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1168
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Giovanni di Struma elected anti-Pope
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1272
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Edward I proclaimed King of England
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1342
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Pope Clemens VI names John IV of Arkel as bishop of Utrecht
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1347
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Roman tribunal Coke di Rienzo beats nobles
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1431
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1st meeting of Order of Guilder Flies
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1520
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Friesland hit by heavy hail storm
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1521
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Arabs attribute shortage of water in Jerusalem to Jews making wine
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1583
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Duke of Parma conquerors Aalst
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1616
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Bishop Richelieu becomes French minister of Foreign affairs/War
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1637
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Peter Minuit & 1st Swedish immigrants to Delaware sail from Sweden
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1719
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Sweden & Hannover sign peace Treaty of Stockholm
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1755
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English minister William Pitt Sr resigns
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1759
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-22] Battle in Bay of Quiberon, British beat French
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1780
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Britain declares war on Holland
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1789
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New Jersey is 1st state to ratify Bill of Rights
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1795
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Curaao govt forbids slave work on Sunday
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1805
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Beethoven's "Fidelio," premieres in Vienna
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1815
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2nd Peace of Paris: France & allies
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1815
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Russia, Prussia, Austria & England signs Great Alliance
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1817
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1st Seminole War begins in Florida
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1829
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Jews expelled from Nikolayev & Sevastopol Russia
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1833
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Charles Darwin reaches Punta Gorda, sees Rio Uruguay
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1852
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Charles Reade/Tom Taylor's "Masks & Faces," premieres in London
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1862
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Armies of Mississippi/Kentucky merge as Army of Tennessee
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1862
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Confederate army of Tennessee, organizes under Gen Braxton Bragg
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1865
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Howard University forms in Washington DC
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1866
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1st natl convention of Grand Army of Republic (veterans' org)
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1866
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Howard University founded (Wash, DC)
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1866
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Pierre Lalemont patents rotary crank bicycle
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1873
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Rival cities of Buda & Pest unite to form the capital of Hungary
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1888
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William Bundy patents timecard clock
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1889
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Gustav Mahlers 1st Symphony
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1890
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Pope Leo XIII encyclical On slavery in missions
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1894
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US intervenes in Bluefields, Nicaragua
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1901
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Opera "Grislidis" is produced (Paris)
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1902
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Geo Lefevre & Henri Desgrange create Tour de France bicycle race
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1906
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George Bernard Shaws "Doctor's Dilemma," premieres in London
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1909
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Jack Williams of Ottawa Rough Riders kicks 9 singles in a game
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1910
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Revolution broke out in Mexico, led by Francisco I Madero
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1911
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Gustav Mahlers "Tie Song of the Erde" premieres in Munich
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1914
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US State Department starts requiring photographs for passports
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1915
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7th CFL Grey Cup: Hamilton Tigers defeats Toronto Rowing, 13-7
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1917
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1st tank battle (Britain breaks through German lines)
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1917
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Ukrainian Republic declared
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1919
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1st municipally owned airport in US opens (Tucson Az)
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1920
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Nobel Peace Prize awarded to US president W Wilson
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1922
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Zo Akins' "Texas Nightingale," premieres in NYC
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1923
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Garrett Morgan invents & patents traffic signal
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1928
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Boston Gardens opens, Mont Canadiens beat Boston Bruins, 1-0
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1928
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WGH-AM in Newport News VA begins radio transmissions
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1929
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1st broadcast of "Goldbergs" on US radio
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1929
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Salvador Dali's 1st one-man show
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1931
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Commercial teletype service begins (AT&T)
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1932
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Earthquake at Uden Netherlands
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1934
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Eiji Sawamura, 17, gives up 1 hit, Lou Gehrig's HR, Japan beats US 1-0
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1934
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Lillian Hellman's "Children's Hour," premieres in NYC
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1934
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New Belgian govt of Theunis, Francqui & Gutt (3 bankers)
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1934
