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1418
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Jacoba van Bayern marries her cousin John IV van Brabant
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1586
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Johan van Oldenbarnevelt becomes Dutch chief legal advisor
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1658
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Peace of Roskilde between Sweden & Denmark
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1702
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England Queen Anne ascends throne upon death of King William III
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1706
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Vienna's Wiener Stadtbank established
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1711
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Antoin de Guiscard tries English premier Haley for murder
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1722
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Afghan monarch Mir Mahmud occupies Persia
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1746
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Cumberland's troops occupy Aberdeen
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1754
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Marquis of Ensenada becomes premier of Spain
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1766
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Willem V (18) becomes governor of United Provinces
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1782
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Gnadenhutten Massacre - Ohio militia kills 90 indians
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1801
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British drive French forces from Abukir, Egypt
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1813
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1st concerto of Royal Philharmonic
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1838
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US mint in New Orleans begins operation (producing dimes)
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1854
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US Commodore Matthew C Perry's 2nd trip to Japan
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1855
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1st train crosses 1st US railway suspension bridge, Niagara Falls
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1858
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Opera "I Pagliacci" is produced (Naples)
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1861
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St Augustine Florida surrenders to Union armies
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1862
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Battle of Elkhorn Tavern ends with Confederate withdrawal
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1862
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Confederate ironclad "Merrimack" launched
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1862
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Naval Engagement at Hampton Roads, VA CSS Virginia, Jamestown & Yorktown vs USS Cumberland, Congress & Monitor
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1865
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Battle of Kingston, NC (Wilcox's ridge, Wise's Forks)
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1884
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1st performance of Edward MacDowell's 2nd Piano suite
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1887
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Everett Horton, CT, patents fishing rod of telescoping steel tubes
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1894
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NY passes 1st state dog license law
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1896
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Volunteers of America forms (NYC)
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1898
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Richard Straus' "Don Quixote," premieres in Keulen
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1900
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NL decides to go with 8 teams They exclude Baltimore, Cleveland, Louisville & Washington (in 1953 Boston Braves move to Milwauk
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1902
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1st performance of Jean Sibelius' 2nd Symphony
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1904
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Hugh Trumble takes a hat-trick in his final Test Cricket match
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1906
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Stanley Cup: Ottawa Silver 7 sweep Smiths Falls (Ont) in 2 games
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1908
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Collingwood Elementary (Cleve) burns, kills 173 kids & 2 teachers
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1908
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Dutch utopist Frederick of Eden speaks in Carnegie Hall, NY
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1910
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Baroness Raymonde de Laroche of Paris is 1st licensed female pilot
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1911
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1st International Woman's Day
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1913
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Federal League organizes with 6 teams
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1913
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Internal Revenue Service begins to levy & collect income taxes
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1915
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1st US navy minelayer, Baltimore, commissioned
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1916
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US invades Cuba for 3rd time, this to end corrupt Menocal regime
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1917
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Russian revolution breaks out [OS=Feb 24] (in Petrograd)
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1920
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Denmark & Cuba join the League of Nations
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1924
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Coal mine explosion kills 171 at Castle Gate Utah
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1927
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Pan American Airlines incorporates
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1929
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US worker union commission reports of slavery in Liberia
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1930
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Babe Ruth signs 2-year contract for $160,000 with NY Yankee GM Ed Barrow, wrongly predicts "No one will ever be paid more than
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1930
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Mahatma Gandhi starts civil disobedience in India
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1934
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Edwin Hubble photo shows as many galaxies as Milky Way has stars
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1939
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Lenore Coffee & William Joyce Cowan's "Family Portrait," premieres
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1941
