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506
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King Alarik II of Visigoten delegates Lex Romania Visigothorum out
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962
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Pope John XII crowns German King Otto I the Great Emperor
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1032
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Koenraad II succeeds Rudolf III as king of Bourgundy
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1119
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Guido di Borgogna elected Pope Callistus II
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1141
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Battle at Lincoln: King Stephen captured
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1461
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2nd battle of St Alban's-Lancastrian defeat Yorkists
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1536
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Pedro de Mendoza finds Argentine city of Buenos Aires
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1550
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English Edward Seymour duke of Somerset, freed
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1633
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M Rossi's opera "Erminia sul Giordano," premieres in Rome
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1637
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Zorilla's "El m s Impropio Verdugo Para Las," premieres in Madrid
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1653
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New Amsterdam becomes a city (later NYC)
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1709
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British sailor Alexander Selkirk is rescued after being marooned on a desert island for 5 years, his story inspires "Robinson C
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1714
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Nicholas Rowe's "tragedy of Jane Shore," premieres in London
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1731
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Georg F Hndels opera "Poro," premieres in London
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1732
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King Frederik Willem I moves Lutherans towards East-Prussia
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1742
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British Walpole govt resigns
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1762
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Thomas Arnes opera "Artaxerxes," premieres in London
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1795
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Joseph Haydns 102nd Symphony in B, premieres
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1798
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Federal St Theater, Boston, becomes 1st in US destroyed by fire
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1802
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1st leopard exhibited in US, Boston (admission 25)
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1811
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Russian settlers establish Ft Ross trading post, north of SF
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1823
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Rossini's opera "Semiramide" premieres in Venice
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1829
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Madman Jonathan Martin sets York Cathedral afire, does 60,000 damage
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1843
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US & British settlers in Oregon Country choose govt committee
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1848
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1st ship load of Chinese arrive in SF
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1848
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Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo ends Mexican War; US acquires Texas California, New Mexico & Arizona for $15 million
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1852
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1st British public men's toilet opens (Fleet St London)
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1852
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Alexandre Dumas Jr's "Le Dame aux Camlias," premieres in Paris
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1854
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Pope Pius IX encyclical "On persecution of Armenians"
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1863
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Samuel Clemens becomes Mark Twain for 1st time
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1864
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-Oct 7th) Cruise of CSS Florida
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1869
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James Oliver invents removable tempered steel plow blade
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1870
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Cardiff Giant (supposed petrified human) proved to be gypsum
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1870
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Mark Twain, 34, marries Olivia Langdon in Elmira, NY
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1876
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Baseball's National League forms with teams in Boston, Chicago, Cincinnati, Hartford, Louisville, New York, Philadelphia, St Lo
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1878
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Greece declares war on Turkey
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1880
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SS Strathleven arrives in London with 1st Australian frozen mutton
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1882
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Knights of Columbus forms in New Haven, Conn
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1892
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Bottle cap with cork seal patented by William Painter (Baltimore)
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1892
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Johnny Briggs takes a hat-trick, England v Aust SCG
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1892
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Longest boxing match under modern rules; 77 rounds in Nameoki, Illinois between Harry Sharpe & Frank Crosby
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1893
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1st movie close-up (of a sneeze), Edison studio, West Orange, NJ
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1894
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US warship Kearsarge wrecked on Roncador Reef, near Solomon Island
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1900
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Gustave Charpentiers opera "Louise" premieres in Paris
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1901
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Female Army Nurse Corps established as a permanent organization
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1904
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US blues singer Gertrude Pridgett marries comic William Rainey
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1906
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Pope encyclical against separation of church & state
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1909
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Italian writer Marinetti publishes Futurist Manifest in Paris
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1912
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Frederick R Law, parachutes from Statue of Liberty (stunt for Pathe)
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1913
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NY football Giants sign Jim Thorpe
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1913
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NYC's Grand Central Terminal opens
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1914
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James Royce Shannon's musical "Shameen Dhu," premieres in NYC
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1919
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Monarchist riot in Portugal
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1920
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Estonia declares its Independence from Russia (Dorpat Peace)
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1920
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France occupies (German) Memel territory
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1920
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Tarto/Dorpat peace treaty: USSR recognizes Estonian independence
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1922
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It was 2:22:22 on 2/2/22
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1922
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James Joyce's "Ulysses" published in Paris (1,000 copies)
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1923
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Ethyl gasoline 1st marketed, Dayton, Ohio
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1923
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US signs friendship treaty with Central American countries
