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303
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Emperor Diocletian orders general persecution of Christians
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1455
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Johannes Gutenberg prints 1st book, Bible (estimated date)
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1574
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France begins 5th holy war against Huguenots
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1660
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Charles XI becomes king of Sweden
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1668
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Fire in Wiener Hofburg in Vienna, emperor Leopold I rescued
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1672
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Joan Blaeus publishers destroyed by fire in Amsterdam
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1689
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Dutch prince William III proclaimed king of England
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1778
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Baron von Steuben joins Continental Army at Valley Forge
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1792
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Humane Society of Massachusetts incorporated (erected life-saving stations for distressed mariners)
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1792
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Joseph Haydn's 94th Symphony in G, premieres
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1804
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Conspirators against Napoleon, for restoration of Louis XVIII
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1813
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1st US raw cotton-to-cloth mill founded in Waltham, Mass
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1820
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Cato Street conspiracy uncovered
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1821
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College of Apothecaries organized in Phil; 1st US pharmacy college
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1822
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Boston is incorporated as a city
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1836
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Alamo besieged by Santa Anna; entire garrison eventually killed
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1846
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Polish revolutionaries march on Cracow, but are defeated
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1847
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Battle of Buena Vista Mxico; Zachary Taylor defeats Mexicans
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1854
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Great-Britain & Orange Free state sign Convention of Bloemfontein
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1861
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By popular referendum, Texas becomes 7th state to secede from US
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1861
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Dutch Premier Floris A van Hall resigns
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1861
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Pres-elect Lincoln arrives secretly in Wash DC to take office
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1869
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Louisiana governor signs public accommodations law
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1870
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Mississippi is readmitted to US
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1874
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Mjr Walter Winfield patents game called "sphairistike" (lawn tennis)
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1883
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Alabama becomes 1st US state to enact an antitrust law
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1883
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American Anti-Vivisection Society organized (Phila)
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1886
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Aluminum manufacturing process developed
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1886
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London Times publishes world's 1st classified ad
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1886
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Tsjaikovski's symphony "Manfred," premieres
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1887
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Congress grants Seal Rocks to SF
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1887
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French/Italian Riviera struck by Earthquake; 2,000 die
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1892
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1st college student govt forms at Bryn Mawr Penn
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1894
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Stanley Cup: Montreal AAA's awarded cup by trustees as Ottawa refuses to travel to Toronto to play
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1895
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Jaap Eden skates world record 10km (17:56)
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1895
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William Heard, AME minister & educator, named minister to Liberia
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1896
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Tootsie Roll introduced by Leo Hirshfield
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1898
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In France, Emile Zola is imprisoned for writing his "J'accuse" letter accusing government of anti-Semitism & wrongly jailing Al
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1900
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Battle at Hart's Hill, South-Africa (Boers vs British army)
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1900
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Steamer "Rio de Janeiro" sinks in SF Bay
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1903
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Cuban state of Guantanamo leased to USA
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1904
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US acquired control of the Panama Canal Zone for $10 million
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1905
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Rotary Club International formed by 4 men in Chicago
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1906
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Tommy Burns beats Marvin Hart in 20 for heavyweight boxing title
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1909
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Russian tsar Nicolas II dissolves Finnish Diet
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1910
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1st radio contest held (Philadelphia)
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1910
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George Bernard Shaw's "Misalliance," premieres in London
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1915
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Germany sinks US ships Carib & Evelyn & torpedoes Norwegian ship Regin
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1915
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Nevada enforces convenient divorce law
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1916
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Congress authorizes McKinley Memorial $1 gold coin
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1916
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French artillery kills entire French 72nd division at Samogneux Verdun
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1917
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February revolution begins in Russia
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1919
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Fascist Party forms in Italy by Benito Mussolini
