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306
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St Marcellus I begins his reign as Catholic Pope
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722
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Pope Gregory II names Boniface as missionary bishop
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1215
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Pope Innocent III closes 4th council of Lateranen
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1406
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Angelo Correr elected Pope Gregory XII
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1523
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Amsterdam bans assembly of heretics
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1554
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England reconciles with Pope Julius III
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1630
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16,000 inhabitants of Venice died this month of plague
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1648
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English army captures King Charles I
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1678
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Roman Catholics banned from English parliament
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1700
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King Charles XII of Sweden defeats Russia at Narva [NS]
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1700
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Turkey declares war on Russia
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1700
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Utrecht/Overijssel/Buren/Leerdam/IJsselstein go on Gregoria calendar
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1731
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Beijing hit by Earthquake; about 100,000 die
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1735
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States of Holland forbid Free Masonry
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1747
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Dutch State of Zealand declare governorship hereditary for women
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1753
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Benjamin Franklin receives Godfrey Copley-Penny
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1776
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Capt Cook begins 3rd & last trip to Pacific (South Sea)
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1782
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Britain signs agreement recognizing US independence
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1787
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Spanish governor leaves Philippines
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1803
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Spain cedes her claims to Louisiana Territory to France
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1804
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Impeachment trial of Supreme Court Justice Samuel Chase begins
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1813
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Prince Willem Frederik returns to Netherlands
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1838
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Mexico declares war on France
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1861
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Harper's Weekly publishes EE Beers' "All quiet along the Potomac"
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1863
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Confederate troops vacate Fort Esperanza, Texas
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1864
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Battle of Franklin Tenn: Confederate attack fails, 7,700 casualities
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1864
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Battle of Honey Hill SC (Broad River) 96 dead/665 wounded
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1866
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Work begins on 1st US underwater highway tunnel, Chicago
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1872
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1st intl soccer game, Scotland-England 0-0 (Glasgow)
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1885
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Opera "El Cid" premieres (Paris)
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1886
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1st commercially successful AC electric power plant opens, Buffalo
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1887
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1st indoor softball game (Chicago)
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1891
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Pope Leo XIII's encyclical "Rerum novarum" published
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1900
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A German engineer patents front-wheel drive for automobiles
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1907
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Pike Place Market dedicated in Seattle
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1912
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4th CFL Grey Cup: Hamilton Alerts defeats Toronto Argonauts, 11-4
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1915
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St John Ervine's "John Ferguson," premieres in Dublin
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1922
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1st speed test of 1st genuine Japanese aircraft carrier Hosho
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1922
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Hitler speaks to 50,000 national-socialists in Munich
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1923
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Dutch Catholic minority govt of Wilhelm Marx forms
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1924
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1st photo facsimile transmitted across Atlantic by radio (London-NYC)
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1924
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Last French/Belgian troops leave Ruhrgebied
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1928
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Test Cricket debut of Don Bradman, who scored 18 & 1 vs England
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1929
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17th CFL Grey Cup: Hamilton Tigers defeats Regina Roughriders, 14-3
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1931
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Crystal Palace in Hyde Park London destroyed by fire
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1931
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His Master's Voice & Columbia Records merge into EMI
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1933
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CCC Camps are established in Cleveland Park District
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1936
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London's Crystal Palace (built 1851), destroyed by fire
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1937
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3rd Heisman Trophy Award: Clint Frank, Yale (HB)
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1938
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Fascist coup in Romania, fails
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1938
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Germany bans Jews being lawyers
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1939
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21 U boats sunk this month (52,000 ton)
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1939
