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1084
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Anti-pope Clemens crowns German emperor Hendrik IV
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1492
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Queen Isabella of Castilia & Ferdinand of Aragon expels Jews
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1504
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France & Spain signs ceasefire
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1521
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Magelhaes takes possession of Homohon, Archipelago of St Lazarus
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1547
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Henry II succeeds Franois I as king of France
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1644
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Pope Urbanus VIII & duke of Parma signs Peace of Ferrara
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1651
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Great earthquake at Cuzco Peru
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1657
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English Humble Petition offers Lord Protector Cromwell the crown
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1667
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France/England signs anti-Dutch military accord
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1683
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Emperor Leopold I/Poland signs covenant against Turkey
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1745
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Jews are expelled from Prague
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1796
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Johann Wolfgang von Goethes "Egmont," premieres in Weimar
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1808
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French created Kingdom of Westphalia orders Jews to adopt family names
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1814
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Forces allied against Napoleon capture Paris
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1831
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Mainzer Rijnvaart Convention ends
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1831
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Qubec & Montral incorporated
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1841
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1st performance of Robert Schumann's 1st Symphony in B
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1849
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Col John W Geary arrives as 1st postmaster of SF
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1850
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US population hits 23,191,876 (Black population: 3,638,808 (15.7%))
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1854
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Treaty of Kanagawa: Commodore Perry forces Japan to opens ports to US
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1861
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Confederacy takes over mint at New Orleans
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1862
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Civil War action at Island #10 on Mississippi River
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1863
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Battle of Grand Gulf MS & Dinwiddie Court House VA
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1865
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Battle of Boydton, VA (White Oaks Roads, Dinwiddie C H)
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1865
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Gen Pickette moves to 5 Forks, abandoning the defense of Peterburg
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1868
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Chinese Embassy arrives aboard steamship China
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1870
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1st black to vote in US (Thomas P Mundy of Perth Amboy NJ)
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1877
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British high director/governor sir Bartle Frere arrives in Capetown
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1877
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Test Cricket debut of Fred "Demon" Spofforth, Aust v Eng MCG
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1878
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Jack Johnson is 1st black to hold a heavyweight boxing title
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1880
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1st town completely illuminated by electric lighting (Wabash, IN)
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1883
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1st performance of Csar Franck's "Le Chasseur Maudit"
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1883
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Utrecht begins water pipe system
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1885
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Great Britain declares Bechuanaland a protectorate
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1889
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300m Eiffel Tower officially opens (commemorates French Revolution)
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1896
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Whitcomb Judson, Chicago, patents a hookless fastening (zipper)
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1900
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Brig-General Broadwoods troops fall into guerrilla hands
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1903
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Richard Pearse flies monoplane several hundred yards (NZ)
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1905
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German emperor Wilhelm II visits Tanger
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1906
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GB Shaws German version of "Caesar & Cleopatra," premieres in Berlin"
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1907
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Romanian Army puts down Moldavian farmers' revolt
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1909
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Baseball rules players who jump contracts are suspended for 5 years
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1909
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Gustav Mahler conducts NY Philharmonic for his 1st time
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1916
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Dutch govt ends all milt engagements
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1917
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US purchases Danish West Indies for $25M & renames them Virgin Islands
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1918
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1st daylight savings time in US goes into effect
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1919
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Strike against Ruhrgebied government of Scheidemann
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1920
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British parliament accept Irish "Home Rule"-law
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1921
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Albert Einstein lectures in NY on his new theory of relativity
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1921
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British coal miners goes on strike
