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638
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Start of Islamic calendar
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1265
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1st English Parliament formally convened (some authorities)
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1490
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1st printing of Ramban's Sha'ar ha-Gemul
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1492
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"Pentateuch" (Jewish holy book) 1st printed
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1552
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2nd version of Book of Common Prayer becomes manditory in England
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1556
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Most deadly earthquake kills 830,000 in Shensi Province, China
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1570
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Earl of Moray, regent of Scotland, assassinated; civil war breaks out
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1571
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Queen Elizabeth I opens Royal Exchange in London
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1579
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Union of Utrecht signed, forming protestant Dutch Republic
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1631
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France & Sweden sign anti-German Treaty of Brwald
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1637
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Dutch governor Johan Mauritius lands in Pernambuco Brazil
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1643
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Sir Thomas Fairfax takes Leeds for Parliamentarians
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1647
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Scottish Presbyterians sell captured Charles I to English parliament
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1663
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King Louis XIV affirms covenant with Rnstaten
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1668
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England, Netherlands & Sweden signs Triple Alliance against French
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1719
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Principality of Liechtenstein created within Holy Roman Empire
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1723
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Georg Friedrich Hndel's opera "Ottone," premieres in London
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1779
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Charles Messier catalogs M56 (globular cluster in Lyra)
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1789
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Georgetown, 1st US Catholic college, founded
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1793
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2nd partition of Poland, between Prussia & Russia
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1793
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Humane Society of Philadelphia (1st aid society) organized
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1796
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Armand-Gaston Camus becomes chairman of Council of 500
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1812
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7.8 earthquake shakes New Madrid, Missouri
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1833
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Joseph Pease, a Quaker, admitted to Parliament on his affirmation
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1845
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Uniform US election day for president & VP authorized
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1849
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Mrs Elizabeth Blackwell becomes 1st woman physician in US
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1849
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Patent granted for an envelope-making machine
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1856
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Steamer Pacific lost
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1862
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Agoston Haraszthy, 1st vintner in Sonoma Valley, imports 10,000
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1865
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-Jan 25th) Battle of City Point, VA (James River, Trent's Reach)
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1870
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173 Blackfoot (140 women & children) killed in Montana by US Army
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1879
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National Archery Association forms (Crawfordsville Ind)
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1889
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Dr Daniel Hale Williams forms Provident Hospital in Chicago
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1894
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G W Bunbury of Dublin sets shorthand record of 250 wpm for 10 min
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1896
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Edward Macdowell's 2nd Suite in E, premieres
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1897
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Start of Sherlock Holmes "Adventure of Abbey Grange" (BG)
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1902
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Winnipeg Victorias sweep Toronto Wellingtons in 2 for Stanley Cup
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1907
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Charles Curtis of Kansas becomes 1st Native American US senator
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1908
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US & Great-Britain demand end of abuses in Congo
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1909
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1st radio rescue at sea
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1916
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Temp falls from 44øF (7øC) to -56øF (49øC) night of 23-24, Browning MT
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1920
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Dutch refuse to turn over ex-kaiser Wilhelm I of Germany to allies
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1923
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Taxi strike in Amsterdam begins (through March 9th)
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1924
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Ramsey MacDonald forms 1st Labour govt in Britain
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1926
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Eugene O'Neill's "Great God Brown," premieres in NYC
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1928
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"Abenteuer of brave Soldier Schwejk" premieres in Berlin
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1930
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Clyde Tombaugh photographs planet Pluto
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1930
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George Washington Birthplace National Monument, Va established
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1930
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WIS-AM (now WOMG) in Columbia SC begins radio transmissions
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1932
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El Salvador army kills 4,000 protesting farmers
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1933
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20th amendment changes date of presidential inaugurations to 1/20
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1936
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Catholic People's Party (KVP) of Curaao forms
