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314
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St Silvester I begins his reign as Catholic Pope
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876
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Charles becomes king of Italy
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1504
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By treaty of Lyons, French cede Naples to Ferdinand of Aragon
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1531
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Kings Ferdinand of Austria/J nos Z polyai of Hungary accept each other
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1560
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Spanish king Philip II marries Elisabeth van Valois
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1578
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Battle of Gembloers
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1596
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Catholic League disjoins
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1609
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Wisselbank of Amsterdam established
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1627
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Spanish government goes bankrupt
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1675
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Cornelia/Dina Olfaarts found not guilty of witchcraft
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1679
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Jean-Baptiste Lully's opera "Bellrophon," premieres in Paris
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1696
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Revolt of undertakers after funeral reforms (Amsterdam)
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1779
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Charles Messier adds M57 (Ring Nebula in Lyra) to his catalog
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1804
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British vice-admiral William Blighs fleet reaches Curaao
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1817
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Franz Grillparzer's "Die Ahnfrau," premieres in Vienna
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1842
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John Tyler's daughter Elizabeth marries in White House
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1849
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Corn Laws abolished in Britain
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1851
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Gail Borden announces invention of evaporated milk
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1851
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SF Orphan's Asylum, 1st in Calif, founded
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1854
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Dutch KNMI established (Royal Meteorological Institute)
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1855
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Western railroads blocked by snow
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1861
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Friedrich Hebbel's "Siegfrieds Tod," premieres in Weimar
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1861
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State of Louisiana takes over US Mint at New Orleans
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1862
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Telescope maker Alvin Clark discovers dwarf companion of Sirius
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1863
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1st black Civil War regiment, SC Volunteers, mustered into US army
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1865
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Congress passes 13th Amendment, abolishing slavery in America (121-24)
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1865
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Gen Robert E Lee named Commander-in-Chief of Confederate Armies
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1871
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Millions of birds fly over western SF, darkens sky
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1874
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Jesse James gang robs train at Gads Hill, Missouri
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1893
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"Westminster Gazette" begins publishing
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1895
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Jos Mart¡ & others leave NYC for invasion of Spanish Cuba
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1901
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Boer general John Smuts & De la Rey conqueror Mud river Transvaal
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1901
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Chekhov's "Three Sisters" opens at Moscow Art Theater
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1901
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Winnipeg Victorias sweep Montral Shamrocks in 2 for Stanley Cup
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1904
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Bla Bart¢k's symphony "Kossuth," premieres
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1905
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1st auto to exceed 100 mph (161 kph), A G MacDonald, Daytona Beach
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1905
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Carroll Wright appointed 1st US Commissioner of Labor
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1906
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Strongest instrumentally recorded earthquake, Colombia, 8.6 Richter
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1911
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Congress names SF as Panama Canal opening celebration site
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1915
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1st (German) poison gas attack, against Russians
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1916
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Dutch Girl Guides form
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1917
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Germany notifies US that U-boats will attack neutral merchant ship
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1920
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1st Ukrainian daily newspaper in US (NYC) begins publication
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1920
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Joe Malone, Qubec Bulldogs, sets NHL record with 7 goals in a game
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1920
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Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, at Howard University, incorporates
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1925
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Premier Ahmed Zogu becomes president of Angola
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1927
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Intl allies military command in Germany disbands
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1927
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NL Pres John Heydler rules Rogers Hornsby can't hold stock in the Cardinals & play for the Giants
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1928
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Scotch tape 1st marketed by 3-M Company
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1929
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Erich Maria Remarques publishes "Im West nieces Neues" in Berlin
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1929
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Leon Trotsky expelled from Russia to Turkey
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1930
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1st US glider flight from a dirigible, Lakehurst, NJ
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1931
