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641
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Arabic/Islamic army contrasts with the Hippo over Alexandria
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922
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French republic chooses Robert I, King of France
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1075
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Battle at Homburg/Unstrut: German king Henry IV beats Saksen
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1456
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23rd recorded perihelion passage of Halley's Comet
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1525
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Tax revolt in Hertogenbosch
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1529
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Zrich declares war on Catholic kantons
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1531
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Pope Clemens VII & Franois I sign secret treaty against Karel V
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1534
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Jacques Cartier 1st sails into mouth of St Lawrence River
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1549
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Book of Common Prayer is adopted by the Church of England
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1549
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England enforces Act of Supremacy
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1572
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Willem van Oranges army occupies Gelderland
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1588
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Spanish Armada sails from Lisbon to England
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1628
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1st deportation from what is now US, Thomas Morton from Mass
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1720
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Sweden & Denmark signs 3rd Treaty of Stockholm
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1732
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Royal charter for Georgia granted to James Oglethorpe
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1742
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Battle of Bloody Marsh-Spanish assault on Simons Island, Georgia
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1752
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French army surrenders to the English in Trichinopoly India
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1772
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1st naval attack of Revolutionary War takes place in Providence, RI
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1772
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1st Protestant church west of Penn (in Ohio) holds communion
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1784
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John Carroll appointed supervisor of US Catholic Missions
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1789
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Spanish capture British schooner Northwest America near Vancouver I
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1790
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1st book copyrighted under constitution, "Philadelphia Spelling Book"
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1802
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US Academy at West Point founded
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1822
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Charles Graham patents false teeth
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1851
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SF Committee of Vigilance forms (1st time)
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1860
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1st "dime" novel issued "Malaesk The Indian Wife of the White Hunter"
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1862
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Battle of Port Republic, last of 5 battles in Jacksons Valley camp
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1863
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Battle of Brandy Station, VA (Fleetwood, Beverly Ford)
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1864
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Battle of Big Shanty, GA
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1864
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Battle of Kenesaw Mountain, GA (Pine Mt, Pine Knob, Golgotha)
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1865
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Battle of Grand Gulf, MS
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1868
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1st meeting of Board of Regents, University of California
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1869
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Charles Elmer Hires sells his 1st root beer (Phila)
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1870
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Washington: Pres Grant meets with Sioux chief Red Cloud
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1877
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11th Belmont: C Holloway aboard Cloverbrook wins in 2:46
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1883
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17th Belmont: Jim McLaughlin aboard George Kinney wins in 2:42«
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1883
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1st commercial electric railway line begins operation (Chicago El)
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1887
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21st Belmont: Jim McLaughlin aboard Hanover wins in 2:43«
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1888
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22nd Belmont: Jim McLaughlin aboard Sir Dixon wins in 2:40¬
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1890
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Opera "Robin Hood" premieres in Chicago
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1891
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Painter Gauguin arrives in Papeete, Tahiti
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1892
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26th Belmont: W Hayward aboard Patron wins in 2:12
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1898
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China leases Hong Kong's new territories to Britain for 99 years
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1899
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James J Jeffries KOs Bob Fitzsimmons in 11 for heavywgt boxing title
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1901
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NY Giants get record 31 hits to beat Cin Reds 25-13
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1902
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1st Automat restaurant opens (818 Chestnut St, Phila)
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1906
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Boston Beaneaters (NL) end 19-game losing streak beat Cards 6-3
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1910
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Passenger on SS Arawatta throws bottle with note overboard (found June 6, 1983 in Queensland)
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1914
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Honus Wagner, is 2nd to get 3,000 hits
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1919
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General steel strike in France
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1919
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Red Army captures Ufa
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1923
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55th Belmont: Earl Sande aboard Zev wins in 2:19
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1923
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Brinks unveils 1st armored security vans
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1923
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Bulgarian premier Stamboeliski & King Boris III overthrown
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1924
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"Jelly-Roll Blues," is recorded by blues great, Jelly Roll Morton
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1928
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60th Belmont: Clarence Kummer aboard Vito wins in 2:33.2
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1928
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Charles Kingsford-Smith & Charles Ulm are 1st to fly across the Pacific when they end their flight from California to Brisbane
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1929
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Venezuelan rebel Urbina lets Dutch/Curaaose hostages free
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1930
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Paavo Nurmi runs world record 6 mile (29:36.4)
