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330
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Constantinople (Byzantium) becomes capital of Roman Empire
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1189
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Emperor Frederik I Barbarossa & 100,000 crusaders depart Regensburg
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1330
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Constantinople (Istanbul) becomes new capital by Roman Emperor Constantine for Eastern Roman Empire
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1421
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Jews are expelled from Styria Austria
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1502
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Columbus begins 4th & last trip to "Indies"
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1548
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-12] Great fire in Brielle
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1625
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-12] Boers besiege Frankenburg estate in Upper-Austria
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1674
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Netherlands & Cologne sign peace treaty
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1678
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French adm Jean d'Estres' fleet runs aground on Aves-islands, Curaao
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1689
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Battle of Bantry Bay, French & English naval battle
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1690
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English troops of W Phips conquer Port Royal Nova Scotia
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1745
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Battle of Fontenoy (Doornik): Austrian Succession war
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1749
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British parliament accept Consolidation Act: fleet reorganization
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1751
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1st US hospital founded (Pennsylvania Hospital)
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1752
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1st US fire insurance policy issued (Philadelphia)
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1772
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Amsterdam theater destroyed by fire, 18 killed
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1784
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England & Tippu Sahib van Mysore sign peace treaty
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1792
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Columbia River discovered & named by US Capt Robert Gray
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1812
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Waltz introduced into English ballrooms. Most observers consider it disgusting & immoral. No wonder it caught on!
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1814
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Americans defeat British at Battle of Plattsburgh
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1816
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American Bible Society forms (NY)
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1818
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Cincinnati Reds Hod Eller no-hits St Louis Cards, 6-0
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1833
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"Lady-of-the-Lake" strikes iceberg & sinks in N Atlantic; kills 215
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1850
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Work starts on 1st brick building in SF
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1858
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Minnesota admitted as 32nd US state
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1862
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Confederates scuttle CSS Virginia off Norfolk, VA
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1864
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Battle of Yellow Tavern, VA (Sheridan's Raid, South Anna Bridge)
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1864
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Gen J E B Stuart is mortally wounded at Yellow Tavern
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1865
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Jeff Thompson surrenders
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1867
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Treaty of London drawn, concerning Luxembourg
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1875
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George "Charmer" Zettlein pitches the 1st 9 inning shutout
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1881
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Bedrich Smetana's opera "Libusa," premieres in Prague
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1887
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13th Kentucky Derby: Isaac Lewis aboard Montrose wins in 2:39¬
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1888
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16th Preakness: F Littlefield aboard Refund wins in 2:49
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1892
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18th Kentucky Derby: Lonnie Clayton aboard Azra wins in 2:41«
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1893
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Henri Desgrange establishes 1st bicycle-world record (35.325 km)
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1894
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American RR Union strikes Pullman Sleeping Car Co
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1897
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Wash Senator catcher Charlie Farrell throws out 8 attempted stealers
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1900
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James J Jeffries KOs James J Corbett in 23 for heavywgt boxing title
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1904
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Andrew Carnegie donates $1.5M to build a peace palace
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1907
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Bank of SF incorporated
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1910
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Montana's Glacier National Park forms
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1912
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38th Kentucky Derby: Carol H Shilling aboard Worth wins in 2:09.4
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1916
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Einstein's Theory of General Relativity presented
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1917
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Britain grants Royal Letters Patent to New Zealand
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1918
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44th Kentucky Derby: William Knapp on Exterminator wins in 2:10.8
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1919
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Yanks' Jack Quinn & Senators' Walter Johnson, 12 inning 0-0 tie
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1921
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Tel Aviv is 1st all Jewish municipality
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1923
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10 HRs hit in Phillies 20-14 victory over St Louis Cards
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1924
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Cartel des Gauches wins French parliamentary election
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1924
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Pulitzer Prize awarded to Robert Frost (New Hampshire)
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1925
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Communist Party of Holland splits
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1925
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Kara-Kalpak Autonomous Region constituted in RSFSR
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1926
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Airship Norge leaves Spitsbergen for 1st air crossing of Arctic O
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1927
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Belgium beats England 9-1 in soccer
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1927
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Louis B Mayer forms Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences
