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1267
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Vienna's church orders all Jews to wear a distinctive garb
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1278
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Jews of England imprisoned on charges of coining
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1291
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Scottish nobles recognize authority of English king Edward I
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1427
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Jews are expelled from Berne Switzerland
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1497
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Italian navigator Amerigo Vespucci leaves for 1st voyage to New World
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1503
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Columbus discovers Cayman Islands
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1525
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Church reformer John Pistorius caught in the Hague
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1534
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French navigator Jacques Cartier reaches Newfoundland
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1559
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Scottish Protestants under John Knox uprise against queen-mother Mary
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1570
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Czar Ivan IV becomes Protestant
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1624
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Jacob Willekens & Piet Heyn conquer Salvador, Civil rights activist
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1652
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John Johnson, a free black, is granted 550 acres in Northampton, Va
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1655
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Jamaica captured by English
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1676
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Bacon's Rebellion, frontiersmen vs Virginia govt begins
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1752
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Benjamin Franklins 1st tests the lightning rod
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1774
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Louis XVI ascends to throne of France
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1775
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2nd Cont Congress convenes in Pa issues paper currency for 1st time
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1775
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2nd Continental Congress names George Washington, supreme commander
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1775
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Green Mountain Boys capture Ft Ticonderoga NY-American Revolution
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1787
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Parliament impeaches Warren Hastings
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1796
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French govt arrest 10 utopists
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1796
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Napoleon defeats Austria in Battle of Lodi Bridge
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1796
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Riot after disagreement of patriotic demand in Amsterdam
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1797
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1st Navy ship, the "United States," is launched
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1816
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English steamship "Defiance" arrives at Rotterdam harbor
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1823
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1st steamboat to navigate the Mississippi River arrives at Ft Snelling
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1849
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Pack destroys Astor Place opera house in NYC (22 killed)
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1857
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Indian Mutiny begins with revolt of Sepoys of Meerut
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1857
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Sepoy-revolt in Meerutkazerne, Delhi
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1861
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Union troops march on state militia in St Louis, MI
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1862
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Battle of Plum Run Bend, TN (Plum Point Bend)
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1864
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Battles at Spotsylvania Court House, Virginia
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1864
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Skirmish at Ny River Virginia
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1865
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Jefferson Davis captured at Irwinsville Georgia
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1865
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Surrender of Sam Jones
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1869
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Golden Spike driven, completes Promontory Pt Ut-Transcontinental RR
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1870
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Jem Mace & defends his heavyweight crown against Irish champ Joe Coburn, it lasts 1 hr & 17 minutes, & neither is struck by a p
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1871
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German-French peace treaty signed: France cedes Elzas
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1871
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Peace of Frankfurt-am-Main concluded between France & Germany
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1872
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Victoria Woodhull becomes 1st woman nominated for US president
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1876
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Centennial Fair opens in Philadelphia
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1879
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Meteor falls near Estherville, Iowa
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1880
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General Wolseley opens new legislative council in Pretoria
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1881
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Lighthouse on Ameland begins operation
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1889
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17th Preakness: W Anderson aboard Buddhist wins in 2:17«
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1893
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19th Kentucky Derby: Eddie Kunze aboard Lookout wins in 2:39¬
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1893
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Imperial Institute in London opens
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1905
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31st Kentucky Derby: Jack Martin aboard Agile wins in 2:100.75
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1906
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Russia's Duma (Parliament) meets for 1st time
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1907
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Paul Dukas' opera "Ariane et Barbe Bleue," premieres in Paris
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1908
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1st Mother's Day observed (Phila)
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1909
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Winchester's Fred Toney no-hits Lexington for 17 inning
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1910
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1st aircraft air display held (Hendon, England)
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1910
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36th Kentucky Derby: Fred Herbert aboard Donau wins in 2:06.4
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1910
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Comet Halley's closest approach to Earth in 1910 pass
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1913
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39th Kentucky Derby: Roscoe Goose aboard Donerail wins in 2:04.8
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1913
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Yanks commit 8 errors & still beat Tigers 10-9 in 10 innings
