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197
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Lucius Septimius Severus' army beats Clodius Albinus at Lyon
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356
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Emperor Constantius II shuts all heathen temples
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607
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Boniface III begins his reign as Catholic Pope
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842
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Medieval Iconoclastic Controversy ends as a council in Constantinople formally reinstated the veneration of icons in the church
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1512
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French troops under Gaston de Foix occupy Brescia
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1537
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Weavers of Leiden Neth strike
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1539
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Jews of Tyrnau Hungary (then Trnava Czech), expelled
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1574
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Spanish troops plunder Krommenie, Wormerveer & Jisp Neth
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1582
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Francis of Valois becomes duke of Brabant
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1619
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Trial against Johan van Oldenbarnevelt begins in The Hague
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1634
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Battle at Smolensk: Polish king Wladyslaw IV beats Russians [NS=Mar 1]
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1674
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Netherlands & England sign Peace of Westminster (NYC becomes English)
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1700
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Last day of Julian calendar in Denmark
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1736
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Georg F Hndel's "Alexander's Feast," premieres
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1771
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Messier adds M46-M49 to his catalog (galactic clusters in Puppis & Hydra & galaxy in Virgo)
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1797
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1/3 of papal domain ceded to France
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1803
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Congress accepts Ohio's constitution, statehood not ratified till 1953
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1807
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British squadron under Adm Duckworth forces passage of Dardanelle
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1807
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VP Aaron Burr arrested in Alabama for treason; later found innocent
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1825
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Franz Grillparzer's "Knig Ottokars Glck," premieres in Vienna
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1831
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1st practical US coal-burning locomotive makes 1st trial run, Penn
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1846
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Texas state govt formally installed in Austin
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1856
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Tin-type camera patented by Hamilton Smith, Gambier, Ohio
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1859
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Dan Sickles is acquitted of murder on grounds of temporary insanity 1st time this defense is successfully used
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1861
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Russian Tsar Alexander II abolishes serfdom [NS=Mar 3]
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1864
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Knights of Pythias form 1st lodge in Wash DC (12 members)
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1869
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US Assay Office in Boise, Idaho authorized
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1878
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Thomas Alva Edison patents gramophone (phonograph)
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1881
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Kansas becomes 1st state to prohibit all alcoholic beverages
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1884
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Tornadoes in Miss, Ala, NC, SC, Tenn, Ky & In kill 800 people
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1900
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British troops occupy Hlangwane Natal
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1906
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WK Kellogg & Ch Bolin find Battle Creek Toasted Corn Flake Co
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1910
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English premiere of Richard Strauss' "Elektra"
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1913
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1st prize inserted into a Cracker Jack box
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1913
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Mexican General V Huerta takes power with US support
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1914
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Riccardo Zandonai's opera "Francesco da Rimini," premieres in Turin
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1915
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British fleet fire on Dardanellen coast
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1919
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Pan-African Congress, organized by W E B Du Bois (Paris)
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1920
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Netherlands joins League of Nations
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1922
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Ed Wynn becomes 1st talent to sign as a radio entertainer
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1923
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Jean Sibelius' 6th Symphony, premieres
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1923
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Philip Barry's "You & I," premieres in NYC
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1927
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General strike against British occupiers in Shanghai
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1928
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2nd Winter Olympic games close at St Moritz, Switzerland
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1928
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Canadian hockey team wins 3rd consecutive gold medal
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1929
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Medical diathermy machine 1st used, Schenectady, NY
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1932
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William Faulkner completes his novel "Light in August"
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1933
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Prussian minister Gring bans all Catholic newspapers
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1934
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Bob & Dolores Hope marry
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1934