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1937
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Karl Radek & 16 others go on trial in Stalin's great purge
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1940
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Pianist Ignaz Paderewski becomes premier of Polish govt in exile
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1941
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Ground breaking for NACA (now NASA) Lewis Research Center
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1941
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WOR-AM in Newark NJ moves to NYC
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1942
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Japanese troops occupy Rabaul New Britain
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1942
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Tank battle at Adzjedabia, African corps vs British army
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1943
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66.34 cm (26.12"), Hoegees Camp, California (state record)
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1943
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British 8th army marches into Tripoli
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1943
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Detroit Red Wings scores NHL record 8 goals in 1 period
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1943
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Japanese Mount Austen on Guadalcanal captured
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1944
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Arnold Schoenberg's "Ode to Napoleon," premieres in NYC
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1944
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Det Red Wings score 15 goals against NY Rangers & NHL record 37 points, also most consecutive goals & most lopsided game 15-0
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1945
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Dutch Premier Gerbrandy, exiled in London, offers his resignation
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1946
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Rear Admiral Sidney W Souers, USNR, becomes 1st director of CIA
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1948
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Bradman scores 201 in 272 mins v India, 21 fours 1 six
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1948
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Huston's "Treasure of Sierra Madre" starring Humphrey Bogart opens
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1948
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Test debut of Neil Harvey, v India at Adelaide
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1950
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3rd edition of Joseph Kane's Famous 1st Facts published
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1950
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AP picks "Miracle Braves" of 1914 as greatest sports upset
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1950
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Israeli Knesset resolves Jerusalem is capital of Israel
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1950
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NFL rule changes open way for 2-platoon system (offense & defense)
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1950
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Rebel army of cap Raymond Westerner occupies Bandung
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1951
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3rd Emmy Awards: Alan Young Show, Alan Young & Gertrude Berg
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1953
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Bobby Simpson makes 1st-class debut for NSW 16 yrs 357 days
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1953
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NFL Dallas Texans become Baltimore Colts (now Indianapolis Colts)
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1953
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NFL's National & American conference become Eastern & Western conf
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1954
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Harry van Thorn chosen chairman of Dutch KVP
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1954
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Longest undefeated streak in Toronto Maple Leaf history (18 games)
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1955
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Babe Didrikson-Zaharias wins LPGA Tampa Golf Open
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1955
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KORK (now KVBC) TV channel 3 in Las Vegas, NV (NBC) 1st broadcast
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1958
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"Body Beautiful" opens at Broadway Theater NYC for 60 performances
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1958
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Dictator Marcos Prez Jimnez flees Venezuela, Larraz bal takes power
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1958
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Hanif Mohammad completes 337 in 970 minutes v West Indies
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1960
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Bathosphere "Trieste" reach bottom of Pacific (10,900 m)
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1961
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Supreme Court rules cities & states have right to censor films
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1961
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Venezuela adopts constitution
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1962
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Bob Feller & Jackie Robinson elected to Baseball Hall of Fame
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1962
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British spy Kim Philby defects to USSR
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1962
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Libya, Morocco, Algeria & Tunisia plan to form United Arab Maghreb
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1964
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24th Amendment ratified, barring poll tax in federal elections
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1964
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Arthur Miller's "After the Fall," premieres in NYC
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1965
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"King Family Show" (musical variety) premieres on ABC TV
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1965
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Boston Celtic center Bill Russell misses all 14 shots in loss to Philadelphia Warriors led by Wilt Chamberlain
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1965
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BPAA All-Star Tournament won by Dick Weber
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1967
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Stan Musial is named GM of Cards
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1968
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Joe Medwick elected to Baseball Hall of Fame
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1968
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Spy ship USS Pueblo & 83-man crew seized in Sea of Japan by N Korea
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1969
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Cream releases their last album "Goodbye"
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1970
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Australia's 1st amateur radio satellite (Oscar 5) launched (Calif)
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1970
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Dolle Mina's burns her bra in Amsterdam
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1970