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1924
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International Ski Federation (FIS) forms
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1925
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Belgian episcopacy rejects liberalism, communism & socialism
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1925
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Dogsleds reach Nome with emergency diphtheria serum after 1000-km
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1925
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NL holds Golden Jubilee Year meeting at same hotel where NL began
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1926
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3 men dance Charleston for 22« hours
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1927
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Harry Tierney/Joseph McCarthy's "Rio Rita," premieres in NYC
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1927
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Ziegfeld Theater (Loew's Ziegfeld) opens at 6th Ave & 54th St NYC
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1931
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1st siyyum of Talmud celebrated by Daf Yomi students
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1931
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1st use of a rocket to deliver mail (Austria)
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1932
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Al Capone sent to prison (Atlanta, Georgia)
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1932
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Geneva disarmament conference begins with 60 countries
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1932
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Grimmett takes 14 wickets v South Africa (7-116 & 7-83)
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1932
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Reconstruction Finance Corp organized
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1933
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2 days after becoming chancellor, Adolf Hitler dissolves Parliament
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1933
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Gring bans communist meetings/demonstrations in Germany
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1933
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Ucicky's "Rotten Morning," premieres in Berlin
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1934
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Dutch RC Bishops warn against fascism/nazism
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1935
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Lie detector 1st used in court (Portage Wisc)
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1940
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Frank Sinatra's singing debut in Indianapolis (Tommy Dorsey Orch)
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1942
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LA Times urges security measures against Japanese-Americans
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1942
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US auto factories switch from commercial to war production
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1943
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Battle of Stalingrad ends with final surrender of the German army
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1943
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Cubs return to original uniform after experimenting with a vest
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1943
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German 6th Army surrenders at Stalingrad, turning point of WW II
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1944
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4th US marine division conquerors Roi, Marshall Islands
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1944
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Allied troops 1st set foot on Japanese territory
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1944
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Baseball meets in NYC to discuss postwar action
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1944
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Edward Chodorov's "Decision," premieres in NYC
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1945
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Escape attempt at Mauthausen concentration camp
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1946
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"Nellie Bly" closes at Adelphi Theater NYC after 16 performances
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1948
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President Truman urges congress to adopt a civil rights program
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1949
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1st 45 RPM record released
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1949
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Golfing champ Ben Hogan seriously injured in an auto accident
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1950
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"Arms & the Girl" opens at 46th St Theater NYC for 134 performances
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1950
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1st broadcast of "What's My Line," on CBS-TV
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1951
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-35øF (-37øC), Greensburg, Indiana (state record until 1994)
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1951
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US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site
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1954
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Bevo Francis, Rio Grande College, scores 113 pts in basketball game
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1954
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Pres Eisenhower reports detonation of 1st H-bomb (done in 1952)
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1954
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Snow falls on Gibraltar
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1955
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1st presidential news conference on network TV-Eisenhower on ABC
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1956
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Coasters sign with Atlantic Records
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1957
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"Candide" closes at Martin Beck Theater NYC after 73 performances
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1957
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Liz Taylor's 3rd marriage (Mike Todd)
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1957
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UN adopts a resolution calling for Israeli troops to leave Egypt
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1958
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Fay Crocker wins LPGA Havana Biltmore Golf Open
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1958
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Syria joins Egypt in United Arab Republic
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1958
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WRIK (now WLUZ) TV channel 7 in Ponce, PR (PTC) begins broadcasting
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1959
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Buddy Holly's last performance
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1959
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Vince Lombardi signs a 5 year contract to coach Green Bay Packers
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1960
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Michale Eufemia sinks 625 balls in pool match without a miss
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1961
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Prince Bernhard opens new RAI building in Amsterdam
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1962
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1st pole vault over 16' (4.88m) (John Uelses-16¬', Melrose Games)
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1962
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8 of 9 planets align for 1st time in 400 years
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1962
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USSR performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakh/Semipalitinsk USSR
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1963
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Helen Shapiro begins tour (Beatles are part of undercard)
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1964
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GI Joe, debuts as a popular American boy's toy
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1964
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Red Faber, Burleigh Grimes, Tim Keefe, Heinie Manush, John Montgomery Ward, & Miller Huggins are selected to Hall of Fame
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1964
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Sjoukje Dijkstra (Neth) wins Olympic gold for figure skating
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1965
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Joe Ortons "Loot," premieres in Brighton
