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1194
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Richard I Lion Hearted pays Leopold O Fenrik VI's ransom of 100,000
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1508
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Maximilian I assumes imperial title without being crowned
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1586
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Robert Dudley, earl of Leicester, becomes governor of Neth
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1600
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Tycho Brahe & Johannes Kepler meet for 1st time near Prague
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1620
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Prince Bethlen G bor signs peace with emperor Ferdinand II
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1657
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Oliver Cromwell grants residency to Luis Caravajal
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1697
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3 VOC-ships anchor at Dirk-Hartogeiland, Australia
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1699
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350 rebellious Streltsi executed in Moscow
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1782
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British garrison surrenders to French & Spanish fleet
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1783
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Worst quake in 8 years kills some 50,000 (Calabria, Italy)
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1787
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1st Anglican bishops of NY & Pennsylvania consecrated in London
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1787
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Shays' Rebellion (of debt-ridden Massachusetts farmers) fails
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1789
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1st electoral college chooses Washington & Adams as Pres & VP
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1794
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French National Convention proclaims abolishment of slavery
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1797
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Earthquake in Quito, Ecuador kills 41,000
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1803
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William Dunlap, adapts French melodrama "Voice of Nature"
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1822
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Free American Blacks settle Liberia, West Africa
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1824
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J W Goodrich introduces rubber galoshes to public
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1846
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Mormons leave Nauvoo, Mo for settlement in west
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1847
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1st US telegraph co established in Maryland
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1849
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University of Wisconsin begins in 1 room with 20 students
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1854
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Alvan Bovay proposes name "Republican Party," Ripon, Wisc
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1855
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Soldiers shoot Jewish families in Coro, Venezuela
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1861
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Confederate constitutional convention meets for 1st time, Montgomery Ala, Ga, Fla, La, Miss & SC elect Jefferson Davis pres of
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1864
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24th Amendment abolishes Poll tax
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1864
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Skirmish at Big Black River Bridge, Mississippi
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1865
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Hawaiian Board of Education formed
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1865
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Robert E Lee is named commander-in-chief of Confederate Army
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1866
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Mary Baker Eddy cures her injuries by opening a bible
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1875
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Princess Louise marries Prince Philip von Saksen-Coburg-Gotha in Belg
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1880
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Steele MacKay's "Hazel Kirke," premieres in NYC
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1887
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Interstate Commerce Act authorizes federal regulation of railroads
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1895
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1st rolling lift bridge opens, Chicago
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1899
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Revolt against US occupation of Philippines
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1903
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Stanley Cup: Montreal AAA beat Winn Victorias, 2 games to 1 & 1 tie
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1904
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John Millington Synges "Well of Saints," premieres in Dublin
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1913
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Louis Perlman patents demountable auto tire-carrying wheel rim
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1913
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National Institute of Arts & Letters founded
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1914
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US Congress approves Burnett-anti-immigration law
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1915
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Experiments to find cause of pellagra begin at Miss Penitentiary
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1917
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Belgium Council of Flanders established
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1919
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City of Bremen's Soviet Republic overthrown
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1920
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1st flight from London to South Africa takes-off (1« months)
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1922
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WGY-AM in Schenectady NY begins radio transmissions
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1924
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1st Winter Olympic games close at Chamonix France
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1924
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George Kelly's "Show-Off," premieres in NYC
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1926
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Austrian chancellor Seipel wants to join Germany
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1927
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KGA-AM in Spokane WA begins radio transmissions
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1929
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Archie Jackson scores 164 on Test Cricket debut v England at Adelaide
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1930
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1st tieless, soundless, shockless streetcar tracks, New Orleans
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1931
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National League adopts a deader baseball
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1932
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3rd Winter Olympic games open in Lake Placid, NY
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1932
