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760
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14th recorded perihelion passage of Halley's Comet
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1176
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Murder attempt by "Assassins" on Saladin near Aleppo
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1200
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Peace of Goulet
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1370
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Jews are expelled/massacred from Brussels Belgium
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1455
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Open battle in England's 30-year War of the Roses (St Albans)
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1455
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Richard of York takes St Albans, kidnapping King Henry VI
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1526
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Pope Clemens VII, France, Genoa, Venice, Florence & Milan form Anti-French League of Cognac
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1570
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1st atlas, with 70 maps, published
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1594
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Earl Mauritius & Willem Louis begins siege of Groningen
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1629
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Emperor Ferdinand II & Danish King Christian IV sign Peace of Lbeck
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1659
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France, England & Netherlands sign "Hedges Concerto" treaty
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1712
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Emperor Karel VI crowned king of Hungary
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1746
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Russia & Austria signs treaty of cooperation
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1761
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1st life insurance policy in US, issued in Phila
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1762
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Sweden & Prussia sign peace treaty
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1784
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Ceylonese student leader Pieter Quint Ondaatje demands democracy
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1803
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1st public library opens (Connecticut)
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1807
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Former VP Aaron Burr is tried for treason in Richmond Va (acquitted)
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1807
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Townsend Speakman 1st sells fruit-flavored carbonated drinks (Phila)
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1819
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1st steam propelled vessel to cross Atlantic (Savannah leaves Ga)
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1836
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Felix Mendelssohn's oratorium "St Paul," premieres in Dsseldorf
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1843
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1st wagon train, 1000+ depart Independence Missouri for Oregon
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1849
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Abraham Lincoln patents a buoying device
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1856
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Violence in Senate, SC rep Brooks used a cane on Mass Sen Sumner
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1858
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Confederaci¢n Granadina (now Colombia) forms
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1863
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General Grant begins siege on Vicksburg
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1863
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War Dept establishes Bureau of Colored Troops
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1864
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Battle of N Anna River, VA (Totopotamy River, Haw's Shop, Hanovertown)
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1868
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Great Train Robbery-7 men (Reno Brother) make off with $98,000 in cash
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1872
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Amnesty Act restores civil rights to Southerners (except for 500)
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1877
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3rd Kentucky Derby: Billy Walker aboard Baden-Baden wins in 2:38
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1883
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Cub's Billy Sunday's 1st at bat, begins 14 consecutive strikes out
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1884
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1-armed pitcher Hugh Daily fanned 13 hitters
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1885
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13th Preakness: Jim McLaughlin aboard Tecumseh wins in 2:49
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1888
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Leroy Buffington patents a system to build skyscrapers
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1891
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1st motion picture shown to Natl Federation of Women's Clubs
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1892
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Dr Washington Sheffield invents toothpaste tube
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1893
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Montreal Athletic Assn beat Ottawa Generals 2-1, in 1st Cup Game
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1900
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Associated Press organizes in NYC as non-profit news cooperative
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1900
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Edwin S Votey patents pneumatic piano player
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1902
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36th Belmont: John Bullman aboard Mastermam wins in 2:22.6
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1905
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Royal Academy in Delft Holland becomes Technical High School
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1906
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10th anniversary Olympic games close at Athens, Greece
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1906
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31st Preakness: Walter Miller aboard Whimsical wins in 1:45
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1906
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Wright Brothers patents an aeroplane
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1907
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Albert Trott takes two hat-tricks in an innings, Mddx v Somerset
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1909
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1st SF fireboat, David Scannell, launched
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1911
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Braves pitcher, Cliff Curtis, loses his 23rd game in a row
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1915
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Local train collides with troop train killing 226 (Gretna Scotland)
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1916
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French troops occupy parts of Fort Douaumont Verdun
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1923
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Stanley Baldwin succeeds Andrew Bonar Law as British premier
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1924
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In Chicago, Nathan Leopold & Richard Loeb kidnap Robert Franks
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1926
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"Five Foot Two, Eyes of Blue" by Gene Austin hits #1
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1926
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Chiang Kai-shek replaces communists in Guomindang China
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1926
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Dutch Communist Party expels David Wijnkoop
