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1325
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Sheik Ibn Battuta begins 1st world trip, Tangiers to Mecca
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1373
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Anglo-Portuguese Treaty of Alliance (world's oldest) signed in London
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1392
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Assassination attempt on Pierre de Craon Van Clisson of France, fails
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1547
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King Ferdinand of Austria subjects himself on Turkish sultan Suleiman
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1611
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John Fabricius dedicates earliest sunspot publication
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1625
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English king Charles I marries French princess Henriette
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1633
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Charter for Maryland is given to Lord Cecil Baltimore
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1655
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Adriana Nooseman-van de Bergh is 1st actress in Amsterdam theater
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1665
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Sea battle at Lowestoft: English fleet beats Dutch
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1707
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Hungary declares itself independent under Ferenc R k¢czi II
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1721
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England signs Treaty of Madrid
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1727
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Spain underwrites Preliminairy of Paris
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1753
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Austria, England & Modena sign secret military treaty
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1774
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Rhode Island becomes 1st colony to prohibit importation of slaves
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1777
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Leonard Norcross patents a submarine diving suit
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1777
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Marquis de Lafayette lands in US
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1789
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Mrs Alexander Hamilton serves ice cream for dessert to Washington
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1792
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King Louis XVI fires French government
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1798
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Mission San Luis Rey de Francia founded in California
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1825
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Walter Hunt patents safety pin
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1828
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Sim¢n Bol¡var proclaimed dictator
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1837
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1st Mormon missionaries to British Isles leave Kirtland, Ohio
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1855
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Opera "Les Vpres Sicilenne" is produced (Paris)
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1863
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Battle of Winchester VA
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1863
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Samuel Butler publishes 1st part of "Erewhon," Christchurch, NZ
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1863
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Skirmish at Berryville Virginia
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1865
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Pres Johnson proclaims reconstruction confederate states
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1866
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House passes 14th Amendment (Civil rights for blacks)
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1868
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Oscar J Dunn (a black) is elected Lt Governor of Louisiana
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1871
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Hurricane kills 300 in Labrador
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1874
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8th Belmont: G Barbee aboard Saxon wins in 2:39«
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1878
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Congress of Berlin meets to divide African colonization
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1886
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Fire destroys nearly 1,000 buildings in Vancouver, BC
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1888
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Congress creates Department of Labor
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1889
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2' of snow accumulates in Rawlins Wyoming
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1889
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23rd Belmont: W Hayward aboard Eric wins in 2:47¬
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1890
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Eagle Ave in the Bronx is cut out & named
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1895
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mile Levassor wins 1st Paris-Bordeaux-Paris auto race (24 kph)
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1898
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Yukon Territory of Canada organized, Dawson chosen as capital
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1900
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China's Boxer Rebellion against foreigners & Christians
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1902
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Prussian Upper house gives 350 million marks to Poland
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1905
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NY Giant Christy Mathewson 2nd no-hitter, beats Chic Cubs, 1-0
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1907
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Lowest temp ever in 48 US states for June, 2øF in Tamarack Calif
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1908
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Tommy Burns KOs Bill Squires in 8 for heavyweight boxing title
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1910
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Pilot Charles Hamilton makes 1st 1-day round-trip from NY to Phila
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1910
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William D Crum, a SC physician, appointed minister to Liberia
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1912
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Capt Albert Berry made the 1st parachute jump from an airplane
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1912
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NY Giant Christy Mathewson wins his 300th game
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1913
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45th Belmont: Roscoe Troxler aboard Prince Eugene wins in 2:18
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1913
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Yanks win 13th game of year after losing 36 games
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1914
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28th US Womens Tennis: Mary K Browne beats Marie Wagner (62 16 61)
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1917
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Germany bombs London
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1918
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Phillies & Cards tie 8-8 in 19 innings
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1920
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Post Office says children could not be sent by parcel post
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1921
