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627
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Battle at Nineveh: Byzantine emperor Heraclius beats Perzen
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1098
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1st Crusaders capture & plunder Mara Syria
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1474
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Isabella crowns herself queen of Castili & Aragon
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1479
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Jews are expelled from Schlettstadt Alsace by Emperor Frederick III
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1524
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Pope Clement VII approves Organization of Jewish Community of Rome
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1527
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Composer Adrian Willaert moves from Milan to Venice
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1653
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Barebone-parliament ends
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1677
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Brandenburgs army occupies Stettin
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1700
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Utrecht/Overijssel/Buren/Leerdam/Ijsselstein adopt Gregorian calendar
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1715
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Russian/Prussian troops occupy Stralsund [NS=12/23]
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1769
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Pope Clement XIV proclaims a universal jubilee
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1787
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Pennsylvania becomes 2nd state to ratify US constitution
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1791
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Bank of US opens
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1792
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In Vienna, Ludwig Von Beethoven (22) receives 1st lesson in music composition from Franz Joseph Haydn
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1800
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Washington DC established as capital of US
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1822
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Mexico officially recognized as an independent nation by US
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1858
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1st Canadian coins circulated (1, 5, 10 & 20)
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1862
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Battle of Dumfries, VA
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1862
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Naval Engagement at Yazoo River, MS (USS CAIRO torpedoed)
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1870
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Joseph Rainey (SC) became 1st black sworn into House of Reps
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1871
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Jules Janssen discovers dark lines in solar corona spectrum
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1878
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Joseph Pulitzer begins publishing "St Louis Dispatch"
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1884
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1st Test match played at the Adelaide Oval
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1897
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Anti-Jewish violence breaks out in Bucharest Romania
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1897
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Rudolph Dirks' 1st Katzenjammer cartoon strip in NY Journal
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1898
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1st 1st-class game between NSW & Tasmania
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1899
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1st case of plague on Oahu, Hawaii
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1899
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George F Bryant of Boston patents the wooden golf tee
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1900
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National Negro Anthem, "Lift Every Voice & Sing," composed
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1901
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Marconi receives 1st transatlantic radio signal, England to US
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1903
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Roger Casement completes report about abuses in Belgian Congo
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1904
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CMS McClellans "Leah Kleschna," premieres in NYC
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1906
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Oscar Straus, 1st Jewish govt member, appointed Sec of Commerce
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1912
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R Friml/O Harbachs musical "Firefly," premieres in NYC
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1913
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"Mona Lisa," stolen from Louvre Museum in 1911, recovered
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1913
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Hebrew language officially used to teach in Palestinian schools
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1915
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1st all-metal aircraft (Junkers J-1) test flown at Dessau Germany
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1915
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Aristide Briand forms French war govt
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1915
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Russian troops overrun Hamadan, Persia
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1916
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Worst train disaster ever (Modane France-543 killed)
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1917
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French troop train derails in French Alps killing 543
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1917
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Rev Edward Flanagan forms Boys Town outside Omaha, Neb
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1920
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Maurice Ravels ballet "La Valse," premieres in Paris
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1925
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Arthur Heinman coins term "motel," opens Motel Inn, San Luis Obispo
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1925
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Cossack officer/ex-premier Reza Chan becomes shah of Persia
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1925
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Last Qajar Shah of Iran deposed; Rexa Shah Pahlavi takes over
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1926
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Leningrad: premier of Dmitri Sjostakovitsj' 1st Pianoconcert
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1928
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Nichols/Brownes "Wings over Europe," premieres in NYC
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1930
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Baseball changes rule, ball bounces into stands not a HR, now a double
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1930
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Baseball Rules Committee greatly revises the rule book
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1930
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Start of the 1st Australia v West Indies Test (at Adelaide)
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1931
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Japanese Govt of Imukai forms
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1932
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S N Behrmans "Biography," premieres in NYC
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1932
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USSR & China resume diplomatic relations
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1936
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Chinese leader Chiang Kai-shek declares war on Japan
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1937
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Japanese aircraft shell & sink US gunboat Panay on Yangtze River in China. (Japan apologized & eventually paid US $2.2M in repa
