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672
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St Vitalian ends his reign as Catholic Pope
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847
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Sergius II ends his reign as Catholic Pope
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1302
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Dante becomes a Florentine political exile
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1538
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States of Gelderland accepts Willem van Kleef as viceroy
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1556
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Willem of Orange becomes knight of Guilder Flies
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1593
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Vatican opens 7 year trial against scholar Giordano Bruno
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1662
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1st American lime kiln begins operation (Providence RI)
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1671
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Pirate Henry Morgen lands at Panama City
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1710
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Czar Peter the Great sets 1st Russian state budget
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1736
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Abdication of Stanislas, last king of Poland
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1778
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Piccinni's opera "Roland" premieres, Paris
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1785
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1st US state university chartered, Athens Georgia
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1823
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Pres Monroe appoints 1st US ambassadors to South America
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1864
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Battle of Fair Gardens, TN
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1864
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Civil War skirmish at Kelly's Ford, Va
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1870
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1st sorority (Kappa Alpha Theta) (DePauw U in Greencastle, Indiana)
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1870
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After accepting 15th amendment, VA is readmitted to Union
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1870
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Manitoba & Northwest Territories incorporated
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1880
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Thomas Edison patents electric incandescent lamp
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1886
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1st British govt of Salisbury resigns
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1888
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National Geographic Society organizes (Wash DC)
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1891
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Mine explosion kills 109 at Mount Pleasant Pennsylvania
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1894
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1st college basketball game, U of Chicago beats Chicago YMCA 19-11
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1894
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Midwinter Fair opens in Golden Gate Park
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1896
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Tasmania bowl out Victoria for 65 for their 1st ever innings victory
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1897
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British troops occupy Bida Gold Coast (Ghana)
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1900
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Social Democrat Party of America (Debs' party) holds 1st convention
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1902
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5 workers killed on explosion during IRT subway construction (NYC)
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1905
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Maurice Rouvier forms govt in France
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1906
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Rudolf Gundersen skates world record 500m at 44.8 sec
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1908
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Pasipha, a satellite of Jupiter, discovered by Melotte
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1915
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US Marines occupy Haiti
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1916
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Communist party "Spartacus Letters" 1st published in Berlin
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1917
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Coen de Koning wins 2nd official 11 cities race (9:53) (record)
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1918
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"Tarzan of the Apes," 1st Tarzan film, premieres at Broadway Theater
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1924
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Egyptian king Foead nominates Saad Zaghloel Pasja premier
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1924
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Lenin placed in Mausoleum in Red Square
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1926
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1st public demonstration of television, John L Baird, London
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1926
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US Senate agrees to join World Court
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1927
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Harlem Globetrotters play their 1st game
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1933
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Otto Meisnner dines with British ambassador Rumbold
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1934
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27th Australian Men's Tennis Open: Fred Perry beat Crawford (63 75 61)
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1934
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French govt of Chautemps falls (Stavisky Affair)
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1934
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VARA refuses to hire after commemoration of Marinus Van de Lubbe
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1940
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-17øF (-27øC), CCC Camp F-16, Georgia (state record)
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1941
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Peruvian agent Rivera-Schreibr warns of Jap assault on Pearl Harbor
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1942
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-19øF (-27.4øC), Netherland's coldest day since 1850
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1943
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1st US air attack on Germany (Wilhelmshafen)
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1944
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Casey Stengel, manager of the Boston Braves since 1938, resigns Lou Perini, Guido Rugo, & Joseph Maney buy control of Boston Br
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1944
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Leningrad liberated from Germany in 880 days with 600,000 killed
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1945
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Nazi occupiers forbid food transport to West (The Netherlands)
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1945
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Russia liberates Auschwitz & Birkenau Concentration Camp (Poland)
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1945
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S Romberg, H&D Fields' musical premieres in NYC
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1945
