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896
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Pope Formosa crowned king Arnulf of Karinthie/French emperor
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1071
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Battle of Cassel-Robert I the Frisian defeats Arnulf III/I
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1281
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Simon de Brion elected Pope Martinus IV
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1288
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Girolamo Masci elected Pope Nicolas IV
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1300
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Pope Boniface VIII delegates degree
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1349
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Jews are expelled from Zurich Switzerland
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1495
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French King Charles VIII enters Naples to claim crown
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1561
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William of Orange appointed viceroy of Burgundy/Charolais
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1630
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Indians introduce pilgrims to popcorn, at Thanksgiving
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1656
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New Amsterdam granted a Jewish burial site
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1744
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Battle at Toulon: English-French & Spanish fleet
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1746
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French troops conquer Brussels
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1746
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Jakobijnse troops vacate Aberdeen
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1774
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English House of Lords rules authors do not have perpetual copyright
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1775
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1st US joint stock company (to make cloth) offers shares at 10
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1775
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Jews expelled from outskirts of Warsaw Poland
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1784
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1st US ship to trade with China, "Empress of China," sails from NY
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1819
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Spain renounces claims to Oregon Country, Florida (Adams-On¡s Treaty)
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1821
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Spain sells (east) Florida to United States for $5 million
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1825
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Russia & Britain establish Alaska-Canada boundary
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1828
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Russia & Persia sign Peace of Turkmantsjai
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1835
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HMS Beagle/Charles Darwin leave Valdivia Chile
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1836
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Dutch garrison evacuates fort Du Bus New Guinea
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1847
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Battle of Buena Vista: US troops beat Mexican army
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1854
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1st meeting of Republican Party (Michigan)
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1856
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1st national meeting of Republican Party (Pittsburgh)
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1858
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Dion Boucicault's "Jessie Brown," premieres in NYC
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1860
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Organized baseball played in SF for 1st time
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1860
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Shoe-making workers of Lynn Ms, strike successfully for higher wages
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1861
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On a bet Edward Weston leaves Boston to walk to Lincoln's inauguration
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1864
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-27] Battle at Dalton Georgia
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1864
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2nd/last day of Battle of Okolona, MS
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1864
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Skirmish at Calfkiller Creek (Sparta) Tennessee
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1865
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Battle of Wilmington, NC (Fort Anderson) occupied by Federals
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1865
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Tennessee adopts a new constitution abolishing slavery
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1872
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1st national convention of Prohibition Party (Columbus Ohio)
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1876
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Johns Hopkins University opens
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1878
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Greenback Labor Party forms (Toledo Ohio)
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1879
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1st 5 & 10 store opened by Frank W Woolworth (Utica NY)
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1882
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With 120 miles James Saunders wins NYC's 24 hour race & $100 prize
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1887
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Union Labor Party organized in Cincinnati
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1888
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John Reid of Scotland demonstrates golf to Americans (Yonkers NY)
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1889
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Dakotas, Montana & Washington admitted to union
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1889
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Pres Cleveland signs bill to admit Dakotas, Montana & Washington state
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1892
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"Lady Windermere's Fan" by Oscar Wilde premieres at St James (London)
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1892
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Manitoba Rugby Football Union forms
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1898
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Black postmaster lynched, his wife & 3 daughters shot in Lake City SC
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1900
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Battle at Wynne's Hill, South-Africa (Boers vs British army)
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1900
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Hawaii became a US territory
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1903
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Due to drought the US side of Niagara Falls runs short of water
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1906
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Black evangelist William J Seymour arrives in LA Calif
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1907
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1st cabs with taxi meters begin operating in London
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1907
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Leonid N Andreyev's "Zhizn Cheloveka," premieres in St Petersburg
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1909
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Great White Fleet, 1st US fleet to circle the globe, returns to Va
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1912
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J Vedrines makes 1st airplane flight over 100 mph-161.29 kph
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1913
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Lowell HS, SF opens (on it's 1st campus)
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1915
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Germany begins "unrestricted" submarine war
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1917
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German Navy torpedoes 7 Dutch ships
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1918
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Germany claims Baltic states, Finland & Ukraine from Russia
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1920
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1st artificial rabbit used at a dog race track (Emeryville Calif)
