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1095
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Council of Rockingham: bishop Anselmus vs King William II Rufus
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1358
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Dalmati flees Venice
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1497
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Italians troops reconquer Taranto on France
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1502
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Austrian emperor Maximilian I reformats govt machine
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1540
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Francisco V squez de Coronado searches for 7 cities of Cibola Mxico
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1570
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Pius V excommunicates Elizabeth, absolves her subjects from allegiance
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1605
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Portuguese garrison on Ambon surrenders to Admiral Van der Haghen
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1623
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Duke Maximilian I of Bavaria becomes monarch of Palts
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1634
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Irish captain Walter Devereaux kills duke Wallenstein
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1643
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Dutch US colonists kill Algonquin-indians
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1667
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Abraham Crijnssens fleet reach Fort Willoughby on Suriname River
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1746
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Cumberlands troops occupy Aberdeen
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1751
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1st performing monkey exhibited in America, NYC (admission 1)
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1791
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1st Bank of US chartered
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1793
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1st cabinet meeting (At George Washington's home)
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1799
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1st federal forestry legislation authorizes purchase of timber land
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1799
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Congress passes 1st federal quarantine legislation
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1803
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1,800 sovereign German states unite into 60 states
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1804
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Jefferson nominated for president at Democratic-Republican caucus
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1828
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John Quincy Adam's son John marries in White House
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1830
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Victor Hugo's "Hernani" premieres in Paris
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1836
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Samuel Colt patents 1st revolving barrel multishot firearm
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1837
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1st US electric printing press patented by Thomas Davenport
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1838
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London pedestrian walks 20 miles backward then forward in 8 hours
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1839
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Seminoles & black allies shipped from Tampa Bay Florida, to West
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1847
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State University of Iowa is approved
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1859
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1st use of "insanity plea" to prove innocence
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1862
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Congress forms US Bureau of Engraving & Printing
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1862
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Paper currency (greenbacks) introduced in US by Pres Abraham Lincoln
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1863
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Congress creates national banking system, comptroller of currency
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1870
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Hiram Revels, is sworn in as 1st black member of Congress (Sen-R-MS)
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1875
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Kiowa Indians under Lone Wolf (Guipago) surrender at Ft Sill
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1879
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Congress passed 1st Timberland Protection Act
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1885
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US Congress condemns barbed wire around govt grounds
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1892
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James Barrie's "Walker London," premieres in London
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1896
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Italian govt decides to attack governor Baratieri of Eritrea
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1901
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George Cohan's musical "Governor's Son," premieres in NYC
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1901
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US Steel Corp organized under J P Morgan
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1904
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J M Synge's "Riders to the Sea" opens at Irish Natl Theater Society
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1904
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Stanley Cup: Ottawa Silver 7 sweep Toronto Marlboroughs in 2 games
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1905
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Neth Workers van Vakverenigingen, (NVV) political party forms
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1907
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George Bernard Shaw's "Philanderer," premieres in London
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1907
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US proclaims protectorate over Dominican Republic
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1908
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1st tunnel under Hudson River (railway tunnel) opens
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1910
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Dali Lama flees Tibet from Chinese troop to British-Indies
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1911
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Opera "Natoma," premieres in Phila
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1913
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16th Amendment ratified, authorizing income tax
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1916
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German troops conquer Fort Douaumont near Verdun
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1919
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League of Nations set up by Paris Treaty
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1919
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Oregon is 1st state to tax gasoline (1 per gallon)
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1921
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Georgian SSR proclaimed
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1923
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Bread in Berlin rises to 2,000 mark
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1924
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Marie Boyd scores 156 points in Maryland HS basketball game (163-3)
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1925
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Glacier Bay National Monument established in Alaska
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1925
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US female Figure Skating championship won by Beatrix Loughran
