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1026
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Koenraad II crowns himself king of Italy
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1066
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18th recorded perihelion passage of Halley's Comet
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1153
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Treaty of Konstanz between Frederik I "Barbarossa" & Pope Eugene III
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1490
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1st dated edition of Maimonides "Mishna Torah" published
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1490
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Maimonides Mishneh Torah published
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1534
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Arag¢n legal
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1568
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Treaty of Longjumeau: French huguenots go on strike
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1579
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Friesland joins Union of Utrecht
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1593
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English Congressionalist Henry Barrow accused of slander
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1630
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French troops occupy Pinerolo Piedmont
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1657
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France & England form alliance against Spain; England gets Dunkirk
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1708
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English pretender to the throne James III lands at Firth of Forth
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1743
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English premiere of Hndel's "Messiah"
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1743
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George Frideric Handel's oratorio "Messiah" premieres in London
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1752
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Pope Stephen II elected to succeed Zacharias, died 2 days later
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1775
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Patrick Henry proclaims "Give me liberty or give me death"
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1794
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1st US patent (Joseph G Pierson for a riveting machine)
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1794
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Josiah Pierson patents a "cold-header" (rivet) machine
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1794
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Lt-general Tadeusz Kosciuszko returns to Poland
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1801
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Murder attempt on Czar Paul I
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1806
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Lewis & Clark reach Pacific coast
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1808
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Napoleon's brother Joseph takes the throne of Spain
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1832
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British Parliament passes reform bill
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1835
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Charles Darwin reaches Los Arenales, in the Andes
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1836
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Coin Press invented by Franklin Beale
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1839
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1st known use of term OK (Boston)
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1839
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1st recorded use of "OK" [oll korrect] (Boston's Morning Post)
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1840
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Draper takes 1st successful photo of the Moon (daguerrotype)
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1849
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Battle of Novara (King Charles Albert vs Italian republic)
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1857
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Elisha Otis' 1st elevator installed (488 Broadway, NYC)
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1858
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Streetcar patented (E A Gardner of Phila)
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1861
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London's 1st tramcars, designed by Mr Train of NY, begins operating
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1862
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Battle of Kernstown VA-Jackson begins his Valley Campaign
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1864
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Encounter at Camden AR
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1865
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General Sherman/Cox' troops reach Goldsboro NC
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1867
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Congress passes 2nd Reconstruction Act over Pres Johnson's veto
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1868
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U of Calif founded (Oakland Calif)
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1873
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Slavery abolished in Puerto Rico
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1880
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Flour rolling mill patented (John Stevens of Wisc)
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1881
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Boers & Britain sign peace accord; end 1st Boer war
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1881
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Gas lamp sets fire to Nice France opera house; 70 die
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1889
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Pres Harrison opens Oklahoma for white colonization
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1891
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1st jazz concert was held at Carnegie Hall
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1896
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Umberto Giordano's opera "Andrea Chnier," premieres in Milan
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1901
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Dame Nellie Melba, reveals secret of her now famous toast
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1903
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Wright brothers obtain airplane patent
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1910
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1st race at Los Angeles Motordrome (1st US auto speedway)
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1912
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Dixie Cup invented
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1915
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Zion Mule Corp forms
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1917
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Tornadoes kills 211 over 4 days in Midwest US
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1918
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Alick Wickham dives 200' into Australia's Yarra River
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1918
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Crpy-en-Laonnoise: German artillery shells Paris, 256 killed
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1918
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Lithuania proclaims independence
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1918
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Paris bombs "Thick Bertha's Dike" (nickname for the widow Krupp)
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1919
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Bashkir ASSR, in RSFSR, constituted
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1919
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Benito Mussolini forms Fascist movement in Milan Italy
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1919
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Moscow's Politburo/Central Committee forms
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1920
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Perserikatan Communist of India (PKI) political party forms
