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607
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Comet 1P/607 H1 (Halley) approaches within 0.0898 AUs of Earth
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1451
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Alam Shah of Delhi resigns throne
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1524
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Pope Clemens VII fires Neth inquisitor-general French Van de Holly
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1529
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2nd Parliament of Spiers bans Lutheranism
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1539
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Charles, protestant German monarch, signs Treaty of Frankrfurt
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1552
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Mauritius of Saksen captures Karel
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1587
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Sir Frances Drake sails into Cadiz Spain & sinks Spanish fleet
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1591
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Chartres surrenders to king Henri IV in France
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1619
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Theatrum Anatomicum opens in Amsterdam
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1713
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Emperor Karel VI ends Pragmatic Sanctions
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1770
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Amsterdam buys Van Aerssens family 1/3 part of Suriname
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1770
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Capt James Cook 1st sees Australia
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1774
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CW Glucks opera "Iphigenia in Aulis," premieres in Paris
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1775
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Minutemen Capt John Parker orders not to fire unless fired upon
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1775
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Revolution begins-Lexington Common, shot "heard round the world"
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1782
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Netherlands recognizes US
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1825
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33 patriotic exiles return to Uruguay
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1836
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Nikolai Gogol's "Revisor," premieres in St Petersburg
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1837
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Cheyney University forms as the Institute for Colored Youth
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1839
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Treaty of London constitutes Belgium an independent kingdom & Luxembourg a Grand Duchy
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1852
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Calif Historical Society forms
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1853
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Netherlands Van Hall govt forms
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1861
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Baltimore riots-4 soldiers, 9 civilians killed
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1861
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Lincoln orders blockade of Confederate ports (Civil War)
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1863
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Union troops/fleet occupy For Huger, Virginia
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1864
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Naval Engagement at Cherbourg, FR: USS Kearsage vs CSS Alabama
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1874
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Barracks on Alcatraz Island destroyed in fire
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1877
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Opera "Les Cloches de Cornerville" is produced (Paris)
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1890
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Henry Morton Stanley inaugurated in Brussels
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1892
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Charles Duryea takes 1st American-made auto out for a spin (Mass)
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1894
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Jules Massenet's opera "Werther," premieres in NYC
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1896
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Herzl's "The Jewish State" is published
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1897
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1st American marathon ran, John J McDermott wins in 2:55:10 (Boston)
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1897
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1st Boston Marathon won by John McDermott of NY in 2:55:10
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1897
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1st performance of Debussy's "Pellas et Mlisande"
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1898
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2nd Boston Marathon won by Ron McDonald of Mass in 2:42:00
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1899
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3rd Boston Marathon won by Lawrence Brignolia of Mass in 2:54:38
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1900
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4th Boston Marathon won by Jim Caffrey of Canada in 2:39:44.4
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1900
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Highest scoring opening game, Phils beat Braves 19-17 in 10
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1901
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5th Boston Marathon won by Jim Caffrey of Canada in 2:29:23.6
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1901
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James J Caffrey wins Boston marathon (2:29:23.6)
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1902
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6th Boston Marathon won by Sam Mellor of NY in 2:43:12
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1904
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8th Boston Marathon won by Michael Spring of NY in 2:38:04.4
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1904
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Much of Toronto destroyed by fire
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1905
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9th Boston Marathon won by Fred Lorz of NY in 2:38:25.4
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1906
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10th Boston Marathon won by Tim Ford of Mass in 2:45:45
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1906
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Belgian naval education ship Comte The Stain de Naeyer sets sail
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1906
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SF Earthquake ends killing 452
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1907
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11th Boston Marathon won by Tom Longboat of Canada in 2:24:24
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1909
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13th Boston Marathon won by Henri Renaud of NH in 2:53:36.8
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1909
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Joan of Arc, declared a saint
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1910
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14th Boston Marathon won by Fred Cameron of Canada in 2:28:52.4
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1910
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Halley's comet seen by naked eye 1st time this trip (Curacao)
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1911
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15th Boston Marathon won by Clarence DeMar of Mass in 2:21:39.6
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1911
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George Bernard Shaw's "Fanny's First Play," premieres in London
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1912
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16th Boston Marathon won by Mike Ryan of NY in 2:21:18.2
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1913
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17th Boston Marathon won by Fritz Carlson of Minn in 2:25:14.8
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1915
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19th Boston Marathon won by Edouard Fabre of Canada in 2:31:41.2
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1916
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"Bing Boys are Here" opens in London
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1916
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20th Boston Marathon won by Arthur Roth of Mass in 2:27:16.4
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1916
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Italians troops conquer Col di Lana at Merano
