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1377
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Cardinal Robert of Geneva (anti-pope Clemens VII) starts term
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1377
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Mass execution of population of Cesena Italy
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1488
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Bartholomeus Diaz discovers Mosselbaai (Angra dos Vaqueros)
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1547
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Russian czar Ivan IV (17) marries Anastasia Romanova
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1576
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Henry of Navarre (future Henry IV) escapes from Paris
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1591
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German monarchy forms Protestant Union of Torgau
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1653
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Cardinal Mazarin returns to Paris from exile
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1660
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General Moncks army reaches London
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1690
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1st paper money in America issued (colony of Mass)
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1740
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Charles de Bourbon, King of Naples, invites Jews to return to Sicily
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1743
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Philadelphia establishes a "pesthouse" to quarantine immigrants
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1752
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Dutch States-General forbid export of windmills
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1781
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Dutch West Indies island of St Eustatia taken by British
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1783
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Spain recognizes US independence
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1809
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Territory of Illinois organizes (including present-day Wisconsin)
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1815
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World's 1st commercial cheese factory established, in Switzerland
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1825
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Dutch North Sea coast floods
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1836
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Whig Party holds its 1st national convention (Albany NY)
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1844
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Hector Berlioz' "Carnaval Romain," premieres in Paris
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1855
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Wisconsin Supreme Ct declares US Fugitive Slave Law unconstitutional
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1860
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Thomas Clemson takes office as 1st US superintendent of agriculture
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1864
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Sherman's march through Mississippi
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1865
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Hampton Roads Peace Conference, Lincoln & Stephens reach an impasse
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1867
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Prince Mutsuhito, 14, becomes Emperor Meiji of Japan (1867-1912)
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1869
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Booth theater at 23rd & 6th opens in NYC (Romeo & Juliet)
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1870
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15th Amendment (Black suffrage) passed
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1876
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Albert Spalding with $800 starts sporting goods co, manufacturing 1st official baseball, tennis ball, basketball, golf ball, &
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1882
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Circus owner PT Barnum buys his world famous elephant Jumbo
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1887
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To avoid disputed natl elections, Congress creates Electoral Count Act
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1892
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Russia closes down Yeshiva of Volozhin
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1894
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1st US steel sailing vessel, Dirigo, launched, Bath, Me
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1895
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Wilhelm Mauseth skates world record 500 m (46.8 secs)
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1900
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Rival forces fight for control of the Union Park ball grounds in Balt
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1901
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Dutch troops under Gen Van Heutsz conquer Batu Ili on Sumatra
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1903
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Frederick Lugard occupies Kano West Africa
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1908
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Supreme Court rules a union boycott violates Sherman Antitrust Act
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1913
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16th Amendment, federal income tax, ratified
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1913
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Golden/Cawthorne's musical "Sunshine Girl," premieres in NYC
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1915
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Turkish & German army reach Suez Canal
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1916
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Canada's original Parliament buildings, in Ottawa, burns down
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1916
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Tristan Tzar publishes Dada-manifest in Zurich Switzerland
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1917
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US liner Housatonic sunk by German sub & diplomatic relations severed
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1918
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Twin Peaks Tunnel longest (11,920') streetcar tunnel begins service
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1919
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Herbert/Blossom's musical "Velvet Lady," premieres in NYC
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1919
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League of Nations 1st meeting (Paris)
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1919
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Socialist conference convenes (Berne Switzerland)
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1924
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Alexei Ryko elected as Pres of People's commission (succeeds Lenin)
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1927
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Uprising against regime of general Carmona in Portugal
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1929
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Revolutionary Socialist Party forms in Amsterdam
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1930
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Vietnamese Communistic Party forms
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1930
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William Howard Taft, resigns as chief justice for health reasons
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1931
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Arkansas legislature passes motion to pray for soul of H L Mencken after he calls state "apex of moronia"
