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1236
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English king Henry III marries Eleonora of Provence
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1526
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Charles V & Francis I sign Treaty of Madrid
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1526
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Francis I forced to give up claims in Burgundy, Italy & Flanders
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1601
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Church authorities burn hebrew books in Rome
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1639
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1st Connecticut constitution (Fundamental Orders) adopted in Hartford
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1639
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Rodger Ludlow publishes"Fundamental Orders of Connecticut"
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1641
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United East Indian Company conquerors city of Malakka, 7,000 killed
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1659
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Battle at Elvas: Portuguese beat Spanish
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1690
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Clarinet invented, in Nrnberg, Germany
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1699
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Massachusetts holds day of fasting for wrongly persecuting "witches"
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1717
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German mob leader "Sjako" sentenced to death in Amsterdam
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1724
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Spanish King Philip V abdicates throne
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1739
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England & Spain signs 2nd Convention of Pardo
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1746
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Bonnie Prince Charlie's army leaves Glasgow [OS=Jan 3]
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1783
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Congress ratifies peace treaty between US & England
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1784
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Revolutionary War ends; Congress ratifies Treaty of Paris
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1785
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Mozart completes "Dissonantenkwartet" (opus 10)
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1794
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Dr Jessee Bennet of Edom Va, performs 1st successful Cesarean section operation on his wife
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1799
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Eli Whitney receives government contract for 10,000 muskets
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1799
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King of Naples flees before advancing French armies
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1813
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Gideon Hawley becomes 1st state school superintendent in US (NY)
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1814
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King of Denmark cedes Norway to King of Sweden by treaty of Kiel
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1847
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Conspiracy in New Mexico against US
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1858
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French Emperor Napoleon III escapes attempt on his life by Felice Orsini, an Italian patriot who was later executed
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1861
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Ft Pikens, FL falls into state hands
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1863
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Battle between gunboats at Bayou Teche Louisiana
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1864
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Battle of Cosby Creek, TN
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1864
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General Sherman begins his march to the South
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1868
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NC constitutional convention meets in Raleigh
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1868
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SC constitutional convention, meets with a black majority
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1873
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"Celluloid" registered as a trademark
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1873
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P B S Pinchback elected to Senate
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1874
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I D Shadd elected Speaker of lower house of Miss legislature
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1878
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US Supreme court rules race separation on trains unconstitutional
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1897
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6,960-m (22,834') Cerro Aconcagua (Argentina) 1st climbed
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1898
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Joe Darling hits the 1st six in Tests (out of the ground)
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1900
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Giacomo Puccini's opera "Tosca," premieres in Rome
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1905
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Hubbell, Shubert & Smith's musical "Fontana," premieres in NYC
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1908
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Roger Hartigan scores century on Test debut v Eng Adelaide (116)
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1909
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Cop. Far. Central Management forms
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1912
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Raymond Poincar becomes premier of France
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1914
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Henry Ford introduces assembly line, for T-Fords
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1916
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Dutch South Sea dike cracks
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1918
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Finland & USSR adopts New Style (Gregorian) calendar
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1919
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John McGraw, Charles A Stoneham, & Judge MCQuade buy NY Giants
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1924
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Allies direct Fiume (Rijeka) in Italy
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1925
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Alban Berg's atonale opera "Wozzeck," premieres in Berlin
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1927
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Toronto Maple Leafs 1st hat trick (Hap Day) vs NY Rangers
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1929
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Afghan King Amanullah forced to resign
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1932
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1st totalisator (to record racetrack bets) in US installed, Hialeah
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1932
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Horse racing legend Eddie Arcaro won his 1st race
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1935
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Oil pipeline Iraq-Mediterranean goes into use
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1936
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L M (Mario) Giannini elected president of Bank of America
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1938
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National Society for Legalization of Euthanasia forms (NY)
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1939
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All commercial ferry service to East Bay ends
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1939
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Norway claims Queen Maud Land in Antarctica
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1940