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1937
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NBC & RCA sends 1st mobile-TV vans onto the streets of NY
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1937
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Washington Redskins win NFL championship
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1939
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Russ Indigirka capsizes in blizzard off Japanese coast; 750 die
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1940
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British troops conquer Sidi el-Barrani
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1941
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European reservists on Java mobilizes
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1941
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German occupying army do a house search in Paris looking for Jews
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1941
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Russian 20th army recaptures Soljetsjnogorsk
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1942
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German offensive in South Western Stalingrad
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1945
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Special Court of justice convicts NSB-leader Mussert to death
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1946
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Ice plant collapses, shearing a tenement building & burying 38
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1946
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Tide detergent introduced
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1946
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UN accepts 6 Manhattan blocks as a gift from John D Rockefeller Jr
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1947
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United Mine Workers union withdrew from AFL
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1949
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AL votes 7-1 rejecting legalizing the spitball
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1950
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16th Heisman Trophy Award: Vic Janowicz, Ohio State (HB)
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1950
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Baseball owners vote to drop 4-year old bonus & high school rule
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1951
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Joe DiMaggio announces his retirement
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1952
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Dallas Texans (former Boston Yanks) play last game, last original team
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1953
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Chuck Yeager reaches Mach 2.43 in Bell X-1A rocket plane
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1955
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1st prototype of hovercraft patented by Brit eng Christoper Cockerell
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1957
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Jerry Lee Lewis weds his cousin Myra Gale Brown, 13, while still married to his 1st wife Jane Mitcham
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1957
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Maj Adrian Drew flies 1,943 kph in F-101 Voodoo
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1957
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US announces manufacture of Borazon (harder than diamond)
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1958
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Dutch social democratic party-ministers/premier Drees dismissed
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1958
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Fergie Gupte takes 9-102 with leggies v W Indies at Kanpur
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1959
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UN Committee on Peaceful Use of Outer Space is established
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1961
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Ham radio satellite Oscar 1 launched with military Discoverer 36
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1961
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Martin Luther King Jr & 700 demonstraters arrested in Albany Ga
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1962
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US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site
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1963
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Argentina asks for extradition of ex-president Peron
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1963
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Frank Sinatra Jr returned after being kidnapped
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1963
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Kenya (formerly British East Africa) declares independence from UK
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1964
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Cleveland Browns' Frank Ryan sets club record of 5 TD passes
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1964
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Shooting starts for "Star Trek" pilot "The Cage" (Menagerie)
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1965
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Beatles last Great Britain concert (Capitol Theatre in Cardiff Wales)
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1965
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Doug Walters makes maiden Test ton in 1st Test, goes on to 155
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1965
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Gale Sayers of Chicago Bears scores 6 TDs, ties NFL record
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1965
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Vivian Beaumont Theater opens at 65th St & Amsterdam Ave NYC
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1966
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US Supreme Courts votes 4-3 allowing Braves to move to Atlanta
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1967
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US launches Pioneer 8 into solar orbit
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1968
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Arthur Ashe becomes 1st black to be ranked #1 in tennis
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1968
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Rolling Stones film TV show "Rock 'n Roll Circus"-never aired
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1968
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US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site
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1969
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"Hello Dolly" with Barbra Striesand premieres
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1969
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Bill Toomey achieves world record-score (8417 points)
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1969
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Bomb attack on bank in Milan, 14 killed
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1970
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Polish government proclaims price rise
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1970
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Small Astronomy Satellite Explorer 42 launched to study X-rays
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1970
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USSR performs underground nuclear test
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1973
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Canada begins selling Olympic coins ($5 & $10 silver coins)
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1973
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San Diego files anti-trust against NL (stopping Padres move to DC)
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1975
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Gas stove explodes & starts fire killing 138 (Mecca Saudi Arabia)
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1975
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Sara Jane Moore pled guilty to trying to kill Pres Gerald Ford
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1976
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QB Joe Namath last game as a NY Jet
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1977
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Yanks purchase Andy Messersmith from Braves
