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417
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St Zosimus begins his reign as Catholic Pope
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731
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St Gregory III begins his reign as Catholic Pope
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1123
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1st Latern Council (9th ecumenical council) opens in Rome
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1167
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Battle of El-Babein, Egypt: Franks under Amalrik vs Syrians
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1190
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Crusaders kill 57 Jews in Bury St Edmonds England
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1229
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German emperor Frederick II crowns himself king of Jerusalem
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1438
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Albrecht II von Habsburg becomes king of Germany
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1509
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Emperor Maximilian I names Margaretha land guardians of Netherlands
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1532
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English parliament bans payments by English church to Rome
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1541
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Hernan de Soto observes 1st recorded flood in America (Mississippi R)
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1582
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Prince Willem of Orange injured in attack at Antwerp
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1583
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Dutch States General & Anjou sign treaty
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1673
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Lord Berkley sells his half of New Jersey to the Quakers
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1754
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Duke of Newcastle becomes English premier
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1766
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Britain repeals the Stamp Act
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1773
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Oliver Goldsmith' "She Stoops to Conquer," premieres in London
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1793
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2nd Battle at Neerwinden: Austria army beats France
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1810
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"Converse," 1st US opera, premieres in NY
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1813
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David Melville, Newport, RI, patents apparatus for making coal gas
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1818
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Congress approves 1st pensions for government service
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1834
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1st railroad tunnel in US completed, in Penn (275 m long)
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1835
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Charles Darwin departs Santiago Chile on his way to Portillo Pass
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1847
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1st Dutch public telegram
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1850
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Henry Wells & William Fargo forms American Express in Buffalo
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1858
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Dutch Van der Brugghen govt resigns
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1859
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Vera Cruz besieged by Miram¢n (Cons) in Mexican War of Reform
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1864
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Dale Dike on Humber River crumbles drowning some 240
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1865
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Battle of Wilson's raid to Selma, AL
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1865
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Congress of Confederate States of American adjourns for last time
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1870
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1st US National Wildlife Preserve (Lake Meritt in Oakland Calif)
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1871
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Communards revolt in Paris
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1877
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President Hayes appoints Frederick Douglass marshal of Wash DC
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1881
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Barnum & Bailey's Greatest Show on Earth opens (MSG)
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1890
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1st US state naval militia organized (Massachusetts)
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1891
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Britain is linked to the continent by Telephone
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1892
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Lord Stanley presents silver challenge cup for hockey (Stanley Cup)
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1895
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200 blacks leave Savannah, Ga for Liberia
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1899
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Phoebe, a moon of Saturn is discovered by Pickering
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1900
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Ajax (Amsterdam Football Club), forms
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1902
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Enrico Caruso becomes 1st well-known performer to make a record
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1902
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Schnberg's "Verklrte Nacht," premieres in Vienna
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1904
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1st performance of Edward Elgar's "In the South (Alassio)"
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1909
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Einar Dessau of Denmark makes 1st ham broadcast
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1910
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1st opera by an US composer (Converse) performed at the Met, NYC
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1911
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North Dakota enacts a hail insurance law
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1914
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White Wolf gang beats govt army in Jingdezhen China
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1915
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Failed British attack in Dardanelles
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1915
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French battleship Bouvet explodes, 640 killed
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1918
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Soccer team SON OF Meerssen forms
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1918
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Socialist Youth AJC organizes in Amsterdam
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1919
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Order of DeMolay forms in Kansas City
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1920
