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1165
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Pope Alexander III returns from exile to Rome
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1334
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St Clemens Flood: Dike breaks at Flemish/Zeeuwse/Dutch coast
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1556
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King Philip II confers with Dutch financial experts
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1577
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Water Geuzen under capt Slope enter Amsterdam
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1584
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English parliament throws out Jesuits
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1700
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Cardinal Francesco Albani elected Pope Clemens XI
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1705
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Nicholas Rowe's "Ulysses," premieres in London
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1744
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English premier John Carteret resigns
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1765
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People of Frederick County Md refuse to pay England's Stamp tax
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1783
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Annapolis Maryland, becomes US capital (until June 1784)
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1832
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French take Antwerp in liberation of Belgium
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1834
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Hector Berlioz's "Harold in Italy," premieres
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1835
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Henry Burden patents Horseshoe manufacturing machine (Troy NY)
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1848
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Female Medical Educational Society forms in Boston
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1852
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Just past midnight, a sharp jolt causes Lake Merced to drop 30' (9m)
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1863
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Battle of Chattanooga & Orchard Knob, TN begins
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1863
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Patent granted for a process of making color photographs
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1864
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-25] Battle at Ball's Ferry Georgia (30 casualties)
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1868
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Louis Ducos du Hauron patents trichrome color photo process
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1871
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Railway bridge over Dutch Deep opens
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1876
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Columbia, Harvard & Princeton form Intercollegiate Football Assn
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1885
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Amsterdam police attack meeting of social-democrats united
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1887
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Notre Dame loses its 1st football game 8-0 to Michigan
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1887
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Opera "Trumpeter of Sckingen" 1st American production (NYC)
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1889
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Debut of 1st jukebox (Palais Royale Saloon, San Francisco)
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1892
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Battle of Lomani Congo: Belgian unit beats Arabs, 1000-3000 killed
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1892
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P de Coubertin launches plan for Modern Olympic Games
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1897
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Andrew J Beard invents "jerry coupler," to connect railroad cars
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1897
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Pencil sharpener patented by J L Love
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1899
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1st jukebox (Palais Royal Hotel, SF)
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1899
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Battle at Belmont, Cape colony: general Methuen beats Farmers
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1903
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Enrico Caruso US debut (Metropolitan Opera House, NY) in "Rigoletto"
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1904
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3rd Olympic games close in St Louis
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1905
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Henry Watson Furness, an Indiana physican, named minister of Haiti
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1906
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Joseph Smith, leader of the Mormon Church, convicted of polygamy
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1909
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7.17" (18.2 cm) of rainfall, Rattlesnake Creek, Idaho (state rec)
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1909
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Wright Brothers forms million dollar corp to manufacture airplanes
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1911
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Post Hospital at Presidio, SF renamed Letterman General Hospital
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1912
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Hamilton Alerts suspended by ORFU for refusing to field a full team in a replay of a protested game
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1921
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Pres Harding signs Willis Campell Act (anti-beer bill) forbidding doctors prescribing beer or liquor for medicinal purposes
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1923
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German army commander Gen Von Seeckt bans NSDAP & KPD
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1923
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Germany's Stresemann govt falls to SPD
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1926
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Nol Coward's "This Was a Man," premieres in NYC
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1930
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NY Giant Hap Moran runs 91 yards for a TD from a scrimmage
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1931
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Nationally Crisis Committee forms in Hague
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1936
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1st issue of Life, picture magazine created by Henry R Luce
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1936
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Life magazine hit newsstands
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1937
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Clifford Odets' "Golden Boy," premieres in NYC
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1937
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Emile Janson becomes Belgian premier
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1937