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1979
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Gold hits record $462.50 an ounce
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1979
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Rhodesia becomes independent nation of Zimbabwe
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1980
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US's copyright law amended to include computer programs
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1981
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"1st" closes at Martin Beck Theater NYC after 37 performances
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1981
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Gambia & Senegal sign agreement to be known as Senegambia in Feb 1982
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1981
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Wayne Gretzky scores quickest 50th goal (game 39)
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1982
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"Herman Van Veen: All of Him" closes at Ambassador NYC after 6 perf
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1982
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$9,800,000 in cash stolen from money transport car in NYC
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1982
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57th Australian Womens Tennis: C Evert beats M Navratilova (63 26 63)
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1982
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Joanne Carner/John Mahaffey wins LPGA J C Penney Golf Classic
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1983
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A truck bomb explodes at US Embassy in Kuwait
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1985
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248 US soldiers & 8 crew members die in Arrow Air charter crash
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1985
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DC-8 crashes near Gander, Newfoundland; 258 die
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1985
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NASA launches space vehicle S-207
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1986
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David Boon's fourth Test century, 103 v England at Adelaide
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1986
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James "Bone Crusher" Smith TKO's WBA champ Tim Witherspoon in MSG
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1986
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Russian Tupolev-134 crashes in East Berlin, 70 killed
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1986
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South African journalist Zwelakhe Sisulu arrested
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1987
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Mookie Blaylock sets NBA record of 13 steals in a game
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1987
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Okla's sets NCAA record of 33 steals vs Centenary
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1987
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Rollermania at MSG, Eastern Express beats Midwest Pioneers
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1988
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3 trains collide in London, 40 die
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1988
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NYC Subway system adds new stations (Z line)
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1988
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PLO leader Yasi Arafat accepts Israel's right to exist
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1988
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Sandra Miller of Queens sues Mike Tyson for sexual harassment
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1990
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US accuses Iraq of dragging its feet on dates for talks
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1990
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US ambassador to Kuwait, Nathaniel Howell leaves Kuwait
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1991
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Actor Richard Gere marries super model Cindy Crawford
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1991
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Maastricht Treaty signed to create a European Community
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1991
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NJ Nets set NBA record of 22 blocks beating Nuggets 121-81
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1991
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Orion Pictures filed Chapter 11 for bankruptcy protection
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1991
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Tampa Bay Bucaneer Dexter Manley, retires after failing drug test
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1992
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58th Heisman Trophy Award: Gino Torretta, Miami-Fla (QB)
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1992
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6.8-7.5 earthquake strikes Flores Island (tsunami kills 3,000)
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1992
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Japanese crown prince Naruhito announces engagement to Masaka Owada
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1992
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Julia Kurotchkina, 18, of Russia, crowned 42nd Miss World
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1992
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NY Giants lose 19-0 to Phoenix Cardinals
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1993
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"Any Given Day" closes at Longacre Theater NYC after 32 performances
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1993
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"Kentucky Cycle" closes at Royale Theater NYC after 34 performances
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1993
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WAQX 104.3 (Q-104) rock format replaces WNCN classic format in NYC
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1995
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Amendment to make it illegal to physically desecrate the flag turned down by senate 63-36 (need 2/3 vote)
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1995
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CBC announces Radio Canada International service to end on March 31
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1995
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Israeli PM Shimon Peres address both house of US congress
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1995
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NBA referees return to work after striking
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1996
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Assassination attempt on Uday (Iraqi's heir to Sadam Hussain)
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1996
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Marlins sign their 6th free-agent since Nov 22, Moises Alou
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1997
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Carlos the Jackal, "professional revolutionary" goes on trial in Paris
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1997
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Fed judge sentences Autumn Jackson, who claims to be Bill Cosby's daughter, to 26 months for trying to extort $40 million from
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1997
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Florida releases Alex Arias, the last original Marlin
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1997
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Japanese train builders (Maglev) claim world speed record at 332 MPH
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1997
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Red Sox sign Pedro Martinez to record 6 year $69 million contract
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1997
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SWAT team shoots John E Armstrong in Fla, freeing 2 young hostages
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1997
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TWA 800 hearings end
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BIRTHS
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1560
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Maximilien de Bthune, duke of Sully/baron of Rosny/PM of France