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US contract air mail service canceled, replaced by US army for 6 mos
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1935
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Clifford Odets' "Awake & Sing," premieres in NYC
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1936
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Manuel Aza¤a becomes Spanish premier
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1938
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Soviet arctic ice research station North Pole 1 evacuated, Denmark
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1941
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Nazi police attacks & driven away from Koco Amsterdam (by young Jews)
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1941
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Nazi raid Amsterdam & round up 429 young Jews for deportation
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1942
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About 150 Japanese warplanes attacked the Australian city of Darwin
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1942
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Bill Longson beats Managoff & Sandor Szabo, to become wrestling champ
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1942
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Dutch actors protest obligatory membership of Culture Chamber
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1942
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FDR orders detention & internment of all west-coast Japanese-Americans
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1942
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Japanese troop land on Timor
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1942
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NY Yankees annouce 5,000 uniformed soldiers admitted free at each of their upcoming home games
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1942
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Tommy Dorsey & his orchestra recorded "I'll Take Tallulah"
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1943
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German tanks under brig gen Buelowius attack Kasserine Pass Tunesia
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1944
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823 British bombers attack Berlin
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1944
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U-264 sinks off Ireland
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1945
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30,000 US Marines land on Iwo Jima
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1945
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900 Japanese soldiers reportedly killed by crocodiles in 2 days
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1945
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Brotherhood Day-1st celebrated
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1945
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US 5th Fleet launches invasion of Iwo Jima against the Japanese
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1946
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Giants outfielder Danny Gardella is 1st major leaguer to announce he is jumping to the "outlaw" Mexican League
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1947
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CBS radio premiere of Villa-Lobos' "Bachianas Brasilieras No 3"
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1949
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"Inside USA" closes at Century Theater NYC after 339 performances
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1949
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1st Bollingen Prize for poetry awarded to Ezra Pound
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1949
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Mass arrests of communists in India
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1952
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French offensive at Hanoi
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1953
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Georgia approves US 1st literature censorship board
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1953
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Ted Williams safely crash-lands his damaged Panther jet
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1953
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William Inge's "Picnic," premieres in NYC
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1954
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WAST (now WNYT) TV channel 13 in Albany-Troy, NY (NBC) 1st broadcast
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1955
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South East Asia Collective Defense Treaty goes into effect
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1956
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Kathy Cornelius wins LPGA St Petersburg Golf Open
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1958
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Carl Perkins leaves Sun Records for Columbia Records
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1959
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Britain, Turkey & Greece sign agreement granting Cyprus independence
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1959
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Gabon adopts its constitution
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1959
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USAF rocket-powered rail sled attains Mach 4.1 (4970 kph), NM
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1960
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Bil Keane's "Family Circus" cartoon strip debuts
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1960
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Protest strike in Poznan Poland
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1961
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Albania disavows Chinese "Revisionism"
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1961
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Henk van der Grift (Neth) becomes world champ all-round skater
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1962
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US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site
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1963
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Robert Frost wins Bollingen Prize
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1963
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USSR informs JFK it's withdrawing several thousand troops from Cuba
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1964
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UK flies « ton of Beatle wigs to US
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1965
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NFL adds 6th official
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1967
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Stien Kaiser becomes world champion lady's skater
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1968
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1st US Teachers strike (Florida)
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1969
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1st Test flight of Boeing 747 jumbo jet
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1970
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AL Cy Young winner Denny McLain suspended for bookmaking
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1970
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USSR launches Sputnik 52 & Molniya 1-13 communications satellite
