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1085
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King Alfonso VI of Castily/Le¢n occupy Toledo on Moren
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1241
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1st attack on Jewish community of Frankfort-on-the-Main Germany
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1522
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Emperor Karel I returns to Spain
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1632
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Albrecht von Wallenstein recaptures Prague on Saksen
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1659
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Richard Cromwell resigns as English Lord Protector
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1660
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English King Charles II lands in Dover
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1661
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King Charles II marries Portuguese princess Catherina the Bragana
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1720
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"Le Grand St Antoine" reaches Marseille, plague kills 80,000
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1721
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John Copson becomes America's 1st insurance agent
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1784
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Jews are expelled from Warsaw by Marshall Mniszek
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1787
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Constitutional convention opens at Phila, G Washington presiding
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1793
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Father Stephen Theodore Badin is 1st US Roman Catholic priest ordained
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1810
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Argentina declares independence from Napoleonic Spain (Natl Day)
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1812
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Earthquake destroys Caracas Venezuela
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1825
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American Unitarian Assn founded
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1844
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1st telegraphed news dispatch is published in Baltimore Patriot
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1861
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John Merryman is arrested under suspension of writ of habeas corpus it later sparks a supreme court decision protecting writ
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1862
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Battle of Winchester VA
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1864
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Battle of New Hope Church, GA
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1868
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Aust Aboriginal Cricket tour of England begins v Surrey Gentlemen
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1870
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Irish Fenians raid Eccles Hill, Qubec
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1876
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1st tie in NL history (Athletics & Louisville, 2-2 in 14)
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1876
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4th Preakness: G Barbee aboard Shirley wins in 2:44.75
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1878
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Gilbert/Sullivans opera "HMS Pinafore," premieres in London
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1887
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Gas lamp at Paris Opera catches fire; 200 die
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1895
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20th Preakness: Fred Taral aboard Belmar wins in 1:50«
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1895
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Oscar Wilde sentenced to 2 years hard labor for being a sodomite
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1898
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1st US troop transport to Manila leaves SF
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1899
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33rd Belmont: R Clawson aboard Jean Beraud wins in 2:23
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1900
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Eyre M Shaw, 78, becomes oldest gold medalist in Olympics
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1904
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38th Belmont: George Odom aboard Delhi wins in 2:06.6
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1906
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After 20 straight wins, Boston Pilgrims lose to Chicago White Sox 3-0
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1911
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Revolution in Mxico overthrows President Jos Porfirio Diaz
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1914
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British House of Commons passes Irish Home Rule
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1915
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2nd Battle of Ypres ends with 105,000 casualties
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1915
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Chicago Claude Hendrix no-hits Pitts (Federal League), 10-0
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1919
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Casey Stengel releases a sparrow from under his baseball cap
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1922
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Babe Ruth suspended 1 day & fined $200 for throwing dirt on an ump
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1923
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Britain recognizes Transjordan with Abdullah as its leader
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1927
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Henry Ford stops producing Model T car (begins Model A)
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1928
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Amelia Earhart (as a passenger) is 1st woman to fly Atlantic Ocean
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1934
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Bla Bartk's "Enchanted Deer," premieres
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1935
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Babe Ruth hits his last 3 home runs, Boston Braves vs Pirates
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1935
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Jesse Owens equals or breaks 6 world records in one hour
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1937
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1st airmail letter to circle globe returns to NY
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1939
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Carl Storck becomes 2nd NFL president
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1940
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German troops conquer Boulogne
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1940
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Golden Gate Intl Expo reopens
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1941
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5,000 drown in a storm at Ganges Delta region in India
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1941
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Ted Williams raises his batting avg over .400 for 1st time in 1941
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1943
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Riot at Mobile Ala shipyard over upgrading 12 black workers
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1943
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Trident conference in Wash DC (operation plan '43 against Japan)
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1944
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Partisan leader Tito escapes Germans surrounding Bosnia
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1945
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Arthur C Clark proposes relay satellites in geosynchronous orbit
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1946
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Abdullah ibn Hussein becomes king of Jordan