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1927
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8.3 earthquake strikes Nan-Shan China, 200,000 killed
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1927
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Dodgers beat Phillies, 20-4
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1928
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US Congress accept Jones-White Merchant Naval Act
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1930
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Ruth hits 3 consecutive HR (8th-10th of 60 in 1930)
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1930
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Yankee "Bronx Bombers" hit 14 HRs in a game
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1931
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Canned rattlesnake meat 1st goes on sale in Florida
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1933
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Loch Ness Monster is 1st reportedly sighted by John Mackay
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1933
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World Trade Day/National Maritime Day 1st celebrated
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1938
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Dodgers announce contracts to install lights at Ebbets Field
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1939
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Hitler & Mussolini sign "Pact of Steel"
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1940
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Dutch Premier De Geer begins working with nazis
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1940
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Premier Winston Churchill flies to Paris
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1941
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British troops attack Baghdad
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1942
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Mexico declares war on nazi-Germany & Japan
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1943
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1st jet fighter is tested
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1943
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RAF scatters 1st copies of "The Flying Hollander"
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1943
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Stalin disbands Komintern
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1945
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6th Marine division reaches suburbs of Naha Okinawa
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1945
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NSB-Fhrer Rost van Tonningen attempts & fails at suicide
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1946
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Yankees turn triple-play & defeat Tigers' 5-3
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1947
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"Truman Doctrine" goes into effect, aiding Turkey & Greece
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1947
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1st US ballistic missile fired
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1950
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Celal Bayar elected president of Turkey
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1950
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Dutch poet Gerrit Achterberg wins PC Hooft prize
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1950
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Richard Strauss' "4 Last Songs" (4 letzte Lieder) in London
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1953
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President Eisenhower signs Offshore Oil Bill
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1953
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Yankee Irv Noren hits into a triple-play, Yanks beat Wash 12-4
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1954
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80th Preakness: Johnny Adams aboard Hasty Road wins in 1:57.4
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1954
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KREX TV channel 5 in Grand Junction, CO (CBS) begins broadcasting
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1954
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Robert Zimmerman aka Bob Dylan is Bar Mitzvahed
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1955
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Oldest man to drive in the Grand Prix (aged 55) finishes 6th
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1956
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"Bob Hope Show," last airs on NBC-TV
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1956
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KRIS TV channel 6 in Corpus Christi, TX (NBC) begins broadcasting
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1957
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KBTX TV channel 3 in Bryan, TX (CBS) begins broadcasting
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1957
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Red Sox set AL record by smashing 4 HRs in 6th inning in 11-0 win
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1957
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South Africa govt approves race separation in universities
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1959
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Benjamin O Davis Jr becomes 1st black gen-major in USAF
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1960
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Virtually all coastal towns between 37th & 44th parallels severly damaged by tsunami that strikes Hilo, Hawaii at 01:04 AM
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1961
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"Mother-In-Law" by Ernie K-Doe hits #1
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1961
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"Touchables In Brooklyn" by Dickie Goodman hits #42
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1961
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1st revolving restaurant (Top Of The Needle in Seattle), opens
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1962
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14th Emmy Awards: Bob Newhart Show, E G Marshall & Shirley Booth
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1962
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Neth telephone net becomes completely automated
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1962
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Robert A Rushworth, USAF major, takes X-15 to 30,600m
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1962
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Roger Maris walks 5 times (record 4 intentionally) in a 9 inn game
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1963
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A C Milan wins 8th Europe Cup 1 at London
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1963
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Greek parliament leader Lambrakis injured
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1963
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Mickey Mantle hits a ball off Yankee Stadium's facade
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1964
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LBJ presents "Great Society"
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1965
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"Super-cali-fragil-istic-expi-ali-docious" hits #66
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1965
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Beatles' "Ticket to Ride," single goes #1
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1965
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Mad Dog Vachon beats Igor Vodic in Omaha, to become NWA champ
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1966
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18th Emmy Awards: Fugitive, Dick Van Dyke & Mary Tyler Moore
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1966
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Shirley Englehorn wins LPGA Babe Didrikson-Zaharias Golf Open
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1967
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"Mister Rogers' Neighborhood," debuts on NET (now PBS)
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1967
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Egyptian president Nassar closes Straits of Tiran to Israel
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1967