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1st baseball player drafted into WW II (Hugh Mulcahy, Phillies)
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1942
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Japanese forces captures Rangoon Burma
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1942
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KNIL, Dutch colonial army on Java, surrenders to Japanese armies
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1943
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335 allied bombers attack Neurenberg
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1943
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Limited gambling legalized in Mexico
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1943
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US Ladies Figure Skating championship won by Gretchen Merrill
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1943
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US Mens Figure Skating championship won by Arthur Vaughn
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1944
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US resumes bombing Berlin
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1945
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"Kiss Me Kate" opens in Britain
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1945
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53 Amsterdammers executed by nazi occupiers
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1945
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International Women's Day is 1st observed
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1945
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Phyllis M Daley is 1st black nurse sworn-in as US Navy ensign
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1946
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1st helicopter licensed for coml use (NYC)
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1948
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Supreme Court rules relg instructions in pub schools unconstitutional
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1949
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WAGA TV channel 5 in Atlanta, GA (CBS) begins broadcasting
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1949
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WBAP-FM, Fort Worth Texas, begins broadcasting
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1950
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1st woman medical officer assigned to naval vessel (BR Walters)
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1950
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Marshall Voroshilov of USSR announces they developed atomic bomb
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1951
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Intl Table Tennis Federation bans Egypt (for refusing to play Israel)
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1952
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Antoine Pinay forms French government
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1952
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Ronald Reagan marries Nancy Davis
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1953
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"Two's Company" closes at Alvin Theater NYC after 90 performances
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1953
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Census indicates 239,000 farmers gave up farming in last 2 years
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1953
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KSWO TV channel 7 in Lawton, OK (ABC) begins broadcasting
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1953
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Patty Berg wins LPGA Jacksonville Golf Open
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1953
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WFMJ TV channel 21 in Youngstown, OH (NBC) begins broadcasting
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1954
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Herb McKinley sets ¬ mile record of 0:46.8 in Melbourne, Australia
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1957
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1st performance of David Diamond's 6th Symphony in Boston
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1957
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Israeli troops leave Egypt; Suez Canal re-opened for minor ships
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1957
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USSR performs atmospheric nuclear test
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1958
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Silky Sullivan comes from 40 lengths back to win by 3 at Santa Anita
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1958
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William Faulkner says US school degenerated to become babysitters
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1959
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Groucho, Chico & Harpo's final TV appearance together
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1959
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KUAT TV channel 6 in Tucson, AZ (PBS) begins broadcasting
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1959
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Mickey Wright wins LPGA Jacksonville Golf Open
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1959
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Pro-Egyptian coup fails in Mosul Iraq
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1960
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"Greenwillow" opens at Alvin Theater NYC for 95 performances
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1961
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Jean Kerr's "Mary, Mary," premieres in NYC
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1961
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US nuclear submarine Patrick Henry arrives at Scottish naval base of Holy Loch from SC in a record underseas journey of 66 days
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1962
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Beatles, with Pete Best, TV debut (perform "Dream Baby" on BBC)
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1962
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US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site
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1963
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Syrian Arab Rep Revolution Day - Military coup in Syria
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1964
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Malcolm X leaves Black Muslim Movement
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1965
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1st US combat forces arrive in Vietnam (3,500 Marines)
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1966
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"Golden Boy" closes at Majestic Theater NYC after 569 performances
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1966
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An IRA bomb destroyed Nelson's Column in Dublin
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1966
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Casey Stengel elected to Hall of Fame
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1967
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New Orleans Saints begin selling season tickets (20,000 sold 1st day)
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1968
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6 year old Tommy Moore scores hole-in-one in golf (Hagerstown, Md)