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1922
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Congress authorizes Grant Memorial $1 gold coin
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1923
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1st successful chinchilla farm in US (LA Calif)
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1923
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Transcontinental airmail service begins
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1924
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1st presidential radio address (Calvin Coolidge)
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1927
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ARC soccer team forms in Alphen on the Rhine
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1927
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Baruch Spinosa's house of mourning opened as a museum
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1928
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1st solo England to Australia flight lands (Bert Hinkler)
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1932
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Purple Heart award reinstituted
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1933
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Gring forms SA/SS-police, shoots 40-50
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1934
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"It Happened One Night," opens at NY's Radio City Music Hall
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1935
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Airplanes are no longer permitted to fly over the White House
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1936
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Construction on Ypenburg Neth airport begins
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1939
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Netherlands recognizes Franco-regime in Spain
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1940
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Finnish troops vacate Koivisto island
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1940
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German air force sinks 2 German destroyers, killing 578
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1941
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Arthur T "Bomber" Harris becomes British Air Marshal
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1941
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German assault on El Agheila Libya
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1941
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IG Farben decides building Buna-Werke in Auschwitz Concentration Camp
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1941
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Nazi SS begin rounding up Jews of Amsterdam
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1941
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Paul Creston's 1st Symphony, premieres
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1941
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Roy Harris' "Ballad of a Railroad Man," premieres
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1944
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US 8th Air Force bombs Enschede, Arnhem & Nijmegen by mistake/800+ die
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1945
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Arab League froms (Cairo)
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1945
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British troops take Ramree Island, Burma
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1945
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Canadian 3rd Division occupies Moyland
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1948
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Arabs bomb attack in Jerusalem, 50 die
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1950
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Brockway & Weinstock publish "Men of Music" (rev ed)
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1955
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British aircraft carrier Ark Royal sets sail
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1956
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1st British soccer match at Kunstlicht: Portsmouth vs Newcastle United
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1956
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Elvis Presley's 1st hit in Billboard's top 10: "Heartbreak Hotel"
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1957
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Jockey Ted Atkinson, 3,500th win
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1957
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Walter O'Malley says Dodgers may play 10 exhibitions in Calif in 1958
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1958
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"Portotino" closes at Adelphi Theater NYC after 3 performances
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1958
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Australian swimmer Jon Konrads sets 6 world records in 2 days
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1958
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Egypt & Syria form United Arab Republic (UAR)
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1958
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Indonesian air force bombs Padang, Sumatra/Menado, Celebes
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1959
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1st Daytona 500 auto race-Lee Petty wins (135.521 MPH)
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1962
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Wilt Chamberlain sets NBA record with 34 free throw attempts
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1963
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Beatles begin their own music publishing company (Northern Songs)
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1964
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Beatles arrive back in England after their 1st US visit
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1965
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USSR launches Kosmos 57 into earth orbit (Voskhod Test)
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1966
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Soviets launch Kosmos 110 with Veterok & Ugolek, 1st 2-dog crew
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1967
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25,000 US & S Vietnamese troops launched Operation Junction City, offensive to smash Viet Cong stronghold near Cambodian border
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1967
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Barbara Garson's "MacBird," premieres in NYC
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1967
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Sling-shot goal post & 6' wide border around field are standard in NFL
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1968
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Rock group Genesis release their 1st record "Silent Sun"
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1969
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Barbara Jo Rubin becomes 1st female jockey to win at a major US track
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1970
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"Charles Aznavour" closes at Music Box Theater NYC after 23 perfs
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1971
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Lt Gen Hafiz al-Assad becomes President of Syria
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1972
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Khalifa bin Hamad Al Thani becomes Amir & Prime Minister of Qatar
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1972
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President Nixon, meets with Chinese Premier Chou En-Lai in Beijing
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1973
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US & China agree to establish liaison offices in Beijing & Wash DC
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1974
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Ethiopian police shoot at demonstrators
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1976
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Kathy Whitworth wins LPGA Bent Tree Golf Classic
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1978
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2 tankers with propane gas explode killing 15 at Waverly, Tenn
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1979
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Billy Martin named manager of Oakland A's
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1979
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Cleveland Metroparks Zoo's Primate & Cat Building is dedicated
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1979
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St Lucia gains independence from Britain
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1980
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Afghanistan declares martial law
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1980
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USA beats USSR in Olympic hockey 4-3 en route to a gold medal