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Fire at L'Innovation dept store kills 322 (Brussels, Belgium)
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1968
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Pitts Pirate Willie Stargell hits 3 HRs, a double & a single
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1969
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Stafford & Cernan pilot Apollo 10 LEM 9.4 mi(15km) above lunar surface
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1970
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Arab terrorists kill 9 children & 3 adults on a school bus
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1970
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France performs nuclear test at Muruora Island
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1970
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Mel Stottlemyre sets record by walking 11, but wins 2-0
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1972
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Ceylon becomes Republic of Sri Lanka as its constitution is ratified
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1972
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Ton Sijbrands becomes world checker champion
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1972
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US president Nixon begins visit Moscow
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1973
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Emmy News & Documentaries Award presentation
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1973
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President Nixon confesses his role in Watergate cover-up
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1974
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Ruffian begins her racing career as a filly & dies 14 months later
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1974
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Soccer team Veendam forms
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1974
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US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site
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1975
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8th ABA Championship: Kentucky Colonels beat Ind Pacers, 4 games to 1
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1976
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NASA launches space vehicle S-179
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1976
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St Louis Cardinal Reggie Smith hits 3 HR
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1977
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Final European scheduled run of Orient Express (94 years)
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1977
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Kathy Whitworth wins LPGA Coca-Cola Golf Classic
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1977
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Red Sox (6) & Brewers (5) tie single game HR record of 11
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1979
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Canadians elect conservatives, Joseph Clark replaces Pierre Trudeau
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1979
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Commencement of 1st ICC Trophy (PNG v E Afr & Singapore v Arg)
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1980
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Marlo Thomas & Phil Donahue marry
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1981
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Soyuz 40 returns to Earth
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1983
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Pat Bradley wins LPGA Chrysler-Plymouth Charity Golf Tournament
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1983
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Toronto Blue Jay Cliff Johnson hits record 18th pinch hit HR
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1985
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Pete Rose 2,108th run passes Hank Aaron as NL run scoring leader
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1985
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Real Madrid wins 14th UEFA Cup at Madrid
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1985
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US sailor Michael L Walker arrested for spying for USSR
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1986
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Cher called David Letterman an asshole on Late Night on NBC
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1987
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30 killed in a Texas tornado
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1988
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34th LPGA Championship won by Sherri Turner
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1988
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K roly Gr¢sz succeeds party leader J nos K d r in Hungary
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1990
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Andre Dawson sets record being intentionally walked 5 times
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1990
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Dow Jones avg hits a record 2,852.23
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1990
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Final episode of "Newhart" airs
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1990
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Microsoft releases Windows 3.0
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1990
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North & South Yemen merge to form Republic of Yemen
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1991
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Inter Milan wins 20th UEFA Cup at Rome
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1991
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NFL Owners agree to add 2 teams in 1994
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1991
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Roh Jai Bong resigns as premier of South Korea
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1992
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Calif Angels, are involved in a bus crash, in NJ
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1992
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India launches its Agni rocket
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1992
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Johnny Carson's final appearance as host of Tonight Show
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1993
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Riddick Bowe TKOs Jesse Ferguson in 2 for heavyweight boxing title
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1994
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Elaine Crosby wins LPGA Lady Keystone Golf Open
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1994
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Toronto NBA franchise unveils name "Raptors" & logo
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1995
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Laverne & Shirley 20th anniversary reunionn special, televised
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1996
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"Tartuffe: Born Again," opens at Circle in Sq Theater NYC for 29 perfs
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1996
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Emmy 23rd Daytime Award presentation - Susan Lucci loses for 16th time
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BIRTHS
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1671
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Abraham Patras, governor-general of East-Indies (1735-37)
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1722
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Johannes Schmidlin, composer
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1759
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Gervais-Franois Couperin, composer
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1780
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Jan Emmanuel Dulezalek, composer
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1783
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Thomas Forbes Walmisley, composer
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1804
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John William (Turk) Livingston, Commander (Union Navy), died in 1885
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1808