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Japanese troop occupy Harbin, Manchuria
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1933
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-Feb 10] Crew of Dutch "7 Provinces" mutiny after pay cuts
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1933
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German Pres Von Hindenburg limits freedom of the press
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1936
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1st radioactive substance produced synthetically (radium E)
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1937
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Jim Margie, Philadelphia, bowls 900 in 3 (unsanctioned) games
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1938
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"Our Town," by Thornton Wilder opens on Broadway
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1938
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Hitler seizes control of German army & puts Nazi in key posts
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1939
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Glenn Cunningham (top miler) says 4-min mile beyond human effort
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1941
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British tanks occupy Maus Libya
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1941
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Former Dutch premier De Geer flies to Berlin
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1941
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United Service Organization (USO) founded
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1942
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Clinton Pierce becomes 1st US general wounded in action in WW II
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1943
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Bertolt Brecht's "Der gute Mensch von Sezuan," premieres in Zrich
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1944
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Jean Anouilh's "Antigone," premieres in Paris
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1944
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US 7th Infantry Division captures Kwajalein
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1945
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FDR, Churchill & Stalin meet at Yalta
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1946
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Garson Kanin's "Born Yesterday," premieres in NYC
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1948
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Sri Lanka (formerly Ceylon) declares independence from UK
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1949
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Failed assassination attempt on Shah of Persia
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1951
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US female Figure Skating championship won by Sonya Klopfer
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1951
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US male Figure Skating championship won by Richard Button
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1952
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1st black executive of a major TV station (Jackie Robinson-WNBC NY)
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1956
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AL plans to test automatic intentional walk during spring training
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1957
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1st electric portable typewriter placed on sale (Syracuse NY)
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1958
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"Oh, Captain!" opens at Alvin Theater NYC for 192 performances
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1958
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Hall of Fame fails to elect anyone for 1st time since 1950
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1959
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Israel begins exporting copper ore
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1960
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BBWAA voters fail to elect a new Hall of Fame member
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1960
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Giants move their offices to Candlestick Park
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1960
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Lionel Bart's musical "Fings ain't wot they used t'be," premieres
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1961
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Sputnik 7 launches into Earth orbit; probable Venus probe failure
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1962
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"Gay Life" closes at Shubert Theater NYC after 113 performances
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1962
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Russian newspaper Izvestia reports baseball is an old Russian game
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1962
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US female Figure Skating championship won by Barbara Roles
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1962
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US male Figure Skating championship won by Monty Hoyt
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1964
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Amendment 24 outlaws poll tax
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1964
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FAA begins 6 month test of reactions to sonic booms over Okla City
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1965
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US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site
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1966
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All-Nippon Airways 727 crashes off Haneda Airport (Japan); kills 133
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1967
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"Wild Thing" hits #20 on the pop singles chart by Senator Bobby
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1967
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US launches Lunar Orbiter 3
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1968
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"Golden Rainbow" opens at Shubert Theater NYC for 355 performances
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1968
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Bowie Kuhn replaces William Eckert as 5th commissioner of baseball
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1969
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41,163, then largest NBA crowd, watches doubleheader Cin-Det, SD-Bost
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1969
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Beatles appoint Eastman & Eastman, as general cousel to Apple
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1969
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John Madden is named head coach of NFL's Oakland Raiders
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1969
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Lonnie Elder's "Ceremonies in Dark Old Men," premieres in NYC
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1969
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Yassar Arafats takes over as chairman of PLO
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1970
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"Charles Aznavour" opens at Music Box Theater NYC for 23 performances
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1970
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"Gantry" opens at George Abbott Theater NYC for 1 performance
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1970
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US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site
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1971
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Apollo 14 lander Antares lands on Moon (Shepard & Mitchell)
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1971
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Baseball announces a special hall of fame wing for blacks
