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384
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St Damasus I ends his reign as Catholic Pope
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1419
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Heretic Nicolaas Serrurier exiled from Florence
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1477
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Duchess Maria van Bourgondi ends Great Privilegie
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1572
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Spanish troops begin siege of Haarlem
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1618
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Russia & Poland signs Peace treaty of Dailino
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1620
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103 Mayflower pilgrims land at Plymouth Rock (12/21 NS)
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1665
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"Messiah" Sjabtai Tswi festival in Smyrna
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1688
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King James II arrested
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1710
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Battle of Villa Viciosa (France beat Habsburgers)
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1718
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Battle at Frederikshall Norway
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1719
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1st recorded display of Aurora Borealis in US (New England)
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1730
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Voltaire's "Brutus," premieres in Paris
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1792
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France's King Louis XVI went on trial, accused of treason
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1812
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1st newspaper on Curaao (Curaao Gazette & Commercial Advertiser)
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1816
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Citizens of Geneva thwarted Savoyard invaders
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1816
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Indiana becomes 19th state
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1844
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1st dental use of nitrous oxide, Hartford, Ct
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1866
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1st yacht race across Atlantic Ocean
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1872
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1st black US gov took office, Pinckney Benton Stewart Pinchback (La)
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1882
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Boston's Bijou Theatre, 1st American playhouse lit exclusively by electricity, 1st performance, Gilbert & Sullivan's "Iolanthe"
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1882
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Victorien Sardous "Fedora," with Sarah Bernhardt, premieres in Paris
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1888
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French Panama Canal company fails
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1893
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11 fishing ships wash up at Wadden Sea, 22 killed
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1899
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Battle of Magers' fountain - Boer leader Cronj vs Gen Methuen
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1901
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Marconi sends 1st transatlantic radio signal, Cornwall to Nfld
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1903
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British forces under MacDonald & Young march into Tibet
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1905
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120ø F (49ø C), Rivadavia, Argentina (South American record)
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1905
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British govt of Campbell-Bannerman forms
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1906
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US president Roosevelt attacks abuses in the Congo
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1908
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Frederick Delius' "In a Summer Garden," premieres
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1909
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Canadian Football exhibition game played in Van Cortlandt Park in Bronx, Hamilton Tigers beat Ottawa Rough Riders, 11-6 before
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1909
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Colored moving pictures demonstrated at Madison Square Garden, NYC
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1914
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Stockton Street Tunnel (SF) completed
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1916
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David Lloyd George forms British war govt
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1917
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13 black soldiers hanged for alleged participation in Houston riot
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1917
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German-occupied Lithuania proclaims independence from Russia
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1919
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Boll weevil monument dedicated in Enterprise, Ala
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1925
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Pope Pius XI publishes encyclical Quas Primas
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1926
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Josephine Baker goes up in Amsterdam
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1926
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Queensland win their 1st Sheffield Shield cricket match, v NSW
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1928
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Buenos Aires police thwart an attempt on Pres-elect Herbert Hoover
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1928
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NL Pres John Heydler proposes designated hitter for pitchers
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1930
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Bank of the United States opens in NYC
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1931
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Brit Statute of Westminster gives complete legislative independence to Canada, Australia, NZ, South Africa, Ireland, Newfndlnd
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1931
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Japan leaves the Golden Standard
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1932
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SF's coldest day (27øF) - it snows
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1934
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1935 All-Star Game is assigned to Cleveland
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1934
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1st Toronto Maple Leaf penalty shot, Conacher unsuccessful vs Rangers
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1934
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Ford C Frick becomes president of baseball's National League
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1934
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NL votes to permit night baseball (up to 7 games per home team)
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1936