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Commissioner Kenesaw Landis gives free agency to 91 Detroit Tigers
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1940
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NFL Pro Bowl: Green Bay beats NFL All-Stars 16-7
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1942
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Japanese troops land at oil center Balikpapan in Borneo
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1943
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Alex Smart (Mont) is 1st NHLer to score hat trick in his 1st game
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1943
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FDR & Winston Churchill confer in Casablanca concerning WW II
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1943
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Heinrich Himmler views Warsaw
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1944
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Soviet army begins offensive at Oranienbaum/Wolchow
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1946
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2 jetties collapse in Ganges-160 Hindu pilgrims are crushed
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1949
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Black/Indian race rebellion in Durban, South Africa; 142 die
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1950
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"As the Girls Go" closes at Winter Garden Theater NYC after 420 perfs
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1950
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US recalls all consular officials from China
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1951
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NFL Pro Bowl: 1st since 1942, Americans beat Nationals 28-27
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1952
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"Today Show" premieres with Dave Garroway & Jack Lescoulie on NBC-TV
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1952
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Rationing of coffee in Netherlands ends
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1952
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Snow storm in Sierra Nevada kills 26
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1953
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Vaughan William's "Sinfonia Antartica," premieres in Manchester
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1953
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WALA TV channel 10 in Mobile, AL (NBC) begins broadcasting
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1953
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Yugoslavia elects it's 1st president (Marshal Tito)
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1954
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NY Yankee Joe DiMaggio marries actress Marilyn Monroe
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1954
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Sandy Wilson's musical "Boyfriend," premieres in London
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1955
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Heitor Villa-Lobos' 8th Symphony, premieres in Phila
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1956
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Jordan government refuses to join Pact of Baghdad
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1956
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Little Richard releases "Tutti Frutti"
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1960
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Tuindorp-Oostzaan in Northern Amsterdam, flooded
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1960
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US Army promoted Elvis Presley to Sergeant
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1961
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Chic Bear Willard Dewveall becomes 1st NFLer to join AFL
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1962
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NFL Pro Bowl: West beats East 31-30
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1963
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George C Wallace sworn in as governor of Alabama, his address states "segregation now; segregation tomorrow; segregation foreve
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1964
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14th NBA All-Star Game: East beats West 111-107 at Boston
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1964
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Bapu Nadkarni 32-27-5-0 v England, 21 maiden overs in a row
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1964
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Jacqueline Kennedy's 1st public appearance (TV) since assassination
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1966
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David Bowie releases his 1st record (Can't Help Thinking About Me)
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1967
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20,000 attend Human Be-In, SF
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1967
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Earthquake in Sicily kills 231
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1967
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NY Times reports Army is conducting secret germ warfare experiments
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1967
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Sonny & Cher release "Beat Goes On"
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1968
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Soyuz 4 launched
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1968
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Superbowl II: Green Bay Packers beat Oakland Raiders, 33-14 in Miami Superbowl MVP: Bart Starr, Green Bay, QB
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1969
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25 members of US aircraft carrier Enterprise die during maneuvers
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1969
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Soyuz 4 launched; rendezvous with Soyuz 5 two days later
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1971
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John Snow takes 7-40 for England to beat Australia by 299 runs
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1972
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"Sanford & Son" starring Redd Foxx premieres on NBC TV
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1972
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WMAH TV channel 19 in Biloxi, MS (PBS) begins broadcasting
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1972
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WMAU TV channel 17 in Bude, MS (PBS) begins broadcasting
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1972
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WMAW TV channel 14 in Meridian, MS (PBS) begins broadcasting
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1973
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Grateful Dead bass player, Phil Lesh, busted on drugs in Calif
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1973
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Superbowl MVP: Jake Scott, Miami, S
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1973
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Superbowl VII: Miami Dolphins beat Wash Red Skins, 14-7 in LA
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1973
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Tap dancer Ray Castle measured at 1440 taps/min on BBC TV
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1974
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World Football League founded
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1975
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Anita Wold (Norway) sets women's ski jump distance record-98 m
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1975
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USSR breaks trade agreement with US
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1976
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"Bionic Woman" with Lindsay Wagner debuts on ABC (later NBC)
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1976
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Ted Turner becomes CEO of Atlanta Braves
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1978
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Sex Pistols' final concert (Winterland, SF)
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1979
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Pres Carter proposes Martin Luther King's birthday be a holiday
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1980
