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418
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[Etalius] begins his reign as Catholic Pope
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537
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St Sofia-church in Constantinople, initiated
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1437
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Albrecht II von Habsburg becomes king of Bohemia
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1503
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Battle at Garigliano] Spanish army under G C¢rdoba beats France
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1521
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"Zwickauer profeten" appear in Wittenberg
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1679
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Dutch troops capture Madurees prince Trunudjojo in Java
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1703
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England & Portugal sign Methuen-Asiento-trade agreement
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1741
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Prussian forces took Olmutz, Czechoslovakia
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1825
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1st public railroad using steam locomotive completed in England
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1831
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Darwin begins his voyage on board HMS Beagle
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1831
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HMS Beagle/Charles Darwin departs England for South America
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1836
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Worst English avalanche kills 8 of 15 buried (Lewes Sussex)
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1845
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Ether 1st used in childbirth in US, Jefferson, Ga
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1850
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Hawaiian Fire Dept established
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1862
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Battle of Chickasaw Bluffs, MS (Chickasaw Bayou)
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1862
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Battle of Elizabethtown, KY
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1867
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Ontario & Qubec legislatures hold 1st meeting
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1871
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World's 1st cat show (Crystal Palace, London)
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1884
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Netherlands recognizes king Leopold II's Congo Free State
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1887
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Start of Sherlock Holmes "Adventure of Blue Carbuncle" (BG)
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1892
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Foundation Stone of Cathedral of St John laid (NYC)
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1892
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N C Biddle beats Livingston 4-0 in 1st black college football game
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1897
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Stanley Cup: Montreal Victorias beat Ottawa Capitals, 15-2
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1900
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Carrie Nation's 1st public smashing of a bar (Carey Hotel, Wichita KS)
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1903
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"Sweet Adaline," a barbershop quartet favorite, is 1st sung
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1904
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Duke of York Theatre opens in London (1st musical Peter Pan)
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1904
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W B Yeats/Lady Gregory's "On Baile's Strand," premieres in Dublin
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1905
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M A Noble scores 281 (369 mins, 21 fours) NSW v Victoria
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1906
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1st annual meeting of American Sociological Society, Providence, RI
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1919
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Red Sox owner Harry Frazee announces they will deal any player except Harry Hooper, Hooper is sent to the White Sox after 1920
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1923
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Unsuccessful attempt on prince-regent Hirohito of Japan
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1926
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Depot Square in Bronx renamed Botanical Square
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1926
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Latkin Square in Bronx named for 1st US Jewish soldier to die in WW I
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1927
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Jerome Kern/Oscar Hammerstein II's "Show Boat," premieres in NYC
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1927
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Philip Barry's "Paris Bound," premieres in NYC
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1927
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Stalin's faction wins All-Union Congress in USSR, Trotsky expelled
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1932
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Radio City Music Hall opens (NYC)
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1934
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1st youth hostel in US opens (Northfield, Mass)
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1934
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Shah of Persia declares Persia now Iran
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1934
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Vernon Duke & James Hanley's musical premieres in NYC
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1937
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Bradman scores 246 SA v Queensland, 364 mins, 20 fours
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1937
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German immigration officials with no explanation bar Juan Carlos Zabala (Arg), 1932 Olympic marathon champion, from entering Ge
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1937
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Mae West performs Adam & Eve skit that gets her banned from NBC radio
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1939
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1st American skimobiles (North Conway, NH)
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1939
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Between 20,000 & 40,000 die in magnitude 8 quake (Erzincam Turkey)
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1939
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Earthquake in Turkey, about 50,000 die
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1941
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Japan bombs Manila even though it was declared an "open city"
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1941
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Siberia: Dmitri Sjostakovitsj completes his 7th Symphony
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1942
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1st Japanese women camp (Ambarawa) goes into use
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1942
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NFL Pro Bowl: NFL All-Stars beats Washington 17-14
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1943
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France transfers most of her powers in Lebanon to Lebanese govt
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1943
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German warship "Scharnhorst" sinks in Barents Sea
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1943
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Montgomery discusses Overlord with Eisenhower & Bedell Smith