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King Edward VIII marries Mrs Wallis Simpson; abdicates throne Duke of York becomes King George VI
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1937
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25th CFL Grey Cup: Toronto Argonauts defeats Winn Blue Bombers, 30-7
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1937
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Italy withdraws from League of Nations
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1938
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NY Giants win NFL championship
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1939
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New anti Jewish measurements in Poland, proclaimed
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1940
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Russian general Zhukov warns of German assault
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1941
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Dutch government in London declares war on Italy
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1941
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Germany & Italy declare war on US
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1941
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Giants acquire Johnny Mize from Cards for 3 players & $50,000
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1941
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Japanese attack Wake Island (only failed WW II-landing)
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1941
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Japanese occupy Guam
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1942
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Australian/Dutch guerrilla troops evacuated to Timor near Australia
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1944
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Surprise attack on House of Keeping Axe, 29 prisoners freed
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1945
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Het Parool publishes 1st Captain Rob-strip
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1946
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Hank Williams begins to record on Sterling label
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1946
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Spain suspended from UN
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1946
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UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) established (Nobel 1965)
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1947
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"Angel in the Wings" opens at Coronet Theater NYC for 308 performances
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1947
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Bob Hilliard/Carl Sigman's musical "Angel in Wings," premieres in NYC
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1947
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Pacific Coast League application for major league status rejected
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1948
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WHEN (now WTVH) TV channel 5 in Syracuse, NY (CBS) begins broadcasting
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1948
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WMC TV channel 5 in Memphis, TN (NBC) begins broadcasting
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1949
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Chic Bear Johnny Lujack passes for 6 touchdowns vs Chic Cards (52-29)
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1949
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Cleveland Browns beat SF '49ers 21-7 in final AAFC championship game
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1949
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WOAI (now KMOL) TV channel 4 in San Antonio, TX (NBC) 1st broadcast
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1950
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Baseball owners vote 9-7 not to renew Commissioner Chandler's contract
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1950
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Hindemiths Concerto for clarinet, premieres
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1951
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Joe DiMaggio announces his baseball retirement
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1953
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KTVA TV channel 11 in Anchorage (CBS) becomes Alaska's 1st TV station
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1954
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Phillies purchase Connie Mack Stadium
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1954
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USS Forrestal christened in Newport News, Va
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1956
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Anti-Russian demonstrates in Stettin & Wroclaw Poland
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1957
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Jerry Lee Lewis weds Myra
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1958
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4th (last) Dutch govt of Drees falls
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1958
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Archibald MacLeish's "JB," premieres in NYC
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1958
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Upper Volta (now Bourkina Fasso) gains autonomy from France
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1959
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Yanks trade Marv Thronberry, Don Larsen, Hank Bauer & Norm Seibern for Roger Maris, Kent Hadley & Joe Deaestri
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1960
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Black Sunday - Riot in Algiers, 114 die
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1960
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Cleveland's Bernie Parrish sets club record for longest interception return with a 92 yard run
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1960
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Coleman/Leigh's musical "Wildcat" with Lucille Ball premieres in NYC
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1961
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"Please, Mr. Postman" by Marvelettes, released
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1961
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Adolf Eichmann is found guilty of war crimes, in Israel
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1961
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Elvis Presley's "Blue Hawaii," album goes to #1 & stays #1 for 20 wks
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1961
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JFK provides US miltary helicopters & crews to South Vietnam
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1965
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"Anya" closes at Ziegfeld Theater NYC after 16 performances
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1965
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"Yearling" closes at Alvin Theater NYC after 3 performances
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1966
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Al Nelson sets NFL record returning missed field goal, 100 yards
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1967
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6.5 earthquake in West India, 170 killed
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1967
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Beatles' Apple Music signs its 1st group-Grapefruit
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1967
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People's front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) established