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1925
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US male Figure Skating championship won by Nathaniel Niles
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1926
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Francisco Franco becomes General of Spain
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1926
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Kwo-Min-Tang (Guomindang) declares war on govt/warlords
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1927
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Gdanks & Polish accord concerning traffic through Polish corridor
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1930
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Check photographing device patented
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1930
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George Headley completes twin tons in Test Cricket v Engld (114 & 112)
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1932
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Immigrant Adolf Hitler gets German citizenship
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1933
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1st genuine aircraft carrier christened, USS Ranger
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1933
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Major NFL rule changes (hash mark 10 yds in, posts on goal line)
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1933
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Thomas Yawkey purchases Boston Red Sox
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1938
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British Lord Halifax becomes Foreign Minister
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1939
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1st Anderson bomb shelter in Britain erected in an Islington garden
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1940
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1st televised (W2XBS, NYC) hockey game (Rangers vs Canadians)
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1941
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Boston Bruins set NHL record of 23-game unbeaten streak (15-0-8)
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1941
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February strike against persecution of Jews, in Amsterdam
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1943
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Vietminh forms Indo Chinese Democratic Front
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1944
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US 1st Army completes invasion plan
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1945
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US aircraft carriers attack Tokyo
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1948
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Communists seize Czechoslovakia/C Gottwald becomes premier
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1949
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WAC Corporal rocket achieves height of 400k (record)
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1950
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"Your Show of Shows" with Sid Caesar & Imogene Coca premieres on NBC Writers include Mel Brooks, Neil Simon & Woody Allen
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1951
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"Michael Todd's Peep Show" closes at Winter Garden NYC after 278 perf
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1951
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1st Pan American Games opens (Buenos Aires Argentina)
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1951
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Babe Didrikson-Zaharias wins Orlando Florida 2 Ball Golf Tournament
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1952
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6th Winter Olympic games close at Oslo, Norway
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1953
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"Wonderful Town" opens at Winter Garden Theater NYC for 559 perfs
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1954
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Abdul Nasser appointed Egyptian premier
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1956
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Khrushchev denounces Stalin at 20th Soviet Party Conference
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1957
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Buddy Holly & Crickets record "That'll Be the Day"
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1957
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Supreme Court decides 6-3, baseball is only antitrust exempt pro sport
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1960
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John Cage's "Music for Amplified Toy Pianos," premieres
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1960
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Lillian Hellman's "Toys in the Attic," premieres in NYC
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1961
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Niagara ends St Bonaventura's 99-game home basketball win streak
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1961
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Paul Bikle in glider climbs from 1208 m at release to record 14,10
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1962
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India Congress Party wins elections
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1962
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Mike O'Hara completes record 97th marathon
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1962
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Robert Kennedy visits Netherlands
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1963
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Beatles release their 1st single in US "Please Please Me"
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1964
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Austrian chancellor Alfons Gorbach resigns
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1964
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Cassius Clay TKOs Sonny Liston in 7 for heavyweight boxing title
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1966
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Syrian military coup under Hafiz al-Assad
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1968
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430 Unification Church couples wed in Korea
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1968
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Makarios re-elected president of Cyprus
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1969
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Beatles begin recording Abbey Road album
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1969
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Mariner 6 launched for fly-by of Mars
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1969
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Pension plan for baseball is agreed to
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1971
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"Oh! Calcutta!" opens at Belasco Theater NYC for 1,316 performances
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1971
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P Zindel's "And Miss Reardon Drinks a Little," premieres in NYC
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1972
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Lopsided trade, Cards trade Steve Carlton to Phillies for Rick Wise
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1972
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Paul McCartney releases "Give Ireland back to the Irish" single
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1973
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"Little Night Music" opens at Shubert Theater NYC for 601 performances
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1973
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Juan Corona sentenced to 25 life sentences for 25 murders
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1973
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Steven Sondheim's musical "Little Night Music," premieres in NYC
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1974
