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66
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5th recorded perihelion passage of Halley's Comet
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1340
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English king Edward III proclaimed king of France
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1531
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Lisbon hit by Earthquake; about 30,000 die
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1654
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Portuguese troops conquer last Dutch base on Recife
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1666
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France declares war on England & Mnster
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1689
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Jean Racine's "Esther," premieres in Saint-Cyr
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1697
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Isaac Newton receives Jean Bernoulli's 6 month time-limit problem, solves problem before going to bed that same night
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1699
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Venice, Poland & Austria sign peace treaty with Turkey
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1736
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Stanislaw Lesczynski flees Polish throne
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1748
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England, Netherlands, Austria & Sardinia sign anti-French treaty
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1784
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Ben Franklin expresses unhappiness over eagle as America's symbol
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1788
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Capt Arthur Phillip hoists English flag on Botany Bay, New South Wales
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1789
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John Odell signs contract for 336 to build St Peter's church (Bronx)
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1790
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Mozart's opera "Cosi Fan Tutte" premieres in Vienna
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1797
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Russia, Prussia & Austria sign treaty
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1802
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Congress passes an act calling for a US Capitol library
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1833
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Gaetano Dinozetti's opera "Lucrezia Borgia," premieres in Milan
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1837
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Michigan admitted as 26th US state
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1838
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Tennessee becomes 1st state to prohibit alcohol
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1841
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Hong Kong proclaimed a sovereign territory of Britain
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1850
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1st German-language daily newspaper in US published, NYC
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1861
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Louisiana becomes 6th state to secede
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1862
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Lincoln issues General War Order #1, calling for a Union offensive McClellan ignores order
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1863
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54th Regiment (Black) infantry forms
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1863
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War Dept authorizes Mass governor to recruit black troops
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1870
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Virginia rejoins US
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1871
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British Rugby Union forms
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1871
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US income tax repealed
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1875
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Electric dental drill is patented by George F Green
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1881
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Union of Baptists Communities forms in Foxholl
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1882
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France govt of Gambetta falls
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1884
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1st Dutch Wagner version of Elizabeth aria
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1885
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Muhammad Ahmed ("Mahdi") rebels conquer Khartoum
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1886
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Karl Benz patents 1st auto with burning motor
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1887
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Battle of Dogali: Abyssinian Emperor John IV defeats Italians
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1891
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Oscar Wilde's "Duchess of Padua," premieres in NYC
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1897
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Battle at Bida Gold Coast: British troops beat Nupe's army
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1900
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Henrik Ibsen's "Naar vi Dode Vaaguer," premieres in Stuttgart
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1905
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Arnold Schnberg's "Pelleas und Melissande," premieres in Vienna
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1905
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Han Yong-woon [Bongwan, Manhae] (1879-1944) ordained a monk in Korea
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1905
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World's largest diamond, the 3,106-carat Cullinan, is found
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1907
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1st federal corrupt election practices law passed
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1907
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J M Synge's "Playboy of Western World" opens; police are called
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1910
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Heavy rains cause floods in Paris
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1911
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Glenn Curtiss pilots 1st successful hydroplane, San Diego
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1911
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Richard Strauss's opera "Die Rosenkavalier" premieres, Dresden
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1913
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Jim Thorpe relinquishes his 1912 Olympic medals for being a pro
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1914
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600 Dutch textile workers go on strike
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1914
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Vatican puts Belgian Nobel winner Maeterlinck's works in their index
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1915
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Rocky Mountain National Park, Colo established
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1918
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Pres Hoover calls for "wheatless" & "meatless" days for war effort
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1920
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Amadeo Modigliani's mistress jumps out of a window
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1921
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Soccer team GVAV of Groningen Neth forms
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1921
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Toronto St Pat Corb Denneny scores 6 goals vs Hamilton Tigers
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1922
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Ralph Vaughan Williams' "Pastoral Symphony," premieres in London
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1924
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Charles Jewtraw, US 500m skater, takes 1st Winter Olympics gold medal
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1926
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Television 1st demonstrated (J L Baird, London)
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1927
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Maxwell Anderson's "Saturday's Children," premieres in NYC
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1929
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Indian National Congress proclaims goal for India's independence
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1930
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Cleveland's Terminal Tower opens (52 stories)
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1931
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Hungary-Austria sign peace treaty
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1931
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Lynn Riggs' "Green Grow the Lilacs," premieres in NYC
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1932
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British submarine M-2 sinks in Channel (60 dead)
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1932
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KUT-AM in Austin Texas changes call letters to KNOW
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1934