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1922
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1st airplane lands at the US Capitol in Washington, DC
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1922
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KMJ-AM in Fresno CA begins radio transmissions
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1922
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WEW-AM in Saint Louis MO begins radio transmissions
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1923
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Frank Silver & Irving Conn release "Yes, We Have No Bananas"
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1925
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Tennessee becomes 1st state to outlaw teaching theory of evolution
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1926
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NHL Championship: Mont Canadiens outscore Pitt Pirates, 6-4 in 2 games
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1929
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1st telephone installed in White House
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1930
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US Ladies Figure Skating championship won by Maribel Vinson
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1930
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US Mens Figure Skating championship won by Roger Turner
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1933
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Enabling Act: German Reichstag grants Adolph Hitler dictatorial powers
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1933
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Kroll Opera in Berlin opens
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1934
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US Congress accepts Philippines independence in 1945
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1936
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Italy, Austria & Hungary sign Pact of Rome
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1937
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LA Railway Co starts using PCC streetcars
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1938
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Judge Kenesaw Mountain Landis frees 74 St L Cardinals minor leaguers
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1940
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1st radio broadcast of "Truth or Consequences" on CBS
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1940
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All-India-Moslem League calls for a Moslem homeland
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1942
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2,500 Jews of Lublin massacred or deported
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1942
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Japanese forces occupy Andaman Islands in Indian Ocean
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1942
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US move native-born of Japanese ancestry into detention centers
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1943
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German counter attack on US lines in Tunisia
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1944
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Bomb assassination against Southern Tirol congregation in Rome, 33 die
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1944
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Nicholas Alkemade falls 5,500 m without a parachute & lives
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1945
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British 7th Black Watch crosses the Rhine
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1945
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Largest operation in Pacific war, 1,500 US Navy ships bomb Okinawa
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1945
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Premier Churchill visits Montgomery's headquarter in Straelen
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1946
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8th NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: Oklahoma State beats NC 43-40
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1948
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John Cunningham sets world altitude record (54,492' (18,133 m))
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1949
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Sidney Kingsley's "Detective Story," premieres in NYC
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1950
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"Great to Be Alive" opens at Winter Garden Theater NYC for 52 perfs
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1950
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22rd Academy Awards - "All King's Men," Crawford & De Havilland win
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1950
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Sophocles Venizelos forms liberal Greeks government
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1950
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UN World Meteorological Org established
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1951
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Wages in France increase 11%
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1952
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Rangers with less than 14 minutes to go blow a 6-2 lead, losing 7-6 to Chicago Black Hawks. Mosienko scores 3 times in 21 secon
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1956
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18th NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: SF beats Iowa 83-71
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1956
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Pakistan proclaimed an Islamic republic in Commonwealth (Natl Day)
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1956
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Sudan becomes independent
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1957
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19th NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: NC beats Kansas 54-53 (3 OTs)
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1957
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US army sells last homing pigeons
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1960
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Explorer (8) fails to reach Earth orbit
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1962
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JFK visits SF
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1962
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Nawab of Pataudi captains India cricket v WI age 21 years 77 days
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1962
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Wake Forest coach "Bones" McKinney becomes 2nd person to play & coach
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1962
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William DeWitt buys Cin Reds for $4,625,000
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1963
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25th NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: Loyola beats Cin 60-58 (OT)
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1963
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Rolf Hochhuth's "Der Stellvertreter," premieres in Berlin
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1964
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UNCTAD 1 world conference opens in Geneva
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1965
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Gemini 3 launched, 1st US 2-man space flight (Grissom & Young)
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1965
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Moroccan army shoots on demonstrators, about 100 killed
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1966
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1st official meeting after 400 years of Catholic & Anglican Church
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1968
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30th NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: UCLA beats NC 78-55
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1968
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Rev Walter Fauntroy, is 1st non-voting congressional delegate from DC
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1969
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Kathy Whitworth wins LPGA Port Charlotte Golf Invitational
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1969
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Rally for Decency (Miami)
