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335
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St Silvester I ends his reign as Catholic Pope
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406
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80,000 Vandels attack the Rhine at Mainz
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765
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Coffin of Ho-tse Shen-hui interred in a stupa built in China
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870
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Skirmish at Englefield: Ethelred of Wessex beats Danish invasion army
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1492
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100,000 Jews expelled from Sicily
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1502
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Cesare Borgia (son of pope Alexander VI) occupies Urbino
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1564
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Willem van Orange demands freedom of conscience/religion
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1600
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British East India Company chartered
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1604
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Admiral Steven van der Haghen's fleet reaches Bantam
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1621
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Hungarian King Bethlen G bor/Ferdinand II sign Treaty of Mikulov
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1669
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France & Brandenburg sign secret treaty
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1670
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France & England sign Boyne-treaty
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1680
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Amsterdam opera at Leidsegracht opens
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1687
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1st Huguenots depart France to Cape of Good Hope
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1688
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Pro-James II-earl of Devonshire occupies Nottingham [OS=Dec 21]
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1700
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Frisia/Groningen adopt Gregorian calendar, tomorrow is 1/12/1701
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1708
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Great Alliance captures Bridge
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1711
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Duke of Marlborough fired as English army commander
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1744
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James Bradley announces discovery of Earth's nutation motion (wobble)
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1745
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Bonnie Prince Charlies army meets with de Esk
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1756
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Russia joins the Alliance of Versailles
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1758
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British expeditionary army occupies Goree (Dakar) Senegal
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1762
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Mozart family moves from Vienna to Salzburg
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1775
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Battle of Qubec; Americans unable to take British stronghold
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1776
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Rhode Island establishes wage & price controls to curb inflation: Limit is 70 a day for carpenters, 42 for tailors
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1779
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English fleet beat Dutch Merchant vessels
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1781
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Bank of North America, 1st US bank opens
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1783
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Import of African slaves banned by all of the Northern states
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1805
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End of French Republican calendar; France returns to Gregorianism
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1841
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Alabama becomes 1st state to license dental surgeons
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1852
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Future president & Mrs Rutherford B Hayes marry
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1857
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Queen Victoria chooses Ottawa as new capital of Canada
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1859
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Dutch colony in Dutch Indies counts 4,800 slaves
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1861
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22,990 mm of rain falls in Cherrapunji Assam in 1861, world record
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1862
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-Jan 20th) Battle of Stone's River, TN (Stone River, Monfreesboro)
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1862
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Battle of Murfreesboro, Tennessee
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1862
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Pres Lincoln signs act admitting West Virginia to Union
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1862
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Skirmish at Parker Cross Roads, Tennessee
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1862
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Union ironclad ship "Monitor" sank off Cape Hatteras, NC
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1870
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J D Schneiter patents rocket mail in France, (not done)
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1879
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Cornerstone laid for Honolulu's Iolani Palace
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1879
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Cornerstone laid for Iolani Palace (only royal palace in US)
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1879
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Edison gives 1st public demonstration of his incandescent lamp
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1879
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Gilbert/Sullivan's "Pirates of Penzance," premieres in NYC
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1879
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Opera "Pirates of Penzance" is produced (NYC)
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1890
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Ellis Island (NYC) opens as a US immigration depot
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1896
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25th auto built in US
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1897
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Brooklyn's last day as a city, it incorporates into NYC (1/1/1898)
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1902
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Boers & British army sign peace treaty
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1906
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French/British/Italian treaty concerning rights on Abyssinia
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1907
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For 1st time a ball drops at Times Square to signal new year
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1907
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G Mahler conducts the Metropolitan Opera
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1910
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US tobacco industry produced 9 billion cigarettes in 1910
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1911
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Marie Curie receives her 2nd Nobel Prize
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1914
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Colonel Jacob Ruppert & Cap Huston purchase NY Yankees for $460,000
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1917
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Dutch Social-democratic trade union NVV counts 159,450 members
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1918
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Kid Gleason replaces Pants Rowland as White Sox manager
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1920
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Roy Park makes 1st-ball duck in only Test Cricket inn, v Eng at MCG
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1921
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Last San Francisco firehorses retired
