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303
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1st official Roman edict for persecution of Christians issued
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1208
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St Francis of Assisi, 26, received his vocation in Portiuncula Italy
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1296
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Pope Boniface VIII degree Clericis Iaicos
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1389
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Battle at Falkping: Danes defeat King Albert of Sweden
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1496
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England's Henry VII ends commercial dispute with Flanders
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1510
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Pope Julius II excommunicates the republic of Venice
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1525
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Battle at Pavia: Emperor Karel V's troops beat French king
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1525
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Franois I caught taken/8700 killed
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1525
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Imperial forces defeat French in battle of Pavia
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1527
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Ferdinand of Austria crowned as king of Bohemia
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1528
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Hungarian anti-king J nos Z polyai & Sultan Suleiman signs treaty
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1530
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1st imperial coronation by a Pope, Charles V crowned by Clement V
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1538
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King Ferdinand of Austria & King J nos Z polyai of Hungary sign Peace of Grosswardein
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1541
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Santiago, Chile founded by Pedro de Valvidia (or 2/12)
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1552
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Privileges of Hanseatic League in England are abrogated
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1582
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Pope Gregory XIII announces New Style (Gregorian) calendar
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1597
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Flemish painter Frederick of Valckenborch becomes porter of Frankfurt-on-Main
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1607
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Claudio Monteverdi's opera "Orfeo," premieres in Mantua
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1613
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English princess Elizabeth marries earl Frederik of Palts
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1708
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Prince Johan Willem Friso sworn in as viceroy of Groningen
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1711
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Handel's opera "Rinaldo" premieres, London
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1779
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George Rogers Clark captures Vincennes (Ind) from British
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1786
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Charles Cornwallis appointed governor-general of India
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1793
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French troops conquer Breda
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1803
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Supreme Court 1st rules a law unconstitutional (Marbury v Madison)
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1807
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17 die & 15 wounded in a crush to witness execution of Holloway, Heggerty & Elizabeth Godfrey in England
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1821
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Mexico gains independence from Spain
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1835
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Siwinowe Kesibwi (Shawnee Sun) is 1st Indian lang monthly mag
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1836
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3,000 Mexicans attack 182 Texans at Alamo, lasts 13 days
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1839
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Steam shovel patented by William Otis, Philadelphia
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1848
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King Louis-Philippe abdicates, 2nd French republic declared
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1855
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US Court of Claims forms for cases against govt
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1857
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1st perforated US postage stamps delivered to govt
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1857
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LA Vineyard Society organized
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1863
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Arizona Territory created
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1863
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Forrest's raid on Brentwood, Tennessee
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1864
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-Feb 25] Battle of Tunnel Hill, GA (Buzzard's Roost)
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1868
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1st US parade with floats (Mardi Gras-Mobile Alabama)
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1868
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House of Reps vote 126 to 47, to impeach President Andrew Johnson
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1876
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Henrik Ibsen's "Peer Gynt," premieres in Oslo
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1881
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De Lesseps' Co begins work on Panama Canal
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1888
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Louisville, Ky becomes 1st govt in US to adopt Australian ballot
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1891
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French troops under capt Archinard occupy Dina West Sudan
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1894
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Nicaragua captures Tegucigalpa, Honduras (National Day, sort of)
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1895
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Cuban war for independence begins
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1896
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Victoria all out for 43 vs South Australia, Jones 6-15 Jarvis 4-27
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1902
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Battle at Yzer Spruit: Boer general De la Rey beats British
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1903
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US signs agreement acquiring a naval station at Guantanamo Bay Cuba
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1905
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Simplon tunnel in Switzerland completed
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1914
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Frank Craven's "Too Many Cooks," premieres in NYC
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1917
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German plan to get Mexican help in WW I exposed (Zimmerman telegram)
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1917
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Red Sox sell Smokey Joe Wood, his arm dead at 26, to Cleve for $15,000
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1917
