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Origin of Christian Era
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69
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Roman garrison of Mainz uprising
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89
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Gov Lucius Antonius Saturninus of Germany becomes emperor of Rome
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313
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Start of Roman (Pontifical) Indiction
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404
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Last gladiator competition in Rome
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414
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King Ataulf of Narbonne marries emperor Honorius sister Galle Placidia
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722
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Hofmeier Charles Martel flees from bishop Willibrord
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990
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Russia adopts Julian calendar
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1430
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Jews of Sicily are no longer required to attend conversionist services
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1438
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Albrecht II von Habsburg becomes king of Hungary
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1494
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Juw Dekama elected potentate of Frisia
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1502
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Portuguese navigators discover Rio de Janeiro
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1504
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King Louis XII loses last bulwark in Naples, Caeta
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1515
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Franois, Duke of Angoulme succeeds Louis XII as Franois I of France
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1515
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Jews are expelled from Laibach Austria
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1573
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Geuzen sets fire to Woudrichem
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1583
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1st day of the Gregorian calendar in Holland & Flanders
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1610
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German astronomer Simon Marius 1st discovers the Jupiter moons, but does not officially report it, Galileo does on July 1 1610
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1622
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Papal Chancery adopts Jan 1 as beginning of the year (was Mar 25)
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1651
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Charles II Stuart crowned king of Scotland
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1660
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1st entry in Samuel Pepys' diary
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1660
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General Moncks army battles with the Tweed on way to London
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1660
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Thomas Fairfax' New Model-army occupies York
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1672
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Jean Racine's "Bajazet," premieres in Paris
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1673
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Regular mail delivery begins between NY & Boston
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1675
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Don Carlos de Gurrea/Arag¢n becomes Spanish land guardian of S Neth
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1689
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Pro-James II-earl of Danby occupies York
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1700
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Protestant West-Europe (except England) begin using Gregorian calendar
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1700
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Russia replaces Byzantines with Julian calendar
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1701
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Great Britain & Ireland union is in effect, creating United Kingdom
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1707
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Jacob V succeeds his father Pedro II as king of Portugal
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1739
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J B C Bouvet de Lozier discovers Bouvet Island, near Antarctica
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1770
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Date of action in the opera "Madeleine"
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1772
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1st traveller's checks issued (London)
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1776
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Gen George Washington hoists Continental Union Flag
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1785
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"Daily Universal Register" (Times of London) publishes 1st issue
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1788
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London's Daily Universal Registrar becomes the Times
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1788
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Quakers in Pennsylvania emancipate their slaves
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1797
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Albany replaces NYC as capital of NY
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1798
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Russia appoints 1st Jewish censor to censor Hebrew books
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1800
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Dutch East Indies Company dissolves
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1801
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Ireland & Great Britain (England & Scotland) form United Kingdom
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1804
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Haiti gains independence from France (National Day)
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1807
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Curaao is taken by English (until March, 1816)
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1808
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African Benevolent Society (education) forms
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1808
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Congress prohibits importation of slaves
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1808
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Sierra Leone becomes a British colony
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1809
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Holland Brigade under brig gen Chass reaches Madrid
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1814
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Field marshal Blcher's troops cross the Rhine at Kaub
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1818
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Official reopening of the White House
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1826
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Baron Van der Capellen resigns as governor of Dutch-Indies
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1827
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Dutch Trade Company NHM gets opium monopoly on Java
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1831
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William Lloyd Garrison publishes 1st issue of abolitionist journal
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1833
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British government demands Falkland islands
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1833
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Curaao census: 2,602 whites, 6,531 free people & 5,894 slaves
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1834
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German Tolunie goes into effect
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1838
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1st official horse race in South Australia-Adelaide
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1840
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1st recorded bowling match in US, Knickerbocker Alleys, NYC
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1842
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1st illustrated weekly magazine in US publishes 1st issue, NYC
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1844
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1st edition of New Rotterdam's Daily (3x per week)
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1846
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Yucatan declares independence from Mxico
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1847
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Michigan is 1st state to abolish capital punishment
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1847
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Neth's Haarlem's Current newspaper starts publishing
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1848
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Britain takes Mosquito Coast from Nicaragua
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1851
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City of Glasgow steamer inaugurates Philadelphia-Liverpool line
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1852
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1st US public bath opens, in NYC
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1852
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National debt of Britain & Ireland is 765,126,582
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1852
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Netherlands begins issuing postage stamps
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1853
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1st practical fire engine (horse-drawn) in US enters service
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1854
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Lincoln University, a black college, chartered (Oxford, Penn)
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1858
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Canada begins using decimal currency system