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1928
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54th Kentucky Derby: Chick Lang aboard Reigh Count wins in 2:10.4
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1928
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54th Preakness: Raymond Sonny Workman aboard Victorian wins in 2:00.2
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1928
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63rd British Golf Open: Walter Hagen shoots a 292 at Royal St George's
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1928
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General Electric opens 1st TV-station (Schenectady, NY)
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1929
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1st regularly scheduled TV broadcasts (3 nights per week)
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1929
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Dr Annie Webb Blanton forms Delta Kappa Gamma Society in Austin Tx
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1931
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Credit-Anstalt, Austria's largest bank, fails beginning financial collapse of Central Europe
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1935
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61st Preakness: Willie Saunders aboard Omaha wins in 1:58.4
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1940
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66th Preakness: Fred A Smith aboard Bimelech wins in 1:58.6
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1940
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NY World's Fair reopens
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1941
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1st Messerschmidt 109F shot down above England
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1942
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Japanese troops conquer Kalewa
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1943
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Hermann Goering-division in Tunisia surrenders
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1943
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US 7th div lands on Attu, Aleutian, (1st US territory recaptured)
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1944
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Opposition group surprise attack post office Washer
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1944
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Slomp Resistance fighter (Frits de Zwerver) freed from Arnhem prison
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1945
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US marines conquer Awatsha Draw Okinawa
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1946
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1st night game at Boston Braves Field (Giants 5, Braves 1)
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1946
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72nd Preakness: Warren Mehrtens aboard Assault wins in 2:01.4
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1947
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BF Goodrich announced the development of tubeless tire (Akron Ohio)
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1947
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Laos accepts constitution for parliamentary democracy
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1948
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Haganah takes control of Safed & port of Haifa
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1948
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Luigi Einaudi elected president of Italy
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1949
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1st Polaroid camera sold $89.95 (NYC)
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1949
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By a vote of 37-12, Israel becomes 59th member of UN
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1949
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Siam renames itself Thailand
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1950
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Belgium mine disaster at Borinage, 39 die
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1950
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Eugne Ionesco's "La Cantatrice Chauve," premieres in Paris
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1951
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Jay Forrester patents computer core memory
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1953
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Tornado kills 114 in Waco Texas ($39M damage)
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1953
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Winston Churchill criticizes John Foster Dulles domino theory
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1955
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Israel attacks Gaza
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1956
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Pinky Lee Show, last airs on NBC-TV
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1957
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Gabriel Paris forms govt of Colombia
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1958
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Beverly Hanson wins LPGA Lawton Golf Open
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1958
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US performs atmospheric nuclear test at Bikini Island
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1958
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US performs atmospheric nuclear test at Enwetak
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1959
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"Kookie, Kookie Lend Me Your Comb" by Byrnes & Connie Stevens hits #4
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1959
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Elvis Presley's 1st entry on UK charts with "Heartbreak Hotel"
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1959
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Rodgers & Barer's musical "Once upon a mattress," premieres in NYC
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1959
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Yankee catcher Yogi Berra's errorless streak of 148 games ends
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1960
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French liner "France" launched
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1960
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Israeli soldiers capture Adolf Eichmann in Buenos Aires
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1962
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Antonio Segni becomes president of Italy
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1962
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US performs atmospheric nuclear test at Christmas Island
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1962
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US sends troops to Thailand
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1963
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"Puff (The Magic Dragon)" by Peter, Paul & Mary hits #2
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1963
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LA Dodger Sandy Koufax 2nd no-hitter beats NY Giants, 8-0
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1963
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Racial bomb attacks in Birmingham Alabama
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1965
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"Flora, the Red Menace" opens at Alvin Theater NYC for 87 performances
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1965
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1st of 2 cyclones in less than a month kills 35,000 (India)
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1965
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Bangladesh windstorm kills 17,000
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1965
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Ellis Island added to Statue of Liberty National monument
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1965
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USSR performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakh/Semipalitinsk USSR
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1965
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West Indies becomes 1st holders of the Frank Worrell Cricket Trophy
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1966
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Real Madrid wins 11th Europe Cup I
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1967
