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419
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[Etalius] ends his reign as Catholic Pope
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1043
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Edward the Confessor crowned king of England
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1312
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2nd council of Vienna
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1376
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Battle of Navarrete (Najera), English beat France
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1559
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Spain & France signs 2nd Treaty of Le Cateau-Cambrsis
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1582
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French van Valois honored as duke of Gelre/earl of Zutphen
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1645
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English parliament accept Self-Denying Ordinance
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1657
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English Lord Protector Cromwell refuses crown
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1679
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Edmund Halley meets Johannes Hevelius in Danzig
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1721
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Robert Walpole becomes England's 1st Lord of the Treasury
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1764
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Austrian arch duke Jozef crowned himself Roman Catholic king
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1776
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Washington receives honorary Ll.D. degree from Harvard College
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1783
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Sweden & US sign a treaty of Amity & Commerce
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1790
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Revenue Marine Service (US Coast Guard), created
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1848
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Thomas Douglas becomes 1st SF public teacher
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1856
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Gunpowder in church explodes killing 4,000 in Rhodos
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1860
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Pony Express began between St Joseph Mo & Sacramento Calif
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1864
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Skirmish at Okolona, Arkansas
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1865
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Battle at Namozine Church, Virginia (Appomattox Campaign)
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1865
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Union forces occupy Confederate capital of Richmond Va & Petersberg
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1868
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An Hawaiian surfs on highest wave ever, he rides a 50' tidal wave
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1882
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Wood block alarm invented, when alarm rang, it dropped 20 wood blocks
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1889
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Savings Bank of Order of True Reformers opens in Richmond, Va
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1893
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1st NSW v Queensland F-C game, at Brisbane Exhibition Ground
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1908
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Frank Gotch wins world heavyweight wrestling championship in 2 hrs
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1910
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Highest mountain in North America, Alaska's Mt McKinley climbed
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1911
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Harry James Smith' "Mrs Bumsted-Leigh," premieres in NYC
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1913
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British suffragette Emily Pankhurst sentenced to 3 years in jail
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1917
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Lenin arrives in Petrograd from Switzerland [NS=April 16]
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1917
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Lenin leaves Switzerland for Petrograd
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1918
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House of Reps accepts American Creed written by William Tyler
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1919
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Austria expels all Habsburgers
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1922
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Stalin appointed General Secretary of Communist Party
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1923
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2 "Black Sox" sue White Sox (unsuccessfully) for back salary
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1925
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Great Britain goes back to gold standard
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1925
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Neth & Belgium sign accord of Westerschelde
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1926
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1st performance of Jean Sibelius' 7th Symphony in C
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1926
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2nd flight of a liquid-fueled rocket by Robert Goddard
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1926
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Italy establishes corp of force in order to break powerful unions
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1927
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Interstate Commerce Comm transfers Ohio to Eastern time zone
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1929
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Persia agrees to Litvinov Pact
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1930
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Ras Tafari becomes Emperor Haile Selassie of Abyssinia (Ethiopia)
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1930
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Stanley Cup: Montreal Canadiens sweep Boston Bruins in 2 games
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1933
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1st airplane flight over Mt Everest
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1933
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Then longest North American hockey game requires a 1:44:46 overtime as Maple Leaf Ken Doraty scores to beat Canadiens 1-0
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1935
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Yasuo Ikenada runs world record marathon (2:26:44)
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1936
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Al Carr KOs Lew Massey on 1 punch, :07 of 1st round
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1936
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Shortest boxing bout with gloves lasts only 10 seconds
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1941
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Churchill warns Stalin of German invasion
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1941
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Rasjid al-Gailani forms pro-German regime in Iraq
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1941
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Waltons overture "Scapino," premieres in Chicago
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1943
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Jan Dieters (leader of illegal CPN) arrested
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1944