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1971
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Paul McCartney releases "Another Day" in UK
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1971
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Walt Wesley becomes 1st Cleve Cavalier to score 50 pts in a game
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1972
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Glenn Turner carries his bat for 223* v WI at Kingston
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1974
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1st American Music Award:
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1976
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Frente Polisario forms Democratic Republic of Sahara
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1977
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19th Grammy Awards: This Masquerade, Starland Vocal Band
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1977
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A's sell pitcher Paul Lindblad to the Rangers for $400,000
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1977
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Doug Walters scores 250 v NZ, 217 stand for 7th wicket w/Gilmour
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1977
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Fleetwood Mac's "Rumours" album released
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1977
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France performs nuclear test at Muruora Island
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1977
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Shuttle Enterprise makes 1st Test flight atop a 747 jetliner
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1978
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"On the 20th Century" opens at St James Theater NYC for 460 perfs
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1978
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Brigitte Kraus runs world record 1000 m indoor (2:34.8)
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1978
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Coleman, Comden & Green's musical premieres in NYC
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1980
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Botham a century & 13 wickets in Jubilee Test Cricket at Bombay
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1980
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Eric Heiden skates Olympic record 1000m in 1:15.18
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1981
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George Harrison is ordered to pay ABKCO Music $587,000 for "subconscious plagiarism" "My Sweet Lord" with "He's So Fine"
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1982
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Hanneke Jelgersma (Jagersma?) installed as Neth's 1st Communist mayor
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1982
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Sharie Langford, Calif, sets women's bowling series record of 853
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1982
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USSR performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakh/Semipalitinsk USSR
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1983
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Fernando Valenzuela wins his salary arbitration of $1 million
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1983
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Vladimir Salnikov (USSR) sets 400 m free style swimming record
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1984
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"Doonesbury" closes at Biltmore Theater NYC after 104 performances
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1984
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14th winter Olympic games close at Sarajevo, Yugoslavia
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1984
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1st brother combo to win Gold & Silver in same event at Olympics (Phil & Steve Mahre-Slalom)
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1984
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USSR performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakh/Semipalitinsk USSR
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1985
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150 killed when a Spanish jetliner crashed approaching Bilbao, Spain
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1985
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ADM of Amsterdam declares bankruptcy
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1985
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Canned & bottled Cherry Coke introduced by Coca-Cola
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1985
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Mickey Mouse welcomed in China
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1985
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William Schroeder is 1st artificial heart patient to leave hospital He spent 15 minutes outside Humana Hospital in Louisville,
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1986
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Jordanian King Hussein severs ties with PLO
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1986
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US Senate ratifies UN's anti-genocide convention 37 years later
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1986
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USSR launches Mir space station into Earth orbit
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1987
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"Stardust" opens at Biltmore Theater NYC for 102 performances
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1987
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Anti-smoking ad airs for 1st time on TV, featuring Yul Brynner
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1987
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Less than a month after re-signing, A's pitcher Vida Blue retires
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1987
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Minn sheriff office arrest FBI most wanted, Thomas G Harrelson
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1987
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Reagan lifts trade boycott against Poland
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1988
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Helga Arendt, Silke-Beate Knoll, Mechthild Kluth, Gisela Kinzel walk indoor female world record 4x200m (1:32.55)
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1989
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"Legs Diamond" closes at Mark Hellinger Theater NYC after 64 perfs
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1989
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Edgar Bowers wins Bollingen Prize
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1990
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Police kill 8 demonstrators for multi party system in Nepal
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1990
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Soyuz TM-9 lands
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1992
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"Crazy For You" opens at Shubert Theater NYC for 1622 performances
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1992
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Ken Ludwig's musical "Crazy for You," premieres in NYC
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1992
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Peter Collins discovers nova Cygni 1992
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1992
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Porn producer Jim Mitchell found guilty of killing his brother Artie
