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1301
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Pope Boniface VIII's degree Ausculta fili (only nominee)
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1349
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500 Jews of Nuremberg massacre during Black Death riots
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1448
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Bishop Jona of Moscow chosen as metropolitan of Kiev/Intoxication
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1456
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Earthquake strikes Naples; about 35,000 die
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1492
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Columbus discovers Hispaniola (El Espa¤ola/Haiti)
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1496
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Jews are expelled from Portugal by order of King Manuel I
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1590
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Niccol Sfondrati chosen Pope Gregory XIV
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1602
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Giulio Caccini's "Euridice," premieres in Florence
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1741
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-6] Russian princess Elisabeth Petrovna grabs powers
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1757
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Battle at Leuthen: Prussian army beats Austrians
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1766
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London auctioneers Christie's hold their 1st sale
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1776
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1st US fraternity, Phi Beta Kappa (William & Mary College), forms
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1792
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George Washington re-elected US pres
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1798
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Govt troops occupy Hasselt
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1804
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Thomas Jefferson re-elected US pres/George Clinton vice-pres
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1813
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Lbeck surrenders to allied armies
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1830
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Hector Berlioz' "Symphonique fantastique," premieres in Paris
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1831
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Former Pres John Q Adams takes his seat as member of House of Reps
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1832
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Andrew Jackson re-elected president of US
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1837
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Hector Berlioz' "Requiem," premieres
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1837
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Uprising under William Lyon Mackenzie in Canada
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1846
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C F Schoenbein obtains patent for cellulose nitrate explosive
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1848
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Pres Polk triggers Gold Rush of '49, confirms Calif gold discovery
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1854
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Aaron Allen of Boston patents folding theater chair
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1859
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Dion Boucicault's "Octaroon," premieres in NYC
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1861
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Gatling gun patented
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1862
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Battle of Coffeeville, MS
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1868
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1st American bicycle college opens (NY)
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1876
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Daniel Stillson (Mass) patents 1st practical pipe wrench
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1876
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Fire at Brooklyn Theater kills 295, trampled or burned to death
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1879
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1st automatic telephone switching system patented
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1881
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47th Congress (1881-83) convenes
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1887
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Stanley's expedition reaches plateau at Lake Albert Congo
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1890
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Berlioz' opera "Les Troyens," premieres in Karlsruhe
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1892
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Anti-semite Hermann Ahlwardt elected to Germany's Reichstag
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1893
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1st electric car (built in Toronto) could go 15 miles between charges
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1894
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Georges Feydeaus' "L'htel du libre change," premieres in Paris
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1896
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Henrik Ibsen's "Kejsor og Galileer," premieres in Leipzig
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1905
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Henry Campbell-Bannermam (Lib) becomes PM of England
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1906
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British govt-Balfour resigns
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1908
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1st football uniform numerals used (University of Pittsburgh)
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1914
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6th CFL Grey Cup: Toronto Argonauts defeats U of Toronto, 14-2
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1918
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Oil refinery on Curaao opens
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1920
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Pro football playoff game Akron & Buffalo 0-0 tie, title undecided
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1924
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Hamilton Tiger Red Green scores 5 goals to beat Tor Maple Leafs 10-5
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1925
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13th CFL Grey Cup: Ottawa Senators defeats Win Tammany Tigers, 24-1
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1925
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German govt of Luther falls
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1926
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Sergei Eisenstein's "Battleship Potemkin," debuts
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1928
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England defeats Australia by record 675 runs at Brisbane
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1928
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MW Miklas elected president of Austria
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1929
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1st US nudist organization (American League for Physical Culture, NYC)
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1931
