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421
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Eudocia A Athenais marries Oostromeins emperor Theodosius II
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555
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Vigilius ends his reign as Catholic Pope
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1099
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1st Crusaders arrive in Jerusalem
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1340
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Rotterdam Netherlands founded
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1413
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King Ladislaw of Naples occupies Rome
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1494
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Treaty of Tordesillas, Spain & Portugal divide America
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1527
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Pope Clement VII surrenders to emperor Charles V's armies
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1546
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England signs Peace of Andres with Scotland/Ireland
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1557
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England declares war on France
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1601
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Louis Gunther of Nassau weds countess Anna Margaretha of Manderscheid
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1614
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2nd parliament of King James I, dissolves passing no legislation
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1628
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English king Charles I accepts Petition of Rights
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1654
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Louis XIV crowned King of France
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1672
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Battle by Solebay: Dutch adm M de Ruyter beats French/English fleet
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1692
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Earthquake in Porte Royale, Jamaica, kills 3,000
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1694
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English invasion army under Thomas Talmash reaches Brest
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1769
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Daniel Boone begins exploring Bluegrass State of Kentucky
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1775
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United Colonies change name to United States
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1776
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Richard Lee (VA) moves Decl of Independence in Continental Congress
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1780
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Anti-Catholic riot in London, 100s die
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1788
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Masses stone French govt army at Grenoble
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1798
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Jews of Pesaro Italy fast commemorating murder of Jews
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1839
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Hawaiian Declaration of Rights is signed
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1860
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1st US "dime novel" published: "Malaseka, The Indian Wife of the White Hunter," by Mrs Ann Stevens
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1860
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Workmen start laying track for Market Street Railroad, SF
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1862
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Gen B Butler orders William Mumford hanged after he removed & destroyed US flag on display over New Orleans Mint
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1862
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Skirmish at Union Church, VA (Peninsular)
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1863
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Battle of Milliken's Bend, LA-Jefferson Davis' home burnt
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1863
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Mexico City captured by French troops
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1864
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Abe Lincoln renominated for Pres by Republican Party
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1866
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Irish Fenians raid Pigeon Hill, Qubec
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1873
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7th Belmont: James Roe aboard Springbok wins in 3:01.75
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1881
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15th Belmont: T Costello aboard Saunterer wins in 2:47
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1887
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Monotype type-casting machine patented by Tolbert Lanston, Wash DC
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1892
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John J Doyle of Clev Spiders is 1st to pinch hit in a baseball game
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1892
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Republican convention in Minneapolis begins
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1896
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G Harpo & F Samuelson leave NY to row the Atlantic (takes 54 days)
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1898
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Social Democracy of America party holds 1st national convention, Chic
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1900
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Boer general Christian de Law occupiers British train depot Roodewal
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1905
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Norway dissolves union with Sweden (in effect since 1814)
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1906
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Chicago Cubs score 11 in 1st inning, beating NY Giants 19-0
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1906
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Famous Cunard passenger liner Lusitania launches
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1909
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Cleveland Industrial Exposition opens
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1912
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St Pius X encyclical "On Indians of South America"
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1912
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US army tests 1st machine gun mounted on a plane
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1916
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Germany troop march into Fort Faux, Verdun
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1924
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56th Belmont: Earl Sande aboard Mad Play wins in 2:18.8
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1924
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George Leigh-Mallory disappears 775' from Everest's summit
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1926
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Swedish govt of Ekman forms
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1929
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Margaret Bondfield becomes 1st Dutch female minister (of Labor)
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1929
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Vatican City becomes a sovereign state
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1930
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62nd Belmont: Earl Sande aboard Gallant Fox wins in 2:31.6