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Wally van Hall, "banker in defiance," arrested
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1948
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1st locomotive to carry 1,000,000 pounds (450,000 kg) operates
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1948
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1st tape recorder sold
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1949
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Chinese liner "Taiping" collides with a collier off south China
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1950
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2nd Emmy Awards: Ed Wynn Show & Texaco Star Theater win
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1951
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"Peter Pan" closes at Imperial Theater NYC after 320 performances
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1951
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US begins 126 nuclear tests at Nevada Test Site
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1953
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Netherlands end Marshall aid
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1955
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"Plain & Fancy" opens at Mark Hellinger Theater NYC for 476 perfs
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1956
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NFL's NY Giants switches games from Polo Grounds to Yankee Stadium
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1957
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Betsy Rawls wins LPGA Lake Worth Golf Open
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1958
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Ferenc Mnnich follows K d r as premier of Hungary
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1961
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"Sing Along with Mitch" [Miller] premieres on NBC TV
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1962
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"Family Affair" opens at Billy Rose Theater NYC for 65 performances
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1963
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Jevgeni Grishin skates world record 500m in 39.6 sec
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1963
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Sam Rice, Eppa Rixey, Elmer Flick, & John Clarkson elected to Baseball Hall of Fame
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1964
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"Introducing the Beatles" album released in US
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1964
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Barlow & Graeme Pollock complete 341 stand at Adelaide Oval
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1964
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Margaret Chase Smith (Sen-R-Maine) tries for Republican Pres bid
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1965
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1st ground station-to-aircraft radio communication via satellite
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1965
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Ground breaking for "Dragon Gateway" at Grant Avenue
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1966
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Wisc State Circuit Court Judge Elmer W Roller rules either the Braves stay in Milwaukee or NL must promise Wisc an expansion te
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1967
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Apollo 1 fire kills astronauts Grissom, White & Chaffee
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1967
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Beatles sign a 9 year worldwide contract with EMI records
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1967
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New Orleans Saints sign their 1st player (Paige Cothren-kicker)
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1967
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Treaty banning military use of nuclear weapons in space, signed
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1968
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"Darling of the Day" opens at George Abbott Theater NYC for 31 perfs
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1969
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14 spies hung in Baghdad
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1969
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9 Jews publically executed in Damascus Syria
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1969
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Actress Thelma Ritter suffers a heart attack (she dies Feb 5th)
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1969
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Noordiers vicar Ian Paisley sentenced to 3 years
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1970
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Movie rating system modifies "M" rating to "PG"
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1971
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Montgomery St Station, last link in BART, `holed thru'
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1973
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UCLA's basketball team wins 61st consecutive game (NCAA record)
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1973
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US & Vietnam sign cease-fire, ending longest US war & milt draft
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1973
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US female Figure Skating championship won by Janet Lynn
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1973
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US male Figure Skating championship won by Gordon McKellen Jr
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1973
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William Rogers & Nguyen Duy Trinh sign US-N Vietnam treaty
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1974
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"Lorelei" opens at Palace Theater NYC for 320 performances
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1976
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"Laverne & Shirley" spinoff from "Happy Days" premieres on ABC TV
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1976
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9th ABA All-Star Game: Denver 144 beats ABA 138 at Denver
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1976
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Morocco-Algeria battles in Westerly Sahara
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1976
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Viv Richards scores his 1st Test century against Australia
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1977
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1st broadcast of "Roots" mini-series on ABC TV
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1977
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Pres Carter pardons most Vietnam War draft evaders (10,000)
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1979
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36th Golden Globes: Midnight Express, Jon Voight & Jane Fonda
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1979
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Islanders ends 23 undefeated games at home streak (15-0-8)
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1980
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"Comin' Uptown" closes at Winter Garden Theater NYC after 45 perfs
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1980
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NFL Pro Bowl: NFC beats AFC 37-27
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1982
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"Joseph & the Amazing Dreamcoat" opens at Royale NYC for 747 perfs
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1982
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Mauno Koivisto installed as president of Finland
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1982
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Phila trades Larry Bowa & Ryne Sandberg to Cubs for Ivan DeJesus
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1982