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1931
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1st rocket-powered aircraft design patented (R Goddard)
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1931
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1st showing of a Donald Duck cartoon
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1933
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Spanish president Zamora takes power
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1933
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Walter Johnson takes over as Cleveland manager
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1934
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1st Donald Duck cartoon, Wise Little Hen, released
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1934
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38th US Golf Open: Olin Dutra shoots a 293 at Merion Cricket Club PA
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1934
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66th Belmont: Wayne D Wright aboard Peace Chance wins in 2:29.2
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1934
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Donald Duck made his 1st screen appearance ("The Wise Little Hen")
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1934
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Lawson Little beats Gene Sarazen by 3 strokes for US Open
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1936
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Olin Dutra beats Gene Sarazen by 1 stroke for US Open
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1936
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Page Miss Glory (1936), premieres in USA
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1938
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Second Chamber agrees to return Jews to nazi-Germany
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1940
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44th US Golf Open: Lawson Little shoots a 287 at Canterbury GC OH
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1940
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General Charles de Gaulle's 1st meeting with Winston Churchill
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1940
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Norway surrenders to Germany during WW II
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1941
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Ammunition plant at Fort Smederovo in Belgrade explodes; kills 1,500
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1941
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Archbishop De Young bans priest cooperation on Rijks radio
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1942
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Adipatie Ario Soejono becomes minister in Gerbrandy govt
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1942
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German-Neth press reports, 3 million Dutch sent to East-Europe
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1942
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Nazis kill all inhabitants of Lidice Czechoslovakia
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1943
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"Pay-as-you-go" (withholding) US income tax deductions authorized
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1944
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Russian offensive in Carelia
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1945
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"Gruesome Twosome," premieres in USA
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1945
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-10] Australian troops lands in Brunei Bay North-Borneo
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1945
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71st Kentucky Derby: Eddie Arcaro aboard Hoop Jr wins in 2:07
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1945
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Following an 8-7 win over the Phils, Brooklyn manager Leo Durocher is arrested on a complaint by a fan that Durocher slugged hi
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1946
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19 guests at Canfield Hotel die in fire (Dubuque Iowa)
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1946
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66,545 fans help Yanks break million attendance mark, the earliest
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1946
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Bhumibol Adulyadej, becomes king of Thailand
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1946
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Joe Louis KOs Billy Conn in 8 for heavyweight boxing title
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1946
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NY Giant Mel Ott is 1st mgr ejected from both games of a doubleheader
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1948
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WBZ TV channel 4 in Boston, MA (NBC) begins broadcasting
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1949
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Mrs Georgia Neese Clark of Kansas becomes 1st woman treasurer of US
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1951
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"Doodles Weaver Show," debuts on NBC-TV
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1953
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"Milton Berle Show/Texaco Star Theater," last airs on NBC-TV
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1953
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South African premier Malan visits Netherlands
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1953
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Worcester County tornado (94 killed, 1310 injured, 10,000 homeless)
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1954
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Joseph Welch asks Sen Joseph McCarthy "Have you no sense of decency, sir?" during Senate-Army hearings
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1955
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100øF - Hottest day in Seattle Washington
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1955
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Test Cricket debut of Ken Barrington, v South Africa, Trent Bridge
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1956
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Heavy earthquake strikes Afghanistan, 400 killed
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1957
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Anthony Eden resigns as British PM
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1958
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"Purple People Eater" by Sheb Wooley hits #1
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1959
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1st ballistic missile sub launched (George Washington-Groton, Ct)
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1960
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ABC & AFL sign a 5 year contract
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1960
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Typhoon Mary in China killed at least 1,600
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1961
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Ryne Duren sets AL record with 7 straight strikeouts against Red Sox
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1962
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"Bill of Hare," premieres in USA
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1962
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94th Belmont: Bill Shoemaker aboard Jaipur wins in 2:28.8
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1962
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Tony Bennett debuts in concert at Carnegie Hall in NYC
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1963
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1st Sunday night game in baseball SF Giants lose to Houston Colts 3-0
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1963
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Barbara Romack wins LPGA Rock City Ladies Golf Open
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1963
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Barbra Streisand appears on "Ed Sullivan Show"
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1963
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Colt .45s beat Giants 3-0 in major leagues' 1st Sunday night game
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1963
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Equal Pay Act enacted
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1963
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JFK names Winston Churchill US honorary citizen
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1963
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Movie "Cleopatra" opens in NY
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1964
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Jack Nicklaus wins British Open golf tournament
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1965