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1970
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US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site
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1971
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Dutch 2nd Chamber accept simplified divorce
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1971
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USSR performs underground nuclear test
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1972
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Evil Knievel breaks 93 bones after successfully clearing 35 cars
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1972
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NY Yanks agree to continue playing ball in the Bronx
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1973
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After a 5« year run soap "Love is a Many Splendored Thing" ends
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1973
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US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site
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1973
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Yoko Ono is granted permanent residence in US
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1975
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Sue Roberts wins LPGA Bing Crosby International Golf Classic
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1976
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International Bill of Rights goes into effect (35 nations ratifying)
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1978
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US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site
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1979
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Larry Holmes TKOs Osvaldo Ocasio in 7 for heavyweight boxing title
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1979
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Wings release "Goodnight Tonight"
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1980
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Border completes 150 in each inning of Test Cricket v Pakistan
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1980
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Donna Caponi Young Pro-Am wins LPGA National Golf Tournament
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1980
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France performs nuclear test
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1980
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Shah of Iran arrives in Egypt
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1981
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Supreme Court rules states could require, with some exceptions, parental notification when teen-age girls sought abortions
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1981
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Supreme Court upholds law making statutory rape a crime only for men
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1982
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Guatemala military coup under gen Rios Montt, pres Romeo Lucas flees
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1982
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Isle's Mike Bossy's 20th career hat trick-4 goals
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1983
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US president Ronald Reagan introduces "Star Wars"-plan (SDI)
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1984
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Andrea Schne skates ladies world record 3 km (4:20.91)
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1984
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Ice Dance Championship at Ottawa won by J Torvill & Chris Dean (GRB)
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1984
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Ice Pairs Championship at Ottawa won by Underhill & Paul Martini (CAN)
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1984
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Ladies Fig Skating Championship in Ottawa won by Katarina Witt (GDR)
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1984
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Men's Fig Skating Championship in Ottawa won by Scott Hamilton (USA)
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1985
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Billy Joel weds supermodel Christie Brinkley
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1985
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Discovery moves to Vandenberg AFB for mating of STS 51-D mission
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1985
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Julian Lennon's 1st concert (San Antonio Texas)
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1985
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US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site
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1986
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6th Golden Raspberry Awards: Rambo: First Blood Part II wins
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1986
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Heavyweight Trevor Berbick KOs Pinklon Thomas
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1986
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Penny Pulz wins LPGA Circle K Tucson Golf Open
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1987
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Soap "Bold & Beautiful" premieres
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1987
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US offers military protection to Kuwaiti ships in the Persian Gulf
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1987
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West Germany SPD chairman Willy Brandt resigns
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1989
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2 Utah scientists claim they have produced fusion at room temperature
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1989
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Joel Steinberg sentenced to 25 yrs for killing his adopted daughter
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1990
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Former Exxon Valdez Captain Joseph Hazelwood ordered to help clean up Prince William Sound & pay $50,000 in restitution for 198
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1991
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1st World League of American Football games, London beats Frankfurt 24-11, Sacramento beats Raleigh-Dur 9-3 & Mont beats Birmin
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1991
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20 Tornadoes kill 5 in Tennessee
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1991
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Sergei Bubka pole vaults world record indoor (6.12m)
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1992
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Florida Marlins begin selling tickets
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1993
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Belgian govt of Dehaene, resigns
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1993
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NY Knicks & Phoenix Suns get into a major brawl
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1994
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Amy Fisher's lover Joey Buttafuoco is released from jail
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1994
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Graeme Obree bicycles world record 10 km (11:28)
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1994
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Howard Stern formally announces his Libertarian run for NY governor
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1994
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Joey Buttafuoco, released from jail after 4 months & 9 days
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1994
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Last day of Test cricket for Kapil Dev
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1994
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Richard Jacobs buys naming rights to Indians new ball park at Gateway for $13.8 million (renamed Jacobs Field)
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1994
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Russian Airbus A-310 crashes in Siberia (74-75 killed)
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1994
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Wayne Gretzky sets NHL record with 802 goals scored