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US launches 2nd generation weather satellite, ITOS 1
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1970
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US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site
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1971
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-80øF (-62øC) in Prospect Creek Camp, Alaska (US record)
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1971
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4th ABA All-Star Game: East 126 beats West 122 at Carolina
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1971
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UCLA loses to Notre Dame, UCLA then wins next 88 games in a row
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1972
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2nd AFC-NFC pro bowl, AFC wins 26-13
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1972
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Ard Schenk becomes European all-round skating champ
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1972
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Bootlegger sells wood alcohol to wedding party-100 die-New Delhi
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1972
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Entire population of Istanbul under 24 hour house arrest
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1972
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NFL Pro Bowl: AFC beats NFC 26-13
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1973
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23rd NBA All-Star Game: East beats West 104-84 at Chicago
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1973
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Helgafell, island of Heimaey Iceland erupts for 1st time in 7,000 yrs
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1973
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Jordan Air crash at Kano, Nigeria kills 176 Moslem pilgrims
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1973
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Pres Nixon announces an accord has been reached to end Vietnam War
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1974
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1st edition of women's magazine "Story"
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1975
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"Barney Miller" premieres on ABC TV
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1975
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Ralph Kiner elected to baseball's Hall of Fame
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1976
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Ian Redpath hits his only 2 sixes in Cricket Tests, v WI Adelaide
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1976
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Wash Caps end 25 game winless streak (0-22-3) beat NY Rangers 7-5
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1977
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$1.5-million Serge Lepage dress exhibited, Paris
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1977
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Miniseries "Roots" premieres on ABC
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1978
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Belgian industrial Haron Empain kidnapped in Paris
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1978
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NFL Pro Bowl: NFC beats AFC 14-13
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1979
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Willie Mays elected to Baseball Hall of Fame
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1981
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1st Richard Nixon museum opens (San Clemente Calif)
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1981
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Jochem Bird elected mayor of West Berlin
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1981
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Mike Bossy becomes 1st in NHL to score 50 goals in 50 games
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1981
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Red Sox trade Fred Lynn to Angels for Frank Tanana & Joe Rudi
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1982
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Urbe Blanca (cow) produces record 110 kg of milk, Cuba (approx date)
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1982
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World Airways DC-10 skids at Boston Logan Airport killing 2
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1983
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"A-Team" with Mr T premieres on NBC
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1983
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Bjorn Borg announces his retirement from tennis
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1983
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Cerebral Palsy telethon raises $14,700,000
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1983
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In NBA, Portland scores all 17 pts in overtime to beat Houston 113-96
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1983
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Russian radioactive satellite falls into Indian Ocean
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1983
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Schne skates ladies world record 5 km (7:40.97)
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1984
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Buffalo Sabres win NHL record 10th straight road game
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1984
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Greatest unpaced 1-hr bicycle distance, F Moser (Italy), 51.15 km
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1984
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Hulk Hogan defeats Iron Sheik to become WWF champ
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1985
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Britains House of Lords debate 1st televised
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1986
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"Jerome Kern Goes to Hollywood" opens at Ritz Theater NYC for 13 perfs
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1986
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1st induction of Rock 'N' Roll Hall of Fame (Chuck Berry, James Brown, Ray Charles, Domino, Everly Bros, B Holly, J L Lewis & E
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1986
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Columbia returns to Kennedy Space Center via Davis-Monthan AFB
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1987
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Dow Jones rises 64 points then drops 110 points (44.15 pt loss)
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1987
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Japan 1st exceeds military spending cap of 1% of GNP ($23 billion)
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1988
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45th Golden Globes: Last Emperor, Sally Kirkland, Michael Douglas
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1988
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62nd Australian Womens Tennis: Steffi Graf beats Chris Evert (61 76)
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1988
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Bob Benoit bowls 1st 300-pt game in a televised title match
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1988
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Experimental airplane Voyager, piloted by Dick Rutan & Jeana Yeager, complete 1st nonstop, round-the-world flight without refue
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1989
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Challenge to "who is a Jew" law filed in Israeli Supreme Court
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1989
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NBA New Jersey Nets begin a 32+ game road losing streak
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1990
