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625
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Boniface V ends his reign as Catholic Pope
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1131
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Crowning of Louis VII the Young, King of France
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1147
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Battle at Doryleum: Arabs beat Koenraad III's crusaders
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1147
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King Afonso I of Portugal occupiers Lisbon
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1241
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Goffredo Castiglioni elected as Pope Coelestinus IV (-Nov 10 1241)
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1415
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Battle of Agincourt, Welsh longbow defeat armored knight
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1415
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John IV van Bourgondy becomes duke of Brabant/Limburg
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1492
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Christopher Columbus & ship Santa Maria land in Dominican Republic
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1492
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Columbus' fleet sites "Zandislands" (Ragged Island Range, Bahamas)
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1492
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Columbus' ship Santa Mar¡a lands at Dominican Republic
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1521
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Emperor Charles V bans wooden buildings in Amsterdam
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1555
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Emperor Karel puts son Philip II in charge of Netherlands/Naples/Milan
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1577
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Pope Gregory XIII asks renewal of ecclesiastical hymns
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1596
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Spanish fleet sails from Lisbon to Ireland
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1616
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VOC-ship "The Eendracht" discovers Dirk-Hartogeiland, Australia
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1621
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Gov Bradford of US colony Plymouth disallows sport on Christmas Day
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1666
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Brandenburg/Brunswick/Denmark/Neth form anti-French Quadruple Alliance
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1671
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Giovanni Cassini discovers Iapetus, satellite of Saturn
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1760
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George III ascends British throne
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1764
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John Adams marries Abigail Smith (marriage lasts 54 years)
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1812
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US frigate United States captures British vessel Macedonian
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1825
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Erie Canal opens, linking Great Lakes & Atlantic Ocean
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1854
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Charge of Light Brigade (Battle of Balaklava, Crimean War), 409 die
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1854
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Prince Menshikov of Krim occupies British base at Balaclava
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1859
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Merchant vessel Royal Charter runs aground at Liverpool, 459 die
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1861
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Battle of Wilson's Creek, MI (Springfield)
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1861
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Telegraph message sent from St Louis to SF
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1864
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Battle of Marais Des Cygnes River, Kansas (Mine Creek)
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1864
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Skirmish at Mine Creek, KS & Turkeytown, AL
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1870
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Pimlico Race Course opens in Baltimore
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1870
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Postcards 1st used in US
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1875
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Peter Tsjaikofsky's "1st Pianoconcert up. 23" premieres in Boston
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1881
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Wyatt Earp, Doc Holliday & Clanton engage in "Shootout at OK Corral"
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1884
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1st World Series OK by AA, Providence (NL) sweeps NY Mets (AA) in 3
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1885
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John Brahms' 4th Symphony in E, premieres
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1891
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1st International 6 day bike race (NY MSG) ends
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1893
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Battle of Shangani, Matabeleland: Dr Jameson beats Ndebeles
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1900
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England annexes Transvaal
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1902
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Maksin Gorki's "Na dne," premieres in Moscow
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1902
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Santa Maria Guatemala hit by Earthquake; about 6,000 die
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1903
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Senate begins investigating Teapot Dome scandals of Harding admin
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1906
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US inventor Lee de Forest patents "Audion," a 3-diode amplification valve which proved a pioneering development in radio & broa
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1907
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Frederik of Oaths disbands mental home colony Walden
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1915
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Atty James L Curtis named minister of Liberia
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1917
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In Russia, Bolsheviks led by Vladimir Lenin seizes power
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1917
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Pan-Russian Congress opens in Petrograd
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1918
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Canadian steamship "Princess Sophia" hit a reef off Alaska, 398 die
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1923
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Senate committee publishes 1st report on Teapot Dome scandal
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1924
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"Little Orphan Annie" comic strip 1st published
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1925
