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1173
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Pope Alexander III canonizes Thomas Becket Absp of Canterbury
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1431
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England begins trial against Joan of Arc
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1564
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Philip II routes cardinal Granvelle to Franche-Comt
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1574
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Spanish garrison of Middelburg Neth surrenders
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1583
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Groningen Neth begins using Gregorian calendar
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1598
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Boris Godunov crowned tsar
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1613
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Michael Romanov, son of Patriarch of Moscow, elected Russian tsar
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1673
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Michiel A de Ruyter appointed lt-admiral-general of Dutch fleet
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1675
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Prince Willem III appointed viceroy of Gelderland
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1764
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John Wilkes thrown out of Engl House of Commons for "Essay on Women"
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1777
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English ambassador Joseph Yorke demands dismissal of Governor John de Graaff for saluting US flag
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1782
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US congress resolves establishment of a US mint
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1792
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Congress passes Pres Succession Act
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1795
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Freedom of worship established in France under constitution
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1797
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Trinidad, West Indies surrenders to British
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1804
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1st locomotive, Richard Trevithick's, runs for 1st time, in Wales
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1828
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1st American Indian newspaper in US, "Cherokee Phoenix," published
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1842
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1st known sewing machine patented in US, John Greenough, Wash DC
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1846
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1st US woman telegrapher, Sarah G Bagley, Lowell, Mass
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1853
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US authorizes minting of $3 gold pieces
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1857
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Congress outlaws foreign currency as legal tender in US
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1857
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US issues flying eagle cents
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1858
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Edwin T Holmes installs 1st electric burglar alarm (Boston, Mass)
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1861
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Navaho indians elect Herrero Grande as chief
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1862
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Confederate Constitution & presidency are declared permanent
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1862
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Texas Rangers win Confederate victory at Battle of Val Verde, NM
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1864
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-22] Battle at Okolona, Mississippi
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1864
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1st US Catholic parish church for blacks dedicated, Baltimore
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1866
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Lucy B Hobbs (Taylor) becomes 1st US woman to earn a DDS degree
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1874
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Benjamin Disraeli replaces William Gladstone as English premier
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1874
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Oakland Daily Tribune begins publication
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1878
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1st telephone book issued, 50 subscribers (New Harbor, Connecticut)
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1882
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NYC's 24 hour race begins, winner with most mileage in 24 hours
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1883
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2nd French government of Ferry begins
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1885
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Washington Monument dedicated (Wash DC)
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1887
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1st US bacteriology laboratory opens (Brooklyn)
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1887
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Oregon becomes 1st US state to make Labor Day a holiday
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1895
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NC Legislature, adjourns for day to mark death of Frederick Douglass
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1902
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Dr Harvey Cushing, 1st US brain surgeon, does his 1st brain operation
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1903
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Cornerstone laid for US army war college, Washington, DC
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1904
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National Ski Association forms in Ishpeming Mich
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1907
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SS Berlin sinks off Hoek van Holland Neth (142 dead)
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1909
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John Galsworthy's "Strife," premieres in London
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1910
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John Galsworthy's "Justice," premieres in London
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1911
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Gustav Mahler conducts his last concerto (Berceuse lgique)
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1914
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White Wolf troops attack Zhanjiang China
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1915
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20th Russian Army corps surrenders
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1915
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World's Fair in SF opens
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1916
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Battle of Verdun in WW I begins (1 million casualties)
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1917
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British Mendi sinks off Isle of Wight, 627 die
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1917