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1995
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"How To Succeed in Business..." opens at R Rodgers NYC for 548 perfs
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1995
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Dollar equals 88.41 yen (record)
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1997
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"Mandy Patinkin in Concert," closes at Lyceum Theater NYC
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1997
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17th Golden Raspberry Awards: Striptease wins
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1997
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Betsy King wins LPGA Standard Register PING
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1997
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Liberty Legends of Senior Golf
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1997
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Phil Mickelson wins Bay Hill Golf Invitiational
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1997
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wins Standard Register PING
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1997
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Wrestlemania XIII in Chicago, Undertaker beats Psycho Sid for title
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1998
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70th Academy Awards -
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BIRTHS
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1599
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Thomas Selle, composer
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1638
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Frederik Ruysch, Dutch anatomist
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1699
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John Bartram, naturalist/explorer, father of American botany
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1736
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Iman Willem Falck, Dutch governor of Ceylon (1765-83)
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1749
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Hugo Franz Karl Alexander von Kerpen, composer
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1749
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Pierre-Simon Laplace, mathematician/astronomer/physicist
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1750
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Johannes Matthias Sperger, composer
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1761
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John W de Winter, Dutch vice-admiral (Battle at Kamperduin)
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1769
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William Smith, geologist (Strata Identified by Organized Fossils)
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1795
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Leopold Jansa, composer
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1801
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Peterus D Regout, Dutch industrialist (Sphinx, Maastricht)
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1808
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Jeronimo de Bosch Kemper, sociologist/historian (Statistic yearbook)
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1811
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Camille Marie Stamaty, composer
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1811
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Carl Gottfried Wilhelm Taubert, composer
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1818
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Don Carlos Buell, Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1898
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1821
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Aleksej F Pisemski, Russian writer (Clodhopper)
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1823
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Schuyler Colfax, (R) 17th VP (1869-73)
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1825
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Edward Lloyd Thomas, Brig General (Confederate Army) died in 1898
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1826
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Leon Minkus, composer
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1834
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Julius Reubke, composer
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1837
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Joseph Wieniawski, composer
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1844
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Eugene Gigout, composer
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1847
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Alexandru D Xenopol, Romania, historian
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1854
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Alfred Milner, Giessen Germany, British governor (Cape colony)
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1857
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Fannie Farmer, actress (namesake of a candy company)
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1858
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Ludwig Quidde, German historian/politician (Nobel prize 1927)
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1860
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Horatio W Bottomley, British? journalist/swindler
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1863
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Godfried CE van Daalen, Dutch general/governor of Atjeh
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1864
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Hjalmar Borgstrom, composer
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1876
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Muirhead Bone, Glasgow Scotland, etcher/engraver of architecture
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1878
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Franz Schrecker, composer
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1881
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Hermann Staudinger, Germany, chemist/plastics researcher (Nobel '53)
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1881
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Roger Martin du Guard, France, novelist (Les Thibault-Nobel 1937)
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1882
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C Montague Shaw, Adelaide Australia
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1883
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Faisal I ibn Hussein ibn Ali, 1st king of Iraq/Syria
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1884
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Glauco Velasquez, composer
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1887
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Anthony van Hoboken, Dutch musicologist (Haydn-catalog)
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1887
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Felix F Yussupov, Russian monarch
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1887
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Juan Gris, Spain, cubist painter (Still Life Before an Open Window)
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1887
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Sidney Hillman, union leader (Sidney Hillman Foundation)
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1891
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Catherine Murphy Urner, composer
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1895
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Dane Rudhyar, composer
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1898
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Georgios Grivas, Greek general/opposition leader on Cyprus
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1898
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Hazel Dawn, [LaTout], Utah, actress (Niobe, Under Cover, Feud Girl)
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1900
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Erich Fromm, Frankfurt Germany, psychologist (Sane Society)
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1900
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Jose Antonio Calcano, composer
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1901
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Edmund Rubbra, composer [or May 23]
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1901
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Jan H de Groot, Dutch resistance fighter/co-founder (Free Netherlands)
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1902