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1993
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Kenya Moore, 22, (Michigan), crowned 42nd Miss USA
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1994
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Marta Figueras-Dotti wins Cup o' Noodles Hawaiian Ladies Golf Open
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1995
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1st broadcast of "Woman of Independent Means" on NBC-TV
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1995
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Irina Privalova runs indoor woman's European record 200m (22.10 sec)
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1995
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Kenneth Koch wins Bollingen Prize
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1995
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Linford Christie runs European record 60m indoor (6.47 sec)
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1995
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Linford Christie runs world record 200m indoor (20.25 sec)
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1995
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Michael Tippett's "Rose Lake," premieres
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1996
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Howard Stern Radio Show premieres in York PA on WQXA 105.7 FM
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1997
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FCC makes available 311 for non-emergency calls & 711 for hearing or speech-impaired emergency calls
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1998
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Soyuz TM-26 lands
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1998
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US hockey team destroys their rooms at Olympic village in Japan
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BIRTHS
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3
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Sadiq Hidajat, Persian writer (Blind Person Owl)
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1473
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Nicolaus Copernicus, Tor£n, Poland, astronomer (heliocentrism)
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1532
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Jean-Antoine de Baf, French poet (Les amours de Mline)
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1588
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Pieter de Carpentier, Flemish gov-gen of Dutch East-Indies
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1611
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Andries de Graeff, mayor of Amsterdam (1657..71)
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1616
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Jacques de Saint-Luc, composer
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1671
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Charles-Hubert Gervais, composer
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1683
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Philip V, France, King of Spain (1700-24, 24-46)
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1687
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Johann Adam Birkenstock, composer
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1717
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David Garrick, actor/producer/writer (Aboan-Oroonoko)
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1743
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[Ridolfo] Luigi Boccherini, Italian composer, cellist (Minuet)
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1751
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Cornelis de Gijselaar, Dutch politician/patriot
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1754
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Vincenzo Monti, Italian poet/translator (Al Signor di Montgolfier)
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1755
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Pieter G van Overstraten, governor-general of Neth-Indies
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1762
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Friedrich Franz Hurka, composer
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1763
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Adalbert Gyrowetz, composer
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1780
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Friedrich H von der Hagen, German germanist (Nibelungenlied)
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1812
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Lauro Rossi, composer
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1817
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Willem III, last male King of Netherlands (1849-90)
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1819
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Mark Prager Lindo, English/Dutch author/novelist/writer
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1821
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Francis Preston Blair Jr, Lexington Ky, (Rep-Missouri)
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1824
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Constantine D Uschinsky, Russian educator [NS=Mar 2]
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1827
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Charles Robert Woods, Bvt Major General (Union Army), died in 1855
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1828
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Johannes von Miquel, German politician
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1833
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lie Ducommun, Switzerland, writer/pacifist (Nobel 1902)
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1841
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Felipe Pedrell, composer
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1843
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Adelina Patti, Madrid Spain, opera soprano (Lucio)
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1859
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Svante August Arhenius, Swedish physicist/chemist (Nobel 1903)
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1863
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Augusto Bernardino Legu¡a y Salcedo, president of Per£ (1908, 1919)
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1863
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Emanuel Moor, composer
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1864
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Aritius S Talma, Dutch minister of Agriculture (Work Law of 1911)
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1865
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Adrian van Oordt, Dutch writer (neo-romantic)
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1865
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Sven Hedin, Sweden, scientist/explorer (Tibet)
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1877
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Else Berg, German/Dutch painter
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1877
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Louis Franois-Marie Aubert, French composer (Habanera)
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1880
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Arthur Shepherd, composer
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1881
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Armin Knab, German composer (Eichendorff-cycle)
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1881
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Evert Gorter, founder of Dutch medical child care
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1881