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"Blues Brothers" movie with Dan Akwoyd & John Belushi opens
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1980
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Shakuntala Devi, mentally multiplies 2 13-digit #s in 28 sec
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1981
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FCC frees stations to air as many commercials an hour as they wish
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1984
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Madonna 1st sings "Holiday" on American Bandstand
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1985
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16 indicted by US for granting sanctuary to Central American refugees
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1985
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M Navratilova is 3rd to win 100 tennis tournaments (Connors & Evert)
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1985
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sinks to record low-$1.11
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1986
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Constitution of Guatemala takes effect
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1986
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Vinicio Cerezo becomes only 2nd freely elected president of Guatemala since CIA-sponsored coup in 1954
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1987
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Catfish Hunter & Billy Williams are elected to Baseball Hall of Fame
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1989
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"Romance/Romance" closes at Helen Hayes Theater NYC after 297 perfs
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1989
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1,000 muslims burn Rushdies' "Satanic Verses" in Bradfort England
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1989
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29 year old French woman gives birth to sextuplets in Paris
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1989
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Former Belgian premier Paul Vanden Boeynants kidnapped
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1990
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"Simpsons" premiered on Fox-TV
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1990
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11th ACE Cable Awards
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1990
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Perez de Cuellar says he has lost all hope for peace in Gulf
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1991
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"Barbara DeAngelis Show" premieres on CBS-TV
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1991
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Jorge Serrano El¡as sworn in as president of Guatemala
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1991
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Tyne Daly arrested for drunk driving in Van Nuys Calif
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1991
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Valentin Pavlov become new premier of USSR
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1993
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"Anna Christie" opens at Criterion Theater NYC for 54 performances
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1993
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David Letterman announces his show is moving from NBC to CBS
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1993
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Polish ferry boat capsizes in storm, 50 die
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1994
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Inna Lassovskaya triple-jumps ladies world record (14.61m)
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1994
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Kathleen Kinmont files for divorce from Lorenzo Lamas
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1994
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Russian manned space craft TM-17, lands
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1995
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10,000s South Africans attend state funeral of Joe Slovo
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1995
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16th ACE Cable Awards: HBO wins 23 awards
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1996
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"Holiday" closes at Circle in Sq Theater NYC after 49 performances
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1996
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"Swinging On a Star" closes at Music Box Theater NYC after 97 perfs
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1996
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Liselotte Neumann wins Chrysler-Plymouth Tournament of Golf Champions
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1998
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100th episode of "Ellen," airs
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1998
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Charles Barkley pleads not guilty to an assault charge
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BIRTHS
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1451
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Franchinus Gaffurius, composer
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1467
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Henry van Stolberg & Wernigerode, German gov/viceroy of Frisia
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1566
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Angelo Notari, composer
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1592
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Sjihab al-Din Sultan Choerram Sjah Djahan, leader of India
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1615
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John Biddle, English minister (Unitarian)
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1618
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Jan Six, Dutch mayor of Amsterdam
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1655
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Angelo Predieri, composer
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1664
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Simon van Slingelandt, Dutch grand pensionary (1727-36)
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1684
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Jean-Baptiste Vanloo, French painter
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1700
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Picander, [Christian F Henrici], German writer (Der Suffer)
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1705
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Jean-Baptiste C Bouvet de Lozier/Lozier-Bouvet, governor (Reunion Is)
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1722
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Friedrich Gottlob Fleischer, composer
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1730
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William Whipple, merchant/judge (Declaration of Independence signer)
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1741
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Benedict Arnold, US general turn traitor (Revolutionary War)
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1751
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Corona Elizabeth Wilhelmine Schroter, composer
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1780
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Francois-Joseph Dizi, composer
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1791
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Calvin Phillips, became shortest known adult male (67 cm; 2' 2")
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1798
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Isaac da Costa, Dutch writer/lawyer
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1798
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Johan R Thorbecke, Premier of Netherlands (Lib-1849..72)
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1800
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Ludwig A F Ritter von Kchel, Austrian musicologist (Mozart, Fux)
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1804
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John Park, composer
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1806
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Matthew Fontaine Maury, Naval Commander (Confederacy)
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1812
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Carl Gradener, composer
