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772
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Pope Adrian I elected
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1167
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Northern Italian towns form Lombardi League
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1566
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Spanish king Philip II names Fernando Alvarez, duke of Alva
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1626
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Pasha Muhammad ibn Farukh tyrannical gov of Jerusalem, driven out
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1640
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Portugal regains independence after 60 years of Spanish rule
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1641
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Mass becomes 1st colony to give statutory recognition to slavery
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1653
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An athlete from Croydon is reported to have run 20 miles from St Albans to London in less than 90 minutes
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1656
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Germany promises Poland aid against Sweden
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1708
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Great Alliance occupies Brussels
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1742
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Empress Elisabeth orders expulsion of all Jews from Russia
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1750
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1st American school to offer manual training courses opens, Md
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1783
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Charles & M N Roberts ascend 2,000' in hydrogen balloon
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1783
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J van North launches unmanned balloon
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1804
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Emperor Napoleon marries Josphine of Martinique
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1821
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Santo Domingo (Dominican Rep) proclaims independence from Spain
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1822
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Dom Pedro crowned emperor of Brazil
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1822
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Franz Liszts (11) debut as pianist Isabella Colbran
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1824
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House of Reps begins to end election deadlock between JQ Adams,
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1824
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Jackson, WH Crawford & H Clay Adams eventually declared president
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1831
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Erie Canal closes for entire month due to cold weather
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1835
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Hans Christian Andersen published his 1st book of fairy tales
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1843
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1st chartered mutual life insurance company opens
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1852
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Telegraph company opens throughout Netherlands
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1864
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Raid at Stoneman: Knoxville, TN to Saltville, VA
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1864
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Skirmish at Millen Brutal, Georgia
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1868
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John D Rockefeller begins anti oil war
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1878
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1st White House telephone installed
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1887
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Sherlock Holmes 1st appears in print: "Study in Scarlet"
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1887
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Sino-Portuguese treaty recognizes Portugal's control of Macao
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1891
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James Naismith creates the game of basketball
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1896
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1st certified public accountants receive certificates (NY)
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1900
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South African president Paul Kruger visits Flanders
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1903
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"The Great Train Robbery," the 1st Western film, released
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1906
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Cinema Omnia Pathe, world's 1st cinema, opens (Paris)
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1906
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Shoemaker Wilhelm Voigt (Capt of Kpenick) sentenced to 4 yrs
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1909
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1st Christmas Club payment made, to Carlisle Trust Co, Pa
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1909
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1st Israeli kibbutz founded, Deganya Alef
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1913
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1st drive-up gasoline station opens (Pitts)
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1913
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Continuous moving assembly line introduced by Ford (car every 2:38)
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1917
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Boys Town founded by Father Edward Flanagan west of Omaha Neb
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1918
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Danish parliament passed an act to grant Iceland independence
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1918
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Iceland becomes independent state under Danish crown
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1918
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Serbian-Croatian-Slovic kingdom proclaimed in Belgrade
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1918
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Yugoslavia declares independence; monarchy established
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1919
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AA Milne's "Mr Pim Passes By," premieres in Manchester
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1919
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Lady Nancy Astor sworn-in as 1st female member of British Parliament
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1921
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1st US helium-filled dirigible makes 1st flight
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1921
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US Post Office establishes philatelic agency
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1922
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1st skywriting over US-"Hello USA"-by Capt Turner, RAF
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1922
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Polish state chief marshal Jozef Pilsudski, resigns
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1923
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CFL Grey Cup: Queen's U beats Regina, 54-0 at Toronto
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1924
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Calles becomes president of Mxico
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1924
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George/Ira Gershwin's musical "Lady Be Good," premieres in NYC
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1925
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Treaty of Locarno signed
