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888
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Duke Odo becomes king of West-France
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1099
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Crusaders set fire to Mara Syria
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1547
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Earl Henry Howard of Surrey sentenced to death
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1559
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Elizabeth I crowned queen of England in Westminster Abbey
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1610
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Galileo Galilei discovers Callisto, 4th satellite of Jupiter
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1621
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Jan Pieterszoon Coen's fleet sets sail to Moluccas (from Jacarta)
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1630
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Patent to Plymouth Colony issued
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1673
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Jean Racine's "Mithridate," premieres in Paris
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1695
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Jonathan Swift ordained an Anglican priest in Ireland
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1733
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James Oglethorpe & 130 English colonists arrive at Charleston, SC
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1770
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De Beaumarchais' "Les Deux Amis," premieres in Paris
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1785
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John Walter publishes 1st issue of London Times
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1794
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Congress changes US flag to 15 stars & 15 stripes
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1830
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Great fire in New Orleans thought to be set by rebel slaves
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1849
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Vancouver Island granted to Hudson's Bay Co
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1854
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Anthony Foss patents accordion
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1863
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Chenille manufacturing machine patented by William Canter, NYC
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1863
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Thomas Crapper pioneers one-piece pedestal flushing toilet
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1865
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-Jan 15th] BBT & CPT Ft Fisher, NC
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1869
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Colored National Labor Union, 1st Black labor convention
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1869
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National convention of black leaders meets in Wash DC
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1873
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P B S Pinchback relinquishes office at Louisiana governor
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1874
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Battle between jobless & police in NYC, 100s injuried
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1874
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US troops land in Honolulu to protect the king
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1882
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Richard Wagner completes his opera "Parsifal"
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1883
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Fire in circus Ferroni in Berditschoft Poland kills 430
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1883
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Henrik Ibsen's "En Folkefiende," premieres in Oslo
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1888
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National Geographic Society founded (Washington, DC)
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1893
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British Independent Labor Party forms (Keir Hardie as its leader)
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1894
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Revolution in Sicily crushed by government troops
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1895
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Oscar Wilde's "Ideal Husband," premieres in London
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1898
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Emile Zola publishes his open letter (J'accuse) in defense of Dreyfus
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1902
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Textile workers strike in Enschede Neth till June 1
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1906
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1st radio set advertised (Telimco for $7.50 in Scientific American) claimed to receive signals up to one mile
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1908
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French pilot Henry Farman is 1st European to fly roundtrip
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1908
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Stanley Cup: Montreal Wanderers sweep Ottawa Victorias in 2 games
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1910
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JM Synge's "Deirdre of the Sorrows," premieres in Dublin
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1911
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Gerhart Hauptmann's "Die Ratten," premieres in Berlin
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1911
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Roald Amundsens anchors at Walvis Bay
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1911
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South Africa's 1st win over Australia, at Adelaide
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1912
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-40øF (-40øC), Oakland, Maryland (state record)
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1914
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IWW-leader/songwriter Joe Hill arrested "Girl from Utah" East-Prussia
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1915
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Earthquake in Avezzano Italy kills 29,800
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1915
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W Churchill presents plan for assault on Dardanelles
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1919
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Dutch Soccer team OSV forms
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1920
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NY Times editorial (falsely) reports rockets can never fly
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1922
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Buck Weaver, a Black Sox, applies unsuccessfully for reinstatement
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1922
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Conference of Cannes concerning German retribution payments ended
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1922
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WHA-AM in Madison WI begins radio transmissions
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1924
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Nationalist Wafd-party wins Egyptian parliament elections
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1927
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US & Mexico battle over oil interests
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1929
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Humanist Society established, Hollywood Calif
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1930
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"Mickey Mouse" comic strip 1st appears
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1935