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"Sing, Israel Sing" opens at Brooks Atkinson Theater NYC for 14 perfs
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1967
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100,000,000th US phone connected
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1967
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Great Britain, Ireland & Denmark apply for EG membership
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1968
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Richard Harris releases "MacArthur Park"
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1968
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Stanley Cup: Montreal Canadiens sweep St Louis Blues in 4 games
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1968
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Students & police battle in Paris, 100s injured
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1969
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Carol Mann wins LPGA Dallas Civitan Golf Open
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1969
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Monty Python comedy troupe forms
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1970
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Sammy Davis Jr weds Altovise
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1971
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Cleveland's Steve Dunning becomes last AL pitcher to hit grand slam
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1972
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Giants trade Willie Mays to Mets for pitcher Charlie Williams & cash
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1972
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John Lennon says his phone is tapped by FBI on Dick Cavett Show
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1972
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Stanley Cup: Boston Bruins beat NY Rangers, 4 games to 2
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1972
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US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site
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1973
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Dutch govt of Uyl forms
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1974
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"Bad, Bad Leroy Brown" by Frank Sinatra hits #83
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1974
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"Tubular Bells" by Mike Oldfield hits #7
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1974
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Steely Dan releases "Rikki Don't Lose that Number"
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1975
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Donna Caponi Young wins LPGA Lady Tara Golf Classic
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1975
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Flyers 1-Isles 2-Semifinals-Series tied at 3 games
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1975
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Israel signs an agreement with European Economic Market
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1976
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Emmy 3rd Daytime Award presentation
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1976
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Last broadcast of "Marcus Welby, MD" on ABC-TV
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1977
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Hamburger SV wins 17th soccer Europe Cup II
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1977
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Ted Turner manages an Atlanta Braves game
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1978
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Margaret A Brewer is 1st female general in the US Marine Corps
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1980
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Pam Higgins wins LPGA Lady Michelob Golf Tournament
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1980
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Pete Rose, 39, steals second, third, & home in one inning for Phillies
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1981
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Andrew Lloyd Webber/TS Eliot's musical "Cats," premieres in London
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1981
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Kim Carnes' "Bette Davis Eyes" hits #1, stay there 9 weeks
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1982
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Canucks 4-Isles 6-Stanley Cup-Isles hold 2-0 lead
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1983
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"Dance a Little Closer" opens & closes at Minskoff Theater NYC
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1983
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Aberdeen wins 23rd Europe Cup II
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1983
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Comet C/1983 H1 (IRAS-Araki-Alcock) approaches 0.0312 AUs of Earth
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1984
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Johan Cruijff quits soccer
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1984
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Tigers set best 30 game start record (26-4)
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1984
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Transit of Earth as seen on Mars
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1985
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40 die & 150 injured in fire at Bradford City football ground
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1985
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Booby trap bomb kills 86 people in India
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1985
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Dave Concepcion becomes 4th Cin Red teammate to get 2,000 hits, others include Pete Rose, Tony Perez & Cesar Cedeno
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1985
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Madonna's "Crazy For You," single goes #1
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1985
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Pope John Paul II arrives in Netherlands
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1985
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Soccer stadium in Bradford England catches fire; 53 die
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1986
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Muffin Spencer-Devlin wins LPGA United Virginia Bank Golf Classic
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1987
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1st heart-lung transplant take place (Baltimore)
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1987
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Corazon Aquino is elected president in the Philippines
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1988
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France performs nuclear test
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1988
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KV Mechelen wins 28th Europe Cup II
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1988
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Mario Andretti records fastest Indianapolis 500 lap (221.565 mph)
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1989
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217th & final episode of "Dynasty" is aired
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1989
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France performs nuclear test at Muruora Island
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1989
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Kenya announces worldwide ban on ivory to preserve its elephant herds
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1989
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President Bush orders nearly 2,000 troops to Panama
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1990
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NY Yankees trade Dave Winfield to Angels for Mike Witt
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1993
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28th Academy of Country Music Awards: Garth Brooks wins
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1993
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Paramaribo Suriname TV studio destroyed by fire
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1994
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"Grease," opens at Eugene O' Neill Theater NYC for 1,503 performances
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1994