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CFL Grey Cup: Mtl AAA beats Regina, 22-0 at Montreal
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1932
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German physicist Albert Einstein granted a visa
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1933
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21st Am ratified, 18th Amendment (Prohibition) repealed (5:32 PM EST)
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1935
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1st coml hydroponics operation established (Montebello Calif)
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1935
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National Council of Negro Women forms by Mary McLeod Bethune (NYC)
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1936
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24th CFL Grey Cup: Sarnia Imperials defeats Ottawa Rough Riders, 26-20
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1936
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Armenian SSR, Azerbaijan SSR, Georgian SSR, Kazakh SSR & Kirghiz SSR becomes constituent republics of Soviet Union
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1941
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Football Writers Association of America organized
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1941
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Patrick Hamilton's "Angel Street," premieres in NYC
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1941
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Russian anti offensive in Moscow drives out nazi army
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1941
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Sister Elizabeth Kenny new treatment for infantile paralysis approved
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1941
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US aircraft carrier Lexington/5 heavy cruisers leave Pearl Harbor
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1942
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CFL Grey Cup: Tor beats Win RCAF, 8 -5 at Toronto
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1942
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Seyss-Inquart orders students in nazi-Germany to go work
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1942
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West Indies chocolate/coffee drop above Netherland
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1943
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NFL Phila Eagle-Pitts Steeler merger disolves
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1944
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German troops rob all the silver coin in Utrecht
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1945
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"Lost Squadron" crashes east of Florida (Bermuda Triangle)
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1945
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Special Council of Annulment affirms death sentence of Max Blokzijl
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1946
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Pres Truman creates Committee on Civil Rights by Exec Order #9808
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1947
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Joe Louis beats Jersey Joe Walcott in 15 for heavyweight boxing title
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1948
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NY Giant Charley Conerly sets NFL record of 36 pass completions
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1949
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Ezzard Charles defeats Jersey Joe Walcott for heavyweight boxing title
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1950
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Ezzard Charles KOs Nick Barone in 11 for heavyweight boxing title
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1950
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Sikkim becomes a protectorate of India
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1951
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"Dragnet" premieres
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1952
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-8] worst smog in London ever, 4-8,000 die
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1954
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KTEW (now KJRH) TV channel 2 in Tulsa, OK (NBC) begins broadcasting
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1955
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AFL & CIO merge, with George Meany as president
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1955
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Historic bus boycott begins in Montgomery Alabama by Rosa Parks
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1956
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Thornton Wilder's "Matchmaker," premieres in NYC
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1957
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NYC is 1st city to legislate against racial or religious discrimination in housing market (Fair Housing Practices Law)
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1957
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William Inge's "Dark at the Top of the Stairs," premieres in NYC
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1958
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Phils drop plans for NY sportcast as Yanks threat to do same in Phila
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1958
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WTOL TV channel 11 in Toledo, OH (CBS) begins broadcasting
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1959
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Intikhab Alam bowls Colin McDonald with 1st ball in Tests
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1960
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Ghana drops diplomatic relations with Belgium
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1966
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"I Do! I Do!" opens at 46th St Theater NYC for 561 performances
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1967
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Beatles clothing store "Apple" on 94 Baker Street, London, opens
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1967
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Benjamin Spock & Allen Ginsberg arrested protesting Vietnam war
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1968
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Rolling Stones release "Beggar's Banquet" LP
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1969
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US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site
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1970
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LA Rams Willie Ellison sets NFL record of 247 yards rushing
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1970
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Stanley Cup, Conn Smythe Trophy & Bill Masterson trophy stolen from NHL hall of fame
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1971
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KCBJ (now KMIZ) TV channel 17 in Columbia, MO (ABC) 1st broadcast
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1972
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38th Heisman Trophy Award: Johnny Rodgers, Nebraska (FL)
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1972
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Australia Labour party wins parliamentary election
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1972
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Joseph A Walkers "River Niger," premieres in NYC
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1973
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Cubs' Ron Santo became 1st baseball player to veto his trade
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1973