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Philip Ober, Fort Payne Ala, actor (Gen Stone-I Dream of Jeannie)
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1905
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Paul Grimault, animator
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1905
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Ralph Perring, Lord Mayor (London)
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1906
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George Posford, composer
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1907
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Daniel Bovet, Switzerland, pharmacologist (Nobel 1957)
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1907
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Douglas Patrick Thomas Jay, politician
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1908
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Dominique de Menil, arts patron/human rights advocate
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1908
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Joan Crawford, [Lucille Le Sueur], Texas, actress (Mildred Pierce)
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1910
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Akira Kurosawa, Tokyo Japan, director (7 Samurai, Living)
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1910
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Lale [Liselotte H] Anderson, German singer/actress (Der Pott)
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1911
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Augustus John "Gus" Risman, rugby league player
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1911
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Charles Joseph A Russhon, USAF lt col/liaison (James Bond films)
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1911
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Denis Wright, diplomat
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1911
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Edward Warner, diplomat
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1911
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Richard Chapman, golfer (1940 US amateur, 1951 British amateur)
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1912
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Alfred Schwarzmann, Germany, gymnist (Olympic-2 golds-1936)
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1912
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John Payne, Roanoke Va, actor (Dodsworth, Razor's Edge)
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1912
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Werner von Braun, Wirsitz Germany, rocket expert (I Aim at the Stars)
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1914
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Robert Gross, composer
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1915
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Francis Berry, poet/Shakespearean scholar
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1917
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H C Allen, American historian
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1917
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Johnny Guarnieri, NYC, jazz pianist (Morey Amsterdam Show)
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1917
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Kenneth Tobey, actor (The Thing, Strange Invaders) [or Feb 23]
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1917
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Patricia Burke, Milan Italy, actress (Forbidden)
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1919
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Michael Lyne, British air Vice-marshal
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1920
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Alexander Grigori Harut'unyan, composer
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1920
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Geoffrey Bush, composer
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1920
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James Brown, Desdemona Tx, actor (Lt Rip Masters-Rin Tin Tin)
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1920
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Jimmy Edwards, comedy actor (Barnes)
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1920
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Neal Smith, (Rep-D-IA, 1959- )
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1921
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Donald Malcome Campbell, Surrey UK, boat racer (1955 speed records)
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1921
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Ian Todd, pres (Royal College of Surgeons)
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1921
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Wolfgang Altendorfer, writer
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1922
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Marty Allen, Pitts, comedian (Allen & Rossi), "Hello Dere"
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1922
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Ugo Tognazzi, Cremona Italy, actor/director (La Cage Aux Folles)
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1923
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Arnie Weinmeister, AAFC, NFL def tackle (NY Yankees, Giants)
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1924
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Peter Godfrey, chartered accountant
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1925
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Cees de Ruyter, European champion billiards player
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1925
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David McNee, commissioner (Metropolitan Police)
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1926
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Martha Wright, Seattle, singer (Let's Dance, Martha Wright Show)
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1927
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Osvaldo Lacerda, composer
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1928
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11th duke of Beaufort, English large landowner/multi-millionaire
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1928
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Alfred Morris, British MP
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1929
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Albert H Crews, astronaut
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1929
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Gerrit den Braber, Dutch composer/producer
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1929
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James Ackley Maxwell, actor/director (Traitors, Pyt Potter, Otley)
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1929
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Michael Manser, architect
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1929
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Roger Bannister, England, 1st to run a 4 minute mile (May 6, 1954)
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1931
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Norman F Lent, (Rep-R-NY, 1971- )
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1933
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Geoffrey Leigh, CEO (Allied London Properties)
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1933
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Monique van Vooren, Belgium, actress (Andy Warhol's Frankenstein)
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1933
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Norman Bailey, British bass-baritone (Flying Dutchman)
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1934
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Bryan Bass, headmaster (City of London School)
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1934
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Mark Rydell, NYC, actor (Havana, Punchline, Long Goodbye)
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1935
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Barry Cryer, comedian/writer (Goodies Rule-OK, All You Need is Cash)
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1935
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Desmond Pitcher, CEO (Merseyside Development Corporation)
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1935
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Szil rd Kun, Hungary, rapid fire pistol (Olympic-silver-1952)
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1937
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Craig Breedlove, LA, auto-racing champion (613 MPH-Spirit of America)