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Plebiscite in Saar, indicates a desire (90.3%) to join Nazi Germany
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1939
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Belgian premier signs Burgos-treaty for trade relations with Franco
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1942
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Allied Conference for war trials
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1942
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German U-boats begin harassing shipping on US east coast
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1942
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Henry Ford patents a method of constructing plastic auto bodies
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1942
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Interallied war trial conference publishes St James Declaration
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1943
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British premier Winston Churchill arrives in Casablanca
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1943
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Hitler declares "Total War"
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1943
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Russian offensive at Don under general Golikov
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1943
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US infantry captures Galloping Horse-ridge Guadalcanal
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1945
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Prokofchev's 5th Symphony premieres in Moscow
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1948
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1st country music TV show, Midwestern Hayride, premieres on WLW Cin
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1949
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"Along 5th Avenue" opens at Broadhurst Theater NYC for 180 perfs
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1951
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German general F Christian freed early from Dutch prison
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1953
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Gas explosion in Belgium coal mine kills 14
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1953
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KOLD TV channel 13 in Tucson, AZ (CBS) begins broadcasting
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1953
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Marshal Josip Tito chosen president of Yugoslavia
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1954
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Milt rule in Egypt; 318 Mohammedan Brotherhood arrested
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1954
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WEAR TV channel 3 in Pensacola-Mobile, FL (ABC) begins broadcasting
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1957
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Bollingen Prize for poetry awarded to Allen Tate
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1957
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Mickey Wright wins Sea Island Golf Open
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1957
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NFL Pro Bowl: West beats East 19-10
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1957
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Wham-O Company produces the 1st Frisbee
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1958
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9,000 scientists of 43 nations petition UN for nuclear test ban
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1958
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US newspaper "Daily Worker" ceases publication
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1959
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De Gaulle grants amnesty to 130 to Algerian death row convicts
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1959
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King Boudouin promises Belgian Congo independence
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1962
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"Do Re Mi" closes at St James Theater NYC after 400 performances
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1962
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Wilt Chamberlain of Warriors scores then NBA-record 73 pts vs Chicago
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1963
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AFL Pro Bowl: West beats East 21-14
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1963
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NFL Pro Bowl: East beats West 30-20
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1964
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Karol Wojtyla becomes archbishop of Krakow
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1966
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1st black selected for pres cabinet (LBJ selects Robert C Weaver-HUD)
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1966
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US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site
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1967
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Coup in Togo
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1967
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Rolling Stones appear on Ed Sullivan Show
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1968
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"Hallelujah, Baby!" closes at Martin Beck Theater NYC after 293 perfs
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1968
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"Illya Darling" closes at Mark Hellinger Theater NYC after 320 perfs
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1968
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Beginning of Tet-offensive in Vietnam
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1968
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Minn North Stars center Bill Masterton fatally injured (dies on 15th)
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1969
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Beatles release "Yellow Submarine" album
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1971
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"Soon" closes at Ritz Theater NYC after 3 performances
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1972
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Former umpire, now housewife Bernice Gera wins her suit against baseball, initiated on March 15, 1971 to be allowed to umpire
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1973
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"Tricks" closes at Alvin Theater NYC after 8 performances
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1973
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Efskind skates world record 1000m (1:17.6)
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1974
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Superbowl VIII: Miami Dolphins beat Minn Vikings, 24-7 in Houston Superbowl MVP: Larry Csonka, Miami, RB
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1976
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Sarah Caldwell is 1st woman to conduct at NY's Metropolitan Opera House as she led orchestra in a performance of "La Traviata"
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1979
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Charlie Daniels hosts Volunteer Jam
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1979
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YMCA files libel suit against Village People's YMCA song
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1980
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"King of Schnorrers" closes at Playhouse Theater NYC after 63 perfs
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1980
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Head of narcotic brigade arrested for drug smuggling in Belgium
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1980
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Togo's constitution becomes effective
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1981
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Barbara Sonntag, Colo, crochets record 147 stitches/min for 1/2 hour
