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378
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Battle of Adrianople, Visigoth Calvary defeats Roman Army
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1378
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Cardinals declare pope Urbanus VI lawless (anti christian/devil)
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1559
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Willem of Orange becomes viceroy of Holland/Zealand/Utrecht
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1596
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Henry van Cuyk becomes bishop of Roermond
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1638
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Jonas Bronck of Holland becomes 1st European settler in Bronx
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1655
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Lord Protector Cromwell divides England into 11 districts
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1673
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Admiral Cornelis Evertsen de Jonge recaptures NY
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1673
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Dutch recapture NY from English; regained by English in 1674
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1726
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Netherlands signs Covenant of Hannover
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1757
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English Ft William Henry, NY, surrenders to French & Indians troops
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1778
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Captain Cook reaches Cape Prince of Wales, Bering straits
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1790
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Columbia returns to Boston after 3 year journey, 1st ship to carry US flag around the world
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1803
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1st horses arrive in Hawaii
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1829
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"Stourbridge Lion" locomotive goes into service
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1830
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Louis-Philippe formally accepts crown of France, following abdication of Charles X
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1831
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1st US steam engine train run (Albany to Schenectady, NY)
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1832
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King Leopold I of Belgium marries Louisa Maria
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1841
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Erie boat in Buffalo NY catches fire; 242 die
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1842
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US-Canada border defined by Webster-Ashburton Treaty
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1848
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Austria & Sardinia sign cease fire
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1848
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Barnburners (anti-slavery) party merges with Free Soil Party nominateing Martin Van Buren for president
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1849
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Hungarian Republic crushed by Austria & Russia
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1854
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Henry David Thoreau publishes "Walden"
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1855
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Battle of Acapulco during Mexican Liberal uprising
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1859
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Elevator patented
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1862
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Battle of Cedar Mountain VA (Slaughter Mountain, Southwest Mountain)
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1862
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Berlioz' opera "Batrice et Bndict," premieres in Baden-Baden
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1862
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Prelude to 2nd Manassas, Jackson is victorious at Battle of Cedar Mt, however Gen Charles S Winder is killed
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1864
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Battle of Ft Morgan AL
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1890
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1st 44 Javans arrive in Suriname, to work 5 year on sugar plantations
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1893
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1st US bowling magazine, Gut Holz, published in NY
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1901
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34-35øN/98-99øW open for US colonization
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1902
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Edward VII of England crowned after death of his mother Victoria
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1905
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Mistaking her husband for a burglar, Ty Cobb's mother kills him
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1910
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Alva Fisher patents electric washing machine
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1914
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German submarine U-15 sinks British cruiser
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1915
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British attack at Chanak Bair at Gallipolis
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1918
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Reds manager Christy Mathewson suspects Hal Chase of taking bribes to fix games, & suspends him "for indifferent play"
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1920
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Bulgarian & allied Peace of Neuilly-sur-Seine goes into effect
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1923
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NY State Golf Assoc formed
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1925
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Only time Babe Ruth pinch-hit for, Bobby Veach flies out
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1930
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113øF (45øC) at Perryville, Tennessee (state record)
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1930
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Betty Boop debuts in Max Fleischer's animated cartoon Dizzy Dishes
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1930
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Percy Williams runs world record 100m (10.3 sec)
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1936
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Jesse Owens wins 4th gold medal at Berlin Olympics
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1941
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Winston Churchill reaches Newfoundland for 1st talk with FDR
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1942
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200 Jews escape Mir Ghetto in Poland
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1942
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Dmitri Shostakovitch's 7th Symphony performed in Leningrad
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1942
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Mahatma Gandhi & 50 others arrested in Bombay after passing of a "quit India" campaign by the All-India Congress
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1942