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1915
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Zeppelin drops hundred of bombs on Southend-on-Sea
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1916
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Disastrous fire in Ellendale, ND
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1916
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Historic Shipport Museum opens in Amsterdam
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1917
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Atlantic ships get destroyer escorts to stop German attacks
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1918
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HMS Vindictive sunk to block entrance of Ostend Harbor
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1919
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45th Kentucky Derby: Johnny Loftus aboard Sir Barton wins in 2:09.8
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1919
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Race riot in Charleston SC, 2 blacks killed
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1921
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Luigi Pirandello's "Sei Personaggi in Cerca d'Autore," premieres
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1922
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Dr Ivy Williams is 1st woman to be called to the English Bar
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1922
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WHB-AM in Kansas City MO begins radio transmissions
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1924
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J Edgar Hoover appointed head of FBI
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1926
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52nd Preakness: John Maiben aboard Display wins in 1:59.8
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1928
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WGY, Schenectady begins regular TV programming
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1929
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55th Preakness: Louis Schaefer aboard Dr Freeland wins in 2:01.6
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1929
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64th British Golf Open: Walter Hagen shoots a 292 at Muirfield Gullane
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1930
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1st US planetarium opens (Adler-Chicago)
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1930
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Clarrie Grimmett takes 10 for 37 v Yorkshire at Sheffield
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1931
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Golf ball size hail falls in Burlington NJ
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1932
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Government declares "Wilhelmus" Neth national anthem
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1932
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Senate chairman Albert Lebrun becomes president of France
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1933
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Deutsche Arbeitsfront (DAF) forms
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1933
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Nazis stage public book burnings in Germany
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1933
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Paraguay declares war on Bolivia
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1933
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Suriname worker's union leader A de Come banish to Netherlands
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1936
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Manuel Aza¤a elected president of Spain
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1936
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Nahas Pasja becomes premier of Egypt
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1937
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Busmen strike in London
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1938
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Banning speech on anti-fascism demonstration in Amsterdam
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1940
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British Local Defense Volunteers (Home Guard) forms
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1940
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Dutch torpedo boat Johan van Galen sinks
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1940
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Dutch-Indies Gov Van Starkenborch proclaims end to state of siege
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1940
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French marines stationed on Aruba
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1940
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French troops arrive in Zealand/Brabant Netherlands
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1940
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Nazi armies attack Netherlands, Belgium & Luxembourg
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1940
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Winston Churchill succeeds Neville Chamberlain as British PM
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1941
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67th Preakness: Eddie Arcaro aboard Whirlaway wins in 1:58.8
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1941
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Adolph Hitler's deputy Rudolf Hess parachutes into Scotland
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1941
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England's House of Commons & Holborn Theater destroyed in a blitz
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1941
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Queen Wilhelmina on Radio Orange warns against treason
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1944
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Chinese offensive in West-Yunnan
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1944
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Smith v Allwright (excluding Blacks from primary voting) is illegal
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1945
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Allies capture Rangoon from the Japanese
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1945
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Russian troops occupied Prague
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1946
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Red Sox win 15th straight beat Yanks 5-4, DiMaggio hits Grand Slam
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1946
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Umberto II succeeds Victor Emmanuel III as king of Italy
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1947
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"Chocolate Soldier" closes at Century Theater NYC after 69 perfs
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1947
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73rd Preakness: Doug Dodson aboard Faultless wins in 1:59
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1948
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1st attack by Egyptian irregular forces at Kfar Darom Israel
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1948
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Winston Churchill visits The Hague
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1950
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1st Neth-US telex sent
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1951
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Z Alexander Looby elected to Nashville City Council
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1952
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"Shuffle Along" closes at Broadway Theater NYC after 4 performances
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1953
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Betsy Rawls wins LPGA Sacramento Golf Open
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1953
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KCBD TV channel 11 in Lubbock, TX (NBC) begins broadcasting
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1954
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Bolshoi-ballet does not appear in Paris
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1956
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French govt sends 50,000 reservists to Algeria
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1956
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KFSN TV channel 30 in Fresno, CA (ABC/CBS) begins broadcasting
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1957
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1st meeting of legislative of Cameroon