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1930
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NY Times agrees to capitalize the n in "Negro"
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1932
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Pitcher John Quinn, 47, is oldest player to have an extra-base hit (a double) & bat in a run, as the Dodgers beat the Cubs 9-2
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1933
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Balanchine/Weills "7 Deadly Sins," premiers in Paris
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1936
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Yanks beat Indians 5-4 in 16; longest game without a strikeout
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1938
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1st play telecast with original Broadway cast, "Susan & God"
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1938
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Boeing 314 Clipper flying boat 1st flown (Eddie Allen)
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1939
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1st king & queen of England to visit US, George VI & Elizabeth
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1939
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Cleve Indians sets AL record of 16 inning game without striking out, however lose game 5-4 to NY Yankees
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1940
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British/French troops evacuate Narvik
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1941
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45th US Golf Open: Craig Wood shoots a 284 at Colonial Club Ft Worth
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1941
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73rd Belmont: Eddie Arcaro aboard Whirlaway win in 2:31 (triple crown)
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1942
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Battle of Midway ends: Adm Nimitz wins 1st WW II naval defeat of Japan
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1942
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Germany Armys march into Sebastopol
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1942
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Japanese troops lands on Attu, Aleutian Islands
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1944
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Achilles Veen soccer team forms in Veen
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1944
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Canadian 50th division occupies Bayeux
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1944
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Claus von Stauffenberg meets Hitler
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1946
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Pirates players vote 20-16 to walkout rather than play the Giants
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1946
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US Supreme Court bans discrimination in interstate travel
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1948
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Communist complete takeover of Czechoslovakia; Pres Bernes resigns
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1948
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KVP wins Dutch Second-Parliamentary election
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1952
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"3 Wishes after Jamie" closes at Mark Hellinger NYC after 94 perfs
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1952
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7th Curtis Cup: British Isles, 5-4
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1952
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84th Belmont: Eddie Arcaro aboard One Count wins in 2:30.2
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1953
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1st color network telecast in compatible color, (Boston Mass)
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1953
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Betsy Rawls wins LPGA Eastern Golf Open
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1953
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Mary Terrell wins struggle to end segregation in Wash DC restaurants
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1953
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WDAU (now WYOU) TV chan 22 in Scranton Wilkes-Barre, PA (CBS) begins
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1954
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1st microbiology laboratory dedicated (New Brunswick NJ)
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1955
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"$64,000 Question" premieres on CBS TV
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1955
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1st President to appear on color TV (Eisenhower)
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1955
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India premier Nehru visit USSR
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1956
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Singapore govt of Marshall resigns
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1957
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Mickey Stewart holds 7 cricket catches for Surrey v Northants
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1958
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90th Belmont: Pete Anderson aboard Cavan wins in 2:30.2
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1958
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Battles between Turkish & Greeks Cypriots break out
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1959
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Betsy Rawls wins LPGA Triangle Round Robin Golf Tournament
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1959
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KLX-AM in Oakland Calif changes call letters to KEWB (now KNEW)
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1962
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NASA civilian test pilot Joseph A Walker takes X-15 to 31,580 m
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1963
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1st Rolling Stones TV appearance (Thank Your Lucky Stars) & release 1st single, "Come on"
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1964
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Beatles travel canals of Amsterdam
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1965
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Gemini 4 completes 62 orbits
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1965
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Morocco King Hassan suspends constitution, grabs power
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1965
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Sony Corp introduced its home video tape recorder, priced at $995
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1965
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Supreme Court rules 1879 Ct law ban of contraceptives unconstitutional
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1966
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NY Mets pass up Reggie Jackson to draft Steve Chilcott #1
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1967
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2 Moby Grape members arrested for contributing to deliquency of minors
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1967
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Israel captures Wailing Wall in East Jerusalem, Jericho & Bethlehem
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1967
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NY Yankees draft Ron Blomberg #1
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1968
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Sirhan Sirhan indicted for Bobby Kennedy assassination
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1969