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1814
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Johannes Josephus Viotta, composer
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1817
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Harmen S Sytstra, Dutch poet/editor (Iduna)
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1818
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Zacharias Topelius, Finnish historical novelist (Surgeon's Stories)
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1819
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Fabio Campana, composer
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1819
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Frederick Steele, Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1868
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1822
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Nicholas Mori, composer
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1831
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John Bullock Clark Jr, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1903
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1834
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William Cleaver Francis Robinson, composer
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1836
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[Hugh] Judson Kilpatrick, Mjr Gen (Union volunteers), died in 1881
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1839
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Emil Bohn, composer
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1841
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Berthe M P Morisot, French painter/aquarellist
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1844
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Clara Kathleen Rogers, composer
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1845
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Henry C K Petty-Fitzmaurice 5th marquess of Landsdowne/gov-gen Canada
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1850
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Jean de Reszke, [Jan Mieczyslaw], Polish tenor
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1850
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Pierre Loti, [Julien Viaud], French sea officer/writer (Pcheur)
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1851
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Thophile EA de Bock, Dutch painter/etcher/drawer
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1861
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Wilhelm von Polenz, German writer (Der Pfarrer von Breitendorf)
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1863
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Pieter Oosterlee, Dutch educator
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1868
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Catharina A M de Savornin Lohman, Dutch author (Belief)
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1871
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Pauline Beersmans, [PLJM van Cuyck], Flemish actress (Hofslachter)
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1874
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Thornton Waldo Burgess, author (Peter Rabbit)
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1875
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Albert Schweitzer, doctor/humanitarian/organist (Nobel 1954)
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1878
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Victor A D Sgalen, [Max Anly], French writer
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1882
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Hendrik W van Loon, Netherland, commentator/writer (Story of America)
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1886
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Hugh Lofting, England, writer & illustrator (Dr Dolittle)
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1889
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Vincenzo Davico, composer
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1892
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Hal Roach, early film director/producer (1 Million BC)
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1892
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Martin Niemller, clergyman (German Protestant); imprisoned by Hitler
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1895
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George Richard Samways, children's writer
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1896
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John dos Passos, novelist (1919, Big Money, 42nd Parallel)
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1898
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Helen Flint, Chicago, actress (Sea Devils, Married Before Breakfast)
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1899
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Fritz Bayerlein, German lt-general (WW I, Poland, Libya, St-Lo)
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1901
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Bebe Daniels, Scotland, actress (42nd Street, Lonesome Luke)
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1901
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Carlos P Romulo, Philippine general/diplomat/jurist
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1902
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Alfred Tarski, Warsaw, mathematician/logician
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1902
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F C Terborgh, [Reijnier Flaes], Dutch writer (De Turkenoorlog)
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1903
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Veronica Turleigh, County Donegal Ireland, actress (Promoter)
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1904
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Cecil Beaton, England, royal family photographer
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1906
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Walter Knape, composer
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1906
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William Bendix, NYC, actor (Lifeboat, Babe Ruth Story, Life of Riley)
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1907
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Derek Richter, British neuro chemist (Aspects of learning & memory)
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1907
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Sophie Redmond, Suriname's 1st female physician
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1908
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Carl Esmond, Vienna Austria, actor (Address Unknown, Hitler)
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1908
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Ruggiero de Rudolpho Columbo, US singer/actor (Miracle of Women)
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1909
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Joseph Walton Losey, Wisconsin, director (Damned, Accident)
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1910
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Renier van der Velden, composer
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1911
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George Amadee Tremblay, composer
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1911
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Helmut Degen, composer
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1912
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Rudolf Hagelstange, German author/poet (Spielball der Gtter)
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1913
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Tillie Olsen, American writer (Tell Me a Riddle)
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1914
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Harold Russell, actor (Best Years of Our Life)
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1915
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Andre Frossard, Catholic columnist
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1916
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John Oliver Killens, novelist
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1919
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Andy Rooney, Albany NY, CBS news correspondent (60 Minutes)
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1919
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Giulio Andreotti, 7 x premier (Italy)
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1920
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Bertus de Harder, Dutch soccer star (Bordeaux)
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1920
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Donald Beard, cricketer (NZ pace bowler in the 1950's)
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1920
