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1501
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Cesare Borgia returns in triumph to Rome from Romagna
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1536
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Franois Rabelais absolved of apostasy by Pope Paul III
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1562
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Edict of St Germain recognizes Huguenots in France
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1584
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Bohemia adopts Gregorian calendar
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1595
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French king Henri IV declares war on Spain
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1601
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France gains Bresse, Bugey, Valromey & Gex in treaty with Spain
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1656
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Brandenburg & Sweden sign Treaty of Knigsberg
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1718
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Avalanche destroys every building in Leukerbad, Switz; kills 53
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1746
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Battle of Falkirk, Scotland-Edward I defeats & massacres Scots
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1757
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German Diet declares war on Prussia
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1773
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Capt James Cook becomes 1st to cross Antarctic Circle (66ø 33' S)
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1775
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9 old women burnt as witches for causing bad harvests, Kalisk, Pol
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1775
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R B Sheridan's "Rivals," premieres in London
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1779
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Capt Cooks last notation in ship's log Discovery
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1821
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Mxico permits Moses Austin & 300 US families to settle in Texas
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1827
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Duke of Wellington appointed British supreme commander
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1832
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Johannes van den Bosch appointed gov-gen of Dutch-Indies
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1852
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British recognize independence of Transvaal (in South Africa)
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1861
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Flush toilet patented by Mr Thomas Crapper (Honest!)
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1862
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-Jan 22nd) BBT Ft Henry, TN by USS Lexington
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1863
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Civil War skirmish near Newtown, Virginia
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1864
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General Longstreet's command ends heavy fighting at Dandridgem TN
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1871
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1st cable car patented, by Andrew S Hallidie (begins service in 1873)
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1874
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Armed Democrats seize Texas govt ending Radical Reconstruction
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1882
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1st Dutch female physician Aletta Jacobs opens office
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1885
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Brits beat Mahdists at Battle of Abu Klea in Sudan
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1893
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-17øF (-27øC), Millsboro, Delaware (state record)
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1893
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Queen Liliuokalani deposed, Kingdom of Hawaii becomes a republic
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1895
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French president Casimir-Perier resigns
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1895
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Flix Faure installed as president of France
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1899
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US takes possession of Wake Island in Pacific
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1904
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Anton Chekhov's "Cherry Orchard" opens at Moscow Art Theater
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1905
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Punchboards patented by Charles Brewer & C G Scannell, Chicago
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1911
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Failed assassination attempt on premier Briand in French Assembly
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1911
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Percy Mackaye's "Scarecrow," premieres in NYC
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1912
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Robert Scott expedition arrives at South Pole, 1 month after Amundsen
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1913
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Raymond Poincar elected president of France
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1914
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Gerhart Hauptmann's "Der Bogen des Odysseus," premieres in Berlin
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1915
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Antoni van Leeuwenhoek's Hospital in Amsterdam opens
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1915
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Russia occupies Bukovina & Western Ukraine
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1916
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1st PGA Championship: Jim Barnes at Siwanoy CC Bronxville NY
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1916
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Professional Golfer Assn (PGA) forms in NYC
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1917
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US pays Denmark $25 million for Virgin Islands (or 3/21)
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1920
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Paul Deschanel elected president of France
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1923
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Belgian Working people Party protest against occupied Ruhrgebied
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1923
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Origin of Brown[?] lunation numbers
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1926
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George Burns marries Gracie Allen
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1928
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1st fully automatic photographic film developing machine patented
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1929
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Popeye makes 1st appearance, in comic strip "Thimble Theater"
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1933
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Bradman takes second Test wicket, Hammond, bowled
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1934
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Carl Hubbell, NL MVP winner, gets $18,000 contract by the NY Giants
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1934
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Electric Home & Farm Authority incorporated