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1971
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British car maker Rolls Royce declared itself bankrupt
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1971
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Govt exhibit under construction collapses, kills 65 in Brazil
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1971
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National Guard mobilized to quell rioting in Wilmington NC
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1972
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6th round of Strategic Arms Limitation Talks ends in Vienna Austria
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1972
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Sen Strom Thurmond suggests John Lennon be deported
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1973
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"No, No Nanette" closes at 46th St Theater NYC after 861 performances
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1973
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Islanders & Sabres had a penalty free game
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1973
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Manfred Kokot runs world record 50m indoor (5.61 sec)
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1973
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Reshef, Israel's missile boat, unveiled
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1974
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Benzine rationing ends in Netherlands
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1974
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Chimpanzee Nim Chimsky signs his 1st word, at 2« months
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1974
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Gas rationing ends in Netherlands
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1974
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Patricia Hearst (19) kidnapped by Symbionese Liberation Army
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1976
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12th Winter Olympic games opens in Innsbruck, Austria
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1976
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7.5 earthquake kills 22,778 in Guatemala & Honduras
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1976
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Judge Oliver upholds Seitz's decision on Andy Messersmith free agency
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1976
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US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site
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1977
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30th NHL All-Star Game: Wales beat Campbell 4-3 at Vancouver
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1977
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Elevated train jumps track, crashes onto Chicago st (11 die, 200 hurt)
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1977
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Fleetwood Mac's "Rumours" released
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1977
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Wings release "Maybe I'm Amazed"
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1979
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"Co-Ed Fever," TV Comedy, debut & cancelled that outing on CBS
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1979
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End of last 3+day D/N game for 15 yrs (WSC, SCG)
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1979
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Joanne Carner wins LPGA Colgate Triple Crown Golf Tournament
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1980
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Bani Sadr sworn in as premier of Iran
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1980
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Joanne Carner wins LPGA Whirlpool Golf Championship of Deer Creek
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1982
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"Pump Boys & Dinettes" opens at Princess Theater NYC for 573 perfs
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1982
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Indoor distance record for a paper airplane (47m) Tacoma Wash
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1982
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Musical "Pump Boys & Dinettes," premieres in NYC
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1982
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Suriname premier Chin A Sen flees
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1983
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Jos Happart becomes mayor of Voeren Belgium
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1983
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US male Figure Skating championship won by Scott Hamilton
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1984
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"9" closes at 46th St Theater NYC after 739 performances
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1984
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"Backstage Magic" opens at CommuniCore
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1984
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Frank Aquilera sets world frisbee distance record (168m) Las Vegas
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1985
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20 countries (but not US) sign UN treaty outlawing torture
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1985
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Naval exercises canceled when US refuses to tell NZ of nuclear weapons
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1986
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38th NHL All-Star Game: Wales beat Campbell 4-3 (OT) at Hartford
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1986
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Israeli fighters intercept Libyan liner (passenger plane)
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1987
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Pres Reagan's veto of Clean Water Act is overridden by Congress
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1987
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Sacramento Kings score only 4 points 1st quarter against Lakers; fewest in a period since introduction of 24 second shot-clock
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1987
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Stars & Stripes beats Australia's Kookaburra 3, sweeps America's Cup
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1988
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Panamanian leader Manuel Noriega indicted on drug charges
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1989
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Dean Jones scores 216 v WI at the Adelaide Oval
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1990
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10 Israeli tourists murdered near Cairo
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1990
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Anders Holmertz swims world record 400 m freestyle (3:40.81)
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1990
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Danny Everett runs world record 400m indoor (45:04)
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1990
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Lyudmila Narozhi-Lenko runs world record 60m hurdles indoor (7.69)
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1990
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NFL Pro Bowl: NFC beats AFC 27-21
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1990
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Pat Bradley wins Oldsmobile LPGA Golf Classic
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1990
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Richard Hadlee takes his 400th Test Cricket wicket (Sanjay Manjrekar)
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1990
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St Petersburg Pelicans beat West Palm Beach Tropics 12-4 to win 1st Senior Professional Baseball Association Championship
