composer, dies at 84
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1994
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Jack Kirby, cartoonist (X-Men, Spiderman, Hulk), dies at 76
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1994
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Joseph Cotten, actor (Citizen Kane), dies at 88
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1994
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Norman Del Mar, conductor/writer (Conducting Brahms), dies at 74
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1995
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Arthur S Taylor Jr, US drummer/author (Notes on notes), dies at 65
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1995
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James Ingram Merrill, US poet (Braving the elements), dies at 68
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1996
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Guy Madison, actor (Wild Bill Hickok), dies at 74
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1996
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Ronald Fletcher, broadcaster, dies at 85
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1996
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Rosemary Tsay, drama critic/SOE operator, dies at 76
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1998
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Carl Wilson, rock vocalist (Beach Boy), dies of lung cancer at 51
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1998
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Nazim al-Kudsi, Syrian PM (1949, 1950-51)/pres (1961-63), dies
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1998
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[Johann Hoelzel] Falco, singer (Rock Me Amadeus), dies at 40
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