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Bradman scores 128 NSW v Victoria, 96 mins, 17 fours 4 sixes
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1934
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Nazi Germany & Poland sign non-attack treaty for 10 years
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1939
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Federal Hall National Monument established
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1939
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Filming begins on "Gone With the Wind"
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1939
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Franco conquers Barcelona
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1940
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Nazi's forbid Polish Jews to travel on trains
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1942
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1st US force in Europe during WW II go ashore in Northern Ireland
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1942
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Italian supreme command demands dismissal of German marshal Rommel
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1945
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Soviet forces reach Auschwitz concentration camp
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1947
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KLM Dakota crashes near Copenhagen, 22 die
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1948
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Executive Order 9981, end segregation in US Armed Forces signed
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1949
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WHIO TV channel 7 in Dayton, OH (CBS) begins broadcasting
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1950
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India becomes a republic ceaseing to be a British dominion
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1951
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Mel Ott & Jimmie Foxx elected to Baseball Hall of Fame
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1954
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Ground breaking begins on Disneyland
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1956
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7th Winter Olympic games open in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy
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1956
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Buddy Holly's 1st formal recording session
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1956
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Hank Greenberg & Joe Cronin are elected to Hall of Fame
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1956
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Porkkala military base returned to Finland by USSR
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1957
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Bernanos & Poulenc's opera "Dialogue des Carmelites," premieres
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1957
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Dutch PSP, Pacifist Socialistic Party, forms
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1957
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India annexes Kashmir
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1957
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Joseph F Cairnes succeeds Lou Perini as Pres of Milwaukee Braves
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1958
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H Laskow replaces Moshe Dayan on as Israeli minister of Defense
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1958
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Jack Smith takes over for Art Baker as TV host of "You Asked for It"
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1958
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Marlene Hagge wins LPGA Lake Worth Open Golf Invitational
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1959
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Italy govt of Fanfani resigns
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1959
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KOKH TV channel 25 in Oklahoma City, OK (IND/PBS) begins broadcasting
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1960
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Danny Heater scores 135 pts in basketball game (Boys' HS)
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1960
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High-school basketball sensation Danny Heater scores 135 points
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1960
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Oakland enters AFL
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1960
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Pete Rozelle elected NFL commissioner on 23rd ballot
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1961
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"Are You Lonesome Tonight?" by Elvis Presley peaks to #1
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1961
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1st woman "personal physician to president"-JG Travell
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1962
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"Twist" is impure & bans it from all Catholic schools
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1962
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Bishop Burke of Buffalo Catholic dioceses declares Chubby Checker's
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1962
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Canadian Marine Service renamed Coast Guard
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1962
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David Diamond's 7th Symphony, premieres in Philadelphia
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1962
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US launches Ranger 3, misses Moon by 22,000-mi (37,000-km)
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1963
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"Milk & Honey" closes at Martin Beck Theater NYC after 543 perfs
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1963
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Major League Rules Committee votes to expand strike zone
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1965
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South Vietnam milt coup under general Nguyen Khanh
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1966
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Ard Schenk skates world record 1500m (2:06.2)
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1967
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USSR performs nuclear test at Sary Shagan USSR
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1968
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Israeli submarine Dakar crashes in Mediterranean Sea, 69 die
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1969
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"Red, White, & Maddox" opens at Cort Theater NYC for 41 performances
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1970
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Pendleton, Ford & Cryer's "Last Sweet Days of Isaac," premieres in NYC
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1971
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Charles Manson convicted of murder
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1971
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Dutch 2nd Chamber accept law against limitation of war crimes
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1972
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Stewardess Vesna Vulovic survives 10,160m fall without parachute
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1973
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Belgium govt of Leburton forms
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1975
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Edward Albee's "Seascape," premieres in NYC
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1976
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6th AFC-NFC pro bowl, NFC wins 23-20
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1976
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Belgium catholic elite start amnesty campaign for war criminals
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1976
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David Mamet's "American Buffalo," premieres in NYC
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1976
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Israel opens "Good Fence" to Lebanon
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1976
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NFL Pro Bowl: NFC beats AFC 23-20
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1977
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Soviet figure skaters Sergei Shakrai & Marine Tcherkasova are 1st to perform a quadruple twist lift, Helsinki
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1978
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Frank Herbert completes his novel "Destination: Void"
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1978
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International Ultraviolet Explorer placed in Earth orbit
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1978
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Mario Soares forms Portuguese govt
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1978
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Strikers riot in Tunisia, killing about 40
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1979
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"Dukes of Hazzard" premieres on CBS's vast wasteland
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1979
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Music Center Vredenburg opens in Utrecht Neth
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1980
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175,000 pay to hear FRANK SINATRA sing in Rio de Janeiro!