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1991
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Hall of Fame's board of directors vote 12-0 to bar Pete Rose
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1991
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Martin Crowe & Andrew Jones make 467 stand v SL, world record
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1991
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US postage raises from 25 to 29
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1993
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Admiral Studeman, ends term as acting director of CIA
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1993
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Marge Schott suspended from baseball for 1 year due to racism
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1993
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Russian space agency tests a 82' wide space mirror
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1994
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10th Soap Opera Digest Awards - Days of Our Live wins
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1994
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20 die in armed assault on mosque in Khartum Sudan
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1994
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Merlene Ottey runs world record 50 m indoor (6.00 sec)
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1994
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Russian team beats ladies world record 4x800 m indoor (8:18.71)
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1995
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Dean Jones completes 324* for Victoria v South Australia
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1995
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Sandra Volker swims female European record 50m backstroke (27.77)
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1995
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Zimbabwe's 1st Test Cricket victory, over Pakistan by an inning
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1996
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NFL Pro Bowl: NFC beats AFC 20-13
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1997
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73 Israelis die when army copters collide
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1997
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Mario LeMieux is 7th NHL player to score 600 goals
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1997
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OJ Simpson found libel in murders of Ron Goldman & Nicole Simpson
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1997
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Sec of State Margaret Albright announces she just discovered that her grandparents were Jewish
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1998
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Bill Gates gets a pie thrown in his face in Brussels Belgium
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BIRTHS
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1465
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French van Brederode, leader of Hoeksen
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1549
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Eustache du Caurroy, composer
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1575
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Pierre de Brulle, French cardinal
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1581
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Daniel Selich, composer
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1646
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Hans A Freiherr von Abschatz, Silesian poet
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1688
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Pierre De Marivaux, Paris France, writer (Marianne)
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1693
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George Lillo, bourgeois English dramatist (London Merchant)
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1698
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Heinrich A Fouqu, Prussian general
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1747
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Tadeusz Kosciusko, Poland, patriot, (NY Bridge)
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1751
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Blas de Laserna, composer
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1758
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Pierre-Gabriel Gardel, French ballet dancer/choreographer
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1764
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Carel H Verhuell, Dutch/French vice-admiral/minister of Navy
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1767
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Johann Franz Volkert, composer
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1768
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Maurits C van Hall, Dutch ruler of Heicop & Boeicop, lawyer/politician
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1769
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Samuel I Wiselius, Dutch lawyer/businessman/writer
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1778
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Augustin P de Candolle, Swiss botanist (Thorie lmentaire)
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1799
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Joao Batista da Silva Leitao de Almeida Garret, Portuguese playwright
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1802
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Mark Hopkins, US, educator/philosopher (Williams College)
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1805
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Georg Andreas Henkel, composer
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1805
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William H Ainsworth, English writer (Old St Paul's, Rookwood)
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1819
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Joshua Norton, SF, Norton I, emperor of USA
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1820
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Bozena Nemcov , [Barnora Panklov ], Czech author (Babicka)
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1826
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Halbert Eleazer Paine, Bvt Mjr Gen (Union volunteers), died in 1905
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1841
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Clment Ader, French inventor (1st to fly a heavier-than-air craft)
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1842
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Georg Brandes, [Morris Cohen], Danish literary-historian/critic
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1842
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Vasili O Klyutshevski, Russian historian
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1848
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[Franois-Victor-]Jean Aicard, Fren playwright/poet (Jeune Croyances)
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1849
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Jean Richepin, French poet/writer (Les Chansons de Gueux)
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1865
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Charles Bally, Swiss linguist (Le langage et la vie)
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1868
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Constance Gore-booth Markiewicy, Irish patriot/playwright/MP
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1874
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Robert Liefmann, German economist (Unternehmersverbnde)
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1875
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Ludwig Prandtl, Germany, physicist (father of aerodynamics)
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1875
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Raymond Moulaert, composer
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1876