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NHL's Quebec Bulldogs' Joseph Malone scores a record 7 goals
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1931
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Philip Barry's "Tomorrow & Tomorrow," premieres in NYC
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1932
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US railway unions accept 10% wage reduction
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1933
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French govt of Daladier takes power
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1933
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Hitler promises parliamentary democracy
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1934
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FDR devalus dollar in relation to gold at $35 per ounce
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1936
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"Green Hornet" radio show is 1st heard on WXYZ Radio in Detroit
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1940
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40 U boats sunk this month (111,000 ton)
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1940
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C Turney & J Horwin's "My Dear Children," premieres in NYC
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1941
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21 U boats sunk this month (127,000 ton)
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1941
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Anti-German demonstration in Haarlem Netherlands
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1941
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Joe Louis KOs Red Burman in 5 for heavyweight boxing title
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1942
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62 U boats sunk this month (327,000 ton)
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1943
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39 U boats sunk this month (203,100 ton)
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1943
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Chile breaks contact with Germany & Japan
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1943
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Gen Friedrich von Paul surrenders to Russian troops at Stalingrad
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1944
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Operation-Overlord (D-Day) postponed until June
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1944
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U-592 sunk off Ireland
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1944
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US forces invade Kwajalein Atoll
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1945
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US 4th Infantry division occupies Elcherrath
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1946
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Yugoslavia adopts new constitution, becomes a federal republic
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1948
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J D Salinger's "A Perfect Day for Banana Fish" appears in NY
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1948
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Magnetic tape recorder developed by Wireway
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1949
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1st daytime soap on TV "These Are My Children" (NBC in Chicago)
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1950
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Pres Truman OKs building of hydrogen bomb
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1952
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Dutch Lutheran Church reunites after 1« centuries
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1952
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Harry Heilmann & Paul Waner elected to Baseball Hall of Fame
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1953
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"Princess Victoria" capsized off Stanraer Scotland; 133 die
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1953
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Hurricane-like winds flood Netherlands drowning 1,835
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1953
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NY, Cleveland, & Boston retaliate at Bill Veeck, forcing the Browns to play afternoon games to avoid sharing TV revenues
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1955
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RCA demonstrates 1st music synthesizer
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1956
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French govt of Mollet forms
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1956
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Juscelino Kubitschek becomes president of Brazil
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1957
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Liz Taylor's 2nd divorce (Michael Wilding)
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1957
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Trans-Iranian oil pipe line finished
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1958
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"Jackpot Bowling" premieres on NBC with Leo Durocher as host
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1958
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James van Allen discovers radiation belt
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1958
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US launches their 1st artificial satellite, Explorer 1
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1959
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Joe Cronin signs 7 year pact to become head of AL
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1960
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Songwriter Adolph Green marries actress/singer Phyllis Newman in NYC
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1961
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David Ben-Gurion resigns as premier of Israel
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1961
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Ham is 1st primate in space (158 miles) aboard Mercury/Redstone 2
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1961
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Houston voters approve bond to finance luxury domed stadium
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1961
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Kanhai completes twin tons (117 & 115) v Aust at Adelaide
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1961
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NATO secretary-general Paul-Henri Spaak says he'll resign
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1961
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USAF launches Samos spy satellite to replace U-2 flights
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1962
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Gen Charles P Cabell, USAF, ends term as deputy director of CIA
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1962
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Samuel Gravely assumes command of destroyer escort "USS Falgout"
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1963
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Tony Sheridan & Beat Brothers record "What'd I Say" & "Ruby Baby"
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1964
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US report "Smoking & Health" connects smoking to lung cancer
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1965
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Pud Galvin elected to baseball Hall of Fame
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1966
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Belgian state police kills 2 striking mine workers
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1966
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USSR launches Luna 9 towards Moon
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1968
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Bobby Simpson takes 5-59 v India in his last Test for ten years