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1967
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SST prototype "Concorde" 1st shown (France)
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1968
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KECC (now KECY) TV channel 9 in El Centro, CA (CBS) 1st broadcast
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1968
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US Soccer Football Assoc refuses to let NASL disband
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1969
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Libya adopts constitution
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1970
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John Lennon releases an album that contains songs with word "fuck"
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1970
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Start of the 1st Test match at the WACA, v England
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1970
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Test Cricket debut of Gregory Stephen Chappell
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1972
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Astronauts Cernan & Harrison become 11th & 12th on Moon
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1972
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Jet's Don Maynard becomes all time pro reception leader (632)
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1973
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Houston Astro Caesar Cedino jailed in death of 19 year old woman
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1973
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NA Soccer League awards LA, SF, Seattle & Vancouver franchises
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1973
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Ron Santo becomes 1st to invoke no-trade clause of 10-year-1-club vet
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1973
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West German chancellor Willy Brandt normalizes trade with Czech
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1975
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1st class postage rises from 10 to 13
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1975
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Great Yankee trade getting Willie Randolph, Dock Ellis & Ken Brett from Pirates for George "Doc" Medich
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1977
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Billboard Awards
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1978
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6 masked men bound 10 employees at Lufthansa cargo area at NY Kennedy Airport & made off with $5.8 M in cash & jewelry
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1979
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Geoff Boycott scores cricket century in a limited-over international
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1979
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Great Britain grants independence to Zimbabwe (Rhodesia)
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1980
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Dirk Wellham scores 100 on 1st-class debut, NSW v Victoria
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1981
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Argentine president/gen Roberto Viola flees
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1981
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Muhammad Ali's 61st & last fight, losing to Trevor Berbick
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1981
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Peru's Javier Perez de Cuellar becomes sec-gen of UN
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1981
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Spacelab I arrives at Kennedy Space Center
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1981
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UN Sec Council chose Javier Perez de Cuellar of Peru as 5th Sec Genl
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1981
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Wash Capitals biggest margin of victory (9) beating Toronto 11-2
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1983
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1st visit to Lutheran church by a pope (John Paul II in Rome)
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1983
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72nd Australian Mens Tennis: Mats Wilander beats Ivan Lendl (61 64 64)
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1983
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Jan Stephens/Fred Couples wins LPGA J C Penney Golf Classic
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1984
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"Doug Henning & His World..." opens at Lunt-Fontanne NYC for 60 perf
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1984
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Mauretania military coup under Col Maawiya Ould Sid'ahmed Taya
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1985
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Computer store owner in Sacramento Calif killed by package bomb
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1985
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Dow Jones closes above 1,500 for 1st time (1,511.70)
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1985
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General Electric acquires RCA Corp & its subsidiary, NBC
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1985
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NHL Record 62 points scored, Edmonton (36) beats Chicago (26) 12-9 & ties record of 21 goals
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1986
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A Bartlett Giamatti becomes president of baseball's National League
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1986
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South Africa censors press
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1987
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Test debut of Carl Hooper, WI v India at Bombay
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1989
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"City of Angels" opens at Virginia Theater NYC for 878 performances
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1989
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Mark Davis signs record $3.25 million per year KC Royals contract
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1990
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13 die in 83 vehicle accident in Chattanooga Tn I-75, due to fog
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1990
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US 69th manned space mission STS 35 (Columbia 11) returns from space
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1991
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William Kennedy Smith found not guilty of rape
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1992
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Nor'easter storm hits NY, doing $ Billion worth of damage
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1992
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WNEW AM radio on 1130 in NYC ends transmitting after 58 years
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1993
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59th Heisman Trophy Award: Charlie Ward, Florida State (QB)
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1993
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Eduardo Frei elected president of Chile
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1994
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Kelly Robbins & Tammie Green wins LPGA Diner's Club Golf Matches
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1994
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Russian troops pull inside Tsjetsjeni