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1967
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Bolivia adopts its constitution
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1967
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Formation of American Basketball Association is announced
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1968
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Springer Publishers in West Berlin, bombed
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1969
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KMST TV channel 46 in Monterey-Salinas, CA (CBS) begins broadcasting
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1969
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Stan Coveleski & Waite Hoyt are voted into baseball Hall of Fame
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1970
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Pete Maravich becomes 1st to score 3,000 college basketball points
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1971
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Idi Amin ousts Milton Obote to become dictator of Uganda
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1972
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Lefty Gomez, Ross Youngs & William Harridge selected for Hall of Fame
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1972
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Tom Stoppard's "Jumpers," premieres in London
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1973
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"Midnight Special" rock music show debuts on NBC-TV
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1973
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James R Schlesinger, becomes 9th director of CIA (until July)
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1973
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Richath Helms, ends term as 8th director of CIA
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1973
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Test Cricket debut of Richard John Hadlee, NZ v Pakistan, Wellington
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1974
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Barbra Striesand's 1st #1 hit, "The Way We Were"
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1974
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Pope Paul VI encyclical "To Honor Mary"
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1974
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Smallest crowd at Cleveland Arena (Cavs vs Golden State-1,641)
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1975
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Army offensive against rebels in Eritrea Ethiopia
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1975
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Donna Caponi Young wins LPGA Burdine's Golf Invitational
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1975
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US female Figure Skating championship won by Dorothy Hamill
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1975
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US male Figure Skating championship won by Gordon McKellen Jr
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1976
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"Honeymooners Second Honeymoon" airs on TV
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1976
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"Rich Little Show," debuts on NBC-TV
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1976
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Roger Connor, Fred Lindstrom & ump Cal Hubbard elected to Hall of Fame
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1977
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Burn up of Salyut 4 Space Station (USSR)
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1977
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Radio Shack officially begins creating TRS-80 computer
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1977
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Toronto's Ian Turnbull scores 5 goals, NHL REcord for a defenseman
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1980
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FBI releases details of Abscam, a sting operation that targeted 31 elected & public officials for bribes for political favors
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1982
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"Late Night with David Letterman" premieres on NBC
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1982
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Govt troops & Moslem-fundamentalists battle in Hamah Syria
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1982
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San Diego beats Miami 41-38 in OT after blowing a 24-0 lead
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1983
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Chicago Absp Joseph L Bernardin is among 18 new cardinals invested
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1983
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Pope John Paul II names 18 new cardinals
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1984
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8th Soap Opera Digest Poll Awards
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1984
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Lebanese army fight in Beirut
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1985
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US male Figure Skating championship won by Brian Boitano
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1986
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"Jerome Kern Goes to Hollywood" closes at Ritz NYC after 13 perfs
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1986
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Ayako Okamoto wins LPGA Elizabeth Arden Golf Classic
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1986
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Dalai Lama meets Pope John Paul II in India
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1986
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NFL Pro Bowl: NFC beats AFC 28-24
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1986
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Oscar Arias Sanchez elected president of Costa Rica
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1987
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KC Royal pitcher Dennis Leonard (3X 20 game winner), retires
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1987
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Philippines adopts constitution
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1988
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David Boon's 6th Test Cricket century, 184* v England at Sydney
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1989
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0øF (-18øC) or below in 15 US states
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1989
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FW de Klerk replaces Botha as South Africa's National Party leader
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1989
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NL announces Yanks' broadcaster Bill White will be 1st black president
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1990
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Marina Ogilvy (daughter of Engl princess Alexandra) weds Paul Mowatt
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1990
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South Africa's Pres FW de Klerk promises to free Nelson Mandela & legalizes ANC & 60 other political orgs
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1991
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Aravinda De Silva scores 267 v NZ at Wellington
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1991
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NH snaps its 32-game losing streak at home beating Holy Cross, 72-56
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1991
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US postage is raised from 25 to 29
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1992
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Colleen Walker wins Oldsmobile LPGA Golf Classic
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1992
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Danny Everett runs world record 400m indoor (45.02 sec)
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1992
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David Boon's 13 Test Cricket century, 107 v India at Perth
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1992
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IRS & Willie Nelson settle on $9M tax bill (of $16.7M)
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1992
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Kieren Perkins swims world record 1500m freestyle (14:32.40)
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1992
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NFL Pro Bowl: NFC beats AFC 21-15
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1993
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Frito Lay pays court ordered $2,500,000 to Tom Wait for using his song
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1993
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Irina Privalova runs world record 50m indoor (6.05 sec)
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1995
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"Moliere Comedies" opens at Criterion Theater NYC for 56 performances
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1995