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Veronica & Colin Scargill (England) begin tandem bicycle ride a record 18,020 miles around the world, completed on August 27, 1
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1975
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Ewen Chatfield flattened by Peter Lever & seriously injured
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1977
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New Orleans' Pete Maravich sets NBA record for a guard with 68 pts
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1977
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Oil tanker explosion west of Honolulu spills 31 million gallons
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1977
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Soyuz 24 returns to Earth
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1978
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Botham scores 1st Test Cricket century, 103 v NZ Christchurch
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1979
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Jane Blalock wins LPGA Orange Blossom Golf Classic
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1979
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Soyuz 32 carries 2 cosmonauts to Salyut 6 space station is launched
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1980
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Coup ousts PM Henck Arron of Suriname
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1981
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23rd Grammy Awards: Sailing, Christopher Cross, Billy Joel wins
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1981
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Calgary Flames scored 11 goals against the Islanders
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1981
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Exec Board of Baseball Players' Assn votes unanimously to strike on May 29 if the issue of free-agent compensation remains unre
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1981
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Exec Board of Players' Assn votes unanimously to strike on May 29
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1981
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L Calvo Sotelo elected premier of Spain
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1981
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NHL most penalized game; Bruins vs Northstars, 84 penalties (392 mins)
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1981
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NY Islanders give up their most goals (11) vs Calgary Flames
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1981
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Rita Jenrette (wife of Abscam congressman) appears on Donahue
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1981
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US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site
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1982
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Final episode of "The Lawrence Welk Show" airs
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1982
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Record speed for a snowmobile (239 kph)
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1984
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Oil fire in Cubatao Brazil kills 500
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1986
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28th Grammy Awards: We Are the World, Sade, Phil Collins wins
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1986
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Corazon Aquino becomes president of Philippines, Marcos flees
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1986
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Iran conquerors Iraq peninsula Fao
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1986
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Thousands of Egyptian military police riot, destroy 2 luxury hotel
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1987
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LaMarr Hoyt is banned from baseball for 1987, due to drug abuse
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1987
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Michael Jordan, scores Chicago Bull record 58 points in a game
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1987
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US Supreme Court upholds (5-4) affirmative action
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1988
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Bruce Springsteen "Tunnel of Love Tour," begins in Worcester Mass
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1988
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South Korea adopts constitution
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1989
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1st independent blue-collar labor union in Communist Hungary forms
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1989
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Dallas Cowboys fire coach Tom Landry after a 29-year career
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1989
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Dallas Cowboys' new owner fires 29-year coach Tom Landry
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1989
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Javed Miandad scores 271 v NZ at Eden Park
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1989
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Lowest baramotric pressure in Netherlands (956.7 mbar at De Bilt)
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1989
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Mike Tyson TKOs Frank Bruno in 5 for heavyweight boxing title
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1990
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Australia beat Pakistan 2-0 to win the Cricket World Series Cup
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1990
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Nicaraguans votes out Sandinistas
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1990
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On a BBC taped interview, rock star Stevie Nicks breaks down, saying that she will never have children & no man can stand her f
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1991
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Andrew Jones scores twin Test Cricket tons v Sri Lanka (122 & 100*)
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1991
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Bruce McNall, Wayne Gretzky & John Candy buy CFL's Toronto Argonauts
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1991
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US, barracks in Dhahran Saudi Arabia, hit by scud missile, kills 28
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1992
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34th Grammy Awards: Unforgetable, Marc Cohn wins
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1993
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"Fool Moon" opens at Richard Rodgers Theater NYC for 207 performances
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1993
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Florida Marlins introduce their mascot "Billy"
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1993
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Pakistan all out 43 v West Indies, world one-day int record low
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1994
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Israeli extremist Baruch Goldstein massacres 30 Palestinians in Hebron
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1994
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Peruvian Yak-40 crashes into mountain near Tingo Maria, kills 31
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1994
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Phil Rizzuto elected to Baseball Hall of Fame
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1995
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Bomb attack on train in Assam India (27 soldiers killed)
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1995
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British heavyweight Nigel Benn hits Gerard McClellan in hospital
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1995
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Moslem fundamentalists shoot 20 shite mosque goers dead
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1995
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PBA National Championship Won by Scott Alexander