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"Naked Gun 33 1/3: The Final Insult," released in France
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1994
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6 white racists sentenced to death in South Africa
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1994
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Inter Milan wins 23rd UEFA Cup
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1996
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Florida Marlin Al Leiter no hits Colo Rockies, 11-0
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1996
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Valujet DC-9 crashes in Miami, 109 die
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1997
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"Play On!" closes at Brooks Atkinson Theater NYC after 61 performances
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1997
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NY Mets C Everett & Butch Huskey are 9th to hit consecutive pinch HRs
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1997
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Paine Webber Senior Golf Invitational
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1997
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Sara Lee LPGA Classic
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1997
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Scott McCarron wins Bellsouth Golf Classic
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1997
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Terry-Jo Myers wins LPGA Sara Lee Classic
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BIRTHS
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1568
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Christian I, ruler of Anhalt-Bernburg (Battle of White Mountain)
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1654
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Cornelis van Alkemade, Dutch historian
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1722
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Peter Camper, Leyden Holland, anatomist/professor (Amsterdam)
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1731
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Johann Gottfried Seyfert, composer
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1772
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Henri-Jean Rigel, composer
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1791
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Jan Vaclav Hugo Vorisek, composer
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1807
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Ira Aldridge, Great 19th century black Shakespearian actor (Othello)
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1811
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Chang & Eng Bunker, Chinese Siamese twins
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1821
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[Carlos] Charles John Stolbrand, Brig General (Union volunteers)
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1823
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Alfred Stevens, Belgian painter
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1830
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John Converse Starkweather, Brig General (Union volunteers)
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1840
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Filippo Capocci, composer
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1841
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Ernst von Possart, German actor/stage manager/reciter
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1847
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Godefroid Kurth, Belg historian (La cit de Lige au moyen ge)
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1852
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Charles Warren Fairbanks, (R) 26th US VP (1905-09)
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1854
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John Blackham, cricketer (Australia's 1st wicketkeeper)
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1854
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Ottmar Mergenthaler, Hachtel Germany, inventor (linotype)
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1855
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Anatol Konstantinovich Lyadov, Russian composer (Bewitched Lake)
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1858
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Carl Hauptmann, writer
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1869
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Francisco Lacerda, composer
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1878
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Mr Reyskens, oldest male resident of Netherlands, ever
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1881
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Jan van Gilse, composer/resistance fighter (Frau Helga von Staveren)
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1881
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Pascual Rogatis, composer
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1882
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Joseph Marx, Austrian composer/critic
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1888
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Irving Berlin, [Isadore Balin], Temum Siberia, composer (White Xmas)
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1888
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P A J Losecaat Vermeer, leader of Dutch High Council
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1891
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Henry Morgenthau Jr, US Secretary of Treasury (1934-45)
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1892
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Margaret Rutherford, England, actress (Murder Most Foul)
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1894
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Anton A Mussert, Dutch nazi leader (NSB)
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1894
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Florimond Cornellie, Belgium, yachting (Olympic-gold-1920)
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1894
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Martha Graham, Allegheny Penn, choreographer (Appalachian Spring)
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1895
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Jan Parandowski, writer
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1895
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William Grant Still, Woodville Mississippi, composer (Afro-American)
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1896
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Josip Slavenski, composer
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1896
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Philippo de Pisis, Italian painter
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1897
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Izak W van der Merwe, [Boerneef], S Afr writer (Tweetalige Woordeboek)
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1901
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Mari Sandoz, Nebraska, author (Cheyenne Autumn)
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1902
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Bid£ Sayao, Niteroi Brazil, soprano (Mimia-La Bohme)
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1902
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Kaarlo Sarkia, Finnish poet (Unen Kaivo)
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1903
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Charlie Gehringer, Detroit Tigers' 2nd baseman (1924-42)
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1904
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Guus Weitzel, Dutch radio-announcer
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1904
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Salvador Dali, Figueras Spain, surrealist artist (Crucifixion)
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1905
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Marjorie Sykes, peace campaigner
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1906
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Kent Taylor, [Louis Weiss], Iowa, actor (Boston Blackie, Rough Riders)
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1907
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Rose Auslnder, writer
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1909
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Herbert Murrill, composer
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1910
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Jorge Croner de Vasconcelos, composer
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1911