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Paul Zech, writer
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1886
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George Luther Foote, composer
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1889
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Jos Eustasio Rivera, Colombia, poet/novelist (Vortex)
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1891
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J C "Farmer" White, cricketer (Somerset slow lefty 1909-37)
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1893
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Cedric Hardwicke, Stourbridge England, actor (Peter Pan, Richard III)
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1893
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Pietro Pancrazi, Italian critic (Scrittori d'Oggi)
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1894
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Herb Pennock, hall of fame pitcher (Yankees, 243 career wins)
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1895
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Louis Calhern, NYC, actor (Julius Caesar, Blackboard Jungle)
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1898
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Lauwrens Voorthuyzen, [Lou de Palingboer], Dutch sect leader
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1900
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Giorgos Seferis, writer
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1901
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Cor[nelis RJ] Kieboom, Dutch resistance fighter/chairman (Feyenoord)
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1902
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Hugo Haas, Brno Czechoslovakia, actor/director (2 Smart People)
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1902
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John Bubbles, Louisville Ky, rhythm tap dancer (No Maps on My Taps)
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1902
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Nydia Westman, NYC, actress (Going My Way, Young Mr Bobbins)
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1903
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Kay Boyle, St Paul Minn, novelist (Plagued by Nightingales)
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1904
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Havank, [HF vqan der Kallen], Dutch thriller writer (St Eustache)
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1906
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Grace Mary Williams, composer
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1906
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Hendrik W C Spruit, Dutch conductor
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1909
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Charlie Walker, South Aust cricket wicket-keeper (toured but no Tests)
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1911
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Merle Oberon, Calcutta India, actress (Assignment Foreign Legion)
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1911
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Nikola Hercigonja, composer
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1912
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Adolf Rudnicki, Polish writer (Niekochana)
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1912
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Peter Francis de Sautoy, publisher
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1912
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Stan Kenton, [Newcomb], Wichita Ks, jazz musician (Music 55)
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1913
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Alvin Derold Etler, composer
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1915
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John Freeman, British politician (Labour)/ambassador/TV host
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1916
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Eddie Arcaro, jockey (1958 Racing Hall of Fame, 2 triple crowns)
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1917
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Carson McCullers, US, novelist (Heart Is a Lonely Hunter)
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1920
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Frances K Bairstow, educator/labor relations consultant
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1920
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George Rose, Bicester England, actor (Beacon Hill, Holocaust)
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1921
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Andries Treurnicht, [Dr No], founder (S Afr Conservative Party)
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1921
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Claude Rene Georges Pascal, composer
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1922
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Beant Singh, politiician
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1922
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Josef Matej, composer
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1923
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Donald Lybbert, composer
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1924
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Bruce Norris, NHL owner (Detroit Red Wings)
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1924
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Lee Marvin, NYC, actor (Paint Your Wagon, Cat Ballou)
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1925
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Jindrich Feld, composer
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1925
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Leslie Laing, Linstead Jamaica, 4X400m relayer (Olympic-gold-1952)
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1926
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Gyorgy Kurtag, composer
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1927
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Rene Firino-Martell, cognac manufacturer
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1930
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John Frankenheimer, NYC, director (Birdman of Alcatraz)
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1932
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Jean-Pierre Ponnele, Paris France, opera director (Carmina Burana)
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1932
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Joseph P Kerwin, Oak Park Ill, Capt Med Corps USN/astro (Skylab 2)
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1934
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David Hugh Jones, Poole Dorset England, director (Betrayal)
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1934
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Julian Belfrage, theatre Agent
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1936
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Bob Engemann, singer
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1936
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Ione Mylonas Shear, archeologist
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1937
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Norman O'Neill, cricketer (great Aussie bat of 60's Brilliant field)
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1938
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Penny Zavichas, LPGA golfer
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1939
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Gwen Taylor, British actress (Life of Brian, Sob Sisters, Screaming)
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1940