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Dodgers trade Willie Davis to Expos for relief pitcher Mike Marshall
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1973
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Paul McCartney releases "Band on the Run" album
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1974
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"Monty Python's Flying Circus" last shown on BBC
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1974
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1st Wash Cap penalty shot, Tom Williams unsuccessful vs Buff Sabres
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1974
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1st World Football League Bowl, Birmingham Americans beat Florida
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1974
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Airport terminal roof collapses killing 17 (Teheran Iran)
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1974
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Monty Python's final episode airs on BBC
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1974
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NFL's Seattle Seahawks forms
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1974
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Oliver Tilden Triangle in the Bronx named
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1974
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Tom Williams is unsuccessful on Wash Capitals 1st NHL penalty shot
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1975
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"Me & Bessie" closes at Ambassador Theater NYC after 453 performances
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1975
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NASA launches space vehicle S-196, it failed
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1976
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Buffalo Bill OJ Simpson rushes 203 yards
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1977
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Egypt breaks dipl relations with Syria, Libya, Algeria, Iraq & S Yemen
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1978
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EG decides establishes EMS, European Monetary System
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1978
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Free agent Pete Rose signs 4-year, $32 million contract with Phillies
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1978
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Islanders took 28 shots in 1 period vs Penguins Penguins' Ross Lonsberry failed on 7th penalty shot against Islanders
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1978
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Phillies Pete Rose becomes highest paid baseball player
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1978
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Pioneer Venus 1 begins orbiting Venus
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1978
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Sam Shepard's "Buried Child," premieres in NYC
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1979
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Ireland premier Jack Lynch resigns
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1980
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Bank of Canada's Canadian Currency Museum opens
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1981
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47th Heisman Trophy Award: Marcus Allen, Southern Cal (RB)
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1981
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56th Australian Women Tennis: Navratilova beats Chris Evert (67 64 75)
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1981
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France performs nuclear test
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1982
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Cleve Browns' Brian Sipe sets club record with 33 pass completions
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1982
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Herschel Walker of Georgia wins Heisman Trophy
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1982
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Ingrid Berghmans (Neth) retains judo's world championship
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1982
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Mel Gray ends NFL streak of 121 consecutive game receptions
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1982
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Seattle Univ Baptist Ch declares sanctuary for Cen Am refugees
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1982
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USSR performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakh/Semipalitinsk USSR
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1983
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12 killed by a car bomb shattering 9-story building in west Beirut
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1983
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LA Dodger pitcher Steve Howe is suspended for 1 year for cocaine use
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1984
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A's trade Rickey Henderson to Yankees for Jay Howell & Jose Rijo
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1984
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French colonies killed 10 Kanaken in New Caledonia
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1984
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Yankees trade catcher Rick Cerone to Braves for pitcher Brian Fisher
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1985
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Dow Jones Industrial Average rose above 1,500 level for 1st time
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1985
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Great Britain performs nuclear test
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1985
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Sam Shepard's "Lie of the Mind," premieres in NYC
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1987
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53rd Heisman Trophy Award: Tim Brown, Notre Dame (WR)
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1987
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David Boon's 5th Test Cricket century, 143 v NZ at Brisbane
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1987
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Schnbrunn skates world record 3 km ladies (4:16.76)
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1988
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NC fed grand jury indict PTL founder Jim Bakker on fraud & conspiracy
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1988
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Shuttle Atlantis launches world's 1st nuclear-war-fighting satellite
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1989
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France TGV train reaches world record speed of 482.4 kph
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1990
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Blue Jays trade F McGriff & T Fernandez to SD for R Alomar & J Carter
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1990
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Former Noriega aide Luis del Cid pleads guilty
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1990
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Salman Rushdie, author, ordered to death by Iran for blasphemy, appears in public for 1st time in 2 years
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1991
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"Catskills on Broadway" opens at Lunt-Fontanne NYC for 452 perfs
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1991
