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1081
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Alexius I Comnenus occupies Byzantine throne
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1460
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University of Basle in Swizerland forms
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1541
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Ignatius of Loyola becomes 1st superior-general of Jesuits
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1552
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Mauritius van Saksen begins alliance with Karel Anikita Stroganov
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1558
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Czar Ivan IV gives parts of North-Russia to fur traders
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1581
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Frances Drake completes circumnavigation of world
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1581
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Francis Drake becomes knight
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1588
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Christian IV succeeds Frederik II as king of Denmark
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1625
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Viceroy Frederik Henry marries Amalia countess von Solms-Braunfels
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1655
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Battle at Postage Farina, Tunis: English fleet beats Barbarian pirates
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1660
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Declaration of Breda
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1660
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English king Charles II ends Decl of Breda (freedom of religion)
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1686
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English king James II publishes Declaration of Indulgence
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1687
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King James II orders his declaration of indulgence read in church
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1716
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Russian & Prussian troops occupy Wismar
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1737
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Anthony van Heim installed as Dutch pension advisor
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1818
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Congress decided US flag is 13 red & white stripes & 20 stars
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1828
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Casparus van Wooden patents chocolate milk powder (Amsterdam)
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1832
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Charles Darwin aboard HMS Beagle reaches Rio de Janeiro
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1850
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City of Los Angeles incorporated
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1859
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Opera "Dinorah" is produced (Paris)
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1862
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Battle of Yorktown begins
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1862
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US begins Peninsular Campaign aimed at capturing Richmond
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1864
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Skirmish at Elkin's Ford (Little Missouri River), Arkansas
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1865
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Lee's army arrives at Amelia Courthouse
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1870
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Golden Gate Park forms by City Order #800
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1887
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Susanna Medora Salter elected 1st US woman mayor (Argonia, KS)
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1896
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Announcement of Gold in Yukon
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1899
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South Africa all out 35 vs England (Trott 4-19, Haigh 6-11)
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1900
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Assassination attempt on prince of Wales/king Edward VII
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1900
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British garrison of Reddersberg surrenders to Boer general De Wet
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1902
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Cecil Rhodes scholarship fund forms with $10 million
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1905
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Earthquake in Kangra India, kills 20,000
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1911
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Hugh Chalmers, automaker, suggests idea of baseball MVP
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1912
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Army fires on striking mine workers at Lena-gold fields Siberia
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1912
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Chinese republic proclaimed in Tibet
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1914
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"Perils of Pauline" shown for 1st time in LA
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1916
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US Senate agrees (82-6) to participate in WW I
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1918
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Battle of Somme, ends
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1918
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Food riot in Amsterdam
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1920
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Arabs attack Jews in Jerusalem
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1921
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Stanley Cup: Ottawa Senators (NHL) beat Vancouver Millionaires (PCHA), 3 games to 2
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1922
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WAAB (Baton Rouge La) becomes 1st US radio station with "W" calls
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1926
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Greek dictator Theodorus Pangalos elected president
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1929
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"New Moon" musical opens in London
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1929
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1st AAU Greco-Roman wrestling championships held
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1930
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Andrew Sandham makes Test Cricket 1st triple century
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1930
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Les Ames makes the 1st Test Cricket century by a wicketkeeper (149)
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1932
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George Bernard Shaw's "Too True to be Good," premieres in NYC
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1932
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Vitamin C 1st isolated, CC King, Univ of Pittsburgh
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1933
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US Dirigible Akron crashes off coast of NJ, 73 die
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1937
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4th Golf Masters Championship: Byron Nelson wins, shooting a 283
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1938
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5th Golf Masters Championship: Henry Picard wins, shooting a 285
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1939
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Faisal II ascends to throne of Iraq
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1940
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R Rodgers/Lorenz Hart's "Higher & Higher," premieres in NYC
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1941
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German troops conquer Banghazi
