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65
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Jews revolt against Rome, capturing fortress of Antonia in Jerusalem
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68
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Rome Senate accepts emperor Galba
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452
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Italy invaded by Attila the Hun
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536
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St Silverius begins his reign as Catholic Pope
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570
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Religion of Islam (submission) founded in Mecca
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793
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Vikings plunder St Cuthbert convent Lindisfarne
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979
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Louis V de Luie, crowned King of France
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1551
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Pope Julius III excommunicates Duke Ottario Farnese of Parma
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1624
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Earthquake strikes Peru
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1632
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Prince Frederik Henry conquerors Sittard
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1663
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Battle at Amegical: English & Portugese fleet beats Spanish
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1694
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English troop landing at Brest attack (300 killed)
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1761
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British fleet occupies Belle Britain
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1783
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Laki Volcano in southern Iceland begins 8-month eruption
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1786
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Commercially made ice cream 1st advertised (Mr Hall, NYC)
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1815
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39 German states unite under Act of Confederation
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1824
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Washing machine patented by Noah Cushing of Quebec
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1829
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1st UK municipal swimming pool outside of London, opens in Liverpool
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1834
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HMS Beagle sails from Port Famine to Cape Turn
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1846
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Battle at Gwanga: British troops beat Bantu
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1856
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Pitcairn Islanders arrive on Norfolk Island
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1861
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People of Tennessee vote to succeed from Union
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1861
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US Sanitary Commission is given executive approval
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1862
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Valley Campaign-Battle of Cross Keys, Virginia
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1865
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Tristanderl und Zsholde, premieres
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1869
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Ives W McGaffey of Chicago patents 1st vacuum cleaner (it sucks)
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1872
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Congress endorses penny post card
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1878
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12th Belmont: L Hughes aboard Duke of Magenta wins in 2:43«
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1882
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16th Belmont: Jim McLaughlin aboard Forester wins in 2:43
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1886
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1st Civil Rights Act passes
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1889
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Cable Cars begin service in LA
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1889
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Start of Sherlock Holmes Adventure "Boscombe Valley Mystery" (BG)
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1892
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Homer A Plessy refuses to go to segregated RR car (Plessy v Ferguson)
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1896
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1st car is stolen
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1900
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Start of Sherlock Holmes "Adventure of 6 Napoleons" (BG)
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1911
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Belgium govt of Schollaert falls
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1914
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34.7øF (1.5øC) in De Bilt, Netherlands
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1915
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92øF (33.3øC) in De Bilt, Netherlands
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1915
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William Jennings Bryan quits as Secretary of State
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1917
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Walt Disney graduates from Benton High School
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1918
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Nova Aquila, brightest nova since Kepler's nova of 1604, discovered
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1920
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Reds' Edd Roush falls asleep in center during long infield argument Heinie Groh goes to wake him, but ump ejects Roush for dela
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1921
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Babe Ruth arrested for speeding, fined $100, & held in jail until 4 PM
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1927
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Tony Lazzeri hits 3 HRs Yanks beat White Sox 12-11
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1928
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1st US-to-Australia flight lands (Sir Charles Kingford)
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1929
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61st Belmont: Mack Garner aboard Blue Larkspur wins in 2:32.8
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1929
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Venezuelan rebel Rafael Urbina overthrows Fort Amsterdam, Curaao kidnap governor Fruytier
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1931
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Duke & Duchess of Kent wed
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1931
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Suriname Work Committee under Louis Doedel forms in Paramaribo
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1933
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A's Jimmie Foxx homers his 1st 3 at bats for 4 consecutive HRs
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1935
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39th US Golf Open: Sam Parks Jr shoots a 299 at Oakmont CC PA
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1935
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67th Belmont: Willie Saunders aboard Omaha wins in 2:30.6
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1935
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Lou Gehrig collides with Carl Reynolds & leaves the game
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1936
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1st parking meters are invented
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1937
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World's largest flower blooms in NY Botanical Garden, 12' calla lily
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1939