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Bobby Rogers, US vocalist (Miracles-You Really Got a Hold on Me)
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1940
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Carlin Glynn, US actress (Continental Divide)
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1940
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William "Smokey" Robinson, Det, vocalist (& Miracles-Being With You)
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1941
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Carlos Roque Alsina, composer
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1941
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Stephen Dobyns, US author/poet (Cold Dog Soup)
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1942
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Kenneth R Kramer, (Rep-R-CO, 1979- )
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1943
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"Mama" Cass Elliot, actress (Mamas & Papas-Monday Monday)
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1943
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Lou Christie, [Lugee Sacco], Penn, vocalist (Lightning Striking Again)
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1944
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Jan Bart Klaster, mythologist (Slogan)
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1945
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Jon Whiteley, actor (Moonfleet)
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1945
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Michael Nader, actor (Dynasty, All My Children)
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1945
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Thomas Brasch, writer
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1946
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Paul Dean, rock guitarist/vocalist (Loverboy)
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1946
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Pierre van der Linden, Dutch drummer (Brainbox)
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1947
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Peter Bird, ocean rower
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1948
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Byron K Lichtenburg, Stroudsburg Pa, astronaut (STS 9, STS 45)
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1948
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Mark Andes, Philadelphia Pa, rock bassist (Spirit, Heart, Fireball)
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1948
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Tony Iommi, rock guitarist (Black Sabbath-Paranoid, Iron Man)
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1949
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Eddie Hardin, keyboardist/singer
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1949
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Edward Hardin, NYC, rock guitarist (Spencer Davis Group)
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1949
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Ewa Aulin, Stockholm, actress (Candy)
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1950
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Andy Powell, rocker (Wishbone Ash)
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1951
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Stephen Nichols, Cincinnati OH, actor (Witchboard, Days of our Lives)
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1952
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Rudolfo Neri-Vida, Mexico, PHD/astronaut (STS 23)
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1953
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Bill Kirchenbauer, actor/comedian (Coach-Just the 10 of Us)
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1954
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Frances Bucholz, rocker (Scorpions-Wind of Change)
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1954
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Jamie West-Oram, rock guitarist (Fixx)
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1955
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Jeff Daniels, GA, actor (Something Wild, Dumb & Dumber, Speed)
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1955
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Margaux Hemingway, Portland Or, actress (Lipstick, They Call Me Bruce)
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1956
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Dave Wakeling, rock singer/guitarist
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1956
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George David Low, Cleveland Ohio, astronaut (STS 32, STS 43)
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1956
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Peter Holsapple, rocker (Continental Drifters)
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1956
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Steve Randell, Tasmanian cricket Test umpire (international panel)
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1957
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Dave "Smoke" Stewart, Oakland Calif, pitcher (Oakland Athletic)
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1957
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Falco, [John Hoelcel], rock vocalist (Rock Me Amadeus)
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1957
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Johann Hoelzel Falco, musician
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1957
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Paul Dean, guitarist
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1960
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Holly Johnson, England, rock vocalist (Frankie Goes To Hollywood)
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1960
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Keith Musa[kawukhathi] Zondi, S Africa head (Inkatha Youth Brigade)
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1960
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Prince Andrew, Albert Christian Edward, of Britain/Duke of York
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1960
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Vicki Lynn Lasseter Iola Kansas, playmate (Feb, 1981)
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1962
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Alvaro Espinoza, Venezuela, baseball shortstop (NY Yanks, NY Mets)
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1962
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Hana Mandlikova, Prague Czechoslovakia, tennis player (1985 US Open)
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1963
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Jessica Tuck, NYC, actress (Megan-1 Life to Live)
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1963
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Seal, English vocalist/songwriter (Killer, Crazy, Kiss by a Rose)
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1964
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Doug Aldrich, rocker
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1965
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Andrew Jameson, British(?) swimmer
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1965
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John Commins, cricketer (South African Test batsman v NZ 1994-95)
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1966
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Justine Bateman, Rye NY, actress (Mallory-Family Ties, Satisfaction)
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1966
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Matthew Ryan, Port Jefferson NY, team handball circle (Olympics-1996)
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1966
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Paul Haarhuis, Eindhoven Neth, tennis star (1994 US/Austral doubles)