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1980
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Islanders & Whalers play a NHL penalty-free game
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1980
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Israel & Egypt establish diplomatic relations
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1980
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Mary Decker became 1st woman to run a mile in under 4« minutes
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1981
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Sandeep Patil scores memorable 174 v Australia at Adelaide Oval
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1982
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Islanders score 4 goals within 1:38, 5 within 2:37 vs Penguins
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1982
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Mauno Koivisto elected president of Finland
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1983
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Dutch/British infrared satellite IRAS launched from Calif
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1984
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Nordiques' Michel Goulet scored on 9th penalty shot against Islanders
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1984
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US navy exhibits Piasecki helistat-4 helicopters & a blimp able to lift 26 tons-Lakehurst, NJ
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1985
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42th Golden Globes: Amadeus wins
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1985
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Edmonton Oiler Wayne Gretzky scores 50th goal in 49th game of season
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1986
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Hein Vergeer becomes European skating champ
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1986
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Superbowl XX: Chicago Bears beat NE Patriots, 46-10 in New Orleans Superbowl MVP: Richard Dent, Chicago, DE
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1986
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Val Skinner wins LPGA Mazda Golf Classic
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1986
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Yoweri Museveni's rebel army conquerors Kampala Uganda
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1987
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14th American Music Award: Whitney Houston, Lionel Richie & Alabama
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1987
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Hart Foundation beat British Bulldogs for WWF tag team title
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1988
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"Phantom of the Opera" opens at Majestic Theater NYC for 4,000+ perfs
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1988
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Australia's 200th anniversary-parade of tall ships in Sydney Harbor
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1989
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"Black & Blue" opens at Minskoff Theater NYC for 829 performances
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1989
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Allan Border takes 7-46 against the West Indies at the SCG
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1989
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AT&T reports 1st loss in 103 years; $1.67 B in 1988
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1989
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Madison Sq Garden announces 2-year $100 M renovation plan
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1989
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Test debut of Mark Taylor, Australia v West Indies, Sydney
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1989
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US computer security expert warns of catastrophic virus
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1990
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Annular eclipse visible over Antarctica & South Atlantic
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1990
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Boston Red Sox hires Elaine Weddington as asst GM (highest-ranking black female in a major-league front office)
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1991
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"Few Good Men" closes at Music Box Theater NYC after 497 performances
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1991
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65th Australian Womens Tennis: Monica Seles beats J Novotna (57 63 61)
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1991
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Alfaro Vive guerrilla group of Ecuador gives arms to Catholic church
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1991
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Houston guard Vernon Maxwell is 4th NBAer to score 30 pts in a quarter
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1991
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Jan Stenerud becomes 1st pure placekicker to make NFL Hall of Fame
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1991
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NY Lotto pays $90 million to nine winner (#s are 5-15-30-35-46-50)
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1992
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"Little Hotel on the Side" opens at Belasco Theater NYC for 41 perfs
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1992
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80th Australian Mens Tennis: Jim Courier beats S Edberg (63 36 64 62)
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1992
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Americans with Disabilities Act went into effect
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1992
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Superbowl XXVI: Wash Red Skins beat Buffalo Bills, 37-24 in Minn Superbowl MVP: Mark Rypien, Washington, QB
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1993
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West Indies defeat Australia by one run in 4th Test at Adelaide