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1860
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Slavery ends of in Neth Indies
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1861
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Porfirio Diaz conquers Mexico City
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1861
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Pres Lincoln declares slavery in Confederate states unlawful
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1862
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1st US income tax (3% of incomes > $600, 5% of incomes > $10,000)
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1862
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Battle of Ft McRee, FL Battle of Port Royal, SC (Port Royal Ferry)
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1863
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1st homestead under the Homestead Act claimed, near Beatrice, Nebr
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1863
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Battle of Galveston, Texas-Confederates recapture the city
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1863
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Battle of Helena, AK
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1863
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Emancipation Proclamation (ending slavery) issued by Lincoln
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1863
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Franz Schuberts "Missa Solemnis," premieres in Leipzig
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1865
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-Apr 26th] Carolinas' campaign
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1871
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Belgium disbands salt tax
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1873
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Origin of Japanese Era
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1874
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New York City annexes the Bronx
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1877
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England's Queen Victoria proclaimed empress of India
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1879
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John Brahms' Violin Concerto in D major premieres in Leipzig
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1880
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Building of Panama Canal, begins
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1881
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Dr John H Watson is introduced to Sherlock Holmes
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1886
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1st Tournament of Roses (Pasadena Calif)
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1891
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French troops occupy Nioro, West-Sudan, 3000 killed
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1891
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King Pakketvaart sails to Neth Indies
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1892
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Ellis Island becomes reception center for new immigrants
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1893
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1st US college extension courses for credit, Univ of Chicago
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1893
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Japan adopts the Gregorian calendar
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1894
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Denmark adopts Mid-European time
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1894
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Manchester Ship Canal in England opens to traffic
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1895
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Norway adopts Mid-European time
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1896
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Wilhelm Rntgen announces his discovery of x-rays
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1897
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1st football game between black colleges-Atlanta U 10, Tuskegee 0
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1897
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Brooklyn merges with NY to form present City of NY
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1898
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d'Annunzio's "Sogno d'un mattino di primavera," premieres in Rome
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1898
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Lightship replaces whistling buoy at mouth of SF Bay
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1899
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Cuba liberated from Spain by US (Natl Day) (US occupies till 1902)
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1900
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1st date in John dos Passos' USA trilogy (The 42nd Parallel)
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1900
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British protectorates of Northern & Southern Nigeria established
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1900
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Compulsory education in Netherlands goes into effect
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1901
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Australia declares independence from federation of UK colonies
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1902
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1st Rose Bowl game (Pasadena, California) (U of Mich-49, Sanford-0)
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1902
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Nathan Stubblefield makes 1st public demonstration of radio, Penn
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1904
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Neth Indies colony begins opium production
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1905
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9 hour work day for diamond miners
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1906
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Dutch law makes driver's license mandatory
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1907
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Pres Theodore Roosevelt shakes a record 8,513 hands in 1 day
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1908
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1st time, ball signifying new year dropped at Times Square
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1908
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Jack Hobbs makes his Test debut at the MCG (83 & 28)
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1909
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Robert Fowler runs then world record marathon (2:52:45.4)
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1910
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Simpson-Hayward (England) takes 6-43 on debut with underarm lobs
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1911
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Belgian Mining law introduces 9«-hour work day
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1911
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South Australia transfers Northern Territory to federal government
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1912
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1st running of SF's famed "Bay to Breakers" race (7.63 miles/12.3 km)
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1912
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Sun Yat-sen forms Chinese Republic
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1913
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Post office begins parcel post deliveries
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1914
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1st scheduled airline flight, St Petersburg-Tampa (Tony Jannus pilot)
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1914
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Klaas ter Laan becomes Neth's 1st socialist mayor (Zaandam)
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1914
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Northern & Southern Nigeria united in British colony of Nigeria
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1915
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DW Griffith shows "Clansman" at a sneak preview
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1915
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Jews of Laibach Austria expelled
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1916
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1st football game in Rose Bowl (Washington State-Brown)
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1916
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1st issue of "Journal of Negro History" published
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1918
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Last day of the Julian calendar in Finland
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1919
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Belorussian SSR established
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1922
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Vancouver, BC starts driving on the right side of road
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1923
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Union of Socialist Soviet Republics established
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1924
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Grossdeutsche Volksgemeinschaft/Vlkische Block replaces NSDAP
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1925
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Norway's capital Christiania changes name to Oslo
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1926
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Flood in Rhine strikes Cologne
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1927
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Communist uprising in West Java
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1927
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Dodgers announce release of future Hall of Fame Zack Wheat
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1928
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1st US air-conditioned office building opens, San Antonio
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1928
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Algemeene Vereeniging Radio Omroep (AVRO) begins broadcasting (Neth)
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1929
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Roy Riegels runs 60 yds the wrong way with Rose Bowl fumble recovery