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Lester Patrick takes over NY Rangers
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1925
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Rightist German ministers disavows Treaty of Locarno
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1926
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Lester Patrick becomes 1st coach & gm of NY Rangers
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1929
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Former Interior Sec Albert Fall convicted of accepting $100,000 bribe
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1930
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1st football game in Atlantic City Convention Center
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1930
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1st scheduled transcontinental air service began
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1932
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Dutch 2nd Chamber accepts Company consultant
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1932
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Mussolini promises to remain dictator for 30 years
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1935
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Hurricane-produced floods kill 2,000 in Jeremie & Jacmel Haiti
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1937
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Belgian govt of Zealand falls due to black money
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1937
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Casey Stengel signs to manage Boston Bees
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1938
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Japanese troops occupies Hankou & Wuhan
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1939
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George Kaufman/Moss Hart's "Man Who Came to Dinner," premieres in NYC
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1939
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Nylon stockings go on sale in US for 1st time
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1939
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William Saroyan's "Time of Your Life," premieres in NYC
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1940
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Benjamin O Davis Dr became 1st Black general in US Army
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1940
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Col Bo Davis attains rank of Brigadier General
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1940
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Duke, Latouche & Felter's musical premieres in NYC
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1940
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US Army Gen Benjamin Davis becomes 1st black general
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1941
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16,000 Jews massacred in Odessa Ukraine
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1941
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Germany attacks Moscow
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1941
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Winston Churchill routes "Forces South" to SE Asia
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1942
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3rd day of battle at El Alamein: British offensive
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1942
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Battle of Henderson Field Guadalcanal begins
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1942
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Fieldmarshal Rommel back in North-Africa
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1943
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Burma railroad completed & opens
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1944
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Battle at Cape Enga¤o: 4 Japanese ships sink
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1944
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Battle at Samar-island
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1944
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Battle in Straits of Surigao: Japanese fleet destroyed
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1944
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Gas output stopped in Amsterdam
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1945
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Japanese surrender Taiwan to Gen Chiang Kai-shek
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1946
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1st trial against nazi war criminals (Neurenberg)
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1947
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"Under the Counter" closes at Shubert Theater NYC after 27 perfs
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1947
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Bradman scores 156 for SA v the Indians, 152 mins, 22 fours
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1947
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Sam Breadon sells Cards to Robert Hannegan & Fred Saigh for $4M
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1948
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Special Council of Annulment convicts F Weinreb for collaboration
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1950
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Dutch NSB leader C van Gelderen sentenced to life
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1950
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Jean Anouilh's "La Repetition, ou L'Amour Pani," premieres in Paris
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1950
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Sukarno appointed president of Republic Indonesia
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1951
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Peace talks aimed at ending Korean War resumed in Panmunjom
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1952
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1st Dutch edition of youth magazine "Donald Duck"
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1952
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French president inaugurates Donzre-Mondragonstuw Dam
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1952
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Nazar Mohammad scores Pakistan's 1st Test century 124* v India
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1953
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Cleveland Browns' QB Otto Graham sets club record with 4 fumbles
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1953
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Coal mine in Seraing Belgium explodes, 26 die
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1953
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Dmitri Sjostakovitch completes his 10th Symphony
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1953
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KIEM TV channel 3 in Eureka, CA (NBC/CBS/ABC) begins broadcasting
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1955
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Austria resumed its sovereignty after departure of last Allied occupation forces, for 1st time since German occupation of 1938
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1955
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Branch Rickey steps down as GM of the Pirates
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1955
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Tappan sells 1st microwave oven
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1956
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White Sox manager Marty Marion resigns. AL Lopez replaces him