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1968
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Nauru (formerly Pleasant Island) declares independence from Australia
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1968
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Record high barometric pressure (1083.8 mb, 32"), at Agata, USSR
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1968
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US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site
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1968
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Viet Cong's Tet offensive begins
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1969
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Beatles perform last live gig (42-min concert on roof of Apple HQs)
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1969
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Vice Admiral Rufus L Taylor, USN, ends term as deputy director of CIA
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1970
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Grateful Dead members busted on LSD charges
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1971
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"My Sweet Lord" by George Harrison hit #1 on UK pop chart
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1971
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& Dave Bancroft & George Weiss elected to baseball Hall of Fame
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1971
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Apollo 14 launched, 1st landing in lunar highlands
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1971
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Jake Beckley, Joe Kelley, Harry Hooper, Rube Marquard, Chick Hafey
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1971
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US female Figure Skating championship won by Janet Lynn
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1971
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US male Figure Skating championship won by John Misha Petkevich
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1972
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Aretha Franklin sings at Mahalia Jackson's funeral
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1972
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Birenda, becomes leader of Nepal
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1972
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Military coup ousts civilian government of Ghana
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1972
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US launches HEOS A-2 for interplanetary observations (396/244,998)
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1974
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MacDonald's founder Ray Kroc buys San Diego Padres
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1975
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Barry Manilow's "Mandy" goes gold
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1975
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John Lennon releases "#9 Dream"
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1975
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UCLA wins NCAA basketball championship
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1976
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"Love Rollercoaster" by Ohio Players hits #1
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1976
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Lance Gibbs becomes highest Test wicket-taker at 308
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1977
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Frenchman Franois Claustre freed, after 33 months as hostage in Chad
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1977
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Joe Sewell, Amos Rusie, & Al Lopez elected to baseball Hall of Fame
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1978
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"Elvis: The Legend Lives!" opens at Palace Theater NYC for 101 perfs
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1978
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Israel turns 3 milt outposts in West Bank into civilian settlements
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1980
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Police storm occupied Spanish embassy in Guatemala City, killing 41
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1981
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"The Tide Is High" by Blondie hits #1
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1981
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38th Golden Globes: Ordinary People, Coal Miner's Daughter
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1981
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Gaetan Boucher skates world record 1000m (1:13.39)
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1982
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10 Arabian oryx (extinct except in zoos) released in Oman
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1982
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12th AFC-NFC pro bowl, AFC wins 16-13
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1982
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32nd NBA All-Star Game: East beats West 120-118 at New Jersey
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1982
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Gustafson skates world record 10 km (14:26.59)
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1982
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Hollis Stacy wins LPGA Whirlpool Golf Championship of Deer Creek
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1982
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NFL Pro Bowl: AFC beats NFC 16-13
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1982
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US male Figure Skating championship won by Scott Hamilton
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1984
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36th NHL All-Star Game: Wales beat Campbell 7-6 at NJ
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1984
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Edwin Newman retires from NBC News after 35 years with the network
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1984
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US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site
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1985
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"Harrigan 'n Hart" opens at Longacre Theater NYC for 5 performances
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1985
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S Afr pres PW Botha offers to free Mandela if he denounces violence
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1986
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Mary Lund of Minn, is 1st female recipient of an artificial heart
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1987
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44th Golden Globes: Platoon, Marlee Matlin win
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1987
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United Steel workers union ratified a concessionary with USX Corp
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1988
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Barge sinks near Anacortes, WA, spills 70,000 gallons of oil
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1988
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Superbowl XXII: Wash Redskins beat Denver Broncos, 42-10 in San Diego Superbowl MVP: Doug Williams, Washington, QB
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1990
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1st ever all-sports daily "National" begins publishing
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1990
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1st McDonalds in Russia opens in Moscow, world's biggest McDonalds
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1990
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Jushin "Thunder" Liger beats Naoki Sano to become New Japan IWGP champ
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1991
