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772
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Stephen III ends his reign as Catholic Pope
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817
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St Paschal I begins his reign as Catholic Pope succeeding Stephen IV
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1076
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Synod of Worms: German King Henry IV fires Pope Gregory VII
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1118
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Giovanni Caetani elected Pope Gelasius II
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1328
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King Edward III of England marries Philippa of Henegouwen
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1458
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Matthias I Corvinus chosen king of Hungary
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1534
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Franois I signs classified treaty with evangelical German monarchy
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1556
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Heavy earthquake strikes Shaaxi China, kills 830,000
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1568
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Abdij Church in Middelburg destroyed by fire
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1568
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In Netherlands, Duke of Alva declares William of Orange an outlaw
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1613
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Amsterdams merchant Hans Bontemantel baptized
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1616
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Jacques Le Maire discovers Street Lemaire/Cape Receiver
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1634
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Emperor Ferdinand II declares Albrecht von Wallenstein a traitor
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1639
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Connecticut colony organizes under Fundamental Orders
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1644
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Battle at Nantwich Cheshire: Parliamentary armies win
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1652
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Duke of Orlans joins Fronde rebels
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1656
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1st Jewish doctor in US, Jacob Lumbrozo, arrives in Maryland
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1659
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Pierre Corneille's "Oedipe," premieres in Paris
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1679
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King Charles II disbands English parliament
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1722
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Czar Peter the Great begins civil system
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1722
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Edward Wigglesworth appointed 1st US divinity professor (Harvard)
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1742
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German leaders elect Charles VII Albert Emperor
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1764
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Gov Winthrop Telescope, is destroyed in a Harvard fire
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1839
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Charles Darwin elected member of Royal Society
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1847
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1,500 New Mexican Indians & Mexicans defeated by US Col Price
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1848
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James Marshall finds gold in Sutter's Mill in Coloma, Calif
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1861
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Arsenal at Augusta, Ga seized by Confederacy
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1861
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Federal troops from Ft Monroe are sent to Ft Pikens
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1862
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Romania principality arises under King Alexander Cuza
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1874
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Gen J van Swieten conquerors Kraton Atjeh, after 1000's die
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1874
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Mussorgsky's opera "Boris Godunov," premieres in St Petersburg
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1875
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Camille Saint-Sans' "Danse Macabre," premieres
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1892
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battle at Mengo, Uganda: French missionaries attack Brit missionaries
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1899
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Belgium govt of Vandenpeereboom forms
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1899
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Rubber heel patented by Humphrey O'Sullivan
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1900
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Battle at Tugela-Spionkop, South Africa (Boers vs British army)
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1900
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Newcastle Badminton Club, world's oldest, forms in England
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1901
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1st games played in baseball's American League
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1901
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Emily Hobhouse view lord Kitcheners concentration camp at Bloemfontein
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1902
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Denmark sells Virgin Islands to USA
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1908
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Gen Baden-Powell starts Boy-Scouts
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1913
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Franz Kafka stops working on "Amerika"; it will never be finished
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1914
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Opera "Madeleine," premieres in NYC
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1915
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German-British sea battle at Doggersbank & Helgoland
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1922
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-54øF (-48øC), Danbury, Wisconsin (state record)
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1922
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Eskimo Pie patented by Christian K Nelson of Iowa (not an Eskimo)
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1922
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Lehman Caves National Monument established
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1923
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Aztec Ruins National Monument, NM established
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1924
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Mussolini disallows non-fascists work union
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1924
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Russian city of St Petersburg renamed Leningrad
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1925
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Moving picture of a solar eclipse taken from dirigible over Long Is