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1921
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1st US transcontinental air mail flight arrives in NYC from SF
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1923
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German Republic day with laws against worker
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1923
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Great Britain lowers import duty on German products from 26% to 5%
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1927
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Pres Coolidge creates Federal Radio Commission (FCC)
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1934
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Casey Stengel becomes manager of Brooklyn Dodgers
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1934
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Coronation of King Leopold III of Belgium
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1936
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1st rocket air mail flight, Greenwood Lake, NY
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1938
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Joe Louis KOs Nathan Mann in 3 for heavyweight boxing title
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1939
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Lou Thesz beats E Marshall in St Louis, to become wrestling champ
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1940
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Russian troops conquer Lasi Island
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1940
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Walt Disney's animated movie "Pinocchio," released
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1942
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Japanese sub fires on oil refinery in Ellwood, Calif
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1943
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Gen-Maj Bradley arrives in Dakar & Marrakesh
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1943
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German troops pull back through Kasserine-pass Tunisia
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1945
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2nd Dutch govt of Gerbrandy forms in London
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1945
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Canadian troops occupy Kalkar
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1945
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Operation Grenade: Gen Simpsons 9th Army crosses Ruhr
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1945
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US Marines raise flag on Iwo Jima, famous photo & statue
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1947
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Gen Eisenhower opens drive to raise $170M in aid for European Jews
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1954
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1st mass inoculation with Salk vaccine (Pittsburgh)
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1954
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Syrian army drives out president Adib el-Shishakli
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1955
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Edgar Faure forms French government
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1956
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20th Congress of CPSU closes in Moscow
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1956
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Russian party leader Khrushchev attacks memory of Stalin
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1957
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"Mr Wonderful" closes at Broadway Theater NYC after 383 performances
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1958
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5-time world driving champion Juan Fangio kidnapped by Cuban rebels
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1958
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Arturo Frondizi elected president of Argentina
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1958
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Last Municipal arc light, Mission & 25th removed (installed in 1913)
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1958
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USSR performs nuclear test at Novaya Zemlya USSR
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1959
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Betsy Rawls wins LPGA Lake Worth Golf Open
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1959
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KVIE TV channel 6 in Sacramento-Stockton, CA (PBS) begins broadcasting
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1960
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Demolition begins on Brooklyn's Ebbets Field (opened in 1913)
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1962
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US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site
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1964
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Charlie Finley signs a 4 year lease to keep A's in Kansas City
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1965
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Constance Baker Motley elected Manhattan Borough president
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1966
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Aldo Moro forms Italian government
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1966
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Military coup in Syria ends Bitar govt
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1966
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Premier Obote grabs power in Uganda
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1967
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25th amendment (presidential succession) declared ratified
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1967
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John Herbert's "Fortune & Men's Eyes," premieres in NYC
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1967
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Ted Workman replaces Senator Keith Davey as CFL commissioner
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1967
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US troops begin largest offensive of Vietnam War
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1968
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Wilt Chamberlain becomes 1st NBAer to score 25,000 points
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1969
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Nayif Hawatimah forms Dem People's Front for Liberation of Palestine
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1969
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WWVU (now WNPB) TV channel 24 in Morgantown, WV (PBS) 1st broadcast
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1970
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Guyana becomes a republic (National Day)
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1970
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Holy Eucharist given by women for 1st time in Roman Catholic service
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1971
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Boston Bruins begin 13 NHL game win streak
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1971
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George Harrison is fined & his driving license is suspended for 1 year
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1971
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Lt Calley confessed & implicates Captain Medina
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1973
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Gold goes up $10 overnight to record $95 an ounce in London
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1974
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Patty Hearst, daughter of publisher Randolph Hearst, kidnapped by SLA
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1974
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Teri Garr appears on Bob Newhart Show in "Confessions of an Orth"
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1975