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Greece adopts the Gregorian calendar
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1921
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2nd Peace of Riga, Poland enlarged
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1921
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Steamer "Hong Koh" runs aground off Swatow China killing 1,000
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1922
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1st intercollegiate indoor polo championship (Princeton vs Yale)
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1922
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Brit magistrates in India sentence Gandhi to 6 years for disobedience
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1922
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Mohandas K Gandhi sentenced to 6 years' imprisonment
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1922
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WBT-AM in Charlotte NC begins radio transmissions
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1925
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(8) 60-MPH tornadoes speed Mo, In, Il, Ky, & Tn kills 689
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1929
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Dmitri Shostakovitch' "The new Babylon," premieres in Leningrad
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1930
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Boston Bruins win record 20th NHL home game
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1931
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1st electric shavers go on sale in US (Schick)
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1931
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Juan Bautista Aznar becomes premier of Spain
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1933
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Radio Clube de Mocambique's, 1st radio transmission
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1933
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US Ladies Figure Skating championship won by Maribel Vinson
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1933
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US Mens Figure Skating championship won by Roger Turner
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1937
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Gas explosion in school in New London Texas: 294 die
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1938
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Mexico takes control of foreign-owned oil properties
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1938
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NY 1st requires serological blood tests of pregnant women
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1938
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Pres Cardena of Mexico nationalizes US & British oil companies
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1940
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Mussolini joins Hitler in Germany's war against France & Britain
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1942
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2 black players, Jackie Robinson & Nate Moreland, request a tryout with the Chicago White Sox, they are allowed to work out
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1942
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Illegal Free Netherlands announces boycott of theaters
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1943
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James Oglethorpe (US) & Terkolei (Neth), torpedoed & sinks
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1943
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Red Army evacuates Belgorod
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1944
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2,500 women trample guards & floorwalkers to purchase 1,500 alarm clocks announced for sale in a Chicago Illinois dept store
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1944
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Nazi Germany occupies Hungary
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1945
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1,250 US bombers attacks Berlin
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1945
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Maurice "Rocket" Richard becomes the 1st NHLer to score 50 goals
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1945
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US Task Force 58 attacks targets on Kiushu
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1948
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France & Great Britain & Benelux sign Treaty of Brussels
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1948
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Philips begin experimental TV broadcasting
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1949
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NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Org) ratified
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1949
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WGAL TV channel 8 in Lancaster, PA (NBC) begins broadcasting
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1950
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"Touch & Go" closes at Broadhurst Theater NYC after 176 performances
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1950
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CCNY beats Bradley 69-61 for the NIT championship
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1951
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Pat O'Sullivan wins LPGA Titleholders Golf Championship
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1952
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1st plastic lens for cataract patients fitted (Phila)
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1952
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Communist offensive in Korea
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1953
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15th NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: Indiana beats Kansas 69-68
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1953
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Boston Braves move to Milwaukee
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1953
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Earthquake strikes West Turkey, 250 die
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1953
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KGNC (now KAMR) TV channel 4 in Amarillo, TX (NBC) begins broadcasting
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1953
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NL approves Boston Braves move to Milwaukee (1st shift since 1903)
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1955
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I Hatojama recognized as premier of Japan
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1957
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WTWV (now WTVA) TV channel 9 in Tupelo-Columbus, MS (NBC) begins
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1958
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Dodgers announces mascot/clown Emmett Kelly will not perform in 1958
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1959
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Boston Celtic's Bill Sharman begins record of 56 straight free-throws
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1959
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President Dwight D Eisenhower signs Hawaii statehood bill
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1961
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Poppin' Fresh Pillsbury Dough Boy introduced
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1962
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Algerian War ends after 7« yrs (250,000 die), Ben Bella flees
