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1129
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Jerusalem taken by Emperor Frederik II
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1503
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Henry Tudor created Prince of Wales (later Henry VIII)
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1536
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France & Turkey sign milt/trade agreement against King Karel
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1563
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Huguenot Jean Poltrot de Mr shoots gen Franois De Guise
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1574
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Zeeland falls to Dutch rebels
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1634
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Ferdinand II orders commander Albrecht von Wallenstein, execution
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1678
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John Bunyan's "Pilgrim's Progress" is published
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1688
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Quakers conduct 1st formal protest of slavery in Germantown, Pa
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1713
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French invade under Jacques Cassard on Curaao
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1735
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1st opera performed in America, "Flora," in Charleston, SC
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1745
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Bonnie Prince Charlies troops occupy Inverness Scotland
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1787
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Austrian emperor Jozef II bans children under 8 from labor
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1804
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1st US land-grant college, Ohio University, Athens Ohio, chartered
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1828
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More than 100 vessels destroyed in a storm, Gibraltar
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1834
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1st US labor newspaper, "The Man," published, NYC
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1839
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Detroit Boat Club forms (& still exists)
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1841
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1st continuous filibuster in US Senate began, lasting until March 11
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1849
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1st regular steamboat service to California starts (or 02/28)
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1850
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Calif Legislature creates 9 Bay Area counties
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1856
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American (Know-Nothing) Party abolishes secrecy
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1857
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Insurrection of Chinese in Sarawak, Borneo
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1861
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Confederate President Jefferson Davis inaugurated at Montgomery Ala
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1861
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King Victor Emmanuel II of Sardinia becomes 1st king of Italy
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1865
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Battle of Ft Moultrie, SC occupied by Federals
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1865
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Evacuation of Charleston, SC; Sherman's troops burn city
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1865
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Union troops force Confederates to abandon Ft Anderson, NC
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1876
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Direct telegraph link established between Britain & NZ
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1879
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Arabs capture Egyptian premier Nabar Pasha
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1884
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General Charles Gordon arrives in Khartoum
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1884
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Police seize all copies of Tolstoy's "What I Believe In"
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1885
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Mark Twain's "Adventures of Huckleberry Finn," published
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1891
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Capt Archinard's army fights with Nyamina of Niger in West-Sudan
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1896
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Cave of Winds at Niagara Falls goes almost dry for 1st time in 50 yrs
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1899
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80øF in SF
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1899
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SF named as a port of dispatch for Army transports
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1899
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Stanley Cup: Mont Shamrocks sweep Queens U (Kingston Ont) in 2 games
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1900
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Ajax soccer team forms in Amsterdam
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1900
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Battle at Paardeberg, 1,270 British killed/injured
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1900
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British troops occupy Monte Christo Natal
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1901
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H Cecil Booth patented a dust removing suction cleaner
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1902
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Opera "Hunchback of Notre Dame," premieres in Monte Carlo
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1903
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Kuyper govt launches anti strike laws
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1905
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Frank Wedekind's "Hidada, oder Sein und Haben," premieres in Munich
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1906
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Vincent d'Indy's "Jour D't
La Montagne," premieres in Paris
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1908
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1st US postage stamps in rolls issued
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1909
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Boston Red Sox trade Cy Young, at 41, to Cleveland Naps
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1913
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French painting "Nude Descending a Staircase" displayed in NYC
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1915
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Germany begins a blockade of England
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1919
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Cy Denneny of NHL Ottawa Senators scores record 52nd goals
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1921
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British troops occupy Dublin
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1922
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Kenesaw Mountain Landis resigns his judgeship to work for baseball
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1922
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WOC-AM in Davenport IA begins radio transmissions
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1923
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Belgium: Borinage-mine workers strike for higher wages
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1924
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US female Figure Skating championship won by Theresa Weld Blanchard
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1924
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US male Figure Skating championship won by Sherwin Badger
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1924
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US, min of marine Edwin Denby ends term due to Teapot Dome-scandal
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1927
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1st US radio broadcast of "Cities Service Concerts"
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1927
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US & Canada begin diplomatic relations
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1930
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Cow flown & milked, milk sealed in paper containers & parachuted
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1930
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Luigi Pirandello's "Come Tu Mi Vuoi," premieres in Milan
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1930
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Richard Rodgers & Lorenz Hart's "Simple Simon," premieres in NYC
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1930
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US astronomer Clyde Tombaugh discovers Pluto
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1932
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Japan declares Manchuria Independent
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1932