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1957
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Dmitri Sjostakovitsch 2nd Piano concert, premieres in Moscow
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1959
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Giants Jim Hearn allows 2 runs against Pirates, game is suspended, Hearn is released & charged with loss 2 months after his ret
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1959
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Joyce Ziske wins LPGA Howard Johnson Golf Invitational
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1959
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Soviet forces arrive in Afghanistan
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1960
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John F Kennedy wins primary in West Virginia
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1960
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US atomic sub USS Triton completes 1st around world under water trip
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1960
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USS Nautilus completes 1st circumnavigation of globe under water
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1961
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"Beyond the Fringe," premieres in London
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1963
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Decca signs Rolling Stones on advice of Beatle George Harrison
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1964
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Mickey Wright wins LPGA Squirt Ladies' Golf Open Invitational
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1966
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25øF lowest temperature ever recorded in Cleveland in May
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1967
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Foundation AZ soccer team forms in Alkmaar
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1967
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Hank Aaron only inside the park HR (vs Jim Bunning)
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1967
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Keith Richards, Brian Jones & Mick Jagger arrested on drug charges
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1967
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Stockholm Vietnam-Tribunal declares US aggression in Vietnam/Cambodia
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1967
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US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site
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1968
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Vietnam peace talks began in Paris between the US & North Vietnam
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1969
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Apollo 10 transmit 1st color pictures of Earth from space
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1969
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Turtles play White House, Mark Volman falls off stage 5 times
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1969
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US troop begin attack on Hill 937/Hamburger Hill
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1970
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Betsy Rawls wins LPGA Dallas Civitan Golf Open
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1970
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Brave's Hoyt Wilhelm pitches in his 1,000th game, loses to Cards 6-5
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1970
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Stanley Cup: Boston Bruins sweep St Louis Blues in 4 games
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1971
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US special delivery rates go from 45 to 60
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1972
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Overloaded South Korean bus plunges into reservoir, killing 77
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1972
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US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site
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1973
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27th NBA Championship: NY Knicks beat LA Lakers, 4 games to 1
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1973
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9th Mayor's Trophy Game, Mets beat Yanks 8-4
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1973
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Establishment of Frente Polisario in Mauritania
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1973
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Stanley Cup: Montreal Canadiens beat Chicago Blackhawks, 4 games to 2
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1974
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7th ABA championship: NY Nets beats Utah Stars, 4 games to 1
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1975
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Brian Oldfield of US put shot 75', an unofficial record
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1978
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"Angel" opens at Minskoff Theater NYC for 5 performances
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1978
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Liverpool wins 23rd Europe Cup I
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1979
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Federated States of Micronesia becomes self-governing
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1979
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John McMullen becomes CEO of Houston Astros
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1979
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Vivekananda (Sri Lanka) completes nonstop cycle ride of 187 hrs, 28 min, around Vihara Maha Devi Park, Colombo, Sri Lanka [From
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1980
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"Happy New Year" closes at Morosco Theater NYC after 17 performances
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1981
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Amy Alcott wins LPGA Lady Michelob Golf Tournament
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1981
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Franois Mitterrand defeats Valery Giscard d'Estang for Pres of France
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1981
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Montreal Expo Charlie Lee no-hits SF Giants, 4-0
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1982
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WABC joins ABC's All Talk radio network
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1982
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WABC NYC plays its last record (John Lennon's Imagine)
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1983
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"Laverne & Shirley," last airs on ABC-TV
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1983
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Lee Chin Yong performs 170 continuous chin-ups in Seoul
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1983
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Oilers 0-Isles 2-Stanley Cup-Isles hold 1-0 lead
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1984
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Intl Court of Justice rules on US blockade of Nicaragua
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1985
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Challenger transports back to Kennedy Space Center via Kelly AFB
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1986
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"Rock Me Amadeus," by Falco hit #1 on UK pop chart
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1986
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Tommy Lee drummer of Motley Cre marries Heather Locklear
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1987
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Jody Rosentha wins LPGA United Virginia Bank Golf Classic
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1988
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Edgar Degas' "Danseresje of 14" sold for $10,120,000
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1989
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FC Barcelona wins 29th Europe Cup II
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1989
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Gen Manuel Noriega's govt nullifies country's elections, which the opposition had won by a 3-1 margin
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1990
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"Zoya's Apartment" opens at Circle in Sq Theater NYC for 45 perfs
