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502
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Bourgundy King Gundobar delegates royal power
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1461
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Battle near Towton Field, 33,000 die (War of the Roses)
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1638
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1st permanent white settlement in Delaware (Swedish Lutherans)
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1673
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Eng king Charles II accept Test Act: RC excluded of public functions
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1795
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Beethoven (24) debuts as pianist in Vienna
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1798
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Republic of Switzerland forms
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1804
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Thousands of Whites massacred in Haiti
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1814
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Battle at Horseshoe Bend Ala: Andrew Jackson beats Creek-indians
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1827
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20,000 attend Ludwig von Beethovens burial in Vienna
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1847
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12,000 US troops capture Vera Cruz, Mexico [or 0327?]
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1848
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Niagara Falls stops flowing for 30 hours due to an ice jam
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1849
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Britain formally annexs Punjab after defeat of Sikhs in India
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1850
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Ireland's SS Royal Adelaide sinks in storm; 200 die
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1852
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Ohio makes it illegal for children under 18 & women to work more than 10 hours a day
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1860
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Dion Boucicault's "Colleen Bawn," premieres in NYC
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1864
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Great Britain gives Isotope Islands back to Greece
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1864
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Union General Steeles troops reach Arkadelphia Arkansas
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1865
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-Apr 9th], Appomattox campaign, VA , 7582 killed
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1865
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Battle of Quaker Road, VA
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1867
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British North America Act (Canadian constitution) passes
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1867
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Congress approves Lincoln Memorial
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1871
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Albert Hall opens by Queen Victoria in London
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1879
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Tsjaikovski's opera "Jevgeni Onegin," premieres in Moscow
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1882
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Knights of Columbus chartered for Catholic men
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1886
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Chemist John Pemberton begins to advertise for Coca-Coke
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1897
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Japan adopts Gold Standard
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1906
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Stanley Cup: Montreal Wanderers sweep Kenora Thisles in 2 games
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1912
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Capt Robert Scott, storm-bound in a tent near South Pole, makes last entry in his diary "the end cannot be far"
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1919
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Stanley Cup: Mont (NHL) & Seat (PCHA) win 2 games each with 1 tie, 1919 Stanley Cup not awarded due to flu epidemic
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1924
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Bayern & Vatican reach accord
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1927
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Henry O D Seagrave races his Sunbeam to a record 203.79 mph at Daytona
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1928
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Yeshiva College (now University) chartered (NYC)
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1929
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Stanley Cup: Boston Bruins sweep NY Rangers in 2 games
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1932
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Jack Benny debuts on radio
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1934
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Bank of Travail in Belgium, socialist worker's movement bankrupt
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1935
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French liner Normandie begins its maiden voyage
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1936
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10,000 watch the 200" mirror blank passing through Indianapolis
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1936
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Nazi propaganda claims 99% of Germans voted for Nazi candidates
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1940
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Joe Louis KOs Johnny Paycheck in 2 to retain heavyweight boxing title
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1941
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1st performance of Benjamin Britten's "Symphony da Requiem"
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1941
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3rd NCAA Men's Basketball Champion: Wisconsin beats Wash State 39-34
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1941
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WPAT radio in NJ begins broadcasting (country music format)
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1942
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British cruiser Trinidad torpedoes itself in the Barents Sea
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1942
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British destroyer Campbeltown explodes in St-Nazaire: 400 Germans die
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1942
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German submarine U-585 sinks
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1943
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Meat rationed in US (784 gram/week, 2 kilogram for GI's
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1943
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Meat, butter & cheese rationed in US during WW II
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1946
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1st Test Cricket between Australia & NZ
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1946
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Test Cricket debuts of Lindwall, Miller & Tallon
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1947
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"Beggar's Holiday" closes at Broadway Theater NYC after 111 perfs
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1948
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Drachtster Boys soccer team forms in Drachten
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1948
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Yanks & Red Sox tie at 2-2 in 17, spring training game
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1949