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Charles Keating Jr (Lincoln Savings & Loan fraud), found guilty
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1991
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NY Daily News files for protection under chapter 11
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1993
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"Timon of Athens" closes at Lyceum Theater NYC after 37 performances
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1993
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82nd Davis Cup: Germany beats Australia in Dusseldorf (4-1)
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1993
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Astronauts begin repair of Hubble telescope in space
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1993
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Melissa Mcnamara/Mike Sopringer wins LPGA J C Penney Golf Classic
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1993
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Newhart actor William Sanderson (47) weds Sharon Wix (39)
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1993
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Rafael Caldera elected president of Venezuela
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1996
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"Dreams & Nightmares," opens at Martin Beck Theater NYC
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1996
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Players union approves new collective bargaining agreement
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1996
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Portland's Jermaine O'Neal, 18, becomes youngest NBA player
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1997
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1st Game at Wash Capitals' MCI Center vs Fla Panthers
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1997
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STS 87 (Columbia 24) lands
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BIRTHS
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1545
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Janus Dousa, [Johan van de Does], Dutch politician/poet
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1547
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Ubbo Emmius, [van Embden], Dutch-Frisian humanist/historian
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1661
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Robert Haley, earl of Oxford/English premier (Whig, 1710-14)
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1666
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Francesco Antonio Nicola Scarlotti, composer
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1687
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Francesco Xaverio Geminiani, composer
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1697
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Carlo Arrigoni, composer
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1697
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Giuseppe de Majo, composer
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1724
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Joseph Friebert, composer
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1782
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Martin Van Buren, Kinderhook NY, (D) 8th pres (1837-41)
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1786
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Henry Drummond, English banker/apostole
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1824
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Titian James Coffey, Atty Gen (Union), died in 1867
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1826
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John Benjamin Sanborn, Bvt Mjr Gen (Union volunteers), died in 1904
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1830
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Christina Rossetti, London, poet (Winter Rain, Passing Away)
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1839
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George Armstrong Custer, Mjr General (Union volunteers), died in 1876
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1844
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John Frederick Bridge, composer
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1852
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Thomas Linnemann Laub, composer
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1861
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Armando V Diaz, Italian marshal/minister of War (1922-24)
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1863
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Paul P Painlev, French PM (1917, 1925), mathematician [OS]
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1867
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Antti Aarne, Finnish sociologist (Verzeichnis is der Mrchentypen)
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1870
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Viteslav Augustin Rudolf Nov k, Slovak composer (Quasi una ballata)
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1872
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Harry N Pillsbury, US chess player
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1878
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Arrigo Pedrollo, composer
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1880
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Alexander Schmuller, Russian/Neth violinist/conductor
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1884
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Evert Cornelis, Dutch conductor/pianist
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1885
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Dirk H W Filarski, Dutch painter/lithographer (Bergense School)
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1886
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Pieter J Old, lawyer/minister of Finance/mayor of Rotterdam (1945-52)
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1888
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Askell Snorrason, composer
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1890
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Fritz Lang, Germany, director (M, Metropolis)
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1892
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Cyril Ring, MA, actor (Body & Soul)
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1895
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Henritte H Bosmans, Dutch cellist/pianist/composer
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1896
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(Lady Huxley) Juliette Baillot, author
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1896
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Willem F M Lampe, Dutch ambassador of the Dutch Antilles
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1899
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Sonny Boy Williamson, [Aleck Miller], blues player
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1901
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Grace Moore, US, soprano (One Night to Live)
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1901
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Hanns Jelinek, composer
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1901
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Walter Elias Disney, Chicago, animator (Mickey Mouse)
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1901
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Werner Heisenberg, German physicist/discovered uncertainty (Nobel 32)
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1902
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[Steve James] Strom Thurmond, (Sen-D/R-SC)
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1903
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Cecil Frank Powell, England, physicist, discovered pion (Nobel 1950)
