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837
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Comet 1P/837 F1 (Halley) approaches within 0.0334 AUs of Earth
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847
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St Leo IV begins his reign as Catholic Pope
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879
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Louis III, crowned King of France
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1500
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France captures duke Ludovico Sforza of Milan
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1512
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Pope Julius II opens 5th Council of Lateranen
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1516
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1st ghetto, Jews are compelled to live in specific area of Venice
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1552
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Henri II of France occupies Metz
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1589
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Spanish troops conquer Geertruidenberg
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1656
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Dutch fleet occupiers Colombo Ceylon
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1694
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Duke Victor Amadeus of Savoye attacks Casale
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1739
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Dick Turpin executed in England for horse stealing
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1741
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Prussians defeat Austrians at Mollwitz
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1790
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Robert Gray is 1st American to circumnavigate the Earth
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1790
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US Patent system forms
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1815
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Austria declares war on realm of Naples
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1816
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2nd Bank of US chartered
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1825
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1st hotel in Hawaii opens
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1825
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Nicaraguan constituent assembly meets at Le¢n
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1835
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Charles Darwin returns to Santiago, Chile
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1841
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NY "Tribune" begins publishing under editor Horace Greeley
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1845
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More than 1,000 buildings damaged by fire in Pittsburgh Pa
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1849
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Safety pin patented by Walter Hunt (NYC); sold rights for $100
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1863
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Rebel Gen Earl Van Dorn attacks at Franklin, Tenn
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1864
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Austrian Archduke Maximilian becomes emperor of Mxico
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1865
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At Appomattox, Gen Lee issues Gen Order #9, his last
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1866
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American Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA) forms
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1868
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1st performance of John Brahms' "Ein german Requiem"
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1868
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Brits defeat King of Abyssinia at Magdala
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1869
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Congress increases number of Supreme Court judges from 7 to 9
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1871
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William Hammond Hall's maps & surveys of Golden Gate Park accepted
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1872
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1st National black convention meets in New Orleans
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1872
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Arbor day 1st celebrated in Nebraska, later changed to Apr 22
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1877
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1st human cannonball act performed in London
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1877
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Federal troops withdrawn from Columbia SC
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1878
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Calif St Cable Car RR Co starts service
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1882
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Matson founds his shipping company (San Francisco & Hawaii)
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1884
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US Senate accepts Belgian administration of Congo
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1887
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President Abraham Lincoln's re-buried with his wife in Springfield Il
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1887
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Soccer team Be Quick forms in Hairs Groningen
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1896
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Spiridon Louis wins 1st Olympic marathon (2:58:50)
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1912
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RMS Titanic sets sail for its 1st & last voyage
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1913
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Pres Woodrow Wilson throws out 1st ball, Senators beat Yankees 2-1
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1913
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Walter Johnson begins string of 56 consecutive scoreless innings
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1916
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1st professional golf tournament held
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1917
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Munition factory explosion at Eddystone PA, kills 133 workers
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1923
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Hitler demands "hatred & more hatred" in Berlin
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1924
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Tubular steel golf club shafts approved for championship play
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1925
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Czarina re-christened Stalingrad (now Volgograd)
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1925
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Scribners publishes "The Great Gatsby" by F Scott Fitzgerald
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1930
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George Headley scores 223 v England at Kingston
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1930
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Synthetic rubber 1st produced
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1932
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Paul von Hindenburg elected 1st German president (Hitler is 2nd)