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Yanks' pitcher Babe Ruth hits 2 HRs beating Tigers 11-8
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1922
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Longest attack of hiccups begins Charlie Osborne, 98 hiccupped over 435 million times before it stops, He dies 11 months after
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1924
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Bene Berak Palestine founded
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1924
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Gaston Doumergue elected as 1st protestant French premier
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1924
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Yanks win by forfeit over Tigers, their 3rd forfeit win
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1925
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57th Belmont: Albert Johnson aboard American Flag wins in 2:16.8
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1927
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Ticker-tape parade welcomed Charles A Lindbergh to NYC
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1930
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1st Nudist Colony opens
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1930
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22 people killed by hailstones in Siatista Greece
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1931
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63rd Belmont: Charley Kurtsinger aboard Twenty Grand wins in 2:29.6
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1932
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Air force's Marmaduke Brutal becomes leader of revolutionary junta
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1932
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Great Britain & France sign peace treaty
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1933
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1st sodium vapor lamps installed (Schenectady NY)
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1933
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Federal Home Owners Loan Corporation authorized
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1933
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German Secret State Police (Gestapo) established
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1935
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Hammond scores his 100th hundred, 116 for Gloucs v Somerset
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1935
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James J Braddock beats Max Baer in 15 for heavyweight boxing title
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1936
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2nd Belgian govt of Van Zealand forms
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1937
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Joe DiMaggio hits 3 consecutive HRs against St Louis Browns
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1937
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Stalin executes Rus officers Tuchachevski, Jakir, Putna & Uberevitch
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1938
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Great Cricket innings of 232 by Stan McCabe v England at Trent Bridge
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1938
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Jews injured & property destroyed in Przemyal Poland
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1940
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Paris evacuates before German advance
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1942
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1st V-2 rocket launch, Peenemnde, Germany; reached 1.3 km
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1942
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FDR creates Office of War with Elmer Davis as head
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1942
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Germany puts 4 saboteurs on Long Island
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1942
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OSS, Office of Strategic Services, form
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1944
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German counter attack on Villers-Bocage Normandy
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1944
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Nazi Germany begins V-1 (Fieseler Fi-103) buzz-bomb attacks
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1945
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Heerjansdam soccer team forms
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1945
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Orokoe peninsula Okinawa captured, with 6,000 dead
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1946
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1st transcontinental round-trip flight in 1-day, California-Maryland
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1946
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King Umberto II of Italy abdicates
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1947
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1st night game at Fenway Park (Red Sox 5, White Sox 3)
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1948
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Babe Ruth's final farewell at Yankee Stadium, he dies Aug 16th
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1950
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South African parliament accept "Groups Area Act"
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1951
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UN arm forces reach Pyongyang Korea
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1952
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Soviet fighters shoot Swedish Dakota down over East Sea, kills 8
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1953
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53rd US Golf Open: Ben Hogan shoots a 283 at Oakmont CC in Oakmont PA
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1953
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85th Belmont: Eric Guerin aboard Native Dancer wins in 2:28.6
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1953
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Alec Bedser takes 14-99 (7-55 & 7-44) v Australia
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1953
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Jim Peters runs world record marathon (2:18:40.2)
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1953
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KOAA TV channel 5 in Pueblo-Colorado Spgs, CO (NBC) 1st broadcast
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1954
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Cornerstone of Albert Einstein College of Medicine, laid in Bronx
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1955
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Mercedes racing car kills 77 at Le Mans France
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1956
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"Shangri-La" opens at Winter Garden Theater NYC for 21 performances
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1956
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After 72 years, Britain gives up Suez Canal to Egyptian control
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1956
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Parliamentary election: Dutch Democrates 50/KVP 49
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1956
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Real Madrid wins 1st Europe Cup
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1957
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Mayflower II from Plymouth, England, reaches Plymouth Mass
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1957
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Ted Williams becomes 1st ALer to have 2, 3-HR games in a season
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1958
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Frank Zappa graduates from Antelope Valley High School in Lancaster Ca
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1959
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"Sammy Kaye Show," last airs on ABC-TV
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1959
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59th US Golf Open: Billy Casper shoots a 282 at Winged Foot GC NY
