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858
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Nicolaas I succeeds Benedict III as pope
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1061
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Halley's Comet sparks English monk to predict country'll be destroyed
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1185
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Battle at Danoura: Yoshitsune Minamoto's fleet beats imperial fleet
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1288
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Jews of Yroyes France are accused of ritual murder
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1311
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Gen Malik Kafur returns to Delhi after campaign in South India
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1364
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Pope Urbabus V names John V van Virneburg as bishop of Utrecht
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1524
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Duke of Bourbon drives admiral Bonnivet out of Milan
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1547
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Battle of Mhlberg: Emperor Karel V vs ruler Johan F the Brave
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1558
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Queen Mary Stuart of Scotland marries French crown prince Franois
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1570
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Battles between Spanish troops & followers of sultan Suleiman
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1596
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Pacificatie of Ireland drawn
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1704
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"Boston News-Letter," 1st successful newspaper in US, forms
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1762
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Russia & Prussia signs peace treaty
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1792
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"La Marseillaise" composed by Claude-Joseph Rouget de Lisle
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1800
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Library of Congress establishes with $5,000 allocation
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1801
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1st performance of Joseph Haydn's oratorio "Die Jahreszeiten"
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1823
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Eugne Scribes "Le Menteur Vridique," premieres in Paris
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1833
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Jacob Evert & George Dulty patent soda fountain
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1833
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Patent granted for 1st soda fountain
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1854
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Austria's Franz Joseph I marries Elisabeth A E "Sissi"
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1863
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Skirmish at Okolona/Birmingham, Mississippi (Grierson's Raid)
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1865
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Fire alarm & police telegraph system put into operation (SF)
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1867
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Black demonstrators stage ride-ins on Richmond Va streetcars
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1871
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Opera "Aida" is produced (Cairo)
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1872
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Volcano Vesuvius erupts
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1877
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Last federal occupying troops withdraw from south (New Orleans)
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1877
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Russia declares war on Turkey through Romania
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1880
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Amateur Athletic Association, governing body for men's athletics in England & Wales, is founded in Oxford, England
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1883
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28 Surinamers depart to Amsterdam World's Fair
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1884
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National Medical Association of Black physicians organizes (Atlanta)
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1888
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Eastman Kodak forms
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1891
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Start of Sherlock Holmes adventure "Final Problem"
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1894
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French cyclist Henri Desgrange rides 100km in world record 2:39:18
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1894
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Phillies Lave Cross hits for cycle vs Bkln Dodgers
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1895
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Joshua Slocum completes around-the-world voyage in 11-m boat
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1897
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1st reporter, William Price (Wash Star), assigned to White House
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1898
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Spain declares war on US rejecting ultimatum to withdraw from Cuba
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1898
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US fleet under commodore Dewey sails from Hong Kong to Philippines
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1899
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Transvaal British Uitlanders ask Queen Victoria for aid
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1900
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Passing of Andrew Halliday, cable car pioneer
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1901
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1st AL game, Chic beats Cleve Blues 8-2, 3 other games rained out
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1905
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1st-class Cricket debut of Jack Hobbs, Surrey v Gentlemen (18 & 28)
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1905
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Senators execute a triple-play & beat Yankees 4-3
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1908
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Mr & Mrs Jacob Murdock become 1st to travel across US by car, they leave LA in a Packard & arrive in NYC in 32d-5h-25m
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1909
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Harry Hillman & Lawson Robertson run 100m 3-legged race in 11 seconds
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1910
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German Catholic youth movement Quickborn forms
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1915
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German army fires chloroform gas in Ieper
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1915
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Massacre of Armenians by Turks starts (Armenian Martyrs Day)
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1915
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Pitts' Frank Allen no-hits St Louis (Federal League), 2-0
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1916
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Easter rebellion of Irish against British occupation begins
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1917
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Yankee lefty George Mogridge no-hits Red Sox 2-1 at Fenway
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1920
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British Mandate over Palestine goes into effect (lasts 28 years)
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1920
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Polish troops attack Ukraine
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1921
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1st municipal elections for men & women in Belgium
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1923