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1925
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Sandler follows Branting as premier of Sweden
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1930
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J E Mills scores 117 on Test Cricket debut, NZ v England, Wellington
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1930
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Stewie Dempster scores New Zealand's 1st Test century
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1933
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Nol Coward's "Design for Living," premieres in NYC
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1935
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1st canned beer, "Krueger Cream Ale," is sold by Kruger Brewing Co
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1936
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Benny Goodman & orch record "Stompin' at the Savoy" on Victor Records
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1939
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30,000 killed by earthquake in Concepcion Chile
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1939
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Eddie Collins, Willie Keeler & George Sisler elected to Hall of Fame
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1939
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Spanish govt moves to Figueras
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1941
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British troops march into Abyssinia
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1942
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Musical "Star & Garter," premieres in NYC
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1943
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Hitler orders nazi troops at Stalingrad to fight to death
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1943
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Jewish patients/nurses/doctors incinerated at Auschwitz-Birkenau
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1944
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Allied troops occupy Nettuno Italy
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1945
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Scottish 52nd Lowland division occupies Heinsberg
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1947
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NFL adds 5th official (back judge) & allows sudden death in playoffs
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1948
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"Music in My Heart" closes at Adelphi Theater NYC after 124 perfs
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1948
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Australia all out 674 v India (Bradman 201, Hassett 198*)
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1948
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Dutch Liberal Party forms-People's party for Freedom & Democracy (VVD)
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1950
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Jackie Robinson signs highest contract ($35,000) in Dodger history
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1951
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Dutch govt Drees-van Schaik resigns
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1952
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1st NFL team in Texas, Dallas Texans formerly NY Yanks
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1952
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Fire in main building of French Port Martin Antarctic base
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1954
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Betsy Rawls wins LPGA Tampa Women's Golf Open
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1954
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BPAA All-Star Tournament won by Don Carter
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1956
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96.5 cm precipitation at Kilauea Plantation, Hawaii (state record)
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1958
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After warming to 100,000,000ø, 2 light atoms are bashed together to create a heavier atom, resulting in 1st man-made nuclear fu
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1959
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"Party with Comden & Green" closes at John Golden NYC after 38 perfs
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1959
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Dmitri Shostakovitch's comedy "Cheryomushk," premieres in Moscow
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1959
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WHCT TV channel 18 in Hartford, CT (IND) begins broadcasting
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1960
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Algeria uprises against French president De Gaulle
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1961
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Edward Albee's "American Dream," premieres in NYC
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1961
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Lazard Brothers Ltd draw a check for $334,867,807.68
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1962
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28 refugees escape from East to West Germany
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1962
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Brian Epstein signs management contract with the Beatles
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1962
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Jackie Robinson is 1st Black elected to Baseball Hall of Fame
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1962
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Mickey Wright/Marilynn Smith wins LPGA Naples Pro-Am Golf Tournament
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1963
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Buddy Rogers & Lou Thesz wrestle in Toronto, Rogers becomes WWF wrestling champ & Thesz becomes NWA champ
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1964
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24th Amendment to US Constitution goes into effect & states voting rights could not be denied due to failure to pay taxes
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1964
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CBS purchases 1964 & 1965 NFL TV rights for $28.2 million
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1964
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Martin Kresses final comic strip of Eric the Viking
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1966
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WDIO TV channel 10 in Duluth, MN (ABC) begins broadcasting
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1969
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Queen Juliana appointed honorary citizen of Addis Ababa
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1969
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Spanish Gen Franco announces state of emergency
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1970
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3rd ABA All-Star Game: West 128 beats East 98 at Indiana
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1970
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Valeri Muratov skates world record 500m (38.99 sec)
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1971
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NFL Pro Bowl: NFC beats AFC 27-6
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1972
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WRIP (now WDSI) TV channel 61 in Chattanooga, TN (IND) 1st broadcast
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1973