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1928
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CFL Grey Cup: Ham Tigers beats Regina, 30-0 at Hamilton
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1928
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Railroad museum opens in Utrecht Neth
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1929
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BINGO invented by Edwin S Lowe
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1929
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Game of Bingo invented by Edwin S Lowe
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1930
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NHL drops 20 minute slashing-about-the-head penalty
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1930
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Ruth Nichols becomes 1st woman pilot to cross continent
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1931
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Ottawa branch of Royal Mint begins operation as Royal Canadian Mint
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1933
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Rudolf Hess & Earnest Rhm become a minister in Hitler govt
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1935
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Austria has world's 1st Day of Postage Stamp
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1936
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2nd Heisman Trophy Award: Larry Kelley, Yale (E)
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1936
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Bell Labs tests coaxial cable for TV use
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1936
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EW Brundin & FF Lyon obtain patent on soilless culture of plants
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1937
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Japan recognizes Franco govt
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1938
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School bus & train collide in Salt Lake City Utah
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1939
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SS-Fhrer Himmler begins deportation of Polish Jews
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1941
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British cruiser Devonshire sinks German sub Python
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1941
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Japanese emperor Hirohito signs declaration of war
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1941
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Last day of first-class cricket in Australia for 4 years
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1941
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US Civil Air Patrol (CAP) organizes
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1942
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Gasoline rationed in US
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1943
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FDR, Churchill & Stalin agree to Operation Overlord (D-Day)
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1944
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Bla Bartk's Concerto for orchestra, premieres
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1944
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Mail routing resumes in free South Netherlands
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1944
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Prokofjev's 8th Piano sonata, premieres
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1945
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CFL Grey Cup: Toronto beats Winnipeg, 35-0 at Toronto
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1946
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Australia compile 645 v India at the Gabba (Bradman 187)
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1947
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Bradman scores 185 in the 1st Cricket Test v India at the Gabba
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1947
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India cricket all out for 58 v Australia at the Gabba, Toshack 5-2
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1948
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Arabic Congress names Abdullah of Trans Jordan, King of Palestine
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1948
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Piet Roozenburg becomes world champion checker player
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1949
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WBNG TV channel 12 in Binghamton, NY (CBS) begins broadcasting
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1949
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WKTV TV channel 2 in Utica, NY (NBC) begins broadcasting
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1951
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17th Heisman Trophy Award: Dick Kazmaier, Princeton (HB)
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1951
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Benjamin Britten's opera "Billy Budd," premieres in London
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1951
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Golden Gate Bridge closes due to high winds
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1953
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Red Sox trade M McDermott & Tom Umphlett for Wash's Jackie Jensen
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1953
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WAIM (now WAXA) TV channel 40 in Anderson, SC (IND) 1st broadcast
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1953
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Walter Alston named Dodger manager
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1953
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WCSH TV channel 6 in Portland, ME (NBC) begins broadcasting
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1954
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Nationalist China & US sign dike agreement
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1954
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Yanks send Miller, Segrist, Leppert & 2 minors to Orioles for Blayzka, Kryhoski, Johnson, Fridley & Del Guercio (completing 18
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1955
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Rosa Parks (black) arrested for refusing to move to the back of bus
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1956
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"Candide" opens at Martin Beck Theater NYC for 73 performances
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1956
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Alain Mimoun wins 13th Olympics marathon (2:25:00.0)
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1956
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Frank Robinson (NL) & Luis Aparicio (AL) voted Rookie of the Year
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1956
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Indonesian VP Mohammed Hatta, resigns
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1957
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Sam Cooke and Buddy Holly and Crickets debut on Ed Sullivan Show
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1958
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"Flower Drum Song" opens at St James Theater NYC for 602 performances
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1958
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Central African Rep made autonomous member of Fr Comm (Natl Day)
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1958
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Our Lady of Angels School burns, killing 92 students & 3 nuns (Chic)
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1959
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12 nations sign treaty for scientific peaceful use of Antarctica
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1959
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1st color photograph of Earth from outer space
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1959
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25th Heisman Trophy Award: Billy Cannon, LSU (HB)
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1959