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1995
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Thomas O Hicks buys NHL Dallas Stars for $84 million
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1997
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"Sunshine Boys," opens at Lyceum Theater NYC
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1997
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Fed judge orders Microsoft not to bundle IE4 in Windows
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BIRTHS
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1475
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Leo X, [Giovanni de' Medici], Italy, Pope (1513-21)
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1566
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Manuel Cardoso, composer
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1676
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Johann Georg Weichenberger, composer
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1712
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Francesco Algarotti, Italian earl/encyclopedic (Viaggio in Russia)
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1757
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Charles Wesley, composer
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1758
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Carl Friedrich Zelter, composer
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1781
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David Brewster, Scotland, physicist/inventor (kaleidoscope)
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1783
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Max von Schenkendorf, German poet
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1793
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Pietro Coppola, composer
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1797
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Hiram Paulding, Rear Admiral (Union Navy), died in 1878
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1801
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Grabbe, writer
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1803
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Hector Lou Berlioz, Cte-Saint-Andr, Isre, France, composer (Manqu)
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1810
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Alfred de Musset, Paris, writer (Un Caprice, Bettine)
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1823
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Yury Nikolayevich Golitsin, composer
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1835
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Adolf Stoecker, German anti semite/PM
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1836
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Jan Boissevain, Dutch politician/ship owner
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1838
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Emil Rathenau, German industrialist (AEG)
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1838
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Whitney Eugene Thayer, composer
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1840
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Kemal Bey, Turkey, poet/author (Fatherland-1872)
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1843
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Robert Koch, German bacteriologist (TB, cholera, Nobel 1905)
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1849
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Ellen Key, Swedish theory/author/feminist (Courageous Woman)
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1855
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Julian Edwards, composer
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1856
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Georgi V Plechanov, Russian revolutionary theorist
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1856
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Plechanow, writer
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1863
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Annie Jump Cannon, US, stellar spectroscopist (Harvard-classification)
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1868
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Ernst Henrik Ellberg, composer
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1874
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Paul Wegener, German actor/director (Student of Prag)
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1876
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Mieczyslaw Karlowicz, composer
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1882
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Fiorello La Guardia, (Mayor-R-NYC, 1933-45)
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1882
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Max Born, Germany, physicist (quantum mechanics, Nobel 1954)
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1889
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Paul Kornfeld, writer
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1892
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Leo Ornstein, Kremenchug Russia, composer (Bio in Sonata Form)
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1896
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Georgi K Zjukov, Russian minister of Defense (WW II) [OS-Dec 2]
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1898
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Nils J E Ferlin, Swedish poet (Barfotabarn)
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1899
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Vera von der Heydt, psychoanalyst
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1904
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Joe Coral, bookmaker
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1905
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Eugen Fink, German philosopher
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1905
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Gilbert Roland, [Luis Alonso], Juarez Mex, actor (Juarez, Barbarosa)
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1905
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Koos van de Griend, composer
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1906
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Birago Diop, Senegalees writer/ambassador (Leurres et Lueurs)
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1907
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Norbert Rosseau, composer
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1908
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Elliott Cook Carter Jr, NYC, composer (Tom & Lily)
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1910
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Robert Grieve, civil servant
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1911
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Nagib Machfus, Egyptian writer (Nobel 1988)
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1911
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Vincent Henry Kemp, poet
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1913
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Carlo Ponti, Milan Italy, married to Sophia Loren/director (2 Women)
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1913
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Jean Marais, Cherbourgh France, actor (Donkey Skin, Orpheus)
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1915
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Anna van Beers, [Graeve], actress (A Woman like Eve)
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1918
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Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn, Russia, writer (Cancer Ward, Nobel 1970)
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1920
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Eddy Firestone, SF Calif, actor (Eddy-Mixed Doubles)
