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314
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St Militiades ends his reign as Catholic Pope
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532
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Nika-revolt against Justianus & Theodora in Hippodrome Constantinople
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1158
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Vladislav II of Bohemia becomes king
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1558
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Westmunster Church in Middelburg destroyed by heavy storm
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1569
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1st recorded lottery in England is drawn in St Paul's Cathedral
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1571
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Emperor Maximilian II grants Austrian adel freedom of religion
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1599
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Jacob van Necks fleet leaves Bantam Java with pepper, clove & muskaat
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1642
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Isaac Newton is elected a member of Royal Society
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1693
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Mt Etna erupts, Sicily
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1709
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Colley Cibber's "Rival Fools," premieres in London
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1753
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Ferdinand VI of Spain & Pope Benedictus XIV sign concord
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1758
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Russian troops occupy Knigsberg, East-Prussia [NS=Jan 22]
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1759
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1st American life insurance company incorporated, Philadelphia
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1765
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Frisia bans Voltaires "Trait sur la tolrance"
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1774
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Messier adds M51 (spiral galaxy in Canes Venatici) to his catalog
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1775
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Francis Salvador becomes 1st Jew elected to office in America (SC)
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1785
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Continental Congress convenes in NYC
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1787
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Titania & Oberon, moons of Uranus, discovered by William Herschel
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1790
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Statisten & Vonckisten unite as Belgium
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1803
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Monroe & Livingston sail for Paris to buy New Orleans; they buy La
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1805
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Michigan Territory organizes
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1813
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1st pineapples planted in Hawaii (or 1/21)
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1839
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Earthquake at Martinique destroys half of Port Royal-700 die
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1861
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Alabama becomes 4th state to secede
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1861
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Mexico City captured by Ju rez (Lib) in War of Reform
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1863
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Naval engagement near Galveston between CSS Alabama & USS Hatteras
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1863
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Union forces capture Arkansas Post, or Ft Hindman, Arkansas
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1864
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Charing Cross Station opens in London
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1865
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Battle of Beverly, WV
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1866
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Steamship London sinks in storm off Land's End England, kills 220
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1873
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1st livestock market newspaper published, Drover's Journal, Chicago
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1879
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Zulu war against British colonial rule in South Africa begins
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1885
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Henrik Ibsen's "Vildauden," premieres in Oslo
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1892
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Hawaiian Historical Society founded
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1892
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Paul Gauguin marries a 13-year-old Tahitian girl
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1892
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William D McCoy of Indiana appointed US minister to Liberia
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1893
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Jaap Eden skates world record 1500m (2:35)
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1897
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M H Cannon becomes 1st woman state senator in US (Utah)
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1904
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Herero people of South West Africa, now Namibia, begin uprising
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1913
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1st sedan-type car (Hudson) goes on display at 13th Auto Show (NYC)
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1913
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Bread & Roses Strike begins
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1915
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Col Jacob Ruppert & Col Tillinghast Huston purchase Yanks for $460,000
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1916
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French troops capture/Serbian army flees to Corfu
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1917
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Guy Bolton & PG Wodehouse's "Have a Heart," premieres in NYC
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1919
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3 year old German communist party (Spartacus) crushed
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1919
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Romania annexes Transylvania
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1920
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French passenger ship Afrique sinks near La Rochelle; 553 die
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1922
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Insulin 1st used to treat diabetes (Leonard Thompson, 14, of Canada)
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1923
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1st Dutch Dada-evening (Theo Van Doesburg & Kurt Schwitters)
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1923
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French & Belgian troops occupy Ruhr to collect reparations
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1925
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Franc B Kellogg replaces Charles Hughes on as US Sect of State
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1927