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1933
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1st interstate legislative conference in US opens, Washington, DC
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1933
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German minister Gring bans social-democratic newspaper Vorwrts
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1933
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Marinus van der Lubbe departs to Berlin
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1937
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Bradman scores 212 (in 441 minutes!) in 5th Test Cricket v England
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1938
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Paul Osborn's "On Borrowed Time," premieres in NYC
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1941
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Supreme Court upheld Federal Wage & Hour law, sets min wages & max hrs
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1942
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1st Japanese air raid on Java
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1942
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Baseball owners agree to permit each club up to 14 night games in 1942
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1943
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4 chaplains drown after giving up their life jackets to others
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1945
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Almost 1000 Flying Fortresses drop 3000 ton bombs on Berlin
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1945
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Walt Disney's "3 Caballeros" released
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1947
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-81øF (-63øC), Snag Yukon (North American record)
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1947
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1st black reporter in Congressional press gallery (Percival Prattis)
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1947
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Bradman bowled by Alec Bedser for a duck in 4th Test Cricket
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1948
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Dick Button becomes 1st world figure skating champion from US
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1950
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Nuclear physicist Klaus Fuchs arrested on spy charges
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1951
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"Victor Borge Show," debuts on NBC TV
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1951
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Dick Button wins US skating title for 6th time
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1951
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Largest purse to date in horse racing, $144,323, won by Great Circle
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1951
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Tennessee Williams' "Rose Tattoo," premieres in NYC
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1953
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J Fred Muggs, a chimp, becomes a regular on NBC's Today Show
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1954
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Jeen van den Berg wins Dutch Eleven Cities Skating race (7:32)
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1956
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Autherine J Lucy admitted to U of Alabama, suspended 2/7 after a riot
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1956
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Toni Sailor becomes 1st Olympic skier to sweep 3 alpine events
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1957
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Patty Berg wins LPGA Havana Golf Open
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1958
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Royal Teens' "Short Shorts" enters Top 40 chart & peaks at #3
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1959
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American Airlines Electra crashes in NY's East River, killing 65
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1961
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6th largest snowfall in NYC history (17.4" (44.2cm))
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1962
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John Uelses pole vaults record 489 cm
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1962
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Pres Kennedy bans all trade with Cuba except for food & drugs
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1963
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Mickey Wright wins LPGA Sea Island Women's Golf Invitational
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1964
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"Meet the Beatles" album goes Gold
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1964
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Black & Puerto Rican students boycott NYC public schools
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1965
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105 USAF cadets resigned for cheating on exams
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1965
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Braves offer Milwaukee $500,000 to terminate their lease a year earlier, the proposal is turned down
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1965
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Geraldine McCullough wins Widener Gold Medal for Sculpture
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1965
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Orbiting Solar Observatory 2 launches into Earth orbit (552/636 km)
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1966
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1st operational weather satellite, ESSA-1 launched US
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1966
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1st soft landing on Moon (Soviet Luna 9)
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1967
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"Purple Haze" recorded by Jimi Hendrix
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1969
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"Canterbury Tales" opens at Eugene O'Neill Theater NYC for 122 perfs
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1969
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The Palestine National Congress appointed Yasser Arafat head of PLO
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1971
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KTSC TV channel 8 in Pueblo-Colorado Spgs, CO (PBS) 1st broadcast
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1972
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11th Winter Olympic games opens in Sapporo, Japan (1st in Asia)
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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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Dr Hook's "Cover of "Rolling Stone"" enters Top 40 & peaks at #6
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1973
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President Nixon signs Endangered Species Act into law
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1974
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"Pajama Game" closes at Lunt Fontanne Theater NYC after 65 perfs
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1974
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Sandra Palmer wins LPGA Burdine's Golf Invitational
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1975
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Billy Herman, Earl Averill, & Bucky Harris elected to Hall of Fame
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1976
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26th NBA All-Star Game: East beats West 123-109 at Philadelphia
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1977
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Martin Dihigo John Lloyd elected to Hall of Fame
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1978