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Train near Chirurcha Romania catches fire & explodes; 100s die
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1918
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Australians chase Turkish troop out of Jericho, Dutch Palestine
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1919
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German National Meeting accepts Anschluss: incorporation of Austria
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1919
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Revolutionary strike in Barcelona
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1920
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Darius Milhaud & Jean Cocteau's ballet, premieres in Paris
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1922
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Airship Rome explodes at Hampton Roads Virginia; 34 die
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1922
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Great Britain grants Egypt independence
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1922
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WHK-AM in Cleveland OH begins radio transmissions
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1923
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Andr Charlot's musical "Rats," premieres in London
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1925
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1st issue of "New Yorker" magazine published
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1925
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Mass meeting of SPD's Reichsbanner Black-Red-Gold in Magdeburg
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1927
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Franz Lehr's opera "Zarewitsch," premieres
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1930
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Marc Connelly's "Green Pastures," premieres in NYC
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1931
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Alka Seltzer introduced
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1931
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Chicago White Sox & NY Giants play 1st exhibition night game
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1932
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Andr Tardieu becomes premier of France
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1932
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Camera exposure meter patented, WN Goodwin
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1934
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Nicaraguan patriot Augusto Cesar Sandino assassinated by Natl Guard
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1939
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Belgian govt of Pierlot forms
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1941
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US Senate accepts Omar Bradley's demotion to brig-general
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1942
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US female Figure Skating championship won by Jane Vaughn
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1942
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US male Figure Skating championship won by Bobby Specht
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1943
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Dutch RC bishops protest against persecution of Jews
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1943
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German offensive at Western Dorsalgebergte Tunisia
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1944
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"War As It Happens" news show premieres on NBC TV (NYC only)
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1945
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Archbishop De Jong calls for help with war casualties
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1945
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British Army captures Goch
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1945
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US 10th Armour division overthrows Orscholz line
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1946
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Anti-British demonstrations in Egypt
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1947
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1st broadcast of 1st US TV soap opera "A Woman to Remember"
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1947
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1st instant developing camera demonstrated in NYC, by E H Land
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1947
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Whipper Billy Watson beats Bill Longson, to become wrestling champ
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1950
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WOI TV channel 5 in Ames-Des Moines, IA (ABC/PBS) begins broadcasting
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1951
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SC House urges "Shoeless Joe" Jackson be reinstated
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1952
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Bangladesh Martyrs Day (martyrs of Bengali Language Movement)
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1952
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Dick Button performs 1st figure skating triple jump in competition
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1952
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Liz Taylor's 2nd marriage (Michael Wilding)
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1953
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"Maggie" closes at National Theater NYC after 5 performances
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1953
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F Crick & J Watson discover structure of DNA-molecule
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1953
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Longest collegiate basketball game (6 OTs) Niagara beats Siena 88-81
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1957
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Dodgers (Ft Worth) & Cubs (LA) "trade" minor league franchises
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1958
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"Portotino" opens at Adelphi Theater NYC for 3 performances
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1958
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Egypt-Syria as UAR elect Nasser president (99.9% vote)
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1960
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Fay Crocker wins LPGA Lake Worth Golf Open
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1961
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Friedrich Drrenmatt's "Die Physiker," premieres in Zrich
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1961
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Gabon adopts constitution
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1961
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Mercury-Atlas 2 reentry Test reaches 172 km
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1962
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Minister De Pous confirms natural gas reserves in Groningen Neth
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1963
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US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site
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1964
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UK flies 24,000 rolls of Beatle wallpaper to US
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1966
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Indonesia's president Sukarno fires General Nasution