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1930
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Earl Claus von Stauffenberg promoted to 2nd lieutenant
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1930
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Jurgens & Van den Berg merge with Lever Brothers to form Unilever
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1932
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Jacob Cocey Sr chosen as mayor of Massillon Ohio
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1932
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Rasse und Siedlungshauptamt publishes Himmler's wedding laws
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1934
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Alcatraz officially becomes a federal prison
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1934
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Federal Deposit Insurance Corp (US bank guarantor) effective
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1934
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International Telecommunication Union established
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1935
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1st Sugar Bowl & 1st Orange Bowl
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1935
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Associated Press inaugurates Wirephoto
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1935
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Eastern Airlines hires Eddie Rickenbacker as GM
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1935
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Pres Mustapha Kemal Pasha names himself "Atatrk: Father of Turkey"
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1936
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1st newspaper to microfilm its current issues, NY Herald Tribune
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1937
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Anastasio Somoza becomes president of Nicaragua
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1937
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Count Claus von Stauffenberg promoted to captain
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1937
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US Army Air Corps physiological research laboratory completed, Ohio
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1941
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Netherlands begins taxing wages
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1941
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Russian general Zhukov appointed chief of general staff
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1942
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Rose Bowl played in NC due to Japanese threat-Oregon 20, Duke 16
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1942
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US & 25 other countries sign a united declaration against the Axis
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1943
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Count Claus von Stauffenberg promoted to lt-colonel
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1943
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Negro League star Josh Gibson suffers a nervous breakdown
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1944
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1st feature-length foreign movie, African Journey, shown on TV, NYC
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1944
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Army defeats Navy 10-7 in football "Arab Bowl," Oran, North Africa
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1944
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Gen Clark replaces Gen Patton as commander of 7th Army
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1945
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France joins the UN
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1945
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German air raid on allied airports at Eindhoven/Saint-Trond/Brussels
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1946
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Emperor Hirohito of Japan announces he is not a god
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1946
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ENIAC, US 1st computer finished by Mauchly/Eckert
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1946
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National Assembly proclaims Hungary a republic
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1947
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Benelux agress to work related issues
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1947
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Britain nationalizes its coal industry
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1947
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WTTG TV channel 5 in Washington, DC (MET) begins broadcasting
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1948
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1st color newsreel filmed (Pasadena Calif)]=
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1948
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Bradman scores 132 in the 1st innings of the 3rd Test v India
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1948
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Britain nationalizes its railways
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1948
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General Agreement on Tariffs & Trade effective
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1948
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Italy adopts constitution
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1948
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Orissa province accedes to India
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1949
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KPRC TV channel 2 in Houston, TX (NBC) begins broadcasting
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1949
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KTTV TV channel 11 in Los Angeles, CA (MET) begins broadcasting
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1949
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Tokelau (Union) Islands declared part of New Zealand
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1950
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Dutch Govt raises all wages 5%, minimally 5 per week
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1950
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Ho Chi Minh begins offensive against French troops in Indo China
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1951
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Massive Chinese/North Korean assault on UN-lines
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1952
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Dmitri Shostakovitch completes his 5th string quartet
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1953
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Ernest Blochs "Suite Hebraique," premieres
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1953
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WBRE TV channel 28 in Wilkes-Barre Scranton, PA (NBC) 1st broadcast
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1954
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KSLA TV channel 12 in Shreveport, LA (CBS) begins broadcasting
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1954
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Rose & Cotton Bowl are 1st sport colorcasts
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1954
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WWTV TV channel 9 in Cadillac-Traverse City, MI (CBS) 1st broadcast
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1954
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Yugoslav parliament chairman/VP Milovan Djilas criticize communism
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1955
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Bhutan issues its 1st postage stamps
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1955
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WEAT (now WPEC) TV channel 12 in West Palm Beach, FL (CBS) begins
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1956
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Elvis Presley records Heartbreak Hotel for RCA in Nashville
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1956
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KHAS TV channel 5 in Hastings, NB (NBC) begins broadcasting
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1956
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KOSA TV channel 7 in Odessa, TX (CBS) begins broadcasting
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1956
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Sudan (Anglo-Egyptian Sudan) declares independence from Egypt & UK
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1956
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WREC (now WREG) TV channel 3 in Memphis, TN (CBS) begins broadcasting
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1957
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Benjamin Britten's ballet "Prince & the Pauper," premieres in London
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1957
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France returns Saar to becomes the 10th state of German Federal Rep
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1957
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International Geophysical Year begins; ends 6/30/1958 (18-mo year)
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1958
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BOAC Britannia flies London to NY in a record 7h57m
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1958
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European Economic Community (Common Market) starts operation
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1958
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Sammy Davis Jr marries Loray White
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1958
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Treaties establish European Economic Community (Common Market)
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1958
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WMBD TV channel 31 in Peoria, IL (CBS) begins broadcasting
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1959
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Castro leads Cuba to victory as Fulgencio Batista flees to Dom Rep
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1959
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Chad becomes autonomous republic in French Community
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1959
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Rohan Kanhai completes 256 v India at Calcutta