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Australia beat India 3-2 on 6th day of final test
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1978
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India needing 493 to beat Australia at Adelaide, all out 445
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1979
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"YMCA" by Village People peaks at #2 on pop singles chart
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1979
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Minnesota Twins trade Rod Carew to California for 4 players
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1979
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US female Figure Skating championship won by Linda Fratianne
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1979
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US male Figure Skating championship won by Charles Tickner
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1980
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30th NBA All-Star Game: East beats West 144-136 (OT) at Washington
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1980
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Larry Holmes TKOs Lorenzo Holmes in 6 for heavyweight boxing title
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1980
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Mohammed Ali tours Africa as Pres Carter's envoy
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1981
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Australia beats NZ 3-1 to win World Series Cup
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1981
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Gro Harlem Brundtland elected premier of Norway
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1982
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Columbia Shuttle moves to Vandenberg AFB for mating for STS-3 mission
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1982
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Greatest helicopter lift, 56,888 kg, Podmoscovnoe, USSR
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1982
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John Sharples of England finishes disco dancing 371 hours
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1982
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Porn star John Holmes ordered to stand trial for murder
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1983
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US female Figure Skating championship won by Rosalynn Sumners
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1984
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10th Space Shuttle Mission (41B)-Challenger 4 launched
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1985
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"Harrigan 'n Hart" closes at Longacre Theater NYC after 5 performances
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1985
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Joanne Carner wins LPGA Elizabeth Arden Golf Classic
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1986
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Pres Reagan announces formation of Comm on Challenger Accident
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1987
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Expos trade Jeff Reardon to Twins for Neal Heaton
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1987
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SD Yacht Club celebrates return of America's Cup
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1989
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Bill White named NL president; 1st black major-league sports head
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1989
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Military coup overthrows Alfredo Stroessner, dictator of Paraguay
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1989
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Start 1st Test Cricket, NZ v Pak, washed out
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1990
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Darryl Strawberry enters Smither Center for Alcohol rehabilitation
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1990
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Jockey Billy Shoemaker (58), retires after 40,350 horse race
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1990
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NY Met Darryl Strawberry voluntarily enters Alcohol rehab center
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1991
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Meg Mallon wins Oldsmobile LPGA Golf Classic
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1991
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NFL Pro Bowl: AFC beats NFC 23-21
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1992
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Defense opens calling Noriega "our ally in war on drugs"
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1992
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Labor strike at Royal Canadian Mint ends
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1992
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Maximum NY State unemployment benefits raised to $300 per week
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1993
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Cin Red owner Marge Schott suspended for 1 year due to racist comments
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1993
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Federal trial of 4 police officers charged with civil rights violations in videotaped beating of Rodney King begins in LA Calif
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1993
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General Hospital's Tristan Rogers convicted of drunk driving
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1994
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"Les Miserables," opens at Kallang Theatre, Singapore
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1994
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Actor Jean-Claude van Damme (32) weds Darcy Lapier (28) in Bangkok
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1994
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Pres Bill Clinton lifts US trade embargo against Vietnam
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1994
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STS-60 (Discovery) launches into orbit
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1995
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STS 63 (Discovery 19), launches into orbit
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1997
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Carl Sagan Public Memorial at Ithaca NY
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1997
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Howard Stern Radio Show premieres in Detroit MI on WKRK 97.1 FM
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1998
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Britain issues a set of Princess Diana stamps
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1998
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Fla Panther Dino Ciccarelli's is 9th NHLer to score 600 career goals
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1998
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Mary Kay LeTourneau, 36, former teacher, violates probation with 14 year-old father of her baby
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1998
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NY Yankees replace general manager Bob Watson with Brian Cashman
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1998
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Stamps commemorating Princess Diana go on sale across Britain
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1998
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US military plane clips cable car lines in northern Italy, kills 20
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BIRTHS
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1368
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Charles VI, King of France (1380-1422)
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1525
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Giovanni Perluigi da Palestrina, composer
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1648
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Louis Bouteiller, composer