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1968
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150,000 demonstrate against leftist students in West-Berlin
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1968
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Baseball announces a minimum annual salary of $10,000
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1969
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1st launching of heavy N-1 rocket at Baikonur Kazachstan (explodes)
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1969
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Ted Williams signs 5-year contract to manage Wash Senators
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1970
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Jackson 5 make TV debut on "American Bandstand"
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1970
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Pathet Lao conquerors Xieng Khuang & Muong Suy
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1971
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Ruth Jessen wins LPGA Sears Women's World Golf Classic
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1971
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Series of tornadoes cuts through Miss & La killing 117
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1972
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Michael Weller's "Moonchildren," premieres in NYC
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1972
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Richard Nixon becomes 1st US president to visit China
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1973
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Chicago Black Hawks, record 262nd NHL game without being shut-out
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1973
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Israeli fighters shoot Libyan aircraft down, killing 108
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1974
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Israeli forces leave western Suez
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1974
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Silver hits record $5.96« an ounce in London
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1974
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Yugoslavia adopts constitution
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1975
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John Lennon releases "Rock 'n' Roll" album
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1975
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John Mitchell, HR Haldeman & John D Ehrlichman sentenced to 2«-8 yrs
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1976
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"Rockabye Hamlet" closes at Minskoff Theater NYC after 7 perfs
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1976
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Cardinal Willebrands installed as archbishop of Utrecht
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1977
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74 Unification Church couples wed in NYC
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1979
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2 Iowa girls HS basketball teams play 4 scoreless quarters game was won 4-2 in 4th overtime period
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1979
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Japan launches Hakucho x-ray satellite & Corsa-B (550/580 km)
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1980
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Eric Heiden skates Olympic record 1500m in 1:55.44
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1980
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Hanni Wenzel is 1st Liechtensteiner to win Olymp gold (giant slalom)
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1981
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"Yorkshire Ripper" Peter Sutcliffe, murderer of 13 women, captured
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1981
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Charles Rocket clearly says "fuck" on Saturday Night Live
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1981
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Japan launches Hinotori satellite to study solar flares (580/640 k)
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1981
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NASA launches Comstar D-4
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1982
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"Ain't Misbehavin'" closes at Longacre Theater NYC after 1604 perfs
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1982
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"Little Me" closes at Eugene O'Neill Theater NYC after 36 performances
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1982
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Beth Daniel wins LPGA Bent Tree Ladies Golf Classic
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1983
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Donald Davis runs 1 mile backwards in 6 m 7.1 s
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1983
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NBA San Diego Clippers begin a 29 game road losing streak
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1985
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Evert van Benthem wins 13th Friese 11 city skateing race
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1985
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Largest NBA crowd to date 44,970 (Atlanta at Detroit)
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1985
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Tim Raines is awarded a $12 million salary for 1985 by arbitrator
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1986
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AIDS patient Ryan White returns to classes at Western Middle School
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1986
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Tennis star Jimmy Connors fined $20,000 & suspended for 10 weeks
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1987
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Cindy Rarick wins LPGA Tsumura Hawaiian Ladies Golf Open
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1987
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Syrian army marches into Beirut
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1988
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Actor Dudley Moore marries actress Brogan Lane
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1988
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Gustafson skates world record 10km (13:48.20)
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1988
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Televangelist Jimmy Swaggert confesses his sins to his congregation
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1989
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Pete Rose meets with Commissioner Ueberroth to discuss his gambling
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1989
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US bust Chinese ring, capture record 820 lbs heroin ($1B st value)
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1989
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US capture record 820 lbs of heroin ($1 B street value)[dup]
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1990
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32nd Grammy Awards: Wind Beneath My Wings, Nick of Time wins
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1991
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"Lost in Yonkers" opens at Richard Rodgers Theater NYC for 780 perfs
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1991
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Neil Simon's "Lost in Yonkers," premieres in NYC