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John Steinbeck's "Of Mice & Men," premieres in NYC
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1939
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Nazi Gov of Poland Hans Frank requires Jews to wear a blue star
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1940
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1st edition of illegal "The Truth" publishes
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1940
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Romania signs Driemogendheden pact
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1940
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SD arrested resistance fighter Bernard Iron wire
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1941
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German troops conquer Klin, at NW of Moscow
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1942
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3rd & 5th Romanian army corp surrenders
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1942
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Coast Guard Woman's Auxiliary (SPARS) authorized
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1942
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Col-gen Von Paul asks Hitler to surrender
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1942
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German 4th & 6th Army surrounded at Stalingrad
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1942
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Japans bombing of Port Darwin, Australia
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1942
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Poon Lim set adrift for 133 days after his boat is torpedoed
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1942
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Russian 21st Army recaptures Kalatsj at Don
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1942
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Steward Poon Lim begins floating in a raft 133 days
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1943
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1st printing of illegal "Warheid"
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1943
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British Forces Broadcasting Service begins operation
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1943
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Phils owner William D Cox is permanently banned from baseball for having bet on his own team
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1943
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US forces take control of Tarawa, Gilbert Island & Makin from Japs
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1944
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US 7th army under Gen Patch conquers Straatsburg
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1945
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Most US wartime rationing of foods, including meat & butter, ends
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1946
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"Gypsy Lady" closes at Century Theater NYC after 79 performances
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1946
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34th CFL Grey Cup: Toronto Argonauts defeats Winn Blue Bombers, 28-6
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1946
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French Navy fire in Haiphong Vietnam, kills 6,000
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1947
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French govt of Schumann, forms
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1947
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Wash Redskin Sammy Baugh passes for 6 touchdowns vs Chi Cards (45-21)
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1948
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Dr Frank G Back (NYC) patents lens to provide zoom effects
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1950
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Howard Swanson's "Short Symphony," premieres
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1953
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KVFD (now KTIN) TV channel 21 in Ft Dodge, IA (NBC) 1st broadcast
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1953
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WJBF TV channel 6 in Augusta, GA (ABC) begins broadcasting
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1955
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British transfer Cocos (Keeling) Is in Indian Ocean to Australia
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1959
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"Fiorello!" opens at Broadhurst Theater NYC for 796 performances
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1960
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Dodgers outfielder Frank Howard is voted NL Rookie of Year
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1960
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Tinseltown dedicated its Walk of Fame at Hollywood Blvd & Vine St
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1960
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Tiros 2, a weather satellite is launched
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1962
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Dodgers shortstop Maury Wills is named NL's MVP
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1963
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"Doctor Who," the long-running British sci-fi series debuts in England
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1963
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"Tambourines to Glory" closes at Little Theater NYC after 24 perfs
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1963
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Horatio Alger Society founded
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1963
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JFK's body, lay in repose in East Room of White House
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1963
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LBJ proclaims Nov 25 a day of national mourning (for JFK)
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1964
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"Bajour" opens at Shubert Theater NYC for 232 performances
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1964
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Beatles release "I Feel Fine" & "She's a Woman"
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1964
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Vatican abolished Latin as official language of Roman Catholic liturgy
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1965
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31st Heisman Trophy Award: Mike Garrett, Southern Cal (RB)
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1965
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US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site
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1966
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Chicago outfielder Tommie Agee is voted AL Rookie of Year
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1968
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"Noel Coward's Sweet Potato" closes at Booth NYC after 36 perfs
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1968
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Milwaukee Bucks make their 1st NBA trade, giving Bob Love & Bob Weiss to Chicago Bulls for Flynn Robinson
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1970
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KNCT TV channel 46 in Belton/Killeen, TX (PBS) begins broadcasting
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1971