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British king George VI visits US
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1940
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72nd Belmont: Fred A Smith aboard Bimelech wins in 2:29.6
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1940
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Discovery of element 93, neptunium, announced
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1940
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Last British troops leave Narvik Norway
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1941
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English & French troop overthrow pro-German Syria
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1942
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Bing Cosby records "Silent Night"
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1944
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1st SS-Pantser corps counter attacks at Normandy
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1944
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Allies occupy Port-and-Bessin Normandy
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1944
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Dutch Resistance fighter Frans Duwaer arrested
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1944
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Gen Montgomery lands in Normandy, forms HQ in Chteau de Creully
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1946
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"Lute Song" closes at Plymouth Theater NYC after 142 performances
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1946
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Sukarno calls for anti colonial defiance in Indonesia
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1948
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"Milton Berle Show" premieres on NBC TV
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1948
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"Sally" closes at Martin Beck Theater NYC after 36 performances
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1948
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John Rudder becomes 1st negro commissioned officer in US marines
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1949
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Siam changes name to Thailand
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1950
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Boston Red Sox beat St Louis Browns 29-4 (win by record 25 runs)
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1950
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Jean Duvieusart becomes Belgian premier
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1950
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Test Cricket debut of Ramadhin & Valentine (8-104 1st inn) v England
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1952
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Betsy Rawls wins LPGA Eastern Women's Golf Open
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1953
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Cluster of 6 tornadoes touch down in Flint Michigan killing 113
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1953
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Segregated lunch counters in DC forbidden by Supreme Court
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1953
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Tornadoes kill 110 in Mich & Ohio
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1955
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Dodgers option Tommy Lasorda to make room on roster for Sandy Koufax
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1956
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Lim Yem Hock forms Singapore govt
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1956
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WDAM TV channel 7 in Laurel-Hattiesburg, MS (NBC) begins broadcasting
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1958
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4th LPGA Championship won by Mickey Wright
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1959
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1st official "missile mail" lands (Jacksonville, Fla)
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1959
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X-15 makes 1st unpowered flight, from a B-52 at 11,500 m
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1960
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1st date in James Clavell's novel "Nobel House"
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1960
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Argentine government demands release of Adolf Eichmann
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1961
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English prince Edward, Duke of Kent, weds Katharine Worsley
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1961
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Milwaukee sets record of 4 consecutive HRs (Eddie Mathews, Hank Aaron Joe Adcock & Frank Thomas)
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1961
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Test Cricket debut of William Morris Lawry, v Eng at Edgbaston, 57
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1962
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Jim Beatty runs world record 2 mile (8:29.8)
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1963
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"Mr President" closes at St James Theater NYC after 265 performances
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1963
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95th Belmont: Braulio Baeza aboard Chateaugay wins in 2:30.2
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1963
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American Heart Assn is 1st agency to campaign against cigarettes
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1965
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A's draft Rick Monday #1
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1965
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US troops ordered to fight offensively in Vietnam
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1965
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USSR launches Luna 6; missed Moon
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1966
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NFL & AFL announce plans to become NFC & AFC in 1970
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1967
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Israel attacks USS Liberty in Mediterranean, killing 34 US crewmen
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1968
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1st reduced-gravity golf game is played on the Moon
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1968
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Bermuda adopts its constitution
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1968
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Don Drysdale pitches a record 58th consecutive scoreless inning
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1968
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Gary Puckett & Union Gap release "Lady Will Power"
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1968
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James Earl Ray, alleged assassin of Martin Luther King Jr, captured
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1968
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New colonial constitution for Bermuda adopted
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1968
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Rolling Stones release "Jumpin' Jack Flash"
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1969
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"Smothers Brothers comedy Hour," last airs on CBS-TV
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1969
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21st Emmy Awards: Get Smart, Don Adams & Susan St James
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1969
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Brian Jones leaves The Rolling Stones
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1969
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General Franco closes Spain's frontier with Gibraltar
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1969
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KDNL TV channel 30 in Saint Louis, MO (IND) begins broadcasting
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1969