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1655
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Franois Fagel, Dutch fieldmarshal, baptized
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1736
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Johann Georg Albrechtsberger, Austria organist/composer
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1740
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Guillaume Lasceux, composer
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1755
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Florido Tomeoni, composer
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1763
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Caroline von Wolzogen, [von Lengefeld], German author
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1784
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John Fane graaf van Westmorland, English (opera)composer/diplomat
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1805
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Otto T Freiherr von Manteuffel, premier Prussia
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1807
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Joseph Eggleston Johnston, Gen (Confederate Army), died in 1891
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1809
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Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy, Hamburg Germ, composer (Great Scherzos)
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1811
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Horace Greeley, editor ("Go west, young man")
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1817
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Emile Racine Gauthier Prudent, composer
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1817
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Samuel Ryan Curtis, Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1866
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1820
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Elisha Kent Kane, US Arctic explorer (Kane Basin off NW Greenland)
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1821
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Elizabeth Blackwell, Bristol England, 1st woman physician
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1823
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Spencer F Baird, US biologist (Wood's Hole Station)
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1824
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George Thomas "Tige" Anderson, Brig General (Confederate Army)
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1824
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Nathan George "Shanks" Evans, Brig Gen (Confederacy), died in 1868
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1826
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Walter Bagehot, England, economist/sociologist
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1830
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Robert Cecil, Marquess of Salisbury (C), British PM (1885-1902)
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1831
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Cyrus Ballou Comstock, Bvt Mjr Gen (Union volunteers), died in 1910
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1833
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Thomas T H Jorissen, Dutch historian
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1842
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Sidney Clopton Lanier, US, composer/poet (Hall of Fame)
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1845
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Ernest von Wildenbruch, German playwright (Sedan)
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1851
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Johannes B van Heutsz, lt-gen/gov-gen Dutch East Indies
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1851
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Lord Harris, cricketer (4 Tests for England MCC big-wig)
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1861
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Lopold Courouble, Belgian writer (Family Kaekebroeck)
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1865
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Martinus Ballings, Flemish jesuit/author (Will Power)
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1868
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Damaso Ledesma, composer
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1870
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Ada Negri, Italian poet/author (Il Libro di Mara)
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1873
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Ernest B Allo, French theologist
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1874
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Franklyn Dyall, Liverpool England, actor (Easy Virtue)
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1874
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Gertrude Stein, Penn, author (Autobiography of Alice B Toklas)
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1878
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Joseph Gordon Coates, PM of New Zealand (1925-28)
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1879
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Charles Follis, 1st black NFLer (Shelby, Ohio)
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1880
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Arnoldus JH Aerts, bishop of Neth-Guinea (1920-42)
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1882
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Trijntje Jansma-Boskma, oldest person in Netherland)
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1883
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Camille Bombois, French circus wrestler/painter
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1883
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Clarence Mulford, Ill, western writer (Hopalong Cassidy)
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1886
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Erwin Kroll, composer
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1887
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Carlo Jachino, composer
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1887
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Georg Trakl, Austrian poet (Autumn of the Lonely)
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1887
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Silvio d'Amico, Italian theater critic (Tramonto del grande attore)
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1888
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Joris Baers, Flemish bibliography/founder (Boekengids)
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1889
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Carl Theodor Dreyer, Danish director (Passion of Jeanne d'arc)
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1889
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Risto Ryti, Finnish premier/president
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1890
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Charles [Andy] Correll, Peoria Ill, actor (Calvin & Colonel)
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1890
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Heinrich Barth, Swiss philosopher (Problem des Bsen)
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1891
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Jan Donner, Dutch minister of Justice (1926-33)
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1891
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Peter H "Paul" Huf, actor/director (Great Neth Stage)
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1894
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Juan Negr¡n, PM of Spanish Republic (1936-39)
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1894
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Norman Rockwell, US, artist/illustrator (Sat Evening Post covers)
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1895
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Izak Buys, cricketer (one Test for S Africa 1922, 0 & 4*, 0-52)
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1895
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Nick Kenny, Astoria NYC, columnist/songwriter (Nick Kenny Show)
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1895