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Tornoto Maple Leaf Harvey Jackson is 1st to score 4 goals in 1 period
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1938
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1st documented anti-semitic remarks over US radio (by Father Coughlin)
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1940
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German air raid on Birmingham fails
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1940
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Hungary joins 3 Power pact
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1941
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Adm Nomura & Kurusu hands over Japanese last diplomatic note
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1941
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German Q/pirate ship Kormoran sinks near Australia
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1942
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26th Russian Armoured Corps recaptures Perelazovski
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1942
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British 8th Army recaptures Benghazi, Libya
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1942
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Hitler names fieldmarshal Erich von Manstein becomes commanding
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1942
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NHL abolishes regular season OT until WW II is over
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1942
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Soviet army offensive, 1 million Russians breach German lines
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1943
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U-538 sinks in Atlantic Ocean
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1943
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US forces land on Tarawa & Makin Atoll in Gilbert Island
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1944
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1st Japanse suicide submarine attack (Ulithi Atol, Carolines)
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1944
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Amsterdam: Vondelpark closed because of kappen of trees
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1944
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Prince Bernhard establishes staff in Breda
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1945
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24 Nazi leaders put on trial at Nuremberg, Germany
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1945
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Dmitri Sjostakovitch's 9th Symphony under J Mravinski premieres
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1945
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Queen Wilhelmina opens parliament in Hague
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1946
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Lillian Hellman's "Another Part of the Forest," premieres in NYC
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1947
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"Meet the Press" makes network TV debut on NBC
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1947
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1st permanent TV installed on seagoing vessel (New Jersey)
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1947
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Britain's Princess Elizabeth, marries Duke Philip Mountbatten
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1947
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Pope Pius XII publishes encyclical Mediator Dei
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1947
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UN General assembly begins debate on printing their own stamps
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1948
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US balloon reaches height of 42.7 km (record)
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1949
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Jewish population of Israel reaches 1,000,000
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1951
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Snowdonia becomes a National Park
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1952
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Cubs slugger Hank Sauer wins NL MVP
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1952
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George Axelrods "7 Year Itch," premieres in NYC
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1952
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Prague show trial against 14 communists (9 Jewish) begin
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1953
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Scott Crossfield in Douglas Skyrocket, 1st to break Mach 2 (1,300 MPH)
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1954
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KTRK TV channel 13 in Houston, TX (ABC) begins broadcasting
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1955
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Kripal Singh scores 100 on Test Cricket debut, India v NZ
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1955
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Polly Umrigar scores India's 1st Test Cricket double century, 223 v NZ
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1957
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Morton Wishengrad's "Rope Dancers," premieres in NYC
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1959
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UN adopts Universal Declaration of Children's Rights
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1959
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WABC fires Alan Freed over payola scandal
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1961
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WPLG TV channel 10 in Miami, FL (ABC) begins broadcasting
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1962
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Mickey Mantle wins AL MVP
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1962
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USSR agrees to remove bombers from Cuba, & US lifts blockade
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1964
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Dmitri Sjostakovitch's 9th/10th String Quartet premiers in Moscow
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1965
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"Pickwick" closes at 46th St Theater NYC after 56 performances
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1965
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UN Security council calls for boycott of Rhodesia
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1965
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WCNY TV channel 24 in Syracuse, NY (PBS) begins broadcasting
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1966
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"Cabaret" opens at Broadhurst Theater NYC for 1166 performances
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1966
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Clifford Ann Creed wins LPGA Success Golf Open
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1966
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Dallas sacks Pittsburgh QBs an NFL record 12 times
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1966
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Men in Zurich vote against female suffrage
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1967
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At 11 AM, Census Clock at Dept of Commerce ticks past 200 million
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1967
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Mets pitcher Tom Seaver (16-12) is named NL Rookie of Year
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1968
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US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site
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1969
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Alcatraz Island off SF, is seized by militant Native Americans
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1969
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Gundappa Viswanath scores 137 on Test Cricket debut v Australia Kanpur
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1969
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Pele scores his 1,000th soccer goal
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1969
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SF Giant Willie McCovey edges Tom Seaver as NL MVP
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1970