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1968
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Fillmore East opens
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1968
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Students demonstrate in Warsaw
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1969
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Marriage of 12 year old Marcella Rosciglione in Palermo
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1970
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WTCI TV channel 45 in Chattanooga, TN (PBS) begins broadcasting
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1971
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Joe Frazier beats Muhammad Ali in 15, retains heavyweight boxing title
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1971
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Milwaukee Bucks win their 20th straight NBA game (team record)
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1971
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Radio Hanoi broadcasts Jimi Hendrix's "Star Spangled Banner"
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1972
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1st airship flown over Britain in 20 years (Europa)
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1972
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1st flight of the Goodyear blimp
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1973
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Eisenhower Tunnel, world's highest/US longest, opens
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1973
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Paul & Linda McCartney are fined 100 for growing cannabis
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1973
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US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site
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1974
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Charles the Gaulle Airport opens in Paris
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1975
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Royal Canadian Mint announces branch opening in Winnipeg Manitoba
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1976
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1,774 kg (largest observed) stony meteorite falls in Jilin, China
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1977
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Henry L Marsh III elected mayor of Richmond
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1977
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Princess Anne announces she's expecting her 1st child (Peter)
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1979
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1st extraterrestrial volcano discovered (Jupiter's satellite Io)
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1979
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5th People's Choice Awards
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1979
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China withdraws invasion troops from Vietnam
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1979
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Shuttle Columbia (OV-102) transported 38 miles overland from Palmdale
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1980
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Greg Chappell 235 & Yallop 172, for 217 stand at Faisalabad
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1980
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US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site
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1981
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"Shakespeare's Cabaret" closes at Bijou Theater NYC after 54 perfs
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1981
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Dennis Lillee ct by Qld 12th man Dennis Lillie in Shield game
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1981
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Nancy Lopez wins LPGA Arizona Copper Golf Classic
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1983
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House Foreign Affairs Com endorses nuclear weapons freeze with USSR
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1983
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IBM releases PC DOS version 2.0
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1983
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Pres Reagan calls the USSR an "Evil Empire"
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1985
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Ice Dance Championship at Tokyo won by Bestemianova & Bukin (URS)
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1986
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4 French TV crew members are abducted in west Beirut Lebanon
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1986
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Japanese probe Suisei passes Halley's Comet at 109,800 km
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1986
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Martina Navratilova is 1st tennis player to earn $10 million
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1987
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17th Easter Seal Telethon raises $35,184,425
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1987
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David Hookes (306*) Wayne Phillips make 462 stand for S Aust
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1987
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FBI apprehends most wanted Claude L Dallas, Jr in Calif
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1987
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Jane Geddes wins LPGA GNA/Glendale Federal Golf Classic
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1987
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Nelli Cooman becomes world champion 60m indoor
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1989
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"Heidi Chronicles" opens at Plymouth Theater NYC for 621 performances
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1989
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Roger Kingdom runs indoor world record 60m hurdles (7.37 secs)
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1990
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NYC's Zodiac killer shoots 1st victim, Mario Orosco
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1991
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17th People's Choice Awards: Julia Roberts, Bill Cosby, Pretty Woman
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1991
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Harry Hamlin & Nicollette Sheridan wed
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1991
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Planeloads of US troops arrive home from the Persian Gulf, Iraq hands over 40 foreign journalists & 2 American soldiers it capt
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1991
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US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site
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1992
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22nd Easter Seal Telethon
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1992
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Judy Dickinson wins LPGA Inamori Golf Classic
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1993
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Katharine Hepburn released from the hospital after exhaustion
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1993