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1923
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1st transatlantic radio broadcast of a voice, Pittsburgh-Manchester
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1923
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BBC begins using Big Ben chime ID
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1923
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H Tierney/J McCarthy's musical "Kid Boots," premieres in NYC
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1924
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Hubble announces existence of distant galaxies
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1925
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14th congress of CPSU decides to accelerate industry
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1927
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Ponsford scores 336 against SA, giving him 1146 for month
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1929
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Pope Pius XI publishes encyclical Divini illius magistri
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1930
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Pontifical encyclical Casti connubii against mixed marriages
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1930
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US tobacco industry produced 123 billion cigarettes in 1930
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1932
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John P O'Brien sworn-in as mayor of NYC
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1934
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Helen Richey becomes 1st woman to pilot an airmail transport
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1935
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Charles Darrow patents Monopoly
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1935
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CPH becomes Dutch Communist Party
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1938
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Dr R N Harger's "drunkometer," 1st breath test, introduced in Indiana
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1938
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Dutch national debt hits 3,986,629,805.70
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1939
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25 U boats sunk this month (81,000 ton)
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1939
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Dutch national debt hits 4,218,553,180.99
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1940
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37 U boats sunk this month (213,000 ton)
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1941
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Young Park (2) in the Bronx named in honor of Samuel Young
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1942
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60 U boats sunk this month (330,000 ton)
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1942
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Battle in Barents Sea
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1942
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Potatoes rationed in Holland
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1943
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NYC's Times Square greets Frank Sinatra at Paramount Theater
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1944
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48 people die in a train accident in Ogden, Utah
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1944
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Japanese army evacuates harbor city Akyab
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1945
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Bradman scores 112, his 1st post-War century, SA v Aust Services
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1945
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Ratification of UN Charter completed
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1946
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French troops leave Lebanon
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1946
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Pres Truman officially proclaims end of WW II
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1948
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Dutch police actions up Java gone on strike
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1949
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18 countries recognize Republic Indonesia
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1950
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Jockeys W Shoemaker & Joe Culmone set record of 388 wins in a year
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1951
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1st battery to convert radioactive energy to electrical announced
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1953
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Hulan Jack sworn in as Manhattan Borough president
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1953
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WFBC (now WYFF) TV channel 4 in G'ville-Spartanburg, SC (NBC) begins
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1953
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Willie Shoemaker shatters record, riding 485 winners in a year
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1955
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"Vamp" closes at Winter Garden Theater NYC after 60 performances
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1957
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AAU awards Bobby Morrow, James Sullivan Memorial Trophy
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1958
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47th Davis Cup: USA beats Australia in Brisbane (3-2)
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1958
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Cubans dictator Batista flees
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1958
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International Geophyscial Year ends
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1958
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Willie Shoemaker 1st jockey to win national riding championship 4X
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1961
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"lrma La Douce" closes at Plymouth Theater NYC after 527 performances
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1961
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1st performance of Beach Boys
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1961
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Beach Boys play their debut gig under that name
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1961
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Failed coup by Syrian group in Lebanon
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1961
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Green Bay Packers shutout NY Giants 37-0 in NFL championship game
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1961
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Marshall Plan expires after distributing more than $12 billion
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1962
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"Match Game" debuts on NBC with host Gene Rayburn
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1962
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American Basketball League announces suspension of operation
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1962
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Dutch leave New Guinea
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1962
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Katanga becomes part of Democratic Republic of Congo
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1962
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Ohio ends suit against Reds when they agree to stay in Cin for 10 yrs
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1963
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Chicago Bears win NFL championship
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1963
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Dear Abby show premieres on CBS radio (runs 11 years)
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1963
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Jerry Garcia & Bob Weir played music together for the 1st time
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1964
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Donald Campbell (UK) sets world water speed record (276.33 mph)
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1964
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Indonesia proclaims expelled from the UN
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1966
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Monkee's "I'm a Believer" hits #1 & stays there for 7 weeks
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1966