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The 1st color photograph of Earth received from outer space
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1960
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Patrice Lumumba caught in the Congo
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1962
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Grey Cup halted by fog, resumed next day (Winnipeg 28, Hamilton 27)
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1962
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KGMB TV channel 9 in Honolulu, HI (CBS) begins broadcasting
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1963
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Nagaland becomes a state of Indian union
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1963
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NY Jets 1st shutout, beat KC 17-0
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1964
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Houston Colt .45s change name to Astros
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1964
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ML King speaks to J Edgar Hoover about his slander campaign
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1965
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Airlift of refugees from Cuba to US began
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1965
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South Africa govt says children of white fathers are white
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1966
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Georg Kiesinger elected West German chancellor
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1966
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Radio time signal WWV moves from Greenbelt, Md to Boulder, Colo
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1967
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Pacific Northwest Sports awarded AL expansion franchise (Seattle)
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1967
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Queen Elizabeth inaugurates 98-inch (249-cm) Isaac Newton telescope
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1967
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Seattle awarded one of the 2 AL expansion franchise teams
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1967
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Wilt Chamberlain set NBA record of 22 free throws misses
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1968
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"Promises Promises" opens at Shubert Theater NYC for 1281 performances
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1968
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Burt Bacharach/Hal David's musical premieres in NYC
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1968
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Gonzalo Barrios elected pres of Venezuela
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1968
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Peggy Wilson wins LPGA Hollywood Lakes Golf Open
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1968
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Pirate Radio Modern (259) (England) begins transmitting
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1969
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US govt holds its 1st draft lottery since WW II
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1970
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Independent People's Republic of South Yemen becomes People Democratic Republic of Yemen
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1970
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Luis Echeverria Alvarez sworn in as president of Mexico
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1970
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NHL takes control of Pittsburgh Penguins
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1971
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"2 Gentlemen of Verona" opens at St James Theater NYC for 613 perfs
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1971
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Cubs release Ernie Banks & sign him as a coach
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1971
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Galt MacDermot/John Guare's "2 gentlemen of Verona," premieres in NYC
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1971
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John & Yoko release "Happy Xmas (War is Over)" in US
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1971
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People's Republic of South Yemen renames itself People's Democratic Republic of Yemen
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1972
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Wings release "Hi, Hi, Hi" in UK
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1973
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Australia grants self-government to Papua New Guinea
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1973
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Jack Nicklaus becomes 1st golfer to earn $2M in a year
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1973
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Jan Ferraris wins LPGA-Japan Golf Classic
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1973
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Stan Stasiak beats Pedro Morales in Philadelphia, to become WWF champ
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1974
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Boeing 727 crashes in Upperville Virginia, 92 died
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1974
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Jacqueline Hansen runs female world record marathon (2:43:54.5)
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1974
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LA Skid Row slasher kills 1st of 8
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1975
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US president Gerald Ford visits China PR
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1976
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Angola admitted to UN
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1976
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Bangladesh General Ziaur Rahman declares himself president
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1976
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Sex Pistols using profanity on TV, gets them branded as "rotten punks"
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1978
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Pres Carter more than doubles national park system size
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1978
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Test Cricket debut of Rodney Hogg, v England at the Gabba
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1978
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US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site
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1980
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46th Heisman Trophy Award: George Rogers, South Carolina (RB)
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1980
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Mel Harris appears on M*A*S*H in "Cementing Relationships"
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1980
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US Justice Dept sues Yonkers siting racial discrimination
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1981
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180 dies as Yugoslav DC-9 jetliner slams into a mountain
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1981
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Yugoslavic DC-9 crashes into mountain at Corsica, 174 killed
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1982
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Dentist Barney B Clark gets 1st artificial heart
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1982
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Michael Jackson releases "Thriller"
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1982
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Miguel de la Madrid inaugurated as pres of Mxico
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1983
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Rita Lavelle, former head of EPA, convicted of perjury