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Russian revolution breaks out (3/8 NS)
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1918
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Estonia declares independence from Russia
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1920
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NSDAP begins at Hofbruhaus Mnich
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1920
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Peace treaty gives Estonia independence
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1921
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1st transcontinental flight in 24 hrs flying time arrives Florida
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1923
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Flying Scotsman goes into service
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1923
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Mass arrests in US of mafia
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1924
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Greek parliament proclaims republic
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1924
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Johnny Weissmuller, swims 100m record (57 2/5 secs)
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1924
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Mahatma Gandhi released from jail
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1925
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Thermit explosive 1st used to break up ice jam, Waddington, NY
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1927
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John Golden Theater (Theatre Masque) opens at 252 W 45th St NYC
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1932
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Malcolm Campbell drives record speed (253.96 mph) at Daytona
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1933
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Final demonstration of German communist party in Berlin
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1933
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League of Nations tells Japanese to pull out of Manchuria
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1937
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1st US group hospital-medical cooperative authorized, Wash, DC
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1938
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Du Pont begins commercial production of nylon toothbrush bristles
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1939
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Roy Harris' 3rd Symphony, premieres in Boston
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1940
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Frances Langford records "When You Wish Upon a Star"
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1941
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43 Geuzen resistance fighter trial opens in the Hague
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1941
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Anti nazi meeting at Noordermarkt Amsterdam
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1942
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Voice of America begins broadcasting (in German)
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1943
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Gen-major Bradley flies to Algiers
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1943
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Texas League announces it will quit for the duration of WW II
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1944
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Argentina coup by Juan Peron minister of war
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1945
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Egypt & Syria declares war on nazi-Germany
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1945
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Manila freed from Japanese
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1945
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Nazi occupiers begin state of siege
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1946
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Juan Peron elected President of Argentina
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1948
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Communist Party seizes complete control of Czechoslovakia
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1949
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Israel & Egypt sign an armistice agreement
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1949
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V-2/WAC-Corporal 1st rocket to outer space, White Sands, NM, 400 km
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1950
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Labour wins British parliamentary election
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1951
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"Bless You All" closes at Mark Hellinger Theater NYC after 84 perfs
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1951
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Ice Pairs Championship at Milan won by Ria Baran & Paul Falk of GER
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1951
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Ladies Figure Skating Champion in Milan won by Jeanette Altwegg of GRB
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1951
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Men's Figure Skating Championship in Milan won by Richard Button USA
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1952
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Betty MacKinnon & Sam Snead wins LPGA Orlando Mixed Golf Tournament
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1955
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"Silk Stockings" opens at Imperial Theater NYC for 461 performances
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1955
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Pact of Baghdad between Iraq & Turkey signed
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1960
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Italian govt of Segni falls
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1960
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US beats Germany in Olympic hockey finals round, 9-1
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1961
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Explorer (10) fails to reach Earth orbit
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1962
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"New Faces of '62" closes at Alvin Theater NYC after 28 performances
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1962
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"Sail Away" closes at Broadhurst Theater NYC after 167 performances
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1962
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General mobilization in Indonesia over New-Guinea
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1962
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US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site
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1964
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Cassius Clay defeated Sonny Liston for the heavyweight boxing title
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1965
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Beatles begin filming "Help" in Bahamas
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1965
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East German president Ulbricht visits Egypt
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1966
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Coup ousts Pres Kwame Nkrumah of Ghana
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1966
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US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site
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1968
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"Darling of the Day" closes at George Abbott NYC after 31 perfs
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1968
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1st pulsar discovered (CP 1919 by Jocelyn Burnell at Cambridge)
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1968