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Victor Jean Leonard Vreuls, composer
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1881
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Fernand Lger, France, painter/ceramist/cubist (City)
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1881
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Kliment J Woroshilov, marshal/president USSR (1953-60)
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1884
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Julius Callewaert, Flemish dominican/bringing up children
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1884
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Rolland Beaumont, cricketer (S African batsman in 5 tests 1912-14)
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1885
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Cairine Ray Wilson, Montral, 1st female Canadian senator (appointed)
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1888
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Paul Althaus, German theologist (The Christian Truth)
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1889
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Walter Catlett, SF CA, actor (Front Page, Tale of 2 Cities)
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1891
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Yuri Losmann, Estonia, marathon runner (Olympic-silver 1920)
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1892
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Ugo Betti, Italian playwright
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1892
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Yrl Henrik Kilpinen, Finnish composer
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1893
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Bernard Rogers, NYC, composer (Warrior, Marriage of Aude, Passion)
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1893
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Raymond Dart, Australian paleoanthropologist (Australopithecus)
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1895
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Annie [Anna HM] Romein-Verschoor, Dutch historian (Erflaters)
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1895
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Hanns [Johann] Rauter, German SS-lt-general/SS police chief in Neth
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1896
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Friedrich Glauser, writer
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1897
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Ludwig Erhard, chancellor of Germany (CDU)
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1900
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Jacques Prvert, France, poet/screenwriter (Paroles)
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1902
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Charles A Lindbergh, Detroit, pilot (1st fly solo across Atlantic)
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1903
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Alexander Oppenheim, mathematician
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1903
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Berend van den Amstel, [Bernard CED Hattink], actor (Beatrice)
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1903
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Edwin Denby, Tientsin China, US dance critic/poet (Snoring in N)
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1903
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Frank Howley, Hampton NY, Brig General (Answers for Americans)
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1903
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Siro Cisilino, composer
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1904
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Herman B Wiardi Beckman, Dutch politician (SDAP)/resistance fighter
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1904
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MacKinlay Kantor, Webster City Iowa, novelist (Andersonville)
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1904
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Predrag Milosevic, composer
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1905
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Eddie Foy Jr, New Rochelle NY, actor (Eddie-Fair Exchange)
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1906
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Clyde William Tombaugh, US, astronomer (discovered Pluto)
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1906
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Dietrich Bonhoeffer, German theologist (Confessing Church)
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1906
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Primo Carnera, Italian boxer (champ-1933)
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1908
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Emmanuel "Manny" Klein, trumpeter
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1908
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Gordon Fraser, Lawrence Mass, newscaster (All Star News)
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1909
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Kenneth W Howell, English Anglican bishop (Chile/Bolivia/Peru)
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1909
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Robert Coote, London, actor (Timmy-Rogues, Theodore-Nero Wolfe)
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1910
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Alfred Mendelsohn, composer
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1910
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Uys Krige, South African playwright/novelist (Orphan of the Desert)
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1912
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Byron Nelson, Fort Worth Tx, PGA golfer (won 19 tournaments in 1945)
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1912
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Erich Leinsdorf, Vienna Austria, available conductor & banana eater
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1912
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James Craig, Nashville TN, actor (Devil & Daniel Webster, Cyclops)
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1913
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Rosa Lee Parks, civil rights activist (bus protestor)
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1913
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Woody Hayes, [Wayne], college football coach (Ohio, 1968 coach of yr)
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1914
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Alfred Andersch, German writer (Red Head)
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1914
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Ida Lupino, London England, actress (Adventures of Sherlock Holmes)
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1915
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William Talman, Detroit Mich, actor (Crashout, Hamilton-Perry Mason)
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1916
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Basil Hembry, farmer/campaigner
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1916
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Colin Morris, playwright/documentary filmmaker
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1916
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David Vassall Cox, composer
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1916
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Gavin Buchanan Ewart, English poet (Pleasures of the Flesh)
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1917
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Aga Yahya Khan, Pakistan military/politician
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1918
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Ida Lupino, actress screenwriter director/producer (Jennifer)
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1918
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Norman Wisdom, London England, comedian (Kraft Music Hall)
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1919
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Frank van Klingeren, Dutch architect (De Meerpaal, Dronten)
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1920