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1959
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91st Belmont: Bill Shoemaker aboard Sword Dancer wins in 2:28.6
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1960
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"Alley-Oop" by Dyna-Sores peaks at #59
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1960
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Prince Norodom Sihanoek becomes head of Cambodia
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1961
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"Billy Barnes People" opens at Royale Theater NYC for 8 performances
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1962
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"Bob Newhart Show," last airs on NBC-TV
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1962
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Norway named ombudsman
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1963
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Vostok 6 launched, pilot is 1st woman cosmonaut
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1964
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Basil Heatley runs world record marathon (2:13:55)
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1965
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19th Tony Awards: Subject Was Roses & Fiddler on the Roof win
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1965
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Susie Maxwell wins LPGA Western Golf Open
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1966
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Supreme Court's Miranda decision; suspect must be informed of rights
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1967
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"You Only Live Twice" premieres in US
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1967
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Thurgood Marshall nominated as 1st black Supreme Court justice
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1969
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Mick Taylor leaves John Mayall Band & joins Rolling Stones
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1970
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"In The Summertime" by Mungo Jerry hit #1 in UK
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1970
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Beatles' "Let It Be," album goes #1 & stays #1 for 4 weeks
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1970
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Beatles' "Long & Winding Road," single goes #1 & stays #1 for 2 weeks
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1971
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17th LPGA Championship won by Kathy Whitworth
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1971
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NY Times began publishing "Pentagon Papers"
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1973
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Garvey, Lopes, Cey & Russell play together for 1st time, set record of staying together as an infield for 8« years (LA Dodgers)
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1974
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Henry Aaron addresses House of Representatives
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1976
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4th du Maurier Golf Classic (Peter Jackson Classic): Donna Caponi
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1976
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Bob Marley performs in Amsterdam
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1976
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Inge Helten runs female European record 100m (11.04)
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1977
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Convicted Martin Luther King assassin James Earl Ray recaptured
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1979
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"Madwoman of Central Park West" opens at 22 Steps NYC for 86 perfs
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1979
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Sioux nation receives $100 million in compensation for Black Hills SD
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1980
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Billy Joel's "Glass Houses" hits #1
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1980
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Deborah Harry/Meat Loaf film, "Roadie," premieres
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1980
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Paul McCartney releases "Waterfall"
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1980
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Rep John Jenrette Jr (D-SC) indicted in "Abscam" investigation
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1980
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UN Security Council calls for South Africa to free Nelson Mandela
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1981
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39 Unification church couples wed in Germany
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1981
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Teenager fires 6 blanks at Queen Elizabeth II
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1981
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Tom Snyder interviews Charles Manson on "Tomorrow"
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1982
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28th LPGA Championship won by Jan Stephenson
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1982
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Fahd becomes king of Saudi Arabia when King Khalid dies at 69
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1983
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Pioneer 10 is 1st man-made object to leave Solar System
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1986
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Pres Reagan criticizes South African state of emergency
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1986
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Steve Garvey 1st ejection from a game, after Atlanta's triple-play
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1987
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Daniel Buettner, Bret Anderson, Martin Engel & Anne Knabe complete cycling journey of 15,266 mi from Prudhoe Bay, Alaska to Arg
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1988
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45th time opposing pitchers hit HRS, Mark Davis (Padres)/Mike Krukow
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1988
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Boston Red Sox are 10 games back in AL, & go on to win AL East
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1988
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Fed jury finds Liggett liable in death of NJ woman of lung cancer
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1988
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George Harrison releases "This is Love"
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1988
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US Supreme Court refuses to hear Yonkers argument they aren't racist
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1989
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43rd NBA Championship: Detroit Pistons sweeps LA Lakers in 4 games
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1989
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Houston's Terry Puhl plays in his 1,403rd game (most by a Canadian)
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1989
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Jerry Lee Lewis gets a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame
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1990
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"Les Miserables," opens at S Alberta Jubilee Centre, Calgary
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1990
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Boeing 767 sets nonstop commercial flight, Seattle to Narobi Kenya
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1990
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Nelson & Winnie Mandela welcomed in NYC
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1990
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Wash DC mayor Marion Barry announces he will not seek a 4th term,