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1960
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Bank of France issues new franc, worth 20
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1960
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Cameroon (French Cameroon) gains independence from France
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1960
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Johnny Cash plays 1st of many free concerts behind bars
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1960
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Montserrat adopts constitution
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1960
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US census at 179,245,000
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1961
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Briggs Stadium is renamed Tigers Stadium
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1961
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Houston Oilers beat LA Chargers 24-16 in AFL championship game
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1961
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Largest check issued, Natl Bank of Chicago to Sears ($960.242 billion)
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1961
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Russia introduces a new ruble worth $1.11
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1962
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Beatles' Decca audition is unsuccessful
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1962
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Rwanda granted internal self-government by Belgium
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1962
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Western Samoa gains independence from New Zealand Susuga Malietoa Tanumafili II becomes co-chief of Western Samoa
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1963
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G Woods succeeds Eugene Black as president of the World Bank
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1963
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WTEV (now WLNE) TV channel 6 in Providence RI begins broadcasting
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1964
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Federation of Rhodesia & Nyasaland dissolved
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1964
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KNMT TV channel 12 in Walker, MN (CBS) begins broadcasting
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1964
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KTVS TV channel 3 in Sterling, CO (CBS) begins broadcasting
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1965
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International Cooperation Year begins
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1965
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Palestinian al-Fatah organization forms
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1966
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12 day transit worker strike shuts down NYC subway
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1966
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All US cigarette packs have to carry "Caution Cigarette smoking may be hazardous to your health"
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1966
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Milt coup by Col Jean-Bdel Bokassa in Central African Republic
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1966
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Simon & Garfunkel's "Sounds of Silence" reaches #1
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1967
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CRU becomes the CAFA & turns over the Grey Cup trophy to the CFL
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1967
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Day's play in the Calcutta Test v W Indies cancelled by riots
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1967
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FCC requires AM-FM sister stations to be at least 50% different
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1967
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Green Bay Packers beat Dallas Cowboys 34-27 in NFL championship game
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1967
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KC Chiefs beat Buffalo Bills 31-7 in AFL championship game
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1967
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St Helena adopts constitution
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1967
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Tonga revises constitution
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1967
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WABW TV channel 14 in Pelham, GA (PBS) begins broadcasting
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1968
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ABC radio splits into 4 networks (Info, Entertainment, Contemp & FM)
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1968
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Evel Knievel fails in his attempt to jump Csar's Palace Fountain
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1968
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Netherlands gets color TV
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1968
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WDCO TV channel 15 in Cochran, GA (PBS) begins broadcasting
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1969
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Jack Kent Cooke, owner of NHL's LA Kings, fines each player $100 for "NOT" arguing with the referee
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1970
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"The Epoch" (Time 0 for UNIX systems, Midnight GMT)
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1970
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Afro-American Historical Calendar Series Established
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1970
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Charles "Chub" Feeney becomes president of baseball's National League
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1970
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Neth Christian Workers Union (NCW) forms
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1970
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Revised calendar for Western (RC) Church goes into effect
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1971
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Cigarette advertisements banned on TV
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1972
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"Company" closes at Alvin Theater NYC after 690 performances
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1972
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"On the Town" closes at Imperial Theater NYC after 65 performances
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1972
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"Promises Promises" closes at Shubert Theater NYC after 1281 perfs
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1972
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China PR performs nuclear test at Lop Nor PRC
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1972
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International Book Year begins
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1972
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KDSD TV channel 16 in Aberdeen, SD (PBS) begins broadcasting
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1973
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47th Australian Women's Tennis: Margaret Court beats Goolagong (64 75)
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1973
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Britain, Ireland & Denmark become 7th-9th members of Common Market
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1973
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West African Economic Community formed (Benin, Ivory Coast, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Senegal, Upper Volta)
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1974
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Lee MacPhail takes over as AL president, succeeding Joe Cronin
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1974
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NBC radio begins on the hour news 24 hours a day (following CBS lead)
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1974
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World Population Year begins
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1975
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Haldeman, Ehrlichman, Mitchell & Mardian convicted of Watergate crime
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1975
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International Women's Year begins
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1975
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Sweden adopts constitution
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1976
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"Musical Jubilee" closes at St James Theater NYC after 92 performances
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1976
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Liberty Bell moves to new home behind Independence Hall
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1976
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NBC replaces the peacock logo
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1976
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Venezuela nationalizes oil fields
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1977
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1st woman formally ordained an Episcopal priest (Jacqueline Means)
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1977
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Belgium reapportions 2,359 communities into 596
|
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1977
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Czech intellects begin Human Rights Group Chapter 77
|
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1977
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Tony Dorsett runs for record 202 yards in the Sugar Bowl
|
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1978
|
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"Your Arm's Too Short..." closes at Lyceum NYC after 429 perfs
|
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1978
|
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Air India B747 explodes near Bombay killing 213
|
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1978
|
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Pres Ford signs 1st major revision of copyright law since 1909
|
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1979
|
