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1274
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2nd Council of Lyons (14th ecumenical council) opens
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1355
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1,200 Jews of Toledo Spain killed by Count Henry of Trastamara
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1416
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Monk Nicolaas Serrurier arrested because of heresy at Tournay
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1429
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English siege of Orlans broken by Joan of Arc
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1579
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Congress of Cologne forms in Netherlands
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1624
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Admiral Hermites conquering fleet reaches Callao the Lima, Peru
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1638
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Cornelis S Goyer takes possession of Mauritius (uninhabited)
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1660
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Isaack B Fubine of Savoy, in The Hague, patents macaroni
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1663
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Theatre Royal in Drury Lane London opens
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1700
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William Penn began monthly meetings for Blacks advocating emancipation
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1727
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Jews are expelled from Ukraine by Empress Catherine I of Russia
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1748
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French troops conquer Maastricht
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1765
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Adm Nelsons sailboat HMS Victory runs aground
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1771
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Samuel Hearne explores Copper Mine River of Canada
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1775
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Turkish state of Bukovina secedes from Austria
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1789
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1st inaugurational ball (for George Washington in NYC)
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1792
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Capt Robert Gray discovers Grays Harbor (Washington)
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1800
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Indiana Territory organized
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1824
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Beethoven's 9th (Chorale) Symphony, premieres in Vienna
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1832
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Greece becomes independent republic
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1832
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Otto of Bavaria is chosen king of Greece
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1840
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Tornado strikes Natchez Miss, kills 317
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1847
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American Medical Association organizes (Phila)
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1848
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Prussians stop insurrection in Varsovia
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1856
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Argentine & Brazilian sign a navigation pact
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1861
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Riot occurs between prosecessionist & Union supporters in Knoxville TN
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1862
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Battle of West Point, VA (Eltham's Landing, Barnhamsville)
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1862
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Much of Enschede Neth destroyed by fire
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1864
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Battle of Wilderness ends (total losses: USA-17,666; CSA-7,500)
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1864
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Skirmish at Port Walthall Junction Virginia (Drewry's Bluff)
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1866
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German premier Otto von Bismarck seriously wounded in assassin attempt
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1867
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Blacks stage ride-in to protest segregation in New Orleans
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1873
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US marines attack Panama
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1875
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German SS Schiller sinks near Scilly Islands, 312 killed
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1877
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Cin Enquirer, 1st uses term "Bullpen" to indicate foul territory
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1885
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John E W Thompson, named minister to Haiti
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1888
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Edouard Lalo's opera "Le roi d'Ys," premieres in Paris
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1888
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George Eastman patents "Kodak box camera"
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1891
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Battle in Bunyoro: Capt F Lugard stops Moslem rebellion, 300 killed
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1902
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Soufriere volcano on St Vincent kills 2-5,000
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1904
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Flexible Flyer trademark registered
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1907
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Charles Collier wins 1st Isle of Man TT Race: (38.22 mph)
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1909
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Construction begins on first 100 houses in Ahuzat Bayit (Tel Aviv)
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1910
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35th Preakness: R Estep aboard Layminster wins in 1:40.6
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1912
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Columbia University approves plans for awarding the Pulitzer Prize in several categories The award is established by Joseph Pul
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1913
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British House of Commons rejects woman's right to vote
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1914
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US Congress establishes mother's day
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1914
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Woodrow Wilson's daughter Eleanor marries in White House
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1915
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Lusitania sunk by German submarine; 1198 lives lost
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1917
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Red Sox Babe Ruth beats Wash Senator Walter Johnson, 1-0
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1920
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USSR recognizes Georgia's independence
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1921
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47th Kentucky Derby: Charles Thompson on Behave Yourself wins 2:04.2
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1922
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Belgian soccer team defeats Netherlands: 1-2
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1922
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NY Giant Jesse Barnes no-hits Phillies, 2-0
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1923
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Mine strike at Belgian Borinage railroad
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1924
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Peruvian Torre forms APRA, Alianza Popular Revolutionaria Americana