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1962
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Dmitri Shostakovitch becomes member of Supreme Soviet of USSR
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1963
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"Tovarich" opens at Broadway Theater NYC for 264 performances
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1963
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France performs underground nuclear test at Ecker Algeria
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1963
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Supreme Court's Miranda Decision; defendants must have lawyers
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1963
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WGSF TV channel 31 in Newark, OH (PBS) begins broadcasting
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1965
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"Do I Hear a Waltz?" opens at 46th St Theater NYC for 220 performances
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1965
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Rolling Stones fined 5 each for public urination
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1965
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USSR launches Voshkod 2; Alexei Leonov makes 1st spacewalk (20 mins)
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1966
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"Pousse Cafe" opens at 46th St Theater NYC for 3 performances
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1966
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General Suharto forms government in Indonesia
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1966
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Scott Paper begins selling paper dresses for $1
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1967
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Beatles' "Penny Lane," single goes #1
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1967
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Oil tanker Torrey Canyon hits a rock & spills oil
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1968
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Congress repeals requirement for a gold reserve
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1968
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WVER TV channel 28 in Rutland, VT (PBS) begins broadcasting
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1968
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WVTA TV channel 41 in Windsor, VT (PBS) begins broadcasting
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1969
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"Come Summer" opens at Lunt Fontanne Theater NYC for 7 performances
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1970
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-25) US Postal begins strike
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1970
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Cambodia military coup under Gen Lon Nol, prince Sihanuk flees
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1970
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KAEC TV channel 19 in Lufkin, TX (ABC) suspends broadcasting
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1970
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Mail service paralyzed by 1st major postal strike
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1970
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NFL selects Wilson as official football & scoreboard as official time
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1971
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200 die in landslide into Lake Yanahuani, Chungar Peru
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1972
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AIAW 1st basketball champs, Immaculata beats West Chester State 52-48
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1972
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China PR performs nuclear test at Lop Nor PRC
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1972
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Cornell NCAA hockey team shut out for 1st time in 225 games (Boston U)
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1972
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Memphis' Larry Miller sets ABA record of 67 pts in a game
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1973
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"Seesaw" opens at Uris Theater NYC for 296 performances
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1973
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Sandra Haynie wins LPGA Orange Blossom Golf Classic
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1974
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Most Arab oil producing nations end embargo against US
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1975
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Kurds end fight against Iraqi army
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1977
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Clash releases their 1st recording "White Riot"
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1977
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US restricts citizens from visiting Cuba, Vietnam, N Korea & Cambodia
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1977
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Vietnam hands over MIA to US
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1978
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250,000 attend rock concert Calif Jam II in Ontario Calif
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1978
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Pakistani former premier Ali Bhutto sentenced to death
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1979
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"On the 20th Century" closes at St James Theater NYC after 460 perfs
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1979
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Battles between Kurds & Iranians break in Sananday Iran
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1979
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Joanne Carner wins LPGA Honda Civic Golf Classic
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1980
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Vostok rocket exploded on launch pad while being refueled, killing 50
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1981
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Buffalo Sabres sets NHL record of 9 goals in 1 period (vs Toronto)
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1982
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Singer Teddy Pendergrass' spinal cord severed in a car accident
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1984
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Chris Johnson wins LPGA Tucson Conquistadores Golf Open
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1985
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Capital Cities Communications Inc acquires ABC
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1985
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Commissioner Peter Ueberroth reinstates Willie Mays & Mickey Mantle
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1986
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Exciting draw in final gives NSW the Sheffield Shield over Qld
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1986
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Treasury Dept announces plans to alter paper money
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1987
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Gerber survey find most popular names for newborns (Jessica & Matthew)
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1987
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US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site
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1989