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1574
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Anne van Denemarken, daughter of Danish King Frederik II
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1579
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Heinrich Steuccius, composer
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1630
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Olof Rudbeck, composer
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1660
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Peter Rabus, poet/translator (Liberated Britanje)
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1673
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Ahmed III, 23rd sultan (Turkey, 1703-30)
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1685
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Lodovico Giustini, composer
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1712
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Charles Alexander, Duke of Lotharingen
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1715
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Gennaro Manna, composer
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1745
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John Jay, diplomat/governor (NY)
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1792
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Alexandros Ypsilanti, Greek resistance fighter
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1805
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Henry Wells, founder (American Express Co & Wells Fargo & Co)
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1806
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Stand Watie, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1871
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1818
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Paul Octave Hebert, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1880
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1821
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Gustave Flaubert, France, novelist (Madame Bovary)
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1830
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Joseph Orville Shelby, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1897
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1832
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Abraham C Wertheim, Dutch banker/MP (liberal)
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1833
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Matthias Hohner, German manufacturer (harmonica)
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1835
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Georges Jean Pfeiffer, composer
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1838
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Sherburne W Burnham, US, astronomer (binary stars)
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1848
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William Vanderbilt, yachtsman (donated Vanderbilt Cup)
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1859
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Edward Bradley, horse owner (1st to own 4 Kentucky Derby winners)
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1859
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Maurice Donnay, French playwright (Lovers)
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1862
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Daniel Halvy, French historian/writer (La fin des notables)
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1863
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Edvard Munch, Norway, painter/print maker (The Scream)
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1866
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Alfred Werner, Swiss chemist (Nobel 1913)
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1874
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Volter A Kilpi, Finnish writer (Alastalon salissa)
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1875
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Desiderius A Stracke, Flemish jesuit/literature historian
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1875
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Karl R G von Rundstedt, German gen-fieldmarshal (Normandy)
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1879
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Friedrich Christiansen, nazi commander Wehrmacht Netherland
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1879
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Laura Hope Crews, US, actress (Camille, Gone with the Wind)
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1879
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Percy Fletcher, composer
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1882
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Akiba Rubinstein, Polish chess player (openings theory)
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1886
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Owen Moore, County Meath Ireland, actor (She Done Him Wrong)
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1887
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Kurt Magnus Atterberg, composer
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1889
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Vaclav Stepan, composer
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1893
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Edward G Robinson, [Goldenberg], Romania, actor (10 Commandments)
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1896
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Eslanda Goode, US anthropology/author under Paul Robeson
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1902
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Howard Koch, screenwriter
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1903
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Enid Balint-Edmonds, psychoanalyst
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1904
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Jim Christy, righty cricket batter (Transvaal, Queensland & S Africa)
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1906
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William C Pahlmann, interior decorator (4 Season restaurant, NYC)
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1907
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F van Heek, Dutch sociologist
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1907
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Fred Elizalde, composer
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1907
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Roy Douglas, composer
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1909
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Armand H F Boni, the Good One, Flemish poet/writer
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1911
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Anna Russell, composer
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1912
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Yusef Bedri, educationist
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1913
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Eve Lister, actress/singer (No Limit, Hyde Park)
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1913
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Hal Dickinson, singer (Modernaires)
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1913
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Stanley Bate, composer
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1914
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Denis Begbie, cricketer (South African batsman in five Tests 1948-50)
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1915
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Frank Sinatra, Hoboken, vocalist/actor (old blue eyes)
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1917
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Edward Firth Henderson, arabist
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1917
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Heinrich Bll, Germ, writer (Group Portrait with Lady, Nobel '72) [OS]
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1918
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Joe Williams, Cordele Ga, jazz singer (Everyday I have the Blues)
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1918
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Nilda Pinto, [NM Geerdink-Jesurun P], Curaao writer (Nanzi)
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1922
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Arthur R Hawkins, US pilot/capt (WW II, downed 14 jap planes)
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1923
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Bob Barker, Darrington Wash, game show emcee (Price is Right)