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Frenchman, Machal Jazy, runs record mile in 3:53.6
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1966
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5 Minn Twins (Rich Rollins, Zolio Versailes, Tony Oliva, Don Michner, & Harmon Killebrew) all homer in 7th inning to beat A's 9
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1967
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Boycott scores 246* v India, Leeds, 573 minutes, 29 fours 1 six
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1967
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Israeli troops reach Suez Canal
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1967
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Monkees appear at Hollywood Bowl
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1968
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38th French Mens Tennis: Ken Rosewall beats R Laver (63 61 26 62)
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1968
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38th French Womens Tennis: Nancy Richey beats Anne H Jones (57 64 61)
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1968
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Carol Mann wins LPGA Bluegrass Ladies Golf Invitational
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1968
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Yugoslav president Tito promises reforms
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1969
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Brian Jones quits (sic) Rolling Stones because of his drug problems
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1969
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Warren Burger confirmed as US Chief Justice
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1970
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Argentine milt junta under lt-gen Lanusse drives out pres Ongan¡a
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1970
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Bob Dylan given honorary Doctorate of Music at Princeton U
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1970
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Harry A Blackmun, sworn in as Supreme Court Justice
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1971
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Abdul Zahir appointed premier of Afghanistan
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1971
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Paul McCartney's album "Ram" goes gold
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1972
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14" of rain in 6 hrs burst Rapid City SD dam, drowns 237
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1972
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1st all-nite grad parties
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1972
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Bruce Springsteen signs a record deal with Columbia
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1973
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105th Belmont: Ron Turcotte aboard Secretariat wins in 2:24
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1974
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Joanne Carner wins LPGA Desert Inn Golf Classic
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1974
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Supergroup Blind Faith's (Clapton, Windwood, Baker) 1st concert
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1975
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107th Belmont: Bill Shoemaker aboard Avatar wins in 2:28.2
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1975
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Fire in prison hospital kills 10 prisoners & 1 guard (Sanford Fla)
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1975
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House of Commons is broadcast live by radio for 1st time
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1975
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Tony Orlando & Dawn receives gold record for "He Don't Love You"
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1977
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50th National Spelling Bee: John Paola wins spelling cambist
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1977
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George & Patti Harrison divorce
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1977
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Silver jubilee of Queen Elizabeth celebrated with fireworks
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1978
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Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormons) strikes down 148 year policy of excluding black men from priesthood
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1978
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Gutenberg Bible (1 of 21) sells for $2.4 million, London
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1978
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Larry Holmes beats Ken Norton in 15 for heavyweight boxing title
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1979
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111th Belmont: Ruben Hernandez aboard Coastal wins in 2:28.6
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1979
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49th French Womens Tennis: Chris Evert beats Wendy Turnbull (62 60)
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1979
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Michael Cairney topples a record row of 169,713 dominoes
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1979
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Phillies wear burgundy uniforms for 1st & last time
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1979
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Willie Horton is honored at Seattle's Kingdome
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1980
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14th Music City News Country Awards: Statler Brothers & Loretta Lynn
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1980
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Comedian Richard Pryor suffers burns from free basing cocaine
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1980
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Phillies & SF Giants end their game at 3:11 AM
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1980
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Soyuz T-2 returns to Earth
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1982
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General Efrain Rios Montt declares himself president of Guatemala
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1982
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Israel wipes out Syrian SAM missiles in Bekaa Valley
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1983
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56th National Spelling Bee: Blake Giddens wins spelling purim
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1983
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M Thatchers Conservative Party wins British parliamentary election
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1983
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Zimbabwe win their 1st one-day cricket international, v Australia
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1984
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"Laserphonic Fantasy" premieres
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1984
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116th Belmont: Laffit Pincay Jr aboard Swale wins in 2:27.2
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1984
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54th French Womens Tennis: Martina Navratilova beats C Evert (63 61)
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1984
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Cyndi Lauper's 1st #1 "Time After Times"
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1984
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Donald Ducks 50th birthday celebrated at Disneyland
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1984
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Jrgen Hingsen of W Germany sets record for decathlon, 8,798 pts
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1984
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NASA launches Intelsat V, it failed
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1984
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Polygram's Hanover Germany plant produces its 10 millionth CD
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1984
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Weird Al Yankovic gives a live performance at Starlight Amphitheater
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1985
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39th NBA Championship: LA Lakers beat Boston Celtics, 4 games to 2
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1985
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55th French Mens Tennis: Mats Wilander beats Ivan Lendl (36 64 62 62)
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1985
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Alice Miller wins LPGA McDonald's Golf Championship