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Pirate Radio 390 (Radio Invicata) off England, resumes transmitting
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1966
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Test Cricket debut of Bishen Singh Bedi, India v WI Calcutta, 2-92
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1966
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Toboggan Chutes begin operation in Cleveland Metroparks
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1967
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"Henry, Sweet Henry" closes at Palace Theater NYC after 80 perfs
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1967
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1st NBA game at Great Western Forum, LA Lakers beat Houston 147-118
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1967
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Oakland Raiders beat Houston Oilers 40-7 in AFL championship game
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1967
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Packers beat Cowboys 21-17 in NFL championship game (-13ø F)
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1968
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1st supersonic airliner flown (Russian TU-144)
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1968
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1st test flight of Tupolev TU 144
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1968
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NY Jets win AFL championship
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1969
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Congo-Brazzaville becomes People's republic, under major Ngouabi
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1970
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Congress authorizes Eisenhower dollar coin
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1970
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Paul McCartney files a lawsuit to disolve Beatles
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1970
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President Allende nationalizes Chilean coal mines
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1970
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Would have been start of Aust/Eng Test Cricket at MCG, washed out
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1971
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KAID TV channel 4 in Boise, ID (PBS) begins broadcasting
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1971
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Lt Gen Robert E Cushman, Jr, USMC, ends term as deputy director of CIA
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1972
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39th Sugar Bowl: Oklahoma 14 beats Penn State 0
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1972
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Leap second day; also in 1973-79, 1987
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1972
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Miami Dolphins beat Pitts Steelers 21-7 in AFC championship game
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1972
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Washington Redskins beat Dallas Cowboys 26-3 in NFC championship game
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1973
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40th Sugar Bowl: Notre Dame 24 beats Alabama 23
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1973
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61st Australian Mens Tennis: John Newcombe beats O Parun (63 67 75 61)
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1973
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Johan Cruyff chosen European soccer Player of year
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1974
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41st Sugar Bowl: Nebraska 13 beats Florida 10
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1974
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Free agent pitcher Catfish Hunter signs $3M 5 year NY Yank contract
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1974
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Gold legal in US, Franklin Mint strikes Panama's Gold 100 balboa coin
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1974
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Lindsey Buckingham & Stevie Nicks join Fleetwood Mac
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1974
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NY Yankees sign Jim "Catfish" Hunter to 5 yrs for record $3.75 million
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1974
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Popular Electronics displays Altair 8800 computer
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1975
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42nd Sugar Bowl: Alabama 13 beats Penn State 6
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1976
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The Cars played their 1st gig
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1976
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TV soap "Somerset" ends 6 year run
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1977
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"Bubbling Brown Sugar" closes at ANTA Theater NYC after 766 perfs
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1977
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"Man of La Mancha" closes at Palace Theater NYC after 124 performances
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1977
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Amir Sheikh Jabir al-Ahmad al-Jabir Al Sabah becomes leader of Kuwait
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1977
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Cambodia drops diplomatic relations with Vietnam
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1977
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Donald Woods, a banned white editor flees South Africa
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1977
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Ted Bundy escapes from jail in Colorado
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1977
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WFAT (Bkln NY pirate radio station) begins broadcasting on 1620 AM
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1978
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"Magic Show" closes at Cort Theater NYC after 1859 performances
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1978
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"Runaways" closes at Plymouth Theater NYC after 199 performances
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1978
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CIA director, Admiral Stansfield Turner retires from the Navy
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1978
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Iran shah names Chapour Bakhtiar premier
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1978
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Taiwan's final day of diplomatic relations with US
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1979
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Winterland Rock Concert Hall in SF closes after 556 concerts
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1980
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A Jewish owned hotel in Nairobi Kenya is bombed killing 18
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1980
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NY Islanders greatest shutout margin (9-0) vs Chicago Black Hawks
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1980
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Senegal president Leopold Senghor resigns
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1981
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CNN Headline News debuts
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1981
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Lt Jerry Rawlings becomes head of Ghana, suspends constitution
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1981
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Netherlands unemployment stands at record 475,000
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1982
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CBS Mystery Theater final episode on radio after 8 years
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1982
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NBC radio cancels almost all of its network daily features
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1982
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TV soap "Doctors" ends 19 year run
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1983
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Brunei gains complete independence from Britain
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1983
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Jos Happart installed as mayor of Voeren Belgium
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1983
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Nigeria's National Assembly dissolves after military coup
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1984
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Def Leppard drummer Rick Allen loses his arm in a car crash