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1990
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French TGV-train hits record speed of 510.6 kph
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1990
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Howard Stern holds a mock funeral for rival John DeBella
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1991
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Oakland A's Jose Canseco is seen leaving Madonna's apt
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1992
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"Hamlet" closes at Criterion Theater NYC after 45 performances
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1992
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Bible Lands Museum opens in Jerusalem Israel
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1992
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Jennifer Wyatt wins LPGA Crestar-Fresh Farm Golf Classic
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1993
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Fire in clothing factory at Bangkok, kills 145
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1993
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Last TV appearance of Mies Bouwman
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1993
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Paul Czannes still life sells for $28,600,000 in NYC
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1993
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Premier Lubbers opens Terminal West on Schiphol
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1994
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"Best Little Whorehouse Goes Public" opens at Lunt-Font NYC for 16 per
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1994
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Barbra Striesand's begins 1st concert tour in 30 years
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1994
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Drew Barrymore (19) files for divorce from Jeremy Thomas (31)
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1994
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Nelson Mandela sworn in as South Africa's 1st black president
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1994
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Silvio Berlusconi forms Italian govt with 5 neo-fascists
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1995
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30th Academy of Country Music Awards: Reba McEntire wins
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1995
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Britain lifts a 23-year ban on ministerial talks with Sinn Fein
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1995
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In South Africa, 104 miners killed in an elevator accident
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1996
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"Twister" premieres
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1996
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2 US Marine helicopters collided during joint US & British war games
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1997
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Chic Cubs turn baseballs 68th triple play (vs SF Giants)
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1998
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wins Sara Lee Golf Classic
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BIRTHS
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1536
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Thomas Howard, 4th duke of Norfolk, English Earl Marshall
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1697
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Jean Marie I'aine Leclair, composer
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1705
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Gallus Zeiler, composer
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1724
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Johan A Zoutman, Dutch lt-admiral (battle of Doggersbank)
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1727
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Anne-Robert-Jacques Turgot, French minister of Finance (17.. -76)
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1730
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George Ross, US judge (signed Declaration of Independence)
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1741
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Johann Michael Schmidt, composer
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1754
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Asmus Jakob Carstens, painter
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1760
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Claude-Joseph Rouget de Lisle, soldier/author/composer (Marseillaise)
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1760
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J P Hebel, writer
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1769
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Jean Lannes, duc de Montebello, Marshal of France
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1770
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Louis Nicholas Davout, French fieldmarshal (defeated Prussians)
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1776
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George Thomas Smart, composer
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1780
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Peter Lichtenthal, composer
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1783
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Niccola Benvenuti, composer
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1788
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Augustin-Jean Fresnel, optics pioneer/physicist
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1795
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Jacques-Nicolas-Augustin Thierry, historian
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1800
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Nikolay Alexeyevich Titov, composer
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1810
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James Shields, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1879
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1813
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Montgomery Blair, Franklin County Ky, lawyer (Dred Scot V Sandford)
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1822
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August Ritter von Pettenkofen, painter
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1823
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John Sherman, MC (Union), died in 1900
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1824
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Charles Henry Van Wyck, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1895
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1825
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Rudolf Viole, composer
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1830
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Franois M Raoult, French physicist/chemist (law of Raoult)
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1837
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Pinckney B S Pinchback, Lt gov (Louisiana)
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1838
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James, 1st Viscount Bryce, historian/statesman
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1843
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Benito Prez Gald¢s, Spain, novelist (Fountain of Gold, Naz arin)
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1843
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Kaufmann Kohler, reform rabbi/theologian
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1850
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Thomas Johnstone Lipton, Glasgow, yachtsman/tea magnate (Lipton Tea)
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1855
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Anatoli Liadov, St Petersburg, Russia, composer (Enchanted Lake) [NS]
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1857
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Hendrik Zwaardemaker, Dutch physiologist (olfactometer)
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1858
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Frederick Zech Jr, composer
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1867
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Jim Kelly, cricket wicket-keeper (Australian 1896-1905)
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1873
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Carl J Eldh, Swedish sculptor
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1873
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Jan Kalf, literary/art historian (Preservation of museums)