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Vice-Adm Mikawa lands at Guadalcanal, Solomon Island
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1943
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Bertolt Brecht's "Leben des Galilei," premieres in Zrich
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1944
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12 workers of Dutch illegal paper "Trouw," executed at Camp Vught
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1944
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Smokey Bear debuts as spokeman for fire prevention
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1944
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US 79th/90th division enter Le Mans
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1945
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US drops 2nd atomic bomb "Fat Man" on Japan destroys part of Nagasaki
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1946
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1st time all major-league baseball games (8) are played at night
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1950
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Lusty Song wins Hambletonian
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1951
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Dutch Korea volunteers win US Collective Unit Citation
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1952
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General strike against overtime conscription in Belgium
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1953
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Premier Mohammed Abdullah of Kashmir, fired
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1956
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1st state-wide, state-supported educational TV network, Alabama
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1956
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South African women demonstrate against pass laws
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1957
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24th NFL Chicago All-Star Game: NY Giants 22, All-Stars 12 (75,000)
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1960
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Race riot in Jacksonville Florida
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1961
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James B Parsons is 1st black appointed to Federal District Court
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1963
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Britains rock TV show, Ready Steady Go, premieres
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1963
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NY Met Roger Craig's NL record-tying 18-game losing streak ends
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1964
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1st Rolling Stones concert in Netherlands
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1964
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Bunning continues pitching perfectly to NY Mets until 2 outs in 5th, when Joe Christopher beats out a bunt. He totals 15 inning
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1964
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Shirley Englehorn wins LPGA Waterloo Women's Golf Open Invitational
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1965
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Fire in Titan II silo in Searcy Arkansas, 53 die
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1965
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Singapore gains independence from Malaysia (National Day)
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1967
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Biafran offensive against Nigerian army
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1967
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KYAY TV channel 39 in West Monroe, LA (IND) begins broadcasting
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1968
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Yugoslav president Tito visits Prague
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1969
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"Zorba" closes at Imperial Theater NYC after 305 performances
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1969
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Manson family commits Tate-LaBianca murders
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1970
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Jane Blalock wins LPGA Lady Carling Golf Open
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1970
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Peruvian Airlines jet carrying 45 US exchange students explodes
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1971
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Le Roy (Satchel) Paige inducted into baseball's Hall of Fame
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1972
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Rockwell receives NASA contract to construct Space Shuttle
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1973
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Henry McCullough & Denny Seiwell quit Wings
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1973
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USSR launches Mars 7
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1974
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Richard Nixon resigns presidency, VP Gerald Ford becomes 38th pres
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1975
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1st NFL game in Louisiana Superdome, Houston beats Saints 13-7
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1975
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Dodger Davey Lopes steals record 32nd consec base without being caught
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1975
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Donna Caponi Young wins LPGA Colgate European Ladies Golf Open
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1976
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Clive Lloyd scores double-ton in 120 mins, WI v Glamorgan
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1976
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Pitt Pirate John Candelaria no-hits LA Dodgers, 2-0
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1976
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USSR launches Luna 24, last Lunar flight to date from Earth
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1977
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Chris Old completes a century in 37 mins, Yorks v Warwicks
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1977
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NHL refuses merger of 6 WHA clubs
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1978
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USSR performs (underground) nuclear test
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1978
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Yanks score 5 in bottom of 9th beat Brewers 8-7
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1979
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English seaside resort Brighton gets 1st British nude beach
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1980
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Belgian constitution revised
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1981
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52nd All Star Baseball Game: NL wins 5-4 at Municipal Stadium, Cleve
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1981
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6 English lifeguards set relay swim record English Channel (7:17)
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1981
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63rd PGA Championship: Larry Nelson shoots a 273 at Atlanta AC Ga
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1981