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1981
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Bollingen Prize for poetry awarded to May Swenson & Howard Nemerov
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1981
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Islander's Mike Bossy's 15th career hat trick-4 goals
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1982
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Air Florida 737 took off in a snowstorm, crashes into 14th St Bridge in Washington, DC, & falls into Potomac River, killing 78
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1982
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Hank Aaron & Frank Robinson elected to Hall of Fame
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1983
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AMA urges ban on boxing sites Muhammad Ali's deteriorating condition
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1983
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Qubec Nordiques play 251st NHL game without being shut out
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1984
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TV anchor Christine Craft wins $325,000 in her case against KMBC-TV
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1985
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23rd Tennis Fed Cup: Czech beats USA in Nagoya Japan (2-1)
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1985
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99-yr-old Otto Bucher scores a hole-in-one at Spanish golf course
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1985
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Blackhawk Doug Wilson failed on 12th penalty shot against Islanders
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1985
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Cerberal Palsy telethon raises $17,1000,000
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1985
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Express train derails in Ethiopia, kills at least 428
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1986
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NCCA institutes eligibility requirements based on college exams
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1986
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South Yemen Pres Ali Nasser Mohammed's bodyguard shoots opponents
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1987
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7 top NY Mafia bosses sentenced to 100 years in prison each
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1987
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W German police arrest Mohammed Ali Hamadi, suspect in 1985 hijacking
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1988
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LA Dodger/SD Padre Steve Garvey retires
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1988
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Supreme Court rules (5-3) public school officials have broad powers to censor school newspapers, plays & other expressive activ
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1989
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"Friday the 13th" virus strikes hundreds of IBM computers in Britain
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1989
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"Ryan's Hope" ends 13« year run on ABC-TV
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1989
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Computers across Britain hit by "Friday the 13th" virus
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1989
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Jerry Parks, Okla defensive back, charged with shooting a teammate
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1989
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Ruins of Mashkan-shapir (occupied 2050-1720 BC) found in Iraq
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1989
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Subway gunman Bernhard Goetz begins 1-year jail sentence
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1990
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1st elected US black governor inaugurated (Douglas Wilder-Virginia)
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1991
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12th ACE Cable Awards: HBO wins 25 awards
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1991
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42 killed in exhibition soccer match in Johannesburg South Africa
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1991
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Phil Mickelson wins PGA Northern Telecom Golf Open
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1991
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Pres Mario Soares of Portugal re-elected
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1991
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Soccer stadium riot in Orkney South Africa, at least 40 die
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1991
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UN Secretary General Javier Perez de Cuellar meets with Saddam
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1992
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Excavation of new ballpark at Gateway (Jacobs Field) begins
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1992
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US serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer pleads guilty but insane
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1993
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STS-54 (Endeavour) launches into orbit
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1993
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Super Bowl XXVII in Pasadena - Cowboys beat Bills
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1994
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Italian govt of Ciampi resigns
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1994
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Tonya Harding's bodyguard, Shawn Eric Eckardt & Derrick Brian Smith arrested & charged with conspiracy in attack of skater Nanc
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1995
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26 HNL teams unanimously ratify agreement to end NHL strike
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1995
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America3 becomes 1st all-female crew to win an America's Cup race
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1998
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"Patti LaBelle On Broadway," opens at St James Theater NYC
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1998
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CBS pays $4 billion to televise AFC games for 8-years
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BIRTHS
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1381
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St Colette, abbess/reformer (Poor Clares)
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1406
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Matteo Palmieri, Italian writer (Della vita civile)
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1505
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Joachim II Hector, ruler (Brandenburg)
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1596
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Jan J Goyen, Dutch landscape painter
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1616
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Antoinette Bourignon, Flemish mystic/French religious fanatic
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1628
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Charles Perrault, France, lawyer/writer (Mother Goose)
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1674
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Prosper Jolyot de Crbillon, French poet (Atre et Thyeste)
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1683
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Johann Christoph Graupner, German composer
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1690
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Gottfried Heinrich Stolzel, composer
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1727
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Johann Christoph Schmugel, composer