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Paul Osborn's "Mornings at 7," premieres in NYC
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1939
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USSR invades Finland, bombs Helsinki
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1940
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28th CFL Grey Cup (Game 1): Toronto Balmy Beach defeats Ottawa, 8-2
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1940
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32 U boats sunk this month (147,000 ton)
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1940
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Lucille Ball weds Desi Arnaz
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1941
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101 year old Nyack-Tarrytown (NY) ferry makes it's last run
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1941
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13 U boats sunk this month (62,000 ton)
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1941
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Japanese Emperor Hirohito consults with admirals Shimada & Nagano
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1942
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-Dec 1st: Sea battle at Tassafaronga, Guadalcanal
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1942
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109 U boats sunk this month (729,000 ton)
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1942
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30th CFL Grey Cup: Toronto Hurricanes defeats Winnipeg Bombers, 8-5
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1942
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Bill Terry resigns as supervisor of NY Giants minor league system
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1942
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German scout ship Altmark explode & sinks off Yokohama
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1944
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Biggest & last British Battleship HMS Vanguard runs aground
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1945
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33rd CFL Grey Cup: Toronto Argonauts defeats Winn Blue Bombers, 35-0
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1946
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Bradman scores 187 in 1st Test Cricket v England at the Gabba
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1947
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Arab terrorist campaign opens in Palestine
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1947
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Day after UN decree for Israel, Jewish settlements attacked
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1948
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Baseball's Negro National League disbands
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1948
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Player-manager Lou Boudreau is selected AL MVP
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1948
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Soviets set up a separate municipal government in East Berlin
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1949
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Chinese Communists captured Chungking
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1949
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KOTV TV channel 6 in Tulsa, OK (CBS) begins broadcasting
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1950
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US Pres Truman threatens China with atom bomb
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1952
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Jackie Robinson charges NY Yankees with racism
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1953
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French parachutist under Col De Castries attacks Dien Bien Phu
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1954
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1st meteorite known to strike a woman (Liz Hodges-Sylacauga Ala)
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1954
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20th Heisman Trophy Award: Alan Ameche, Wisconsin (FB)
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1954
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John Strdom succeeds Malan as premier of South Africa
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1955
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"Pipe Dream" opens at Shubert Theater NYC for 245 performances
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1955
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Argentine government disbands Peronistic party
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1956
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1st use of videotape on TV (Douglas Edwards & the News)
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1956
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Floyd Patterson KOs Archie Moore in 5 for heavyweight boxing title
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1957
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"Happy Hunting" closes at Majestic Theater NYC after 413 performances
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1957
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45th CFL Grey Cup: Hamilton Tiger-Cats defeats Winn Blue Bombers, 32-7
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1957
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Assassination attempt on Indonesian president Sukarno, kills 8
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1958
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1st guided missile destroyer launched, Dewey, Bath, Me
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1958
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WKBW TV channel 7 in Buffalo, NY (ABC) begins broadcasting
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1959
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Joe Foss named 1st commissioner of AFL
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1960
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French Senate condemns building own nuclear weapons
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1960
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Tad Mosels "All the Way Home," premieres in NYC
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1961
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Billy Williams of the Cubs is voted NL Rookie of Year
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1961
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USSR vetoes Kuwaits application for UN membership
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1962
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U Thant of Burma elected 3rd Secretary-General of UN unanimously
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1963
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51st CFL Grey Cup: Hamilton Tiger-Cats defeats BC Lions, 21-10
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1963
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Martin Walser's "berlebensgross Herr Krott," premieres in Stuttgart
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1964
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USSR launches Zond 2 towards Mars; no data returned
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1966
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Barbados gains independence from Britain (Natl Day)
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1966
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Radio time signal WWV moves from Greenbelt, Maryland
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1967
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Democratic People's republic of Yemen gains independence
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1967
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Julie Nixon & David Eisenhower announce their engagement
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1967