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Royale Theater (Golden, CBS Radio Playhouse) opens at 242 W 45th NYC
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1935
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Amelia Earhart flies from Honolulu to Oakland Ca (non-stop, of course)
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1936
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Charles Anderson enters Kentucky House of Representatives
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1938
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Bradman scores a second innings 113 v Qld after a ton in the 1st
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1938
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Frances Moulton elected 1st woman president of a US national bank
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1940
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Sergei Prokofiev's ballet Romeo & Juliet premieres in Leningrad
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1941
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Princess Irene Brigade established in Congleton
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1942
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-23øF (-31øC), Kingston, Rhode Island (state record)
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1942
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Japan conquers Kuala Lumpur, Malaya
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1943
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US & Britain relinquish extraterritorial rights in China
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1944
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Crakow-Plaszow Concentration Camp established
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1946
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Bert Bell becomes 2nd NFL commissioner, moves Chicago HQ to Phila
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1946
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Enver Hoxha declares People's Rep of Albania with himself dictator
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1949
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Snowfall 1st recorded in Los Angeles
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1952
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Bollingen Prize for poetry awarded to Marianne Moore
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1953
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J Edgar Hoover declines 6 figure offer to become president of International Boxing Club
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1954
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2 ton locomotive swept into ravine by avalanche 10 die (Austria)
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1959
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Bollingen Prize for poetry awarded to Theodore Roethke
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1959
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Hanif Mohammad completes 499 for Karachi, then 1st class world record
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1959
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Marlene Hagge wins LPGA Mayfair Golf Open
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1959
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NFL Pro Bowl: East beats West 28-21
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1960
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Chad declares independence from France
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1960
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Lamar Clark sets pro boxing record of 44 consecutive knockouts
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1961
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Racial riot at University of Georgia
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1962
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Volcano Huascaran in Peru, erupts; 4,000 die
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1963
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1st discotheque opens, Whiskey-a-go-go in LA
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1963
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Beatles release "Please Please Me" & "Ask Me Why"
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1964
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"She Loves Me" closes at Eugene O'Neill Theater NYC after 302 perfs
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1964
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1st govt report warning smoking may be hazardous to one's health
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1964
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Beatles "I Want to Hold Your Hand" is #80 in US (Cashbox)
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1964
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Panama ends diplomatic relations with US
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1964
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US Surgeon General Luther Terry reports that smoking may be hazardous
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1966
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"Daktari" African adventure series premieres on CBS TV
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1966
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550 die in landslides in mountains behind Rio de Janeiro after rain
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1967
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Romeinse Curie installs Council for Pontifical Study commission
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1968
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Explorer 36 (GEOS-B) launched into earth orbit (1080/1570 km)
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1969
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"Hooked on a Feeling" by BJ Thomas peaks at #5
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1969
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Jethro Tull's This Was Jethro Tull album debuts
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1970
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Superbowl IV: KC Chiefs beat Minn Vikings, 23-7 in New Orleans Superbowl MVP: Len Dawson, Kansas City, QB
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1971
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1st "Quickie" Divorce granted in UK
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1971
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Tigers ace reliever John Hiller, 27, sufferes a heart attack, but later makes a remarkable comeback to record 38 saves
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1972
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Abu Sayeed Chudhury becomes president & sheik Mujib ur-Rahman premier
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1972
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East-Pakistan becomes independent state of Bangladesh
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1973
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American League adopts designated hitter rule
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1973
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Famous victory at the SCG Pakistan chasing 158 all out 106
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1973
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Trial of Watergate burglars begins in Wash DC
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1974
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ABC airs final episode of "Love, American Style"
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1975
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Soyuz 17 carries 2 cosmonauts to space station Salyut 4
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1976
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"Pacific Overtures" opens at Winter Garden Theater NYC for 193 perfs
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1976
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Dorothy Hamill wins her 3rd consec natl figure skating champions