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Discovery of 1st pulsar announced
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1968
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Gary Unger begins NHL consecutive game record of 914 games
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1968
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Jocelyn Bell discovers 1st pulsar
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1968
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US troops reconquer Hue Vietnam
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1969
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Mariner 6 launched for Mars flyby
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1970
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29 Swiss Army officers die in avalanche (Reckingen, Switzerland)
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1970
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Heintje Simons (14) wins 7 gold records
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1970
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KVDO TV channel 3 in Salem, OR (IND) begins broadcasting
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1971
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Algeria nationalizes French oil companies
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1974
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Atje Keulen-Deelstra becomes world champ all-round skater
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1974
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Pakistan officially recognizes Bangladesh
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1976
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Cuba adopts its constitution
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1976
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Jules Feiffer's "Knock Knock," premieres in NYC
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1976
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Leonid Brezhnev opens 25th congress of CPSU
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1977
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Pres Carter announces US foreign aid will consider human rights
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1978
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Kevin Porter, NJ, sets NBA record with 29 assists in a game
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1979
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Highest price ever paid for a pig, $42,500, Stamford, Texas
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1979
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War between North & South Yemen begins
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1980
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"Canterbury Tales" closes at Rialto Theater NYC after 16 performances
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1980
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Joanne Carner Ladies wins LPGA Bent Tree Golf Classic
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1980
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Rangers score 5 power-play goals against Islanders
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1980
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USA Olympic hockey team defeated Finland, 4-2, to win the gold medal
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1981
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Boston Celtics begin 18 NBA game win streak
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1981
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Britain's Prince Charles announces engagement to Lady Diana Spencer
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1981
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Jean Harris is convicted of murdering Scarsdale diet doctor Tarnower
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1982
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24th Grammy Awards: Betty Davis Eyes, Double Fantasy wins
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1982
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Wayne Gretzky scores NHL-record 78th goal of season en route to 92
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1983
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Dow Jones closes above 1100 mark for 1st time
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1983
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USSR performs underground nuclear test
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1984
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Iraq resumes air attack on Iran
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1985
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Amy Alcott wins LPGA Circle K Golf Open Tucson
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1985
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Birendra, Bir Bikram Shah Dev crowned King of Nepal
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1985
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Jim Kelly (Houston USFL) passes for pro football record 574 yds
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1985
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Yul Brynner reprised his role in "The King & I"
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1986
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Texas Air buys Eastern Airlines for $676 million
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1986
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Voyager 2, 1st Uranus flyby
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1987
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29th Grammy Awards: Higher Love, Graceland, Bruce Hornsby wins
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1987
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LA Laker Kareem Abdul-Jabbar scores his 36,000th NBA point
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1987
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Radio personality Larry King suffers a heart attack
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1988
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Matti Nykanen becomes winter olympics 1st triple gold medalist
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1988
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South African apartheid regime bans the UDF
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1988
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Supreme Ct votes 8-0 Jerry Falwell cannot collect for Hustler parody
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1989
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150-million-year-old fossil egg (oldest dinosaur embryo) found
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1989
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Harold E Ballard sells CFL Hamilton Tiger-Cats to David Braley
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1989
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Iran's Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini offers $1M-$3M bounty on Salman Rushdie's death due to his novel, "Satanic Verses"
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1989
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Margaret Ray found in David Letterman's home, claims to be his wife
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1989
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US Boeing 747 loses parts of roof over Pacific, 9 die
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1989
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US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site
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1990
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Beth Daniel wins LPGA Orix Hawaiia Ladies Golf Open
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1991
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"Those Were The Days" closes at Edison Theater NYC after 126 perfs
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1991
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End of World League of American Football's (WLAF) 1st draft
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1991
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US & allies begin a ground war assault on Iraqi troops
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1993
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35th Grammy Awards: Tears in Heaven, Eric Clapton wins
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1994