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27th space shuttle mission, STS-29 (Discovery 8), returns to Earth
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1989
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California Quake amusement ride opens at Universal Studios
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1989
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Dino Ciccarelli sets Wash Cap record of 7 pts in a game
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1989
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Largest Art robbery in the history (Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in Boston), where 12 paintings valued at $100 million are s
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1990
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1st free elections in East Germany, Conservatives beat Communists
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1990
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32-day lockout by baseball owners ends
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1990
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A Tampa little leaguer, dies, after being struck by a pitch
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1990
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Biggest US art robbery, $100's millions at Gardner Museum, Boston
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1990
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Colleen Walker wins Circle K Tucson LPGA Golf Open
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1991
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Apple computer head Steve Jobs weds Laurene Powell
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1991
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Mike Tyson beats Razor Ruddock in the 7th round
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1991
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Phila '76ers retires Wilt Chamberlain's #13 jersey
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1991
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Reggie Miller (Indiana) ends NBA free throw streak of 52 games
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1992
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"4 Baboons Adoring the Sun" opens at Beaumont Theater NYC for 38 perf
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1992
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Donna Summer gets a star on Hollywood's Walk of Fame
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1992
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Leona Helmsley sentence to 4 years for tax evasion
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1992
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Zimbabwe beat England by 9 runs in World Cup at Albury
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1993
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"Sisters Rosensweig" opens at Barrymore Theater NYC for 556 perfs
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1993
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Amsterdam stock exchange hits record 12.2 billion
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1993
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Eddie Murphy marries Nicole Mitchell in NYC
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1993
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Sri Lanka beat England in Test match by 5 wickets
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1994
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South Africa Goldstone committee reveals existence of secret police
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1994
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Space shuttle STS-62 (Columbia 16), lands
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1994
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Zsa Zsa Gabor files for bankruptcy
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1995
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Michael Jordan announces he is ending his 17 month NBA retirement
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1995
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Spanish princess Elena (31) weds Jaime de Marichalar y Saenez Tejada
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1995
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STS 67 (Endeavour 8) lands after 16« days
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1996
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50,000 swimmers raise 15 million for charity during BT's Swimathon '96
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1997
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Russian AN-24 plane crashes in Turkey, 50 die
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BIRTHS
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1380
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Liduina van Schiedam, Dutch "Christ's bride"/saint
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1548
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Cornelis Ketel, Dutch portrait painter/poet
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1556
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Franois-Hercule de Valois, French duke of Anjou/Brabant
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1578
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Adam Elsheimer, German painter/cartoonist/etcher, baptized
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1609
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Frederick III, King of Denmark & Norway (1648-70); absolutist
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1644
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Gottfried Wegner, composer
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1657
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Giuseppe Ottavio Pitoni, Italian composer
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1690
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Christian Goldbach, German mathematician (Goldbach position)
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1734
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Joseph Schmitt, composer
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1756
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Johann Christoph Vogel, composer
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1765
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David H Chass, Dutch baron/general (fought Napoleon at Waterloo)
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1781
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Gustave Vogt, composer
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1782
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John Caldwell Calhoun, SC, Andrew Jackson's VP (1825-32)
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1809
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Gabriel de la Concepci¢n Valds, [Placido], Cuban poet
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1813
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Friedrich Hebbel, writer
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1829
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William Robertson Boggs, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1911
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1830
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Numa D Fustel de Coulanges, French historian/sociologist
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1837
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Grover Cleveland, [Stephen], NJ, 22nd/24th Pres (1885-89, 93-97)
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1838
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Jan B Stobbaerts, Flemish painter
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1838
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Randal Cremer, Britain, trade unionist, pacifist (Nobel 1903)
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1839
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Francis Fessenden, Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1906