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1924
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Edward I Koch, NYC, (Mayor-D-NYC, 1977-89)/judge (People's Court)
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1924
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Francis Miroglio, composer
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1924
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Nevit Kodali, composer
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1924
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Olivier Gendebien, Belgian auto racer
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1925
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Cora Lee Johnson, social activist for rural poor
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1925
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D G "Dattu" Phadkar, cricketer (pace bowling all-rounder for India)
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1925
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Ghulam Guard, cricketer (lefty pace bowler in 2 Tests for India 1959)
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1928
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Aitmatow, writer
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1928
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Helen Frankenthaler, NY, abstract expressionist artist (Arden)
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1928
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Lonesome Sundown, blues singer/guitarist
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1929
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Doug Ford, cricket wicket-keeper (successful NSW of 50's)
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1929
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John Osborne, Engld, playwright (Look Back in Anger, Luther-TONY 1964)
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1930
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Friedrich Voss, composer
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1931
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Lionel Blair, Montreal, choreographer (Spotlight)
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1932
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Robert Pettit, NBA star (St Louis Bombers/1959 MVP)
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1934
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Habib Hassan Touma, composer
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1936
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Bengt Emil Johnson, composer
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1936
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Iolanda Balas, Romania, high jumper (Olympic-gold-1960)
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1938
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Connie Francis, Newark NJ, singer/actress (Where the Boys Are)
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1938
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Joel Chadabe, composer
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1940
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Dionne Warwick, East Orange NJ, singer (Solid Gold, Way to San Jose)
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1940
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Shirley Englehorn, LPGA golfer
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1941
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Liesbeth List, Dutch actress/vocalist (Theodorakis)
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1941
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Robert Covington, drummer/singer
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1941
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Terry Kirkman, Salina Ks, rock vocalist/keyboardist (Association)
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1941
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Tim Hauser, jazz singer (Manhattan Transfer-Tuxedo Junction)
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1942
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Mike Heron, rocker
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1942
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Mike Pinder, Birmingham England, rocker (Moody Blues)
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1943
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Dave Munden, rock drummer (Brian Poole & The Tremeloes)
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1943
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Dickey Betts, West Palm Beach Fl, guitarist (Allman Bros-Ramblin' Man)
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1943
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Grover Washington Jr, jazz artist (Mr Magic)
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1943
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Mike Smith, rocker
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1945
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Alan Ward, rocker
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1945
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Karl Edward Wagner, US, sci-fi author (Bloodstone, Night Winds)
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1945
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Leslie Holbert, LPGA golfer
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1945
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Susi Hush, TV producer
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1945
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Tony Williams, jazz musician
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1946
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Clive Bunker, rock drummer (Jethro Tull)
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1946
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Emerson Fittipaldi, Brazil, Indy-car racer (over 10 wins)
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1946
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George Santo Pietro, husband of Vanna White
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1946
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Marlous Fluitsma, actress (De Prooi, Apart, Alle Dagen Feest)
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1947
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Ralph Scala, rocker
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1948
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Ray Jackson, rocker
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1949
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Ricardo Lu¡s Carreras, NYC, bantamweight boxer (Olympic-bronze-1972)
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1950
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Billy Smith, Ontario, NHL goaltender (NY Islanders)
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1951
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Caren Kaye, NYC, actress (My Tutor, Blansky's Beauties)
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1951
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Steven Alan Hawley, Ottawa Ks, PhD/ast (STS 41-D, 61-C, 31, 82)
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1952
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Ajit De Silva, cricketer (Sri Lankan lefty spinner in four Tests 1982)
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1952
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Cathy Rigby McCoy, Los Alamitos Calif, gymnist (Olympic-4th-1968)
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1952
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Neil Peart, rocker (Rush)
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1952
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Sarah Douglas, England, actress (Conan, Superman II, Falcon Crest)
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1953
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Bruce Kulick, guitarist/singer (KISS)
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1955
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Lenore Rittenhouse, Honolulu HI, LPGA golfer (1983 United Va Bank)
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1956
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Ana Alicia Ortiz, Mexico City, actress (Melissa-Falcon Crest)
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1956
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Sondra Theodore, San Bernadino Cal, playmate (July, 1977)
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1957
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Cy Curnin, Londo, England, rock vocalist (Fixx-Sign of Fire)
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1957
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Sheila E[scovedo], SF CA, disco drummer (Krushgrove, Holly Rock)
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1958
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Leo Kenter, Dutch drummer (Trckener Kecks-More! More! More!)