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Mickey Mantle Day, 60,096 saw #7 retired (I was there-BTG)
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1969
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Nixon says 25,000 US troops would leave Vietnam by end of August
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1969
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Rolling Stones guitarist Mick Taylor replaces Brian Jones
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1969
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Susie Berning wins LPGA Lady Carling Golf Open
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1970
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Players & management end labor dispute up min salary to $12,000
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1971
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North Vietnam demands US end aid to South Vietnam
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1971
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White Sox draft Danny Goodwin #1, he refuses to sign
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1972
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Padres draft Dave Roberts #1, Indians draft Rick Manning #2
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1972
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Test Cricket debut of Tony Greig, v Australia at Old Trafford (57/62)
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1973
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Admiral Luis Carrero Blanco appointed premier of Spain
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1974
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106th Belmont: Miguel Rivera aboard Little Current wins in 2:29.2
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1974
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Keyboardist Rick Wakeman quits rock group "Yes"
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1974
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US & Saudi Arabia sign military-economic contract
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1975
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2 passenger trains collided near Munich Germany killing 35
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1975
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Joanne Carner wins LPGA Girl Talk Golf Classic
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1975
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USSR launches Venera 9 for Venus landing
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1976
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Houston Astros draft Floyd Bannister #1
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1977
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Nolan Ryan notches his 4th career 19-strikeout game
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1978
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51st National Spelling Bee: Peg McCarthy wins spelling deification
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1978
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Braves draft Bob Horner #1
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1978
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Nevada jury rules Howard Hughes "Mormon Will" is a forgery
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1979
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"The Source," 1st computer public information service, goes on-line
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1979
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Mariners draft Al Chambers #1
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1979
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Wings release "Back to the Egg" album
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1980
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"It's So Nice to Be Civilized" closes at Martin Beck NYC after 8 perfs
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1980
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26th LPGA Championship won by Sally Little
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1980
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34th Tony Awards: Children of a Lesser God & Evita win
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1980
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50th French Womens Tennis: Chris Evert beats Virginia Ruzici (60 63)
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1981
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15th Music City News Country Awards: Mandrell Sisters
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1981
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Seattle Mariners draft Mike Moore #1
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1982
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36th NBA Championship: LA Lakers beat Phila 76ers, 4 games to 2
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1982
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Brazilian B-727 flight crashes into mountain; 135 die
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1982
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Emmy 9th Daytime Award presentation - Susan Lucci loses for 3rd time
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1982
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Reagan addresses joint session of British Parliament
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1983
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"Trading Places," "Ghostbusters," & "Gremlins," premieres
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1983
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Charlos Vieira begins 191 hr "nonstop" cycling in Leiria, Portugal
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1983
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Marlies Ghr runs female European record 100m (10.81)
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1985
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117th Belmont: Eddie Maple aboard Creme Fraiche wins in 2:27
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1985
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Pirates score 10 in top of 1st, but lose 15-11 to Phillies, as Steve becomes 1st Phillie to switch hit HRs in same game
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1986
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"Big Deal" closes at Broadway Theater NYC after 70 performances
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1986
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40th NBA Championship: Boston Celtics beat Hous Rockets, 4 games to 2
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1986
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56th French Mens Tennis: Ivan Lendl beats Mikael Pernfors (63 62 64)
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1986
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Alleged Nazi Kurt Waldheim elected pres of Austria
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1986
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Juli Inkster wins LPGA McDonald's Golf Championship
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1986
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Longest 9 inning AL game (4h16m), Balt Orioles beat Yankees 18-9
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1987
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21st Music City News Country Awards: Randy Travis
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1987
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Oliver North's secretary Fawn Hall tesifies at Iran-Contra hearing
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1988
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Nippon Airways announces that painting eyeballs on Jets cut bird collisions by 20%
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1989
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Pirates score 10 in 1st (their best inning since 1942), prompts Pirate Jim Rooker to say he would walk from Pitts to Phila if P
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1990
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"It's Garry Shandling's Show," last airs on Fox-TV
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1990
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Phil Bradley hits 18th inside-the-park HR in Oriole history
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1991
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"Our Country's Good" closes at Nederlander Theater NYC after 48 perfs
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1991
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123rd Belmont: Jerry Bailey aboard Hansel wins in 2:28
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1991