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1984
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50th Heisman Trophy Award: Doug Flutie, Boston College (QB)
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1984
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France performs nuclear test
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1984
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Greg Page KOs Gerrie Coetzee in 8 for WBA heavyweight boxing title
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1985
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Noraly Beyer becomes Neth's 1st black TV newscaster
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1985
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South Africa's Cosatu union centre forms
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1985
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STS 61-C vehicle moves to launch pad
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1986
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Muse d'orsay opens in Paris
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1986
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Paul McCartney releases "Only Love Remains"
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1987
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Digging begins to link England & France under English Channel
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1988
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596 dead after cyclone hits Bangladesh, half a million homeless
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1988
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Benazir Bhutto named 1st female PM of a Moslem country (Pakistan)
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1988
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Chinese minister of Foreign affairs Qian Qichen visits Moscow
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1988
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NBC bids record $401M to capture rights to 1992 Barcelona Olympics
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1988
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NY Islanders greatest shutout lose (8-0) vs St Louis Blues
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1989
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"Day Without Art"-Artists demonstrate against AIDS
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1989
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East Germany drops communist monopoly from its constitution
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1989
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Mark Langston signs record $3.2 million per year Cal Angels contract
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1989
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USSR Pres Mikhail S Gorbachev meets Pope John Paul II at the Vatican
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1990
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56th Heisman Trophy Award: Ty Detmer, Brigham Young (QB)
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1990
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British & French workers meet in English Channel's tunnel (Chunnel)
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1990
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Hissene Habr of Chad flees to Cameroon
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1990
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Iraq accepts Bush's offer for talks
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1990
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Lithuania, Estonia & Latvia hold their 1st joint session
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1990
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NY Knicks Patrick Ewing scores 50 points beating Charlotte 113-96
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1991
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"Moscow Circus Cirk Valentin" closes at Gershwin NYC after 32 perfs
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1991
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"Once on this Island" closes at Booth Theater NYC after 469 perfs
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1991
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80th Davis Cup: France beats USA in Lyon (3-1)
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1991
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AIDS awareness day
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1991
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Colorado party wins Paraguay parliamentary election
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1991
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Nursultan Nazarbayev sworn in as president of Kazakhstan
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1991
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Ukrainian people vote for independence
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1991
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US 75th manned space mission "STS 44" Atlantis 10 lands
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1992
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2 C-141B Starlifters collide in Montana & crash, 13 die
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1992
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Amy Fisher sentenced 5-15 yrs for shooting Mary Jo Buttafuoco
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1993
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Northwest Airlink plane crashes in Minn, killing 18
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1994
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3 Seattle Seahawks injured in a car accident
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1994
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Cindy Crawford & Richard Gere announce they are seperating
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1994
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Ernesto Zedillo innaugrated as president of Mexico
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1994
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PTL leader Jim Bakker released from jail
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1994
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Rober Schumanns 2nd Symphony premieres in London
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1996
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85th Davis Cup: France beats Sweden in Malmo (3-2)
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1996
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Lance Klusener takes 8-64 in debut Test Cricket to trounce India
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1997
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GS Warrior guard Latrell Sprewell, attacks his coach P J Carlesimo
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1997
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Howard Stern Radio Show premieres in Davenport IA on KORB 93.5 FM
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1997
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Westinghouse formally changes its name to CBS
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BIRTHS
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1549
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Johan van der Veeken, merchant/co-founder (VOC)
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1566
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Philip, earl of Nassau-Dillenburg, gov of Ft Gorinchem/Nijmegen
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1573
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Philippus Rovenius, [Rouveen], apostile vicar
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1605
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Juan de Padilla, composer
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1634
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John-Erasmus Quellinus, [Quellien], Flemish painter
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1671
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... Keill, mathematician
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1671
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Francesco Stradivari, Italian violin maker/son of Antonius
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1709
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Franz Xaver Richter, composer
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1712
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Bernhard Christian Weber, composer