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1922
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Grace Paley, writer (1970 Arts & Letters Award)
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1922
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Peter Birch, Bronx, choreographer (Jane Froman's USA Canteen)
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1923
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Betsy Blair, actress (Marty)
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1924
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Marie Windsor, [Emily Marie Bertelson], Utah, actress (Double Deal)
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1926
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Big Mama Thornton, blues singer (Ball & Chain, Stronger than Dirt)
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1927
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Stein Eriksen, Norway, giant slalom (Olympic-gold-1952)
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1928
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Tomas Gutierrez Alea, filmmaker
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1929
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S P "Fergie" Gupte, cricketer (brilliant Indian leg-spinner)
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1930
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Jean-Louis Trintignant, France, actor/director (Man & a Woman, Z)
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1930
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Leonard Friedman, violinist
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1931
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Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh, leader B-sect/guru of rich
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1931
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Richard Devon, Glendale CA, actor (Battle of Blood Island)
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1931
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Rita Moreno, [Rosa Dolores Alverio], Humacao PR, (West Side Story)
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1932
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Ald r Kov csi, Hungary, pentathelete (Olympic-gold-1952)
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1932
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Anne Heywood, [Violet Pretty], Engl, Miss GB (1949)/actress (Brain)
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1932
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Wynn Irwin, NYC, actor (Lotsa Luck, Sugar Time)
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1933
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Earnest P van Altena, author/interpreter (Chansons van Earnest)
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1934
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Ron Carey, Newark NJ, actor (Barney Miller, Montefuscos, High Anxiety)
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1934
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Salim Durani, cricketer (successful Indian batsman of 60's)
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1935
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Femke Boersma, Dutch actress (Verjaring, Pastorale 1943)
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1936
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Hans van den Broek, Dutch foreign minister (-1992)
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1937
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Adrian J Vlok, South African NP-minister of Law & Order (1986- )
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1939
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David Gates, Tulsa Ok, rock vocalist (Bread-Baby I'm A Want You)
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1939
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Thomas McGuane, US, writer (Colf Feet, Tom Horn, Missouri Breaks)
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1939
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Tom Hayden, 60's activist/Mr Jane Fonda/(Rep-D-Ca)
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1941
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Max Baucus, (Sen-D-Mont)
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1941
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Rogier van Otterloo, Dutch composer/conductor
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1942
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Karen Susman, tennis pro (Wimbledon 1962)
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1943
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Donna Mills, Chicago Illinois, actress (Knots Landing, Incident)
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1944
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Booker T Jones, US organist (Booker T & MGs-Green Onions) [or Nov 12]
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1944
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Brenda Lee, [Brenda Mae Tarpley], Lithonia Ga, singer (I'm Sorry)
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1944
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David Ashley White, composer
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1944
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Lynda Day George, San Marcos Tx, actress (Casey-Mission Impossible)
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1945
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Robert Pickett, rocker
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1946
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Rick McCosker, cricketer (fine Australian opener 1975-80)
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1946
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Teri Garr, Lakewood Ohio, actress (Mr Mom, Young Frankenstein)
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1947
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Tom Fuccello, Newark NJ, actor (Dave-Dallas)
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1948
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Elizabeth Baur, LA Calif, actress (Fran-Ironside, Teresa-Lancer)
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1950
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Christine Onassis, [Andreadis], NYC, Aristotle's daughter
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1951
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Robert Cochran, Claremont Vt, skier (Olympics-1972)
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1952
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Susan Seidelman, director (Desperately Seeking Susan)
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1953
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Bess Armstrong, Balt Md, actress (Julia-On Our Own, 4 Seasons, Jaws)
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1953
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Ken Wahl, actor (Wanderers, Wise Guys)
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1953
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Peter Isacksen, Dover NH, actor (CPO Sharkey, Jessie)
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1954
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Bradley Dub Bryant, Amarillo TX, PGA golfer (1995 Walt Disney)
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1954
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Jermaine Jackson, Gary Indiana, singer (Jackson 5-ABC)
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1954
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Sylvester Clarke, cricketer (West Indian fast bowler & brick-thrower)
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1955
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Stu Jackson, Reading Pa, NBA coach (NY Knicks (1989-90)
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1958
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Nicki Sixx, San Jose Calif, rock guitarist (Mtley Cre-Girls Girls)
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1958
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Regina Marsikova, Czech, tennis star