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Turkey recognizes Israel
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1951
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"King & I" opens at St James Theater NYC for 1246 performances
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1951
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23rd Academy Awards - "All About Eve," Judy Holliday & J Ferrer win
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1951
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Julius & Ethel Rosenberg are convicted of spying
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1953
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Patty Berg wins LPGA New Orleans Women's Golf Open
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1958
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US Ladies Figure Skating championship won by Carol Heiss
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1958
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US Mens Figure Skating championship won by David Jenkins
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1959
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"Some Like it Hot" with Marilyn Monroe & Jack Lemmon premieres
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1959
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Wes Hall takes Pakistani cricket hat-trick at Lahore
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1960
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Darius Milhaud's 9th Symphony, premieres
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1961
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23rd Amendment ratified, allows Wash DC residents to vote for pres
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1961
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After a 4« year trial Nelson Mandela is acquitted on treason charge
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1961
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KCPT TV channel 19 in Kansas City, MO (PBS) begins broadcasting
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1962
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Argentine Pres Frondizi flees from the army
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1962
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Jack Paar's final appearance on the "Tonight Show"
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1963
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Final episode of soap opera "Young Doctor Malone"
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1966
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"It's a Bird... It's Superman" opens at Alvin NYC for 129 perfs
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1966
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Muhammad Ali beats George Chuvalo in 15 for heavyweight boxing title
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1967
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WCMU TV channel 14 in Mt. Pleasant, MI (PBS) begins broadcasting
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1968
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Students seize building at Bowie State College
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1969
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Communist New People's Army found in Philippines
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1970
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"Look to the Lilies" opens at Lunt-Fontanne Theater NYC for 25 perfs
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1970
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Manchester City wins 10th Europe Cup II
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1971
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1st Lt William L Calley Jr found guilty in My Lai (Vietnam) massacre
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1971
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Chile president Allende nationalizes banks/copper mines
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1971
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Conrad Van Emde Boas becomes West Europe's 1st sexology professor
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1971
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Development of a serum hepatitis vaccine for children announced
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1971
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Royal Albert Hall opens
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1971
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WSVN (now WSBN) TV channel 47 in Norton, VA (PBS) begins broadcasting
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1973
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Dave Cowens, wins NBA MVP
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1973
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US troops leave Vietnam, 9 yrs after Tonkin Resolution
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1974
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Mariner 10's, 1st fly-by of Mercury, returns photos
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1975
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Jane Blalock wins LPGA Karsten-Ping Golf Open
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1975
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Only 2nd time Islanders beat Rangers
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1976
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38th NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: Indiana beats Michigan 86-68
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1976
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8 Ohio National Guardsmen indicted for shooting 4 Kent State students
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1979
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Andrew Hilditch given out handled the ball v Pakistan at WACA
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1979
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Caryl Churchill's "Cloud Nine," premieres in London
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1979
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Delhi beat Karnataka by 399 runs to win Cricket's Ranji Trophy
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1979
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Last day of Test cricket for Mushtaq Mohammad
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1981
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"Woman of the Year" opens at Palace Theater NYC for 770 performances
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1981
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Pat Bradley wins LPGA Women's Kemper Golf Open
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1981
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Tiina Lehtola ski jumps female record 110m
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1981
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USSR performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakh/Semipalitinsk USSR
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1982
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2nd Golden Raspberry Awards: Mommie Dearest wins
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1982
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44th NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: NC beats Georgetown 63-62
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1982
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54th Academy Awards - "Chariots of Fire," Henry Fonda & K Hepburn win
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1982
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Delhi 707 beat Karnataka 705 on 1st innings to win Ranji Trophy
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1984
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NFL Baltimore Colts move to Indianapolis
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1984
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USSR performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakh/Semipalitinsk USSR
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1985
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Christos Sartzetakis elected president of Greece
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1985
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Wayne Gretzky breaks own NHL season record with 126th assist