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Amy Alcott wins LPGA Orange Blossom Golf Classic
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1976
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Owners announce spring training won't open without a labor contract
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1978
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20th Grammy Awards: Hotel Calif, Fleetwood Mac, Debbie Boone wins
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1979
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"Sarava" opens at Mark Hellinger Theater NYC for 140 performances
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1979
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Frank Peterson Jr named 1st black general in Marine Corps
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1979
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George Harrison releases "George Harrison" album
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1980
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13th Winter Olympic games close at Lake Placid, NY
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1980
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Eric Heiden wins all 5 speed skating golds at Lake Placid Olympics
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1980
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France performs nuclear test at Muruora Island
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1980
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Oil tanker explosion off Pilos, Greece, causes 37-mil-gallon spill
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1981
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People mag features drug ordeal of Mackenzie & Papa John Phillips
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1981
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Spanish coup under lt-col Antonio Tejero Molina fails
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1982
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Michael Frayn's "Noises Off," premieres in London
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1983
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25th Grammy Awards: Roxanna, Toto IV, Men at Work wins
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1983
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USFL NJ Generals sign Heisman winner Herschel Walker (3 years-$5 mil)
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1985
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Indiana basketball coach Bobby Knight throws a chair during a game
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1985
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US Senate confirms Edwin Meese III as attorney general
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1986
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Despite losing, Red Sox Wade Boggs gets largest arbitration ($1.35M)
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1986
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Mary Beth Zimmerman wins LPGA Standard Register/Samaritan Golf Classic
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1986
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Nelli Fiere-Cooman runs world record 60 m indoor (7.00 sec)
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1987
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Dick Howser retires from managing KC Royals, due to brain tumor
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1987
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Russian Writers Union accepts Boris Pasternak posthumous as member
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1987
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Supernova 1987A in LMC 1st seen; 1st naked-eye supernova since 1604
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1988
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15th Winter Olympic games opens in Calgary, Alberta
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1988
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Chicago gives Cubs right to install lights & play up to 18 night games
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1988
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Yvonne van Gennip skates female record 3k (4:11.94)
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1990
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Ian Smith 173* NZ v India, 136 balls, world record for no 9 bat
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1991
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Greg Haugen scores a split decision over Hector "Macho" Camacho
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1991
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Military coup in Thailand, Premier Choonhaven arrested
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1991
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NC is 1st NCAA basketball team to win 1,500 games
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1991
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Patty Sheehan wins LPGA Orix Hawaiian Ladies Golf Open
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1991
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US insists Iraq publicly announce it is leaving Kuwait by 12 PM EST
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1992
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16th Winter Olympic games closes in Albertville, France
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1992
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Andy Flower scores 115* on ODI debut, Zimbabwe v Sri Lanka
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1992
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World Cup scoreline Zimbabwe 4-312, Sri Lanka 7-313
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1993
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Gary Coleman wins $1,280,000 lawsuit against parents for high fees
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1993
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India complete a 3-0 series drubbing of England
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1993
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Sacramento Gold Miners admitted as CFL's 9th franchise (1st US team)
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1994
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Indians owner Richard Jacobs announces he will pay $10 million to name baseball field (Jacobs Field) at Gateway (becomes offici
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1995
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"Uncle Vanya" opens at Circle in Sq Theater NYC for 29 performances
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1995
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Antoine Nduwayo appointed Premier of Burundi
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1995
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Dow Jones closes above 4,000 for 1st time (4,003.33)
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1996
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Mark Waugh scores 130 in World Cup vs Kenya, 207 w/brother Steve
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1996
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Rajindra Dhanraj takes 9-97 for Trinidad against Leeward Islands
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1997
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Ali Abu Kamal opens fire in Empire State Building & kills 1
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1997
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American Express Senior Golf Invitational
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1997
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Jeff Sluman wins Tucson Golf Classic
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1997
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NBC TV shows "Schindler's List," completely uncensored, 65M watch
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1997
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Scientists in Scotland announced they succeeded in cloning an adult mammal, producing a lamb named "Dolly"
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1997
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Tucson Chrysler Golf Classic
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1998
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Howard Stern Radio Show premieres in Charleston SC on WAVF 96.1 FM
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1998