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China People's Republic seated in UN Security Council
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1971
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Danny Murtaugh, manager of world champ Pirates, announces retirement
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1974
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60 Ethiopia govt officials executed
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1975
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63rd CFL Grey Cup: Edmonton Eskimos defeats Montreal Alouettes, 9-8
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1975
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Bob Thomas of Chicago Bears kicks 55-yard field goal
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1975
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Sandra Haynie wins LPGA Greater Ft Myers Golf Classic
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1976
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US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site
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1976
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USSR performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakh/Semipalitinsk USSR
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1977
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"Jesus Christ Superstar" opens at Longacre Theater NYC for 96 perfs
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1977
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European weather satellite Meteosat 1 launched from Cape Canaveral
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1979
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Pink Floyd's "The Wall" released, sells 6 million copies in 2 weeks
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1980
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4,800 die in series of earthquakes that devastated southern Italy
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1980
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68th CFL Grey Cup: Edmonton Eskimos defeats Hamilton Tiger-Cats, 48-10
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1980
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National Black Independent Party forms
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1982
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Challenger moves to Vandenberg AFB & mated for STS-6
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1982
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FCC drops limits on duration & frequency of TV ads
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1982
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NY Islanders & Minn North Stars play to an 8-8 tie
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1983
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Soyuz T-9 lands
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1983
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USSR leave weapon disarmament talks
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1984
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Boston College QB Doug Flutie passes (472 yards), including game ending 48 yard TD (Hail Mary Pass) to end game & beat Miami 47
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1984
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Limited-over intl cricket debut for Wasim Akram, v NZ
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1984
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Test Cricket debut of David Boon age 23 & Bob Holland age 38 (v WI)
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1984
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USSR performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakh/Semipalitinsk USSR
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1985
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58 die as Egyptian commandos storm hijack Egyptair jet in Malta
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1985
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Retired CIA analyst Larry Wu-tai Chin, arrested of spying for China
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1988
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France performs nuclear test
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1988
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Wayne Gretzky scores his 600th NHL goal
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1988
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Yankees sign free agent 2nd-baseman Steve Sax to 3-year contract
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1989
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Pilots Union give up sympathy strike against Eastern Airlines
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1989
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Xenophobia Zoltas sworn in as premier of Greece
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1990
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Model Cheryl Tiegs marries actor Tony Peck
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1990
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Test Cricket debut of Saeed Anwar (Pak v WI), scores 0 & 0
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1991
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A day before he dies, Freddie Mercury, 45, confirms he has AIDS
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1991
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Brigham Young Ty Detmer finishes NCAA career with record 4,031 yards passed in a season & 15,031 for career
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1991
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Evander Holyfield TKOs Bert Cooper in 7 for heavyweight boxing title
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1991
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Martin Lopez-Zubero swims world record 200m backstroke (1:56.57)
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1991
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Sacramento Kings ends NBA's longest road losing streak at 43 games
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1991
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Sam's Town Bowling Invitational won by Lorrie Nichols
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1992
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"Someone Who'll Watch Over Me" opens at Booth NYC for 232 perfs
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1992
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10,000,000 cellular telephone sold
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1993
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"Angels in America-Perestroika" opens at Walter Kerr NYC for 216 perfs
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1996
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Irebe Skliva, 18, of Greece, crowned 46th Miss World
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1997
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Annika Sorenstam wins ITT LPGA Tour Championship
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1997
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Jana Novotna (Czech) beats Mary Pierce (France) in Chase Tennis Champ
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BIRTHS
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912
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Otto I, the Great, German king, Holy Roman emperor (962-73)
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1221
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Alfonso X (the Wise), king of Castile & Leon (1252-84)
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1553
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Prospero Alpini, Italy, botanist/physician (De Medocoma Aegyptorum)
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1608
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Francisco M de Melo, Portuguese author (Epan foras)