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George Herman, newsman (CBS-TV)
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1921
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Charles Gaupp, German/Dutch painter
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1921
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Mark Lawrence, Wash DC, pianist (Alice Pearce)
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1924
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Guy Williams, NYC, actor (Zorro, Lost in Space)
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1925
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Yukio Mishima, Japan, novelist (Temple of Golden Pavilion)
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1926
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Frank Aletter, Long Island NY, actor (Mac-It's About Time, Tom-Nancy)
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1926
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Harold Wolpe, sociologist lawyer/Soth African activist
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1926
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Tom Tryon, Hartford CT, actor (Cardinal, All That Glitters)
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1927
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Ivan Kalita, USSR, equestrian dressage (Olympic-silver-1968)
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1928
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Gerald Arpino, Staten Island NY, choreographer
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1929
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Aleksander Petrovic, film director
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1929
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Billy Walker, Ralls Tx, country singer (Ozark Jubilee)
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1930
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Edgar Sergeyi Hovhanesyan, composer
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1930
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Ernest Just, Black biologist, served as VP of American Zoologists
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1931
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Juraj Pospisil, composer
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1932
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Caterina Valente, Paris France, singer (Entertainers)
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1932
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Harriet Andersson, Stockholm Sweden, actress (Cries & Whispers)
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1936
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Clarence Carter, US singer (Thread the Needle)
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1936
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John Paul Cain, Sweetwater TX, PGA golfer (1989 Greater Grand Rapids)
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1936
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Ludmila Pinayeva, USSR, 500m kayak (Olympic-gold-1964, 1968, 1972)
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1936
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Reiner Klimke, German FR, equestrian dressage (Olympic-gold-1984)
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1937
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Billie Jo Spears, country singer
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1937
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Ken Higgs, cricketer (effective Engld pace-bowler in 15 Tests 1965-68)
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1938
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Allen Toussaint, [Naomi Neville], pianist/songwriter (Ride Your Pony)
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1938
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Jack Jones, LA Calif, singer (Love Boat Theme)
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1940
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Julian Bond, Nashville Tenn, (D-Ga) civil rights leader
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1941
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C L "Gibby" Gilbert Jr, Chattanooga TN, PGA golfer (1976 Danny Thomas)
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1941
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Marjoe Gortner, Long Beach Ca, actor (Speak Up America, Falcon Crest)
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1941
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[Dorothy] Faye Dunaway, Bascom Fl, actress (Chinatown, Bonnie & Clyde)
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1942
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Amichand Rajbansi, South African politician
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1942
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Carol Bellamy, Planfield NJ, (City Council Pres-D-NYC, 1978-85)
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1943
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Holland Taylor, Phila, actress (Bossom Buddies, Camilla-Naked Truth)
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1943
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Jos Luis Rodriguez, Caracas Venezuala, singer (Dueno De Nada)
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1943
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Ronald Hunter, Boston Mass, actor (Lazarus Syndrome)
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1943
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Shannon Lucid, Shanghai China, astronaut (STS 51G, 34, 43, 58, 76/79)
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1944
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Graham Vivian Marsh, Kalgoorlie Australia, PGA golfer (1977 Heritage)
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1947
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Bill Weberniuk, Canadian snookers player
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1948
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Carl Weathers, New Orlean La, actor (Apollo Creed-Rocky)
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1948
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T-Bone Burnett, musician/producer
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1948
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Tim Harris, rocker (Foundations)
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1949
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Christine Belford, Amityville NY, actress (Banacek, Empire, 90210)
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1949
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Lawrence Kasdan, Miami FL, director/writer (Accidental Tourist)
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1951
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Gil Pak Jong, Korea PR, judo (Olympic-1976)
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1951
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William Risrook, rocker (BT Express-Here Comes the Express)
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1952
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Sydney Biddle Barrow, madam/autohr (Mayflower Madam)
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1958
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Colin Ferguson, murderer (6 people on the LIRR on Dec 7, 1993)
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1959
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Carl Chas Smash Smyth, rock bassist (Madness-Our House)
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1959
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Geoff Tate, vocalist (Queensryche-Breaking the Silence)
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1959
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Paul Terry, cricketer (in Germany Two Tests England v WI 1984)
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1959
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Susan Smith, Beloit WISC, playmate (Sept, 1981)
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1961
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Robert Edwin Hall, mountaineer/businessman
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1962
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Patrica Morrison, rocker (Sisters of Mercy-Walk Away, Black Planet)
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1964
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Sergei Nemchinov, Moscow Rus, NHL center (NY Islanders, Oly-Silver-98)
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1964
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Steven Soderbergh, writer (Mimi, Schizoplis)
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1965
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Dave Lowry, Sudbury, NHL left wing (Florida Panthers)
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1965
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Dsire Nosbusch, Luxembourg, actress (The Fan)
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1965