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Supreme Court lets Megan's Law stand
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1998
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Tornadoes in Florida kills at least 31
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BIRTHS
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1417
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Paul II, [Pietro Barbo], Italy, Pope (1464-71)
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1614
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Jacob Colijn(s), Dutch coat of arms painter
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1615
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Cornelis Galle II, Flemish engraver/illustrator, baptised
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1633
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Samuel Pepys, London England, navy expert/composer (Diary, Memoirs)
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1649
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John Blow, composer of 1st English opera (Venus & Adonis) (baptized)
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1685
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George Friedrich Hndel, Halle Germany, organist/composer (Messiah)
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1700
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Wilhelmus Schortinghuis, Dutch theologist (Profound Christianity)
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1730
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Christian Joseph Lidarti, composer
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1734
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Mayer Amschel Rothschild, Frankfurt, founder (House of Rothschild)
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1776
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John Walter II, London, chief proprietor (The Times, 1812-47)
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1787
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Emma Willard, US, opens school for young ladies (Hall of Fame)
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1792
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Istvan Ferenczi, Hungarian sculptor
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1811
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George Washington Hewitt, composer
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1817
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George Watts, London, painter
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1818
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Jeremy F Gilmer, Maj Gen/Chief Engineer Confederate War Dept
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1824
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Herman N van der Tuuk, Dutch philologist (Tobasch' Grammar)
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1824
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Lewis Cass Hunt, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1886
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1831
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Hendrik W Mesdag, Dutch painter (Panorama Mesdag)
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1834
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Gustav Hermann Nachtigal, German physician/colonizer/consul in Tunis
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1838
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Gilbert Moxley Sorrel, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1901
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1840
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Carl Menger, Austrian economist
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1848
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Thomas Paine Westendorf, composer
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1859
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Theodor Batthy nyi, Hungarian statesman/contra revolutionary
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1863
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Franz von Stuck, German painter (Der Krieg)
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1865
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Barney Dreyfuss, baseball owner (Pitts Pirates)
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1868
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William E B Du Bois, Mass, civil rights writer (Souls of Black Folk)
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1869
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Nadezhda Konstantinova Krupskaya, Russian revolutionary (Soc-Dem)
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1873
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Dmitri Arakishvili, composer
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1874
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Konstantin Pts, Estonian PM (1921-23, 1932-33), dictator (1933-40)
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1875
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Jozef E Stokvis, journalist/Dutch MP (SDAP)
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1876
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Agnes M Royden, writer
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1876
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Wadi' Sabra, composer
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1879
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Agnes Arber, English biologist/philosopher (Mind & the Eye)
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1879
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Norman Lindsay, Creswick Victoria, artist/novelist
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1880
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Edgar Istel, composer
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1881
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Titus [Anno S] Brandsma, Dutch philosopher
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1882
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Ladislav Vycpalek, composer
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1883
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Karl Jaspers, Oldenburg Germany, existentialist philosopher
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1883
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Victor Fleming, Pasadena Cal, director (Wizard of Oz, Gone With Wind)
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1884
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Frank Cellier, Surbiton England, actor (Quiet Wedding, Big Blockade)
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1884
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Herman Courtens, Belgian painter
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1886
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Albert Edward Sammons, composer
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1886
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Ventura Garc¡a Calder¢n, Peruvian diplomat/author
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1887
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Oskar Frederik Lindberg, composer
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1889
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Cyril Delevanti, England, actor (Lucius-Jefferson Davis, Black Eye)
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1889
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Frederik M baron of Asbeck, Dutch lawyer (League of Nations)
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1892
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Kathleen Harrison, actress (Fast Lady, Big Money, West 11)
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1895
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Richard Goolden, London England, actor (School for Husbands)
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1898
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Reinhard Herbig, German archaeologist
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1899
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E Langgsser, writer
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1899
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Erich Kstner, Dresden German author (Emil & the Detective)
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1900
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Elinor Remick Warren, composer
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1901
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Aartje W "Mien" van It Sant-van Bommel, author (Mieke-serial)