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1843
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Jules HPFX Vandenpeereboom, premier of Belgium (1899)
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1844
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Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov, Tikhvin Russia, composer (Scheherazade)
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1848
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Nathaniel Herreshoff, America Cup yacht designer
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1858
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Rudolph C K Diesel, German engineer (Diesel motor)
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1864
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Karl M Lybeck, Finnish/Swedish language poet (Samlade Arbeten)
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1866
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Dumitru Kiriac-Georgescu, composer
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1866
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John Loudon, Dutch minister of Foreign Affairs (1913-18)
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1867
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Michael G de Boer, historian (Harbor of Amsterdam)
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1869
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[Arthur] Neville Chamberlain, British PM (C, 1937-40)
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1872
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Frank Hoyt Losey, composer
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1877
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Clem Hill, cricketer (all-time great Australian batsman)
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1880
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Christopher K H de Nere tot Babberich, cartoonist
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1881
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Oliver Seibert, hall of fame hockey player (elected 1963)
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1881
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Paul Le Flem, composer
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1882
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Gian Francesco Malipiero, composer
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1886
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Edward Everett Horton, Bkln NY, actor/narrator (Bulwinkle Show)
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1886
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Kurt Koffka, Germany, Gestalt psychologist
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1886
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Marianne [Goudeket-]Philips, Dutch author (Between Heaven & Earth)
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1888
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Joseph Csaky, Hungarian/French sculptor
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1889
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F Rijkens, oldest living person in Netherlands
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1890
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Gerardus van der Leeuw, Dutch religion historian/minister of Education
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1892
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Robert P Tristram Coffin, poet/reporter (WW II)
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1893
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Wilfred Owen, England, anti-war poet (Anthem for Doomed Youth)
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1897
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Betty Compson, actress (Big City, Docks Of New York)
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1898
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Otto Jochum, composer
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1899
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Lavrenti Beria, chief of Soviet secret police under Stalin
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1901
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Piotr Perkowski, composer
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1905
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John Kirkpatrick, NYC, pianist (Concord Sonata)
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1905
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Mollie Parnis, NYC, fashion designer (Mollie Roberts Collection)
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1905
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Robert Donat, England, actor (Goodbye Mr Chips, Citadel)
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1906
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Roy L Johnson, US admiral (WW II-Pacific Ocean)
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1907
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Eleanor L "Betty" Compton, US actress (Here Comes Trouble)
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1908
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Louis Gaste, songwriter
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1910
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Chiang Ching-huo, son of Chinese pres Chiang Kai-shek/pres (1978-88)
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1911
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Smiley Burnette, Summum Ill, cowboy (Charlie-Petticoat Junction)
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1913
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Margaret Hesse, princess of Hesse/Rhine
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1913
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Rene Clement, Bordeaux France, director/writer (Is Paris Burning)
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1913
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William Hutchinson Murray, mountaineer/author
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1914
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Cesar Guerra Peixe, composer
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1914
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James Pack, naval officer museum curator
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1915
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Richard Thomas Condon, author
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1916
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Louis Toebosch, composer
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1919
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Laila Schou Nilsen, Norway, downhill skier (Olympic-gold-1936)
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1919
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Len Johnson, cricketer (Australian fast bowler played Test in 1948)
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1920
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Eric Halsall, sheepdog trial commentator
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1920
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John Paul II, [Karol Wojtyla], Poland, Pope (1978- )
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1922
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Egon Bahr, German journalist/politician
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1924
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Madhussudan Rege, cricketer (15 runs in only Test India v WI 1948-49)
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1925
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Peter Graves, Minneapolis Mn, actor (James Phelps-Mission Impossible)
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1927
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George Plimpton, NYC, sports writer (Paper Lion)
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1927
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John Harold Kander, composer (Cabaret, Funny Lady, Kramer vs Kramer)
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1928