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Kuria Muria Islands ceded by Britain to Oman
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1967
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People's Democratic Republic of Yemen declares independence from UK
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1967
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People's Rep of South Yemen (Aden) gains independence from Britain
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1967
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Sen Eugene McCarthy begins run for US presidency
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1968
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56th CFL Grey Cup: Ottawa Rough Riders defeat Calgary Stampeder, 24-21
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1969
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57th CFL Grey Cup: Ottawa Rough Riders defeats Saskatchewan, 29-11
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1969
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USSR performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakh/Semipalitinsk USSR
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1970
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George Harrison releases his triple album set "All Things Must Pass"
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1971
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TV movie "Brian's Song," airs for 1st time on ABC-TV
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1972
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BBC bans Wings "Hi, Hi, Hi"
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1972
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Illegal fireworks factory explodes killing 15 (Rome Italy)
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1973
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M T Ghani scores 104 on FC debut for Commerce Bank (Pak) age 44
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1974
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"Good Evening" closes at Plymouth Theater NYC after 438 performances
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1974
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"Mack & Mabel" closes at Majestic Theater NYC after 66 performances
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1974
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20th time Islanders shut-out (3-0 vs Canucks)
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1974
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Miss Teenage America Pageant
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1974
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Most complete early man skeleton found (Johanson & Gray in Ethiopia)
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1975
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Dahomey becomes Benin
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1976
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42nd Heisman Trophy Award: Tony Dorsett, Pittsburgh (RB)
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1978
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France performs nuclear test
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1979
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Ted Koppel becomes anchor of nightly news on Iranian Hostages (ABC)
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1979
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USSR performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakh/Semipalitinsk USSR
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1980
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"Banjo Dancing" closes at Century Theater NYC after 38 performances
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1980
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"Perfectly Frank" opens at Helen Hayes Theater NYC for 16 performances
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1980
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"West Side Story" closes at Minskoff Theater NYC after 341 perfs
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1980
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Uruguay's new constitution rejected by referendum
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1981
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NY Yankee Dave Righetti wins AL Rookie of Year Award
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1981
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Porn star John Holmes arrested on fugitive charges
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1981
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South Africa anti apartheid advocate Bulelani Ngcuka arrested
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1981
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Yankees Dave Righetti wins AL Rookie of Year
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1982
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STS-6 vehicle moves to launch pad
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1982
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US sub Thomas Edison collides with US Navy destroyer in So China Sea
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1982
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USSR performs nuclear test
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1983
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6th Emmy Sports Award presentation
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1983
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Denver Nugget coach Doug Moe, hoplessly behind, advise team to let Blazers break their scoring record
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1983
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Police free kidnapped beer magnate Alfred Heineken in Amsterdam
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1983
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Radio Shack announces Tandy Model 2000 computer (80186 chip)
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1983
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Ra£l Alfonsin wins Argentine presidential election
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1983
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Sam Shepards "Fool for love," premieres in NYC
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1986
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"Flamenco Puro" closes at Mark Hellinger Theater NYC after 40 perfs
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1986
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74th CFL Grey Cup: Hamilton Tiger-Cats defeats Edmonton Eskimos, 39-15
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1986
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Ivan Lendl is 1st tennis player to earn over $10 million, lifetime
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1987
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Afghanistan Constitution adopted
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1988
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Cyclone lashes Bangladesh, Eastern India; 317 killed
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1988
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France performs nuclear test at Fangataufa Island
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1988
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NYC furrier sues Mike Tyson for $92,000 for non payment of purchase
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1988
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Soviets stop jamming Radio Liberty; 1st time in 38 yrs
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1988
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UN General Assembly (151-2) censures US for refusing PLO's Arafat visa
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1990
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Actor Burt Lancaster suffers a stroke
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1990
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Bush proposes US-Iraq meeting to avoid war
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1991
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1st world championship of women's soccer, US defeats Norway 2-1