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Dean Jones scores twin Test tons v Pakistan at Adelaide Oval
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1991
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"Seinfeld" debuts on NBC-TV
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1991
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World's largest oil spill, caused by embattled Iraqi forces in Kuwait
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1992
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"Visit" opens at Criterion Theater NYC for 45 performances
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1993
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50th Golden Globes: Scent of a Woman, wins
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1993
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Graham Gooch scores his 100th 100, on tour at Cuttack
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1993
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Indian Airlines B737 crashes art Aurangabad, 61 die
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1993
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NY Newsday reports Ore Sen Bob Packwood sexually harassed 23 women
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1993
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US female Figure Skating championship won by Nancy Kerrigan
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1994
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Bernie Kosar is 2nd QB to throw TD passes in AFC & NFC Champ games
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1994
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Worldwide Day for peace in Bosnia-Hercegovina
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1996
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Chris Cairns scores 120, 96 balls, 10x4, 9x6 in Test NZ v Zim
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1998
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Pope John Paul II condemns US embargo against Cuba
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3268
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Beginning of 2nd Julian Period (1/1 OS)
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BIRTHS
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1574
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Lucas I Franchoys, Belgian painter
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1582
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John Barclay, Scottish satirist/Latin poet (Argenis)
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1730
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Joseph Hewes, US merchant (Declaration of Independence signer)
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1752
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Muzio Clementi, Italian composer
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1761
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Friedrich von Matthison, German poet (Adelaide)
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1762
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Christian A Vulpius, Germany, writer (Rinaldo Rinaldini)
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1783
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Stendahl, [Marie Henri Beyle], France, writer (Le Rouge et de Noir)
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1785
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Carl A Agardh, Sweden, botanist/bishop of Karlstad
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1813
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Franz Commer, composer
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1816
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Carl Herrmann, near Hanover Germany, stage magician
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1820
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Alexander Nikoleyevich Serov, composer
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1828
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Calvin Edward Pratt, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1896
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1830
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Gaston AA Marquis de Gallifet, French general/min of War (1899-1900)
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1832
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douard Manet, France, Impressionist painter (Djeuner sur L'Herbe)
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1833
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John Randolph Chambliss Jr, Brig Gen (Confederate Army), died in 1864
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1840
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Ernst Abbe, Germany, physicist (Carl Zeiss Optics Company)
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1843
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Hans Heinrich XIV Hochberg, composer
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1857
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Andrija Mohorovicic, Croatian geologist (Moho discontinuity)
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1862
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David Hilbert, Knigsberg East Prussia, mathematician
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1865
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Benjamin Delmonte, theater director/actor (Black Haired Whore)
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1867
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Herbert Bedford, composer
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1868
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Juventino Rosas, composer
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1869
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Carlo Felice Boghen, composer
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1869
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Herbert David Croly, US author (Promise of American Life)
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1878
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Oton Zupancic, Slovenian poet (Zimzelen pod Snegom)
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1878
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Rutland Boughton, composer
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1885
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Boleslaw Wallek-Walewski, composer
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1887
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Mikl¢s K llay, premier Hungary (1942-44)
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1888
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Gilbert Ledward, British(?) sculptor
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1889
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Franklin Pangborn, Newark, actor (My Best Gal, Hats Off, Easy Living)
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1889
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Prosper Arents, Flemish bibliographer (Rubens-bibliography)
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1891
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Antonio Gramsci, Italian philosopher/marxist theorist
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1893
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Frank Carlson, (Gov/Rep/Sen-R-Ks)
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1894
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Remy Angenot, Flemish actor (Patriot/Idiot)
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1896
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Charlotte A E M W, grand duchess of Luxembourg (1919-64)
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1897
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Amanda Berry Smith, famous African
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1897
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Subhas Chandra Bose, Indian politician
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1898
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Randolph Scott, actor (Last of the Mohicans, Western Union)
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1898
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Sergei Eisenstein, Russia, director (Battleship Potemkin) [NS]
