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274
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St Eutychian begins his reign as Catholic Pope
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871
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Battle at Reading: Ethelred of Wessex beats Danish invasion army
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1357
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Flemish earl Louis & Luxembourg Duke Wenceslaus sign peace treaty
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1493
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Columbus left new world on return from 1st voyage
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1519
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-6] 1st Altenburger sermon (Luther & Karl von Miltitz)
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1570
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Spanish viceroy Alva banishes Zutphen City's only physician, Joost Sweiter, "because he is a Jew"
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1642
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King Charles I with 400 soldiers attacks the English parliament
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1717
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Netherlands, England & France sign Triple Alliance
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1725
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Benjamin Franklin arrives in London [OS=Dec 24 1724]
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1754
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Columbia University founded, as Kings College (NYC)
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1762
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England declares war on Spain & Naples
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1780
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Snowstorm hit Washington's army at Morristown, NJ
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1781
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Andr Mchain discovers M80 (globular cluster in Scorpio)
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1790
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Pres Washington delivers 1st "State of the Union"
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1832
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Insurrection of Trinidad negroes
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1843
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Gaetano Donizetti's opera "Don Pasquale," premieres in Paris
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1843
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Royal Academy (Technical Hague court) Delft opens
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1861
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Pres Buchanan appoints a fast on account of threatened succession
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1861
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US Ft Morgan, Mobile, seized by Alabama
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1862
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-Jan 17th) Battle of Ft Hindman, AK (Arkansas Post)
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1862
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Battle of Helena, AK
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1862
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Romney Campaign-Stonewall Jackson occupies Bath
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1863
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4 wheeled roller skates patented by James Plimpton of NY
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1881
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Johannes Brahms' "Academic Festival Overture" premieres, Breslau
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1883
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Ontario Rugby Football Union (forerunner of CFL) forms
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1884
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Last sighting of an eastern cougar (Ontario)
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1885
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Dr W W Grant of Iowa, performs 1st appendectomy (on Mary Gartside, 22)
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1887
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Thomas Stevens is 1st man to bicycle around the world (SF-SF)
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1893
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US pres Cleveland grants amnesty to Mormon polygamy
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1894
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France ratifies Duple Alliance with Russia
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1896
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AFL charters Actors' National Protective Union, NYC
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1896
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Following Mormon abandonment of polygamy, Utah admitted as 45th state
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1898
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1st installment of William Dean Howell's "Life & Letters" appears
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1902
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Hugh Trumble takes a hat-trick v England at the MCG
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1904
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Stanley Cup: Ottawa Silver 7 beat Winnipeg Rowing Club, 2 games to 1
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1904
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Supreme Court rules Puerto Ricans cannot be denied admission to US
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1906
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South Africa beat England by one wicket, their 1st Test win
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1907
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George Bernard Shaw's "Don Juan in Hell," premieres in London
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1912
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Smallest earth-moon distance this century, 356,375 km center-to-ctr
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1915
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1st elected Jewish governor, Moses Alexander, takes office in Idaho
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1915
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Trans-Caucausus Russian defeat Turkish troops
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1920
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1st Black baseball league, National Negro Baseball League, organizes
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1920
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Amsterdam actors decide to strike for retirement benefits
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1921
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Eugene O'Neill's "Diff'rent," premieres in NYC
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1923
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1st broadcast of "Barn Dance Show" (WBAP - Ft Worth Texas)
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1923
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Lenin's "Political Testament" calls for removal of Stalin
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1925
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French psychologist Emil Cou brings his self-esteem therapy to US "Every day in every way I am getting better & better"
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1926
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Theodorus Pangalos resigns as Greek dictator
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1932
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Bradman scores 167 for Australia v South Africa at the MCG
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1932
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British East Indies Viceroy Willingdon arrests Gandhi & Nehru
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1932
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State of siege proclaimed in Honduras
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1934
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1st Dutch talkie movie, Jan Teunissen's "Willem of Orange," premieres
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1935
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Bob Hope 1st heard on network radio as part of "The Intimate Revue"
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1935
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Ft Jefferson National Monument, Fla established
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1936
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Billboard magazine publishes its 1st music hit parade
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1936
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Grimmett becomes world record wicket taker with no 190 v S Afr
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1939
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Frieda Wunderlich elected 1st woman dean of a US graduate school
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1939
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Hermann Goering appoints Reinhard Heydrich head of Jewish Emigration
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1941
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Resistance fighters counter d'Estienne d'Orves/Jan Doornik, 1st meet
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1941
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Sergey Rachmaninov's "Symphonie Dances," premieres in Philadelphia
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1942
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NFL Pro Bowl: Chi Bears beats NFL All-Stars 35-24
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1942
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Premier Churchill & General Marshall fly to Florida
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1942
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Rogers Hornsby is 14th player selected to the Hall of Fame
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1943
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Thomas Mann completes his tetralogy, "Joseph & His Brothers"
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1944
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Ralph Bunche appointed 1st Negro official in US State Department
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1945
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Germans execute resistance fighters in Amsterdam
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1945