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Nigerian singer Fela Kuti arrested again on suspicion of murder
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1994
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20th People's Choice Awards
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1994
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B737 collides with Ilyushin-86 in New Dehli, at least 8 killed
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1994
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Defense Department announces smoking ban in workplaces
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1994
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Train accident at Pinetown, Natal kills 47
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1995
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-26øF (-32.2øC) in Bismarck, North Dakota
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1995
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-44øF (-42.2øC) in Chosedacharad, Komi-district, on 67øN
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1995
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Costis Stephanopoulos becomes president of Greece
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1995
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Dutch Liberal Party wins Provincial-National elections
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BIRTHS
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1075
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Abu 'l-Kasim Mahmud ibn Omar al-Zamachshari, Arab theologist
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1495
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Juan de Dios, Port/Sp saint/founder (Brothers of Mercy)
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1607
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Johann Rist, composer
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1714
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Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach, German composer, son of JS Bach
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1743
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Bendix Friedrich Zinck, composer
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1748
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Willem V Batavus, prince of Orange-Nassau
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1778
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Friedrich August Kanne, composer
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1783
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Gottfied Wilhelm Fink, composer
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1783
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Hannah Hoes Van Buren, NY, wife of pres Martin (1837-41) (died 1819)
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1787
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Karl Ferdinand von Grafe, help create modern plastic surgery
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1799
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Simon Cameron, Secy War (Union), died in 1889
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1815
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Jean Delphin Alard, French violinist/composer
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1825
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George William Martin, composer
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1836
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Matthew Calbraith Butler, Major General (Confederate Army)
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1839
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James Mason Crafts, US chemist (Friedel-Crafts-synthesis)
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1840
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Franco Faccio, Italian composer/conductor
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1841
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Oliver Wendell Holmes, Mass, 59th Supreme Court justice (1902-32)
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1843
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Per Jonas Fredrik Vilhelm Svedbom, composer
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1847
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Karl von Bach, German engineer (Maschinenelemente)
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1853
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Edward Hubertus Joannes Keurvels, Flemish composer (Parisina)
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1854
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Tom Felix Horan, cricketer (Ireland Pioneering Aust all-rounder)
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1857
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Ruggiero Leoncavallo, Italian composer (I pagliacci/Zaza)
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1859
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Kenneth Grahame, author (Wind, Willows)
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1859
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Otto Taubmann, composer
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1862
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Joseph Lee, helped develop playgrounds
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1865
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Frederick William Goudy, US, printer/type designer
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1872
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Paul Juon, Russian/Swiss violinist/composer
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1876
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Franco Alfano, Italian opera composer (Il dottore Antonio)
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1879
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M Lichnowsky, writer
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1879
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Otto Hahn, German physicist/chemist (Nobel 44, radiothorium/actinium)
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1883
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Manuel Gomez Carillo, composer
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1886
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Anton Portielje, Dutch radio host/zoo director (Artis)
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1886
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Edward Kendall, chemist, isolated cortisone (Nobel 1950)
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1888
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Stuart Chase, NH, writer/economist (Tragedy of Waste)
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1889
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Oscar Ewing, US govt official (Everybody's Business)
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1890
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Oswald von Nell-Breuning, German theologist/philosopher
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1891
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Sam Jaffe, NYC, actor (Gunga Din, Dr Zorba-Ben Casey)
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1892
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M ty s R kosi, Hungarian party leader/premier (1952-53)
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1894
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Win V Aaltonen, Finnish sculptor
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1898
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Louise Beavers, Cin Ohio, actress (Beulah-Beulah, Made for each other)
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1898
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Theophilus E Dnges, South Afr minister of Internal Affairs
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1899