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1934
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Stanley Cup: Chicago Blackhawks beat Detroit Red Wings, 3 games to 1
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1935
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Vaughan Williams' 4th Symphony premieres in London
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1936
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200" mirror blank arrives in Pasadena
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1938
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2nd govt of Blum replaced by Daladier govt in France
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1938
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Austria becomes a state of Germany
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1938
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NY makes syphilis test mandatory in order to get a marriage license
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1939
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Colijn's Dutch govt opens camp Westerbork for German Jews
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1939
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Grens mobilization due to Italian invasion in Albania
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1940
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Vidkun Quisling forms Norwegian "national government"
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1941
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German troops conquer Libyan county Cyrenaica
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1942
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Cigarettes & candy rationed in Holland
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1943
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12 Jewish patients of Herren Loo-Lozenoord escape nazis
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1943
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General Montgomery occupies Sfax Tunisia
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1944
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"Patrolling the Ether" is shown on 3 TV stations simultaneously
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1944
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Soviet forces liberate Odessa from Nazis
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1945
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Allies liberate 1st Nazi concentration camp, Buchenwald (Czech)
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1945
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Canadian troops conquer Deventer
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1945
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General Blaskowitz becomes nazi leader of "Fort Holland"
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1945
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German troops attack Ijsselbrug
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1945
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NFL's Boston Yanks & Brooklyn Tigers merge
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1945
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US troops land on Tsugen Shima Okinawa
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1945
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US troops liberate Nazi concentration camp at Buchenwald, Germany
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1945
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William Schuman & Antony Tudors ballet premieres in NYC
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1946
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1st election for Japanese Diet
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1947
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Jackie Robinson becomes 1st black in major league baseball (Dodgers)
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1947
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King Frederik IX of Denmark crowned
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1948
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Jewish Hagana repels an Arab attack on Mishmar HaEmek
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1949
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13th Golf Masters Championship: Sam Snead wins, shooting a 282
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1953
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"House of Wax," 1st 3-D movie, released (NYC)
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1953
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7th NBA Championship: Minneapolis Lakers beat NY Knicks, 4 games to 1
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1954
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KRGV TV channel 5 in Weslaco, TX (ABC) begins broadcasting
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1955
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19th Golf Masters Championship: Cary Middlecoff wins, shooting a 279
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1955
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9th NBA Championship: Syrac Nats beat Ft Wayne Pistons, 4 games to 3
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1955
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Dr Jonas Salk successfully tests Polio vaccine
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1955
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Ruth Ellis shoots jilting lover David Blakely
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1956
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Philips broadcasts 1st Dutch color TV programs
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1956
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Stanley Cup: Montreal Canadiens beat Detroit Red Wings, 4 games to 1
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1957
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John Osborne's "Entertainer," premieres in London
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1957
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Jordanian govt of Naboelsi resigns
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1957
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Suez canal reopens for all traffic
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1957
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USSR performs atmospheric nuclear test
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1958
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Northern strip of Spanish Sahara ceded to Morocco
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1959
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Japan's Crown Prince Akihito marries commoner Michiko Shoda
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1960
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24th Golf Masters Championship: Arnold Palmer wins, shooting a 282
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1960
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Betsy Rawls wins LPGA Babe Didrikson-Zaharias Golf Open
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1960
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Senate passes landmark Civil Rights Bill
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1961
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25th Golf Masters Championship: Gary Player wins, shooting a 280
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1961
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Adolf Eichmann tried as a war criminal in Israel
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1961
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Dutch foreign minister Luns talks to JFK about New Guinea
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1961
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New Wash Senators loses 1st regular-season game 4-3 to White Sox
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1962
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1st baseball game at LA's Dodger Stadium, they lose 6-3 to Reds