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1986
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Beatle records officially go on sale in Russia
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1987
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6th NCAA Women's Basketball Champion: Tennessee routs Louisiana 67-44
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1987
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Pat Bradley wins LPGA Standard Register Turquoise Golf Classic
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1987
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Wrestlemania III-93,173 watch Hulk Hogan beat Andre the Giant
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1987
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Yitzhak Shamir re-elected chairman of right wing Herut Party
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1988
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"Oba Oba" opens at Ambassador Theater NYC for 46 performances
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1988
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US Congress discontinues aid to Nicaraguan contras
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1989
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1st Soviet hockey players are permitted to play for the NHL
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1989
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1st US private commercial rocket makes suborbital test flight (NM)
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1989
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61st Academy Awards - "Rainman," Dustin Hoffman & Jodie Foster win
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1989
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9th Golden Raspberry Awards: Cocktail wins
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1989
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I M Pei's pyramidal entrance to the Louvre opens in Paris
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1989
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Michael Milken, junk bond king, indicted in NY for racketeering
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1992
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"Conversations with My Father" opens at Royale NYC for 462 perfs
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1992
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12th Golden Raspberry Awards: Hudson Hawk wins
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1992
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21st Nabisco Dinah Shore Golf Championship won by Dottie Mochrie
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1992
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Herb Gardner's "Conversations With My Father," premieres in NYC
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1992
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Ice Dance Championship at Oakland won by Klimova & Ponomarenko (CIS)
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1992
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Ice Pairs Championship at Oakland won by Mishuktienok & Dmitriev (CIS)
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1992
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Ladies Fig Skating Championship in Oak won by Kristi Yamaguchi (USA)
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1992
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Men's Fig Skating Championship in Oakland won by Viktor Petrenko (CIS)
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1992
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NCAA Basketball Women's Championship at Kemper Arena, KC
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1993
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65th Academy Awards - "Unforgiven," Al Pacino & Emma Thompson win
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1993
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Queensland all out for 75 v NSW in Sheffield Shield Final
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1994
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Coach Jimmy Johnson quits Dallas Cowboys
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1994
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Last day of Test cricket for Allan Border
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1994
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Serbs & Croats signed a cease-fire to end the war in Croatia
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1995
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Howard Stern Radio Show premieres in Chicago IL on WCKG 105.9 FM
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1996
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10th Soul Train Music Awards: Patti Labelle, Boyz II Men
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1996
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Cleveland Browns choose new name, Baltimore Ravens
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1996
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NY Yankees beats NY Mets 7-3 in an exhibition game
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1997
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1st game at Turner Field Atlanta, Braves beats Yanks 2-0 (exhibition)
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1997
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Actor Harry Hamlin weds actress Lisa Rinna
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1997
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PBA National Championship Won by Rick Steelsmith
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1998
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17th NCAA Women's Basketball Championship: at Kemper Arena KC
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1998
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27th Nabisco Dinah Shore Golf Championship
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1999
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61st NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: at ThunderDome St Petersburg
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BIRTHS
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1484
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Johann Spangenberg, composer
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1519
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Carlo Caraffa, Italian cardinal
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1561
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Santorio Sanctorius, Trieste Italy, physician/burned at stake/heretic
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1602
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John Lightfoot, English theologist/literary (Horae Hebraicae)
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1616
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Johann Erasmus Kindermann, composer
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1636
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Esaias Reusner, composer
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1725
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Joseph Franz Xaver Dominik Stalder, composer
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1752
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Edward Jones, composer
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1790
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John Tyler, Va, (D/W) 10th Pres (1841-1845)
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1799
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Edward Stanley, Earl Derby (C), British PM (1852, 1858-59, 1866-68)
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1813
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John Letcher, Gov (Confederacy), died in 1884
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1816
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James Gallant Spears, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1869
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1817
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Constantine S Aksakov, Russian historian/poet
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1819
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Edwin Drake, drilled 1st productive US oil well
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1819