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Scoreboard is unveiled at new Cleve Indians' park (Jacobs Field)
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1995
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Dow-Jones hits record 4011.74
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1996
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Cuba downs 2 US planes
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1996
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Meg Mallon wins LPGA Cup o' Noodles Hawaiian Ladies Golf Open
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1997
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Deng Xiaoping, leader of China, cremated (died Feb 19th)
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1997
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South Africa announces it is constructing largest modern day blimp
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1998
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Elton John knighted
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1998
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NHL resumes season since Feb 8th to accomodate the Olympics
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2002
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XIX winter olympics closes in Salt Lake City Utah/Quebec City
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BIRTHS
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1304
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Muhammad ibn Battutah, Arab travel writer (Travels in Asia & Africa)
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1463
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Giovanni Pico della Mirandola, Italy, scholar/platonist
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1500
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Carlos V, King of Spain (1516-56)/Holy Roman Emperor
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1501
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Sixt(us) Birck [Xystus Betulius], German writer (Suzanna)
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1536
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Clement VIII, [Ippolito Aldofireini], Fano Italy, Pope (1592-1605)
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1547
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Jan of Austria, Spanish military man/land guardian of the Netherland
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1557
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Matthias, Vienna, Holy Roman emperor (1612-19)
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1595
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Matthias C Sarbiewski, [Sarbievius], Polish jesuit/poet
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1619
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Charles Le Brun, Paris, painter, designer (Chancellor Sguier)
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1679
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Domenico Natale Sarro, Italian opera composer
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1684
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Catherine I, Empress of Russia 1725-27, Dorpat, Estonia
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1697
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Bernard S Albinus, [Weiss], German surgeon/anatomist
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1704
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Hubert Renotte, composer
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1717
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Bernhard Hupfeld, composer
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1750
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Mikl¢s Rvai, Hungarian linguistic/poet
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1766
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Samuel Wesley, Bristol England, composer/organist (Exultate Deo)
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1771
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Johann Baptist Cramer, German/British pianist/composer/publisher
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1786
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Wilhelm Karl Grimm, Hanau Germany, story teller (Grimm's Fairy Tales)
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1797
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Samuel Lover, composer
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1809
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Albert Schffle, German sociologist (Abriss der Soziologie)
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1809
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Edwin H K Freiherr von Manteuffel, governor/viceroy (Elzas-Lutherian)
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1811
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Daniel A Payne, Bishop/reformer/educator of AME Church
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1811
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Edward Dickinson Baker, Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1861
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1824
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John Crawford Vaughn, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1875
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1827
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Charles Davis Jameson, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1862
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1831
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Georg Leo earl von Caprivi, German chancellor/premier of Prussia
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1833
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Eduard earl von Taaffe, Austrian premier (1868..93)
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1836
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Winslow Homer, US, painter (Gulfstream)
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1838
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Thomas Benton Smith, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1923
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1842
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Arrigio Enrico Boito, composer
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1843
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[Joaquim] The¢filo F Braga, Portuguese poet/author/politician
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1846
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Luigi Denza, composer
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1848
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C Grant B Allen, Canadian writer (Woman Who Did)
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1848
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Johanna C P Barbiers, actress (Voddenraper of Paris)
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1852
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George A Moore, Ireland, painter/novelist (Esther Waters)
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1854
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Franz Courtens, Flemish painter (Golden Rain)
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1858
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Arnold Dolmetsch, Le Mans, musician
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1860
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Daniel Berkeley Updike, printer/publisher/writer (Printing Types)
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1866
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Arthur Pearson, Wookey Somerset England, newspaper proprietor
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1872
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John Jarvis, England, swimmer (won 108 titles)
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1874
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Honus Wagner, HOF shortstop (Pittsburgh Pirates, 1900-17)
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1876
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Jean Poveigh, composer
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1876
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Victor Moore, Hammonton NJ, comedian (Ziegfeld Follies, 7 Year Itch)
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1877
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Rudolf Ganz, composer
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1879