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1962
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1st major league game in Houston, Colt .45s beat Chicago Cubs, 11-2
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1962
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NY Yankee Mickey Mantle hits his 375th HR
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1963
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Thresher, US atomic-powered submarine, sinks 220 miles east of Boston
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1963
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US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site
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1964
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Demolition begins on Polo Grounds to clear way for housing project
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1964
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Iranian motor launch catches fire & sinks killing 113 (Persian Gulf)
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1967
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39th Academy Awards - "Man For All Seasons," E Taylor & P Scofield win
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1968
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"George M!" opens at Palace Theater NYC for 435 performances
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1968
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40th Academy Awards - "Heat of the Night," Rod Steiger & K Hepburn win
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1968
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US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site
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1971
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1st baseball game at Phila's Veterans Stadium, Phils beat Expos 4-1
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1971
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US table tennis team arrives in China PR
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1972
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7.0 earthquake kills 1/5 of population of Iranian province of Fars
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1972
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US, USSR & 70 other nations agree to ban biological weapons
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1973
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BEA flight to Basel Switz, crashes on landing, killing 104 of 143
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1973
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KC opens its new park, Royals Stadium, with 12-1 rout of Rangers
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1973
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Pakistan suspends constitution
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1974
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American Boccaccio Association forms
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1974
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Magicians Penn & Teller 1st meet
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1974
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Yitzhak Rabin replaces resigning Israeli PM Golda Meir
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1975
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Rangers score 8 goals against Islanders in playoffs
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1976
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Brewers' Don Money's grand slammer disallowed-Yanks win 9-7
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1976
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Cleve Cavaliers win their 1st NBA Central Division title
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1977
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41st Golf Masters Championship: Tom Watson wins, shooting a 276
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1977
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Beverly Klass wins LPGA Women's International Golf Satellite
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1977
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Cleveland Indians set club record for longest, 9 inn game (3:17)
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1978
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Formation of Major Indoor Soccer League announced
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1979
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J R Richard throws major league record 6 wild pitches in Astrodome
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1979
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Soyuz 33 launched with a Russian & a Bulgarian
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1981
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"Caveman" with Ringo premieres
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1981
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Computer glitch keeps Space Shuttle Columbia grounded
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1981
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France performs nuclear test
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1981
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Imprisoned IRA hunger striker Bobby Sands elected to Brit Parliament
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1982
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LA Kings losing 5-0 to Edmonton in 3rd period, win in OT 6-5
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1982
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Penguins 2-Isles 1 (OT)-Preliminary- Isles hold 2-1 lead
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1983
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Baltimore's Eddie Murray hits his 1,000 career hit
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1983
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Caps 3-Isles 6-Patrick Div Semifinals-Isles win series 3-2
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1983
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Hennie Kuiper (Neth) wins Paris-Roubaix cycle race
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1983
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Jordan king Hussein ceases negotiations with PLO
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1983
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Nancy Lopez wins LPGA J&B Scotch Pro-Am Golf Tournament
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1984
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Damaged Solar Max satellite snared by Challenger shuttle
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1984
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John Long (Detroit) ends NBA free throw streak of 51 games
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1984
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US Senate condemns CIA mining of Nicaraguan harbors
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1985
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At 80 Leo Sites becomes oldest bowler to score a 300 game
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1985
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Caps 4-Isles 3 (OT)-Patrick Div Semifinals-Caps hold 1-0 lead
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1985
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Challenger moves to Vandenberg AFB for mating of STS 51-B mission
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1986
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"Big Deal" opens at Broadway Theater NYC for 70 performances
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1986
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Benazir Bhutto returns to Pakistan
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1986
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US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site
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1988
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52nd Golf Masters Championship: Sandy Lyle wins, shooting a 281