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1991
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A spectator is killed by lightning at US Open Golf tournament
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1991
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NHL owners present contract to players (leads to Apr 1, 1992 strike)
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1991
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The National, 1st all-sports daily newspaper, ceases publication
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1993
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"Someone Who'll Watch Over Me" closes at Booth NYC after 232 perfs
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1993
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39th Mazda LPGA Championship won by Patty Sheehan
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1993
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Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani re-elected president of Iran
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1993
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YokoZuna beats Hulk Hogan to become WWF champ
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1994
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Chicago Cub 2nd baseman Ryne Sandberg, retires due to poor play, he forfeits $15.7 million of his $25 million contract
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1994
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Don Mattingly plays 1st base 1,469 game for Yankees (2nd most)
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1995
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Indians' Dennis Martinez no-hits Balt 11-0
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1995
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NJ Devils beat Phila Flyers, to go to their 1st Stanley Cup finals
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1996
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Freeman in Montana give up to FBI after 81 days
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1997
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51st NBA Championship: Chic Bulls beat Utah Jazz 4, games to 2
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1997
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Jurors in Okla City bombing trial sentence Timothy McVeigh to death
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1997
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Red Wings Vladimir Konstantinov & Slava Fetisov hurt in car crash
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BIRTHS
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40
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Gnaeus Julius Agricola, Roman general; conquered Wales, No England
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823
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Charles II, the Bald, King of France (843-77)/emperor (875-77)
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1539
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Jost/Jobst/Jodocus Amman, Swiss cartoonist/graphic artist/illustrator
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1592
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Tobias Michael, composer
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1612
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Karel van Croij, prince of Chimay/Duke of Aarschot
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1627
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Fidel Molitor, composer
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1701
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Angelo Antonio Caroli, composer
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1736
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Henryk Klein, composer
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1752
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Fanny Burney, England, author (Camille, Evelina)
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1757
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Christian Ludwig Dieter, composer
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1761
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Anton Wranitzky, composer
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1763
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Jos B de Andrada e Silva, premier of Brazil
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1765
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Anton Eberl, composer
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1773
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Thomas Young, British philologist/physician (light interference)
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1775
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Antoni Henryk Radziwill, composer
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1786
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Winfield Scott, army general (Union)/presidential candidate
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1790
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Jos Antonio P ez, president of Venezuela
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1795
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Thomas Arnold, English educator/historian (History of Rome)
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1806
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Bernard ter Haar, Dutch vicar/poet/church historian
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1809
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George Philip St Cooke, Bvt Major General (Union Army), died in 1895
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1820
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WF Hendrik, the Navigator, prince of the Netherlands/admiral
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1821
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Albert, duc de Broglie, France, premier (1873-74, 1977)
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1821
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Navy Gustavus Vasa Fox, Asst Secy (Union), died in 1883
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1823
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Gustave Paul Cluseret, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1900
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1824
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Julius Eichberg, composer
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1825
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Benjamin Jefferson Hill, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1880
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1829
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Antonio Zamara, composer
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1831
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James Clerk Maxwell, Scotish physicist (electromagnetic theory)
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1854
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Charles Algernon Parsons, British inventor (steam turbine)
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1863
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Josef Venantius von Woss, composer
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1864
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Johan R Kjelln, Swedish sociologist
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1865
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William Butler Yeats, Ireland, poet (Wild Swans at Coole-Nobel 1923)
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1866
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Lambertus Zijl, sculptor (Trade scholarship)
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1869
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Ede Poldini, composer
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1874
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Leopoldo Lugones, Argentina, writer
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1875
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Max d' Ollone, composer
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1879
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George Gunn, cricketer (elegant English batsman 1907-30)
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1879
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Johannes G Geelkerken, Dutch reformed vicar
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1881
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Lois Weber, 1st US woman film director (What Do Men Want?)