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1944
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British troops capture Addis Ababa Ethiopia
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1944
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De Gaulle forms new regime in exile, with communists
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1945
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Hungary liberated from Nazi occupation (National Day)
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1945
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US forces liberated the Nazi death camp Ohrdruf in Germany
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1945
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US tanks/infantry conquer Bielefeld
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1947
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Convention on International Civil Aviation goes into effect
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1947
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Largest group of sunspots on record
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1947
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UN's International Civil Aviation Organization forms
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1948
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84-year-old Connie Mack challenges 78-year-old Clark Griffith to a race from home to 1st base; it ends in a tie
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1949
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Israel & Jordan sign armistice agreement
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1949
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North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) treaty signed (Wash DC)
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1949
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WKRC TV channel 12 in Cincinnati, OH (ABC) begins broadcasting
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1950
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Dirk Stikker becomes chairman of OES
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1951
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Dutch Prince Bernhard visits Juan & Eva Per¢n in Buenos Aires
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1953
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KFDA TV channel 10 in Amarillo, TX (CBS) begins broadcasting
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1954
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Louise Suggs wins LPGA Carrollton Georgia Golf Open
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1955
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British govt signs military treaty with Iraq
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1956
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Enid Bagnold's "Chalk Garden," premieres in London
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1957
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Heitor Villa-Lobos' 10th Symphony, premieres in Paris
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1958
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1st march against nuclear weapons (Aldermaston England)
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1958
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Eugne Ionesco's "Tueur sans Gages" premieres in Darmstadt
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1959
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Fed of Mali, consisting of Senegal & French Sudan (dissolved 1960)
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1960
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32nd Academy Awards - "Ben-Hur," Charlton Heston & Simone Signoret win
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1960
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Oscar awarded to Neth director Bert Haanstra
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1960
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Project Ozma begins at Green Bank radio astronomy center
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1960
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Senegal declares independence from France
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1964
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"Anyone Can Whistle" opens at Majestic Theater NYC for 9 performances
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1964
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Beatles' "Can't Buy Me Love," single goes #1 & stays #1 for 5 weeks
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1965
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Mickey Wright wins LPGA Baton Rouge Golf Invitational
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1966
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Pirate Radio Scotland changes name to Radio Ireland
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1966
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US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site
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1967
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Amsterdam Marines chase out "nozems" of Central Station
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1967
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Dutch De Young govt forms
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1967
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Marines chase "Nozems" out of Amsterdam Central Station
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1968
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"Education of Hyman Kaplan" opens at Alvin Theater NYC for 28 perfs
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1968
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Apollo 6 launched atop Saturn V; unmanned
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1969
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Denton Cooley gets 1st temporary artificial heart
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1970
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Firestone World Tournament of Champions won by Don Johnson
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1971
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"Follies" opens at Winter Garden Theater NYC for 524 performances
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1971
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Marine clay under houses liquefies, 31 die (St-Jean-Vianney Quebec)
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1972
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1st electric power plant fueled by garbage begins operating
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1974
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Hank Aaron ties Babe Ruth's home-run record by hitting his 714th
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1975
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130, killed as USAF plane evacuating Vietnamese orphans crashes
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1975
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Steve Miller is arrested for burning his girlfriend's clothes
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1975
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USAF transport carrying orphans from Saigon crashes killing 155
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1976
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5th Colgate Dinah Shore Golf Championship won by Judy Rankin
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1976
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Seni Pramoj's Democratic Party wins elections in Thailand
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1980
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USSR performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakh/Semipalitinsk USSR
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1981
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Henry Cisneros becomes 1st Mexican-American mayor (San Antonio)
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1982
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11th Nabisco Dinah Shore Golf Championship won by Sally Little
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1983
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45th NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: NC State beats Houston 54-52
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1983
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6th space shuttle mission, Challenger 1 launched
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1984
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Michael Frayn's "Benefactors" premieres in London
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1984