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Isaac Mayer Wise, rabbi/founder (American Hebrew Congregations)
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1821
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Joshua Thomas Owen, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1887
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1822
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Joseph Quinaux, Belgian painter
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1826
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Wilhelm Liebknecht, German MP (social-democratic)
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1829
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Ritta & Christina, Siamese twins, in Sardinia
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1829
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Robert Emmet Rodes, Major General (Confederate Army), died in 1864
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1831
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Amelia Barr, writer
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1848
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Aleksei Kuropatkin, Russian general/minister of War
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1867
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Cy [Denton True] Young, Gilmore Ohio, pitcher (511 wins, 1890-1911)
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1869
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Ales Hrdlicka, US, anthropologist/curator (US National Museum)
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1869
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Edwin Lutyens, architect, London
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1871
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Tom Hayward, cricketer (great England batsman of the Golden Age)
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1875
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Lou Henry Hoover, 1st lady (1929-33)
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1875
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Paul Rubens, composer
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1876
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Jan Ingenhoven, composer
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1876
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Joseph Schmidlin, German church historian/antifascist
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1883
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Donald Dexter Van Slyke, US chemist (Micromanometric analysis)
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1886
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Gustaf Adolf Tiburtius Bengtsson, composer
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1888
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Adrianus M de Jong, Dutch writer (World Tour of Bulletje & Bonestaak)
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1888
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James E Casey, founder (United Parcel Service)
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1889
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Howard Lindsay, Waterford NY, playwright/actor/dir (State of Union)
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1889
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Warner Baxter, Columbus OH, actor (In Old Arizona, Cisco Kid)
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1891
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Ivan Goll, writer
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1892
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J¢zsef Mindszenty, [Joseph Prehm], Hungarian cardinal
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1895
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Ernest Jnger, German philosopher (Anschwellender Bocksgesang)
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1898
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Cecil Lewis, airman/writer
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1901
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Frans U Kailas, Finnish poet
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1902
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Marcel Aym, French writer (Jument Verte)
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1902
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Onslow Stevens, LA Calif, actor (Mr Fisher-This is the Life)
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1902
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William Walton, England, composer (Troilus & Cressida, Wise Virgins)
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1905
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Annunzio Mantovani, Venice Italy, orch leader (Mantovani)
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1906
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E Power Biggs, Westcliff-on-Sea England, organist/composer (CBS)
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1908
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Arthur O'Connell, NYC, actor (Mr Peepers, Second Hundred Years)
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1908
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Dennis O'Keefe, Fort Madison IA, actor/dir (T-Men, Fighting Seabees)
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1909
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Moon Mullican, hillbilly pianist (7 Nights of Rock)
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1909
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Yvonne Waegemans, Flemish writer (Gnome Patjoepelke)
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1911
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Philip Ahn, LA Calif, actor (Master Kan-Kung Fu)
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1913
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Jack Jones, British trade unionist (CH)
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1913
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Niall MacGinnis, Dublin Ireland, actor (Curse of the Demon)
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1913
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Phil Foster, Bkln NY, comedian (Frank De Fazio-Laverne & Shirley)
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1914
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Chapman Pincher, British journalist/author (about secret service)
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1915
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George Chisholm, Scottish jazz trombonist
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1916
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Eugene J McCarthy, Watkins Minn, (Sen-D-Minn, pres candidate 1968)
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1916
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John Paul, Governor-General (Bahamas)
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1917
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Arthur Knight, CEO (Courtaulds)
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1917
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Man O'War, racehorse (winner of 20 out of 21 races & $249,465)
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1918
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John Read, CEO (TSB Group)
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1918
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Pearl Bailey, Newport News Va, singer (Hello Dolly)
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1918
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Sam Walton, billionaire CEO (Wal-Mart)
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1919
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Eileen Heckart, Columbus Ohio, actress (Doll's House, Trauma Center)
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1921
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Hugh Neill, Lord-Lieutenant (South Yorkshire)
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1921
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Sam Loxton, cricketer (flamboyant Australian batsman of late 40's)
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1923
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Julia Montgomery Walsh, political consultant/writer
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1924
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Jules de Corte, blind Dutch ballad singer