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Herman Teirlinck, Belgian writer (Sun)
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1885
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Bert Lytell, NYC, actor (Henry-One Man's Family)
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1885
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Chester Nimitz, US admiral (commanded Pacific fleet in WW II)
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1885
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Joseph Sprinzak, Speaker of Israeli Knesset (1949-59)
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1885
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Juliusz Kaden-Bandrowski, Polish novelist/satirist (Black Wings)
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1887
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Mary Ellen Chase, US linguistic/author (White Gate)
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1890
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Antonio Massana, composer
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1890
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Marjorie Main, [Tomlinson], Action Ind, actress (Another Thin Man)
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1898
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Kurt Tank, German WW II aircraft designer
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1899
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Jacob Presser, Dutch historian/writer (Down-fall)
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1905
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E Boyland, biochemist
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1905
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Guillaume Landre, composer
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1906
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Alexis Curvers, Belgian author (Tempo di Roma, Bourg-le-Rond)
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1909
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August William Derleth, Sauk City Wisc, writer (Judge Peck Mysteries)
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1909
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Jean Yves Morvan Marin, broadcaster
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1909
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Max Black, Dutch/British/US philosopher (analytical philosophy)
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1909
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Michael Francis Morris Lindsay, orientalist
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1910
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Lord Hazlerigg
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1911
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Konrad Lechner, composer
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1912
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Julius Kowalski, composer
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1913
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Richard Murphey Goodwin, economist
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1914
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David Langdon, cartoonist/illustrator
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1914
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Zachary Scott, Austin Tx, actor (Spotlight Playhouse, Mildred Pierce)
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1915
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Charles Henry "Harry" Urwin, trade unionist
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1916
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Gene Mitchell, museum director
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1917
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William Fairbank, Minneapolis, physicist (superconductivity)
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1919
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Alan Hugh Iliffe, psychologist
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1919
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Earl Kitchener of Khartoum
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1920
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Frank Rogers, CEO (NPA Telegraph)
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1921
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Abe Vigoda, NYC, actor (Barney Miller, Fish)
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1921
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Douglass Watson, Jackson GA, actor (Satan Murders, Another World)
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1921
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Ingvar Lidholm, composer
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1921
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Ludvig Aschkenazy, writer
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1922
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Kanwar Rai Singh, cricketer (batted at MCG in Test for India 1948)
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1922
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Richard Hamilton, painter
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1922
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Steven Hill, Seattle WA, actor (Goddess, Raw Deal, Yentl, Law & Order)
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1924
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Lionel Dakers, director (Royal School of Church Music)
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1924
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William Pillar, British admiral
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1926
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Reginald Freeson, British MP
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1927
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David Mourao-Ferreira, poet/politician
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1928
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Al Lettieri, NYC, actor (Deadly Kiss, Pulp, Mr Majestyk, Getaway)
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1928
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Michael Harrington, St Louis, socialist/author (Fragments of Century)
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1928
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Paul B Elvstrm, Denmark, yachter (Olympic-gold-1948, 52, 56, 60)
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1929
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David Houston, Major-General/Lord Lieutenant of Sutherland
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1929
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Richard B Shull, Evanston Ill, actor (Diana, Holmes & Yoyo)
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1930
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Barbara Lawrence, Carnegie OK, actress (Joe Dakota)
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1931
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Brian Close, cricketer (played for England between 1949 & 1976)
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1931
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Inge Bernstein, British judge
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1931
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Lev Vasilyevich Vorobyov, Russia, cosmonaut
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1931
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Maezumi Hakuyu Taizan Koun, teacher Rinzai/Soto lines of Zen Buddhism
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1931
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Marta Marzotto, Italy, countess
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1932
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Andrew Jacobs Jr, (Rep-D-IN, 1965-73, 75- )
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1932
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Everard Goodman, English real estate developer (TOPS Estates)
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1932
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John Vernon, Canada, actor (Animal House, Chained Heat, Dirty Harry)
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1932
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Michel Legrand, composer (Summer of '42, Windmills of Your Mind)
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1934
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Bettino Craxi, Italy's 1st socialist premier (1983-87)