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1734
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Luca Sorkocevic, composer
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1778
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Anton Fischer, composer
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1788
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Carl Ludwig Cornelius Westenholz, composer
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1802
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Eduard von Bauernfeld, Vienna, comedic playwright
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1807
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Napoleon Bonaparte Buford, Mjr Gen (Union volunteers), died in 1883
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1808
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Salmon P Chase, (Sen-R) cabinet member, 6th chief justice (1864-73)
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1812
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Humphrey Marshall, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1872
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1815
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William Henry French, Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1881
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1824
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Ignacy Marceli Komorowski, composer
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1834
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Horatio Alger Jr, Revere Mass, author (Lost at Sea, Work & Win)
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1835
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Gustaaf Rolin-Jaequemyns, Belgian jurist/minister of the Interior
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1850
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Leon Francis Victor Caron, composer
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1859
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Karl Bleibtreu, German author (Revolution of Literature)
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1859
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Kost¡s Palam s, Greek poet/scholar (Flogera tou Bas¡lia)
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1864
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Wilhelm K W Wien, German phyicist (Nobel 1911)
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1866
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Vasily Sergeyevich Kalinnikov, composer
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1869
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Emanuele F, duke of Aosta, Italian general (WW I)/fascist
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1870
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Henryk Opienski, Polish composer/conductor (St Moniuszko)
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1874
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Jozef E van Roey, Flemish cardinal/archbishop of Mechlin
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1884
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Johannes Elsensohn, Dutch actor/writer (Arie, novel from the Jordan)
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1884
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Sophie Tucker, [Kalish], Russia, singer/last of red hot mammas
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1885
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Alfred Fuller, CEO (Fuller Brush Man)
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1892
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Paul Smart, US, yachtsman (Olympic-gold-1948)
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1893
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Clarke Ashton Smith, US, sci-fi author (Lost Worlds, Genius Loci)
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1893
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Jan Evangelista Zelinka, composer
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1895
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Anton Betzner, writer
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1895
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Fortunio Bonanova, Palma de Mallorca Spain, opera singer
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1898
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Pedro DE Teixeira de Mattos, Dutch diplomat
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1900
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Yasuji Kiyose, composer
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1903
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Kay Francis, [Katherine E Gibbs], Okla City, actress (False Madonna)
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1904
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Richard Addinsell, London England, composer (Taming of Shrew)
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1905
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Percy Humphrey, musician
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1906
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Maxime Jacob, composer
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1907
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Sabine Zlatin, nurse
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1909
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Danny Barker, jazz guitarist
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1909
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Marinus van der Lubbe, Dutch communist
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1911
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Johannes Bjelke-Petersen, premier (Queensland)
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1913
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Jeff Morrow, NYC, actor (Bart-Union Pacific, Temperatures Rising)
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1913
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Ralph Edwards, Merino Colo, TV host (This is Your Life)
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1915
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Edward Frederick Weston Goodman, property developer
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1916
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Bella Lewitsky, choreographer
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1916
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Osa Massen, Copenhagen Denmark, actress (Jack London, Rocketship XM)
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1917
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Felix Guerro Diaz, composer
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1918
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Lester Sill, pioneer music publisher/record producer
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1918
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Steve Dunne, Northampton Mass, actor (Professional Father)
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1918
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Ted Willis, prolific English screenwriter (It's Great to be Young)
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1919
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Army Archerd, Hollywood columnist/TV host (Movie Game)
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1919
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Robert Stack, LA Calif, actor (Eliot Ness-Untouchables, Airplane)
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1923
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Danil Shafran, cellist
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1923
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Jack Watling, London, actor (Nanny, Adventure for 2, Naked Heart)
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1924
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Philip Rawson, artist/teacher
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1925
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Gwen Verdon, LA, actress/singer/dancer (Cotton Club, Sweet Charity)
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1925
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Rosemary Murphy, Munich Germany, actress (Margaret-Lucas Tanner)
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1926
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Carolyn Heilbrun, [Amanda Cross], author (Lady Ottoline's Album)
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1926