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All star MVP: Gary Carter (Mont Expos)
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1981
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Hollis Stacy wins LPGA West Virginia Bank Golf Classic
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1981
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NL beats AL 5-4 in 52nd All Star Game (Cleveland Stadium)
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1984
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Daley Thomas of Britain sets decathalon record (8,847) in LA Cal
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1984
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STS 41-D vehicle again moves out to launch pad
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1986
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"Honky Tonk Nights" closes at Biltmore Theater NYC after 4 perfs
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1987
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"Les Miserables," opens at Cameri Theatre, Tel Aviv
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1987
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69th PGA Championship: Larry Nelson shoots 287 at PGA Natl Palm Beach
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1987
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LA Rams beat Dallas Cowboys 28-27 in London, England (NFL expo)
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1987
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Mary Beth wins LPGA Henredon Golf Classic
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1988
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Cubs beat Mets 6-4 in their 1st official night game at Wrigley Field
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1988
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Edmonton Oilers trade Wayne Gretzky to LA Kings for $15-$20 millions
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1988
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Just 1 day after 8/8/88 NY's daily number is 888
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1990
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12 Arab leaders agree to send pan-Arab forces to protect Saudi Arabia
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1990
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Soyuz TM-10 lands
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1992
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"Streetcar Named Desire" closes at Ethel Barrymore NYC after 137 perf
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1992
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25th Olympic Summer games closes in Barcelona, Spain
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1992
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Florence Descampe wins McCall's LPGA Golf Classic at Stratton Mt
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1992
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Last day of Test Cricket for David Gower
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1992
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Record temperature in Berlin-Dahlem 99.3øF (37.4øC)
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1993
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King Albert II of Belgium, crowned
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1994
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Phil Rizzuto Hall of Fame Night
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1994
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Stanley Betrian put in charge of Curaao
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1997
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Security guard Abner Louima, attacked by NYC police
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1997
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Yanks break Minn Twins Brad Radke's string of 12 straight wins
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1998
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Star Bank LPGA Classic
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BIRTHS
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1593
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Izaak Walton, England, biographer/fisherman/writer (Compleat Angler)
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1611
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Henry earl of Nassau-Siegen, colonel/governor of Hulst Neth
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1631
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John Dryden, English poet/playwright (Heroic Stanzas) [NS=Aug 19]
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1677
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Jacob Campo Weyerman, South Neth's adventurer/painter/writer
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1686
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Benedetto Marcello, Venice It, composer (Lettera Famigliare) [or 7/24]
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1690
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Lorenzo Gaetano Zavateri, composer
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1696
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Jozef Wenceslas, monarch of Liechtenstein/general
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1718
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Placidus Cajetan von Camerloher, composer
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1758
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Bruno Dalberg/Anonymus Belga, [Petrus the Wacker van Zon], writer
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1776
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Amedeo Avogadro, Tuin Italy, 6.022 x 10 ^ 23 (Avogadro's Law)
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1781
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Michael Umlauf, composer
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1808
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William Thomas Ward, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers)
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1819
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William Thomas Green Morton, dentist, used ether (HOF 1920)
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1823
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Daniel Marsh Frost, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1900
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1824
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Simon Goodell Griffin, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers)
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1825
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Elisha Ferry, (Gov-R-Wash, 1872-80, 1889-93)
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1834
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Elias Alvares Lobo, composer
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1845
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Xavier Mellery, Belgian painter/illustrator
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1861
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Wilhelm Berger, composer
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1869
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Randle Ayrton, Chester England, actor (Manxman)
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1874
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Reynaldo Hahn, composer
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1875
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Albert William Ketelbey, Aston England, composer (Wonder Worker)
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1875
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Reynaldo Hahn, composer
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1883
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George Hoyt, NBA hall of fame referee (elected 1961)
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1884
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Maria "Mary" Beekman, actress (Genius against Violence)