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1991
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93 cars & 11 truck accident near SF during a dust storm, 17 die
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1991
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Rob Pilatus, 27, of Milli-Vanilli attempts suicide
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1991
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San Diego State's Marshall Faulk is 1st freshman to capture national rushing & scoring titles
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1992
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David Boon's 14th Test Cricket century, 111 v WI at Brisbane
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1992
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Intercity-train derailed at Village chief, 5 die
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1993
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NFL announces 30th franchise - Jacksonville Jaguars
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1993
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President Clinton signs Brady Gun Control Bill
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1994
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Beatles' 1st album in 25 years, "Live at BBC," is released in Britain
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1994
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Cruiser Achille Lauro destroyed by fire at Somalia, 4 die
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1994
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Man Mohan Adhikary sworn in as 1st communist premier of Nepal
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1997
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"Eugene Onegin," closes at Martin Beck Theater NYC
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1997
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86th Davis Cup: Sweden sweeps US in Gothenburg (5-0)
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BIRTHS
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538
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St Gregory of Tours, chronicler/bishop
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1340
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John duke of Berry, captain of Paris/art collector
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1373
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Ferdinand I, the Righteous, king of Aragon/Sicily
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1427
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Kazimierz IV, king of Poland (1447-92)
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1466
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Andrea Doria, Genoese statesman/admiral
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1485
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Veronica Gambara, Italian poetess
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1508
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Andrea Palladio, [Andrea di Pietro della Gondola], architect
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1554
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Philip Sidney, England, poet/statesman/soldier (Arcadia)
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1593
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Johann Dilliger, composer
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1622
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Thomas of Apshoven, Flemish painter, baptized
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1634
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Andres de Sola, composer
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1645
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Andreas Werkmeister, composer
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1667
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Jonathan Swift, Engl, satirist (Gulliver's Travels, A Modest Proposal)
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1693
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Christoph Forster, composer
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1699
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Christian VI, king of Denmark/Norway
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1726
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Jacques Aliamet, French etcher/engraver
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1753
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Johann Baptist Schenk, composer
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1764
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Franz Xaver Gerl, composer
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1793
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Johann Lukas Schnlein, helped establish scientific medicine
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1796
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Johann Carl Gottfried Loewe, composer
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1809
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Thomas Molleson Mudie, composer
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1810
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Oliver Fisher Winchester, rifle maker (Winchester)
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1813
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Charles-Henri Valentin Alkan, composer
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1813
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Hermann Kurz, German author/poet
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1813
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Louise Ackermann-Choquet, French author (Penses)
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1817
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Theodor Mommsen, Germ, historian/author (Imperial Lives, Nobel 1902)
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1821
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Gustavus Woodson Smith, Secy War (Confederacy), died in 1896
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1826
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George Washington Deitzler, Brig General (Union volunteers)
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1827
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Constantine P Pobedonostsev, Russian reactionary lawyer/senator
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1827
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Ernest H Baillon, French botanist (History of Plants)
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1828
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Jedediah Hotchkiss, Engineer (Confederate Army), died in 1899
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1835
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Mark Twain, [Samuel L Clemens], author (Tom Sawyer, Huckleberry Finn)
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1843
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J¢zsef Kiss, Hungarian literary (Zsid¢ Dalok)
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1847
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August Friedrich Martin Klughardt, composer
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1855
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Marie WF Treub, Dutch economist/minister of Agriculture/Finance
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1857
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Robert Abel, cricketer (The Guv'nor Surrey & England batsman)
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1859
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Sergey Mikhaylovich Lyapunov, composer
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1861
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French Gailliard, Belgian painter (Zeustempel in Athens)
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1861
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Ludwig Thuille, composer
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1863
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Andres Bonifacio, leader of 1896 Philippine revolt against Spain