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1976
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Military coup in Ecuador, Pres Guillermo Lara leaves
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1976
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Stephen Sondheim's musical "Pacific Overtures," premieres in NYC
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1976
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US female Figure Skating championship won by Dorothy Hamill
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1976
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US male Figure Skating championship won by Terry Kubicka
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1977
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Bollingen Prize awarded to David Ignatow
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1977
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Cubs trade outfielder Rick Monday to Dodgers for Bill Buckner
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1977
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France releases Abu Daoud, a Palestinian suspected of involvement in massacre of Israeli athletes at 1972 Munich Olympics
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1978
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Gov Askew dedicates RCUC solar office building
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1978
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Soyuz 27 links with Salyut 6 & Soyuz 26 (1st time 3 spacecraft link)
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1979
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"Grand Tour" opens at Palace Theater NYC for 61 performances
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1980
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Debut of Pretenders
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1981
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"Tintypes" closes at John Golden Theater NYC after 93 performances
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1981
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Brit team led by Ranulph Fiennes completes longest & fastest crossing of Antarctica, reaching Scott base after 75 days (2,500 m
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1981
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Palau adopts constitution
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1982
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Atlanta Ga's temperature goes below zero F
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1982
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Honduras adopts constitution
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1983
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Billy Martin named NY Yankee manager for 3rd time
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1984
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Denver Nuggets 163, San Antonio Spurs 155-highest-scoring NBA game
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1984
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STS 41-B vehicle moves to launch pad
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1984
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Supreme Court reinstated $10M award to Karen Silkwood's family
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1986
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1st black lt gov since reconstruction sworn in (Douglas Wilder of Va)
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1987
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Largest crowd (76,633) at NFL NY Giant Stadium (beat Wash 17-0)
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1988
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Test debut of Phil Simmons, WI v India, Madras
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1988
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USSR announces it will participate in Seoul Summer Olympics
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1989
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140 nations agree to ban chemical weapons (poison gas, etc)
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1989
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Denver Nuggets' rookie Jerome Lane misses 7 free throws in a game against Milwaukee, one missed by 2 feet
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1989
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Kindergarten student caught with loaded handgun at Bronx school
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1990
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200,000 demand return of Lithuania's independence
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1990
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Actor Joseph Cotton undergoes vocal cancer operation at 84
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1990
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Bobby Knight becomes basketball's Big 10 winningest coach (229)
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1990
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Pat Lafontaine sets NY Islander record of scoring goals in 11 straight
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1991
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Ben Johnson 1st race after being stripped of his 1988 Olympic Gold medal for steroid use, he finished 2nd
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1991
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Congress empowers Bush to order attack on Iraq
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1991
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Ric Flair wins NWA/WCW wrestling title
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1991
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Soviets storm buildings in Vilnius to block Lithuania independence
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1992
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Algeria's Pres Chadli announces his resignation
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1992
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Paul Simon opens a tour in South Africa
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1992
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US female Figure Skating championship won by Kristi Yamaguchi
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1993
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Howard Stern's radio show begins transmitting to Buffalo NY (WKBW)
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1993
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Independent pres candidate Ross Perot publicly returns to politics
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1994
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Hyderabad score 6 for 944 against Andhra Pradesh in Ranji Trophy
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1994
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Irish govt announces end of a 20-year broadcasting ban on IRA
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1995
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5th TV network (WB) Warner Brothers begins (WPIX-TV in NYC)
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1995
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Birmingham Barracudas granted CFL franchise
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1995
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DC-9 crashes near Maria La Baya, Colombia: 51 die, 9 yr old girl lives
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1995
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NHLPA & owners agree to end NHL strike
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1996
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Space Shuttle STS 72 (Endeavour 10), launches into space
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1997
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23rd People's Choice Awards: Bill Cosby wins
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1997
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Martina Hingis beats Jennifer Capriati at Sydney Tennis Intl
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1997