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British dive bombers attack battle cruiser Tirpitz
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1944
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Supreme Court (Smith v Allwright) "white primaries" unconstitutional
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1945
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Hengelo freed from nazi control by Canadian army
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1945
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Nazi's begin evacuation of camp Buchenwald
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1945
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US 1st army conquers Hofgeismar
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1946
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Neth-German postal relations resume
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1947
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"Barefoot Boy with Cheek" opens at Martin Beck NYC for 108 perfs
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1948
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1st US figure skating championships held
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1948
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Harry Truman signs Marshall Plan ($5B aid to 16 European countries)
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1948
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US female Figure Skating championship won by Gretchen Merrill
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1948
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US male Figure Skating championship won by Richard Button
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1949
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KQW-AM in San Francisco CA changes call letters to KCBS
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1949
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North Atlantic Treaty, pact signed by US, Britain, France & Canada
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1949
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WLWS (now WCMH) TV channel 4 in Columbus, OH (NBC) begins broadcasting
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1951
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Christopher Fry's "Sleep of Prisoners," premieres in Oxford
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1952
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Dutch Queen Juliana speaks to US Congress
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1954
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"Me & Juliet" closes at Majestic Theater NYC after 358 performances
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1954
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Don Perry climbs a 20' rope in under 2.8 seconds (AAU record)
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1955
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Balt Orioles pull their 1st triple play (3-6-2 vs KC Athletics)
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1955
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Fire in cinema to Sclessin Belgium, kills 39
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1955
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Louise Suggs wins LPGA Oklahoma City Golf Open
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1955
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Night express train in Guadalajara derails, killing 300
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1956
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"Silk Stockings" closes at Imperial Theater NYC after 461 performances
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1956
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Bulgarian vice premier Traitsjo Kostov rehabilitated
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1956
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German war criminals Hinrichsen/Rhl/Siebens/Viebahn freed
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1957
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Samuel Beckett's "Endgame," premieres in London
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1957
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USSR performs atmospheric nuclear test
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1958
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"Say, Darling" opens at ANTA Theater NYC for 332 performances
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1958
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Fidel Castro's rebels attacked Havana
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1960
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Earthquake at Havr, Belgium
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1961
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"Happiest Girl in the World" opens at Martin Beck NYC for 97 perfs
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1961
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Connie Mack Stadium in Phila is sold to J Schleifer Properties
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1962
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Jockey Eddie Arcaro retires after 31 years (24,092 races)
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1962
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Lt General Marshall S Carter, USA, becomes deputy director of CIA
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1964
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Beatles hold top 6 spots on Sydney Australia record charts
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1964
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US & Panam agree to resume diplomatic relations
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1965
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1st atomic powered spacecraft (snap) launched
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1966
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Luna 10 orbits Moon
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1966
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Mickey Wright wins LPGA Venice Ladies Golf Open
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1966
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Tom Seaver, signs with the Mets for a reported $50,000 bonus
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1967
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113 East Europeans attending World Amateur hockey championships in Vienna, ask for political asylum
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1967
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WNYE TV channel 25 in Brooklyn, NY (PBS) begins broadcasting
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1968
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N Vietnam agrees to meet US reps to set up preliminary peace talks
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1970
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Miriam Hargrave of England passes her drivers test on 40th try
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1974
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148 tornadoes are reported over an area covering a dozen states
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1974
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Gold hits record $197 an ounce in Paris
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1974
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Tornadoes in the east, south & midwest killed approximately 315
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1975
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Bobby Fischer stripped of world chess title for refusing to defend
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1975
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James Rupers kills his family to inherit
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1976
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France performs nuclear test at Muruora Island
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1976
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Phila Flyers win record tying 20th straight NHL home game
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1977
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6th Colgate Dinah Shore Golf Championship won by Kathy Whitworth
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1977
