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1503
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Battle at Carigliano: Spanish army beats France
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1539
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St Jacobs Church burns after being hit by lightning
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1541
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Isabella of Poland & King Ferdinand of Austria sign Treaty of Gyalu
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1558
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Charles V, German emperor, buried
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1705
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Prosper Jolyot's "Idomene," premieres in Paris
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1708
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Great Alliance occupies Gent
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1778
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English troops occupy Savannah, Georgia
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1782
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1st nautical almanac in US published by Samuel Stearns, Boston
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1813
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British burn Buffalo, NY during War of 1812
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1837
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Canadian militia destroy Caroline, a US steamboat docked at Buffalo
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1837
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Steam-powered threshing machine patented, Winthrop, Maine
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1841
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King/grand duke Willem II installs Order of Eikenkroon
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1845
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Texas admitted as 28th state
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1848
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Gas lights 1st installed at White House (Polk's administration)
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1851
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1st Young Men's Christian Association chapter opened (Boston)
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1852
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Emma Snodgrass arrested in Boston for wearing pants
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1857
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Franz Liszt's "Die Hunnenschlacht," premieres in Weimar
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1862
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Battle of Chichasaw Bayou: confederate armies defeat Gen Sherman
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1862
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Bowling ball invented
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1864
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Fire Dept celebrates 1st annual ball
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1867
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1st telegraph ticker used by a brokerage house, Groesbeck & Co, NY
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1876
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11 passenger cars crash in a ravine near Ashtabula Ohio, 92 die
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1876
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Frdric A Bartholdi (Statue of Liberty sculptor) weds Jeanne-Emilie
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1885
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Gottlieb Daimler patents 1st bike (Germany)
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1890
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US 7th Cavalry massacre 200+ captive Sioux at Wounded Knee, SD
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1891
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Edison patents "transmission of signals electrically" (radio)
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1895
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Dr L S Jameson begins failed raid on Johannesburg
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1899
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English fleet brings German postschip Bundesrath up
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1900
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General Viljoen surprise attack British garrison to Helvetia
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1903
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French Equatorial Africa separates into Gabon, Chad & Ubangi-Shari
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1906
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Montreal Wanderers beat New Glasgow (NS) for Stanley Cup (2nd of 1906)
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1908
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Patent granted for a 4-wheel automobile brake, Clintonville, Wisc
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1911
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Proclamation restores "Dei Gratia" from Canada's coins
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1911
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SF Symphony formed
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1913
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1st movie serial, "Adventures of Kathlyn," premieres in Chicago
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1920
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The netherlands/Venezuela recover diplomatic relations
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1920
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Yugoslav govt bans communist party
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1921
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William Lyon Mackenzie King succeeded Arthur Meighen as Canadian PM
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1922
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Dutch Constitution proclaimed
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1922
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Revised Netherlands Law proclaims suffrage
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1926
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Vatican puts French fascist Charles Maurras' work on the index
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1926
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Victoria (1107) beat NSW (221 & 230) by an innings 656 runs
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1929
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Police arrest Sukarno & 100s PNI-leaders
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1930
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Fred P Newton completes longest swim ever (1826 miles), when he swam in the Mississippi River from Ford Dam, Minn, to New Orlea
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1931
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Identification of heavy water publicly announced, HC Urey
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1931
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Victoria score 7 for 435 in second innings to beat NSW
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1933
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Yank refuses to release Babe Ruth so he can manage the Cin Reds
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1934
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1st collegiate basketball doubleheader (MSG)
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1934
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Federico Garc¡a Lorca's "Yerma," premieres in Madrid
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1934
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Japan renounces Wash Naval Treaty of 1922 & London Treaty of 1930
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1937
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2nd Irish constitution goes into effect; Irish Free State renamed Erie
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1937
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Ireland adopts constitution (Irish Free State becomes Eire)
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1937
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Lou Thesz beats E Marshall in St Louis, to become wrestling champ
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1937
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Pan Am starts San Francisco-to-Auckland, New Zealand service