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Sonja Henie wins her 6th straight World Women's figure skating title
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1936
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NHL record 32 points scored, NY Americans (28) & Mont Maroons (24)
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1939
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Golden Gate International Exposition opens on Treasure Island
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1942
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Japanese troop land on Bali
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1943
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1st edition of Dutch resistance newspaper "Trouw"
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1943
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Augusto Pinochet Ugarte (Chilean gen/dictator) marries Lucia Hiriart
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1943
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Munich resistance group "White Rose" captured by Nazis
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1943
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William D Cox buys Phila Phillies
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1944
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Maastricht resistance fighter JAJ Janssen arrested
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1944
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Youngest baseball player, Cin Reds sign 15 year old Joe Nuxhall
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1947
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24 die in a train crash in Gallitzin Pa
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1947
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Gian Carlo Menotti's opera "Telephone," premieres in NYC
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1950
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"Dance Me a Song" closes at Royale Theater NYC after 35 performances
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1951
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3 City College of NY basketball players admit to accepting bribes
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1951
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Nep l becomes a constitutional monarchy
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1951
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Netherlands Radio School forms
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1952
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4th Emmy Awards: Red Skelton, Sid Caesar & Imogene Coca wins
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1953
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"Bwana Devil," the 1st 3-D movie, opened in New York
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1953
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"Maggie" opens at National Theater NYC for 5 performances
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1953
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KOLN TV channel 10 in Lincoln, NB (CBS) begins broadcasting
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1953
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Premiere of 1st 3-D feature film-"Bwana Devil" (NYC)
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1955
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Baghdad Pact signed, making Turkey & Iraq a defense alliance
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1960
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8th Winter Olympic games open in Squaw Valley, Colo
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1960
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Walter O'Malley, LA Dodger owner, purchases Chavez Ravine for $494,000
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1961
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Henk van der Grift becomes world champion skater
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1962
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France & Algerian Moslems negotiate truce to end 7 year war
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1962
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Louise Suggs wins LPGA St Petersburg Golf Open
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1964
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Muriel Resnik's "Any Wednesday," premieres in NYC
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1964
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Papandreou Govt takes power in Greece
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1965
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"Fade Out-Fade In" opens at Mark Hellinger Theater NYC for 72 perfs
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1965
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27 copper miners die in avalanche, Granduc Mountain, BC
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1965
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Frank Gifford announces his retirement from football for broadcasting
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1965
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Gambia gains independence from Britain (National Day)
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1967
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Bob Seagren sets pole vault record at 17'3"
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1967
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Softball pitcher Eddie Feigner strikes out 6 straight major leaguers
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1968
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10,000 demonstrators against US in Vietnam War in West-Berlin
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1968
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10th Winter Olympic games close at Grenoble, France
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1968
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British adopts year-round daylight savings time
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1968
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David Gilmour joins rock group Pink Floyd
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1969
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Doug Walters scores 2nd innings century after 242 in 1st
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1969
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PLO-attack El-Al plane in Zurich Switzerland
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1970
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Chicago 7 defendants found innocent of inciting to riot
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1970
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US president Nixon launches "Nixon-doctrine"
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1972
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Calif Supreme Court abolishes death penalty
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1972
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Giulio Andreotti sworn in as premier of Italy
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1972
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John & Yoko end a week of co-hosting Mike Douglas Show
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1973
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54-kg octopus measuring 7m across captured in Hood Canal, Wash
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1973
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Belgian Emiel Puttemans runs 3000m indoor record 7:39.2
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1973
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Sandra Palmer wins LPGA Pompano Beach Golf Classic
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1974
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NASA launches Italian satellite San Marcos C-2 (235/843 km)
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1974
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US ambassador to India Daniel Moynihan present $2,046,700,000 check
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1975
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2nd American Music Award:
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1975
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Italy broadens abortion law
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1977
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George Harrison releases "True Love"
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1977
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Space Shuttle above a Boeing 747 goes on it's maiden flight
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1977
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Test Cricket debuts of Colin Croft & Joel Garner v Pakistan Bridgetown
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1978
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1st Iron Man Triathlon (swim, bike ride, marathon) held, Kona, Hawaii
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1979
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-52øF (-47øC), Old Forge, New York (state record)
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1979
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Amy Alcott wins LPGA Elizabeth Arden Golf Classic
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1979
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Miniseries "Roots: Next Generations" premieres on ABC TV
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1979
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NASA launches space vehicle S-202
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1979
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Pres Zia ur-Rahmans National Party wins elections in Bangladesh
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1979
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Snow falls in Sahara Desert
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1980
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Billy Wyman said he will leave Rolling Stones in 1983 (Sure!)