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Colonel Jacob Schick patents Schick shavers
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1923
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General harbor strike begins in NYC
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1925
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88øF highest temperature ever recorded in Cleveland in April
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1928
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Fathometer, which measures underwater depth, patented
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1929
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1st non-stop England to India flight takes-off
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1929
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Thorvald Stauning becomes premier of Denmark
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1932
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German national election (NSDAP 36.3% in Prussia)
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1933
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1st major league to get 4 consecutive doubles in 9 inn (Dick Bartell)
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1938
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Lindenheuvel soccer team forms
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1941
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British army begins evacuation of Greece
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1941
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Dutch Prince Bernhard becomes an RAF pilot
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1942
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Luftwaffe bombs Exeter
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1944
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1st Boeing B-29 arrives in China "over the Hump"
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1944
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RAF bombs Munich
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1944
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United Negro College Fund incorporates
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1945
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Albert B "Happy" Chandler is named 2nd baseball commissioner
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1945
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Delegates of 46 countries gather in SF (to discuss UN)
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1946
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11 players Tinker, Evers, Chance, Burkett, McCarthy, Waddell, Plank, Walsh, Chesbro, Griffith, & McGinnity are named to Hall of
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1949
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3rd Tony Awards: Death of a Salesman & Kiss Me Kate win
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1950
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"Peter Pan" opens at Imperial Theater NYC for 320 performances
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1950
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Independent republic of South Molukkas declared
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1950
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Pres Truman denies there are communists in US govt
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1951
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Betsy Rawls wins LPGA Sacramento Women's Golf Invitational Open
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1953
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Winston Churchill knighted by Queen Elizabeth II
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1954
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1st American, civilian pilot, P.R. Holden, wounded in Indochina
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1954
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Australia & USSR break diplomatic relations
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1954
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WSEE TV channel 35 in Erie, PA (CBS) begins broadcasting
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1955
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Conference of Bandung against colonialism/for self determination, ends
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1955
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Gaullists lose elections in France
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1955
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KFDM TV channel 6 in Beaumont, TX (CBS) begins broadcasting
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1955
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KMAU (now KGMV) TV channel 3 in Wailuku, HI (CBS) begins broadcasting
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1956
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AL ump Frank Umont is 1st to wear glasses in a regular season game
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1957
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Chic Cub pitchers walk NL record 9 Reds in 5th inning
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1958
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Lee Walls hits 3 HRS, as Cubs beat Dodgers 15-2
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1959
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Neth Dance Theater opens (Rudi of Dantzig & Cut Flier)
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1959
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WICD TV channel 15 in Champaign, IL (NBC/ABC) begins broadcasting
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1960
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14th Tony Awards: Miracle Worker & Fiorello! win
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1960
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Heavy earthquake strikes South Persia, 500 killed
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1960
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Louise Suggs wins LPGA Civitan Golf Open
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1960
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Record 4 grand slams hit today
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1961
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JFK accepts "sole responsibility" following Bay of Pigs
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1961
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Vasa, which sunk on her maiden voyage in 1628, is raised
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1962
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1st Lockheed A-12 is taxi tested
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1962
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MIT sends TV signal by satellite for 1st time: CA to MA
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1962
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Sandy Koufax's 2nd 18-strikeout game
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1963
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17th NBA Championship: Boston Celtics beat LA Lakers, 4 games to 2
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1963
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English princess Alexandra marries sir Angus Ogilvy
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1963
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US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site
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1965
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"Comedy in Music-Opus 2" closes at John Golden NYC after 192 perfs
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1965
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Military coup under Donald Reid Cabral in Dominican Republic
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1965
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NY Met Casey Stengel wins his 3,000 game as manager
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1966
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Atlanta Braves win NL-record 18 straight home games (17 in Milwaukee)
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1966
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Carol Mann wins LPGA Peach Blossom Golf Invitational
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1967
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21st NBA Championship: Phila 76ers beat SF Warriors, 4 games to 2
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1968
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ABC Masters Bowling Tournament won by Pete Tountas
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1968
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Leftist students take over Columbia University, NYC
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1968