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1988
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8th Golden Raspberry Awards: Leonard Part 6 wins
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1988
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Ayako Okamoto wins LPGA San Diego Inamori Golf Classic
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1988
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Herschel Walker performs Fort Worth Ballet
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1988
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Islanders beat Devils 5-4 (OT) 1st round tied at 2-2
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1989
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10th Emmy Sports Award presentation
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1989
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24th Academy of Country Music Awards: Hank Williams Jr, Alabama
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1989
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H J Heinz, Van Camp Seafood & Bumble Bee Seafood say they would not buy tuna caught in nets that also trap dolphins
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1989
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Intel corp announces shipment of 80-486 chip
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1990
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CUNY/Lehman College, Bronx, opens a branch campus in Hiroshma Japan
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1990
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Curtly Ambrose takes 8-45 in cricket vs England at Bridgetown
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1991
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Boat rams a tanker in Livorno Italy fog, killing about 138
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1991
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LA King Wayne Gretzky scores NHL record 93rd playoff goal
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1991
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Last automat (coin operated cafeteria) closes (3rd & 42nd St, NYC)
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1991
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Martin Zubero swims world record 200m backstroke (1:52.51)
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1992
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25 die in a bus bombing in Sri Lanka
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1992
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Floriade (Flower Show) opens at Hague Neth
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1992
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NHL strike ends after 10 days
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1993
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BPAA US Open by Del Ballard Jr
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1993
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Ottawa Senators win 1st road game (Islanders) after 38 straight loses
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1993
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Pittsburgh Penguins win their NHL record 17 game winning streak
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1994
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"Les Miserables," opens at Hiten Theatre, Osaka
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1994
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58th Golf Masters Championship: Jose M Olazabal wins, shooting a 279
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1995
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"Gentlemen Prefer Blondes" opens at Lyceum Theater NYC for 24 perfs
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1995
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NYC bans smoking in all restaurants that seat 35 or more
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BIRTHS
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401
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Theodosius II, the Younger, Eastern Roman emperor
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1512
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James I, king of Scotland (1513-42)
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1569
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Emilia van Nassau, daughter of Willem of Orange & Anna of Saxon
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1583
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Hugo Grotius, Holland, jurist, father of international law
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1633
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Werner Fabricius, composer
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1695
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Balthazar Huydecoper, Dutch translator/historian
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1737
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Franois Giroust, composer
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1755
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Samuel Hahnemann, German physician/originator of homeopathy
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1778
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William Hazlitt, Maidstone Kent England, essayist/critic
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1783
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Hortense E de Beauharnais, French queen of Netherlands (1806-10)
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1794
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Matthew Calbraith Perry, Commodore, opened Japan
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1797
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Claude Ambroise Seurat, Troyes France, (World's skinniest man)
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1806
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Leonidas Polk, Lt Gen (Confederate Army), died in 1864
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1808
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Auguste Franchomme, composer
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1823
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Thomas Reade Rootes Cobb, Brig General (Confederate Army)
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1827
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Lewis Wallace, Major General (Union volunteers)/author (Ben Hur)
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1829
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William Booth, founder (Salvation Army)
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1833
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David McMurtrie Gregg, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers)
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1833
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James Edward Rains, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1862
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1847
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Charles Swinnerton Heap, composer
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1847
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Joseph Pulitzer, Hungary, publisher (St Louis Post-Dispatch, NY World)
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1854
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Jozef M T Orelio, baritone
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1857
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Henry Ernest Dudeney, mathematician/puzzle maker
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1864
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Eugene Francis Charles D'Albert, German pianist/composer (Golem)
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1864
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Tully Marshall, Nevada City CA
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1868
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George Arliss, London England, actor (Devil, Green Goddess)
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1877