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"Johnny Cash Show," debuts on ABC-TV
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1969
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101st Belmont: Braulio Baeza aboard Arts & Letters wins in 2:28.8
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1969
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Bob Dylan & Johnny Cash combine on a Grand Ole Opry TV special
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1969
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Tommy James & Shondells release "Crystal Blue Persuasion"
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1969
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Wash Senators draft Jeff Burroughs #1
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1970
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22nd Emmy Awards: Marcus Welby, Robert Young & Susan Hampshire
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1970
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Jockey Willie Shoemaker passes Johnny Longden with his 6,033 win
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1970
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Shirley Englehorn wins LPGA Lady Carling Golf Open
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1970
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The Who's "Tommy" is performed at NY's Lincoln Center
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1971
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Soviet Soyuz 11 crew completes 1st transfer to orbiting Salyut
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1972
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"Grease" opens at Broadhurst Theater NYC for 3,388 performances
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1972
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German Chancellor Willy Brandt visits Israel
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1972
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Hsan Hua, Zen teacher, conducted 1st ordination ceremony in America
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1972
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Pirate's Gene Alley bases-loaded walk, beats Padres 1-0 in 18th
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1973
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Rangers draft Texas high school pitcher David Clyde #1
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1974
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Padres draft Brown University shortstop Bill Almon #1
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1975
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"Thank God I'm a Country Boy," by John Denver hits #1
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1975
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Dennis Lillee takes 1st one-day 5WI, 5-34 v Pakistan World Cup
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1975
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Spain's Manuel Orantes wins US Open, beating Jimmy Connors in 3 sets
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1975
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Sri Lanka's 1st one-day international, v WI Cricket World Cup
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1976
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NBC Nightly News with John Chancellor & David Brinkley, premieres
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1977
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Anita Bryant leads successful crusade against Miami gay rights law
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1977
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White Sox draft Harold Baines #1
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1978
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32nd NBA Championship: Wash Bullets beat Sea Supersonics, 4 games to 3
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1978
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Emmy 5th Daytime Award presentation
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1979
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52nd National Spelling Bee: Katie Kerwin wins spelling maculature
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1979
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Bhaskara 1, Indian Earth resources/meteorology satellite, launched
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1979
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Portugal govt of Mota Pinto resigns
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1979
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Rocker Chuck Berry is charged with tax evasion
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1980
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"Billy Bishop Goes to War" closes at Morosco NYC after 12 perfs
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1980
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"Cars," by Gary Numan hits #9
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1980
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112th Belmont: Eddie Maple aboard Temperence Hill wins in 2:29.8
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1980
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50th French Mens Tennis: Bjrn Brg beats Vitas Gerulaitis (64 61 62)
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1980
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Jeff Norman runs world record 50k (2:48:06)
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1980
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John McEnroe beats Bjrn Brg for US Open
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1980
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Tommy John wins his 200th, 3-0 on a 2-hitter
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1981
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35th Tony Awards: Amadeus & 42nd Street win
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1981
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51st French Mens Tennis: Bjrn Brg beats I. Lendl (61 46 62 36 61)
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1981
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Israeli F-15/F-16 destroys alleged Iraqi plutonium production facility
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1981
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Sandra Post wins LPGA McDonald's Golf Classic
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1982
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16th Music City News Country Awards: Barbara Mandrell
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1982
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Habrs rebel army occupies capital of Chad, N'djamena
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1982
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LA Dodger Steve Garvey is 5th to play in 1,000 consecutive games
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1982
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NY Mets draft Dwight Gooden, Roger McDowell & Randy Myers
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1982
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Pres Reagan meets Pope John Paul II & Queen Elizabeth
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1982
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Steve Garvey plays in his 1,000th consecutive game & goes 0-for-4
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1983
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Steve Carlton temporarily passes Nolan Ryan with his 3,552 strike out
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1986
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118th Belmont: Chris McCarron aboard Danzig Connect wins in 2:29.8
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1986
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56th French Womens Tennis: Chris Evert beats M Navratilova (26 63 63)
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1986
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Air Supply guitarist Graham Russell weds Jodi Varble
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1986
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Madonna's "Live to Tell," single goes #1
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1986