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Pamela M Cunnington, English architect/author (Change of Use)
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1928
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David Sheiner, NYC, actor (Paul-Mr Novak, Norman-Diana)
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1928
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Gregory Walcott, Wilson NC, actor (87th Precinct)
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1929
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Joseph Anthony Pass, guitarist
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1929
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Wim Bary, Dutch actor/theater director (Nice Boys)
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1930
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Frances Sternhagen, Wash DC, actress (Outland, Starting Over)
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1930
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Liz Anderson, rocker
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1930
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Roman Ciesiewicz, artist/graphic designer
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1931
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Charles Nelson Reilly, NYC, actor (Match Game, Ghost & Mrs Muir)
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1933
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Nurdin Jivraj, Tanzanian/British hotel magnate (Buckingham Intl)
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1933
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Ron[ald Joseph] Goulart, US, sci-fi author (Deadwalk, Plunder)
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1933
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Tom B Gola, NBA Hall-of-Famer
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1934
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Rip Taylor, comedian (Gong Show, $1.98 Beauty Show)
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1936
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Ami Maayani, composer
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1936
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Edward R Madigan, (Rep-R-IL, 1973- )
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1937
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Haj J Schartman, Dutch MP (CDA)
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1938
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Billy Gray, LA Calif, actor (Bud-Father Knows Best)
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1938
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Paavo Johannes Heininen, composer
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1941
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Meinhard Nehmer, German DR, 2 man bobsledder (Olympic-gold-1976)
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1943
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Richard Moll, Cal, actor (Night Court, House, Dungeonmaster, Survivor)
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1943
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William Duckworth, composer
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1945
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[Eileen] Joy[ce] Chant [Rutter], UK, sci-fi author (High Kings)
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1947
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John Lees, England, rock guitarist/vocalist (Medicine Man)
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1947
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Peter Sundelin, Sweden, yachtsmen (Olympic-gold-1968)
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1948
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Kenia Jayantilal, cricketer (5 at Kingston 71 his only inns for India)
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1948
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T Bone' Burnett, rocker
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1949
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Brandon Tartikoff, TV exec (NBC)
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1949
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Rakesh Sharma, India, cosmonaut (Soyuz T-11)
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1952
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Cornelius Bumpus, keyboardist (Doobie Bros-Minute by Minute)
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1952
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Sharon Gabet, Fort Wayne IN, actress (Edge of Night, Another World)
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1954
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Vicki McCarty, Los Angeles Ca, playmate (Sep, 1979)
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1955
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Fred White, rocker (Earth Wind & Fire-Shining Star, Easy Lover)
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1955
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Jay McInerney, author (Bright Lights, Big City)
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1955
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Titus M Mafolo, S Afr journalist/ANC-leader
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1955
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Trevor Rabin, rocker (Yes)
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1956
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Janet Hubert-Whitten, actress (Vivian Banks-Fresh Prince of Bel Air)
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1956
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Jay McInerney, writer (Bright Lights, Big City)
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1956
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Malcolm Foster, rock bassist (Pretenders-Mystery Achievement)
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1957
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Christina Seufert, Sacraento Calif, diver (Olympic-bronze-1984)
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1957
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Don Snow, rocker (Squeeze)
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1957
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Mark Francis O'Meara, Goldsboro NC, PGA golfer (1984 Greater Milw)
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1958
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Ricardo Acuna, Chile, tennis star
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1959
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Kevin Anderson, IL, actor (Hoffa, Sleeping with the Enemy)
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1961
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Graham "Suggs" McPherson, Sussex, rock vocalist (Madness-Our House)
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1961
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Julia Louis-Dreyfus, NYC, comedienne (SNL, Seinfeld, Soul Man, Troll)
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1961
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Kelly Hrudey, Edmonton, NHL goalie (LA Kings)
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1961
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Kent Hull, NFL center (Buffalo Bills)
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1962
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Brett Maxie, NFL safety (Carolina Panthers, Green Bay Packers)
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1962
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Kevin Mitchell, US baseball outfielder (NY Met, SF Giants, Cin Reds)
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1963
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Dirk Tazelaar, cricketer (Queensland & Surrey left-arm pace bowler)
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1963
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Felita Carr, Ft Lauderdale Fl, dance skater (& Komarov-1995 Pac Champ)
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1963
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Tim Patrick Kelly, Trenton NJ, guitarist (Slaughter-Stick it Live)
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1964
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Penelope Ann Miller, LA Ca, actress (Kindergarden Cop) [or Feb 13]
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1966
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Joseph Harper, Ventura Calif, canoe (alt-Olympics-96)