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1922
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KFI-AM in Los Angeles CA begins radio transmissions
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1922
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Prince Hendrik opens trade fair building in Amsterdam
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1923
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1st dance marathon-NYC-Alma Cummings sets record of 27 hrs
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1923
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French soldiers fire on workers at Krupp factory in Essen; 13 die
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1923
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Stanley Cup: Ottawa Senators (NHL) sweep Edm Eskimos (WCHL) in 2 games
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1924
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Croydon Airport: 1st British mig aircraft Imperial established
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1924
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London public transport strike ends
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1925
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WOWO-AM, Ft Wayne Indiana begins radio transmission (500 watts)
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1926
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German Special Court of Justice for state security disbands
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1932
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150 wild swans die in Niagara waterfall
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1932
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Ford publicly unveils its V-8 engine
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1933
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1st newspaper published on pine pulp paper, "Soperton News" (Ga)
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1933
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Congress authorizes Civilian Conservation Corps
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1933
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German Republic gives power to Hitler
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1934
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Netherlands Indies BC Ltd begins radio transmission (Indonesia)
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1935
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Fusahige Suzuki runs world record marathon (2:27:49)
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1939
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Britain & France agree to support Poland if invaded by Germany
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1940
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Karelo-Finnish SSR becomes 12th Soviet republic (until 1956)
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1941
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Germany begins a counter offensive in Africa
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1941
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Ground broken for Union Square Garage, SF
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1943
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US errantly bombs Rotterdam, kills 326
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1944
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Hungary orders all Jews to wear yellow stars
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1945
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3rd Algerian division crosses the Rhine
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1945
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Sicherheitsdienst murders 10 political prisoners in Zutphen
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1945
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Tennessee Williams' "Glass Menagerie," premieres in NYC
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1945
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US artillery lands on Keise Shima/begins firing on Okinawa
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1946
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Belgian govt of Acker, forms
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1948
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Congress passes Marshall Aid Act to rehabilitate war-torn Europe
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1949
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Newfoundland becomes Canada's 10th province
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1951
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US tanks exceed 38ø of latitude in Korea
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1953
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Department of Health, Education & Welfare established
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1953
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UN Security Council nominates Dag Hammarskjld secretary-general
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1954
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US Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs Colo, established
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1954
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USSR offers to join NATO
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1955
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Collie Smith scores 104 on cricket debut WI v Aust, Kingston
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1955
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US Assay Office in Seattle, Washington closes Chase National (3rd largest bank) & Bank of the Manhattan Company (15th largest
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1958
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US Navy forms atomic sub division
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1958
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USSR suspends nuclear weapons tests, & urges US & Britain to do same
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1959
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Dalai Lama fled China & was granted political asylum in India
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1960
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Gore Vidal's "Best Man," premieres in NYC
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1961
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Aklilou Habtewold becomes 1st premier of Ethiopia
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1963
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LA ends streetcar service after 90 years
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1964
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Pres Jango Goulart of Brazil chased out of office by military
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1965
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US ordered the 1st combat troops to Vietnam
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1966
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25,000 anti war demonstrators march in NYC
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1966
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Labour Party wins British parliamentary election
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1966
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USSR launches Luna 10, 1st lunar orbiter
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1967
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1st time Jimi Hendrix burns his guitar (London)
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1968
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LBJ announces he will not seek re-election
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1968
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Mickey Wright wins LPGA Palm Beach County Golf Open