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1959
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David Iwasaki-Smith, Warragul VIC, Australasia golfer
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1959
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Jean-Louis Lamarre, La Prairie Que, golfer (Quebec PGA-1982, 85)
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1959
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Tina Gayle, Frankfurt GFR, Cowboy cheerleader/actress (Kathy-Chips)
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1960
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Danny Mijovic, Belgrade Yugo, Canadian Tour golfer (1984 Mexican)
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1960
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Mary Beth Zimmerman, Mt Vernon IL, LPGA golfer (1987 Henredon Classic)
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1961
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Mike Henneman, St Charles MO, pitcher (Texas Rangers)
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1962
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Curtis Williams, rocker
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1962
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Ejo Elburg, Dutch soccer player (Pax, NEC)
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1962
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Kim Linehan, swimmer (1979 1500m World record)
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1963
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Claudia Kohde-Kilsch, German FR, tennis star
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1963
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John Lammers, Dutch soccer player (NAC)
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1963
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Mark Alalmo, actor (Avenging Force)
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1963
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Mark Greatbatch, cricketer (big-hitting NZ opener)
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1964
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Dave Gagner, Chatham, NHL center (Toronto Maple Leafs)
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1964
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Justin Currie, Scottish rock vocalist/bassist (Del Amitri)
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1964
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Thomas Howard, Middletown OH, outfielder (Cin Reds)
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1965
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Jay Bell, Eglin AFB FL, infielder (Pitts Pirates)
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1965
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Laurie Carr, Dallas Tx, playmate (Dec, 1986)
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1966
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Terry Sharpe, rocker (The Adventures, Starjets-Starjets)
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1967
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Davidson Matyczuk, Thunder Bay Ont, golfer (Thunder Bay-1986, 87)
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1967
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Jackie Gallagher-Smith, LPGA golfer
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1967
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Katy Steding, Lake Oswego Oregon, basketball forward (Oly-gold-96)
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1967
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Richard Stemp, cricketer (Yorkshire & England A left-arm spinner)
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1968
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Derek Bell, Tampa Florida, outfielder (Houston Astros)
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1968
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Mark Dailey, Parma Ohio, 1.5k runner
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1970
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Danan Hughes, NFL wide receiver (KC Chiefs)
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1970
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Doug Nussmeier, NFL quarterback (NO Saints)
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1970
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Errict Rhett, NFL running back (Tampa Bay Bucs)
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1970
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Victoria Fuller, Santa Barbara Calif, playmate (Jan, 1996)
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1971
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Cedric Ihalauw, soccer player (Roda JC)
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1971
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Willie McGinest, NFL outside linebacker (NE Patriots)
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1972
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Daniel Alfredsson, Grums Swe, NHL right wing (Ottawa Senators)
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1972
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Francisco Rodriguez, Brooklyn NY, pitcher (Minn Twins)
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1972
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Robert Robinson, CFL defensive linebacker (Winnipeg Blue Bombers)
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1973
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Erin Moorad, Chicago Ill, pairs skater (& Richard Gillam)
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1973
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Luke Casserly, Australian soccer defender (Olyroos, Olympics-96)
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1973
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Ralph Intranuovo, East York, NHL center (Edmonton Oilers)
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1974
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Kevin Devine, cornerback/kick returner (Jacksonville Jaguars)
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1976
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Shareef AbdurRahim, NBA forward (Vancouver Grizzlies)
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1980
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Rider Strong, SF Calif, actor (Shawn Hunter-Boy Meets World)
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DEATHS
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711
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Justitianus II, emperor of Byzantium, dies at about 42
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1282
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Llywelyn ab Gruffydd, monarch of North Wales (1246-77), dies
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1282
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Michael VIII, Paleologus, Byzantine emperor (1259-82), dies
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1524
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Henry Van Zutphen, Dutch protestant martyr, burned at stake
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1573
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Alardus/Eilard de Waterlant, duke of Alva, hanged
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1582
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Fernando Alvarez de Toledo, marquis of Soria, dies at about 75
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1595
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Philip III van Croij, prince of Chimay/general, dies at 69
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1610
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Adam Elsheimer, German painter/cartoonist/etcher, buried at 32
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1610
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Forges Dimitri 2, czar of Russia, murdered
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1686
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Louis II Cond, duke of Bourbon, dies at 65
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1718