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1980
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Pierre Elliott Trudeau's Liberal Party wins Canada's elections
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1983
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NBA Indiana Pacers begin a 28 game road losing streak
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1984
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Revised concordat between Italy & Vatican signed
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1986
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San Antonio's Alvin Robertson scores NBA 2nd quadruple double-20 pts, 11 rebounds, 10 assists & 10 steals against Phoenix
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1988
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Anthony M Kennedy, sworn in as Supreme Court Justice
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1989
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Sherri Turner wins LPGA Orix Hawaiian Ladies Golf Open/Itoki Pro-Am
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1989
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Steve Garvey marries Candace Thomas while at same time being accused of fathering children by 2 other women
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1990
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Jane Crafter wins LPGA Phar-Mor at Inverrary Golf Tournament
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1991
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Edmonton Oiler goalie Grant Fuhr returns to NHL after season-long suspension for substance abuse & shuts out NJ Devils 4-0
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1993
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Howard Stern's radio show begins transmitting to Rochester NY
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1994
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Actor Joe Pantoliano (41) weds model Nancy Sheppard (31)
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1994
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Dan Jansen skates world record 1000m (1:12.43)
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1994
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Shreveport Pirates join CFL as 4th US team
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1995
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Angela Kennedy swims world record 100m butterfly
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1995
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Barb Thomas Whitehead wins Cup o' Noodles Hawaiian Ladies Golf Open
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1995
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Pamela Anderson (Baywatch) & Tommy Lee (Motley Cre) wed
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1995
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Warnecke swims world record 50m freestyle
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1996
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1st full ODI for Kenya, Cricket World Cup v India
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1996
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Daytona 500 race
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1996
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Tendulkar scores 127* in India's Cricket World Cup win over Kenya
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1998
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NY Rangers fire head coach Colin Campbell
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BIRTHS
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1404
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Leon B Alberti, Italian humanist/architect (Della Pittura)
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1516
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Mary I Tudor, [Bloody Mary], Greenwich, queen of England (1553-58)
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1559
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Isaac Casaubon, naturalized English classical scholar, theologian
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1609
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Edward Hyde, Earl of Clarendon, English PM (1660-67)
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1632
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Giovanni Battista Vitali, composer
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1677
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Jacques Cassini, French astronomer (rings of Saturn)
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1716
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Gaspard Fritz, composer
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1743
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Count Alessandro Volta, Como Italy, physicist
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1745
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Alessandro Giuseppe Antonio Anastasio Volta, inventor (battery)
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1751
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Karl Haack, composer
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1770
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Johann Christian Heinrich Rinck, composer
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1771
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Friedrich Christian Ruppe, composer
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1775
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Thomas Girtin, London, artist/watercolorist
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1776
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John Parry, composer
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1781
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Henry Martyn, Truro, missionary
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1790
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Marshall Hall, Basford Nottinghamshire, physician
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1795
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George Peabody, South Danvers Mass, merchant/philanthropist
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1805
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Louis Malesherbes Goldsborough, Rear Admiral (Union Navy)
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1815
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Henri Leys, Flemish painter
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1817
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Lewis Addison Armistead, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1863
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1817
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Walter Page Lane, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1892
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1819
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Joseph Philbrick Webster, composer
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1829
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Jean Jacques Alfred Mouton, Brig Gen (Confederate Army), died in 1864
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1833
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James Deshler, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1863
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1836
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Ramakrishna, Hooghly Bengal, Hindu saint (preached unity of religions)
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1836
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Swami Ramakrishna [Gadadhar Chatterji], Indian mystic/hindu leader
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1838
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Ernst Mach, Chirlitz-Turas Austria, physicist/philosopher/psychologist