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1991
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USSR announces Iraq agrees to a proposal to end Persian Gulf War US calls the plan unacceptable
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1992
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Kristi Yamaguchi of US wins Olympic gold medal in women's fig skating
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1993
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43rd NBA All-Star Game: West beats East 135-132 (OT) at Salt Lake City
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1993
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Sergei Bubka pole vaults world record indoor (6.15 m)
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1995
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CFL's Sacramento Gold Miners become San Antonio Texans
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1995
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RAF-pilot Jo Salter is 1st woman to fly in a tornado
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1996
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Soyuz TM-23, launched into orbit
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1997
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"Empire Strikes Back, special edition," premieres
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1997
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STS 82 (Discovery 22) lands
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1998
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Cup Noodles Hawaiian Ladies Golf Open
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BIRTHS
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1417
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Louis IX, Duke of Bayern (University of Ingolstadt)
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1484
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Joachim I Nestor, elector (Brandenburg, Constitution)
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1556
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Sethus Calvisius, composer
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1674
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Johann Augustin Kobelius, composer
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1684
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Justus van Effen, writer/founder (Holland Spectator)
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1690
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Christoph Stoltzenberg, composer
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1710
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Willem van Haren, Frisian nobleman/poet (Human Life)
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1728
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Peter III, Kiel Germany, Russian tsar (1762)/husband of Catherine
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1730
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Charles L Fournier, Flemish writer/painter
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1744
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Eise J Eisinga, Frisia, built planetarium Franeker
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1776
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Vincenzo Lavigna, composer
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1779
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Friedrich C von Savigny, German lawyer
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1785
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Karl A Varnhagen von Ense, German officer/author (Die Sterner)
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1794
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Antonio L¢pez de Santa Anna, president of Mxico (1833-36)
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1795
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Francisco Manuel da Silva, composer
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1800
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John Henry Winder, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1865
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1801
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Johann Wenzel Kalliwoda, composer
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1801
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John Henry Newman, England, cardinal/author (Dream of Gerontius)
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1802
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George Douglas Ramsey, Bvt Major general (Union Army), died in 1882
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1805
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David Tod, US diplomat/(Gov-R-Ohio, 1861-63)
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1814
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Nicolo Gabrielli, composer
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1815
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Ernest Meissonier, French painter/sculptor
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1817
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Jos Zorrilla y Moral, Vallodolid Spain, poet/dramatist (El rey Loco)
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1821
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Charles Scribner, US, music publisher (Scribner Catalog)
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1829
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Johnson Hagood, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1898
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1831
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Eduard Rappoldi, composer
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1836
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Clement-Philibert-Leo Delibes, composer
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1836
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Emil Hartmann, composer
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1836
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Lo Delibes, Saint-Germain-du-Val France, ballet composer (Copplia)
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1837
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Rosal¡a de Castro, Spanish writer (Canteres Gallegos, Follas Novas)
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1844
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Charles-Marie Widor, Lyons France, composer/prof (Paris Conservatory)
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1852
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[James] Burner Matthews, US playwright/critic (NY Times)
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1855
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Alice Freeman Palmer, educator (Hall of Fame)
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1856
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Hendrik P Berlage, architect (Stock exchange Amsterdam)
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1857
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Jules de Trooz, baron/premier of Belgium (1907)
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1861
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Pierre Breville, composer
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1867
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Otto Hermann Kahn, Banker, organized Metropolitan Opera Co
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1875
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Jeanne Louise Calment, France, world's oldest woman (died at 122)
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1876
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Constantin Brancusi, Romanian/French sculptor (Princesse X)
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1877
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Jacob D du Toit [Totius], South African poet/theologist
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1878
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Fritz Cortolezis, composer