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Henry Olonga no-balled for throwing in Zimbabwe-Pakistan Test Cricket
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1995
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US space shuttle Discovery launched
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1996
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Ali Landry, 22, (Louisiana), crowned 45th Miss USA
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1997
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"Men Are From Mars, Women Are From Venus" closes at Gershwin NYC
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1997
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Mark O'Meara wins Pebble Beach National Golf Pro-am
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1997
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NFL Pro Bowl: AFC beats NFC 26-23 (OT)
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1997
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Royal Caribbean Senior Golf Classic
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1998
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Daniel Baldwin hospitalized in NYC for cocaine overdose
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1998
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Philippine DC-9 crashes apparently killing all 104 on board
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BIRTHS
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1502
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Damiao de G¢is, Portuguese humanist scholar
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1583
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Anna Roemers Visscher, Dutch poetess
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1595
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Jacob van Campen, painter/architect (New Church, Amsterdam)
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1600
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Gabriel Naud, France, librarian (Mazarin Library)
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1649
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Benedict XIII, [Pierfrancesco Orsini], Italy, 245th pope (1724-30)
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1650
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Nell [Eleanor] Gwyn, English actress/mistress (King Charles II)
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1669
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Louis Marchand, composer
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1714
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Gottfried August Homilius, composer
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1748
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Christian Gottfried Thomas, composer
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1773
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Vincenc Tomas Vaclav Tucek, composer
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1780
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Johannes van den Bosch, gov-gen (Neth East Indies)
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1802
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Jean-Baptiste JD Boussingault, French chemist
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1803
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Albert Sidney Johnston, Gen (Confederate Army), died in 1862
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1804
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Leopold Eugen Mechura, composer
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1813
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J¢zsef Etvs, Hungarian Minister of Education (1848)
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1815
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Nathaniel Collins McLean, Brig Gen (Union volunteers), died in 1905
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1817
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John Glover, English chemist (sulfuric acid)
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1817
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Jose Maria de la Purificacion Ventura, composer
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1820
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Hans E Schack, Danish politician/writer (Phantasterne)
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1827
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Abner Monroe Perrin, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1864
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1827
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Oswald Aschenbach, German painter
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1835
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Luigi Manzotti, Milano, ballet choreographer
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1840
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Louis Bourgault-Ducoudray, composer
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1844
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Leander Schlegel, composer
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1847
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Jules Franois Blasini, Curaaos pianist/composer
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1850
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Carel V Gerritsen, Dutch free thinker
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1852
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Hmid Abdlhak, Istanbul, Turkish romantic poet/playwright
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1852
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Teunis Stoel, actor/director (Small Theater, Rotterdam)
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1856
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Makar Grigori Ekmalyan, composer
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1857
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Jan Six, Dutch art historian/art collector
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1859
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Havelock Ellis, US physician/sexologist (Psychology of Sex)
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1861
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Mehmed VI, last sultan of Ottoman Empire (1918-22)
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1861
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Mohammed VI Vahideddin, last sultan of Turkey (1918-22)
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1861
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Solomon R Guggenheim, philanthropist (Guggenheim Museum NYC)
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1873
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Freiherr Konstantin von Neurath, German secretary of State (1932-38)
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1873
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Johan P earl van Limburg Stirum, Dutch diplomat
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1873
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Leopold Fall, Austria, operetta composer (Dollar Princess)
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1875
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Annette Kolb, German/French author (Small Fanfare)
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1875
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Fritz Kreisler, Vienna Austria, violinist/composer
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1878
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Christian Gauss, educator/writer (Phi Beta Kappa award namesake)
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1881
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Karl Frederick, pistol champ (Olympic-gold-1920)
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1882
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James Joyce, Ire, novelist/poet (Dubliners, Ulysses, Finnigan's Wake)
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1882
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James Stephens, Irish poet (Crock of Gold)
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1883
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Mikhail Fabianovich Gnesin, composer
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1884
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Julis Deutsch, Austria politician/General Spanish rep army
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1884
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S Z Sakall, Budapest Hungary, actor (Dolly Sisters, Casablanca)
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1885
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Aldo Palazzeschi, [Giurlani], Italian writer (I cavalli bianchi)
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1886
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Kurt Baschwitz, German/Dutch sociologist/journalist (Du und)
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1886
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William R Bent, writer
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1888
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Candelario Huizar, composer
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1888
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Frank Lloyd, Scotland, actor/director (Mutiny on Bounty, Oliver Twist)
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1890
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Jean J M de Lattre de Tassigny, French gen (Indo-China)
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1891
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Antonio Segni, premier/president (Italy)
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1891