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1934
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Flemming Nielsen, Denmark, soccer player (Olympic-silver-1960)
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1934
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Frank Chapot, US, equestrian (Olympic-silver-1960, 1972)
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1934
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Linda Cristal, Buenos Aires Arg, actress (Victoria-High Chapparal)
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1934
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Renata Scotto, Savona Italy, operatic soprano
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1934
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Renata Scotto, Savona Italy, soprano (Violetta-La Traviata)
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1934
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Shuko Mizuno, composer
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1935
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Renata Scotto, singer
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1937
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Jerry Wiggin, British MP
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1938
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James Farentino, Bkln NY, actor (Dead & Buried, Final Countdown)
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1938
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Kathleen Richardson, president (Methodist Conference)
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1939
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George Bain, principal (London Business School)
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1940
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Denis Law, British(?) soccer player
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1940
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Jimmy Ellis, WBA heavyweight boxing champ (1968-70)
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1940
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Theo Bosch, Dutch humanist/architect (Nieuwmarkt, Amsterdam)
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1942
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David K Williamson, Australian screenplay/playwright (Removalists)
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1942
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Joe Lieberman, (Sen-D Connecticut)
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1942
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Paul Jones, England, rocker (Manfried Mann-Mighty Quinn)
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1942
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Stuart Henry, British disc jockey
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1944
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Barry Bostwick, San Mateo Ca, actor (Rocky Horror Show, Megaforce)
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1944
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Nicky Hopkins, rock pianist (Stones-Ruby Tuesday, Quicksilver)
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1944
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Sheila Larkin, Bkln NY, actress (Deborah-Storefront Lawyer)
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1945
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Alain Prost, formula-1 racer (1985, 86 champ)
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1946
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Anthony Mayer, chief executive (Housing Corporation)
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1946
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Michael Radford, director (1984, White Mischief)
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1947
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Edward James Olmos, Cal, actor (Miami Vice, Stand & Deliver, Triumph)
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1947
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Lonnie Turner, bassist/vocalist (Steve Miller Band-Abracadabra)
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1947
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Rubert Holmes, Tenafly NJ, vocalist (Pi¤a Colada song)
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1948
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Dennis "Minder" Waterman, London England, actor (Fair Exchange)
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1948
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Lord Melchett
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1948
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Lorri Menconi, playmate (Feb, 1969)
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1949
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John Lever, cricketer (England lefty quick in 21 Tests 1976-81)
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1950
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Cathy Mant, LPGA golfer
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1950
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G J M Gazdar, computational linguist
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1951
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Derek Randall, cricketer (England batsman & animated cover fieldsman)
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1951
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Helen Shaver, Ontario Canada, actress (WIOU, Praise of Older Women)
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1952
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Simon Weinstock, businessman/racehorse owner
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1952
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Tom Burleson, USA, basketball (Oly-silv-1972) tallest Olympian-7'4"
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1954
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Marquess of Normanby
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1955
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Bob Abrams, Ohio, rocker (Buckinghams)
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1955
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Steven Jobs, co-founder (Apple Computer)
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1956
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Eddie Murray, LA Calif, 1st baseman (Orioles, Dodgers, Cleve Indians)
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1956
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Paula Zahn, Napperville Ill, news anchor (ABC, CBS This Morning)
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1957
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Lan Burden, rocker
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1957
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Phil McConkey, NFL wide receiver (NY Giants)
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1958
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Sammy Kershaw, Kaplan LA, country vocalist (Cadillac Style)
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1958
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Susan Scannell, Lexington Mass, actress (Nicole-Dynasty)
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1959
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Beth Broderick, Falmouth KY, actress (Aunt Zelda-Sabrina)
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1959
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Michael Roy Whitney, cricket (great NSW & Aussie lefty quick 1981-92)
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1961
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Janice Gibson, Tulsa OK, LPGA golfer (1994 Youngstown-Warren-15th)
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1961
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Persijn "Dakota" Joling, Dutch rock guitarist/singer (Pilgrims-Red)
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1961
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Ruud Really, soccer player (Feyenoord)
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1962
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Michelle Shocked, singer/musician
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1963
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Fuad Reveiz, NFL kicker (Minn Vikings)
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1963
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Matias Carrillo, Mexican/US baseball outfielder (Florida Marlins)