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1968
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Pirate Radio Station Pegaus (NZ) begins transmitting
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1968
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Seattle's AL club is named Pilots
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1969
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George Harrison & Patti Boyd are fined 250 each for illegal drugs
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1970
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Federal bankruptcy court allows Seattle Pilots to be sold to Milwaukee
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1971
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South Africa national debt hits 5.45 billion
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1971
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William Calley sentenced to life for Mi Lai Massacre
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1972
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Official Beatles Fan Club, closes down
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1973
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Flyers score 8 goals in 1 period vs Islanders, on 60 shots
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1973
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Ken Norton defeats Muhammad Ali in a 12 round split decision
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1975
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37th NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: UCLA beats Kentucky 92-55
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1975
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John Wooden's final game, UCLA, wins 10th NCAA championship in 12 yrs
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1976
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Cleve Cavaliers clinch their 1st ever NBA playoff bearth
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1976
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NJ Court rules Karen Anne Quinlan may be disconnected from respirator
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1977
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Michael Cristofer's "Shadow Box," premieres in NYC
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1978
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Red Rum wins 3rd consecutive Grand National & retires
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1978
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USSR launches Kosmos 1000 navigational satellite
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1978
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Wings release "London Town" album
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1980
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Larry Holmes TKOs Leroy Jones in 8 for heavyweight boxing title
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1980
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Mike Weaver KOs John Tate in 15 for heavyweight boxing title
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1980
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President Jimmy Carter deregulates banking industry
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1981
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1st Golden Raspberry Awards: Can't Stop the Music wins
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1981
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53rd Academy Awards - "Ordinary People," R De Niro & Sissy Spacek win
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1982
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Arkas tanker at Montz La, spills 1.47 million gallons of oil
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1982
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Rock group Doobie Brothers split up
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1983
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Earthquake in Colombia kills some 5,000 people
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1983
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Marsha Norman's "'night, Mother," premieres in NYC
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1984
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US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site
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1985
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15th Easter Seal Telethon raises $27,400,000
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1985
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4th NCAA Women's Basketball Championship: Old Dominion beats Ga 70-65
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1985
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El Salvador's Pres Duartes Christian-Democrats win election
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1985
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Wrestlemania I at MSG NY, Hogan & Mr T beat Piper & Orndorf
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1986
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167 die when Mexicana Airlines Boeing 727 crashes
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1986
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48th NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: Louisville beats Duke 72-69
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1986
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English Hampton Court palace destroyed by fire, 1 dead
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1987
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49th NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: Indiana beats Syracuse 74-73
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1988
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Last East Limburg coal mine closes in Gent Belgium
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1988
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NY Islanders celebrate Denis Potvin night
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1988
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Pulitzer prize awarded to Toni Morrison for "Beloved"
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1989
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Donald Trump purchases Eastern's Northeast Shuttle
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1990
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"Carol & Company" starring Carol Burnette premieres on NBC-TV
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1990
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Dionisio Castro cycles world record 20km (57:18.4)
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1990
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Riots began in London over the new poll tax laws
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1991
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10th NCAA Women's Basketball Champion: Tennessee beats Virginia 70-67
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1991
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20th Nabisco Dinah Shore Golf Championship won by Amy Alcott
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1991
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Albania offers 1st multi-party election in 50 years
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1991
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Danny Bonaduce attacks a transvestite prostitute in Phoenix Az
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1991
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Georgian SSR votes on whether to remain in the Soviet Union
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1991
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Musical "Will Rogers Follies," premieres in NYC
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1991