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International Year of the Child begins
|
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1979
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Jura, 26th canton of Switzerland, established
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1979
|
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US & China (Peoples Republic) begin diplomatic relations
|
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1980
|
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54th Australian Womens Tennis: Barbara Jordan beats S Walsh (63 63)
|
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1980
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Alabama beats Arkansas in Sugar Bowl for college football championship
|
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1980
|
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Chrysler UK renamed Talbot
|
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1980
|
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International Decade of Water & Sanitation begins
|
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1980
|
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Mob storms Russian embassy in Teheran
|
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1980
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Premier Adbou Diouf becomes president of Senegal
|
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1980
|
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Sweden changes order of succession to throne
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1981
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Georgia beats Notre Dame in Sugar Bowl for college football title
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1981
|
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Greece is 10th country to join European Economic Community
|
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1981
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International Year for the Disabled begins
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1981
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Palau (Trust Territory of Pacific Is) becomes self-governing
|
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1981
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Roger Smith becomes CEO of General Motors
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1982
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30 Something stars Ken Olin & Patricia Wettig meet, later they marry
|
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1982
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Clemson wins the Orange Bowl for college football championship
|
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1982
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Javier Prez de Cuellar becomes sec-gen of UN
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1982
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MTA launches a 5 year plan to upgrade the NYC subway system
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1982
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Pope John Paul II prays for an end to martial law in Poland
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1982
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TA launches 5 year capital program to overhaul NYC subway system
|
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1983
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Penn State beats Georgia in Sugar Bowl for college football title
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1983
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PGA inaugurates all-exempt tour
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1983
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World Communications Year begins
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1984
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AT&T's 22 owned Bell system companies divests into 8 companies
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1984
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Brunei becomes independent of UK
|
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1984
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NYC transit fare rises from 75 to 90
|
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1985
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Actress Judith Licht (Who's the Boss) gets married
|
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1985
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International Youth Year begins
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1985
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US's 1st manadatory seat belt law goes into effect (NY)
|
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1985
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VH-1 made its broadcasting debut
|
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1986
|
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Aruba becomes independent from neighbor island Curaao
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1986
|
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Barbra Striesand & Jon Peters relationship breaks up
|
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1986
|
|
International Peace Year begins
|
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1986
|
|
Iowa's All-American running back, Ronnie Harmon, fumbles the ball 4 times in his last game-the Rose Bowl
|
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1986
|
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NYC transit fare rises from 90 to $1.00
|
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1986
|
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Oklahoma wins Orange Bowl for college football championship
|
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1986
|
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Spain & Portugal are 11th & 12th to join European Economic Community
|
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1987
|
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60 bodies recovered in Dupont Plaza Hotel fire in Puerto Rico
|
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1987
|
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China's rudimentary civil code in effect
|
|
1987
|
|
International Year of Shelter for Homeless begins
|
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1988
|
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Czech born tennis star Hana Mandikova becomes an Australian Citizen
|
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1988
|
|
Miami beats Oklahoma for college football championship
|
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1988
|
|
Year of the Reader begins
|
|
1989
|
|
Actress Kelly McGillis gets married
|
|
1989
|
|
NYC transit fare rises from $1.00 to $1.15
|
|
1989
|
|
Year of the Young Reader begins
|
|
1990
|
|
David Dinkins sworn in as 1st black mayor of NYC
|
|
1990
|
|
FCC implements "SYNDEX" giving independent stations more rights over cable TV outlets for exclusive syndicated programs
|
|
1990
|
|
Mitsuko Nishiwaki beats Nakano to become Japan Women wrestling champ
|
|
1990
|
|
NYC MTA stops token redemption at subway stations
|
|
1990
|
|
Sports News Network begins operation on cable TV
|
|
1991
|
|
5% sales tax on consumer goods & services goes into effect in USSR
|
|
1991
|
|
Iraq rejects peace proposal from Egyptian Pres Hosi Mubarak
|
|
1991
|
|
Les Miserables opens at Festival Theatre, Adelaide
|
|
1992
|
|
Bush is 1st US pres to address Australian Parliament
|
|
1992
|
|
Curaao becomes 1st in Dutch Antilles to have compulsory education
|
|
1992
|
|
Europe breaks down trade barriers
|
|
1992
|
|
International Space Year begins
|
|
1992
|
|
NYC transit fare increases from $1.15 to $1.25
|
|
1993
|
|
12 member European Economic Community set up vast free trade zone
|
|
1993
|
|
Blockbuster Bowl 3: Stanford beats Penn State, 24-3
|
|
1993
|
|
Cigarette advertisements are banned in NYC's MTA
|
|
1993
|
|
Czechoslovakia separates into Czech Republic (Bohemia) & Slovakia
|
|
1993
|
|
Harry Connick Jr arrested at a NY airport for gun possession
|
|
1994
|
|
"Flying Karamzov Brothers" closes at Helen Hayes NYC after 50 perfs
|
|
1994
|
|
"Grand Night after Singing" closes at Criterion NYC after 52 perfs
|
|
1994
|
|
Aleksandr Popov swims world record 100m free style (47.83)
|
|
1994
|
|
Carquest Bowl 4: Boston College beats Virginia, 32-13
|
|
1994
|
|
Howard Stern's New Year's Eve Beauty Pageant
|
|
1994
|
|
International Year of Family
|
|
1994
|
|
Jacobs Field opens with "Gateway's New Year's Eve Countdown to '94"
|
|
1994
|
|
Microsoft CEO Bill Gates (38) marries Melinda French (29)
|
|
1994
|
|
North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) goes into effect
|
|
1995
|
|
"Glass Menagerie" closes at Criterion Theater NYC after 57 perfs
|
|
1995
|
|
"Shadow Box" closes at Circle in Sq Theater NYC after 49 performances
|
|
1995
|
|
Austria, Finland & Sweden act to join European Union
|
|
1995
|
|
Centennial of Canadian Mounties presence in Canada's Yukon Territory
|
|
1995
|
|
Fernando Henrique Cardoso installed as president of Brazil
|
|
1995
|
|
for"Tuna Christmas" closes at Booth Theater NYC 20 performances
|
|
1995
|
|
International Year of Tolerance
|
|
1995
|
|
Last "Far Side" by cartoonist Gary Larson (started 1980)
|
|
1995
|
|
Raman Lamba & Ravi Sehgal score 464 for 1st wicket for Delhi
|
|
1996
|
|
After 27 years, Betty Rubble debuts as a Flintstone vitamin
|
|
1996
|
|
Curaao gains limited form of self rule (Status Aparte)
|
|
1998
|
|
All Calif bars, clubs & card rooms must be smoke-free
|
|
1998
|
|
Mongolia switches from a 46 hour to 40 hour work week
|
|
1998
|
|
US Census Bureau estimates population at 268,921,733
|
|
1999
|
|
International Year of Elderly
|
|
2304
|
|
Mid-CALENDAR day
|
|
6000
|
|
1st reversible date since 11/11/1999
|
|
|
BIRTHS
|
|
|
379
|
|
Basilius, the Great, of Caesarea, holyman (Moralia)
|
|
1387
|
|
Charles, The Angry One, king of Navarra (1349-87)
|
|
1431
|
|
Alexander VI [Rodrigo Borgia], Spanish/Italian pope (1492-1503)
|
|
1449
|
|
Lorenzo de'Medici, [The Magnificent] of Florence
|
|
1467
|
|
Sigismund I, the old, king of Poland
|
|
1481
|
|
Huldrych Zwingli, Swiss Protestant reformer
|
|
1504
|
|
Caspar Cruciger, German church reformer
|
|
1520
|
|
Franciscus Balduinus, [Francois Baudouin], lawyer
|
|
1618
|
|
Bartolom Esteban Murillo, Spain, Baroque artist [baptized]
|
|
1622
|
|
Isaac Sweers, Dutch Admiral/general/Civil rights activist
|
|
1628
|
|
Christoph Bernhard, German composer
|
|
1638
|
|
Antoinette du Ligier de la Guard Deshoulieres, French poet/playwright
|
|
1652
|
|
Johann Krieger, composer
|
|
1697
|
|
Johann Pfeiffer, composer
|
|
1709
|
|
Johann H H Btz, German/Dutch organ builder
|
|
1714
|
|
Kristijonas Donelaitis, Lutheran pastor, Lithuanian poet (The Seas)
|
|
1723
|
|
Christian Friedrich Gregor, composer
|
|
1729
|
|
Edmund Burke, British author (Philosophy & Inquiry) [NS=Jan 12]
|
|
1734
|
|
John F E Acton, cruel premier of Naples
|
|
1735
|
|
Paul Revere, silversmith/US patriot (British are coming)
|
|
1745
|
|
"Mad" Anthony Wayne, general
|
|
1748
|
|
Giovanni Furno, composer
|
|
1752
|
|
Elizabeth Griscom (Betsy) Ross, flag maker
|
|
1764
|
|
John Kinker, Dutch linguist/philosopher/poet (Minderjarige Zangster)