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1946
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Jordan gains independence from Britain (Natl Day)
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1947
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Coal dust explosion rocks Centralia Coal Co's Mine #5 killing 111
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1948
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30th PGA Championship: Ben Hogan at Norwood Hills CC St Louis
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1948
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SF receives its 1st telecast
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1949
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Chinese Red army occupies Shanghai
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1950
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Bkln-Battery Tunnel opens in NYC
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1951
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NY Giant Willie Mays 1st major league game (goes 0 for 5)
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1953
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1st atomic cannon electronically fired, Frenchman Flat, Nevada
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1953
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1st non-commercial educational television station-Houston, Texas
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1953
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Braves Max Surkont strikes out record 8 Reds in a row
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1955
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Series of 19 twisters destroy Udall Kansas & most of Blackwell Okla
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1956
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Pope Pius XII publishes encyclical Haurietis aquas
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1957
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"Shinbone Alley" closes at Broadway Theater NYC after 49 performances
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1959
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Khrushchev visits Angola
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1959
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Supreme ct rules La prohibiting black-white boxing unconstitutional
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1960
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George Crowe's record 11th pinch-hit HR
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1961
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JFK sets goal of putting a man on Moon before the end of decade
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1961
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NASA civilian pilot Joseph A Walker takes X-15 to 32,770 m
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1962
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Isley Brothers release "Twist & Shout"
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1962
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US performs nuclear test at Christmas Island (atmospheric)
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1962
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US unions AFL-CIO starts campaign for 35-hour work week
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1963
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"Hot Spot" closes at Majestic Theater NYC after 43 performances
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1963
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Early Wynn wins his 300th baseball game
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1963
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Great Britain ends its amateur-professional classes in cricket
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1963
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Organization for African Unity formed by Chad, Mauritania & Zambia
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1964
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16th Emmy Awards: Dick Van Dyke Show, Dick Van Dyke & Mary Tyler Moore
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1964
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Frank Gilroy's "Subject is Roses," premieres in NYC
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1964
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Ground is broken for a new stadium in St Louis
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1964
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Supreme Court rules closing schools to avoid desegregation unconstitut
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1965
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Dave Davies of Kinks stumbles & is knocked unconscious on stage
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1965
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India & Pakistan border fights
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1965
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Muhammad Ali KOs Sonny Liston in 1 for heavyweight boxing title
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1965
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Roel van Duyn, Martijn Ananar & Rob Faado align in Provo
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1966
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Peru & Argentina soccer fans fight in Lima; 248 die
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1967
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Celtic wins 12th Europe Cup 1 in Lisbon
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1967
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John Lennon takes delivery of his psychedelic painted Rolls Royce
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1968
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BPAA All-Star Bowling Tournament won by Jim Stefanich
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1968
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BPAA US Women's Bowling Open won by Dotty Fothergill
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1968
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Gateway Arch in St Louis dedicated
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1968
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Rolling Stones release "Jumping Jack Flash"
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1968
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Unicorn by The Irish Rovers hits #7
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1969
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"Midnight Cowboy" released with an X rating
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1969
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Mickey Wright wins LPGA Bluegrass Golf Invitational
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1969
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Sudanese government is overthrown in a military coup
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1970
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3rd ABA Championship: Indiana Pacers beat LA Stars, 4 games to 2
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1971
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USSR performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakh/Semipalitinsk USSR
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1972
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Heavyweight Joe Frazier KOs Ron Stander
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1972
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US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site
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1973
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Argentine Peronist Hector C mpora installed as president
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1973
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Borussia Mnchengladbach wins 2nd UEFA Cup at Mnchengladbach
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1973
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George Harrison releases "Give Me Love" in UK
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1973
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US launches 1st Skylab crew Kerwin, Conrad, Weitz
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1975
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29th NBA Championship: Golden Warriors sweep Wash Bullets in 4 games
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1975
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Cleve's Dennis Eckersley, debuts shuting out the A's 6-0
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1975
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Joanne Carner wins LPGA American DefenderGolf Classic