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Boston Bruin Jean Ratelle scores his 1,000th NHL point
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1977
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Egyptian Pres Anwar Sadat 1st meeting with President Jimmy Carter
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1977
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Netherlands/Belgium/Luxembourg adopt summer time
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1978
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50th Academy Awards - "Annie Hall," Rich Dreyfuss & Diane Keaton win
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1978
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European market & China signs trade agreement
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1978
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Larry King moves his radio show from Miami to Washington DC
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1979
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Belgium's Martens govt forms
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1979
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Jane M Byrne (D), elected 1st woman mayor of Chicago Ill
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1980
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France performs nuclear test
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1980
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US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site
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1981
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Arnie Boldt of Saskatchewan jumped 6' 8.25," with 1 leg
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1981
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Race riots in London's Brixton area
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1982
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Buffalo Sabre Gil Perrault scores his 1,000th NHL point
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1982
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UN Security Council demanded Argentina withdraw from Falkland Islands
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1983
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12th Nabisco Dinah Shore Golf Championship won by Amy Alcott
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1983
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2nd NCAA Womens Basketball Championship: South Cal beats LA Tech 69-67
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1984
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Bombay beat Delhi on 1st innings to win Ranji Trophy
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1984
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Guinea suspends constitution after coup
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1984
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Soyuz T-11 carries 3 cosmonauts (1 Indian-Rakesh Sharma) to Salyut 7
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1985
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French government adopts equal electoral system
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1985
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Players' Association agrees to expand LCS from 5 to 7 games
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1985
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Vic Elliot pocketed 15,780 pool balls in 24 hours in London
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1986
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Maureen O'Boyle (future host of Current Affair) is raped
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1986
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US national debt hits $2,000,000,000,000
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1987
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Bill Elliott sets NASCAR qualify record of 212.809 mph at Talladega
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1987
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Cubs trade Dennis Eckersley to A's for 3 minor leaguers
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1987
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Duchess of Windsors jewels auctioned for 31,380,197
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1987
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USSR performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakh/Semipalitinsk USSR
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1988
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17th Nabisco Dinah Shore Golf Championship won by Amy Alcott
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1988
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7th NCAA Women's Basketball Champion: Louisiana Tec beat Auburn 56-54
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1988
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Mario Lemieux wins NHL scoring title, stopping Gretzky's 7 year streak
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1988
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NJ Devils beat Blackhawks, 4-3 in OT to join playoffs for 1st time
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1988
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Somalia & Ethiopia sign accord about Ogaden desert
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1988
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USSR performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakh/Semipalitinsk USSR
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1989
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"Sunrise" a Gannett newspaper begins publishing for Bronx
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1989
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51st NCAA Men's Basketball Champion: Mich beats Seton Hall 80-79 (OT)
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1989
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Mets win 11th consecutive home opener 8-4 over St Louis at Shea Stad
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1991
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"Penn & Teller - Refrigerator Tour" opens at Eugene O'Neill NYC
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1991
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12th Emmy Sports Award presentation
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1991
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Bo Jackson signs 1-year contract with Chicago White Sox
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1991
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Thomas Bos skates world record 3 km (3:65.16)
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1991
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UN Security Council adopts Gulf War truce resolution
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1992
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1st exhibition game at Camden Field-Orioles beat NY Mets
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1994
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13th NCAA Women Basketball Championship: NC beats Louisiana Tech 60-59
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1994
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1st roster of Silver Bullets (all-female pro baseball team) announced
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1994
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6th Seniors Golf Tradition: Ray Floyd
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1995
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57th NCAA Men's Basketball Champion: UCLA Bruins beats Arkansas 89-78
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1995
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Howard Stern gets in trouble for disparaging remarks about Selena
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1996
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South Australia grab exciting draw vs W A to win Sheffield Shield
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1996
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St Francis Fighting Saints scores college baseball run record 71-1
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1997
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"Dream-Johnny Mercer Musical," opens at Royale NYC for 109 performance