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Nugget's Michael Adams becomes shortest NBAer to get a triple-double
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1991
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Robert Gibson flies record 27,040 feet altitude
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1992
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MTA raised tolls on most NYC bridges from $2.50 to $3.00
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1992
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Sportscaster Howard Cosell retires
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1993
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"St Joan" opens at Lyceum Theater NYC for 49 performances
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1993
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81st Australian Mens Tennis: Jim Courier beats S Edberg (62 61 26 75)
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1993
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Superbowl XXVII: Dallas Cowboys beat Buffalo Bills, 52-17 in Pasadena Superbowl MVP: Troy Aikman, Dallas, QB
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1994
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Barcelona opera theater "Gran Teatro del Liceo" burns down
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1994
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Dow Jones hits a record 3,978.36
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1998
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72nd Australian Womens Tennis: Martina Hingis beats C Martinez (63 63)
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1998
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STS 89 (Endeavour 12) lands
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1999
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NFL Pro Bowl
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BIRTHS
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1517
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Gioseffo Zarlino, composer
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1573
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Ambrosius Metzger, composer
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1573
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Giulio Cesare Monteverdi, composer
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1601
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Pieter de Bloot, Dutch landscape painter
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1607
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James Stanley, 7th Earl of Derby
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1612
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Hendrik Casimir I, count of Nassau-Dietz/mayor of Frisia
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1614
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Nicolas Saboly, composer
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1620
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Georg F von Waldeck, German commander-in-chief
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1623
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Franois-Xavier de Laval
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1633
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Nathaniel Crew, English bishop (Durham)
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1734
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Julien-Amable Mathieu, composer
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1734
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Robert Morris, merchant (signed Declaration of Independence)
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1741
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Theodor Gotlieb von Hippel, East Prussian author/mayor of Kningsberg
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1750
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Gerrit J Pijman, Dutch minister of War (1798-1800, 1803-06)
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1759
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Franois Devienne, composer
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1778
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Franz Anton graaf von Kolowrat, Austrian premiere of Bohemia (1848)
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1784
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Carl Wilhelm Henning, composer
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1787
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Louis Angely, German, comedy writer (Sieben Mdchen in Uniform)
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1797
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Franz Peter Schubert, Lichtenthal Aust, composer (Unfinished Symphony)
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1798
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Karl Gottlieb Reissiger, composer
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1802
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Jan C J van Speijk, Dutch naval hero
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1804
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J¢zsef Bajza, Hungarian author/poet/critic
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1810
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Daniel Ruggles, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1897
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1812
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John Randolph Tucker, Capt (Confederate Navy), died in 1883
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1813
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Samuel Sarphati, Amsterdam, physician/pharmacist/social activist
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1817
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Antony Winkler Prins, Dutch writer (Groiler Encyclopaedia)
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1818
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William Raine Peck, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1871
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1830
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James G Blaine, the "Plumed Knight"
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1836
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Henryk Szulc, composer
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1863
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F Henri Berz, French existensialist philosopher (Revue the Synthesis)
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1866
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Emil Strauss, Germany, writer (Naked Man)
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1866
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Henry Forster, cricketer (Oxford blue 1887-89, later Aust Gov-General)
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1868
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Theodore William Richards, chemist (atomic weights, Nobel-1914)
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1869
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Henry graaf Carton de Wiart, Belgian literary/premier (1920-21)
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1872
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Zane Grey, American West novelist (Riders of the Purple Sage)
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1877
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Max Ettlinger, German philosopher
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1878
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Willem J M van Eysinga, Dutch international law jurist
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1881
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Irving Langmuir, inventor (tungsten filament lamp/Nobel 1932)
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1881
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Joseph A Cushman, US, palaentologist
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1882
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Anna Pavlova, St Petersburg Russia, ballerina/choreographer
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1882
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Josephus RH van Schaik, Dutch lawyer/vice-premier
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1884
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Nicholas Joy, Paris France, actor (Boss Lady)