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G de Nerval, writer
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1813
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Richard Wagner, Leipsig Germany, composer (Ring, Flying Dutchman)
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1820
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Alexander Ernst Fesca, composer
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1821
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Alfred Sully, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1879
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1826
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George Parr, cricketer (legendary Notts batsman, 1st Eng touring capt)
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1828
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Albrecht Grfe, pioneer eye surgeon; founded modern ophthalmology
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1844
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Mary Cassatt, US, Impressionist painter (Woman Bathing)
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1850
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Johann Schrammel, composer
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1852
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Emile Sauret, composer
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1859
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Arthur Conan Doyle, UK, author brought Sherlock Holmes to life twice
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1862
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August Cuppens, Flemish author/pastor
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1865
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Enrique Morera, composer
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1874
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Daniel F Malan, premier of South-Africa (1948-54)
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1874
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Francesco Paolo Neglia, composer
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1879
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Eastwood Lane, composer
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1879
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Hendrik Heyman, Belgian minister of Nverheid/mayor
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1879
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Jean Emile Paul Cras, composer
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1879
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Warwick Armstrong, cricketer (Big Ship Great Aussie skipper 1920-21)
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1884
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Alceo Toni, composer
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1885
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Julio Fonseca, composer
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1891
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J R Becher, writer
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1891
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Robert Gordon Sproul, educator/college pres (Univ of Calif)
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1892
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Louis van Tulder, Dutch tenor (From Office Stool to High C)
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1895
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Jiddu Krishnamurti, India, philosopher (Songs of Life) [OS=May 12]
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1897
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Robert Neumann, Austrian/British author (Waters of Babylon)
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1898
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Ren de Vos, Dutch actor/composer (Jij Bent Mijn Leven)
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1902
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Al Simmons, Milwaukee, outfielder (A's)/lifetime batting avg of .334
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1904
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Anne de Vries, writer (Bartje)
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1906
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Harry Ritz, US comic (Ritz Brothers-Silent Movie)
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1907
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Herg, [Georges Rmi], Belgian cartoonist (Kuifje)
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1907
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Laurence Olivier, England, actor (Rebecca, Hamlet, Jazz Singer)
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1910
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Johnny Olson, TV announcer (Price is Right)
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1911
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Anatol Rapoport, Russ/US mathem/biologist (game theory)
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1912
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Hendrik Koekoek, Dutch MP (Farmers Party)
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1913
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Andrea C Bensddorp, Dutch/South African actress (Commensaal)
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1913
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Carlyle Blackwell Jr, CA, actor (Docks of NY)
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1914
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Vance Packard, Granville Summit Pa, author (Hidden Persuaders)
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1916
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Gordon Binkerd, composer
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1917
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Jean-Louis Laffitte Curtis, novelist
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1918
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David Land, impressario
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1919
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Paul Vanden Boeynants, premier Belgium (1966-68, 1978-79)
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1920
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Hugh Armstrong Clegg, industrial relations academic
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1920
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Thomas Gold, astronomer (proposed steady-state theory of universe)
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1922
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Judith Crist, NY, movie critic (TV Guide)
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1924
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Charles Aznavour, Armenia, French singer (Monsieur Carnavel, Tin Drum)
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1924
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Claude Andre Francois Ballif, composer
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1924
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Helen Wedemeyer, Hilo Hawaii, actress (Hawaii Five-O)
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1925
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Jean Tinguely, Swiss sculptor artist (movement objects)
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1927
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Eric Petrie, cricketer (NZ wicketkeeper of the late 1950's)
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1927
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Michael Constantine, Penn, actor (Room 222, Don't Drink the Water)
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1928
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Roscoe Robinson, US gospel singer
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1928
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T Boone Pickens, CEO (Shamrock, Mesa Petroleum Co)
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1929
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Asher Ben-Yohanan, composer
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1930
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Dieuwke Y W de Graaff-Nauta, Dutch undersecretary of the Interior
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1931
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Kenny Ball, rocker
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1933
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John Browning, Denver Colorado, pianist (Leventritt Award-1956)
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1934
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Peter Nero, NYC, conductor/pianist (A Sunday in NY)
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1938
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Frank Converse, actor (It's About Time, Dr Cook's Garden, Movin' On)