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61st French Womens Tennis: Monica Seles beats A S Vicario (63 64)
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1991
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College World Series: Louisiana State defeats Wichita State 6-3
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1991
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Former NY Jet Mark Gastineau wins 1st pro boxing fight in 12 seconds
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1991
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Victory parade held in Wash DC (Persian Gulf War)
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1991
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Warren Schutte, is 1st non American to win NCAA Div 1 golf title
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1992
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26th Music City News Country Awards: Alan Jackson & Garth Brooks
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1992
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NY Yankee pitcher Steve Howe is banned from baseball for 7th time
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1992
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Thomas Klestil succeeds Waldheim as president of Austria
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1993
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Premier Marc Bazin of Haiti resigns
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1994
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7.8 earthquake strikes North Bolivia
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1994
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Mass murderer Joe Rifkind sentenced to 27 years
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1995
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"Buttons on Broadway" opens at Ambassador Theater NYC for 40 perfs
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1996
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128th Belmont: Rene Douglas aboard Editor's Note wins in 2:28.96
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1996
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66th French Womens Tennis: Steffi Graf beats A S Vicario (63, 67, 108)
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1996
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China PR performs nuclear test at Lop Nor PRC
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1996
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Dean Jones takes career-best 5-112 for Derbyshire v Hampshire
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1996
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Lloyd & Titchard complete 358 stand for 4th wkt Lancs v Essex
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1996
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PBA National Championship Won by Butch Soper
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1997
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"Young Man From Atlanta" closes at Longacre Theater NYC after 85 perfs
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1997
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67th French Mens Tennis: Gustavo Kuerten beats S Bruguera (63 64 62)
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1997
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BellSouth Senior Golf Classic at Opryland
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1997
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Justin Leonard wins golf's Kemper Open at TPC at Avenel
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1997
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Pat Hurst wins LPGA Oldsmobile Classic
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2004
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Transit of Venus (between Earth & Sun) occurs
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BIRTHS
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1318
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Eleonora Plantagenet, daughter of King Eduard II/wife of Reinald II
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1625
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Giovanni D Cassini, Perinaldo, France, discoverer (4 moons of Saturn)
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1652
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William Dampier, English explorer/pirate
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1671
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Tomaso Albinoni, Italian composer (Adagio in G-minor)
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1722
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Jakob Friedrich Kleinknecht, composer
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1724
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John Smeaton, Leeds, civil engineer
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1740
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Gabriele Mario Piozzi, composer
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1743
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Alessandro Cagliostro, Palermo Italy, adventurer
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1753
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Nicolas-Marie Dalayrac, composer
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1756
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Cornelis van Foreest, mayor of Alkmaar
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1759
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Thomas Dunham Whitaker, Rainham Norfolk UK, topographer
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1772
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Robert Stevenson, Glasgow, civil engineer
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1783
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Joseph Lincke, composer
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1804
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Jan Baptist van Son, Dutch politician (RC)
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1805
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Luigi Ricci, composer
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1806
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Gideon Johnson Pillow, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1878
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1810
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Robert A Schumann, Zwickau Saxony Germany, composer (Fantastiestcke)
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1812
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Spyridon Xyndas, composer
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1813
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David Dixon Porter, Rear Admiral (Union Navy), died in 1891
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1814
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Charles Reade, England, novelist (Cloister & Hearth)
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1821
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John Dunlap Stevenson, Bvt Mjr Gen (Union volunteers), died in 1897
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1821
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Samuel White Baker, London England, explorer (Ceylon/Egypt)
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1824
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James Loudon, gov-gen of Neth-Indies
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1824
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William Montgomery Gardner, Brig Gen (Confederate Army), died in 1901
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1829
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John Everett Millais, England, painter (Order of Release)
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1834
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George Garrett, composer
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1837
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Jan Kleczynski, composer
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1837
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Moriz Heyne, German germanist (Beowulf)
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1847
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Ida Sazton McKinley, 1st lady (1897-1901)
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1849
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Juliaan Dillens, Flemish sculptor (Anspach Monument)
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1856
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Natalia Janotha, composer
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1858
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Antonio Nicolau, Spanish composer/conductor