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1886
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Alfonso Lopez, Colombia, statesman (Pres UN security council-1948)
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1889
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F R Foster, cricketer (330 runs & 45 wickets for England)
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1890
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Adolf Bach, German language/sociologist (Deutsche Namenkunde)
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1891
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Max Drischner, composer
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1892
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Eddie Cantor, NYC, comedian (Eddie Cantor Comedy Theater)
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1893
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Freya Stark, English explorist/author
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1894
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Percy Helton, NY, actor (Jail Busters, Harbor of Missing Men)
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1901
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Blaz Arnic, composer
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1901
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Marie Luise Kaschnitz, writer
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1902
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Alva Myrdal, Uppsala Sweden, diplomat (Nobel Peace Prize-1982)
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1902
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Jean C M Picart le Doux, France, carpet designer
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1902
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Julian H Steward, US anthropologist/professor
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1903
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Gardner Cowles, Iowa, publisher/founder (Look Magazine)
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1903
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Tallulah Bankhead, Huntsville Ala, actress (Lifeboat, Die Die Darling)
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1904
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E van Ruller, Dutch journalist/ARP-alderman/co-founder (Trouw)
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1904
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Lon N H Jungschlger, head of military intelligence (Neth-Indies)
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1905
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Anna Blaman, [Johanna P Vrugt], Dutch writer (Wife & Friend)
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1905
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Charles de Trooz, Belgian literary (Le Magister et Ses Matres)
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1905
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John O'Hara, Pottstown Penn, novelist (Appointment at Samarra)
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1906
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Benjamin Frankel, composer
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1906
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R W Bonham, founder (International Braille Chess Association)
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1908
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Ren Simone Mathieu, France, doubles tennis star (Wimbledon 1934)
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1909
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Foley Newns, British colonial administrator
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1909
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Miron Grindea, literary editor
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1910
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Herbert Ashworth, CEO (Nationwide Building Society)
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1911
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A G Ogston, president (Trinity College-Oxford)
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1911
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Christina Foyle, book seller
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1913
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Don Hutson, NFL end (Packers)
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1913
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Hector Iglesias Villoud, composer
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1913
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Wayne Millner, NFL end (Boston/Washington Redskins)
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1914
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Carey Lofton, Blountsville Fla, actor (Skinner-Troubleshooters)
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1914
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Jersey Joe Walcott, heavyweight boxing champ (1951-52)
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1914
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Louis Osman, architect/artist/goldsmith
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1915
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Bobby Hackett, Providence RI, trumpeteer/orch leader (Air Time '57)
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1915
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Garry Moore, [Thomas Garrison Morfit], Balt, host (I've Got a Secret)
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1915
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John Profumo, president (Toynbee Hall)
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1915
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Thomas Merton, France, Trappist monk/poet/essayist (7 Storey Mt)
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1915
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William Crosbie, artist
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1916
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Ciro D Crown, premier of Dutch Antilles (1968-69)
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1916
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Frank A Parker, tennis champ (US Open-1944)
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1916
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Violet Cane, statistician
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1917
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Erich Geiringer, general practitioner campaigner
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1917
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Jose Maceda, composer
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1919
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Jackie Robinson, Ga, 1st black major league baseball player (Dodgers)
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1919
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Lord Lowry
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1920
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Patrick Heron, painter
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1920
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Robert Hersant, press baron
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1920
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Stewart L Udall, St Johns Ariz, US Secretary of Interior (1961-69)
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1921
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Carol Channing, Wash, actress (Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, Hello Dolly)
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1921
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John Agar, Chicago, actor (Fort Apache, Sands of Iwo Jima)
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1921
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Mario Lanza, Phila, actor/singer (Great Caruso, Toast of New Orleans)
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1922
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Michael Wilford, diplomat
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1922
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William Sylvester, Oakland Calif, actor (2001, Gorgo, Gemini Man)
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1923
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Eddie Ryder, NYC, actor (Slick Jones-General Hospital)