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1917
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21st Boston Marathon won by Bill Kennedy of NY in 2:28:37.2
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1919
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23rd Boston Marathon won by Carl Linder of Mass in 2:29:13.4
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1919
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French assembly decides on 8 hour work day
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1919
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Leslie Irvin of US makes 1st parachute jump & free fall
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1919
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Opera "Monsieur Beaucaire" is produced (London)
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1920
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24th Boston Marathon won by Peter Trivoulidas of Greece in 2:29:31
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1921
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25th Boston Marathon won by Frank Zuna of NJ in 2:18:57.6
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1921
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Funeral of last German Emperoress, Augusta Victoria
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1922
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26th Boston Marathon won by Clarence DeMar of Mass in 2:18:10
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1923
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27th Boston Marathon won by Clarence DeMar of Mass in 2:23:37.4
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1923
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New Egyptian law allows suffrage for men, except soldiers
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1924
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"National Barn Dance" premieres on WLS Chicago
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1924
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28th Boston Marathon won by Clarence DeMar of Mass in 2:29:40.2
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1926
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30th Boston Marathon won by Johnny Miles of Canada in 2:25:40.4
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1927
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"Vagabond King" opens in London
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1927
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31st Boston Marathon won by Clarence DeMar of Mass in 2:40:22.2
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1928
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32nd Boston Marathon won by Clarence DeMar of Mass in 2:37:07.8
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1928
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Japanese troops occupies Sjantung-schiereiland
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1928
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Yanks are out of 1st place for 1st time since May 1926
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1929
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33rd Boston Marathon won by Johnny Miles of Canada in 2:33:08.6
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1930
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34th Boston Marathon won by Clarence DeMar of Mass in 2:34:48.2
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1932
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36th Boston Marathon won by Paul de Bruyn of Germany in 2:33:36.4
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1932
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Pres Herbert Hoover suggests 5 day work week
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1933
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37th Boston Marathon won by Leslie Pawson of RI in 2:31:01.6
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1933
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FDR announces US will leave gold standard
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1934
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38th Boston Marathon won by Dave Komonen of Canada in 2:32:53.8
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1934
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Shirley Temple appears in her 1st movie, "Stand Up & Cheer"
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1935
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39th Boston Marathon won by John A Kelley of Mass in 2:32:07.4
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1936
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Anti-Jewish riots break out in Palestine
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1937
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41st Boston Marathon won by Walter Young of Canada in 2:33:20
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1937
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USSR performs underground nuclear test
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1938
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42nd Boston Marathon won by Leslie Pawson of RI in 2:35:34.8
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1938
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Phil Emmett Mueller & Dodger Ernie Koy both homer in their 1st at bat
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1939
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43rd Boston Marathon won by Ellison Brown of RI in 2:28:51.8
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1939
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Connecticut finally approves Bill of Rights (148 years late)
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1940
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"Lake Shore Ltd" derails speed killing 34 near Little Falls NY
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1940
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44th Boston Marathon won by Gerard Cot of Canada in 2:28:28.6
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1940
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Dutch prime minister De Geer declares state of siege
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1941
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45th Boston Marathon won by Leslie Pawson of RI in 2:30:38
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1941
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B Brecht's "Mutter Courage und ihre Kinder," premieres in Zrich
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1941
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Bulgarian troops invade Macedonia
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1941
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Milk rationed in Holland
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1942
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46th Boston Marathon won by Joe Smith of Mass in 2:26:51.2
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1943
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-May 16] Revolt in Warsaw Ghetto under Mordechai Anielewicz
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1943
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47th Boston Marathon won by Gerard Cot of Canada in 2:28:25.8
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1943
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Jews attack Nazi occupation forces at Warsaw Ghetto
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1943
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SS-lt-gen Jrgen Stoop leads destruction of ghetto of Warsaw
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1944
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Allied fleet attack Sabang Sumatra
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1945
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49th Boston Marathon won by John A Kelley of Mass in 2:30:40.2
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1945
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Rodgers & Hammerstein musical "Carousel" opens on Broadway
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1945
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US aircraft carrier Franklin heavy damaged in Japanese air raid
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1945
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US offensive against Shuri-barrier on Okinawa
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1946
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Yankees switch from 3rd base to 1st base dug out
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1947
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51st Boston Marathon won by Yun Bok Soh of Korea in 2:25:39
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1947
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AAU record for a 25' rope climb is set in 4.7 seconds
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1947
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French ship explodes in Texas City harbor, kills about 522
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1947
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Stanley Cup: Toronto Maple Leafs beat Montreal Canadiens, 4 games to 2
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1947
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Suh Yun Buck wins world record marathon (2:25:39)
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1948
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52nd Boston Marathon won by Gerard Cot of Canada in 2:31:02
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1948
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ABC-TV network begins
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1948