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1876
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Ivan Cankar, Slavs author (Hlapec Jernej-Njegova Pravica)
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1877
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Roderich Mojsisovics-Mojsvar, composer
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1878
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Gustav Stresemann, German chancellor (1923, Nobel 1926)
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1882
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Thurston Hall, Boston MA, actor (Roaming Lady, In Society)
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1885
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Fritz v Unruh, writer
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1885
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Mae Murray, [Girl with bee-stung lips], VA, actress (High Stakes)
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1885
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Marie Benavente, [Maria Wissink], actress (Scapegoat)
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1886
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Karl Barth, Basel Switzerland, theologian/author (Action in Waiting)
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1886
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Olaf Stapleton, British religious sci-fi writer (Star Maker)
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1887
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Jacobus C Bloem, Dutch poet (Sintels)
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1888
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Max[imilian Raoul Walter] Steiner, Vienna, composer (Gone With Wind)
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1894
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Dimitri Tiomkin, Russia, composer (Acad Award 1954-High & Mighty)
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1897
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Dalton Parry Conyngham, cricketer (one Test S Africa v England 1923)
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1897
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Ewart Levy
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1898
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Ariel Durant, writer (Story of Civilization)
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1898
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Herbert Elwell, Minneapolis Minnesota, composer (Happy Hypocrite)
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1899
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Fred Astaire, Omaha Neb, tap dancer/actor (Easter Parade, Swingtime)
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1901
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Albert Dondeyne, Belgian philosopher/theologist
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1902
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David O Selznick, Pittsburgh Pa, producer (Gone With the Wind)
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1902
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Joachim Prinz, author/Rabbi of Berlin (1926-37)
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1903
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Kay Petre, early racing driver
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1904
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David Brown, CEO (Aston Martin Lagonda)
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1905
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Angus Paton, civil engineer
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1907
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Harilaos Perpessas, composer
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1908
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Carl Albert, (D) speaker of the House
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1908
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Henry Diamond, Irish Nationalist MP
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1909
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Harold Francis Collison, trade Unionist
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1909
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Lord Collison, British union leader (agriculture workers)
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1909
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Maybelle Carter, Nickelsville Va, country singer (Johnny Cash Show)
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1910
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Jimmy Demaret, winner of 44 golf tournaments, but not the Open
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1910
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Margot Turner, matron-in-chief (Army Nursing Service)
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1912
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Edward Gardner, Queen's Court/MP
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1912
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Erik Jorgensen, composer
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1912
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Harold Myers, film journalist
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1914
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Charles McGraw, NYC, actor (Michael-Falcon, Smith Family)
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1914
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Lord Smith, British surgeon
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1915
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Bert van Dongen, [Abraham J Cohen], singer/impressionist/actor
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1915
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Christian Beyers Naud, South African anti-apartheid fighter
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1915
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Denis Thatcher, husband of British PM Margaret (1979-90)
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1915
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Duke of Sutherland
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1915
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Monica Dickens, author/founder (US Samaritians)
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1915
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Salah Abou Seif, director
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1916
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Milton Babbitt, US mathematician/composer (Widow's Lament)
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1918
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Margo, singer (Golden Irish Favorites)
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1918
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T Berry Brazelton, doctor (On Being a Father)
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1919
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Ella Grasso, (Gov-D-Ct)
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1919
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Louis Sen A Kaw, Surinam dam builder
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1919
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Tibor Sarai, composer
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1920
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Basil Kelly, Lord Justice of Appeals (Northern Ireland)
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1921
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Bert Weedon, rocker
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1921
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Nancy Walker, Phila, Bounty ads/actress (Rhoda, McMillan & Wife)
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1922
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David Orr, deputy chairman (Inchcape)/CEO (British Council, Unilever)
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1923
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John Dugdal, Lord-Lt (Salop)
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1925
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Edward Fursdon, British Maj-Gen (defense council)
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1926
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Duncan Watson, president (World Blind Union)
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1929
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Brian Corby, CEO (Prudential)
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1929
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Fats Domino, rocker (Blueberry Hill)
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1929
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Marquess of Downshire
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1930
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June Knox-Mawer, British radio host/novelist (World of Islands)
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1930