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1934
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NY Giants reward MVP pitcher Carl Hubbell with $18,000 contract
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1938
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Supreme Soviet elects Michail Kalinin as presidium chairman
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1939
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Ed Barrow is elected Yankee president succeeding deceased J Ruppert
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1943
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Tin Can Drive Day
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1944
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Korvet Violet sinks U-641 in Atlantic Ocean
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1945
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Auschwitz concentration camp begins evacuation
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1945
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Gilbert Dodds, record miler (4:05.3), retires to do gospel work
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1945
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Liberation of Warsaw by Soviet troops (end of Nazi occupation)
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1945
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Swedish diplomat Raoul Wallenberg, credited with saving tens of thousands of Jews from the Nazis, arrested by secret police in
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1946
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United Nations Security Council holds its 1st meeting
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1947
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Muiden Neth ammunition factory explodes, 16 die
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1948
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Netherlands & Indonesia agree to a cease fire
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1948
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Trial of 11 US Communist party members begins in NYC
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1950
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"Alive & Kicking" opens at Winter Garden Theater NYC for 46 perfs
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1950
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11 men rob Brink's office in Boston of $1.2M cash & $1.5M securities
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1951
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China refuses ceases-fire in Korea
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1954
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Jacques Cousteau's 1st network telecast airs on "Omnibus" (CBS)
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1954
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NFL Pro Bowl: East beats West 20-9
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1954
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Suggs Louise wins LPGA Sea Island Golf Open (Cloister)
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1955
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Submarine Nautilus begins 1st nuclear-powered test voyage
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1957
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9-county commission recommends creation of BART
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1957
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Cavern Club opens (home of Beatles' 1st appearance)
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1959
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"Say, Darling" closes at ANTA Theater NYC after 332 performances
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1960
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Mickey Wright wins LPGA Sea Island Women's Golf Invitational
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1960
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NFL Pro Bowl: West beats East 38-21
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1961
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Eisenhower allegedly orders assassination of Congo's Lumumba
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1962
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A NASA civilian pilot Neil A Armstrong takes X-15 to 40,690 m
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1962
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Roy Harris' 8th Symphony, premieres in SF
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1963
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Joe Walker takes X-15 to altitude of 82 km
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1963
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Wilt Chamberlain of NBA SF Warriors scores 67 points vs LA
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1966
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B-52/KC-135 tankers crash near Spanish coast at Palomares, 7 die
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1966
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Martin Luther King Jr opens campaign in Chicago
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1968
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Soyuz 4 & 5 completed 1st docking of 2 manned spacecraft
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1969
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Beatles release Yellow Submarine album in UK
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1969
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Debut album of Led Zeppelin released in US
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1969
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Soyuz 5 lands
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1970
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357 baseball players are available in the free-agent draft
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1970
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AFL Pro Bowl: West beats East 26-3
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1970
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John M Burgess installed as bishop of Protestant Episcopals (Mass)
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1970
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Sporting News names Willie Mays as Player of the Decade for the 1960s
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1971
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Super Bowl V: Balt Colts-16, Dallas Cowboys-13 in Miami Superbowl MVP: Chuck Howley, Dallas, LB
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1972
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Section of Memphis' Highway 51 South renamed Elvis Presley Blvd
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1973
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City of Amsterdam decides to support Hanoi
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1973
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New Philippine constitution names Marcos president for life
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1974
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Styne, Comdem & Green's musical "Lorelei," premieres in NYC
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1976
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"I Write the Songs" by Barry Manilow hits #1
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1976
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Hermes rocket launched by European Space Agency
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1977
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KC releases Tommy Davis, ends an 18-year career with 10 teams
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1977
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NFL Pro Bowl: AFC beats NFC 24-14
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1977
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Zaire president Mobutu visits Belgium
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1979
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NY Islanders didn't get a shot off in 1 period against NY Rangers
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1979