|
|
1777
|
|
Micah Hawkins, composer
|
|
1784
|
|
William Beale, composer
|
|
1792
|
|
Henrik A Bjerregaard, Norwegian writer/poet (Sínner af Norge)
|
|
1800
|
|
Sydney Nelson, composer
|
|
1800
|
|
Vaclav Horak, composer
|
|
1809
|
|
John Pieter Heije, Dutch physician/writer/poet (Silver Fleet)
|
|
1815
|
|
Charles Renouvier, French philosopher (neocriticism)
|
|
1817
|
|
Martin H Klaproth, Germany, chemist
|
|
1819
|
|
Arthur Hugh Clough, poet, friend of Matthew Arnold
|
|
1819
|
|
George Foster Shepley, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1878
|
|
1823
|
|
S ndor Petfi, Kikkrs, Hungary, poet, revolutionary (J os Vitz)
|
|
1827
|
|
William Lewis "Old Tige" Cabell, Brig General (Confederate Army)
|
|
1831
|
|
William Joseph Westbrook, composer
|
|
1838
|
|
William Hugh Young, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1901
|
|
1843
|
|
Nikolay Nikolayevich Lodizhensky, composer
|
|
1846
|
|
Nikola Pasic, Serbian nationalist/premier (1891..1926)
|
|
1853
|
|
Hans Koessler, composer
|
|
1854
|
|
James Frazer, Britain, anthropologist/author (The Golden Bough)
|
|
1862
|
|
Snitz Edwards, Hungary, actor (College, Phantom of the Opera)
|
|
1863
|
|
Aleko Konstantinov, Bulgarian writer (To Chicago & Back)
|
|
1863
|
|
Pierre de Coubertin, France, baron (revived Olympic games)
|
|
1864
|
|
Alfred Stieglitz, US photographer/art dealer (Camera Work)
|
|
1865
|
|
Giuseppe Ferrata, composer
|
|
1867
|
|
Charles Edward Montague, English author/critic (Fiery Particles)
|
|
1867
|
|
Lew Fields, comedian (of Weber & Fields)
|
|
1869
|
|
Louis JM de la Valle-Poussin, Belgian indologist
|
|
1873
|
|
Mariano Azuela, Mexico, novelist (The Flies, The Bosses)
|
|
1874
|
|
Hugo Leichtentritt, composer
|
|
1875
|
|
Charles Rist, French economist
|
|
1875
|
|
N F Druce, cricketer (5 Tests for England v Australia 1897-98)
|
|
1876
|
|
Johan C Altorf, sculptor (October 3rd monument)
|
|
1878
|
|
Edwin Franko Goldman, composer
|
|
1878
|
|
Franois Ambrosiny, French dancer/choreograph (L'oiseau enchant)
|
|
1879
|
|
Edward M Forster, England, novelist (Howards End, Passage to India)
|
|
1879
|
|
Emile Argand, Swiss geologist (Dekbladen Theory)
|
|
1879
|
|
Ernest Jones, British psychoanalyst (Life & Work of Sigmund Freud)
|
|
1879
|
|
William Fox, US film pioneer (Nickelodeon)
|
|
1880
|
|
Edie Martin, London England, actress (Titfield Thunderbolt)
|
|
1880
|
|
Shalom Asch, Poland, yiddish writer (Motke Ganev)
|
|
1881
|
|
Carry van Bridges, [de Haan], Dutch author (Heleen, Eva)
|
|
1882
|
|
W C Wendelaar, mayor of Alkmaar (1919-34)/Dutch MP (VVD)
|
|
1883
|
|
Federigo Tozzi, Italian writer/journalist (La Torre, Tre Croci)
|
|
1883
|
|
[Hei]ko E Arnoldi, Dutch actor (3 Drops of Water)/theater director
|
|
1885
|
|
Roland Diggle, composer
|
|
1887
|
|
Wilhelm Canaris, German admiral/head German military intelligence
|
|
1889
|
|
Alexander Smallens, St Petersburg, Russia, conductor
|
|
1889
|
|
Charles Bickford, Cambridge Mass, actor (John-The Virginian)
|
|
1889
|
|
Tadeusz Jarecki, composer
|
|
1889
|
|
Tom Dugan, Dublin Ireland, actor (Circus Clown, Drag, Skyway)
|
|
1890
|
|
Florence Lawrence, Hamilton Ont, silent screen actress (Confidence)
|
|
1891
|
|
Frank Pettingell, Liverpool England, actor (Gaslight, Goose Steps Out)
|
|
1892
|
|
Artur Rodzinski, Spalato, Dalmatia, Poland, conductor/composer
|
|
1892
|
|
Manuel Roxas y Acuna, 1st president Philippines
|
|
1892
|
|
Miklos Radnai, composer
|
|
1895
|
|
J Edgar Hoover, Mr FBI
|
|
1895
|
|
Nathaniel Shilkret, NYC, conductor
|
|
1896
|
|
Maurice Jacobson, composer
|
|
1896
|
|
Teinosuke Kinugasa, Japans actor/director (Jujiro, Jigoku-mon)
|
|
1896
|
|
Yitzhak Edel, composer
|
|
1897
|
|
Walter Greaza, St Paul Minn, actor (Martin Kane Private Eye)
|
|
1898
|
|
George van Derton, Belgian
|
|
1898
|
|
George van Derton, Belgian racer (won 500 race)
|
|
1898
|
|
Viktor Ullmann, opera composer (Der Kaiser von Atlantis)
|
|
1899
|
|
Juozas Tallat-Kelpsa, composer
|
|
1899
|
|
Lev V Kuleshov, Russian director/theorist (Po Zakonu)
|
|
1899
|
|
Raymond Loucheur, composer
|
|
1900
|
|
Hubert van Doorne, Dutch auto manufacturer (DAF)
|
|
1900
|
|
William Haines, Staunton VA, actor (Fast Life, Little Annie Rooney)
|
|
1900
|
|
Xavier Cugat, Barcelona Spain, bandleader (married Abbe Lane, Charo)
|
|
1901
|
|
Christine WI Wittewaall van Stoetwegen, Dutch MP (CDD)
|
|
1902
|
|
Buster Nupen, cricketer (1-eyed South African quick, great on matting)
|
|
1902
|
|
Dimiter Nenov, composer
|
|
1905
|
|
Melvin Price, (Rep-D-IL, 1945- )
|
|
1906
|
|
Frank Stack, Canada, speed skater (Olympic-bronze-1932)
|
|
1907
|
|
Erich Schmid, composer
|
|
1908
|
|
Kinue Hitoma, Japan, 800m runner (Oly-silver-1928)
|
|
1909
|
|
Barry Goldwater, (Sen-R-Az, 1953-65, 69- )/Pres candidate (R) 1964)
|
|
1909
|
|
D D Hindlekar, cricketer (Indian batsman & wicket-keeper 1936-46)
|
|
1909
|
|
Dana Andrews, Collins Miss, actor (Battle of the Bulge, Laura)
|
|
1910
|
|
Russ Bender, actor/writer (Amazing Colossal Man, Space Monster)
|
|
1911
|
|
Endre Szervanszky, composer [or Dec 27]
|
|
1911
|
|
Hank Greenberg, Hall-of-Fame 1st baseman (Detroit Tiger)
|
|
1912
|
|
Kim Philby, British spy/Soviet mole
|
|
1912
|
|
Victor Reuther, Wheeling WV, labor leader
|
|
1913
|
|
Eliot Janeway, financial writer (Economics of Chaos)
|
|
1915
|
|
Franois Bondy, writer
|
|
1915
|
|
Lewis Bingham Keeble, town planner
|
|
1916
|
|
Earl Wrightson, Balt Md, singer (Paul Whiteman's Goodyear Revue)
|
|
1918
|
|
Willy den Ouden, Dutch swimmer, (WR 100m, 1:04.06)
|
|
1919
|
|
Bernard Drukker, Dutch organist/pianist/orch leader (Devil's Wheel)
|
|
1919
|
|
Carole Landis, Fairchild WI, actress (One Million BC, Topper Returns)
|
|
1919
|
|
J[erome] D[avid] Salinger, NYC, novelist (Catcher in the Rye)
|
|
1920
|
|
Elisabeth Andersen, [Anna de Bruyn], Dutch actress (Yerma, Titania)
|
|
1920
|
|
Roger Peacock, writer
|
|
1921
|
|
Alain Mimoun O'Kacha, Algerian/French cross country (Oly-gold-1956)
|
|
1922
|
|
Ernest F Hollings, (Sen-D-SC, 1966- )
|
|
1923
|
|
Chalmers Goodlin, US test pilot (XS-1)
|
|
1923
|
|
Milton Jackson, US, vibraphonist (Milt of Bags)
|
|
1925
|
|
George Conner, NFL tackle, linebacker (Chicago Bears)
|
|
1925
|
|
Valentina Cortesa, Milan Italy, actress (Kidnap Syndicate)
|
|
1926
|
|
Claire Polin [Schaff], composer flautist/musicologist
|
|
1927
|
|
Barbara Baxley, Stockton CA, actress (Norma Rae, Countdown)
|
|
1927
|
|
Juliusz Luciuk, composer
|
|
1927
|
|
Maurice Bjart, France, ballet choreographer (Rite of Spring)
|
|
1927
|
|
Yuri Grigorovich, Leningrad, choreographer
|
|
1928
|
|
Ernest R Tidyman, Ohio, novelist/screenwriter (French Connection)
|
|
1928
|
|
Khan Mohammad, cricketer (Paki fast-med bowler, 54 wkts in 13 Tests)
|
|
1929
|
|
Holling Gustav Vapor, character on Northern Exposure
|
|
1930
|
|
Gaafar Muhammad Nimeiry, premier/president (Sudan)
|
|
1930
|
|
Ty Hardin, NYC, actor (Riptide, Bronco) [or Jun 1]
|
|
1930
|
|
Werner Heiden, composer
|
|
1931
|
|
Carel Brons, composer
|
|
1931
|
|
Siddig El Nigoumi, ceramicist
|
|
1932
|
|
Arnfried G D P, Dutch manufacturer (breadcrumbs)/drugs dealer
|
|
1933
|
|
Anders Bo Leif Linde, composer
|
|
1933
|
|
James A Abrahamson, USAF/astronaut
|
|
1933
|
|
Joe Orton, England, actor/dramatist (Prick Up Your Ears)
|
|
1935
|
|
Harold Martina, Netherland Antilles, pianist/conductor
|
|
1935
|
|
Valentin Nikolaevich N Benderov, Russia, cosmonaut
|
|
1936
|
|
Eve Queler, NYC, conductor
|
|
1936
|
|
Willye B White, US jumper (Olympics-silver-1956)
|
|
1938
|
|
Beatrix Wilhelmina Armgard, Queen of Netherlands (1980- )
|
|
1938
|
|
Bill Emerson, (Rep-R-MO, 1981- )
|
|
1940
|
|
Frank Langella, Bayonne NJ, actor (Dracula, Diary of a Mad Housewife)
|
|
1940
|
|
Jack Kiefer, Columbia PA, PGA golfer (1994 Ralphs Senior Classic)
|
|
1940
|
|
Laszlo Sary, composer
|
|
1940
|
|
Richard Henry Orton, composer
|
|
1942
|
|
Country Joe McDonald, Calif, rock guitarist/vocalist (& the Fish)
|
|
1942
|
|
Don Novello, [Father Guido Sarducci], Ashtabula Oh, comedian (SNL)
|
|
1942
|
|
Gennadi Vassilyevich Sarafanov, USSR, cosmonaut (Soyuz 15)
|
|
1942
|
|
George Couroupos, composer
|
|
1942
|
|
Martin Frost, (Rep-D-TX, 1971- )
|
|
1943
|
|
Jerilyn Britz, Minneapolis MN, LPGA golfer (1979 US Women's Open)
|
|
1944
|
|
Charlie Davis, cricketer (WI batsman in 15 Tests 1968-73)
|
|
1945
|
|
Jacques Ickx, Belgium, Le Mans auto race (6-time winner)
|
|
1946
|
|
Manfred Stengl, Austria, 2 man lugist (Olympic-gold-1960)
|
|
1947
|
|
Alexei Ivanovich Bobrov, Russia, cosmonaut
|
|
1947
|
|
Gary "BB" Coleman, blues vocal/guitarist/producer
|
|
1947
|
|
Peter Lankhorst, Dutch MP (PPR)
|
|
1947
|
|
Vladimir Georgiyevich Titov, Rus cosmonaut (Soyuz T-8, TM-4, STS 63)
|
|
1949
|
|
Nikolai Tikhonovich Moskalenko, Russia, cosmonaut
|
|
1949
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Peter Dormer, arts writer
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1950
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Morgan Fisher, rock keyboardist (British Lions)
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1950
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Svetlana Georgievna Beregovkina, Russia, cosmonaut
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1950
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Yevgeni Vladimirovich Saley, cosmonaut
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1951
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Frans Kellendonk, author (Ruin, The Good for Nothing)
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1951
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Jaco Pastorius, rocker
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1953
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Alpha Blondy, [Seydou Kone], Ivory coast, reggae singer (Jerusalem)
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1953
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Kevin Hangon, composer
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1953
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Rochelle S Abramson, violinist
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1954
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Fr David, Paris France, rocker
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1955
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Michael James Sullivan, Gary IN, PGA golfer (1980 Southern Open)
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1956
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Anatoli Borisovich Polonsky, Russia, lt-colonel/cosmonaut
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1956
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Sergei Vasiliyevich Avdeyev, Russian cosmonaut (Soyuz TM-15, SK:TM-28)
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1958
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Grandmaster Flash, [Joseph Saddler], NYC, rocker (Message)
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1958
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Ren Woods, Portland Oregon, actress (Fanta-Roots)
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1959
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Abdul Ahad Mohmand, Afghanistan, cosmonaut (Soyuz TM-6)
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1960
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Michael David Morrison, actor (Caleb Snyder-As the World Turns)