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1887
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Bruno Frank, writer
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1888
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Fernando A Nogueira de Seabra Pessoa, Portuguese poet
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1891
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Nell Craig, NJ, actress (Calling Dr Kildare, Queen of Sheba)
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1892
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Basil Rathbone, Johannesburg S Africa, actor (Sherlock Holmes)
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1893
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Dorothy Leigh Sayers, England, novelist (9 Taylors)
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1894
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Isaak E Babel, Russian writer (Konarmija, Marija) [or Jul 13]
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1894
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Jacques-Henri Lartigue, France, photographer
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1894
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Mark van Doren, Ill, author (Happy Critic, Transients)
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1897
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Paavo Johannes Nurmi, Finland, 5K runner (Olympic-gold-1920/24/28)
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1898
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Eva J C Beck, actress (Resurrection)
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1899
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Carlos Ch vez, Mexico City, conductor/composer (Sinfon¡a India)
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1900
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Ian Hunter, Capetown S Afr, actor (Dr Blood's Coffin, White Unicorn)
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1901
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Lode Zielens, Flemish author/journalist (Obscure Blood)
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1901
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Tage F Erlander, Swedish premier (1946-69)
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1903
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Harold "Red" Grange, "Galloping Ghost" of football (Illinois Bears)
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1903
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Philipp Kutev, composer
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1905
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Doc Cheatham, jazz musician
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1905
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Kumar Shri Duleepsinhji, cricketer (England 1929-31)
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1911
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Albert Cleage, famous African
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1911
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Luis W Alvarez, physicist (Nobel-1968) [or Jan 17]
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1912
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Mary Wickes, St Louis Mo, actress (Dennis the Menace, Julia, Doc)
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1913
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Ralph Edwards, Merino Colo, TV host (This is Your Life)
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1915
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J Donald Budge, US tennis player (1st to hold world's 4 major titles)
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1916
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Mary Wickes, character actress (Sister Act)
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1918
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Ben Johnson, Foraker Okla, actor (Chisum, Battle Force, Dillinger)
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1919
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Leif Kayser, composer
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1920
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Eiji Okada, actor (Traffic Jam, Yakuza, Ugly American)
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1920
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Knut Nordahl, Sweden, soccer player (Olympic-gold-1948)
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1924
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Percy Rodrigues, Montreal Quebec, actor (Brainwaves)
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1925
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Hans Fellner, bookseller
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1926
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Geoffrey Finsberg, politician
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1926
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Paul Lynde, Mt Vernon Ohio, comedian (Uncle Arthur-Bewitched)
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1927
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Knut Wiggen, composer
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1928
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Jean Villain, writer
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1931
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Lachlan Macleay, USAF/pilot
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1933
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Bob Litty, US
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1935
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Aleksandr Alekseyevich Kiselyov, Russia, cosmonaut
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1935
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Christo [Javacheff], Bulgaria, artist, wrapper (Running Fence)
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1937
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Eleanor Holmes Norton, Wash DC, lawyer/(Rep-D-DC)
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1938
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Carole Jo Callison, LPGA golfer
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1938
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Gwynne Howell, British opera singer
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1938
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Peter Michael, English electronic manufacturer (UEI, Paintbox)
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1939
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Don "Sugarcane" Harris, rocker/actor (Soup for 1, Greeased Lightning)
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1940
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Bobby Freeman, SF, rocker (Do You Want to Dance)
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1941
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Robert Forester, Rochester NY, actor (Banyon, Nakia)
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1941
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Tom Hallick, Buffalo NY, actor (Search)
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1942
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James Carr, US, gospel singer (To Love Somebody)
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1943
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Edward Skorek, Poland, volleyball player (Olympic-gold-1976)
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1943
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Malcolm McDowell, Leeds England, actor (Clockwork Orange, Caligula)
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1944
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Joe Amato, NHRA top fuel drag racing champion (1991)
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1945
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Ronald J Grabe, NYC, Col USAF/astronaut (STS 51-J, 30, 42, 57)
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1946
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Danny Klein, rocker
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1947
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Daniel P A "Danie" Schutte, S African underminister of Justice
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1947