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1958
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Sheree J Wilson, Rochester MN, actress (Our Family Honor, Dallas)
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1959
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Belouis Some, rocker (Neville Keighley-Some People)
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1959
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Krishnammachari Srikkanth, cricketer (big-hitting Indian opener)
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1959
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Scott D Vangen, Granite Falls MN, astronaut
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1960
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Amal Silva, cricketer (Sri Lankan wicket-keeper in 9 Tests 1983-88)
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1960
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Jaap van Sweden, Dutch violinist/concert master
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1961
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Dale Sanderson, CFL guard (Hamilton Tiger Cats)
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1962
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Holly Gagnier, LA, actress (One Life to Live)
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1962
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Nadeem Ghauri, cricketer (bowled in Test for Pak v Australia 1990)
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1962
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Ray Brown, NFL guard (Washington Redskins, SF 49ers)
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1962
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Tracy Austin, Rolling Hills Calif, tennis pro (US Open 1979, 81)
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1963
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Teresa Blake, Tuscaloosa Ala, actress (Gloria Marsh-All My Children)
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1964
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Haywood Jeffires, NFL wide receiver (Houston Oilers)
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1964
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Rockin' Jeff, rocker (The Pasadenas-Riding on a Train)
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1965
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Laurie Grover-Tavares, Newark NJ, biathelete (Olympics-1994)
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1966
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Cheryl Dickey, Houston Texas, 100m hurdler
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1966
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Jim Sandlak, Kitchener, NHL right wing (Vancouver Canucks)
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1967
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David Szott, NFL guard (KC Chiefs)
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1967
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John Randle, NFL defensive tackle (Minn Vikings)
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1967
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Masood Anwar, cricketer (one Test Pakistan v West Indies 1990)
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1968
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Chris Walsh, NFL wide receiver (Minn Vikings)
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1968
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Kurt Schulz, safety (Buffalo Bills)
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1968
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Laurie Williams, cricketer (West Indian ODI all-rounder v NZ 1996)
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1968
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Ray Ethridge, wide reciever (Baltimore Ravens)
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1968
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Tatianna, Phila Pa, spanish singer (Baile Commigo, Chicad de Hoy)
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1969
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Carrie Westcott, Mission Hills KS, playmate (Sep, 1993)
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1969
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Courtney Hawkins, NFL wide receiver (Tampa Bay Bucs, Pitts Steelers)
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1969
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Doug Terry, NFL/WLAF safety (KC Chiefs, Scotland Claymores)
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1969
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Frank Dikstaal, soccer player (MVV)
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1969
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Jane Robinson, Australian rower (Olympics-96)
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1969
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Kris Wirtz, Red Deer Alberta, ice pairs (1994 Skate Canada)
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1969
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Sebastian Savage, WLAF cornerback (Rhein Fire)
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1970
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Ivano Newbill, NBA center (Vancouver Grizzlies)
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1970
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Jennifer Connelly, Bkln Heights NY, actress (Labyrinth, Rocketeer)
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1970
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Kirk Cameron, actor (Mike-Growing Pains, Teen Wolf II)
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1970
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Madchen Amick, Reno NV, actress (Shelly Johnson-Twin Peaks)
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1970
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Orlando Brown, NFL tackle (Cleve Browns, Baltimore Ravens)
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1971
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Becky Sunshine, [Rebekah Jayne Hunter], Ark, Miss Nude Calif (1993)
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1971
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John Sacca, WLAF quarterback (Amsterdam Admirals)
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1971
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Tito Wooten, NFL safety (NY Giants)
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1971
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Toni Hodgkinson, Auckland NZ, 800m (Olympics-96)
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1972
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Greg Randolph, Denver Colo, road cyclist (Olympics-74th-96)
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1972
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Jamal Willis, NFL running back (SF 49ers)
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1972
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John Walsh, NFL quarterback (Cin Bengals)
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1972