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1944
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Greece: British premier Churchill flies back to London
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1945
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Arthur Laurent's "Home of the Brave," premieres in NYC
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1945
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International Monetary Fund established-World Bank founded
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1947
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1st "Howdy Doody Show," (Puppet Playhouse), telecast on NBC
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1949
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Queen Juliana (Netherlands) grants sovereignty to Indonesia
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1949
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United States of Indonesia gains independence from Netherlands
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1951
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40th Davis Cup: Australia beats USA in Sydney (3-2)
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1953
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Detroit Lions beat Cleveland Browns 17-16 in NFL championship game
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1954
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"Saint of Bleecker Street" opens at Broadway Theater NYC for 92 perfs
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1954
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Gian Carlo Menotti's opera "Saint," premieres in NYC
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1956
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45th Davis Cup: Australia beats USA in Adelaide (5-0)
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1956
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Bill Sharman (Boston) ends NBA free throw streak of 55 games
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1959
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Balt Colts beat NY Giants 31-16 in NFL championship game
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1960
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France performs nuclear test
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1961
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"Subways Are for Sleeping" opens at St James Theater NYC for 205 perfs
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1961
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Belgium & Congo resume diplomatic relations
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1961
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Styne/Comden/Green's musical "Subways are for Sleeping," premieres
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1962
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28th Heisman Trophy Award: Terry Baker, Oregon State (QB)
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1964
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Cleveland Browns beat Balt Colts 27-0 in NFL championship game
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1966
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"At the Drop of Another Hat" opens at Booth Theater NYC for 105 perfs
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1968
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Apollo 8 returns to Earth
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1968
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China PR performs nuclear test at Lop Nor PRC
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1970
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"Hello, Dolly!" closes at St James Theater NYC after 2844 performances
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1972
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"Purlie" opens at Billy Rose Theater NYC for 14 performances
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1972
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Belgium recognizes German DR
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1972
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LA Kings start Islanders on 12 game losing streak
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1972
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New North Korean constitution comes into effect
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1973
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LA Dodgers announce night games will start at 7:30 instead of 8
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1974
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40th Heisman Trophy Award: Archie Griffin, Ohio State (RB)
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1974
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Dear Abby show ends run on CBS radio after 11 years
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1974
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FSLN seizes government hostages at a private Managua party
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1974
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USSR performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakh/Semipalitinsk USSR
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1975
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Explosion at Chasnala Colliery collapses drowning 350 (Dhanbad India)
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1976
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Albania constitution goes into effect
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1978
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King Juan Carlos ratifies Spain's 1st democratic constitution
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1979
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"Knots Landing," premieres on CBS-TV
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1979
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Red Army beats NY Rangers 5-2 at MSG
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1979
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Soviet troops invade Afgh nist n, Pres Hafizullah Amin overthrown
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1980
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Calvin Murphy (Rockets) begins longest NBA free throw streak of 78
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1981
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Lillee becomes the leading wicket-taker in Test Crickets with 310
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1981
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Oiler Wayne Gretzky becomes fastest NHLer to get 100 pts (38th game)
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1981
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USSR performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakh/Semipalitinsk USSR
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1982
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Imran Khan 8-60 to bring innings victory v India at Karachi
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1983
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Pope John Paul II pardons man who shot him (Mehmet Ali Agca)
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1983
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Propane gas fire devastated 16ý blocks of Buffalo
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1984
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Padres' free agent pitcher Ed Whitson signs with NY Yankees
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1985
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Terrorists kill 20 & wound 110 attacking El Al at Rome & Vienna airports, President Reagan blames Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi
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1986
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"Les Miserables" opens at Kennedy Center, Wash DC
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1986
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10th Soap Opera Digest Poll Awards - Young & Restless wins
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1987
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Steve Largent sets all-time NFL record for career catches when he catches his 752nd pass
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1987
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USSR performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakh/Semipalitinsk USSR
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1988