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Doodles Weaver, LA Calif, comedian (Spike Jones & City Slickers)
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1911
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Edgar Beck, president (John Mowlem)
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1911
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Roy James Alfred Kaulback, soldier
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1912
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Foster Brooks, Louisville Ky, comedian/actor (Miles-Mork & Mindy)
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1912
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Phil Silvers, Bkln NY, comedian (Sgt Bilko-Phil Silvers Show)
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1913
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Clare Grundman, composer
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1913
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Tutti Camarata, Glen Ridge NJ, orch leader (Vic Damone Show)
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1916
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C J Cela, writer
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1916
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Camilo Jos Cela, Spain, author (La Colmena-1951)
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1917
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Hon Montague Woodhouse, Greek resistance organiser
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1918
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Richard P Feynman, physicist (Feynman-diagrams/Nobel prize 1965)
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1918
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Robert Hunt, CEO (Dowty Group)
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1920
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Beryl Bryden, jazz singer
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1920
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Denver Pyle, Bethune Colo, actor (Dukes of Hazzard, Tammy, Doris Day)
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1921
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Ian Percival, QC/MP
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1923
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Joan Moriarty, Brigadier matron-in-chief/dir (Army Nursing Services)
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1923
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Lord Gordon "Gordy" White, English industrialist/multi-millionaire
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1923
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Vincent Gordon Lindsay White, tycoon
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1924
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Antony Hewish, radio astronomer
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1924
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Jackie Milburn, English soccer star (Newcastle United)
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1925
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Rhodes Boyson, MP
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1926
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Ernest Harrison, CEO (Racal Electronics)
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1926
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Frank Thring, Melbourne Australia, actor (El Cid, Ben-Hur)
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1927
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Justice Hollis
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1927
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Mort Sahl, Montreal, comedian/political satirist/beatnik (Big Party)
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1927
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Zilpha Keatly Snyder, US, sci-fi author (Headless Cupid)
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1928
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Yaacov Agam, Israeli sculptor
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1929
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Edward Anson, British vice-admiral
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1930
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M J Hamlin, Principal/Vice-Chancellor (Dundee University)
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1930
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Stanley L Elkin, Bkln NY, writer/professor (Living End)
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1931
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Stephen Smalley, rev/dean (Chester)
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1932
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Henriette Santer, clinical Psychologist
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1932
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Valentino [Garavani], Milan Italy, fashion designer
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1933
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Louis Farrakhan, minister (black islam nation, million man march)
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1934
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James M Jeffords, (Rep-R-VT, 1975- )
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1935
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Doug McClure, Glendale Calif, actor (Checkmate, Virginian, Roots)
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1936
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Ulrich Berkes, writer
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1937
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David Allan, cricketer (West Indian wicketkeeper 1962-66)
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1938
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Carla Bley, [Carla Borg], Oakland, musician (Escalator Over the Hill)
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1938
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Harvey Sollberger, Cedar Rapids Ia, flutist/composer (2 Oboes Troping)
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1939
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Milt Pappas, baseball pitcher
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1940
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Ronald Anthony Pellegrino, composer
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1941
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Eric Burdon, England, rock vocalist (Animals-House of the Rising Sun)
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1941
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Ian Redpath, cricketer (dependable Australian opening batsman 1964-76)
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1942
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Rachel Billington, British writer
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1943
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Arnie Satin, rocker
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1943
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George Edwards, composer
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1943
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Les Chadwick, bassist (Gerry & Pacemakers-Ferry Crossed the Mersy)
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1943
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Nancy Greene, Canada, giant slalom (Olympic-gold-1968)
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1944
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John Benaud, cricketer (brother of Richie, Australian bat 1972-73)
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1947
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Claude "Butch" Hudson Trucks, drummer (Allman Brothers)
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1948
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Alfred Matt, Austria, slalom (Olympic-bronze-1968)
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1949
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Joo Botelho, Lamego Portugal, director (Trafico, Hard Times)
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1950
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Dane Iorg, baseball player (Philles, Cards)
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1950
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Jeremy Paxman, broadcaster
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1951
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Mike Sleman, rugby player
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1952
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Darrow Igus, Newark NJ, comedian (Fridays, Roll Out)
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1953
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Boyd Gaines, Atlanta Ga, actor (Mark-One Day at a Time, Sure Thing)
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1954
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Edgar Riley Jr, rocker (Axe K)
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1954