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1998
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World Ice Dance Figure Skating Championship in Minn
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2000
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62nd NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: at RCA Dome Indianapolis
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BIRTHS
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1245
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Philips III, the Stout, King of France (1270-85)
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1367
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Henry IV, Bolingbroke Lincolnshire, King of England (1399-1413)
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1438
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John III van Egmont, [Manke John], viceroy of Holland
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1485
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Lieven van der Maude [Ammonius], South Netherland poet
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1569
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Giovanni Battista Massarengo, composer
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1593
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George Herbert, English metaphysical poet (5 Mystical Songs)
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1603
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William Smith, composer
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1617
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Antimo Liberati, composer
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1627
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Johann Caspar Kerll, composer
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1649
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Joseph-Franois Salomon, composer
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1682
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Johann Valentin Rathgeber, German benedictine/composer
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1720
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Elia van Vilnius, [Elijahu ben Salomo Zalman], Latvian rabbi
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1727
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Philippe-Lambert-Joseph Spruyt, Flemish painter/engraver
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1751
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Jean-Baptiste Lamoyne, composer
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1757
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Ferenc Verseghy, composer
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1764
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John Abernethy, London, surgeon
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1783
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Washington Irving, US writer (Legend of Sleepy Hollow)
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1798
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Charles D Wilkes, Commander (Union Navy), died in 1877
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1812
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Louisa Maria, Queen of the Belgians (1832-50/wife of Leopold I)
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1822
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Edward Everett Hale, US, clergyman/author (Man without a Country)
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1823
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William Macy "Boss" Tweed, corrupt political boss (NYC)
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1825
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Adolf Rzepko, composer
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1837
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John Burroughs, writer/nature enthusiast (Burroughs Medal namesake)
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1838
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Lon Michel Gambetta, French attorney/premier (1881-82)
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1842
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Ulric Dahlgren, Col (Union volunteers), died in 1864
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1858
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Matthew Ricketts, 1st Black man elected to Neb State Legislature
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1859
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Reginald De Koven, composer
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1860
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Frederik W van Eeden, Dutch utopian writer (Walden)
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1866
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James B Hertzog, South African general/premier (1914-39)
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1871
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Jos Juan Tablada, Mexican poet (El Florilegio)
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1874
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Eduardo Sanchez de Fuentes, composer
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1881
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Alcide de Gasperi, Italian premier (1945..53)
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1881
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Margaret MJ "Daisy" Ashford, English author (Young Sisters)
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1882
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Simon Elzinga, Dutch educator
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1884
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Jackie Matthews, cricketer (Aust leg-spinner, two hat-tricks 1912)
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1885
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Harry St John Philby, [sheik Abdullah], British explorer
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1888
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Neville Cardus, cricketer (doyen of cricket writers)
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1889
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Grigoras Dinicu, composer
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1893
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Leslie Howard, [Stainer], London, actor (Gone With the Wind)
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1894
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Dooley Wilson, Tyler Tx, actor (Bill-Beulah, Casablanca)
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1895
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Bjarne Brustad, composer
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1895
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Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco, Firenze (Florence) Italy, composer
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1896
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Douwe Kalma, Dutch literary/leader (Young Frisian Movement)
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1898
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George Jessel, toastmaster general/entertainer (Diary of Young Comic)
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1898
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Henry R Luce, Tengchow China, publisher (Time, Fortune, Life)
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1899
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Cees Lasseur, Dutch actor/owner (Hague Comedy)
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1900
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Camille Chamoun, president of Lebanon
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1902
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Henri Garat, Paris France, actor (Congress Dances)
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1902
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Siguringi Eirikur Hjorleifsson, composer
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1903
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Peter Huchel, writer
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1904
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Iron Eyes Cody, Tulsa OK, actor (Black Gold, Ernest Goes to Camp)
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1904