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1981
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Amy Alcott wins LPGA Bent Tree Ladies Golf Classic
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1982
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NYC Mayor Koch announces he will run for NY governor (unsuccessful)
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1983
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Harold Washington wins Chicago's Democratic mayoral primary
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1983
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Hindus kill 3000 Moslems in Assam, India
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1983
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Vladimir Salnikov (USSR) sets 1500m free style swimming record
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1984
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Brothers Anton & Peter Stastny score 8 pts each for NHL Qubec
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1987
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Bruno Marie-Rose runs world record 200m indoor (20.36 sec)
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1988
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Bonnie Blair skates world record 500m (39.10 sec)
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1989
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1st Spanish commercial on network TV (Pepsi-Cola-CBS Grammy Award)
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1989
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31st Grammy Awards: Don't Worry Be Happy, Faith, Tracy Chapman
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1989
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Fins ministry of Public health installs sex vacation to thwart stress
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1989
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NY Lotto pays $26.9 million to one winner (#s are 1-5-12-19-44-50)
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1989
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UK physicist Stephen Hawking calls Star Wars a "deliberate fraud"
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1989
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US authors demonstrate against Iranian death treats against Salman Rushdee, author of "Satanic Rituals"
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1990
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1st day India v NZ cricket at Auckland NZ 5-78 at lunch, 9-387 stumps
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1991
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Actor Bill Bixby (57) weds Laura Michael (32)
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1991
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Bush & US Gulf War allies give Iraq 24 hrs to begin Kuwait withdrawal
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1991
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Kelli McCarty, 21, (Kansas), crowned 40th Miss USA
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1991
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Test Cricket debut of Sanath Jayasuriya, vs NZ at Hamilton
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1992
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"Park Your Car in Harvard Yard" closes at Music Box NYC
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1992
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Barry Diller resigns as CEO of Fox
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1992
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Ed McMahon, 69, weds Pamela Hurn, 37
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1992
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Lisa Walters wins LPGA Itoki Hawaiian Ladies Open Golf Tournament
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1992
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Rockers Kurt Corbin (Nirvana) & Courtney Love (Hole), wed
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1993
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Vinod Kambli scores 224 v England at Bombay, 411 balls, 23 fours
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1994
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"Les Miserables," opens at Chunichi Theatre, Nagoya
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1995
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Algiers police kill at least 99 prison rioters
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1995
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Steve Fossett completes 1st air balloon over Pacific Ocean (9600 km)
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1996
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"Bus Stop" opens at Circle in Sq Theater NYC for 29 performances
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1996
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Actress Halle Berry files for divorce from David Justice
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1996
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STS 75 (Columbia 19), launches into orbit
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1997
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Annika Sorenstam wins LPGA Cup Noodles Hawaiian Ladies Open
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1998
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"King & I," closes at Neil Simon Theater NYC after 781 performances
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1998
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18th Winter Olympic games close at Nagano Japan
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BIRTHS
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1403
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Charles VII, King of France (1422-61), drove out English
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1440
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Ladislaus V Posthumus, King of Hungary/Bohemia
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1514
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Tahmasp I, shah of Persia (1524-76)/author (Tazkire-i Shah)
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1533
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Pter Bornemisza, Hungarian vicar/author/publisher (Tragoedia)
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1542
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Santino Garsi, composer
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1573
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Gemignano Capilupi, composer
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1599
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Anthony Van Dyck, Antwerp Belgium, painter
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1634
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Petrus "Pieter" van Schooten, fortress architect
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1684
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William Pulteney, London, statesman (Earl of Bath)
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1705
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Peter Arctedius, [Artedi], Swedish biologist
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1732
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George Washington, Virginia, 1st pres (1789-97)
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1745
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Joao de Sousa Carvalho, composer
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1749
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Johann Nikolaus Forkel, musicologist/1st biographer of Bach
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1761
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Erik Eriksson Tulindberg, composer
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1761
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Jacob Kimball, composer
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1764
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Alexander Campbell, composer
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1770
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Jan Matyas Nepomuk August Vitasek, composer
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1772
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Joseph Lipavsky, composer
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1772
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Karl Jacob Wagner, composer
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1773
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Matthijs I van Bree, Flemish (court)painter
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1778
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Rembrandt Peale, portrait/historical painter (Court of Death)
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1779
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Joachim Nicolas Eggert, composer
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1788
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Arthur Schopenhauer, Germany, philosopher (Great Pessimist)
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1796
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Adolphe Quetelet, Belgium, mathematician/astronomer/statistician
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1797
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William I, Berlin, King of Prussia (1861-88)/German Emperor (1871-88)