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Alfred Kubin, writer
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1880
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Frances Perkins, 1st woman to hold cabinet-level position (Labor)
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1882
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Simon F H J Berkelbach Van der Sprenkel, theologist (Fear & Religion)
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1886
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Val Paul
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1887
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Bernardo A Houssay, Argentine physiologist (Nobel 1947)
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1887
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Heinz Tiessen, composer
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1891
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Tim McCoy, Saginaw MI
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1892
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Egon Freiherr von Eickstedt, German anthropologist (Rassenkunde)
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1892
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Victor de Sabata, Trieste Italy, conductor/composer (Il Macigno)
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1894
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Ben Nicholson, English painter/sculptor (Circle)
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1896
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Edith Day, Minneapolis MN
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1898
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Hans Ehrke, German writer/poet (Narrenspiegel, Fer)
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1900
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Jean Duvieusart, premier (Belgium 1950)
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1903
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Clare Boothe Luce, US ambassador (to Vatican)
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1903
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Nick Stuart, Romania, bandleader
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1905
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Jan H van Roijen, diplomat/Netherland foreign minister
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1906
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Fud Livingston, composer
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1906
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Kathleen Major, principal (St Hilda's College, England)
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1906
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Lili Darvas, Budapest Hungary, actress (Szerelem, Cimmaron)
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1907
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Pete Desjardins, US, platform/springboard diver (Olympic-gold-1928)
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1908
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Aidan Crawley, CEO (London Weekend TV)
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1910
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Abu-Bakr Khairat, composer
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1910
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David Gilroy Bevan, politician
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1911
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Maurice Schumann, French statesman/writer (La Voix du couvre-feu)
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1912
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Clarke Hinkle, NFL fullback (Green Bay Packers)
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1912
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Martin Denny, rocker/actor (Forbidden Island)
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1912
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Roy Hofheinz, engineer (Houston Astrodome)
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1913
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Stefan Heym, German/US author (Crusaders, Family Benda)
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1914
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E A V "Foffie" Williams, cricketer (WI all-rounder 1939-48)
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1914
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Jack Badcock, cricketer (Tasmania Australian batsman of 30's)
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1915
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Harry Morgan, Detroit Mich, actor (December Bride, M*A*S*H, Dragnet)
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1915
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Leo Vroman, Dutch/US poet/biologist
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1917
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Robert Burns Woodward, organic chemist (Nobel 1965)
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1921
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Chuck Connors, Bkln NY, actor (Rifleman, Branded, Cowboy in Africa)
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1921
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Peter Herbert Penwarden, priest
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1921
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Sheb Wooley, Erick Okla, vocalist (Purple People Eater, Hee Haw)
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1923
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Floyd M Simmons, actor/decathlete (Olympic-bronze-1948, 52)
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1923
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John Watkins, cricketer (South African all-rounder in 15 Tests 49-57)
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1924
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Johanna M van de Berg, actress (What See I?)
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1926
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"Alvin" Junior Samples, Cummings Ga, country singer (Hee Haw)
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1926
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Jacques Casterede, composer
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1926
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Johnnie Tillmon, civil rights activist (Natl Welfare Rights Assn)
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1929
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Dusan Radic, composer
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1929
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Max Von Sydow, Lund Sweden, actor (Hawaii, Exorcist, Dune, Dreamscape)
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1930
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Lord Morton, of Shauna, senator (College of Justice, Scotland)
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1930
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Shuja-ud-Din, cricketer (batted in 19 Tests for Pakistan 1954-62)
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1931
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Marcel van Maele, Belgian poet
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1932
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Adrian Henri, poet/president (Liverpool Academy of Arts)
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1932
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Delphine Seyrig, Beirut Lebanon, actress (Freak Orlando, Reperages)
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1932
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Hari Rhodes, Cincinnati Oh, actor (Mike-Daktari, Roots)
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1932
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Mae Heriwentha Faggs Starr, NJ, 4x100m runner (Olympic-gold-1952)
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1932
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Nathaniel Nelson, rocker (Flamingos)
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1932