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1985
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American Thomas Sutherland is kidnapped & held hostage in Lebanon
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1985
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Bernard Hinault wins Tour de France
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1985
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USSR's Vega 1 deposits lander on surface of Venus
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1986
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20th Music City News Country Awards: Statler Brothers & Loretta Lynn
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1986
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Angel Don Sutton (298 wins) beats White Sox Tom Seaver (306 wins) 3-0
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1986
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Dow Jones-index hits record 45.71 points
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1986
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Rogers Comm report on Challenger disaster blames Morton Thiokol
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1988
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"Bloodsport (1987)," premieres in Germany
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1988
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Attorney General Meese orders Joseph Doherty deported to UK
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1989
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"Star Trek V: The Final Frontier," premieres in USA
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1989
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Barry Switzer resigns as head coach of Oklahoma's football
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1989
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Michael Changs French Open win makes him youngest male to go to finals
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1989
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Rare tornado in Philadelphia kills 1
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1990
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122nd Belmont: Michael Kinane aboard Go & Go wins in 2:27.2
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1990
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60th French Womens Tennis: Monica Seles beats Steffi Graf (76 64)
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1990
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Czechoslovakia beats US 5-1 in World Cup soccer
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1990
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Dodger Eddie Murray ties Mickey Mantle with switch hit HRs in 10 games
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1990
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Kerry Kennedy (daughter of Robert) & Andrew Coumo (Mario's son) wed
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1990
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Michael Jackson is hospitalized with inflamed rib cartilage
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1990
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Monica Seles beats Steffi Graf for French Open title
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1991
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61st French Mens Tennis: Jim Courier beats A Agassi (36 64 26 61 64)
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1991
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9th Seniors Players Golf Championship: Jim Albus
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1991
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Bruce Springsteen weds his backup singer Patty Scialfa
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1991
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Jack La Lanne, 76, arrested for suspicion of DWI
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1991
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Jane Geddes wins LPGA Atlantic City Golf Classic
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1991
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WLAF 1st world bowl London Monarchs defeat Barlecona Dragons 21-0
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1993
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"Amantes" (1991), premieres in France
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1993
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"Body Snatchers" (1993), premieres in France
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1993
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"Ce que femme veut" (1993), premieres in France
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1993
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"Passion Fish" (1992), premieres in France
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1993
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"Tout capour ca!" (1993), premieres in France
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1993
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"What's Love Got to Do with It" (1993), premieres
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1993
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Japanese crown prince Naruhito weds Masaka Owada
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1993
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Stanley Cup: Montreal Canadiens beat LA Kings, 4 games to 1
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1993
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Tickets for Indians 1st season in Jacobs Field go on sale
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1994
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"Hudsucker Proxy," premieres in Germany
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1994
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5.6 earthquake strikes South-Mexico
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1994
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Angolan plane bombs school in Waku Kungo (89 killed)
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1995
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Brady Bunch Movie, (1995), premieres in UK
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1995
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Congo (1995), premieres in USA
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1995
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Dumb & Dumber (1994), premieres in Sweden
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1995
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Killer (1994), premieres in UK
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1995
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Kiss of Death (1995), premieres in UK
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1995
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Man of the House (1995), premieres in UK
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1995
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Neak Sre (1993), premieres in UK
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1995
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Party Girl (1995), premieres in USA
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1995
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Smoke (1995), premieres in USA
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1995
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Wigstock The Movie (1994), premieres in USA
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1996
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66th French Mens Tennis: Yevgeny Kafelnikov beats M Stich (76, 75, 76)
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1996
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Michelle McGann wins LPGA Oldsmobile Golf Classic
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1996
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Sunday League game Kent 6-314 overhaul Leicestershire's 4-311
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1997
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British lease on New Territories in Hong Kong expires
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1997
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Detroit Tigers bat out of order against Oakland A's in 1st inning
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BIRTHS
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1510
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Nicolaas van Nieuwland, corrupt 1st bishop of Harlem
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1573
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Henricus Hondius, Dutch etcher/publisher
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1588
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Johann Andreas Herbst, composer
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1597
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Pieter J Saenredam, architecture painter
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1640
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Leopold I, Holy Roman Emperor (1658-1705)
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1672
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Peter I "the Great" Romanov, tsar of Russia (1682-1725) [OS=May 30]
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1781
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George Stephenson, Newcastle England, inventor (RR locomotive)