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1616
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John Wallis, English mathematician/cryptographer (product of Wallis)
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1669
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Johann K Amman, Swiss/Dutch deaf-mute teacher (Surdus Loquens)
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1690
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Ernst J earl van Biron, Russian duke of Koerland/regent of Ivan VI
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1695
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Franois the Cuvillis, Belgian court architect of Bayern
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1748
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Etienne Joseph Floquet, composer
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1749
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Edward Rutledge, (Gov-SC)/attorney/signer (Decl of Independence)
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1760
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Gracchus Babeuf, French utopian socialist (Tribun du Peuple)
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1765
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Thomas Attwood, composer
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1785
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Joannes P Roothaan, 1st Dutch general of the Jesuits (1829-53)
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1794
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Joan F Van Oordt, vicar (Groninger direction)
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1797
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Gabor Matray, composer
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1800
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Michail P Pogodin, Russian historian/author (Povesti)
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1804
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Franklin Pierce, Hillsboro NH, (D) 14th Pres (1853-1857)
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1809
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Horatio Phillips Van Cleve, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers)
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1815
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William Dennison, postmaster/general (Union), died in 1882
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1819
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Benjamin Mayberry Prentiss, Mjr Gen (Union volunteers), died in 1901
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1820
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John Willis Ellis, Governor (Confederacy) died in 1861
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1821
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Charles Meryon, British/French etcher
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1826
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Agustin Bethencourt, Venezuela publisher on Curaao
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1830
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Kaspar CE Ritter von Zumbusch, German/Austria sculptor
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1837
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John van der Waals, Hol, physicist (Nobel 1910, Liquid & Gas States)
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1842
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James Lillywhite Jr, cricketer (1st England Test captain)
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1843
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Josef Sucher, composer
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1858
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Frank Hearne, cricketer (bro of George & Alec, Eng & S Afr)
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1859
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Billy the Kid, [William H Bonney], NYC, criminal
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1860
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Karl Branting, Sweden, statesman/diplomat (Nobel Peace Prize 1921)
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1862
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Alberto Williams, Buenos Aires Argentina, composer (Etrerno Reposo)
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1862
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Theo van Rysselberghe, Belgian painter (pointillism)
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1876
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Manuel de Falla, C diz Spain, composer (El Amor Brujo)
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1878
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Andre Caplet, composer
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1878
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Ernest J King, US fleet admiral/Chief of Naval Operations (WW II)
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1878
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Holcombe Ward, tennis champ (US Open-1904)
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1879
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Andr Caplet, French composer/conductor (Conte Fantastic)
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1882
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Johan C T Kikkert, Dutch painter/etcher/critic
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1883
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Herman Baccaert, Flemish philological/writer (Along the water front)
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1883
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Jos Clemente Orozco, Mexico, painter (Epic of Culture in New World)
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1887
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Boris Karloff, [William H Pratt], Dulwich Engld, actor (Frankenstein)
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1887
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Paul Malengreau, composer
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1888
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Harpo Marx, [Adolph] NYC, actor/comedian (Marx brothers)
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1888
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Nana Bryant, Cincinnati OH, actress (Ladies of the Chorus)
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1893
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Jimmy Blanckenberg, cricket pace bowler (took 60 wickets for S Africa)
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1894
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Ture Persson, Sweden, sprinter (Olympic-silver-1912)
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1896
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Joris Vriamont, Flemish author/music publisher
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1896
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Klement Gottwald, premier/president of Czechoslovakia (1946-53)
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1896
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Ruth Etting, US dancer/singer/actress (Roman scandals)
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1899
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Norman Hunter, writer
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1901
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Marieluise Fleiáer, writer
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1906
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Mervyn Roberts, composer
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1908
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Leendert P J Braat, Dutch sculptor/screenwriter
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1909