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1937
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Heinz Martin Lonquich, composer
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1938
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Christopher Glenn, NYC, news anchor (CBS Nightwatch)
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1938
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Kenneth J Gregory, warden (Goldsmiths' College)
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1939
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Bert Berdis, Pitts, comedian (Tim Conway Show)
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1939
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Boris Ivanovich Tischenko, composer
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1940
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Brian Hastings, cricketer (NZ batsman in 70's)
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1940
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Luis Gasca, rocker
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1940
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Tariq Yunus, actor (Bollywood, Ashanti, Deceivers)
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1942
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Jimmy Miller, US pop drummer (Rolling Stones, Motrhead)
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1943
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Gail Goodrich, NBA star (Lakers, Suns)
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1943
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Peter Graves, supt minister (Westminster Central Hall)
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1944
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Michael Nyman, composer (Mesmer, Carrington)
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1944
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Salim Altaf, cricketer (Pakistan medium-pacer in 21 Tests 1967-78)
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1947
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Barbara Rhodes, Poughkeepsie NY, actress (Don't Just Stand There)
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1948
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Michael Gleeson, otolaryngologist
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1948
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R J Bennett, FBA/geographer
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1948
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Wasim Bari, cricket wicket-keeper (Pakistan's most successful)
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1949
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Karen English, (Rep-D-Arizona)
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1949
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Ric Ocasek, Balt, rock vocalist (Cars-Double Life, Bye Bye Love)
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1950
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Corrine Clery, Paris France, actress (Moonraker, Yor)
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1950
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P R Scott, Headmaster (Bancroft's School, Woodford Green)
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1951
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Dick Mast, Bluffton OH, Nike golfer (1990 Mississippi Gulf Coast)
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1951
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Lis Howell, director of programs (GMTV)
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1952
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Patricia Richardson, Bethesda MD, actress (Jill-Home Improvement)
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1953
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Chaka Khan, [Stevens], Great Lakes Il, rocker (Rufus-I am Every Woman)
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1953
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Geoffrey Clifton-Brown, British MP
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1953
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Louie Anderson, Minn, comedian (Ratboy, Wrong Guys)
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1954
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Moses Malone, NBA center (Atlanta Hawks, Milw Bucks, Phila '76ers)
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1955
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Cindy Olavarri, Pleasant Hills Calif, cyclist (7-Eleven team)
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1956
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Andrew Mitchell, British MP
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1956
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Laura Thorne, chef (named one of 10 best American chefs)
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1957
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Amanda Plummer, NYC, actress (Hotel New Hampshire, Dollmaker)
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1957
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Sheila Rena Ingram, Wash DC, 4X400m relayer (Olympic-silver-1976)
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1957
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Teresa Ganzel, Toledo Ohio, actress (Teachers Only, Duck Factory)
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1958
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Serena Grandi, [Fagioli], Bologna Itay, actress (Miranda)
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1960
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Oscar Michael Moore, journalist
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1960
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Terry Sweeney, St Albans NY, writer/comedian (SNL)
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1962
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Johan Steur, soccer player (FC Volendam)
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1963
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Ana Quirot, Cuba, 800m runner (Olympics-bronze/silver-92, 96)
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1963
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Kim Williams, Bethesda MD, LPGA golfer (1995 GHP Heartland-26th)
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1965
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Dante Jones, NFL linebacker (Denver Broncos)
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1965
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Daren Puppa, Kirkland Lake, NHL goalie (Tampa Bay Lightning)
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1965
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Richard Grieco, Waterton NY, actor (21 Jump Street, Booker)
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1965
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Wayne Presley, Detroit, NHL right wing (Toronto Maple Leafs)
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1966
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James Saxon, NFL fullback (Phila Eagles)
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1966
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Marti Pellow, rocker (Wet, Wet, Wet-Wishing I Was)
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1966
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Mike Remlinger, Middletown NY, pitcher (Cin Reds)
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1967
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David Ford, Edmonton Alberta, kayaker (Olympics-15-92, 96)
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1967
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Duncan Macrae, actor (Casino Royale, Kidnapped), dies at 61
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1967
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Sandra Reinhardt, Pitts, actress (Another World, Illegal in Blue)
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1968
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Atul Wassan, cricketer (Indian pace bowler 1989-90)
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1968
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Curtis Mayfield, CFL receiver (Saskatchewan Roughriders)
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1968
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David Maeva, CFL linebacker (BC Lions)
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1968
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Mark Maddox, linebacker (Buffalo Bills)
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1968
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Mike Atherton, cricketer (Lancashire batsman & England captain)
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1970
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Carl Pickens, NFL wide receiver (Cin Bengals)
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1970
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Turhon O'Bannon, CFL receiver (Winnipeg Blue Bombers)