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Derek Worlock, English RC archbishop (Liverpool)
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1920
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John Hartford Worlock, rC Bishop of Liverpool
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1921
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Betty Friedan, Peoria Ill, feminist writer (Feminine Mystique)
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1923
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Conrad Bain, Alberta Canada, actor (Maude, Diff'rent Strokes)
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1925
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Russell Hoban, US children's book author (Riddley Walker/Pilgermann)
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1926
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John Edward Caulwell Hearne, writer
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1928
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Dave Ketchum, Quincy Ill, actor (Agent 13-Get Smart)
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1929
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Mary Joan Nielubowicz, rear admiral/nurse
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1929
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Paul Burlison, rocker
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1931
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Argentina Rioja
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1931
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Isabel Per¢n, [Maria Martinez], dancer/president Argentina
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1932
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Ivan Davis, Electra Tx, pianist/writer (Hunger, Corn is Green)
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1934
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Jouko Sakari Linjama, composer
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1935
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Martti Talvela, Hiitola Karelia Finland, operatic basso
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1935
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Wallis Mathias, cricketer (1st non-Muslim to play for Pakistan)
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1936
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Daan van Golden, Dutch sculptor
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1936
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Gary Conway, Boston Mass, actor (Burke's Law, Land of the Giants)
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1937
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Collin Wilcox, Highlands NC, actor (To Kill a Mocking Bird)
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1937
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John Devitt, Australia, 100m freestyle swimmer (Olympic-gold-1960)
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1937
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Magnar Solberg, Norway, 20K biathalete (Olympic-gold-1968, 72)
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1938
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Donald W Riegle Jr, (Sen-D-MI, 1976- )
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1939
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Jacques Charlier, Belgian sculptor
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1939
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Jane Bryant Quinn, newspaper & television reporter
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1939
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John Schuck, Boston Mass, comedian (McMillan & Wife, Holmes & Yoyo)
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1939
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Stan Lundine, (Rep-D-NY, 1976-86)
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1940
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George A Romero, actor/director (Creepshow, Martin, 2 Evil Eyes)
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1941
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John Steel, rock drummer (Animals-House of the Rising Sun)
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1942
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Johnny Gamble, rocker (Classics)
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1943
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Cheryl Miller, Sherman Oaks Calif, actress (Paula-Daktari, Born Free)
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1944
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Daniel A Mica, (Rep-D-FL, 1979- )
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1944
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Florence LaRue Gordon, Penn, rocker (5th Dimension-One Less Bell)
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1945
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David Brenner, Phila, comedian/TV talk show host (Nightlife)
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1946
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Mary Meyer, US, 500m speed skater (Olympic-silver-1968)
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1946
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Roy Yeager, Doraville Ga, rocker (Atlanta Rhythm Section)
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1947
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Dan Quayle, (Rep-R-Ind)/(44th VP-R, 1989-93)
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1947
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Jeannie Wilson, Memphis Tenn, actress (Simon & Simon, Stir Crazy)
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1947
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Sanford Bishop, (Rep-D-Georgia)
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1948
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Alice Cooper, [Vincent Furnier], Detroit, rocker (School's Out)
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1948
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Rakesh Shukla, cricket leg-spinner (1 Test India v Sri Lanka 1982)
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1948
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Robert Coover, novelist (Pricksongs & Descants)
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1948
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Rod Grams, (Rep-R-Minnesota)
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1949
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Michael Beck, Memphis Tn, actor (Hans Helms-Holocaust)
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1950
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James Dunn, US vocalist (Stylistics-You make me feel Brand New)
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1950
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Pamela Franklin, Tokyo Japan, actress (Satan's School for Girls)
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1950
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Philip Ehart, rock drummer (Kansas)
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1950
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Robert-John Stips, rock keyboardist/singer (The Nits)
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1952
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Jerry Shirley, rock drummer (Humble Pie-Hot N Nasty, Eat It)
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1952
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Lisa Eichhorn, Reading Pa, actress (Cutter's Way, Yanks)
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1953
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Svetlana Ulmasova, USSR, 3K (world title 1978)
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1958
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Mary Ann Pascal, actress (Samantha-Brothers)
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1958
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Werner Schwab, writer
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1959
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Lawrence Taylor, [LT], NFL's greatest linebacker (NY Giants)
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1959
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Zenani Mandela, daughter of Nelson & Winnie Mandela
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1960
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Pamelyn Ferdin, actress (Happy Birthday Wanda June, Tool Box Murders)