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1841
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Samuel Prowse Warren, composer
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1844
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Willem Maris, Dutch painter (Hague School)
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1848
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Louis Comfort Tiffany, glassmaker (stained glass windows)
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1849
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Alexander L Kielland, Norwegian writer/politician (Garman og Worse)
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1850
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George Henschel, composer
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1853
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August Belmont Jr, breeder (Man 'O War)/founder (NY Jockey Club)
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1857
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Max Klinger, German graphic artist/painter/sculptor
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1858
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Louise M A, princess of Belgium
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1859
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Sholem Aleichem, [Solomon Rabinowitz], author (Fiddler on the Roof)
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1860
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Anders Zorn, Swedish painter/etcher/sculptor (Gustavus Vasa)
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1875
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Walter Andrae, German archaeologist (Babylon, Assur)
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1877
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Betsy Ranucci-Beckmann, [Theodora], Dutch author/actress (Dead Water)
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1880
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Eric De Lamarter, composer
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1883
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Tom Walls, Kingsthorpe England, actor/producer (Undercover)
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1884
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Burt Mustin, Pitts Pa, actor (All in the Family, Andy Griffith Show)
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1887
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Nikos Kasandsakis, writer
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1888
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Gladys Cooper, England, actress (Margaret-Rogues)
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1889
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Sybold van Ravesteyn, architect (Blijdorp, CS Rotterdam, Utrecht)
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1890
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Adolphe Menjou, Pittsburgh, actor (Front Page, Star is Born)
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1890
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Boris L Pasternak, Russian poet/writer (Dr Zhivago) [NS]
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1890
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Edward Arnold, NYC, actor (Mr Smith Goes to Washington)
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1890
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Lauri SA Haarla, Finnish (stage)writer (Juudas, Sukeltaja)
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1891
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Chester Clute, NJ, actor (Niagra Falls)
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1892
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Wendell Wilkie, presidential candidate (R-1940)/author (One World)
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1894
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Andres Segovia, guitarist, Linares, Spain
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1895
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George "The Gipper" Gipp, football star (Notre Dame)
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1895
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Semjon Timoshenko, Russ marshal/inspector-general (WW II)
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1896
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Andr Breton, France, surrealist poet/writer (founder of surralism)
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1898
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Enzo Ferrari, racing car manufacturer, Modena
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1898
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K'Tut Tantri, broadcaster/hotelier
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1899
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Arthur Bryant, English historian (King Charles II)
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1901
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Reginald Sheffield, London England, actor (Second Chance)
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1903
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Nikolaj V Podgorny, pres USSR (1965-77)
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1907
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Billy Dewolfe, Wollaston Mass, actor (Good Morning World)
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1907
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Harm van Riel, Dutch politician (Dutch Liberal Party)
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1909
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Matti Jarvinen, Finland, javelin thrower (Olympic-gold-1932)
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1909
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Wallace Stegner, novelist/critic (Pulitzer-1971-Angle of Repose)
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1912
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Heinz Khn, German premier (North-Rhine Westphalia)
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1913
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Artur Axmann, nazi youth leader
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1913
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Dane Clark, Bkln, actor (Wire Service, Bold Venture, Perry Mason)
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1914
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Edward George Edwards, chemist
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1914
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Pee Wee King, Milwaukee Wisc, country vocalist (Pee Wee King Song)
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1915
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David van de Woestijne, Flemish pianist/composer (Les Aronautes)
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1915
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Marcel Landowsky, composer
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1916
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Betty Phyllis Gathergood, curator
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1916
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Jean Drapeau, mayor of Montral (1954- )
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1917
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Phyllis Calvert, London, actress (Man in Grey)
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1920
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Bill Cullen, Pitts, TV game show host (over 20 different games)
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1920
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Jack Palance, [Walter Palanuik], Lattimer Pa, actor (City Slickers)
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1921