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Chiang Kai-shek elected president of Nationalist China
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1949
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53rd Boston Marathon won by Gosta Leandersson of Sweden in 2:31:50.8
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1949
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Yankees dedicate a plaque for Babe Ruth
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1950
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54th Boston Marathon won by Kee Yong Ham of Korea in 2:32:39
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1951
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"Tree Grows in Brooklyn" opens at Alvin Theater NYC for 267 perfs
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1951
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55th Boston Marathon won by Shigeki Tanaka of Japan in 2:27:45
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1951
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Gen Douglas MacArthur ends his military career
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1952
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56th Boston Marathon won by Doroteo Flores of Guatemala in 2:31:53
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1953
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Louise Suggs wins LPGA San Diego Golf Open
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1953
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WAFB TV channel 9 in Baton Rouge, LA (CBS) begins broadcasting
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1954
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58th Boston Marathon won by Veikko Karvonen of Finland in 2:20:39
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1954
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7-time winner of Boston Marathon, 65-year-old Clarence Demar, runs his last race at Boston finishing 78th
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1955
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59th Boston Marathon won by Hideo Hamamura of Japan in 2:18:22
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1956
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1st ML baseball game in NJ, Dodgers beat Phils in Roosevelt Stadium
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1956
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60th Boston Marathon won by Antti Viskari of Finland in 2:14:14
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1956
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US actress Grace Kelly marries Monaco's Prince Rainier III (in Church)
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1958
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62nd Boston Marathon won by Franjo Mihalic of Yugoslavia in 2:25:54
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1959
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Louise Suggs wins LPGA Dallas Civitan Golf Open
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1959
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Uprising in La Paz Bolivia, fails
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1960
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64th Boston Marathon won by Paavo Kotila of Finland in 2:20:54
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1960
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Baseball uniforms begin displaying player's names on their backs
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1960
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Comiskey Park's famed "exploding" scoreboard begins operating
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1961
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65th Boston Marathon won by Eino Oksanen of Finland in 2:23:39
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1962
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66th Boston Marathon won by Eino Oksanen of Finland in 2:23:48
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1962
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NASA civilian pilot Joseph A Walker takes X-15 to 46,900m
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1963
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"Hot Spot" opens at Majestic Theater NYC for 43 performances
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1963
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67th Boston Marathon won by Aurele Vandendriessche of Belg in 2:18:58
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1964
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Mickey Wright wins LPGA Peach Blossom Golf Invitational
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1964
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Rightist coup in Laos, Suvanna Phuma remains premier
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1964
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Roger Sessions' opera "Montezuma," premieres in West-Berlin
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1965
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1st all news radio station (WINS 1010 AM in NYC) begins operating
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1965
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69th Boston Marathon won by Morio Shigematsu of Japan in 2:16:33
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1965
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At a cost of $20,000, the outer Astrodome ceiling is painted because of sun's glare, this causes the grass to die
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1965
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T.A.M.I. Show premieres in London
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1966
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70th Boston Marathon won by Kenji Kimihara of Japan in 2:17:11
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1966
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In 1st regular season game at Anaheim Stadium, Angels lose 3-1 to Chic
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1966
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Roberta Bignay becomes 1st woman to run in the Boston Marathon
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1967
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"Casino Royale" premieres
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1967
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71st Boston Marathon won by Dave McKenzie of New Zealand in 2:15:45
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1967
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Beatles sign a contract to stay together for 10 years (they don't)
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1967
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US Surveyor III lands on Moon
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1967
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Yugoslav author Mihaljo Mihaljov sentenced 4« years
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1968
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72nd Boston Marathon won by Amby Burfoot of Conn in 2:22:17
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1968
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Belgian construction workers strike
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1968
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NL owners approve expansion for 2 new teams
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1970
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"Look to the Lilies" closes at Lunt-Fontanne NYC after 25 perfs
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1970
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24th Tony Awards: Borstal Boy & Applause win
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1970
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Sandra Haynie wins LPGA Raleigh Ladies Golf Invitational
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1971
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75th Boston Marathon won by Alvaro Mejia of Colombia in 2:18:45
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1971
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Charles Manson sentenced to life (Sharon Tate murder)
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1971
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Sierra Leone becomes a republic (Natl Day)
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1971
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USSR Salyut 1 launched; 1st manned lab in orbit
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1972
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"Don't Bother Me, I Can't Cope" opens at Playhouse NYC for 1,065 perfs
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1972
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Bangladesh becomes a member of British Commonwealth
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1972
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Hungary revises constitution
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1972
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US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site
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1973
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Barbra Streisand records "Between Yesterday & Tomorrow"
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1973
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Steinbrenner replaces Mike Burke with Gabe Paul as Yankee president
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1973
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USSR performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakh/Semipalitinsk USSR