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Nigel Tranter, author/historian (River Realm, Robert the Bruce)
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1910
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Hal Schumacher, baseball player
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1911
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Peter Saunders, English theater producer (Legend of the Werewolf)
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1912
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Det Glynn, teacher/anti-apartheid activist
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1914
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[Arthur] Wilson "Bob" Tucker, US, sci-fi author (Time Masters)
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1915
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Ellen Drew, [Terry Ray], Kansas City Mo, actress (Isle of Dead)
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1915
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John Dehner, [Forkum], Staten Is NY, actor (Big Hawaii, Bare Essence)
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1915
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Julio Cesar Mendez Montenegro, politician
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1917
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George O'Hanlon, Bkln NY, actor (Calvin-Life of Riley, George Jetson)
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1917
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Hugh Joseph Charles James L'Etang, medical writer
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1917
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Michael Gough, Malaya, actor (Search for the Nile)
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1919
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Claudio Santoro, composer
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1919
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Peter Strawson, English philosopher
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1920
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Chalmers P Wylie, (Rep-R-OH, 1967- )
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1920
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Herman Nieland, Dutch organist/pianist/composer (Te Deum Laudamus)
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1920
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Paul Celan, [Antschell], German/Romanian poet (Collected Prose)
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1921
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Hein J Roethof, lawyer/Dutch MP (PvdA)
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1923
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Angelo John Novarese, record company founder
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1923
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Guy Molinari, (Rep-R-NY, 1981- )
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1923
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Nadia Gray, actress (Naked Runner, Maniac, Candide)
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1924
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Colin Turnbull, anthropologist
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1924
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Paul Richards, CA, actor (Kiss Daddy Goodnight)
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1926
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Christopher Logue, British poet/stage writer (Trials)
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1926
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Don Gordon, LA Calif, actor (Prentiss-Lucan)
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1928
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Jakob Jez, composer
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1928
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Jerry Bock, New Haven CT, Broadway composer (Fiddler on the Roof)
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1930
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Jack McKeon, baseball player
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1930
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Robert Easton, Milwaukee, actor (Someone Up There Likes Me)
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1930
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William E Brock, (Sen-D)/US Secretary of Labor (1985-87)
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1931
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Yevgeni Grischin, USSR, 500m/1500m speed skater (Oly-gold-1956, 60)
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1932
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Michael Knight, air chief marshall/British leader (NATO)
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1933
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Hayes Jenkins, US, figure skater (Olympic-gold-1956)
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1933
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Krzysztof Penderecki, Debica Poland, composer (Hiroshima Threnody)
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1934
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Lewis Alan "Lew" Hoad, Australia, tennis star (Wimbledon 1953, 56)
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1934
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Michael Wayne, producer (McQ, Chisum, Green Berets, McLintock)
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1934
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Rita Rossi Colwell, oceanographer
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1934
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Robert Towne, producer/screenwriter (Chinatown)
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1935
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Dean A Gallo, (Rep-R-NJ, 1985- )
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1935
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Ken Eastwood, cricketer (opened for Aust v Eng SCG 1971)
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1935
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Vladislav Nikolayevich Volkov, Moscow Russia, cosmonaut (Soyuz 7, 11)
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1938
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Herbert Achternbusch, Munich Germany, actor (Hedes, Mix Wix, Wohin)
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1938
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Oscar Robertson, NBA guard (Cin, Milwaukee, Olympic-gold-1960)
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1939
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Betty Everett, US singer (Getting Mighty Crowded)
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1939
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Susan Anspach, NYC, actress (Grace-Yellow Rose, Blume in Love)
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1940
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Gsta Pettersson, Sweden, cyclist (Olympic-silver-1968)
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1940
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Luis Tiant, Cuba, baseball pitcher (Boston Red Sox, NY Yankees)
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1941
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Alan Mullery, English soccer player
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1943
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Andrew Goodman, civil rights worker, murdered in 1964
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1944
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Joe Eszterhas, screenwriter (Basic Instinct, Showgirls)
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1944
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Jos Torikens, Dutch journalist (Parool, NRC)
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1945
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Assaf Dayan, Israel, actor (Operation Thunderbolt)