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1966
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Peter Douris, Toronto, NHL right wing (Anaheim Mighty Ducks)
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1966
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Prince Markie D, [Mark Morale], rocker (Fat Boys-Jail House Rock)
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1966
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William White, NFL safety (KC Chiefs, Atlanta Falcons)
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1967
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Benicio Del Toro, Puerto Rico, actor (Licence to Kill, Usual Suspects)
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1967
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Roel Liefden, soccer player (Dordrecht '90, FC Groningen)
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1968
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Frank Watkins, US heavy metalist bass (Obituary, Cause of Death)
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1968
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Rob Dimaio, Calgary, NHL right wing (Phila Flyers)
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1970
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Garland Hawkins, NFL defensive end (Chic Bears)
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1970
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Ruwan Kalpage, cricket off-spinner (Sri Lankan)
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1971
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Becca Lee, Tennessee, Miss USA (Tenn-3rd-1996)
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1971
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Becky Dyroen-Lancer, San Jose Calif, synchro swimmer (Oly-gold-96)
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1971
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Glyn Milburn, NFL running back/kick returner (Den Broncos, Det Lions)
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1971
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Richard Green, Australasia golfer
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1971
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Wally Williams, NFL center/guard (Cleve Browns, Baltimore Ravens)
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1971
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William Henderson, NFL running back (Green Bay Packers-Superbowl 31)
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1972
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Andrey Pchelyakov, hockey forward (Team Kazakhstan Oly-1998)
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1973
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Masafumi Kawaguchi, WLAF linebacker (Amsterdam Admirals)
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1973
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Terrence Rencher, NBA guard (Phoenix Suns)
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1973
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Tommy Bennett, safety (Arizona Cardinals)
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1974
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Yevgeny Kafelnikov, Sochi Russia, tennis star (1995 doubles-Hamburg)
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1975
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Paul Frey, Boston MA, dance skater (& Ponte-1995 Eastern Jr champ)
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1975
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Raymond Graanoogst, Suriname/Dutch soccer player (FC Utrecht)
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1989
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L A Baby orangutan, at Woodland Park Zoo, Seattle
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DEATHS
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197
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D Clodius Septimus Albinus, Roman bequest in England, dies in battle
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1260
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Boniface, of Lausanne, Belgian bishop/saint, dies
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1401
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William Sawtree, 1st English religious martyr, burned in London
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1414
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Thomas Arundel, archbishop of Canterbury/chancellor of England, dies
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1545
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Pierre Brully, [Peter Brulius], calvinist minister, burned to death
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1553
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Erasmus Reinhold, German mathematician, dies at 41
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1568
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Miles Coverdale, translator (1st complete English Bible), dies at 80
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1605
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Orazio Tiberio Vecchi, composer, dies at 54
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1620
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Roemer P Visscher, poet, buried in Amsterdam
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1653
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Luigi Rossi, composer, dies
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1785
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Johann Christoph Richter, composer, dies at 84
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1790
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Jean-Baptiste Krumphultz, composer, dies at 47
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1815
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Leonhard von Call, composer, dies at 47
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1822
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Jeronymo Francisco de Lima, composer, dies at 78
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1837
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Georg Bchner, German playwright (Leonce und Lena), dies at 23
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1858
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Alois Basil Nikolaus Tomasini, composer, dies at 78
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1864
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William Edwin Baldwin, US Confederate brig-general, dies
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1875
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Jean B Vuillaume, French violin maker (octobas), dies at 76
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1878
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Charles F Daubigny, French restaurateur/painter, dies at 61
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1887
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Eduard Douwes Dekker, Dutch writer (Max Havelaar), dies at 66
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1892
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Monty Bowden, cricket Capt (England v S Africa 1889), dies at 26
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1894
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Ernesto Camillo Sivori, composer, dies at 78
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1897
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Karl T Weierstrass, German mathematician, dies at 81
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1915
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Gopal Krishna Gokhale, India's social reformer/politician, dies
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1916
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Ernst Mach, Austrian physicist/philosopher/psychologist, dies at 78
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1923