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USSR performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakh/Semipalitinsk USSR
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1969
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Gen Lin Piao succeeds Mao, is seriously wounded
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1969
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Lebanese army in battle with Palestinians
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1969
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Paul McCartney says their is no truth to rumors he is dead
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1969
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US B-52's drop 3,000 ton bombs at Cambodian boundary
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1970
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China PR launches its 1st satellite transmitting song "East is Red"
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1970
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Gambia becomes a republic within Commonwealth
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1970
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Senegal adopts constitution
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1971
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"Frank Merriwell" opens/closes at Longacre Theater NYC for 1 perf
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1971
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Soyuz 10 returns to Earth
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1974
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Dutch women hockey team becomes world champion
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1974
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NFL grants franchise to Tampa Bay Bucaneers
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1975
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Penguins 1-Isles 4-Quarterfinals-series tied at 3-3
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1975
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US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site
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1977
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Kathy Whitworth wins LPGA American Defender Golf Tournament
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1978
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Angels Nolan Ryan strikes out 15 Mariners, 20th time he has 15 in game
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1979
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Rhodesian bishop Muzorewa wins general election
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1980
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US military operation to save 52 hostages in Iran, fails, 8 die
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1981
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Bill Shoemaker wins his 8,000th race, 2000 more than any other jockey
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1981
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IBM-PC computer introduced
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1981
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San Antonio blocks 20 Golden State shots to set NBA reg game record
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1981
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US ends grain embargo against USSR
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1982
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150 Khomeini followers assault student dormitory in West Germany
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1982
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Cards win 12th game in a row; 7-4 over Phillies
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1982
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Firestone World Bowling Tournament of Champions won by Mike Durbin
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1983
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"Show Boat" opens at Uris Theater NYC for 73 performances
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1983
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Austrian socialist party loses parliamentary election
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1983
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Hollis Stacy wins LPGA S&H Golf Classic
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1984
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Oiler's Wayne Gretzky is 3rd to score on a Stanley Cup penalty shot
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1985
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Pulitzer prize awarded to Carolyn Lizer for "Yin"
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1987
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Howard Stern holds a free speech rally at Dag Hammarskjold Plaza NYC
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1988
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Rosie Jones wins LPGA USX Golf Classic
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1989
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10s of thousands of students strikes in Beijing China
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1989
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Massachusetts declares today "New Kids on the Block Day"
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1990
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Brian Friel's "Dancing at Lughnasa," premieres in Dublin
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1990
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Security law violator Michael Milken pleads guilty to 6 felonies
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1990
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US 66th manned space mission STS 31 (Discovery 10) launches into orbit
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1990
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West & East Germany agree to merge currency & economies on July 1st
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1991
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26th Academy of Country Music Awards: Garth Brooks
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1992
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"Man of La Mancha" opens at Marquis Theater NYC for 108 performances
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1992
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David Bowie marries model Iman in Switzerland
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1992
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George Steinbrenner drops his suits against baseball
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1992
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Vinson Pike fined 1000 for distributing obscene computer pictures
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1993
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1000 kg heavy IRA car bomb explodes in London, killing 1
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1993
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ABC news analyst Jeff Greenfield weds Karen Gannett
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1993
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Firestone World Bowling Tournament of Champions won by George Branham
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1994
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"Broken Glass" opens at Booth Theater NYC for 73 performances
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1994
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"Flowering Peach" closes at Lyceum Theater NYC after 41 performances
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1994
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Actress Kelly Preston (26) weds actor Lou Diamond Phillips (32)
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1994
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Armando Calder¢n Sol wins El Salvador presidential election
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1994
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Bomb attack in center of Johannesburg, 9 killed
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1994
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David Robinson scores ties 7th highest total in the NBA - 71
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1994
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NY Rangers sweep NY Islanders in NHL playoffs
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1995
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Court orders Darryl Strawberry to pay back $350,000 in taxes
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1995
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Dow Jones Index hits record 4303.98
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1995