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Victor Raul Haya de la Torre, politician (APRA-Peru) [or Feb 22]
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1896
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Johannes Urzidil, writer
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1898
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Alvar Aalto, Finland, architect (Finlandia House)
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1898
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Paul Urysohn, Russian mathematician
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1899
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Doris Speed, actress (Annie-Coronation Street)
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1899
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Forrest "Red" DeBernardi, basketball hall of famer (elected 1961)
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1900
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Mabel Mercer, English cabaret vocalist (Fly Me to the Moon)
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1902
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Ram¢n [J] Sender, [Garcs], Spanish writer (El Lugar del Hombre)
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1903
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Priaulx Rainier, composer
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1903
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Walter Linck, Swiss sculptor
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1904
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Charlie "Pretty Boy" Floyd, FBI Most Wanted criminal
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1904
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Luigi Dallapiccola, Pisino Istria, Italian composer
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1904
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Roger Makins, diplomat
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1906
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Ludvig Nielsen, composer
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1907
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James A Michner, NYC, writer (South Pacific, Hawaii, Space)
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1908
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Oddbjrn Hagen, Norway, cross country jumper (Olympic-gold-1936)
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1909
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M Vasalis [Margaretha Droogleever Fortuyn-Leenmans], poet (Phoenix)
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1909
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Simone Weil, Paris, social philosopher/Resistance fighter (WW II)
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1910
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Blas Galindo Dimas, San Gabriel Mxico, composer (A la Patria)
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1910
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Nelson Case, Long Beach Calif, TV host (Trash or Treasure)
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1911
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Jehan [Ariste] Alain, French organist/composer
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1911
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Jesse Thomas, blues singer
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1912
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Jacques Soustelle, French minister of information
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1914
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Cornelis "Kees" Andra, Dutch painter/graphic artist/carpet designer
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1914
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Felix Kelly, artist
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1915
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Jann Willem Holsbergen, author (Zakenmensen Fair as Gold)
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1915
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Richard Bales, composer
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1916
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Vivien Signy, nurse
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1918
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Joey Bishop, [Gottlieb], Bronx, talk show host (Joey Bishop Show)
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1920
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Bibi Osterwald, New Brunswick NJ, actress (Bridget Loves Bernie)
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1920
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Henry Heimlich, doctor/inventor (Heimlich maneuver)
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1920
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Stan Ockers, Belgian bicyclist (Tour de France 1955, 56)
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1922
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Bill Chappell Jr, (Rep-D-FL, 1969- )
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1922
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Jean-Pierre Rampal, flutist (Italian Flute Concertos)
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1925
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John Fiedler, Platville Wisc, actor (Mr Peterson-Newhart)
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1925
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Joop C Swart, Dutch publisher/founder (World Press Photo)
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1926
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Arthur Arfons, auto racer/designer (Green Monster 1964-536.71 MPH)
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1926
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Glen Tetley, US choreographer
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1926
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Hans-Jochen Vogel, leader of West Germany's Social Democrats (SPD)
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1926
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J Roy Rowland, (Rep-D-GA, 1983- )
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1926
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Shelley Berman, Chicago, comedian (Son of Blob, Love American Style)
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1928
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C V Gadkari, cricketer (Indian batsman in 6 Tests 1953-55)
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1928
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Mr [Fred] Rogers, Latrobe, Pa, kid host (Mr Roger's Neighorhood)
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1929
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Russell Arms, Berkeley Calif, vocalist (Your Hit Parade)
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1929
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Val Doonican, Irish singer/entertainer
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1930
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Joan Rice, actress (Payroll, Steel Key, Curtain Up)
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1931
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Gran J S Palm, Swedish poet/writer (Hudens Besk)
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1932
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J P "Pom-Pom" Felloes-Smith, cricketer (S Afr batsman v England 1960)
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1932
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Maria Itkina, USSR, sprinter (9 world records)
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1932
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Peggy Ann Garner, Canton Ohio, actress (Little Women, Daisy Kenyon)
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1933
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Paul S Sarbanes, (Sen-D-MD, 1977- )
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1934
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Jeremy Kemp, Chesterfield England, actor (Winds of War)
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1935
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Johnny "Guitar" Watson, rock guitarist
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1936
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Bobby Simpson, cricketer (great Australian batsman/capt/coach/slip)
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1936