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1961
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Denis Savard, Pointe Gatineau Ca, NHL center (Chicago Blackhawks)
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1961
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Vern Fleming, LIC NY, basketball player (Olympic-gold-1984)
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1962
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Clint Black, Long Branch NJ, country vocalist (A Better Man)
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1962
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Dan Plesac, Gary IN, pitcher (Pitts Pirates)
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1962
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Vern Fleming, NBA guard (NJ Nets)
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1963
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Jane Leary, Sydney Australia, golfer (1992 Australian Amateur Champ)
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1963
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Pirmin Zurbriggen, Swiss alpine skier (Olympic-gold-1988)
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1963
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Tracie Ruiz-Conforto, Hawaii, sync swimmer (Oly-2 gold/silver-84, 88)
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1965
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John van Loen, Dutch soccer player (Feyenoord, San Frecce)
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1966
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Barry Klein, Grand Rapids Mich, rower (Olympics-1996)
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1966
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Marissa Laakso, Boston Mass, Miss Mass-America (1991)
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1966
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Spike, rocker [or Sep 18]
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1967
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Sergei Grinkov, Russian ice skater
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1968
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Kristen Marie, actress (Cheryl McKinnon-Another World)
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1969
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Brad Cornett, US baseball pitcher (Toronto Blue Jays)
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1969
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Chastity Bono, LA Calif, daughter/actress (Sonny & Cher Show)
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1969
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Chris Crooms, WLAF safety (Barcelona Dragons)
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1969
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Dallas Drake, Trail, NHL center (Winnipeg Jets)
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1969
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Joe Sacco, Medford, NHL right wing (Anaheim Mighty Ducks)
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1970
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Alisa Marie Kimble, Miss USA-California (1997)
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1970
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Gabrielle Anwar, Laleham England, actress (Body Snatchers)
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1970
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John Frascatore, US baseball pitcher (St Louis Cardinals)
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1970
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Nicole Wood, Canton OH, playmate (Apr, 1993)
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1970
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Todd Peterson, NFL kicker (Seattle Seahawks)
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1971
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Kevin Farkas, NFL tackle (Carolina Panthers)
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1971
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Maarten Atmodikoro, soccer player (Dordrecht '90, NAC)
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1971
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Pete Pierson, NFL tackle (Tampa Bay Bucs)
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1971
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Sterling Palmer, NFL defensive end (Washington Redskins)
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1972
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Kelvin Anderson, CFL running back (Calgary Stampeders)
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1973
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Michael Goorjian, actor (Party Of Five)
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1973
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Oscar De La Hoya, LA Calif, boxer (Oly-gold-92)
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1974
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Brandon Convery, Kingston, NHL center (Toronto Maple Leafs)
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1974
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Chris Ward, defensive end (Baltimore Ravens)
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1975
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Elana Eve Chomiszak, Providence RI, Miss America-Rhode Island (1997)
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1975
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Miriam Ruppert, Miss Universe-Germany (1996)
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1978
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Laurence Borremans, Miss Belgium Universe (1997)
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1980
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Kelly Marie Sodan, Miss Kentucky Teen USA (1996)
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DEATHS
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211
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Lucius Septimus Severus, emperor of Rome (193-211), dies at 64
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708
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Sisinnius, Greek-Syrian pope (708, 20 days), dies
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856
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Hrabanus Maurus, East France, archbishop of Mainz, dies
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1189
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Gilbert of Sempringham, English monastery founder/saint, dies
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1222
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Willem I, earl of Holland (1203-22), dies
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1503
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Queen Elizabeth, consort of Henry VII of England, dies
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1505
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Joan of Valois, Queen of France/saint, dies at 40
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1553
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Caspar Othmayr, composer, dies at 37
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1590
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Gioseffo Zarlino, composer, dies at 73
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1617
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Louis Elsevier, Dutch publisher, dies at about 76
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1640
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Hendrick C Vroom, Dutch seascape painter, dies
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1714
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Duke of Berry, French King Louis XIV's grandson, dies
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1746
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Robert Blair, Scottish poet (Grave), dies at 46
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1781
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Josef Myslivecek, composer, dies at 43
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1781
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Willem Crul, admiral (West-Indies), dies in battle at 59
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1815
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Geert Reinders, Dutch cattle breeder/inoculation proponent, dies at 77
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1815