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Frank Foyston, NHL Hall of Famer (Seattle)
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1895
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George S Halas, [Papa Bear], end/coach (Bears), co-founder NFL
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1896
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Jane Wilde, writer
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1898
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Josephina J "Fien" de la Mar, Dutch actress (Theatre De la Mar)
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1899
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Benny Rubin, Boston Mass, actor/comedian (Benny Rubin Show)
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1900
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Asa Smith Bushnell Jr, Springfield Ohio, Sec of US Olympics (1945-65)
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1901
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Connie Gilchrist, Bkln NY, actress (Cry Havoc, Letter to 3 Wives)
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1901
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Jascha Heifetz, Vilna Lithuania, US violin virtuoso (Carnegie Hall)
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1902
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Tyra Ryman, Arboga Sweden, actress (Peter the Tramp)
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1903
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Frank McGrath, Mound City Mo, actor (Wagon Train)
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1904
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Buzurg Alavi, Persian author (Panjah va sih nafar, Namal'ha)
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1904
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Jose Enrique Pedreira, composer
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1905
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Ayn Rand, writer (Atlas Shrugged, Fountainhead)
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1905
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Jean-Pierre Guerlain, cosmetics pioneer
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1907
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Bernardas Brazdzionis, Lithuania, poet/editor/critic
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1908
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Anita Garvin, actress (Swiss Miss, Blotto, Charlatan, Hats Off)
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1908
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Cal Tinney, Okla, comedian (Stop Me If You Heard This One)
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1908
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Clarence "Buster" Crabbe, Calif, swimmer (Olympic-gold-1932)/actor
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1908
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Pavel Sivic, composer
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1908
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Renzo Rossellini, Italian composer
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1909
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Franc Albertson, Fergus Falls MN, actor (Psycho, Alice Adams)
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1910
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Charlotte Auerbach, computer Pioneer/Mathematician
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1910
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Hendrik H K Beernink, Dutch politician (CHU)
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1911
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Jean-Jacques Grunenwald, French organist/composer
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1911
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Johan J "Jussi" Bjrling, Swedish tenor
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1912
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Burton Lane, Broadway composer (Finian's Rainbow)
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1912
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Burton Lane, composer
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1912
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Stefan Schnabel, German actor (Anna, Dracula's Widow, Firefox)
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1915
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Evert Werkman, Dutch journalist (Het Parool)
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1918
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Hella [S Lelyveld-]Haasse, Dutch author (Cider for Poor People)
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1919
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Allie Reynolds, NY Yankee pitcher (1952 AL ERA leader (2.07))
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1919
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Lisa Debeljevic-della Casa, Swiss vocalist
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1920
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An Wang, founder (Wang Labs, Wang Computers)
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1923
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Al "Red" Schoendienst, baseball manager/2nd baseman (St Louis Cards)
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1923
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Bonita Granville, NYC, actress (Hitler's Children, Lone Ranger)
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1923
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James Dickey, Atlanta, poet/actor (Deliverance)
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1923
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Mary Elizabeth "Liz" Smith, Tx, journlist/author (WNBC, NY Daily News)
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1923
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Peter Fowler, physicist
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1924
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Tine Balder, [Clementine AL Cobbaut], Flemish actress (Antigone)
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1925
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David Abell Wood, priest
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1925
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Michel Paul Philippot, composer
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1926
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Elaine Stritch, Detroit Mich, actress (My Sister Eileen, Company)
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1926
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Miguel Cardinal Obando y Bravo, 1st Cent American cardinal (Nicaragua)
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1926
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Nydia M E Ecury, Arubian poet/actress (Kantika pa Mama Tera)
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1926
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Valry Giscard d'Estaing, pres of France (1974-81)
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1926
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Wanda Lewis, Struther Ohio, actress (This is Music, Paul Dixon Show)
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1927
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Friedrich K Flick, German industrialist
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1927
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Richard Ray, (Rep-D-GA, 1983- ) [or Jan 2]
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1927
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Richard Vance Maxfield, composer
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1927
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Stan Getz, Phila, jazz tenor saxophonist (Benny Goodman, Jimmy Dorsey)
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1928
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Alan Fluck, musical educationalist
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1928
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Howard Caine, Nashville Tn, actor (Californians)
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1928
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Luigi Ciriaco De Mita, PM of Italy (1988-89)
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1929
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Reiner Bredemeyer, composer
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1931
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Andreas "Andries" van Agt, Dutch premier (CDA, 1977-82)
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1932
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Robert Mandan, Clever Mo, actor (Chester-Soap, James-3's a Crowd)
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1934
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[Clyde] Skip Batten, LA Calif, rocker (Byrds-Turn Turn Turn)
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1937
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Martina Arroyo, NYC, opera soprano (NY Met)
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1937
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Tom Smothers, NYC, comedian (Smother Brother Show, Serial)
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1939
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Rachel English, London, author (My 1st 500)
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1940
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Alan "Tea" Caddy, rock guitarist (Tornados-Globetrotter)
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1940
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Martina Arroyo, NYC, soprano
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1940