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Winston Smith in Orwell's "1984" begins his secret diary
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1985
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Tulane University cancels its basketball season amidst scandal
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1986
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Wayne Gretzky sets NHL record with 213th point of season
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1987
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Dow Jones up 69.89 points, ending at record 2,390.34 pts
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1988
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50th NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: Kansas beat Oklahoma 83-79
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1988
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Eddie Hill becomes 1st to race a ¬ mile in under 5 seconds
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1988
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Largest crowd (55,438) at a season game at Riverfront (Reds Vs Cards)
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1988
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Last broadcast of "Crossroads" on British TV
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1988
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Mets set Opening Day record with 6 HRs
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1989
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Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's last NBA game in Seattle
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1989
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NY Yankee Tommy John ties record of playing 26 seasons, his 287th win puts him 19th overall as Yanks beat Twins on opening day
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1990
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"Marshall Chronicles" premieres on ABC-TV
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1990
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Gloria Estefan released from hospital after her accident
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1990
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Security law violator Ivan Boesky is released from federal custody
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1991
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"Lucifer's Child" opens at Music Box Theater NYC for 28 performances
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1992
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Game 1 of Mayor Challenge - NY Yankees beat NY Mets 6-4 at Yank Stad
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1992
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John Tesh (Entertainment Tonight) marries actress Connie Selleca
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1992
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Jury deliberations begin in Noriega case
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1992
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Sali Berisha becomes president/Alexander Meksi premier of Albania
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1993
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12th NCAA Women's Basketball Champion: Texas Tech beats OH State 84-82
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1993
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5th Seniors Golf Tradition: Tom Shaw
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1993
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Trish Johnson wins Las Vegas LPGA at Canyon Gate Golf Tournament
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1993
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Wrestlemania IX at Caesar's Palace Las Vegas, Hulk Hogan pins Yokozuna
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1994
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1st game played at Jacobs Field, Indians beat Mariners 4-3 in 11 inn
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1994
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56th NCAA Men's Basketball Champion: Ark Razorbacks beats Duke 76-72
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1994
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Cubs Karl "Tuffy" Rhodes, hit 3 HRs in 1993 hits 3 HRs on opening
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1994
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Day vs Mets starter Dwight Gooden
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1994
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KLM Saab 340B crashes at Schiphol, 3 killed
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1994
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LA Dodger Darryl Strawberry begins substance abuse treatment
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1994
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Largest Opening Day crowd at Yankee Stadium, 56,706
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1994
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Netscape Communications founded as Mosaic Communications
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1994
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Tony Curtis undergoes heart-bypass surgery
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1996
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"Inherit the Wind" opens at Royale Theater NYC for 45 performances
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1996
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Howard Stern Radio Show premieres in Austin TX on KJFK 98.9 FM
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1997
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Anaheim Ducks clinch their 1st-ever playoff berth
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1997
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Braves officially open Turner Field against Cubs
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1997
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DMSP Titan 2 launched
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1997
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STS 83 (Columbia 22), launches
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1998
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NFL Europe (Formerly WLAF), kicks off season
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BIRTHS
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188
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Caracalla, [Marcus Aureiius Antoniius], Roman emperor (211-17)
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1527
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Abraham Ortelius, [Ortels/Hortels], South Neth geographer
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1646
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Antoine Galland, French orintalist/interpreter
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1648
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Grinling Gibbons, sculptor/woodcarver
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1696
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Giovanni Battista Tiepoldo, painter
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1716
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John Evangelist Schreiber, composer
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1731
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Francisco Morera, composer
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1740
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Wolfgang Nicolaus Haueisen, composer
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1752
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Niccolo Antonio Zingarelli, composer (Andromeda)
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1755
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Vincenc Masek, composer
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1758
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John Hoppner, portrait painter
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1762
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Stephen Storace, composer
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1785
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Bettina Brentano, composer
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1785
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Bettina von Arnim, German writer (This Book Belongs to the King)
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1786
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John Franklin, British explorer (Arctic)
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1792
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Thaddeus Stevens, US Radical Republican congressional leader (Rep-R)
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1802