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1722
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A L Karschin, writer
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1724
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Charles Theodoor, elector (Palts & Bayern)
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1724
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Dismas Hatas, composer
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1726
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Eggert Olafsson, Icelandic writer
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1726
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Oliver Wolcott, US judge/signer (Declar of Independence)
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1729
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Giuseppe Sarti, composer
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1743
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Martin H Klaproth, German chemist (uranium)
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1779
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Pyotr Ivanovich Turchaninov, composer
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1781
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Charles Philippe Lafont, composer
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1784
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Franois Henri Joseph Castil-Blaze, composer
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1787
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Pavel Ivanovich Dulgorukov, composer
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1792
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... Lobachevsky, mathematician
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1800
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Mih ly Vrsmarty, Hungary, poet/dramatist ("To a Day-Dreamer")
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1810
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Joseph Gungl, composer
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1814
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August Rockel, composer
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1823
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Ernest Reyer, composer
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1826
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William Mahone, Major General (Confederate Army), died in 1895
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1832
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Archibald Gracie Jr, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1864
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1835
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Micah Jenkins, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1864
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1844
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Alexandra, Danish princess/Queen of Great Britain/Ireland
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1844
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Alfred Cellier, composer
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1847
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Agathe Grondahl, composer
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1850
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Peter Erasmus Lange-Muller, composer
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1871
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Archie MacLaren, cricketer (424 Lancashire v Somerset 1895)
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1873
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Charles JM Ruys de Beerenbrouck, premier of Neth (1918-25, 29-33)
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1874
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Dominicus Johner, composer
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1876
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Johanna W "Mina" Bakker, Dutch actress (Boefje)
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1878
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Arthur B Spingarn, US NAACP-chairman (1940-65)
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1883
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Romanos Hovakimi Melik'yan, composer
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1884
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Karl Schmidt[-Rottluff], German painter/sculptor (Brcke)
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1884
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Torben Myer, Copenhagen Denmark, actor (Girl Who Came Back)
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1885
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Guy de Lioncourt, composer
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1886
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Jack Crawford, cricketer (England all-rounder in 12 Tests 1905-08)
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1886
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Pierre Kemp, Dutch poet (Fugitives & Constants)
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1886
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Rex Stout, mystery writer (Nero Wolf)
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1886
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Willem E Crown, Antillian writer
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1888
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Benjamin Crmieux, French author (Le premier the la Classe)
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1891
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Foppe G Scheltema, Dutch lawyer (wreck laws)
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1893
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Ernst Toller, writer
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1893
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Herman Griffith, cricketer (pioneering WI pace bowler)
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1896
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Petko Staynov, composer
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1897
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Manuel A Neat, Curaaos author (Nobleza di Coerazon)
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1898
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Cyril Ritchard, Sydney Australia, actor (Peter Pan, Hans Brinker)
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1899
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Robert Welch, found John Birch Society
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1901
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Dorothy James, composer
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1902
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Morris "Red" Badgro, Wash, NFL hall of famer (Yanks, Giants, Dodgers)
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1904
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W A "Tony" Boyle, United Mine Workers president
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1905
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Charles Finney, US, author (Circus of Dr Lao)
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1905
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Ida Carroll, musician
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1906
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Jean Cartan, composer
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1909
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Jan Koplowitz, writer
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1910
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Dame Markova, [Alicia Lilian Alice Marks], London, ballerina
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1910
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Joel Fluellen, LA, actor (Burning Cross, Learning Tree)
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1911
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Walter Alston, baseball manager (Dodgers)
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1911
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Wim van Nuland, [Willem C Mhlmann], Dutch priest/writer (Doorstep)
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1912
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Minoru Yamasaki, architect (World Trade Center, NY)
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1912
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Terence Beckles, pianist/teacher