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1995
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NJ Governor Christine Whitman, dedicates a rest stop to Howard Stern
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1996
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"Les Miserables," opens at Musichall Theatre, Duisburg
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1997
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"Ideal Husband" closes at Barrymore Theater NYC after 308 performances
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1997
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85th Australian Mens Tennis: Pete Sampras beats Carlos Moya (62 63 63)
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1997
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Brunswick World Bowling Tournament of Champions won by John Gant
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1997
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Superbowl XXXI: Green Bay Packers beat NE Patriots, 35-21 in Pasadena
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1998
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25th American Music Award: Spice Girls & Babyface win
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1998
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Intel launches 333 MHz Pentium II chip
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1998
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Pres Clinton says "I want to say one thing to the American people I did not have sexual relations with that woman, Miss Lewinsk
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BIRTHS
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1613
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Johann Jakob Wolleb, composer
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1667
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Henricus Zwaardecroon, gov-gen of Neth-Indies
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1708
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William Hayes, composer
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1714
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Jean B Pigalle, French sculptor (Child with Bird Cage)
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1715
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Claude Helvetius, Paris France, philosopher
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1716
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George Sackville Germain, 1st Viscount Sackville
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1722
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Prestonpans
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1742
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Johann Friedrich Ludwig Sievers, composer
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1748
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Emmanuel Aloys Forster, composer
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1763
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Charles XIV, French marshall, king of Sweden & Norway (1818-44)
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1770
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Alexander Carlyle, Moderator of General Assembly
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1771
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Jacob Andries van Braam, colonial director (Suriname)
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1778
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Ugo Foscolo, Italian poet (Ultime lettere di Jacopo Ortis)
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1781
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Achim v Arnim, writer
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1781
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Ludwig Joachim "Achim" von Arnim, German poet (Des Knaben Wunderhorn)
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1786
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Benjamin Robert Haydon, Plymouth, painter (Waiting for The Times)
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1814
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Rufus King, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1876
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1816
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Lloyd Tilghman, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1863
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1819
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Abner Doubleday, Union general-major/inventor (baseball) [or Jun 26]
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1826
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Julia Dent Grant, 1st lady (1862-76)
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1828
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Johan T Buys, Dutch lawyer
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1831
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Mary Mapes Dodge, NYC, writer (Hans Brinker & the Silver Skates)
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1852
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Frederick Corder, composer
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1852
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Pierre Brazza, explorer/colonial administrator (French Africa)
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1855
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Arthur Hervey, composer
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1871
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Warner Fabian, [Samuel H Adams], US journalist/writer (Average Jones)
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1877
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Kees van Dongen, Netherland, French painter
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1878
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A W "Dave" Nourse, cricketer ("Grand Old Man" of S African cricket)
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1878
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R A Schrcker, writer
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1879
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Ludovicus H [Lode] Baekelmans, Flemish (stage)author (Tille)
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1880
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Douglas MacArthur, Little Rock Ark, general (WW II), he did return!