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Kara Williams, Miss Texas USA (1996)
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1972
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Missy Francis, LA Calif, actress (Little House on the Prairie)
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1972
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Oliver Quass, WLAF kicker (Amsterdam Admirals)
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1973
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Michael DiVenuto, cricketer (exciting Tasmanian batsman)
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1973
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Reinard Wilson, linebacker (Cincinnati Bengals)
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1973
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Stanley Pritchett, running back (Miami Dolphins)
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1975
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Mayim Winkelman Bialik, SD, actress (Blossom, Beaches)
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1977
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Bridget Hall, Dallas Texas, model (Ford)
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1978
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Derrick Delmore, Camp Springs Md, fig skater (1996 Grand Prix champ)
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DEATHS
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884
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Carloman, co-king of France (879, 882-884), dies
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1112
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Tancred, monarch of Galilea/Edessa/Antioch, dies
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1204
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Maimonides, [Moses Ben Maimon], Span/Egyptian rabbi, dies at 69
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1263
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Hakon IV, Gamli, King of Norway (1217-63), dies
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1600
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John Craig, Scottish church reformer/James VI's court vicar, dies
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1677
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Jacob Binckes/Benckes, Dutch admiral (Chatham), dies in battle
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1772
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Johann Gottfried Seyfert, composer, dies at 41
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1777
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Albrecht von Haller, Swiss physician/biologist/author, dies at 69
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1777
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Benjamin Russen, Rev, executed at Tyburn England for rape
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1777
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Benjamin Russen, reverend, executed at Tyburn England for rape
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1788
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Joseph Gibbs, composer, dies at 88
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1812
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John Malchair, composer, dies at 82
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1836
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Giuseppe Farinelli, composer, dies at 67
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1843
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Willem I Frederik, King of Netherlands (1814-40), dies at 71
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1872
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Willem A Schimmelpenninck van der Oye, Dutch politician, dies at 72
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1877
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Jos M de Alencar, Brazilian writer/minister of Justice, dies at 48
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1880
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Michel Chasles, French mathematician (geometry), dies at 83
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1889
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Robert Browning, English poet (Ring & Book), dies at 77
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1912
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Luitpold von Bayern, prince-regent of Bayern, dies at 91
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1914
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Watkins Lewis, black man, lynched in Shrevport La
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1920
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Olive Schreiner, South Afr writer (Healing Imagination), dies at 75
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1920
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Paul Lacome, composer, dies at 82
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1921
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Henrietta Leavitt, cepheid period-luminosity relation discover, dies
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1923
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Raymond Radiguet, French journalist/writer (Ball du Comte), dies at 20
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1926
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Jean Richepin, French poet/writer (Contes sans morale), dies at 77
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1927
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Heinrich Reitsch, composer, dies at 67
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1932
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Egon Richter, writer, dies
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1933
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Theodore Moses Tobani, composer, dies at 78
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1937
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Alfred Abel, actor (Dr Mabuse, Metropolis), dies at 57
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1939
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Douglas Fairbanks, actor (Zorro, 3 Musketeers, Robin Hood), dies at 56
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1946
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Johannes L "Jan" Walch, Dutch literary (Abelard & Helose), dies at 67
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1947
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J£lio A Peixoto, Brazilian writer (Fruta do Mato), dies at 70
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1956
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Lorenzo Perosi, composer, dies at 83
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1957
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Robert Frank Kurka, composer, dies at 35
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1959
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Russell Simpson, actor (Abraham Lincoln), dies at 79
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1961