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1880
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Frank Orth, Phila Pa, actor (Boston Blackie, Brothers)
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1881
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Savilly Tartakower, Austrian/Polish/French chess player
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1883
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J M M "Mick" Commaille, cricketer (dual S African cricket/soccer rep)
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1885
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Sacha Guitry, France, actor/playwright (Story of a Cheat)
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1887
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Savielly [Xavier] G Tartakower, Austrian/Polish/French chess player
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1888
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Florence Bates, TX, actress (Moon & Sixpence, Love Crazy, San Antonio)
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1888
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Willem Banning, Dutch theologist/sociologist (Religious Build Up)
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1889
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Felix Aylmer, actor (Anastasia, Hamlet, Iron Duke, Macbeth, St Joan)
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1892
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Edna St Vincent Millay, poet/writer/feminist
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1893
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Andrs Segovia, Linares Spain, classical guitarist
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1893
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Vsevolod Pudovkin, Soviet film director/theorist (Mother, Deserter)
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1896
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Sylvain Poons, Dutch cabaret performer (Blue Jackets)
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1897
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Celia Lovsky, Vienna Aus, actress (Airport, Harlow, T'Pau-Star Trek)
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1898
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Vassily Vainonen, Russian ballet dancers/choreographer (Gayaneh)
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1900
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Madeleine Renaud, French actress/theater director (Plaisir)
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1900
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Sydney Arnold, English comic/actor (Miss Jones & Son)
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1902
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Arthur D Nock, English/US historian (St Paul)
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1902
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Bob [Hijman] Scholte, Dutch vocalist [or 1909]
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1902
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John Smallenbroek, Dutch minister of Internal Affairs [or 1909]
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1903
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Anas Nin, Paris, novelist (Winter of Artifice, House of Incense)
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1903
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Eric Fogg, composer
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1903
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Madeleine Renaud, Paris France, actress (Helene, Longest Day)
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1903
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Raymond Queneau, [M Presle], French author (Un Enfant a Dit)
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1903
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Thomas Yawkey, baseball owner (Boston Red Sox)
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1904
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Armand Preud'homme, Flemish organist/poet
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1907
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Wystan Hugh Auden, US, poet (Age of Anxiety-Pulitzer 1948)
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1909
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George G F van Renesse, Dutch pianist/music director
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1909
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Hans Erni, Switz, painter/sculptor
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1909
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Helen O Dickens, [Henderson], US physician/gynaecologist
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1910
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Douglas R S Bader, British pilot (WW II)
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1912
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Arline Judge, actress (Girls in Chains, Mad Wednesday, Age of Consent)
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1912
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Nikita Magaloff, Russian/Swiss pianist (Arkadia 598-Schubert)
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1912
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Patrick Murphy, English multi-millionaire
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1913
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Glenn M Anderson, (Rep-D-CA, 1969- )
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1914
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Arnold S Denker, NY, US chess champion (1944-46)
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1914
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Hermanus P "Piet" Mulder, Dutch journalist (Parool/VARA)
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1915
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Ann Sheridan, Denton Texas, actress (Dodge City, Another World)
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1915
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Godfrey Brown, England, 4 X 400m runner (Olympic-gold-1936)
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1917
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Victor G M Marijnen, Dutch premier (1963-65)
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1922
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Murray "the K" Kaufman, NYC DJ (5th Beatle)
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1922
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Uros Krek, composer
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1923
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Lola Flores, entertainer
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1923
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Lucille Bremer, dancer/actress (Ruthless, Ziegfeld Follies)
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1923
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Zvi Zeitlin, Dubrovnik Yugoslavia, violinist/prof (Eastman School)
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1924
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Robert G Mugabe, premier/president of Zimbabwe
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1925
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Al Fann, Cleve, actor (Alvin-He's the Mayor)
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1925
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Jack Ramsay, NBA coach
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1925
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Sam Peckinpah, Fresno CA, film director (Wild Bunch, Straw Dogs)
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1926
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Hans Andreus, [Johan W van der Zant], Dutch poet (Animal Language)
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1927
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Erma Bombeck, Dayton Ohio, humorist (Grass is Always Greener...)