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Peter Van Steeden, Amsterdam Neth, orch leader (Break the Bank)
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1906
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Kathleen Tillotson, Emeritus Professor of English (Bedford College)
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1907
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Isaac Deutscher, Polish/English historian (Stalin/Trotsky biography)
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1911
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Harold Watkins Shaw, musicologist
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1911
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Michael Woodruff, FRS, surgeon
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1911
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W R Lee, language teacher
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1912
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Addeke H Boerma, Dutch dir-gen (FAO)
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1912
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Bert Bakker, Dutch publisher (Free Netherlands)
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1913
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F H Tate, vice-CEO (Tate & Lyle)
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1913
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George Barati, composer
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1914
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Katherine Stammers Menzies, England, doubles tennis player (Wimb 1935)
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1915
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Paul Touvier, war criminal
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1916
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Herb Caen, Sacramento Calif, columnist (SF Chronicle)
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1916
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Robert Jesse Charleston, museum Curator
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1917
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Bill Finegan, Newark NJ, (Sauter-Finegan Band, Sat Night Revue)
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1917
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Tibor Andrasovan, composer
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1918
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Enrique Iturriaga, composer
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1918
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Louis Applebaum, composer
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1918
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Sixten Ehrling, Malm Sweden, conductor (Royal Opera of Stockholm)
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1919
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Duke of Grafton, KG
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1920
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Stan Freeman, Waterbury Conn, pianist (Melody Tour)
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1921
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Harry Landers, NYC, actor (Ted Hoffman-Ben Casey)
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1923
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Jan Sterling, NYC, actress (1st Monday in October, HS Confidential)
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1923
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John Smith, English large landowner/financier/MP (C)
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1924
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Canon A D Caesar, Sub Dean (HM Chapels Royal)
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1924
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Doris Day, Cincinnati Oh, "girl next door" actress (Pillow Talk)
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1924
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Marlon Brando, Omaha Neb, actor (Superman, Godfather)
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1924
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Murray Dickie, opera singer/director
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1925
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Tony Benn, British minister of technology (1968)
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1926
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Andrew Keir, actor (Rob Roy, Absolution, Blood Hunt, Catholics)
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1926
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Virgil Grissom, Mitchell Ind, Lt Col USAF/astronaut (Merc 4, Gemini 3)
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1927
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Eva Szkely, Hungary, 200m backstroke swimmer (Olympic-gold-1952)
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1929
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Dennis Farr, director (Courtauld Institute Galleries)
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1929
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Miyoshi Umeki, Jap, actr (Mrs Livingston-Courtship of Eddie's Father)
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1930
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Helmut Kohl, chancellor (Germany, 1982- )
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1930
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Lawton Chiles, (sen/gov-D-Florida, 1971-89/91- )
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1930
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Max Frankel, journalist (Tables of Id of Organic Compounds)
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1931
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Johnny Nicholss, soccer star
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1932
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Janet Bately, Prof of English Language (King's College London)
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1932
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Nourse, British lord justice
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1933
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Robert K Dornan, (Rep-R-CA, 1977-83, 85- )
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1934
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David Jones, British reverend/headmaster (Bryanston School)
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1934
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Jane Goodall, London England, ethologist (studied African chimps)
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1934
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Jim Parker, NFL guard, tackle (Baltimore Colts)
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1934
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John Lelliott, English contractor/multi-millionaire
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1935
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Jeffery Bowman, CEO (Price Waterhouse Europe)
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1937
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Sandra Spuzich, LPGA golfer
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1937
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Simon Brown, British high court judge
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1937
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William Gaunt, Leeds England, actor (Champions)
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1938
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Jeff Barry, Bkln NY, rock writer (Tell Laura I Love Her)
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1938
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Philippe Wynne, US soul singer (Detroit Spinners, Ghetto Child)
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1939
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Malcolm Thornton, MP
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1939
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Vitaliy Davidov, USSR, ice hockey player (Olympic-gold-1964, 68, 72)
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1940
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Lino Brocka, San Jose Philippines, director (Macho Dancer, Jaguar)
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1940