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1905
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Otto Preminger, Austria, director/producer (Laura, Exodus)
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1907
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Lin Piau, Chinese politician
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1910
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Abraham L Polonsky, US writer/director (Tell them Willie Boy is Here)
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1911
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Alfred Manessier, French painter (leaded windows)
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1912
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Maisie Fitter, editor/conservationist
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1915
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Carl Donnell "Kansas" Fields, drummer
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1915
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Margaret Hayes, Balt Md, actress (Robert Montgomery Presents)
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1917
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Simone Gallimard, publisher
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1919
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Victor Collin Matthews, businessman
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1921
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Alvy Moore, actor (Mr Kimball-Green Acres)
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1921
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George Henderson, priest/politician
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1921
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Peter Hansen, Oakland Calif, actor (Mr Parkson-Mr Novak, Gen Hospital)
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1923
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Tendrjakow, writer
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1925
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Anastasio "Tachito" Somoza Debayle, president of Nicaragua (1967..79)
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1926
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George Savalas, Bronx NY, actor (Kojak)
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1927
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Rama IX, [Bhumibol Adulyadej], Mass, king of Thailand (1946- )
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1932
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Little Richard [Wayne Penniman], Macon Ga, rocker (Tutty Fruity)
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1933
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Bernard van Beurden, Dutch composer/music educator
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1934
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Joan Didion, US novelist/journalist (Salvador)
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1935
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Calvin Trillin, author (New Yorker)
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1938
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John J Cale, Oklahoma City, rock guitarist (After Midnight)
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1939
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Frederik van Rossum, composer
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1939
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Horst Bastian, writer
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1941
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David Wilson, English contractor/multi-millionaire
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1942
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Randy Kirby, Chicago Ill, actor (Randy-Girl From UNCLE)
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1944
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Jeroen Krabb, Amsterdam Netherlands, actor (Fugitive)
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1945
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J W "Corkey" Fornof, New Orleans, stunt coordinator (Octopussy)
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1945
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Jocelyn, Italian entertainer
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1946
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Andy Kim, [Andrew Joachim], rocker
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1946
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Jos Carreras, Barcelona Spain opera tenor (I Lombardi, Three Tenors)
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1947
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Jim Messina, rocker (Loggins & Messina-Your Mamma Don't Dance)
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1947
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Jim Plunkett, San Jose, CA, NFL quarterback (New England, Oakland)
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1947
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Jugderdemidjin Gurragcha, Mongolia, cosmonaut (Soyuz 39)
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1949
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Bruce E Melnick, NYC, Cmdr USCG/astronaut (STS 41, STS 49)
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1949
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Lanny [Jerry Lanston] Wadkins Richmond VA, PGA golfer (1972 Sahara)
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1949
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Lewis Arlt, Kingston NY, actor (Littlest Victims, Ken-Another World)
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1951
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Morgan Brittany, [Suzanne Cupito], LA Cal, actress (Katherine-Dallas)
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1951
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Thomas Warren Purtzer, Des Moines IA, PGA golfer (1977 Glen Campbell)
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1952
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Bobby Barth, rocker vocalist/guitarist (Axe)
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1953
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Jonathan Lewis, trombonist (Atlantic Star-Touch a 4 Leaf Clover)
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1953
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Larry Zbyszko, [Living Legend, Whistler], wrestler (WCW/AWA/NWA/WWF)
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1954
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Kathryn Young, LPGA golfer
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1957
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Art Monk, NFL wide receiver (Wash Redskins, Phila Eagles)
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1957
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Charlene Morett, Darby Pa, field hockey left wing (Oly-bronze-1984)
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1957
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Phil Collen, English heavy-metal guitarist (Def Leppard-Love Bites)
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1959
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Nikki Gianulias, Vallejo Calif, bowler (LPBT Rookie of Year 1979)
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1959
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Shirley Furlong, San Antonio TX, LPGA golfer (1988 Lady Keystone Open)
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1960
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Andrzej Chylinski, NYC, 50k walker (Olympics-26th-96)
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1960
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Darryl James, Kamloops BC, Canadian Tour golfer (Glenco-1992, 93)
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1960
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Jack Russell, rocker (Great White-Twice Shy)
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1960
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John Felton, Kyogle Australia, canoeist (Olympics-96)