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Warren Spahn is elected to Baseball Hall of Fame
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1975
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"Hot l Baltimore" situation comedy premieres on ABC TV
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1975
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Fastest Earth-bound object, 7200 kph, in vacuum centrifuge, England
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1976
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Cleve Cavaliers biggest margin victory-43 pts (beat Milwaukee 132-89)
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1976
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George Foreman KOs Ron Lyle in 5th round of a real slugfest
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1977
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5 lawyers murdered by fascist in Madrid
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1978
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31st NHL All-Star Game: Wales beat Campbell 3-2 (OT) at Buffalo
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1978
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Carter Executive Order on Intelligence (# 12036)
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1979
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US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site
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1981
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Islanders scored 5 power play goals against Nordiques
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1981
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Kim Hughes scores 213 v India at Adelaide
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1982
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Superbowl MVP: Joe Montana, San Francisco, QB
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1982
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Superbowl XVI: SF 49ers beat Cin Bengals, 26-21 in Pontiac Mich
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1983
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Hulk Hogan pins Iron Sheik for World Wrestling Federation title
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1984
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Apple Computer Inc unveila its Macintosh personal computer
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1985
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15th Space Shuttle (51-C) Mission-Discovery 3 is launched
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1986
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43th Golden Globes: Whoopi Goldberg, Color Purple win
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1986
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NY Islander Mike Bossy scores his 1,000th point
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1986
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South Yemen Premier Haydar Bakr al-Attas becomes interim-president
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1986
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Voyager 2 makes 1st fly-by of Uranus (81,593 km), finds new moons
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1987
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61st Australian Womens Tennis: H Mandlikova beat M Navratilova (75 76)
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1988
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1st WWF Royal Rumble - Jim Duggan wins
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1988
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76th Australian Mens Tennis: M Wilander beats P Cash (63 67 36 61 86)
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1988
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9th ACE Cable Awards
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1988
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Australia beat New Zealand 2-0 to win the World Series Cup
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1988
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Cerebral Palsy telethon
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1989
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1st reported case of AIDS transmitted by heterosexual oral sex
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1990
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Japanese MUSES-A (Hiten) launched towards moon
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1991
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"Les Miserables," opens at Theatre St Denis, Montreal
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1993
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14th annual star-athon $24,000,000
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1993
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Polish ferry boat John Heweliusz sinks, 52 killed
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1993
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Soyuz TM-16 launches
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1993
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US male Figure Skating championship won by Scott Davis
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1994
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Dow Jones closes above 3,900 for 1st time (3,914.48)
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BIRTHS
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76
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Publius A Hadrianus, 14th Roman Emperor (117-138)
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1664
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John Vanbrugh, London, dramatist/architect (baptized)
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1679
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Christian von Wolff, German philosopher
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1705
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Farinelli, [Carlo Broschi], Andria Italy, castrato
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1712
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Frederick II, (the Great), king of Prussia (1740-86)
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1712
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Georg F Schmidt, German engraver/etcher
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1732
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Pierre de Baumarchais, France, playwright (Barber of Seville)
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1746
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Gustav III, king during Swedish Enlightenment (1771-92)
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1750
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Wybo Fijnje, Dutch politician/patriot/journalist
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1758
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Johann Chrysostomus Drexel, composer
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1767
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Antony CW Staring, Dutch lawyer/poet (Jaromir)
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1774
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Karl Moser, composer
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1776
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Ernst Theodor Amadeus Hoffmann, German writer/judge/composer (Undine)
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1778
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Charles F, duke of Berry/son of French king Charles X
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1798
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Karl von Holtei, Silezian actor/playwright (Die Vagabunden)
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1798
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Karl von Staudt, German math professor (projective geometrician)
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1800
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Edwin Chadwick, British social reformer