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Pat Summerall, NFLer (NY Giants)/sportscaster (CBS)/alchoholic
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1931
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Lord Michael Mustill, of Pateley Bridge, Lord Justice of Appeal
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1932
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Earl of Rothes
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1932
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Francoise Fabian, Hussein Dey Algeria, actress (Happy New Year)
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1933
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Barbara Taylor Bradford, author
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1934
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Cliff Wilson, snooker player
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1934
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William Lithgow, Scottish industrialist/multi-millionaire
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1935
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Henry Fambrough, US singer (Spinners)
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1935
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Larry Williams, rocker
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1936
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Anthony Mullens, British Lt-Gen (Deputy chief of defense)
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1936
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Gary Owens, Mitchell SD, disc jockey/TV host (Laugh In, Gong Show)
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1936
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Michael Stone, English broker/multi-millionaire (Man Group)
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1936
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Trevor Clay, Gen-Sec (Royal College of Nursing)
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1937
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Arthur Kopit, US, playwright (Day Whores Came Out to Play Tennis)
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1937
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Jim Hickman, baseball player (Mets, Dodgers, Cubs)
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1937
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Tamara Press, USSR, shot putter/discus thrower (Oly-gold-60)
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1938
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Manuel Santana, tennis player (US Open 1965)
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1938
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Maxim Shostakovich, Leningrad Russia, conductor (Atlanta Symph)
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1938
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Merritt Ranew, baseball player
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1938
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Michael Shea, director (Hanson Trust)/Queen's press sect
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1938
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Peter Davies, Major-General/Director-General (RSPCA)
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1938
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Philip Gordon Winsor, composer
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1940
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Arthur Alexander, US singer/songwriter (Lonely Just Like Me)
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1940
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Taurean Blacque, actor (Neal Washington-Hill Street Blues)
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1940
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William Cash, MP
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1941
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Danny Rapp, Phila, rocker (Danny & Juniors)
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1941
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Ken Berry, baseball player (White Sox, Angels, Brewers, Indians)
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1941
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Win Bischoff, CEO (Schroders)
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1942
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Bill Coday, US singer (You're Gonna Then Me)
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1942
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Ingram Douglas Marshall, composer
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1943
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Bruce Raymond, jockey
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1943
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Donovan, [Leitch], Scotland, guitarist/folk singer (Mellow Yellow)
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1943
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James Earl Chaney, US civil rights activist
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1944
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Abdul Kadir, cricketer (Pakistani batsman-keeper in 4 Tests 1964-65)
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1944
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Anne-Marie Pisier
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1944
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Jackie Lomax, Liverpool, rocker (Is This What You Want)
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1944
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Jim Abrahams, Shorewood WI, director (Hot Shots, Top Secret)
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1944
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Kathy Farrer, LPGA golfer
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1944
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Marie-France Pisier, Daclat Vietnam, actress (Scruples, Midnight)
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1945
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Justice Laws
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1945
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Pamelo Mounk'a, musician
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1946
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Graham Gouldman, Manchester England, bassist (10cc-No Milk Today)
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1946
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Maureen Lipman, actress (Educating Rita, Wonderworks)
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1947
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Dave Mason, Worcester England, singer/songwriter (We Just Disagree)
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1947
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Jay Ferguson, Burbank Calif, rocker (Spirit-I Got A Line on You)
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1947
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Meg Foster, Conn, actress (Sunshine, Cagney & Lacey)
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1947
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Paul Nicholas Young, architect
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1948
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Christopher Gent, CEO (Vodafone Group)
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1951
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Ron Banks, US R&B singer (Dramatics-Whatcha See is Whatcha Get)
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1951
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Steve Gunderson, (Rep-R-WI, 1981- )
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1952
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Sly Dunbar, Kingston Jamaica, reggae drummer (Sly & Robbie)
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1953
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Aynsley Dunbar, rocker (Mothers of Invention-200 Motels, Retaliation)
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1953
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Barbara Moxness, LPGA golfer
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1953
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Lawrence Lau, actor (Jamie Frame-Another World)
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1953
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Steve Thomas, rocker (Shooting Star)
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1954
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Jeff Apple, Miami Florida, producer (In the Line of Fire)
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1955
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Bruce Hartzler, Wash DC, canoe (alt-Olympics-96)
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1955
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Chris Berman, sportscaster (ESPN)
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1955
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Homer Simpson, animation (Simpsons)
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1955