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Jerrold Nadler, (Rep-D-NY)
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1947
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Peter Holm, boyfriend of Joan Collins
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1949
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Dennis Locorriere, Union City NJ, rock guitarist (Dr Hook)
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1949
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Simon Callow, London England, actor (Good Father)
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1951
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Jonathan Hogan, Chicago IL, actor (House on Carroll St)
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1951
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Liz Phillips, composer
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1951
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Richard Thomas, NYC, (John Boy-Waltons, Last Summer, Johnny Belinda)
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1951
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Stellan Skarsgard, Swedish actor (Breaking the Waves)
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1953
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Bo Donaldson (Billy Don't Be a Hero)
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1953
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Tim Allen, Denver Colo, comedian (Tim-Home Improvement, Jungle2Jungle)
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1954
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Bo [Robert] Donaldson, rock vocalist (Billy Don't Be a Hero)
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1954
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Daniel Seemiller, Pitts, US Olympic table tennis player (Olympic-92)
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1954
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Jorge Santana, rocker (Malo)
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1962
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Hannah Storm, sports journalist (CNN, NBC)
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1962
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Karen Kurreck, Urbana Ill, cyclist (Olympics-96)
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1962
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Mark Frankel, actor (Leon the Pig Farmer)
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1963
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Bettina Bunge, Switz, tennis player (Virginia Slims of Calif 1983)
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1963
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Catarina Lindqvist, Sweden, tennis player (Swedish Open 1986)
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1963
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Edward Sturing, soccer player (Vitesse)
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1963
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Jeff Brehaut, Mountain View CA, Nike golfer (1994 NIKE Alabama-3rd)
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1963
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Josef Heiss, Garmisch GER, hockey goaltender (Team Germany 1998)
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1963
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Randy Gilhen, Zweibrucken Ger, NHL center (Winnipeg Jets)
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1964
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Jennifer Gillom, WNBA center/forward (Phoenix Mercury/Oly-gold-1988)
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1964
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Sarunas Marciulionis, NBA guard (Sacramento Kings)
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1965
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Maninder Singh, cricketer (Indian leftarm spinner in 35 Tests 1982-93)
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1966
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Thyme Lewis, SF Calif, actor (Jonah-Days of our Lives)
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1967
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Darren Baker, Chambersburg Pa, cyclist (Olympics-96)
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1968
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Bruce Beaton, CFL corner (Montreal Alouettes)
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1968
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Deniece Peterson, rocker (5 Star-Silk & Steel)
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1969
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Jamie Walters, actor/singer (Heights, Beverly Hills 90210, Shout)
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1969
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Robert Harris, NFL defensive end (NY Giants)
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1970
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Chris Cairns, cricketer (son of Lance, NZ all-rounder)
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1970
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Lance Ringnald, Des Moines Iowa, US gymnist (Olympic-92)
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1970
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Shaun Young, cricketer (Tasmanian all-rounder, Young Aust 1995)
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1971
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Broderick nonuplets, Sydney Australia (7 of 9 survived infancy)
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1971
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David Mendenhall, actor (Over the Top, Space Raiders, Witchfire)
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1971
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Lauri Marie Gapp, Miss USA-North Dakota (1997)
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1972
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Sale Isaia, OL (Baltimore Ravens)
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1973
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Ines Gorrochategui, Cordoba Arg, tennis star (1991 Futures-Brindisi)
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1973
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Kano Hills, tackle (New Orleans Saints)
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1973
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Sam Adams, NFL defensive tackle (Seattle Seahawks)
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1974
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Elli Overton, Canada, Australian swimmer (Olympics-5th-92, 96)
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1974
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Harvey Esajas, Suriname/Dutch soccer player (Feyenoord)
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1974
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Valeri Bure, Moscow Rus, NHL right wing (Montreal Canadiens, Oly-S-98)
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1975
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Dave Roche, Lindsay, NHL left wing (Pitts Penguins)
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1977
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Alexei Kariozhny, NHL forward (Team Belarus, Oly-98)
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1978
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Allison Dickey, Miss Iowa Teen USA (1996)
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1986
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Ashley Fuller Olsen, twin actress (Michelle-Full House)
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1986
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Mary Kate Olsen, twin actress (Michelle-Full House)
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1992
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Tyler Davison, was world's smallest baby at 6 inches, 11 ounces
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DEATHS
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1142
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Godfried II, duke of Brabant/Neth-Lotharingen, dies
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1371
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Jan V of Virneburg, bishop of Utrecht (Pledge Vollenhove), dies