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1884
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Edward Sapir, Germany, linguist/antropologist (indians)
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1884
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Roy Chapman Andrews, US, scientist/explorer
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1886
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Joannes A Veraart, Dutch economist/MP (Jews of the Netherlands)
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1887
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Enrique E Ecker, Curaao, bacteriologist
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1887
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Marc A "Pete" Mitscher, US lt-admiral (WW II-Task Force 58)
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1891
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Ilya G Ehrenburg, Kiev Ukraine, writer (Fall of Paris, The Thaw)
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1893
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Bessie Coleman, 1st black airplane pilot
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1899
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Wyllis Cooper, Pekin Ill, TV narrator (Volume One)
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1901
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Ervin Major, composer
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1902
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Laurence "Bill" Craigie, jet pioneer
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1902
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Menno ter Braak, Dutch writer/essayist (Carnaval of the Citizens)
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1902
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Romney Brent, Saltillo Mexico, actor/writer (Dinner at the Ritz)
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1904
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Douglas Evans, actor (South Pacific Trail)
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1904
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Sean MacBride, Dublin, statesman/Amnesty Intl co-founder (Nobel '74)
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1905
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Charles Lane, SF Calif, actor (Homer-Petticoat Junction, Lucy Show)
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1905
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John Carmel Heenan, Essex, cardinal archbp of Westminster (1963-75)
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1905
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Maria Augusta von Trapp, Austria, singer, inspired "Sound of Music"
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1905
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Marquess of Bath, English large landowner/multi-millionaire
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1907
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Eddie Ballantine, Chicago, orch leader (Don McNeill TV Club)
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1907
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Henry Cotton, English golfer (British Open 1934, 1937, 1948)
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1908
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Stephane Grappelli, British (?) jazz/violinist
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1910
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Elmar Klos, Czech director (Adrift)
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1910
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Marijan Lipovsek, composer
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1911
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Norbert Schultze, composer
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1911
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Polykarp Kusch, US, nuclear physicist: Nobel 1955
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1912
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Cora Baird, NYC, puppeteer (Kukla, Fran & Ollie)
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1913
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Jimmy Van Heusen, songwriter (Love & Marriage)
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1913
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William Prince, Nichols NY, actor (City in Fear, Cyrano de Bergerac)
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1914
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Kaye Webb, English writer/publisher (Puffin Club)
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1915
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William Hopper, NYC, actor (Paul Drake-Perry Mason)
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1916
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Lothar Jensch, composer
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1918
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Nicolae Ceausescu, Romanian president (1967-90)
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1919
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K C Ibrahim, cricketer (batted in 4 Tests India v WI 1948-49)
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1920
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Derek Bond, Glasgow Scotland, actor (Nicholas Nickelby)
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1920
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John Logan Gorlay, journalist
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1921
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Akio Morita, Kasugaya Japan, CEO (Sony)
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1921
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Frantisek Chaun, composer
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1921
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Johannes Driessler, composer
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1922
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Michael Bentine, England, author/comedian (Reluctant Jester)
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1923
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Anne Jeffreys, NC, actress (Dick Tracy, Topper, General Hospital)
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1924
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Warren Frank Benson, composer
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1925
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David Jenkins, Bishop (Durham)
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1925
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Desmond Cassidi, British admiral
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1925
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Joan Leslie, Detroit, actress (High Sierra, Yankee Doodle Dandy)
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1925
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Paul Newman, Cleve, racer/popcorn mogul/actor (Hud, Hombre, Hustler)
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1926
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Charles Tidbury, former chairman (Whitbread & Company)
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1926
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Jose Maria Valverde, philosopher poet/translator
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1926
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Ronnie Hilton, singer (Moonraker)
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1927
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Jos Sim¢n Azcona Hoyo, president of Honduras (1986-90)
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1927
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William Redfield, NYC, actor (Jimmy Hughes Rookie Cop, Marriage)
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1928
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Eartha Kitt, SC, singer/actress (Catwoman-Batman)
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1928
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Gene Snyder, (Rep-R-KY, 1963-65, 67- )
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1928
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Philip Jos Farmer, Indiana, science fiction novelist (Riverworld)
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1928
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Roger Vadim, France, director (And God Created Women, Barbarella)
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1929
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Jules Feiffer, NYC, cartoonist (Passionella)/author (Little Murders)
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1929