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Telstar 401 Satellite Fails
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1998
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"Proposals," closes at Broadhurst Theater NYC after 76 performances
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1998
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24th Annual People's Choice Awards - Seinfeld, Tim Allen win
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1998
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AFC Championship: Denver Broncos beat Pitt Steelers 24-21
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1998
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NFC Championship: Green Bay Packers beat SF 49'ers 23-10
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1998
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US female Figure Skating championship won by Michelle Kwan
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1998
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US male Figure Skating championship won by
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BIRTHS
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1403
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Jan IV, Duke of Brabant/Limburg
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1449
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Domenico Ghirlandajo, Italy, renaissance painter
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1503
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Francesco Parmigianino, Italian artist (Madonna with the Long Neck)
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1703
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Columban Praelisauer, composer
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1720
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Gijsbert John van Hardenbroeck, Utrechts regent
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1727
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Franz Sebastian Haindl, composer
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1732
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Pehr Forskhl, Finish botanist
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1746
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Frantisek Adam Mica, composer
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1746
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William Curtis, English botanist/publisher (Botanical Magazine)
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1750
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Johann Jakob Walder, composer
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1757
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Alexander Hamilton, West Indies, 1st US Sec of Treasury ($10 face)
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1801
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John Lodge Ellerton, composer
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1807
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Alfred Eugene "Mudwall" Jackson, Brig General (Confederate Army)
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1807
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Ezra Cornell, founder (Western Union Telegraph, Cornell University)
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1808
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Antoine GB Schayes, Belgian historian/archaeologist
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1814
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James Paget, English surgeon (disease of Paget)
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1814
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Richard Griffith, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1862
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1815
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John A MacDonald, (C) 1st PM of Canada (1867-73)
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1816
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Fitz-Henry Warren, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1878
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1818
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John Reese Kenly, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1891
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1831
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James Ronald Chalmers, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1898
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1839
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Eugenio Maria de Hostos, Puerto Rico, patriot/scholar
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1842
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William James, US, psychologist/philosopher
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1849
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Oskar Lassar, German dermatologist (bath house)
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1850
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J C Arthur, Lowville NY, botanist (studied rusts)
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1850
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Philipp la Renotiere von Ferrary, famous philatelist
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1852
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Konstantin Fehrenbach, German chancellor (1920-21)
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1853
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Gustav Falke, German author/poet (Der Mann im Nebel)
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1856
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Christian August Sinding, Kongsberg Norway, composer
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1857
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Fred[erick J] Archer, English jockey (won 5 Derbys)
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1859
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[Gerard] Jan Ligthart, Dutch educator (Nog bij mother, Ot & Sien)
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1860
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Marie Bashkirtseff, Russian/French painter/author (Journal)
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1864
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Thomas Dixon, US attorney/playwright (Flaming Sword)
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1872
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Paul Graener, composer
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1873
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Joaqu¡n Alvarez Quintro, Spanish dramatist/playwright (Los Galeotes)
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1875
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Reinhold Gliere, composer
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1878
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Theodorus Pangalos, Greek general/dictator (1926)
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1879
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Antonio Beltramelli, writer
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1880
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Rudolf T Palm, Curaao, pianist/composer
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1885
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Alice Paul, ERA advocate/founder (National Woman's Party)
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1886
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George Zucco, England, actor (Adv of Sherlock Holmes, Capt Fury)
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1887
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Aldo Leopold, founder (Wilderness Society)
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1888
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Chester Conklin, Oskaloosa IA, actor (Every Day's a Holiday, Greed)
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1890
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Monte Blue, Indianapolis IN, silent film actor (Montana, Oh Boy)
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1894
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Jaroslav Vogel, composer