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1867
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Frank Lloyd Wright, Richland Center Wisc, master builder (Guggenheim)
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1881
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Prospero Bisquertt, composer
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1888
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Guëmundur J¢nsson Kamban, Icelandic writer (Sk lholt)
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1888
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Poul Julius Ouscher Schierbeck, composer
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1889
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Joseph L Hromadka, Czech theologist (Lenin prize 1957)
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1894
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Erwin Schulhoff, Czech/Russian composer/pianist (Ogelala)
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1896
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Samuel Gonard, chairman (International Red Cross)
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1900
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Herman J Friedericy, [H J Merlijn], writer (Last general)
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1902
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Albe, [Renaut A Joostens], Flemish writer (Andalusian Diary)
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1903
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Gerrit C Berkouwer, Dutch theologist (Dogmatic Studies)
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1903
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Ralph Webster Yarborough, politician
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1903
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Ronald Shiner, actor (Carry on Admiral, Keep it Clean, Aunt Clara)
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1905
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Brian Coffey, poet
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1906
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Charles Janssens, Belgium, actor (Mira, Malpertuis)
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1906
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S Nazir Ali, cricketer (bro of Wazir Ali, India's 1st Test 1932)
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1909
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Maria M van de Berg, actress (It was April 1st)
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1909
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William Odling, major-general
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1910
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Aleksandr T Tvardovski, Russian conductor [NS=June 21]
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1910
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John W Campbell, US, sci-fi writer (Moon is Hell)
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1911
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Van Lingle Mungo, SC, pitcher (Dodgers, Giants)
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1912
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Ian Morrow, company director
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1913
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Graham Watson, literary agent
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1913
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Janos Jagamas, composer
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1913
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Peter Diamand, artistic administrator
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1914
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Joseph de Pietro, US, 56kg weightlifter (Olympic-gold-1948)
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1914
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KuBa, writer
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1915
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Gustaaf AWC baron van Hemert Dingshof, (mayor-Maarn Neth)
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1915
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Julian Ridsdale, MP
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1916
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Francis Crick, British co-discovered DNA's structure (Nobel 1962)
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1917
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Byron R Whizzer White, Ft Collins, NFLer/Supreme Court Just (1962-93)
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1918
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Robert Preston, Newton MA, actor (Music Man, Mame, Last Starfighter)
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1919
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Guy Overton, cricketer (NZ pace bowler in 3 Tests on 1953-54 SA tour)
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1920
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A J Mottram, tennis player
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1920
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Bert Leysen, TV director (Belgian National TV)
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1921
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Alexis Smith, Penticton BC Canada, actress (Jessica-Dallas, Follies)
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1921
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Alwyn Williams, Vice-Chancellor (Glasgow U)
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1921
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Lord Campbell of Croy
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1921
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Sheila Ryan, KS, actress (Big Fix, Mule Train, Ringside, Caged Fury)
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1921
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Suharto, general/president Indonesia (1967- )
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1922
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Myron Healy, Petalumus Calif, actor (Wyatt Earp)
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1923
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Alice Coleman, geographer
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1923
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Jean Maxwell-Scott, Lady-in-Waiting (Prin Alice Duchess Gloucester)
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1923
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Karel Goeyvaerts, Flemish composer (Summer Games)
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1924
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George Kirby, Chicago, comedian (ABC Comedy Hour, Pearl Bailey Show)
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1924
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Glidewell, Lord Justice
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1924
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Ian Colquhoun, cricket wicket keeper (NZ vs England 1954-55)
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1924
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Sheldon Allman, Chicago, actor (Norm-Harris Against the World)
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1924
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William Barlow, CEO (BICC)
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1925
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Barbara Pierce Bush, Rye NY, 1st lady (1989-93)
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1925
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Eddie Gaedel, 3'7" St Louis Browns pinch-hitter (he walked)
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1926
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Anatol Vieru, composer
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1926
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Cranley Onslow, MP
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1926
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Nico Kiasashvii, professor of English Literature
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1927
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Dame Anne Warburton, President (Lucy Cavendish College-Cambridge_
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1927
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David Hobman, director (Age Concern England)
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1927
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Jerry Stiller, Bkln NY, comedian (Frank Constanza-Seinfeld)
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1927
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Michael Levey, director (British National Gallery)