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1976
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Heavyweight Muhammad Ali KOs Richard Dunn in Munich
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1977
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"Beatles Live! At Star-Club in Hamburg Germany" released
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1977
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"Brady Bunch Hour," last airs on ABC-TV
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1977
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Dutch social democratic party wins parliamentary election
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1977
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Liverpool wins 22nd Europe Cup 1 in Rome
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1977
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US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site
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1978
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"Star Wars" released
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1978
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Stanley Cup: Montreal Canadiens beat Boston Bruins, 4 games to 2
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1979
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American Airlines DC-10 crashes in Chicago killing 275
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1979
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Israel begins to return Sinai to Egypt
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1979
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Raul Gonz les of Mxico completes 50,000 m walk in record 3:41:38.4
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1980
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"Musical Chairs" closes at Rialto Theater NYC after 15 performances
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1980
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Donna Caponi Young wins LPGA Corning Golf Classic
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1980
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Jacek Wszoka of Poland sets high jump record (7'8")
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1981
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Al Unser becomes 1st Indy 500 winner to be disqualified
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1981
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Carl Yastrzemski is 4th to get 3,000 hits (Cobb, Musial & Aaron)
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1981
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Daniel Goodwin, scales outside of Chicago's Sears Tower in 7 hours
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1981
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Rangers' Bill Stein sets AL record with 7 consecutive pinch hits
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1982
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Ferguson Jenkins becomes 7th pitcher to strike out 3,000 batters
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1982
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Iranian troops reconquer Khorramshar
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1982
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STS-4 vehicle moves to launch pad
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1983
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"Return of the Jedi" (Star Wars 3) released
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1983
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1st National Missing Children's Day is proclaimed
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1983
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Fire in Nassermeer Egypt kills 357
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1983
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France performs nuclear test
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1983
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Kirk Gibson (Tigers) & Jorge Orta (Blue Jays) hit inside park HRs
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1984
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Det Tigers lose to Seattle 7-3 ends record tying 17 consecutive wins
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1984
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Red Sox trade pitcher Dennis Eckersley to Cubs for Bill Buckner
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1985
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Allan Border scores 4th successive 1st class 100 (v Derbyshire)
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1985
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Cyclone ravages Bangladesh; 11,000 killed
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1986
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30,000,000 watch "Live Aid," a massive benefit concert
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1986
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7,000,000 Americans form "Hands Across America"
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1986
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95-year-old woman scores a hole-in-one in Florida
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1986
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Ferry boat Shamia sinks on Maghna River Bangladesh, 600 killed
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1986
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Hands Across America - 6 million people hold hands from Calif to NY
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1986
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KC Royal George Brett gets his 2,000th hit
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1986
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Laurie Rinker wins LPGA Corning Golf Classic
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1986
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Virgilio Barco elected president of Colombia
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1988
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PSV wins Europe Cup
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1989
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Eastern Airlines graduates it 1st class of non-union pilots
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1989
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Mariners trade Mark Langston to Montreal for Randy Johnson
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1989
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Mikhail Gorbachev elected Executive President in the Soviet Union
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1989
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Stanley Cup: Calgary Flames beat Montreal Canadiens, 4 games to 2
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1989
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Weird Al Yankovic records "She Drives Like Crazy"
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1991
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"People Are Still Having Sex," by LaTour hits #35
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1991
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Israel evacuates 14,000 Ethiopian Jews
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1991
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Stanley Cup: Pittsburgh Penguins beat Minn North Star, 4 games to 2
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1992
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Jay Leno becomes permanent host of "Tonight Show"
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1992
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NY Yankees score 9 runs before 1st out in 8th inn, beat Brewers 13-7
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1992
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Oscar Luigi Scalfaro elected president of Italy
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1994
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Emmy 21st Daytime Award presentation - Susan Lucci not nominated
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1996
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Jennifer Maria Holsten, 18, crowned Miss Filipino-American
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1997
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Bell Atlantic Senior Golf Classic
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1997
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David Frost wins Golf's Colonial Final in Ft Worth Texas
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1997
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Indianapolis 500 race
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1997