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Fidel V Ramos, pres (Phillipines)
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1928
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William R Boggs, Georgia, Brig Gen/chief of engineers under Bragg
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1929
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Christa Wolf, German novelist (Divided Heaven)
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1929
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Ctirad Kohoutek, composer
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1929
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Kai Winding, rocker
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1930
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Maurice Peress, NYC, conductor (KC Philharmonic 1974-80)
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1931
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Howard Coble, (Rep-R-NC, 1985- )
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1932
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F[rederik] W[illem] de Klerk, president South Africa (1989-94)
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1932
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John Updike, Shillington Pa, poet/novelist (Rabbit Run)
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1933
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Unita Blackwell, 1st black mayor in Mississippi
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1934
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Pavle Despalj, composer
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1936
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Hans Peter Bleuel, writer
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1936
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Robert Lee Smith, US singer (Tams, You Lied to Your Daddy)
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1936
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Tony Nash, England, bobsled (Olympic-gold-1964)
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1937
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Mark Donohue, auto racer (1972 Indianapolis 500)
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1937
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Robin Wright, race horse trainer
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1938
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Carl Gottlieb, comedian (Ken Berry Wow Show)
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1938
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Charley Pride, Sledge Miss, country singer (Sweet Country)
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1938
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Shashi Kapoor, Calcutta India, actor (Shalimar, Heat & Dust)
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1939
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Travis Pritchett, rocker (Travis & Bob)
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1940
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Kathy Hutchinson, race horse trainer
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1941
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Wilson Pickett, Prattville Alabama, R&B singer (Funky Broadway)
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1941
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Wolfgang Bauer, writer
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1943
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Kevin Dobson, Jackson Hgts NY, actor (Kojak, Knots Landing, Shannon)
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1945
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Aleksey Vakhonin, USSR, bantam weight (Olympic-gold-1964)
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1946
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Michael Reagan, talk show host, Ronald's son
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1947
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Barry Wilson, Engld, rock drummer (Procol Harum-Whiter Shade of Pale)
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1947
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David Lloyd, cricketer (England opener, 214 v India 1974)
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1947
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Steven H Schiff, (Rep-R-New Mexico)
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1948
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Eknath Solkar, cricketer (India 1969-77, brilliant short-leg fielder)
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1949
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Alex "Hurricane" Higgins, Irish snooker player (2X world-champ)
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1949
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Starr Danias, NYC, ballerina (Turning Point)
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1950
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Brad Dourif, WV, actor (Ragtime, Eyes of Laura Mars, Fatal Beauty)
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1950
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James Conlon, NYC, conductor (Cincinnati May Festival-1979)
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1950
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John Hartman, Falls Church Va, rock drummer (Doobie Brothers)
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1953
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Helmer C Koetje, Dutch 2nd chamber member (CDA)
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1953
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Jamie West-Oram, rocker (Fixx)
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1953
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Margaret L Augustine, Buffalo NY, project manager (Biosphere 2)
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1953
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Nicholas Wisdom, cricketer (son of comic Norman, 2 games Sussex 1974)
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1954
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James F Reilly II, Mt Home AFB Idaho, PhD/astronaut (STS 89, sk:100)
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1955
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Graham Porter, cricketer (1 day intl for Australia 1979)
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1956
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"The Model" Rick Martel, [Richard Vignault], wrestler (WWF/AWA)
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1956
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Ingamar Stenmark, Sweden, slalom (Olympic-2 gold-1980)
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1957
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Christer Fuglesang, Stockholm Sweden, physicist/astronaut (Mir backup)
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1957
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Melvin Gentry, vocalits/guitarist (Midnight Star-No Parking)
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1958
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Andreas Wenzel, Liechtenstein, skier (Olympic-silver-1980)
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1959
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Irene Cara, Bronx NYC, actress/singer (Fame, DC Cab, Certain Fury)
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1960
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Claudia Udy, Albuquerque NM, actress (Out of Control, Nightforce)
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1960
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Guy Carbonneau, Sept-iles, NHL center (Dallas Stars)
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1960
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Patricia Farinelli, LA Calif, playmate (December, 1981)
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1960
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Richard Biggs, Columbus Ohio, actor (Marcus-Days of Our Lives)