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1798
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Charles Mynn Thruston, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1873
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1810
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Frdric F Chopin, Polish/French pianist/composer [OS]
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1810
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Holger Simon Paulli, composer
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1814
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Henryk Oskar Kolberg, composer
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1817
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Niels Wilhelm Gade, Danish violinist/composer/conductor
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1819
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Bernardo Calvo Puig, composer
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1819
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James Russell Lowell, poet/critic/diplomat/abolitionist
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1821
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Giovanni Bottesini, composer
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1822
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Adolf Kuszmaul, German physician (stomach pump, Kuszmaul disease)
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1827
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James Barnet Fry, Bvt Major General (Union Army), died in 1894
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1828
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Robert Alexander Cameron, Bvt Mjr Gen (Union volunteers), died in 1894
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1833
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Josef Foerster, composer
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1834
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Albert Heinrich Zabel, composer
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1836
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Eduard Wachmann, composer
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1838
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Pierre Jules Cesar Janssen, discoverer of hydrogen in Sun
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1840
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F August Bebel, German social-democrat
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1842
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Carl Rosa, Hamburg Germany, founder (Rosa opera company)
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1842
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Lon Vanderkindere, Belgian historian/mayor (Ukkel)
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1843
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Affonso de Escragnolle Taunay, France/Brazil writer (Inocencia)
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1844
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Kazamierz Julian Kratzer, composer
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1850
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Isaac L Rice, Germany, (namesake of Columbia Univ's Rice stadium)
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1852
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Pieter K Pel, internist (Pel-Ebstein fever)
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1857
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Heinrich Hertz, physicist, 1st to broadcast & receive radio waves
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1857
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Robert Baden-Powell, founder (Boy Scouts, Girl Guides)
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1862
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Karen Hulda Garborg[-Bergersen], Norwegian playwright (Mot Solen/Eli)
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1864
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Jules Renard, France, writer (Poil de Carotte)
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1865
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Otto Modersohn, German painter
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1868
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Henri Polak, union leader/politician (soc-dem)
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1873
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Muhammad Iqbal, Dutch East Indies lawyer/poet/philosopher
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1877
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Yme C Schuitmaker, Dutch potato salesman/dramatist
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1879
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Johannes Brínsted, Danish physical chemist (acid-base reactions)
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1882
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Eric Gill, England, sculptor/engraver/typographer (Perpetua)
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1883
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Alfred Wikenhauser, German RC exegetist (John-Apokalyps)
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1883
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Jaroslav Kocian, composer
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1883
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Marguerite Clark, voice (Snow White)
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1884
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Abraham "Abe" Attell, boxing hall of famer
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1886
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Hugo Ball, German playwright/co-founder Flametti
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1887
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Mary Ellen Chase, educator/author (Windswept, 1959 Sarah Hale Award)
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1889
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Robin G Collingwood, English philosopher (Roman Britain)
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1891
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"Chico" Marx, NYC, actor/comedian (Marx Brothers, Animal Crackers)
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1891
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Jan Wils, Holland, architect/designer (Amsterdam's Olympic Stadium)
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1891
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Lucien Cailliet, composer
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1892
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David Dubinsky, labor leader (Freedom Award, 1969 Medal of Freedom)
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1892
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Edna St Vincent Millay, poet/dramatist (Harp Weaver-Pulitzer Prize)
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1894
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Alexander Spitzmuller-Harmersbach, composer
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1895
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V¡ctor Ra£l Haya de la Torre, founder (Peruvian Aprista Party)
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1896
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Edvin Wide, Sweden, 10K runner (Olympic-silver-1924)
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1896
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Enid Markey, Dillon Colo, actress (Aunt Violet-Bringing Up Buddy)
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1896
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Nacio Herb Brown, US composer
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1896
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Paul Van Ostaijen, Flemish poet/writer/critic (Occupied City)
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1898
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Anton de Kom, Surinam/Dutch worker's union leader/resistance fighter
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1899
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Dwight Frye, Salina KS, actor (Black Camel, Dracula, Frankenstein)
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1900
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Evald Aav, composer
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1900
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Giorgios Seferis, Greece, poet (Nobel 1963)
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1900
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Luis Bru¤el, Calanda Spain, director (Tristana, Phantom of Liberty)
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1900
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Sean O'Faolain, [John Whelan], Ire, writer (Murder at Cobbler's Hulk)
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1901
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Charles E Whittaker, Kansas, US Supreme Court justice (1957-62)
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1901
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Mildred Davis, PA, actress (Grandma's Boy)
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1901
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Stefan Lorant, writer
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1902
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Hanns Neupert, German piano builder/author (Das Klavichord)
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1903