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1971
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Alexander Selivanov, Moscow Rus, NHL right wing (Tampa Bay Lightning)
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1971
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Chris Lipuma, Oak Lawn, NHL defenseman (Tampa Bay Lightning)
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1971
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Demetrius DuBose, NFL linebacker (Tampa Bay Bucs)
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1971
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Hiroyoshi Yamamoto, wrestler (NJPW)
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1971
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Karen McDougal, Gary IN, playmate (Dec, 1997)
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1971
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Renette Cruz, Miss Universe-Canada (1996)
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1971
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Yasmeen Ghauri, Montrael Canada, model (Valentino Perfume)
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1972
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Jennifer K Chapman, Miss USA-Massachusetts (1997)
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1972
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Jonas Bjorkman, Vaxjo Sweden, tennis star (Davis Cup 1994)
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1972
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Ryan Kuwabara, hockey forward (Team Japan 1998)
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1973
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David Vaughn, NBA forward (Orlando Magic, SF Warriors)
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1973
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Igor Nikitin, hockey defenseman (Team Kazakhstan Oly-1998)
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1973
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Jason Kidd, NBA guard (Phoenix Suns, Dallas Mavericks)
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1973
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Kathy Carboy, Cincinnati, Ohio, diver (Olympics-96)
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1973
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Naoko Sawamatsu, Nishinomiya Japan, tennis star (1994 Singapore)
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1973
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Ninya Perna, Miss USA-Nevada (1997)
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1973
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Rob Lazeo, CFL offensive tackle (Saskatchewan Roughriders)
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1974
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Eric Washington, NBA guard (Denver Nuggets)
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1974
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Scott Galyon, linebacker (NY Giants)
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1974
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Tony Alberda, Dutch soccer player (SC Heerenveen, Emmen)
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1975
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Rita Grande, Napoli Italy, tennis star (3rd round 1996 Aust Open)
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1976
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Keri Russell, actress (Mickey Mouse Club, Lottery, Daddy Girls)
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1976
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Nolan Baumgartner, Calgary, NHL defenseman (Washington Capitals)
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1977
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Josh Ackerman, actor (Mickey Mouse Club)
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1978
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Nicholle Tom, Hinsdale IL, actress (Beethoven, Maggie-Nanny, BH 90210)
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1990
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Eugenie OF, Princess of York/daughter of prince Andrew/Sarah Ferguson
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DEATHS
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1169
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Shirkuh, Kurd general/vizier of Cairo/Saladin's uncle, dies
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1237
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Jan of Brienne, King of Jerusalem/Emperor of Constantinople, dies
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1369
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Pedro, the Cruel, King/tyrant of Castile & Leon, murdered
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1555
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Julius III, [Giovanni M del Monte], Pope (1550-55), dies at 67
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1606
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Justus Lipsius, [Joost Lips], Dutch classic philologist, dies at 58
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1653
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Johan van Galen, Dutch admiral (Dunes Monte Christo), dies at about 48
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1658
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Valentin Dretzel, composer, dies at 79
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1669
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Philipp Buchner, composer, dies at 54
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1676
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Paulus Wirtz, [Wrtz], German/Neth army commander, dies at 63
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1748
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Johann Gottfried Walther, German composer/musicologist, dies at 63
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1756
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Georg Gottfried Wagner, composer, dies at 57
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1783
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Gaspard Fritz, composer, dies at 67
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1786
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Patience Wright, 1st US woman pro artist, dies (birth date unknown)
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1801
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Paul I, tsar of Russia (1796-1801), strangled at 46
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1806
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George Frederic Pinto, composer, dies at 20
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1809
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Ferdinand-Philippe-Joseph Staes, composer, dies at 60
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1816
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Ignaz Vitzthumb, composer, dies at 95
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1818
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Nicolas Isouard, composer, dies at 42
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1819
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August v Kotzebue, writer, dies
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1821
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Bernhard Anselm Weber, pianist/conductor/composer, dies at 56
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1832
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Vaclav Vilem Wurfel, composer, dies at 41
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1842
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Stendhal, [Marie-Henri Beyle], French author (Lamiel), dies at 59
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1862
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Karl Robert von Nesselrode, German chancellor, dies at 81
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1869
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Charles Lucas, composer, dies at 60
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1880
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Gustav Adolf Mankell, composer, dies at 67
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1881
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Nikolay Rubinstein, composer, dies at 45
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1902
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K lm n Tisza, premier of Hungary (1875-90), dies at 71
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1906
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Victor Barton, cricketer (scored 23 in Test Eng v S Afr 1892), dies
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1907
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Constantine P Pobedonostsev, Russian reactionary senator, dies at 79
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1914
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Teunis Stoel, actor, dies at 62