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1913
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Mary Martin, Weatherford Tx, actress (Peter Pan) Larry Hagman's mom
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1914
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Dame Alicia Markova, ballerina (Diaghilev Ballet Russe 1925-32)
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1914
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Johnny Johnston, St Louis Mo, singer (Make that Spare)
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1917
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Marty Marion, baseball player (NL MVP 1944)
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1917
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William Tracy, Pitts, actor (To the Shores of Tripoli)
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1918
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Kirby Laing, English contractor/multi-millionaire
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1919
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Anne Cox Chambers, Dayton Ohio, US ambassador to Belgium (1977-81)
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1919
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Ike Isaacs, guitarist
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1921
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Ralph Manza, SF Calif, actor (Banacek, Mama Malone, Newhart)
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1922
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Geraldine McCulloug, Maywood Ill, painter/sculptor (Phoenix)
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1922
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Paul Picerni, NYC, actor (Agent Lee Hobson-Untouchables)
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1923
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Stansfield Turner, CIA director
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1925
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David Doyle, Omaha Neb, actor (John Bosley-Charlie's Angels)
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1925
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Jaime Mendoza-Nava, composer
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1925
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Jordan Klein, Miami Fla, cameraman/director (Thunderball)
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1926
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Allyn Ann McLerie, Quebec, actress (Tony Randall Show, Thorn Birds)
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1926
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Keith Michell, Adelaide Australia, actor (6 Wives of Henry VIII)
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1926
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Robert Symonds, Bristow Okla, actor (Robert E Lee-Blue & Gray)
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1927
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Grant Beglarian, composer
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1929
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Alan Mouncer, film director/producer
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1929
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Dick Shawn, Buffalo NY, actor (Producers, Maid to Order, Angel)
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1929
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Emily McLaughlin, White Plains NY, actress (Jessie-General Hospital)
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1929
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Leon Biriotti, composer
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1932
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Robert T Herres, Denver Colo, USAF/astronaut
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1934
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Billy Paul, Phila, singer (Me & Mrs Jones)
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1934
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Hilly Axwijk, Suriname social worker
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1935
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Lou Rawls, Chic Ill, vocalist (Dean Martin's Golddigers, Natural Man)
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1935
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Roger Christian, US, ice hockey player (Olympic-gold-1960)
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1935
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Woody Allen, [Allen Konigsberg], Bkln, actor (Zelig, Annie Hall)
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1937
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Gordon Crosse, Bury Lancashire England, composer (Grace of Todd)
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1938
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Bill Playle, cricketer (NZ batsman in 8 Tests without distinction)
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1938
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Sandy Nelson, Santa Monica, 50s rocker (Teen Beat, All Night Long)
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1939
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Dianne Lennon, LA Calif, singer (Lennon Sisters)
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1939
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Lee Buck Trevino, Dallas Tx, PGA golfer (US Open 1968, 71)
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1940
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Matthias Habich, actor (Straight to the Heart, A Corps Perdu)
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1940
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Mike Denness, cricketer (England batsman & captain mid-70s)
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1940
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Richard Pryor, Ill, comedian/actor (Lady Sings the Blues, Stir Crazy)
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1940
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Ron Finn, Toronto, NHL linesman
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1942
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John Crowley, US, sci-fi author (Deep, Beasts, Novelty)
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1942
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Peter Kalikow, Queens NYC, real estate developer/publisher (NY Post)
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1943
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Nicholas Peter Negroponte, NYC, founder/director (Media Lab at MIT)
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1943
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Orton Enderlein, German FR, luge (Olympic-gold-1964)
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1945
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Bette Midler, Patterson NJ, singer/actress (Do You Want to Dance?)
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1945
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John Densmore, LA, drummer (Doors-C'mon Light My Fire)
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1945
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Ross Edwards, cricketer (Aussie middle-order bat of the 70's)
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1946
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Gilbert O'Sullivan, Ireland, singer (Alone Again Naturally)
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1946
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Ho-Jun Li, Korea PR, rifle (Olympic-gold-1972)
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1948
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Sarfraz Nawaz, cricketer (successful Pakistani pace bowler 1969-84)
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1949
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Pablo Escobar Gaviria, Colombian drug baron
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1950
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Richard Keith, Lafayette La, actor (Little Ricky-I Love Lucy)
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1951
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Alexander Panayotov Aleksandrov, Bulgaria, cosmonaut (Soyuz TM-5)
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1951
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Eric Bloom, rock vocalist/guitarist (Blue Oyster Cult)
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1951
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Jaco Pastorius, US jazz guitarist (Weather Report-Word of Mouth)
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1951