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1974
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Oriole Al Bumbry hits an inside-the-park HR against NY Yankees
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1975
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India launches 1st satellite with help of USSR
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1976
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5th Boston Women's Marathon won by Kim Merritt of Wis in 2:47:10
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1976
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80th Boston Marathon won by Jack Fultz of Wash, DC in 2:20:19
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1978
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Yitzhak Navron elected 5th president of Israel
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1979
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FCC raids & shuts down pirate radio station WFAT (Bkln NY)
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1979
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Following a 6-3 loss to the Orioles, Yanks Goose Gossage & Cliff
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1979
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Johnson brawl, Gossage sustains a sprained ligament in his left thumb
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1981
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Beth Daniel wins LPGA Florida Lady Citrus Golf
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1981
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Oakland A's runs record to 11-0
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1981
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Rochester Red Wings & Pawtucket Red Sox play to 2-2 tie in 32 innings, game suspended at 4:07 AM (Pawtucket later wins in 33rd)
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1981
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William Finn's musical "March of Falsettos," premieres in NYC
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1982
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11th Boston Women's Marathon won by Charlotte Teske of Ger in 2:29:33
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1982
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86th Boston Marathon won by Alberto Salazar of Oreg in 2:08:51
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1982
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Guinon Bluford announced as 1st black astronaut
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1982
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Rosie Ruiz, marathon race cheater, arrested for forgery
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1982
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Sally Ride announced as 1st woman astronaut
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1982
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USSR Salyut 7 space station put into orbit
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1983
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France performs nuclear test
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1984
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Nemesis, death star of dinosaurs 1st appears in print (Nature mag)
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1985
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16th Space Shuttle Mission (51-D)-Discovery 4 returns to Earth
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1985
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USSR performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakh/Semipalitinsk USSR
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1986
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Michael Spinks beats Larry Holmes in 15 for heavyweight boxing title
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1987
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Brendon Kuruppu scores 201* on Test Cricket debut (Sri Lanka v NZ)
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1987
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Brewers score 5 runs in 9th to win 6-4 & record 12th straight AL win
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1987
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Gregory Robertson does 200-mph free fall to save unconscious skydiver
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1987
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Jacqueline Blanc, sets women's downhill ski speed rec (124.902 mph)
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1987
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Jan Stephenson wins LPGA Santa Barbara Golf Open
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1987
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LA Clippers end season with a terrible 12-70 record
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1987
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Last wild condor captured on California wildlife reserve
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1987
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USSR performs underground nuclear test
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1989
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Gun turret explodes on USS Iowa, killing 47 sailors
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1989
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Kevin Elster (NY Mets), sets errorless shortstop mark at 73
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1989
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Republic Day in Sierra Leone
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1990
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Contra guerrillas, leftist Sandinistas & incoming govt agree to truce
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1990
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Marla Maples appears on ABC's Prime-Time
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1990
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Pistons & 76'ers get into a fight accruing $162,500 fines (NBA record)
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1990
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Truce in Nicaragua's civil war
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1991
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Evander Holyfield beats George Foreman in 12 for heavywgt boxing title
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1991
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Greyhound Bus posts $195 million loss for 1990
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1992
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"4 Baboons Adoring the Sun" closes at Beaumont NYC after 38 perf
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1992
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Balki & Mary Ann wed on "Perfect Strangers"
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1992
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Dottie Mochrie wins LPGA Sega Women's Golf Championship
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1993
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22nd Boston Women's Marathon won by Olga Markova of Russia in 2:25:27
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1993
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97th Boston Marathon won by Cosmas N'deti of Kenya in 2:09:33
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1993
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Branch Davidians in Waco Texas commit suicide after 51 day siege
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1993
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Fire in psychiatric institute in South Korea, kills 40
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1994
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15th Emmy Sports Award presentation
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1994
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Graeme Obree bicycles world record 10km (11:25.88)
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1994
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Inkatha ends boycott of South African multi-racial election
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1994
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Rodney King award $3,800,000 in compensation of police beating
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1994
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Supreme Court outlaws excluding people from juries because of gender
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1995
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Chopper 4 1st used on WNBC TV (NYC) news
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1995
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Truck bomb at Federal Building in Okla City, kills 168 & injures 500
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1996
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Rangers scores 16 in 8th vs Orioles
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1996
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South Africa defeat Pakistan to win the Pepsi Cup in Sharjah
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1997
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Renee Slaughter, crowned 14th Miss Hawaiian Tropic Intl
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1997
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SD Padres & St Louis Cards play at Aloha Stadium Hawaii
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1998
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59th PGA Seniors Golf Championship:
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1998
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wins City of Hope Golf Classic