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Pirates draft 3rd baseman Jeff King #1
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1987
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41st Tony Awards: Fences & Les Miserables win
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1987
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57th French Mens Tennis: Ivan Lendl beats Mats Wilander (75 62 36 76)
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1987
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Andy Van Slyke HRs off R McDowell in both ends of double header
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1987
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Betsy King wins LPGA McDonald's Golf Championship
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1988
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Aluminum contaminates Cornish England's water supply
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1989
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1st Baseball game to start outdoors & end indoors, as Toronto Blue Jays stadium closes roof during game at 8:48, & beat Brewers
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1989
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23 year old olympic barefoot South African runner Zola Budd retires
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1989
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Atlanta Fulton County Comm approves $210M stadium for the Falcons
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1989
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For one second this morning, the time is 01:23:45, 6-7-89
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1989
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Suriname SLM-173 (DC-8) crashes near Paramaribo Airport killing 173
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1989
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Wayne Gretzky wins his 9th NHL Hart (MVP) Trophy in 10 years
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1990
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Michael Jackson hospitalized for chest pains
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1990
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S Afr Pres F W de Klerk lifts 4 year olf state of emergency
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1991
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Singer Jimmy Osmond weds Michelle Larson
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1992
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"Small Family Business" closes at Music Box Theater NYC after 48 perfs
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1992
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62nd French Mens Tennis: Jim Courier beats Petr Korda (75 62 61)
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1992
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Ayako Okamoto wins LPGA McDonald's Golf Championship
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1992
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EUVE Launch
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1993
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27th Music City News Country Awards: Alan Jackson & Vince Gill
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1993
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Cleveland breaks ground for Rock & Roll Hall of Fame
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1993
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Crickets Graham Gooch dismissed handled the ball v Aust, Old Trafford
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1993
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Prince celebrated his birthday by changing his name to a symbol
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1994
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A's outfielder Rickey Henderson steals his 1,100th career base
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1996
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Julia & Noah wed on "All My Children"
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1997
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129th Belmont: Chris McCarron aboard Touch Gold wins in 2:28.8
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1997
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67th French Womens Tennis: Iva Majoli beats Martina Hingis (64 62)
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1997
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Cosmos 2344 Proton-K Launch (Russia), Failed
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1997
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Stanley Cup: Detroit Red Wings sweep the Phila Flyers
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1998
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68th French Mens Tennis:
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1998
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wins Michelob Light Golf Classic
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BIRTHS
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1502
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Gregory XIII, Pope, introduced Gregorian calendar in 1582
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1619
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Paulus Voet, Dutch jurist/historian
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1730
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Georg von Pasterwiz, composer
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1736
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Karl Frieberth, composer
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1770
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Earl of Liverpool, (C) British PM (1812-27)
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1778
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George Bryan "Beau" Brummel, London England, English dandy
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1811
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James Young Simpson, Scotland, obsterician (used chloroform)
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1812
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Theophilus Toulmin Garrard, Brig Gen (Union volunteers), died in 1902
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1825
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Richard D Blackmore, England, author (Norie, Lorna Doone)
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1829
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Eduard F W Pflger, German physiologist (Breathing Quotient)
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1833
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Alexander Ritter, composer
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1840
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Charlotte MAAVCL, princess of Belgium/Emperor of Mexico (1864-67)
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1843
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Susan Elizabeth Blow, US, pioneered kindergarten education
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1845
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Leopold von Auer, Hungarians/US violinist
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1846
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Wladyslaw Gorski, composer
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1848
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Paul Gaugin, [Eugene Henri], French post-impressionist painter
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1865
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Guido Gasperini, composer
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1867
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Luigi Maurizio Tedeschi, composer
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1873
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Landon Ronald, composer
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1874
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Theodor Streicher, composer
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1879
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Knud J V Rasmussen, Danish pole explorer (Thule)
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1884