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Treat Williams, Rowayton CT, actor (Flashpoint, Hair)
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1954
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Bob Goen, TV host (Wheel of Fortune, Entertainment Tonight)
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1955
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Uwe Benter, German FR, coxsman (Olympic-gold-1972)
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1956
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Stuart Kimball, rock guitarist (Face To Face)
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1958
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Charlene Tilton, San Diego Calif, actress (Lucy Ewing-Dallas)
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1960
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Carol Alt[man], Queens NY (Mrs Ron Greshner)/actress (Private Parts)
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1961
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Barb Mucha, Parma OH, LPGA golfer (1992 Oldsmobile Classic)
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1962
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Pamela McGee, WNBA center/forward (Sacramento Monarchs)
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1962
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Stan Albers, Pleasant Beach NJ, actor (Curtis-Loving)
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1963
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Arjuna Ranatunga, cricketer (Sri Lankan Test batsman since 1982)
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1964
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Soren Henriksen, Denmark cricket all-rounder (86-94 ICC, Lancs 85-86)
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1966
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Craig David Parry, Sunshine Victoria, PGA golfer (1994 Honda-2nd)
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1966
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Greg McMichael, Knoxville TN, pitcher (Atlanta Braves)
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1966
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Matthew Laborteaux, actor (Killing Stone, Deadly Friend)
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1966
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Mike Flores, NFL defensive end (Washington Redskins)
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1966
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Steve Walsh, NFL quarterback (Chic Bears)
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1967
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Nestor Carbonell, NYC, actor (Luis-Suddenly Susan)
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1967
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Reggie Sanders, Florence SC, outfielder (Cin Reds)
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1968
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Anders Holmertz, Swedish free style swimmer (world record 400m)
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1968
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Eddie Britton, wide reciever (Baltimore Ravens)
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1968
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Steve Walsh, quarterback (Tampa Bay Buccaneers)
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1970
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Kirk Rueter, Centralia IL, pitcher (Montreal Expos)
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1970
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Takahiro Ikenoue, WLAF LB (Rhein Fire)
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1970
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Todd Steussie, NFL guard/tackle (Minnesota Vikings)
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1971
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Oscar Sturgis, WLAF DE (Frankfurt Galaxy)
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1971
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Rob Zatechka, NFL guard (NY Giants)
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1971
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Tom Robsock, NFL/WLAF guard (Raiders, Barcelona Dragons)
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1972
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Andre Royal, linebacker (Carolina Panthers)
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1972
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Charlie Jones, wide reciever (San Diego Chargers)
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1973
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Eric Thomas, Chartage Texas, 400m hurdler
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1973
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Mia Farrance, Melbourne VIC Australia, canoeist (Olympics-96)
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1974
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Richard Jordan, linebacker (Detroit Lions)
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1975
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Alya Rohali, Miss Universe-Indonesia (1996)
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1975
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Sandra Maidana, Miss Universe-Uruguay (1996)
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1976
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Konerak Sinthasomphone, Milwaukee Wisc, Jeffrey Dahmer's victim
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1988
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Zoe Kravitz, daughter of Lisa Bonet & Lenny Kravitz
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DEATHS
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660
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Eligius/Eloy, French bishop of Tournay-Noyon/saint, dies
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1135
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Henry I Beauclerc, king of England (1st king that could read), dies
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1374
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Magnus Eriksson, king of Norway/Sweden, dies
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1417
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Walraven I van Brederode, viceroy of Holland, dies
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1455
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Lorenzo Ghiberti, Italian sculptor, dies at 77
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1515
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Gonzalo Fern ndez de C¢rdoba, [el Gran Capit n], Span gen, dies at 62
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1521
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Leo X, [Giovanni de' Medici], Italian Pope (1513-21), dies at 45
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1530
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Margaretha of Austria, governess of the Netherlands, dies at 51
|
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1580
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Edmund Campion, English jesuit, hanged at 42
|
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1580
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Giovanni Morone, Italian theologian/diplomat/cardinal, dies at 71
|
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1623
|
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Thomas Weelkes, composer, dies at 47
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1633
|
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Isabella of Austria, infante of Spain/governess in Holland, dies at 67
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1635
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Melchior Teschner, composer, dies at 51
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1651
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Cristobal de Isla Diego, composer, dies at 65
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1700
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Willem ten Rhijne, Dutch physician in Batavia, dies at about 53
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1707
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Jeremiah Clarke, composer, dies
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1709
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A Sancta Clara, writer, dies
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1709
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Abraham a Santa Clara, [Johann Megerle], Germ court vicar, dies at 65