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1863
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Gellio Benevenuto Coronaro, composer
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1870
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Cecil Forsyth, composer
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1874
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Winston Churchill, (C) Brit PM (1940-45, 1951-55, Nobel 1953)
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1884
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Anders J Ture Rangstrím, Stockholm Swed, composer/critic (Kronbruden)
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1885
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Albrecht (von) Kesselring, German fieldmarshal (Poland/Netherland)
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1889
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Edgar D Adrian, English physiologist (Nobel 1932)
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1890
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John Tasker Howard, composer
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1890
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Oege Bakker, Dutch economist
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1895
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Johann Nepomuk David, composer
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1897
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Andreas Nezertis, composer
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1897
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Quinto Maganini, composer
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1898
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Roy "Link" Lyman, NFL tackle (Chicago Bears)
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1899
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Hans Kr sa, Czech opera composer (Brundibar)
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1900
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Korneel Goossens, Flemish literature/art historian
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1903
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Germaine Emilie Madame Gres Krebs, haute Couturist
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1904
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Clyfford Still, US, abstract painter
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1904
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Philip Burton, teacher/writer/dramatist
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1904
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Philip H Burton, Welsh director/acting teacher (Richard Burton)
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1906
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Marina, princess of Greece/Denmark/husband of English prince George
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1907
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Gyorgy Ranki, composer
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1907
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Jacques Barzun, France, author (The House of Interlect)
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1910
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Paul Cerutti, Monaco, trap shooter, disqualified for drugs in 76 oly
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1912
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Constant Stotijn, Dutch oboist (Residence Orchestra)
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1912
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Gordon Parks, Ft Scott KS, film director/author (Learning Tree)
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1913
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John K M McCaffery, Moscow Idaho, TV host (One Minute Please)
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1914
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Brownie McGhee, Knoxville TN, blues guitarist
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1915
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Angier Biddle Duke, NYC, US Ambassador (Spain)
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1915
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Henry Taube, chemist (Nobel 1983)
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1915
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Walter Brown "Brownie" McGhee, blues singer/guitarist
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1916
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Michael Gwynn, Bath England, actor (Village of Damned, Question 7)
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1918
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Efren Zimbalist Jr, NYC, actor (77 Sunset Strip, FBI, Scruples)
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1919
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Anne S Wadman, Frisian literary (Fioele & faem, Smearlappen)
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1919
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Jan Elburg, [Joannes G], Dutch poet (Through the Night)
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1920
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Virginia Mayo, St Louis Mo, actress (Out of the Blue, White Heat)
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1922
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Robert Evett, composer
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1924
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Allan Sherman, parody singer/songwriter (Hello Muddah, Hello Fardah)
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1924
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Klaus Huber, composer
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1924
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Shirley Chisholm, (Rep-D-NY)
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1925
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Maxwell Street Jimmy Charles Davis Thomas, blues musician
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1926
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Richard Crenna, LA Cal, actor (Rambo, Summer Rental, Sand Pebbles)
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1927
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Robert Guillaume, [Williams], St Louis Mo, actor (Benson, Soap)
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1928
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Chic Hecht, (Sen-R-NV, 1983- )
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1929
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Dick Clark, Mt Vernon NY, TV Host (American Bandstand)
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1929
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Joan Ganz Cooney, Phoenix Az, TV exec (Children's TV Workshop)
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1930
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G[eorge] Gordon Liddy, head CIA/ate a rat/Watergate felon/radio host
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1930
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James Felton Boyd, Rocky Mount NC, light HW boxer (Olympic-gold-1956)
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1930
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William H Dana, Pasadena Calif, test pilot (X-15)
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1931
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Bill Walsh, NFL coach (SF 49ers)/sportscaster
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1931
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Gnther Herbig, Usti-nad-Labem Czech, conductor (East Berlin Orch)
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1931
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Jack Ging, Alva Ok, actor (11th Hour, Ripcord, Tales of Wells Fargo)
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1931
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Jack Sheldon, Jacksonville Fla, actor (Run Buddy Run, Merv Griffin)
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1932
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David Lincoln Lightbown, politician
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1933