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Julius P Hoste, Belgium minister/daily newspaper publisher (Last News)
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1885
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Percy Brier, composer
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1887
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William Walraven, Dutch journalist/writer (Indian Daily)
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1891
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Athos Palma, composer
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1891
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Koos [Jacobus J] Vorrink, Dutch politician (SDAP/AJC/PvdA)
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1896
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Robert Mulliken, US, chemist/physicist (Nobel 1966)
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1896
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Vivien Kellems, TV hostess (Power of Women)
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1897
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George Szell, Budapest Hungary, conductor (Metropolitan 1942-45)
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1899
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Elizabeth Bowen, Dublin, novelist (Death of the Heart, Encounters)
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1900
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Jan [Johannes A A] Engelman, poet/translator/critic (Garden of Eros)
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1903
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Marguerite Yourcenar, France/US writer (Mmoires d'Hadrien)
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1909
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Jessica Tandy, London, actress (Birds, Cocoon, Batteries Not Included)
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1909
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Peter W Rodino, (Rep-D-NJ, 1949- )/chaired Watergate council
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1911
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Franz Reizenstein, composer
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1911
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Silas Roy Crain, singer/arranger/songwriter
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1912
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Mascha Kalko, writer
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1913
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Anthony David Machell Cox, medievalist
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1917
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Gwendolyn Brooks, US poet (Bean Eaters, Annie Allen, Pulitzer 1950)
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1918
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Irene Vorrink, Dutch minister (health & environment)
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1920
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Georges Marchais, political leader (French Communist Party)
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1922
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Hubert Du Plessis, composer
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1922
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Rocky Graziano, boxer/entertainer (Pantomime Quiz) [or Dec 31]
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1923
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Giorgio Belladonna, bridge champion
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1924
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Dolores Gray, Chic Ill, singer/actress (Designing Woman, Kismet)
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1925
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Camille Flammarion, French astronomer/writer (Thunder & Lightning)
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1925
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Pieternella "Nel" van Arem, Dutch actress (Sea Gull)
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1926
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Dick Williams, Wall Lake Iowa, choral director (Andy Williams Show)
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1927
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Martin Carter, poet/critic
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1928
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Anthony Nicholas Maria Wahl, historian
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1928
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Charles Louis Strouse, composer
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1928
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Dave Bowen, footballer
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1928
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David Malcolm Lewis, expert in Greek Epigraphy
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1928
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James Ivory, producer/director (Howard's End, Remains of the Day)
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1929
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John Turner, Richmond England, (L) 17th Canadian PM (1984)
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1930
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Ian Leggat, cricketer (1 Test v S Africa 1953-54 without distinction)
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1931
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Henry Weinberg, composer
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1931
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Lang Jeffries, Ontario Canada, actor (Skip-Rescue 8)
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1931
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Virginia McKenna, actress (Born Free, Chosen, Lions are Free, Simba)
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1933
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Henk E Koning, Dutch sect of Finances (VVD)
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1933
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Herb Score, pitcher (Cleveland Indians)
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1934
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Philippe Entremont, Rheims France, concert pianist
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1934
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Samuel Lipman, music critic
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1937
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Neeme Jrvi, Tallinn Estonia, conductor (Estonia Opera 1971)
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1938
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Judy Ann Scott-Fox, agent
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1940
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Tom Jones, [Woodward], Pontypridd Wales, singer (What's New Pussycat)
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1941
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Jaime Laredo, Bolivia, violinist (Qn Elisabeth of Belgium prize 1959)
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1941
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Michael Pennington, British? actor/author (Return of Sherlock Holmes)
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1942
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Anneke Grnloh, Indonesian/Dutch singer (Burning Sand)
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1943
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Ken Osmond, actor (Eddie Haskel-Leave it To Beaver)
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1943
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Mel Levine, (Rep-D-CA, 1983- )
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1943
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Nikki Giovanni, poet (LHJ Woman of the Year 1973)
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1944
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Bill Rafferty, Queens NY, comedian (Laugh-In, Real People)
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1944
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Clarence White, guitarist (Byrds-Turn! Turn! Turn!)