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1938
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Construction on Lake Washington Floating Bridge, Seattle, begins
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1940
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Germany begins dropping incendiary bombs on London (WW II)
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1940
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NFL Pro Bowl: Chi Bears beats NFL All-Stars 28-14
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1944
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Belgian nazi Lon Degrelle at default to the death sentenced
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1944
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Gen Eisenhowers train returns to Versailles
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1947
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Ship carrying Jewish immigrants driven away from Palestine
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1948
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"Rape of Lucretia" opens at Ziegfeld Theater NYC for 23 performances
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1948
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Canada recognizes Israel
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1948
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US State Dept announces work on placing objects into Earth orbit
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1949
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1st UHF television station operating regular basis (Bridgeport Ct)
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1949
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Hungary nationalized its industries
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1951
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Flying Enterprise in difficulty in Canal
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1952
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1st transistorized hearing aid offered for sale (Elmsford NY)
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1954
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Kingdom of Netherlands, with Netherlands & Netherlands Antilles as autonomous parts, comes into being
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1955
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Barbra Streisand's 1st recording "You'll Never Know" at age 13
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1957
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Detroit Lions beat Cleve Browns 50-14 in NFL championship game
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1957
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Singers Steve Lawrence & Eydie Gorme wed in Las Vegas
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1958
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Balt Colts beat NY Giants 23-17 in NFL championship game
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1958
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TV soap "Young Dr Malone" debuts
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1959
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Saul Levitt's "Andersonville Trial," premieres in NYC
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1962
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Doug Walters makes 1st-class debut for NSW 17 yrs 8 days
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1963
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52nd Davis Cup: USA beats Australia in Adelaide (3-2)
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1965
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"Thunderball" premieres in US
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1965
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CBS purchases NFL TV rights for 1966-68 at $18.8 million per year
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1965
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Supremes release "My World is Empty Without You"
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1966
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Pirate Radio Phoenix, 1st transmission (Worcester, Mass)
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1967
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Star Trek's "Trouble With Tribbles" 1st airs
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1967
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Turkish-Cypriot government forms in Cyprus
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1968
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Balt Colts beat Cleveland Browns 34-0 in NFL championship game
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1968
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Israeli commandos destroy 13 Lebanese airplanes
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1968
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NY Jets beat Oakland Raiders 27-23 in AFL championship game
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1969
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NY Times reports Curt Flood will sue baseball & challenge the reserve clause
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1972
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Eastern Tristar Jumbo Jet crashes near Everglades killing 101
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1972
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Life magazine ceases publication
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1972
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Test Cricket debut of Jeff Thomson & Max Walker v Pakistan at MCG
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1974
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Murray Schisgal's "All Over Town," premieres in NYC
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1975
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11 killed, 75 hurt by terrorist bomb at LaGuardia Airport in NYC
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1977
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Ronald Ribman's "Cold Storage," premieres in NYC
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1978
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Shah of Iran, asks Shapour Bahktiar to form a civilian govt
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1978
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Spain constitution goes into effect
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1978
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Test Cricket debut of Allan Robert Border, v England at the MCG
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1979
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Red Army beats NY Islanders 3-2 at Nassau Coliseum
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1980
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Shuttle STS-1 moves from Vandenberg AFB to Launch Complex 39A
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1982
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Bob Marley postage stamp issued in Jamaica
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1982
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Coach Paul "Bear" Bryant ends his career with Alabama (323 wins)
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1983
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Gavaskar makes the highest Test Cricket score by an Indian, 236* v WI
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1983
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Graeme Yallop completes 268 v Pakistan at cricket MCG
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1983
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US announced withdrawal from UNESCO
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1984
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5th United Negro College Fund
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1984
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Blues took 27 shots against Islanders in 1 period
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1984
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Indian PM Rajiv Gandhi claims victory in parlimetary elections
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1988
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Soviet Red Army Team edges NY Islanders, 3-2 at Nassau Coliseum
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1988
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Victorian Post Office Museum in Australia closes
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1989
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Jane Pauley says goodbye to NBC's "Today" show
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1989