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1960
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Les Nemes, rock bassist (Haircut 100)
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1962
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Connie Needham Newton, Anaheim Calif, actress (Elizabeth-8 is Enough)
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1963
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Bob Friend, Pittsburgh PA, Nike golfer (1991 Fort Wayne Open)
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1963
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Carrie Hamilton, Carol Burnett's daughter/actress (Fame)
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1964
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Pablo Morales, Chic, butterfly swimmer (Oly-3 gold/2 silver-1984, 92)
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1966
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Bruce Deacon, Ottawa Ontario, marathoner (Olympics-96)
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1966
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Joseph Barbara, New Symrna Fla, actor (Joe Carlino-Another World)
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1966
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Linda Hunt, LPGA golfer
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1966
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Niege Dias, Brazil, tennis star
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1966
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Patricia Kaas, French pop singer (Mademoiselle Chant)
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1967
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Ann Schirman, San Diego, WPVA volleyballer (National-17th-1994)
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1967
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Ren Shuman, [Shumans], rockabilly-bandleader/singer
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1968
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Lisa Marie [Sliwa], New Brunswick NJ, actress (Mars Attack)
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1968
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Margaret Cho, actress/comedienne (Face/Off)
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1968
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Rhett Hall, NFL defensive tackle (Phila Eagles)
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1969
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Mark Dekker, Zimbabwe cricket opening batsman (1993- )
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1970
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Heather Crickard, Miss Oklahoma USA (1996)
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1970
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Kevin Haller, Trochu, NHL defenseman (Phila Flyers)
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1970
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Susan Sloane, Lexington KY, tennis star
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1970
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Thomas Smith, NFL cornerback (Buffalo Bills)
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1971
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Bryan Schwartz, NFL linebacker (Jacksonville Jaguars)
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1971
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Joe Fleming, CFL defensive end (BC Lions)
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1971
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Marrio Grier, fullback (New England Patriots)
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1972
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Cliff Floyd, Chicago IL, outfielder/1st base (Montreal Expos)
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1972
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Kevin Sally, Richmond Hill Ontario, archer (Olympics-96)
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1972
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Randolph Ross, Shelby NC, 110m hurdler
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1972
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Roderick Mullen, NFL defensive back (Green Bay Packers-Superbowl 31)
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1972
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Stanislav Jasecko, hockey defenseman (Team Slovakia 1998)
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1973
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Corissa Yasen, WNBA forward/guard (Sacramento Monarchs)
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1973
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Shalom Harlow, Toronto Canada, model (House of Style, Harper's Bazaar)
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1977
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Michelle Marie Jefferson, Miss Wyoming Teen USA (1996)
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1989
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Ross Bagley, actor (Nicky-Fresh Prince Of Bel Air)
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1994
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Emily Marie Estefan, daughter of Gloria & Emilio
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DEATHS
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1212
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Derek II of Are, Bishop of Utrecht (1197-1212), dies
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1244
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Johanna of Constantinople, countess of Flanders (1205-44), dies
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1355
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Jan III, duke of Brabant/Limburg, dies
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1560
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Franois II, King of France (1559-60), dies at 16
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1594
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Gerardus Mercator, Flemish philosopher/cartographer, dies at 82
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1663
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Severo Bonini, composer, dies at 80
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1675
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John Lightfoot, English theologist (Horae Hebraicae), dies at 73
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1745
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Christoph Forster, composer, dies at 52
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1758
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Johann Friedrich Fasch, composer, dies at 70
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1770
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James Stirling, Scot mathematician (Formula of Stirling), dies at 78
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1784
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Phillis Wheatley, 1st important black poet in America, dies in Boston
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1791
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, composer, dies in Vienna Austria at 35
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1799
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Robert Kimmerling, composer, dies at 61
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1818
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Bruno Daalberg/Anonymus Belga, sect of High Council Adel, dies at 60
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1835
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August v Platen, writer, dies at 39
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1842
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MJ Auguste Vestrius, French ballet dancers, dies at 82
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1853
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Johann Peter Heuschkel, composer, dies at 80
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1859
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Louis Poinsot, French mathematician/instrument maker, dies at 82