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Soviet Rep of Georgia endorsed independence; Warsaw Pact dissolves
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1991
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St Louis Blues Brett Hull scores his 86th goal
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1992
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Delhi beat Tamil Nadu on 1st innings to win cricket Ranji Trophy
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1992
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UN Security Council voted to ban flights & arms sales to Libya
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1994
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James Farentino pleads no contest to stalking ex-girl Tina Sinatra
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1994
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Walkway from Cleveland's Tower City to Jacobs Field officially opens
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1995
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1st game at Coors Stadium Colo (replacement Rockies beat Yanks 4-1)
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1995
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Bombay beat Punjab on 1st innings to win cricket Ranji Trophy
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1995
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Federal judge orders injunction to end baseball strike
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1996
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"Getting Away With Murder" closes at Broadhurst NYC after 17 perfs
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1996
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"Midsummer Night's Dream" opens at Lunt-Fontanne NYC for 66 perfs
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1996
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15th NCAA Women's Basketball Championship: Tenn beats Georgia 83-65
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1996
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1st Opening Day in history in March takes place in Seattle
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1996
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25th Nabisco Dinah Shore Golf Championship won by Patty Sheehan
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1996
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Karnataka defeat Tamil Nadu on 1st innings to win Ranji Trophy
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1996
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Radio Canada International's final shortwave broadcast
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1996
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Space Shuttle STS 76 (Atlantis 16), lands
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1996
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Wrestlemania XII - Shawn Michaels beats Brett Hart for WWF title
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1997
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"Daytime to Remember" a series showing old soaps premieres on ABC-TV
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1997
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59th NCAA Mens Basketball Championship: Ariz beats Kentucky 84-79 (OT)
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1997
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Pioneer 10, ends its mission
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1998
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Tampa Bay Devil Rays 1st game they host Detroit Tigers
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2002
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21st NCAA Women's Basketball Championship: at San Antonio
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BIRTHS
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1499
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Pius IV, [Gianangelo de' Medici], Italian lawyer/pope (1559-65)
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1519
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Henry II, King of Germany (1547-59)
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1570
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Louise Juliana, countess of Nassau
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1596
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Ren Descartes, France, philosopher (he thought, therefore he was)
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1621
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Andrew Marvell, England, poet (To His Coy Mistress)
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1675
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Benedict XIV, [Prospero L Lambertini], Italy, Pope (1740-58)
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1684
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Francesco Durante, composer
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1717
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Florian Wrastill, composer
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1723
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Frederik V, King of Denmark/Norway (1746-66)
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1732
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Franz Joseph Haydn, Austria, composer, help develop classical style
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1747
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Johann A P Schulz, German composer
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1747
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Johann Abraham Peter Schulz, German composer (Moon has Risen)
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1791
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Franciszek Wincenty Mirecki, composer
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1809
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Edward FitzGerald, England, writer (Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam)
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1809
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Nikolai Gogol, father of 19th-century Russian realism (Dead Souls)
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1809
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Otto Jonas Lindblad, composer
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1811
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Robert Wilhelm Eberhard von Bunsen, Germany, chemist (Bunsen Burner)
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1822
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Rafael Hernando, composer
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1831
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Archibald Scott, Scottish chemist
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1835
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John La Farge, US painter
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1837
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Robert Ross McBurney, 1st paid secretary of the YMCA
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1837
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Stephen Dodson Ramseur, Major General (Confederate Army), died in 1864
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1838
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Lon Dierx, French poet
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1839
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Nikolay Przhevalsky, naturalist, explorer of east central Asia (OS)
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1840
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John Herbert Kelly, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1864
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1844
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Andrew Lang, Scotland, author (The Blue Fairy Book)
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1847