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1957
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Russian minister of Defense Zjoekov deposed
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1960
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1st electronic wrist watch placed on sale, NYC
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1960
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Cuba nationalizes all remaining US businesses
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1961
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USSR performs nuclear test at Novaya Zemlya USSR
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1962
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110th member of UN admitted (Uganda)
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1962
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1st Belgian nuclear reactor begins operation
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1962
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American author John Steinbeck awarded Nobel Prize in literature
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1962
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Stevenson demands USSR amb Zorin answer regarding Cuban missle bases saying "I am prepared to wait for my answer until hell fre
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1963
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Anti-Kennedy "WANTED FOR TREASON" pamphlets scattered in Dallas
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1963
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Beatles begin their 1st full foreign tour in Sweden
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1964
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Anton Geesink is 1st non-Japanese Olympic judo gold medal winner
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1964
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Ruth Jessen wins LPGA Phoenix Thunderbirds Ladies' Golf Open
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1964
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USSR performs nuclear test at Novaya Zemlya USSR
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1964
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Viking Jim Marshall runs 66 yards in wrong direction for a safety
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1965
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Rolling Stones release "Get Off of My Cloud"
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1966
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6 youths sentenced in "Johnson murderer!" in Amsterdam
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1968
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Chicago recognizes Jean Baptiste Pointe de Sable as its 1st settler
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1968
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Longest Oly field hockey game, Hol beats Spain 1-0 in 2h25m (6 OT)
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1968
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Yoko Ono announces she is having John Lennon's baby
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1970
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Marilynn Smith wins LPGA Women's Golf Charities Open
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1971
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Belgium & China PR establish diplomatic relations
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1971
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General Meeting of UN agrees to admit China PR
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1971
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Roy Disney dedicates Walt Disney World
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1971
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UN votes to expel Chinese Nationalist-ruled Taiwan & admit Red China
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1972
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Eddy Merckx (Belgium) covers 30 miles, 1,258 yards in 1 hr
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1972
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Nobel prize for economy awarded to Kenneth J Arrow & John R Hicks
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1973
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Chris Wills wins 1st National hang-gliding championship
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1973
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Cubs trade Ferguson Jenkins to Rangers for Bill Madlock & Vic Harris
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1973
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SF Giants trade Willie McCovey to SD Padres for pitcher Mike Caldwell
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1974
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Air Force fires 1st ICBM
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1974
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Dmitri Shostakovitch' 15th String Quartet premieres in Leningrad
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1974
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Wings release "Junior's Farm"
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1975
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Denv Nuggets 1st game at McNichols Sports Arena beat St Louis Spirits
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1975
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USSR's Venera 10 makes day-side Venus landing
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1976
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5th Enterprise, approach & lands test (ALT) flight
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1976
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Gov Wallace grants full pardon to Clarence Norris, last known survivor of 9 Scottsboro Boys who were convicted in 1931 rape
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1978
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Israeli Govt approves "in principle," a draft compromise peace
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1978
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Padres Gaylord Perry is 1st to win Cy Young in both leagues (NL)
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1979
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USSR performs underground nuclear test
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1980
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Barbra Streisand's "Guilty," album goes #1 for 3 weeks & her single "Woman In Love," goes #1 for 3 weeks
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1980
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Mike Weaver KOs Gerrie Coetzee in 13 for heavyweight boxing title
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1981
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11th NYC Women's Marathon won by Allison Roe in 2:25:29
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1981
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12th NYC Marathon won by Alberto Salazar in 2:08:13
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1981
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200,000 demonstrate in Brussel against cruise missile
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1981
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Allison Roe (2:25:29) & Alberto Salazar (2:08:13) win NYC marathon
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1981
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George Steinbrenner scuffles with 2 fans in a hotel elevator
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1982
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David Hookes scores Cricket century in 34 balls 43 mins, SA v Victoria
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1983
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US invades Grenada, a country 1/2,000 its population (US Wins!)