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Roberto S Cordova installed as president of Honduras
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1982
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West Indies beat Australia 3-1 to win World Series Cup
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1983
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World's longest subaqueous tunnel (53.90 km) opens, Honshu-Hokkaid
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1984
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John & Yoko release "Milk & Honey" album
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1984
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LA Kings end Wayne Gretzky's NHL-record 51-game scoring streak
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1984
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Michael Jackson is burned during filming for Pepsi commercial
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1985
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"Doug Henning & His World..." closes at Lunt-Fontanne NY after 60 perf
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1985
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15th Space Shuttle (51-C) Mission-Discovery 3 returns to Earth
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1985
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Hollis Stacy wins LPGA Mazda Golf Classic
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1985
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Mark Mckoy cycles world record 50m hurdles indoor (5.25)
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1985
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NFL Pro Bowl: AFC beats NFC 22-14
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1986
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13th American Music Award: Whitney Houston, Huey Lewis & C Gayle
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1987
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Midnight Rockers beat Buddy Rose & Doug Somers for AWA World Tag Team
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1988
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Senate Judiciary Committee unanimously approves nomination of Judge Anthony M Kennedy to US Supreme Court
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1989
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German war criminals Fischer & Aus der Fnten freed
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1989
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Kevin Johnson (Phoenix) begins NBA free throw streak of 57 games
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1989
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Okla's linebacker, Mark VanKeirsblilck assaults an Ok grad student
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1990
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64th Australian Women's Tennis Steffi Graf beats MJ Fernandez (63 64)
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1991
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79th Australian Mens Tennis: Boris Becker beats I Lendl (16 64 64 64)
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1991
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Dutch PSP, Pacifist Socialistic Party, disbands
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1991
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Nadine Strossen is 1st female president of the ACLU
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1991
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Superbowl XXV: NY Giants beat Buffalo Bills, 20-19 in Tampa Superbowl MVP: Ottis Anderson, NY Giants, RB
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1992
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"Crazy He Calls Me" opens at Walter Kerr Theater NYC for 7 perfs
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1992
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19th American Music Award: C & C Music Factory, Michael Bolton win
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1992
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Jane Fonda undergoes arthroscopic surgery on her right knee
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1992
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Mike Tyson goes on trial for rape (he is found guilty)
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1992
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Pres candidate Bill Clinton (D) & Genifer Flowers accuse each other of lying over her assertion they had a 12-year affair
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1993
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DC-3 crashes in Kinshasa, killing 12
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1994
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"No Man's Land" opens at Criterion Theater NYC for 61 performances
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1994
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Carlos Reina succeeds pres Callejas in Honduras
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1994
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Romanian social-democrats form government with anti-Semites
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1995
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69th Australian Womens Tennis: Mary Pierce beats A S Vicario (63 62)
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1996
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15 day old siamese twins separated-Sarah Morales survives, Sarahi dies
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1996
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70th Australian Womens Tennis: Monica Seles beats Anke Huber (64 61)
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1996
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Catherine Roskam becomes the 1st NY female Episcopal bishop
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1996
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France performs nuclear test at Muruora Island
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1996
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Germany celebrates it's 1st Holocaust Rememberance Day
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1996
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Monica Seles beats Anke Huber to win Australian Open
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1996
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Shiv Chanderpaul scores 303* for Guyana v Jamaica at Kingston
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1997
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"Men Are From Mars, Women Are From Venus," opens at Gershwin NYC
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1997
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24th American Music Award: Toni Braxton & Alanis Morissette win
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1998
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Crane crashes into Roosevelt Is (NYC) Tram, injuring 10
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1998
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Roland Clarkson discovers 2^3021377-1 (37th known Mersenne prime)
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1998
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WNBA begins filling rosters of Washington Mystics & Detroit Shock
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BIRTHS
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1546
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Joachim III Frederick, elector (Brandenburg)
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1556
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Abbas I, "the Great," shah of Persia (1587-1629)
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1592
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Pierre de La Barre, composer
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1662
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Richard Bentley, Oulton, scholar/controversialist
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1679
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Jean-Franois de Troy, French painter
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1701
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Johann N von Hontheim, German church historian/suffragan (bishop)
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1715
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Vaclav Kalous, composer
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1720