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BIRTHS
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1320
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Pedro I, King of Portugal (1357-67)
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1605
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Orazio Benevoli, composer
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1660
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Sebastian Duron, composer
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1700
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Georg Abraham Schneider, composer
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1715
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James Nares, composer
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1721
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Roger Sherman, signer (Decl of Ind, Constitution)
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1721
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Thomas McKean, attorney (signed Declaration of Independence) [or 3/19]
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1728
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Francisco Albergati Capacelli, Italian playwright
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1737
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Geert Reinders, Dutch cattle breeder/inoculation propagandist
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1768
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Adrian H Haworth, English entomologist/botanist
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1771
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Giuseppe Cartufo, composer
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1772
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David Ricardo, economist
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1785
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Alexandre Pierre Franois Boely, composer
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1795
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Christian Gottfried Ehrenburg, German zoologist
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1798
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Franz Joseph Glaser, composer
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1798
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Heinrich Maria von Hess, historical painter
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1801
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Gustav T Fechner, [Dr Mises], German philosopher/physicist
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1805
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Charles Edmond-Hnri de Coussemaker, Belgian musicologist/historian
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1817
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John Philip, painter
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1821
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Mortimer Dormer Leggett, Mjr General (Union volunteers), died in 1896
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1830
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Rudolf Cornely, German bible expert/jesuit
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1832
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Jos Echegaray y Eizaguirre, mathematician/dramatist (Nobel 1904)
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1832
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Lucretia Rudolph Garfield, 1st lady (1881)
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1838
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August[us] Alleb, Dutch painter/lithographer
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1840
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Andrea Bezzola, writer
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1850
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Edward John Gregory, painter/engraver
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1850
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Theo Mann-Bouwmeester, Dutch actress (Pink Bernd, Hedda Gabler)
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1857
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Lucien Levy-Bruhl, philosopher
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1858
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May Robson, [Mary J Robison], Melbourne Aust, actress (Apple Annie)
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1858
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Siegfried Ochs, composer
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1861
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Warden Oncle, [Edward Vermeulen], Flemish farmer/writer
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1863
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Felix Blumenfeld, composer
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1866
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Henri WA Deterding, Dutch oil magnate (Royal Oil, Shell)
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1868
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Max Von Schillings, German composer/conductor (Der Pfeifertag)
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1873
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Sydney Barnes, cricketer (probably England's greatest bowler)
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1874
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Firmin Baes, Flemish painter
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1876
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Hendrik W A E, duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin/king of Netherlands
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1877
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Ole Evinrude, inventor (outboard marine engine)
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1879
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Richard Scheibe, German sculptor (Adler mit Hakenkreuz)
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1883
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Get£lio Vargas, president of Brazil (1930-45, 1951-54), modernizer
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1888
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William L Axt, composer
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1890
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Lou Bandy, [Lodewijk F Dieben], revue-artist (Look for the Sun)
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1891
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Francoise Rosay, Paris, actress (Interlude, Women in Prison, Saraband)
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1891
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Ricardo Bacchelli, Italian writer/poet (La Ronda)
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1892
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Germaine Tailleferre, [Les Six], Pau-St-Maur France, composer
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1897
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Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney, sculptor/art benefactor
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1897
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Vivienne Segal, Phila, Broadway actress (Pal Joey)
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1898
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Constance Talmadge, Brooklyn NY, comedienne/actress (Intolerance)
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1898
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Sybil Andrews, English/Canadian painter
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1900
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Richard Arthur Warren Hughes, English writer (Fiction as Truth)
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1903
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Eliot Ness, untouchable (FBI agent-Chicago)
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1905
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John S "Jimmy" Thach, US pilot/admiral (WW II)
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1905
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Tommy Benford, jazz drummer
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1907
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Alan Wheatley, England, actor (Adventure of Robin Hood)
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1907
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Gino Contilli, composer
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1907
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Lina Basquette, Mateo Cal, actress (Paradise Park, Pleasure, Goldie)
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1910
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Andrew Gilchrist, historian/diplomat
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1911
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Francesco Maria Saraceni, composer
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1912
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Glen T Seaborg, US chemist (AEC, plutonium, Nobel 1951)
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1912
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Glenn T Seaborg, chemist/discoverer (Plutonium)
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1912
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William Murray, teacher/educationalist
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1913
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Cyril English, British educator
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1914