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Morley Callaghan, Canada, author (Toronto Star, Native Argosy)
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1904
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Peter Hurd, Roswell NM, painter (Portrait of Jos Herrera)
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1905
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Luis Sandi, composer
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1906
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Edmund von Borck, composer
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1906
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Gale Gordon, LA Calif, actor (Conklin-Our Miss Brooks, Here's Lucy)
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1907
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Robert Young, Chic Ill, actor (Father Knows Best, Marcus Welby MD)
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1907
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Sheldon Leonard, NYC, actor/director (Danny Thomas Show, Big Eddie)
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1908
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John Mills, England, actor (Big Sleep, King Rat, War & Peace)
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1908
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R¢mulo Betancourt, pres of Venezuela (1945-48, 1958-64)
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1909
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Roderick Barclay, diplomat
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1910
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Al Sears, jazz performer
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1910
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Muriel Monkhouse, Red Cross worker
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1910
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Nicholas Monsarrat, Liverpool England, novelist
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1915
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Dan Seymour, Chicago Ill, actor (We the People, Sing It Again)
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1915
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Gus Lesnevich, light heavyweight boxing champ (1947 fight of year)
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1917
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Harmen van Rossum, civil servant/resistance fighter (WW II)
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1917
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Jack Robertson, cricketer (superb Engld batsman only played 11 Tests)
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1917
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Jane Bowles, writer
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1918
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Charles O Finley, baseball team owner (Oakland A's)
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1918
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Don Pardo, Westfield Mass, TV announcer (Jeopardy, SNL)
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1918
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Robert Wadlow, Alton Ill, tallest known human (2.72 m, 8' 11.1")
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1918
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Sid Abel, NHLer (1948-49 Hart Trophy)
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1919
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Jiri Pauer, composer
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1920
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Bettina Vernon-Warren, dancer
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1920
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Del Wood, singer
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1920
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Giulietta Masina, Italy, actress (La Strada, Swindle, White Sheik)
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1921
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Jean-Bedel Bokassa, dictator
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1922
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Andre Asriel, composer
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1922
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Felix Werder, composer
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1925
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Edward Gorey, Chicago, author/artist (Curious Sofa)
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1925
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Gerard Hoffnung, Berlin Germany, artist/humorist/musician
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1925
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Guy Mitchell, Detroit MI, actor (Red Garters, 3 Redheads from Seattle)
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1925
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Raymond Joseph Cecil, British architect
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1926
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Bud Yorkin, producer (All in the Family, 1959, 1960 Emmy)
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1927
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David Ahlstrom, composer
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1927
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Donald May, Chicago Ill, actor (Adam-Edge of Night, Colt .45)
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1928
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Bruce Forsyth, London England, comedian/TV host (Generation Game)
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1928
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Paul Dooley, Parkensburg WV, actor (16 Candles, Strange Brew, Wedding)
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1929
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Marni Nixon, singer (for Audrey Hepburn, Natalie Wood & Deborah Kerr)
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1929
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Ryne Duren, near-sighted pitcher (NY Yankees)
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1930
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Allison Hayes, Washington, actress (Attack of the 50 Foot Woman)
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1930
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JPS van Neerven, Dutch economist/editor (Limbourg Daily)
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1932
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Edward M "Ted" Kennedy, (Sen-D-Mass, 1962- ), (Don't let him drive)
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1933
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Katharine Lucy Mary Worsley, England, Duchess of Kent
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1934
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George "Sparky" Anderson, SD, baseball manager (Reds, Tigers)
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1934
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Thomas Paul, Chicago Illinois, bass (NYC Opera 1963-70)
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1935
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Ineke [R M] Haas-Berger, Dutch MP (PvdA)
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1936
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Ernie K-Doe, [Ernest Kador Jr], New Orleans La, rocker
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1937
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Dubravko Detoni, composer
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1937
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Joanna Russ, US, sci-fi author (Hugo, Female Man, Alyx)
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1937
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Noel Murphy, British(?) rugby player
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1937
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Samuel Whitbread, English brewer/multi-millionaire
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1937
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Tommy Aaron, Gainesville GA, PGA golfer (1973 Masters)
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1938
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Bobby Hendricks, US soul vocalist (Itchy Twitchy Feeling)
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1938
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Ishmael Reed, US, author (Last Days of Louisiana Red)
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1939
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Steve Barber, pitcher (Balt Orioles, NY Yankees)
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1940
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Chet Walker, NBA all-star forward (Chicago Bulls)
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1940
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Johnson P Mlambo, South African leader (Pan-African Congress)
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1940
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Julian Chagrin, London, mime/actor (Golddiggers)
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1943
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David E Skaggs, (Rep-D-Colorado)
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1943
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Dick Van Arsdale, NBA all-star (NY Knicks, Phoenix Suns)
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1943