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1899
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Joseph Nathan Kane, historian (Famous Firsts)
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1900
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Mary Philips, CT, actress (Farewell to Arms, Incendiary Blonde)
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1900
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Ralph Graves, Cleve Ohio, actor (Dirigible, Flight, Dream Street)
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1901
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Benno Stokvis, Dutch attorney/politician
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1902
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Benny Waters, saxophonist
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1904
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Theodor Schaefer, composer
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1905
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David Newell, Mo, actor (Runaway Bride, White Heat, Dangerous Curves)
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1905
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Konstanty I Galczynski, Polish poet (Zielona Ges)
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1906
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Bob Steele, Pendleton Oregon, actor (Duffy-F Troop, Big Sleep)
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1907
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Dan Duryea, White Plains NY, actor (Pride of the Yankees)
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1907
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Hediki Yukawa, Japan, physicist (Nobel 1949)
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1908
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Hubert Nicholson, poet/novelist
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1908
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Pak Saleman Siswowitono, Javan/Surinamese writer
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1909
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Norman Fulton, composer
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1910
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Django Reinhardt, Belgium, Gypsy jazz guitarist
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1911
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Dan Smith, harmonica/gospel singer
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1912
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Ank van der Moer, actress (Verkade, Dutch Comedy)
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1914
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Napoleon L Bonaparte, French pretender to the throne
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1915
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Herma Bauma, Austria, javelin thrower (Oly-gold-1948)
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1915
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Potter Stewart, Mich, 94th Supreme Court justice (1958-81)
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1918
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Gertrude Belle Elion, NYC, biochemist/drug researcher (Nobel 1988)
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1919
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Bob Paisley, English soccer player/trainer/manager of FC Liverpool
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1919
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Ernie Kovacs, Trenton NJ, comedian (Ernie Kovacs' Show)
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1919
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Nina Dumbadze, USSR, Discus thrower (Oly-bronze-1952)
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1920
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Erbet Pawel, biographer (Kafka)
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1923
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Florence Halop, Queens, actress (Florence-Night Court, St Elsewhere)
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1923
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Horace Ashenfelter, US, 3000m steeplechase (Olympic-gold-1952)
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1923
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Walter M[ichael] Miller Jr, US, sci-fi author (Hugo, View from Stars)
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1924
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Frank R Lautenberg, (Sen-D-NJ, 1983- )
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1925
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Marty Paich, Oakland Calif, orch leader (Sonny & Cher, Glenn Campbell)
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1928
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Eugene Monti, Italy, bobsledder (Olympic-2 golds-1968)
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1928
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Jeanne Moreau, Paris France, actress (Going Places, Jules & Jim)
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1928
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Kees [Cornelis] Broekman, Dutch speed skater (Olympic-silver-1952)
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1929
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Ian Thomson, cricketer (England seam bowler v South Africa 1964-65)
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1929
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John Polanyi, Berlin, Canadian chemist (Nobel 1986)
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1930
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Derek Walcott, St Lucia, poet/writer (Omeros, Nobel 1992)
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1930
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Ken Errair, rocker (Four Freshmen)
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1930
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William Reid Pogue, Okemah Okla, Colonel USAF/astronaut (Skylab 4)
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1932
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Bud Shuster, (Rep-R-PA, 1973- )
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1933
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Arlene Golonka, Chicago Ill, actress (Millie-Mayberry RFD)
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1933
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Chita Rivera, Wash DC, actress (West Side Story, Sweet Charity)
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1933
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Joel Spiegelman, composer
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1934
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Lou Antonio, Okla City, actor (Barney-Snoop Sisters, Makin' It)
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1936
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Jerry Kramer, Green Bay Packer, author (Instant Replay)
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1938
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Anatoly Marchenko, Siberia, Soviet dissident
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1940
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Johnny Russell, country singer
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1942
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Ivan Ivanovich Bachurin, cosmonaut
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1942
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Laurie Mayne, cricketer (Australian pace bowler in 6 Tests 1965-70)
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1942
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Willy Bogner Jr, Munich, director (On Her Majesty's Secret Service)
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1943
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Gil Gerard, Little Rock Ark, actor (Buck Rogers in 25th Century)
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1943
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William E "Bill" Gibb, Scottish fashion designer
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1944
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Jerry Lawson, US singer (Persuasions-Under the Boardwalk)
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1944