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Jacob van Strij, Dutch cartoonist/graphic artist, dies at 58
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1816
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Meingosus Gaelle, composer, dies at 63
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1834
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Amelie Julia Candielle, composer, dies at 66
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1844
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Willem de Clerq, Dutch merchant/literary, dies at 49
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1854
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Carl Ludwig Cornelius Westenholz, composer, dies at 66
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1869
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Johan M Dautzenberg, Flemish author/novelist (Future), dies at 60
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1894
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Antoine J "Adolphe" Sax, instrument maker (saxophone), dies at 79
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1895
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Faustina Hasse Hodges, composer, dies at 71
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1896
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Henry David Leslie, composer, dies at 73
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1911
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Peter A "Piet" Cronje, South Africa Boer general, dies at about 75
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1921
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Xavier Mellery, Belgian painter/illustrator, dies at 75
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1927
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Thomas Linnemann Laub, composer, dies at 74
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1928
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Hendrik A Lorentz, physicist (L transformation-Nobel 1902), dies at 74
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1939
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Edward Sapir, US linguist/cultural antropologist (indian), dies at 55
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1939
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Henri W A Deterding, Dutch oil magnate (Royal Oil, Shell), dies at 72
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1941
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Johann Peter Kirsch, Luxembourg church historian, dies at 79
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1943
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Frank Calder, 1st NHL president, dies
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1946
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Margarete Boie, writer, dies
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1953
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Alexander Loudon, Dutch diplomat (League of Nations), dies at 60
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1954
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Vaclav Vackar, composer, dies at 72
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1956
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Leendert A Donker, Dutch soc dem party-minister of Justice, dies at 56
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1956
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Peder Gram, composer, dies at 74
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1957
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Joseph Hardaway, creator of Bugs Bunny, dies at 66
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1957
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Miguel Covarrubias, Mexican illustrator, dies
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1958
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Frederik de Merode, Belgian prince, dies at 46
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1959
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Una O'Connor, actress (Banjo, Invisible Man), dies at 78
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1964
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Siegfried T Bok, neurobiologist/anatomist (Cybernetica), dies at 71
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1965
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U C Greyhound, champion trotter (horse), dies at 33
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1966
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Gilbert H Grosvenor, president Natl Geographic Society, dies at 90
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1968
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Ed Baker, actor (Keystone Kops), dies of emphysema at 70
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1968
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Gerard den Brabander, [Jan G Jofriet], poet (Nothing New), dies at 67
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1969
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Thelma Ritter, actress (All About Eve, Pillow Talk), dies at 63
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1974
|
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Mihail Andricu, composer, dies at 79
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1976
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Edward Benjamin Britten, composer, dies at 62
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1978
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Bergen Evans, English professor ($64,000 Question), dies at 73
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1982
|
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Sue Carol, actress (She's My Weakness), dies at 73 of a heart attack
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1983
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Jim Ameche, actor (Festival of Stars), dies at 68
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1983
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Karen Carpenter, rock drummer (Carpenters), dies of anorexia at 32
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1983
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Reginald Denham, director/writer (Death at BC House), dies at 89
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1987
|
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Liberace, pianist (Liberace Show, Evil Chandell-Batman), dies at 67
|
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1989
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Kenneth "Jethro" Burns, country singer (Homer & Jethro), dies at 69
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1991
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Bob Leslie, actor (Cinderella, Mako: Jaws of Death), dies at 64
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1992
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Fred Slyter, dialogue coach, dies after long illness at 56
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1992
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John Dehner, actor (Apache, Cowboy, Boys from Brazil), dies at 76
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1994
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Han Jansen, Dutch painter, dies at 62
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1994
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Harold Schneider, US producer (5 Easy Pieces, War Games), dies at 55
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1994
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Jan Veldkamp, Dutch geophysicist/director (KNMI), dies at 84
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1994
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Justinus Darmojuwono, Indonesian archbishop/cardinal, dies at 79
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1995
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Betty Davis, British dance teacher of Dame Margot Fonteyn, dies
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1995
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Patricia Highsmith, [Mary Patricia Plangman], US/Swiss, dies at 74
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1995
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Roel Wiersma, Dutch soccer star (PSV), dies at 62
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1997
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James Friell, political cartoonist, dies at 84
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