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1996
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"Father" closes at Criterion Theater NYC after 52 performances
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1996
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Rajindra Dhanraj takes 16-167 in match Trinidad v Leeward Is
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1998
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40th Grammy Awards:
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1998
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Pamela Lee has husband Tommy Lee arrested on battery charges
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1998
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Switzerland's 1st legal brothel opens in Zurich
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BIRTHS
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1635
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Walraad, the Elder, Dutch fieldmarshall/earl of Nassau-Usingen
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1643
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Ahmed II, 21st sultan of Turkey (1691-95)
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1680
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Philipp Hyacinth Lobkowitz, composer
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1707
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Carlo Goldoni, Italy, lawyer/playwright (Belisario, Love of 3 Oranges)
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1725
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Armand-Louis Couperin, Paris France, organist/composer (Notre Dame)
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1725
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Karl Wilhelm Ramler, German poet (Geistliche Kantaten)
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1727
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Armand-Louis Couperin, composer
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1731
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Simon Stijl, Frisian physician/writer
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1732
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Robert Hudson, composer
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1735
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Ernst William Wolf, composer
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1778
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Jos Francisco de San Mart¡n, liberated Argentina, Chile & Per£
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1788
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Mateo Ferrer, composer
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1794
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Gerrit Schimmelpenninck, Dutch earl of Nijenhuis/Peckedam
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1807
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George Alfred Trenholm, Secy Treas (Confederacy), died in 1876
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1808
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James Bowen, Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1886
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1809
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George Washington Cullom, Bvt Major General (Union Army), died in 1892
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1811
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Carl Schuberth, composer
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1814
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Taras Shevchenko, Ukrainian national poet/painter (3/9 NS) [OS]
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1815
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Robert Hall Chilton, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1879
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1832
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Theodorus J I Arnold, bibliographer (Bibliotheca Belgian)
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1833
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Clement Anselm Evans, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1911
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1833
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Julie Verstraete-Lacquet, Flemish actress
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1840
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Alexis Hollander, composer
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1840
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Otto Liebmann, German philosopher (Climax of Theories)
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1841
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Pierre Auguste Renoir, Limoges France, Impressionist painter/sculptor
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1842
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Karl May, German writer (Old Shatterhand/Winnetou)
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1847
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John Watson, Canada, philosopher (Objective Idealism)
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1855
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George Bonnor, cricketer (big-hitting Aussie batter 1880-1888)
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1856
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Charles Lang Freer, art collector; endowed Freer Gallery [or 1876]
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1860
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Menso Kamerlingh Onnes, painter/water colors painter
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1860
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William James Ashley, English economic-historian
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1866
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Benedetto Croce, Italy, humanist/historian/editor/philosopher
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1868
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Anthony J Block, Dutch lawyer (strafproces)
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1871
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Oliver Samuel Campbell, tennis champ (US Open-1890)
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1873
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Enrico Caruso, Naples Italy, operatic tenor (Faust)
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1876
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Charles Freer, art collector; endowed Freer Gallery [or 1856]
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1879
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Otakar Ostrcil, composer
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1881
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William Foster, Mass, Communist Pres candidate (1924,28,32)
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1882
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Bruno? Traven, German? writer (Sierra Madre)
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1882
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Jozef Goossenaerts, Flemish philologist (Language boundary)
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1882
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Ludvig Nordstrm, Sweden, writer (Story of Peter Svensk)
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1887
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Leonard Carey, England, actor (Laughter)
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1888
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John Foster Dulles, US Secretary of State (1953-59)
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1890
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Myra Hess, London England, concert pianist
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1894
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Ernst Friedrich, Breslau Germany, pacifist (War Against War!)
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1894
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Howard Wendell, Poland, actor (4 Skulls of Jonathan Drake)
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1895
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DeBenneville "Bert" Bell, PA, NFL owner/commissioner/HOF (Eagles)
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1895
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Henri Martelli, composer
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1896
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John J McClellan, (Sen-D-Ark)
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1897
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Lili Krber, writer
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1898