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1927
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Hubert de Givenchy, Beauvais France, fashion designer (Audrey Hepburn)
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1927
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Pierre Mercure, composer
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1930
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Elizabeth Adams, madame
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1931
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Larry Hagman, TV actor (I Dream of Jeannie, Dallas)
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1932
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Harald V, King of Norway (1991- )
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1933
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Nina Simone, [Eunice Waymon], Tyron NC, vocalist/pianist (Porgy)
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1934
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Rue McClanahan, Healdton Okla, actress (Maude, Golden Girls)
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1935
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Mark McManus, actor (Taggart, Nightstick, 2000 Weeks, 12th Night)
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1936
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Barbara Jordan, Houston, Tx, (Rep-D-Tx, 1972-78)
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1937
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Gary Lockwood, Van Nuys Cal, actor (2001, Survival Zone, Lieutenant)
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1937
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Ron Clarke, Australia, runner (held 19 world records)
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1938
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Beryl F Anthony Jr, (Rep-D-CA, 1979- )
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1939
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Richard Beymer, Avoca IA, actor (West Side Story, Diary of Anne Frank)
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1939
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Ron Nagle, rock producer (Riding with the King)
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1940
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John Lewis, (Rep-D-Georgia)
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1940
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Peter McEnery, England, actor (Game is Over, Moonspinners)
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1941
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Charlie Shelburne, English earl/large landowner
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1942
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Margarethe Von Trotta, Berlin Germany, actress/director (Marianne)
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1943
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David Geffin, Brooklyn NY, record producer (Geffin, Asylum)
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1943
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Duncan Swift, jazz pianist
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1943
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Roberto Faenza, director (Cop Killers, Corrupt)
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1944
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Herman de Coninck, Flemish writer/poet (Impossible Work)
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1944
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Kitty Winn, Wash DC, actress (Beacon Hill)
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1945
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Paul Newton, rock bassist
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1945
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Sudhir Naik, cricketer (Indian Test batsman in 2 Tests 1974)
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1946
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Alan Rickman, actor (Robin Hood Prince of Thieves)
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1946
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Desmond Lewis, WI cricket batsman/keeper (avg 86.33 in 3 Tests)
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1946
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Tricia Nixon Cox, Richard Milhaus' daughter (or 0202)
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1946
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Tyne Daly, Madison Wisc, actress (Cagney & Lacey, Angel Unchained)
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1947
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Olympia J Snowe, (Rep-R-ME, 1979- )
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1948
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Larry Ragland, Richmond Va, comedian (Keep on Truckin')
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1949
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Jerry Harrison, Milwaukee, rock keyboardist (Talking Heads)
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1951
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John Parker, cricketer (NZ batsman of 70s)
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1951
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Michael Cotten, rock synthesizer (Tubes)
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1951
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Vince Welnick, rock keyboardist (Tubes)
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1952
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Jean-Jacques Brunel, rock bassist (Stranglers-Dreamtime)
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1953
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Christine Ebersole, Park Forest Ill, actress (SNL, Valerie, Tootsie)
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1953
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William L Petersen, actor (Return to Lonesome Dove)
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1954
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Ivo van Damme, Belgium, 800/1500m dash (Olympic-silver-1976)
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1956
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Woody Brown, Dayton Ohio, actor (Cliff-Facts of Life)
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1958
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Alan Trammell, Garden Grove CA, infielder (Detroit Tigers)
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1958
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Jack Coleman, Easton Pa, actor (Steven Carrington-Dynasty)
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1958
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Jake Steinfeld, exercise expert (Body by Jake)
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1958
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Mary-Chapin Carpenter, Princeton NJ, country vocalist (This Shirt)
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1961
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Christopher Atkins, Rye NY, actor (Peter-Dallas, Blue Lagoon)
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1961
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Ranking Roger, rock vocalist (English Beat-Drowning)
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1961
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Yobes Ondieki, Kenya, 10K runner (world record)
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1963
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Greg Turner, Dunedin NZ, Australasia golfer
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1963
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Michael Gostigian, Newtown Sq PA, pentathelete (Oly-16th-88, 92, 96)
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1964
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Alana Soares, Redondo Beach Ca, playmate (Mar, 1983)
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1964
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Mark E Kelly, Orange NJ, Lt USN/astronaut
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1964
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Scott J Kelly, Orange NJ, Lt USN/astronaut
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1964
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Willie Pless, CFL linebacker (Edmonton Eskimos)