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1984
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"Give My Regards to Broad Street" premieres (Gotham Theater-NYC)
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1984
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Hepatitis virus is discovered
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1984
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King Boudouin opens Museum for Modern Art in Brussels
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1984
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Rangers beat Devils 11-2
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1984
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USSR performs nuclear test at Novaya Zemlya USSR
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1984
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West German Chancellor Rainer Barzel resigns due to corruption
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1985
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Angels announce that they will not offer Rod Carew a new contract
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1985
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Kosmos 1700 communications satellite placed in geostationary orbit
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1986
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International Red Cross ousted from South Africa
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1986
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Michael Sergio Parachutes into Shea Stadium during game 6 of WS
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1986
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Trailing 5-3 with 2 out & no one on in bottom of 10th, NY rallies to win Game 6 of the World Series, 6-5, Bill Buckner misplays
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1987
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Minnesota Twins win their 1st World Series championship beating St Louis Cards, 4 games to 3 in 84th World Series
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1988
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ABC News reports on potbellied pygmy porkers' popularity as pets
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1988
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France performs nuclear test at Muruora Island
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1990
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Evander Holyfield KOs Buster Douglas in 3 for heavyweight boxing title
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1990
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NY Daily News goes on strike (lasts through March, 1991)
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1991
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Aaqib Javed takes 7-37 in 10 overs v India in cric 1-dayer at Sharjah
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1992
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"Dancing at Lughnasa" closes at Plymouth Theater NYC after 421 perfs
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1992
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"Jake's Women" closes at Neil Simon Theater NYC after 245 performances
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1992
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Rene Lachemann hired as Fla Marlins 1st manager
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1993
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Airbus A310 of Air Nigeria hijacked, 1 dead
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1993
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Canada Liberal Party/Bloc Qubcois wins parliamentary election
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1993
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Daryll Cullinan hits 337* for Transvaal, SAf 1st-class cricket record
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1994
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Susan Smith claims her 2 kids were carjack (she actually killed them)
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1995
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"Victor/Victoria," opens at Marquis Theater NYC for 738 performances
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1996
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Frank, brother of Yank manager Joe Torre, receives a heart transplant
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BIRTHS
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1360
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Louis, founder of house of Anjou
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1510
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Ren/Renata de France, duchess of Ferara/daughter of Louis XII
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1528
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Seerp Galama, Dutch nobleman/soldier/politician
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1576
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Thomas Weelkes, composer
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1692
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Elisabeth Farnese, princess of Parma/queen of Spain
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1709
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Georg Gebel, composer
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1709
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John Wagenaar, Amsterdam merchant/historian, baptised
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1716
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Petronio Maria Pio Sgabazzi, composer
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1721
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Pierre Talon, composer
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1735
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James Beattie, Scotland, poet/philosopher (Essay on Truth)
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1759
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Baron Grenville, (Whig) British PM (1806-07)
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1767
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Willem F Rell, Dutch Internal minister
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1772
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Corneille Vander Planken, composer
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1800
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Thomas Babington Macaulay, England, poet/historian (Ivry, Naaseby)
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1803
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Maria van Ackere-Doolaeghe, Flemish poetess (Daisies)
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1806
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Max Stirner, [Johann C Schmidt], German philosopher (Der Einzige)
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1811
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variste Galois, French revolutionary/mathematician (Theory of G)
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1814
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Louis CPR van Orlans, French duke of Nemours
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1815
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Ernesto Camillo Sivori, composer
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1815
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Philipp Fahrbach, composer
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1818
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Pavel Melnikov, Russian historian/author (V Lesach) [NS=Nov 6]
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1819
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Zachariah Cantey Deas, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1882
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1825
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Johann Baptist Strauss, (the younger), Austria, composer (Waltz King)
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1838
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Georges Alexandre-Cesar-Leopold Bizet, France, composer (Carmen)
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1843
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Gleb Uspensky, Russia, author (Power of the Soil)
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1859