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Samuel Foote, England, actor/dramatist (Mirror)
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1723
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Johann A Cramer, prime minister/poet
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1756
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Austria, musical prodigy/composer (Figaro)
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1775
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Friedrich von Schelling, Germany, philosopher (Views on Christianity)
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1775
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Manuel del Popolo Vicente Rodriguez Garc¡a, Spanish tenor/composer
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1784
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Martin-Joseph Mengal, composer
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1805
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Samuel Palmer, London, painter/etcher (Valley of Vision)
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1806
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Juan Cris¢stomo Arriaga y Balzola, Spanish composer
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1808
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David F Strauss, Germany, theologist (Jesus' Life)
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1822
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Thomas Leiper Kane, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1883
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1823
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Edouard-Victoire-Antoine Lalo, France, composer (Symphonie Espagnole)
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1824
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Jozef Israls, Dutch painter
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1826
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Richard Taylor, Lt Gen (Confederate Army), died in 1879
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1828
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Louis Schubert, composer
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1828
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Samuel Allen Rice, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1864
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1830
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Georg Hellmesberger, composer
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1830
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William Henry Fitzhugh Payne, Brig General (Confederate Army)
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1832
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Lewis Carroll, [Charles Lutwidge Dodgson], auth (Alice in Wonderland)
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1834
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Dmitri Mendeleev, chemist (discovered periodic table of the elements)
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1834
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Robert Sanford Foster, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers)
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1836
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Leopold von Sacher-Masoch, Austrian writer (masochism)
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1850
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Samuel Gompers, Dutch/US 1st president (American Federation of Labor)
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1851
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Rafael Obligado, Argentina, writer (Santos Vega)
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1858
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Neel [Cornelia H] Doff, Dutch/French/Belgian painter's model/writer
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1859
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Wilhelm II, Potsdam, German emperor (1888-1918)
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1867
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Claude Antoine Terrasse, composer
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1868
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Cato Engelen-Sewing, Dutch soprano prima donna (Dutch Opera)
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1869
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Will Marion Cook, composer
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1872
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Learned Hand, Albany NY, Chief judge (US Court of Appeals)
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1882
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Giuseppe Prezzolini, Italy, writer (La Voce, La Cultura Italiano)
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1885
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Eduard Knneke, German composer (Vetter aus Dingsda)
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1885
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Jerome Kern, NYC, Broadway composer (Showboat, Roberta)
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1887
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Carl Blegen, Minneapolis, archaeologist (excavator at Troy, Pylos)
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1889
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Balthasar van der Pol, physicist (Comparison of Van der Pol)
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1891
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Ilja Ehrenburg, writer
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1892
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Mitya Stillman, composer
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1894
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Fritz Pollard, early black NFL star (1920-26)
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1895
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Claudio Carneyro, composer
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1895
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Joseph Rosenstock, Cracow Poland, conductor (Nippon Phil Orch 1936-41)
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1899
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Granville English, composer
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1900
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Hyman G Rickover, US Admiral (father of modern nuclear navy)
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1901
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Art Rooney, NFL team owner (Pittsburgh Steelers)
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1901
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Willy Fritsch, German actor (Spies, Women in the Moon)
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1903
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John Eccles, British physiologist/neurologist
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1905
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Howard McNear, LA Calif, actor (Floyd-Andy Griffith Show, Jetsons)
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1905
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Luther Diamond, radio personality
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1906
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Radames Gnattali, composer
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1907
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Henry Cotton, English golf champion (won 3x British Open)
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1908
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William Randolph Hearst Jr, newspaper publisher (Hearst Publishing)
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1911
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Benay Venuta, SF Calif, actress (Annie Get Your Gun, Call Me Mister)
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1911
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George Pope, cricketer (Eng pace bowler, 1-49 & 0-36 in his only Test)
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1912
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Lawrence Durrell, Indian/British writer (Private Country)
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1913
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Milton Adolphus, composer
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1913
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Valery Viktorovich Zhelobinsky, composer