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1896
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Eva Le Gallienne, London England, actress/director (Resurrection)
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1896
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Paddy Driscoll, NFL QB/coach (Chic Cardinals, Bears)
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1898
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Hans Rudolf Krik, Danish writer/critic (Fiskerne, Slaven)
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1901
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Andries D Copier, Dutch glass manufacturer (Gildeglass)
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1902
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Maurice Durufle, French organist/composer
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1903
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Alan Paton, South Africa, writer (Cry, the Beloved Country)
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1904
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Frederick Boland, Irish diplomat/president (UN General Assembly)
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1905
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John Henry Jacques, co-operative retailer
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1905
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Manfred Bonnington Lee, detective writer (« of Ellery Queen)
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1905
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Pierre Mendes-France, French Premier (1954-55)
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1906
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Albert Hofmann, Switzerland, chemist (discovered LSD)
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1906
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Johannes Paul Thilman, composer
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1906
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Robert Nesbitt, impresario
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1908
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Lionel Stander, NYC, actor (Max-Hart to Hart, Unfaithfully Yours)
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1909
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Gunnar Johnsen Berg, composer
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1909
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Marguerite Kelsey, English model/painter (Haunting)
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1910
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Izler Solomon, St Paul, Minn, conductor
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1910
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Trygve Martin Bratteli, Norwegian PM (Labour) (1971-72, 1973-76)
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1912
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Donald Barry, Houston Tx, actor (Mr Gallo-Mr Novak)
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1912
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Roger Lewis, aviation exec (Lockheed, Curtiss Wright, Pan Am)
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1912
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Thomas "Schoolboy" Rowe, Waco Texas, pitcher (Detroit Tigers)
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1914
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Dorothy Jeakins, costume designer
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1916
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Bernard Blier, Buenos Aires Argentina, actor (Les Miserables)
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1916
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James H [Jimmy] Quillen, (Rep-R-TN, 1963- )
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1918
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Albert Weisser, composer
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1919
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Veda Ann Borg, Boston MA, actress (Avalanche, Accomplice)
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1920
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John Powell, campaigner
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1922
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Kathleen Byron, London England, actress (Abdication, Profile, 4 Days)
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1922
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Neville Duke, English test pilot
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1922
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Tony Charmoli, Minn, choreographer (Cher, Julie Andrew)
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1924
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Don Cherry, Wichita Texas, singer (Dean Martin Summer Show)
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1924
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Slim Harpo, musician
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1926
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Alexander Gibson, conductor
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1926
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Elisabeth M J "Elly" Bakker, Dutch actress (The Miser)
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1926
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Grant Tinker, broadcasting executive (NBC-TV)
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1926
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Lev Stepanovich Demin, Russia, cosmonaut (Soyuz 15)
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1926
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Phil Sidey, broadcaster
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1927
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John Hayes, cricketer (NZ fast bowler in 15 Tests 1951-58)
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1927
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Wilton "Bogey" Gaynair, saxophonist
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1928
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David L Wolper, producer (Devil's Brigade)
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1928
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Mitchell Ryan, Cincinnati Oh, actor (Chase, Executive Suite)
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1929
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Nicoletta Orsomando
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1929
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Rod Taylor, Sydney Australia, actor (Bearcats, Time Machine)
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1929
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Wanda Wilkomirska, Warsaw, Poland, violinist
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1931
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Ed Hall, Roxbury Mass, actor (Dr Bicker-Medical Center)
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1933
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Goldie Hill, Karnes County Tx, country singer (Grand Ole Opry)
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1934
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Jean Chrtien, Canada PM (Lib, 1993- )
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1935
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Chuck Barksdale, US singer (Dells-I Can Sing a Rainbow)
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1936
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Linda Lawson, Ann Arbor Mich, actress (Don't Call Me Charlie)
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1936
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Meindert Leerling, Dutch TV director/MP (RPF)
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1938
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Fischer S Black Jr, financial theorist
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1938
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Michael Fenn, docker/socialist
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1938
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Narvel Felts, country singer