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Minn Twins retire Kirby Puckett's uniform #
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1997
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Rosie Jones wins LPGA Corning Classic
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1997
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Todd & Mel Stottlemyre become 1st father & son to win 100 games
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BIRTHS
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1494
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Jacopo Pontormo II, Italy, painter (Sepulture of Christ)
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1550
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Camillus de Lellis, Italian soldier/monastery founder/saint
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1688
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Christian August Jacobi, composer
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1713
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John Stuart, 3rd earl of Bute, English premier (1760-63)
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1726
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Giuseppi Paolucci, composer
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1729
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Jean de Neufville, Dutch/US merchant (started 4th English war)
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1767
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Ferdinand Franzl, composer
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1767
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Friedrich Johann Eck, composer
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1779
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Henry M Baron de Kock, Dutch officer/politician
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1781
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Ferdinand K J, archduke of Austria-Este/gov-gen (Sicily)
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1803
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Ralph Waldo Emerson, US, essayist/philosopher (Concord Hymn)
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1818
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Jacob Burckhardt, Swiss cultural historian
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1821
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Diederich Krug, composer
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1830
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Jules de Geyter, Belgian poet (International)
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1839
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John Eliot, English meteorologist
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1845
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William Muldoon, Belfast NY, boxing commissioner (help find PAL)
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1847
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Alphonse Goovaerts, composer
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1847
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John Alexander Dowie, [Elijah the Restorer], US, evangelist
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1852
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Louis FMF Franchet d'Esprey, [Desperate Frankey], Fren marshal (WW I)
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1865
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Frederick Augustus III, King of Saxon (1904-18)
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1865
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John Raleigh Mott, organizer (YMCA, Nobel 1946)
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1865
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Pieter Zeeman, Dutch physicist (Zeeman effect, Nobel 1902)
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1877
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Billy Murray, singer (Denver Nightengale)
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1878
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Bill "Bojangles" Robinson, actor (Stormy Weather, Little Colonel)
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1879
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W Maxwell Aitken lord Beaverbrook, Canada/English banker
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1882
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Harry Fox, entertainer
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1886
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Philip Murray, founded Congress of Industrial Organizations (CIO)
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1888
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Miles Malleson, writer/actor (Phantom of Opera, Postman's Knock)
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1889
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Gilardo Gilardi, composer
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1889
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Igor Sikorsky, developed a working helicopter
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1889
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Sverre Jordan, composer
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1891
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Robert W P Peereboom, Dutch editor in chief (Haarlem Newspaper)
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1894
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Dirk Vansina, Flemish playwright (Verschaeve Gives Evidence)
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1896
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Jan N Bakhuizen van den Brink, theologist/church historian
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1897
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Alan Kippax, cricketer (22 Tests for Australia 1924-34, brilliant bat)
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1898
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Bennett Cerf, publisher (Random House) panelist (What's My Line)
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1898
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Gene Tunney, world heavyweight boxing champion (1926-30)
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1898
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Gustav Regler, writer
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1898
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Mischa Levitzki, composer
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1901
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Milenko Zivkovic, composer
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1902
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Helvi Lemmikke Leiviska, composer
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1904
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Kurt George Hugo Thomas, composer
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1905
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Binnie Barnes, London, actress (Adv of Marco Polo, Diamond Jim)
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1905
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Joseph C Harsch, Toledo Ohio, newscaster (Background)
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1907
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Rachel Carson, conservationist/writer (silent springs)
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1907
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U Nu, premier Burma (1948-58, 1960-62)
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1908
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David Lean, British director (Lawrence of Arabia)
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1908
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Theodore Roethke, US, poet (Words for the Wind)
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1910
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Ernest Anderson, publicist
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1912
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Eddie Maxwell, singer (Yes We Have No Bananas)
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1913
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Joseph Peter Grace, businessman
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1915
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Daniel Wolf, journalist
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1916
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Lou van Rees, Dutch impresario [or May 29]
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1916
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Virginia Ginny Simms, actress/singer (Kay Kyser Band)
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1917
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Dorothy Sarnoff, US, actress(?)