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Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi flees Iran
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1979
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USSR performs underground nuclear test
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1980
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NASA launches Fltsatcom-3
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1981
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Philippino president Marcos ends state of siege
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1983
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10th American Music Award: Kenny Rogers
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1983
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Alabama Gov George C Wallace, becomes governor for record 4th time
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1983
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Nigeria expels 2 million illegal aliens, mostly Ghanaians
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1984
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Supreme Court rules (5-4) oks private use of home VCRs to tape TV programs for later viewing does not violate federal copyright
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1985
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Azharuddin scores second Test century in second Test (v England)
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1986
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Tim Witherspoon beats Tony Tubbs in 15 for heavyweight boxing title
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1987
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Pres Reagan signs secret order permitting covert sale of arms to Iran
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1988
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"Teddy & Alice" closes at Minskoff Theater NYC after 77 performances
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1988
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Leslie Manigay elected president of Haiti
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1989
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Al Arbour wins his 600th NHL game as coach
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1989
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Gunman opens fire in Calif schoolyard; 5 students slain, 30 wounded
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1989
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Murden & Metz are 1st women to reach South Pole overland (on skis)
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1989
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Phoenix Suns cancel game at Miami Heat, due to racial unrest in Miami
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1990
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5th Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Awards: Bobby Darin
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1990
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Dave Stewart signs record $3,500,000 per year Oak A's contract
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1990
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Kinks inducted into Cleveland's Rock & Roll Hall of Fame
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1990
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Who, Simon & Garfunkel, 4 Seasons, 4 Tops, Hank Ballard, Platters &
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1991
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Iraq fires 8 Scud missiles on Israel
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1991
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Mountie Jacques Rougeau beats Hart for WWF intercontinental title
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1991
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Operation Desert Storm begins-US led allies vs Iraq
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1991
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Operation Desert Storm: 1st US pilot shot down (Jeffrey Zahn)
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1992
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Sarah Ferguson attends dinner of Everglades club (club excludes Jews)
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1993
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14th ACE Cable Awards: HBO wins 32 awards
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1993
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Russian Irina Privalova cycles world record 300m indoor (35.45")
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1994
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6.6 Earthquake hits Los Angeles killing 60, $30B in damage
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1994
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Liz Taylor released from the hospital after hip treatment
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1995
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"Carousel" closes at Beaumont Theater NYC after 322 performances
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1995
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7.2 earthquake destroys Kobe Japan (5,372 die)
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1995
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Australia beat Australia A 2-0 to win the World Series Cup
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1995
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LA Rams announce that they are moving to St Louis
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1997
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NBA suspends Dennis Rodman indefinitely/$25,000 for kicking cameraman
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1998
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Pres Clinton faces sexual harrament charges from Paula Jones
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BIRTHS
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1342
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Philip, the Bold, duke of Burgundy
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1463
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Frederick III, the Wise, elector of Saxony (1486-25), protector Luther
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1501
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Leonhard Fuchs, Germany, botanist (History of Plants)
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1504
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Pius V, [Antonio Ghislieri] saint, pope (1566-72)
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1517
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Antonio Scandello, Italian composer (Passion of Johannes)
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1545
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Antonio Pace, composer
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1574
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Robert Fludd, composer
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1600
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Calderon, writer
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1600
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Pedro Caldron de la Barca, Spanish poet/dramatist
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1612
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Thomas Fairfax, Lord Fairfax, English Parliamentary general
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1657
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Pieter van Bloemen, [Standaart], Flemish painter, baptized
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1659
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Antonio Veracini, composer
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1683
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Gerard van Loon, Dutch historian
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1706
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Benjamin Franklin, Boston, kite flyer/statesman/wit/inventor
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1712
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John Stanley, composer
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1719