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Bulgaria stops jamming Radio Free Europe after more than 3 decades
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1989
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Oregon begins taking bids on NBA games
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1991
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"Carol Burnett Show" last airs on CBS-TV
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1991
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Bengals hire Dave Shula as youngest NFL coach (32)
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1991
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Chuck Knox retires as Seattle Seahawk coach
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1992
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"3 From Brooklyn" closes at Helen Hayes Theater NYC after 45 perfs
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1992
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"Les Miserables" opens at Ostregaswerks, Copenhagen
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1992
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"Tommy Tune Tonite! Song & Dance Act" opens at Gershwin NYC for 10 per
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1992
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13th United Negro College Fund raises $11,000,000
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1992
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Harry Connick Jr is caught with 9mm gun in NY's JFK airport
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1992
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Nancy Sheehan wins LPGA Wendy's 3-Tour Challenge Golf Tournament
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1993
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"Candles, Snow, & Mistletoe" opens at Palace Theater NYC for 7 perfs
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1993
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Actress Teri Garr (44) weds John O'Neil (42)
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1993
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Dow-Jones hits record 3792.93
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1995
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Boon completes his 21st Test Cricket century (110 v SL, MCG)
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1996
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Carquest Bowl 7: Miami beats Virginia, 31-21
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BIRTHS
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1555
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Johann Arndt, German Lutherian theologist
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1571
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Johann Kepler, Wrttemberg Germany, astronomer (elliptical orbits)
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1645
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Giovanni Adb Viscardi, Swiss architect, baptized
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1654
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Jean/Jacobus Bernouilli, Swiss mathematician
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1709
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Pieter de Swart, Dutch architect (Royal Palace, Hague)
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1721
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Franciscus "French" Hemsterhuis, Frisian philosopher
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1748
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William Marshall, composer
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1752
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Johann Georg Anton Mederitsch-Gallus, composer
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1755
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Antons Klemens Theodor, king of Saksen (1827-36)
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1761
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Michael A Barclay de Tolly, Scot/Russ minister of War
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1773
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George Cayley, England, found science of aerodynamics
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1800
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John Goss, composer
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1801
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Guillaume L Baud, Dutch minister of Colonies (1848-49)
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1802
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Thomas Fearnley, Norway, landscape painter
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1803
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John ACA van Nispen Sevenaer, Member of Dutch 2nd parliament (1848-75)
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1814
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James Henry Carleton, Bvt Major General (Union Army), died in 1873
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1816
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Eliakim Parker Scammon, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1894
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1822
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John Roberts, composer
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1822
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Louis Pasteur, Dole France, bacteriologist (pasturization)
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1825
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Reinhold Finsterbusch, composer
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1829
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James Clay Rice, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1864
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1831
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Lucius Fairchild, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1896
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1836
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Henricus Oort, Dutch theologist (Leidse translation)
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1845
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Augusto de Oliviera Machado, composer
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1852
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Dom Joo G da Cmara, Portuguese journalist/songwriter
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1855
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Paul Ehrenreich, German etnologist/mythologist
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1856
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Andre Gedalge, composer
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1859
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William Henry Hadow, composer
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1869
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Aurlien FM Lugn-Poe, French actor/stage manager (La Parade)
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1879
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Robert Greig, Australia, actor (Horse Feathers)
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1879
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Sydney Greenstreet, Sandwich England, actor (Maltese Falcon)
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1884
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Bernard van Dieren, composer
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1890
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Maurice Schoemaker, composer
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1892
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Feliks Roderyk Labunski, composer
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1895
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Sig Arno, Hamburg, Germany, actor (Holiday in Havana)
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1896
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Arch Ward, sportswriter (proposed baseball's all-star game)
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1896
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Carl Zuckmayer, German/Swiss/US playwright
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1896
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Ewan Calague, economist/statistician (Social Security Board)
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1896