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Robert Simpson, Australian cricket player/manager
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1938
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Victor Buono, SD Calif, actor (Man from Atlantis, Untouchables)
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1938
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Vladimir Grigoryevich Fartushny, Russia, cosmonaut
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1939
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Desz Nowak, Hungary, soccer play (Olympic-gold-1964, 68)
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1939
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Vladimir Yevgenyevich Preobrazhensky, Russian cosmonaut
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1940
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Fran Tarkenton, Richmond Va, NFL QB (NY Giants, Minn Vikings)
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1940
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Jim Hartz, newscaster (NBC-TV, Innovations)
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1941
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Angelo D'Aleo, Bronx, tenor (Dion & Belmonts-Teenager in Love)
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1941
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Bridget Hanley, Minneapolis Mn, actress (Here Come the Brides)
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1941
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Carol Mann, Buffalo NY, golfer (LPGA Hall of Fame 1977, 1965 US Open)
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1941
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Chuck Tharp, rock vocalist (Fireballs)
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1941
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Gary Bartlett, cricket pace bowler (NZ in 10 Tests in the 1960's)
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1943
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Blythe Danner, Phila PA, actress (Butterflies are Free)
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1943
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Dennis Edwards, rocker (Temptations-Aint Too Proud To Beg, My Girl)
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1943
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Eric Haydock, bassist (Hollies-He Aint Heavy He's My Brother)
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1945
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Bob Griese, NFL quarterback (Miami Dolphins, 1971 Player of Year)
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1945
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Johnny Cymbal, rocker (Mr Bass Man)
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1945
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Willeke Alberti, [Verbruggen], Dutch vocalist/actress (Small Truth)
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1947
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Chose Alberts, [Krommenhoek], vocalist (Yet Many Years)
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1947
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Dave Davies, London, rock vocalist/guitarist (Kinks-Lola)
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1947
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Joe Coleman, baseball pitcher (Washington, Detroit)
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1947
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Koos Alberts, [Krommenhoek], Dutch vocalist (Many More Years to Come)
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1947
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Melanie, [Safka], Astoria, vocalist/songwriter (Candles in Rain)
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1947
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Paul Auster, US author/poet/director (Mr Vertigo, Smoke)
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1949
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Oscar Benton, Dutch blues vocalist/guitarist (Ze is Zoals Jij)
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1950
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Lizzie Borden, director/writer (Love Crimes, Working Girls)
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1950
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Michael Dickinson, British(?) reorganizer
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1950
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Morgan Fairchild, [Patsy McClenny], Dallas Tx, actress (Falcon Crest)
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1951
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Felipe Munoz, Mxico, 200m backstroke swimmer (Olympic-gold-1968)
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1952
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Fred Lynn, Chicago, baseball outfielder (Boston, Calif, Baltimore)
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1952
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Jack Fields, (Rep-R-TX, 1981- )
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1956
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Nathan Lane, Jersey NJ, actor (One of the Boys, Frankie & Johnnie)
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1956
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Pamela Cossey, England, model/sister of transsexual Tula
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1957
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Michele Greene, Las Vegas Nevada, actress (Abby Perkins-LA Law)
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1958
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Joe Frank Edwards Jr, Richmond Va, Cmdr USN/astronaut (STS 89)
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1958
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Lee Crystal, rocker (Joan Jett & Blackhearts-Ashes in the Wind)
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1959
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Loi Tolhurst, rocker (Cure-Hell's Kitchen)
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1959
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Molly Killingbeck, Jamaica, 4X400m relayer (Olympic-silver-1984)
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1959
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Thomas Calabro, Bkln NY, actor (Michael Mancini-Melrose Place)
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1960
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B J Jefferson, Dallas Tx, actress (Ronnie Laurance-Another World)
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1960
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Richard Kotzen, rocker
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1961
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Keith Gordon, NYC, actor (Dressed to Kill, Legend of Billie Jean)
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1962
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Joe Handle, US baseball pitcher (Florida Marlins)
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1965
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Dorcas Wonsavage, Madison Wis, cross country skier (Olympics-1994)
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1965
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Kathleen Kimont, LA Calif, actress (Fraternity Vacation, Renegade)
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1965
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Maura Tierney, Boston, actress (Lisa-Newsradio)
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1966
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Danny Morrison, cricket pace bowler (NZ since 1987)
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1966
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Gillian Bonner, Athens GA, playmate (Apr, 1996)
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1966
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Sean Patrick Wade, Houston Texas, NZ marathoner (Olympics-96)
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1967
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Aurelio Vidmar, soccer player (Standard Luik, Feyenoord)
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1967
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Jason Morris, Scotia NY, half-middleweight judoka (Oly-silver-92, 96)
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1967
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Natalie Hunter, Melbourne VIC Australia, canoeist (Olympics-96)