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Jemma Redgrave, London England, actress (Buddha of Suburbia)
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1966
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Daniel J Schneider, Memphis Tn, actor (Dennis-Head of the Class)
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1966
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Matt Brock, NFL defensive end/tackle (NY Jets)
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1967
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Emily Watson, actress (Breaking the Waves, Boxer)
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1967
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Terry Wooden, NFL linebacker (Seattle Seahawks, KC Chiefs)
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1967
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Tom Rhodes, actor (Tom Rhodes-Mr Rhodes)
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1968
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Fred[ric] Honebein, SF Calif, rower (Olympics-5th-1996)
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1968
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L L Cool J, [James Todd Smith], St Albans NY, rapper (Bigger & Deffer)
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1969
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Dave Grohl, drummer (Nirvana, Foo Fighters)
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1969
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David Webb, WLAF linebacker (Frankfurt Galaxy)
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1969
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Jason Kent Bateman, Rye NY, actor (David-Valerie, Hogan Family)
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1969
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Martin Bicknell, cricketer (England pace bowler 1993)
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1969
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Rico Smith, NFL wide receiver (Cleve Browns)
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1970
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Eric Charron, Verdun, NHL defenseman (Washington Capitals)
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1970
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Steve Cooke, Kanai Hawaii, pitcher (Pitts Pirates)
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1970
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Tyrone Hughes, NFL cornerback (New Orleans Saints, Chicago Bears)
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1972
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Kyle Brady, NFL tight end (NY Jets)
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1972
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Michael Davis, NFL cornerback (Cleve Browns)
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1973
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Ed Howard, NFL wide receiver (Atlanta Falcons)
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1973
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Lethon Flowers, NFL defensive back (Pitts Steelers)
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1973
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Rod Myers, Conroe TX, outfielder (KC Royals)
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1974
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Hugues Legault, Montreal Quebec, 50m swimmer (Olympics-96)
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1974
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Kevin Jefferson, NFL linebacker (Cin Bengals)
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1974
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Michael Dritlein, WLAF wide receiver (Rhein Fire)
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1974
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Nancy Napolski, Hinsdale Idaho, air rifle (Olympics-1996)
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1975
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Marcel Koning, soccer player (FC The Hague/NEC)
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1977
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Terry Ryan, St Johns, NHL left wing (Montreal Canadiens)
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1988
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Jamie Altman, son of Lynda Carter & Robert Altman
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1988
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Jordy, French singer
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1989
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Sextuplets, Paris France, (to a 29-year-old woman)
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DEATHS
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973
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Ekkehard I, monk of St Gallen (Vita Waltharii manu fortis), dies
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1163
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Ladislaus I Arpad, king of Hungary (1162-63), dies
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1236
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Sava [Rastko], son of Serbia's king/saint, dies at 64
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1301
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Andreas III Arpad, king of Hungary (1290-1301), dies at 50
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1595
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Ferdinand, archduke of Austria/mayor of Bohemenia, dies
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1623
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Paolo Sarpi, Italian church historian/politician, dies at 70
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1648
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Casparus Barleaus, Flemish theologist/poet (Muiderkring), dies at 63
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1676
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Pier Francesco Cavalli, Italian (opera)composer, dies at 73
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1742
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Edmund Halley, genius eclipsed by Newton, dies at 85
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1766
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Frederik V, king of Denmark/Norway (1746-66), dies at 42
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1802
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Marie Allard, French ballerina, dies at 59
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1817
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Pierre-Alexandre Monsigny, composer, dies at 87
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1822
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Franz Innocenz Joseph Kobell, German landscape painter, dies at 72
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1830
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Johann G Repsold, German instrument maker, dies at 59
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1847
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Gov Bent, 5 others in US occupation, killed by revolt in New Mexico
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1850
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Anthony van Hoboken, Rotterdam merchant/ship owner, dies at 93
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1868
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Heinrich Schenker, Austrian musicologist (Ursatz), dies at 66
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1887
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Friedrich von Amerling, Austrian painter, dies at 83
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1887
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Peter "Peerke" Donders, missionary (Father of Melaatsen), dies at 77
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1888
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Stephen Heller, composer, dies at 74
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1890
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Francesco D'Arcais, composer, dies at 59
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1898
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Lewis Carroll, writer (Alice in Wonderland), dies at 65
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1901
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Charles Hermite, French mathematician (e is transcendent), dies at 78
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1901
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Mandell Creighton, English bishop/historian, dies at 57
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1901
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Victor Balaguer, Catalaans historian/politician/author, dies at 76
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1902
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Cato M Guldberg, Norwegian mathematician, dies at 65
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1905