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Andrew Wilkinson, pediatrician
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1915
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Dorian Le Gallienne, composer
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1915
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Harry Craft, baseball manager
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1917
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Johnny Hoes, Dutch musician/producer (Wished I'd stayed with my Mom)
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1919
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Gil Langley, cricketer (Australian wicket-keeper 1951-56)
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1920
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Frank Fontaine, Cambridge Mass, comedian (Crazy Guggenheim)
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1921
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Glyn England, CEO (CEGB, Windcluster Ltd)
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1921
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Will Ogdon, composer
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1922
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Erich Hartmann, German WW II pilot (downed 352 Russian aircrafts)
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1922
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Luigi Barbbarito, reverend (Apostolic ProNuncio)
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1925
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Hugh O'Brian, [Krampke], Rochester NY, actor (Wyatt Earp, Search)
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1927
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Don Barbour, Greencastle Ind, singer (4 Freshmen)
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1928
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Alexis Korner, Paris, musician (Blues Inc-Bootleg Him)
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1928
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John Horlock, British vice-chancellor (Open College)
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1929
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Edward Crook, Detroit Mich, middleweight boxer (Olympic-gold-1960)
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1931
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Alex Webster, football coach (NY Giants)
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1931
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Denis Henry, British high court judge
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1931
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Garfield Morgan, Brtish actor (Odessa File, To Catch a Spy)
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1931
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Hendrick J "Kobie" Coetsee, South Africa minister of Defense/Justice
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1932
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Andrea Mead Lawrence, Rutland Vt, alpine slalom skier (Oly-2 gold-52)
|
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1932
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Jayne Mansfield, [Vera Jane Palmer], Bryn Mawr Pa, actress (Fat Spy)
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1933
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Dick Sargent, Carmel Calif, actor (Darrin-Bewitched)
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1933
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Harold "Dickie" Bird, cricketer (noted England Test umpire)
|
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1934
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Dickie Goodman, parody singer (Flying Saucer)
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1934
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Jan Helge Guttorm Bark, composer
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1934
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John Roch, high court judge
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1935
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Dudley Moore, London England, actor (10, Arthur, Bedazzled, 6 Weeks)
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1935
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Peter Scott, QC
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1936
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Csaba Szabo, composer
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1936
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Ruby Johnson, US singer (I'll Run Your Hurt Away)
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1936
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Wilfried Martens, premier (Belgium, 1979-81, 1981-92)
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1937
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Elinor Donahue, Tacoma Wash, actress (Father Knows Best, Get a Life)
|
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1938
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Jonathan Tunick, composer
|
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1939
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E Clay Shaw Jr, (Rep-R-FL, 1981- )
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1939
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Ellen Weston, NYC, actress (Betty-SWAT)
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1939
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Michael Macaulay, cricketer (Tvl, W Prov, OFS, NE Tvl, E Prov & S Afr)
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1940
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Algy Cluff, CEO (Spectator, Cluff Resources)
|
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1941
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Michel Roux, chef de cuisine
|
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1942
|
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Alan Price, Eng, rock keyboardist (Animals-House of the Rising Sun)
|
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1943
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Mike Kelly, rocker (Duprees)
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1944
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Bernard Worrell, US keyboardist (Funkadelic-Cosmic Slop)
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1944
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Margo MacDonald, Scotish national broadcaster
|
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1944
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Mark "Flo" Volman, rocker (Flo & Eddie, Turtles-Eleanor)/DJ (WKRK)
|
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1945
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Nuria Ortiz, Mexico, skeet shooter (Olympic-13th-1968)
|
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1946
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Leon Wessels, S Afr lawyer/underminister of Law & Order
|
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1946
|
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Tim Curry, Cheshire England, actor (Rocky Horror Show)
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1946
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Viktor Viktorovich Zabolotsky, Russia, cosmonaut (BST-02)
|
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1947
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Frits Castricum, journalist/Dutch MP (PvdA)
|
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1947
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Murray Perahia, NYC, pianist (Avery Fischer Prize-1975, Grammy 1988)
|
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1947
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Wilf Stevenson, director (British Film Institute)
|
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1949
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Myra McCulloch, teacher academic/administrator
|
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1949
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Paloma Picasso, [Gilot], Paris France, actress (Immoral Tales)
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1950
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Jeff Hammond, cricketer (Australian fast bowler on 1973 WI tour)
|
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1950
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Marc Demeyer, Belgian bicyclist (Paris-Brussel '74)
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1952
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Adny Shernoff, rocker
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1953
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Sara Simeoni, Italy, high jumper (Olympic-gold-1980)
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1954
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Trevor Francis, British soccer manager
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1956
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Lori West, Denver CO, LPGA golfer (1994 State Farm-5th)
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1956
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Sue Barker, England, tennis star
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1957
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Belinda Lipscomb, vocalist (Midnight Star-No Parking)
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1957
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Bo[as] Watson, vocalist (Midnight Star-No Parking)
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1957
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Rod Morgenstern, rocker (Winger)
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1960
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Frank Viola, Hempstead NY, pitcher (Twins, Mets/Cy Young-1988)