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Jean-Joseph Vade, composer
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1728
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Johann Gottfried Muthel, composer
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1732
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Stanislaw II August Poniatowski, last king of Poland (1764-95)
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1733
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Thomas Linley, composer
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1734
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Franois-Joseph Gossec, Belgian-French composer (Les Pcheurs, Mirza)
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1745
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Nicolas Roze, composer
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1759
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Paul Cuffe, Mass, merchant/shipbuilder/black nationalist
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1761
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James Hall, Scotland, geologist
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1769
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Ole Andreas Lindeman, composer
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1771
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Charles Brockden Brown, father of American novel (Wieland)
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1806
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James Madison Randolph, (Jefferson's grandson) 1st born in White House
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1814
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Ellen Wood, English author (East Lynne, Pomeroy Abbey)
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1818
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Antoine Dorion, (L) joint premier of Canada (1858, 1863-64)
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1820
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Anne Bronte, English novelist/poet (Tenant of Wildfell Hall)
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1828
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Lewis Addison Grant, Bvt Mjr General (Union volunteers), died in 1918
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1834
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Wilhelmina J R Albregt-Engelman, Dutch actress/daughter of Mimi Bia
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1835
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Antanas Baranauskas, Lithuanian bishop/poet/dialectologist
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1835
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Johan Filip von Schantz, composer
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1836
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Jose Silvestre de los Dolores White Lafitte, composer
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1842
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Anton G van Hamel, founder (Roman Philology in Netherlands)
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1845
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Lucas Lindeboom, Dutch vicar/evangelist (Vredebond)
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1850
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Alexander Sergeyevich Taneyev, St Petersburg Russia, composer
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1853
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Alva Vanderbilt Beaumont, women's rights advocate & activist
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1857
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Eugene Augustin Lauste, developer (1st sound-on-film recording)
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1857
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Wilhelm Kienzl, Austrian composer (Evangelimann)
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1858
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Tomas Carrasquilla, Colombian author (Frutos de mi Tierra)
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1862
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John E Akkeringa, Dutch painter/etcher
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1863
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David Lloyd George, (L-PM-Britain, 1916-22)
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1863
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Henry Charles Tonking, composer
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1863
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Konstantin S Stanislavski, Russia, director (Stanislavski Method)
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1864
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Lucien Herr, France, scientist (Corresp entre Schiller et Schiller)
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1873
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Franois Rasse, composer
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1876
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Olga Fastrova, writer
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1877
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Hans Jelmoli, composer
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1878
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Oscar Apfel, Cleve, actor (Abraham Lincoln, Inspiration, Before Dawn)
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1880
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Mack Sennett, movie creator (Keystone Kops)
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1881
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Alfred R Radcliffe-Browne, British anthropologist (Andaman Islanders)
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1884
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Noah Beery, US actor (Mark of Zorro, Sea Wolf)
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1885
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E Ball-Hennings, writer
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1885
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Joseph Arendt, Belgian worker's union leader
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1886
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Glenn Luther Martin, aviator (Collier Trophy-1933)
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1886
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Ronald Firbank, London, novelist (Flower Beneath the Foot)
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1891
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Marjorie Gateson, Bkln NY, actress (One Man's Family)
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1891
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Norman "Squab" Read, US aviator who lived to be 101
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1891
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Walter Eucken, German economist
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1896
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Harry Reser, Ohio, orch leader (Sammy Kaye Show)
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1897
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Nils Asther, Malm Sweden, actor (Bluebeard, Night Monster)
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1899
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Al Capone, Italy, gangster (Chicago bootlegging)
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1899
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Nevil Shute [Norway], London, novelist (On the Beach, Town Like Alice)
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1899
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Robert Maynard Hutchins, US, educator/civil libertarian
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1899
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Roel [Martinus F] Houwink, Dutch literary (1 Man Without Character)
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1900
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Olga Maria Nicolis di Robilant, patron of the arts
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1901
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Vasily Petrovich Shirinsky, composer
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1902