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UN General Assembly accepts membership of China PR
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1971
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US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site
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1974
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Rangers' Jeff Burroughs wins AL MVP
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1974
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The US files antitrust suit to break-up AT&T
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1975
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Ronald Reagan announced candidacy for Rep nomination for president
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1976
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George Harrison appears on Saturday Night Live
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1976
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Judy Rankin wins LPGA Colgate-Hong Kong Golf Open
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1977
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Egyptian Pres Sadat became 1st Arab leader to address Israeli Knesset
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1977
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Steve Largent begins NFL streak of 177 consecutive game receptions
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1977
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Walter Payton (Bears) rushes for NFL-record 275 yards
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1979
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Sji'ieten occupies great mosque of Mecca, 100s killed
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1979
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US's 1st artificial blood transfusion occurs at U of Minn Hospital
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1980
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Billy Martin named AL Manager of Year (Oakland A's)
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1980
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Steve Ptacek in Solar Challenger makes 1st solar-powered flight
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1980
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UA withdraws $44 million movie "Heaven's Gate" for reediting
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1981
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Anatoly Karpov, USSR retains world chess championship
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1981
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Burundia adopts its constitution
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1981
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El Salvador guerrilla group FMLN opens "limited offensive"
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1981
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Ringo releases "Stop & Smell Roses" album
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1982
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Drew Barrymore at age 7 hosts Saturday Night Live
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1983
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"Marilyn: An American Fable" opens at Minskoff NYC for 16 perfs
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1983
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100 million watch ABC-TV movie "Day After," about nuclear war
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1983
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Cleveland Browns shutout Patriots 30-0
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1983
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NY Giants Butch Woolfolk ties NFL record of 43 attempts rushing
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1984
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McDonald's made its 50 billionth hamburger
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1984
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Mets pitcher Dwight Gooden wins NL Rookie of Year
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1985
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NY Yankee Don Mattingly easily wins AL MVP
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1986
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Afghanistan President Babrak Karmal flees
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1986
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UN's WHO announces 1st global effort to combat AIDS
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1988
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"Les Miserables," opens a Bus & Truck tour in Tampa
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1989
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Milwaukee Brewers center fielder Robin Yount wins AL MVP
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1990
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Oakland's Rickey Henderson wins AL MVP
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1990
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Sacramento Kings last NBA win on the road for over a year
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1990
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Thatcher fails to defeat Heseltine's bid for party leadership
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1990
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US 68th manned space mission STS 38 (Atlantis 7) returns from space
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1991
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Atlanta Braves Terry Pendleton wins NL MVP
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1992
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"Malcolm X" premieres
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1992
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Queen Elizabeth's home Windsor Castle catches fire
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1993
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Jakovlev-42 crashes into mountain at Ohrid Macedonia, 116 killed
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1993
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Sam's Town Bowling Invitational won by Robin Romeo
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1993
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Winnie Mandela's driver/bodyguard murdered in Johannesburg
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1994
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"Flying Karamzov Brothers..." opens at Helen Hayes NYC for 50 perfs
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1994
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"Shadow Box" opens at Circle in Sq Theater NYC for 49 performances
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1994
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Kosmos 2294/2295/2296 launches
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1994
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Patti Davis weds Paul Hayeland
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1995
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"Beatles' Anthology, Vol 1" released
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1995
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"Racing Demon" opens at Vivian Beaumont Theater NYC for 48 perfs
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1995
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FDA approves new therapy for use as an initial AIDS treatment, 3TC
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1995
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Princess Di admits she cheated on Prince Charles in a TV interview
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1995
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STS 74 (Atlantis 15), lands
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1997
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"Ivanov," opens at Vivian Beaumont Theater NYC for 51 performances
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1997
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Flyers Eric Lindros tries to bite San Jose defenseman Marty McSorley
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1997
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Last original Florida Marlin, Jeff Conine, traded to KC Royals
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1997
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Mavericks' A C Green sets NBA record of 907 consecutive games played
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1997
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NY Islanders lose, beginning a 10 game losing streak
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BIRTHS
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1327
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Bassui Tokusho, Zen founder (Kogakuji monastery in Nakamura Japan)