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Judith Weir, composer
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1955
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Jos Haagmans, Dutch singer (Frank Boeijen Group)
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1955
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Mark Herndon, Springfield Mass, country drummer (Alabama-Take Me Down)
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1957
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Luca Urbani, Rome Italy, MD/astronaut (STS 78-alt)
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1958
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Peter Antonie, Australian rower (Olympics-96)
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1958
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Walt Terrell, baseball player
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1959
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Martha Quinn, Albany NY, MTV VJ (Tracey-Bradys)
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1960
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Jrgen Schult, German FR, discus thrower (world record 1986)
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1961
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Cecile Licad, Manila Philippines, pianist (Leventritt Award-1981)
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1961
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Diana Lee[-Hsu], Seattle Wa, playmate (May, 1988)
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1962
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Steve Bono, NFL quarterback (KC Chiefs, GB Packers-Superbowl 31)
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1963
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Blair Piercy, Vancouver, Canadian Tour golfer (1992 Cordova Bay Open)
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1963
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Mark Breland, Bkln NY, welterweight boxer (Olympic-gold-1984)
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1963
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Natasha Richardson, London England, actress (Gothic, Handmaid's Tale)
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1964
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Bobby Witt, Arlington VA, pitcher (Texas Rangers)
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1964
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Drew Story, San Clemente Calif, canoe (alt-Olympics-96)
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1964
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Floyd Youmans, baseball pitcher (Expos)
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1964
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Jeff Sellers, baseball pitcher (Red Sox)
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1964
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John Parrott, snooker player
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1964
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Katie Wagner, daughter of Robert Wagner/model/guest VJ (MTV)
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1966
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Chris Mohr, NFL punter (Buffalo Bills)
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1966
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Trenidad Hubbard, Chicago IL, outfielder (Colorado Rockies)
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1967
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Eric Young, New Brunswick NJ, infielder (Colorado Rockies)
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1967
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Jamie Brayshaw, cricketer (son of Ian WA & SA right-handed batsman)
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1967
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Kenneth Gould, Chic Ill, Welterweight boxer (Olympic-bronze-1988)
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1969
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Amy Legacki, Terrytown NY, 10k runner
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1970
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Dean Capobianco, Australian 200m/400m (Olympics-92, 96)
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1970
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Michael Joubert, Australian 400m/800m (Olympics-96)
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1971
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Corey Fuller, NFL cornerback (Minn Vikings)
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1971
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Yo Murphy, WLAF receiver (Scottish Claymores)
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1972
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Andrew Bonhomme, Melbourne VIC, Australasia golfer
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1972
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Hicham El-Mashtoub, NFL center (Houston Oilers)
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1972
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Stefen Reid, CFL linebacker (Montreal Alouettes)
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1973
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Dean Pullar, Cobram Victoria Australia, diver (Olympics-96)
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1973
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Michelle Venturella, US softball infielder (Olympics-gold-96)
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1973
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Patrick Sapp, NFL offensive linebacker (San Diego Chargers)
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1974
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Roger Juffing, soccer player (Fortuna Sittard
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1980
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Matthew Lawrence, Phila, actor (Dynasty, Matthew-Brotherly Love)
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1981
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Austin O'Brien, actor (Apollo 13, My Girl 2, Lawnmower Man)
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1982
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Jonathan Jackson, Orlando Fla, actor (Lucky-General Hospital)
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DEATHS
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1610
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Matteo Ricci, Italian missionary (China), dies
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1631
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Christoph Buel, composer, dies at 57
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1742
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Francesco Stradivari, Ital violin maker/son of Antonius, dies at 70
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1772
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Joseph Kerckhoff, Limburg surgeon/robber captain, hanged
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1778
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William Pitt Sr, English premier (1756-61, 66-68), dies at 69
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1779
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John Heart, US farmer (signed Decl of Independence), dies at about 68
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1819
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Caspar Furstenau, composer, dies at 47
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1845
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Karoly Filtsch, composer, dies at 14
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1849
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Carl Otto Ehrenfried Nicolai, composer, dies at 38
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1849
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Otto Nicolai, German composer/conductor, dies at 39
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1857
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E Franois Vidocq, French criminalogist/police officer, dies at 81
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1871
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John Herschel, cataloguer of southern hemisphere stars, dies at 79
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1881
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Henri-Frdric Amiel, Swiss/French writer (Journal Intime), dies at 59
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1885
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Ferdinand Hiller, German pianist/composer/conductor, dies at 73
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1895
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Feliks Jaronski, composer, dies at 71
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1907
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John Albert Delany, composer, dies at 54
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1916