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R S Burman, CEO (Assn of British Chambers of Commerce)
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1941
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Eric Braeden, Aust, actor (Victor Newman-Young & Restless, Colossus)
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1941
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Jan Berry, LA Calif, rock vocalist (Jan & Dean-Deadman's Curve)
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1942
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Billy Joe Royal, Valdosta Ga, country singer (Down in the Boondocks)
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1942
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Marsha Mason, St Louis Mo, actress (Blume in Love, Cinderella Liberty)
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1942
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Michael Elliott, US, skier (Olympics-1968)
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1942
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Rick Sylvester, parachute ski jumper (world record 3,300')
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1942
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Wayne Newton, Roanoke Virginia, singer (Danke Schn)
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1943
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Jonathan Lynn, Bath England, writer/actor (Greedy, Bar Mitzvah Boy)
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1944
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Barry Pritchard, rock guitarist (Fortunes)
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1944
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Tony Orlando, NYC, singer (& Dawn-Tie a Yellow Ribbon)
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1945
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Catherine Spaak, France, actress (Libertine, Hotel, Circle of Love)
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1945
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Richard Manuel, rock pianist/vocalist (Band-Up on Cripple Creek)
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1945
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Wim J Deetman, Dutch minister of education/MP (CDA)
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1946
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Carlos Salinas de Gortari, president (Mxico, 1988-94)
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1946
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Dee Murray, rocker (Elton John Band)
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1946
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John Virgo, British snooker player
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1948
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Garrick Ohlsson, Bronxville NY, pianist (Intl Busoni winner 1969)
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1948
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H C Tomlinson, Headmaster (Hereford Cathedral School)
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1948
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Jaap G de Hoop Scheffer, Dutch MP (CDA)
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1948
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Mary Gordon-Watson, England, equestrian 3 day event (Oly-gold-1972)
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1949
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Jan Keizer, Dutch singer (BZN-Rhythm of My Heart)
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1949
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Lyle Alzado, NFLer (LA Raiders)/actor (Oceans of Fire, Hangfire)
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1949
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Richard Thompson, vocalist/guitarist (Shoot Out the Lights)
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1950
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Curtis Stone, N Hollywood Calif, singer (Highway 101-Cry Cry Cry)
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1951
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Gwen Welles, US actress (Desert Hearts, Nashville)
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1951
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Mel Schacher, MI, bassist (Grand Funk Railroad-Some Kind of Wonderful)
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1953
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Huub van der Lubbe, Dutch rock singer (Stampei-The Dike)
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1954
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Mick Mars, [Bob Allen Dale], IN, guitarist (Mtley Cre-Girls Girls)
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1955
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Aleksandr Nikolayevich Yablontsev, Russian lt-colonel/cosmonaut
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1955
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Mick Mars, guitarst (Motley Crue)
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1956
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Miguel Bose, Panama, spanish singer/actor (El Avaro, Queen Margot)
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1957
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Charles Jones, NBA forward (Houston Rockets)
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1958
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Alec Baldwin, Amityville NY, actor (Joshua-Knots Landing, Beetlejuice)
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1959
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David Hyde Pierce, NY, actor (Niles Crane-Fraiser)
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1961
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Eddie Murphy, Bkln NY, actor (SNL, 48 Hours, Beverly Hills Cop, Raw)
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1961
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Melissa Etheridge, rock guitarist/vocalist (Come to My Window)
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1962
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John Gruffith, rocker (Red Rockers)
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1962
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Mike Ness, rocker (Social Distortion)
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1962
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Nancy Filteau, Swift Current Saskatchawan, 72k judoka (Olympics-96)
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1963
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Chris Bosio, baseball pitcher (Seattle Mariners)
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1963
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Zakir Khan, cricketer (two Tests for Pakistan 1986-89)
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1964
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Ajay Sharma, cricketer (Indian spin all-rounder played one Test 1988)
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1966
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Bo Orlando, NFL safety (SD Chargers, Cincinnati Bengals)
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1966
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Shelley Michelle, Hollywood Calif, actress (Golden Eye)
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1967
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Brent Gilchrist, Moose Jaw, NHL center (Dallas Stars)
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1967
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Pervis Ellison, NBA forward/center (Boston Celtics)
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1968
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Bernd Karbacher, Germany, tennis star
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1968
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Mike Lansing, Rawlins Wyoming, infielder (Montreal Expos)
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1968
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Sebastian Philip Clerk Bach, Bahamas, rock (Skid Row-Psycho Love)
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1969
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David Morland, North Bay Ont, golfer (1992 Trafalgar Rookie of Year)
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1969
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Reid Hayston Hamilton, NZ, beach volleyball player (Olympics-96)