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1923
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Joanne Dru, Logan WV, actress (Guestwood Ho, She Wore a Yellow Ribbon)
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1923
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Norman Mailer, NJ, NYC mayoral candidate/novelist (Naked & the Dead)
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1924
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Robert Gatehouse, former High Court judge
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1924
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Tengiz Abuladze, filmmaker
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1925
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Benjamin Hooks, civil rights leader
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1925
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Charles Aidman, Frankfort Ind, narrator (New Twilight Zone)
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1925
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Fred Catherwood, MP
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1926
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Jean Simmons, London England, actress (Thorn Birds, Guys & Dolls)
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1926
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Prunella Briance, founder (National Childbirth Trust)
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1928
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Chuck Willis, rock vocalist (C C Rider)
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1928
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Eric Ash, rector (Imperial College of Science, Technology & Medicine)
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1928
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Richard Buckley, royal equerry
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1928
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Robert Clatworthy, sculptor
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1929
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Rudolf Mssbauer, Germany, physicist (Nobel 1961)
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1930
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Lynn Carlin, LA Calif, actress (Joan Hunter-James at 15)
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1931
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Bill Watson, cricketer (NSW & Australian opening batsman mid-50s)
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1931
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Christopher Chataway, British MP/athlete (world record 5k)
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1931
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Ernie Banks, "Mr Cub" Chicago Cubs, Hall-of-Famer (1st baseman)
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1931
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Jean Burroughs, educationalist
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1931
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Nicholas Gordon Lennox, diplomat
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1932
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Pieter Brattinga, Dutch graphic artist
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1932
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Rick Hall, country/R&B singer
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1933
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Joseph D Early, (Rep-D-MA, 1975- )
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1933
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Walter Paulis, mineworker/pilot/Dutch MP (CDA)
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1934
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Brian Bolus, cricketer (England opening batsman early 60's)
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1934
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James Franciscus, Clayton Mo, actor (Mr Novak, Longstreet, Hunter)
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1934
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Ron Weatherburn, jazz pianist
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1935
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Bojidar Dimov, composer
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1935
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Oe Kenzaburo, Japanese novelist (Catch, Personal Matter)
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1936
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Marvin Junior, singer (Dells-Oh What a Night)
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1937
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Philip Glass, Baltimore Md, minimal composer (Einstein on the Beach)
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1937
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Steve Karmen, Bronx NY, jingle writer (I Love NY, This Bud's for You)
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1937
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Suzanne Pleshette, NYC, actress (Birds, Emily-Bob Newhart Show)
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1938
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Ajip Rosidi, Indonesian poet/writer (Madjalah Sunda, Pesta)
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1938
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Beatrix Wilhelmina Armgard, queen of Netherlands (1980- )
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1938
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James G Watt, Colo, US Secretary of Interior (1981-83)
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1940
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Jessica Walter, Bkln NY, actress (Play Misty For Me, Amy Prentiss)
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1940
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Stuart Margolin, Davenport Iowa, actor (Love American Style)
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1941
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George S Mickelson, (Gov-SD)
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1941
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Richard A Gephardt, (Rep-D-MO, 1977- )
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1941
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Sharon Miller, LPGA golfer
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1942
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Derek Jarman, actor/director (Angelic Conversation, Edward II)
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1942
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Gerald Chanberlain, rocker
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1944
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Anton Korteweg, Dutch poet (For the Good Order)
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1944
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Charley Musselwhite, blues musician (Stand Back, Louisiana Fog)
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1944
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Eugene Terre Blanche, S Afr leader of Afrikaner Weerstandsbeweging
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1944
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John Inverarity, cricketer (Australian batsman 1968-72)
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1945
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Noah Creshevsky, composer
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1946
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Glynn Turman, NYC, actor (Lew-Peyton Place, Manimal, Centennial)
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1946
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Jonathan Banks, Wash DC, actor (Armed & Dangerous, Cold Steel)
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1946
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Subroto Guha, cricketer (right arm swing bowler for India 1967-69)
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1946
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Terry Kath, rocker (Chicago-If You Leave Me Now)
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1947
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Jim Nollman, composer
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1947
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Nolan Ryan, pitcher (Mets, Angels, Astros) (7 no-hitters, 5,714 Ks)