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1925
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Phillies have their 8th game postponed in a row
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1925
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Pirate shortstop Glenn Wright makes an unassisted triple play
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1927
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SF Municipal Airport (Mills Field) dedicated
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1928
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England lowers age of women voters from 30 to 21
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1928
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Pulitzer prize awarded to Thornton Wilder for (Bridge of San Luis Rey)
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1930
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Duleepsinhji scores 333 for Sussex v Northants in 330 mins
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1932
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58th Kentucky Derby: Eugene James aboard Burgoo King wins in 2:05.2
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1934
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Neth Princess Juliana opens Juliana Canal
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1934
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Part of Khabarovsk becomes a Jewish Autnomous Region
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1934
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Pulitzer prize awarded to Sidney Kingsley (Men in White)
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1934
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World's largest pearl (6.4 kg) found at Palawan, Philippines
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1938
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64th Kentucky Derby: Eddie Arcaro aboard Lawrin wins in 2:04.8
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1938
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Dutch Minister of Justice Goseling calls fugitives of nazi-Germany "undesired strangers"
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1939
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Germany & Italy announced an alliance known as the Rome-Berlin Axis
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1940
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Winston Churchill becomes PM of Britain
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1941
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British House of Commons votes for Churchill (477-3)
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1941
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Cornerstone of B of A building at 300 Montgomery laid
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1941
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Glenn Miller records "Chattanooga Choo Choo" for RCA
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1942
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Battle of Coral Sea ends stopping Japanese expansion
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1942
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Nazi decree orders all Jewish pregnant women of Kovno Ghetto executed
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1943
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British 11th Huzaren occupies Tunis Tunisia
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1943
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Dutch men 18-35 obliged to report to labor camps
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1943
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Liberty Ship George Washington Carver, named after scientist, launched
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1943
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US 1st Armour division occupies Ferryville Tunisia
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1943
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US 9th Infantry division occupies Bizerta/Bensert Tunisia
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1944
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German assault on Tito's hideout in Drvar Bosnia
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1945
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Branch Rickey announces formation of the US Negro Baseball League
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1945
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British troops pull into Utrecht Neth
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1945
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Formal undertaking of complete German surrender
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1945
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Mauthausen Concentration Camp liberated
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1945
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Nazi generals Jodl & Von Friedenburg surrender
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1945
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Princess Irene Brigade moves into the Hague Neth
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1945
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Pulitzer prize awarded to John Hersey (Bell for Adano)
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1945
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SS open fire on crowd in Amsterdam, killing 22
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1946
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William H Hastie inaugurated as 1st black governor of Virgin Islands
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1947
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"Kraft Television Theater" premieres on NBC
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1947
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General MacArthur approves Japanese constitution
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1947
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Paraguayian govt unleashes contra revolt
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1948
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Nazi collaborator V-Mann Antonius van de Waals sentence to death
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1949
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75th Kentucky Derby: Steve Brooks aboard Ponder wins in 2:04.2
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1951
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Intl Olympic committee allows Russia to participate in 1952 Olympics
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1951
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Pulitzer prize awarded to Conrad Richter (The Town)
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1953
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"Can Can" opens at Shubert Theater NYC for 892 performances
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1953
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Record 537-kg swordfish is caught by LE Marron, in Chile
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1954
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French surrender to Vietminh after 55-day siege at Dien Bien Phu
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1954
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US, Great-Britain & France reject Russian membership in NATO
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1955
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81st Kentucky Derby: Bill Shoemaker aboard Swaps wins in 2:01.8
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1955
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USSR signs peace treaty with France & Great-Britain
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1955
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West Europe Union established
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1956
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Battle at Oran, Algeria, kills 300
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1956
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NY Giant Bill White, homers in his 1st at bat
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1956
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Pulitzer prize awarded to Frances Goodrich & Albert Hackett
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1957
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Indians' pitcher Herb Score is hit by a line drive off Gil McDougald
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1957
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Maj Johnson, USAAF flies a Lockheed Starfight to 17.28 miles (27.8 K)
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1958