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1969
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Rodney Hampton, NFL running back (NY Giants)
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1970
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Keith Franklin, WLAF linebacker (Amsterdam Admirals)
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1970
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Matt Gay, WLAF safety (Rhein Fire)
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1971
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Anthony McClanahan, CFL linebacker (Calgary Stampeders)
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1971
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Jonathan Star
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1971
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Kevin Farkas, WLAF tackle (Amsterdam Admirals)
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1971
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Peter Schwab, Boston, Mass, rower (Olympics-1996)
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1971
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Picabo Street, skier (Olympic-gold-94)
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1971
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Quilvio Veras, Santo Domingo Dom Rep, infielder (Florida Marlins)
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1972
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Jennie Garth, Champagn Ill, actr (Kelly Taylor-Beverly Hills 90210)
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1972
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Sandrine Testud, Lyon France, tennis star (1993 Strasbourg)
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1973
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Greg DeLong, NFL tight end (Minn Vikings)
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1973
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Jim Campbell, Worchester Mass, US hockey forward (Olympics-1994)
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1973
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Kelly Lochbaum, CFL linebacker (BC Lions)
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1975
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Thomas Hamilton, NBA center (Boston Celtics)
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1976
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Keith Closs, NBA center (LA Clippers)
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1977
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Veronique De Kock, Miss Universe-Belgium (1996)
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1979
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Esmeralda Gonzales, Miss Wyoming Teen USA (1997)
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DEATHS
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33
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Christ, crucified (according to astronomer Humphreys & Waddington)
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628
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Chosroes II, emperor of Persia (579..628), murdered by his son
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1287
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Honorius IV, [Giacomo Savelli], Italian Pope (1285-87), dies
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1512
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Richard Pafraet, Dutch printer, dies
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1525
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Giovanni Rucellai, Italian poet (Le Api), dies at 49
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1581
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Huibert Duifhuis, Roman Catholic pastor (Rotterdam/Utrecht), dies
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1682
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Bartolom Esteban Murillo, Spanish painter, dies
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1694
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Ferdinand van Apshoven de Jongere, Flemish painter, buried at 64
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1695
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Melchior de Hondecoeter, Dutch still life painter, dies at about 58
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1769
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Gerhard Tersteegen, German evangelist/poet (in blood), dies at 71
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1797
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Nonnosus Madlseder, composer, dies at 66
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1811
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Pieter-Jozef Verhaghen, Flemish (court)painter, dies at 83
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1822
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Friedrich Bertuch, writer, dies
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1826
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Reginald Heber, bishop & hymn writer, dies
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1838
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Francesco Antommarchi, Napoleon's physician on St Helena, dies at 57
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1849
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Juliusz Slowacki, Pol poet (Father of the Plague-Patient), dies at 39
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1850
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Vaclav Jan Krtitel Tomasek, organist/pianist/composer, dies at 75
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1858
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Sigismund Ritter von Neukomm, Austrian composer, dies at 79
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1862
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James Clark Ross, Arctic explorer, dies
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1868
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Franz Adolf Berwald, Swedish composer, dies at 71
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1876
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Henriette Davidis, writer, dies
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1882
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Friedrich Wilhelm Kucken, composer, dies at 71
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1882
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Jesse James, outlaw, shot dead at 34, in St Joseph Mo by Robert Ford
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1884
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Carel JCH van Nispen tot Sevenaer, Dutch Cath politician, dies at 59
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1897
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Johannes Brahms, German composer/conductor (Hung Dances), dies at 63
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1901
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Richard D'Oyly Carte, promotor (Gilbert & Sullivan operas), dies
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1909
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Benjamin Johnson Lang, composer, dies at 71
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1915
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Andrew Stoddart, cricketer (England capt at turn of century), suicide
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1919
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Paul Geisler, composer, dies at 62
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1920
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Homer Newton Bartlett, composer, dies at 74
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1936
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Bruno Hauptmann, convicted Lindbergh baby killer, executed
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1941
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Andr Michelin, French tire manufacturer, dies at 88
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1941
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Pal Teleki-von Szek, PM Hungary (1920-21, 39-41), suicide at 61
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1942
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Albert Siklos, composer, dies at 63