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1949
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Carol Hawkins, actress (Dialing for Dingbats)
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1951
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Harry Casey, [KC], rock vocalist (KC & Sunshine Band-Give It)
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1951
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Phil Manzanera, rock guitarist (Roxy Music-Let's Stick Together)
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1951
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Presiley Baxendale, British QC
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1952
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Rosanne Musgrave, headmistress (Blackheath HS)
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1953
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Aart Mol, Dutch bassist (Catapult)
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1954
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Adrian Vandenberg, Amsterdam Neth, rock guitarist (Whitesnake)
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1954
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Sheik Faoud Ahamul Bacchus, cricketer (West Indian bat late 70's)
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1955
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Virginia Ruzici, Romania, tennis star
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1956
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Johnny Rotten, [John Lydon], rocker (Sex Pistols-God Save the Queen)
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1956
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Lloyd Cole, rocker
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1956
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Trevor A Manuel, South African UDF/ANC-leader
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1957
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Brett "the Hitman" Hart, Alberta Canada, WWF champion
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1957
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Shirley F Babashoff, Calif, swimmer (Olympics-6 silver/2 gold-72, 76)
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1958
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Rafael Santana, shortstop (NY Mets, NY Yankees)
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1958
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Tom Schuman, pianist (Spyro Gyra-Morning Dance)
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1959
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Anthony LaPaglia, actor (Murder One)
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1959
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Kelly Lynch, actress (Drugstore Cowboy)
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1960
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Elaine Roque, Santa Monica Ca, beach volleyballer (Olympics-96)
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1961
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Lloyd Cole, guitar/vocals (& the Commotions-Rattlesnakes)
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1963
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John Dye, Amory Mass, actor (Andrew-Touched by an Angel)
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1963
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Scott Ian Rosenfeld, Bayside NY, rocker (Anthrax-Protest & Survive)
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1964
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Oto Hascak, hockey forward (Team Slovakia 1998)
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1964
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Remi Bouchard, Lasalle Que, Canadian Tour golfer (1989 India Open)
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1964
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Sharon Cain, San Antonio TX, team handball center back (Olympics-1996)
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1965
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Adam Johnson, Portland Ore, beach volleyballer (Olympics-96)
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1965
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Bianca Yasmin Salahshourian, Fairfield Conn, Miss Conn-America (1991)
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1965
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Bobby Dollas, Montreal, NHL defenseman (Anaheim Mighty Ducks)
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1965
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Kim Clarke, Tulsa Okla, team handball back court (Olympics-88, 92, 96)
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1965
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Ren Trost, Dutch soccer player (Roda JC)
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1966
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Al Jaworsky, [Alan Doughty], pop bassist (Jesus Jones)
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1966
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Charles Dimry, NFL cornerback (Tampa Bay Bucs, Phila Eagles)
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1966
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Jamie Taras, CFL guard (BC Lions)
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1968
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Doug Pederson, NFL quarterback (Green Bay Packers-Superbowl 31)
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1968
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Michael Sinclair, NFL defensive end (Seattle Seahawks)
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1968
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Steve Phoenix, US baseball pitcher (Oakland Athletics)
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1969
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Mathew Pallister, Sydney NSW Australia, canoeist (Olympics-96)
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1970
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Greg Skrepenak, NFL tackle (Oakland Raiders, Carolina Panthers)
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1970
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Rachel Jean Marteen, Atlanta GA, playmate (Aug, 1995)
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1970
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Travis Hannah, NFL/WLAF receiver (Houston Oilers, Frankfurt Galaxy)
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1971
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Brandi Sherwood, Miss USA-Idaho (1997, 2nd)
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1971
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Corey Holliday, NFL wide receiver (Pitts Steelers)
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1971
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Minnie Driver, actress (Good Will Hunting)
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1972
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Ben Cavil, guard (Baltimore Ravens)
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1972
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Fritz Fequiere, WLAF guard (Barcelona Dragons, London Monarchs)
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1972
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Marvin Coleman, CFL defensive back (Calgary Stampeders)
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1972
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Pulu Poumele, guard (San Diego Chargers)
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1972
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Reinier Robbemond, Dutch soccer player (Dordrecht '90)
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1973
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Latario Rachal, WLAF/NFL receiver (Amsterdam Admirals, SD Chargers)
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1974
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Bob Mulder, soccer player (Appingedam, FC Groningen)
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1974
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Lorenzo Styles, NFL linebacker (Atlanta Falcons)
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1974
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Othella Harrington, NBA forward (Houston Rockets)
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1974