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1984
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NYC subway gunman Bernhard Goetz surrenders to police in NH
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1984
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Rajiv Gandhi takes office as India's 6th PM succeeds his mom, Indira
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1984
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Test Cricket debut of Mohammad Azharuddin, v England at Calcutta
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1984
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US leaves UNESCO
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1986
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Dupont Plaza Hotel fire in San Juan, Puerto Rico kills 97
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1986
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Russian TU-144 flies for 1st time faster than sound
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1986
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WIS-AM in Columbia SC changes call letters to WVOC (now WOMG)
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1989
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"Me & My Girl" closes at Marquis Theater NYC after 1420 performances
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1989
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"Threepenny Opera" closes at Lunt-Fontanne Theater NYC after 65 perfs
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1989
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Actress Annabella Sciorra (Jungle Fever) weds Joe Petruzzi
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1989
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Fog Bowl: Heavy fog rolls in on Bears 20-12 victory over Eagles
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1989
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Jockey Kent Desormeaux sets record with 598 wins in a year
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1990
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Iraq begins a military draft of 17 year olds
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1990
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Sci-Fi Channel on cable TV begins transmitting
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1990
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United Somali Congress seizes Presidential Palace
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1991
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CPN, Communist Party of Netherland, last day of existance
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1991
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Daniel R McCarthy elected NY Yankee managing general partner
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1991
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Dow Jones closes at record high 3168.83
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1991
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J Donald Crump resigned as CFL Commissioner
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1991
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USSR, last day of existence
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1992
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Target date for Europe's single market
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1992
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WCBS TV news anchor Carol Martin weds Joe Terry
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1993
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Barbra Striesand does her 1st live public concert in 20 years
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1993
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Loveboat actress Jill Whelan (27) weds Brad St John (33)
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1994
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1st snowless December in Baltimore Maryland
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1994
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Anti Apartheid Group of Netherlands (AABN) disbands
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1995
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"Danny Gans on Broadway" closes at Neil Simon NYC
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1995
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"Having Our Say" closes at Booth Theater NYC after 308 performances
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1995
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"Heiress" closes at Cort Theater NYC after 340 performances
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1995
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"Paul Roebson" closes at Longacre Theater NYC after 14 performances
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1995
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"Racing Demon" closes at Vivian Beaumont Theater NYC after 48 perfs
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1995
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"Tempest" closes at Broadhurst Theater NYC after 71 performances
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1995
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62nd Sugar Bowl: Virginia Tech beats Texas
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1995
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Cartoonist Bill Watterson ends his "Calvin & Hobbes" comic strip
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1995
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Matthew Elliott scores separate cricket century same day for Victoria
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1997
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Intel cuts price of Pentium II-233 MHz from $401 to $268
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1997
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Marv Levy, retires as coach of Buffalo Bills
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1997
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Microsoft buys Hotmail E-mail service
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1997
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More Swedes died than were born in 1997, 1st time since 1809
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1997
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Orlando Hernandez, half-brother of pitcher Livan, defects from Cuba
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1997
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S Afr & US surgeons separate Zambian Siamese twins joined at the head
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1998
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US movie box office hits record $6.24 billion for year
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1999
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Control of Panama Canal reverts to Panama
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BIRTHS
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1378
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Callistus III, [Alfonso the Borja], Pope (1455-58)
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1514
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Andreas Vesalius, Brussels Belgium, anatomist (Fabrica)
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1540
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Silvio Antoniano, Italian cardinal/theologist (Tre libri)
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1550
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Henri Guise [le Balafr], French duke/leader (Catholic League)
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1668
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Hermannus Boerhaave, Dutch medical/botanist
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1720
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[Bonnie Prince] Charles Edward Stuart, English pretender to throne
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1724
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Franz Joseph Oehlschlagel, composer
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1738
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Charles Lord Cornwallis, soldier/statesman "fire when ready Gridley"
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1799
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Thomas Taglichsbeck, composer
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1805
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Marie-C-S de Flavigny Agoult, [Daniel Stern], French author (Knife)
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1815
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George Gordon Meade, Major General (Union Army), died in 1872
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1818
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Maria J Small-Gartmann, actress
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1825
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Francis Trowbridge Sherman, Brig Gen (Union volunteers), died in 1905
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1826
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Henry Hiles, composer
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1830
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Ismail Pasha, kedive of Egypt (1863-79)