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Package bomb, linked to Unabomber, blows up killing Gilbert B Murray
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1996
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"Jack-Night on Town with John Barrymore" opens at Belasco for 12 perf
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1996
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31st Academy of Country Music Awards: Shania Twain
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1996
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Highest scoring baseball game in 17 years - Twins 24, Tigers 11
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1997
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"Steel Peer," opens at Richard Rodgers Theater NYC for 76 performances
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BIRTHS
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1538
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Gugliemo Gonzaga, composer
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1576
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Sab Vicente de Pa£l
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1594
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Benedikt Lechler, composer
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1620
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John Graunt, statistician, founder of science of demography
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1660
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Cornelis Dusart, Dutch painter/engraver
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1670
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Christian Ludwig Boxberg, composer
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1706
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Giovanni Battista Martini, composer
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1721
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Johann Philipp Kirnberger, German composer, baptised
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1742
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Roman Hoffstetter, composer
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1743
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Edmund Cartwright, England, cleric, inventor (power loom)
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1750
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Simon-Antoine-Jean Lhuillier, Swiss mathematician
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1766
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Robert Bailey Thomas, founder (Farmer's Almanac)
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1769
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Arthur Wellesley, General/Duke of Wellington
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1773
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Harman W Muntinghe, lawyer/Dutch colonial director
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1791
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Nikolaj A Bestuzhev, Russia, writer/painter (Account about Holland)
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1796
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K L Immermann, writer
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1804
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Thomas Oliver Selfridge, Comm (Union Navy)
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1807
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Charles Ferguson Smith, Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1862
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1814
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Angela Burdett-Coutts, philanthropist extrordinaire
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1814
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Vincente F L¢pez, Argentina historian (La Novia del Hereje)
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1815
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Anthony Trollope, England, novelist/poet (Barchester Towers)
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1815
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James Edward Harrison, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1875
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1822
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Erastus Barnard Tyler, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers)
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1824
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Fournier, Swiss/French postage stamp forger
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1828
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Robert Brank Vance, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1899
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1829
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George Peabody Estey, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1881
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1836
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Jeltje de Bosch Kemper, Dutch feminist
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1837
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Friedrich von Holstein, German diplomat (die graue Eminenz)
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1845
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Carl Spitteler, Switz, poet (Prometheus & Epimetheus; Nobel 1919)
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1849
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Joseph S Gallini, general (Battle of Marne)/milt governor (Paris)
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1851
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Eduardo Acevedo D¡az, Uruguaian writer (Ismael, Grito de Gloria)
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1856
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Henri POBJ Ptain, French marshal (Verdun/Vichy regime)
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1864
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George AA Alting van Geusau, dir-gen (PTT)/Dutch Min of War (1918-20)
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1867
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Fannie Thomas, became oldest known American (113 y 273 d at death)
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1873
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Theodor Krner von Siegringen, Austrian general/president
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1874
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John Russell Pope, US, architect (Jefferson Memorial)
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1874
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Willem E Roelofs, Dutch painter/cartoonist
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1875
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Jeno Huszka, composer
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1877
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Charles Cuvillier, composer
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1883
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Jaroslav Hasek, Czech writer (Brave soldier Schweik) [or April 30]
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1886
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Kurt Pinthus, writer
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1886
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R Pelgrom, oldest Dutch man (died Apr 15, 1994, 9 days short of 108)
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1889
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[Richard] Stafford Cripps, Engl min of Plane-manufacturing (1942-45)
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1892
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Jack Hulbert, Ely England, actor (Into the Blue, Bulldog Jack)
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1893
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Robert Harron, NYC, actor (Birth of a Nation, Intolerance)
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1895
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S Constantine Timoshenko, Russian marshal/people's commissioner
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1897
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Benjamin Lee Whorf, linguist (or 1797)
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1897
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Gyorgy Kosa, composer
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1903
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Jos A Primo de Rivera y Sanz de Heredia, founder (Spanish Falange)
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1903
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Mike Michalske, NFL guard (NY Yankees, Green Bay Packers)
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1903