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Jarolslaw Zielinski, composer
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1848
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John Henry Roberts, composer
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1854
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Dugald Clerk, inventor (2-stroke motorcycle engine)
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1868
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Karl Bonhoeffer, German psychiatrist/neurologist
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1872
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Arthur Griffith, Irish journalist, founder of Sinn Fin
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1872
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Sergei Pavlovich Diaghilev, Russia, dance master (Imperial Ballet)
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1878
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Jack Johnson,1st black heavyweight boxing champ (1908-1915)
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1885
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Jules Pascin, [Julius Pincas], Bulgarian/US painter/cartoonist
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1887
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Jose Maria Usandizaga, composer
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1887
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Saint-John Perse, [MRA Alexis Lger], Fren poet (Nobel 1960) [or 5/31]
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1891
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Erich Walter Sternberg, composer
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1891
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Ion Pillat, Romaniams poet/senator (Umbra timpului)
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1891
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Victor Varconi, Hungary, actor (Divine Lady, King of Kings, Big City)
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1892
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Stanislav Wladyslaw Maczek, Polish/British general-major/commandant
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1893
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Clemens Krauss, Vienna Austria, conductor (Berlin State Orch-1937)
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1895
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John Jay McCloy, lawyer/banker (Sec of War 1941-45, pres Chase Man)
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1895
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Vardis A Fisher, US author (Darkness & Deep)
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1900
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Henry WFA, English duke of Gloucester/earl of Ulters
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1900
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Lrinc Szab¢, Hungary, poet (Huszonhatodik v)
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1906
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Lauri Saikkola, composer
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1907
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Eddie Quillan, Phila, actor (Julia, Hell Town)
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1909
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Pieter Jongeling, Dutch MP (GVP)/editor (Neth Daily)
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1909
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Robert Brasillach, French author/nazi collaborator
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1912
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Wilhelmus Berkelmans, civil servant/resistance fighter
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1914
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Octavio Paz, Mexico, writer/diplomat (Salamandra, Topoemas)
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1915
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Eliseo Morales Pajaro, composer
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1915
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Henry Morgan, NYC, comedian/TV panelist (I've Got a Secret, Arena)
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1915
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Jack Perry, businessman
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1916
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John Vivyan, Chic Ill, actor (Imitation of Life, Mr Lucky)
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1918
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Ted Post, Dir (Peacemaker, Beneath the Planet of the Apes)
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1920
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Marga [Sara Voeten-] Minco, Dutch writer (Bitter Herb)
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1922
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Patrick J G McGee, North Ireland, actor (Clockwork Orange)
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1922
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Richard Kiley, Chicago, actor (Man of La Mancha, Endless Love)
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1923
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Donald Argee Barksdale, Berkley Cal, basketballer (Olympic-gold-1948)
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1923
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Lawrie Miller, NZ cricketer (opening bat in 13 Tests)
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1924
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Harry Cubitt, 4th Lord Ashcombe ("Mad Harry"), English landowner
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1924
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Leo Buscaglia, LA Calif, "Dr Hug", psycholigist (Love)
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1926
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John Fowles, England, novelist (Collector, French Leiutenent's Woman)
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1926
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Sydney Chaplin, son of Charlie/actor (Adding Machine, Psycho Sisters)
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1927
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Cesar Chavez, Yuma Az, farm labor leader (United Farm Workers)
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1927
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William Daniels, Bkln NY, actor (Dr Mark Craig-St Elsewhere, 1776)
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1928
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Gordie Howe, Floral Sask, NHL right wing (Detroit Redwings)
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1929
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Lee Patterson, Vancouver BC, actor (Dave-Surfside Six, Another World)
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1929
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Liz Claiborne, fashion designer
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1931
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Miller Barber, Shreveport LA, PGA golfer (1968 Byron Nelson Classic)
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1932
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Godfrey Lawrence, cricketer (S African fast bowler, 8-53 v NZ 1961)
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1932
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John Jakes, Chicago, writer (Sir Scoundrel, Great Women Reporters)
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1932
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Nagisa Oshima, Kyoto Japan, director (Town of Love & Hope)
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1933
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Bob Simmons, Fulham England, stuntman (double for James Bond)
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1933