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1961
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Kevan James, cricketer (all-rounder 4 wkts/4 balls & ton v India 1996)
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1961
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Mark Van Thillo, Wilrijk Belgium, co-capt (Biosphere 2)
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1961
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Todd Nelson, Dalles Ore, tennis star
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1962
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Trevor Franklin, cricketer (opened for NZ mid-80's)
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1963
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Vanessa L Williams, Millwood NY, 1st black Miss America (1983)/singer
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1964
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Bonnie Blair, Champaign Ill, speed skater (Oly-5 gold/brz-88, 92, 94)
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1964
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Christina Ferguson, Phoenix Az, playmate (Apr, 1983)
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1965
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Geronimo Berroa, Santo Domingo Dom Rep, outfielder (Oakland A's)
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1965
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Jeff Labarr, rocker (Cinderella-Heartbreak Station)
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1966
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Jerry Cantrell, US rock guitarist (Alice in Chains-Dirt)
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1967
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Andre Rison, NFL wide receiver (Cleve Browns, KC Chiefs)
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1967
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Derrick Graham, NFL tackle (GB Packers, Car Panthers, Seat Seahawks)
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1968
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Joseph Ouellet, hockey forward (Team France 1998)
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1968
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Pat Terrell, NFL strong safety (Carolina Panthers, Green Bay Packers)
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1969
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Michael Dumas, NFL free safety (SD Chargers, Jacksonville Jaguars)
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1969
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Shaun Udal, cricketer (Hants off-spinner, England to Aust 1994-95)
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1969
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Sheila Taormina, 4X200m freestyle swimmer (Olympics-gold-96)
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1970
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Michael Rapaport, actor (Zak-Zebrahead)
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1970
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Queen Latifah, rap singer/actress (Khadijah James-Living Single)
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1970
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Sarah Thorsett, Winona Minn, 1.5k runner
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1971
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Mariaan de Swardt, Johannesburg, tennis star (1996 3rd round Aust))
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1973
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Marlon Kerner, NFL cornerback (Buffalo Bills)
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1973
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Rob Johnson, NFL quarterback (Jacksonville Jaguars)
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1974
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Petra Kamstra, Rotterdam Holland, tennis star (1995 Surabaya doubles)
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1974
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Tina Krizan, Maribor Slovenia, tennis star (1995 Surabaya doubles)
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1974
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Torrian Gray, safety (Minnesota Vikings)
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1975
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Claude N'Goran, Adzope Ivory Coast, tennis pro
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1975
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Kimmo Timonen, hockey defenseman (Team Finland Oly-Bronze-1998)
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1978
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Dionne Bainbridge, Brisbane QLD Aust, NZ 200m swimmer (Olympics-96)
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1996
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?, son of woman in coma raped by John Horace
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DEATHS
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235
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Marcus Aurelius Alexander, Syrian emperor of Rome (222-235), murdered
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978
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Edward, the Martyr, King of Anglo-Saxons (975-78)/st, murdered at 15
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1227
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Honorius III, [Cencio Savelli], Pope (1216-27), dies
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1314
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Jacques De Molay, the last grand master of Order of Knights, dies
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1493
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John of Lannoy, Flemish governor/viceroy of Neth/Zealand, dies at 82
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1582
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Jean Jaurequi, Basque murderer of Willem of Orange, lynched
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1584
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Ivan IV, the terrible, Russian tsar (1547-84), dies at 53
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1690
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Charles, duke of Lutherans, dies
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1745
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Robert Walpole, 1st English premier (1722-42), dies at 68 [NS=3/29]
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1768
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Lawrence Sterne, writer (Sentimental Journey France & Italy), dies
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1799
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John Randall, composer, dies at 82
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1816
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Johann Paul Schulthesius, composer, dies at 67
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1817
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Johann Jakob Walder, composer, dies at 67
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1823
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Jean-Baptiste Sebastien Breval, composer, dies at 69
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1870
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Joaquin y Garbayo Gaztambide, composer, dies at 48
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1875
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Ferdinand Laub, composer, dies at 43
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1876
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F Freiligrath, writer, dies at 65
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1886
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Leopold Zunz, German intellect (Synagogue Poetry), dies at 91
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1889
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William Henry Monk, composer, dies at 66
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1899