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Howard Johnson sets aircraft altitude record in F-104, 27,810 m
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1959
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"Roy Campanella Night" Largest baseball crowd (93,103 in LA Coliseum) sees Dodgers' Sandy Koufax beat Yankees 6-2 in exhibition
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1960
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"Christine" closes at 46th St Theater NYC after 12 performances
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1960
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"Flower Drum Song" closes at St James Theater NYC after 602 perfs
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1960
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"From A to Z" closes at Plymouth Theater NYC after 21 performances
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1960
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86th Kentucky Derby: Bill Hartack on Venetian Way wins in 2:02.4
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1960
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Dodgers Larry & Norm Sherry are baseball's 10th brother battery
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1960
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LA Dodger Norm Sherry's 11th HR wins the game for brother Larry
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1960
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Leonid Brezhnev replaces Kliment Voroshilov as pres of USSR
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1960
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Michael Tal beats Botvinnik 12«-8« for world chess championship
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1960
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USSR announces Francis Gary Powers confessed to being a CIA spy
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1961
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"Young Abe Lincoln" closes at Eugene O'Neill NYC after 27 perfs
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1961
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Ruth Jessen wins LPGA Peach Blossom Golf Open
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1962
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Pulitzer prize awarded to Theodore H White (Making of President 1960)
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1962
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US performs atmospheric nuclear test at Christmas Island
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1963
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Bruno Sammartino becomes WWF champ
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1963
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SETC Telstar 2 launched (apogee 6,700 miles (10,800 km))
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1965
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WAOW TV channel 9 in Wausau, WI (ABC) begins broadcasting
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1966
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92nd Kentucky Derby: Donald Brumfield aboard Kauai King wins in 2:02
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1966
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Mamas & Papas "Monday Monday" hits #1
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1966
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Yankees fire manager Johnny Keene
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1967
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Carol Mann wins LPGA Tall City Golf Open
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1969
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2nd ABA championship: Oakland Oaks beat Indiana Pacers, 4 games to 1
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1969
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Lt General Robert E Cushman, Jr, USMC, becomes deputy director of CIA
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1970
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"Long & Winding Road" becomes Beatles' last American release
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1972
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26th NBA Championship: LA Lakers beat NY Knicks, 4 games to 1
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1972
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Betty Burfeindt wins Sealy LPGA Golf Classic
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1973
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Pulitzer prize awarded to Eudora Welty (Optimist's Daughter)
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1974
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Pulitzer prize awarded to Robert Lowell (Dolphin)
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1975
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Flyers 3-Isles 4 (OT)-Semifinals-Flyers hold 3-1 lead
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1975
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Pres Ford declares an end to "Vietnam Era"
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1975
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Small Astronomy Satellite Explorer 53 launched to study X-rays
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1977
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"Happy End" opens at Martin Beck Theater NYC for 75 performances
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1977
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103rd Kentucky Derby: Jean Cruguet on Seattle Slew wins in 2:02.2
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1979
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5th UNCTAD-conference opens in Manila
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1979
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Gary Roenicke hits into Orioles 13th triple play (Oakland)
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1980
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Josip Tito, Yugoslav president, buried
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1980
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Samm-Art Williams' "Home," premieres in NYC
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1982
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"Is There Life after High School?" opens at Barrymore NYC for 12 perfs
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1982
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Federal jury rules NFL violates antitrust laws in preventing
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1982
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IBM releases PC-DOS version 1.1
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1982
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Oakland Raiders to move to LA
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1982
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US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site
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1983
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109th Kentucky Derby: Ed Delahoussaye on Sunny's Halo wins in 2:02.2
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1983
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August Hoffman performs record 29,051 consecutive sit-ups
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1983
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Bruins 4-Isles 8-Wales Conf Championship-Isles win series 4-2
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1984
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$180m out-of-court settlement reached in Agent Orange suit
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1984
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Sharon Barrett wins LPGA Potamkin Cadillac Golf Classic
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1986
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Bucharest wins 31st Europe Cup I
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1986
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Phillies outfielder Garry Maddox, retires
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1987
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105øF in Sacramento, CA
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1987
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Diane Chambers' (Shelley Long) final episode on Cheers
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1988
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114th Kentucky Derby: Gary Stevens on Winning Colors wins in 2:02.2
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1988
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USSR performs nuclear test at Novaya Zemlya USSR
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1989
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Juli Inkster wins LPGA Crestar Golf Classic