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1917
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Jimmy Hamilton, saxophonist
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1917
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Steve Cochran, Eureka CA, actor (Mozambique, Gay Senotiys, Dallas)
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1918
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Claude Akins, Nelson GA, actor (BJ & Bear, Movin' On, Lobo)
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1918
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Peder Lunde, Norway, yachtsman (Olympic-silver-1952)
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1919
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Gino Negri, composer
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1919
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Lindsey Nelson, Pulaski Tn, sportscaster (NY Mets)
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1921
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Hal David, lyricist (Promises Promises-Grammy 1969)
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1923
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John Weitz, spy/author/fashion designer (Friends in High Places)
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1925
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Aldo Clementi, composer
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1925
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Jeanne Crain, Barstow Calif, actress (Man Without a Star)
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1926
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Kitty Kallen, rocker
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1926
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M von der Grn, writer
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1926
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Miles D Davis, Alton Ill, jazz trumpeter (L'ascenseur pour l'chafaud)
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1927
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Robert Ludlum, NYC, spy novelist (Bourne Identity)
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1928
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Frigyes Hidas, composer
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1928
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Mary Tuck, social researcher/civil servant
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1929
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Beverly Sills, [Belle "Bubbles" Miriam Silverman], Bkln NY, soprano
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1929
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David S Ruder, 23rd chairman of Security & Exchange Commission
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1931
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John Gabriel, Niagara Falls NY, actor (Cat Gang, Fantasies)
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1932
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Georgi Mikhailovich Grechko, USSR, cosmonaut (Soyuz 17, 26, T-14)
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1932
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John Grogery Dunne, US writer (Up Close & Personal, True Confessions)
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1932
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K C Jones, Taylor Tx, basketball player (Olympic-gold-1956)
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1933
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Roger Bowen, actor (M*A*S*H, Main Event, What about Bob, Petulia)
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1934
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David J Burke, Liverpool England, writer
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1934
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Ron Nesson, press secretary (Gerald Ford)
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1936
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Rusi Surti, cricketer (Indian slow lefty, hat-trick for Qld 1969)
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1936
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Tom T Hall, Olive Hill Ky, country singer/writer (Harper Valley PTA)
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1938
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Ludmil Buldakova, USSR, volleyball player (Olympic-gold-1972)
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1938
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Raymond Carver, poet/short story writer (Furious Season)
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1939
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Dixie Carter, TN, actress (Designing Women, Edge of Night)
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1939
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Ian McKellen, England, actor (Keep, Plenty, Scarlet Pimpernel)
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1942
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Bill Young, rocker
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1942
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Brian "Blinky" Davison, rocker
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1943
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John "Poli" Palmer, rocker (Family K)
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1943
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Leslie Uggams, NYC, singer/actress (Leslie Uggams Show, Roots)
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1943
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Poli Palmer, rocker (Family)
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1943
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Sally Jesse Raphael, TV talk show host (Sally) [or Feb 25]
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1943
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Wynand C Malan, South African lawyer/NP/DP-politician
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1944
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Frank Oz, Heresford England, puppeteer (Sesame St, Muppet Show)
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1944
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Robert Michael Payton, pizza magnate
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1945
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Dave Lee Travis, DJ
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1946
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Irnema Szewinski Kirszenstein, Poland, 200m runner (1968 Olym Gold)
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1946
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Janet E[llen] Morris, US, sci-fi author (Golden Sword, Tempus)
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1946
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Tommy Cecil, ferryman
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1947
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Jessi Colter, [Miriam Johnson], Phoenix, country singer (I'm Not Lisa)
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1947