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1903
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Grigori V Aleksandrov, Russian director (Veselye Rebjata)
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1904
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Leopold Trepper, Polish/Israeli spy/founded (CP Palestina)
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1904
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William L Shirer, historian (Rise & Fall of 3rd Reich)
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1905
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Leonidas Zoras, composer
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1907
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Anthony Standerwick Heal, businessman
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1908
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William McMahon, PM of Australia (Liberal) (1971-72)
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1909
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Frank Ward, cricketer (Australian leggie late 30s)
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1911
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G Mennen Williams, Detroit, Sup Court Justice/(Gov-D-Mich, 1949-60)
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1911
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Walter Ernest Allen, writer/critic
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1913
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Charles Leonard, US, pentathelete (Olympic-1936)
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1913
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Earl of Lincoln
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1914
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Margaret Farrer, CEO (Central Midwives Board)
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1915
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Heinrich Schirmbeck, German author (Das Spiegellabyrinth)
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1916
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George Abel, Canada, ice hockey player (Olympic-gold-1972)
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1916
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Martindale Sidwell, organist/conductor
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1916
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William Walsh, academic
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1917
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Kenneth Tobey, actor (Chuck-Whirlybirds) [or Mar 23]
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1918
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Dom Aelred Watkin, headmaster (Downside School)
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1919
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Johnny Carey, soccer star
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1919
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Lord Ezra
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1920
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David Wright, poet
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1920
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Hall Overton, Bangor Michigan, composer (Enchanted Pear Tree)
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1920
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Lord St Levan
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1923
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Gery Florizoone, Flemish poet
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1924
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Lejaren Hiller, composer
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1925
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Ian Smith, cricket leg-spinner (S Afr 1947-58 avg 64.08)
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1925
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Louis Stokes, (Rep-D-OH, 1969- )
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1926
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Regine Crespin, French vocalist (Sheherazade, Les Nuits D'ete)
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1927
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Ivan Hrusovsky, composer
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1928
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Duke of Beaufort
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1928
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Vasily Grigoryevich Lazarev, Siberia USSR, cosmonaut (Soyuz 12, 18A)
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1929
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Eduard W "Ed" Bauer, [Eddy Evers], Dutch actor (Bluejackets)
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1929
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Elston Howard, Yankee catcher (1st black NY Yankee/1963 AL MVP)
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1929
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Richard Moryl, composer
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1929
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Rgine Crespin, Marseilles France, operatic soprano
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1930
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Gerry Davis, writer
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1930
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Harry Boldt, German Fed Rep, equestrian dressage (Olympic-gold-1976)
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1930
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Imre Gyongyossy, film Maker
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1930
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Jef Geeraerts, Flemish writer (Black Venus)
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1930
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Johnny Seven, NYC, actor (Ironside, Amy Prentiss)
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1931
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Tom Wesselman, US sculptor (Great American Nudes)
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1933
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Donna J Stone, poet
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1933
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Lee Calhoun, Laurel Miss, hurdler (Olympics-gold-56, 60)
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1933
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Lee Quencey Calhoun, Laurel MS, 110m hurdler (Olympic-gold-1956, 60)
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1934
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Lady Digby
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1937
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David Ward, president (Law Society)
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1937
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Lord Tugendhat
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1937
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Tom Osborne, college football coach
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1938
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Diane Varsi, San Mateo Calif, actress (Peyton Place)
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1938
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Sylvia Chase, St Paul Minn, newscaster (ABC Weekend News, 20/20)
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1939
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Edmund Boyd Fisher, publisher
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1939
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Josef Feistmantl, Austria, lugeist (Olympic-gold-1964)
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1939
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Majel Barrett, Columbus Ohio, actress (Christine Chapel-Star Trek)
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1940
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Jermyn P Brooks, CEO (Price Waterhouse Europe)
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1940
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Peter Fonda, actor (Easy Rider, Lilith, Wild Angels, Trip)
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1941
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Frank Gerstenberg, Edinburgh, principal (George Watson's College)
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1941
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Robin Bynoe, cricketer (WI opening batsman in 4 Tests 1959-67)