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William Thomas Astbury, English physicist/chemist (textiles)
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1899
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Leo J Weisgerber, German linguist
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1900
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Jed Harris, producer/director (Billy Rose Show, Operation Mad Ball)
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1901
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Federico Ghisi, composer
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1901
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[Herbert] Zeppo Marx, NYC, comedian/actor (Marx Brothers)
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1902
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Max Kommerell, German literary/author (Die Gefangenen)
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1902
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Oscar Cullmann, Swiss theologist (Das Petrusproblem)
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1904
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Adelle Davis, author (Lets Stay Healthy)/nutritionist (died of cancer)
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1906
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Boris Papandopulo, composer
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1906
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Domingo Ortega, Spanish bullfighter
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1906
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Howard Zahniser, Father of Wilderness Act
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1906
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Warren Hymer, NYC, actor (Girl From Havana, Meet the Mob)
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1907
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Mary Coyle Chase, playwright (Harvey-Pulitzer Prize)
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1907
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Shimen Rushkin, Poland, actor (Beau Brummel, Having a Wonderful Time)
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1908
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Frank G Slaughter, author (Sangaree)
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1909
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Edgar Pangborn, US, sci-fi author (Judgment of Eve, Davy)
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1909
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John Evan "Jasper" Weston Mather, writer
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1910
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Millicent Fenwick, NYC, (Rep-R-NJ 1975-82) (Doonesbury)
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1912
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Richard Wattis, England, actor (Hobson's Choice, Prince & Showgirl)
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1913
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Gert Froebe, Saxony Germany, actor (Goldfinger)
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1913
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Jim Backus, Cleve, actor (Mr Magoo, Thurston Howell III-Gilligan Is)
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1914
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John Arlott, cricketer (the doyen of cricket commentators & writers)
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1916
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Ian Wallace, British CEO
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1916
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Ralph Baldwin, harness driver (set 11 major world records)
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1917
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Alex Gordon, architect
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1917
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Anthony Burgess, essayist/novelist (Clockwork Orange)
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1917
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Asta E R Elstak, Suriname/Dutch social worker
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1918
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Henry Norwood Ewell, Harrisburg Pa, 4x100m runner (Olympic-gold-1948)
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1918
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Robert Lorimer "Bobby" Riggs, US tennis star (US Open 1939, 41)
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1919
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F de Jong Edz, Dutch historian
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1919
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Monty Irvin, baseball hall of famer (NY Giants)
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1920
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Antony Duff, diplomat
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1920
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Hayes Gordon, Boston MA, actor (Sky Pirates, Dark Room)
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1922
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Matti Rautio, composer
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1923
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Roger Parker, Lord Justice of Appeal
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1924
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Peg Ridge, peace campaigner
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1925
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Bert Remsen, Glen Cove NY, actor (Mario-It's a Living)
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1926
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Harvey McGregor, QC/warden (New College-Oxford)
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1927
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Dick Jones, Snyder Tx, actor (Buffalo Bill Jr)
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1927
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Jacques Monod, composer
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1927
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Jane Nigh, Hollywood Calif, actress (Lorelei-Big Town)
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1927
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Ralph Stanley, country singer
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1928
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Keith Williamson, British RAF marshal
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1928
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Larry Gelbart, writer/producer/actor (Oh God!, M*A*S*H)
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1928
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Richard Stern, US writer
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1929
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Christopher George, Royal Oak Minn, actor (Rat Patrol, Immortal)
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1929
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Peter Bingham Hinchcliff, Brit church historian (1 Sided Reciprocity)
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1929
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Peter Hinchcliff, historian
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1929
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Tommy Newsom, Va, musician/bandleader/saxophonist (Tonight Show)
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1930
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Erica Pedretti, writer
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1931
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Edward Kellett-Bowman, British MEP
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1931
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J R Stephenson, Lt-col/secretary (MCC)
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1932
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Faron Young, country singer/actor (Hidden Guns, Daniel Boone)
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1932
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Laurence New, Major-General
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1932
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Martin William Karlins, composer
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1934
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Lord Crickhowell
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1934
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Michael Wheeler-Booth, Clerk of the Parliaments
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1934