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Stephanie H [Lapidoth-]Swarth, Dutch author (Lonely Flowers)
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1864
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Alexander Tikhonovich Gretsjaninow, Russ/US composer (Snow White)
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1866
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Georg Alfred Schumann, composer
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1869
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August Otto Halm, composer
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1869
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John Heisman, pioneering football coach/trophy namesake
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1877
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Henry Norris Russell, astronomer (Hertzsprung-Russell diagram)
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1878
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Nico van Suchtelen, Dutch publisher
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1879
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Jean Rogister, composer
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1879
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Mayhew Lake, composer
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1881
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Pablo Picasso, Malaga Spain, artist (3 Dancers, Guernica)
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1882
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Heinrich Max Ludwig, composer
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1884
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Eduardo Barrios, Chile, novelist (The Love-Crazed Boy)
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1887
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Willem CN Andriessen, Dutch composer/pianist (Beethoven)
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1888
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Franois Pauwels, Dutch writer/attorney
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1888
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Richard E Byrd, Virginia, admiral/polar explorer (1926)
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1889
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Abel Gance, French film pioneer/actor (Napolon, J'accuse)
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1895
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Levi Eshkol, [Sjkolnik], Israeli PM (MWP) (1963-69)
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1898
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Sidney van den Bergh, Dutch businessman/politician
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1902
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Henry Commager, Pittsburgh, Steele historian
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1902
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Henry Steele Commager, Pitts Pa, historian (Atlas of Civil War)
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1909
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Philleo Nash, US Bureau of Indian Affairs (1961-67)
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1909
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Whit Bissel, NYC, actor (Time Machine, General Kirk-Time Tunnel)
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1912
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Jack Kent Cooke, NFL team owner (Washington Redskins)
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1912
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Minnie Pearl, [Sarah Ophelia Colley], Tenn, (Grand Old Opry, Hee-Haw)
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1913
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Horace Grant Fletcher, composer
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1914
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John Berryman, American poet (Friends & Associates)
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1914
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John Reed King, Atlantic City NJ, TV host (Why?, Let's See)
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1921
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Brian Malzard Foss, psychologist
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1921
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Michael I, King of Romania (1927-30, 40-47)
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1923
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Bobby Thomson, HR hitter (Giants win the pennant)
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1924
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Billy Barty, Millsboro Pa, 3'9" actor (Under the Rainbow, Foul Play)
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1925
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Yakov Rylskly, USSR, sabre team (Olympic-bronze-1956)
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1926
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Biff McGuire, New Haven Ct, actor (Serpico, Heart is Lonely Hunter)
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1926
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Galina Vishnevskaya, Leningrad, soprano (Madama Butterfly)
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1927
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Barbara Cook, Atlanta Ga, stage singer/actress (Music Man)
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1927
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Franklin "Bud" Held, javelin world champ (1949, 51, 53-55)
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1927
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Hedley Keith, cricketer (solid left-handed for S Africa in the 1950's)
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1928
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Anthony Franciosa, [Papaleo], NYC, actor (Jeff-Name of the Game)
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1928
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Jeanne Cooper, Minneapolis, actress (Kay-Young & Restless)
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1928
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Marion Ross, Albert Lea Mn, actress (Marion-Happy Days, Bkln Bridge)
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1929
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Peter Loader, cricketer (England quick in 13 Tests 1954-59, later WA)
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1929
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Peter Rhmkorf, writer
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1929
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Roger John Tayler, astrophysicist
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1931
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Annie Giradot, Paris France, actress (Gypsy, Jacko & Lise)
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1932
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Lev Nikolayevich Smirenny, cosmonaut
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1933
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Larry J Hopkins, (Rep-R-KY, 1979- )
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1933
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Ron Archer, cricketer (Aussie all-rounder mid-50's)
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1933
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Roy Swetman, cricketer (England wicket-keeper late 50's)
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1935
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Russell Luis Schweickart, Neptune NJ, astronaut (Apollo 9)
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1935
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Zdenek Pololanik, composer
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1936
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Alan Smith, cricket wicket-keeper (England1962-63 Aust-NZ tour)
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1938
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Robert Webster, Berkeley Cal, diver (Oly-gold-1960, 64)
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1940
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Bobby Knight, college basketball coach (Indiana, Olympic-gold-1984)
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1941