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Shirley Jones, Smithton Pa, actress (Partridge Family, Elmer Gantry)
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1934
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Grigori Grigoyevich Nelyubov, Russia, cosmonaut (Vostok 1 backup)
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1934
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John D Loudermilk, rock drummer/vocalist (Language of Love, Norman)
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1934
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Wim H Sinnige, Dutch alderman of finance (social democratic)
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1935
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Herb Alpert, bandleader/trumpeteer (Tijuana Brass)/CEO (A & M)
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1935
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Judith Rossner, US, writer (August)
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1935
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Richard Chamberlain, Beverly Hills Calif, actor (Dr Kildare)
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1936
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Marge Piercy, author (Small Changes, Gone for Soldiers)
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1937
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Willem Duyn, [Mouth], Dutch singer (Mouth & MacNeal)
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1938
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Nathaniel Taylor, St Louis Mo, actor (Rollo-Sanford & Sons)
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1939
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Liz Claiborne, Brussels Belgium, fashion designer (women)
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1940
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Barney Frank, (Rep-D-MA, 1981- )
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1940
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Jim Criner, WLAF head coach (Scottish Claymores)
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1940
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Patrick J Leahy, (Sen-D-VT, 1975- )
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1943
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Christopher Walken, Astoria Queens, actor (Deer Hunter, Brainstorm)
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1944
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Rod Allen, [B Rodney Bainbridge] rock bassist/vocalist (Fortunes)
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1946
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Aftab Gul, cricketer (Pakistani opening batsman in six Tests 1969-71)
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1946
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Al Nichol, Winston Salem NC, rock guitarist/vocalist (Turtles)
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1946
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Gabe Kaplan, Bkln NY, comedian/actor (Welcome Back Kotter)
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1947
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Al Goodman, rock vocalist (Ray, Goodman, Brown)
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1947
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Csar Gaviria Trujillo, president (Colombia, 1990-94)
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1947
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Jon-Jon Poulos, Chicago Ill, rocker (Buckinghams)
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1948
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Albert Gore Jr, Wash DC, (Sen-D-Tenn, 1985-92)/45th US VP (1993- )
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1948
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David Eisenhower, Eisenhower's grandson (married Julie Nixon)
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1948
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Mick Ralphs, rocker
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1948
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Rhea Perlman, Brooklyn, actress (Zena-Taxi, Carla-Cheers)
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1948
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Thijs van Leer, Dutch singer/flutist (Focus, Introspection)
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1950
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Alison McCartney, pathologist/Breast Cancer campaigner
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1950
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Richard Hughes, rocker (Johnny Winter Band)
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1951
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Ed Marinaro, NYC, actor (Joe-Hill St Blues, Sonny-Laverne & Shirley)
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1953
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Greg Martin, Louisville Ky, singer (Ky Headhunters-Davy Crockett)
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1953
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Sean Hopper, Calif, rock keyboardist (Huey Lewis & The News)
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1954
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Tony Brock, England, rock drummer (Babys-Missing You)
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1957
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Marc McClure, San Mateo Calif, actor (Ross-California Fever)
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1957
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Mary Cadorette, East Hartford Ct, actress (Vicky-3's a Crowd)
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1957
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Patrick G Forrester, El Paso TX, Lt Col Army/astronaut
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1958
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Jay Feenan, Windham NH, rower (Olympics-1996)
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1958
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Pat McGlynn, Edinburgh, rock guitarist (Bay City Rollers)
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1959
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Angus Young, Glascow Scotland, rock guitarist (AC/DC-Highway to Hell)
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1960
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Anne Howard, San Diego Calif, actress (Nicole Love-Another World)
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1960
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Mark Tuinei, NFL tackle (Dallas Cowboys)
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1961
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Ron Brown, LA Calif, 4x100m runner (Olympic-gold-1984)
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1962
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John Taylor, NFL wide receiver (SF 49ers)
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1964
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Dave Wyman, NFL linebacker (Denver Broncos)
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1964
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David Diaz-Infante, NFL guard (Denver Broncos-Superbowl 32)
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1964
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Erik Turner, Omaha Nebraska, rock guitarist (Warrant-Cherry Pie)
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1964
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Isabelle Ferrari, Italy, (Italy's Miss Teenager)
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1964
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Rod Jones, NFL cornerback (Cin Bengals)
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1965
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Marlon Vonhagt, cricketer (1 ODI Sri Lanka 1984-85 World Series Cup)
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1965