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Omar Sharif, [Michael Shalhoub], Egypt, actor (Dr Zhivago, Top Secret)
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1933
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Philip Corner, composer
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1933
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Poncie Ponce, actor (Kazuo Kim-Hawaiian Eye)
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1933
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Robert Rhodes James, historian (Gallipoli)
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1934
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David Halberstam, intl correspondent (NY Times/Pulitzer 1964)
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1934
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Zsolt Durko, composer
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1935
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Jorge Mester, Mexico City Mexico, conductor (Louisville Orch 1967-79)
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1935
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Patrick Garland, director (Doll House)
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1936
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John Madden, NFL coach (Oakland Raiders)/sports commentator (CBS, FOX)
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1936
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Michael Naylor, insurance broker
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1936
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Robert "Bobby" Smith, US singer (Spinners)
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1937
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Stan Mellor, British racehorse trainer/jockey
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1938
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Don Meredith, Mount Vernon Texas, NFL QB (Cowboys)/Mon Night Football
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1939
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Alan Rothenberg, US Soccer pres (1990- )
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1939
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Daniel Oliver, NYC, CEO (Federal Trade Commission)
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1940
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Gloria Hunniford, British broadcaster/actress (Old Curiosity Shop)
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1941
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Paul Theroux, American travel book writer (Mosquito Coast)
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1944
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Danny Woods, US musician (CEO of the Board)
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1945
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Vera Misevich, USSR, equestrian dressage (Olympic-gold-1980)
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1946
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Armand, [Herman van Loenhout], singer (Blommenkinders)
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1947
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Bunny Waller, vocalist/percussionist (Bob Marley & Wailers)
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1947
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Karl Russell, rocker
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1948
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Thomas Spencer, MEP (Conservative)
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1949
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Frank de Leeuw, Dutch rock guitarist (Bob Color)
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1950
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Dave Peverett, rocker (Foghat)
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1950
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Eddie Hazel, US pop guitarist (Funkadelic-Uncle Jam Wants You)
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1951
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Mark Roth, bowler (4-time PBA Player of Year)
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1951
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Steven Seagal, Detroit MI, actor (Above the Law, Hard to Kill)
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1953
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David Moorcroft, British athlete
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1953
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Terre Roche, rocker (Roches)
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1954
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Jouko Trmnen, Finland, 90m ski jumper (Olympic-gold-1980)
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1954
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Peter MacNicol, Dallas TX, actor (Chicago Hope, Sophie's Choice)
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1955
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Cary Middlecoff, golfer (Masters)
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1958
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Ken Griffy, baseball player (Cin Reds, NY Yanks)
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1959
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Brian Setzer, Massapequa Park NY, rock guitarist/vocalist (Stray Cats)
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1960
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Julie Fulton, Evanston Ill, actress (Lime Steel)
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1961
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Jeb Adams, Hollywood Calif, actor (Lt Jeb Pruitt-Baa Baa Black Sheep)
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1961
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Olivia Brown, Frankfurt GFR, actress (Det Trudy Joplin-Miami Vice)
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1962
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Cathy Turner, Rochester NY, short track skater (Olympics-gold-1994
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1962
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Jukka Tammi, hockey goaltender (Team Finland Oly-Bronze-1998)
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1962
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Steve Tasker, wide receiver (Buffalo Bills)
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1963
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Claire Smith, Ottawa Ontario, equestrian 3 day event (Olympics-96)
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1963
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Kirk Lowdermilk, NFL center (Indianapolis Colts)
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1963
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Marvin Freeman, Chicago IL, pitcher (Colorado Rockies)
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1963
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Mike Devereaux, Casper WY, outfielder (Baltimore Orioles)
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1963
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Warren DeMartini, heavy metal rocker (Dokken-Alone Again, Ratt)
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1964
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Alan "Reni" Wren, English pop drummer (Stone Roses-Fools Gold)
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1964
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Felicia Collins, Albany NY, guitarist (David Letterman)
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1964
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Manon Bollegraf, den Bosch Neth, tennis star (semi 1996 Aust doubles)
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1965
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Karen Booker, WNBA center (Utah Starzz)
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1965
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Tim "Herb" Alexander, US funk metal drummer (Primus-Prok soda)
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1966