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1961
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Richard Phelps, British pentathelete
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1962
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Al Unser Jr, Indy-car racer (over 10 wins)
|
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1962
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Christa Teno, Tecumseh Ontario, LPGA golfer (1989 Mitsubishi-44th)
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1964
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Harris Barton, NFL tackle (SF 49ers)
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1964
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Scott Kamienicki, pitcher (NY Yankees)
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1965
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Melita Rhn, Romania, horse vaulter (Olympic-bronze-1980)
|
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1966
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Paul Reiffel, cricketer (Victorian & Australian pace bowler)
|
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1966
|
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Randolph Keys, NBA forward (Milwaukee Bucks)
|
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1968
|
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Ashley Taylor Judd, Granada Hills Calif, actress (Kuffs, Sisters)
|
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1968
|
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Brent Mayne, Loma Linda CA, catcher (NY Mets)
|
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1968
|
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Keith McCants, NFL defensive end (Arizona Cardinals)
|
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1968
|
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Roger Reinson, CFL linebacker (Calgary Stampeders)
|
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1968
|
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Thomas Nock, Zurich Switzerland, actor (Tartort, Gemini-Twin Stars)
|
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1969
|
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Carlos Reyes, Miami FL, pitcher (Oakland A's)
|
|
1969
|
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Danelle Marie Folta, Hammond IN, playmate (Apr, 1995)
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1969
|
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James Westphal, Oak Park Illinois, 10k runner
|
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1970
|
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Luis Miguel, Vera Cruz Mxico, spanish singer
|
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1970
|
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Michael Barrow, NFL linebacker (Houston Oilers, Carolina Panthers)
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1970
|
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Rick Hamilton, WLAF linebacker (Barcelona Dragons)
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1971
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Otis Scott, Gainesville Fla, 400m/800m runner
|
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1972
|
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Eric Jack, NFL cornerback (Atlanta Falcons)
|
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1972
|
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Jeff Wilkins, NFL kicker (SF 49ers)
|
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1974
|
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Ante Moric, Australian soccer midfielder (Olyroos, Olympics-96)
|
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1975
|
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Jason Gillespie, cricketer (SA fast bowler, Australia 1996)
|
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1975
|
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Nazarena Almada, Miss Argentina Universe (1997)
|
|
1975
|
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Temoc Suarez, Greenwood SC, soccer forward (Olympics-gold-96)
|
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1976
|
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Vanessa Guzman, Miss Universe-Mexico (1996)
|
|
1978
|
|
Adrienne Parker, Miss Tennessee Teen USA (1996)
|
|
1978
|
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Whitney Metzler, 400m medley swimmer (Olympics-8th-96)
|
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1979
|
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Challen Sievers, Downers Grove Ill, rhythmic gymnast (Olympics-96)
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1979
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Mariah Billado, Miss Vermont Teen USA (1997)
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DEATHS
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843
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Judith, French empress/2nd wife of Louis de Vrome, dies
|
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1044
|
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Gothelo, duke of Neth-Lotharingen, dies
|
|
1054
|
|
Leo IX, [Bruno von Egesheim und Dagsburg], Pope (1049-54), dies at 51
|
|
1390
|
|
Robert II, King of Scotland, dies
|
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1529
|
|
John Cuspinianus, [Spiessheimer], German physician, dies at about 55
|
|
1560
|
|
Philipp Melanchton (Schwazerd), church reformer, dies at 63
|
|
1567
|
|
Michael Stifel, German theologist/mathematician, dies at about 79
|
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1588
|
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Paolo Veronese (Cagliari), painter, dies
|
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1608
|
|
Earl of Dorset, poet/statesman, dies
|
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1645
|
|
Anton van Diemen, gov-gen (Neth East Indies), dies at about 51
|
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1645
|
|
William Smith, composer, dies at 42
|
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1658
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Robert Rich 2nd earl of Warwick, Engl Lord High Admiral, dies at ñ70
|
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1689
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Christina, Queen of Sweden (1644-54), dies
|
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1706
|
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Galenus Abrahamsz de Haen, Dutch baptist leader, dies
|
|
1739
|
|
Nicholas Saunderson, mathematician, dies
|
|
1768
|
|
Filippo della Valle, Italian sculptor, dies at about 70
|
|
1770
|
|
Esprit Joseph Antoine Blanchard, composer, dies at 74
|
|
1772
|
|
Johann Peter Kellner, composer, dies at 66
|
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1773
|
|
Florian Johann Deller, composer, dies at 43
|
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1776
|
|
Jacob Israel Emden, [Jacob ben Tswi], German rabbi, dies at 78
|
|
1791
|
|
Richard Price, nonconformist minister/writer (Alabi's World), dies
|
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1799
|
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Pieter Hellendaal, violinist/organist/composer (Glees), dies at 78
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|
1813
|
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Benjamin Rush, physician/abolotionist (signed Decl of Ind), dies at 67
|
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1824
|
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George Gorden Noel "Lord" Byron, poet, dies at 36
|
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1852
|
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Vasili A Zjukovski, Russian folk poet/translator (Homerus), dies at 69
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1862
|
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Louis Powell Harvey, US governor of Wisconsin, drowns
|
|
1862
|
|
Simon Fraser, Canadian explorer, dies
|
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1867
|
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Robert Smirke, British architect, dies
|
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1870
|
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Andreas Schelfhout, painter/etcher/lithographer, dies at 83
|
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1870
|
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Camille Marie Stamaty, composer, dies at 59
|
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1870
|
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William Henry Havergal, composer, dies at 77
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1874
|
|
Owen Jones, architect, dies
|
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1876
|
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Samuel Sebastian Wesley, composer, dies at 65
|
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1881
|
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Benjamin Disraeli, 1st Earl (Beaconsfield)/novelist, dies
|
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1881
|
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Michel Abeloos, Flemish sculptor, dies at 53
|
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1882
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|
Charles Robert Darwin, evolutionist (Origin of Species), dies
|
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1889
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Warren De La Rue, astronomer/chemist, dies
|
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1893
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John Addington Symonds, critic/poet, dies
|
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1895
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George Scharf, critic, dies