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Anne Tyler, American writer (Accidental Tourist)
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1941
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Bobby Keetch, soccer player/entrepreneur
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1941
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Helen Reddy, Melbourne Australia, rock vocalist (I Am Woman)
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1943
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Roy Lynes, England, rock organist (Status Quo)
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1943
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Selly Fernandes, Curaao poetess (Winking with Selly)
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1944
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Ian Anderson, English rock singer (Yes-Owner of a Lonely Heart)
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1944
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Kathy "Taffy" Danoff, Wash DC, vocalist (Starland Vocal Band)
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1945
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David Norman Schramm, physicist
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1946
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Peter Lieberson, composer
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1947
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Glenn Tipton, rock guitarist (Judas Priest-Breakin' the Law)
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1947
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John Hall, rocker
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1948
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Dan Gable, Waterloo Iowa, 68kg freestyle wrestler (Oly-gold-72)
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1948
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Dan Issel, NBA coach/player (27,482 points, Denver Nuggets)
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1948
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Dave Cowens, NBA forward (Boston Celtics, Milwaukee Bucks)
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1948
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Rob Halford, Engl metal singer (Judas Priest-Sin After Sin) [or 8/25]
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1949
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Brian Kerwin, Chicago Ill, actor (Chisholms, King Kong Lives, Lobo)
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1949
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Walter Hyatt, Musician
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1950
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John Matuszak, Milwaukee Wisc, NFLer (Raiders)/actor (Hollywood Beat)
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1951
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Ransom Wilson, Tuscaloosa Alabama, flutist (Soliste NY)
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1953
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Mark Will McNulty, Bindwa Zimbabwe, PGA golfer (1982 Danny Thomas-4th)
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1953
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Muffin Spencer-Devlin, Piqua OH, LPGA golfer (1985 MasterCard Pro-Am)
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1954
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Mike Eruzione, Winthrop Mass, jockey player (Olympics-gold-1980)
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1955
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Danny Darwin, Bonham Texas, pitcher (Pitts Pirates)
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1956
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Matthias Jabs, rock guitarist (Scorpions-Wind of Change)
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1957
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Robbie Macintosh, rock guitarist/vocalist (Pretenders)
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1958
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Dipak Patel, cricketer (in Kenya New Zealand off-spin all-rounder)
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1958
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Kornelia Ender, Halle GDR, swimmer (Olympic-4 gold-1972, 76)
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1958
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Mark Miller, Dayton Ohio, actor (Search for Grace, Love Field)
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1960
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Kelli McMullen-Temple, Columbus OH, Canadian equestrian (Olympics-96)
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1960
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Scott Anthony Haneline, Indianapolis, murderer (FBI Most Wanted List)
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1960
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Tom Eplin, Hayward Calif, actor (Jake McKinnon-Another World)
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1963
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Tracy Nelson, Calif, actress (Glitter, Square Pegs, Father Dowling)
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1964
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Barb Broen-Ouellette, Edmonton Alberta, volleyballer (Olympics-96)
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1964
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Johan de Kock, Dutch soccer player (Roda JC)
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1964
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Melinda McGraw, Nicosa Cyprus, actress (Macenzie-Pursuit Of Happiness)
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1964
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Michael Boatman, Colo Springs Colo, actor (Carter-Spin City)
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1964
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Nick Thorp, rocker
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1964
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Pat Swilling, NFL defensive end/linebacker (Oakland Raiders)
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1965
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Derrick Rostagno, LA Calif, tennis star
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1965
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Leigh Ann Mills, Melbourne FL, LPGA golfer (1985 Mazda Champions)
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1965
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Nick Thorpe, rocker (Curiosity Killed the Cat-Keep Your Distance)
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1965
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Steve Decker, Rock Island IL, catcher (SF Giants)
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1965
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Warren Ayres, cricketer (Victorian right-handed batsman since 1987-88)
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1966
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Wendel Clark, Kelvington, NHL left wing (Toronto, NY Islanders)
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1967
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Anthony Johnson, NFL fullback (Chic Bears, Carolina Panthers)
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1967
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Kelly Chase, Porcupine Plain Ca, NHL right wing (Hartford Whalers)
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1967
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Mazhar Hussein, cricketer (UAE batsman World Cup 1996)
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1968
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Corey Miller, NFL linebacker (NY Giants)
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1968
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Lisa Trusel, Cal, actress (Lizette-Father Murphy, Days of our Lives)
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1969
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Corey Harris, NFL cornerback (Seattle Seahawks, Miami Dolphins)
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1969
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Eric Guliford, NFL wide receiver (Carolina Panthers, NO Saints)
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1969
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Josef Beranek, Litvinov Cze, NHL center (Vancouver Canucks, Oly-G-98)