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1887
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Abraham Schierbeek, Dutch biologist (Swammerdam)
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1888
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Hans Oster, German major general/spy/July 20th plotter
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1890
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Cesar Cortinas, composer
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1890
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Eino Kaila, Finnish psychologist/philosopher
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1890
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Sandor Jemnitz, composer
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1891
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Max Tak, Dutch violinist/radio commentator
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1892
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Charles Delaney, NYC, actor (Air Police, Lonesome Trail)
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1895
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Fred Badcock, cricketer (swing bowler in NZ's 1st Test matches)
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1895
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Nat Pendleton, Davenport IA, Olympic wrestler/actor (Reckless)
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1896
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Jean Piaget, Switz, pioneer developmental psychologist/zoologist
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1896
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Leonide Massine, choreographer (Diaghilev Ballet Russe 1914-20)
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1897
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Ralph Wyckoff, American pioneer in x-ray crystallography
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1898
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David de Jong, Dutch writer (Mutiny on the Canal)
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1899
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Armand Salacrou, French playwright
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1899
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Pamela Lyndon Travers, writer (Mary Poppins)
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1901
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Charles Farrell, Cape Cod Mass, actor (Vern-My Little Margie)
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1902
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Zino Francescatti, Marseilles France, violinist (NY Phil-1939)
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1903
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Tom Tyler, [Vincent Markowsky], Port Henry NY, actor (Mummy's Hand)
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1905
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Elizabeth Lane, 1st female British supreme court justice
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1905
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Leo Genn, London England, actor (Affair in Monte Carlo)
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1907
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Berta Waterstradt, writer
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1909
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John Baur, museum director/author (American Paintings in 19th Century)
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1910
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Robert H van Gulik, Dutch diplomat/writer (Judge Ti)
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1911
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Khurshed Meher-Homji, cricketer (Indian wicket-keeper 1936)
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1911
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Robert McCormick, Danville Ky, NBC newscaster (Current Opinion)
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1911
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William A Fowler, US, astrophysicist (Nobel 1983)
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1913
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Harry Mills, singer (Mills Brothers-Paper Moon)
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1913
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Herman Talmadge, (Sen-D-Ga, Watergate Committee)
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1914
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Ferenc Fricsay, Hungarian conductor
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1914
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Gordon Cullen, architect
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1914
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Joseph M "Joop" Lcker, Dutch journalist/editor in chief (Volkskrant)
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1915
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Haim Alexander, composer
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1918
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Robert Aldrich, US director/producer (Dirty Dozen)
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1919
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Joop [Johannes] den Uyl, Dutch Premier (PVDA, 1973-77)
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1919
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Ralph Houk, baseball manager (Yankees, Tigers)
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1921
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J James Exon, (Sen-D-Nebraska, 1979- )
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1922
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Philip Larkin, Coventry England, writer (North Ship, Jill)
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1923
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Gerrit Kouwenaar, Dutch literary
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1925
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Robert Heppener, composer (Hymns & Conversations, Movie Music)
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1926
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Denis Atkinson, cricketer (WI all-rounder, 219 v Australia 1955)
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1926
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Michiel de Ruyter, Dutch jazz historian (Mister Jazz)
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1927
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Marvin Minsky, Artifical intelligence computer scientist (MIT)
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1927
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Robert Shaw, England, actor (Deep, Jaws, Sting, Black Sunday)
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1928
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Bob Cousy, NBA guard (Boston Celtics, 1957 MVP)
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1930
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Betty Boop, animation
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1931
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Mark Weinberg, South African/British fiancier/multi-millionaire
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1935
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George S Leotsakos, composer
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1938
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Dick Anthony Williams, Chicago Ill, actor (Our Family Honor)
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1938
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Rod Laver, Australia, tennis ace (1962, 1969 Grand Slam)
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1939
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Billy Henderson, rocker (Spinners-That's What Girls Are Made For)
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1939
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Claude Osteen, baseball pitcher (Cin Reds)