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1925
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Emlen Tunnell, NFL safety (Giants, Packers)
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1925
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Lord Justice Beldam
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1927
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Arthur Ravenel Jr, (Rep-R-South Carolina)
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1927
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John McLaughlin, TV commentator (McLaughlin Group)
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1927
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John Vane, FRS/pharmacologist
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1927
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Lord Ross
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1928
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Vaclav Felix, composer
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1929
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Ronald Clive Williams, actor/comedian
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1929
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Sheila Kitzinger, author, anthropologist & child birth educator
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1930
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Donny Conn, rocker (Playmates)
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1930
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G R Sunderam, cricket pace bowler (2 Tests India v NZ 1955-56)
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1930
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Hugh Edward Conway Seymour, marquis of Hertford
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1930
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Marquess of Hertford
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1931
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Evelyn de Rothschild, English banker/multi-millionaire
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1931
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James Weatherhead, moderator (General Assembly of Church of Scotland)
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1931
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Lord Tebbit, British CH
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1931
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Sylvia Law, British town planner
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1934
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Ernstalbrecht Stiebler, composer
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1935
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Ruby Murray, Irish pop singer (Softly Softly)
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1936
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Richard Rodney Bennett, Broadstairs Kent England, composer
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1937
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Anne Stoddart, diplomat
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1937
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Billy Carter, Plains Georgia, brother of Pres Carter
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1938
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Bert de Vries, Dutch minister of Social Affairs (CDA)
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1938
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Margaret Howard, British broadcaster
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1939
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Hanumant Singh, cricketer (14 Tests for India-century on debut)
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1939
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Nancy Kwan, Hong Kong, actress (Flower Drum Song, Night Creature)
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1940
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Raymond Davis, US rock vocalist (Funkadelic-Knee Deep)
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1941
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Terence Hill, Venice Italy, actor (Super Fuzz, They Call Me Trinity)
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1942
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Larry Pressler, (Sen-R-SD, 1979- )
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1943
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Eric Idle, England, comedian/actor (Monty Python)
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1943
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John Major, British PM (C, 1990-97)
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1943
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Vangelis, [Papathanasiou], composer/keyboardist (Chariots of Fire)
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1944
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James Diggle, FBA, classicist
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1944
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John Suchet, British TV journalist (Independent TV News)
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1945
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Julie Goodyear, British actress (Bet Lynch-Coronation Street)
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1945
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Walt "Clyde" Frazier, NBA guard (NY Knicks)
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1945
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Willem Ruis, Dutch TV host (Willem Ruis Show)
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1946
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Bruce Weber, director (Broken Noses)
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1946
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Ronald Farrow, radio producer/priest
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1947
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Aleksandr Stepenovich Viktorenko, cosmonaut (Soyuz TM-3, 8, 14, 20)
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1947
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Bobby Kimball, [Robert Toteaux], Vinton LA, rocker (Toto-Roseann)
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1947
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Peter Hinchcliffe, co-founder (Iceland Frozen Foods)
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1948
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Bud Cort, New Rochelle NY, actor/director (Electric Dreams, M*A*S*H)
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1949
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Michael Brecker, rocker (Brecker Brothers)
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1949
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Uton Dowe, cricketer (WI pace bowler 1972-73 "Dowe shall not bowl")
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1951
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Barry Goudreau, rocker
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1951
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Geoff Howarth, cricketer (NZ captain early 80's)
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1952
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Teofilo Stevenson, Cuba, heavyweight boxer (Olympic-gold-1972, 76, 80)
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1954
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Karen Anne Quinlan, NJ, famous comatose patient (right to die case)
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1955
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Christopher Lawford, actor (Charlie Brent-All My Children)
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1955
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Dianne Kay, Phoenix Az, actress (Nancy-8 is Enough, Reggie, Glitter)
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1955
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Earl Campbell, NFL running back (Houston, New Orleans, 1977 Heisman)
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1955
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Henry Bellingham, MP
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1956
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Kurt Thomas, US, gymnist (Olympics), actor (Gymkata)
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1956
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LaToya Jackson, singer (If You Feel the Funk)/posed for Playboy