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1918
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Cesar Cortinas, composer, dies at 27
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1919
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Jean HL Bossard, actor/impresario (2 Orphans), dies at 45
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1925
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Aleksei Kuropatkin, Russian general/minister of War, dies at 76
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1937
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Helge Rode, Danish poet/essayist, dies at 66
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1943
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Andr Lichtenberger, French Sudan writer (Le Petit Roi), dies at 72
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1943
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Joseph Moiseyevich Schillinger, composer, dies at 47
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1944
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O C Wingate, British general-major (Burma), dies in air crash
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1946
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Alexandru Zirra, composer, dies at 62
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1950
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Douglas Carr, England cricket leg-spinner (Test 1909), dies
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1952
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Klaas Schilder, Dutch vicar/theologist/antifascist, dies at 61
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1953
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Raoul Dufy, painter, Forcalquier, France
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1957
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L Patrick Abercrombie, English architect, dies at 77
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1958
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Florian Znaniecki, Polish/US sociologist/philosopher, dies at 76
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1960
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Franklin P Adams, columnist (Information Please), dies at 78
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1961
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A C Russell, cricketer (10 Tests for England 910 runs), dies
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1961
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James Edward Murray, (Sen-D-Montana) (1935-61), dies
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1961
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Valentin Vasilyevich Bondarenko, cosmonaut, dies in accident at 24
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1962
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Josephus RH van Schaik, lawyer/vice-premier of Neth, dies at 80
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1962
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Val Paul, producer (F-Man), dies at 73
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1963
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Davey Moore, dies seconds after KOed in feather-weight championship
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1964
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Peter Lorre, actor (Casino Royale), dies at 59
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1964
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Vassily Vainonen, Russian ballet choreographer (Gayaneh), dies at 66
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1965
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Mae Murray, actress (Bachelor Apartment), dies of heart ailment at 75
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1966
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Johannes W Elsensohn, Dutch actor/writer (Arie), dies at 82
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1967
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Duncan Macrae, actor (Casino Royale, Kidnapped), dies at 61
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1968
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Edwin O'Connor, US writer, dies at 49
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1969
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Rudolf Pannwitz, German author/philosopher (Urblik), dies at 87
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1971
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Armin Loos, composer, dies at 67
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1971
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Simon Vestdijk, Dutch author/poet (Brass Garden), dies at 72
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1973
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Ken Maynard, actor (Phantom Rancher, $50,000 Reward), dies at 77
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1979
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Philip Bourneuf, actor (Big Night, Frankenstein), dies at 71
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1982
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Mario Praz, Italian author (Casa della vita), dies at 85
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1983
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Barney Clark, 1st artifical heart recipient, dies after 112 days at 62
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1985
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Anton Constandse, Dutch anarchist/writer, dies at 85
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1985
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Patricia Roberts Harris, (Rep-D), dies at 60
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1985
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Singing Nun, commits suicide in Belgium at 52
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1987
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Dean Paul Martin, musician/tennis pro, killed in plane crash at 29
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1991
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Dominic Bellissimo, created buffalo chicken wings, dies at 68
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1991
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Fons Jansen, Dutch night club performer, dies at 65
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1991
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Mona Maris, actress (Camila, Berlin Correspondent), dies at 88
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1992
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Friedrich A von Hayek, British economist (Road to Serfdom), dies at 92
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1993
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Hans Werner Richter, German writer/founder (Gruppe 47), dies at 84
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1994
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Alvara del Portillo, Spanish Opus Dei bishop, dies at 80
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1994
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Giulietta Masina, wife of Federico Felini/(La Strada), dies at 74
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1994
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Jim Moloney, dies of Parkinson's disease
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1994
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Luis Donaldo Colosio, Mexican pres candidate, assassinated at 44
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1995
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Alan Barton, singer (Smokie, Black Lace), dies in a bus crash
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1995
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Daniel George "Danny" Apolinar, composer/songwriter, dies at 61
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1995
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Davie Cooper, soccer star, dies at 39
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1995
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Irving Shulman, author/screenwriter, dies at 81
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1995
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Ripley L. Ingram, singer, dies at 65
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1995
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Robert Turner, winner of 1st All-American Soap Box Derby, dies at 72
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1995
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Russell Reading Braddon, author, dies at 74
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1996
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Jay D. Miller, record producer, dies at 73
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1996
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Peter Baer, artost/printmaker, dies at 72
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