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1941
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William Hjrtsberg, NYC, writer (Gray Matters, Fallen Angel)
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1942
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Beau Boulter, (Rep-R-TX, 1985- )
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1942
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Colin Sanders, founder (Solid State Logic)
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1942
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John Lewis, Head Master (Eton College)
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1943
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Bobby Wayne Mitchell, Chatham VA, PGA golfer (1971 Cleveland Open)
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1943
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Fred Biletnikoff, NFL wide receiver
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1943
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Jada Rowland, NYC, actress (Penny-Hamptons, Amy-Secret Storm)
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1944
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James Cousins, British MP
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1944
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Johnny Winter, [John Dawson], Leland Miss, guitarist (Silver Train)
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1944
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Mike Maxfield, rocker (Billy J Kramer & The Dakotas)
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1945
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Frank Murray, police Officer
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1946
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Rusty Young, Calif, rock steel guitarist (Poco-Heat of the Night)
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1947
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Anton Mosimann, chef
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1947
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Colin Sanders, British computer engineer (Solid State Logic)
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1947
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Geoff Cope, cricketer (England off-spinner 1977-78)
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1947
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Shakira Caine, Guyana, actress (Man Who be King)/Miss Guyana (1967)
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1948
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Bill Alexander, theatre director
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1949
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Anna-Maria Mller, German DR, Luge (Olympic-gold-1972)
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1949
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Larry Demps, US R&B vocalist (Dramatics-Me & Mrs Jones)
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1949
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Marc Garneau, Quebec City Canada, PhD/astronaut (STS 13, 77)
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1949
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Maureen Hicks, British MP
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1949
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Terry "Tex" Comer, bassist/guitarist
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1949
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Terry Comer, rocker
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1950
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Neil Jordan, Sligo Ireland, novelist (Dream of a Beast, Past)
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1950
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Steve Priest, London, rock bassist (Sweet Hayes)
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1951
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Ed "Too Tall" Jones, NFL linebacker (Dallas Cowboys)
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1951
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Nicholas Kenyon, controller (BBC Radio 3)
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1951
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Patricia Richardson, Bethesada Md, actress (Double Trouble, Home Imp)
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1952
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Brad Whitford, Mass, rock guitarist (Aerosmith-Jamie Got a Gun)
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1953
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Sallie L Baliunas, astrophysicist
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1955
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Howard Jones, rock pianist/vocalist (Things Can Only Get Better)
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1958
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David Sylvian, vocal/guitar (Sylvian Sylvian, Japan-Adolescent Sex)
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1958
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Lorraine Michaels, Canterbury England, playmate (April, 1981)
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1958
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Ria Brieffies, Dutch vocalist (Dolly Dots)
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1959
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John Arthur Wilson, Ceres CA, PGA golfer (1994 Anheuser-Busch-4th)
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1960
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Cindy Figg-Currier, Mt Pleasant MI, golfer (1994 Brit Open-6th)
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1960
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Gloria von Thurm un Taxis, Munich German FR, Princess
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1960
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Maria Gloria von Schnberg-Glauchau, wife of prince Thurn un Taxis
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1960
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Naruhito, crown prince of Japan
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1962
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Melinda Mays, Augusta Ga, playmate (Feb, 1983)
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1962
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Michael Wilton, rock guitarist (Queensrijche-Warning)
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1963
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Bobby Bonilla, NYC, outfielder (NY Mets, Balt Orioles, Marlins)
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1963
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Debbie Kruck, Danbury CT, Ms Fitness USA (1994)
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1963
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Reza Abdoh, theatre director
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1963
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Robert Collins, keyboard player
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1964
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Byron Evans, NFL linebacker (Phila Eagles)
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1964
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Dana Katherine Scully, fictional character (X-Files)
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1964
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John Norum, rocker
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1965
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Helena Sukova, Prague Czech Rep, tennis star (1985 US Open's Double)
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1965
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Kristin Davis, actress (Melrose Place)
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1965
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Sylvie Guillem, France, ballerina (Royal Ballet)
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1966
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John Druce, Peterborough, NHL right wing (Phila Flyers, LA Kings)
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1966
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Marc Price, actor/comedian (Skippy-Family Ties)
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1967
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Gord Murphy, Willowdale, NHL defenseman (Florida Panthers)
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1967