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1914
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Anna Larina, revolutionary
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1915
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Jack Brymer, clarinettist
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1917
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Dunboyne, Lord
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1917
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Merrivale, Lord
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1918
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Elmore James, musician (Dust My Broom)
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1918
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Skitch Henderson, Birmingham England, orch leader (Tonight Show)
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1919
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David Seville, [Ross Bagdasarian], Fresno Calif, (Alvin & Chipmunks)
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1919
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H D Halsey, Bishop of Carlisle
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1919
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Nina Milkina, pianist
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1921
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Donna Reed, Denison Iowa, (From Here to Eternity, Wonderful Life)
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1922
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Wilfrid Bourne, QC/Clerk of the Crown in Chancery
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1924
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Alexander Georgiyevich Chugayev, composer
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1924
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Kenneth Corfield, CEO (STC)
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1924
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Rauf Denktasj, Turkish-Cypriot politician
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1924
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Rix, Lord
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1924
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Sabu, [Dastagir], India, actor (Elephant Boy, Drum)
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1924
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William van Straubenzee, British MP
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1925
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Geoffrey Tucker, British political consultant
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1925
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John Bury, designer
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1927
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Doretta Morrow, NYC, actress (Because You're Mine)
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1927
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Joe Perry, AAFC/NFL Hall of Fame fullback (SF 49ers, Balt Colts)
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1927
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Michael Craig, Poona India, actor (Escape 2000, Vault of Horror)
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1927
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Nancy Dickerson, journalist (NBC)
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1928
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Jean-Michel Damase, composer
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1929
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Ingrid Thulin, Solleftea Sweden, actress (Cries & Whispers, Damned)
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1929
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Richard Du Cann, lawyer QC
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1930
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Bobby "Blue" Bland, Rosemark TN, blues singer (Call on the Drummer)
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1930
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Esteban Edward Torres, (Rep-D-CA, 1983- )
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1930
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Roger Sims, British MP
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1931
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John Hopkins, writer
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1931
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Mordecai Richler, Montral author, (Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz)
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1931
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Rudi Maugeri, rocker (Crew Cuts)
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1931
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Vinson, Lord
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1932
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Neville Trotter, British MP
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1933
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Mohamed Al Fayed, CEO (Harrods)
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1933
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Rita Hennessy, matron-in-chief (QARANC)
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1934
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Donald Spiers, controller (Aircraft MoD)
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1934
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Edithe Cresson, premier of France (1991-92)
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1934
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Federico Mayor Zaragoza, Barcelona Spain, UNESCO director (1987- )
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1934
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Julian Ogilvie Thompson, CEO (De Beers)
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1935
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Gillian Beer, professor/president (Clare Hall-Cambridge)
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1936
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Ismail Kadare, Albanian author/poet (Dimri i Madh)
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1936
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Troy Donahue, NYC, actor (Surfside Six, Cockfighter, Hawaiian Eye)
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1937
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John Ogdon, Manchester England, pianist/composer
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1938
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Kim Gardner, rocker (Byrds)
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1938
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Timothy Elworthy, Captain of The Queen's Flight
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1939
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Mike Hill, Jackson MI, PGA golfer (1977 Ohio Kings Island Open)
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1939
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N R Bomford, head master (Harrow School)
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1939
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Rawlings, Baroness
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1939
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Tigran Yegiayi Mansuryan, composer
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1940
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Brian T O'Leary, Boston Mass, astronaut
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1940
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Harry Kmel, Flemish director (Monsieur Hawarden)
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1942
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James Cromwell, LA Calif, actor (Stretch-All in the Family, Babe)
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1942
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Petr Kotik, composer
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1943
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A H Harper, CEO (Baltic Exchange)
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1943
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Cumberlege, Baroness
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1944
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Kevin Coyne, rocker
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1945