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Vaclav Havel becomes president of Czechoslovakia
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1989
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Wayne Gretzky & Martina Navratilova, named athletes of decade by AP
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1990
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Olympic gymnist Mary Lou Retton weds Shannon Kelley
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1991
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"Christmas Carol" closes at Eugene O'Neill Theater NYC after 14 perfs
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1991
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12th United Negro College Fund
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1991
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Boeing 747-200F of China Airlines crash into mountain at Taipei
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1992
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Gov Cuomo grants Jean Harris (Scarsdale Diet Dr killer) clemency
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1993
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Courtney Love sues doctors for leaking news of her methadone treatment
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1993
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Todd Bridges arrested for transporting methamphetamine (speed)
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1994
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B737-400 flies into a mountain at Edremit East Turkey, 54 killed
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1994
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Bangladesh govt of Zia resigns
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1994
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Billionaire J Paul Getty Jr marries Victoria Holdsworth on Barbados
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1994
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Last Dutch electro-magnetic telephone exchange shuts down
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1994
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Shane Warne takes a hat-trick v England at cricket MCG
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1996
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"Dreams & Nightmares" closes at Martin Beck Theater NYC
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1996
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"Skylight" closes at Royale Theater NYC after
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1996
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"Taking Sides" closes at Atkinson Theater NYC
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1997
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Carquest Bowl 8: Georgia Tech beats West Virginia, 35-30
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1997
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Hong Kong begins slaughtering all its chickens to prevent bird flu
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1997
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Orville Lynn Majors, 36, arrested for many deaths under his care
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1997
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Russia signs agreement to build a $3B nuclear power plant in China
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BIRTHS
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1563
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Francesco Maria Guaitoli, composer
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1586
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Francisco de Moncada, Spanish earl of Osuna/marquis of Aytona
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1678
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Gotthard Wagner, composer
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1709
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Elisabeth Petrovna, tsarina of Russia/daughter of Peter the Great
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1721
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Madame De Pompadour, mistress of French King Louis the 15th
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1743
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Alexander van Bylandt, Dutch military officer
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1767
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Aime Ambroise Simon Leborne, composer
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1776
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Charles Macintosh, Scotland, patented waterproof fabric
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1792
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Archibald Alison, Scottish historian (History of Europe)
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1800
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Charles Goodyear, inventor (vulcanization process for rubber)
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1808
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Andrew Johnson, Raleigh NC, (Unionist), 17th pres (1865-69)
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1808
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Gyrgy Apponyi, Hungarian Parliament member
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1809
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Albert Pike, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1891
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1809
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William Ewart Gladstone, (Lib) British PM (1868-74, '80-86, '92-94)
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1813
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Etienne-Joseph Soubre, composer
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1831
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Adam Badeau, Bvt Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1895
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1833
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John James Ingalls, (Rep-Ks)
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1843
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Elisabeth OL, queen of Romania/poet (Rumnische Dichtungen)
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1850
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Tomas Breton y Hernandez, composer
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1856
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Thomas J Stieltjes, mathematician (Stieltjes integral)
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1859
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Venustiano Carranza, pres of Mxico (1915-20)
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1866
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Joseph Limburg, liberal Second-Member of parliament (1905-19)
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1869
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Bill Howell, cricketer (Australian bowler at turn of century)
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1876
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Pablo Casals, Vendrell Catalonia Spain, violinist/conductor/composer
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1878
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Felix M Abel, French bible scholar (Jrusalem Nouvelle)
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1879
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Billy Mitchell, aviation hero Gen (WW I)
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1880
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Jean-Fernand Vaubourgoin, composer
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1887
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Kiyoshi Nobutoki, composer
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1888
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Joseph Beran, Czech archbishop of Prague/cardinal
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1890
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Jozef Cantr, Flemish sculptor/wood carver
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1892
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Emory Parnell, St Paul MN, actress (Rocket Man, County Fair)
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1896
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David Alfaro Siqueiros, Mxico, painter/muralist (Lib of Chile)
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1897
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Hermann Heiss, composer
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1898
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Jeanne Leleu, composer