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Geoffrey W Lloyd, British minister of Brandstoffen/Energy (1951-55)
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1903
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Warren Hull, Gasport NY, actor (Strike it Rich, Who in the World)
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1904
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Grant Withers, Pueblo CO, actor (Oklahoma, Annie)
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1904
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Patsy Ruth Miller, actress (Quebec, Wide Open, Sap, Twin Beds)
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1905
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Franz Schmid, Germany, ascended northside of Matterhorn (1931)
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1907
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Henk H Badings, Bandung Indonesia, Dutch opera composer (Orestes)
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1908
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Akkineni LV Lakshmi Varaprasada Rao Prasad, producer
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1910
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Edith S Green, (Rep-D-Ore)
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1910
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Michael Economides, restaurateur
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1911
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Hermann Pfrogner, Austria, musicologist (Zerrissene Orpheus)
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1911
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Luis W Alvarez, US, physicist (sub atomic, Nobel 1968) [or Jun 13]
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1912
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Orest Alexandrovich Evlahkov, composer
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1913
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Werenfried [Flip] van Straaten, founder (Oostpriesterhulp)
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1913
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Yuvraj of Patiala, cricketer (scored 24 & 60 in only Test India v Eng)
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1916
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Joel Herron, Chicago Ill, orch leader (Jaye P Morgan Show)
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1917
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Maruthur Gopalan Ramachandran, (MGR), Indian film star, politician
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1917
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Oskar Morawetz, Svetla Czechoslovakia, composer
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1917
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Ulyses Simpson Kay, composer
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1918
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Joseph Walker Barr, banker/politician
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1920
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Joseph George Handy Hendleman, musician
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1920
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Nora Kaye, NYC, prima ballerina
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1921
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Dehl Berti, Pueblo Colo, actor (John Taylor-Guns of Paradise)
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1922
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Betty White, Oak Park, actress (Mary Tyler Moore Show, Golden Girls)
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1922
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Luis Echeverr¡a Alvarez, president Mexico
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1923
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Onno Molenkamp, Dutch actor (Lifespan, Broken Mirrors, The Lift)
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1924
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Jewel Plummer Cobb, educator/pres (California State U at Fullerton)
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1925
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A H Kardar, cricketer (Pak 1st Test capt, prev played for India)
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1925
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Annie Delorie, Dutch opera singer (Scenes & Arias)
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1925
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Duane Hanson, US sculptor
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1925
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Rock Hudson, Winnetka Ill, actor (McMillian & Wife)
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1926
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Clyde Walcott, cricketer (one of the three W's, later ICC chairman)
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1926
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Moira Shearer, Dunfermline Scotland, ballerina (Red Shoes)
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1926
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Richard Michael Hills, comedy script writer
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1927
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Donald Erb, Youngstown, Ohio, composer
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1927
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Eartha Kitt, singer/actress (Catwoman-Batman)
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1927
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Michael Herford Wooller, TV/film producer
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1928
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Jean Barraqu, French composer
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1928
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Ken Archer, cricketer (Australian batsman, 5 Tests early 50s)
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1928
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Vidal Sassoon, London, hair stylist/CEO (Vidal Sasson)
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1929
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Jacques "Jake the Snake" Plante, Qubec, NHL goaltender (#1)
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1930
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Bill Benyon, English large landowner/Conservative Lower house leader
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1930
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Robert Ceely, composer
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1931
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Frederick Alfred Fox, composer
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1931
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James Earl Jones, Miss, actor (Darth Vader, Exorcist II, Soul Man)
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1931
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L Douglas Wilder, (Gov-D-Va)
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1933
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Aga Khan, religious leader (Muslims)
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1933
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Bruno Schroder, British baron/banker/multi-millionaire
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1933
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Dalida, Cairo, actress/singer, Miss Egypt (The 6th Day)
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1933
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Sheree North, [Dawn Bethel], LA, actress (Mary Tyler Moore Show)
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1933
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Yolande Christina Dalida, Cairo Egypt
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1934
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Donald Cammell, film director
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1934
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Shari Lewis, Bronx NY, ventriloquist/puppeteer (Lamb Chop)
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1934
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Sydney Phillip Hodkinson, composer
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1935