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Neil Smith, NFL defensive end (KC Chiefs, Den Broncos-Superbowl 32)
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1967
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Donald Dufresne, Rimouski, NHL defenseman (Edmonton Oilers)
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1967
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Kay Whitmore, Sudbury, NHL goalie (NY Rangers)
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1969
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Billy Jacoby, Flushing NY, actor (Brad-Silver Spoons, Maggie)
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1969
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Dennis Vial, Sault Ste-Marie Ca, NHL defenseman (Ottawa Senators)
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1969
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Wayne Lammle, WLAF kicker/punter (Scotland Claymores)
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1969
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William Jayne, actor (Mikey Randall-Parker Lewis Can't Lose)
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1970
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Enrico Ciccone, Montreal, NHL defenseman (Chicago Blackhawks)
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1970
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J J McCleskey, NFL safety (NO Saints, Arizona Cardinals)
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1970
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Sean Gilbert, defensive tackle (Washington Redskins)
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1970
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Wesley Barnett, St Joseph Mo, Oly weightlifter (Pan Am-silver-1987)
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1971
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Karl Williams, wide receiver (Tampa Bay Buccaneers)
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1971
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Mihai Bagiu, Timisoara Romania, US gymnast (Olympics-96)
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1971
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Nana Miyagi, Seattle Wash, tennis star (1995 final Surabaya doubles)
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1972
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Maurice Harrell, NFL tight end (SD Chargers)
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1972
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Richard Wearne, Australian rower (Olympics-96)
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1972
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Sue Merz, ice hockey defenseman (USA, Oly-98)
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1974
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Sherry Johnson, Owatonna Minnesota, Miss America-Minnesota (1996)
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1975
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Eric Den Besten, Bettendorf Iowa, rower (Olympics-1996)
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1975
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Floris, Prince of Netherlands
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1975
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Steve Washburn, Ottawa, NHL center (Florida Panthers)
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1977
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Claudia Delpin, Miss Chile Universe (1997)
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1978
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Jessica Davis, Greenbrae Calif, rhythmic gymnast (Olympics-27th-96)
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1984
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Zoe, Melbourne Australia, 1st frozen-embryo child
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1989
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Haley Joel Osment, LA Calif, actor (Matt-Jeff Foxworthy Show)
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DEATHS
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879
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Louis II, the stutterer, King of France (877-79), dies
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947
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Hugo van Arles, count of Arles/king of Italy, dies
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1008
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Notger, bishop of Luik (972-1008), dies
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1362
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Machteld, countess of Holland, dies
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1533
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Frederik I, King of Denmark/Norway (1523-33), dies at 61
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1585
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Gregory XIII, [Ugo Buoncampagni], Italian Pope (1572-85), dies
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1640
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Agostino Agazzari, Italian composer, dies at 61
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1640
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Charlotte Flandrina van Nassau, daughter of Willem I, dies at 60
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1712
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Yusuf Nabi, Turkish poet (Hayriye), dies at about 77
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1723
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Claude F Tserclaes, South Neth earl of Tilly, dies at 74
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1731
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Maximilian Dietrich Freisslich, composer, dies at 58
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1756
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Giacomo Antonio Perti, Italian composer, dies at 94
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1760
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Gerard George Clifford, head of East-Indian Company, dies at 75
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1784
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Simon Fokke, book illustrator, dies at 71
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1807
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Anna Amalia van Brumswijk-Wolfenbttel, duchess of Saxon-Weimar, dies
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1810
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Konrad Back, composer, dies at 60
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1825
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Paul-Louis Courier, (Mr), French writer/interpreter, dies at 53
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1848
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Godert AGP baron van Capellen, gove-gen of Dutch-Indies, dies at 69
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1862
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William Harvey Lamb Wallace, US lawyer/brig-general, dies at 40
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1863
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Giovanni B Amia, Italian astronomer/physicist/botanist, dies at 77
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1885
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John H Scholten, theologist (Free Want), dies at 73
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1909
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Algernon Charles Swinburne, English poet, dies at 72
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1911
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Mikolajus Konstantinas Ciurlionis, composer, dies at 35
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1919
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Emiliano Zapata, Mexican leader, murdered at 39
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1920
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Moritz B Cantor, German mathematician, dies at 90
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1920