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Eric Linklater, Scotland, novelist/poet (Blue Swallows)
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1902
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Jennings Randolph, (Sen)
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1907
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Charles Boost, movie critic
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1909
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Anthony Donato, composer
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1909
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Claire Trevor, [Wemlinger], NYC, actress (Marjorie Morningstar)
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1909
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Hugh Murphy, English multi-millionaire
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1911
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Alan Hovhaness, Somerville Mass, composer (Lousadzak, Ukiyo)
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1911
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Elsie Agnes Giorgi, physician/humanitarian
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1914
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Jacob B Bakema, urban developer (St Louis Missouri)
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1915
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Vivien John, artist
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1916
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R W Schnell, writer
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1917
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A Marja, [ATE Mooy], Dutch literary (Shreds on the River)
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1918
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Alan Hale [MacKahan] Jr, LA Calif, actor (Skipper-Gilligan's Island)
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1919
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Ivor Keys, musician/teacher
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1920
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Eileen Herlie, Glasgow Scot, actress (Myrtle Fargate-All My Children)
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1920
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Eva Dahlbeck, Saltsjo-Duvnas Sweden, actress (Dreams, Lesson in Love)
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1920
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James Daniel "Danny" Turner, saxophonist
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1921
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Cyd Charisse, [Tula Finklea], Amarillo Tx, dancer/actress (East Side)
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1921
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Egbert George "Pete" Pitterson, trumpeter
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1922
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Carl Furillo, Brooklyn Dodger (NL Batting Champ 1953)
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1922
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H Kipphardt, writer
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1923
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Juan M G "Wancho" Evertsz, premier of Dutch Antilles (NVP, 1973-77)
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1923
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Sembene Ousmane, Senegalese author/novelist/director (Doctor Noir)
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1924
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Sean McClory, Dublin Ireland, actor (Jack-Californians, My Chauffeur)
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1924
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Victor "Toby" Neuberg, teacher/writer
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1925
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Darwin Horacio Vargas-Wallis, composer
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1925
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Francisco Rabal, Aguilas Spain, actor (Holy Innocents, Camorra)
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1925
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Petrus Steenkamp, Dutch politician (KVP/CDA)
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1927
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Jaromir Podesva, composer
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1927
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Joseph Berg, composer
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1928
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Frank Michael Beyer, composer
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1928
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Judy Johnson, Norfolk Va, singer (Your Show of Shows)
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1931
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John McPhee, author (Back to ----)
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1931
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Neil Adcock, cricketer (South African pace bowler, 104 wkts 1953-62)
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1933
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Johnny Dollar, singer
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1934
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Christian Wolff, composer
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1934
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Ron Taylor, Sydney Australia, cinematographer (Those Amazing Animals)
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1936
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Gabor Szabo, Hungarian jazz pianist (Perfect Circle)
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1936
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Sue Ane Langdon, Paterson NJ, actress (Bachelor Father, Arnie)
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1937
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Juvenal Hayarimana, president of Rwanda (1973-94)
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1937
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Pamela McEvoy-Johnston, psychotherapist-board member (WIC)
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1937
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Raynoma Gordy, [Mayberry], US orchestra leader (Rayber Voices)
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1938
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Lew DeWitt, Va, country singer (Statler Brothers-Flowers on the Wall)
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1939
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George William Reed, astronomy writer/cartoonist (Dark Sky Legacy)
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1939
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Jim Bouton, Newark NJ, pitcher (NY Yankees)/author (Ball Four)
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1939
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Lydia Skoblikova, USSR, speed skater (Olympics-6 gold-1960, 64)
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1939
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Mike Lowry, (Rep-D-WA, 1979- )
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1939
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Robert Tear, Barry Wales, tenor (Welsh Natl Opera 1970)
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1939
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Yannis Vlachopoulos, composer
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1940
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Leslie Isben Rogge, one of FBI's most wanted
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1940
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Susan Clark, Sarnia Ontario, actress (Night Moves, Webster)