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1838
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Emile Loubet, premier/president of France (1892, 1899-1906)
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1846
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Ferdinand Domela Nieuwenhuis, vicar/Dutch anarchist (Right for all)
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1846
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Richard Kleinmichel, composer
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1855
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Giovanni Pascoli, Italian classicist/poet
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1856
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Charles A van Ophuysen, orintalist (Maleisisch Volksrecht)
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1859
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Max Fiedler, composer
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1863
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Alfredo Panzini, Italian author (Dizionario Moderno)
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1864
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Robert G Aitken, US astronomer (Binary Stars)
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1869
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Henri Matisse, France, impressionist painter (Odalisque)
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1870
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Thomas Connolly, baseball's major league umpire for 50 years
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1874
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Ernest Austin, composer
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1878
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Horacio Quiroga, Uruguayan author/poet (El Crimen del Otro)
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1880
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George C Marshall, Uniontown Pa, authored Marshall Plan (Nobel 1953)
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1881
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Colin G Fink, US chemist (electro chemistry)
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1881
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Jacob Isral de Haan, Dutch poet/writer (Pipelines, Jewish Song)
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1881
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Max Pechstein, German "entartet" painter/graphic artist (The Bridge)
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1882
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Ben Jones, Missouri, horse trainer (Citation, Whirlaway)
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1882
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David Cohen, Dutch historian/chairman (Jewish Council)
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1892
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Jason Robards Sr, Hillsdale Mich, actor (Acapulco)
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1893
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J M Blankenberg, cricketer (60 wkts in 18 Tests for South Africa)
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1893
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Max Lamberty, Flemish sociologist/author (Flemish Resurrection)
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1894
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Ernest John Moeran, British composer
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1894
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Pola Negri, [Barbara A Chalupiec], Polish/US actress (Madame Dubarry)
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1896
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Ronald Adam, Herefordshire England, actor (Phantom Shot)
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1897
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Rhys Williams, Wales, actor (Nightmare, Okinawa, Cross My Heart)
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1899
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Gaston Glass, Paris France, film executive
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1899
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Silvestre Revueltas, Santiago Papasquiaro Mxico, composer (Sensemaya)
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1904
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Chuck Gardiner, UK, NHL goalie (Vezina winner)
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1904
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Nathan Milstein, Odessa Russia, concert violinist (Phila Orch 1942)
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1905
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Guy Mollet, French socialist premier (1956-57)
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1905
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Jule Styne, England, songwriter/composer (1954 Acad Award, 1968 Tony)
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1905
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Tadeusz Breza, writer
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1906
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Erna Bogen, Hungary, foils (Olympic-bronze-1932)
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1908
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Marko Rothmuller, composer
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1908
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Simon Wiesenthal, Polish/Austrian nazi hunter (Wiesenthal Center)
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1910
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Dick Kollmar, Rigewood NJ, actor (Broadway Spotlight, Guess What)
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1910
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Roy Rowland, film director
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1914
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Pat Brady, Toledo Ohio, actor (Roy Rodgers Show)
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1916
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Suzy Delair, Paris France, actress (Utopia, White Paws)
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1921
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Rocky Graziano, NYC, boxer (MW champ)/actor (Miami Undercover)[or 6/7]
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1922
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Joan McCracken, Phila Pa, actress (Claudie Story of a Marriage)
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1922
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Rex Allen, Wilcox Az, cowboy singer (Dr Baxter-Frontier Doctor)
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1924
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Victoria Draves, US, platform/springboard diver (Olympic-gold-1948)
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1927
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Dieter Noll, writer
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1928
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Hugh McElhenny, NFL halfback (SF, Minnesota, Giants, Detroit)
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1928
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Ross Barbour, Columbus Ind, singer (4 Freshmen)
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1928
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Veijo Meri, writer
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1929
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Mies Bouman, Dutch TV hostess (Open the Village)
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1929
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Peter Barker Howard, cricketer
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1929
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Peter May, cricketer (dashing English batsman of 50's)
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1929
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Sidney Greenbaum, grammarian
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1930
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Ala Odetta, [Odetta Holmes], Birmingham, folk singer/actress
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1930
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Odetta, [Holmes], Birmingham Ala, folk singer (Sanctuary)
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1931
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Bob Shaw, UK, sci-fi author (Orbitsville, Ragged Astronauts, Vertigo)
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1932
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George Schlatter, TV producer (Laugh-in)
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1935
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Peter Allan, cricketer (1 Test Australia v England 1965, 2-58 & 0-25)
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1935
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Rolf Haufs, writer
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1937
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Anthony Hopkins, Wales, actor (Elephant Man, QB VII, Magic, Bounty)
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1937
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Nicolas Born, writer