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Mark David Chapman, assassin (John Lennon)
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1957
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Phil Mahre, Yakima Wash, alpine slalom skier (Oly-gold/silver-80, 84)
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1957
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Sid Vicious, [John Simon Ritchie], England, bassist (Sex Pistols)
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1957
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Steve Mahre, Yakima Wash, twin alpine slalom skier (Oly-Silver-80, 84)
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1958
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Ellen Ochoa, LA Calif, PhD/Astronaut (STS 56, 66)
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1958
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Jeannette Kohlhaas, LPGA golfer
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1958
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Margaret Ward, LPGA golfer
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1958
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Rick Santorum, (Rep-R-Penn)
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1959
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Dan Schayes, NBA center/forward (Miami Heat, Orlando Magic)
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1960
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Bono Vox, [Paul Hauson], Dublin Ireland, rocker (U2-Joshua Tree)
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1960
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Merlene Ottey, Jamaican/Italian running star (Olympics)
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1960
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Tauseef Ahmed, cricketer (leading Pakistani off-spinner of 80's)
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1960
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Victoria Rowell, Portland ME, actress (Drucilla-Young & Restless)
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1961
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Blyth Tait, England, NZ equestrian 3 day event (Olympics-gold-96)
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1961
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Randy Cunneyworth, Etobicoke, NHL left wing (Ottawa Senators)
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1961
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Teri Copley, Arcadia Calif, actress (Mickey-We've Got it Made)
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1962
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Garry Daley, keyboard (China Crisis-Christian)
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1962
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Joey Meyer, baseball player
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1962
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Robby Thompson, W Palm Beach FL, infielder (SF Giants)
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1963
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Lisa M Nowak, Wash DC, Lt Cmdr USN/astronaut
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1964
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Dean Spriddle, Plymouth Engld, Canadian Tour golfer (1994 Oak Valley)
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1965
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Jim Schreiner, Kailua Hawaii, kayak (alt-Olympics-96)
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1965
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Linda Evangelista, St Catherines Canada, model (Elite)
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1965
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Mike Butcher, baseball player
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1965
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Rony Seikaly, NBA center (Orlando Magic, Golden State Warriors)
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1965
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Todd Kalis, NFL guard (Cin Bengals)
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1966
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Jonathan Edwards, Britain, triple jumper (Olympics-gold/silver-92, 96)
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1966
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Mikael Andersson, Malmo Swe, NHL left wing (Tampa Bay Lightning)
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1968
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Julie Smith, Glendora Calif, softball infielder (Olympics-gold-96)
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1969
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Curtis Whitley, NFL center (Panthers, Packers, Raiders)
|
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1969
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Dennis Bergkamp, Amsterdam Neth, soccer player (Ajax)
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1969
|
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Judson Mills, Purcellville Va, actor (Hutch-As The World Turns)
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1969
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Martin Driever, WLAF tight end (Rhein Fire)
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1969
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Pete Schourek, Austin TX, pitcher (Cin Reds)
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1970
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Andre Stolz, Brisbane QLD, Australasia golfer
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1971
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Andrei Kravtsov, Queensland Australia, gymnast (Olympics-96)
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1971
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Eric Stock, soccer player (NEC)
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1971
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Ronnie Dixon, NFL defensive tackle (Phila Eagles, NY Jets)
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1972
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Akili Johnson, NFL defensive back (Atlanta Falcons)
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1972
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Emma Ridley, Hanpstead England, actress (Return to Oz)
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1972
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Farrell Duclair, CFL fullback (Calgary Stampeders)
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1972
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Stuart Carlisle, cricketer (Zimbabwe Test batsman 1995-)
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1973
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Jerome Williams, NBA forward (Detroit Pistons)
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1974
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Grant Williams, NFL tackle (Seattle Seahawks)
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1974
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Janet Reasons, Port Orchard Washington, Miss America-Washington (1997)
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1975
|
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Adam Deadmarsh, Trail BC, NHL center (Colorado Avalanche, Oly-98)
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1977
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Amanda Borden, Cincinnati Ohio, gymnast (World-silv-94, Oly-gold-96)
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1991
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Emily McEnroe, daughter of Tatum O'Neal & John McEnroe
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DEATHS
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238
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Gaius Julius Verus Maximinus, the Thracian, Roman Emperor, murdered
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995
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Boudouin, bishop of Utrecht
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1566
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Leonhard Fuchs, German botanist, dies at 65
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1569
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Juan the Avila, Spanish minister/writer
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1637
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Susanna van Baerle, Dutch wife of Constantine Huygens, dies at 37
|
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1653
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John Bicker, ship builder/merchant/regent, dies at 61
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1696
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Jean de La Bruyre, French author, dies at 50
|
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1710
|
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Georg Dietrich Leiding, composer, dies at 46
|
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1760
|
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Johann Christoph Graupner, composer, dies at 77