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1814
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Abraham Czn van Stolk, Dutch art collector
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1814
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Abraham Czn van Stolk, resources/art collector
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1820
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John Milton Thayer, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1906
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1828
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Adam Jacoby Slemmer, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1868
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1828
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Ferdinand J Cohn, German botanist/publicist
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1828
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Karol Studzinski, composer
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1829
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William Mason, composer
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1832
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John Pegram, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1865
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1833
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Bernhard Erdmannsdrffer, German, historian (Deutsche Geschichte)
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1859
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Alexander Alexandrovich Il'yinsky, composer
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1862
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Edith Wharton[-Jones], US, novelist (Ethan Frome, House of Mirth)
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1874
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Arthur Shomburg, famous African
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1880
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Elisabeth Achelis, creator (World Calendar)
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1883
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Estelle Winwood, [Goodwin], England, actress (Miracle on 34th Street)
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1888
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Ernst Heinrich Heinkel, German inventor (1st rocket-powered aircraft)
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1888
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Hedwig "Vicki" Baum, Austrian/US author (Men Never Know)
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1888
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Henry King, US, director (Jesse James, 12 O'Clock High)
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1891
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Max Ernst, German/French surrealist painter/sculptor
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1891
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Walter Model, German fieldmarshal
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1895
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Albin Zollinger, Swiss poet/author (Der Halbe Mensch)
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1895
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Eugen Roth, writer
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1895
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Hans Fischbck, Austria, Finance minister (Nazi-occupied Holland)
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1902
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Oskar Morgenstern, German/US economist
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1902
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Walter Keirnan, New Havens Ct, TV panelist (I've Got a Secret)
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1903
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Robert Gwathmey, artist (Arts & Letters)
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1906
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Norman Cook, museum curator
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1907
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Alfonse Vranckx, Belgian lawyer/politician
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1907
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Maurice Couve de Murville, France premier (1968-69)
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1909
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Ann Todd, Hartford England, actress (Paradine Case, 7th Veil)
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1909
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Tiny Winters, musician
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1911
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C[atherine] L[ucille] Moore, US, sci-fi author (Judgment Night)
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1912
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Ken Weekes, cricketer (WI batsman v England 1939, 137 at The Oval)
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1913
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Mark Goodson, TV game-show proudcer (Goodson-Toddman)
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1913
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Norman Dello Joio, [Dello Ioio], NYC, composer
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1915
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Ernest Borgnine, Hamden Ct, actor (Ice Station Zebra, McHale, Marty)
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1915
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Robert B Motherwell, US, painter (Elegies to the Spanish Republic)
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1915
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Vitezslava Kapralova, composer
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1916
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John Corner, scientist
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1916
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Vic Stollmeyer, cricketer (bro of Jeff Scored 96 in only Test innings)
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1918
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Gottfried von Einem, Bern Switzerland, Austrian composer (Dantons Tod)
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1918
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John McLiam, Alberta, actor (Parker-Men From Shiloh)
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1918
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Oral Roberts, Televangelist; needs $8,000,000 (Oral Roberts College)
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1919
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Leon Kirchner, Brooklyn NY, opera composer (Lily)
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1919
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Nora Beloff, journalist/author
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1920
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Don Saddler, Van Nuys Calif, dancer (Holiday Hotel)
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1920
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Jerry Maren, actor (munchkin-Wizard of Oz, Mayor McCheese)
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1921
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Bernard J Dwyer, (Rep-D-NJ, 1981- )
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1922
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Neil Franklin, soccer star
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1923
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Simeon ten Holt, composer
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1924
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8th earl Spencer, English large landowner/father of Diane
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1924
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David Craighead, composer
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1924