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1939
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Max Neuhaus, composer
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1939
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Tony Budge, English contractor/tank maker/multi-millionaire
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1940
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Beverlee McKinsey, Okla, actress (Iris-Another World, Guiding Light)
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1942
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David Steinberg, Winnipeg Canada, comedian/director (End)
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1942
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Miguel Littin, actor (Promised Land, Alsino & Condor)
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1944
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Gerrit Jan Wolffensperger, Dutch MP (D66)
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1944
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Sam Elliott, Sacramento Calif, actor (Big Chill, Fatal Beauty)
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1944
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Terry Jenner, cricketer (Australian leg-spinner 1971-75)
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1944
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Viv Prince, rocker (Pretty Things)
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1945
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Ken Norton, heavyweight boxing champ/TV panelist (Gong Show)
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1946
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Maarnus Gerritsen, Dutch rocker (Golden Earring)
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1946
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Rinus Gerritsen, Dutch rock bassist/keyboardist (Golden Earring)
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1947
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Barbara Mason, US singer (Yes, I'm Ready)
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1950
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Roelof S "Roel" Bakker, Dutch actor/director (Love Potion)
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1952
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Vicki Morgan, Colo Springs Colo, mistress (Beautiful Bad Girl)
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1955
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Doug Williams, Louisiana, NFL QB (Tampa Bay Bucaneers, Wash Redskins)
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1957
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Melanie Griffith, actress (Working Girl, Milk Money, Now & Then)
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1958
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Amanda Bearse, actress (Marcy Rhodes-Married With Children)
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1958
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Greg Chaisson, heavy metal rocker (Badlands-Dreams in the Dark)
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1959
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Diane Williams, Hahn AFB Ger, singer (Girls Next Door-Don't Be Cruel)
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1959
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Kurtis Blow, NYC, rapper (Krushgroove-The Breaks)
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1961
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Brad Gilbert, Oakland CA, tennis star
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1962
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Jim Johnson, New Hope, NHL defenseman (Washington Capitals)
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1962
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John Williams, NBA center/forward (Phoenix Suns)
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1962
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Michael Colnroy, Modern English, rocker
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1963
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Lonnie Quinn, Cheshire Conn, actor (Will Cooley-All My Children)
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1963
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Whitney Houston, Newark NJ, singer (One Moment in Time, Bodyguard)
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1964
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Brett Hull, Belleville Ont, NHL right wing (St Louis Blues, USA)
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1964
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Yuri Khmylev, Moscow Rus, NHL left wing (Buffalo Sabres)
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1965
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Ezra Polley, Georgetown Kentucky, pitcher (NY Yankees)
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1965
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Gillian Anderson, Chicago IL, actress (X-Files)
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1965
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John Smith, Del City Okla, 62kg freestyle wrestler (Oly-2 gold-88, 92)
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1965
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Kyle Kyle, Kensington Pa, rock bassist (Bang Tango-Dancin' on Coals)
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1966
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Pat Petersen, LA Calif, actor (Michael-Knots Landing)
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1966
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Vinny Del Negro, NBA guard (San Antonio Spurs)
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1967
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Debbie Spence, San Jose Cal, tennis star
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1967
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Deborah Lee, Hamilton Ontario, LPGA golfer (1989 National Amat France)
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1967
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Deion Sanders, NFL defensive (Cowboys)/centerfielder (Yankees)
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1967
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Elexa Wills/Orrange, Orange Texas, long jumper/triple jumper
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1968
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Jay Stacy, Aust field hockey midfielder (Oly-4th/silver-88, 92, 96)
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1969
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Troy Percival, Fontana CA, pitcher (California Angels)
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1970
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Chris Gedney, NFL tight end (Chic Bears, Arizona Cardinals)
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1970
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Rod Brind'amour, Ottawa, NHL center (Phila Flyers, Team Canada 98)
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1971
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Alan Allen, NFL/WLAF wide receiver (NY Jets, London Monarchs)
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1971
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David Merritt, WLAF linebacker (Rhein Fire)
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1971
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Mary Joe Fernandez, Dom Rep, tennis player (US National 16s)
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1971
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Nikki Schieler, Norwalk Calif, playmate (Sep, 1997)
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1971
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Scott Karl, Fontana CA, pitcher (Milwaukee Brewers)
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1972
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Elizabeth Vassey, Raleigh NC, actress (Emily Martin-All My Children)
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1972