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1966
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Marcus Turner, NFL cornerback/safety (NY Jets)
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1966
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Patrick Dempsey, Lewiston Me, actor (Mike-Fast Times)
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1966
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Tabitha Stevens, fictional character (Bewitched)
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1968
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Kelly Boucher, Calgary Alberta, basketball forward (Olympics-96)
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1969
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Andre Cason, US runner (world record 50 indoor)
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1969
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Dan Footman, NFL defensive end (Cleve Browns, Indianapolis Colts)
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1969
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John Flannery, guard/corner (Dallas Cowboys)
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1969
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Katarzyna Nowak, Lodz Poland, tennis star (1994 Futures France)
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1969
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Kevin Foster, US baseball pitcher (Chicago Cubs)
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1969
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Orlando Miller, Changionola Panama, infielder (Houston Astros)
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1969
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Robert Wilson, NFL running back (Miami Dolphins)
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1969
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Stephen Hendry, British(?) snookers player
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1970
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Anne-Marie Goddard, Utrechtum Netherlands, playmate (Jan, 94)
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1970
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Frank Kooiman, soccer player (Sparta)
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1970
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Keith Coogan, Palm Springs, actor (Adv in Babysitting, Hiding Out)
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1970
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Keith Mitchell, Palm Springs Calif, actor (Jeffrey-Waltons, Gun Shy)
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1970
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Nachi Abe, WLAF tight end (Scotland Claymores)
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1971
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Elmer Dessens, Hermosillo Mexico, pitcher (Pitts Pirates)
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1972
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Bryon Morris, running back (Baltimore Ravens)
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1972
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Byron "Bam" Morris, NFL running back (Pitts Steelers)
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1972
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Nicole Eggert, Glendale Calif, actress (Charles in Charge, Baywatch)
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1972
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Richard Woodley, NFL cornerback (Detroit Lions)
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1973
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Nikolai Khabibulin, Sverdlovsk Rus, NHL goalie (Winnipeg Jets)
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1974
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Matt Lepsis, NFL tackle (Denver Broncos-Superbowl 32)
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1974
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Sergei Brylin, Moscow Rus, NHL center (NJ Devils)
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1975
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Angela Holbeck, Australian rower (Olympics-96)
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1976
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Gary Brent, cricketer (Zimbabwe ODI pace bowler 1996)
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1976
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Vaclav Batlik, Costa Mesa Calif, canoe (alt-Olympics-96)
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DEATHS
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533
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Remigius van Reims, 1st bishop of Reims (459-533)/saint, dies about 96
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858
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Aethelwolf, king of Wessex (Battle at Aclea), dies
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888
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Charles III, the Fat One, King of Franconia/Roman emperor, dies
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1049
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Derrick IV, Count of Holland (1039-49), dies in battle
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1177
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Hendrik Jasomirgott Babenberg, Duke of Austria, dies
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1307
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Arnoud van Foreest, Dom deacon of Utrecht, dies
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1330
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Frederick (III), the Handsome, duke of Austrian/German anti-king, dies
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1488
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Hermann Vischer, "the Old", buried
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1599
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Edmund Spenser, poet (Faerie Queene), dies at about 46
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1625
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Pieter Bruegel "the Older", (Bloemenbruegel), Flemish painter, dies
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1651
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Abraham C Bloemaert, painter/cartoonist/engraver, dies at 86
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1682
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Simon van Leeuwen, Dutch lawyer/historian, dies at 55
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1691
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George Fox, founder of Quakers, dies at 66
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1702
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Peter Rabus, Dutch poet/translator (Great Name Book), dies at 41
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1762
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Leonhard Trautsch, composer, dies at 68
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1795
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Franois-Joseph Krafft, composer, dies at 73
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1797
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Elisabeth C von Brunswick-Bevern, wife of Frederick II, dies at 81
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1828
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Alexandre-Auguste Robineau, composer, dies at 80
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1838
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Ferdinand Reis, composer, dies at 53
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1864
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Stephen Foster, composer (My Old Kentucky Home), dies at 37 in NY
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1879
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WF Hendrik the Navigator, prince of Neth/viceroy of Lux, dies at 58
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1892
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Charles Albert White, composer, dies at 62
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1901
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Carlo Angeloni, composer, dies at 66
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1913
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Thomas P Krag, Norw author/novelist (Jon Graeff, Ulf Ran), dies at 44
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1914
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Bernardus H Heldt, Dutch MP, dies at 72