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Pam Blundell, fashion designer
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1967
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Steven C Stricker, Edgerton WI, PGA golfer (1994 Northern Telecom-2nd)
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1968
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Stephanie Seymour, SD Calif, actress/model (Sunny Side Up)
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1969
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Ed McDaniel, NFL linebacker (Minn Vikings)
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1969
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Michael Campbell, Hawera NZ, Australasia golfer
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1971
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Carin Hjalmarsson Koch, Kungalv Sweden, golfer (1995 Pinewild-7th)
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1971
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Jason Keller, Scarsdale NY, actor (Jason-Out of the Blue)
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1971
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Shane Keller, Scarsdale NY, actor (Shane-Out of the Blue)
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1971
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Torsten Kienass, Berlin GER, hockey defenseman (Team Germany)
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1972
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Greg Hill, NFL running back (KC Chiefs)
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1972
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Jamie Watson, NBA forward (Utah Jazz)
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1972
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Ryan Grigson, NFL guard/tackle (Detroit Lions)
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1972
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Steve Papin, WLAF running back (Scotland Claymores)
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1973
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Robert Pipkins, Staten Island NY, luger (Olympics-1994)
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1974
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Herschelle Gibbs, cricketer (South African Test batsman 1996)
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1974
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Kenyon Cotton, full back (Baltimore Ravens)
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1975
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Bohdan Utihrach, Czech, tennis star
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1975
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Chris Garner, NBA guard (Toronto Raptors)
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1975
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Michael Tricario, actor (Randy-Wonder Years)
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1975
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Pat Barnes, quarterback (KC Chiefs)
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1976
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Dmitriy Dudarev, hockey forward (Team Kazakhstan Oly-1998)
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1976
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Jeff O'Neill, Richmond Hill, NHL center (Hartford Whalers)
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1977
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Angie Trostel, Oxford Ohio, diver (Olympics-96)
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1977
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Dally Randriantefy, Antananarivo Madag, tennis star (1993 Marseille)
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1978
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Karolina Rantamaki, ice hockey left wing (Finland, Oly-98)
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1980
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Yvonne Tousek, Kitchener Ontario, gymnistic (Olympics-96)
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DEATHS
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155
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Polycarp, disciple of Apostle John, arrested & burned at stake
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1447
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Eugene IV, [Gabriele Condulmer], Italian Pope (1431-47), dies
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1468
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John Gutenberg, German inventor (boekdrukkunst), dies
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1554
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Henry Grey, Duke of Suffolk, Lady Jane Grey's father, executed
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1607
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Herman Herbertsz, vicar, dies at about 60
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1660
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Charles X Gustaaf, king of Sweden (1654-60), dies at 37
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1662
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Johann Crger, German organist/composer/music theorist, dies at 63
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1669
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Lieuwe van Aitzema, Frisian historian, dies at 68
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1682
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Abraham de Wicquefort, Dutch diplomat/historian, dies at 75
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1704
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Georg Muffat, French/German organist/composer, dies at 50
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1718
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Franois Fagel, Dutch field marshal/mayor of Nimegen, dies at 63
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1766
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Stanislaw Leszcynski, duke of Lutherans/king of Poland, dies
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1792
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Joshua Reynolds, English portrait painter (Simplicity), dies at 68
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1797
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Antoine d'Auvergne, Fr opera composer (Coquette Trompe), dies at 83
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1806
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John Alcock, composer, dies at 90
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1807
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Franois Guichard, composer, dies at 61
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1821
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John Keats, Romantic poet, dies of tuberculosis at 25 in Rome
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1821
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John Keats, writer, dies at 25
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1821
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Marie-Anne Collot, French sculptor, dies
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1828
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Mih ly Fazekar, Hungarian botanist/literary (Book of Spices), dies
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1848
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John Quincy Adams, 6th US pres (1825-1829), dies of a stroke at 80
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1855
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Carl Friedrich Gauss, mathematician, dies
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1867
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George Thomas Smart, composer, dies at 90
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1884
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Tambo Tambo, Australian aboriginal/US circus attaction, dies at 23
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1897
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Woldemar Bargiel, composer, dies at 68
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1900
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William Butterfield, architect of the Gothic revival, dies
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1902
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Samuel R Gardiner, British historian (Oliver Cromwell), dies at 72
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1903
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Albert Cahen, composer, dies at 57