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Karen Valentine, Santa Rosa CA, actress (Love Amer Style, Room 222)
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1947
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Mitch Margo, Bkln, rocker (Tokens-Lion Sleeps Tonight)
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1949
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Jamaica Kincaid, [Elaine P Richardson], Antigua/US journalist (NYer)
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1949
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Lalith Kaluperuma, cricketer (two Tests for Sri Lanka 1982)
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1951
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Clifford Archer, bassist (Atlantic Star-Touch a 4 Leaf Clover)
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1953
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Donald Albert Weibring Jr, Quincy IL, PGA golfer (1979 Quad Cities)
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1953
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Jane Priest, Perth Australia, Prince Charles' lover
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1953
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Rich Alves, Pleasanton Calif, singer (Pirates of Miss-Fred Jake)
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1954
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Alison Stern, wife of radio personality Howard Stern (Private Parts)
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1955
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Connie Selleca, Bronx, actress (Hotel, Capt America II)
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1956
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Tatsutoshi Goto, wrestler (WAR/NJPW)
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1957
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Hillary Bailey Smith, Boston MA, actress (Nora-One Life to Live)
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1958
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Claus Minah, singer (Scorpions)
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1958
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Dorothy Straight, 4 year old author (How World Begun)
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1958
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Klaus Meine, rocker (Scorpions-No One Like You)
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1958
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Paul Weller, guitar (Jam-This is Modern World, Style Council)
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1959
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Cathryn Harrison, London England, actress (Old Woman in Black Moon)
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1960
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Benot van Innis, Belgian cartoonist/painter/cartoonist (NY Post)
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1961
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Hiro Saito, wrestler (All-Japan/NJPW/Calgary)
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1962
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Amy Read, Birmingham MI, golfer (1994 Healthsouth Palm Beach-15th)
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1962
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Zulqarnain, cricketer (last person in alphabetical order to play Test)
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1963
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Mike Myers, Canada, comedian (SNL, Wayne's World) [or Jun 25]
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1964
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David Shaw, St Thomas, NHL defenseman (Tampa Bay Lightning)
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1965
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Mark Knight, Calif, rock guitarist (Bang Tango-Dancin' on Coals)
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1965
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Remco Prins, Dutch rock guitarist/vocalist (Burma Shave-Stash)
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1965
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Roef-Ragas, Dutch actor (Missing Link, Red Rain, Juju, Mykosch)
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1965
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Stefka Kostadinova, Bulgaria high jumper (world record 1987)
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1966
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Bill Haselman, Long Branch NJ, catcher (Boston Red Sox)
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1966
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Dave Hollins, Buffalo NY, infielder (Minn Twins)
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1966
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Melissa McNamara, Tulsa OK, LPGA golfer (1991 Stratton Mt Classic)
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1967
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Danny Gonzales, jockey
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1967
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Juan Jimenez, WLAF quarterback/receivers coach (Barcelona Dragons)
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1967
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Luc Nilis, Belgian soccer player (RSC Anderlecht/PSV)
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1967
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Ruthie Bolton, McClain Miss, basketball guard (Olympics-gold-96)
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1968
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Debbi Miho Koyama, LPGA golfer (1995 US Women's Open-28th)
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1968
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Kendall Gill, NBA guard/forward (NJ Nets)
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1968
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Nathalie Schneyder, SF Calif, synchronized swimmer (Olympics-gold-96)
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1968
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Shawn Bouwens, NFL guard (Jacksonville Jaguars)
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1969
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Anne Heche, Ohio, actress (Donnie Brasco, Juror, Volcano)
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1969
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Matt Borlenghi, LA Calif, actor (Brian Bodine-All My Children)
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1970
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Danni Roche, Melbourne VIC Australia, field hockey midfielder (Oly-96)
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1970
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Heather Simmons-Carrasco, Mt View Ca, synchro swimmer (Oly-alt-96)
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1970
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Joey Eischen, West Covina CA, pitcher (LA Dodgers)
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1970