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Klaus George Roy, composer
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1924
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Marvin Kaplan, Brooklyn NY, actor (Top Cat, Henry-Alice)
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1924
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Robert W Kastenmeier, (Rep-D-WI, 1959- )
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1925
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Maria Tallchief, Fairfax Ok, ballerina
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1925
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William Hudson, Calif, actor (I Led 3 Lives)
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1927
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Paula Hawkins, (Sen-R-FL, 1981-86)
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1928
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Desmond Morris, English zoologist (Human Ape, Body Language)
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1930
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Bernard Matthews, English turkey farmer/multi-millionaire
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1931
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Ib Norholm, composer
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1931
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Kees Zlstra, Dutch MP (PvdA)
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1932
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Werner Steger, composer
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1933
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Ron Townson, rock vocalist (5th Dimension-Aquarius) [or Jan 29]
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1933
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Zeke Carey, US R&B-singer (Flamingos-I Only Have Eyes For You)
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1936
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Daniel Goode, composer
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1936
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Doug Kershaw, La, plays electric fiddle
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1936
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Jack Scott, Canada, rocker (My True Love)
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1938
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Julius Arthur Hemphill, saxophonist
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1939
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Ray Stevens, Clarksdale Ga, singer (Ahab the Arab, Streak)
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1940
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Flip Buurmeijer, Dutch MP (PvdA)
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1941
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Aaron Neville, US singer/keyboardist (Neville Brothers)
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1941
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Michael Chapman, Leeds England, rocker (Looking for 11)
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1941
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Neil Diamond, Brooklyn NY, singer/actor (Jazz Singer)
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1943
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Julie Bennett, Beverly Hills CA, actress (Hey There It's Yogi Bear)
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1943
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Sharon Tate, Dallas Tx, actress (Valley of the Dolls)
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1944
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David Gerrold, [Jerrold David Friedman], author (World of Star Trek)
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1946
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Hubert M "Jubi" Kirindongo, Curaaos sculptor/painter
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1946
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John Harrison, South Africa correspondent (BBC)
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1946
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Michael Ontkean, Vancouver BC, actor (Rookies, Slap Shot, Twin Peaks)
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1947
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David Randall, priest
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1947
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Giorgio Chinaglia, soccer star (Lazio of Italy, NY Cosmos)
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1947
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Warren Zevon, Chicago, rocker (Excitable Boy)
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1948
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Elliott Abrams, asst secretary of state/supplied arms to the Contras
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1949
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Bart Gordon, (Rep-D-TN, 1985- )
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1949
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John Belushi, Chicago Ill, comedian/actor (SNL, Blues Brothers)
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1950
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Daniel Auteuil, Algeria, actor (Elegant Criminal, Manon of Spring)
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1951
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Yakov Smirnoff, Russia, comedian (It's a wonderful country)
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1952
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William F Readdy, Quonset Point RI, astronaut (STS 42, 51, 79)
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1953
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Brian Matthews, Phila, actor (Burning)
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1955
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James Montgomery, US 100m swimmer (Olympic-3 gold-1976)
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1955
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Julian Holland, rocker (Squeeze)
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1958
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Frank Ullrich, East Germany, world biathlon champion
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1960
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Nastassja Kinski, Berlin Germany, actress (Tess, Cat People)
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1961
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Krasimir Mikhailov Stoyanov, Bulgaria, cosmonaut
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1962
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Sultan Zarawani, cricketer (United Arab Emirates capt 1996 World Cup)
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1964
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Rob Dibble, Bridgeport Ct, pitcher (Cin Reds)
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1964
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Ronnie McCann, Evander South Africa, Nike golfer (1993 Hawkeye-37th)
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1965
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Ross MacDonald, Vancouver BC, star yachter (Olympics-96)
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1966
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Kim Saiki, Inglewood CA, golfer (1994 Standard Register PING-13th)
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1966
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Mike Forgeron, Main-A-Dieu Nova Scotia, rower (Olympics-96)
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1967
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Chris Warren, NFL running back (Seattle Seahawks)
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1967
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Shannon Butler, South Lake Tahoe Calif, 10k runner
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1968
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Mark Burmester, cricketer (Zimbabwe Test all-rounder in 3 Tests 1992)