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Dorothea Dix, US, aroused interest in treatment of mental inmates
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1804
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Joseph Fischhof, composer
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1809
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Benjamin Pierce, US mathematician/astronomer
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1814
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John Blair Smith Todd, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1872
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1817
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John Wilson Sprague, Bvt Mjr General (Union volunteers), died in 1893
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1820
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Charles Devens Jr, Major General, Bvt (Union volunteers), died in 1891
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1821
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Linus Yale, US, portrait painter/inventor (Yale cylinder lock)
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1823
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Karl Wilhelm Siemens, inventor (laid undersea cables)
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1823
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Robert Byington Mitchell, Brig General (Union volunteers)
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1826
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Znobe Thophile Gramme, inventor (electric motor)
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1828
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Margaret Oliphant, Scotland, novelist/biographer (Beleaguered City)
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1831
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Edward Cary Walthall, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1898
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1832
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Jose Echegaray y Elizaguirre, playwright/scientist (Teatro Escogido)
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1836
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Jerome Hopkins, composer
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1843
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Hans Richter, composer
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1858
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Rmy de Gourmont, French critic/writer (Physique de L'amour)
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1866
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George P Baker, US playwright (47 Workshop)
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1870
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George A Smith, Salt Lake City Utah, 8th pres of Mormon church
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1872
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Nikolai Amani, composer
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1872
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Pauline de Haan-Manifarges, Dutch singer
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1875
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Jozef Szulc, composer
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1875
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Pierre Monteux, Paris France, conductor (Boston Symph Orch 1919-24)
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1875
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Samuel S Hinds, Brooklyn NY
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1876
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Maurice de Vlaminck, Paris, Fauvist painter (Village in the Snow)
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1879
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Gabriel Groulez, composer
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1881
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Charles Funk, Ohio, Encylopediest (Funk & Wagnalls)
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1882
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Mary Howe, composer
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1884
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Isoroku Yamamoto, admiral/supreme commander of Japanese fleet
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1888
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Tris Speaker, baseball great, hit more doubles than Pete Rose
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1892
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Cyril Smith, Peterhead Scotland, actor (Adv of Sir Lancelot)
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1892
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Esther Howard, MT
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1895
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Arthur Murray, NYC, dancer (Arthur Murray Dance Party)
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1895
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Charlie Hallows, cricket batsman (Lancs played for England 1921-28)
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1896
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Robert Sherwood, dramatist (Abe Lincoln in Illinois, Idiot's Delight)
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1896
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Tristan Tzara, [Samuel Rosenfeld] French poet (Approximate Man)
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1897
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Pierre Fresnay, Paris France, actor (Grand Illusion)
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1899
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William Brann, cricketer (South African batsman v England 1922-23)
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1901
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Carmel Myers, SF Calif, actress (Carmel Myers Show)
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1902
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Louise L de Vilmorin, French poetess/author (Lutin Sauvage)
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1905
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Eugene Bozza, composer
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1906
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Bea Benaderet, NYC, actress (Kate-Petticoat Junction)
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1906
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John Cameron Swayze, Wichita Ks, newscaster (Timex, Hindenberg) [NS]
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1907
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Nathan M Pusey, Iowa, educator (Natl Ass for Social Sciences-1963)
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1908
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Ernestine Gilbreth Carey, author (Cheaper by the Dozen)
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1910
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Agnes Patrick, campaigner
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1910
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[Marcelle] Georgette Hagedoorn, actress/chansonnire
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1913
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Frances Langford, Lakeland Fla, singer (Armed Forces Hour, Star Time)
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1913
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Jerome Weidman, US writer (Tenderloin)
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1913
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Rosemary Lane, Indianola IA, actress (4 Mothers, Harvest Melody)
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1914
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Gustave Camus, Belgian painter
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1914
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John Beith, British diplomat
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1914
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Marguerite Duras, France, novelist/playwright (Sea Wall)
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1915
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Jan Drda, Czech writer (Nema Barikada, Mestecko Na Dlani)
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1915
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Lars G Ahlin, Swedish writer (Death of Me)
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1915
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Muddy Waters, [McKinley Morganfield], guitarist (Hoochie Coochie Man)
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1916
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David White, actor (Larry Tate-Bewitched)