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Pavi Sald, ice hockey defenseman (Finland, Oly-98)
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1974
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Tory Toogood, Australian rower (Olympics-96)
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1975
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Kenard Lang, defensive end (Washington Redskins)
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1977
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Naomi Darrell, Miss Bermuda Universe (1997)
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1985
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Andrew Giuliani, son of Rudy (Mayor-R-NYC, 1994-2002)
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DEATHS
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1561
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Menno Simonsz, Dutch priest/vicar (Foundation Book), dies
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1580
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Hendrik, Portuguese cardinal/epilepticus/regent (1578-80), dies
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1606
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Guy Fawkes, convicted in the "Gunpowder Plot", executed at 35
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1788
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Charles E Stuart, English pretender to the throne, dies at 67
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1788
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Francesco Zannetti, composer, dies at 50
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1788
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[Bonnie Prince] Charles E Stuart, English pretender, dies at 67
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1828
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Alexandros Ypsilanti, Greek resistance fighter, dies at 35
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1861
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Franciscus J van Vree, Dutch Catholic foreman, dies at 53
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1864
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Hamilton Rowan Gamble, US judge/governor of Missouri (1861-64), dies
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1891
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Ernest Meissonier, French painter/etcher/sculptor, dies at 75
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1919
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Paul Lindau, German playwright/critic (Estimate), dies at 79
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1922
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Heinrich Reinhardt, composer, dies at 56
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1933
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John Galsworthy, England, writer (Forsythe, Nobel 1932), dies at 65
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1939
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George Thornton, cricketer (1 Test for S Africa 1902, 1* & 1-20), dies
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1940
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Ren "Sascha" Schickele, German writer (Erbe am Rhein), dies at 56
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1945
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Eddie Slovik, 1st US executed for desertion since Civil War at 25
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1949
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Henri de Vries, [Hendricus Walterop], actor (Cleopatra), dies at 84
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1954
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Edwin H Armstrong, US radio inventor (FM), commits suicide at 63
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1954
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Florence Bates, actress (Kismet, I Remember Mama), dies at 65
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1955
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John R Mott, US theologist/founder (YMCA, Nobel 1946), dies at 89
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1960
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Lowell Gilmore, actor (Calcutta, Roadblock), dies at 53
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1966
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Elizabeth Patterson, actress (Tall Story), dies at 90
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1967
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Chief Thundercloud, actor (Ambush, Colt 45, Typhoon), dies at 100
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1967
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Otto Dibelius, German theologian/bishop, dies at 86
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1969
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Alexander Mikhaylovich Dzegelyonok, composer, dies at 77
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1970
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Slim Harpo, [James Moore], rocker, dies at 28
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1972
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Bir Bikram Shah Deva Mahendra, king of Nepal (1955-72), dies at 51
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1972
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Howard Barlow, conductor (Voice of Firestone), dies at 79
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1972
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Istvan Szelenyi, composer, dies at 67
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1973
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Ragnar Frisch, Norwegian economist (Nobel 1969), dies at 77
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1974
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Glenn Morris, olympian/actor (Tarzan's Revenge), dies at 61
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1974
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Harry Baum, actor (Crime & Punishment), dies at 58
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1974
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Paul Haesaerts, Flemish architect/painter (Flandre), dies at 72
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1974
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Roger Pryor, actor (Lady by Choice), dies at 72
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1974
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Samuel Goldwyn, Polish/English/US film magnate (MGM), dies at 91
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1980
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J P Duminy, cricket (30 runs at 5 & 1 wkt at 39 in 3 Test S Af), dies
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1987
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Yves Allgret, French director (Such a lovely tiny beach), dies at 79
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1989
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Jack Douglas, humorist (My Brother Was an Only Child), dies at 80
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1989
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Yasushi Akutagawa, composer, dies at 63
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1992
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Mel Hein, NFLer (NY Giants), dies at 82
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1992
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Wim van Heumen, field hockey coach (Netherlands), dies at 63
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1994
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Pierre Boulle, French writer (Executioner), dies at 81
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1995
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George Abbott, playwright/actor/producer (Damn Yankees), dies at 105
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1995
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James Johnson, English MP (Labour, 1950..83), dies at 86
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1996
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Gustave Solomon, mathematician, dies at 65
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1997
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Eve Lister, actress/singer (No Limit, Hyde Park), dies at 84
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