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1968
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Mary Lou Retton, Fairmont WV, gymnist (Oly-gold/2 silver/2 bronze-84)
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1968
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Ross Powell, US baseball pitcher (Cincinnati Reds, Houston Astros)
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1968
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Scott Mercier, Harbor City Calif, cyclist (Olympics-96)
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1969
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Louise McPaul, Australian javelin thrower (Olympics-silver-92, 96)
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1969
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Stephanie Romanov, actress (Teri Spencer-Models Inc)/model (Elite)
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1970
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Chris Bartolone, hockey defenseman (Team Italy 1998)
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1970
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Matthew Lillard, actor (Scream)
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1971
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Cory Bailey, US baseball pitcher (Boston Red Sox)
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1971
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Joe Panos, NFL guard/center (Phila Eagles)
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1971
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John Reece, WLAF/NFL cornerback (Amsterdam Admirals, Dallas Cowboys)
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1971
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Saalman Raelyn, Fostoria Ohio, actress (Attack of 60' Centerfold)
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1971
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Tonya Crowe, Long Beach Calif, actress (Olivia-Knots Landing)
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1972
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Jay Walker, quarterback (Minnesota Vikings)
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1972
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Joe Garten, WLAF center (Frankfurt Galaxy)
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1972
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Raphael Graetz, WLAF linebacker (Frankfurt Galaxy)
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1972
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Salima Davidson, Pittsburgh Penn, volleyball setter (Olympics-96)
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1972
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Shannon Garrett, CFL defensive back (Winnipeg Blue Bombers)
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1973
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Chris Ferraro, Port Jefferson, NHL right wing (Oly-94, NY Rangers)
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1973
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Erik Gervais, Valleyfield Quebec, kayaker (Olympics-96)
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1973
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Peter Ferraro, Port Jefferson, NHL right wing (Oly-94, NY Rangers)
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1973
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Richard Aimonetto, hockey forward (Team France 1998)
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1974
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Kristy Sargeant, Edmonton Alberta, ice pairs (1994 Skate Canada)
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1974
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Layla Linn, Miss New Mexico USA (1996)
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1974
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Tim Biakabutuka, running back (Carolina Panthers)
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1975
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Danielle Connors, Miss Virginia USA (1996)
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1976
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Laure Belleville, Miss Universe-France (1996)
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1976
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Shae-Lyn Bourne, Chatham Ontario, ice dancer (1995 World Champs-4th)
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1976
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Shae-Lynn Bourne, Ontario, pairs skater (Bourne & Kraatz)
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1977
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Lenka Cenkova, Trinec Czech, tennis star (1995 Futures-Vaihingen-GER)
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1979
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Tatyana M Ali, NYC, actress (Sesame St, Fresh Prince of Bel Air)
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1993
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Ashley Jade Stern, daughter of radio personality Howard Stern
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DEATHS
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41
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Caligula, [G C Germanicus], Roman emperor (37-41), assassinated at 28
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661
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Ali ibn Abu Talib, kalief of Islam (656-61), murdered
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772
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Stefanus III/IV, pope (768-72), dies
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817
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Stefanus IV, [V/Colonna?], pope (816-17), dies
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1336
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Alfonso IV, the Benignant, king of Aragon (1327-36), dies at 36
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1473
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Conrad Paumann, German blind organist/composer, dies
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1547
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Henry Howard, Earl of Surrey, executed for treason
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1639
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George Jenatsch, Grisons leader, assassinated
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1666
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Johann Andreas Herbst, composer, dies at 77
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1678
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Joan Maetsuyker, gov-gen of Neth East-Indies, dies at 72
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1805
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Giacomo Conti, composer, dies at 50
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1812
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Eligio Celestino, composer, dies at 72
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1851
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Gaspare Luigi Pacifico Spontini, Italian composer, dies at 76
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1862
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James McIntosh, US confederate brig-gen, dies in battle at about 33
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1864
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Otto Jonas Lindblad, composer, dies at 54
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1864
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Stephen Gardner Champlin, brig-general (Union), dies at about 36
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1883
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Friedrich von Flotow, German baron/composer, dies at 70
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1884
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Johann Christian Gebauer, composer, dies at 75
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1885