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1791
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John Howard Payne, US, author/actor/diplomat (Home Sweet Home)
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1792
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Frdric L G, Earl of Merode, Belgian revolutionary
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1810
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Carl Otto Ehrenfried Nicolai, composer
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1812
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Hermann von Fehling, German chemist (Fehling's reagens)
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1812
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Johann G Galle, German astronomer (discovered Neptune)
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1828
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Carlo Marsili, composer
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1829
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Gaetano Braga, composer
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1833
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John Rogers Cooke, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1891
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1836
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Elizabeth Garrett Anderson, 1st woman mayor in England (Aldeburgh)
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1843
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Bertha von Suttner, Austria, novelist/pacifist (Nobel 1905)
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1849
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Joseph Vezina, composer
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1854
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Gerardus J P J Bolland, Dutch philosopher (Bolland Society)
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1861
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Floris H Verster, [van Wulverhorst], painter/cartoonist/etcher
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1865
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Alberic Magnard, composer
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1865
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Carl Nielsen, Norre-Lyndelse Denmark, composer (Det Uuslukkelige)
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1865
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Lucien-Denis-Gabriel-Alberic Magnard, composer
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1875
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Henry Dale, London, physiologist (Nobel-1936)
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1877
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Rudolf Borchardt, writer
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1879
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Dudley Digges
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1879
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Oscar Back, Austrian-Dutch viola player
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1884
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Johannes Clinge Doorenbos, Dutch journalist/conductor
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1886
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Kusaku Yamada, composer
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1888
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Adrian Grigor'yevich Shaposhnikov, composer
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1888
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Hugo Kauder, composer
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1890
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Leslie Banks, English actor/director (Jamaica Inn, 48 Hours)
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1892
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Helena Rubinstein, cosmetics CEO/founder (Helena Rubinstein)
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1893
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Cole Porter, Indiana, composer/lyricist (Anything Goes, Kiss Me Kate)
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1893
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Samuel N Behrman, US screenwriter (Tale of 2 Cities, Daddy Long Legs)
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1896
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Aura Abranches, Lisbon Portugal, actress (Lisboa, O Primo Basilio)
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1896
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Catherine Filene Shouse, philanthropist (Wolf Trap Institute)
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1898
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C Malaparte, writer
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1898
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Curzio Malaparte, [Kurt E Suckert], Italian author (Kaputt)
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1900
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Fred Waring, Tyrone Penn, musician/conductor/inventor (Waring Blender)
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1900
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Prosper Cocquyt, Belgian brewer/pilot
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1901
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George Price, cartoonist
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1901
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Marion Gering, actress (Sarumba, Rumba, Ready for Love, 24 Hours)
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1905
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Harry "Bull" Alexander, cricketer (Aus quick 1 Test Bodyline series)
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1905
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Walter Kraft, composer
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1906
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Tonio Selwart, Germany, actor (Barefoot Contessa, Naked Maja)
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1908
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J F Williams-Wynne, Lord-Lieutenant (Gwynedd)
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1908
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Robert Cummings, Joplin Mo, actor (Love that Bob, Dial M For Murder)
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1909
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Jose Luis Lopez Aranguren, philosopher
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1910
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Geoffrey Musson, British General
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1910
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Vbilmos Demian, composer
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1912
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Edgar Evans, tenor
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1912
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Ingolf Dahl, Hamburg Germany, composer (Andante & Arioso)
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1913
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Alida Margaretha Bosshardt, lt-colonel of Dutch Salvation Army
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1914
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Barbara Mullen, Boston MA, actress (Thunder Rock, Innocent Sinners)
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1914
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Hermann Haller, composer
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1915
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Jane Cowan, cello teacher
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1915
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Les Paul, Waukesha Wi, guitarist/inventor (Les Paul guitar)
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1916
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Robert S McNamara, US Sec of Defense (1961-68)/head (World Bank)
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1918
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Rob de Vries, Dutch WW II resistance fighter/dir/actor (Ciske de Rat)
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1919
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Izaak Boleslavski, Russian chess player
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1920
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Isobel June Braybrooke English, novellist
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1921
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Agnes Keleti, Hungary, gymnist (Olympic-gold-1952, 56)
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1922
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George Axelrod, playwright (Breakfast at Tiffany, Bus Stop)
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1922
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P G Beazley, MEP
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1923
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Gerald Gtting, German DR president (CDU)
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1924
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Christine Goitschel, France, slalom (Olympic-gold-1964)
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1924
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Peter Heatly, CEO (Commonwealth Games Federation)