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1945
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Steve Landesberg, Bronx NY, comedian/actor (Barney Miller)
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1946
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Bobby L Rush, (Rep-D-Illinois)
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1946
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Diana Quick, London England, actress (Brideshead, Big Sleep, Odd Job)
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1946
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Hans Hoekman, Dutch radio play actor
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1947
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Geoffery Michael Roberts, vintner
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1949
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Gayl Jones, US author/poet (Corregidora, Song for Anninho)
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1950
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Cecil Hooker, rocker (Snuff)
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1950
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Charles E Schumer, (Rep-D-NY, 1981- )
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1951
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Bernd Landvoigt, German DR, coxless pairs (Olympics-gold-1976)
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1951
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David Rappaport, London England, 3'11" actor (Wizard, Time Bandits)
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1951
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Jrg Landvoigt, German DR, coxless pairs (Olympics-gold-1976)
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1952
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Francie Larrieu Smith, US, 1.5/3/10K track runner (AAU 1 mile-1979)
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1953
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Martin Kent, cricketer (Queensland batsman played for Australia 1981)
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1954
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Bruce Hornsby, Williamsburg Va, rock vocalist
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1954
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Ferry Hoogendijk, Dutch editor in chief (Elsevier Magazine)
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1954
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Ken Schrom, baseball player
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1955
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Steven Brust, [Karl Zoltan], US, sci-fi author (Yendi, Jhereg)
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1956
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Bruce Edgar, cricketer (NZ opener through the 80')
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1956
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Michael S Brainard, LA, actor (Joey-All My Children, Santa Barbara)
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1956
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Shane Gould, Brisbane Queensland, swimmer (Olympic-3 gold-1972)
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1957
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John "Jellybean" Benitez, music producer
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1958
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David Wallace, Miami, actor (General Hospital, Babysitter, Humongus)
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1958
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Martin Snedden, cricketer (NZ medium-pacer of 80's)
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1959
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Brook Jacoby, baseball player
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1959
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Maxwell Caulfield, Derbyshire England, actor (Miles-The Colbys)
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1960
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Jayananda Warnaweera, cricketer (Sri Lankan fastish off-spin bowler)
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1961
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Merv Hughes, cricketer (Australian pace bowler 1985-94 Extrovert)
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1962
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Andrea Blackwell, Calgary Alberta, basketball forward (Olympics-96)
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1962
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Gary Rusnak, Orangeburg SC, Nike golfer (1994 NIKE Permian Basin-2nd)
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1962
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Mike Nocito, rocker
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1963
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Dale Sveum, baseball player
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1964
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Boyd Kestner, actor (Outsiders)
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1964
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Dave Ellefson, bassist (Megadeth)
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1964
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John Williams, NFL linebacker/FB (Pitts Steelers)
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1964
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Jose Gonzales, baseball player
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1964
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Kapila Wijegunewardene, cricketer (Sri Lankan fast-medium bowler)
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1965
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Michael Brainard, Hollywood CA, actor (Ted-Santa Barbara)
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1965
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Rodion Gataullin, Uzbekistan, pole vaulter (Olympics-silver-88)
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1966
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Charlie Grover, musician (Sponge)
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1966
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Jerry Kelly, Madison WI, Nike golfer (1993 NIKE Cleveland Open-2nd)
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1966
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Jerry Patrick Kelly, Madison WI, PGA golfer (1995 Greater Milw-34th)
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1967
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Brian Glynn, Iserlohn Ger, NHL defenseman (Hartford Whalers)
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1967
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Diane O'Grady, North Bay Ontario, rower (Olympics-96)
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1967
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Gary Kirsten, cricketer (South African lefty opening batsman 1993-)
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1967
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Patrick Mameli, Dutch rock vocalist/guitarist (Pestilence)
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1967
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Salli Richardson, actress (Posse)
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1968
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John O'Neill, Detroit, US field hockey midfielder (Olympics-96)
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1970
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Glenn Murray, Manning SC, outfielder (Phila Phillies)
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1971
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Ashraf Amaya, NBA forward (Vancouver Grizzlies)
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1971
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Jim Pyne, NFL guard/corner (Tampa Bay Bucs)