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1989
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Mark Merrony (Wales) cycles for 30 mins in Nepal at 21,030 feet
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1989
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Panamanian voters reject dictator Manuel Noriega's bid for presidency
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1991
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France performs nuclear test at Muruora Island
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1991
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Haryana beat Bombay in the Ranji Cricket Trophy final by 2 runs
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1992
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5 NYC cops arrested in Hauppauge Long Island for selling cocaine
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1992
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Constitutional amendment barring mid-term congressional raises passes
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1992
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Jockey Angel Cordero retires after winning over 7,000 horse races
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1992
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US space shuttle STS-49 launched (maiden voyage of Endeavour)
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1993
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South Africa agrees to multi-racial elections
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1994
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120th Kentucky Derby: Chris McCarron on Go For Gin wins in 2:03.6
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1994
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Denver Nuggets become NBA's 1st #8 seed to beat a #1 seed (Seattle)
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1994
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Edvard Munchs painting "The Scream" recovered 3 months after stolen
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1994
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Gary Hart's girlfriend Donna Rice (36) weds Jack Hughes (42)
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1994
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Matlock actor Daniel Roebuck (30) weds Kelly Durst (24)
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1995
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"On the Waterfront" closes at Atkinson Theater NYC after 8 perfs
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1995
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Jacques Chirac wins French presidential election
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1995
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Michelle McGann wins LPGA Sara Lee Golf Classic
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1995
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Twins beat Indians 10-9 in 17 innings, 6 hours & 36 minutes
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1996
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Comedian Martin Lawrence suffers a nervous breakdown
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1997
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Expos scores 13 in 6th at Giants
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1997
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Galileo, 4th Ganymede Flyby (Orbit 8)
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BIRTHS
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1530
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Louis I Cond, French prince/leader of hugenots
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1574
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Innocent X, [Giambattista Pamfili], 236th pope (1644-55)
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1700
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Gerard van Swieten, Dutch botanist
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1704
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Carl Heinrich Graun, composer
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1763
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Josef Poniatovski, Polish general/marshal of France
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1769
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Giuseppe Farinelli, composer
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1776
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D niel Berzsenyi, [Hungarian Horatius], Hungarian poet
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1795
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Gerhard M Roentgen, industrialist (founder dockyard Fijenoord)
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1803
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Johan Peter Cronhamm, composer
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1812
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Robert Browning, London England, poet (Pied Piper)
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1826
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Varina Howell Davis, 1st lady (Confederacy), died in 1905
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1827
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Charles T H Coster, Belgian literary (Lgendes Flamandes) [or Aug 20]
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1827
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Francis Engle Patterson, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1862
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1832
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Carl G Neumann, German mathematician/physicist (Neumann-functions)
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1833
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Johannes Brahms, Hamburg Germany, composer, enjoys a good lullaby
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1840
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Peter Il'yich Tchaikovsky, Votkinsk Rus, composer (1812 Overture) [NS]
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1845
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Jacob van Stolk Azn, timber merchant/art collector
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1847
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Archibald Primrose, Earl of Rosebery (Lib), British PM (1894-95)
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1866
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Cornelis J K van Aalst, president (Dutch Trading Company)
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1867
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Philippine "Pine" Belder, [Mary de Klerk], actress (Hope of Blessing)
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1873
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Clarence Dickinson, composer
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1882
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Willem Elsschot, [Alfons J de Ridder], Flemish writer (Mend)
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1883
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Gino Roncaglia, composer
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1883
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Martin Albertz, German theologist (Church Jesus Christ)
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1885
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George "Gabby" Hayes, Wellesvile NY, actor (In Old Santa Fe, El Paso)
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1887
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Henri Pourrat, French writer (Gaspard of the Montagnes)
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1890
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Billy House, Minn, actor (Imitation of Life, Bedlam, Egg & I)
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1892
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Archibald MacLeish, Glencoe Ill, polit essayist/poet/dramatist (JB)
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1892
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Josip Broz Tito, WW II partisan, leader of Yugoslavia (1943-80)
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1897
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Kitty McKane, England, tennis (Oly-gold/2 silver/2 bronze-1920, 24)
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1898
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Vera Chapman, writer
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1900
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Bauke Tuinstra, Dutch/Frisian notary/author (Earste Keur)
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1900
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Ralph Truman, London England, actor (Web of Evidence)
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1901