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1924
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Tony Britton, Birmingham Eng, actor (Day of Jackal, Girl in my Soup)
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1925
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Roy Hughes, MP
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1925
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[John] Keith Laumer, [Anthony LeBaron], US, sf author (Retief's War)
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1926
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Mona Freeman, Baltimore, actress (Black Beauty, Dear Wife, Heiress)
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1926
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Roy Smalley, shortstop (Cubs, Braves, Phillies, Twins, Yankees)
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1927
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Franco Donatoni, composer
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1927
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Norman Sisisky, (Rep-D-VA, 1983- )
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1928
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Geraint Gruffydd, director (U of Wales Centre for Welsh Studies)
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1929
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Johnny Ace, [John M Alexander Jr], Memphis Tn, R&B singer (My Song)
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1929
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June O'Dell, deputy CEO (Equal Opportunities Commission)
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1929
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Keith A St H Gardner, Jamaica, 4x400m runner (Olympic-bronze-1960)
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1929
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Robert E Badham, (Rep-R-CA, 1977- )
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1930
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Lin[wood] [Vrooman] Carter, US, sci-fi author (Thongor of Lemuria)
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1930
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Marvin Kalb, NYC, educator/newscaster (CBS/NBC, Meet the Press)
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1931
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Bill Virdon, 2nd baseman (St Louis Cards)/mgr (NY Yankees)
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1931
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Jackie Mason, Wisc, comedian (World According to Me, Chicken Soup)
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1932
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Douglas Smith, CEO (Acas)
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1933
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Dick Orkin, Williamsport Pa, actor (Tim Conway Show)
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1933
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Don Young, (Rep-R-AK, 1973- )
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1933
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Patrick Symons, British vice-admiral
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1934
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Donald Duck, famous fowl
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1934
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Helga Haase, German FR, 500m speed skater (Olympic-gold-1960)
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1934
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Jackie Wilson, Detroit, singer (Lonely Teardrops, Night)
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1934
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Joe Santos, Bkln NY, actor (Rockford Files, AKA Pablo, Shamus)
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1934
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Michael Mates, MP
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1934
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Pal Karolyi, composer
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1934
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Wild Jimmy Spruill, blues guitarist
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1935
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Diana Van Der Vlis, actress (Lovespell, Girl in Black Stockings)
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1937
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Sven Conrad Stayers, cricketer (WI fast bowler 1962)
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1938
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Anne Kenny, Mudgee NSW, golfer (1968, 71 Australian Champ)
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1938
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Charles Wuorinen, NYC, composer (Pulitzer 1980)
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1938
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Jeremy Hardie, CEO (W H Smith Group)
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1938
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Peter Sanders, CEO (Commission for Racial Equality)
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1938
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Roger Hurn, CEO (Smith's Industries)
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1939
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David Hobbs (auto racer)
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1939
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Derek Hunt, CEO (MFI Furniture Group)
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1940
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Dick Vitale, US, sportscaster (ESPN, ABC "Oh Baby!")
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1941
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Billy Hatton, rocker
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1941
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Jon Lord, England, keyboardist (Deep Purple-Hush, White Snake)
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1941
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Peter Wilson, CEO (Gallaher)
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1942
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Nicholas Lloyd, editor (Daily Express)
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1942
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Richard Hutton, cricketer (son of Len, 5 Tests 1971)
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1943
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Charles Saatchi, English magnate (Saatchi & Saatchi)
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1943
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Joe [William] Haldeman, US, sci-fi author (Hugo, Nebula, Worlds Apart)
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1944
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23 puppies, (record litter) born to Lena, a foxhound, Ambler Penn
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1944
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Brigid Bazlen, Wisc, actress (Pam-Too Young to go Steady)
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1944
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record litter of 23 puppies is born to Lena, a foxhound, Ambler Penn
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1944
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Viscount Craigavon
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1945
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Faina Myelink, USSR, discus thrower (Olympic-gold-1972)
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1946
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Peter Kilfoyle, British MP
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1947
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Mitch Mitchell, drummer (Jimi Hendrix Experience-Purple Haze)
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1948
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Jim Bailey, NCAA punter (most punts in season-101, Va Milt Academy)
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1948
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Nathaniel Rosen, Altadena Ca, cellist (Tchaikovsky-gold-1978)
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1949
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Douglas Henderson, British MP
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1951
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Benny Neyman, Dutch singer (I Don't Know How)
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1951
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Bonnie Tyler, [Gaynor Hopkins], rocker (Total Eclipse of the Heart)
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1951
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Dave Parker, baseball player (Pittsburgh Pirates, NL MVP 1978)
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1954
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Pete Byrne Bath England,, rocker (Naked Eyes)
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1957
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Elly van Holly, running star (3k indoor world record)
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1958
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Donald Michael Santini, Mass, murderer (FBI Most Wanted List)
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1959
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Peter Fowler, Hornsby NSW, Australasia golfer