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1938
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Richard Benjamin, NYC, director/actor (Goodbye Columbus, He & She)
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1938
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Susan Strasberg, NYC, actress (In Praise of Older Women, Manitou)
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1940
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Bernard Shaw, news correspondant (CBS, CNN)
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1940
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Erapalli Prasanna, cricketer (one of India's big four spinners)
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1940
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Michael Sarrazin, actor (Seduction, They Shoot Horses Don't They)
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1941
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Paul Winfield, LA, actor (Star Trek II, Huckleberry Finn, Mars Attack)
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1941
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Sebastian Forbes, composer
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1942
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Barbara Parkins, Vancouver BC, actress (Betty-Peyton Place, Asylum)
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1942
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Calvin Simon, US rock vocalist (Funkadelic-1 Nation Under a Groove)
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1942
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Malika A Sabirova, Russian dancer
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1942
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Pallo Jordan, South African ANC member/heads (Radio Freedom)
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1943
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Tommy John, pitcher (Yankee/Dodger)
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1948
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Richard Baker, (Rep-R-Louisiana)
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1950
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Bernie Taupin, lyricist (writes with Elton John)
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1952
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Jan Todd, woman power lifter, once lifted 248 kg in a squat
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1952
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R W Eaks, Colorado Springs CO, Nike golfer (1990 Quicksilver Open)
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1953
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John Edward Stevens, NYC, bank robber (FBI Most Wanted List)
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1954
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Jerry Dammers, keyboardist (Specials-Special)
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1955
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Iva Davies, rock guitarist/vocalist (Icehouse)
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1955
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Sam Coppersmith, (Rep-D-Arizona)
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1956
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Douglas Heyes Jr, LA Calif, actor (Captains & Kings, Aspen)
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1959
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Ed Fry, actor (Larry-As the World Turns, Adam Cory-Another World)
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1959
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Morrissey, British rock vocalist (Everyday is Like Sunday)
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1959
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[Patrick] Morrissey, rocker (Depeche Mode-Somebody)
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1961
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Dana Williams, Dayton Ohio, singer (Diamond Rio-Meet in the Middle)
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1962
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Andrew Donald Magee, Paris France, PGA golfer (1988 Pensacola Open)
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1964
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David Lidberg, jockey
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1966
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Donald Royal, NBA forward (Charlotte Hornets, Orlando Magic)
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1966
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Jose Mesa, Azua Dom Rep, pitcher (Cleveland Indians)
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1968
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Alan Levine, Park Ridge IL, pitcher (Chic White Sox)
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1968
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Brent Geiberger, Santa Barbara CA, Nike golfer (1994 Queen Mary-2nd)
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1968
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Carmie Vairo, Vancouver BC, softball infielder (Olympics-96)
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1968
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Mike Harbold, Oakland Calif, sprint kayak (Olympics-96)
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1968
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Randy Brown, NBA guard (Chicago Bulls)
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1969
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Tim Wiley, Lexington Mass, kayak (alt-Olympics-96)
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1969
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Vaughn Eshelman, Philadelphia PA, pitcher (Boston Red Sox)
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1970
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Clyde Johnson, cornerback (KC Chiefs)
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1970
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Eric Wunderlich, US, 200m breaststroke (Olympics-7th-96)
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1970
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Marcus Dowdell, NFL wide receiver/kick returner (Arizona Cardinals)
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1970
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Naomi Campbell, London England, model/actress (Cool as Ice, Unzipped)
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1971
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Corey Croom, NFL running back (NE Patriots)
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1971
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Troy Barnhart, Hanford CA, water polo 2m offense (Olympics-96)
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1972
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Alison Eastwood, daughter of actor Clint/actress (Tightrope)
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1972
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Mike Hollis, NFL kicker (Jacksonville Jaguars)
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1972
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Rich Owens, NFL defensive end (Washington Redskins)
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1973
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Aaron Graham, corner (Arizona Cardinals)
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1973
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Daniel Tiatto, Australian soccer midfielder (Olyroos, Olympics-96)
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1973
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Julian Tavarez, Santiago Dom Rep, pitcher (Cleveland Indians)
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1973
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Leslie Ratliffe, WLAF offensive tackle (Rhein Fire)
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1974
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Greg Jones, linebacker (Washington Redskins)
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1975
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Cole Hauser, Santa Barbara CA, actor (Randy-High Incident)[or Mar 22]
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1975
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Jaane Niinimaa, Raahe FIN, NHL defenseman (Finland Oly-br-98, Flyers)
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1976
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Christian Vande Velde, Chicago Ill, cyclist (Olympics-96)
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DEATHS
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337
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Constantine the Great, emperor of Rome (306-37)/anti semite, dies
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987
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Louis V le Faineant, the Lazy, king of France (986-87), poisoned at 20