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Louis Bromfield, Mansfield Ohio, writer (Early Autumn, Pulitzer-1926)
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1897
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Iwan S Konew, Russ marshal/supreme commander pact of Warsaw
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1899
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Paul Costello, US, double sculls (Olympic-gold-1920, 24, 28)
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1901
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Irene Handl, London England, actress (Riding High, Morgan)
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1901
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Marlene Dietrich, Berlin Germany, singer/actress (Blue Angel)
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1902
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Ferenc Szabo, composer
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1906
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Ivan Brkanovic, composer
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1906
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Ivan Mark Waller, mountaineer
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1906
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Oscar Levant, Pittsburgh, actor (American in Paris, Dance of Life)
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1907
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Emile de Strijker, Belgian philosopher
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1907
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Jan Willem van Otterloo, Dutch composer
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1907
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Nils-Eric Ringbom, composer
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1907
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Willem Van Otterloo, Winterwijk Holland, conductor (Melbourne 1967-71)
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1908
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Louis JHCA de Bourbon, Dutch writer/poet (Black Banners)
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1909
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Johan[nes B] Schmitz, Dutch actor/reciter (Lucifer, MacBeth)
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1910
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Jack Massey, groundsman
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1910
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Neville Crump, racehorse trainer
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1911
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Endre Szervanszky, composer [or Jan 1]
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1914
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Giuseppe Berto, Italian writer (Heaven Sees Red)
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1914
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Ivan Sutton, British concert promoter
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1915
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Mary Kornman, Idaho Falls ID, actress (Queen of the Jungle)
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1915
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William Howell Masters, sex author/physician
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1917
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Earl of Inchcape, English large landowner/industrialist (P&O)
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1922
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Larry Osborne, navigator air traffic controller/supply specialist
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1924
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James A McClure, (Sen-R-Idaho)
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1924
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Mokta Ould Daddah, president Mauritania (1961-78)
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1924
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Wouter Eijkelemboom, Dutch architect (Holy-hospital, Vlaardingen)
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1925
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Allan Blank, composer
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1925
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Michel Piccoli, Paris France, actor (Topaz, Peril, May Fools)
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1926
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Jerome Courtland, Knoxville Tn, actor (Tonka, Tharus)
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1930
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Jacqueline Fontijn, Flemish composer
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1930
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Meg Greenfield, US politician(?)
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1930
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Wilfrid Sheed, England, writer (Boys of Winter, Hack)
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1931
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Scotty Moore, guitarist (for Elvis)
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1934
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Larissa Latynina, Ukraine, gymnist (Olympic-gold-1956, 60, 64)
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1935
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Norma Rae Beatty Ashby, broadcaster/TV producer
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1936
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Lee Salk, doctor (CBS TV)
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1936
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Phil Sharpe, cricketer (England middle order batsman during 60's)
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1939
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John Amos, Newark NJ, actor (Good Times, Coming to America)
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1940
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Jerry Lambert, jockey (rode Native Diver)
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1940
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Pete Brown, rocker
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1941
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Leslie Maguire, rocker (Gerry & Pacemakers-Ferry Crossed the Mersey)
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1941
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Michael Pinder, rocker (Moody Blues-Nights in White Satin)
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1943
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Cokie Roberts, newscaster (ABC-TV)
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1943
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Dave Rowberry, Newcastle, rocker (Animals)
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1944
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Mick Jones, rock guitarist (Foreigner-Want to Know What Love is)
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1944
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Tracy Nelson, Madison Wisc, singer/actress (Square Pegs)
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1946
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Janet Street-Porter, British TV personality (Youth)
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1947
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Peter Criss, rocker (Kiss-Beth)
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1948
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Grard Depardieu, France, actor (Get Out Your Handkerchiefs, Danton)
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1948
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Larry Byrom, rocker (Steppenwolf-Hour of the World)
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1948
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Tovah Feldshuh, NYC, actress (Idolmaker, Terror out of the Sky)
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1950
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Jack van Gelder, Dutch TV host
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1950
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Terry Bozzio, rock drummer (Missing Persons-Hello I Love You)
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1951
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William Waldorf 4th viscount Astor/English large landowner
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1952
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Karla Bonoff, rock singer (New World, Restless Nights)