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1940
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Theo Laseroms, [The Tank], Dutch soccer player (Feyenoord)
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1941
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Ivana Loudova, composer
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1941
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Yvar Emilian Mikhashoff, composer
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1942
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Ann Packer-Brightwell, England, 400m/800m runner (Oly-gold-1964)
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1942
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Ralph Ellis, England, rhythm (Swinging Blue Jeans-You're No Good)
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1942
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[Dick] Richie Allen, baseball player (AL MVP 1972)
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1943
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Lynn Redgrave, London, actress (Georgie Girl)/Weight-Watcher
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1944
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Carole Bayer Sager, NY, aka Mrs Burt Bachrach, singer (Arthur)
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1945
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Graeme Watson, cricketer (Australian opening batsman 5 Tests 1966-72)
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1945
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Jim Chapman, (Rep-D-TX, 1985- )
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1945
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Keith Jarrett, pianist/composer
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1945
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Micky Dolenz, LA Calif, actor (Circus Boy)/singer (Monkees)
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1946
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Mohammad Nazir, Pakistani cricket off-spinner (14 Tests 1969-83)
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1946
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Randy Meisner, rock bassist/vocalist (Poco, Eagles-Take it Easy)
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1947
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Mike Allsup, Modesto Ca, rock guitarist (Three Dog Night)
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1948
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Little Peggy March, [Margaret Battavio], vocalist (I Will Follow Him)
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1949
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Charles Lismont, Belgian marathon runner (Olympic-silver-1972)
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1951
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Philippe Henri Edmonds, cricketer (in Zambia England slow left-arm)
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1952
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Vladimir Vladimirovich Vasyutin, USSR, cosmonaut (Soyuz T-14)
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1953
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Jim Rice, Boston Red Sox outfielder (AL MVP 1978)
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1953
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Kathleen Ann Shower, Brookville Oh, Playmate of the Year (May, 1985)
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1954
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Cheryl Baker, rock vocalist (Bucks Fizz-My Camera Never Lies)
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1954
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David Wilkie, England, 200m backstroke swimmer (Olympic-gold-1976)
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1954
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Karl Schnabl, 90m ski jumper (Olympic-gold-1976)
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1957
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Cynthia Rothrock, Wilmington Del, actress (Lady Dragon, Honor & Glory)
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1957
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Ruth Wysocki, Alhambra Calif, 800m/1500m runner
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1958
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Andreas Maurer, West Germany, tennis star
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1958
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Gary Numan, [Gary Webb], Hammersmith England, vocalist (Replicas)
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1959
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Aidan Quinn, actor (Avalon, Desperately Seeking Susan, Mission)
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1960
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Buck Williams, NBA forward (Portland Trail Blazers, NY Knicks)
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1961
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Larry Murphy, Scarborough, NHL defenseman (Toronto Maple Leafs)
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1962
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Shaun Gayle, NFL strong safety (SD Chargers)
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1962
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William Fuller, NFL defensive end (Phila Eagles, SD Chargers)
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1963
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Gursharan Singh, cricketer (Indian batsman played one Test 1989-90)
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1963
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Kathy Ireland, model/actress (Alien From LA, Side Out)
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1963
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Mike Lalor, Buffalo, NHL defenseman (Dallas Stars)
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1964
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Cheryl "Salt" James, singer (Salt-N-Pepa)
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1964
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Peter Ged Gill, drummer (Frankie Goes to Hollywood-2 Tribes) [or 1/8]
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1965
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Kenny Smith, NBA guard (Houston Rockets)
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1966
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Elliot Boult, Blenheim NZ, Australasia golfer
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1966
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Holly Ann Salo, Keani Alaska, Miss Alaska-America (1991)
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1966
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Laura McCabe, cross country skier (Olympics-1994)
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1967
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Brent Fedyk, Yorkton, NHL left wing (Dallas Stars)
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1967
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Dale Joseph, CFL defensive back (Saskatchewan Roughriders)
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1968
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Clare Wood, Zululand South Africa, tennis star (1986 Futures-Lisbon)
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1968
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Rob Zettler, Sept-iles, NHL defenseman (Toronto Maple Leafs)
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1969
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Andrea Parker, actress (Miss Parker-The Pretender)
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1970
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Harry Decheiver, soccer player (RKC)
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1970