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Daiun Sogaku Harada, Zen founder of Sanbo Kyodan lineage, dies at 91
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1962
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Sid Saylor, actor (Wally-Waterfront), dies at 67
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1964
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H I "Sailor" Young, cricketer (left-arm bowler Eng v Aust 1899), dies
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1965
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Johnny Lee, actor (Calhoun-Amos 'n' Andy), dies at 67
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1968
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Tallulah Bankhead, actress (All Star Revue), dies of pneumonia at 65
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1968
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Walter Robins, cricketer (19 Tests for England 64 wkts), dies
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1970
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Louis Zimmer, Flem clock maker (Jubelklok, Wonder Clock), dies at 82
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1971
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David Sarnoff, US TV pioneer (RCA), dies at 80
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1971
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Frank Wolff, actor (Erotic Illusion, Last Gun), suicide at 43
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1971
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Jack Barnhill, Northern Ireland senator, assassinated
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1971
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John A Emmens, art historian/poet (Dog of Pavlov), dies at 47
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1976
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Jack Cassidy, actor (Oscar/Jetman-He & She), dies at 49
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1977
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Clementine O Spencer-Churchill (Hozier), British barones, dies at 92
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1978
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Clifton Chenier, US accordionist (Bayou Blues), dies at 53
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1978
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Fay Compton, actress (Othello), dies at 74
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1985
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Anne Baxter, actress (Myra-Marcus Welby, Victoria-Hotel), dies at 62
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1985
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Ian Stewart, keyboardist/road mgr (Rolling Stones), dies at 47
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1987
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Louis de Meester, composer, dies at 83
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1988
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John Canning, NY Post managing editor, dies at 56
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1991
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Eleanor Boardman, actor (Crowd), dies in at 93
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1991
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Ken Keltner, US baseball player (Cleveland Indians), dies at 75
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1991
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Lex Karsemeijer, Dutch tenor/choral dir (Sweet 16, Pro Musica), dies
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1992
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Bernard CJ Lievegoed, Dutch anthroposopher (Free College), dies at 87
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1992
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Jasu Patel, cricketer (29 wkts for India, best 9-69 v Aust), dies
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1993
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Gerard "G" Nabrink, Dutch anarchist/NVSH-founder, dies at 90
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1993
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Jeremiah Sullivan, actor (Soldier, Double-Stop), dies of AIDS at 58
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1993
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Jozsef Antall, historian/premier of Hungary (1990-93), dies at 61
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1994
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Antoine Pinay, French PM (1952)/foreign minister, dies at 102
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1994
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Donna J. Stone, poet, dies of heart failure at 61
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1994
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Herman H Felderhof, radio-announcer/head (NRU/NOS Radio), dies at 83
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1994
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John Edward Caulwell Hearne, writer, dies at 68
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1994
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Stuart Allen Roosa, astronaut (Apollo 14), dies of pancreatitis at 46
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1995
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Andrew Olle, broadcaster, dies at 48
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1995
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David Lincoln Lightbown, politician, dies at 63
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1995
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David Saul Marshall, diplomat lawyer/politician, dies at 97
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1995
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James Altgens, JFK assassination photographer, dies at 76
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1995
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Lindsay Oliver John Boynton, furniture historian, dies
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1995
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Mary Bruce, dance Teacher, dies at 95
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1995
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Mohyedin Alempour, tajik artist/journalist, dies at 50
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1996
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Gerald Ian Lacey, architect/town planner, dies at 70
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1996
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Jack Perry, businessman, dies at 81
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1996
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Jean-Pierre Guerlain, cosmetics pioneer, dies at 91
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1996
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Michael Geoffrey Corcos, medical researcher, dies at 77
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1996
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Vance Oakley Packard, writer (Hidden Perseuders), dies at 82
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