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1971
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Vin Baker, NBA forward (Seattle Supersonics, Milwaukee Bucks)
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1972
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Kurupt, rapper (Tha Dogg Pound)
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1972
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Paul Penny, Victoria BC, golfer (Edmonton City Amat-1993, 94)
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1973
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Reggie Green, NFL guard (Seattle Seahawks)
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1974
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Jamie Sharper, linebacker (Baltimore Ravens)
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1974
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Malik Rose, NBA forward (San Antonio Spurs)
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1974
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Regina Fisher, Miss West Virginia USA (1996)
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1974
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Saku Koivu, Turku Fin, NHL left wing (Montreal Canadiens, Oly-B-98)
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1974
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Tora Suber, WNBA guard (Charlotte Sting)
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1974
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Tyrus McCloud, linebacker (Baltimore Ravens)
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1975
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Arno Schreuders, Dutch soccer player (RKC)
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1976
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Adriana Cano Garcia, Miss Uruguay Universe (1997)
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1978
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Aliane Baquerot, NYC, rhythmic gymnast (US team-96)
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DEATHS
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615
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Columbanus, Irish monastery founder/poet/saint (Poenitentiale), dies
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1249
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Ajjoeb, sultan of Egypt, dies
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1407
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Louis, duke of Orlans, murdered
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1457
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Ladislaus V Posthumus, king of Hungary/Bohemia, dies at 17
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1499
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Perkin Warbeck, Flemish sailor, hanged
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1558
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Charles, earl of Lalaing/land guardian of the Neth, dies at 52
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1585
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Thomas Tallis, composer, dies
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1613
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Charles Philip of Croij, marquis of Havr/earl of Fontenoy, dies at 64
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1709
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Hans Willem baron Bentinck, Dutch/English earl of Portland, dies at 60
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1750
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Giuseppe Sammartini, composer, dies at 55
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1752
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Conrad Michael Schneider, composer, dies at 79
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1787
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Anton Schweitzer, composer, dies at 52
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1814
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Elbridge Gerry, US merchant/signer (Decl of Independence), dies at 70
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1848
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Alfred Julius Becher, composer, dies at 45
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1853
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Francisco Andrevi y Castellar, composer, dies at 67
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1853
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Johann Christian Friedrich Schneider, composer, dies at 67
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1865
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Josef Leopold Zvonar, composer, dies at 41
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1865
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Ren E de Russy, West Indian/US brig-general, dies at about 75
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1872
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Ten Bears (Parra-Wa-Samen), US poet/Comanche chief, dies
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1890
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Willem III, King of Netherland (1849-1890), dies at 73
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1902
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Walter Reed, US bacteriologist (Yellow Fever), dies
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1910
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Hawley H Crippen, doctor/murderer, executed
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1911
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Bernard Tancred, cricketer (87 runs in 1888-89 S Afr v England), dies
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1914
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Elbrige Gerry, VP (of Gerrymander fame), dies at 70
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1916
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Eduard Napravnik, composer, dies at 77
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1916
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Leonard Moon, cricketer (WW I 4 Tests for England 1905-06), dies
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1920
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Mohammed ibn Addoellah, Somalian resistances leader "Mad Molla", dies
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1926
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Frederic Ayers, composer, dies at 50
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1927
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S Przybyszewski, writer, dies
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1931
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Evert Cornelis, Dutch conductor/pianist, dies
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1932
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Percy Pitt, composer, dies at 63
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1934
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Albert Funke Kppes, political cartoonist, dies
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1937
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Louis Victor Saar, composer, dies at 68
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1938
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August TC Kiehl, actor (Hope of Blessing), dies at 84
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1940
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Catherina van Rennes, composer, dies at 82
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1943
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Ernest Jones, cricketer ("Jonah" Gave WG's beard a close shave), dies
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1946
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Fawzi Husseini, Arabic High Director for Palestine, murdered
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1948