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Siegfried F Nadel, Austrian/British anthropologist (Black Byzantium)
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1904
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Friedrich Siemens, German industrialist (Siemens), dies
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1904
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Willem De Kooning, Rotterdam Netherland, artist (North Atlantic Light)
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1905
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Robert Penn Warren, 1st US poet laureate (All the King's Men)
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1907
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Vaclav Trojan, composer
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1908
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Heddy Bouber, [Hermanus G Blom], actor (Bluejackets)
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1909
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Bernhard Grzimek, zoologist (West Germany)
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1909
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Irven Spence, animator
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1911
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Jack E Leonard, Chicago Ill, comedian (Disorderly Orderly)
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1911
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Karl O Schiller, German economist (Minister of Economics)
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1911
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Robert Joseph Kane, Ithaca NY, Pres of US Olympic Comm (1976)
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1911
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Sigursveinn David Kristinsson, composer
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1914
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Bernard Caulfield, judge
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1914
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Justin Wilson, cajun chef (Wise Potato Chips)
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1914
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Ruth White, Perth Amboy NJ, actress (Up the Down Staircase)
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1916
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Stanley Kauffmann, NYC, playwright (Red Handkerchief Man)
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1917
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Len Creed, bookmaker
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1921
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Laci Boldemann, composer
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1922
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J D Cannon, Salmon Idaho, actor (McCloud, Ike, Call to Glory)
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1924
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Marilyn Erskine, Rochester NY, actor (Fran-Tom Ewell Show)
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1924
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Yehoshua Lakner, composer
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1927
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Josy Barthel, Luxembourg, 1500m runner (Olympic-gold-1952)
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1927
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Pasqualino de Santis, cinematographer
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1927
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Patrick Bowles, writer/translator
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1928
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Gustav Krivinka, composer
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1929
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Ferit Tuzun, composer
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1930
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Conn Findlay, Stockton Calif, coxswain (Oly-2 gold/bronze-56, 64, 76)
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1931
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Bridget Riley, British painter (op-art)
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1932
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Coen[rad] Flink, Dutch actor (Pastorale 1943, Havinck, Honneponnetje)
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1933
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Freddie Scott, US songwriter/singer (Cry to Me)
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1934
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John Barbour, Toronto, TV host (Real People)
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1934
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Shirley MacLaine, Richmond Va, actress/mystic (Irma la Douce)
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1935
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Louis Keith, Chicago, physician (expert on multiple-births)
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1936
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Jill Ireland, London, actress (Breakout, Assassination, Chino)
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1940
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David Larter, cricketer (two-metre tall England pace bowler)
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1941
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John Williams, Melbourne Australia, guitarist (Acad Award)
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1942
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Barbra Streisand, Bkln NY, singer/actress/award winner (People)
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1942
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Richard M Daley, (mayor-D-Chicago)
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1942
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Valeri Abramovich Voloshin, Russian cosmonaut
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1943
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Richard Sterban, Camden NJ, country singer (Oak Ridge Boys-Elvira)
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1944
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[Bernard] St Clair Lee [Calhoun], US singer (Rock the Boat)
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1945
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Doug Clifford, rock drummer (Creedence Clearwater Revival-Proud Mary)
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1945
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Eugene O'Brien, composer
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1945
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Robert Knight, rocker
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1945
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Stu Cook, rocker
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1946
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Bruce Stuart Saylor, composer
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1947
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Glenn Cornick, rock bassist (Jethro Tull-Thick as a Brick)
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1947
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Hubert Ann Kelly, US singer (Hues Corporation/Rock the boat)
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1948
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Benzion Freshwater, English multi-millionaire
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1948
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Eddie James Hart, Martinez Cal, 4x100m relay runner (Olympic-gold-72)
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1951
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Andrew John Fairclough, trade union educator
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1953
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Eric Bogosian, Woburn MA, actor (Talk Radio)
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1953
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John P Hiler, (Rep-R-IN, 1981- )
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1953
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Porter Carroll Jr, drummer (Atlantic Star-Touch a 4 Leaf Clover)
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1954
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Captain Sensible, [Ray Burns], UK, rock bassist (Women & Capts 1st)
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1954
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Jack Blades, rock bassist (Damn Yankees-Coming of Age, Night Ranger)
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1954
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Vince Ferragamo, NFL/CFL quarterback (LA Rams, Montral Alouettes)
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1955
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Jack Kingston, (Rep-R-Georgia)