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Gary Cooper, Montana, actor (2 Acad Awards-Sgt York, High Noon)
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1901
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L T Coggeshall, medical scientist/ US Secretary of HEW (1956-58)
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1901
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Marcel Poot, Belgian baron/composer
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1902
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Sal Gliatto, baseball player
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1903
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Basil Nield, judge/politician
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1907
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Jef van Durme, composer
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1908
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Ed MacDonald, actor (Mysteries of Chinatown)
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1908
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Wouter Paap, composer
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1909
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Edwin H Land, inventor (instant photography (Polaroid))
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1912
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Paul H F Brenneker, Neth/Antillian photographer/folklorist
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1917
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Daniel Gills, Belgian writer
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1917
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David Tomlinson, Scotland, actor (Mary Poppins, Helter Skelter)
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1917
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William Geoffrey Biddle, bomb disposal expert
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1918
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Argeliers Leon, composer
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1919
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Eva (Evita) Per¢n-Duarte, Argentina, 1st lady/actress
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1921
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Gale Robbins, Chic, actress (Fuller Brush Girl, Mr Hex)
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1922
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Darren McGavin, Spokane Wash, actor (Night Stalker, Tribes, Turk 182)
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1923
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Anne Baxter, Mich City Ind, actr (Myra-Marcus Welby, Victoria-Hotel)
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1923
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Pete V Domenici, (Sen-R-NM, 1973- )
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1926
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Val Bisoglio, NYC, actor (Lt Marsh-Police Woman, Danny-Quincy ME)
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1927
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Jim Lowe, Springfield Mass, DJ (WNEW) "King of Trivia"
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1928
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John Ingle, actor (Edward Quartermaine-General Hospital)
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1928
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Marvin Mitchelson, attorney
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1929
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Dick Williams, baseball player, manager (including Seattle 1986-87)
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1929
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Sally L Smith, educator/founder (Lab School of Wash)
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1930
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Aviard Gavrilovich Fastovets, Russia, cosmonaut
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1930
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Horst Bienek, German poet
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1931
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Gene [Rodman] Wolfe, US, sci-fi author (Soldier of Arete)
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1931
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Nel J Ginjaar-Maas, Dutch under-secretary of Education (VVD)
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1931
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Teresa Brewer, Toledo Ohio, singer (Put Another Nickel In)
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1932
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Hans Boskamp, [Johan HG Hoelscher], actor/producer (Oh My Papa)
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1933
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Johnny Unitas, NFL QB (Balt Colts, San Diego); one of the greats
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1934
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Ben Smith, Atlanta GA, PGA golfer (Ralphs Senior Classic-4th)
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1934
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Donald Russell Holler, composer
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1934
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Heinz Marti, composer
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1934
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Willard Scott, weatherman (Today)
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1935
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Kevin O'Connor, Honolulu Hawaii, actor (Bogie, Special Effects)
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1936
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Cornelius Cardew, composer
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1938
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Johnny Caldwell, Ireland, flyweight boxer (Olympic-bronze-1956)
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1939
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Jimmy Ruffin, vocalist (What Becomes of Broken Hearted)
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1939
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Johnny Maestro, NY rock vocalist (Crests-16 Candles, Brooklyn Bridge)
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1939
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Marco St John, New Orleans La, actor (Rayford-Ball Four)
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1939
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Rudolphus FM "Ruud" Lubbers, director Dutch/CDA-premier (1982-94)
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1939
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Volker Braun, writer
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1940
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Armando Krieger, composer
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1940
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John Irvin, actor (Moment in Time)
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1941
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Grahame Bilby, cricketer (two Tests NZ v England 1966)
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1943
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Christopher Taylor White, rocker
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1943
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Peter Horak, jetboat jumper
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1943
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Rick West, [Richard Westwood], rocker (Brian Poole & Tremeloes)
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1944
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Alison Margaret Bauld, composer
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1944
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John Heard, actor (Pelican Brief, CHUD, Radio Flyer, Big)
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1944
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Sivi Aberg, actress (Batman TV show)
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1945
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Robin Strasser, NYC, actress (Dorian-One Life to Live, Another World)
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1945
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Wim A Mateman, Dutch MP (CDA)
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1946
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Bill Danoff, Springfield Mass, vocalist (Starland Vocal Band)
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1946
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Bill Kreutzmann, drummer (Grateful Dead)
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1946
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Richard L Brodsky, US lawyer/NY State Assemblyman (D) (1983- )