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1939
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Anne Heggtveigt, Canada, slalom (Olympic-gold-1960)
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1940
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Mark DeVoto, composer
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1942
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Clarence Clemons, rock saxophonist (Bruce Springsteen's E St Band)
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1943
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William Albert Penn, composer
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1944
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Henry Cecil, British(?) organizer
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1944
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York Georg Holler, composer
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1945
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Christine Kaufmann, Austria, actress (Town Without Pity, Red Lips)
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1946
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Ludmila Poradnik, USSR, team handball (Olympic-gold-1976, 80)
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1946
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Naomi Judd, [Diana Ellen], Ashland Ky, singer (Judds-Why Not Me)
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1946
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Tony Kaye, rocker (Yes)
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1947
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Anna Calder-Marshall, Kensington England, actress (Zulu Dawn)
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1947
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Bryan Robson, English international soccer star
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1948
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Madeline Manning-Jackson-Mimms, US 800m runner (Oly-gold-1968)
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1949
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Tom Netherton, Munich Germany, singer (Lawrence Welk Show)
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1949
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[Frederick] Dennis Greene, rocker (Sha Na Na-Shannon)
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1952
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Ben Daniel Crenshaw, Austin TX, PGA golfer (1976 Bing Crosby)
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1952
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Lee Ritenour, LA Calif, jazz musician
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1952
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Massimo Lopez, Italian comedian
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1953
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Anna Marchesini, Italian entertainer
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1954
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Saskia ten Batenburg, Dutch actress (Factory, Hunk)
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1956
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Kuniaki Kobayashi, wrestler (WAR/NJPW)
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1957
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Darryl Dawkins, NBA center (Philadelphia 76ers, NJ Nets)
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1958
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Lourdes Ann Kananimanu Estores, Honolulu Hawaii, playmate (Jun, 1982)
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1958
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Vicki Peterson, LA Calif, rock guitarist/vocalist (Bangles)
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1959
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Brett Bodine, auto racer
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1961
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Paul Skansi, NFL wide receiver (Seattle Seahawk)
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1962
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Donn Pall, Evergreen Park IL, pitcher (Phila Phillies, Fl Marlins)
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1962
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Julie Moran, TV hostess (Entertainment Tonight, Independence Day)
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1962
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Kim Coles, Bkln NY, actress (Synclaire-Living Single)
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1963
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Jason Connery, London England, actor (Robin Hood)
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1963
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Kate Gompert, Ames lA, tennis star
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1963
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Petra Schneider, E German swimming star (world record 400m)
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1963
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Tracy Caulkins, Winona Minn, swimmer (Olympic-3 gold-1984)
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1965
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Barbara Belding, San Diego Cal, WPVA volleyballer (US Open-17th-1994)
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1965
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Joely Richardson, London England, actress (Body Contact, Wetherby)
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1965
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Karl Van Calcar, Torrance Calif, 3k steeplechase
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1965
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Loredana Romito, Benevento Italy, model/actress (Fatal Temptation)
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1965
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Olivia Barash, Miami Fla, actress (Laura-Out of the Blue)
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1965
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Steve Vancil, Oregon City Ore, golfer (1989 City of Portland)
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1966
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Christian Pouget, hockey forward (Team France 1998)
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1967
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Jeff Bankett, Pittsburgh Pa, actor (Tyler-1 Life to Live)
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1967
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Richmond Webb, NFL tackle (Miami Dolphins)
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1967
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Ronnie Stern, St-Agathe, NHL right wing (Calgary Flames)
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1968
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Ben Rivera, Dominican/US baseball pitcher (Phila Phillies)
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1968
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Sharon Brown, NYC, actress (Chantal-Generations)
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1969
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Darren Anderson, NFL cornerback (KC Chiefs)
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1969
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Dave Cruikshank, Northbrook Ill, speed skater (Olympics-1994)
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1969
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Frank Robinson, WLAF defensive back (Scottish Claymores)
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1969
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Reemt Pyka, hockey forward (Team Germany 1998)
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1970
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Franco Davin, Argentina, tennis star
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1971
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Alexander Delgado, Palmerejo Venezuela, catcher (Boston Red Sox)
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1971