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Patty Fendick, Sacramento Calif, tennis star (1989 Auckland)
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1965
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Tom Barrasso, Boston, NHL goalie (Pitts Penguins)
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1965
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William McNamara, Dallas TX, actor (Texasville, Beat, Stealing Home)
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1966
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Natalie Gosselin, Levis Quebec, 52kg judoka (Olympics-96)
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1966
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Thomas Fitzgerald, Bkln NY, team handball left wing (Olympics-1996)
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1967
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Glenn Montgomery, NFL defensive tackle (Seattle Seahawks, Oilers)
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1967
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Nanci Bowen, Tifton GA, LPGA golfer (1995 Nabisco Dinah Shore)
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1968
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J R Reid, NBA forward (NY Knicks, Charlotte Hornets)
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1969
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Kevin Sargent, NFL tackle/guard (Cincinnati Bengals)
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1969
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Steve Smith, NBA guard (Atlanta Hawks)
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1970
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Derek Brown, NFL tight end (Jacksonville Jaguars)
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1970
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Oleg Romanov, NHL defenseman (Belarus, Olympics-98)
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1970
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Stuart Carruthers, Australian field hockey fullback (Olympics-96)
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1971
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Ewan McGregor, Perth Australia, actress (Trainspotting)
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1971
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Pavel Bure, Moscow Rus, NHL left wing (Vancouver Canucks)
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1971
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Pavel Bure, NHL forward (Team Russia Oly-Silver-1998, Vancouver)
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1972
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John Godina, Fort Sill Okla, shot putter/discus thrower (Oly-silver-96
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1972
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Kelly O'Leary, Halifax Nova Scotia, kayaker (Olympics-96)
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1973
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Vanessa Mambi, Miss Universe-Curacao (1996)
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1974
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Anthony Hicks, NFL linebacker (Green Bay Packers-Superbowl 31)
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1974
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Carol Ann Plante, actress (Sara Henderson-Harry & the Hendersons)
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1974
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James Burgess, linebacker (San Diego Chargers)
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1974
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Jason Odom, tackle (Tampa Bay Buccaneers)
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1974
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Nina Georgala, Miss Universe-Greece (1996)
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1976
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Amanda Moody, Orem Utah, Miss America-Utah (1996)
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1976
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Josh Saviano, actor (Paul Pfeiffer-Wonder Years)
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1980
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Jenny Smith, Western Australia, gymnast (Olympics-96)
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1982
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Jessica Joseph, Royal Oak Mich, dance skater (& Butler-1997 Natl)
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1987
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"Baby M" born to a surrogate mother, awarded to her dad William Stern
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DEATHS
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1201
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Absalon Asserssn, Danish archbishop of Lund/statesman, dies
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1340
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Ivan I Kalita, grand-duke of Vladimir, dies
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1389
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Everhard Tserclaes, sheriff of Brussels, murdered
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1567
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Philip, the Generous, count of Hessen, dies at 62
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1578
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Juan de Escobedo, sec of Spanish land guardian Don Juan, murdered
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1621
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Felipe III, King of Spain (1598-1621), dies at 42
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1631
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John Donne, Metaphysical poet, dies (birth date unknown)
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1656
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Pierre de La Barre, composer, dies at 64
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1722
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Campegius Vitringa, Dutch theologist/exegete, dies at 62
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1741
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Peter Burmannus, [Peter Burman], Dutch attorney/classicist, dies at 72
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1809
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Franz Joseph Haydn, composer, dies on 77th birthday
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1837
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John Constable, English painter/water colors painter, dies at 60
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1850
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John Calhoun, dies at 68
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1855
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Charlotte Bront, English author (Jane Eyre), dies at 38
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1877
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Antoine A Cournot, French mathematician (rule of C), dies at 75
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1880
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Henryk Wieniawski, Polish violist/composer, dies at 44
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1881
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Gaetano Gaspari, composer, dies at 73
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1884
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Jan T Beelen, Neth/Belgian catholic bible expert, dies at 77
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1885
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Franz W Abbot, German composer/choir conductor, dies
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1885
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Franz Wilhelm Abt, German composer/choir conductor, dies at 65
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1885