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Barbara Hale, actress (Della Street-Perry Mason)
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1922
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Eric Gairy, premier (Grenada)
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1922
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Helen Gurley Brown, Portland Me, author/publisher (Cosmopolitan)
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1923
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Allan Melvin, KC Mo, actor (Brady Bunch, Barney-All in Family)
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1924
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Gnter Haese, German sculptor/graphic artist (Guggenheim prize 1967)
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1925
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George Kennedy, NYC, actor (Cool Hand Luke, Airport, Blue Knight)
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1926
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Harry "Little" Caesar, blues singer/actor (City Heat, Homer & Eddie)
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1926
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Len Ford, NFL end (Cleveland Browns, Green Bay Packers)
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1927
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Fazal Mahmood, cricketer (Pakistani medium-pace workhorse 1952-62)
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1927
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John W Warner, (Sen-R-VA, 1979- ), married Liz Taylor
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1927
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Tabe Bas, actor/opera vocalist (Leiser Wolf in Anatevka)
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1928
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Jim McElreath, auto racer (1970 Ontario 500)
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1929
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Leonard Cyril Deighton, English author (Ipcress File, Fighter)
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1930
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Theodore C Freeman, Haverford Penn, capt USAF/astronaut
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1931
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Dieter Schonbach, composer
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1931
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Johnny Hart, cartoonist
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1931
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Maxwell Thurman, US General
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1931
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Swraj Paul, Indian/British industrial/multi-millionaire (Caparo)
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1931
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Toni Morrison, Ohio, novelist (Tar Baby, Beloved, Song of Solomon)
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1932
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Milos Forman, Czech/US director (Cuckoos Nest, Amadeus)
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1933
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Bobby Robson, British soccer coach (PSV)
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1933
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Elisabeth S "Elly" Belder-Ameling, Dutch soprano
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1933
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Mary Ure, England, model/actress (Reflection of Fear, Windom's Way)
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1933
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Yoko Ono Lennon, [Mrs John Lennon], Tokyo Japan, vocalist(?)
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1934
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Aldo Ceccato, Milan Italy, conductor (Detroit Symph Orch 1973-77)
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1936
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Marin Sorescu, poet/dramatist
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1936
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Ronald William Eastman, cinematogrpaher
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1937
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Jeff Farrell, US swimmer (Olympics-2 gold-1960)
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1938
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Barry Knight, cricketer (England all-rounder mid-60s)
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1938
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Elke Erb, writer
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1938
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Manny Mota, baseball outfielder (LA Dodgers)
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1939
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Claude Ake, political scientist
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1939
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Marlos Nobre, composer
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1939
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Petronella CM "Carletta" Banning, actress (Potasch & Perlemoer)
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1941
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David Blue, [Cohen], Providence RI, rocker (Cupid's Arrow)
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1941
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Herb Santiago, vocalist (Frankie Lymon & Teenagers-Why Do Fools Fall)
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1941
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Irma Thomas, [Lee], US vocalist (It's Raining)
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1945
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Judy Rankin, St Louis Mo, LPGA golfer (Vare Trophy 1976-77)
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1945
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Michael Nader, St Louis Mo, actor (Peter-Gidget, Dex Dexter-Dynasty)
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1947
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Carlos A Lopes, Portugal, marathon runner (Olympic-gold-1984)
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1947
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Dennis De Young, Chicago Il, vocalist (Styx-Its Raining Again)
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1947
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Eliot L Engel, (Rep-D-NY)
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1947
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Princess Maria Christina, [Marijke], of Netherlands
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1948
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Bruce Francis, cricketer (Australian opener in 3 Tests 1972)
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1948
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Carolyn B Maloney, (Rep-D-NY)
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1948
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Sinead Cusack, Ireland, actress (Waterland, Revenge)
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1949
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Cybill Shepherd, Memphis Tn, actress (Moonlighting, Last Picture Show)
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1950
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John Hughes, director (Breakfast Club, Ferris Bueller)
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1952
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Juice Newton, [Judy Cohen], Virginia, vocalist (Angel of the Morning)
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1952