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1960
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Nancy Taylor, SF CA, LPGA golfer (1994 Rochester Intl-54th)
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1961
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Michael J Fox, Edm, actor (Family Ties, Back to the Future, Teen Wolf)
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1962
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Eddie Lundon, rocker (China Crisis-Christian)
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1963
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Johnny Depp, Queensboro Ky, actor (21 Jump Street, Ed Wood)
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1964
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Gloria Reuben, Toronto, actress (Jeanie Boulet-ER)
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1964
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Wayman Tisdale, NBA center/forward (Phoenix Suns)
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1965
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Gloria Reuben, actress (Jeanie Boulet-ER)
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1965
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Jeff Williams, Santa Monica Calif, beach volleyballer (Olympics-96)
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1965
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Michelle Francis Bird, campaigner
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1966
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Anthony Martino, CFL punter (Calgary Stampeders)
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1967
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Robert Reading, Buffalo NY, 110m hurdler
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1968
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Tom Rouen, NFL punter (Denver Broncos-Superbowl 32)
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1969
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Keith Alex, NFL guard (Minn Vikings)
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1969
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Mitch McLee, [Douglas Lee Mitchell], Miles Mi, drummer (Southgang)
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1970
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Harry Van Hofwegen, CFL defensive tackle (BC Lions)
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1970
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Russ Romaniuk, Winnipeg, NHL left wing (Phila Flyers)
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1971
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D'Marco Farr, defensive tackle (St Louis Rams)
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1971
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Joey Gullion, Gallopolis OH, Nike golfer (NIKE SC Classic-18th)
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1971
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Roderick Lewis, NFL tight end (Houston/Tennessee Oilers)
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1971
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Romano Sion, soccer player (Dordrecht '90/FC Groningen)
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1972
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Bryan Strang, cricket pace bowler (brother of Paul Zimbabwe 1995- )
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1972
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Steven Salter, CFL offensive linebacker (Toronto Argonauts)
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1972
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Wardell Rouse, NFL linebacker (Tampa Bay Bucs)
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1973
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Chris Villarrial, center/guard (Chicago Bears)
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1973
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Grant Marshall, Mississauga, NHL right wing (Dallas Stars)
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1973
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Orlondo Steinauer, CFL cornerback (Hamilton Tiger Cats)
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1973
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Tedy Bruschi, linebacker (New England Patriots)
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1974
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Jana Nejedly, Prague Czech, Canadian tennis player (Olympics-96)
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1974
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Jon Harris, defensive end (Philadelphia Eagles)
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1975
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Andrew Symonds, cricketer (Birmingham, brilliant Qld & Gloucs batsman)
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1975
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Carolyne Lepage, Montreal Quebec, 48 kg judoka (Olympics-96)
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1975
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Paul Agostino, Australian soccer striker (Olyroos, Olympics-96)
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1977
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Zephnad Wattimury, Dutch soccer player (FC Groningen
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1978
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Elizabeth Reid, Fairfax Va, gymnast (alt-Olympics-96)
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1978
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Lucia Povraznikova, Miss Slovak republic Universe (1997)
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1981
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Natalie Portman, actress (Professional, Everyone Says I Love You)
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1982
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Amber Yoder, Miss Indiana Teen USA (1997)
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1991
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Abraham Joseph Groening, son of Simpson creator Matt Groening
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DEATHS
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68
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Claudius Nero, Roman emperor (54-68), commits suicide at 31
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1171
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Jacob Ben Meir, [Rabbenu Tam], French Tosofist, dies
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1361
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Philippe de Vitry, French composer/poet, dies at 69
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1382
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Philip of Lead, lawyer of Utrecht, dies
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1572
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Jeanne d'Albret, queen of Navarra, dies at 44
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1597
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Jos de Anchieta, Spanish jesuit/missionary, dies
|
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1656
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Thomas Tomkins, composer, dies
|
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1681
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William Lilly, English astrologer, dies
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1717
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Jeanne-Marie Bouvier de la Mothe-Guyon, French mystic, dies at 69
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1717
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Louis Le Quointe, composer, dies at 64
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1820
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Wilhelmina FS, princess of Prussia/Orange, dies at 68
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1825
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M Pauline Bonaparte, Corsican duchess of Parma/Guastalla, dies at 44
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1832
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Manuel Garcia, composer, dies at 57
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1839
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Gerrit J Pijman, Dutch minister of War (1798-1800), dies at 89
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1847
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Pierre-Simon Ballanche, French philosopher/poet (Orphe), dies
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1863
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Benjamin Franklin "Grimes" Davis, Union major, dies in battle at 30
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1868
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James Brooke, Rajah of Sarawak (1841-68), dies
|
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1870
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Charles Dickens, English writer (David Copperfield), dies at 58
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1870
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Erik Drake, composer, dies at 82
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1892
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Friedrich Wilhelm Langhans, composer, dies at 59
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1897