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1956
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Lisa J Allen, TV reporter/lawyer
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1956
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Sue Fogleman, LPGA golfer
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1957
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Christopher Lambert, actor (Highlander, Subway, Greystoke, Why Me)
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1958
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Fiona Reynolds, director/Council for Protection of Rural England
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1959
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Brad McCrimmon, Dodsland, NHL defenseman (Hartford Whalers)
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1959
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Marina Sirtis, London, actress (Troi-Star Trek: The Next Generation)
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1961
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Ane-Marie Sanches, newscaster (Suriname TV/Radio)
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1961
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Mike Kingery, St James MN, outfielder (Pitts Pirates)
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1962
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Kirk Alan Triplett, Moses Lake WA, PGA golfer (1992 Shell Houston-2nd)
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1964
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Elle MacPherson, Sydney Austrailia, model (SI)/actress (Sirens)
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1964
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Jill Goodacre Connick, Lubbock Texas, model (Victoria Secrets)
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1966
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Dwayne Harper, NFL cornerback (SD Chargers)
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1966
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Eric Gunderson, Portland OR, pitcher (Boston Red Sox)
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1966
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Robb Thomas, NFL receiver (Seattle Seahawks, Tampa Bay Buccaneers)
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1967
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Brian Jordan, Baltimore MD, outfielder (St Louis Cardinals)
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1967
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Jerry Olsavsky, NFL linebacker (Pitts Steelers)
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1968
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Chris Calloway, NFL wide receiver (NY Giants)
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1968
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James Williams, NFL tackle (Chic Bears)
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1969
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Darren Chandler, WLAF receiver (Amsterdam Admirals)
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1969
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James Atkin, rocker (EMF-Unbelievable)
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1969
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Jeff Blackshear, guard (Baltimore Ravens)
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1969
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Jimmy Spencer, NFL cornerback (NO Saints, Cincinnati Bengals)
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1969
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Kai Nurminen, Turku FIN, hockey forward (Team Finland)
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1969
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Perry Farrell, rocker (Jane's Addiction, Porno For Pyros)
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1969
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[Jane] Kim[berly] Batten, McRae Georgia, 400m hurdler (Oly-silver-96)
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1971
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Lennart van Reen, son of author Ton v R/publisher Corrie Zelen
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1971
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Ryan Mark Lambert
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1972
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Alex Ochoa, Miami FL, outfielder (NY Mets)
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1972
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John Rothell, Titusville Florida, 400m hurdler
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1972
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Paul Michael Kent, Australia, NZ breastroker (Olympics-96)
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1972
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Trevor Kidd, Dugald, NHL goalie (Calgary Flames)
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1973
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Brad Bridgewater, US, 200m backstroke (Olympics-gold-96)
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1973
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John Oppio, Sparks Nevada, double trap (Olympics-1996)
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1973
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Marc Overmars, Dutch soccer player (Ajax)
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1973
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Mark Platt, Peterborough Ontario, rower (Olympics-96)
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1975
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Christopher Yule, hockey forward (Team Japan 1998)
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1976
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Jennifer Capriati, Long Is NY, tennis pro (Oly-gold-92)
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1987
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7th Golden Raspberry Awards: Howard the Duck wins
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2334
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Beverly Crusher, Copernicus Luna, fictional doctor-Star Trek Next Gen
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2336
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Deanna Troi, Betazed, fictional counsellor-Star Trek Next Generation
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DEATHS
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1058
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Stephen IX, [Frederik van Lotharingen], 1st Belg Pope (1057-58), dies
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1546
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Cardinal Beaton, English archbishop of St Andrews, murdered
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1650
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Cornelis Galle I, Flemish engraver, dies at about 73
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1655
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Valerius Andreas, Flemish historian, dies at 66
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1697
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Nikolaus Bruhns, composer, dies
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1745
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Robert Walpole, 1st British premier (1722-42), dies at 68
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1788
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Charles Wesley, hymn writer, dies
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1792
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Gustav III, King of Sweden (1771-92), dies of wounds
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1794
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Marie-J-A-N C Condorcet, mathematician (Theory of Comets), dies at 50
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1802
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Frederic Thieme, composer, dies at 51
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1826
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J H Voá, writer, dies at 75
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1837
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Maria Fitzherbert, morganatic wife of King George IV, dies
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1839