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Douglas Strutt Galton, English engineer (rails, trains), dies at 76
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1899
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Svetolik Rankovic, Serbian writer (Crushed Ideals), dies at 35
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1900
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Ant¢nio Nobre, Portuguese poet (S¢ [Lonely]), dies at 32
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1913
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George I, king of Greece (1861-1913), assassinated by Schinas at 67
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1917
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William Shalders, S Afr cricket batsman (12 Tests 1895-1907), dies
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1918
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Willem Coenen, composer, dies at 80
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1924
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John Frederick Bridge, composer, dies at 79
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1928
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Paul van Ostaijen, Flemish writer (Outlawed), dies at 32
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1933
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Luigi A duke of the Abruzzi, Italian explorer (Ruwenzori), dies at 60
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1936
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Egon Friedell, Austrian journalist (Kleine Portratgalerie), dies at 58
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1938
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Cyril Rootham, composer, dies at 62
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1944
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Benjamin Delmonte, theater director/actor, dies at 79
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1954
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Walter Mead, cricketer (one Test for England 1899), dies
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1956
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Friedrich Panzer, German germanist (Hilde-Gudrun), dies at 85
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1956
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Louis Bromfield, writer, dies at 59
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1964
|
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Norbert Wiener, US mathematician (cybernetics), dies at 69
|
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1965
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Farouk I, last King of Egypt (1936-52), dies at 45
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1967
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Jimmy Blaine, singer (Stop the Music), dies at 42
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1968
|
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Manuel Gomez Carillo, composer, dies at 85
|
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1969
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Barbara Bates, actress (Kathy-It's a Great Life), dies at 43
|
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1971
|
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George Wood, England cricket wicketkeeper (v S Africa 1924), dies
|
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1973
|
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Lauritz L H Melchior, Danish baritone/actor (Luxury Liner), dies at 82
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1974
|
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David C Imboden, actor (King of Kings), dies at 87
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1976
|
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James McCartney, father of Paul McCartney, dies at 73
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1976
|
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Robert de Roos, composer, dies at 69
|
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1977
|
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Marien Ngouabi, president of Congo-Brazzaville, murdered
|
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1978
|
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Faith Baldwin, US author (They Who Love), dies at 84
|
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1978
|
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Peggy Wood, actress (One Life to Live, Mama), dies at 86
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1980
|
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Erich Fromm, German/US psychoanalyst, dies at 79
|
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1980
|
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Herman Griffith, cricketer (13 Tests for WI, 44 wickets), dies
|
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1982
|
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Georg G Lampe, Dutch painter/director (Free Academy), dies at 60
|
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1983
|
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Umberto of Piemonte, King Umberto II of Italy (1946), dies
|
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1984
|
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Charlie Lau, White Sox coach/renowned hitting instructor, dies at 50
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1984
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Paul Frances Webster, lyricist, dies of Parkinson's disease at 76
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1985
|
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Jack Miller, orch leader (Kate Smith Evening Hour), dies at 89
|
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1986
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Bernard Malamud, US writer (Fixer, Natural), dies at 71
|
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1987
|
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Bil Baird, puppeteer (Jack Paar Show), dies at 82
|
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1989
|
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Piet Kruiver, Dutch soccer player, dies at 51
|
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1989
|
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William Challee, actor (Desperate, Moonchild), dies
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1990
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Robin Harris, actor (House Party, Mo' Better Blues), dies at 36
|
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1991
|
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Jack McCoy, Radio/TV personality, dies at 72
|
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1991
|
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Vilma Banky, actress (Eagle, Son of Sheik, Rebel), dies at 93
|
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1992
|
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Cornelis B Vaandrager, [C Vaan], poet (Giant of Rotterdam), dies at 56
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1995
|
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Charles Drain, singer, dies at 65
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1995
|
|
Frederic Ramsey Jr, folklorist/author, dies at 80
|
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1995
|
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Heinrich Sutermeister, Swiss composer (Raskolnikov), dies at 84
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1996
|
|
Alepoude Odysseus Elytis llis, poet, dies at 84
|
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1996
|
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Hawkes Jessie Jacquetta Priestley, archaeologist, dies at 85
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1997
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?, raped comatose woman who bore a child 1 year earlier, dies at 30
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1997
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Willem de Kooning (abstract artist), dead Alzheimer's at 92
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