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1900
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Willie Humphrey, jazz Clarinetist
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1903
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Clyde McCoy, jazz trumpeter/bandleader
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1907
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James Gardner, designer
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1908
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Claire Dodd, AR, actress (Ex-Lady, In the Navy)
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1908
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Gerben Sonderman, Dutch test pilot (Fokker)
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1912
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Peggy Glanville-Hicks, Melbourne Australia, composer (Triad)
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1913
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Laurence Gower, academic
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1915
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Charles L[eonard] Harness, US, sci-fi author (Paradox Men, Wolfhead)
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1915
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John P W Meefout, Dutch sculptor (Laying Woman)
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1915
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Robert Ruark, US writer (Something of Value)
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1917
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Tom Bradley, (Mayor-D-LA) (1973- )
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1919
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Pieter Terpstra, Dutch journalist/writer (De dei is forroun/Havank-T)
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1919
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Roman Vlad, composer
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1920
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Syd Dernley, hangman
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1920
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Viveca Lindfors, Uppsala Sweden, actress (Way We Were, Welcome to LA)
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1921
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Dobrica Cosic, writer
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1921
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Mala Powers, SF Calif, actress (Cyrano de Bergerac) [or 12/20/31]
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1927
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Jim Simpson, Wash DC, sportscaster (Monday Night Baseball)
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1928
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Bernard Cribbins, Oldham England, actor (Val Doonican Show)
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1930
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Willy Giefer, composer
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1931
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Barbara Steele, England, actress (Castle of Blood, Dark Shadows)
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1932
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Inga Swenson, Omaha Nebraska, actress (Gretchen-Benson)
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1933
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Prez "Kidd" Kenneth, blues singer/guitarist
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1934
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Ed Flanders, Minneapolis Mn, actor (Dr Westphall-St Elsewhere)
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1934
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Tom Jarriel, LaGrange Ga, newscaster (ABC Weekend News, 20/20)
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1935
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Tony Bramall, England, auto dealer/multi-millionaire (Harrogate)
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1936
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Ray Nitschke, NFL linebacker (Green Bay Packers)
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1936
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Vitaly Alexeyevich Godzyatsky, composer
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1937
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Mary Tyler Moore, Bkln, actress (Mary Tyler Moore, Ordinary People)
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1938
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Jon Voight, Yonkers, NY, actor (Deliverance, Midnight Cowboy)
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1938
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Wayne Huizenga, CEO (Waste Management, Blockbuster, Miami Dolphins)
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1939
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Maumoon Abdul Gayoom, president of Maldives (1978- )
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1940
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Brigitte Kronauer, writer
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1940
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Ed Buce, Keiser Ar, country singer (Texas)
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1940
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Peter Koelewijn, Dutch writer/vocalist (Come off that Roof)
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1941
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Ray Thomas, England, rock vocalist (Moody Blues-Nights in White Satin)
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1942
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Jerry Summers, rocker
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1943
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JHR Maij-Wegge, Dutch traffic minister (19..-94)
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1944
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Rodney Redmond, NZ cricket (opener scored century in Test v Pak 1973)
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1945
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Adje Roland, Dutch disc-jockey
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1946
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Laffit Pincay Jr, jockey (Ky Derby 1984, Belmont 1982-84, Swale)
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1946
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Marianne Faithfull, Hampstead England, vocalist (Money)
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1946
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Paul Trible, (Sen-R-Va)
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1947
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Cozy Powell, England, rock drummer (Jeff Beck Group, Whitesnake, ELP)
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1947
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Ted Danson, SD Calif, actor (Sam Malone-Cheers, 3 Men & a Baby)
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1949
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Syed Kirmani, cricketer (Indian keeper after Engineer)
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1950
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Jon Polito, Phila, actor (Fire With Fire, Homicide)
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1951
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Laurel Masse, Holland Mich, jazz singer (Manhattan Transfer-Operator)
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1951
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Yvonne Elliman, US actress/singer (I Don't Know How to Love Him)
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1952
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Gelsey Kirkland, Bethlehem Pa, ballerina/druggie (Nutcracker)
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1952
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Nikolai Andrianov, USSR, gymnist (Olympic-gold-1972, 76, 80)
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1953
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Kate Schmidt, US javelin thrower (Olympic-bronze-1972)
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1954
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Glenn Myernick, Trenton NJ, US soccer coach (Olympics-gold-96)
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1954
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Roger Voudouris, Sacramento Ca, rock vocalist
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1955
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Jan Pijnenburg, Dutch rock drummer (Doe Maar-Bomb)
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1955