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Veronica "Randy" Crawford, US vocalist (One Day I'll Fly Away)
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1953
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Derek Pellicci, rock drummer (Little River Band-Help Is On It's Way)
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1953
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Nico Arzbach, rock guitarist/singer (Stampei, Dike)
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1953
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Robin Bachman, Winnipeg, guitarist (BTO-You Aint Seen Nothing Yet)
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1954
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John Travolta, Englewood NJ, actor (Welcome Back Kotter, Pulp Fiction)
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1957
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Marita Koch, German DR, 400m sprinter (Oly-gold-1980)
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1957
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Vanna White, [Rosich], N Myrtle Beach SC, TV host (Wheel of Fortune)
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1958
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Peter Koech, Kiliburani Kenya, 3K steeplechaser (Olympic-silver-1988)
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1960
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Andy Moog, NHL goalie (Oilers, Bruins, Olympics-Canada-1988)
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1960
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Greta Scacchi, Milan Italy, actress (Coca-Cola Kid, White Mischief)
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1960
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Roger Wijesuriya, cricketer (bowling avg 294 in 4 Tests for Sri Lanka)
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1961
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Alycia Moulton, Sacramento CA, tennis star
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1962
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Gary Reasons, NFL linebacker (NY Giants)
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1962
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Julie Strain, Concord Calif, actress (Witchcraft IV)
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1962
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Simon Fletcher, NFL linebacker (Denver Broncos)
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1963
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John Gesek, NFL center (Washington Redskins)
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1963
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Rob Andrew, English rugby player
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1964
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Kevin Tapani, Des Moines IA, pitcher (Chic White Sox, Minn Twins)
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1964
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Lisa Elaine Comshaw, Akron Ohio, actress (Scanner Cop, Lukas' Child)
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1964
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Matt Dillon, New Rochelle NY, actor (Flamingo Kid, Tex, Kansas)
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1965
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Dr Dre, [Andre Young], rap singer
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1965
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Peter Martini, journalist
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1966
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Kris King, Bracebridge, NHL left wing (Winnipeg Jets)
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1966
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Phillip De Freitas, cricket pace bowler (in Dominica England 1986-95)
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1967
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Colin Jackson, Cardiff England, 100m hurdler (Olympic-silver-1988)
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1967
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John Valentin, Mineola NY, infielder (Boston Red Sox)
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1967
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Matt Turner, US baseball pitcher (Florida Marlins)
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1967
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Roberto Baggio
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1968
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Molly Ringwald, Roseville Calif, actress (16 Candles, Pretty in Pink)
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1969
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Alexander Mogilny, Khavarovsk, 1st soviet to defect to NHL (Sabres)
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1969
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Igor Larionov, Voskresensk Russia, NHL forward (Team Russia, Detroit)
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1970
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Tyler Green, US baseball pitcher (Phila Phillies)
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1971
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George Teague, NFL safety (Miami Dolphins, Green Bay Packers)
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1971
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Reggie Holt, WLAF safety (London Monarchs)
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1972
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Lubomir Rybovic, Kosice CZE, hockey forward (Team Slovakia)
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1972
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Marc Lillibridge, WLAF linebacker (Amsterdam Admirals)
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1972
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Shani Lynn Nielsen, New Albany IN, Miss America (Indiana-Top 10-1997)
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1974
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Yevgeny Kafelnikov, Russia, tennis star
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1975
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Scott Tucker, Birmingham Ala, 400m/800m freestyle relay (Olympics-96)
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1976
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Chanda Rubin, Lafayette LA, tennis star (1996 Australian Open doubles)
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1976
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Jason Podollan, Vernon, NHL center (Florida Panthers)
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1976
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Volker Schenk, WLAF RB (Frankfurt Galaxy)
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1979
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Julia Greville, Perth Australia, swimmer (Olympics-96)
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1980
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Alison Rachel Fitch, Hamilton NZ, swimmer (Olympics-96)
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DEATHS
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999
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Gregory V, [Bruno] 1st German Pope, dies
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1217
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Alexander Neckum de Sancto Albano, Engl encyclopedist, dies at 59
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1397
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Enguerrand VII, French master of Coucy/count of Soissons, dies at 56
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1455
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Fra Angelico, Italian monk/painter, dies
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1478