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Ernst Abbe, German physicist (Carl Zeiss Optics Company), dies at 64
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1907
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Karl von Perfall, composer, dies at 82
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1908
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Holger Drachmann, writer, dies
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1909
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Sinovi P Rozhestvensky, Russian admiral, dies at 60
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1912
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Otto Liebmann, German philosopher (Kant & Epigones), dies at 71
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1916
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Otto Ammon, German anthropologist/sociologist, dies at 73
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1924
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Arne Garborg, Norwegian playwright (Mannfolk), dies at 72
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1925
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Willem Devout, self employed (V & Dreesmann), dies
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1929
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Cornelis W Lely, Dutch Governor of Suriname (1902-05), dies at 74
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1931
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William Ernst Johnson, British mathematician, dies
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1943
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Adolf Sandberger, composer, dies at 78
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1944
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Mohammed Emin Yurdakul, Turkish poet, dies at about 74
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1945
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Sandor Vandor, composer, dies at 43
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1948
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Anna "Ans" van Dike, Dutch Jewish Nazi-collaborator, executed at 42
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1949
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Joaqu¡n Turina, Spanish pianist/conductor/composer (Rima), dies at 66
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1956
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Siegfried F Nadel, Aust/Brit anthropologist (Nuba), dies at 52
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1957
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Humphrey Bogart, actor (Casablanca, Caine Mutiny), dies at 57
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1961
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Ernest Thesiger, actor (Brass Monkey, Ghoul), dies at 81
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1961
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Henry Geehl, composer, dies at 79
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1963
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Gustav Regler, writer, dies at 64
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1965
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Jeanette MacDonald, soprano (When I'm Calling You), dies at 63
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1966
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Sergei Korolev, Russian space station constructor, dies
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1967
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Renato Lunelli, composer, dies at 71
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1970
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John J "Johnny" Murphy, US baseball pitcher (NY Yankees), dies at 61
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1971
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Ethel Glenn Hier, composer, dies at 82
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1972
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Frederik IX, [Christiaan FFMKW], king of Denmark (1947-72), dies at 72
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1974
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Josef Smrkovsky, Czechoslovakia parliament chairman, dies at 62
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1976
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Margaret Leighton, actress (Best Man, Go-Between), dies at 53
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1977
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Abdul Razak bin Hussain, premier of Malaysia (1970-77), dies at 53
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1977
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Anas Nin, Cuban/American writer (Delta of Venus), dies at 73
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1977
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Anthony Eden, British premier (1955-57), dies at 79
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1977
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Peter Finch, actor (Network, Nun's Story, Judith), dies at 60
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1978
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Blossom Rock, actress (Grandmamma-Addams Family), dies at 81
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1978
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Robert Heger, composer, dies at 91
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1984
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Mary Zeldenrust-Noordanus, Dutch sexuologist (NVSH), dies at 55
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1984
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Paul Ben Haim, composer, dies at 86
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1984
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Ray Kroc, founder of MacDonalds/owner San Diego Padres, dies at 81
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1985
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Jetta Goudal, French actress (White Gold), dies at 86
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1986
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Donna Reed, actress (Donna Reed Show, Dallas), dies of cancer at 64
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1986
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Walter Leblanc, Belgian painter, dies at 53
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1987
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Douglas Sirk, director (Zu Neuen Ufern, Boefje), dies at 86
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1988
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Georgy M Malenkov, PM of USSR (1953-55), dies at 86
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1990
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David Arkin, actor (I Love You Alice B Toklas), dies
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1991
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Sallah Kharaf, [Abu Iyad], co-founder (Al-Fatah), assassinated
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1992
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Hari Rhodes, actor (Earth II, Detroit 9000), dies at 59
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1993
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Elisabeth A de Vreugd, chambermaid for Dutch Queen, dies at 98
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1993
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Manfred Lachs, Polish lawyer (Intl Court of Justice), dies
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1994
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Esther Ralston, US actress (Tin Pan Alley, SF Docks), dies at 91
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1994
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Federica Montseny, anarchist/Sp minister of Health (1936), dies at 80
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1995
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Alexander Gibson, Brit conductor/founder (Scottish Opera), dies at 68
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1995
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Alexander Gibson, conductor, dies at 69
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1995
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Mark Finch, film festival organizer, dies at 33
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1995
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Stafford WIlliam Somerfield, newspaper editor, dies at 84
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1996
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Eric Briault, educationalist, dies at 84
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1996
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Pamelo Mounk'a, musician, dies at 50
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1997
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King Hu, film director, dies at 64
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