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Linwood C Ivey, NC, (Mayor-Garysburg NC)
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1936
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Abbie Hoffman, aka Free, Yippie/activist/author (Steal this Book)
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1936
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Michael Jinks, child care pioneer
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1937
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Jimmy Bowen, rocker
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1937
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Paul Stookey, Balt, singer (Peter, Paul & Mary-Wedding Song)
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1937
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Richard Threlkeld, newscaster (ABC-TV)
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1937
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Ridley Scott, director (Alien, Blade Runner)
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1939
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Walter Weller, Vienna Austria, conductor (Vienna Tonkstler Orch)
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1940
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Glenn English, (Rep-D-OK, 1975- )
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1943
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Jerry Hunt, composer
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1943
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J[ames] J[ay] Barnes, US gospel/singer (Please Let Me In)
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1943
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Leo Lyons, Standbridge Beds, rock bassist (Ten Years After)
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1943
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M A M "Ths" Wltgens, Mayor (Kerkrade Neth)
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1943
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Oscar Harris, Surinames/Dutch singer (Try a Little Love)
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1943
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Terrence Malick, actress (Gail-Baywatch)
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1943
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Thijs [MAM] Wltgens, Dutch MP (PvdA)
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1944
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Dian Parkinson, [Dianna Lynn Batts], Camp LeJune NC, Miss USA (1965)
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1944
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Luther T Ingram, US singer/songwriter (I'll Be Your Shelter)
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1944
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Rob Grill, LA Calif, rock bassist/vocalist (Grass Roots)
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1945
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Michael Joyce, stage manager
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1945
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Radu Lupu, Galati Romania, pianist (Enesco 1st prize-1967)
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1945
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Roger Glover, British hard rock bassist (Episode Six-Deep Purple)
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1946
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Ken Wadsworth, cricket keeper (NZ dashing batsman)
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1947
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David Mamet, Chicago, playwright/dir (Speed the Plow, House of Games)
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1949
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Arthur Lee Washington Jr, Neptune NJ, murderer (FBI Most Wanted)
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1950
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Greg Gordon, rock vocalist (Boys Band)
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1950
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Kathryn Witt, Miami Fla, actress (Lenny, Pam-Flying High)
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1950
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Margaret Whitton, Balt Md, actress (Good & Evil, Major League)
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1950
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Paul Westphal, NBA guard (Boston Celtics, Phoenix Suns)
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1952
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Mandy Patinkin, Chicago Il, actor/singer (Yentl, Alien Nation)
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1953
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Mike Espy, (Rep-D-Mississippi)
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1953
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Shuggie Otis, rocker
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1954
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George McArdle, rock bassist (Little River Band Melbourne
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1954
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June Pointer, singer (Pointer Sisters-I'm So excited)
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1955
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Andy Gray, English soccer player
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1955
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Billy Idol, [William Broad], rocker (White Wedding)
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1955
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Brad Fabel, Louisville KY, Nike golfer (1994 NIKE Gateway Classic)
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1955
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Kevin Conroy, Westport CT, actor (Tour of Duty, Another World)
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1959
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Sylvia Hanika, Munich West Germany, tennis player (Avon-1982)
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1960
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Bob Tewksbury, Concord NH, pitcher (San Diego Padres)
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1960
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Dan Rashovich, CFL linebacker (Saskatchewan Roughriders)
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1960
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Danny Briggs, Abilene TX, Nike golfer (1986 Tallahassee Open-6th)
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1960
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Gary Lineker, English soccer player (World Cup 1986)
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1961
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Innocent Egbunike, Nigeria, 4x400m runner (Olympic-bronze-1984)
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1962
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Bo Jackson, baseball/football player (KC Royals, LA Raiders)
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1964
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David Wood, NBA forward (Dallas Mavericks)
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1965
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Ben Stiller, NYC, actor (Ben Stiller Show, Next of Kin, Cable Guy)
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1965
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Mike Zandofsky, NFL guard (Atlanta Falcons, Philadelphia Eagles)
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1966
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Phillipe Bozon, hockey forward (Team France 1998)
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1967
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Gary Jones, NFL safety (NY Jets)
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1967
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Margaret Platt, New York City NY, golfer (1995 Healthsouth-9th)
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1969
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Carrie Jean Yazel, Huntington Beach Calif, playmate (May, 1991)
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1969