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1953
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Arthur Kent, newscaster [Scud Stud], (NBC-Gulf War coverage)
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1953
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Kevin Wright, cricketer (Australian wicket-keeper 1979)
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1956
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Doina Melinte, Romanian running star (world record 1500 m/mile indoor)
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1957
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Connie Chillemi, Eglin AFB FL, golfer (1994 Standard Register-13th)
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1957
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James Sanford, US runner (world record 50m indoor)
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1958
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Steffen Mensching, writer
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1958
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Steven Glen Jones, Artesia NM, PGA golfer (1988 AT&T Pebble Beach)
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1959
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Andre Tippett, NFL linebacker (New England Patriots)
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1959
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Mary Holland, San Diego Calif, WPVA volleyballer
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1960
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Maryam D'Abo, London, actress (Living Daylights, Xtro, Until Sept)
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1960
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Terry Price, Rockhampton QLD, Australasia golfer
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1961
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Caroline Gowan, Greenville SC, LPGA golfer (SC Women's Amat-1981, 83)
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1962
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Barbara Crampton, Levittown NY, actr (Body Double, Young & Restless)
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1962
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Sherri Steinhauer, Madison WI, LPGA golfer (1992 du Maurier Ltd)
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1962
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Timothy Hacker, Milwaukee Wisconsin, 10k runner
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1963
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Dana Chladek, Decin Czech, US slalom Kayak (Olympics-br/silver-92, 96)
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1963
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Jim Leyritz, Lakewood OH, catcher (NY Yankees)
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1963
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Mark Pike, NFL defensive end (Buffalo Bills)
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1964
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David Tikolo, Kenyan cricket batsman (1996 World Cup)
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1964
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Randy Kirk, NFL outside linebacker (AZ Cardinals, SF 49ers)
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1964
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Steve Wallace, NFL tackle (SF 49ers, KC Chiefs)
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1965
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Gamini Wickremasinghe, cricketer (Sri Lanka wicket-keeper)
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1967
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Niels Meijer, Dutch rock keyboardist (Bob Color)
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1968
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Dean Palmer, Tallahassee FL, infielder (Texas Rangers)
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1969
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Chris Humbert, Modesto Calif, water polo 2m offense (Olympics-96)
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1969
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Suzanne Paxton, Balt Md, fencer-foil (Olympics-96)
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1970
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Frank Messmer, WLAF defensive end (Frankfurt Galaxy)
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1970
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Lorenzo Neal, NFL fullback (NO Saints, NY Jets)
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1970
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Mike Salmon, NFL/WLAF safety (Houston Oilers, Rhein Fire, SF 49ers)
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1970
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Steve Hoyem, WLAF offensive tackle (Rhein Fire)
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1971
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Bryan Smolinski, Toledo OH, NHL forward (Team USA, Pitts Penguins)
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1971
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James Stewart, NFL running back (Jacksonville Jaguars)
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1972
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Charles Way, NFL fullback (NY Giants)
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1972
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Dewayne Washington, NFL cornerback (Minn Vikings)
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1972
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Thomas Wilson Brown, actor (Jason-Knots Landing)
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1973
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Bill Clay, Yokosuka Japan, US sprint cyclist (Olympics-96)
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1973
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Wilson Cruz, actor (My So Called Life, Ally McBeal)
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1975
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Heather O'Rourke, San Diego Calif, actress (Happy Days, Poltergeist)
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1975
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Patrick Paauwe, Dutch soccer player (PSV, Graafschap)
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1977
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Kate Nelson, Evanston Ill, rhythmic gymnast (Olympics-96)
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DEATHS
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418
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Zosimus, Greek Pope (417-8), dies
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975
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Balderik, bishop of Utrecht (918-75), dies
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1065
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Ferdinand I, the Great, king of Castili, dies
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1590
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Emmanuel-Philibert of Lalaing, marquis of Renty, dies at 33
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1595
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Pietro Pontio, composer, dies at 63
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1603
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Thomas Cartwright, English Presbyterian publicist, dies at about 68
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1631
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John Pijnas, Dutch painter, buried at about 47
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1641
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Franois van d'Aerssen, ruler of Sommelsdijk/diplomat, dies at 69
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1805
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Belle van Zuylen, Neth/Swiss writer (Trois Femmes), dies at 65
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1836
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Stephen Fuller Austin, founder of state of Texas, dies at 43
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1858
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Alexandre Pierre Franois Boely, composer, dies at 73
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1877
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Nikolai A Nekrasov, Russian poet (Metshty into Zvuki), dies at 56
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1880
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Alessandro Nini, composer, dies at 75