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Marty Russo, (Rep-D-IL, 1975- )
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1944
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Rutger Hauer, Dutch actor (Blade Runner, Ladyhawke, Osterman Weekend)
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1944
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Sergey Belov, USSR, basketball player (Olympic-gold-1972)
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1946
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Asif Masood, cricketer (Pakistani quick with long & erratic run-up)
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1947
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Thomas R Carper, (Rep-D-DE, 1983- )
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1948
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Anita Pointer, Oakland, rock vocalist (Pointer Sisters-She's So Shy)
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1949
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Robert Cabana, Minneapolis, Mjr USMC/astronaut (STS 41, 53, 68, sk:88)
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1950
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Bill Cunningham, rock keyboardist/bassist (Box Tops)
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1950
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Danny Federici, rocker (E Street Band)
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1950
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Patrick Simmons, guitarist/vocal (Doobie Brothers-Minute by Minute)
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1950
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Richard Dean Anderson, Minneapolis, actor (MacGyver, Emerald Pt NAS)
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1950
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Richard Gilliland, Ft Worth Tx, actor (Jonesy-Waltons, Tom-Heartland)
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1950
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William Cunningham, rock bassist/pianist (Box Tops-Letter)
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1951
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Margaret Johnson Bailes, Bronx NY, 4X100 runner (Olympic-gold-1968)
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1951
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Michael Matz, equestrian show jumper (Olympics-silver-96)
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1952
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Omar Henry, cricketer (1st colored player for South Africa 1992)
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1953
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Lamont Robin Zander, rocker (Cheap Trick)
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1953
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Pat Haden, Westbury, NY, NFL quarterback (LA Rams)
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1954
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Edward Ka-spel, English singer/songwriter (Legendary Pink Dots)
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1954
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Franco De Vita, Caracas Venezuala, spanish singer (Extranjero)
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1954
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Rick Finch, rocker (KC & Sunshine Band-Give It)
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1954
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Trevor Hohns, cricketer (Australian leg-spinner 1989)
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1955
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Alexander O'Neal, R&B singer
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1955
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Reginald Calloway, trumpet player (Midnight Star-No Parking)
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1955
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Robin Zander, rocker vocalist/guitarist (Cheap Trick-Dream Police)
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1957
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Caroline Louise Marguerite Grimaldi, Monte Carlo Monaco, princess
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1958
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Lorraine Michaels, Canterbury England, playmate (Apr, 1981)
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1959
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Earl Falconer, British reggae bassist (UB40-Red Red Wine)
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1959
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Tyrone Power Jr, Los Angeles Calif, actor (Shag)
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1960
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Greg Ritchie, cricketer (Qld & Aust batsman Fat Cat Mahatma Cote)
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1960
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Misha Mck, East Orange NJ, actress (Gerri-Me & Mrs C)
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1961
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Trey Junkin, tight end (Arizona Cardinals)
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1963
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Gail O'Grady, Detroit, actress (Hitman, Nobody's Perfect, NYPD Blue)
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1963
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Hakeem Olajuwon, NBA center (Houston Rockets)
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1963
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Rocco Romano, CFL guard (Calgary Stampeders)
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1964
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Frank Winters, NFL center (Green Bay Packers-Superbowl 31)
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1964
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Mariska Hargitay, LA Calif, actress (Jesse Smith-Downtown, ER)
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1965
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Tim Berrett, Tunbridge Wells Engl, Canadian 20k walker (Oly-14-92, 96)
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1966
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Haywoode Workman, NBA guard (Indiana Pacers)
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1966
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Mike Brim, NFL cornerback (Cin Bengals)
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1966
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Scott Fortune, Newport Beach Calif, volleyballer (Oly-G-88,B-92, 96)
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1967
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Christine Parris-Washington, Truro Nova Scotia, softball (Olympics-96)
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1967
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Naim Suleymanoglu, Bulgaria, Turkish weight lifter (Oly-gold-1988)
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1968
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Eric Metcalf, NFL receiver/running back (Atl Falcons, SD Chargers)
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1968
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Lubomir Kolnik, Skalica CZ, hockey forward (Team Slovakia, Espoo)
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1968
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Petr Korda, Prague Czech, tennis star (1993 Doubles-Cincinnati)
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1968
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Todd Scott, NFL safety (Tampa Bay Bucs)
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1969
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Brendan Shanahan, Mimico Ont, NHL left wing (Whalers, Red Wings)
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1969
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Eric Carter, CFL cornerback (Hamilton Tiger Cats)
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1970
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Alan Embree, Vancouver WA, pitcher (Cleveland Indians)
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1970
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Jim Schwantz, NFL linebacker (Dallas Cowboys, SF 49ers)