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Louise Lopez, singer
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1943
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Tom Van Arsdale, NBA all-star (Detroit, Cincinnati, KC-Omaha, Phil)
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1944
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E J Peaker, Tulsa Okla, actress (That's Life)
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1944
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Jonathan Demme, Baldwin NY, actor/director (Caged Heat, Swing Shift)
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1944
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Ranjit Fernando, Sri Lankan cricket wicketkeeper (1975 World Cup)
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1944
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Tom Okker, tennis star
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1945
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Oliver, rock vocalist (Good Morning Starshine, Jean)
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1947
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John Bryant, (Rep-D-TX, 1983- )
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1948
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Dennis Awtrey, NBA center (Chicago Bulls, Suns)
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1949
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Leslie Charleson, KC Missouri, actress (Monica-General Hospital)
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1949
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Nikki Lauda, Austria, formula 1 auto racer (world champ 1975, 77, 84)
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1950
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Ellen Greene, Bkln NY, vocalist/actress (Little Shoppe of Horrors)
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1950
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Julie Walters, England, actress (Educating Rita, Prick Up Your Ears)
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1950
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Julius Erving, ABA/NBA forward (Virg Squirers, NY Nets, Phila 76ers)
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1950
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Miou-Miou, Paris France, actress (Dog Day, My Other Husband)
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1950
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Sylvette Miou-Miou, Paris France, actress (Bottom Line, Menage)
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1951
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Harley O Staggers Jr, (Rep-D-WV, 1983- )
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1952
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James Philip Bagian, Philadelphia, MDPE/astronaut (STS 29, STS 40)
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1952
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Wayne John Levi, Little Falls NY, PGA golfer (1983 Buick Open)
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1955
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Tim Young, athlete
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1956
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Amy Alcott, Kansas City MO, LPGA golfer (1983 Nabisco Dinah Shore)
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1958
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Kyle MacLachlan, Yakima WA, actor (Blue Velvet, Dune, Hidden)
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1959
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Susan Benjamin, actress (Tracy-Accidental Family)
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1961
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Debbie Linden, Glasgow Scotland, actress (Kenny Everett Show)
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1961
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Don Van Spall, guitarist (Sleeze Beez)
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1961
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Marla O'Hara, Gardena Ca, WPVA volleyballer (Santa Cruz-3rd-1991)
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1961
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Mike Morris, NFL center (Minn Vikings)
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1962
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Lenda Murray, Detroit Mich, body builder (4X Ms Olympia)
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1962
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Lisa Jacquin, equestrian show jumper (Olympics-96)
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1962
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Michael Wilton, singer
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1963
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Dave Besteman, Madison Wis, speed skater (Olympics-1994)
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1963
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Devon Malcolm, cricketer (in Jamaica England fast bowler 1989-95)
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1963
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Vijay Singh, Lautoka Fiji, PGA golfer (1993 Buick Classic)
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1964
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Gigi Fernandez, [Beatriz], San Juan PR, US tennis star (Olymp-gold-96)
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1964
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Jim Wicek, NYC, actor (Ben-Ryan's Hope)
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1965
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Chris Dudley, NBA center (NY Knicks, Portland Trail Blazers)
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1965
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Joe Reekie, Victoria, NHL defenseman (Washington Capitals)
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1965
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Pat LaFontaine, St Louis Mo, NHL center (NY Islanders, NY Rangers)
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1966
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Brent Severyn, Vegreville, NHL defenseman (NY Islanders)
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1966
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Resga Riggins, Trussville Alabama, Miss Alabama-America (1991)
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1966
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Suave, singer
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1966
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Thorsten Kaye, soap actor (Patrick-One Life to Live, Silencers)
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1967
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Marianne Ihalainen, ice hockey right wing (Finland, Oly-98)
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1967
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Steve Broussard, NFL running back (Seattle Seahawks)
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1968
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Abeyratne Samarasekera, UAE cricket all-rounder (1996 World Cup)
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1968
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Jayson Williams, NBA center (NJ Nets)
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1968
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Jeri Ryan, actress (7 of 9-Star Trek Voyager)
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1968
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Johanne Samarasekera, UAE cricket opening bowler (96 World Cup)
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1968
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Reggie Rivers, NFL running back (Denver Broncos)
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1969
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Kahryn Tough, Calgary Alberta, volleyball (Olympics-96)
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1969
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Leslie Spalding, Billings MT, golfer (Montana Women's Amat-90, 91)
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1969
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Mark Chmura, NFL tight end (Green Bay Packers-Superbowl 31)
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1969
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Shawn Jefferson, NFL wide receiver (SD Chargers, NE Patriots)
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1970
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Adam Keefe, NBA forward (Utah Jazz)
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1970
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Dominic Roussel, Hull, NHL goalie (Winnipeg Jets)
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1970
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Leo Stefan, hockey forward (Team Germany 1998)
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1971
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Barry Smith, 100m/200m runner
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1971
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Gilbert Brown, NFL defensive tackle (Green Bay Packers-Superbowl 31)
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1971
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Jason Marshall, Cranbrook, NHL defenseman (Anaheim Mighty Ducks)
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1971
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Lea Salonga, Philippines, singer/actress (Miss Siagon)