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Mairead Corrigan-Maguire, North Irish peace activist (Nobel 1976)
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1945
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Nicholas Berkeley Mason, drummer (Pink Floyd-Brick in the Wall)
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1945
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Nick Mason, rock drummer (Pink Floyd-Money)
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1946
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Kim Gardner, England, rock bassist (Ashton, Gardner & Dyke)
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1947
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Nedra Telley, NYC, vocalist (Ronettes-Be My Little Baby)
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1948
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Chuck Larsen, rocker (Snuff)
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1948
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Mikhail Baryshnikov, Riga Latvia, ballet dancer (That's Dancing)
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1949
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Lifford, Viscount
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1951
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Brian Downey, rock drummer (Thin Lizzy-Boys are Back in Town)
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1951
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Scott Lane, NYC, actor (Gary-McKeever & the Colonel)
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1951
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Seth Justman, Wash DC, rock keyboardist (J Geils Band-Centerfold)
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1952
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Brian Gottfried, Baltimore Md, tennis star (Wimbledon Doubles 1976)
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1952
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Peter Garland, composer
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1954
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Kimberly J "Kim" Hughes, Australian cricketer
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1955
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Mimi Rogers, Coral Gables Fla, actress (Paper Dolls, The Rousters)
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1955
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Richard Young, Glasgow Ky, singer (Kentucky Headhunters-Davy Crockett)
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1956
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Fred Quillan, Portland Oregon, WLAF offensive coach (Frankfurt Galaxy)
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1957
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Frank Miller, US, comicbook writer (Batman-The Dark Knight Returns)
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1958
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Alan Milburn, British MP
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1958
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Charles Waltz, rocker (Shooting Star)
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1959
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Chris Collinsworth, NFL wide receiver/TV sportscaster
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1959
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Patti Cohoon, Whittier Calif, actress (Molly-Here Come the Brides)
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1961
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Charlotte Kemp, Omaha Ne, playmate (Dec, 1982)
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1961
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Gillian Gilbert, Manchester England, rocker (New Order-Round & Round)
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1961
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Jean-Paul Banos, Lavelanet France, Canada sabre (Oly-9/10-88, 92, 96)
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1961
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Karen Velez, Rockville Ctr NY, playmate (December, 1984)
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1961
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Margo Timmins, singer (Cowboy Junkies)
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1961
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Martin Degville, rocker (Sigue Sigue Sputnik-Love Missile F-111)
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1961
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Rudi Mauger, rocker (Crew Cuts)
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1962
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James F Doehring, Santa Barbara CA, shot putter (Olympics-silver-1992)
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1962
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Michael Collins, clarinettist
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1964
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Bridget Fonda, LA Calif, actress (Scandal, Single White Female)
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1964
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Cathy Podewell, Calif, actress (Dallas)
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1964
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Inga Thompson, Reno Nevada, US cyclist (Olympic-8th-88, 84, 92)
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1964
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Jack Haley, NBA center (Chicago Bulls)
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1964
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Migi, [Miguel Drummond] rock (Curiosity Killed Cat-Keep Your Distance)
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1964
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Woody Austin, Tampa FL, PGA golfer (1995 Buick Open)
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1965
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Igor Matoushkin, NHL defenseman (Belarus, Oly-98)
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1966
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Michael De Angelis, hockey defenseman (Team Italy 1998)
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1966
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Tamlyn Tomita, Okinawa, actress (Karate Kid 2, Ming Li-Santa Barbara)
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1967
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Alfred Oglesby, NFL defensive tackle (Cin Bengals)
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1967
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Carrington Garland, LA Calif, actress (Kelly Capwell-Santa Barbara)
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1967
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Dave Manson, Prince Albert, NHL defenseman (Winnipeg Jets)
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1967
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Laura Golarsa, Italy, tennis star
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1967
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Sue Palmer, Collingwood Ontario, cyclist (Olympics-96)
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1968
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Anthony Pleasant, NFL defensive end (Cleve Browns, Atlanta Falcons)
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1968
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Eric Wedge, US baseball catcher (Boston Red Sox)
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1968
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Matt Stover, NFL kicker (Cleve Browns, Baltimore Ravens)
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1968
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Mike Patton, Eureka Ca, rocker (Faith No More-The Real Thing)
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1968
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Reggie Johnson, NFL tight end (Phila Eagles)
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1968
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Rusty Meacham, Stuart FL, pitcher (KC Royals, Seattle Mariners)
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1968
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Tracy Lawrence, Atlanta Tx, country singer (Sticks & Stones)
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1969
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Kristen Danihy, Lawton Okla, team handball circle/wing (Olympics-1996)
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1969