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1895
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Victor J van Hinsbergh, South Neth engraver (PTT-stempels), dies at 70
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1900
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Ivan K Avazovski, Russian painter (harbor scenes), dies at 82
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1906
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Pierre Curie, French physicist/chemist (Nobel 1903), dies
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1914
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Charles Pierce, philosopher/scientist, dies
|
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1923
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Thomas Paine Westendorf, composer, dies at 75
|
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1926
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Squire Bancroft, [Butterfield], actor/manager (Haymarket), dies at 84
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1932
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Wladyslaw Rzepko, composer, dies at 77
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1937
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William M Conway, English historian/explorer (Spitzbergen), dies at 81
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1938
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Henry John Newbolt, poet/author (Studies Green & Gray), dies at 75
|
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1938
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Marie-Clmentine "Suzanne" Valadon, French acrobat/model, dies at 72
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1941
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Johanna Muller-Hermann, composer, dies at 63
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1943
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Alexander Schmorell, German resistance fighter, beheaded
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1943
|
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Gustave Doret, composer, dies at 76
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1943
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Kurt Huber, German resistance fighter, beheaded
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1943
|
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Willy Graf, German resistance fighter, beheaded
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1944
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Tommy Hitchcock, polo player (Westchester Cup 1924, 27), dies at 44
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1945
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J P Heyboer, resistance fighter, executed
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1950
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Tyrwhitt-Wilson, 14th baron Berners/composer, dies at 66
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1954
|
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Joe Laurie Jr, comedian (Can You Top This?), dies at 61
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1956
|
|
Ernst R Curtius, German literature historian, dies at 70
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1956
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Lionel K P "Buster" Crabb, British diver (WW II), dies at 47
|
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1956
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Lon N H Jungschlaeger, head milt intelligence Neth-Indies, dies at 52
|
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1957
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Charles Funk, Encylopediest (Funk & Wagnalls), dies at 76
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1957
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Johan W Albarda, 1st Dutch SDAP minister (1939-45), dies at 79
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1964
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Cyril Merry, cricketer (WI batsman in 2 Tests 1933), dies
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1965
|
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George Davis, actor (Private Lives, Devil May Care), dies at 75
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1966
|
|
Vin A Tanner, Finnish premier (1926-27)/minister, dies at 85
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|
1967
|
|
Conrad Adenauer, West Germany chancellor (1949-63), dies at 91
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|
1968
|
|
Tommy Bridges, US baseball pitcher (Detroit Tigers), dies at 61
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|
1969
|
|
Casper Hweler, music critic, dies at 71
|
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1972
|
|
Adolf Bach, German philologist/sociologist, dies at 82
|
|
1978
|
|
Emile de Strijker, Belgian philosopher, dies at 70
|
|
1980
|
|
Ethel Wilson, actress (Aunt Harriet-Aldrich Family), dies at 88
|
|
1980
|
|
Tony Beckley, actor (Assault, When a Stranger Calls), dies at 51
|
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1981
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|
Ernst Levy, composer, dies at 85
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1983
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Jerzy Andrzejewski, writer (Ashes & Diamonds), dies at 73
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1983
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Lorene Scott, actress (Faraway Hill), dies at 74
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1986
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Alvin Childress, actor (Amos-Amos 'n' Andy), dies at 78
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1986
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Dag Ivar Wiren, composer, dies at 80
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1987
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Hugh "Lumpy" Brannum, Actor (Mr Green Jeans), dies at 77
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1987
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Maxwell D Taylor, US commander 101st airborne (WW II), dies at 85
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1989
|
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Daphne Du Maurier, English writer (Rebecca, Jamaica Inn), dies at 82
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1990
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Vladislav Ivanovich Gulyayev, Russia, cosmonaut, dies at 52
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1992
|
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Alice Mary Riley, entertainer, dies of cancer at 51
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1992
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Frankie Howerd, actor (Carry on Doctor, Up the Front), dies at 70
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1992
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Pat Thompson, actress (Strictly Ballroom), dies at 51
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1992
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Robert F Clayton, drummer (Jody Grind), dies at 26 in a car crash
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1992
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Robert Paul Haynes, bassist (Jody Grind), dies at 26 in a car crash
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1993
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David Koresh, [Vernon Howell], cult leader (Davidians), suicide
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1993
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George Mickelson, Gov of SD, & 7 others, die in a plane crash
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1994
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Frederick Ferrari, crazy Gang Member, dies at 81
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1994
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Larry Davis, blues Singer/Guitarist, dies at 57
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1994
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Louis Simmonds, bookseller, dies at 87
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1994
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Michael Carreras, film Director, dies at 67
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1994
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Michel van Rooy, Dutch actor (Doctor Vlimmen, The Attack), dies at 43
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1995
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"King" Herbert Whitaker, tenor sax, dies at 66
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1995
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Igor Hajek, translator/writer, dies at 64
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1995
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J Peter Grace Jr, CEO (W R Grace), dies at 81
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1995
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Joseph Peter Grace, businessman, dies at 61
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1995
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Kenneth Burslam Gardner, librarian/Orientalist, dies at 70
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1996
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Bernard Edwards, bass player, dies at 44
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1996
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Norman Oldfield, cricketer (scored 99 runs in Test for England), dies
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1996
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Peg Ridge, peace campaigner, dies at 72
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