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Robert Neame, brewer
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1936
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Jonnie Nicely, playmate (Aug, 1956)
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1936
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Norman Orville Scribner, composer
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1937
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Basia Johnson, maid (inherited Johnson & Johnson fortune)
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1937
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Bob Schieffer, Austin Tx, newscaster (CBS Weekend News)
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1937
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Tom Courtenay, England, actor (Dresser, Dr Zhivago, To Catch a Spy)
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1938
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Diane Baker, Hollywood Calif, actress (Diary of Anne Frank, Marnie)
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1938
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Farokh Engineer, Indian cricket wicket-keeper (1961-75)
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1938
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Herb Elliott, Australia, 1500m runner (Olympic-gold-1960)
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1939
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A C F Verity, master (Dulwich College)
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1939
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Marisa Mell, Graz Austria, actress (Masquerade, Casanova '70)
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1940
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Billy Packer, Wellsville NY, basketball sportscaster (CBS)
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1940
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George Paul, CEO (Norwich Union Insurance Group)
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1940
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Hector MacKenzie, trade unionist
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1940
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Jes£s Lopez-Cobos, Toro Spain, conductor (Intl Conductor Competition)
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1940
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Jud Taylor, actor (Dr Gerson-Dr Kildare)
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1940
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Ron Santo, shortstop (Cubs, 1st baseball player to veto his trade)
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1941
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David Puttnam, London, film producer/CEO (Columbia Pictures)
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1941
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Ramon Pagayon Santos, composer
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1941
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Stewart Sutherland, Principal/Vice-Chancellor (Edinburgh University)
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1941
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Susan Browning, Baldwin NY, actress (Pat-Mary Hartman)
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1943
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George Harrison, rocker (Beatle/Travelling Willberries-My Sweet Lord)
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1943
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Maryann Amacher, composer
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1943
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Sally Jessy Raphael, TV talk show host (Sally) [or May 25]
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1944
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Karen Grassle, Berkeley Ca, actress (Caroline-Little House on Prairie)
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1944
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Kristina Holland, Fayetteville NC, (Tina-Courtship of Eddie's Father)
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1945
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Elkie Brooks, Manchester England, rocker (Pearl's a Singer)
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1945
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Shivadhar Srinivasa Naipaul, Trinidad, novelist, essayist (Fireflies)
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1946
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F Xaver Kroetz, writer
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1947
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Eddie Thomson, Australian soccer coach (Olyroos, Olympics-96)
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1947
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Lee Edward Evans, Madera Calif, 400m runner (Olympic-2 gold-1968)
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1947
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Lewis Moonie, British MP
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1948
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G B Warren, British biochemist
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1949
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Lord Sempill
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1950
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Anthony Lloyd, British MP
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1950
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Emitt Rhodes, musician (Merry-go-Round)
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1950
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Neil Jordan, director (Crying Game)
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1950
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Rick Flair, [Richard Fliehr], wrestling champ (NWA/WWF/WCW/AWA)
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1952
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James A Barcia, (Rep-D-Michigan)
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1953
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Garrett Glaser, entertainment correspondent (Entertainment Tonight)
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1954
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Steve Rixon, Australian cricket wicket-keeper (1977-85)
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1955
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Leann Hunley, actress (Dane Carrington-Dynasty, Dawson's Creek)
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1956
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Davie Cooper, soccer star
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1957
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Jane Ackroyd, British sculptor
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1957
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Stuart "Woody" Wood, Scot, guitarist (Bay City Rollers-Saturday Night)
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1958
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Kurt Rambis, NBA forward (Lakers, Hornets)/Clark Kent look-a-like
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1959
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Mike Peters, rocker (Alarm-In the Summertime)
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1960
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Glen Bishop, cricketer (S Aussie bat, 2 ODI's for Australia 1987)
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1962
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Birgit Fischer, German DR, 500m kayaker (Olympic-gold-1980)
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1962
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Cammy Ciarelli, Iowa City, WPVA volleyballer (Best of Beach-2nd-1995)
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1962
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Foster Emerson Sylvers, rocker
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1963
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Alison Roberts, fashion designer
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1963
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Paul O'Neill, Columbus OH, right fielder (Cin Reds, NY Yankees)
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1963
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Tom McHale, NFL tackle (Miami Dolphins)
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1964
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Don Majkowski, NFL quarterback (Detroit Lions)
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1964
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Steve Nevius, film editor (Eden, Fall Time, Damascus)