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Thomas M[ichael] Disch, US, sci-fi author (Genocides, 102 H-Bombs)
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1941
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Serge Alexandrovich Tcherepnin, composer
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1942
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Barry Diller, founder (Fox-TV)
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1942
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Bo Hopkins, Greenville SC, actor (Dynasty, Doc Elliot, Rockford Files)
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1942
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Graham Nash, guitarist (Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young-Southern Cross)
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1943
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Peter MacBeth, rocker (Foundations)
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1944
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Andrew Davis, Ashbridge, England, conductor (New Phil Orch-London)
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1944
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Katherine Crawford, LA Calif, actress (Gemini Man, Captains & Kings)
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1944
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Ursula Oppens, NYC, pianist/co-founder (Speculum Musicae-NYC)
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1945
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Ronnie Goodson, rocker
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1946
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Farrah Fawcett, Texas, actress (Charley's Angels, Burning Bed)
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1946
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Howard Bellamy, Darby Fla, vocalist (Bellamy Bros-Let Your Love Flow)
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1947
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Aleksandr Medved, USSR, wrestler (Olympic-gold-1964, 68, 72)
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1947
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Derek Shulman, rocker
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1947
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Peter Lucia, rock drummer (Tommy James & Shondells-Crystal Blue)
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1948
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Alan McKay, rocker (Earth Wind & Fire-Boogie Wonderland)
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1948
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Jessica Savitch, Kennet Sq PA, news anchor (NBC)
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1948
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Tony DeMeur, rocker (Fabulous Poodles-Anna Rexia, Suicide Bridge)
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1949
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Jetty Weels, Surinamese/Dutch vocalist (Mai Tai)
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1949
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Ross Valory, SF, rock bassist (Journey-Who's Crying Now, Open Arms)
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1949
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Sherry Mathis, actress (Search for Tomorrow)
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1949
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Tom Tripplehorn, rocker (Gary Lewis & Playboys-This Diamond Ring)
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1950
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Barbara Sukowa, Germany, actress (Zentropia, Sicilian, Voyager, Lola)
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1950
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Osamu Kido, wrestler (NJPW/UWF)
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1951
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Alphonso Johnson, jazz bassist
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1951
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Kim Zimmer, Mich, actress (Guiding Light, Doctors, One Life to Live)
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1952
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Simon MacCorkindale, Cambridge Engl, actor (Jaws 3, MacBeth) [or 2/12]
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1953
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James Mndaweni, South African worker's union leader/president (NACTU)
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1953
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Penny Pulz, LPGA golfer
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1954
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Christie Brinkley, [Ex-Mrs Billy Joel], model/actress (SI, Vacation)
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1954
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Jayantha Amerasinghe, cricketer (2 Tests for Sri Lanka v NZ 1983)
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1955
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Brent Spiner, Houston TX, actor (Data-Star Trek the Next Generation)
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1955
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Michael Talbott, Waverly Iowa, actor (Stan-Miami Vice)
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1957
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Laurie Mann, current DPS curator/geek
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1957
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Sandra Joyce Cagle Milwukee WI, playmate (Feb, 1980)
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1958
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Dexter Manley, NFLer (Wash Redskins)
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1958
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Holly Hunter, Conyers Ga, actress (Broadcast News, Once Around)
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1960
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Eric Shea, actor (Castaway Cowboy)
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1960
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Lee Chill, Cleveland Ohio, Canadian Tour golfer (1977 Ohio Jr)
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1961
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Joey Benjamin, cricket pace bowler (in St Kitts England in 1994)
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1962
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Ben Testerman, Knoxville Tenn, tennis star
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1962
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Michael T Weiss, Chicago, actor (Jarod-Pretender, Days of our Lives)
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1963
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Pebbles Flintstone, fictional character on "The Flintstones"
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1963
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Stephen McGann, Liverpool England, actor (Catherine the Great)
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1965
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Harry Swayne, NFL tackle (SD Chargers, Denver Broncos-Superbowl 32)
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1966
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Andrei Chesnokov, Russia, tennis star
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1966
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Bob Alan Estes, Graham TX, PGA golfer (1994 Texas Open)
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1966
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Tony Plourde, Chibougamau Quebec, sabre (Olympics-96)
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1966
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Victor Muhammad, WLAF running back (London Monarchs)
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1968
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Paul McKenzie, Australian Finn class yachter (Olympics-96)
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1968
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Sari Krooks, ice hockey right wing (Finland, Oly-98)
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1968
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Scott Erickson, Long Beach CA, pitcher (Minnesota Twins, Balt Orioles)
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1968
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Sean Elliott, NBA forward (San Antonio Spurs)
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1968
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Steve Henson, NBA guard (Detroit Pistons)
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1968
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Ventson Donelson, CFL cornerback (Saskatchewan Roughriders)
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1969
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Ijaz Ahmed Jr, cricketer (one Test Pakistan v Sri Lanka 1995)
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1969
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Jeff Christy, corner (Minnesota Vikings)
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1969
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Jody Hull, Cambridge, NHL right wing (Florida Panthers)
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1970
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Chris Luneburg, WLAF T (London Monarchs)
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1970
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Diego Martos, WLAF linebacker (Barcelona Dragons)
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1970
|
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Erik ten Hag, soccer player (FC Twente, RKC, FC Utrecht)
|