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Jason Elam, NFL kicker (Denver Broncos-Superbowl 32)
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1970
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Rhett Harty, Pasedena CA, US soccer player (Olympic-92)
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1970
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Vadim Bekboulatov, NHL forward (Belarus, Oly-98)
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1971
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Bob Boughner, Windsor, NHL defenseman (Buffalo Sabres)
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1971
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Marc Tobert, CFL slot back (Edmonton Eskimos)
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1972
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Craig Johnson, St Paul Mn, NHL left wing (LA Kings/Oly-1994)
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1972
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Pat Riley, NFL defensive end (Chic Bears, Seattle Seahawks)
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1972
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Takuro Abe, WLAF linebacker (Amsterdam Admirals)
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1973
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Kendell Watkins, NFL tight end (Dallas Cowboys)
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1973
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Nanette Pearson, Pleasant Grove Utah, Miss America-Utah (1997)
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1974
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Steve Sarkisian, CFL quarterback (Saskatchewan Roughriders)
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1974
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Toran James, linebacker (San Diego Chargers)
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1975
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Brett Conway, NFL kicker (Green Bay Packers-Superbowl 31)
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1975
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Kenny Wheaton, cornerback (Dallas Cowboys)
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1976
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Freddie Prinze Jr, actor (I Know What You Did Last Summer)
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1977
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James Van Der Beek, actor (Dawson's Creek)
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1977
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Petr Devyatkin, hockey forward (Team Kazakhstan Oly-1998)
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DEATHS
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883
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Albumasar, [Ahmad Aboe M Gafar al-Balkhi], Arabic astronomer, dies
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1144
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Celestine II, [Guido], Italian Pope (1143-44), dies in battle
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1403
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Bajezid I Jildirim, 4th sultan of Turkey (1389-1403), dies at 42
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1466
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Francesco Sforza, Italian condottiere/duke of Milan, dies at 64
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1550
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Juan de Dios, Port/Sp saint (Brothers of Mercy), dies at 55
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1638
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Jacob C van Neck, admiral/mayor of Amsterdam, dies at about 73
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1640
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Guillaume van Messaus, composer, dies at 50
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1661
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Jules Mazarin, Italian cardinal/premier of France, dies at 58
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1702
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John de Baen, portrait painter/etcher, buried at 69
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1702
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William III, Dutch King of England (1689-1702), dies at 51 [NS-Mar 19]
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1709
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William Cowper/Cooper, English anatomist, dies at about 62
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1716
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Harald Vallerius, composer, dies at 69
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1720
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Georg Bronner, composer, dies at 53
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1724
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Enrico Giovanni Zuccalli, Swiss architect, dies at about 81
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1728
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Gian M Crescimbeni, Italian literary/critic (Arcadia), dies at 64
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1734
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Carolomannus Pachschmidt, composer, dies at 33
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1754
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Don Jos de Carvajal bon Lancaster, Sp min of Foreign affairs, dies
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1828
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Johann Anton Sulzer, composer, dies at 75
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1862
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Adrien de La Fage, composer, dies at 56
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1862
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Nat Gordon, last pirate, hanged in NYC for stealing 1,000 slaves
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1869
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Louis Hector Berlioz, French composer (Symphony Fantastic), dies at 65
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1874
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Millard Fillmore, 13th president (1850-53), dies of at 74
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1887
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Pavel Annenkov, Russian literature historian/critic, dies at 73
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1889
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Jens/John Ericsson, Swed/US, engineer (fire extinguisher), dies at 85
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1901
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Karl Freiherr von Stumm-Halberg, German politician, dies at 64
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1901
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Peter Benoit, Flemish composer/conductor (High Mass), dies at 66
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1917
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Ferdinand von Zeppelin, Dutch count/air pioneer, dies at 78
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1919
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Auguste Tolbecque, composer, dies at 88
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1920
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Rafael Obligado, Argentine writer (Santos Vega), dies at 69
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1923
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Johannes S van der Waals, Dutch physicist (Nobel 1910), dies at 85
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1930
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William Howard Taft, 27th US pres (1909-13)/Chief Justice, dies at 72