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1928
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Jiri Dvoracek, composer
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1928
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Kat[i]e [Gertrude] Wilhelm, US, sci-fi author (Hugo, Hamlet Trap)
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1929
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Earl Ferrers, British minister of state (Dept of Environment)
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1929
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Ventappa Muddiah, cricketer (Indian off-spinner in 2 Tests 1959-61)
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1930
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Bo Gunnar Widerberg, Malm Sweden, director (Elvira Madigan)
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1930
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Dana Wynter, London, actress (Airport, Invasion of the Body Snatchers)
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1930
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Michael Codron, theatrical producer
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1930
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Yannis Ioannidis, composer
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1931
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Ivan V Lali, poet
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1931
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James Leander "Leo" Nichols, honorary consul
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1932
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Hans Gunter Helms, composer
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1932
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Lady Littler, CEO (Gaming Board for Great Britain)
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1932
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Ray Illingworth, cricketer (England off-spin all-rounder & captain)
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1932
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Raymond Illingworth, CEO )England committee, TCCB)
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1933
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Dr Robert Stevens, Master (Pembroke College, Oxford)
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1933
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Eric Parker, deputy CEO (Trafalgar House)
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1933
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Joan Rivers, [Molinsky], Bkln, comedienne (Late Show, Hollywood Sq)
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1934
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Millicent Martin, Romford Eng, actress (Alfie, Nothing but the Best)
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1936
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James Darren, Phila, actor (TJ Hooker, Diamond Head, Venus in Furs)
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1937
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Bruce McCandless II, Boston, Cap USN/astronaut (STS 41B, STS-31)
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1937
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Norma Shaw, bowler
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1939
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Bernie Casey, Wyco WV, actor (Boxcar Bertha, Rent-a-Cop)
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1939
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Herb Adderley, Phila, NFL hall of famer (Packers, Cowboys)
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1940
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Nancy Sinatra, Jersey City, singer (Boots are Made for Walkin')
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1940
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Sherman Garnes, rock vocalist (Frankie Lymon & The Teenagers)
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1941
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Clarence "Fuzzy" Haskins, US pop singer (Funkadelic-Knee Deep)
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1941
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Joop H van den Berg, Dutch 2nd Chamber member (PvdA)
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1942
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Aleksandr Aleksandrovich Skvortsov, Russian cosmonaut
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1942
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Chuck Negron, singer (3 Dog Night-Joy to the World)
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1942
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Gael Ramsey, Brigadier commander (HQ Aldershot Garrison)
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1942
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Willie D Davenport, Troy Alabama, 110m hurdler (Olympic-gold-1968)
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1943
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Colin Baker, actor (Dr Who, Swallows & Amazons)
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1943
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J C A Barrett, Headmaster (Leys School-Cambridge)
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1943
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Vicki Stangroome, campaigner
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1943
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Willie Davenport, Troy Ala, bobsledder/hurdler (Olympics-gold-68)
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1944
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Boz Scaggs, [William Royce], Dallas Tx, rocker (Steve Miller Band)
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1944
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Don Grady, [Agrati], actor (Robbie Douglas-My Three Sons)
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1945
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Derek Underwood, cricketer ("Deadly" Maybe the best post-war SLA)
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1945
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Donna Deitch, director (Sexual Advances, Women of Brewster Place)
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1946
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Dudley Fishburn, MP
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1946
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Elizabeth A Lynn, US, sci-fi author (Watchtower, Red Hawk)
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1946
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Richie Robinson, cricketer (Victorian keeper, Australian batsman 1977)
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1947
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Joan La Barbara, composer
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1947
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Julie Driscoll, rocker/actress (33 1/3 Revolutions Per Monkee)
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1947
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Mick Box, rock guitarist (Uriah Heep)
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1949
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Emmanuel Ax, Lvov Poland, pianist (Artur Rubinstein Comp-1974)
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1949
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Hildegard Falck, German FR, 800m runner (Olympic-gold-1972)
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1950
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Elmar Oliveira, Waterbury Connecticut, violinist (Naumburg 1978)
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1950
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Kathy Whitton Baker, Midland Tx, actress (Right Stuff, 16 Candles)
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1952
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Lindka Cierach, fashion designer
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1952
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Martin Taylor, CEO (Barclays Bank)
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1953
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Bonnie Tyler, singer (Total Eclipse of the Heart)
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1955
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Griffin Dunne, actor (American Werewolf in London, Who's That Girl)
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1955
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James Jonathan Sylvers, rocker
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1957
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Scott Raymond Adams, Catskill NY, cartoonist (Dilbert)