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1969
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Larry Thomas, Miami FL, pitcher (Chic White Sox)
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1969
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Mike Pritchard, NFL wide receiver (Denver Broncos)
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1970
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Audra Wilks, Miss USA-Virginia (1997, Miss Photogenic)
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1970
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Kelvin Ingram, NFL guard (Seattle Seahawks)
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1971
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Jeffrey Prommayon, soccer player (PSV)
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1971
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Laura Chapot, equestrian show jumper (Olympics-96)
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1971
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Lee Gissendaner, NFL/WLAF receiver (Minn Vikings, Scottish Claymores)
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1971
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Midori, violinist
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1971
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Stephanie Martin-Cobb, LPGA golfer
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1972
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Leland Taylor, defensive tackle (Baltimore Ravens)
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1973
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Joe Angel Acosta Jr, SD CA, PGA golfer (1995 Greater Milwaukee-3rd)
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1973
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Steve White, defensive end (Tampa Bay Buccaneers)
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1974
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Chris Murray, Port Hardy, NHL right wing (Montreal Canadiens)
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1974
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Frank Middleton, guard (Tampa Bay Buccaneers)
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1974
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Joanne Black, Miss Universe-Ireland (1996)
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1978
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Riley Mants, Winnipeg Manitoba, 200m breaststroker (Olympics-96)
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1980
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Ilana Goldfogel, Denver Colo, pairs skater (& Erik Schulz)
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1985
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Maximillian Roeg, actor (Aria)
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1989
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Seth Mumy, actor (3 Wishes)
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DEATHS
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304
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Marcellinus, bishop of Rome, dies
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625
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Boniface V, Italian Pope (619-25), dies
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1047
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Magnus I Godhi, king of Norway/Denmark (1035-47), dies
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1154
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Stefanus van Blois, king of England (1135-54), dies
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1400
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Geofrey Chaucer, author (Canterbury Tales), dies in London
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1415
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Anton van Bourgondi, French son of Philip the Stout/duke, dies at 31
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1415
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Eduard, duke of York, dies at 45
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1415
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Philip of Nevers, French earl, dies in battle
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1415
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Robert of Bar, French knight, dies in battle
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1495
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John II, the Perfect/Consummate, King of Portugal (1481-95), dies
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1510
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Il Giorgione, [Giorgio del Castelfranco], Italian painter, dies at 32
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1604
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Claude de la Tremoille, French duke of Thouars/huguenot, dies
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1676
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Justus G Schottel [Schottelius], German linguistic/poet, dies at 64
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1760
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George II (August), king of Great-Britain (1727-60), dies at 76
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1833
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Abbas Mirza, Persian governor/heir to the throne, dies at 44
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1845
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Carel H Verhuell, Dutch/French vice-admiral, dies at 81
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1855
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Willem F earl van Bylandt, military, dies at 84
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1861
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Friedrich C von Savigny, German lawyer, dies at 82
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1876
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Ida von Dringsfeld, German writer (Schelde bis zur Mas), dies at 60
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1878
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Ludwig Wilhelm Maurer, composer, dies at 89
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1892
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Caroline Lavinia Scott Harrison, 1st lady (1889-1892), dies at 60
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1895
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Charles Halle, British pianist, dies
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1902
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Frank Norris, writer, dies at 32
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1902
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[B] Frank[lin] Norris, US writer (Pit), dies at 32
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1904
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Teresa Milanollo, composer, dies at 77
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1906
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Albert Rville, French theologist (Jsus of Nazareth), dies at 79
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1907
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Edmund Hart Turpin, composer, dies at 72
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1920
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Alexander, king of Greece (1917-20), dies after ape bite at 27
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1926
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Frederick Jr Zech, composer, dies at 68
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1929
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James Lillywhite Jr, cricketer (two Tests for England 1877), dies
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1933
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Lillian Hall-Davies actress (Farmer's Wife, Ring), dies at 36
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1936
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Jaime de Magalhes Lima, Portuguese author/poet, dies at 76
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1939
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Cornelis JK van Aalst, president Dutch Business Society, dies at 73
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1941