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Jimmy Powell, Dallas TX, PGA golfer (1990 Southwestern Bell Classic)
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1935
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Paul O[sborne] Williams, US, sci-fi author (Ends of the Circle)
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1936
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Jerry Fogel, Rochester NY, actor (Jerry-Mothers-in-Law, White Shadow)
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1938
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John Bellairs, US, sci-fi author (Chessmen of Doom)
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1938
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Paul Revere, Harvard Nebraska, pianist (Paul Revere & Raiders)
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1939
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Antao D'Souza, cricketer (Pakistani pace bowler in six Tests 1959-62)
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1939
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Maury Povich, TV host (Current Affair, Maury)/Mr Connie Chung
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1939
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Toini Gustafson, Sweden, 5K/10K cross country skier (Oly-gold-1968)
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1940
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H Kipchoge "Kip" Keino, Kenya, 1500m runner (Olympic-gold-1968, 72)
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1940
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Oswald Mbuyiseni Mtshali, South African poet (Fireflames)
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1942
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Muhammad Ali, [Cassius Clay], heavyweight champ boxer (1964-7 74-8)
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1942
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Randy Boone, Fayetteville NC, actor (Cimarron Strip, Virginian)
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1943
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Chris Montez, rocker
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1943
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Daniel Charles Brandenstein, Watertown Wi, ast (STS 8, 51-G, 32, 49)
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1945
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William Hart, US singer (4 Gents, Delfonics-I'm Sorry)
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1947
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Gail Toushin, LPGA golfer
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1947
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Jane Elliot, NYC, actress (Baby Boom, Gen Hospital, Knots Landing)
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1947
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Todd Susman, St Louis Mo, actor (Goodnight Beantown)
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1947
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Ulysses Dove, dancer/choreographer
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1948
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Alexander "Alec" Erwin, South African worker's union leader
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1948
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Mick Taylor, rock bassist (Rolling Stones-Brown Sugar)
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1949
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Andy Kaufman, NYC, comedian/actor (Latka Gravas-Taxi)
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1949
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Debbie Watson, La Mirada Calif, actress (Karen, Tammy)
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1951
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Rolando Thoeni, Italy, slalom (Olympic-bronze-1972)
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1952
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Larry Fortensky, former husband of Liz Taylor (7th)
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1952
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Ryuichi Sakamoto, Jap, rocker (Academy Award 1988, Yellow Magic Orch)
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1953
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Sheila Hutchinson, rocker
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1954
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Janet Dykman, Monterey Park Calif, archer (Olympics-1996)
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1954
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Robert F Kennedy Jr, attorney (Natural Resources Defense Council)
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1955
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Steve Earle, San Antonio Tx, country singer (Guitar Town)
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1956
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David Caruso, actor (NYPD Blue, Michael Hayes)
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1956
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Mitch Vogel, Alhambra Calif, actor (Jamie-Bonanza)
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1956
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Paul Young, rock vocalist/keyboardist (Every Time You Go Away)
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1957
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Donna Stone, NJ, fencer-epee (Olympics-96)
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1958
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Jez Strode, rocker (Kajagoogoo)
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1959
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Susanna Hoffs, actress/rocker (Bangles-Walk Like an Egyptian)
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1960
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Chili Davis, Kingston Jamacia, outfielder (California Angels)
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1960
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John Crawford, Palo Alto Ca, bass (Berlin-You Take My Breath Away)
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1961
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Maia Chiburdanidze, Kutaisi USSR, women's world chess champ
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1962
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Jim Carrey, Ontario Canada, actor (Living Color, Dumb & Dumber, Mask)
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1964
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Jeff Tabaka, US baseball pitcher (San Diego Padres)
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1966
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Anna Ivan, La Jolla Cal, tennis star
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1966
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Don Myrah, Oakland Calif, cyclist (Olympics-20th-96)
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1966
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Karissa Rushing, Benton Arkansas, Miss Arkansas-America (1991)
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1966
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Rexton Gordon, Jamaican dj/rapper (Shabba Ranks-Extra Naked)
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1966
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Shabba Ranks, reggae singer
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1966
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Trish Johnson, Bristol England, LPGA golfer (1993 Las Vegas)
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1967
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Gregory Caccia, Bayshore NY, team handball right back (Olympics-1996)
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1967
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William Michael Heinen Jr, Rayne LA, PGA golfer (1994 Shell Houston)
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1970
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Candace Murray, Vancouver BC, softball shortstop (Olympics-96)
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1970
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Darnell Walker, NFL cornerback (Atlanta Falcons, SF 49ers)
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1970