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Larry Brown, NFL cornerback (Dallas Cowboys, Oakland Raiders)
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1969
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Mark Lewis, Hamilton OH, infielder (Detroit Tigers)
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1970
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Corrina Kennedy, Saskatoon Saskatchawan, kayaker (Olympics-96)
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1970
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Des'ree, rhythm & blues singer
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1970
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James Brown, tackle (Miami Dolphins)
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1970
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John DeWitt, WLAF defensive end (Scottish Claymores)
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1970
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Mario Bailey, WLAF receiver (Frankfurt Galaxy)
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1970
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Natalie Williams, Long Beach Calif, volleyball outside hitter (Oly-96)
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1970
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Ricky Powers, WLAF running back (Rhein Fire)
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1970
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Robert Griffith, NFL strong safety (Minnesota Vikings)
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1970
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Yayuk Basuki, Yogyakarta Indonesia, tennis star (1996 Hobart doubles)
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1971
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Bryan Proby, NFL/WLAF defensive tackle (KC Chiefs, Scottish Claymores)
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1971
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Heath Te-Ihi-O-Te-Rangy Davis, cricket bowler (NZ open v England 1994)
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1971
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Ivan Rodriguez, Vega Baja Puerto Rico, catcher (Texas Rangers)
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1971
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John Anderson, WLAF safety (Rhein Fire)
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1971
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Ray Durham, Charlotte NC, infielder (Chic White Sox)
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1972
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Adeline Ong, Miss Universe-Malaysia (1996)
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1972
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Spence Fischer, WLAF quarterback (Scotland Claymores)
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1973
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Jay Hamilton, CFL running back (Edmonton Eskimos)
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1973
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Ty Howard, cornerback (Arizona Cardinals)
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1974
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Luther Broughton, HB (Philadelphia Eagles)
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1974
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Marcellus Wiley, defensive end (Buffalo Bills)
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1975
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Mindy McCready, country/western singer
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1976
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Shaneika Lightbourne, Miss Universe-Turks & Caicos (1996)
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DEATHS
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1016
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Edmund II, Ironsides, King of Saxons (1016), dies at 27
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1519
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Michael Wolgemut, German painter (Weltchronik), dies at about 85
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1528
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Great Wierd, Dutch Gelderland army commander, beheaded
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1631
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Rabbi Samuel Eliezer ben Judah ha-levi Edels, dies
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1646
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John C Lichthart, admiral (Cape Augustine), dies at about 45
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1678
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Andries de Graeff, mayor of Amsterdam (1657..71), dies at 67
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1679
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Pieter van Schooten, Dutch mathematician/fort architect, dies at 45
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1694
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Marcello Malpighi, father of microscopic anatomy, dies
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1700
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Artus II Quellinus [Quellien/"the Young], Flemish sculptor, dies at 75
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1703
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Nicolas de Grigny, composer, dies at 31
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1718
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Charles XII, king of Sweden (1697-1718), killed in battle at 36
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1760
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Friederike C Neuber, German actress/author (Schferfest), dies at 63
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1764
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Dieudonne Raick, composer, dies at 61
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1777
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Jean-Marie Leclair, composer, dies at 74
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1792
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Ernst William Wolf, composer, dies at 57
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1798
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Friedrich Fleischmann, composer, dies at 32
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1813
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Friedrich August Baumbach, composer, dies at 60
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1824
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Johann Georg Christoph Schetky, composer, dies at 87
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1830
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Pius VIII, [Francesco S Castiglioni], Ital Pope (1829-30), dies at 69
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1841
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Charles Louis W J van Keverberg, Dutch govt official, dies at 73
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1864
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Hiram Bronson Granbury, Confederate brig-gen, dies in battle at 33
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1864
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John Adams, US Confederate brig-gen, dies in battle at about 39
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1864
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Otto French Strahl, US Confederate brig-general, dies in battle at 33
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1864
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Patrick Ronayne Cleburne, Confederate brig-gen, dies in battle at 33
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1893
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Jacobus J Backer, German sea historian, dies at 68
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1897
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Abraham C Wertheim, Dutch banker/MP (Lib), dies at 64
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1900
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Oscar Wilde, Irish author, dies in Paris at 46
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1901