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1602
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Otto von Guericke, inventor (air pump)
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1606
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Abraham de Wicquefort, Dutch diplomat/historian
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1620
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Peregrine White, son of Wm & Susanna White, born aboard Mayflower
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1625
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Artus II Quellinus "the Young", Flemish sculptor, baptised
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1652
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Romanus Weichlein, composer
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1726
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Oliver Wolcott, (Ct-Gov)/signed Decl of Independence [NS=Dec 1]
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1752
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Thomas Chatterton, English poet (Christabel)
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1757
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Giovanni Battista Gaiani, composer
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1759
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Nikolaus Paul Zmeskall, composer
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1761
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Pius VIII, [Francesco S Castiglioni], Italy, 253rd Pope (1829-30)
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1765
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Friedrich Heinrich Himmel, composer
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1766
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John Wall Calcott, composer
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1781
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Karl F Eichhorn, German law historian
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1802
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James Lawrence Lardner, Comm (Union Navy), died in 1881
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1819
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douard Joseph Stevens, Belgian animal painter/graphic artist
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1830
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Patrick Henry Jones, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1900
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1834
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Franjo Zaver Kuhac, composer
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1836
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John Thomas Croxton, Bvt Mjr General (Union volunteers), died in 1874
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1841
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Wilfrid Laurier, (L) 7th Canadian PM (1896-1911)
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1850
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Arthor Goring Thomas, composer
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1858
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Selma Lagerlf, Sweden, novelist (Tales of a Manor-Nobel 1909)
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1862
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Willem H Vliegen, Dutch typographer/co-founder/chairman (SDAP)
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1863
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Maria H "Mina" Beersmans, Flemish actress (Black Griet)
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1864
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Gerard W Kernkamp, Dutch historian/editor (Groene Amsterdammer)
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1866
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Kenesaw Mountain Landis, judge/1st commissioner of baseball
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1867
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Vicente Ripolles, composer
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1869
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Clark Griffith, Mo, baseball player/manager (NY Yankees)
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1871
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William H Kilpatrick, US mathematician/philosopher/educator
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1873
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Daniel Gregory Mason, Brookline Mass, composer (Chanticker)
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1873
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Willem Roll, Dutch general/founder (Ordedienst)
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1879
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Franz Pfemfert, writer
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1884
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Norman Thomas, Marion Ohio, socialist (Pres Candidate 1928-48)
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1886
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Karl von Frisch, zoologist/bee expert (Nobel 1973)
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1889
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Edwin Hubble, astronomer (discoverer of galaxies, red shift)
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1890
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Jean-Jacques Gailliard, Belgian painter
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1890
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Robert Armstrong, Saginaw MI, actor (Mighty Joe Young, King Kong)
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1891
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Leon Cadore, pitcher (pitched all of 26 inning game)
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1891
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Reginald Denny Richmond England, actor (Rebecca, Cat Ballou, Batman)
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1892
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James B Collip, Canadian biochemist/physiologist (insulin)
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1894
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Carl Mayer, Graz, actor (Dreaming Lips, Ariane, Sunrise)
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1896
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Mykhaylo Verikivsky, composer
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1897
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Lores Bonney, aviator
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1897
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Margaret Sutherland, composer
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1899
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Juan Vicente Lecuna, composer
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1900
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Chester Gould, cartoonist (Dick Tracy)
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1902
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Wolfgang Kunkel, German law historian
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1904
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Alexandra Danilova, ballet great
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1907
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Fran Allison, LaPorte City Iowa, actress (Kukla, Fran & Ollie)
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1907
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Henri-Georges Clouzot, France, director (Le salaire de la peur)
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1908
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Alistair Cooke, Manchester England, TV host (Masterpiece Theatre)
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1909
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Alan Bible, (Sen-D-Nev, 1954-74)
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1910
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Pauli Murray, famous African
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1911
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Jean Shiley, US, high jumper (Olympic-gold-1932)
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1914
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Emilio Pucci, Naples, fashion designer (Neiman-Marcus Award-1954)
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1915
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Kon Ichikawa, Japan, director (Matatabi, Money Talks)
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1916
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Ferdinand AM van der Ham, Dutch WW II resistance fighter
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1916
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Judy Canova, Jacksonville Fla, comedienne/actress (Cannonball)
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1916