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1870
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A Dumas Da, writer, dies at 68
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1886
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Peter Hofstede de Groot, Dutch reformed theologist, dies at 84
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1891
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JKLSBFXvPSMGRG Pedro II of Alcantara, emp of Brazil (1831-89), dies
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1902
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Henry Stephen Cutler, composer, dies at 78
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1916
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Hans Richter, composer, dies at 73
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1922
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Samuel Muller Fzn, Dutch historian/archivist, dies
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1925
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Wilhelmina E Drucker, [Lensing], Dutch feminist, dies at 78
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1928
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Johannes F "Johan" Bakker Sr, actor/husband of Truus Soete, dies at 61
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1935
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Frans, [MJ Franois] Erens, literary (Years Gone By), dies at 78
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1938
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Christina "Dina" Koudijs-van Appeldoorn, pianist/composer, dies at 54
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1940
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Jan Kubelik, composer, dies at 60
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1942
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Buck Jones, Hollywood's last cowboy hero actor (Headin' East), buried
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1951
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"Shoeless" Joe Jackson, of baseball's black sox scandal, dies
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1955
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Paul Harvey, actor (Calamity Jane, Heldorado, Jamboree), dies at 73
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1958
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Ferdinand Bruckner, writer, dies at 67
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1959
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K S Duleepsinhji, cricketer (12 Tests for England, 995 runs), dies
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1963
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Herbert H Lehman, (Gov-D-NY), dies
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1963
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Karl Amadeus Hartmann, composer, dies at 58
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1964
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Remy Angenot, Flemish actor (Tailor Wibbel), dies at 70
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1966
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Sylveer Maes, Belgian bicylist, dies at 57
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1968
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Fred Clark, actor (Zotz, Auntie Mame), dies of liver ailment at 54
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1971
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Hugh Wakefield, actress (Blithe Spirit), dies
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1974
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Hazel Hotchkiss Wightman, tennis player (US Open 1909-11), dies at 87
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1974
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Henry Wadsworth, actor (Applause, Ceiling Zero), dies at 72
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1974
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Pietro Germi, actor/director (Serafino, Climax), dies at 60
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1975
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Jimmy Nervo, actor (Frozen Limits), dies
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1980
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Don Taylor, cricketer (3 Tests for NZ 1947-56, 159 runs), dies
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1983
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Robert Aldrich, dir/producer (Last Sunset), dies at 65
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1986
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Carmol Taylor, country songwriter, dies at 53 of cancer
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1987
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"Fat" Larry James, US drummer (Fat Larry's Band-Zoom), dies at 38
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1989
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John M Pritchard, British conductor, dies at 68
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1990
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Steven Shaw, dies at 25
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1991
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Aad Mansfield, soccer player/trainer (ADO/Feyenoord/FC Utrecht), dies
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1991
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Jill Browne, dies at 54
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1991
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Richard Speck, mass murderer, dies a day before his 50th birthday
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1992
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Hilary Tindall, dies of cancer at 54
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1992
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Sergei Aleksandrovich Yemelyanov, Russian cosmonaut, dies at 41
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1993
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Alexandre Trauber, Hungarian/French set designer (Harem), dies at 87
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1993
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Arthur Staal, Dutch architect (Shell Tower Amsterdam), dies at 86
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1993
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Douglas Hopkins, guitarist (Gin Blossoms), dies of gun shot at 32
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1994
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Harry Horner, Czech/US set designer/director (Our Town), dies at 84
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1994
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Richard Brian Waring Barton-Chapple, writer, dies at 69
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1994
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Ronald Ridout, school textbook author, dies at 78
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1995
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Robert Charles Evans, mountaineer/doctor, dies at 77
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1995
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Robert Parrish, film director editor/actor (Casino Royale), dies at 79
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1995
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Victor Collin Matthews, businessman, dies on 76th birthday
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1996
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Peter Hall, folklorist/musician, dies at 60
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1996
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Wilf Carter, country singer, dies at 91
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1997
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Colin Franklin, doctor, dies at 67
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1997
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Daphne Fielding, socialite/writer, dies at 93
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