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1965
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Jayson Meyer, Regina Saskatchewan, hockey defenseman (Team Germany)
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1965
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Keith Arthurton, cricketer (Charlestown, Nevis WI lefty bat)
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1966
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Bronwen Booth, London, actress (Andy-One Life to Live, Eternal Evil)
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1966
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Chris Donnels, US baseball infielder (Houston Astros)
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1966
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Edie Boyer, St Paul Minn, discus thrower
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1966
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Tommy Hendricks, rocker
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1966
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Wendy James, London England, vocalist (Transvision Vamp-Velveteen)
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1967
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Bas Roorda, Dutch soccer player (FC Groningen, NEC) [or Feb 13]
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1967
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Leroy Russel Burrell, Phila, long jumper (Olympics-96)
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1967
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Patrick Lodewijks, Dutch soccer player (PSV, FC Groningen)
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1968
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Pellom McDaniels, NFL defensive end (KC Chiefs)
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1968
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Terry Allen, NFL running back (Minnesota Vikings, Wash Redskins)
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1969
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Dean Noel, CFL full back (Hamilton Tiger Cats)
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1969
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Petra Kronberger, Austrian alpine skiier (Olympic-gold-1992)
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1970
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Javier De La Hoya, Mexican/US baseball pitcher (Florida Marlins)
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1970
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Marc Woodard, NFL linebacker (Phila Eagles)
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1970
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Michael Slater, cricketer (devastating Aust opening bat since 1993)
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1970
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Patrick Pilloni, hockey forward (Team Austria 1998)
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1970
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Will Moore, NFL wide receiver (NE Patriots, Jacksonville Jaguars)
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1971
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Arco Jochemsen, Dutch soccer player (SVDB, Vitesse)
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1971
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Jeff Schmidt, US baseball pitcher (California Angels)
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1971
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Jey Phillips, WLAF safety (Amsterdam Admirals)
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1971
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Jose Solano, actor (Baywatch)
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1971
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Terry Mickens, NFL wide reciever (Green Bay Packers-Superbowl 31)
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1972
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Karl DeWolf, hockey defenseman (Team France 1998)
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1973
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Brian Rolston, Flint, NHL left wing (Olympics-1994, NJ Devils)
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1973
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Les Gutches, Medford Oregon, 180« lbs freestyle wrestler (Oly-1996)
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1974
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Alexei Lojkin, NHL forward (Belarus, Oly-98)
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1974
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Rohsaan Griffin, Texas City Texas, 200m runner
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1975
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Scott Miller, Sydney NSW Australia, swimmer (Olympics-silver-96)
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1975
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Troy Slaten, actor (Jerry-Parker Lewis Can't Lose)
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1976
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Robin Confer, soccer forward (Olympics-96)
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1976
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Ryan Smyth, Banff, NHL left wing (Edmonton Oilers)
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1986
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Amedeo, Belgium, son of princess Astrid/arch duke Lorenz
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DEATHS
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556
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Maximianus van Ravenna, bishop (Basilica S Stefano), dies
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1513
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Julius II, [Giuliano dellea Rovere], Pope (1503-13), dies at 69
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1554
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Hieronymus Bock, German doctor (founder of modern botany), dies
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1595
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Robert Southwell, English Jesuit/poet, hanged
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1624
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Dirck van Baburen, Dutch painter (Sepulture), dies at about 28
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1648
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Christian IV, king of Denmark/Norway, dies
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1653
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Adriaen Pauw, master of Heemstede/Dutch Grand Pensionary, dies at 71
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1677
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[Benedictus] Baruch Spinoza, philosopher, dies at 44
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1684
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Pieter van den Abeelen, Dutch medallist/jeweller, dies at about 75
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1689
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Isaacus Vossius, Dutch [Isaac Vos], librarian, dies
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1711
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Joan van Hoorn, gov-gen of Neth-Indies (1707-09), dies at 57
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1730
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Benedict XIII, [Pietro F Orsini], Pope (1724-30), dies at 81
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1790
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Johann Friedrich Kloffler, composer, dies at 64
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1803
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Edward Despard, last person drawn & quartered in England
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1842
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Wojciech Zywny, composer, dies at 85
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1852
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Nikolai Gogol, Russian playwright (Dead Soles), dies
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1862
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Justinus A C Kerner, German family doctor/poet/writer, dies at 75