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1971
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Lisa Fernandez, Lakewood Calif, softball pitcher (Olympics-gold-96)
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1971
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Max Lane, NFL tackle (NE Patriots)
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1971
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Mohammed Sylla, soccer player (Willem II, FC Martigues)
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1971
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Rico Mack, WLAF linebacker (Amsterdam Admirals)
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1972
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Christin Didier, Miss USA-Montana (1997)
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1972
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Michael Chang, Hoboken NJ, tennis star (1989 French Open)
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1973
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James Christensen, NFL guard (Atlanta Falcons)
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1973
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Kate Sage, Australian field hockey forward (Olympics-96)
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1973
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Kimberly Davies, Melbourne Aust, actress (Baywatch)
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1973
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Ntala Skinner, Sun Valley Idaho, biathelete (Olympics-1994)
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1974
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Aaron Gavey, Sudbury, NHL center (Tampa Bay Lightning)
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1974
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Kyoko Nagatsuka, Shizuoka Prefecture Japan, tennis star (1996 Hobart)
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1975
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Charles O'Bannon, NBA guard (Detroit Pistons)
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1975
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Drew Barrymore, LA Calif, actress (ET, Firestarter, Poison Ivy)
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1975
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Gregory Maddalone, Schenectady NY, dance skater (& Demkowski)
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1977
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Melanie Schnell, Radstadt Austria, tennis star (1994 semi Surabaya)
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1979
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David Lopez, Queens NY, actor (and God Created Women, Ghostwriter)
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DEATHS
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606
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Sabinian, Italian Pope (604-06), dies
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1071
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Arnulf III, earl of Flanders/Hainault (Arnulf I), dies in battle
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1076
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Godfried III, with the Hump, duke of Lower Lorraine, murdered [or Feb 2
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1078
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Johannes van Fcamp, Italian mystic writer, dies
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1078
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John of Fcamp, Italian mystic writer, dies
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1213
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Wibert of Gembloers, benediction/writer/abbot of Gembloers, dies
|
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1371
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David II Bruce, king of Scotland (1331..71), dies at 46
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1478
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Hendrik Herp (Herpius/Harphius), writer (Spieghel volcomenheit), dies
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1512
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Amerigo Vespucci, Italian explorer (America), dies at 60
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1674
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John Wilson, composer, dies at 78
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1687
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Jean-Baptiste Lully, Paris, composer
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1690
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Charles Le Brun, classical painter (Academie de Peinture), dies at 70
|
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1727
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Francesco Gasparini, composer, dies at 58
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1731
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Frederik Ruysch, Dutch anatomist, dies at 92
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1750
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Pietro Filippo Scarlotti, composer, dies at 71
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1770
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Christopher Snider, 11, Boston, becomes 1st martyr of US Revolution
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1788
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Franz Joseph Oehlschlagel, composer, dies at 63
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1816
|
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Adam Ferguson, Scottish sociologist/historian, dies at 92
|
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1822
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Johann Ignaz Walter, composer, dies at 66
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1824
|
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John Davy, composer, dies at 60
|
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1829
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Adam A earl von Neipperg, Austrian general, dies at 53
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1832
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Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, poet, Weimar, Germany
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1836
|
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John Clarke-Whitfeld, composer, dies at 65
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1838
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Friedrich Johann Eck, composer, dies at 70
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1846
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Carolus Antonius Fodor, composer, dies at 77
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1846
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Nikoli A Poveloi, Russian writer/publisher, dies at 49 [OS]
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1849
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Alexander Ernst Fesca, composer, dies at 28
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1875
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Charles Lyell, British geologist (Elements of Geology), dies at 77
|
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1878
|
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Franz Hunten, composer, dies at 84
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1896
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Thomas Hughes, politican/author of Tom Brown's Schooldays, Brighton
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1903
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Frederick William Farrar, writer/dean (Canterbury 1895-1903), dies
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1903
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Hugo Filipp Jakob Wolf, Austrian composer (Corregidor), dies at 42
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1912
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Richard Andree, German geographer (Andree's Handatlas), dies at 76
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1913
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Ferdinand Mongin de Saussure, Swiss linguist, dies at 55
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1913
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Francisco Indalecio Madero, Mex pres, assassinated in milt coup at 39
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1913
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Suarez, Mexican vice pres, assassinated in a miltary coup
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1925
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Georges/Joris Helleputte, Belgian Catholic minister, dies at 72
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1925
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Nina David, [Mrs Radcliffe N Salomon], poet/author, dies
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1925
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Thomas C Allbutt, English physiologist, dies at 88
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1930
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Godfried CE van Daalen, Dutch general/governor of Atjeh, dies at 66
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1934
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Willem Kes, violinist/composer/conductor, dies at 78
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1936