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Karl Schwarzschild, German astronomer (s-effect), dies
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1916
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Max Reger, composer, dies at 43
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1916
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Max [Johann BJM] Reger, German composer/pianist/organist, dies at 43
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1917
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Otto Adolf Klauwell, composer, dies at 66
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1920
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William D Howells, US author (A Woman's Reason), dies at 83
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1927
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Henry Martyn Robert, (Robert's Rules of Order), dies at 90
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1927
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Juan Gris, Spanish cubist painter, dies at 40
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1935
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Edward H Thompson, US archaeologist (Mayan civilization), dies at 78
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1937
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Viliam Figus, composer, dies at 62
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1938
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Alfonsina Storni, Argentine poet (El dulce da¤o/suicide), dies at 45
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1938
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Arnold Sauwen, Flemish poet (Hours of Solitude), dies at 81
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1944
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Henk Hos, resistance fighter, executed at 37
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1947
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Else JT Rangstrím, Swedish conductor/singer/composer/critic, dies
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1947
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Ture Rangstrom, composer, dies at 62
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1949
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Adrianus PHA de Kleyn, throat/nose/otologist (ear doctor), dies at 65
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1952
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Giovanni Tebaldini, composer, dies at 87
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1953
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Jean Adair, dies at 80
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1955
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G L Jessop, cricketer (match-winning batsman, brilliant field), dies
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1956
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Walter S Adams, US astronomer/director of Mount Wilson, dies at 79
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1960
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John D Rockefeller Jr, philanthropist, dies at 86
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1965
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Ludovicus H "Lode" Baekelmans, Flemish playwright, dies at 86
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1965
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Roger Vailland, French author, dies at 57
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1973
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Grigory M Kosinzev, Russian director, dies
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1976
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Alvar Aalto, architect (Finlandia House), dies at 78
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1976
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Camille Schmit, composer, dies at 68
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1976
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J Anaya, Bolivian military/ambassador to France, murdered
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1978
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John Clinge Doorenbos, Dutch journalist/poet, dies at 93
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1979
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Joan Chandler, dies at 55
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1979
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Lester Raymond Flatt, musician (Ballad of Jed Clampett), dies at 64
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1981
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Bob Marley, reggae singer, dies of brain & lung cancer at 36
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1981
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Hoyt J Fuller, editor (1st World magazine), dies at 57
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1982
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Leigh Snowden, actress (Hot Rod Rumble), dies at 51 of cancer
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1982
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Piet van Egmond, organist/conductor, dies at 70
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1983
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Zenna [Chlarson] Henderson, author (Anything Box), dies at 65
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1985
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Chester Gould, cartoonist (Dick Tracy), dies at 84
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1985
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Garmt Stuiveling, literatrary (Ego & Echo), dies at 77
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1985
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Jorja Curtright, actor (Whistle Stop), dies of a heart attack
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1985
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Samuel Frith, English co-founder of soccer team (Bradford City), dies
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1988
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H A R (Kim) Philby, British double agent, dies
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1991
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Filip J Field, dies at 67
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1991
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Ho Dam, foreign minister North-Korea (1970-83), dies
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1992
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Carlos Herrera, drink inventor (Margarita), dies at 90
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1992
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Elizabeth McDonald, inventor (Spic & Span), dies at 98
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1994
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Alfred James Broomhall, methodist Missionary, dies at 82
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1994
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Danny Overbea, blues singer/guitarist, dies at 68
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1994
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Leonard Friedman, violinist, dies at 63
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1994
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Lewis B Puller, US writer (Pulitzer 1992), commits suicide at 48
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1994
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Timothy Carey, dies of stroke at 64
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1995
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Arthur Lubin, director (Francis The Talking Mule, Mr Ed), dies at 96
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1995
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David Avidan, poet/writer, dies at 62
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1995
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William John Phillips, actor (Nothing but a Man), dies at 80
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1996
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Bruce Boyce, singer/teacher, dies at 85
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1996
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Joan Thirkettle, journalist, dies at 48
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1996
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Malcolm MacEwen, writer, dies at 84
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1996
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Nnamdi Azikiwe, Pres of Nigeria (1963-66), dies
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1996
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Walter Hyatt, #Musician, dies at 46
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1997
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Brenda Carlin, TV producer/wife of comedian George Carlin, dies at 57
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