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1864
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Jeffery Forrest, US Confederate brig-general, dies in battle
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1872
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Pavel P Gagarin, Russian monarch/politician, dies at 82
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1876
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Henry John Gauntlett, composer, dies at 70
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1879
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Peter P van Bosse, Dutch liberal minister of Finance, dies at 69
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1884
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John Pike Hullah, composer, dies at 71
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1894
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Gustave Caillebotte, French shipbuilding designer/painter, dies at 45
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1919
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Giovanni Bolzoni, composer, dies at 77
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1919
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Habib Ullah Chan, emir of Afghanistam (1901-19), murdered at 46
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1919
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Karl von Hohenzollern, Prince of Belgium, dies
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1919
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Kurt Eisner, premier Bayern (soc), murdered at 51
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1924
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Salvatore Auteri Manzocchi, composer, dies at 78
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1925
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Alfred Baldwin Sloan, composer, dies at 52
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1926
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Heike Kamerlingh Onnes, Dutch physicist (Nobel 1913), dies at 72
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1938
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Albert Huybrechts, composer, dies at 39
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1938
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George Ellery Hale, astronomer, dies
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1945
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Eric Liddell, Scottish runner (Olympic-gold 1924), dies at 43
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1948
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Frederick Archibald Lamond, composer, dies at 80
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1949
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Ernest Walker, composer, dies at 78
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1951
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Anton Roemer, Dutch actor (Gay Death), dies at 63
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1956
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Edwin Franko Goldman, composer, dies at 78
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1961
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Blaise Cendrars, [Frdric Sauser-Hall], Switz, poet, dies at 73
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1965
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Malcolm X, [Little], black Moslem leader, assassinated in NYC at 39
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1968
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Anthony Asquith, British director (Court Martial), dies at 65
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1969
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Jos de Capriles, Mexican-born US Olympic fencer, dies
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1971
|
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Adolph Weiss, composer, dies at 79
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1976
|
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Florence Ballard, rocker (Supremes), dies at 32
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1976
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Frieda Inescort, Scottish actress (Meet Corliss Archer), dies at 74
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1979
|
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Glendon Gibbs, cricketer (Test Cricket WI v Australia 1955), dies
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1979
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Ray Whitley, composer, dies
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1980
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Chester H Lauck, actor (2 Weeks to Live, Goin' to Town), dies at 78
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1984
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Michail A Sholochov, Russian writer (Ocean Don, Nobel 1965), dies
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1985
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Eric Herfst, Dutch cabaret performer (Floris), dies at 47
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1985
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Ina Claire, actress/comedienne (3 Bdwy Girls), dies of stroke at 89
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1985
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Louis Hayward, actor (Lone Wolf, Survivors), dies of lung cancer at 75
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1991
|
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Margot Fonteyn, ballerina (1st lady of British Ballet), dies at 71
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1991
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Roger Swaybill, actor/writer (Porky's II, Breaking Point), dies at 47
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1992
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Eva A Jessye, US singer/actress (Eva Jessye Choir), dies at 97
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1992
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Franc Holden, British astronomer (Binary Stars), dies
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1992
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Jane Pickens Langley Hoving, singer, dies at 83
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1992
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Kate A ter Horst-Arrins, Dutch nurse (Battle of Arnhem), dies at 85
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1992
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Roberto D'Aubuisson, El Salvadorian founder (ARENA), dies
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1992
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William S Magginetti, dies at 98
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1993
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Ferrucci Lamborghini, car maker (Lamborghini), dies at 76
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1994
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Frederick Edward Nicklin, architect, dies at 68
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1994
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William Elgin Swinton, child Psychiatrist, dies at 54
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1995
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Robert Bolt, Brit playwright (Doctor Zhivago, Bounty), dies at 70
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1996
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Horace Leonard Gold, sF writer/editor, dies at 81
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1996
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Jean Burroughs, educationalist, dies at 67
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1996
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Morton Gould, composer, dies at 82
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1996
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Terence Edward Armstrong, polar geographer, dies at 75
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1997
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Kenneth Rowntree, painter, dies at 81
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1997
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Michael Hollings, catholic priest/crusader, dies at 75
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