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1944
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Townes Van Zandt, Texas, singer/songwriter (Kathleen, Loretta)
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1946
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Bill Kreutzmann Jr, Palo Alto CA, drummer (Grateful Dead)
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1946
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Jenny Jones, [Janina Stronski], Canada, comedienne (Jenny Jones Show)
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1946
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Terry Gale, Wyalkatchem WA, Australasia golfer
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1947
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Thurman Munson, baseball catcher/captain (NY Yankees)
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1949
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Jack Ryland, rock vocalist (Three Dog Night)
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1951
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Anne Twomey, Boston Ma, actress (Secret, Deadly Friend, Imagemaker)
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1952
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Liam Neeson, N Ireland, actor (Schindler's List, Les Miserables)
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1953
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Johnny Clegg, rocker
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1954
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Lui Passaglia, Vancouver BC, CFL place kicker (BC Lions)
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1955
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Joey Scarbury, Ontario Calif, singer (Greatest American Hero)
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1955
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William Koch, US skier (World Cup 1982)
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1956
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Robert Dover, equestrian dressage (Olympics-bronze-96)
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1957
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Neal Radford, cricketer (Zambia Engld pace bowler in 3 Tests 1986-88)
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1958
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Christopher Marcantel, Smithtown NY, actor (Chip-Nurse, Loving)
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1958
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Francesca Thyssen, lugano Switz, baroness
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1958
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O+> (Prince), [Rogers Nelson], Minn, rocker/actor (1999, Purple Rain)
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1958
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Phillipe Boccara, Le Mans France, US sprint kayak (Olympics-96)
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1962
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Janice Lawrence Braxton, WNBA center (Cleve Rockers, Olym-gold-1984)
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1962
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Paddy McAloon, rocker (Prefab Sprout-2 Wheels Good)
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1963
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Steven David Rintoul, Bowral Australia, PGA golfer (1994 Buick-2nd)
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1964
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Caroline Anne Hare, Lower hutt NZ, 5k/10k (Olympics-96)
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1964
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Graeme Labrooy, cricketer (Sri Lankan pace bowler in 9 Tests 1986-91)
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1966
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Dan Payne, CFL tackle (Toronto Argonauts)
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1966
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Heathcliff Slocumb, Jamaica NY, pitcher (Boston Red Sox)
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1966
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Stephane Richer, Ripon, NHL right wing (NJ Devils)
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1967
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Sarah Malin, Greenwich Ct, actress (Stephane Prescott-Another World)
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1967
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Terance Mathis, NFL wide receiver (Atlanta Falcons)
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1968
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Adam Walker, NFL running back (SF 49ers)
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1968
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Melissa Coombes, San Gabriel CA, female pitcher (Colo Silver Bullets)
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1969
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Lachlan Elmer, Australian field hockey halfback (Oly-silver-92, 96)
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1969
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Mark Sohn, Arlington Heights Ill, gymnast (Olympics-96)
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1970
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Andrei Kovalenko, Gorky Rus, NHL right wing (Mont Canadiens, Edmonton)
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1970
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Chad Fann, NFL tight end (Arizona Cardinals, SF 49ers)
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1970
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Mike Modano, Livonia MI, NHL forward (Team USA, Dallas Stars)
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1971
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Terrell Buckley, NFL cornerback (Miami Dolphins)
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1972
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Jeff Burris, NFL cornerback/punt returner (Buffalo Bills)
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1973
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Napoleon Kaufman, NFL running back (Oakland Raiders)
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1973
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Robert Barr, NFL tackle (Seattle Seahawks)
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1974
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Jason Caswell, Winnipeg Manitoba, Skeet shooter (Olympics-96)
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1974
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Mahesh Bhupathi, India, tennis pro
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1975
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Allen Iverson, NBA guard (Phila 76ers)
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1976
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Cassidy Rae, Clarmont Fla, actress (Sarah-Models Inc, Clarissa)
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1976
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David Diaz, Chicago Ill, light welterweight boxer (Olympics-96)