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Stanner E V Taylor, US director/writer (Lucky Jim, Ramona), dies at 71
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1948
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Uzeir Abdul Huseyn Hajibeyov, composer, dies at 63
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1949
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Gustav Radbruch, German Min of Justice, dies
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1952
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Aaro A Hellaakoski, Finnish geographer/poet, dies at 59
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1952
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Albert van Raalte, conductor (Radio Philharmonic Orch), dies at 62
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1956
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Jeanne Cappe, Belgian author (Tres Grand Cardinal), dies at about 61
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1962
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Gloria Gordon, actress (My Friend Irma), dies at 81
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1962
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Herman J Friedericy, Dutch author (Last General), dies at 62
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1965
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Franc Debenham, Australian geographer/geologer, dies at 81
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1967
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Freddie Martin, cricket WI batsman, (9 Tests 486 runs 1 century), dies
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1970
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Yusuf Bin Ishak, president of Singapore 1965-70, dies at about 60
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1971
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Lisle Nagel, Australian cricket opening bowler (1932), dies
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1972
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Marie Wilson, actress (My Friend Irma), dies at 56
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1973
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Claire Dodd, actress (Ex-Lady, In the Navy), dies after illness at 64
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1973
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Constance Talmadge, US comedienne (Her Primitive Lover), dies at 75
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1973
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Paul Newlan, actor (Capt Grey-M Squad), dies
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1973
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Robert Ellis, actor (Curse of King Tut's Tomb), dies at 40
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1973
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Sessue Hayakawa, actor (Tokyo Joe), dies of cerebral thrombosis at 83
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1974
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Cornelius Ryan, war reporter/historian (Bridge too Far), dies at 54
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1974
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Pall Isolfsson, composer, dies at 81
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1976
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Andr Malraux, [Berger], author (Conquerors)/min of Culture, dies
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1979
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Merle Oberon, actress (Assignment Foreign Legion), dies at 68
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1980
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Herby Wade, cricketer (South African capt 10 Tests 1935-36), dies
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1980
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Thien-an Thich, Zen teacher/Vietnamese Rinzai line, dies in LA at 54
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1982
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"Reverend" Grady Nutt, actor (Hee Haw), dies at 47
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1990
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Bo Diaz, catcher, crushed to death by a satellite dish at 37
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1990
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Nguyen Van Tam, PM of Vietnam (1952-53), dies
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1990
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Renate Rubinstein, author/columnist (Tamar), dies
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1990
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Roald Dahl, Br short story author (Sweet Mystery of Life), dies at 74
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1991
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Ken Uehara, actor (Honolulu-Tokyo), dies of heart failure at 82
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1991
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Klaus Kinski, actor (Android, Little Drummer Girl), dies at 65
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1992
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Ray Acuff, country singer (Wahbash Cannonball), dies
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1992
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Rita Corday, actress (Dick Tracy vs Cueball), dies at 68
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1992
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Thelma Orloff, entertainer, dies of kidney failure at 76
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1993
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Gerarda "Meik" Rueter, sculptor, dies at 89
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1993
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Herv Bromberger, French director/screenwriter, dies at 75
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1993
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Tatiana Nikolajeva, Russian pianist (Bach), dies at 69
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1994
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Eldero L D Williams, tenor saxophonist, dies at 70
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1994
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Erick Frederick Hawkins, US dancer/wed to Martha Graham, dies at 85
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1994
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Tommy Boyce, US songwriter (Be My Guest), commits suicide at 55
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1994
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William Donald Campbell, diarist/Ornithologist, dies at 89
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1995
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Frank Hammond, tennis umpire, dies of ALS at 66
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1995
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Junior Walker, tenor saxophonist, dies of cancer at 64
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1995
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Louis Malle, film director (Pretty Baby), dies at 63
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1996
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Art Porter, saxophonist, dies at 35
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1996
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George Nicholas, cartoon animator, dies at 85
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1996
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Mohamed Amin, cameraman, dies at 53
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1996
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Ralph Tubbs, architect, dies at 84
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1996
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Sayed Idries Shah, thinker, dies at 72
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