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1965
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Paul Gruber, NFL tackle (Tampa Bay Bucs)
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1966
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Billy Zane, actor (Orlando, Memphis Belle, Millions, Titanic)
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1966
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Rene Arocha, Cubans/US baseball pitcher (St Louis Cardinals)
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1968
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John Velddman, soccer player (Sparta)
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1968
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Kendall Cross, Hardin MT, 125« lbs freestyle wrestler (Oly-g-92, 96)
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1968
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Vaughn Booker, NFL defensive end (KC Chiefs)
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1970
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Jeff Garcia, CFL quarterback (Calgary Stampeders)
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1970
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Jonathan Ward, Balt Md, actor (Doug-Charles in Charge, Beans Baxter)
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1970
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Wilson Alvarez, Maracaibo Venezuela, pitcher (Chic White Sox)
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1971
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Aki Rahunen, Finland, tennis star
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1971
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Brian Savage, Sudbury, NHL left wing (Montreal Canadiens)
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1972
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Larry Amar, Camarillo Calif, field hockey midfielder/captain (Oly-96)
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1972
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Manon Rheaume, Lac Beauport Quebec, 1st female NHLer (Tampa Bay)
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1972
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Patricia Regan Leines, Medford Or, Miss America (Oregon-3rd-1997)
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1972
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Ron Davis, NFL cornerback (Atlanta Falcons, GB Packers-Superbowl 31)
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1973
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Alexei Kovalev, Moscow Rus, NHL right wing (NY Rangers)
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1973
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Harold Morrow, full back (Minnesota Vikings)
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1973
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James Michael Kennedy, Boston, rocker (4 Fun-Unbelievable Fun Boys)
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1973
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Kavis Reed, CFL defensive back (Edmonton Eskimos)
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1973
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Oscar de la Hoya, boxer
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1974
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Jeremy Laster, Fullerton Calif, water polo driver (Olympics-96)
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1974
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Simeon Rice, defensive end (Arizona Cardinals)
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1977
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Alexis Jose Grullon, NYC, vocalist (Menudo-Cannonball)
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1977
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Floyd Mayweather, Grand Rapids Mich, featherweight boxer (Oly-br-96)
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1978
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Louise Woodward, ELton England, nanny who killed Matthew Eappen
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DEATHS
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1563
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Franois Guise, French general/duke, assassinated at 44
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1624
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Vicente Espinel, Sp adventure/chaplain (Marcos de Obrgon), dies at 72
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1642
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Marco da Gagliano, Italian opera composer, dies at about 66
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1666
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Nicholas Lanier, composer, dies at 77
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1686
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Ferdinando Tacca, Italian painter/son of Pietro Tacca, dies at 66
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1692
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Antimo Liberati, composer, dies at 74
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1704
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Marc-Antoine Charpentier, French composer (church music), dies
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1735
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Georg Friedrich Kauffman, composer, dies at 56
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1784
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Anton Laube, composer, dies at 65
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1785
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Carlo Bonaparte, Corsican attorney, dies at 39
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1799
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Broerius Brorius, theologist (Pensive Christian), dies at about 41
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1799
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Georg C Lichtenberg, German physicist/writer, dies at 56
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1806
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John Nieuwenhuijzen, theologist (Society for General Use), dies at 81
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1810
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Henry Cavendish, physicist/chemist, dies
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1812
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Hugo Kollataj, Polish teacher/minister, dies at 61
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1815
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Robert Fulton, steamboat pioneer, dies
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1825
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Thomas Bowdler, self-appointed Shakespearean censor, dies
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1829
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Auguste Chouteau, St Louis co-founder, dies
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1836
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D niel Berzsenyi, Hungarian poet, dies at 59
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1848
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Frans van Campenhout, Belg singer/composer (Brabanonne), dies at 69
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1862
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Bernard S Ingemann, Danish author (Holger Danske), dies at 72
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1871
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Thodore Caruelle d'Aligny, French painter/etcher, dies at 73
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1874
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Anselmo Clave, composer, dies at 49
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1876
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Jan Pieter Heije, Dutch physician/writer/poet, dies at 67
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1895
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Ignaz Lachner, composer, dies at 87
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1907
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Otto Goldschmidt, composer, dies at 77
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1908
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Anatol' Vakhnyanyn, composer, dies at 66
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1919
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Josephine McGill, composer, dies at 41