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1727
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Johann Heinrich Buttstett, composer, dies at 61
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1729
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Christian Ludwig Boxberg, composer, dies at 59
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1736
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Simon van Slingelandt, Dutch grand pensionary (1727-36), dies at 72
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1750
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Doppelmayr, mathematician
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1755
|
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Maurice Greene, composer, dies at 59
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1797
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Oliver Wolcott, US judge/signer (Decl of Independence), dies at 71
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1808
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Anton Fischer, composer, dies at 30
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1813
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Ferdinando Bertoni, composer, dies at 88
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1817
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Justin Heinrich Knechtl, composer, dies at 65
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1825
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Aleksandr I P Romanov, czar of Russia (1801-25), dies at 47
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1842
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Philip Spencer, 1st US naval officer condemned for mutiny, hanged
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1865
|
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Constant van Crombrugghe, Flemish monastery founder, dies at 76
|
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1887
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Albertus J Duymaer van Twist, gov-gen of Dutch-Indies, dies at 78
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1892
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? de Bruyne, Belgian sergeant in Congo, murdered
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1892
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Joseph Lippens, Belgian lieutenant in Congo, murdered
|
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1893
|
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Eduard Franck, composer, dies at 76
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1901
|
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George Lohmann, cricketer (in S Africa 18 Tests, 112 wickets), dies
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1916
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Charles E Vicomte de Foucauld, French explorer, dies at 58
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1925
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Vicente Arregui Garay, composer, dies at 54
|
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1926
|
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Hans Heinrich XIV Hochberg, composer, dies at 83
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1932
|
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Amadeo Vives, composer, dies at 61
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1934
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Sergei M Kirov, Josef Stalin's collaborator, assassinated in Leningrad
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1935
|
|
Bernard Schmidt, inventor (Schmidt camera), dies
|
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1939
|
|
Max Fiedler, composer, dies at 79
|
|
1941
|
|
Horace Chapman, cricketer (2 Tests for S Africa, 39 runs, 1 wkt), dies
|
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1945
|
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Harvey Bartlett Gaul, composer, dies at 64
|
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1947
|
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Aleister Edward S Crowley, British occultist, dies at 72
|
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1947
|
|
Hardy, mathematician, dies
|
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1950
|
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Ernest John Moeran, British composer, dies at 55
|
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1951
|
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Felix Petyrek, composer, dies at 59
|
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1952
|
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Victor E Orlando, Italian premier (1917-19), dies at 92
|
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1960
|
|
Ion Vasilescu, composer, dies at 57
|
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1968
|
|
Hugo Haas, actor/director (Bait, Pick Up), dies of asthma at 66
|
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1970
|
|
Frank Smailes, cricketer (England pace bowler Test v India 1946), dies
|
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1971
|
|
Arthur B Springarn, US NAACP chairman (1940-65), dies at 93
|
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1972
|
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Antonio Segni, Italian PM/pres (1955-57, 59-60, 62-64), dies at 81
|
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1973
|
|
David Ben-Gurion, founding father of Israel, dies in Tel Aviv at 87
|
|
1974
|
|
Lajos Zilahy, Hungarian/US author (Angry Angel), dies at 83
|
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1974
|
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Stephen Gill Spottswood, US bishop/chairman (NAACP), dies at 77
|
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1975
|
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Nick Kenny, US columnist/songwriter (Nick Kenny Show), dies at 80
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1977
|
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Paul Hardy, Belgian designer (Italian Country, dies at 69
|
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1980
|
|
Sam Levene, actor (Purple Heart, Designing Women), dies at 75
|
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1982
|
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Dorothy James, composer, dies on 81st birthday
|
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1983
|
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Mirsky, mathematician, dies
|
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1986
|
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Horace Heidt, orch leader (Swift Show Wagon), dies at 85
|
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1986
|
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Robert L "Bobby" Layne, football player (Detroit Lions), dies at 59
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1986
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[Irving] Lee Dorsey, [Kid Chocolate], US boxer/singer, dies at 59
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1987
|
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Donn Fulton Eisele, Col USAF/astronaut, dies of a heart attack at 57
|
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1987
|
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James Arthur Baldwin, writer (Another Country), dies at 63
|
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1989
|
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Alvin Ailey, US choreographer (Blues Suite, Revelations), dies at 58
|
|
1990
|
|
Jan H de Groot, Dutch co-founder (Vrij Nederland), dies
|
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1991
|
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Byron Webster, actor (That Man Bolt), dies of AIDS at 58
|
|
1991
|
|
George Joseph Stigler, US economist (Nobel 1982), dies at 80
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1994
|
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Hugh Chilvers, cricketer (151 wickets leg-spin for NSW 1928-37), dies
|
|
1994
|
|
Lionel Stander, actor (Max-Hart to Hart), dies at 86
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|
1996
|
|
Barbak Karmal, politician, dies at 67
|
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1996
|
|
Irving Gordon, songwriter, dies at 81
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|
1997
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|
Denis Gerald Barrington, artist, dies at 67
|
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1997
|
|
Stephane Grappelli, French jazz violinist, dies at 89
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