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Robert A Bruce, MD, pioneer (exercise cardiology)
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1916
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William John Elwyn Davies, painter
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1917
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Max Georg Baumann, composer
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1917
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Pam Henningen, [Cornelia CP Ingenegeren], Indonesian/Dutch dancer
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1917
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Ram Gopal, Indies/English dancer (Blue Peter, Purple Plain)
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1917
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Robert C Byrd, (Sen-D-WV, 1959- )/majority leader
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1918
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Dora Ratjen, Germany, man possing as woman high jumper (Oly-4th-1936)
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1919
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Dulcie Gray, Kuala Lampur, Malaysia, actress (Mine Own Executioner)
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1919
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Evelyn Keyes, Port Arthur TX, actress (Adventure of Martin Eden)
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1919
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Halka Grossman, resistance fighter/politician
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1919
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John McCarthy, composer
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1920
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Armin Schibler, composer
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1920
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Douglas Dick, Charlestown WV, actor (Carl-Waterfront)
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1920
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Gene Tierney, Bkln, actress (Laura, Razor's Edge, Ghost & Mrs Muir)
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1921
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Phyllis Thaxter, Portland Maine, actress (Nora, Ft Worth)
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1923
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Beryl Sprinkel, Missouri, economist (Council of Economic Advisers)
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1923
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Nadine Gordimer, South African author (July's people, Nobel 1991)
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1924
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Benoit Mandelbrot, Warsaw Poland, mathematician (proved Zipf's law)
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1925
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Judy Woodruff, news analyst & commentator
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1925
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June [Shirley L] Christy, US, jazz singer (Tampico)
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1925
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Maya Plisetskaya, prima ballerina (Bolshoi Ballet)
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1925
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Robert Francis Kennedy, Brookline, Mass (D-Sen-NY) AG; assassinated
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1926
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Kaye Ballard, Cleve Ohio, actress/comedienne (Kaye-Mothers-in-Law)
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1927
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Estelle Parsons, Lynn Mass, actress (Rachel Rachel, Bonnie & Clyde)
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1928
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Franklin Cover, Cleve, actor (Tom-The Jeffersons)
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1928
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Rex Reason, Berlin Germany, actor (Man Without a Gun, Roaring 20s)
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1929
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Dick Clark, Mt Vernon NY, TV host (American Bandstand)
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1929
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Donald Ray January, Plainview TX, PGA golfer (1960 Tucson Open)
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1929
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Kenneth DeWitt Schermerhorn, Schenectady NY, conductor (Amer Ballet)
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1932
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John Barnes Chance, composer
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1932
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Richard Dawson, Hampshire Engld, actor (Hogan's Heroes, Family Feud)
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1934
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Valentine J Peter, Omaha Neb, priest (Boy's Town 1985- )
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1937
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Eero Mntyranta, Finland, nordic ski relay (Olympic-gold-1960)
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1937
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Jack Linkletter, SF Calif, TV host (Haggis Baggis, Hootenanny)
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1937
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Ruth Laredo (ne Meckler), Detroit, Mich, concert pianist
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1938
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Tony White, cricketer (2 Tests WI v Australia 1965)
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1939
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Dick Smothers, NYC, comedian (Smother Brothers' Show)
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1940
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Bob Einstein, LA Calif, comedian (Officer Judy, Super Dave Osborne)
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1940
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Helma Sanders-Brahms, Emden Germany, director (Apple Trees, Manoever)
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1941
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Gary Karr, LA Calif, double-bassist (Oslo Philharmonic)
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1942
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Joseph R Biden Jr, (Sen-D-DE, 1973- )
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1942
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Meredith Monk, Lima Peru, choreographer-composer-performing artist
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1942
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Norman Greenbaum, Mass, folk singer (Spirit in the Sky)
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1943
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Lindsay Thomas, (Rep-D-GA, 1983- )
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1943
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Meredith Monk, composer
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1943
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Veronica Hamel, Phila, actress (Joyce-Hill St Blues, 79 Park Ave)
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1944
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Anthea Stewart, Zimbabwe, field hockey coach/player (Olympic-1980)
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1945
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Dan McBride, rocker (Sha Na Na)
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1945
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Rachid Mimouni, author
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1946
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Duane Allman, Nashville Tn, rock guitarist (Allman Brothers)
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1946
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John "Blackfoot" Colbert, US singer (Soul Children, Taxi)
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1946
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Judy Woodruff, newscaster (McNeil Lehrer Report)
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1946
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Ray Stiles, rocker
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1947
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George Grantham, OK, rock drummer/vocalist (Poco)
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1947
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Joe Walsh, Wichita Ks, guitarist/rocker (Eagles-Take it Easy)
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1947
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Mardell Wilkins, LPGA golfer
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1948