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Martin R Delany, politician & black nationalist, dies at 72
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1901
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Simon Hassler, composer, dies at 68
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1904
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Franz Coenen, composer, dies at 77
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1911
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Carl Eilhardt, composer, dies at 67
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1913
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Gustav Luders, composer, dies at 47
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1924
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Thephilo Braga, Portuguese poet/politician, dies at 80
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1929
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Willem Royaards, theater directeor (Adam in Ballingschap), dies
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1940
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Emile van Bosch, revue/operetta-artist, dies at 52
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1943
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John Burns, English minister of Local Government (1905-14), dies
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1947
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Felix Timmermans, writer/painter (Gift from St Nicholas), dies at 60
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1950
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Bull Montana, actor (Son of Sheik), dies at 62
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1953
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[Karl R] Gerd von Rundstedt, gen-field marshal (Normandy), dies at 77
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1957
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Daniel Taylor, cricketer (bro of Herbie, 2 Tests for S Af 1914), dies
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1960
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John Miljan, actor (Charlie Chan in Paris, Yankee Clipper), dies at 66
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1960
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Rutland Boughton, composer, dies at 82
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1961
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Willem J M van Eysinga, people rights scholar, dies at 82
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1962
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Tom Shirley, actor/TV announcer (They're Off), dies at 62
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1964
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Joseph Schildkraut, actor (Joseph Schildkraut Presents), dies at 68
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1965
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Winston Churchill, PM of Britain (C) (1940-45, 51-55), dies at 90
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1967
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Howard Charles Shaiffer, entertainer, dies at 49
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1969
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Pauline Hall, composer, dies at 78
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1969
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Tom Zachary, baseball pitcher (Wash Senators), dies at 72
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1970
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James "Shep" Shepherd, rocker (Shep & Limelites), beaten to death
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1972
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Jerome Cowan, actor (Mr Dithers-Blondie), dies at 74
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1973
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Alan Lisette, cricketer (took 3 wickets in 2 Tests for NZ 1956), dies
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1973
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J Carrol Naish, actor (Charlie Chan-Adv of Charlie Chan), dies at 73
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1975
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Larry Fine, actor (3 Stooges), dies at 72
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1979
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Jerry Damon, comedian (That Was The Week That Was), dies at 51
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1979
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Mabel Taliaferro, actress (My Love Come Back), dies at 91
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1983
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George Cukor, director, dies of stroke & heart attack at 83
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1986
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Gordon MacRae, singer (Oklahoma, Carousel), dies at 64
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1986
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L[aFayette] Ron[ald] Hubbard, author (Death Quest), dies at 74
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1988
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Charles Glenn King, biochemist (discovered vitamin C), dies at 91
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1989
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Ted Bundy, serial killer of up to 100 women, executed in Florida at 42
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1990
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Madge Bellamy, actress (White Zombie), dies at 87
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1991
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George Gobel, comedian, dies of a heart attack at 71
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1991
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Lawrence Lott, actor (Real Men, Phila Experiment), dies of AIDS at 40
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1992
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Charles Moulin, French actor (French Tarzan), dies
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1992
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John Bleifer, actor (Highway to Heaven), dies at 90
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1992
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Tina Chow, model, dies of AIDs at 41
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1993
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Thurgood Marshall, 1st black supreme court justice (1967-91), dies 84
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1993
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Ugur Mumcu, Turkish journalist (Cumhuriyet Murder), dies
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1994
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Michalis Vranopoulos, head of Greek state bank, murdered at 48
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1995
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Ian Prestt, English ornithologist, dies at 65
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1995
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Victor Reinganum, artist, dies at 87
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1995
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Wim H Sinnige, Amsterdam PvdA alderman of Finance, dies at 60
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1996
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Sandor Iharos, athlete, dies at 65
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1996
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Ursula Heathcote Nicholls, campaigner, dies at 75
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1997
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Callum Alexander MacDonald, historian, dies at 49
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1998
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Jay Monahan, husband of Katie Couric, dies of cancer at 42
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