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M R Turner, publisher
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1930
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A N Solomons, chairman (Singer & Friedlander)
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1930
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Anne Macfarlane, Master (Court of Protection)
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1930
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Harry "Buddy" Melges Jr, Wisc, yachter (Oly-gold/bronze-1964, 72)
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1931
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Mary Murphy, Wash DC, actress (A Man Alone, Maggie-Investigators)
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1932
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Christopher Price, Director (Leeds Metropolitan U)
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1932
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George H Clements, famous African
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1932
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Ronald Allison, British author/broadcaster
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1933
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Angela Davis, black revolutionary[1944]-
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1934
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Huey "Piano" Smith, pianist (Having a Good Time)
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1935
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Bob Uecker, Milwaukee Wisc, catcher/actor (Mr Belvedere)
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1935
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Henry Jordan, Emporia Va, NFL defensive tackle (Cleveland, Green Bay)
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1935
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Peter Ronnefeld, composer
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1935
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Zbigniew Penherski, composer
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1936
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Noel Harrison, London, singer/actor (Mark-Girl from UNCLE)
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1937
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Gerrit Gerritse, Dutch MP (CDA)
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1937
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Joseph Saidu Momoh, gen/president (Sierra Leone)
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1937
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S J B Langdale, Headmaster (Shrewsbury School)
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1938
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Margaret Daly, British MEP
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1939
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Marshall Lieb, rocker (Teddy Bears)
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1941
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Henry Jaglom, London England, actor (Eating, Lucky Ducks, Always)
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1942
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Nigel Walmsley, chairman (Carlton UK Television)
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1942
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Scott Glenn, Pittsburgh, actor (Right Stuff, Personal Best, Backdraft)
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1942
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William McLennan, CEO (Central Statistical Office)
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1943
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Jean Knight, vocalist (Mr Big Stuff)
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1943
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Peter Kenton Winkler, composer
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1943
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Sherian Grace Cadoria, brigadier general
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1944
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Angela Yvonne Davis, black activist/professor
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1945
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Jacqueline du Pre, Oxford England, cellist
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1945
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Mick Hill, cricketer (NSW all-rounder 1964-75)
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1946
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Christopher Hampton, Azores, playwright (Oviri, Hotel du Lac)
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1946
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Gene Siskel, movie critic (Siskel & Ebert)
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1946
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Timothy Clifford, director (National Galleries of Scotland)
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1947
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Patrick Dewaere, [PJMH Bordeaux], France, actor (Les Valseuses)
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1948
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Corky Laing, rocker (Mountain)
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1949
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Derek Holt, rocker (Climax Blues Band)
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1949
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Paul Nurse, dr/director-general elect (Imperial Cancer Research Fund)
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1950
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David Strathairn, actor (LA Confidential, Eight Men Out)
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1950
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Jorg Haider, Austrian polical leader (Austrian Freedom Pary)
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1951
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Andy Hummell, Memphis Tn, rock bassist (Big Star)
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1951
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David Briggs, rock guitarist (Little River Band-Help is on it's Way)
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1951
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Jarmila Kratochvilova, Czech, 400m/800m runner (Olympic-silver-1980)
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1951
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Walt Willey, Ottawa Ill, actor (Jackson Montgomery-All My Children)
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1952
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Mario Runco Jr, Bronx NY, Lt Cmdr USN/astronaut (STS 44, 54, 77)
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1952
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Thomas Edward Henderson, SC, basketballer (Olympic-silver-1972)
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1953
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Andre C van Es, Dutch MP (PSP)
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1953
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Bert Heerink, Amsterdam, rock vocalist
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1953
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Lucinda Williams, singer
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1954
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Kim Hughes, cricketer (brilliant Australian batsman 1977-84)
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1954
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Martin Dunn, British editor (Today)
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1955
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Lucia Mendez, Mexico, spanish singer (Lucia es Luna Moreno)
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1956
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Lisa Boray, [Schulte Nordholt], Dutch singer (Lovers Until the End)
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1956
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Simon Howard, English large landowner (Castle Howard)
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1957
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Ashok Malhotra, cricketer (Indian batsman in 7 Tests 1982-84)
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1957
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Eddie Van Halen, Nijmegan Neth, rock guitarist (Van Halen-Jump, 1984)
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1957
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Shivlal Yadav, cricketer (Indian off-spinner 102 Test wickets 1979-87)