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1922
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Alfred Espinas, French sociologist (Socites Animales), dies at 77
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1922
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Dmitri B Shostakovitch, father of Russian composer Dmitri D S, dies
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1924
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Edmond Picard, Fren/Belg writer (Ambidextre journalist), dies at 87
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1926
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Eddie Plank, pitcher (won 327 games in 17 years), dies at 51
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1929
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Andre-Charles-Prosper Messager, composer, dies at 75
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1930
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Jacobus van Looy, Dutch writer/painter (Night Cactus), dies at 74
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1933
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Spottiswoode Aitken, actor (Eagle, Home Sweet Home), dies at 64
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1941
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Oskar Loerke, German director (Longest Day-1926), dies at 56
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1944
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Leo H A Baekeland, Belgian/US chemist (bakeliet), dies at 80
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1945
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Ahmed Maher Pasha, Egypt's PM, assassinated in parliament
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1953
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Karl R G von Rundstedt, Germ gen-field marshal (Ardennes), dies at 77
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1958
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Fernand Baldensperger [Fernand Baldenne], French poet, dies at 86
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1960
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Jean Binet, composer, dies at 66
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1961
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Lon Jeunehomme, Belgian teacher (Pdagogie en Cours), dies at 77
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1964
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Alexander Archipenko, Ukr sculptor/water colors painter, dies at 76
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1964
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Frank Conroy, actor (Midnight Mary, Threat), dies at 73
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1967
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Franz Waxman, German composer (Day at the races), dies at 60
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1969
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Kenneth Green, actor (Penrod), dies of heart attack at 61
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1970
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Conrad Nagel, actor (Celebrity Time), dies at 73
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1973
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Art Smith, actor (Quicksand), dies of heart attack at 73
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1975
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Nikolai A Bulganin, marshal/premier of USSR (1955-58), dies at 79
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1976
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Charles Wilfred Orr, composer, dies at 82
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1976
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H Allen Smith, TV host (Armchair Detective), dies at 69
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1976
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Julian Rivero, actor (Via Pony Express), dies at 85
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1982
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Virginia Bruce, actress (Born to Dance, Great Ziegfield), dies at 71
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1983
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Herbert Norman Howells, composer, dies at 90
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1983
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Tennessee Williams, US playwright (Cat on a Hot Tin Roof), dies at 71
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1984
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Uwe Johnson, writer, dies at 59
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1988
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Irwan Chanin, US theater builder, dies at 96
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1990
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Johnnie Ray, singer (Cry), dies of liver failure at 61
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1990
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Malcolm Forbes, CEO (Forbes Publishing), dies of a heart attack at 70
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1990
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Sandro Pertini, president of Italy (1978, 85), dies at 93
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1990
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Tony Conigliaro, baseball player (Red Sox), dies of pneumonia at 45
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1991
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George Gobel, Chicago, comedian (George Gobel Show), dies at 71
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1991
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Jean Rogers, actress (Flash Gordon, Hot Cargo), dies at 74
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1991
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Marcella Markham, dies of breast cancer at 68
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1991
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Webb Pierce, US country singer (Bye Bye Love), dies of cancer at 64
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1992
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Kay Loring, dies after long illness
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1993
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Bobby Moore, English soccer team capt (World champs 1966), dies
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1993
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Toy Caldwell, guitarist (Marshall Tucker Band), dies at 45
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1994
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Dinah Shore, singer (Chevrolet), dies of cancer at 76
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1994
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Donald Phillips, pianist/composer, dies at 80
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1994
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Jean Sablon, crooner, dies at 87
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1994
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Knut Anders Haukfield, SOE Operative, dies at 83
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1994
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Lores Bonney, aviator, dies at 96
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1995
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Richard Nicholson, musician, dies at 89
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1996
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Anna Larina, revolutionary, dies at 82
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1996
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Gene Mitchell, museum director, dies on 70th birthday
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1996
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James Runcieman Sutherland, academic, dies at 95
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1996
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Laurence Richard Deniz, jazz guitarist, dies at 71
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1997
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Isabelle Harriet Lucas, actress/singer (Outland, Comics), dies at 69
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1998
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Henny Youngman, comedian (Take my wife please), dies at 92
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