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1938
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Atje Keulen-Deelstra, Holland, speed skater (world champ)
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1938
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Henricus G Wijmans, Dutch graphic artist
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1938
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Rosalind Cash, Atlantic City NJ, actress (Omega Man, Wrong is Right)
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1939
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Afaq Hussain, cricketer (Pakistani off-spinner in 2 Tests 1961-64)
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1939
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Willye White, US long jumper (Oly-silver-56, appeared in 5 Olympics)
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1940
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Oleg Anatolyevich Yakovlev, Russian cosmonaut
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1941
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Milkha Singh, cricketer (bro of Kripal Singh India batsman in 4 Tests)
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1941
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Sarah Miles, Essex England, actress (Ryan's Hope, Big Sleep, Venom)
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1942
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Andy Summers, Blackpool England, rock guitarist (Police-Roxanne)
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1943
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Ben Kingsley, Scarborough England, actor (Gandhi, Betrayal, Maurice)
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1943
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John Denver, NM, singer (Rocky Mt High), thank God he's a country boy
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1943
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Pete Qualfe, rocker
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1944
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Taylor Hackford, director (Devil's Advocate)
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1945
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Claude D Marks, Buenos Aires Argent, FALN member (FBI most wanted)
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1945
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Taylor Hackford, director (Idolmaker, Officer & a Gentleman)
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1946
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Barbara Carrera, Managua Nicaragua, actress (Angelica-Dallas)
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1946
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Diane von Frstenberg, Brussels Belgiums, fashion designer
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1946
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Patti Smith, Chicago Il, rock vocalist (Radio Ethiopia)
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1947
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Burton Cummings, rock guitarist (Guess Who-These Eyes)
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1947
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Tim Matheson, Calif, actor (Animal House, Fletch, Up the Creek)
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1948
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Donna Summer, Boston, singer (Love to Love You Baby, On the Radio)
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1948
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Joe Dallesandro, Pensicola Fla, actor (Heat, Trash, AW Frankenstein)
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1948
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Tony Hamilton, rocker (Aerosmith)
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1948
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Viktor Mikhailovich Afanasieyv, Russian cosmonaut (Soyuz TM-11, TM-18)
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1950
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Inge Helten, German FR, sprinter (Olympic-bronze-1976)
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1950
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Robert Bryan Gilder, Corvallis OR, PGA golfer (1980 Canadian Open)
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1951
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Fermin Goytisolo, rocker (KC & Sunshine Band-Give It)
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1951
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Michael Allen Bantom, Phila, basketball player (Olympic-silver-1972)
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1951
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Tom Hamilton, Colorado Springs Co, rock bassist (Aerosmith-Dream On)
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1953
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James Remar, Boston, actor (48 Hours, Rent-a-Cop, Cotton Club)
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1953
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Jane Badler, Brooklyn NY, actress (Fine Gold, Easy Kill, V)
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1956
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Martin Joseph Fettman, Bkln NY, PhD/astronaut (STS 58)
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1957
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David Allen Ogrin, Waukegan IL, PGA golfer (1994 Byron Nelson-2nd)
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1958
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Geoff Marsh, cricketer (Aust opening batsman 1985-92)
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1959
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Bebe Neuwirth, Princeton NJ, actress (Lilith-Cheers, Damn Yankees)
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1959
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Paul Westerberg, singer (The Replacements)
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1959
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Val Kilmer, actor (Top Secret, Top Gun, Willow)
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1960
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Broderick Dyke, Australia, tennis star
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1961
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Joanna Johnson, actress (Caroline-Bold & Beautiful)
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1961
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Rick Aguilera, San Gabriel CA, pitcher (Minn Twins)
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1962
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Don Diamont, actor (Brad-Young & Restless)
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1962
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Tyrone Corbin, NBA forward (Miami Heat, Atlanta Hawks)
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1963
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Ed Simmons, NFL tackle (Washington Redskins)
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1963
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Scott Ian, US heavy metal guitarist (Anthrax-I'm the Man)
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1964
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Denis Hickey, cricketer (fast bowler for Vic, SA & Glamorgan)
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1964
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Klari MacAskill, Budapest Hungary, kayaker (Olympics-5-92, 96)
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1964
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Liz Masakayan, Quezon City Phil, WPVA volley (Best of Beach-3rd-1994)
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1964
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Winston Benjamin, cricketer (WI righty quick 1987-95)
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1965
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Michelle Dobek, Holyoke MA, golfer (1995 GHP Heartland Classic-45th)
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1966
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Paula Barbieri, model/girlfriend of OJ Simpson/actress (Dangerous)
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1967
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Brad Daluiso, NFL place kicker (NY Giants)
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1969
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Martha Byrne, actress (Lily-As the World Turns)
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1970
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Bryon Russell, NBA forward (Utah Jazz)
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1970
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Dan Howe, Kingston Ontario, canoeist (Olympics-96)
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1970
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Dunstan Anderson, NFL defensive end (Dolphins, NO Saints, Rhein Fire)
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1970
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Edwin Huizinga, Dutch soccer player (SC Heerenveen, Emmen)
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1970
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Michel Brunet, Gatineau Quebec, ice dancer (1996 Canadians-2nd)
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1971