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1958
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Anita Baker, Toledo Oh, singer (Giving You the Best That I Got)
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1958
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B James Lowry, rocker (Boys Band)
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1958
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Dave Rummells, Cedar Rapids IA, Nike golfer (1993 Buick-2nd)
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1958
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Ellen DeGeneres, New Orleans LA, comediene (Ellen Morgan-Ellen)
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1958
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Norman Lamont Hassan, British reggae musician (UB40-Red Red Wine)
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1960
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Gary Plummer, NFL linebacker (San Diego Chargers, SF 49ers)
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1960
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Jeanette Bolden, LA Calif, 4x100m runner (Olympic-gold-1984)
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1961
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Wayne Gretzky, Brantford Ont, NHL great scorer (Oiler, King, Rangers)
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1962
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Roshan Guneratne, cricketer (wicketless in only Test SL v Aust 1983)
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1962
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Tim May, cricketer (Australian off-spinner 1987-95)
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1962
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Tom Keifer, rock guitarist/vocalist (Cinderella-Heartbreak Station)
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1963
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Andrew Ridgeley, England, rock guitarist (Wham-Wake Me Up)
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1963
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Jazzie B, [Beresford Romeo], English rapper (Soul II Soul-Feel Free)
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1963
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Simon O'Donnell, cricketer (Deniliquin NSW ODI all-rounder 1985-90)
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1965
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Allison Hossack, Manitoba, actress (Olivia-Another World)
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1965
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Lou Frazier, US baseball outfielder (Montreal Expos)
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1965
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Tim McDonald, safety (San Francisco 49ers)
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1967
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Jeff Branson, US baseball infielder (Cincinnati Reds)
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1967
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Katie Peterson-Parker, Bethesda MD, LPGA golfer (1995 Oldsmobile-5th)
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1967
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Tim Pugh, Lake Tahoe CA, pitcher (Cincinnati Reds, KC Royals)
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1968
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Eric Davis, NFL cornerback (SF 49ers, Carolina Panthers)
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1968
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Reggie Jordan, NBA guard (Minn Timberwolves)
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1970
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Dan Carlson, US baseball pitcher (SF Giants)
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1970
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Dean Malkoc, Vancouver, NHL defenseman (Vancouver Canucks)
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1970
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Ronald Moore, NFL running back (NY Jets, St Louis Rams, Az Cardinals)
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1971
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Jon Heidenreich, WLAF G (Frankfurt Galaxy)
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1971
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Lamar Mills, WLAF DE (Amsterdam Admirals)
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1971
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Lee Naylor, Australian 400m runner (Olympics-96)
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1971
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Min Tang, Hunan China, tennis star (1995 Futures-Canberra AUS)
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1972
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Harrison Houston, NFL wide receiver (Chic Bears)
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1973
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Mark Brook, WLAF LB (Rhein Fire)
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1973
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Tatsuki Katayama, hockey defenseman (Team Japan 1998)
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1973
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Tony Ramirez, tackle (Detroit Lions)
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1976
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Paul Byrne, Australian 800m ruuner (Olympics-96)
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1977
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Cindy Cesar, Miss Mauritius Universe (1997)
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1977
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Justin Gimelstob, NJ, tennis star (1994 doubles USTA Bakersfield)
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1978
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Reesa Starr Jr
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1997
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? Pasaye, Palatine Ill, twin born 92 days after his brother (Oct 26)
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DEATHS
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1109
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Albericus of Cteaux, French saint, dies
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1706
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Guillaume Poitevin, composer, dies at 59
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1795
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Johann Christoph Friedrich Bach, composer, dies at 62
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1798
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Christian Gottlob Neefe, German organist/composer, dies at 49
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1803
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Georg von Pasterwiz, composer, dies at 72
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1824
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Edward Jenner, discoverer (vaccination), dies
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1824
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Thodore Gricault, French painter (Grand Derby d'epsom), dies
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1849
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Thomas Lovell Beddoes, English poet (Death's Jest-Book), suicide at 45
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1850
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Francis Jeffrey, Baron Jeffrey, judge/literary critic, dies
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1855
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Grard de Nerval, [Labrunie], French poet/writer, dies at 46
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1870
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Cesare Pugni, composer, dies at 67
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1885
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Charles George Gordon, Brit gov-gen (Sudan), executed at 51
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1891
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Nicholaus Otto, auto pioneer (internal combustion engine), dies
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1893
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Abner Doubleday, credit with inventing baseball, dies on 74th birthday
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1895
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Arthur Cayley, mathematician, dies
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1904