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Richard Masur, NYC, actor (David-One Day at a Time)
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1948
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Samuel E Wright, Camden SC, actor (Enos, Ball Four)
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1949
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Juha Mieto, Finland, 15KM skier (Olympic-silver-1980)
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1949
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Ray Vitte, NYC, actor (Doc, Cody-Quest)
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1950
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Gary Green, rocker (Gentle Giant)
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1953
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Greg Gibson, Stafford Va, Greco-Roman wrestler (Olympic-silver-1984)
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1954
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Steve Dahl, Calif, Chicago's anti-disco DJ (WLS-FM)
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1955
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Bo Derek, [Mary Collins], Long Beach Ca, actr (10, Tarzan the Ape Man)
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1955
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Thea Vidale, actress (Family Matters)
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1955
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Timothy Kristian Charles Mace, Great Britain, cosmonaut
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1956
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Dan Powers, rock guitarist (Michael Stanley Band)
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1956
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Mark Gastineau, NFL end (NY Jets, Pro Bowl 1981-85)
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1956
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Sergei Gayevich Severin, Russian cosmonaut
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1957
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James Brown, British reggae singer/drummer (UB40-Red Red Wine)
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1959
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Sean Young, Louisville Ky, actress (Dune, Young Doctor in Love)
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1962
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Steve Alexander, rocker (Brother Beyond-Can You Keep a Secret)
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1964
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John Maclean, Oshawa, NHL right wing (NJ Devils)
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1964
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Ned Vaughn, actor (The Rescuer)
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1965
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Andrew Stewart, CFL defensive tackle (Toronto Argonauts)
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1965
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Mike D[iamond], NYC, rap vocalist (Beastie Boys-You Gotta Fight)
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1967
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Alex Arias, NYC, infielder (Florida Marlins)
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1967
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Chris Childs, NBA guard (NJ Nets, NY Knicks)
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1967
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Chris Patton, Fountain Inn SC, Nike golfer (1993 NM Charity Classic)
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1967
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Jeff Cotler, Long Beach Calif, actor (Brian-Struck by Lightning)
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1968
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Jeff Tarango, Calif, tennis star (defaulted 1995 Wimbledon)
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1968
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Keith Rucker, NFL defensive tackle (Cin Bengals)
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1968
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Ming Na-Wen, actress (ER, One Night Stand, Lien-As the World Turns)
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1968
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Richard Clarke, Toronto Ontario, Yachter Finn (Olympics-96)
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1969
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Chris Harris, cricketer (son of Zin NZ all-rounder in ODI's)
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1969
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Konstantin Semyonov, Israel, Men's pole vaulter (Oly-11th-1996)
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1969
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Malvin Hunter, CFL defensive end (Edmonton Eskimos)
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1969
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Richard Dickson Reid, NZ, road race cyclist (Olympics-96)
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1969
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Silvia Sommaggio, Italian 5k runner
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1970
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Sabrina Lloyd, actress (Sliders)
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1970
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Trevor Cobb, WLAF running back (Amsterdam Admirals)
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1971
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Dion Nash, cricketer (NZ right-arm medium-pacer 1992- )
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1971
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Joey Galloway, NFL wide receiver (Seattle Seahawks)
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1971
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Robert Wijnands, Dutch soccer player (FC Utrecht)
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1972
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Riddick Parker, WLAF defensive tackle (Rhein Fire, Seattle Seahawks)
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1972
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Trent Pollard, NFL guard (Cin Bengals)
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1972
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Yanick Dupre, Montreal, NHL left wing (Phila Flyers)
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1973
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Brad Keeney, WLAF defensive tackle (Scotland Claymores)
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1973
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Matthew Smith, Australian field hockey forward (Olympics-96)
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1974
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Brad Williams, cricketer (Victoria & Young Australia fast bowler)
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1974
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Drew Ginn, Australian rower (Olympics-96)
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1974
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Jerald Moore, running back (St Louis Rams)
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1974
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Kirk Reynolds, Outlook Saskatchwan, trap shooter (Olympics-96)
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1974
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Marissa Ryan, actress (Elizabeth MacGillis-Major Dad)
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1976
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Dominique Dawes, Silver Spring Md, gymnast (Olympics-gold/brz-92, 96)
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1976
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Elisa Blair, Australian rower (Olympics-96)
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1981
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Jilen Siroky, 200m breaststroke (Olympics-96)
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DEATHS
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967
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Aboe al-Faradj al-Isfahani, Arabic author (Book of liederen), dies
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1347
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Stefano Colonna, Roman senator, dies in battle
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1480
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Eleonora van Austrian, translator, dies
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1518
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Pierre de la Rue/Peter van Straten, Flemish composer, dies
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1527
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Wendelmoet "Weyntjen" Claesdochter, 1st Dutch woman burned as heretic