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Charles XII, King of Sweden (1697-1718), shot dead
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1748
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Ewald G von Kleist, German lawyer/inventor of condensator, dies at 55
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1756
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Theodor A Freiherr von Neuhoff, German adventurer/king, dies
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1817
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Max von Schenkendorf, German poet, dies at 34
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1831
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John George Schetky, composer, dies at 55
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1847
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Moritz Grave von Strachwitz, German poet, dies at 25
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1857
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Franois Henri Joseph Castil-Blaze, composer, dies at 73
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1891
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Johan C J van Schagen, Dutch poet/writer (Narrenwijsheid), dies
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1899
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Andrew "Andy" Wauchope, British general-major, dies in battle
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1899
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Lord Winchester, British marquis/major, dies in battle
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1902
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Matthias Hohner, German manufacturer (harmonica), dies at 68
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1903
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Patrick McShane, cricket player/ump (1884-85 Ashes series), dies
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1911
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Thomas Ball, US sculptor/painter/singer, dies at 92
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1918
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Ivan Cankar, Slavic author (Hlapec Jernej), dies at 42
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1930
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Friedrich von Bernhardi, German war theorist/historian, dies at 81
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1933
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Emile C Wauters, Belgian painter (Van der Goes Klooster), dies at 87
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1955
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Franz Adolf Syberg, composer, dies at 51
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1955
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Johan C Altorf, sculptor (October 3 Monument), dies at 79
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1964
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Percy Kilbride, actor (Ma & Pa Kettle), dies at 76
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1964
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Sam Cooke, rock vocalist, shot to death at 29
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1967
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Howard Freeman, actor (Double Dynamite), dies after illness in NYC
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1967
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Richard Stohr, composer, dies at 93
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1967
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Victor De Sabata, composer, dies at 75
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1968
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Nadine Riga, dies of cerebral hemorrhage at 59
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1972
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John Mills, cricketer (7 Tests for NZ in early 1930's, 241 runs), dies
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1972
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Semjon I Kirsanov, Ukrainian poet (Zolushka), dies at 66
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1974
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Reed Hadley, actor (Racket Squad, Public Defender), dies at 63
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1979
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Claire Carleton, NYC, actress (Alice-Cimarron City), dies at 66
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1983
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Szymon Laks, composer, dies at 82
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1984
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George Waggner, director/writer, dies at 90
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1986
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Paul Keenan, actor (Summer Fantasy), dies at 30
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1990
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Fernand J Collin, Belgian economist/banker, dies at 92
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1991
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Artur Lundkvist, Swedish writer/Prof (Swedish Academy), dies
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1991
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Daniel Simon Scott, dies of Alzheimer's disease at 71
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1991
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Headman Tshabala, musician (Ladysmith Black Mambazo), slain at 44
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1991
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Robert Q Lewis, US comic/TV panel member (RQL Show), dies at 70
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1992
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Michael Robbins, actor (Lunch Hour, On the Buses), dies at 62
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1992
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Vilma Banky, silent film actress (Eagle, Rebel), dies at about 90
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1993
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Ales Gartner, Slavic ski trainer of Norway, dies at 45
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1993
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Eliva "Elvire" Popesco, Romanian/French actress (Le roi), dies at 99
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1994
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Stanislaw Maczek, Polish/British general-major (WW II), dies at 102
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1994
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Yao Yilin, Vice PM of China (1979), dies
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1995
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Arthur Mullard, comedian, dies at 82
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1995
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John Heawood, actor singer/choreographer (Pleasure Garden), dies at 75
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1995
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Robert Shelton (Shapiro), journalist, dies at 69
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1996
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Herbert Sally Frankel, economist, dies at 93
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1996
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Robert Bromston Thesiger Daniell, soldier, dies at 95
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1996
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W G G Duncan-Smith, fighter pilot, dies at 82
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1996
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William George Rushton, actor (TW3)/author/cartoonist, dies at 59
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1997
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Kenneth WIlliam Gatland, aerospace scientist, dies at 73
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