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Neil Giraldo, rocker (Pat Benatar Band)
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1956
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Dolf de Vries, Dutch musical/director/arranger (Josephine)
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1958
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Curt Allen Byrum, Onida SD, PGA golfer (1989 Hardee's Golf Classic)
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1959
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Leslie Graves, Silver City NM, actress (Brenda-Capitol)
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1959
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Paula Poundstone, comedienne (Emmy Awards)
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1960
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Dave Gilbert, cricketer (Aussie pace bowler in 9 Tests 1985-86)
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1960
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David Boon, cricketer (short backward square from Tasmania)
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1961
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Robert Louis Tewdwr Moss, journalist/travel writer
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1962
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Devon White, Kingston Jamacia, outfielder (Florida Marlins)
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1964
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Craig Grebeck, Cerritos CA, infielder (Florida Marlins)
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1964
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Kimberly Russell, actress (Sarah-Head of the Class)
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1965
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David Delfino, hockey goaltender (Team Italy 1998)
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1966
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Bruce Bulina, Vancouver BC, Canadian Tour golfer (1990 Alberta Open)
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1966
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Drew Hartt, Calgary Alta, Canadian Tour golfer (1995 Desert Tour)
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1967
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Henry Jones, NFL safety (Buffalo Bills)
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1967
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Jason Gould, son of Elliot Gould/Barbra Streisand, (Prince of Tides)
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1967
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Kevin Toth, Cleveland Ohio, shot putter
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1967
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Tony Tolbert, NFL defensive end (Dallas Cowboys)
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1968
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Carlo H L Ponti Jr, son of Carlo Ponti & Sophia Loren
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1968
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Darren Perry, NFL free safety (Pitts Steelers)
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1968
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James Mouton, Denver CO, outfielder (Houston Astros)
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1968
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James Mouton, outfielder (Houston Astros)
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1970
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Yaroslav Ihorovych Pustovyi, Kostroma Ukraine, cosmonaut
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1971
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Jay Fiedler, NFL quarterback (Phila Eagles)
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1971
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Jay Fiedler, WLAF QB (Amsterdam Admirals)
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1971
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Margot Thien, SD Calif, synchronized swimmer (Olympics-gold-96)
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1971
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Mark Montreuil, NFL cornerback (SD Chargers)
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1971
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Toby Mills, WLAF corner (Frankfurt Galaxy)
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1972
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Jessica Lee McMinn, Miss North Carolina USA (1996)
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1972
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Malcolm Seabron, NFL wide receiver (Houston Oilers)
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1972
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Melissa Hall, Miss USA-Minnesota (1997)
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1972
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Randy Neal, NFL linebacker (Cin Bengals)
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1973
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Tomas Perez, Barquisimeto Venezuela, infielder (Toronto Blue Jays)
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1974
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Brad Hodge, cricketer (promising Victorian middle-order batsman)
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1974
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James Darling, linebacker (Philadelphia Eagles)
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1974
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Tom Knight, cornerback (Arizona Cardinals)
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1975
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Kalin Olson, Hot Springs Ark, playmate (Aug 1997)
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1979
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Laura Larson, Miss Maine Teen USA (1996)
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1985
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Alexa Ray Joel, daughter of Billy Joel & Christie Brinkley
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DEATHS
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1141
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Yue Fei, Chinese general, executed
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1170
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Thomas Beckett, archbishop, assassinated by 4 knights of King Henry II
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1558
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Hermann Finck, composer, dies at 31
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1619
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Antoine Arnauld, French lawyer (Philippica), dies
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1630
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Jan Baptist Stalpart van der Wiele, RC pastor/lyricist, dies at 51
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1689
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Olfert Dapper, Amsterdam historian/geographer, buried
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1703
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Mustapha II, sultan (Turkey), dies at 39
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1731
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J Brook Taylor, English mathematician, dies at 46
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1785
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Johann Heinrich Rolle, composer, dies at 69
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1815
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Saartjie Baartman, Hottentot Venus, dies in Paris
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1821
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Jean-Baptiste Dumonceau de Bergendael, S Neth general, dies at 61
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1822
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Albert Christoph Dies, composer, dies at 67
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1825
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Giuseppe Maria Gioacchino Cambini, composer, dies
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1825
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Jacques-Louis David, French painter (Death of Marat), dies at 77
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1835
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Charles-Joseph Tolbecque, composer, dies at 29
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1836
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Johann Baptist Schenk, composer, dies at 83