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1914
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Valentin de Zubiaurre y Unionbarrenechea, composer, dies 76
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1924
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Georg H Quincke, German physicist (Test of Quincke), dies at 89
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1928
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Johan Peter Koch, Danish officer/explorer, dies at 57
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1929
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Wyatt Earp, US marshall (OK Corral), dies at 80
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1930
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C-E Auguste Rateau, French inventor (R-steam turbine), dies at 66
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1934
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Jean-Baptiste Marchand, soldier/explorer (Sudan), dies at 70
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1937
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Walter Brearley, cricketer (17 wkts in 4 Tests for Eng 1905-12), dies
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1939
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Jacob Ruppert, CEO (NY Yankees, 1915-39), dies
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1941
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James Joyce, novelist (Ulysses), dies in Zrich Switzerland, at 58
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1943
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Sophie Taeuber/Tuber-Arp, Swiss sculptor, dies at 53
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1947
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Veit Valentin, German/US historian (German People), dies at 61
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1954
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Roland Diggle, composer, dies at 69
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1958
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Edna Purviance, actress (Charlie Chaplin, Sunnyside), dies at 61
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1958
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John Lindeboom, Dutch vicar/church historian, dies at 75
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1960
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Sibilla Aleramo, [Rina Faccio], Ital poet (Una Donna), dies at 83
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1962
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Ernie Kovacs, comedian, dies in a car crash in West LA, at 42
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1963
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Leonardus G Kortenhorst, Dutch MP (KVP), dies at 76
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1968
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Bill Masterson, (Minn Northstars), checked into the boards & killed
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1969
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Fred Price, cricket wicket-keep (Engld, v Aust Headingley 1938), dies
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1969
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Wilton Graff, actor (Bloodlust, Just Before Dawn), dies at 65
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1971
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Bernard "Heinz" Lammerding, Germ SS-gen/contractor (Tulle), dies at 65
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1971
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Henri Tomasi, French composer (Don Juan de Ma¤ara), dies at 69
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1971
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Robert Still, composer, dies at 60
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1976
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Margaret Leighton, Brit actress (Much ado about nothing), dies at 53
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1978
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Hubert Humphrey, (Sen-D-Minn, VP), dies at 66 in Waverly, Minn
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1978
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Joseph V McCarthy, baseball manager (NY Yankees), dies at 96
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1979
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Donny Hathaway, Chicago Ill, rocker (Ghetto), commits suicide at 33
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1980
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Andr Kostelanetz, Russian conductor, dies at 78
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1981
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Emiel van Hemeldonck, Belgian writer (Mary, My Child), dies at 83
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1982
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Marcel Camus, French director (Orfeu Negro), dies at 69
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1983
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Arthur Space, actor (Doc Weaver-Lassie), dies of cancer at 74
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1983
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D Mack Reynolds, US writer (Amazon Planet, Once Departed), dies
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1983
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Doodles Weaver, comedian (Spike Jones & City Slickers), dies at 71
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1983
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John McHugh, actor (Unspeakable), dies of a heart attack at 69
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1985
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Carol Wayne, Johnny Carson's teatime movie hostess, dies at 42
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1986
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Abdel Fattah Ismail, president of South-Yemen (19??-80), murdered
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1987
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E van Ruller, Dutch journalist/co-founder (Trouw, Loyal), dies
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1988
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Chiang Ching-huo, president of Taiwan (1978-88), dies at 69
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1989
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Joe Spinell, actor (Maniac, Star Crash, Strike Force), dies at 51
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1992
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Josef Neckermann, German founder mail-order firm/travel bureau, dies
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1992
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Yvonne Bryceland, actress (Road to Mecca), dies of cancer at 66
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1993
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Rene Pleven, PM of France (1950-51, 51-52), dies
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1994
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Frederick William Sternfield, musicologist, dies at 79
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1994
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Johan J Holst, Norwegian min of defense/foreign affairs, dies at 56
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1995
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Arnold Smith, painter (Vigelius Prize 1935), dies at 89
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1995
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Arthur Mervyn Stockwood, bishop, dies at 81
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1995
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Maxwell Henley Harris, Austrian poet/publisher (Critics), dies at 73
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1995
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Ruby Starr, vocalist (Grey Ghost), dies of brain tumor at 44
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1996
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Denise Grey, [Edouardine Verthuy], actress (Julietta), dies at 99
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1996
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Willian Myuon Bany Guerrilla leader, dies
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1997
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William Mills, painter, dies at 74
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