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Johan M Skjoldborg, Danish writer (Dynaes Digte), dies at 74
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1943
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Christoph Probst, German resistance fighter (That Weisse Rose), dies
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1943
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Hans Scholl, German resistance fighter (White Rose), beheaded at 24
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1943
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Sophie Scholl, German resistance fighter (Die Weisse Rose), beheaded
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1949
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Russell Porter, actor (Betsy, Hanna's War, British Empire), dies
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1956
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Paul Lautaud, [Maurice Boissard], Fr writer (Petit ami), dies at 84
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1957
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Harry Sothern, actor (Dr Huer-Buck Rogers), dies at 72
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1958
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Michael Todd, film magnate, killed in an New Mexico air crash
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1959
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Helen Parrish, actress (Hour Glass), dies of cancer at 36
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1960
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Hubert Cuypers, composer/choir conductor (Missa Populi), dies at 86
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1961
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George de las Cuevas Bustillo y Teheran, Chilean marquis, dies at 75
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1964
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Edie Martin, actor (Titfield Thunderbolt), dies at 84
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1966
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Paul de Keyser, Flemish philologist/folklorist, dies at 74
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1967
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Fritz Erler, German politician (SDP), dies at 53
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1967
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Joe Forte, actor (Horwitz-Life With Luigi), dies at 70
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1968
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Omer CFL Tulippe, Belgian geographer, dies at 71
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1971
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Barry Macollum, actor (On the Waterfront), dies at 81
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1971
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Matt McHugh, actor (Taxi, Freaks, Barbary Coast), dies at 77
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1971
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Rudolf Mauersberger, composer, dies at 82
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1972
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Walter Sande, actor (Adventures of Tugboat Annie), dies at 65
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1973
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Elizabeth Bowen, Anglo-Irish novelist (Cat Jumps), dies in Lond at 73
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1973
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Katina Paxinou, actress (For Whom the Bell Tolls, Zita), dies at 72
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1973
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Winthrop Rockefeller, US governor (Arkansas), dies at 60
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1976
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Angela Baddeley, actress (Speckled Band), dies at 71
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1976
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Florence Ballard, rocker (Supremes), dies of a heart attack at 32
|
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1976
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Michael Polany, Hungarians/English chemist/sociologist, dies at 84
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1977
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Edith Barrett, actress (Molly & Me, Ghost Ship), dies at 64
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1977
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Jack O'Connor, cricketer (batted in 4 Tests for England 1929-30), dies
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1978
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Ilka Chase, actress (Masquerade Party, Trials of O'Brien), dies at 74
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1978
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Phyllis McGinley, US poetess (Pulitzer 1961), dies at 72
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1980
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Alfred Andersch, German writer (Red Head), dies at 66
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1980
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Oskar Kokoschka, Austria/British painter/graphic artist, dies at 93
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1980
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Richard Kallman, actor (Verboten, Hell Canyon Outlaws), dies at 46
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1982
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Murray "the K" Kaufman, NYC DJ (5th Beatle), dies at 60
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1983
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Christina E "Christine" Auwen, singer/wife of John Kelly, dies at 75
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1983
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Romain Maes, Belgian bicyclist (Tour de France 1935), dies at 70
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1984
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David, spent most of his life in a plastic bubble, dies at 12
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1985
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Alexander Scourby, actor (Victory at Sea, Ransom), dies at 71
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1985
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Efrem A Zimbalist, Russian/US composer/violinist, dies at 95
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1987
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Andy Warhol, pop artist, dies of a heart attack at 58
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1987
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David Susskind, TV host (Open End, David Susskind Show), dies at 66
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1987
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Glenway Wescott, US writer (Apartment in Athens), dies at 85
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1989
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Joan Woodbury, actress (Super Sleuth, Northwest Trail), dies
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1990
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Stephen Burns, actor (Casey's Shadow), dies
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1992
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Richard Sheldon, dies at 59
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1993
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Jean Lecanuet, French UDF-presidential candidate, dies at 72
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1993
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Pieter A H Bos, Dutch lawyer/procureur-general (Aruba), dies at 63
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1994
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"Papa" John Creach, US jazz musician (Papa Blues), dies at 76
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1995
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Ed Flanders, actor (Dr Westphall-St Elsewhere), commits suicide at 60
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1995
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Elfi Althoff-Jacobi, Austrian circus director, dies at 80
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1995
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Lembarek Boumaarafi, Algerian murderer of Pres Boudiaf, dies
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1996
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Helmut Schoen, soccer coach, dies at 80
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1996
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Niall MacDermott, lawyer/politician, dies at 79
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1997
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Austin Andrew Wright, sculptor, dies at 85
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1997
|
|
Frank Launder, director/scriptwriter, dies at 91
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1998
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|
Grandpa [Louis Marshall] Jones, country singer (Hee Haw), dies at 84
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1998
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Jose Maria de Areilza, Sp minister of foreign affairs (1975-76), dies
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1998
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Sandy Hume, correspondent (Fox News), commits suicide at 28
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