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Tryggve Andersen, Norwegian writer (Mod Kvaeld), dies at 53
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1927
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Ivo Bligh, cricketer (8th Earl of Darnley, 4 Tests 1882-83), dies
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1929
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Edmond Thieffry, Belgium, WW I pilot, dies at 36
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1932
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Andr Baillon, Belgian/French author (& sabots), dies at 56
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1937
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Algernon Ashton, composer, dies at 77
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1938
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Nana Annor Adjaye, Pan-Africanist, dies in W Nzima Ghana
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1939
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Alfredo Panzini, Ital author (Il Bacio de Lesba), dies at 75
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1945
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Hendrik N Werkman, resistance/painter (Blue Boat), executed at 63
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1954
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Auguste Lumire, French photograph/movie pioneer, dies at 81
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1954
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Ludwig Curtius, German archaeologist (Die antike Kunst), dies at 79
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1955
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Oskar Frederik Lindberg, composer, dies at 68
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1956
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Bozidar Sirola, composer, dies at 66
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1956
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Clarence Beaumont, 1st batter in 1st World Series, dies at 75
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1956
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Jozef Szulc, composer, dies at 81
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1958
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Chuck Willis, rocker, dies at 30
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1958
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W C Handy, composer/musician, dies at 84 in NY
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1960
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Arthur Benjamin, Austral composer/pianist (Devil Take Her), dies at 66
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1961
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Irene Warfield, silent screen actress (Satan Sanderson), dies at 65
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1962
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Stuart Sutcliffe, bassist (Beatles), dies of brain hemorrhage at 21
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1965
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Linda Darnell, dies from burns received in a fire at 41
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1966
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Christian J Modeste, Dutch king of gypsies, dies at 71
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1966
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Evelyn Waugh, British writer (Black Mischief), dies at 62
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1970
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Charles Paton, dies at 96
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1974
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Patricia Collinge, dies at 81
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1974
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Roger Bastide, French sociologist, dies at 76
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1975
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Marjorie Main, actress (Ma & Pa Kettle), dies at 85
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1975
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Sophia JW "Sophie" Hermse, actress (But a Dream), dies at 86
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1975
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Walker Evans, US photographer (Fortune Magazine), dies at 71
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1979
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Henritte P "Hetty" Beck, actress (Dodendans), dies at 91
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1979
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Nino Rota, Italian composer (Torquemada), dies at 67
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1980
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Kay Medford, actress (Dean Martin Show, To Rome With Love), dies at 65
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1983
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Issam Sartawi, PLO ambassador to Portugal, murdered
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1983
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Ulf S von Euler-Chelpin, Swedish physiologist, dies at 78
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1984
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Nate Nelson, R&B-singer (Flamingos-I'll Be Home), dies on 52 birthday
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1984
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Ray Middleton, dies at 75
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1986
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Joseph P Addabbo, US defence specialist/(Sen-D), dies at 61
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1988
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Cliff Gladwin, cricketer (8 Tests for England 1947-49), dies
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1989
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Joan Barry, dies at 85
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1991
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Kevin Peter Hall, actor (Harry & Hendersons), dies of AIDS at 35
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1991
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Natalie Schafer, actress (Gilligan's Island), dies at 90 from cancer
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1992
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Ken Ward, dies at 37
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1992
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Sam Kinison, loud mouth comedian, dies in a car crash at 38
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1993
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Chris Hani, sec-gen South Africian Communist Party, assassinated at 50
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1994
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James L Lyons, jazz promoter, dies at 77
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1994
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Victor Afanasiev, Rus editor-in-chief of Pravda (1976-89), dies at 71
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1995
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Chen Yun, VPM of China (1949-75, 79-80), dies
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1995
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Glyn Jones, writer, dies at 90
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1995
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Gunter Guillaume, German politican, dies
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1995
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Joseph Anthony "Joe" Richards, singer/actor (Colo Ranger), dies at 44
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1995
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Morarji Desai, PM of India (1977-79), dies
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1996
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Jessica Dubroff, attempting to be youngest pilot, dies in crash at 7
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