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1903
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Friedrich Grutzmacher, composer, dies at 70
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1906
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Johann Hoch, US murderer, executed
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1913
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Jimmy Sinclair, cricketer (3 centuries in 25 Test S Afr career), dies
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1915
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Robert Smalls, Reconstruction congressman, dies at 75 in SC
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1916
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George Clement Martin, composer, dies at 71
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1920
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Alexander Alexandrovich Il'yinsky, composer, dies at 61
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1924
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Thomas Woodrow Wilson, 28th US President (1913-21), dies
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1927
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Sveinbjorn Sveinbjornsson, composer, dies at 79
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1930
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Horst Wessel, German nazi lyricist (Fahne Hoch), dies at 22
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1930
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Mabel Normand, actress/director (Extra Girl), dies at 35
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1931
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Nellie Melba, [Helen Mitchell], Australian soprano, dies
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1934
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Augusto Sandino, Nicaraguan patriot, assassinated by National Guard
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1934
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Edward William Elgar, English composer (Coronation Ode), dies at 76
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1935
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Jan Duiker, Dutch architect (Hotel Gooiland), dies at 44
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1937
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Claude Buckenham, cricketer (21 wkts in 4 Tests for Eng 1909-10), dies
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1942
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Stefan Zweig, Austrian writer (Die Welt von Gestern), dies at 60
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1944
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Leo Hendrick Baekeland, inventor (Bakelite), dies
|
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1945
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Aleksei Tolstoi, Russian poet/writer (Pjotr Peroyj), dies at 62
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1945
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Aubrey Cousins, Canadian sergeant (Victoria Cross), dies in battle
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1955
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Paul Claudel, French poet/playwright (L'otage), dies at 86
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1961
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Wilf Ferguson, cricket leg spinner (34 wickets for West Indies), dies
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1965
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Stan Laurel, comedian (Laurel & Hardy), dies of heart attack at 74
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1968
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Edna Ferber, US author (Giant, Showboat), dies at 80
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1968
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Fannie Hurst, US author (Anatomy of Me), dies at 78
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1969
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Abd al-Aziz Abd al-Rahman al-Faisal al-Saud, King Saudia, dies at 67
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1969
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Joseph Messner, composer, dies at 75
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1971
|
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King Lockwood, dies of stroke at 73
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1972
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Michael Taube, composer, dies at 81
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1974
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Florence Rice, actress (Girl in 1313, Carnival), dies at 63
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1976
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Fuzzy Knight, actor (Gun Town, Ragtime Cowboy Joe), dies at 74
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1976
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L S Lowry, painter, dies
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1980
|
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Robert Vandekerckhove, Belgian politician, dies at 62
|
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1983
|
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Adrian Boult, conductor, dies
|
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1985
|
|
Alexander Scourby, actor (Jesus, Shaggy Dog, Giant), dies at 71
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1987
|
|
Esmond Knight, actor (Black Narcissus, Henry V), dies at 80
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1990
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Annelien Kappeyne van de Coppello, Dutch MP (Liberal), dies at 53
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1990
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James Gavin, commandant US 82nd Airborn Div (Normandy), dies at 82
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1990
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|
Jose Napoleon Duarte, president of Salvador (1984-89), dies at 62
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1992
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Jacquelyn Hyde, actress (Dark, House of Terror), dies at 61
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1992
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Markos Vafiades, leader (ELAS, 1943-49), dies
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1993
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Edwin Louis Battle, actor (Almost Blue, Chase), dies of stroke at 33
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1994
|
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Stuart Berger, doctor (Immune Power Diet), dies from obesity at 40
|
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1995
|
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Art Kane, photographer, dies at 69
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1995
|
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David Melvin English Franklin, singer, dies at 52
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1995
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James Herriot, Scot author (All Creatures Great & Small), dies at 78
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1995
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Norman Hunter, writer, dies at 95
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1995
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Peter Guy Wykeham Fighter Pilot-Barnes, dies at 79
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1996
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Freddie Stocks, cricket (cent on debut & wkt on 1st ball, Notts), dies
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1996
|
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George Alan Dawson, jazz drummer/teacher, dies at 66
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1996
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Joseph Walker Barr, banker/politician, dies at 78
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1997
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Oscar Lewenstein, impressario, dies at 80
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1997
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Tony Williams, jazz musician, dies at 51
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1998
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Philip Abbott, actor (Arthur Ward-FBI), dies at 74
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