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Karmeeleyah McGill, WLAF linebacker (Scottish Claymores)
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1971
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Mary J Blige, singer
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1971
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Noah Cantor, CFL defensive tackle (Toronto Argonauts)
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1971
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Stephen Smith, Indianapolis Indiana, high jumper
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1972
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Amber Medlin, Virginia Beach Virginia, Miss America-Virginia (1996)
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1972
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Dexter Seigler, NFL cornerback (Seattle Seahawks)
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1972
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Huub Loeffen, Dutch soccer player (Vitesse)
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1972
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Rey Ordonez, Havana Cuba, infielder (NY Mets)
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1972
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Yang Wenyi, Chinese swim star (WR/OR 50m freestyle)
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1973
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Dave Dickenson, CFL quarterback (Calgary Stampeders)
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1973
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Rahul Dravid, cricket batter (prolific Karnataka, Tests for India 96)
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1974
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? Rosenkowitz, Cape Town S Afr, 1st sextuplets to survive born to Sue
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1974
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Echo Leta Johnson, Austin TX, playmate (Jan, 1993)
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1974
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Goran Lozanovski, Australian soccer midfielder (Olyroos, Olympics-96)
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1974
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Rod Jones, NFL guard (Cincinnati Bengals)
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1974
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Toderick Malone, WLAF wide receiver (London Monarchs)
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1974
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Warren Morris, Alexandria LA, baseball infielder (Olympics-bronze-96)
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1975
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Brad Badger, guard (Washington Redskins)
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1975
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Jacky Verbeek, Dutch soccer player (RKC)
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1975
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Rory Fitzpatrick, Rochester, NHL defenseman (Montreal Canadiens)
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1988
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Alexandria L'Esperance, quintuplet
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1988
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Danielle L'Esperance, quintuplet
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1988
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Erica L'Esperance, quintuplet
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1988
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Raymond L'Esperance, quintuplet
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1988
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Veronica L'Esperance, quintuplet
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DEATHS
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705
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John VI, Catholic Pope (701-05), dies
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1055
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Constantine IX Monomachos, emperor of Byzantium, dies
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1552
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Johannes Cochlaeus, [Dobeneck], German humanist/theologist, dies
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1641
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Franciscus Gomarus, [Franois Gomaer], French theologist, dies
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1650
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Paul Hallman, composer, dies at 49
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1674
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Jan Zoet, actor/playwright/poet (Brutal-Roffel), dies at 58
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1753
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Hans Sloane, English physician (British Museum), dies at 92
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1771
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Jean-Baptiste de Boyer, marquis d'Argens, French author, dies at 66
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1775
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Yemelyan Pugachov, Don Cossack rebel, executed by tsarist Russia
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1784
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Ferdinand Philipp Joseph Lobkowitz, composer, dies at 59
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1797
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Francis Lightfoot Lee, US farmer (singer Decl of Independ), dies at 62
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1801
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Domenico Cimarosa, Italian composer (Matrimonio segreto), dies at 51
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1837
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Franois Grard, French baron/painter, dies at 66
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1837
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John Field, Irish pianist/composer (Nocturnes), dies at 54
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1843
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Francis Scott Key, composer (Star Spangled Banner), dies at 63
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1847
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Caroline von Wolzogen [von Lengefeld], German author, dies at 83
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1856
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Nikolai I Nadezjdin, Russian archaeologist, dies [NS=Jan 23]
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1870
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Adolf Ganz, composer, dies at 73
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1877
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Pietro Romani, composer, dies at 85
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1891
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Georges-Eugne Haussmann, French senator/baron, dies at 81
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1893
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Benjamin F Butler, US gen/pres candidate (anti-monopoly), dies at 74
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1898
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Gaetano Capocci, composer, dies at 86
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1901
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Vasily Sergeyevich Kalinnikov, composer, dies at 34
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1902
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Johnny Briggs, cricketer (118 wkts for England), dies in an asylum
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1914
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Ambrose Bierce, writer, dies at 71
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1923
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Constantine I, king of Greece (1913-17, 20-22), dies at 54
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1928
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Thomas Hardy, novelist (Maddening Crowd), dies near Dorchester at 87