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1970
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Mark Wohlers, Holyoke MA, pitcher (Atlanta Braves)
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1970
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Marquel Fleetwood, WLAF quarterback (Frankfurt Galaxy)
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1970
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Richard Smehlik, Ostrava Cze, NHL defenseman (Buf Sabres, Oly-Gold-98)
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1970
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Sherman Obando, Changuinola Panama, outfielder (Montreal Expos)
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1971
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Adam Parore, cricket wicket-keeper (NZ, 1st Maori Test centurion)
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1971
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James Logan, WLAF linebacker (Scotland Claymores)
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1971
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Julie Foudy, SD Calif, soccer midfielder (Olympics-96)
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1971
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Kevin Mawae, NFL center/guard (Seattle Seahawks)
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1971
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Mark Grimmette, Ann Arbor Mich, doubles luger (Olympics-1994)
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1972
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Anthony Peterson, NFL linebacker (Chicago Bears, SF 49ers)
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1972
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Gary Harrell, NFL/WLAF receiver (NY Giants, Frankfurt Galaxy)
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1972
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Kez McCorvey, NFL wide receiver (Detroit Lions)
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1972
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Tanya Harding, Australian softball pitcher (Olympics-bronze-96)
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1973
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Mark Kolesar, Minnedosa, NHL right wing (Toronto Maple Leafs)
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1974
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Glen Chapple, cricketer (Lancashire & England A pace bowler)
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1974
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Tiffani-Amber Theissen, Long Beach Ca, actress (Saved by Bell, 90210)
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1975
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Kevin Alexander, NFL wide receiver (NY Giants)
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1976
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Byron Hanspard, NFL running back (Atlanta Falcons)
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1976
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Phil Boudreault, Copper Cliff Ontario, boxer (Olympics-96)
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1980
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Theresa Kulikowski, Tacoma Wash, gymnast (World-bronze-95, Oly-96)
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DEATHS
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1002
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Otto III, German king/emperor 983/996-1002, dies at 21
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1356
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Margaretha of Bavaria, Emperess of Germany, dies
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1516
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Ferdinand II, king of Aragon/Sicily, dies at 63
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1548
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Bernardo Pisano, composer, dies at 57
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1622
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William Baffin, British explorer, dies at about 38
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1639
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Francisco Maldonado da Silva Solis, Peruvian poet, burned at stake
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1648
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Francisco de Rojas Zorrilla, Spanish poet (Del Rey Abajo), dies at 40
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1708
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Thomas Bullis, composer, dies at 80
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1800
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Edward Rutledge, US attorney (signed Decl of Indep), dies at 50
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1805
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Vaclav Pichl, composer, dies at 63
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1806
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William Pitt, the Younger, PM Great Britain (1783..1806), dies at 46
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1813
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George Clymer, US merchant (signed Decl of Independence), dies at 73
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1814
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Georg Friedrich Theodor Wolf, composer, dies at 52
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1837
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John Field, composer, dies at 54
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1838
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Arnold A Buyskes, Dutch vice-admiral/colonial director, dies at 67
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1845
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Francesco Ruggi, composer, dies at 77
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1864
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Michele Puccini, composer, dies at 50
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1875
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Charles Kingsley, English vicar/writer (Westward Ho!), dies at 55
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1879
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Adolf Jensen, composer, dies at 42
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1883
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Gustave Dor, French illustrator, dies at 51
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1891
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Boudouin LPMCAJL, prince of Belgium/count of Flaanders, dies at 21
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1893
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Jos Zorrilla y Moral, Spanish poet (Granada), dies at 75
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1898
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W A Remy, composer, dies at 66
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1908
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Edward Alexander MacDowell, US composer (Indian Suite), dies at 47
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1913
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Nazim Pasha, Turkey's PM, assassinated
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1921
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Wlasyslaw Zelenski, composer, dies at 83
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1926
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Dsir J Mercier, Belgian philosopher/cardinal, dies at 74
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1926
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Joseph Carl Breil, composer, dies at 55
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1931
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Anna Pavlova, Russian ballerina (Diaghilew, Dying Swan), dies
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1936
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Dame Clara Butt, alto singer (Country of Hope & Glory), dies at 62
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1939
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Ernst Blaá, writer, dies
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1939
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Matthias Sindelar, Austria soccer star, commits suicide