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John P R Tak, Dutch liberal politician, dies at 64
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1911
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Charles Wentworth Dilke, English undersecretary of State, dies at 67
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1920
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Matthias Enzberger, German minister of finance, murdered
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1922
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Luigi Denza, composer, dies at 75
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1932
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William K Wrigley, owner (Wrigley Gum, Chicago Cubs), dies
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1939
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Armand Calinescu, Romania's PM, assassinated by the iron guard
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1942
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Gerard L F Philips, Dutch manufacturer (Philips), dies at 83
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1943
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Nikolai Vavilov, geneticist, Saratovv labour camp, dies
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1947
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Grace Moore, US soprano/actress (1 Night of Life), dies at 45
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1947
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Gustav Adolf, crown prince of Sweden, dies in air crash
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1948
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Ignaz Friedman, composer, dies at 65
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1949
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Victor Fleming, director (Wizard of Oz, Gone With Wind), dies at 65
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1950
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Betsy van den Arend, Dutch [Betje], actress (Miss Hobbs), dies at 78
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1952
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Louis van Deyssel, Dutch writer (Diary of Franc Rozelaar), dies at 87
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1953
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Martinus Nijhoff, Dutch poet/translator (spelling), dies at 58
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1954
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Carl J Eldh, Swedish sculptor, dies at 80
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1961
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Morris Nichols, cricketer (41 wkts in 14 Tests for Eng 1930-39), dies
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1962
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Charles "Lucky" Luciano, NYC Mafia gangster, dies at 65
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1962
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Fran Lhotka, composer, dies at 78
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1963
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John Sigvard Olsen, comedian (Olsen & Johnson), dies at 70
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1965
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Ali Mansoer, premier of Persia, murdered
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1967
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Albert Remy, actor (Blows), dies at 55
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1967
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Kenneth Thomson, actor (White Gold), dies of emphysema at 68
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1973
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Edward G Robinson, [Goldenberg], actor (Little Caesar), dies at 79
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1973
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Meijer Sluyser, Dutch journalist/commentator (VARA), dies at about 71
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1974
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S v Vegesack, writer, dies at 85
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1974
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Wiktor Labunski, composer, dies at 78
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1975
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Lubov Orlova, actress (Moscow Laughs, Man of Music, Tanya), dies at 72
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1977
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Margaret Hayes, actress (Robert Montgomery Presents), dies at 61
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1978
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Leo Genn, actor (Lady Chatterley's Lover, Henry V), dies at 72
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1979
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Nelson Rockefeller, former VP & (4X Gov-R-NY), dies at 70
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1983
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Paul "Bear" Bryant, college football coach (Alabama), dies at 69
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1985
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James Cameron, journalist, dies
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1989
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Paul Daels, Flemish chairman (IJzerbedevaart committee), dies
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1989
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Stphane Steinier, Belgian journalist, kidnapped & murdered
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1990
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FHP "Boy" Trip, Dutch minister, dies
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1991
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Johnny van Doorn, Dutch writer/poet, dies at 46
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1992
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Jose Ferrer, PR actor/director (Cyrano de Bergerac), dies at 80
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1992
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Okke Jager, Dutch theologist/writer/poet, dies at 63
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1993
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Axel Von Dem Bussche, German aristocrat, dies
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1993
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Jan Gies, Dutch resistance fighter (helped Anne Frank), dies at 87
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1993
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Robert Jacobsen, Danish sculptor (large iron sculptures), dies at 80
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1995
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Bernardo Leighton, Chilian politician (1964-70), dies
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1995
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Geoffrey Penwill Parsons, piano accompnaist, dies at 65
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1995
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Louis Heren, journalist, dies at 65
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1995
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Vic Buckingham, English soccer player/trainer (Ajax), dies at 79
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1996
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David Schultz, wrestler (Oly-Gold-84), killed by John Du Pont
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1996
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Harold Brodkey, writer, dies at 65
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1996
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Henry Jay Lewis, conductor, dies at 63
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1997
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Margaret Hesse, princess of Hesse/the Rhine, dies at 83
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1997
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Sarah Lucas, theatre Administrator, dies at 53
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1998
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S P Leary, Texan Blues drummer (Muddy Waters), dies at 67
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1998
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Shinichi Suzuki, music teacher (Suzuki Method), dies at 99
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1998
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Walter Edmonds, writer (Drums Along the Mohawk), dies at 93
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