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1958
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Keenan Ivory Wayans, NYC, comedian (In Living Color)
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1958
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Stan Brock, NFL tackle (SD Chargers)
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1960
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Linda Hanley, Laguna Beach Calif, beach volleyballer (Olympics-4th-96)
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1960
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Mike Hucknail, rocker (Simply Red-Every Time We Say Goodbye)
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1961
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Kevin Gross, Downey CA, pitcher (Texas Rangers)
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1961
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Ursula Buchfellner, Munich Ger, playmate (Oct, 1979)/actr (Bloodline)
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1962
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Nick Rhodes, [Bates], keyboardist (Duran Duran-Hungry Like the Wolf)
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1963
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John Restino, Westchester NY, Canadian Tour golfer (1993 Tommy Armour)
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1963
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Kino Haitsma, pianist/arrangeur (Josephine)
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1963
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Susan Smith, LPGA golfer
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1964
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Butch [Harry Lee] Reynolds Jr, Akron, Ohio, 4X400m runner
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1964
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Nelli [Antoinette HC] Fiere-Cooman, Neth, runner (WR 60 m in 7.00)
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1965
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Kevin Ritz, Eatonstown NJ, pitcher (Colorado Rockies)
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1965
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Robert Platus, NYC, lip syncher (Milli Vanilli-Girl You Know This)
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1966
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Brian Williams, NFL center (NY Giants)
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1966
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Doris Pearson, Essex, rocker (5 Star-Silk & Steel)
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1966
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Julianna Margulies, Spring Valley NY, actress (Carol Hathaway-ER)
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1967
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Kathryn Marshall, Dundee Scotland, LPGA golfer (1995 Jamie Farr)
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1967
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Neil Mitchell, rocker (Wet, Wet, Wet-Wishing I Was)
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1967
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Stephane Simian, France, tennis star
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1967
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Willie Williams, WLAF tight end (Amsterdam Admirals)
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1968
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Dave Mlicki, Cleveland Ohio, pitcher (NY Mets)
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1968
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Rob Ray, Belleville, NHL left wing (Buffalo Sabres)
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1969
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Glenn Rogers Jr, CFL defensive back (Edmonton Eskimos)
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1969
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Laurel Martin, Hummelstown PA, field hockey forward (Olympics-96)
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1970
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Troy Vincent, NFL cornerback (Miami Dolphins, Philadelphia Eagles)
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1971
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Amanda Jahn, Miss USA-Missouri (1997)
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1971
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Elena Brioukhovets, Odessa Ukraine, tennis star (finalist 1990 Moscow)
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1971
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Jamie Morgan, Australia, tennis star
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1971
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Tom Nutten, CFL/NFL centers (Hamilton Tiger Cats, Buffalo Bills)
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1972
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David Sloan, NFL tight end (Detroit Lions)
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1972
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P[eter] J[ason] Farley, Hackensack, bass (Trixter-Give It To Me Good)
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1973
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Bryant Reeves, NBA center (Vancouver Grizzlies)
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1973
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Michael Sheldon, NFL offensive tackle (Buffalo Bills)
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1974
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Gabe Northern, defensive end (Buffalo Bills)
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1975
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Bryan McCabe, St Catherines, NHL defenseman (NY Islanders)
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1976
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Lindsay Davenport, Palos Verdes CA, tennis star (Olympics-gold-96)
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1977
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Belvilyn Ada Tenorio, Miss Universe-Northern Marianas (1996)
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1977
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Yvette Basting, Breda Neth, tennis star (1994 Futures-Flensberg-GER)
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1978
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Maria Menounos, Miss Massachusetts Teen USA (1996)
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1994
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Nicholas Joseph Mills, son of Chris Evert & Andy Mills
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DEATHS
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218
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Opellius Macrinus, emperor of Rome (217-8), dies in battle at 54
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632
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Mohammed, prophet of Islam (Koran), dies (according to tradition)
|
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1042
|
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Hardicanute, King of England (1040-42), Lambeth
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1115
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Peter van Amiens, French minister of crusades, dies at about 64
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1376
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"Black Prince" of Wales, son of King Edward of England, dies at 46
|
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1612
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Hans Leo Hassler, composer, dies at 49
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1661
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John Elsevier, book publisher/publisher, dies at 39
|
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1688
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Hans Bontemantel, Amsterdams merchant, buried
|
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1695
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Christian Huygens, inventor/astronomer (ring of Saturn), dies at 66
|
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1711
|
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Katharina Lescaille, [Netherlands Sappho], poetess, dies at 61
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1742
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Omobono Stradivari, Italian violin maker/son of Antonius, dies at 62
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1768
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Johann J Winckelmann, German archaeologist, dies at 50
|
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1790