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1669
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Arnold Geulincx, South Neth philosopher (Cholera), dies at 45
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1675
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Francisco de Moura y Cortereal, Span land guardian of Neth (1664-68)
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1678
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Charles Dujardin, painter/etcher (Learned Dog), dies at about 56
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1713
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Thomas Tompion, English clock maker (cylinder tunnel), dies
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1737
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Caroline of Ansbach, queen of Great-Britain, dies
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1741
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Melchior de Polignac, French diplomat/clergyman, dies
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1750
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Wilhelmus Schortinghuis, theologist (Christian religion), dies at 50
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1758
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Johan Helmich Roman, Finnish composer/violist, dies at 64
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1764
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Christian Goldbach, German mathematician, dies
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1827
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Alexey Nikolayevich Titov, composer, dies at 58
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1851
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Wenzel Sedlak, composer, dies at 75
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1856
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Farkas/Wolfgang Bolyai, Hungarian mathematician, dies at 81
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1863
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James Bruce, Count of Elgin & Kincardine, governor Jamaica, dies at 52
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1882
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Bela Albrecht Pal Keler, composer, dies at 62
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1887
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Louis Gallait, Belgian painter (Egmont & Receiver), dies at 77
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1894
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Anton Rubinstein, Russian composer (Dmitri Donskoi), dies at 64
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1898
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John Fowler, English engineer (London Metropolitan Railway), dies
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1899
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Carl A E Ahlqvist, [A Oksanen], Finnish translator, dies at 63
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1900
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Peter S Kíyer, Danish painter/sculptor/graphic artist, dies at 49
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1910
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Leo Tolstoy, Russian author (Anna Karenina), dies at 82 [NS]
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1925
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Alexandra, Danish princess/Queen of Great Britain, dies at 80
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1927
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Karl Wilhelm Eugen Stenhammer, composer, dies at 56
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1936
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Jos A Primo de Rivera y Sanz de Heredia, Spanish Falange, executed
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1939
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Marie Joseph Leon Desire Paque, composer, dies at 72
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1944
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Sekio Nishina, Japanese inventor (kaiten-suicide submarine), dies
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1947
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Wolfgang Borchert, German author (Draussen vor of the Tr), dies at 26
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1950
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Francesco Cilea, composer, dies at 84
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1952
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Benedetto Croce, Italian philosopher (La Critica), dies at 86
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1957
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Weldon Hart, composer, dies at 46
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1960
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Jacob Cohen, Hebrew poet/writer, dies
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1962
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Jasper McLevy, socialist mayor of Bridgeport Ct, dies
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1964
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John Tasker Howard, composer, dies at 73
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1965
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Gabrilla VM Elisabeth, queen of the Belgians, dies at 89
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1968
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Cathy Lewis, actress (Deidre-Hazel), dies of cancer at 50
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1968
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Helen Gardner, silent film actress (Sandra), dies
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1973
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Allan Sherman, parodist (Camp Granada, Harvey & Sheila), dies at 48
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1975
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Francisco Franco, [y Bahamonde], Span dictator (1936-75), dies at 82
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1977
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Maxie Wander, writer, dies
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1983
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Marcel Dalio, actor (Casablanca), dies at 83
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1983
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Richard Loo, actor, (China Sky), dies of cardio-pulmonary arrest
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1984
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Alexander Moyzes, composer, dies at 78
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1985
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Bill Scott, cartoon voice (Mr Peabody, Bullwinkle), dies at 65
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1989
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Lynn Bari, actress (Shock, Nocturne, 6 Gun Law), dies at 71
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1991
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Gina Petrushka, actress (Exorcist, Sybil), dies
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1992
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John Foreman, producer (Prizzi's Honor), dies at 67 of heart attack
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1993
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Christopher Frank, French writer, dies at 51
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1993
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Emile Ardolino, director (Dirty Dancing), dies at 50 of AIDs
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1993
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Heather Farr, golfer, dies of cancer at 28
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1994
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John Lucarotti, scriptwriter, dies at 68
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1994
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Saeedi Sirjani, poet, dies at 64
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1995
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Ahmed Abel-Wadoud Karadawi, academic/activist, dies at 50
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1995
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Sergei Grinkov, figure skater (Oly-gold), dies of heart attack at 28
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1996
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Bert Geoffrey Achong, electron microscopist, dies at 67
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1997
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Gary Burris, murderer (Kenneth Chambers), executed in Indiana
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1997
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Robert Palmer, rock critic, dies at 52
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