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Edward J Eyre, British explorer/governor (Jamaica), dies at 86
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1904
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Aldine Sillman Kieffer, composer, dies at 64
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1909
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Innokenti F Annenski, Russian poet/translator, dies at 53 [NS=Dec 13]
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1931
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John Hyatt Brewer, composer, dies at 75
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1931
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Marc-Jean-Baptiste Delmas, composer, dies at 46
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1935
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Fernando A N Pessoa, Portuguese poet (Book of Disquiet), dies at 47
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1938
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Corneliu Codreanu, Romania fascist/putschist (Iron Guard), dies
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1939
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Bla Kun, [Bal zs Kolozsv ry], Hungarian revolutionary, dies at 53
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1940
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Fritz Volbach, German musicologist/conductor/composer, dies at 78
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1944
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Max Halbe, writer, dies at 79
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1947
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Earnest Lubitsch, actor/director (Anna Boleyn, Ninotchka), dies
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1948
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Franco Vittadini, composer, dies at 64
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1954
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Wilhelm Frtwngler, German conductor/composer, dies at 68
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1955
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Josip Slavenski, composer, dies at 59
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1961
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Stanislaw Kazuro, composer, dies at 80
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1964
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Don Redman, orch leader (Sugar Hill Times), dies at 64
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1967
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Patrick Kavanagh, Irish screenwriterr (Great Hunger), dies
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1972
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Hans-Erich Apostel, Austrian composer (Kubiniana, Requiem), dies at 71
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1972
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Neil H McElroy, soap manufacturer/minister of Defense (1957-59), dies
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1972
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Valentin Ruiz Azner, composer, dies at 70
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1973
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Bruce Yarnell, LA Calif, actor (Outlaws), dies at 35
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1976
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Fritz Rasp, actor (Diary of a Lost Girl), dies at 85
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1979
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Joyce Grenfell (Adventure for Two), actress, dies at 69
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1979
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Zeppo Marx, [Herbert], US comic (Marx Brothers), dies at 78
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1981
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Robert H Harris, actor (Jake-Goldbergs), dies at 72
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1983
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George Headley, cricket (10 tons in 22 Tests, 1st black WI capt), dies
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1986
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Cary Grant, Brit/US actor (Awful Truth, Charade, Father Goose), dies
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1987
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Arthur H Dean, lawyer/advisor to FDR, dies at 89
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1987
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James Baldwin, writer (Go Tell it on the Mountain), dies at 63
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1987
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Simon Carmiggelt, journalist/literary (Kronkel), dies at 74
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1989
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Alfred Herrhausen, German CEO (Deutsche Bank), murdered at 59
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1990
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Hilde Spiel, writer, dies at 78
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1990
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Horst Bienek, German author, dies
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1990
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Norman Cousins, editor (Saturday Review), dies at 75
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1991
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P G Z (Zin) Harris, cricketer (9 Tests for NZ 1962-65), dies
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1992
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Jorge Donn, dancer, dies after long illness at 45
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1993
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Bob Wolf, agent (New Kids on the Block, Larry Bird), dies
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1994
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Connie Conrad Henry Kirnon Kay, jazz Drummer, dies at 67
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1994
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Guy Debord, situationist, dies at 63
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1994
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Irwin Kostal, US arranger/conductor (Sound of Music), dies at 83
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1994
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Lionel Stander, US blacklisted actor (Hart to Hart), dies at 86
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1995
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Hopper Levett, Kent cricket wicketkeeper (1930-47, Test 1934), dies
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1995
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June Rosemary Fisher, teacher/trade unionist, dies at 66
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1995
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William Roerick, actor (Guiding Light), dies in car crash at 83
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1996
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Dan Flavin, minimalist sculptor, dies at 63
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1996
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Koji Kobayashi, industrialist, dies at 89
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1996
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Paul Derrick, co-operator/Christian socialist, dies at 80
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1996
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Tiny Tim, [Herbert Khaury], entertainer (Tip Toe), dies at 71
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1997
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Clare Lucy Madeleine Evans, historian, dies at 37
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1997
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Kathy Acker, writer, dead Cancer Died, dies at 54
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1997
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Ron Gulliford, educationalist, dies at 76
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