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1942
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Paul Gilson, composer, dies at 76
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1943
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Conrad Veidt, German/US actor (Cabinet of Dr Calgary), dies at 50
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1945
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Joseph Weinheber, Austria poet/writer (Vienna Verbatim), dies at 43
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1946
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Masaharu Homma, Lt Gen (responsible for Bataan Death March), executed
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1949
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Basil Harwood, composer, dies at 89
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1950
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Adolf Wiklund, composer, dies at 70
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1950
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Carter G Woodson, American historian (black studies), dies at 74
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1950
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Kurt Julian Weill, German composer (Dreigroschenoper), dies at 50
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1951
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Johannes C Kielstra, Dut economist/gov (Suriname 1933-44), dies at 72
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1956
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T Kostov, Bulgarian vice-premier, executed
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1958
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Theodor Kramer, writer, dies
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1960
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Anton Pannekoek, Dutch astronomer/marxist theorist, dies at 87
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1962
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Benny "Kid" Paret, US welterweight boxer, dies after fight, at 24
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1962
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Manolis Kalomiris, Greek opera composer, dies at 78
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1966
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Russel Crouse, US stagewriter (Life with Father), dies at 73
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1969
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Rex Evans, actor (Frankenstein meets the Wolfman, Zara), dies at 65
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1971
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Joseph Valachi, US gangster, dies at 66
|
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1971
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Manfred Bonnington Lee, [Ellery Queen], detective writer, dies at 65
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1972
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Ferde Ferdinand Rudolph von Grofe, composer, dies at 80
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1972
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Ferde Grof, US composer (Grand Canyon Suite), dies at 80
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1975
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Mary Ure, actress (Sons & Lovers, Where Eagles Dare), dies at 42
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1976
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Maurice Johnstone, composer, dies at 75
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1977
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Jack Ryder, cricketer (20 Tests for Aust, 1394 runs), dies
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1980
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Luella Gear, actress (Joe & Mabel), dies at 82
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1982
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Herman W Filarski, Dutch bridge journalist, dies at 69
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1982
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Warren Oates, actor (East of Eden, Stoney Burke), dies at 53
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1986
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Peter Pears, English tenor (Death in Venice), dies at 75
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1986
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Richard Manuel, rock pianist/vocalist (Band), dies on 41st birthday
|
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1988
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Milton A Caniff, US cartoonist (Terry & the Pirates), dies at 81
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1989
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Norman Woolard, actor (Guilty, Saul & David, Medeleine), dies at 79
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1990
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Katharine Balfour, actress (Love Story), dies of ALS at 69
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1990
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Sarah Vaughn, jazz singer, dies of lung cancer at 66
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1991
|
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Graham Greene, Brit writer (3rd Man, Our man in Havana), dies at 86
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1992
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Lloyd "Slim" Andrews, actor (Buf Bill in Tomahawk Territory), dies
|
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1992
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Margaret Barker, actress (Fathers & Son), dies of lung cancer at 83
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1993
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Alexander Mnouchkine, French movie producer (Professional), dies at 83
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1993
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Dieter Plage, German wildlife filmmaker, dies at 57
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1993
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Eduardo Cabellero Calderon, Colombian writer/diplomat, dies at 83
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1993
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Pinky Lee, kiddie host (Pinky Lee Show), dies of heart attack at 85
|
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1994
|
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Betty Furness, actress/news consumer reporter (WNBC), dies at 78
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1994
|
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Frank G Wells, US director (Walt Disney), dies at 62
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1994
|
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Jerome Lejeune, French geneticist (Syndrome of Down), dies at 67
|
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1994
|
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Pat Harper, NYC news anchor (WPIX, WNBC), dies
|
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1995
|
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David Alexander Reginald Herbert, writer, dies at 86
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1995
|
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Harvey Pennick, golfer/teacher, dies at 89
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1996
|
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Carl Stokes, 1st black mayor of a major US city (Cleve), dies
|
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1996
|
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Christopher John Seward, aid worker, dies at 45
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1996
|
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Ron Brown, sec of Comerce, dies in an accident
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1996
|
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Ronald Harmon Brown, politician, dies at 54
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1996
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Roosevelt "Booba" Barnes, bluesman, dies at 59
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1997
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Judy Flannery, master triathelete, killed by a car at 56
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