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1978
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Adrienne Frantz, Mt Clemens Mich, (Tiffany Thorne-Sunset Beach)
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1989
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Michael Joseph Tamboli, Eldesburg Md, born 01:23:45 PM on 6-7-89
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DEATHS
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555
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Vigilius, Italian Pope (537-55), dies
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1329
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Robert Bruce, King of Scotland (1306-29), dies at 53
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1337
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Willem III the Good, earl of Holland/Zealand, dies at about 49
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1492
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Kazimierz IV, King of Poland (1447-92), dies at 64
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1549
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Eelke Fouckens, Frisian anabaptist, beheaded
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1555
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Maarten van Rossum, Dutch army leader, dies at about 76
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1571
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Pier Francesco Corteccia, composer, dies at 68
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1572
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August I [Sigismund II August], king of Poland (1548-72), dies at 42
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1624
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Anne of Saint Bartolomaeus, Flemish nun/monk/saint, dies at 74
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1631
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Mumtax Mahal, wife of Shah Jahan of India, her tomb (Taj Mahal)
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1654
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Giambattista Andreini, Italian playwright/actor, dies at 76
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1667
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Thomas de Keyser, Amsterdam master builder/painter, buried
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1672
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Willem J van Gendt, admiral/governor of Breda, dies at about 37
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1701
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Ferdinand W, Prince of Wrttemberg-Neustadt, dies at 41
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1754
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Nikolaj Eigtved, Danish, architect (Amalienborg Square), dies at 52
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1778
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Johann Georg Zechner, composer, dies at 62
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1784
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Jean-Baptiste Canavas, composer, dies at 71
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1789
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Vaclav Jan Kopriva, composer, dies at 81
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1800
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Willem A Alting, governor-genl of Neth-Indies (1780-97), dies at 75
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1814
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Robert Jasper van der de Capellen, mister of Marsch, dies at 71
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1838
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Laure S-MP duchess d'abrants, French marshal Junot, dies
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1840
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Frederik Willem III, King of Prussia (1797-1840), dies at 69
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1843
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F Hlderlin, writer, dies at 73
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1843
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Johann C F Hlderlin, German poet, dies at 73
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1862
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William B Mumford, 1st US citizen hanged for treason, at 42
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1863
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Franz Xavier Gruber, composer, dies at 75
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1876
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George Sand, writer, dies at 71
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1877
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Winand C H Staring, geologist (Bottom of Netherlands), dies at 68
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1893
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Johann Schrammel, composer, dies at 43
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1906
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Johan P Van de Kellen, stamp cutter/lithographer, dies at 74
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1915
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Benjamin Lambord, composer, dies at 35
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1924
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? Wayne, fictional Batman's parents killed
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1926
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Henry Charles Tonking, composer, dies at 63
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1927
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Voikov, Soviet ambassador to Warsaw, murdered
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1928
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Chiang Tsolin, Chinese warlord of North-China, murdered
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1929
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J E P McMaster, cricketer (Eng v S Af Test 1889 (out for 0), dies
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1932
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Emil Pauer, composer, dies at 76
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1935
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Ivan V Mitsjoerin, Russian botanist, dies
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1938
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Norbert Fonteyne, Flemish writer (How Flemings Came Late), dies
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1940
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James Hall, writer/actor (Millie, Hell's Angels), dies at 39
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1945
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Nishida Kitaro, scholar/philosopher/Zen practitioner, dies at 74
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1945
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Ruben Marcos Campos, composer, dies at 69
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1948