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1929
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Julio Antonio Mella, Cuban revolutionary, murdered at about 28
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1931
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Oscar Fetras, composer, dies at 76
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1943
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Carlo Tresca, NY's Italian newspaper editor/anti-fascist, murdered
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1944
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Galeazzo count of Cortellazzo Ciano, Italian politician, dies
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1945
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Ada Negri, Italian poet/author (Fatalit
), dies at 74
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1950
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Karin Michaelis, writer, dies at 77
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1952
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Jean JM de Lattre de Tassigny, gen (N-Africa/Indo-China), dies at 61
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1953
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Ernst H Ridder Rappard, Dutch Nazi founder (NSNAP), dies at 53
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1953
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Marcel Canneel, Flemish painter, dies at 58
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1953
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Noach Zjordanija, Georgian Premier (1918-21), dies at 84
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1954
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Edgar Tytgat, Flemish painter/etcher/drawer, dies at 77
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1954
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Emmy Arbous, Dutch actress/cabaret performer (Boefje), dies at 56
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1954
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Oscar Straus, Austrian composer (Brave Soldier), dies at 83
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1955
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Rodolfo Graziani, Italian East-Africa Minister of Defense, dies at 72
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1958
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Alec Rowley, composer, dies at 65
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1959
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Mohammed Zakaria Ghonein, discoverer of 6,000 yr old pyramid, dies
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1960
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Johan E Elias, Dutch historian (Elias Family), dies at 84
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1963
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Arthur D Nock, English/Americans historian (St Paul), dies at 60
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1966
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Albert Giacometti, Swiss/French painter/sculptor, dies at 64
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1966
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Lal Bahadur Shastri, Indian premier (1964-66), dies at 61
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1973
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Isabel Randolph, actress (Missing Corpse), dies at 83
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1973
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Rudolf Kubin, composer, dies a day after 64th birthday
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1976
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Mervyn Grell, cricketer (Test WI v England 1930, 21 & 13, 0-17), dies
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1978
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Michael Bates, actor (Clockwork Orange, Salt & Pepper), dies at 57
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1979
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Jack Soo, actor (Nick Yemana-Barney Miller, Green Berets), dies at 63
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1981
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Beulah Bondi, actress (It's a Wonderful Life), dies at 88
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1983
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Nikolaj V Podgorny, president USSR, dies at 79
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1984
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Fritz Geissler, composer, dies at 62
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1984
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Jack La Rue, TV narrator (Lights Out), dies at 81
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1988
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Gregory (Pappy) Boyington, ace WW II pilot, dies at 75 of cancer
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1988
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Isidor Isaac Rabi, nuclear physicist (Nobel Prize-1944), dies at 89
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1990
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Mary Jane Carr, actress (Forbidden Trail, Second Wife), dies
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1991
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Jason Christmas, dies of gunshot wound during robbery in NY at 49
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1993
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Lacey Fosburgh, author (Closing Time), dies of breast cancer at 50
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1994
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John Bradley, raised US flag at Iwo Jima, dies at 70
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1994
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Roger "Ram" Ramirez, jazz piano player/composer, dies at 80
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1995
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Adrian J "Ad" Kaland, Dutch MP (CDA 1977-93), dies at 72
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1995
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John AG Gere, English art historian (Raphael & his Circle), dies at 73
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1995
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Onat Kutlar, Turkish screenplay/producer (Hazal), murdered at 59
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1995
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Willem N "Pim" Koot, pianist (Concert Building), dies at 76
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1996
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Eric Hebborn, artist/faker, dies at 61
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1996
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Harold Walter Bailey, philologist, dies at 96>>
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1996
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Hubert Nicholson, poet/novelist, dies at 87
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1996
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Ike Isaacs, guitarist, dies at 76
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1997
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Cavan O'Connor, singer, dies at 97
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1997
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Duncan Wood, television director/producer, dies at 71
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1997
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Helen Foster Snow, writer, dies at 89
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1997
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Joshua William Steward, polymath, dies at 83
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1997
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Sheldon Leonard, producer/director (Dick Van Dyke), dies at 89
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1998
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Klaus Tennstedt, conductor, dies at 71
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