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Duke of Clarence, forced drowning in a wine barrel
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1535
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Agrippa von Nettesheim, German royal astrologer, dies at 48
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1535
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Cornelius Agrippa von Nettesheim, physician/theologian, dies
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1546
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Martin Luther, biblical scholar/religious reformer, dies at 62
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1564
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Michelangelo Buonarroti, Italian sculptor/painter (David), dies at 88
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1587
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Mary Stuart, Queen of Scots (1560-87), beheaded at 44 [OS=Feb 8]
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1660
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Judith Jansdochter Leyster, Dutch painter, buried
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1683
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Nicolaes Pietersz Berchem, Dutch landscape painter/etcher, dies at 62
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1712
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Duke of Bourgondi, French king Louis XIV's grandson, dies
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1745
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Nicola Fago, composer, dies at 67
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1790
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Wilhelm Gottfried Enderle, composer, dies at 67
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1799
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Maurus Haberhauer, composer, dies at 52
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1803
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J W L Gleim, writer, dies
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1807
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August G Meissner, German estheticus/literary, dies at 53
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1807
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S von Laroche, writer, dies at 75
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1817
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Giacomo Quarenghi, master builder (Hermitage Theater), dies at 72
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1829
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Jan Krtitel Kuchar, composer, dies at 77
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1830
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Charles G G, Earl of Merode, mayor (Brussels), dies at 67
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1833
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Georg Johann Schinn, composer, dies at 64
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1833
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Ignac Ruzitska, composer, dies at 55
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1846
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Giovanni Liverati, composer, dies at 73
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1861
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Louis C Luzac, Dutch minister of Internal affairs, dies at 74
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1878
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Peter D Regout, industrialist (Sphinx, Maastricht), dies at 76
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1885
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Charlotte Helen Sainton-Dolby, composer, dies at 61
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1890
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Guyla Andr ssy Sr, earl/premier of Hungary (1867-71), dies at 66
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1895
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Albrecht FR, arch duke of Austrian (Battle at Custozza), dies at 77
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1898
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Frances Willard, founder (Woman's Christian Temperance), dies at 58
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1899
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M Sophus Lie, Norwegian mathematician, dies at 56
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1905
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Jules de Geyter, Belgian poet (International), dies at 75
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1906
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Willem Doorenbos, literary/critic, dies at 85
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1911
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Bill Murdoch, cricketer, dies while watching Aust v S Africa Test
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1917
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Charles E Barber, US chief engraver (1879-1917), dies
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1925
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James Lane Allen, US writer (Choir Invisible), dies at 75
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1932
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Frederik Augustus III, King of Saxon (1904-18), dies at 66
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1933
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James Corbett, (Gentleman Jim), heavyweight box champ (1892-97), dies
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1938
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Alida JM Tartaud-Little, actress (Rotterdam Stage), dies at 64
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1938
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Edward Anseele, Belgian minister of Rail, dies at 81
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1938
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Louis JM de la Valle-Poussin, (The Way to Nirvana), dies at 69
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1939
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Ludwig Bonvin, composer, dies at 89
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1943
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Henri Polak, Dutch union leader/politician (soc-dem), dies at 74
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1949
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Niceto A Zamora y Torres, premier of Spain (1931-36), dies at 71
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1950
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Voranc Prezikov, [Lovro Kuhar], Slavic author (Jamnica), dies at 56
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1951
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Piet A W Hopmans, bishop of Breda (Crusade), dies at 85
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1956
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Gustave Charpentier, French opera composer (Louise), dies at 95
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1957
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Henry N Russell, co-author (temperature-luminosity graph), dies
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1959
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Alfred Alessandrescu, composer, dies at 65
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1959
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Eric Zeisl, composer, dies at 53
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1959
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Jaroslav Kvapil, composer, dies at 66
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1963
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Monte Blue, silent film actor (Apache), dies of heart attack at 73