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Lindsay Greenbush, LA, twin actress (Carrie-Little House on Prairie)
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1970
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Michael B Enyaer, writer (Pilot One)
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1970
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Robert Croft, cricketer (Glamorgan off-spinner, England 1996-)
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1970
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Sandra Dopfer, Lustenau Austria, tennis star (1995 Futures-Lerida)
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1970
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Sidney Greenbush, LA, twin actress (Carrie-Little House on Prairie)
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1971
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Alan Kline, NFL tackle (NO Saints)
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1971
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Justin Henry, Rye NY, actor (Kramer vs Kramer, 16 Candles)
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1971
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Keith Hamilton, NFL defensive tackle (NY Giants)
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1971
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Larry Thompson, CFL/NFL wide receiver (Seattle Seahawks, BC Lions)
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1971
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Tim Kroeker, Chilliwack BC, 110m hurdler (Olympics-96)
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1972
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Antonio Lang, NBA forward (Cleveland Cavaliers)
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1972
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Tony Ronaldson, Adelaide SA Australia, basketball forward (Oly-96)
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1973
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Duncan Free, Australian rower (Olympics-96)
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1973
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Earl Mackey, NFL linebacker (Minn Vikings)
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1973
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Jeff Smith, NFL/WLAF corner (Scotland Claymores/KC Chiefs)
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1973
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Jose Corbeil, Pointe-Claire Quebec, volleyball player (Olympics-96)
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1973
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Maria Jose Gaidano, Buenos Aires Arg, tennis star (1993 Belg doubles)
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1973
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Racquel Spurlock, WNBA center (Houston Comets)
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1974
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Dennis Stallings, linebacker (Tennessee Oilers)
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1975
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Adam Saathoff, Tuscon Ariz, running target (Olympics-1996)
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1976
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Tarik Glenn, offensive tackle (Indianapolis Colts)
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DEATHS
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615
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Boniface IV, Pope (608-15), dies
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709
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Aldhelmus of Ealdhelm, Engl abbot/bishop/poet/saint, dies at about 69
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946
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Edmund the Older, king of Wessex/England (939-46), dies
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1085
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Gregory VII, [Ildebrando], Pope (1073-85), dies
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1125
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Hendrik V, last Salische German king, dies
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1261
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Alexander IV, [Rinaldo dei conti di Segni], Pope (1254-61), dies
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1510
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Georges d'Amboise, French cardinal/viceroy in North Italy, dies at 49
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1555
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Gemma Frisius, Frisian geographer/astronomer, dies at 46
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1681
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Caldron, writer, dies at 81
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1765
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Pierre-Joseph Le Blan, composer, dies at 53
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1826
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Christian Friedrich Ruppe, composer, dies at 72
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1849
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Andreas Michiels, Dutch milt gov of West Sumatra, dies in battle at 52
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1862
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Johann N Nestroy, Aust actor (Einmal Keine Sorgen Haben), dies at 60
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1895
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Ahmed Djevdet Pasja, Turkish minister of Justice, dies at 73
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1899
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Marie-Rosalie "Rosa" Bonheur, French painter, dies at 68
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1914
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Paolo Giorza, composer, dies at 81
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1916
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Jack Marsh, cricketer (Aboriginal bowler played for NSW 1900-03), dies
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1917
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Leon Felix Augustin Joseph Vasseur, composer, dies at 72
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1919
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Madame C J Walker, wealthy cosmetics manufacturer, dies at 51
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1924
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Theodore Morse, composer, dies at 51
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1926
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Symon Petlyura, leader of Ukraine (pogroms), assassinated at 47
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1934
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Gustav Theodore Holst, English composer (Ode to Death), dies at 59
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1936
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Jan Levoslav Bella, composer, dies at 92
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1937