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1847
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William Crotch, composer, dies at 72
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1871
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Ferdinand Marcucci, composer, dies at 71
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1877
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Willem Sassen, Dutch attorney general on Curaao (Affair-S), dies
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1890
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Big Foot, Sioux indian chief, dies at Wounded Knee
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1891
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Leopold Kronecker, German mathematician, dies at 68
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1894
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Chris Rossetti, writer, dies at 64
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1898
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Georg Goltermann, composer, dies at 74
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1915
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Charles Beach Hawley, composer, dies at 57
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1916
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Grigori J Rasputin, Russian faith healer/intriguer, murdered at 45
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1925
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Flix E Vallotton, Swiss painter/writer (Chaste Susanne), dies at 60
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1926
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Rainer M Rilke, Austrias songwriter/writer (Wise Queen), dies at 51
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1933
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Joh Georghe Duca, premier of Romania, murdered
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1942
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Frank D Adams, Canadian geologist, dies at 83
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1943
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William H Singer, US painter/collector (Singer Museum), dies at 75
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1947
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Joseph Cuvelier, Belgian historian/general, dies at 78
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1952
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Beryl Rubinstein, composer, dies at 54
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1956
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Martin Albertz, German theologist (Jesus Christ's Church), dies at 73
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1957
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Tom Richmond, cricketer (Notts leg-spinner took 2-86 in Eng Test), die
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1958
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Doris Humphrey, US dancer/choreographer (Dances of Women), dies at 63
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1959
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Robin Humphrey Milford, composer, dies at 56
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1964
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Bernard von Brentano, German writer (Big Cats), dies at 63
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1964
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Miroslav Krejci, composer, dies at 73
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1965
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Kusaku Yamada, composer, dies at 79
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1967
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Paul Whiteman, US orchestra leader (Fabulous Dorseys), dies at 77
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1970
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John de Mol, Dutch accordionist, dies at 58
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1971
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Stuart Holmes, dies of stomach ailment at 87
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1972
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Fritz Behrend, composer, dies at 83
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1976
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Ivo van Damme, Belgian 800/1500 m sprinter (Oly-silver-76), dies at 22
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1980
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Roy Engle, actor (Police Chief-My Favorite Martian), dies at 67
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1980
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Tim Hardin, US singer (Bird on a Wire), dies of a drug overdose at 39
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1981
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Guido Provoost, Belgian historian, dies at 41
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1982
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Sol C Siegel, US film producer (High Society), dies at 79
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1984
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Leo Robin, lyricist, dies of heart failure at 84
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1986
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Andrei Tarkovski, Russian director (Stalker), dies at 54
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1986
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John Antill, composer, dies at 82
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1986
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[Maurice] Harold MacMillan, PM of Great-Britain (1957-63), dies at 92
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1991
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Julia McCarthy, dies of cancer at 64
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1992
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LH Ruitenberg, vicar/editor in chief (Reform Netherlands), dies at 87
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1992
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Vivienne Segal, US actress (Broadway, Pal Joey), dies at 95
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1994
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Eugene Tanner Jr, singer, dies at 58
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1994
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Frank Thring, Australian actor (El Cid, Ben-Hur), dies at 68
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1995
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Hope Clara Chenhalls, food inspector, dies at 85
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1995
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Louise Chaplin, actress, dies at 87
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1995
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Madeleine Barot, resistance heroine, dies at 86
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1995
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Nello Celio, president of Switz (1972), dies at 81
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1996
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Alma Birk, journalist/politician, dies at 77
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1996
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Daniel Raphaeautl Mayer, journalist/resistance leader, dies at 86
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1996
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Mireille Hartuch, singer/songwriter, dies at 90
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1996
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Oswald Szemerenyi, philologist, dies at 83
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1996
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Peggy (Margaret McCrorie) Herbison, politician, dies at 89
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1996
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Robert Morris, lawyer, dies at 81
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1996
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Willaim Brown, British TV executive, dies at 67
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1996
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William Thomas Pennar Davies, poet author/theologian, dies at 85
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1997
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(Hanlon) Pat Clarke, cyclist, dies at 82
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1997
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Robert Steel, academic, dies at 82
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