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1968
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Frantisek Kucera, Prague Cze, NHL defenseman (Vanc Canucks, Oly-G-98)
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1968
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Leroy Thompson, NFL running back (KC Chiefs)
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1968
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Mark Koevermans, Netherlands, tennis star
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1968
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Vlade Divac, Yugoslavia, NBA center (Charlotte Hornets, LA Lakers)
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1969
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Casey Weldon, NFL quarterback (Tampa Bay Bucs)
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1969
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Jeff Christy, NFL center (Minn Vikings)
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1969
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Robert Pack, NBA guard (Washington Bullets, Dallas Mavericks)
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1969
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Terry Bradshaw, US baseball outfielder (St Louis Cardinals)
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1970
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Alonza Barnett, WLAF safety (Amsterdam Admirals)
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1970
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Eric Curry, NFL defensive end (Tampa Bay Bucs)
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1970
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Jason Muzzatti, Toronto, NHL goalie (Hartford Whalers)
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1970
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Keith Carney, Providence, NHL defenseman (Chicago Blackhawks, Team US)
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1971
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Eric Owens, Danville VA, outfielder (Cin Reds)
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1971
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Marcus Buckley, NFL linebacker (NY Giants)
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1971
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Roman Cechmanek, NHL goaltender (Team Czech Oly-Gold-1998)
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1971
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Sean Dawkins, NFL wide receiver (Indianapolis Colts)
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1972
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Jermaine Smith, NFL defensive tackle (Green Bay Packers-Superbowl 31)
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1972
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Keith Elias, NFL running back (NY Giants)
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1972
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Tyrone Poole, NFL cornerback (Carolina Panthers)
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1973
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Jim Campbell, Worcester, NHL center (Anaheim Mighty Ducks)
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1973
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Kyle Richardson, WLAF punter (Rhein Fire)
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1976
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Dwayne Rudd, linebacker (Minnesota Vikings)
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1976
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Karen Bradley, Miss Rhode Island USA (1996)
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1977
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Maitland Ward, Torrance CA, actress (Jessica-Bold & Beautiful)
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1982
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Edna St Vincent Millay, poet
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1984
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?, Long Beach Calif, 1st baby conceived by embryo transplant
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1990
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Cody Newton Gifford, son of Kathie Lee & Frank Gifford
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1994
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Tallulah Belle Willis, 3rd daughter of Bruce Willis & Demi Moore
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DEATHS
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474
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Leo I, Byzantine Emperor (457-74), dies
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865
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Ansgar/Anscharius/Oskar, German 1st (arch)bishop of Hamburg/saint, dies
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1399
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John of Ghent, duke of Lancaster/king of Castile & Le¢n, dies at 58
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1451
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Murad II, sultan of Turkey (1421-51), dies
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1468
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Johann Gensfleisch Gutenberg, printer, dies
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1536
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Garc¡a de Resende, Port writer/publisher (Cancioneiro Geral), dies
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1558
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Alfonsus de Castro, Spanish theologist (council of Trente), dies
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1602
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Paul Melissus, [Paul Schede], German poet/composer, dies at 62
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1679
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Jan Havicksz Steen, Dutch painter (St Nicolas Feast), dies at 53
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1697
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Sjoucke Gabbes, Frisian sailor, dies/buried on Dirk-Hartog Island
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1715
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Gottfried Vopelius, composer, dies at 70
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1748
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Henri Madin, composer, dies at 49
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1803
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Pedro R de Campomanes, Spanish economist/lawyer/literary, dies at 79
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1814
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Johann Antonin Kozeluch, composer, dies at 75
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1832
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George Crabbe, English vicar/poet (Borough), dies at 77
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1846
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Joseph Weigl, Austria composer/conductor (Waisenhaus), dies at 79
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1853
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August Kopisch, German writer (Museturm), dies at 53
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1862
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Jean-Baptiste Biot, French physicist/astronomer, dies at 87
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1875
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Everhardus J Potgieter, writer (Liedekens van Bontekoe), dies at 66
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1876
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Gino Capponi, Italian marquis/literary/premier of Toscane, dies at 83
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1882
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Guglielmo Quarenghi, composer, dies at 55
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1889
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Belle Starr, US female gangster, murdered at 40
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1890
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Christophorus H D Buys Ballot, Dutch meteorologist, dies at 72
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1900
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Ottokar Eugen Novacek, composer, dies at 33
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1902