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1916
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Herbert Eugene Caen, columnist
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1917
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Joseph Ortiz, French-Algerian extremist (barricade uprising)
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1918
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Earl Jellicoe, chancellor (U of Southhampton)
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1918
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Margaret Dupont, tennis champion
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1919
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Antony Tudor, England, choreographer (Metropolitan Opera 1957)
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1920
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Eric Rohmer, Nancy France, actor (6 in Paris, Collector, Perceval)
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1921
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Willem J "Wim" the Villiers, S Afr minister of Administration
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1922
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Elmer Bernstein, NYC, movie music composer (Robot Monster)
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1923
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Manon H E Alving, Dutch actress (Short American)
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1923
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Nancy Francy, director (Claire's Knee)
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1924
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Christopher Prater, screen printer
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1924
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Eva Marie Saint, Newark NJ, actress (Sandpiper, Loving, Exodus)
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1924
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Gil Hodges, baseball player/manager (Bkln Dodgers, NY Mets)
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1924
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Peter Vaughan, actor (Haunted Honeymoon, Die Die My Darling)
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1925
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Elizabeth Wilson, Grand Rapids Mich, actor (Doc, East Side/West Side)
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1925
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Erna Spoorenberg, Dutch singer
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1926
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Cloris Leachman, Des Moines Iowa, actress (Phyllis, High Anxiety)
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1927
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Bob Stump, (Rep-R-AZ, 1977- )
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1928
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Bill Ryan, Bkln NY, newscaster (Smithsonian)
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1928
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Jimmy Logan, British comedian (Mad Death)
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1928
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Maya Angelou, [Marguerite Johnson], St Louis, poet/actress (Nyo-Roots)
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1928
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Monty Norman, composer/writer
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1929
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William F Clinger Jr, (Rep-R-PA, 1979- )
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1930
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David Sexton, soccer manager
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1931
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Denis Frank Owen, Natural historian
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1931
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Harold L Volkmer, (Rep-D-MO, 1977- )
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1932
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Andrei Tarkovski, Russian director (Solaris, Stalker)
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1932
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Anthony Perkins, NYC, actor (Psycho, Fear Strikes Out, Pretty Poison)
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1932
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Bapu Nadkarni, cricketer (economical Indian slow left-armer 1956-68)
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1932
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Richard G Lugar, (Sen-R-IN, 1977- )
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1933
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Fritz Bolkestein, Dutch CEO (Shell)/Minister of Defense (VVD)
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1933
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Robin Phillips, English multi-millionaire manufacturer (hand-dryer)
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1933
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Seoirse Bodley, composer
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1934
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Dorothy Lousie Grenfell Williams, broadcaster
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1935
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Easton Dudley Ashton St John McMorris, cricketer (WI batsman of 60's)
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1935
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Franois-Bernard Mache, composer
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1935
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Lord Ichayra, secretary-general (British Banking Assn)
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1935
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Trevor Griffiths, playwright (Absolute Beginners)
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1936
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Margo J Sylvia, rocker (Tune Weavers)
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1937
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Ian St James, novelist (Balfour Conspiracy, Vengeance, Money Stones)
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1937
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J Hans van den Doel, economist/Dutch MP (PvdA)
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1938
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A Bartlett Giamatti, Boston, pres of Yale/baseball commish (1989)
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1938
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Michael Parks, Corona Calif, actor (Then Came Bronson)
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1938
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Peter Attenborough, British headmaster (Charterhouse)
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1939
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Hugh Masekela, Wilbank South Africa, trumpeter (I Am Not Afraid)
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1939
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JoAnne Carner, Kirkland WA, LPGA golfer (1976 US Women's Open)
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1940
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Bijan, Iran, mens apparel designer (Beverly Hills, NYC, London)
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1940
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Robby Mueller, cinematographer (Breaking the Waves, Dead Man, Korczak)
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1940
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Vladimir Timofeyevich Isakov, Russia, cosmonaut
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1941
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Major Lance, US boxer/dancer/singer (Hey Little Girl)
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1942
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Kitty Kelley, author (Unauthorized Biography of Frank Sinatra)
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1942
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Kris Jensen, rocker
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1943
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Ian Robertson, British museum director (National Army Museum)
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1944
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David Melville, professor/director (Middlesex Polytechnic)
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1944
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Lawrence A Hough, US, rower (Pairs w/o cox-1968 olympic silver)
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1945