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Philipp Fahrbach, composer, dies at 69
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1886
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Giovanni Rossi, composer, dies at 57
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1892
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Adolf Rzepko, composer, dies at 66
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1898
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Edward Noyes Westcott, US attorney/writer (David Harum), dies
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1900
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Frank Milligan, cricketer (Mafeking 2 Tests Eng v S Afr 1898-99), dies
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1901
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John Stainer, composer, dies at 60
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1913
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John Pierpont Morgan, US banker/CEO (US Steel Corp), dies at 75
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1914
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Ch Morgenstern, writer, dies at 42
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1928
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Gustave Ador, president of Austria (1919), dies at 82
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1928
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Medardo Rosso, Italian sculptor (portraits), dies at 69
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1931
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Knute Rockne, football player/coach, dies in a plane crash at 43
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1934
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Franz Ehrle, German jesuit/head of Vatican library, dies at 88
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1938
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Willem J T Kloos, Dutch poet/critic (New Guide), dies at 78
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1939
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Indrië Einarsson, Iceland playwright (Skipië Sekkur), dies at 87
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1944
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Mineichi Koga, admiral of Japanese fleet, dies
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1945
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Hans Fischer, German physicist (Nobel 1930), dies at 63
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1945
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Maurice Rose, 1st US general in Nazi Germany, killed in action at 45
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1948
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Egon E Kisch, Czech writer/journalist (Raging Reporter), dies at 62
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1951
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Ralph Forbes, actor (Riptide, Shock, Shock), dies at 45
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1957
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Gene Lockhart, NYC actor (Going My Way), dies at 65
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1959
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Peter Suhrkamp, German publisher (Suhrkamp Verlag), dies at 68
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1960
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Joseph Haas, German (opera)composer (Totenmesse), dies at 81
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1961
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Seerp Anema, Dutch poet/writer (Modern Art & Degenerating), dies at 85
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1967
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Don Alvarado, actor (Morning Glory, Big Steal), dies at 62
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1967
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Hieronim Feicht, composer, dies at 72
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1970
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Semjon Timoshenko, Russ marshal/inspector-general (WW II), dies at 75
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1971
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Liselotte Liselot Beekmeyer, Dutch actress (Child Crying), dies at 31
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1973
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Kurt George Hugo Thomas, composer, dies at 68
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1974
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Andrea Checci, actress (2 Women, Assassin, Black Sunday), dies at 57
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1978
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Astrid Allwyn, actress (Love Affair, Girl for Calgary), dies at 68
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1982
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Fritz Eberhard, West German lawyer/resistor, dies at 85
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1983
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Stephen Murray, actor (Guilty, Silent Dust, Master Spy), dies at 70
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1986
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Harry Ritz, comedian/actor (Ritz Brothers), dies at 79
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1986
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Jerry Paris, director/actor (Jerry-Dick Van Dyke Show), dies at 60
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1986
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O'Kelly Isley, US, singer (Isley Brothers), dies of heart attack at 48
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1988
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Talib Rasul Hakim, composer, dies at 48
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1990
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Lillian "Miss" Miller, audience member (Merv Griffin, Tonight), dies
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1991
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John Carter, US jazz clarinetist (Roots & folklore), dies
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1993
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Brandon Lee, US actor (Crow)/son of Bruce Lee, accidentally shot at 28
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1993
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Jose Maria Lemus, president of El Salvador (1956-60), dies
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1994
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Lon J Ramirez Reine, [Degrelle], Belg/Spanish nazi (Rex), dies at 87
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1995
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Carl M Story, fiddler, dies at 78
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1995
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Selena, Mexican Grammy winning singer, killed by a fan at 24
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1996
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Dante Giacosa, engineer/designer, dies at 91
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1996
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Dario Bellezza, poet, dies at 51
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1996
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Jeffrey Lee Pierce, musician, dies at 37
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1996
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Julius Young, fast food entrepreneur, dies at 73
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1997
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Edwin Alberian, TV celebrity (Clarabell), dies at 76
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1997
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Laxmishankar Pathak, food retailer, dies at 62
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