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Isaac Fransen van der Putten, Dutch PM (1866), dies
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1903
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Frederick E Kitziger, composer, dies at 59
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1909
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Johann Georg Herzog, composer, dies at 86
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1921
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Max Wilhelm Zach, composer, dies at 56
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1922
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Christiaan R de Wet, South African Boer general, dies at 67
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1924
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Woodrow Wilson, 28th pres (1913-21), dies at his home in Wash at 67
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1925
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Jaap Eden, Dutch World champion bicyclist/speed skating, dies at 51
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1931
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Hans Schardt, Swiss geologist, dies at 72
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1938
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Armando Palacio Valds, Spanish writer (El Cuarto Poder), dies at 84
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1943
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Alexander Goode, rabbi who surrended his life jacket, drowns
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1945
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Jose Rolon, composer, dies at 61
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1945
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Roland Freisler, German Nazi judge (July 20th plotter case), dies
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1947
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Anna Bahr-von Mildenburg, Austrian soprano/director, dies at 74
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1947
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Marc A "Pete" Mitscher, US lt-adm (WW II-Task Force 58), dies at 60
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1950
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Karl Seitz, president of Austria, dies at 80
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1958
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Henry Kuttner, sci-fi author (Dark World, As You Were), dies at 42
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1958
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Johannes F Buziau, Dutch cabaret performer, dies at 81
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1959
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Big Bopper, rocker, dies in plane crash at 28
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1959
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Buddy Holly, rocker (That'll be the Day), dies in a plane crash at 22
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1959
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Richie Valens, rock vocalist (Donna), killed in plane crash at 17
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1960
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Johannes G Geelkerken, Dutch reformed vicar, dies at 80
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1961
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Anna May Wong, actress (Gallery of Mme Lui-Tsang), dies at 54
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1961
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Viscount Dunrossil, Gov-Gen of Australia (1959-61), dies at 67
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1962
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Werner Bock, writer, dies
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1966
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June Walker, actress (War Nurses), dies at 65
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1967
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Joe Meek, rocker (Tornados)/producer (Telstar), commits suicide
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1967
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Winifred Kingston, silent screen actress (David Garrick), dies at 72
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1969
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Eduardo C Mondlane, president of Mozambique, murdered
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1971
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Jay C Flippen, actor (Ensign O'Toole), dies at 72
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1972
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John Litel, actor (Big Boss, Crime Doctor, My Buddy), dies at 79
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1973
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Edward Lockspeiser, composer, dies at 67
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1975
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John Secondari, newscaster (Open Hearing), dies at 55
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1975
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Robert Evett, composer, dies at 52
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1976
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Neville Lindsay, cricketer (S Afr batsman in Test v Aust 1921), dies
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1977
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Pauline Starke, actress (Dante's Inferno, Viking, Sun Up), dies at 76
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1979
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Jody Gilbert, actress (Willard, Shaggy, Blonde Dynamite), dies
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1984
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Anne Townsend, lacrosse/tennis/field hockey star, dies
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1984
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Ravindara Mhatrem, Indian diplomat, killed in England
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1989
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John Cassavetes, actor/director (Husbands, Dirty Dozen), dies at 59
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1991
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Nancy Kulp, actress (Jane Hathaway-Beverly Hillbillies), dies at 69
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1993
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Karel Goeyvaerts, Flemish composer (8 Horse Bet), dies at 69
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1995
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John Pinsent, classical scholar, dies at 72
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1995
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Turner Fodrell, blues singer/guitarist, dies at 66
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1996
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Audrey Meadows, actress (Alice-Honeymooners), dies at 69
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1996
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Broderick Vernon Chinnery Photographer-Haldane, dies at 83
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1996
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Edward Adamson, art therapist/collector, dies at 84
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1996
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Edward Frederick Weston Goodman, property Developer, dies at 81
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1996
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Tibor Reich, textile designer, dies at 79
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1996
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Wild Jimmy Spruill, blues guitarist, dies at 61
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1997
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Anthony Cuthbert Baines, writer/curator, dies at 84
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1997
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Bohumil Hrabal, writer, dies at 82
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1997
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William Geoffrey Biddle, bomb disposal expert, dies at 79
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1998
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Karla Faye Tucker, murderer, executed at 38
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