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Charles-Joseph van Helmont, composer, dies at 75
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1794
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G A Brger, writer, dies
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1795
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Louis XVII Charles, king of France (1793-95), dies at 10
|
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1796
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Felice de Giardini, composer, dies at 80
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1803
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Joannes Natalis Paquot, Belgian priest/historian, dies at 80
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1806
|
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George Wythe, US attorney (signed Decl of Indep), dies at about 79
|
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1809
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Thomas Paine, writer (Age of Reason, Common Sense), dies at 72
|
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1814
|
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Friedrich Heinrich Himmel, composer, dies at 48
|
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1831
|
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Sarah Kemble Siddons, English actress (Lady Macbeth), dies at 75
|
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1845
|
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Andrew Jackson, (D) 7th pres (1828-37), dies at 78
|
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1865
|
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Joseph Paxton, designer (Crystal Palace), dies
|
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1870
|
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Johann Gottlob Topfer, composer, dies at 78
|
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1871
|
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Satank, Kiowa indian chief, shot to death
|
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1876
|
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George Sand, French author (Indiana, Consuelo), dies at 71
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1884
|
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Henry Clay Work, composer, dies at 51
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1889
|
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Gerard Manley Hopkins, poet, dies at 54
|
|
1906
|
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Christian Frederik Emil Horneman, composer, dies at 65
|
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1908
|
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Johan Lindegren, composer, dies at 66
|
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1919
|
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Jacob Fabricius, composer, dies at 78
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1929
|
|
Bliss Carman, poet, dies
|
|
1940
|
|
Frederick Shepherd Converse, US composer, dies at 69
|
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1947
|
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Tom O'Brien, actor (Flying Fool), dies at 56
|
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1948
|
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Franz Carl Bornschein, composer, dies at 69
|
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1948
|
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Hanson Carter, cricket (28 Tests for Aust, caught 44 stumped 21), dies
|
|
1953
|
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Godfrey Tearle, actor (39 Steps, Mandy, At Dawn We Die), dies at 68
|
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1954
|
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Alan M Turing, British mathematician (Turing), commits suicide at 41
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1967
|
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Elliot Griffis, composer, dies at 74
|
|
1967
|
|
Laverne Andrews, vocalist (Andrews Sister), dies
|
|
1969
|
|
Robert Taylor, actor (Death Valley Days), dies of lung cancer at 57
|
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1971
|
|
Harold Lloyd Jr, actor (Frankenstein's Daughter), dies at 40
|
|
1972
|
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Jimmy Rushing, US blues singer, dies at 68
|
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1973
|
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Eino Mauno Aleksanteri Linnala, composer, dies at 76
|
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1975
|
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William F Jenkins, author (Time Tunnel, Land of Giants), dies at 78
|
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1979
|
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Herb Polesie, producer/playwright (20 Questions), dies at 79
|
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1979
|
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Louis Salvador Palange, composer, dies at 61
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1982
|
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Jean Winer, French composer (Olive chez les ngres), dies at 86
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1982
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[Leroy] Satchel Paige, US baseball pitcher, dies at 75
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1984
|
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Gordon Jacob, composer, dies at 88
|
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1987
|
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Yogi Horton, drummer (Luther Vandross), commits suicide at 33
|
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1988
|
|
Eli Mintz, actor (Boardwalk), dies
|
|
1988
|
|
Russell Harty, broadcaster, dies
|
|
1988
|
|
Virgil Oliver Jr, entertainer, dies
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1990
|
|
Alfredo Poveda, president of Consul of Ecuador (1976-79), dies
|
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1990
|
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Jose Figueres, president of Costa Rica (1948-49, 53-58, 70-74), dies
|
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1991
|
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Bertice Reading, Dutch actress (Moon in the Gutter), dies
|
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1991
|
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Heidi Brhl, German actress (Mdels vom Immenhof), dies at 49
|
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1991
|
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Mary Bacon, jockey, dying of cancer, commits suicide by gun at 43
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1992
|
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Beverly Carter, entertainer, dies at 51
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1992
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Farag Foeda, Egyptian writer/publicist, murdered
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1992
|
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William France, founder (Daytona 500), dies at 82
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1992
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William McGowan, entrepreneur (MCI), dies at 64
|
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1993
|
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Ren Bousquet, French Vichy-police chief deports jews, dies at 84
|
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1994
|
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William Marshall, actor/director (Santa Fe Trail), dies at 86
|
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1995
|
|
Juan Carlos Ongania, pres of Argentina (1966-70), dies
|
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1995
|
|
Lord Erskine of Rerrick, peer, dies at 69
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1995
|
|
Sheikh Iman, singer, dies at 76
|
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1996
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Barry Linehan, actor (Bullseye, Dark Places, Witchcraft), dies at 70
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1996
|
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Gerry Gomez, cricketer (West Indian captain played 29 Tests), dies
|
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1996
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Michael Fox, actor (Amos-Falcon Crest, Skinheads), dies at 75
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1996
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Percy Edwards, animal imitator, dies at 88
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1996
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Phyllis Stedman, politician, dies at 79
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