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1961
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Irv Eatman, NFL tackle (Houston Oilers)
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1961
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Marcia Cross, actress (Melrose Place)
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1962
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Ravshanbek Aliyev, Kirgiz, cosmonaut
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1963
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Glenn Trimble, cricketer (son of Sam Two ODI's for Australia 1986)
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1963
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Lance Smith, NFL guard (NY Giants)
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1964
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DeDee Pfeiffer, actress (Cybill)
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1965
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Andrew O Valmon, Brooklyn NY, 400m runner
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1965
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Harry Galbreath, NFL guard (Green Bay Packers)
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1965
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Mark Dewey, US baseball player (Pittsburgh Pirates)
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1966
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Mika Nieminen, Tampere FIN, hockey forward (Team Finland, Oly-br-1998)
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1966
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Rawley Valberde, Oceanside Calif, actor (Amado-Santa Barbara)
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1967
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Andy Heck, NFL tackle (Seattle Seahawk, Chicago Bears)
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1967
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Derrick Thomas, NFL linebacker (KC Chiefs)
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1968
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John de Visser, soccer player (SC Heerenveen)
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1968
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Sandy Beasley, Richmond BC, softball outfielder (Olympics-96)
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1969
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Morris Chestnut, actor (Boyz N the Hood)
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1969
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Reemt Pyka, Bremerhaven GER, hockey forward (Team Germany)
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1970
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Brian Morton, Wollongong Australia, canoeist (Olympics-96)
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1970
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Tom Sier, soccer player (SC Heerenveen)
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1970
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Vadim Glovatskiy, hockey defenseman (Team Kazakhstan Oly-1998)
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1971
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Beno Bryant, WLAF running back (Amsterdam Admirals)
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1971
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Bobby Holik, Jihlava Cze, NHL left wing (NJ Devils, Team Czech Rep)
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1971
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Bridget Pettis, WNBA guard (Phoenix Mercury)
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1971
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Kevin Lee, NFL wide receiver (NE Patriots)
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1971
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Kevin Mitchell, NFL linebacker (SF 49ers)
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1972
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Barron Miles, NFL def back (Pitts Steelers)/WLAF corner (Frankfurt)
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1972
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Ivan Droppa, hockey defenseman (Team Slovakia 1998)
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1973
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Clyde Wijnhard, soccer player (Ajax, RKC)
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1973
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Fang Li, Hunan China, tennis star (1991 Futures-Bilbao-ESP)
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1973
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Justin Armour, NFL wide receiver (Buffalo Bills)
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1973
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Mercury Hayes, wide receiver (Atlanta Falcons)
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1974
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Johnie Church, NFL defensive end (Seattle Seahawks)
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1975
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Becky Kellar, ice hockey defenseman (Canada, Oly-98)
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1975
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Chris Anstey, NBA center (Dallas Mavericks)
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DEATHS
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379
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Basilius the Great, of Caesarea, saint (Moralia), dies
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404
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Telemachus, Roman monk, murdered
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898
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Odo, earl of Paris/king of France (888-98), dies at about 39
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962
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Boudouin III, count of Flanders, dies
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1387
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Karel de Boze, king of Navarra (1349-87), dies
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1502
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Gregorius XIII, [Ugo Buoncampagni], Italy, pope (1572-85), dies
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1515
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Louis XII, "the Justified" king of France (1498-1515), dies at 52
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1517
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Hermann Vischer, the Younger, German bronze merchant, dies
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1557
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Jacques Cartier, French explorer (Canada), dies at 65
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1559
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Christian III, king of Denmark/Norway (1534-59), dies
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1560
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Guillaume du Bellay, Sieur de Langey, French soldier, dies
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1617
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Hendrick Goltzius, Dutch painter/cartoonist/engraver, dies
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1626
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Cornelis Pieterse Hoft, Amsterdam merchant/regent, dies at 68
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1630
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Tetsugen, Zen teacher (Jodo sect converted to Obaku Zen), dies
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1661
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Pieter Claesz, Dutch still life painter, dies at about 64
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1701
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Pietro Sanmartini, composer, dies at 64
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1716
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William Wycherley, dramatist (The Country Wife), dies at about 75
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1730
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Daniel Finch, 2nd earl of Nottingham, dies at 82
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1753
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Louis-Maurice de La Pierre, composer, dies at 55
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1758
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Johann F von Cronegk, German playwright (Codrus), dies at 26
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1766
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Frans E Jacobus III, Old Pretender, king of Gt Britain/Ireland, dies
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1766
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James III Edward, Old Pretender/king of Gt Britain/Ireland, dies at 77
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1768
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Jean-Laurent Krafft, composer, dies at 73
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1777
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Emanuele Barbella, composer, dies at 58
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1780
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Johann Ludwig Krebs, composer, dies at 66
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1782
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Johann Christian Bach, German composer/Mozarts tutor, dies at 46
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1783
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Jacobus Ensched, Haarlems printer, dies at 39
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1784
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Patrice F earl de Nny, South Neth Secret Council chairman, dies at 67
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1787
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Arthur Middleton, US farmer (signed Decl of Independence), dies at 44
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1789
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Christleib Siegmund Binder, composer, dies at 65
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1793
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Francesco Guardi, Italian painter, dies at 80
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1800
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Louis J M Daubenton, France, zoologist, dies at 83
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1816
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Franois Alexander Sallantin, composer, dies at 60
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1817
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Martin H Klaproth, German chemist (uranium), dies at 73
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1818
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Fedele Fenaroli, composer, dies at 87
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1850