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Bernardus JC Dibbets, Dutch baron/gen-major (Maastricht), dies at 56
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1847
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Auguste De Polignac, premier France, dies at 66
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1848
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John Jacob Astor, charted American Fur Company, dies at 84
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1866
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Menachem Mendel of Lubavitch, Rabbi/Chassidic leader, dies
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1880
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Jakob Axel Josephson, composer, dies at 62
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1886
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John Keble, theologian, Bournemouth
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1888
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Charles-Henri Valentin Alkan, composer, dies at 74
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1891
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Georges-Pierre Seurat, French painter (Pointillism), dies at 31
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1892
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William Bowman, English anatomist, dies at 75
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1911
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Felix Alexandre Guilmant, composer, dies at 74
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1912
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Robert F Scott, British pole explorer (Antarctica), dies
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1917
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Fran Gerbic, composer, dies at 76
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1924
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Charles Villiers Stanford, Irish composer/writer, dies at 71
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1930
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Anton Bettelheim, writer, dies
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1933
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Alexander Schmuller, Russian/Dutch violinist/conductor, dies at 52
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1937
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Karol Szymanowski, Polish/Ukraine composer (Stabat Mater), dies at 54
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1945
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Karl T Sapper, German geographer/geologist (Vulkankunde), dies at 79
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1955
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Everard Verachtert, Flemish linguist (I Can Speak Nicely), dies at 81
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1957
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Joyce A L Cary, English writer (Horse's Mouth), dies at 68
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1958
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W[illiam] C[hristopher] Handy, composer, dies at 84
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1959
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Barthelemy Boganda, Central African Republic's 1st president, dies
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1959
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Sara Wennerberg-Reuter, composer, dies at 84
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1963
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Pola Gojawiczynska, Polish author (Stolica), dies at 64
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1964
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Ted Collins, pianist (Kate Smith Evening Hour), dies at 63
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1966
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Harry Daugherty, trombonist (Spike Jones & City Slickers), dies at 50
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1972
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J Arthur Rank, 1st Baron Rank, industrialist/film magnate
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1974
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Seton I Miller, writer, dies at 71
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1978
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Jayasinghrao Mansinghrao Ghorpade, cricketer (8 Tests for India), dies
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1979
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Melville Cooper, TV panelist (I Got a Secret), dies at 82
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1980
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... Mantovani, orch leader (Mantovani), dies at 74
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1981
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Eric Williams, Prime Minister (Trinidad & Tobago), dies at 79
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1982
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Carl Orff, German composer (Mouth, Antigonae), dies at 86
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1982
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Rudy Bond, actor (Streetcar Named Desire), dies of heart attack at 68
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1982
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Walter Hallstein, W German politician (CDU, H-doctrine), dies at 80
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1983
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Richard O'Brien, actor (Rocky Horror Show), dies of cancer at 65
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1986
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Harry Ritz, actor (3 Musketeers, On the Avenue), dies at 79
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1989
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Bernard Blier, actor (Les Miserables, Women & War), dies at 73
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1990
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Germaine Montenesdro, 2nd victim of NYC's Zodiac killer, shot dead
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1991
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Lee Atwater, political strategists (R), dies of brain tumor at 40
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1991
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Matt Bennett, actor (Hickey & Boggs), dies of brain tumor at 52
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1992
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Earl Spencer, father of Lady Diana, dies at 68
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1992
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Paul [G J von] Henreid, Austrian actor (Laszlo-Casablanca), dies at 84
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1994
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Bill Travers, actor (Trio, Gorgo, Born Free), dies at 72
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1994
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Paul Grimault, animator, dies at 89
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1994
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William Natcher, (Rep-D-Ky), dies at 84
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1995
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Carl E Jefferson, record company owner, dies at 74
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1995
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Eddie Williams Wiggins, alto saxophone/comedian, dies at 78
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1995
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James Eric Storrar, fighter Pilot, dies at 74
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1995
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John Elliott Terry, film financier, dies at 82
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1996
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Maggie Donnelly, bag lady, dies at 46
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1997
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Eddie Ryder, actor (Slick Jones-General Hospital), dies at 74
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1997
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Ellen Clara Pollock, actress (Wicked Lady, Fake), dies at 94
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