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Bryan Andrews, cricketer (NZ medium-pacer, toured Australia 1973-74)
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1945
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Caroline McWilliams, Seattle Wash, actress (Sally-Soap, Marcy-Benson)
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1945
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Walter Charles, East Strousberg PA, actor (Fletch Lives, Weeds)
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1946
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Craig T Nelson, Spokane Wash, actor (Poltergeist, Hayden Fox-Coach)
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1947
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Salvatore Sciarrino, composer
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1948
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Berry Oakley, Chicago Ill, rocker (Allman Brothers-Ramblin' Man)
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1948
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Gail Davies, Broken Bow Ok, country singer (Blue Heartache)
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1948
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Pick Withers, rocker (Dire Straits)
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1949
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Larry Lingle, rocker
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1950
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Christine Lahti, Detroit, actress (Harvey Korman Show, Swing Shift)
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1951
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Steve Gatlin, Olney Tx, country singer (Gatlin Bros-Broken Lady)
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1952
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Dave Hill, England, rock guitarist (Slade-Coz I Love You)
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1952
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Gary Moore, Irish rock guitarist (Skid Row-Oh Pretty Woman)
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1952
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Peter Haycock, rock guitarist (All Along the Watchtower)
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1952
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Rosemarie Ackermann, German DR, high jumper (Olympic-gold-1976)
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1954
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Julie Carmen, Mount Vernon NY, actress (Gloria, Last Plane Out)
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1955
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Mick Mars, rocker
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1956
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Evelyn Hart, prima ballerina (Royal Winnipeg Ballet)
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1956
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Lamen Khalifa Fhimah, Suk Giuma Libya, bomber (Pan Am Flight 103)
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1957
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Graeme Kelling, British pop guitarist (Deacon Blue-Real Gone Kid)
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1957
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Paul Downton, cricketer (England wicket-keeper in 80's)
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1958
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Derek Kallicharran, cricket all-rounder (Guyana, USA 1994 ICC Trophy)
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1958
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Hrvoje Horvatic, video artist
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1958
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John Wesley Jones, Lawton Ok, 4X100m relayer (Olympic-gold-1976)
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1958
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Pierre-Paul Prud'hon, painter
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1960
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Bev Smith, Armstrong BC, basketball forward (Olympics-96)
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1960
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Jon Agnew, cricketer (England pace bowler late 80's)
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1960
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Jonathan Agnew, British broadcaster/test bowler
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1961
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Matt Cole, Stratford Ont, Canadian Tour golfer (1990 Space Coast)
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1962
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Ava Fabian, Brewster NY, playmate (Aug, 1986)/actress (Cafe Nostra)
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1962
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Sherrin Smyers, Newcastle Aust, LPGA golfer (1995 Youngstown-11th)
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1962
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Tina Tombs, Montreal Quebec, LPGA golfer (1990 Jamie Farr Toledo)
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1963
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Anthony Clark, comedian (Boyd Pritchett-Boston Common)
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1963
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Dale Hawerchuk, Toronto, NHL center (Phila Flyers)
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1963
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David Gavurin, English pop guitarist/composer (Sundays, Blind)
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1963
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Jack Del Rio, NFL linebacker (Minn Vikings)
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1964
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Gregory Thomas Kraft, Detroit MI, PGA golfer (1993 Walt Disney-2nd)
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1964
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Paul Parker, soccer player
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1964
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Robbie Rist, Calif, actor (Oliver-Brady Bunch)
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1965
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Black Francis, [Charles Thompson], US singer/songwriter (Pixies)
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1965
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Robert Downey Jr, NYC, comedian (SNL, Less than Zero, Back to School)
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1965
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Tony Burse, CFL fullback (Edmonton Eskimos)
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1965
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Zwart Francis, [Charles Thompson], US singer/songwriter (Pixies)
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1966
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Michal Clingman, Indio Calif, WPVA volleyballer (Nationals-9th-1994)
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1966
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Myriam Schropp, West Germany, tennis star
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1966
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Nancy McKeon, Westbury NY, actress (Jo Polniazek-Facts of Life)
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1966
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Stanislav Medrik, Nitra CZE, hockey defenseman (Team Slovakia)
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1967
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Juliana "Juli" Furtado, NYC, cyclist (Olympics-10th-96)
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1968
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Andre Bowden, WLAF LB (Frankfurt Galaxy)
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1969
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Anthony Tucker, NBA forward (NY Knicks)
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1969
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Carlos Reyes, Miami FL, pitcher (Oakland A's)
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1969
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Dennis de Nooijer, Dutch soccer player (Sparta)
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1969
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Gerard de Nooijer, Dutch soccer player (Sparta)
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1970
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Barry van Galen, Dutch soccer player (Roda JC)
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1970
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Jason Stoltenberg, Australia, tennis star
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1971