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1970
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Ivan Vukov, soccer player (FC Volendam)
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1971
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Ken Dilger, NFL tight end (Indianapolis Colts)
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1971
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Tony Miller, Mount Pleasant Texas, 400m runner
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1972
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Charlie Williams, NFL safety (Dallas Cowboys)
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1972
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Ivan Droppa, Liptovsky Mikulas CZE, NHL defenseman (Chicago)
|
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1972
|
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Lance Brown, NFL defensive back (Arizona Cardinals)
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1973
|
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Dan Brandenburg, linebacker (Buffalo Bills)
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1973
|
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Jose White, WLAF/NFL defensive tackle (Minn Vikings, Frankfurt Galaxy)
|
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1973
|
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Patrick Jeffers, NFL wide reciever (Denver Broncos-Superbowl 32)
|
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1973
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Radka Bobkova, Prague Czech Rep, tennis star (quarter Bournemouth)
|
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1973
|
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Sergio Gonzalez, rocker (Menudo-Cannonball)
|
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1973
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Tim Denton, NFL cornerback (Atlanta Falcons)
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1974
|
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David Buck, Honolulu Hawaii, kayak (alt-Olympics-96)
|
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1974
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J R Conrad, offensive tackle/guard (NY Jets)
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1974
|
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Jeff Cassar, soccer goalkeeper (Olympics-gold-96)
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1975
|
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Macey Brooks, wide receiver (Dallas Cowboys)
|
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1975
|
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Todd Bertuzzi, Sudbury, NHL right wing (NY Islanders)
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1976
|
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Steven Dewick, Sydney NSW Australia, swimmer (Olympics-96)
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1978
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Annabel Ellwood, Canberra Australia, tennis star (1995 Futures NC)
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1979
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Brandee Dawn McCoskey, Miss Alaska Teen USA (1996)
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1979
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Lindsay Langston, Modesto Calif, archer (Olympics-1996)
|
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1979
|
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Petra Cada, Prague Czech, Canadian table tennis player (Olympics-96)
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1992
|
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Rebop Rundgren, son of Michelle Gray & Todd
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2338
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Data, android character on Star Trek Next Generation
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DEATHS
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1032
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Rudolf III, last independent king of Bourgundy, dies
|
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1435
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Johanna II, lawless Queen of Naples (1414-35), dies at 61
|
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1491
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Martin Schongauer, German painter, dies at 40
|
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1540
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George Schenck van Toutenburg, gov/viceroy of Frisia/Groningen
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1563
|
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Hans Neusiedler, Hungarian/German luitist/author, dies at approx 54
|
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1594
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Giovanni Perluigi da Palestrina, Italian composer, dies at 68
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1597
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Lucas van Valckenborch, Flemish painter, buried at about 61
|
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1660
|
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Govert Flinck, Dutch painter (Isaac blesses Jacob), dies at 45
|
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1660
|
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Jean BG duke of Orlans, brother of French king Louis XIII, dies at 51
|
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1673
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Kaspar Forster, composer, dies at 56
|
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1685
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Charles II, King of England/Scotland/Ireland (1660-85), dies at 54
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1704
|
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Guillaume F A de l'Hospital, French mathematician, dies at about 62
|
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1723
|
|
Antonio M Valsalva, Italian anatomist, dies at 66
|
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1750
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|
Johann Graf, composer, dies at 65
|
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1769
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Clement XIII, [Carlo Rezzonico], Pope (1758-69), dies at 75
|
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1779
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Georg Philipp Kress, composer, dies at 59
|
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1789
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|
Armand-Louis Couperin, Fren composer/organist (Notre Dame), dies at 63
|
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1793
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|
William Aiton, English botanist (Kew Gardens), dies at 61
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1804
|
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Caesar Rodney, US judge (signed Declar of Independence), dies at 62
|
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1822
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Jean-Baptiste Davaux, composer, dies at 79
|
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1827
|
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Johann Nepomuk Kalcher, composer, dies at 62
|
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1828
|
|
Frederik Sigismund earl of Bylandt, vice-admiral, dies at 78
|
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1852
|
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Franois MP Liberman, French founder (Congr of H Heart), dies at 49
|
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1881
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|
Aleksej F Pisemski, Russian writer (Clodhopper), dies at 59
|
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1882
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Fabio Campana, composer, dies at 63
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1902
|
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Emanuil Mandlov, composer, dies at 42
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1907
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Dmitri I Mendelejev, Russian chemist (Periodic Table), dies at 72
|
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1909
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Adolf Stoecker, German anti-semite/prime minister, dies at 73
|
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1918
|
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John L Sullivan, Mass, heavyweight boxing champ, dies at 59
|
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1919
|
|
Xavier Henry Napoleon Leroux, composer, dies at 55
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1921
|
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Luigi Mancinelli, composer, dies at 72
|
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1925
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Antti Aarne, Finnish sociologist, dies at 57
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1929
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Albert Steinrck, German actor (Golem), dies at 56
|
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1931
|
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Theodor Batthynyi, Hungarian contra-revolutionary, dies at 71
|
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1934
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Ernesto Nazareth, composer, dies at 70
|
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1941
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Johannes Schlaf, writer, dies at 78
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1945
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Karl F Goerdeler, mayor (Leipzig)/"July 20th plot", hanged at 60