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Alvin Graham Clark, dies 3 weeks after 1st use of Yerkes 40" lens
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1901
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Walter Besant, novelist/philanthropist, dies
|
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1907
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Manuel Estrada Vabrera, president Guatemala, murdered
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1908
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Jos FdT Coelho, Portuguese writer (Os meus amores), dies at 46
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1911
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Carry Amelia Moore Nation, American temperance leader, dies
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1922
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Albert Baertsoen, Flemish painter/etcher, dies at 56
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1929
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Lewis Bennison, dies
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1931
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Henrique Oswald, composer, dies at 79
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1932
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Natalia Janotha, composer, dies at 76
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1939
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Owen Moore, actor (She Done Him Wrong), commits suicide at 52
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1944
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99 inhabitants of Tulle, hanged by SS
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1946
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Rama VIII, king of Siam (1935-46), dies at 21
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1947
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Wladyslaw Raczkiewicz, president of Poland (1939-40), dies at 62
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1953
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Ugo Betti, dramatist, dies
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1957
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Robert Oboussier, composer, dies at 56
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1958
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Robert Donat, actor (Citadel, Goodbye Mr Chips, 39 Steps), dies at 53
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1960
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Ren Maran, Martiniques writer (Batouala, Prix Goncourt), dies
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1962
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Henry Kendall, actor (Shadow, Romance & Riches), dies at 65
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1964
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Max Aitken, 1st Baron Beaverbrook/newspaper owner (Leatherhead), dies
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1964
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W Maxwell Aitken, Lord Beaverbrook, Engl Min of Info, dies at 85
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1967
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Stefan Boleslaw Poradowski, composer, dies at 64
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1971
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Harold Lloyd Jr, actor (Frankenstein's Daughter), dies at 40
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1974
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M A Asturias, writer, dies
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1974
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Phillip Tead, actor (Lightnin', Fighting Blade), dies at 80
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1975
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David Frederick Barlow, composer, dies at 48
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1976
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James A Farley, US Postmaster General (1932-38), dies at 88
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1976
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Paul T B Rodenko, Dutch poet/writer (Never Marry a Witch), dies at 55
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1976
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Sybil Thorndike, actress (Melba, Major Barbara), dies at 93
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1977
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Bill Merritt, cricketer (6 Tests of leg-spin for NZ, 12 wkts), dies
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1977
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Hans Andreus, [Johan W van de Zant], Dutch poet, dies at 51
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1980
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Leonard Huizinga, journalist/writer (Olivier & Adrian), dies at 73
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1981
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Allen Ludden, game show host (Password), dies at 63
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1981
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Russell Hayden, actor (Hidden Gold, Apache Chief, Justice), dies
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1982
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Guillaume Jorissen, Flemish politician, dies at 60
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1982
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Hank Ladd, TV host (Arrow Show, Waiting for the Break), dies at 74
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1987
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Grandon Rhodes, actor (Gentleman From Nowhere), dies
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1987
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Madge Kennedy, actress (Marrying Kind, 3 Bad Sisters), dies
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1989
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Piet[er J] Lieftinck, Dutch minister of Finance (1945-52), dies
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1989
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W Schnurre, writer, dies at 68
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1991
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Bob Irwin, Comedian, dies of Alzheimer's related illness at 88
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1991
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Charles Loloma, painter/sculptor, dies
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1991
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Claudio Arrau, Chilian/US pianist/composer, dies at 88
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1991
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Max van Praag, Dutch singer, dies at 77
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1992
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Cathy Bennett, jury selection expert, dies of breast cancer at 41
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1992
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Clarence Miller, blues/jazz vocalist, dies at 69 of a heart attack
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1993
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Alexis Smith, dancer/actress (Follies), dies of cancer at 72
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1993
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Arthur Alexander, singer/songwriter (You Better Move On), dies at 53
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1993
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Ian Mikardo, British politician, dies
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1994
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Angela Lakeberg, siamese twin, dies at 11 months
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1994
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Dhirendra Bhramachari, [Flying Swami], hindu leader, dies at 70
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1994
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Jan Tinbergen, Dutch economist (Plan of Labor, Nobel 1969), dies at 91
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1994
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Lloyd Lindroth, the Liberace of the Harp, dies at 63
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1995
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Charles Rowe, cricket (scored 0 in only Test for NZ v Aust 1946), dies
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1995
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Frank Chacksfield, conductor/arranger, dies at 81
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1995
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Walter Landor, designer, dies at 81
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1996
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Edward Morris Bernstein, economist, dies at 91
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1996
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Robert Kidd, marine geoscientist, dies at 48
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1996
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Walter Pardon, carpenter/traditional singer, dies at 81
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1997
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Reid Shelton, actor (Daddy Warbucks-Annie), dies of stroke at 71
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