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Allan Houston, NBA guard (NY Knicks, Detroit Pistons)
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1971
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Felipe Lira, Miranda Venezeula, pitcher (Detroit Tigers)
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1971
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Jaime Fernandez, Australian rower (Olympics-96)
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1971
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Yanic Perreault, Sherbrooke, NHL center (LA Kings)
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1972
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Chad Eaton, defensive tackle (New England Patriots)
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1972
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Jim Werland, Ventura Calif, canoe (alt-Olympics-96)
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1972
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Matt Wagner, Cedar falls IA, pitcher (Seattle Mariners)
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1973
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Damon Allen, Winston-Salem NC, figure skater (1997 Midwestern champ)
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1973
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Peter Hoekstra, Dutch soccer player (PSV, Ajax)
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1973
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Ryan Coughlin, CFL offensive linebacker (Montreal Alouettes)
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1973
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Tiffany Woosley, WNBA guard (Houston Comets)
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1974
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O J Santiago, tight end (Atlanta Falcons)
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1975
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Kisha Ford, WNBA guard/forward (NY Liberty)
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1976
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Alicia Silverstone, SF, actress (Clueless)
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1978
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Irene Skliva, Athens Greece, Miss World (1996)
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1979
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Charles Butler, Salt Lake City Utah, dance skater (& Joseph-1997 Natl)
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1979
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Rebecca Stoyel, South Australia, gymnast (Olympics-96)
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DEATHS
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397
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Ambrosius, gov of Liguria/bishop of Milan (374-97)/saint, dies
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896
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Formosus, Pope (891-96), dies
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1229
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Hugo van Pierrepont, bishop of Liege, dies
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1284
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Alfonso X, "El Sabio" King of Castili/Le¢n (1252-84), dies at 62
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1292
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Nicholas IV, [Girolamo Masci], Pope (1288-92), dies
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1393
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Floris van Wevelinkhoven, bishop of Utrecht, dies
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1406
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Robert III, King of Scotland (1390-1406), dies
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1417
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John van Touraine, 1st husband of Jacoba of Bavaria, dies
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1585
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Caspar de Robles, Spanish viceroy of Frisia, dies at about 57
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1588
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Frederik II, King of Denmark/Norway (1559-88), dies at 53
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1604
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Thomas Churchyard, poet/pamphleteer, dies
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1617
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John Napier, Scottish mathematician/inventor (logarithms), dies
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1643
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Simon Episcopius, [Bisschop], Dutch theologist, dies at 60
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1662
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Davis Mell, composer, dies at 57
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1662
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Leonhart Kern, German sculptor , dies at about 73
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1664
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Adam Willaerts, Dutch seascape painter, dies
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1714
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Karel, duke of Berry/French heir to the throne, dies
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1734
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Johann C van Erckel, old Catholic theologist, dies at about 79
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1774
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Oliver Goldsmith, Irish poet (She Stoops to Conquer), dies at 17
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1784
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Mary Mead, wife of English journalist John Wilkes, dies
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1806
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Friedrich Gottlob Fleischer, composer, dies at 84
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1807
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Joseph Jrme Le Francais de Lalande, French astronomer, dies
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1817
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Andr Massna Duc de Rivoli, soldier, dies
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1817
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Prince d'Essing, dies
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1841
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William Henry Harrison, becomes 1st pres to die in office, at 68
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1844
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Charles Bulfinch, 1st US pro architect (Mass State House), dies at 80
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1862
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Harmen S Sytstra, Dutch poet/editor (Iduna), dies at 45
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1889
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Thomas T H Jorissen, historian, dies at 56
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1893
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Alphonse LPP de Candolle, Swiss botanist, dies at 86
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1900
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Edward VII, King, assassinated
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1905
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Constantin Meunier, Belgian painter/sculptor, dies at 73
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1908
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Josef Sucher, composer, dies at 64
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1919
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William Crookes, English chemist/physicist (Crookes-pipe), dies at 86
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1923
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L Martov, [Joulij O Tsederbaum], Russ revolutionary, dies at 49
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1929
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Karl Friedrich Benz, automobile engineer (Mercedes), dies at 84
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1930
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Vladimir Majakovski, Russian poet, dies
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1931
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Andre Michelin, CEO (Michelin Tires), dies
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1931
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George Whitefield Chadwick, composer, dies at 76
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1932