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Eric Zomalt, NFL strong safety (Phila Eagles)
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1972
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Robert Peal, Chicago Ill, dance skater (& Margot Contois)
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1972
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Silvia Ramon-Cortes, Barcelona Spain, tennis star (1994 Futures-Vigo)
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1973
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James McKeehan, tight end (Tennessee Oilers)
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1973
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Jay Hagood, tackle (NY Jets)
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1973
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Jimmy King, NBA guard (Toronto Raptors)
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1973
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Jochen Molling, hockey defenseman (Team Germany 1998)
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1973
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Larry Stallworth, WLAF wide receiver (London Monarchs)
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1974
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Derek Fisher, NBA guard (LA Lakers)
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1974
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Tremayne Allen, tight end (Chicago Bears)
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1975
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Mathew James Coad, Wellington NZ, 100m/200m runner (Olympics-96)
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1979
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Alizah Allen, NYC NY, figure skater (1997 North Atlantic Sr champ)
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1979
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Jessica Gregory, Miss Massachusetts Teen USA (1997)
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1983
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Ashley Johnson, actress (Chrissy-Growing Pains)
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DEATHS
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117
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Mark Ulpius Trajanus, emperor of Rome (98-117)
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378
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Flavius Valens, emperor of Byzantium (364-78), dies in battle at 50
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803
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Irene, Byzantine empress/wife of emperor Leo IV, dies
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1048
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Damasius II, [Poppo], Pope (1047-48), dies
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1420
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Pierre d'ailly/Peter de Alliaco, French theologist/cardinal, dies
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1516
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Jeroen Bosch, painter (Garden of the Lusten), dies at 66
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1612
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Ottavio M Frangipani, Pope elect, dies
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1613
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Giovanni Righi, composer, dies at 36
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1634
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Pieter I de Jode, Flemish publisher, dies
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1652
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John Both, landscape painter/etcher, dies at about 37
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1668
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Franois Anguier, French sculptor, dies at about 64
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1672
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Jose Ximenez, composer, dies at 70
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1710
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Gabriel Schutz, composer, dies at 77
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1727
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Johann Philipp Treiber, composer, dies at 52
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1738
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Pierre Drevet, French engraver, dies
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1763
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John Althuysen, Fries vicar/poet (Frysk Jierboek), dies at 47
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1806
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Prince Louis Ferdinand of Prussia Christian, composer, dies at 33
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1835
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Claus Nielsen Schali, composer, dies at 78
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1848
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Frederick Marryat, English captain/author (Mr Midshipman Easy), dies
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1854
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Frederik Augustus II, king of Saxon (1836-54), dies at 57
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1862
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Joseph Bennett Plummer, US Union-brig-gen, dies at 42 or 46
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1888
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Charles Cros, French mathematician/chemist/poet, dies at 45
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1888
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Isaac Strauss, composer, dies at 82
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1892
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Matthias de Vries, linguistic (spelling), dies
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1896
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Otto Lilenthal, aircraft pioneer, killed during a glider test at 48
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1904
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Friedrich Ratzel, German social-geographer (Lebensraum), dies at 59
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1915
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Henry Longbottom, English lieutenant, dies in battle
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1919
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Ernst Haeckel, German philosopher (Social Darwinism), dies at 85
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1919
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Ruggiero Leoncavallo, Italian composer (Pagliacci), dies at 62
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1924
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Jacob P Vis, Dutch founder (NV Royal Salt Industries), dies at 66
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1928
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Frederik II W, grand duke of Baden (1907-18), dies at 71
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1929
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Heinrich Zille, German cartoonist (Simplicissimus), dies at 71
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1942
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Edith Stein, German philosopher, dies
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1944
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Erwin von Witzleben, German fieldmarshal, hanged at 62
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1946
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A E E Vogler, cricketer (South Africa, 15 Tests, 64 wkts), dies
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1949
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Harry Davenport, actor (Cowboy & Lady, Enchanted Forest), dies at 83
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1955
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Marion Eugene Bauer, composer, dies at 57