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Henry O Tanner, artist, dies
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1946
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Patty Smith Hill, songwriter (Happy Birthday To You), dies at 78
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1948
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Jacques Feyder, actor/director (kermesse hroique), dies at 59
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1949
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Simon H Spoor, intelligence officer/general (WW II), dies at 47
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1958
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Rolland Beaumont, cricketer (5 Tests for S Africa), dies
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1964
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Vasily Andreyevich Zolotaryov, composer, dies at 92
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1965
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Sonny Boy Williamson, [Aleck Miller], blues player, dies at 65
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1968
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Charles K Feldman, [Gould], producer (Casino Royale), dies at 63
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1968
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George KFW von Kchler, German marshal (Netherlands 1940), dies at 86
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1971
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Jo Etha Collier, young black woman killed by 3 whites in Drew Miss
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1971
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Mark Brunswick, composer, dies at 69
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1971
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Terence De Marney, actor (Case Thomas-Johnny Ringo), dies at 62
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1974
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Donald Crisp, actor/director (Beloved Brat, Dawn Patrol), dies at 91
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1974
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Frank Ward, cricketer (4 Tests for Australia 1936-38), dies
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1974
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Pam Morrison, wife of Door's vocalist Jim, dies of drug overdose
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1981
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Rosa Ponselle, US singer (Metropolitan Opera), dies at 84
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1981
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Roy Brown, rocker, dies at 55 of a heart attack
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1981
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Roy James Brown, US boxer/singer (Good rockin' tonight), dies at 55
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1982
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Larry J Blake, actor (Earth vs the Flying Saucers), dies at 68
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1983
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Sydney Box, academy award producer, dies at 76
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1984
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Piet Ketting, Dutch pianist/conductor/composer, dies at 79
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1985
|
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Harold Hecht, choreographer, dies at 77 of cancer
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1985
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Robert Nathan, US writer/poet (Portrait of Jennie), dies at 91
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1986
|
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Chester Bowles, US senator/ambassador, dies at 85
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1990
|
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Vic Tayback, actor (Mel-Alice), dies of a heart attack at 60
|
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1991
|
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Dorothy Davis Bostwick, entertainer, dies
|
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1992
|
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Danny Biasone, persuaded NBA to use 24 second clock, dies at 83
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1992
|
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Johan B W Polak, publisher/publicist (Bloom of Dcadence), dies at 63
|
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1992
|
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Marshall Thompson, US actor (To Hell & Back), dies at 66
|
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1992
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Nancy Walker, actress (Ida Morgenstein-Rhoda), dies of cancer at 71
|
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1992
|
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Philip C Habib, US diplomat (Middle-East/Asia), dies at 72
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1992
|
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Viktor Grishin, hardline soviet communist, dies at 78, dies
|
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1993
|
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Dan Seymour, actor (Bombs over Burma, Intrigue, Watusi), dies at 78
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1993
|
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Louise Tazewell, entertainer, dies at 93
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1994
|
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Eric Gale, guitarist, dies at 55
|
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1995
|
|
Dany Robin, actress (Follow the Boys, Topaz, Julietta), dies at 68
|
|
1995
|
|
Dick Curless, singer/songwriter, dies at 63
|
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1996
|
|
Bernard Charles Sendall, deputy director general of ITA, dies at 83
|
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1996
|
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Buck, dog (Married with Children), dies at 13
|
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1996
|
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David W Howe, test pilot, dies at 77
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1996
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Enid Kathleen Hutchinson, adult educationalist, dies at 86
|
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1996
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John Morrison, politician/landowner, dies at 89
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1996
|
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Laurence Marks, journalist, dies at 67
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1996
|
|
Renzo de Felice, historian, dies at 67
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1997
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Muhammad Fadhel, PM of Iraq (1953-54), dies
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