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Ottokar T Czernin von und zu Chudenitz, Austrian minister, dies at 59
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1932
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Wilhelm Ostwald, physical chemist (Nobel 1909), dies
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1934
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Braulio Dueno Colon, composer, dies at 80
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1937
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Frantisek X Salda, Czech writer/critic, dies at 69
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1938
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Cyril Christiani, cricket wicket keep (WI 1935), dies of malaria at 24
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1939
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Ghazi I, King of Iraq (19??-39), dies in car accident
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1941
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Max Frisch, writer, dies at 29
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1943
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Oskar Schlemmer, German painter/sculptor, dies at 54
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1943
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Raoul Laparra, composer, dies at 66
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1944
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John Peale Bishop, US poet (Undertaker's Garland), dies at 51
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1944
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Karel Weis, composer, dies at 82
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1953
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Carol II, King of Romania (1930-40), dies at 59
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1953
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Rachilde, [Marguerite Vallette-Eymery], French author, dies at 93
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1956
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Fritz Knkel, German physician/charachterologist, dies at 66
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1958
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Hendrik Heyman, Belgian minister of Nijverheid/mayor, dies at 78
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1959
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Stanley Snooke, cricketer (bro of S J, duck in S African Test), dies
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1963
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Endzion Barelli, dies 2 days after winning a boxing match at 18
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1963
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Jason Robards Sr, actor (Acapulco), dies at 70
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1967
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Mischa Elman, Ukraine/US violinist, dies at 76
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1968
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Martin Luther King Jr, (Dream continues), assassinated in Memph at 39
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1970
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Byron Foulger, actor (Capt Nice, Petticoat Junction), dies at 70
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1972
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Adam Clayton Powell Jr, (Rep-D-NY), dies at 63
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1972
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John A H J S Bruins Slot, co-founder/editor in chief (illegal), dies
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1972
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Stefan Wolpe, German composer (Zeus & Elidco), dies at 69
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1977
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Jeno Zador, composer, dies at 82
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1978
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Gino Contilli, composer, dies at 70
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1979
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Edgar Buchanan, actor (Uncle Joe-Petticoat Junction), dies at 77
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1979
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Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto, Pakistani president, hanged in Pakistan at 51
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1981
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Brad Johnson, actor (Annie Oakley), dies at 56
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1982
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Tsvetan Tsvetanov, composer, dies at 50
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1983
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Gloria Swanson, actress (Airport 1975), dies of a heart ailment at 84
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1983
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Jacqueline Logan, silent film leading lady, dies at 78
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1984
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John Arnold, cricketer (Eng bat v NZ 1931, scored 34 only Test), dies
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1986
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Frank Mortelmans, Belgian painter, dies at 87
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1987
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C[atherine] L[ucille] Moore, author (Judgment Night), dies at 76
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1991
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John Heinz, (Sen-R-Pa), dies in a plane crash, dies at 52
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1991
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Luc de Rijck, Belgian soccer player (Turnhout), dies
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1991
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Max Frisch, Swiss architect/writer (Stiller, Biedermann), dies at 79
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1992
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Karl Tunberg, US scriptwriter (Ben Hur), dies
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1992
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Samuel Reshevsky, Polish-born chess grandmaster, dies at 80
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1992
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Sy Kramer, singer/comedy writer dies of cancer at 59
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1993
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Alfred Mosher Butts, US architect/game maker (Scrabble), dies at 93
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1993
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Bep [Alberta B] Ogterop, [Rita la Roche], singer, dies
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1994
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Olga Lowina, Dutch yodeler (Edelweisskapel), dies at 69
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1994
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Virginia "Ginny" Simms, actress/singer (Kay Kyser Band), dies at 77
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1995
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Kenny Everett, disc Jockey, dies at 50
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1995
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Peter Brinson, dance educationalist, dies at 67
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1995
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Priscilla Lane, actress (Saboteur, Bodyguard), dies at 77
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1996
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Carl Burton Stokes, politician, dies at 68
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1996
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David Keylsey, actor/director, dies at 63
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1996
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David Whitton, campaigner, dies at 44
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1996
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Frederick Denison Maurice Hocking, pathologist, dies at 97
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1996
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Joy Newton, dancer, dies at 82
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1996
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Larry Laprise, songwriter, dies at 83
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1996
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Seamas NacNeill, piper, dies at 79
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