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Phil Plantier, Manchester NH, outfielder (SD Padres, Red Sox, A's)
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1969
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Shane Thomson, NZ cricket off-spin all rounder (since 1990)
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1970
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Carlos Javier Bernardo, Dutch prince
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1970
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Dario Brose, Queens NY, US soccer halfback (Olympic-92)
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1970
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Dean Headley, cricket (grandson of George, England ODI quick 1996)
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1971
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Mark Noordlander, soccer player (Sparta)
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1971
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Patrice Brisebois, Montreal, NHL defenseman (Montreal Canadiens)
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1972
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Bryant Young, NFL defensive tackle (SF 49ers)
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1972
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Chad Askew, NFL wide receiver (NY Jets)
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1972
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Mark Lawrence, Burlington, NHL right wing (Dallas Stars)
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1973
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Eddie Davis, CFL cornerback (Calgary Stampeders)
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1973
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Margot Bourgeois, Miss Universe-3rd place (Trinidad & Tobago, 1997)
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1975
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Chaminda Vaas, brilliant Sri Lankan cricket pace bowler (1994- )
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1976
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Haimish Karrasch, Australian rower (Olympics-96)
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1976
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Mike Ferrier, Suriname/Dutch soccer player (FC Volendam, Salernitana)
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1976
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Rhett Warrener, Shaunavon, NHL defenseman (Florida Panthers)
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1979
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Jessica Lynn Ferdinand, Miss New York Teen USA (1997)
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1981
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Jonny Lang, blues musician
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DEATHS
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98
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Marius Cocceius Nerva, emperor of Rome (96-98), dies at about 67
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672
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Vitalianus, pope (657-72)/saint, dies
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847
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Sergius II, pope (844-47), dies
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1164
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Abraham ibn Ezra, poet/philosopher, dies
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1540
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Angela Merici, Italian monk/monastery, dies
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1565
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Robrecht de Berghes, prince-bishop of Liege (1557-64), dies
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1612
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Maarten van Valckenborch, Flemish painter, buried at about 77
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1625
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Adriaen Valerius, notary/Neth Gedenck-clanck, dies at about 49
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1629
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Hieronymus Praetorius, composer, dies at 68
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1669
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Gaspar de Crayer, Flemish painter, dies at 87
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1699
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William Temple, statesman, dies
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1731
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Bartolomeo di Francesco Cristofori, Ital piano builder, dies at 75
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1763
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John Theodor of Bavaria, prince-bishop of Liege/cardinal, dies
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1802
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Johann Rudolf Zumsteeg, composer, dies at 42
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1814
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Johann Gottlieb Fichte, philosopher, dies
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1814
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Philip Astley, theatre manager, dies
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1816
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Samuel Hood, 1st Viscount Hood/admiral, dies
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1850
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J Gottfried Schadow, German sculptor/cartoonist/writer, dies at 85
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1850
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Philipp Roth, composer, dies at 70
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1851
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John James Audubon, conservationist (Audubon Society), dies at 65
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1851
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Karl Moser, composer, dies at 77
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1857
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Dorothea von Benckendorff, Baltic monarch of Lieven, dies at 72
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1858
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Gerrit van der Linde Jz, Dutch "Principal", poet, dies at 49
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1859
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Carl A Agardh, Swedish botanist/bishop of Karlstad, dies at 74
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1860
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Jan¢ Bolyai, Hungarian mathematician (parallel), dies at 57
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1864
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Franz von Klenze, German architect (palace Leuchtenberg), dies at 59
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1866
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John Gibson, sculptor, dies
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1889
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Ivan S Aksakov, Russian journalist, dies at 65
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1893
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James G Blaine, US minister of foreign affairs, dies at 62
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1901
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Giuseppe Verdi, Italian composer (Rigoletto/Traviata/Ada), dies at 87
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1904
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Adam Minchejmer, composer, dies at 73
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1919
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Endre Ady, Hungarian poet (Margita lni akar), dies at 41
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1922
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Giovanni Verga, Italian writer (I Mala Voglia), dies at 81
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1928
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Marie Verstraete, actress (Frou-Frou/Nora), dies at 74
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1930
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Jean Hure, composer, dies at 52
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1941
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Iver Paul Fredrik Holter, composer, dies at 90