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Georges Adolphe Hue, composer, dies at 90
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1951
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Bobel, Braune, Naumann, Ohlendorf, Pohl, Schallenmair & Otto Schmidt, N
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1956
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Julien Benda, Fren philosopher/writer (La trahison des clercs), dies
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1957
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Elizabeth S Kingsley, double-Crostic puzzle creator, dies
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1958
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Roger Hartigan, cricketer (2 Tests for Aust in 1908), dies
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1961
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Robert Griffith, producer of Pajama Game, dies
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1963
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Zasu Pitts, actress (Wedding March, Life With Father), dies at 65
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1964
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Charlie Llewellyn, cricketer (544 runs in 15 Tests for S Africa), dies
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1965
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Judy Holliday, comedienne (Born Yesterday, Adam's Rib), dies at 42
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1965
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Pierre Cardevielle, Fren composer/conductor (L'ile Rouge), dies at 59
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1965
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Richard Billinger, Austria poet/writer (Bauernpassion), dies
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1966
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Hans/Jean Arp, French/Swiss painter/poet/sculptor, dies at 78
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1967
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Dorothy Parker, US writer (Enough Rope), dies at 73
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1967
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Pauline Brooks, actress (Make a Million), dies of cancer at 54
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1968
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Dan Duryea, actor (Pride of the Yankees), dies of cancer at at 60
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1969
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Leo Gorcey, actor (Bowery Boys), dies at 53
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1970
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Edward M Forster, Brit writer (Maurice, passage to India), dies at 91
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1973
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Lane Bradford, actor (Dead Man's Gold, Gun Hawk), dies at 50
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1976
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Bobby Hackett, jazz cornetist/orch leader (Air time '57), dies at 61
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1980
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Henry [Valentine] Miller, US writer (Tropic of Capricorn), dies at 88
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1980
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Richard Bonnelli, actor (Enter Madame), dies
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1983
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Charles von Saksen-Coburg-Gotha, Belgium prince, buried
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1983
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Daniele Amfiteatrov, composer, dies at 81
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1984
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George Givot, actor (Versatile Vaudeville), dies at 81
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1987
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John Blofeld, writer/translator/Zen practitioner, dies at 73
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1988
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Joe Partridge, cricketer (S Afr pace bowler 1963-65), commits suicide
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1989
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Milton van Embricqs, Suriname/Dutch publicist, dies
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1989
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Percy Stuart, Suriname/Dutch sports journalist, dies
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1990
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Barbara Baxley, actress (Norma Rae), dies at 63 of a heart attack
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1991
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Eric Francis, actor (Shillingbury Blowers), dies
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1992
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Bob Sweeney, director/actor (Toby Tyler), dies of cancer at 73
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1992
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William France, founder (Daytona 500), dies at 82
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1993
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Drazen Petrovic, NBA player (NJ Nets), dies in auto-accident at 28
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1994
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Barry Sullivan, actor (Streets of SF, Oh, God!), dies at 81
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1994
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Dennis Potter, British TV writer (Pennies from Heaven), dies at 59
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1994
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Joseph Ruzindana, Rwandian bishop of Bjumba, murdered
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1994
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Stuart Havelock Hollingdale, anthropologist, dies at 42
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1994
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Thadd Nsengijumva, chairman of Rwandan bishop's conference, murdered
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1994
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Vincent Nsengijumva, Rwandan archbishop of Kigali, murdered
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1995
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Joseph Tomelty, actor/playwright (Bedevilled, Moby Dick), dies at 84
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1996
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Jose Maria Valverde, philosopher poet/translator, dies at 70
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1996
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Noel Walton Bott, engineer, dies at 88
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1996
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[Francis] Max Factor Jr, makeup inventor, dies at 91
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