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1952
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Charles De Roche, actor (10 Commandments), dies at 72
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1952
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Johann Babtist Thaller, composer, dies at 79
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1953
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Gustav Strube, composer, dies at 85
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1954
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Theodor Rogalski, composer, dies at 52
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1956
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Charley Grapewin, actor (Ellery Queen), dies at 86
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1957
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Valry Larbaud, French author/novelist/writer (Amants), dies at 75
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1959
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Frank DeCaires, cricketer (WI bat v Eng 1930, 3 Tests 232 runs), dies
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1960
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Jeno Huszka, composer, dies at 84
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1961
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Adolf Vogl, composer, dies at 87
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1961
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Anna May Wong, actress (Thief of Baghdad), dies at about 56
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1963
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Herman Bouber, [Blom], actor/playwright (Bluejackets), dies at 77
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1965
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Richard P Blackmur, US, critic/publisher (Good European), dies at 61
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1965
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Richard Wurz, composer, dies at 79
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1969
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Boris Karloff, [Pratt], British actor (Frankenstein), dies at 81
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1969
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Giovanni Martinelli, opera singer (NY Met), dies at 83
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1970
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Bertrand Russell, philosopher, British MP, dies in Merioneth at 97
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1970
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Jaroslav Vogel, composer, dies at 76
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1972
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Jessie Royce Landis, actress (North by Northwest), dies at 67
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1973
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|
Henry J Elias, Flemish historian/mayor of Gent, dies at 70
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1974
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Jean Absil, Belgian composer (Bndictions), dies at 80
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1976
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Harry Elliott, England cricket wicketkeeper (3 Tests 1927-34), dies
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1976
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|
Johan[nes A] Kaart, Dutch actor (My Fair Lady), dies at 78
|
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1976
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Maurice Jacobson, composer, dies at 80
|
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1978
|
|
Wendy Barrie, TV hostess (Wendy Barrie Show), dies at 65
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1979
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|
Jim Burke, cricketer (Australian opener), commits suicide
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|
1979
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|
Sid Vicious, [John Simon Ritchie], bassist (Sex Pistols), OD's at 31
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1980
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William H Stein, US biochemist (Nobel 1972), dies at 68
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1981
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Donald W Douglas, US aircraft pioneer/builder, dies at 88
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1981
|
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Jan Donner, Dutch chairman of High Council, dies at 89
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1981
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|
Louise Lorraine, actress (Adventures of Tarzan), dies
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1982
|
|
Stringfellow Barr, US educationalist (100 Great Books), dies at 85
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1983
|
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Bryan Valentine, cricketer (7 Tests for England, 454 runs), dies
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1983
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Roy Horb, Suriname sergeant/putschist, commits suicide
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1983
|
|
Sam Chatman, elder statesman of the blues, dies
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1987
|
|
Alfred Lion, record founder (Blue Note), dies at 78
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1987
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Patrick "Spike" Hughes, Brit jazz musician (Cinderella), dies at 78
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1988
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Clive Epstein, brother of Brian Epstein, dies at 51
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1988
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G Mennen Williams, Supreme Court justice, dies at 76 in Detroit
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1989
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John Cassavetes, US actor (Rosemary's Baby)/director, dies at 59
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1990
|
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Joel Fluellen, actor (Man Friday, Burning Cross), dies at 79
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1992
|
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Bert Parks, [Jacobson], TV host (Miss America), dies at 77
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1992
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Jack [John T] Aitken, British anatomist, dies at 78
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1992
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Maurice J Hill, writer (Track of Thunder), dies of pneumonia at 89
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1992
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Maurice L Kusell, dies
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1993
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Franois Reichenbach, Fren director (L'Amrique Insolite), dies at 70
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1994
|
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John Wesley Funchess Littlejohn, blues guitarist/singer, dies at 62
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1994
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Stephen Barclay, actor (Pride of the Plains), dies at 75
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1994
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Willie Mae Ford Smith, gospel Singer/Songwriter, dies at 89
|
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1994
|
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Zilner T Randolph, jazz Trumpeter/ Arranger, dies at 95
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1995
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Alexis d'Anjou de Bourbon-Cond, French prince/Russian, dies at 47
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1995
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Andr Frossard, French publicist (Defense of Pope), dies at 80
|
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1995
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David Kindersley, alphabet Designer/Cutter, dies at 79
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1995
|
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Donald Pleasance, English actor (Halloween), dies at 75
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1995
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|
Fred Perry, English tennis star (Wimbledon 1934-36), dies at 85
|
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1995
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Phillip Borsos, Tasmanian/Canadian director (Mean Season), dies
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1995
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Robert L Haller, coon Dog Trainer, dies at 32
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1996
|
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Gene Kelly, actor/dancer (Singing in the Rain), dies at 83
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1996
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Ray McIntire, chemical engineer, dies at 77
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1996
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Shamus Culhane, animator, dies at 87
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1997
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Chico Science Francisco Franca, musician, dies at 40
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1997
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Godfrey Baseley, British radio executive, dies at 92
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