|
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1764
|
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Picander, [Christian Henrici], German writer (Die Weiberprobe), dies
|
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1770
|
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Charles Avison, composer, dies at 61
|
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1774
|
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Louis XV, king of France (1715-74), dies at 64
|
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1784
|
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Antoine Court de Gbelin, French vicar/writer, dies at 56
|
|
1785
|
|
Etienne Joseph Floquet, composer, dies at 36
|
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1789
|
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Guillaume Gommaire Kennis, composer, dies at 72
|
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1794
|
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Elisabeth PMH, princess of France, beheaded at 30
|
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1798
|
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George Vancouver, British explorer, (Voyage of Discovery), dies at 40
|
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1818
|
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Paul Revere, American patriot, dies
|
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1820
|
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Matthaus Stegmayer, composer, dies at 49
|
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1826
|
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Giuseppe Sigismondo, composer, dies at 86
|
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1829
|
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Thomas Young, physicist/decipherer of Egyptian hierogolyphics, dies
|
|
1833
|
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Franois GJS Andrieux, French writer/politician, dies at 74
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1849
|
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Katsushika Hokusai, Japanese painter, dies at 89
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1859
|
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Johan BJFS, archduke of Austria (Firechief & Housewife), dies
|
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1863
|
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Thomas Jonathan "Stonewall" Jackson, Conf general (Civil War), dies
|
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1864
|
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James Clay Rice, lawyer/Union brig-general, dies in battle at 34
|
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1864
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Thomas Greeley Stevenson, Union brig-general, dies at about 27
|
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1869
|
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Bernhard Molique, composer, dies at 66
|
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1869
|
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Wilhelm Bernard Molique, composer, dies at 66
|
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1880
|
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John Goss, composer/organist, dies at 79
|
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1885
|
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Edward Stephen, composer, dies at 62
|
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1885
|
|
Ferdinand Hiller, composer, dies at 73
|
|
1897
|
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William Thomas Best, composer, dies at 70
|
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1904
|
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Henry M Stanley, [John Rowlands], British explorer, dies
|
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1909
|
|
Johannes de Koo, journalist/playwright, dies
|
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1910
|
|
Stanislao Cannizzaro, Italian chemist, dies at 85
|
|
1910
|
|
William Huggins, discoverer of stellar nature of Andromeda, dies
|
|
1915
|
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Albert Weisgerber, German painter/graphic artist, dies in battle
|
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1920
|
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John Wesley Hyatt, inventor/plastics pioneer, dies
|
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1923
|
|
Vaslav Vorovsky, Russian delegate, assassinated
|
|
1924
|
|
Adolfo Albertazzi, Italian writer (L'ave), dies at 58
|
|
1937
|
|
Johannes Walter, German geologist (Die Denudation in Wste), dies
|
|
1938
|
|
Percy McAlister, cricketer (8 Tests, punches Clem Hill in 1912), dies
|
|
1940
|
|
Euphemia "Phemia" Molkenboer, Dutch author/poster artist, dies at 56
|
|
1942
|
|
Joseph M Weber, comedian/singer (Weber & Lewis Fields), dies at 74
|
|
1943
|
|
Andr Bertulot, Belgian resistance fighter, hanged
|
|
1943
|
|
Arnaud/Armand Fraiteur, Belgian resistance fighter, hanged
|
|
1943
|
|
Maurice-Albert Raskin, Belgian resistance fighter, hanged
|
|
1950
|
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John G Fletcher, US poet (Burning Mountain), dies
|
|
1954
|
|
George Hirst, cricketer (36,323 1st-class runs, 2739 wickets), dies
|
|
1960
|
|
Juri Olescha, writer, dies at 61
|
|
1964
|
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Carol Haney, dancer (Pantomime Quiz), dies at 35
|
|
1964
|
|
Ignace Lilien, composer, dies at 66
|
|
1965
|
|
Hubertus J van Mook, Dutch min of Colonization (1942-45), dies at 70
|
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1968
|
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Maurie Sievers, cricket medium-pacer (Austral v England 1936-37), dies
|
|
1968
|
|
Philippa Bevans, dies at 55
|
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1968
|
|
Scotty Beckett, dies at 38
|
|
1971
|
|
Mihail Jora, composer, dies at 79
|
|
1971
|
|
Shukichi Mitsukuri, composer, dies at 75
|
|
1973
|
|
Jack E Leonard, Chicago Ill, comedian, dies at 62
|
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1973
|
|
Loren Tindall, dies of heart attack at 51
|
|
1976
|
|
George Curzon, dies at 77
|
|
1977
|
|
Joan Crawford, actress (Mildred Pierce), dies at 69
|
|
1979
|
|
John Cameron Andrieu Bingham Morton, satirist (Beachcomber), dies
|
|
1979
|
|
Louis Paul Boon, Flemish writer (Eros & the Lonely Man), dies at 67
|
|
1982
|
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Jean C M Picart le Doux, French designer, dies
|
|
1982
|
|
Peter Weiss, German playwright (Marat-Sade), dies at 65
|
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1983
|
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John P Strijbos, writer (Called that Bird), dies at 92
|
|
1984
|
|
Joaquin Agostinho, Portuguese cyclist, dies at 41
|
|
1984
|
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Robert Moore, actor (Marshall-Diana), dies at 56
|
|
1990
|
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Susan Oliver, actress (Disorderly Orderly), dies of cancer at 61
|
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1990
|
|
Walker Percy, physician/novelist (Lancelot), dies of cancer at 73
|
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1991
|
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Armand HF Boni, [Armand the Good], Flemish poet/writer, dies
|
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1992
|
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Joan Merrill, vocalist, dies of a stroke at 74
|
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1992
|
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John Lund, actor (Perils of Pauline), dies at 81
|
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1992
|
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Liesbeth Saijers, sculptor, dies
|
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1992
|
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Sylvia Sims, singer (Flower Drum Song), dies of a heart attack at 74
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1994
|
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John Wayne Gacy, mass murderer, executed in Illinois at 52
|
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1994
|
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Lucebert [J Swaanswijk], poet/cartoonist (PC Hooft 1967), dies at 69
|
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1994
|
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Phyllis Flowerdew, school Reading text author, dies at 81
|
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1995
|
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Harold Berens, comedian, dies at 92
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1995
|
|
Hilde Jarecki, educationist, dies at 83
|
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1995
|
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Jimmy Raney, jazz guitarist, dies at 67
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1997
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Joanie Weston, roller derby queen (Bay Bombers), dies at 61
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