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1955
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Michael O'Keefe, NJ, actor (Caddyshack, Ironweed, Slugger's Wife)
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1957
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Tricia Lange, Hollywood Calif, playmate (June, 1984)
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1958
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Fernando Luna, Spain, tennis star
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1959
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Yvonne D Cagle, West Point NY, MD/astronaut
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1960
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?, weatherman (WNYW TV NYC)
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1960
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Paula Yates, London England, Mrs Bob Geldof/rocker/writer (Blondes)
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1963
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Billy Gould, LA Calif, rock bassist (Faith No More)
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1963
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Joey Vera, heavy metal rocker (Armored Saint-Aftermath)
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1965
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Mike Blowers, Wurlzburg Germany, infielder (NY Yankees, LA Dodgers)
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1966
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Margashayam Venkataramana, cricketer (Indian off-spinner 1989)
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1966
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Pascale Paradis-Mangon, France, tennis star
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1966
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Theo Adams, WLAF tackle (Frankfurt Galaxy)
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1967
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Dino Radja, NBA forward (Boston Celtics)
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1967
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Leslie M Marx, Ft Belvoir Va, fencer-epee (Olympics-96)
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1967
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Pam[ela] Bustin, Somerset Mass, field hockey defender (Olympics-96)
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1968
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Aaron Comes, rocker (Spin Doctors)
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1968
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Mark Vanderloo, Waddenveen Neth, model
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1968
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Todd Jones, Marietta GA, pitcher (Houston Astros)
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1968
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Tracy Gravely, CFL linebacker (Montreal Alouettes)
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1970
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Damien Fleming, Aust cricket pace bowler (hat-trick on Test debut)
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1970
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Emanuela Zardo, Switzerland, tennis star
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1971
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Jeff Brohm, quarterback (San Francisco 49ers)
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1971
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Ken Klee, Indianapolis, NHL defenseman (Washington Capitals)
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1971
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Kumara Dharmasena, cricketer (Sri Lankan off-spinner)
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1971
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Phil Rogers, Adelaide SA Aust, 100m breaststroker (Oly-bronze-92, 96)
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1972
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Chipper Jones, Deland FL, infielder (Atlanta Braves)
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1972
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Jamie Brown, NFL tackle (Denver Broncos-Superbowl 32)
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1972
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Nicolas Gill, Montreal Quebec, 86kg judoka (Olympics-bronze-92, 96)
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1973
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Eric Snow, NBA guard (Phila 76ers, Seattle Supersonics)
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1973
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Jamie Brown, NFL tackle (Denver Broncos)
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1973
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Mark Babic, Australian soccer defender (Olyroos, Olympics-96)
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1973
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Melissa Short, Kaaawa Hawaii, Miss America (Hawaii-Top 10-1997)
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1973
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Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar, cricketer (prodigy at 16, Indian capt at 23)
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1973
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Ville Peltonen, hockey forward (Team Finland Oly-Bronze-1998)
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1974
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Jared Tomich, defensive end (New Orleans Saints)
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1974
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Marc Collins, NFL punter (Seattle Seahawks)
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1974
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Toine Rorije, soccer player (Go Ahead Eagles)
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1975
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Justin Boocock, Launceston Australia, canoeist (Olympics-96)
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1975
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Michael Stewart, NBA center (Sacramento Kings)
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1976
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Shane McDermott, actor (Garrett Booth-Swan's Crossing)
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1976
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Sonya Jeyaseelan, Newestminster BC, tennis star (1995 Futures Fla)
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1977
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Ryan Mitchell, Port Augusta SA Australia, swimmer (Olympics-96)
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1988
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Michael Tylo, son of US actor/actress Michael Tylo/Deborah Hunter
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1992
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Sean Rademaker, actor (Kirkland Harrison-Another World)
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DEATHS
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709
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Wilfried, bishop of York, dies at about 76
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729
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Egbert[us], English bishop/saint, dies in Iona at 89
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1077
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Geza I, King of Hungary (1074-7), dies
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1185
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Antoku Taira, emperor of Japan (1180-85), drowns
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1530
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Jacopo Sannazaro, Italian poet (De partu Virginis), dies
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1617
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Carlo Concino, French marquis of Ancre/state advisor, murdered
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1731
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Daniel Defoe, English novelist (Robinson Crusoe), dies
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1758
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Florian Wrastill, composer, dies at 41
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1776
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Carolus van de Abeele, Flemish Jesuit, dies at 84
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1776
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Giuseppi Paolucci, composer, dies at 49
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1824
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Herman Muntinghe, theologist (History of Mankind), dies at 71