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1941
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Dobri Khristov, composer, dies at 65
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1943
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Alexander Woollcott, critic, dies of a heart attack on radio, at 56
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1944
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Edvard Munch, Norwegian painter (The Scream), dies at 80
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1945
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Helmuth J Moltke, German politician ("July 20th Plot"), executed at 37
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1946
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Feliks Nowowiejski, composer, dies at 68
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1946
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Matteo Giulio Bartoli, linguist, dies at 72
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1947
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Pierre Bonnard, French painter/illustrator, dies at 79
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1947
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Roy Park, cricketer (prolific Victorian bat & official), dies
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1956
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Alexander Korda, English movie producer (Henry VIII), dies at 62
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1957
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Willie Edwards, US black, murdered by KKK at 25
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1964
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Louis Horst, composer, dies at 80
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1966
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Jo van Ammers-Kller, Dutch playwright (Opstandigen), dies at 81
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1969
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Jaroslav Kricka, composer, dies at 86
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1975
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Karel Paul van der Mandele, director (Rotterdam Bank), dies at 94
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1976
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Aleksey Vasilyevich Sorokin, Russian cosmonaut, dies at 44
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1976
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Paul Robeson, athlete/lawyer/singer, dies in Philadelphia at 77
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1977
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Bernard "Toots" Shor, barkeeper, dies at 73
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1978
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Jack Oakie, actor (Great Dictator, Gang Buster), dies at 74
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1978
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Terry Kath, rock guitarist (Chicago), accidently shot in head at 32
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1981
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Bobby Sherwood, orch leader (Milton Berle Show), dies at 66
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1981
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Samuel Barber, US composer (School for Scandal), dies at 70
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1982
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Hope Hampton, actress (Star Dust, Lawful Larcency), dies at 83
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1984
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Samuel Gardner, composer, dies at 92
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1986
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Joseph Beuys, West German avant-garde artist/politician, dies at 64
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1989
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Salvador Dal¡, Surrealist painter, dies in Spain at 84
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1990
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Albert Collins, guitarist (Lynyrd Skynyrd), dies of pneumonia at 57
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1990
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Mariano Rumor, Italy's PM (1968-70, 73-1974), dies
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1992
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Freddie Bartholomew, child actor (Kidnapped), dies of emphysema at 67
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1992
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Ian Wolfe, actor (Houdini, THX-1138, Homebodies), dies at 95
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1992
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Simon Brand, South African banker/adviser to Pres De Klerk, dies
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1993
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Dudley Stevens, entertainer, dies of AIDS at 57
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1993
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Thomas A Dorsey, jazz pianist (Take My Hand, Precious Lord), dies
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1994
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Nikolai Ogarkov, Russian marshal (Flight KAL 007), dies at 76
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1994
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Oliver Smith, US set designer (Guys & Dolls-7 Tony Awards), dies at 75
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1994
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Sherry Mathis, actress (Search for Tomorrow), dies of cancer at 44
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1994
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Suzanne M Blum, French lawyer (Charlie Chaplin), dies at 95
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1995
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Harold Collett Dent, journalist/educationist, dies at 100
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1995
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Ken Hill, playwright/director, dies at 57
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1995
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Michael Whalley Wickham, artist, dies at 91
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1995
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Peter Ambrose Cyprian Luke, playwright, dies at 75
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1996
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John Mackin, programmer, dies at 36
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1996
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Norman MacCaig, poet, dies at 85
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1996
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Shirley Carter Burden, patrician, dies at 54
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1997
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Charles Craig, opera singer, dies at 77
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1997
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David Waller, actor (Lady Jane, Perfect Friday, Hannay), dies at 76
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1997
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Jeremy Stephen Maas, writer/art dealer, dies at 68
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1997
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Laura "Dinky" Patterson, dies bungee jump at Superbowl rehearsal at 43
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1997
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Randy Greenawalt, convicted killer, executed by injection at 47
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1997
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Richard Berry, lyricist (Louie Louie), dies at 61
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1997
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Roger John Tayler, astrophysicist, dies at 67
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1998
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Hilla Limann, president of Ghana in (1979-81), dies
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