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Jeremy Roenick, Boston MA, NHL center (Team USA, Blackhawks, Coyotes)
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1971
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Derek Plante, Cloquet, NHL center (Buffalo Sabres)
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1971
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Peter Winter, Australian decathlete (Olympics-96)
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1971
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Tyler Houston, US baseball catcher (Atlanta Braves)
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1972
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Rohn Meyer, CFL offensive linebacker (Calgary Stampeders)
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1972
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Wendall Gaines, NFL tight end (Arizona Cardinals)
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1973
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Amanda Elizabeth Spivey, Spartanburg SC, Miss America-SC (1996)
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1974
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Derrick Mason, wide receiver (Tennessee Oilers)
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1974
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Guillermo Mercedes, Dominican/US baseball infielder (Texas Rangers)
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1974
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Marcus Spriggs, offensive tackle (Buffalo Bills)
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1974
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Sharon Marie Ferris, NZ, yachter (Olympics-96)
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1977
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Ali el Kattabi, soccer player (Sparta)
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1978
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Irina A Borisova, Miss Universe-Ukraine (1996)
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1981
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Ray J, singer
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DEATHS
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395
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Theodosius I, the Great, Spanish emperor of Rome, dies at 49
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1103
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Frutolf, German monk/musicologist/historian, dies
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1119
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Boudouin VII Hapkin, count of Flanders, dies
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1229
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Albert, bishop of Riga/founder (Sword Knights), dies at about 68
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1604
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Santino Garsi, composer, dies at 61
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1617
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Pieter C Bockenberg, Dutch historian, dies at 68
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1620
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Diego Alvarez de Paz, Span missionary/writer (Peru), dies at about 59
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1625
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Nicolo Rubini, composer, dies at 50
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1654
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Paul Potter, Dutch painter, buried
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1661
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Andres Malong, Philippines rebel leader, executed
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1676
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Pier Francesco Cavalli, Italian opera composer, dies at 73
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1702
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Thomas Franklin, English smith/uncle of B Franklin, dies [OS=Jan 6]
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1738
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Jean-Francois Dandrieu, composer, dies
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1750
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Tomaso Albinioni, Italian composer (Adagio in G Minor), dies at 78
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1781
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Marie de Negre Dables, marquess, dies
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1788
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Alessio Prati, composer, dies at 37
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1805
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Abraham-Hyacinthe Anquetil du Perron, French interpreter, dies at 73
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1820
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Daniel W Wyttenbach, Dutch classicist/historian, dies at 73
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1823
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Zacharius Werner, German playwright, dies at 36
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1826
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Juan Cris¢stomo Arriaga y Balzola, Spanish composer, dies at 19
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1830
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W Waiblinger, writer, dies
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1833
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James Ball Antyne, Scot founder (Ball Antyne Press), dies at about 60
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1833
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William Rush, Indians sculptor (Spirit of the Schuylkill), dies
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1856
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Thomas Attwood Walmisley, composer, dies at 41
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1863
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E J Horace Vernet, French painter, dies at 73
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1869
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Alexander Sergeyevich Dargomyzhsky, composer, dies at 55
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1874
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Chang & Eng Bunker, Chinese/Thai Siamese twins, dies at 62
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1886
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Amilcare Ponchielli, Italian composer (La Gioconda), dies at 51
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1889
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Juan Montalvo, Ecuadorian author (Siete Tratados), dies at 56
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1890
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Salomon Sulzer, composer, dies at 85
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1891
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Johannes Josephus Hermanus Verhulst, composer, dies at 74
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1892
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Alexandre Levy, composer, dies at 27
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1893
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Rutherford B Hayes, 19th US Pres (1877-81), dies in Fremont Ohio at 70
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1901
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Jacob G Agarah, Swedish algologist, dies at 87
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1902
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Gideon Scheepers, South Africa Boer leader, executed
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1908
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Ferdinand IV SMJJBFLGRRJ, ruler of Toscane, dies at 72
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1910
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Thomas Crapper, inventor (flush toilet), dies
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1910
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Wilhelm F Kohlrausch, Germ physicist (Additiviteitsregel), dies at 69
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1911