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1827
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Pierre Joseph Candielle, composer, dies at 82
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1848
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Franois van Campenhout, Belgian composer (Brabanonne), dies at 69
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1850
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Louis Alexandre Piccinni, composer, dies at 70
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1855
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Walenty Karol Kratzer, composer, dies at 75
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1875
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Jose Maria de la Purificacion Ventura, composer, dies at 58
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1891
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Count Helmuth K B von Moltke, Prussian gen/fieldmarshal, dies
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1900
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George J D Campbell, Brit min of Indies (1868-74, 80-85), dies at 76
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1904
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Friedrich Siemens, German industrial, dies at 77
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1912
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Justin M'Carthy, politician/novelist (Miss Misanthrope), dies at 81
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1917
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Oskar Blumenthal, writer, dies
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1922
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Richard Batka, composer, dies at 53
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1924
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George Street, English cricket wicket keeper (1 Test 1923), dies
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1928
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Ferdinand B Hummel, composer, dies at 72
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1935
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Paul Klengel, composer, dies at 80
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1936
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Alphons Diepenbrock, composer, dies at 73
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1936
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Bernard van Dieren, composer, dies at 51
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1939
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John Foulds, composer, dies at 58
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1943
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Gerardus H de Hare, socialist vicar, dies at 63
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1945
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Anton de Kom, Suriname resistance fighter, dies at 47
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1945
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Hubert Bath, composer, dies at 61
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1948
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Joseph Wihtol, composer, dies at 84
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1948
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Manuel Marua Ponce, Mexican composer (Ferial), dies at 65
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1948
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Rosita Marstini, actress (I Cover Waterfront, Big Parade), dies at 54
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1952
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Hans [Hendrik A] Kramers, physicist (quantum mechanics), dies at 57
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1952
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Jules Poncelet, Belgian minister of State, dies at 82
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1955
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Alfred Polgar, Austrian writer/theater critic, dies at 79
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1956
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Albrecht G Alt, German theologist (Small Schriften), dies at 72
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1956
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Henry Stephenson, actor (Conquest, Mr Lucky), dies at 85
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1957
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Andries CD de Graeff, gov-gen of Neth Indies (1926-31), dies at 84
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1959
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Jef van Hoof, composer, dies at 72
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1960
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John P "John" Musch, actor/founder (JM), dies at 84
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1961
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Lee Moran, actor (Circus Clown), dies of heart ailment at 72
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1965
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Louise Dresser, actress (State Fair, Ship Comes In, Mammy), dies at 86
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1967
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Frank Overton, actor (12 O'Clock High), dies at 48
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1967
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Vladimir M Komarov, cosmonaut (Voshkod I), dies in Soyuz 1 at 40
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1968
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Norman McKaye, actor (Untamed Fury, Frogman), dies at 62
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1968
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Tommy Noonan, actor (Gentlemen Perfer Blondes), dies at 45
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1974
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Bud Abbott, comedian (Abbott & Costello), dies at 78
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1975
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William Hartnell, actor (Jackpot, This Sporting Life), dies at 67
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1976
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Mark Tobey, US abstract painter, (Broadway Norm), dies at 85
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1979
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John Carroll, actor (Hired Wife, Fiesta, Geraldine), dies at 72
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1980
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Alentejo Carpentier, Cuban/Fren writer (Guerra del Tiempo), dies at 75
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1985
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Sergei Yutkevich, Russian director, (Otello, Banya), dies at 80
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1986
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Bessie Wallis Warfield Simpson, (Edward abdicated for her), dies at 89
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1986
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Bill Edrich, cricketer (39 Tests for England), dies
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1988
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E S "Bob" Newson, cricketer (S African fast bowler in 1930's), dies
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1990
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Joseph Leberman, entertainer, dies
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1990
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Tom Rolfing, actor (He Knows You're Alone, Cliff-Another World), dies
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1991
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J de Graaf, ethicus/president church & peace, dies
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1993
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Oliver R Tambo, chairman (African National Congress), dies at 75
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1995
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Douglas Gunsekera, banker, dies at 77
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1996
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Donald Cammell, film director, dies at 62
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1996
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Erma Bombeck, columnist (Septic Tank is Always Greener), dies
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1996
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Preston Lockwood, actor (House of Windsor, Black Candle), dies at 83
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1997
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Pat Paulsen, comedian (Smothers Brothers Show), dies at 69
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