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1900
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William G Armstrong, of Cragside, Brit const (hydr crane), dies at 90
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1916
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Nikolay Feopemptovich Solov'yov, composer, dies at 70
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1919
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Achilles Alferaki, composer, dies at 73
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1919
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Theodoor H de Meester, Dutch lib premier (1905-08), dies at 68
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1924
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William Archer, Scottish critic/playwright (Green Goddess), dies at 68
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1925
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Louis Dosfel, Flemish lawyer/literary (Assault!), dies at 44
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1930
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William Courtleigh, actor (Madame X, Eyes of Youth), dies at 63
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1931
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Peter Christian Lutkin, composer, dies at 73
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1931
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Walter Courvoisier, composer, dies at 56
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1936
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Hans von Seeckt, German Gen/advisor of Chiang Kai-shek, dies at 70
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1938
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Emile Vandervelde, Belgian secretary of State (BWP), dies at 72
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1938
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O Mandelstam, writer, dies
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1944
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Amy Marcy Cheney Beach, composer, dies at 77
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1950
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Max Beckmann, German painter/graphic artist, dies at 66
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1952
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Henri G Winkelman, Dutch supreme commander army/navy 1940, dies at 76
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1957
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Alan Bridge, actor (Hail the Conquering Hero), dies at 66
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1959
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Alfonso Reyes, Mexican poet/historian/diplomat, dies at 70
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1972
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Lester B Pearson (L), 14th Canadian PM (Nobel 1957), dies at 75
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1974
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Amy Vanderbilt, US author (Complete book of etiquette), dies at 66
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1974
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Raymond Glenn, actor (Raisin in the Sun, Carmen Jones), dies at 76
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1978
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Bob de Lange, Dutch actor/director (Daniel), dies at 62
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1978
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Chris Bell, rock guitarist (Big Star), dies at 27 in car crash
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1978
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Houari Boumdiene, Algerian Pres, dies after 40 days in a coma at 53
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1979
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Hafizullah Amin, president of Afghanistan (1979), murdered
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1981
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Hoagy Carmichael, US actor/songwriter (Stardust), dies at 82
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1982
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John Leonard Swigert Jr, astronaut (Apollo 13), dies of cancer at 51
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1983
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Walter Scott, rocker, dies
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1985
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Dian Fossey, US naturalist (Gorillas in Mist), found dead in Rwanda
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1986
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Cliff Burton, bass player (Metallica), dies in a bus crash at 24
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1986
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Lars-Eric Vilner Larsson, composer, dies at 78
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1987
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Priscilla Dean, actress (Outside the Law), dies of injuries at 91
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1987
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Rewi Alley, NZ author, pro Chinese communist, dies at 90 in Beijing
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1988
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Fox Harris, actor (Alienator, Warlords, Sid & Nancy), dies
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1988
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Hall Ashby, US director (Shampoo, 8 Million Ways to Die), dies at 59
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1991
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Edward M Love, choreographer/dancer, dies of AIDS at 43
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1991
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John Morgan Evans, actor, dies after lengthy illness at 49
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1991
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W Hudson, US "strongest man to the world" (540 kg), dies
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1992
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Cardew "the Cad" [Douglas] Robinson, Engl comedian (Alfie), dies at 75
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1992
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Jan Peeters, Dutch watercolorist/monument artist, dies
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1993
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Blandine Ebinger, [Loeser], actress (Mdchen in Uniform), dies at 94
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1993
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Youssef Sebti, Algerian scholar/poet, murdered at 50
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1994
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Hans Berghuis, author/poet (Kleitabletten), dies at 70
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1994
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Karl AF Schiller, West German economist/SPD-minister, dies at 83
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1994
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Peter Barker Howard May, cricket (4537 runs-Eng 1951-61), dies at 64
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1994
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Sadi de Gorter, Dutch author/diplomat (Abscess), dies at 82
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1995
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Jeremy John Beadle, writer/broadcaster, dies at 39
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1995
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Peter Refn, Danish journalist/director (Violets are Blue), dies at 54
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1995
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Shura Cherkassky, pianist, dies at 86
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1997
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Brendan Gill, journalist, dies at 83
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1997
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Dorothy Stroud, garden historian, dies at 87
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1997
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Ewart G Abner Jr, president (Motown Records), dies at 74
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1997
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Tom Hudson, artist/teacher, dies at 75
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