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1501
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Robert Gaguin, French writer/diplomat (Arte Metrificandi), dies at 66
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1540
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Francesco Guicciardini, Italian historian/pres of Romagna, dies at 57
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1667
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Alexander VII, [Fabio Chigi], Italian Pope (1655-67), dies at 68
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1688
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Johann A Quenstedt, German Lutherian theologist, dies at 70
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1781
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Garret Wesley Mornington, composer, dies at 45
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1801
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Heinrich Gottfried Reichard, composer, dies at 58
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1819
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John H van Kinsbergen, lt-admiral/founder (Corps Marines), dies at 84
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1825
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Domenico Corri, composer, dies at 80
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1859
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Ferdinand II, [Re Bomba], Dutch King of Sicily, dies at 49
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1868
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Julius Plcker, German mathematician/physicist (formula of P), dies
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1878
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Franz von Holstein, composer, dies at 52
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1880
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Heinrich WA Freiherr von Gagern, German liberal politician, dies at 80
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1885
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Victor(-Marie) Hugo, French writer (Les Misrables), dies at 83
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1898
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Edward Bellamy, writer, dies at 48
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1910
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Jules Renard, French writer (Le plaisir the rompre), dies at 46
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1921
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Marie E Wilton, writer, dies
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1925
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John [Denton Pinkstone] French, Brit field marshall (WWI), dies at 72
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1928
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William HT Gairdner, Engl missionary (Nile Mission Press), dies at 54
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1932
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Lady Augusta, [Isabella Gregory], playwright (Gold Apple), dies at 80
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1939
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Ernst Toller, writer, dies at 45
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1939
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Willem de Mrode, poet (Precious Blood), dies at 51
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1945
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Carel A Lion Cachet, lithographer/wood carver, dies
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1948
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Claude McKaye, Jamaican/US author (Banjo, Home to Harlem), dies at 57
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1949
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Hans Erich Pfitzner, Russian/German composer, dies at 80
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1949
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Klaus H T Mann, German/US writer (Turning Point), dies
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1953
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Vaclav Klicka, composer, dies at 70
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1957
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Langston Hughes, poet laureate, dies
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1958
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Magdalene Szkely-Lulofs, author (Our Italian Employees), dies at 58
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1961
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Joan Davis, actress (I Married Joan), dies of heart attack at 53
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1965
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Bobby Watson, comedian (Hitler Gang, Boys Town), dies at 77
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1965
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Heinrich Barth, Swiss philosopher (Das Sein in der Zeit), dies
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1966
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Tom Goddard, cricketer (22 wkts in 8 Tests for England 1930-39), dies
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1967
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Henry C Rmke, psychiatrist (Light of Man), dies at 74
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1967
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J Langston Hughes, US author (Tambourines to Glory), dies at 65
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1970
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Joseph W Krutch, US writer (Measure of Man), dies at 76
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1972
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Margaret Rutherford, English actress (Murder Ahoy, VIP's), dies at 80
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1975
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Torben Meyer, actor (Viking, Roberta, Sunny), dies at 90
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1977
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Gijsbert van Hall, banker/mayor of Amsterdam (1957-67), dies at 73
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1977
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Marius Monnikendam, Dutch choir composer, dies at 80
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1978
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Bjarne Brustad, composer, dies at 83
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1984
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John Marley, actor (Cat Ballou), dies at 77 following heart surgery
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1986
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Martin Gabel, actor (Thief, Marnie), dies at 63
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1987
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Mario Zafred, composer, dies at 65
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1988
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Dennis Day, tenor/comedian (Jack Benny Show, Danny Boy), dies at 71
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1988
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Giorgio Almirante, Italy, fascist (member of parliament), dies at 73
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1990
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Max Wall, actor (Jabberwocky), dies
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1990
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Rocky Graziano, boxer, dies at 71, of heart failure
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1991
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Lino Brocka, director (Macho Dancer, Jaguar), dies in car crash at 51
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1993
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Mieczyslaw Horszowski, Polish/US pianist (Carnegie Hall), dies at 100
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1994
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Frederick Hemming McClintock, criminologist, dies at 68
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1994
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Mitacq, [Michel Tacq], Belg comic strip artist (Beaver Patrol), dies
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1995
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Robert Flemyng, actor (Kafka, Rebecca, Funny Face), dies at 83
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1996
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Duncan Montgomery Stewart, academic, dies at 66
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1996
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Rex Collings, writer/publisher, dies at 70
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