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1948
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Peter Wingfield, Wales, rocker/actor (Methos-Highlander)
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1949
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Marilyn Cole, Portsmouth England, playmate of the year (Jan, 1972)
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1949
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Stuart Marshall, director (Desire)
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1950
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Janis Ian, [Fink], NYC, rock vocalist (At 17, Society's Child)
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1950
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Prairie Prince, rocker (Tubes)
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1951
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David Whitton, campaigner
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1951
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Robert Hegyes, NJ, actor (Underground Aces, Welcome Back Kotter)
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1952
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Amy Heckerling, Bronx, dir (Fast Times at Ridgemont High, Clueless)
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1952
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Derek Taylor, rocker (Let it Be, Beatles Anthology)
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1955
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Peter Reckell, Elkhart, actor (Days of our Lifes)
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1957
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Shauna McDonald Brown, TV producer
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1957
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[Christopher St John] "Sinjin" Smith, LA CA, volleyballer (Oly-96)
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1959
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Michael E Knight, Princeton NJ, actor (Date with Angel, All My Child)
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1959
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Robin L Freeman, St Charles MO, PGA golfer (1993 Northern Telecom-3rd)
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1959
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Tamara E Jernigan, Chattoonaga, PhD/astro (STS 40, 52, 67, 80)
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1960
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Arnon Ohad, co-pilot (El Al) plane that crashed on Bijlmer Amsterdam
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1961
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Linda Somers, Bitburg Germany, US marathoner (Olympics-31st-96)
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1962
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Robbie Knievel, daredevil, son of Evel (Chips Something Special)
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1964
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Leslie O'Neal, NFL defensive end (SD Chargers, St Louis Rams)
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1964
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Mustapha Zerqti, Moroccan/Neth writer (Ihtidaar hub fi el-mahd)
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1964
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Ronnie Harmon, NFL running back (SD Chargers, Tennessee Oilers)
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1965
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Reuben Davis, NFL defensive tackle (SD Chargers)
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1966
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Anderson Cummins, cricketer (in Packer's Valley Barbados & WI quickie)
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1968
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Joe King, NFL safety (Oakland Raiders)
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1969
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Katerina Maleeva, Bulgaria, tennis player (US Open Junior 1984)
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1969
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Melanie Valerio, 400m freestyle swimmer (Olympics-96)
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1970
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Edwin Zoetebier, Dutch soccer player (FC Volendam)
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1970
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Mark Smith, Pasadena CA, outfielder (Baltimore Orioles)
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1970
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Sebastien Britten, Brossard Que, figure skater (1995 Canadian Champ)
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1971
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Cameron McFadzean, Melbourne VIC Australia, canoeist (Olympics-96)
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1971
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Dave Karpa, Regina, NHL defenseman (Anaheim Mighty Ducks)
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1971
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Jos Munoz, WLAF offensive tackle (Rhein Fire)
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1971
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Rondell Jones, NFL safety (Denver Broncos, Baltimore Ravens)
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1972
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Chris Hayes, safety (NY Jets)
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1972
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John Holecek, NFL linebacker (Buffalo Bills)
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1972
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Vince Stewart, WLAF defensive tackle (Barcelona Dragons)
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1973
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Dameian Jeffries, NFL defensive end (NO Saints)
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1973
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Kristian Lundin, record producer
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1974
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Scott Whittaker, center/tackle (Oakland Raiders)
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1975
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Jason Tunks, London Ontario, discus thrower (Olympics-96)
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1976
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Nicholas Butcher, LA Ca, field hockey midfielder/forward (Olympics-96)
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1977
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Marko Milic, NBA guard (Phoenix Suns)
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1987
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Katie Danza, daughter of Tony & Tracy Danza
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DEATHS
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685
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Marwan I ibn al-Hakam, 4th kalief of Omajjaden (684-85), dies
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973
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Otto I the Great, Holy Roman Emperor (962-973), dies at 60
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1166
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Willem I, the Bad, king of Sicily (1154-66)
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1205
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Ladislaus III Arpad, King of Hungary (1204-05), dies at 5 or 6
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1523
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Franz von Sickingen, Germ knight/protect of poor, dies of wounds at 42
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1617
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David Fabricius, German astronomer, dies at 53
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1667
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Johann Jakob Froberger, German organist/singer/composer, dies at 50
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1671
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Edward Montagu, English baron Kimbolton, dies at about 68
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1671
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Pieter Stockmans, Flemish chairman of Opperkrijgshof, dies at 62
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1673
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Johannes Teellinck, Dutch vicar, dies at about 58
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1736
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John Weldon, composer, dies at 60
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1792