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Raphael G Kiesewetter, Austria musicologist, dies at 76
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1887
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Johan Hendrik Koelman, portrait painter, dies at 66
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1901
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Ignatius Donnelly, US attorney/lt-governor (Minnesota), dies at 69
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1906
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Joseph Miroslav Weber, composer, dies at 51
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1907
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Cyrill Kistler, composer, dies at 58
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1919
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William W Campbell, Canadian poet (Ian of the Orcades), dies at 60
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1920
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Paul Adam, French writer (L'enfant d'Austerlitz), dies at 57
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1934
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Jakob Wassermann, writer, dies at 60
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1942
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Jaroslav Jezek, composer, dies at 35
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1944
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C T B Turner, cricket (17 Tests 1886-95, 101 wkt All time great), dies
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1945
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Vit Nejedly, composer, dies at 33
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1948
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Hermann K J Zilcher, German pianist/composer (Liebesmesse), dies at 66
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1948
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Willem Louis Frederic Landre, composer, dies at 73
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1949
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Malcolm Campbell, English cyclist (world speed-record), dies at 63
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1953
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Hank Williams, country singer (Cold Cold Heart), dies at 29
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1953
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Ludomir R¢zycki, Polish composer/conductor (Casanova), dies at 68
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1957
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Ruth Draper, US elocutionist, dies at 67 or 72
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1958
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David Broekman, musican (Think Fast), dies at 55
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1960
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Margaret Sullavan, actress (Back Street), overdose at 48
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1961
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Dashiell Hammett, author (Sam Spade, Maltese Falcon), dies at 66
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1962
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Diego Mart¡nez Barrio, Spanish president (1939), dies at 76
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1964
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Alf Hall, cricketer (S Afr lefty quick took 40 wkts in 7 Tests), dies
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1964
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Otto Emanuel Olsson, composer, dies at 84
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1964
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Rika Hopper, Dutch actress (Comedia, Anastasia), dies at about 86
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1965
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Gertrude Michael, actress (Caged, Cleopatra), dies at 53
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1965
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Juan Bautista Plaza-Alfonzo, composer, dies at 66
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1966
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Vincent Auriol, President of France (1947-53), dies at 82
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1967
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Maurice Leyland, cricketer (41 Tests for England, 2764 runs), dies
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1967
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Moon Mullican, rocker, dies at 58
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1969
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Barton Maclane, actor (Gen Peterson-I Dream of Jeannie), dies at 68
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1969
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Ian Fleming, writer (James Bond), dies at 80
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1972
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Jane Morgan, actress (Mrs Margaret Davis-Our Miss Brooks), dies at 91
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1972
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Kenneth Patchen, US poet/writer (Cloth of Tempest), dies at 60
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1972
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Maurice A Chevalier, French actor (Can Can, Gigi), dies at 83
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1975
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Arthur Pierson, actor/director (Hat Check Girl), dies at 73
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1980
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Frank Clifford Wykoff, sprinter (Olympic-gold-28, 32, 36), dies at 70
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1980
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Pietro Nenni, Italian politician (Socialists), dies at 88
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1982
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Paul Belmondo, French sculptor (Bathing Woman, Orlans), dies at 83
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1982
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Victor Buono, actor (Mr Schubert-Man from Atlantis), dies at 43
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1982
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Vladimir K Zworykin, Russ/American engineer (cathode-ray tube), dies
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1987
|
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Gustav Knuth, actor (Heidi, Rats), dies at 85
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1988
|
|
Leo Steiner, NY Carnegie Deli's owner, dies
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|
1990
|
|
Charles Boost, Dutch film critic, dies at 82
|
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1990
|
|
Gerhard Schrder, West German minister of Defense, dies at 79
|
|
1990
|
|
Joe Hardstaff Jr, cricketer (23 Tests for England, 1636 runs), dies
|
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1990
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Suzuki Sochu, Zen teacher (Rinzai line)/abbot of Ryutakuji, dies
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1991
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Charles B Timmer, Dutch writer (Russia Black on White), dies at 83
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1991
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Yvonne Waegemans, Flemish author (Gnome Patjoepelke), dies at 81
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1992
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Constantin Poustochkine, jazz critic, dies
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1992
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Corky Geil, dancer, dies in Long Beach CA at 64
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1992
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Ginette Leclerc, actress (Baker's Wife), dies at 79
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1992
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Grace Hopper, computer scientist, dies at 85
|
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1992
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Hette G Abma, vicar/Dutch MP (SGP), dies
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1992
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Mike Frankovich, US producer (Guess Who's Coming to Dinner), dies
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1993
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June Clayworth, actress (Bodyguard, Criminal Court), dies of lymphoma
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1993
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Phyllis Hill, actress (Singing in the Dark), dies of lung cancer at 72
|
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1994
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Cesar Romero, US actor (Joker-Batman), dies at 86
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1994
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Werner Schwab, Austrian playwright (Female Presidents), dies at 35
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1995
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Eugene Wigner, physicist (Nobel prize for physics-1963), dies at 92
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1995
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Frederick West, Engl contractor/serial killer, commits suicide at 53
|
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1995
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Jess Stacy, US jazz pianist (Great Gatsby), dies at 90
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1995
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Ted Hawkins, US blues singer (Watch Your Step), dies at 58
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1996
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Arleigh Albert Burke, British Admiral, dies at 94
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1996
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Arthur Rudolph, rocket Engineer, dies at 89
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1996
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Hamish Imlach, folk singer/comic, dies at 55
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1997
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Graham Kersey, cricket wicket keeper, dies in car crash
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1997
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Joan Rice, actress (Payroll, Steel Key, Curtain Up), dies at 66
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1997
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John Burgess, rugby administrator, dies at 71
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1997
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Townes Van Zandt, musician, dies at 52
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1998
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Helen Wills Moody Roark, tennis ace (31 Grand Slams), dies at 92
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