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1958
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Felipe Boero, composer, dies at 74
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1959
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Emil Frantisek Burian, composer, dies at 55
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1961
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Walter Bedell Smith, US general/WW II chief of staff, dies at 75
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1962
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Hermann Hesse, German/Swiss poet/author (Nobel 1946), dies at 85
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1965
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Creighton Hale, silent film actor (Cat & Canary), dies at 83
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1966
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Gosta Nystroem, composer, dies at 75
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1967
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Anton Walbrook, actor (Laura, I Accuse), dies of heart attack at 66
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1967
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Jaromir Weinberger, Czech/US composer (Czech Rhapsody), dies
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1967
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Joe Orton, English actor/playwright (Leaf, Murdered), dies at 34
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1969
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Abigail Folger, US, coffee magnate (Folgers), murdered
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1969
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George P Marshall, NFL president (Washington Redskins), dies at 72
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1969
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Robert Lehman, US multi-millionaire/director (Met Museum of Art), dies
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1969
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Sharon Tate, actress (Valley of Dolls), killed by Manson's gang at 26
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1969
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Voyteck Freykowski, US director, murdered
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1972
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Bill Berns, commentator (Television Screen Magazine), dies at 53
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1972
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Richard Elsasser, composer, dies at 45
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1973
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Charlie Daniels, US swimmer (Olympics-4 gold-1904, 08), dies at 88
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1973
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Dean Corll, shot, he raped & killed 26 boys
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1975
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Dimitri D Shostakovitch, composer (Sun Over Motherland), dies at 68
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1975
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Julian "Cannonball" Adderly, saxophonist/bandleader, dies at 46
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1976
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Jose Lezama Lima, Cuban poet/novelist, dies at 65
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1976
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Max Vredenburg, composer, dies at 72
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1977
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Edward Chapman, actor (Promoter, Rembrandt), dies at 75
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1978
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James G Cozzens, US writer (Guard of Honor, Pulitzer), dies at 74
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1978
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Johan Daisne, [Thiery], Belgian writer (Lago Maggiore), dies at 66
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1979
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Allan Frank, actor (Charade Quiz), dies at 64
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1979
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Walter O'Malley, CEO (Dodgers), dies at 75
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1980
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Elliott Nugent, actor (Romance), dies
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1980
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Oleg Grigoryevich Kononenko, Russian cosmonaut, dies at 41
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1980
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P K "Perker" Lee, cricketer (Australian bowler 1931-33, 2 Tests), dies
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1982
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Aleksandr A Alekseyev, Russian director, dies
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1986
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Joseph "Poeske" Scherens, Belgian cyclist, dies at 77
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1987
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Kees de Galan, Dutch economist, dies at 55
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1988
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Alan Napier, (Alfred the Butler-Batman), dies at 85
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1990
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Dorothy Appleby, actress (Small Town Boy, Paradise Express), dies
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1991
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Corrie Hartong, dance pioneer, dies
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1992
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Christopher Todd, [Todd Wangberg], dies of AIDS at 30
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1992
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Jan van Baal, antropologist/gov Dutch New-Guinea, dies
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1992
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Patrick A Devlin, England, judge/lead house of Lords, dies
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1992
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Thomas J McIntyre, (Sen-NH, 1963-79), dies at 77
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1993
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Mohamed M Tabet, commissar of Casablanca, raped 518, executed at 54
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1994
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Aartje W "Mien" van It Sant-van Bommel, author, dies at 93
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1994
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Clarence Ford, sax player, dies at 64
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1994
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Toby Rowland, theatrical manager, dies at 77
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1995
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Jerry Garcia, rock vocalist (Grateful Dead), dies at 53
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1995
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John Schofield, journalist, dies at 29
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1995
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Willem Noordhoek, photographer, dies at 78
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1996
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James Whitman McLamore, businessman, dies at 70
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1996
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Kenneth Fleetwood, fashion Designer, dies at 65
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1996
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Ruth Holland, journalist, dies at 54
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