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1965
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Carrot Top, [Scott Thompson], Fla, comedian (Amer Comedy Award-1994)
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1965
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Veronica Webb, supermodel/actress (Jungle Fever, Malcolm X)
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1966
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Don Anurasiri, cricketer (Sri Lankan slow left-armer)
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1966
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Samantha Phillips, Ft Meade MD, Penthouse Pet
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1966
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Stacey Cortez, actress (Sheila Cantillan-General Hospital)
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1966
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Tea Leoni, NYC, actress (Flying Blind, Naked Truth)
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1967
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Jenny Byrne, Perth Australia, tennis star (1984 Futures-Wyong-AUS)
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1967
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Nick Leeson, British banker (Baring bank)
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1967
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Rich Rowland, US baseball catcher (Detroit Tigers)
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1968
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David Hulse, US baseball outfielder (Texas Rangers)
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1969
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Donald Hodge, NBA center (Charlotte Hornets)
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1969
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Kerry Dienelt, Australian softball catcher/1st baseman (Oly-bronze-96)
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1969
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Michelle Gibson, equestrian dressage (Olympics-bronze-96)
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1970
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Alfred Jordan, CFL cornerback (Calgary Stampeders)
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1970
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Brian O'Neal, NFL full back (SF 49ers)
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1970
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Corey Mayfield, NFL defensive tackle (Jacksonville Jaguars)
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1970
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Dave Brown, NFL quarterback (NY Giants)
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1970
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Joe Bowden, NFL linebacker (Houston/Tennessee Oilers)
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1970
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Troy Mallette, Sudbury, NHL left wing (Ottawa Senators)
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1971
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Andrew Hermann, US 50K walker (Olympics-96)
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1971
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Byron Dafoe, Sussex Eng, NHL goalie (LA Kings)
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1971
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David Fox, US, 50m freestyle (Olympics-6th-96)
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1971
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Helen Dobson, Skegness England, golfer (1993 State Farm Rail Classic)
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1971
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Jennifer LaVoie, Nashua NH, playmate (Aug, 1993)
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1971
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Nova Peris, Darwin Australia, field hockey left halfback (Olympics-96)
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1971
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Sean Astin, LA Calif, actor (Goonies, Toy Soldiers)
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1972
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Chris Harrison, guard (Detroit Lions)
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1972
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Erwin van de Looi, soccer player (Vitesse)
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1972
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Sean Harris, NFL linebacker (Chic Bears)
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1973
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Daryl Gardener, defensive end (Miami Dolphins)
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1973
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Kirrily Sharpe, Bankstown Aust, tennis star (1995 Futures-Saga-JPN)
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1974
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Detron Smith, NFL running back (Denver Broncos-Superbowl 32)
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1974
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Tamarick Vanover, NFL wide receiver (KC Chiefs)
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1975
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Hercules Kyvelos, Montreal Quebec, boxer (Olympics-96)
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1976
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Chris Pitman, rocker (Zaum, Tool)
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1976
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Samaki Walker, NBA forward (Dallas Mavericks)
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1992
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Libby [Elizabeth] Callahan, Columbia SC, sport pistol (Olympics-96)
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DEATHS
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779
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Walburgis, Anglo-Saxon abbess/saint (Walpurgis Night), dies
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1247
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Hendrik IV, duke of Limburg/earl of Bergen (1226-47), dies
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1495
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Djem Sultan, son of Turkish sultan Mehmed II, dies at 35
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1601
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Robert Devereux, Earl of Essex, executed for treason against Elizabeth
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1602
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Everard van Reyd, Dutch historian, dies at about 51
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1634
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Albrecht WE baron von Wallenstein, German duke, murdered at 50
|
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1634
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Van Friedland/Mecklenburg, general-admiral, dies at 50
|
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1643
|
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Marco da Gagliano, Italian opera composer, dies at 60
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1682
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Alessandro Stradella, Italian violist/composer, murdered at 37
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1713
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Frederik I, King of Prussia (1701-13), dies at 55
|
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1719
|
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Giovanni Maria Casini, composer, dies at 66
|
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1723
|
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Christopher Wren, England, astronomer/architect, dies at 90
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1819
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Filinto El¡sio, [do Nascimento], Portuguese poet, dies at 84
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1826
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Piotr A von der Pahlen, military governor of St Petersburg, dies at 60
|
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1851
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Ferdinand Simon Gassner, composer, dies at 53
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1852
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Thomas Moore, writer (Utopia), dies
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1865
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Otto Ludwig, German writer (Zwischen Himmel und Erde), dies at 47