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1963
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Todd "Hugh" Gaitskell, leader British Labour Party, dies at 56
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1966
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Anne Anema, Dutch lawyer/journalist/politician (ARP), dies at 94
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1966
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Casimir von Paszthory, composer, dies at 79
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1966
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Grigori Grigoyevich Nelyubov, Russian cosmonaut, dies at 31
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1967
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Manuel Palau Boix, composer, dies at 74
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1967
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Robert J Oppenheimer, creator of atomic bomb, dies at 62
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1968
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Sigurd Erixon, etnologist (Atlas "ver Svensk Folkkultur), dies at 79
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1969
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Dragisa Cvetkovic, Serbian premier of (Yugoslavia 1939-4.), dies at 76
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1970
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Desiderius A Stracke, Flemish jesuit/literature historian, dies at 94
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1973
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Franc Costello, US gangster, dies at 82
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1975
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Chivu Stoica, [Stoica Chivu), premier of Romania (1955-61), dies at 66
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1975
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Luigi Dallapiccola, composer, dies
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1975
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Raymond Moley, US advisor to pres Roosevelt "Brain Trust", dies at 88
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1975
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Syed Nazir Ali, cricketer (2 Tests for India, 4 wickets), dies
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1976
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Anton Betzner, writer, dies at 81
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1976
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Eddie Dowling, composer (Anywhere USA), dies at 81
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1976
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Joseph Henabery, actor/director (Cobra), dies at 88
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1977
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Andy Devine, [Jeremiah Schwartz], actor (Andy's Gang), dies at 71
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1977
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Maria Realino, teacher (Botany of Curaao), dies at 87
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1977
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Ralph Graves, actor (Extra Girl), dies at 77
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1978
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Charlotte Greenwood, actress (Oklahoma, Moon over Miami), dies at 84
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1978
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Derrick De Marney, actor (Inheritance, Projected Man), dies at 71
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1978
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Maggie McNamara, actress (3 Coins in a Fountain, Cardinal), dies at 49
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1980
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Gale Robbins, actress (Fuller Brush Girl, Mr Hex), dies at 58
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1982
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Edith Ngaio Marsh, NZ detective writer/producer, dies at 82
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1982
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Tina Carver, actress (Inside Detroit, Uranium Boom), dies at 58
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1985
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Willy Alberti, [Carel Verbruggen], Dutch singer, dies at 58
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1990
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Hulk, fictional character in "Death of Incredible Hulk" on NBC, dies
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1993
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Edward S "Ted" Haworth, US set designer (Sayonara, Marty), dies at 76
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1993
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Jacqueline Hill, dies of cancer at 63
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1993
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Leslie Norman, English director/producer (Dunkirk), dies at 82
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1993
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Michael David Morrison, actor (Caleb-As the World Turns), dies at 33
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1994
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Peter Caddy, founder of the Findhorn Community, dies at 76
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1995
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Calder Willingham, US scriptwriter (End as a Man), dies at 72
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1995
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Denny Cordel, rock music producer-Laverack, dies at 51
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1995
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Eddie Williams, blues/Jazz Bassist, dies at 82
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1995
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John Rhea "Yank" Lawson, trumpeter, dies at 83
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1995
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Yank Lawson, US jazz trumpeteer (Stormy weather), dies at 84
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1996
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Brian Daley, writer, dies at 48
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1996
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Jack Thieuloy, writer, dies at 64
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1996
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Nicholas Beriozoff, ballet master, dies at 89
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1996
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Richard Leslie Hill, historian, dies at 94
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1997
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Emily Hahn, writer, dies at 91
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1997
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Enrique Peralta Azurdia, milt pres of Guatemala in (1963-66), dies
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1997
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Eric William Fenby, musician, dies at 90
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1998
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Harry Caray, sportscaster (Chicago Cubs), dies at 77
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1998
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Mya Than Tint, Myanmarese author, dies of brain hemorrhage at 69
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1998
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Robert Merrill, songwriter (Funny Girl), commits suicide at 76
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