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1550
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Johann Spangenberg, composer, dies at 66
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1550
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Veronica Gambara, Italian poet, dies at 64
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1612
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Charles van Croij, prince of Chimay, dies at 51
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1665
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Auke Stellingwerf, lt-admiral of Friesland, dies in battle at about 29
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1665
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Egbert Meussen Kortenaer, vice-admiral, dies in battle at about 29
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1665
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Jacob van Wassenaer, [Foggy Obdam], lt-admiral, dies in battle at 55
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1713
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Arcangelo Corelli, Italian violinist/composer, dies at about 49
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1749
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Jan F van Bloemen, [Orizonte], Flemish painter, dies at 87
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1810
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J G Seume, writer, dies at 47
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1821
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[Izak J] Alexander Gogel, minister of finance/patriot, dies at 55
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1825
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Johan Peter Melchior, German sculptor, dies at 82
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1839
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Martin-Pierre Dalvimare, composer, dies at 66
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1865
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Cleaveland J Campbell, Union brig-general, dies at about 29
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1873
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Angelo Maurizio Gaspare Mariani, composer, dies at 51
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1886
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Ludwig II, King of Bavaria, drowns, dies at 40
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1901
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Clar¡n, writer, dies
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1905
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Theodoros Delyannis, premier Greece, murdered
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1905
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Tippo-Tip, [Hamed ben Mohammed], Zanzibar merchant, dies at about 67
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1920
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Essad Pasja, Albanian military man/minister, murdered at peace confer
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1927
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Henry CK "Clan" Petty-Fitzmaurice, gov of India (1888-94), dies at 82
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1928
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Damaso Ledesma, composer, dies at 60
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1934
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Theodor Dbler, German writer (Tie Sternenkind), dies
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1939
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Arthur Coningham, cricketer (one Test for Australia 1894), dies
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1939
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Volter A Kilpi, Finnish writer (Suljetuilla Porteilla), dies at 64
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1944
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Christopher Heseltine, cricketer (2 Tests for England 1895-96), dies
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1946
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Edward Bowes, radio host (Major Bowes Amateur Hour), dies at 71
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1952
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Max Pulver, writer, dies
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1954
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Nikolai Obouhov, composer, dies at 62
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1958
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Pierre-tienne Flandin, French PM (1934-35), dies at 69
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1961
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Ben Jones, Missouri, horse trainer (Citation, Whirlaway), dies at 79
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1962
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Eugene Goossens, British composer (Perseus), dies at 69
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1965
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Martin Buber, German/Israel philosopher/zionist/theologist, dies at 87
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1972
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Clyde L Mcphatter, US singer (Drifters-Without Love), dies at 39
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1973
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Alvin Derold Etler, composer, dies at 60
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1973
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Frantisek Suchy, composer, dies at 82
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1976
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Don Bolles, US journalist (against Arizona), dies
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1977
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Tom C Clark, former Supreme Court Justice (1949-67), dies in NY at 77
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1979
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Darla Hood, actress (Our Gang 1935-45), dies at 47
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1982
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Abdul Aziz Khaled, King of Saudi-Arabia, dies at 69
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1982
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Ken "Slasher" Mackay, cricketer (Aussie all-rounder 1956-63), dies
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1984
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Marinus de Jong, Dutch composer, dies at 92
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1986
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Benny Goodman, clarinetist/bandleader (King of Swing), dies at 77
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1987
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Geraldine Page, actress (Blue & Gray), dies at 62
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1989
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Fran Allison, actress (Kukla, Fran & Ollie), dies at 81
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1993
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Donald "Deke" K Slayton, US major/astronaut (Apollo 18), dies at 69
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1994
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Anne Aitken, student of Zen, dies at 83
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1994
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Igor Youskevitch, dancer, dies at 82
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1994
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James Pollack, US room designer, dies at 55
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1994
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Nadia Gray, actress (Naked Runner, Maniac, Candide), dies at 71
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1995
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David Parry, guitarist, dies 53
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1996
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David Nicholls, priest/theologian/political theorist, dies at 60
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