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1894
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James Morrison Steele Mackaye, US actor/author/director, dies at 51
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1899
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Paul Julius von Reuter, founder of the news agency (Reuters), dies
|
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1901
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Jose Rogel, composer, dies at 71
|
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1902
|
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Carl Ignaz Franz Umlauf, composer, dies at 77
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1906
|
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Anton Stepanovich Arensky, Russian composer/conductor c t, dies at 44
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1914
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John Tenniel, British illustrator (Alice in Wonderland), dies at 93
|
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1915
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George Mimot, physician (Nobel-1934), dies
|
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1920
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Aloys, Liechtenstein nobleman/politician, dies at 73
|
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1922
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Henri-Dsir Landru, French sex murderer, guillotined at 52
|
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1925
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Pedro Miguel Marques y Garcia, composer, dies at 81
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1934
|
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Daniel Protheroe, composer, dies at 67
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1934
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John J McGraw, manager (NY Giants), dies at 60
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1942
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Leo Ascher, composer, dies at 61
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1945
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M rio R de Morais Andrade, Brazilian poet/folklorist, dies at 51
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1947
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Friedrich Paschen, German physicist, dies at 82
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1953
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Jesus Garcia Leoz, composer, dies at 49
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1955
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Marij Kogoj, composer, dies at 59
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1957
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Kurt von Wolfurt, composer, dies at 76
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1957
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Mark Aldanov, [Mark A Landau], Russian/French chemist, dies at 70
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1960
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Everhardus J van Romondt, Dutch Antillean minister, dies at 51
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1962
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Wilhelm Pessler, German sociologist, dies at 81
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1964
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|
Alexander Archipenko, sculptor, dies
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1967
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John Griggs, actor (Joey Bishop Show), dies at 57
|
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1968
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Camille Huysmans, Belgian premier (1946-47), dies at 96
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1969
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Jan Zajic, Czech student, self incinerates
|
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1970
|
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Mark Rothko, abstract expressionist (Green on Blue), dies at 66
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1975
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Elijah Muhammad, leader of Nation of Islam, dies in Chicago at 78
|
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1978
|
|
Daniel "Chappie" James Jr, retired Air Force general, dies at 58
|
|
1982
|
|
J K Irani, cricket wicketkeeper (2 Tests for India 1947-48), dies
|
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1983
|
|
John Cowles Sr, US publisher, dies at 84
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1983
|
|
Tennessee Williams, writer (Streetcar Named Desire), dies at 71
|
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1987
|
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James Coco, actor (Joe-Dumplings), dies at 58
|
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1988
|
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Amapola Del Vando, actress (Cowboy), dies at 78
|
|
1990
|
|
Deborra Hampton, actress (Crossroads, 2 of a Kind), dies at 30
|
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1992
|
|
Guy Deghy, actor (Matter of Who, 1 Eyed Soldiers), dies at 79
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1992
|
|
John E Allen Jr, actor (1 2 3), dies
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1992
|
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Ollie O'Toole, dies after long illness at 79
|
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1993
|
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Eddie Constantine, actor (Alphaville, License to Kill), dies at 75
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1993
|
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Jan D Boeke, Dutch organist/conductor, dies
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1993
|
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Jean G H "Sjeng" Tans, Dutch PM (social dem, 1965-69), dies
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1993
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John D Boeke, organist/conductor, dies
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1993
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Troy Caldwell, country musician (Marshall Tucker Band), dies at 45
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1994
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Baruch Goldstein, physician/murderer (53 in mosque), lynched at 42
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1994
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Hugh Tayfield, cricketer (170 wickets for S Afr in 37 Tests), dies
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1994
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Jersey Joe Walcott, boxer, dies at 80
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1994
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Wladyslaw Sila Lawyer Adviser to Solidarity-Nowicki, dies at 80
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1994
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Yann Piat, French MP (FN/PR), murdered at 44
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1995
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Jack Clayton, British director (Great Gatsby), dies at 73
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1995
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Oh Jin Woo, Korean minister of defense, dies
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1995
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Terence Weil, cellist/teacher, dies at 73
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1996
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Haing S Ngor, doctor/actor (Killing Fields), dies at 45
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1996
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Marion Farouk Political scientist-Sluglett, dies at 59
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1996
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Vehbi Koc, indistrialist/philanthropist, dies at 94
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1997
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Andrei Donatovich Sinyavsky, writer/critic, dies at 71
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1997
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Tony Williams, jazz drummer (Miles Davis), dies at 51
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1998
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Luigi Veronesi, Italian abstract artist (Campo Grafico), dies at 90
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1998
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Umberto Mastroianni, Italian sculptor, dies at 87
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