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Jeronimo Gimenez y Bellido, composer, dies at 68
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1927
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Georg Brandes, [Cohen], Danish literary-historian/critic, dies at 85
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1927
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Robert Fuchs, composer, dies at 80
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1933
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Arnold Ludwig Mendelssohn, composer, dies at 77
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1941
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Alexander Josiah Webbe, English cricket keeper (v Aus 1879), dies
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1941
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Hamilton Hamilton Harty, composer/conductor, dies at 61
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1944
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Siegfried Garibaldi Kallenberg, composer, dies at 76
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1945
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Wim Speelman, Dutch resistance fighter, executed at 26
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1949
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Auguste Jean Maria Charles Serieyx, composer, dies at 83
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1950
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Edyth Walker, US singer, dies at 82
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1951
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Andre[-Paul-Guillaume] Gide, French writer (Nobel 1947), dies at 82
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1952
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Knut Hamsun, writer, dies at 92
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1952
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Lawrence Grant, actor (Bulldog Drummond), dies at 82
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1962
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Albert Israel Elkus, composer, dies at 77
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1965
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Forrest Taylor, actor (This is Life, Man Without a Gun), dies at 81
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1965
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Gheorge Gheorghiu Dej, Romanian president, dies at 63
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1967
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Wilmer King, 1st casuality on Tappan Zee Bridge NY, dies
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1968
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Ralph Dunn, actor (Mr Rudge-Norby), dies at 65
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1970
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Ralph Edward Flanders, (Sen-VT), dies at 89
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1975
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Luigi Dallapiccola, Italian 12-tone composer, dies at 71
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1980
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Bon Scott, Aust rock vocalist (AC/DC-Whole Lotta Rosie), dies at 33
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1981
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Frank Merrik, composer, dies at 94
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1983
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Alice White, actress (Employees' Entrance), dies at 78 of a stroke
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1984
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Ina Ray Hutton, orch leader (Ina Ray Hutton Show), dies at 66
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1985
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Elizabeth Julesberg, author (Dick & Jane), dies
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1985
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George Holmes, actor (Man in the Trunk), dies at 66
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1986
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Adolfo Celi, actor (Thunderball), dies at 63
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1986
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James O Eastland, (Sen-D-Miss), dies at 81
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1986
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Paul Stewart, actor (Top Secret USA, Deadline), dies at 77
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1989
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Jaap van de Merwe, Dutch journalist/cabareter (Hadjememaar), dies
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1989
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Merwe, journalist/cabaret performer (Hadjememaar), dies
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1990
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Michael Powell, Engl director (Life & Death of Col Blimp), dies at 84
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1991
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Peggy Mondo, actress (Who's Minding the Store), dies at 50
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1992
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Chet Leaming, dies after brief illness at 66
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1993
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Gerhard Gesell, judge (Pentagon Papers), dies of liver cancer at 82
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1993
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Michael Morrison, actor (Caleb-As the World Turns), dies at 33
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1994
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Derek Jarman, actor/director (Tempest), dies of AIDS at 52
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1994
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Georges Watin, Algerian/French officer (OAS), dies at 71
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1994
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Renske Vellinga, Dutch speed-skater, dies in auto-accident at 19
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1995
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Calder Willingham, novelist/Scriptwriter, dies at 72
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1995
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Ian Ball, photographer, dies at 80
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1995
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Shlomo Averbach, Israeli ultra-orthodox rabbi, dies at 84
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1996
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Brenda Bruce, actress (December Bride, Nightmare), dies at 77
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1996
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Charles O Finley, baseball owner (Oakland A's), dies at 76
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1996
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Grant Sawyer, US politician, dies at 76
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1996
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Madhaviah Krishnan, naturalist, dies at 83
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1997
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Deng Xiaoping, head (Chinese Communist Party), dies at 92
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1997
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Leo Rosten, writer/humourist (Joys of Yiddish), dies at 88
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1997
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Stanley Pearson, footballer, dies at 76
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1998
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Grandpa Jones, country comic/banjo wizard (Hee Haw), dies at 84
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