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Aert Schouman, Dutch bird/portrait painter, dies at 82
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1793
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Johan A Zoutman, Dutch lt admiral (battle of Doggersbank), dies at 68
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1793
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Pietro Nardini, composer, dies at 71
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1800
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Laurens P van Spiegel, regent/pension advisor (1787-95), dies at 64
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1800
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Niccol Piccinni, Italian composer (Roland), dies at 72
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1814
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Franz Volrath Buttstett, composer, dies at 79
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1818
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Leopold Jan Antonin Kozeluh, composer, dies at 70
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1825
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Antonio Salieri, Italian composer, dies in Vienna at 74
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1836
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Norbert Burgmuller, composer, dies at 26
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1863
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Amiel Weeks Whipple, US Union gen-major, dies of injuries at 46
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1871
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Louis Papineau, political reformer, dies
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1876
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Franz count of Pocci, German artist/composer (Alchemist), dies at 69
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1884
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Judah P Benjamin, confederate minister of War, dies at 72
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1900
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Richard Storrs Willis, composer, dies at 81
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1904
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Peter Hille, writer, dies
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1914
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Edward Mollenhauer, composer, dies at 87
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1915
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Alfred G Vanderbilt, US millionaire, dies aboard Lusitania
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1915
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Alfred Scott Witherbee Jr, US Lusitania officer, dies
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1915
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Charles Frohman, dies aboard Lusitania
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1928
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Alexander Afanasii Spendiaryan, composer, dies at 56
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1929
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Albert Anselmi, US gangster, murdered by Al Capone
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1929
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John Scalise, US gangster, murdered by Al Capone
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1929
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Joseph "Top Toad" Giunta, US gangster, murdered by Al Capone
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1932
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Albert Thomas, French social minister of Weapon production, dies
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1934
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Edward Naylor, composer, dies at 67
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1941
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David Wijnkoop, revolutionary socialist, dies
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1942
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Felix Paul von Weingartner, Austria conductor/composer, dies at 79
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1946
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Anton A Mussert, engineer/NSB leader, executed
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1946
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Joe Humphries, cricket wicket keeper (3 Tests for Engld 1907-08), dies
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1951
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Warner Baxter, dies at 62
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1953
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Ormerod Pearse, cricketer (55 runs & 3 wkts in 3 Tests for S Af), dies
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1958
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Nyogen Senzaki, 1st Zen teacher to reside in USA, dies at 81
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1962
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Jimmy Conlin, dies at 77
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1967
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Judith Evelyn, dies of cancer at 54
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1968
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Lurleen Burns, wife of George Wallace/gov of Alabama, dies at 41
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1970
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Carlos Estrada, composer, dies at 60
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1971
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Willem Banning, Dutch theologist/sociologist (Karl Marx), dies at 83
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1977
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Irwin Fischer, composer, dies at 73
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1981
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Mieczyslaw Kolinski, composer, dies at 79
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1982
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Alfred Adam, dies at 72
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1983
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Peter Edel, writer, dies
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1985
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Dawn Addams, actress (Alan Young Show, Star Maidens), dies at 54
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1986
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Gaston Deferre, French politician, dies at 75
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1987
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Colin Blakely, dies at 56
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1988
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Harris Glenn Divine, dies of natural causes at 42
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1989
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Guy Williams, actor (Zorro, Lost in Space), dies in Argentina at 65
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1990
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Jessica James, actress (Spring Break), dies of breast cancer at 60
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1993
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Mary Philbin, actress (Phantom of the Opera), dies at 89
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1994
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Clement Greenberg, US art critic (Art & Culture), dies at 85
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1994
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Margaret Skeete, oldest American, dies at 115
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1995
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Ernest H Martin, impressario, dies at 75
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1995
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Lawrence Josset, engraver, dies at 84
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1995
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Maria Luisa Bemberg, fil maker, dies at 73
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1995
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Ray McKinley, drummer, dies at 84
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1996
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Albert Meltzer, anarchist, dies at 76
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1996
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Henry Diamond, Irish Nationalist MP, dies at 87
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1996
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Howard Frank Trayton Smith, diplomat/head of MI5, dies at 76
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