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Francis Galton, English scholar, dies at 88
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1913
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Carl Baermann, composer, dies at 73
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1917
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Hendrik Goeman Borgesius, Dutch politician, dies at 70
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1933
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John Hodges, cricketer (6 wickets in Australia's 1st two Tests), dies
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1938
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William H Pickering, astronomer (predicted Pluto), dies at 79
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1941
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Jos Leite de Vasconcelos, Portuguese scholar (Etnografia), dies at 82
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1942
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Frederick Jerome Work, composer, dies at 61
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1946
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Gottfried Rudinger, composer, dies at 59
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1952
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Walter O "Spike" Briggs, owner (Det Tigers), dies at 74
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1955
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J A Veraart, economist, dies at 68
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1955
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Joannes A Veraart, Dut judge/MP, (Jews in Neth), dies at 68
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1959
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Abdul Aziz, cricket, dies at 17 struck by ball in fc match for Karachi
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1961
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Patrice Lumumba, African revolutionary, murdered at 36
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1962
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Gerrit Achterberg, Dutch poet (Dead End), dies at 56
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1964
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Terence Hanbury White, novelist (England Have My Bones), dies at 57
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1966
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Vincent J Donehue, director (Lonelyhearts), dies of Hodgkin's at 50
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1967
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Evelyn Nesbit, actress (Redemption), dies at 82
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1968
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Julis Deutsch, Austria politician/general Spanish rep army, dies at 83
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1969
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Grazyna Bacewicz, composer, dies at 59
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1970
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Billy Stewart, singer (I Do Love You), dies in auto-accident at 32
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1972
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Rochelle Hudson, actress (That's My Boy), dies at 55
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1973
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Fred Essler, actor (Unsinkable Molly Brown), dies at 77
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1976
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Ad Verhoeven, soccer player (Xerxes/Sparta), dies in auto-accident
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1977
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Gary Gilmore, executed in Utah, 1st US execution since 1967
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1980
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Barbara Britton, actress (Pamela-Mr & Mrs North), dies at 59
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1981
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Bernard Lee, actor (M in James Bond Movies), dies at 73
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1983
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Doodles Weaver, actor/comedian (Ring of Fire), shoots himself at 71
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1989
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Sterling A Brown, US poet/critic (Southern Road), dies at 87
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1990
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Charles Hernu, French minister of Defense (1981-85), dies
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1991
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Olav AFEC van Sleeswijk-Holstein-S-G V, king of Norway (1957), dies
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1992
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Bill Walker, actor (Big Mo, Mask, Harlem Globetrotters), dies at 95
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1992
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Charlie Ventura, jazz sax (Bop for the people), dies at 75 of cancer
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1992
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Dorothy Alison, actress (Maggie, 3rd Key, Long Arm), dies
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1993
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Ger ter Horst, Dutch soccer trainer (Sparta), dies
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1994
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Allan G Odell, Ad exec (Burma Shave), dies at 90
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1994
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Chung Il Kwon, PM of S Korea (1964-70), dies
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1994
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Grady "Fats" Jackson, tenor Sax Player, dies at 66
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1994
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Han Jansen, Dutch journalist (Volkskrant), dies at 61
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1994
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Klaas Peereboom, Dutch sports reporter (Het Parool), dies at 77
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1994
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Noel Chiboust, trumpeter/sax, dies at 84
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1995
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Isador Caplan, lawyer/Aldeburgh Festival pioneer, dies at 82
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1995
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Urias Nooteboom, Dutch journalist/critic (The Time), dies at 54
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1996
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Barbara Charline Jordan, politician, dies at 59
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1996
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Charles Henry Madge, poet writer/sociologist, dies at 83
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1996
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Giles William Playfair, writer, dies at 85
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1996
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John Adrian Hope, politician/businessman, dies at 83
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1996
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Robert Covington, drummer/singer, dies at 54
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1997
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Andrea Fisher, artist, dies at 21
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1997
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Asfa Wossen, [Amha Selassie], crown emperor of Ethiopia in exile, dies
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1997
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Clyde William Tombaugh, discoverer (Pluto), dies at 90
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1998
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Emil Sitka, actor (3 Stooges shorts), dies of stroke at 82
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