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Brent Barry, NBA guard (LA Clippers)
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1971
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Erin Warren, Winchester Mass, luger (Olympics-1994)
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1971
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Heath Shuler, NFL quarterback (Washington Redskins, NO Saints)
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1972
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Chris Parker, running back (Jacksonville Jaguars)
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1972
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Cole Ford, NFL kicker (Oakland Raiders)
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1972
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Joseph Mulrey McIntyre, rocker (New Kids-Lovin' You Forever)
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1972
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Kelvin Kinney, defensive end (Washington Redskins)
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1973
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Curtis Myden, Calgary Alberta, 200m/400m swimmer (Oly-2 bronze-96)
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1973
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George Jones, running back (Pittsburgh Steelers)
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1973
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Hiroyuki Miura, hockey defenseman (Team Japan 1998)
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1975
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Cole Ford, kicker (Oakland Raiders)
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1977
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Ildiko Kecan, Miss Hungary Universe (1997)
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DEATHS
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192
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Lucius AA Commodus, Emperor of Rome (180-192), murdered at 31
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406
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Godagisel, king of the Vandals, dies in battle
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439
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Melania the Younger, Roman monastery founder/saint, dies at about 56
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1382
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Daigaku, Zen teacher/46th head of Engakuji, dies in Kamakura Japan
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1384
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John Wycliffe, English religious reformer/bible translator, dies
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1583
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Thomas Erastus, Switz, theologist, dies
|
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1616
|
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Jacques Le Maire, pirate/explorer (Lemaire Strait), dies at 31
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1647
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Giovanni Maria Trabaci, composer, dies
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1652
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Frances Cecil, 2nd wife of English earl of Shaftesbury, dies
|
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1659
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J nos Ap czai Csere, Hung theologist (Magyar Logik cska), dies at 34
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1719
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John Flamsteed, 1st Astronomer Royal, dies at 73
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1733
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Hubert K Poot, Dutch poet (Akkerleven), dies at 44
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1775
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Richard Montgomery, General, dies fighting British
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1802
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Francis Lewis, Welsh/US merchant/signer (Decl of Ind), dies at 89
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1802
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Hugo Franz Karl Alexander von Kerpen, composer, dies at 53
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1809
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Franz Ignaz Beck, composer, dies at 75
|
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1818
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Jean-Pierre Duport, composer, dies at 77
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1848
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Oliver Shaw, composer, dies at 69
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1859
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Luigi Ricci, composer, dies at 54
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1862
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James Edward Rains, lawyer/Confederate brig-gen, dies in battle at 29
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1862
|
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Joshua Woodrow Sill, US Union brig-general, dies in battle at 31
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1872
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Aleksis Kivi, [Stenvall], Finnish writer/poet (Kanervala), dies at 38
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1877
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Alberto Mazzucato, composer, dies at 64
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1877
|
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JD Gustave Courbet, French painter (Baigneuses), dies at 58
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1882
|
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Lon Michel Gambetta, French attorney/premier (1881-82), dies at 44
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1889
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Ion Creanga, Romanian (fairy tales) author, dies at 52
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1893
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Jacob G de Scheffer, Dutch vicar/theologist, dies at 74
|
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1894
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Thomas J Stieltjes, mathematician (Stieltjes-integral), dies at 38
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1896
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Leland Hone, cricketer (scored 7 & 6 in only England Test 1879), dies
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1899
|
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Karl Millcker, Austrian conductor/composer (Try-out Kiss), dies at 57
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1907
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Jules de Trooz, Belgium PM, dies at 63
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1916
|
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Ernst Rudorff, composer, dies at 76
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1920
|
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Albert Roelofs, Dutch painter/etcher, dies at 43
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1921
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J¢zsef Kiss, Hungarian literary (A ht), dies at 78
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1936
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Miguel de Unamuno Jugo, Span philosopher/poet (Cancionero), dies at 72
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1936
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William FA Ellison, Irish clergyman/astronomer, dies at 72
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1938
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Richard N Roland Holst, Dutch artist/painter, dies at 70
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1941
|
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Sigwart Aspestrand, composer, dies at 85
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1945
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Donald Douglas II, dies at 40
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1946
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Frits [Frederik H] Tartaud, Dutch actor, dies at 89
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1947
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Franz X Ritter von Epp, German General (SW Africa), dies at 79
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1948
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Malcolm Campbell, English race driver, dies at 63
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1950
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Charles Koechlin, French composer (Jungle Book), dies at 83
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1950
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Karl Renner, Austrian Chancellor/pres (1918-20, 45-50), dies at 80
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1951
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Maxim M Litvinov, [Meyer H Wallach], Russian diplomat, dies at 75
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1951
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Philipp A Kohnstamm, Dutch philosopher/physicist, dies at 76
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1953