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Robert Dlaunay, French painter, dies at 56
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1942
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Ted Arnold, cricketer (160 runs & 31 wkts in 10 Tests for Eng), dies
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1943
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H van Zanten, guerrilla leader on North Sumatra, executed
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1944
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Fake Krist, nazi collaborator, killed
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1952
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Sergei Bortkiewicz, composer, dies at 75
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1954
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Marika Stiernstedt, Swedish author (Frken Liwin), dies at 78
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1956
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Risto Ryti, Finnish minister/premier/president, dies at 67
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1957
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Henry C van de Velde, Flemish painter/architect, dies at 94
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1957
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Lord Dunsany, [Edward J M D Plunkett], author (Jorkens), dies at 79
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1957
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Maria "Mary" Beekman, actress (Modern Landhaaien), dies at 73
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1957
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Umberto "Albert" Anastasia, US gangster (Murder Inc), dies at 55
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1959
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Bob Murphy, TV host (RFD America), dies at 42
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1960
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Jose Padilla, composer, dies at 71
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1961
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Peter Jensen, co-inventer (loud speaker), dies at 75
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1963
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Abu-Bakr Khairat, composer, dies at 53
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1964
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Belle Montrose, actress (Mrs Harrison-Hathaways), dies at 78
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1968
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Jean Schlumberger, French writer (Passions), dies
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1969
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Rudolf Forster, actor (Threepenny Opera, Tonio Kroeger), dies at 84
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1971
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Albertus W "Albert" van Dalsum, actor/director (King Lear), dies at 82
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1972
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Norman Norell [Levinson], US fashion designer, dies at 72
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1973
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Abebe Bikila, Ethiopian marathoner (Oly-gold 1960, 64), dies at 46
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1973
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G Paul H Schuitema, graphically designer/photographer, dies
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1975
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Frank Puglia actor (Black Orchid, Jungle Book), dies at 83
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1976
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Raymond Queneau, [M Presle], French writer (Last Days), dies at 73
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1981
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Ariel Durant, US author (Story of Civilization), dies at 83
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1983
|
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Hermann Ambrosius, composer, dies at 86
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1984
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Pascale Ogier, actress (Ghost Dance), dies of heart attack at 24
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1985
|
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Elsa Moranet, writer, dies at 67
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1985
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Morton Downey, singer (Star of the Family), dies at 83
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1986
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Forrest Tucker, actor (O'Rourke-F Troop, Dusty Trail), dies at 67
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1987
|
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Cecil Brown, news correspondent (CBS), dies at 80
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1988
|
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Bill Cody, actor (Blazing Justice, Ghost City), dies at 75
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1989
|
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Gerard Walschap, Flemish writer (Men of Goods), dies
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1989
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Mary McCarthy, author (Group), dies, at 77
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1991
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Bill Graham, rock concert promoter (Filmore, Dylan), dies at 60
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1991
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Khigh Dhiegh, actor (Forbidden Nights), dies of heat failure at 75
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1992
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Adelino Da Palma Carlos, PM of Portugal (1974), dies
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1992
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Roger Miller, country singer (King of the Road), dies at 56
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1993
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Francisco Velis, El Salvador guerilla leader (FMLN), murdered
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1993
|
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Mary C Lawton, jurist (CIA's Agency Seal Medallion), dies at 58
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1993
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Philip P Cohen, Doctor (Nobel), dies at 85
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1993
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Vincent Price, actor (Raven, Fly), dies of lung cancer at 82
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1993
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Vladimir Yevgenyevich Preobrazhensky, Russian cosmonaut, dies at 54
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1994
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Anthony David Machell Cox, medievalist, dies at 81
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1994
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Mildred Natwick, US actress (Barefoot in Park), dies at 89
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1995
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Bobby Riggs, tennis star, dies of prostate cancer at 77
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1995
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David Healy, actor (Supergirl, Doomsday Gun, Patton), dies at 64
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1995
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Kenneth Kweku Sinaman Dadzie, diplomat, dies at 65
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1995
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Robert Grieve, civil Servant, dies at 84
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1995
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Robert Lorimer Riggs, tennis Player, dies at 77
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1995
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Viveca Lindfors, actress (Stargate, Luba, Misplaced), dies at 74
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1996
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Eugene Polyakov, dancer, dies at 95
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