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1949
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Boris Asafiev, composer, dies at 64
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1953
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Martinus Nijhoff, Dutch poet/interpreter/linguist, dies at 58
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1954
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Paul-Marie Masson, composer, dies at 71
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1955
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Ernst Penzoldt, writer, dies
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1956
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Erich Kleiber, Austrian conductor, dies
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1963
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John Farrow, actor/director (Botany Bay), dies at 58
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1964
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Lieb Glantz, composer, dies at 65
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1965
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Theo Uden Marsman, Dutch orchestra leader, dies at 63
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1967
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Alphonse Juin, French marshal, dies at 78
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1967
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Edward Higgins White II, Lt Col USAF/astronaut (Gemini 4), dies at 36
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1967
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Roger B Chaffee, astronaut, dies at 31 in Apollo I fire
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1967
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Virgil I (Gus) Grissom, astronaut, dies at 40 in Apollo I fire
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1969
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Charles Winninger, actor (Charlie Farrell Show), dies at 82
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1969
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Hanns Jelinek, composer, dies at 67
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1970
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Ed Ford, comedian (Can You Top This?), dies at 72
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1970
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Probir Sen, cricket (20 catch & 11 stumpings, 14 Tests for Ind), dies
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1972
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Mahalia Jackson, gospel singer (He Got the Whole World), dies at 60
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1972
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Richard Courant, German/US mathematician, dies at 84
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1974
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Georgios Grivas, Greek gen/oppos leader on Cyprus (EOKA), dies at 75
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1974
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Paula Ludwig, writer, dies at 74
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1977
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Walter Baldwin, actor (Gay Amigo), dies at 88
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1978
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Marguerite Canal, composer, dies at 87
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1978
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Oscar Homolka, actor (7 Year Itch, Ball of Fire), dies at 79
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1981
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Leo Collard, Belgian minister of Education (1946/54-58), dies at 78
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1982
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Iris Korn, actress (Widder-Palmerstown USA), dies at 60
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1983
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Louis De Funes, actor/writer (Mad Adv of Rabbi Jacobs), dies at 68
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1983
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Paul "Bear" Bryant, US football coach (Alabama), dies at 69
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1983
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Robert Christian, actor (Bustin' Loose), dies of cancer at 42
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1984
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Lou Crosby, TV announcer (Mayor of Hollywood), dies at 72
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1986
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L Ron Hubbard, novelist/founder (Church of Scientology), dies at 74
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1986
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Lilli Palmer, German actress (Boys from Brazil, Kinder), dies at 71
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1990
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Helen Jerome Eddy, actress (Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm), dies at 92
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1992
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Francesca Primus, columnist (Back Stage), dies at 45
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1992
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Gene Harris, entertainer, dies after long illness
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1992
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Gwen Ffrangcon-Davies, Brit actress (Eliza Dolittle), dies at 101
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1993
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Andre "the Giant" Roussimoff, WWF wrestler, dies of heart attack at 49
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1993
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Erik Mrk, Danish actor (Europe), dies at 67
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1994
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Claude Akins, actor (Rio Bravo, Lobo), dies of cancer at 75
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1994
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Eddie Calhoun, jazz Bassist, dies at 72
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1994
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Joe Mays, actor (Mr Saturday Night), dies of AIDS at 44
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1994
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Stanley Adams, songwriter, dies at 86
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1995
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Geoffrey Parsons, Australian/British pianist, dies at 65
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1995
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Halsey S Colchester, British SAS/MI6-spy/priest, dies at 76
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1995
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Jean Tardieu, author, dies at 91
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1995
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Willem R "Wim" van der Zee, gen-sec Council of Churches, dies at 64
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1996
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Barbara Skelton, writer, dies at 79
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1996
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John Patrick Sutton Ludlow, actor (Agatha), dies at 93
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1996
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Julian Hill, research chemist, dies at 91
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1996
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Olga Havlova, political activist, dies at 63
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1996
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Ralph Webster Yarborough, politician, dies at 92
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1996
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Tommy Mitchell, cricket (Derbyshire leg-spin, 5 Tests for Eng), dies
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1997
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Cecil Lewis, airman/writer, dies at 98
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1997
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Matthew Coady, journalist, dies at 73
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