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Albert Plesman, Dutch aviation pioneer/founder (KLM), dies at 64
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1954
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Peter Van Anrooy, conductor/composer (Piet Hein Rhapsodie), dies at 75
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1958
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Gustav Hermann Unger, composer, dies at 72
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1960
|
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Germaine Loosveldt, Flemish actress (Trees die Upright), dies at 69
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1960
|
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Semyon Semyonovich Bogatiryov, composer, dies at 70
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1963
|
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Albert Plesman, aviation pioneer, dies
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1966
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Chief Nipo Strongheart, Native Amer actor (Pony Soldier), dies at 75
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1966
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Pieter C A Geyl, historian (History of Dutch Race), dies
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1967
|
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Arthur Mailey, cricketer (10-66 & Aust v Gloucestershire 1921), dies
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1968
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Carl Oscar Ahues, German International Chess Master (1950), dies at 85
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1968
|
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George Louis Francis Lewis, composer, dies at 16
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1968
|
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Sabin V Dragoi, composer, dies at 74
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1969
|
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Salvatore Baccaloni, opera singer/actor (Full of Life), dies at 69
|
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1970
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Cyril M Scott, English composer/author (Alchemist), dies at 91
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1971
|
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Peter Deuel, actor (Gidget, Love on a Rooftop), commits suicide at 31
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1972
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Roberto Clemente, slugger (Pitts Pirate), dies in a plane crash at 38
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1975
|
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Donal Michalsky, composer, dies at 47
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1977
|
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Nora Marlowe, actress (Sara-Gov & JJ), dies at 62
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1980
|
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Arthur Wellard, cricketer (2 Tests for Eng, legendary 6-hitter), dies
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|
1980
|
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Marshall McLuhan, Canadian cultural philosopher, dies at 69
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1980
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Raoul Walsh, US director (High Sierra), dies at about 88
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1981
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Frantisek Chaun, composer, dies at 60
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1983
|
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Bill Hunt, cricketer (Test for Aust, out 0, took 0-25 & 0-14), dies
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1983
|
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Frank Link, actor (Burns & Schreiber Comedy Show), dies at 46
|
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1985
|
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Alexander Matheson, cricketer (2 wickets/2 Tests for NZ 1930-31), dies
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1985
|
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Rick Nelson, singer/actor (Adventures of Ozzie & Harriet), dies at 45
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1985
|
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Sam Spiegel, Academy Award winning producer (Betrayal), dies at 84
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1986
|
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Lester Albert Trimble, composer, dies at 63
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1986
|
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Lloyd Haynes, actor (Pete Dixon-Room 222), dies at 54
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1987
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[Gordon] Randall [P D] Garrett, author (Lord Darcy), dies at 60
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1990
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Dalton Cathey, dies of AIDS at 44
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1990
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George Allen, US football coach (LA Rams, Wash Redskins), dies
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1990
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Vasily Grigoryevich Lazarev, cosmonaut (Soyuz 12, 18A), dies at 62
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1993
|
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Arthur Dreifuss, director/producer (Murder in Amsterdam), dies at 85
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1993
|
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Lambert Fokkema, founder Dutch Export Combination, dies at 80
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1993
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Thomas J Watson Jr, president of IBM (1956-71)/diplomat, dies at 79
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1993
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Zviad Gamsachurdia, pres of Georgia SSR (1991-1993), suicide at 54
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1994
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BAM "Bob" Schreiner, airline owner (S Aviation Group), dies at 79
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1994
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Harri Webb, poet, dies at 74
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1994
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Leigh Bowery, designer, dies at 33
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1994
|
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Leo Fuchs, Polish/US Yiddish actor (Story of Ruth), dies at 83
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1994
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Thomas J Watson Jr, CEO (IBM), dies of a stroke at 79
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1994
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Woodrow "Woody" Strode, US rugby player/black cowboy actor (Oil), dies
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1994
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Woody Strode, actor (Posse, Cotton Club, Vigilante), dies at 80
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1995
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Calvin/Hobbes, (comic strip), dies
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1995
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John Powell, campaigner, dies at 75
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1996
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61 law enforcement officers, killed by felons in US this year
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1996
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Ann Susan Hills, freelance journalist, dies at 55
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1996
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David Sinclair, actor (Love & Hate), dies at 62
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1996
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Frederico Davia, opera singer, dies at 63
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1996
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Michael Roberts, historian, dies at 88
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1996
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Phillip Edmund Clinton Manson-Bahr, tropical mediciner, dies at 85
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1997
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76 law enforcement officers, killed by felons in US this year
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1997
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Dominique de Menil, arts patron/human rights advocate, dies at 89
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1997
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Floyd Cramer, pianist (Nashville Sound), dies of cancer at 64
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1997
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Lillian Billie Dove Bohney, actress, dies at 96
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1997
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Michael Kennedy, son of Robert Kennedy, dies in ski accident at 39
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