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1931
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Clara Kathleen Rogers, composer, dies at 87
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1932
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Jan de Louter, Dutch lawyer/tutor of Queen Wilhelmina, dies at 84
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1936
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Peter H J "Piet" van Doorne, director BOVA Red Peppers, executed at 52
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1937
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Albert Verwey, Dutch poet/literature historian (Motion), dies at 71
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1941
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Jose Serrano Simeon, composer, dies at 67
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1941
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Sherwood Anderson, US writer/publisher (Winesburg Ohio), dies at 64
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1942
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Jos R Capablanca, Cuban chess player (world champ 1927), dies at 53
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1945
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H J Jamin, Dutch resistance fighter, dies in Buchenwald
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1945
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Jan Beekes, resistance fighter, executed at 26
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1950
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Jaroslav Kocian, composer, dies at 67
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1951
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Honeymoon Killers, dies in electric chair
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1951
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John Winter Thompson, composer, dies at 83
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1954
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Percy Twentyman-Jones, cricketer (pair in only Test for S Afr), dies
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1955
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Clementine, Princess of Belg, wife of V Napoleon Bonaparte, dies at 82
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1957
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Othmar Schoeck, composer, dies at 70
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1958
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Josephina OFF "Frieda" Herberich, actress (Salontiroler), dies at 85
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1959
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Abdel Wahab Shawwaf, Iraqi colonel/putschist, murdered
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1961
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Thomas Beecham, English conductor (Last Night of the Prom), dies at 81
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1963
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John Hartley, cricketer (bowl avg 115 in 2 Tests for Eng 1906), dies
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1965
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Esther Howard, actress (Detour), dies of heart attack at 72
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1967
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John F Bothwell, actor (Freckles-Our Gang), dies at 46
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1971
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Harold Lloyd, US comic/actor (Why Worry), dies of cancer at 77
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1973
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Gordon Leggat, cricketer (9 Tests for NZ, 351 runs at 21 93), dies
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1973
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Ron "Pigpen" McKernan, rocker (Grateful Dead, Grass Roots), dies at 27
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1974
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Christian van Geel, Dutch poet/sculptor (Spinroc), dies at 56
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1974
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Willem "Wim" Sonneveld, Dutch actor (Silk Stockings), dies at 56
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1975
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George Stevens, US director (Swing Time, Gunga Din), dies at 70
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1977
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Henry Hull, actor (Werewolf of London, Boys Town), dies at 86
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1979
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Grard Blitz, Dutch 400m swimmer (WR), dies at 78
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1983
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William T Walton, English composer (Belhazzar's feast), dies at 80
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1985
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Edward Andrews, actor (Broadside), dies at 70 of a heart attack
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1985
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Thomas Creighton, US heart patient (3 implants in 46 hrs), dies at 33
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1986
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Hubert Fichte, writer, dies at 50
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1992
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Red Callender, US jazz bassist (Unfinished dream), dies at 76
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1993
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Billy Eckstine, jazz singer (Fools Rush In), dies at 78 of stroke
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1993
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Johan Bodegraven, radio host (Purses Open, Dikes Closed), dies at 78
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1993
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Joop Scheltens, TV host/director (Explore Your Place), dies at 69
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1993
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Wells Root, US screenwriter (Prisoner of Zenda), dies at 92
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1994
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John Ewart, Sydney Australia, dies of cancer at 55
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1994
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Joop C Swart, publisher/founder (World Press Photo), dies at 69
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1994
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Knut Haukelid, Norway/US resistance fighter (Rjukan 1943), dies at 82
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1995
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Ota Adler, Czech/British fur trader (Jewish Aid Fund), dies at 83
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1995
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Paul George Vincent O'Shaughnessy Horgan, novelist, dies at 91
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1996
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Alison McCartney, pathologist/Breast Cancer campaigner, dies at 45
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1996
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Jack Malcolm Thorpe Fleming Churchill, commando, dies at 89
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1996
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Paul Lewis Harrhy, actor/opera singer (Intelligence Park), dies at 38
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1997
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Alexander Salkind, producer (Superman), dies at 75
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