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US jeep-aircraft carrier Ommaney Bay sinks after kamikaze attack
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1947
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"Park Avenue" closes at Shubert Theater NYC after 72 performances
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1947
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"Show Boat" closes at Ziegfeld Theater NYC after 417 performances
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1948
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Burma declares independence from UK
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1951
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During Korean conflict, Chinese forces capture Seoul
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1953
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KTSM TV channel 9 in El Paso, TX (NBC) begins broadcasting
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1954
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Elvis Presley records a 10 minute demo in Nashville
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1954
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Soap Opera "The Brighter Day" premieres
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1957
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"Blondie" situation comedy premieres on NBC TV (later on CBS)
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1957
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Dodgers buy 44 passenger twin-engine airplane for $775,000
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1958
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Sputnik 1 reenters atmosphere & burns up
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1959
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Luna 1 (Mechta) becomes 1st craft to leave Earth's gravity
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1960
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European Free Trade Association forms in Stockholm
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1961
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Longest recorded strike ends-33 yrs-Danish barbers' assistants
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1962
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1st automated (unmanned) subway train (NYC)
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1963
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Soviet Luna (4) reaches Earth orbit but fails to reach Moon
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1965
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LBJ's "Great Society" State of the Union Address
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1966
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Doug Walters scores second Test century in his second Test
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1966
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WFLD TV channel 32 in Chicago, IL (IND) begins broadcasting
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1968
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Duck hunter accidentally shoots endangered whooping crane in Texas
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1968
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Leo Fender sells Fender Guitars for $13 million
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1969
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"Fig Leaves Are Falling" closes at Broadhurst NYC after 4 perfs
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1969
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France begins arms embargo against Israel
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1970
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Beatles last recording session at EMI studios
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1970
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KC Chiefs beat Oakland Raiders 17-7 in AFC championship game
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1970
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Minn Vikings beat Cleve Browns 27-7 in NFC championship game
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1970
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NYC transit fare rises from 20 to 30, new larger tokens used
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1970
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Walter Cronkite ends hosting weekly documentary
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1971
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Congressional Black Caucus organizes
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1971
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Dr Melvin H Evans inaugurated as 1st elected governor of Virgin Is
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1971
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Ohio agrees to pay $675,000 to relatives of Kent State victims
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1971
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Philadelphia's Veteran Stadium dedicated
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1974
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Nixon refuses to hand over tapes subpoenaed by Watergate Committee
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1975
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"Good News" closes at St James Theater NYC after 16 performances
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1975
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"Gypsy" closes at Winter Garden Theater NYC after 120 performances
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1975
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"Over Here" closes at Shubert Theater NYC after 341 performances
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1975
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Ford Executive Order on CIA Activities within the US (No 11828)
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1975
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Ice thickness measured at 4776 m, Wilkes Land, Antarctica
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1975
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Montreal Canadiens shutout Washington Capitals 10-0
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1976
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"Candide" closes at Broadway Theater NYC after 740 performances
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1976
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"Home Sweet Homer" opens & closes at Palace Theater NYC
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1977
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Mary Shane hired by Chic White Sox as 1st woman TV play-by-play
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1980
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President Carter announces US boycott of Moscow Olympics
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1981
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"Frankenstein" opens & closes on Broadway
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1981
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"Peter Pan" closes at Lunt-Fontanne Theater NYC after 578 performances
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1981
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69th Australian Mens Tennis: B Teacher beats Kim Warwick (75 76 63)
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1981
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British police arrest Peter Sutcliffe, the "Yorkshire Ripper"
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1982
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ABC Direction Network (57 affiliates) & ABC Rock Network (40 affiliates) become the 5th & 6th ABC radio network
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1982
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Bryant Gumbel became co-host of NBC's "Today Show"
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1982
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Chris Wallace becomes co-anchor of the Today Show
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1982
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Golden Gate Bridge closed for 3rd time by fierce storm
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1983
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US Football League holds its 1st player draft
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1984
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"Night Court" starring Harry Anderson premieres on NBC TV
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1984
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Edmonton beats Minnesota 12-8 highest-scoring modern NHL game
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1986
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David Boon's second Test century, 131 v India at Adelaide
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1986
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NCAA basketball's David Robinson blocks a record 14 shots
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1987
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16 die in a train crash in Chase Md
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1989
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Comet Tempel 1 at perihelion
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1989
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US F-14s shoot down 2 Libyan jet fighters over Mediterranean
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1989
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VP Bush is 1st since VP Van Buren to declare himself president
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1991
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AT&T workers in Newark accidentally snap a cable
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1991
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Fu Mingxia, 12, of China wins World Swimming Championships gold medal
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1991
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Iraq agrees to send Aziz to Geneva to meet Baker on Jan 9th
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1991
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Jan Krzystof Bielecki becomes premier of Poland
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1992
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8th largest wrestling crowd (60,000-Tokyo Dome)
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1993
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7th largest wrestling crowd (63,500-Tokyo Dome)
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1994
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10th largest wrestling crowd (58,000-Tokyo Dome)
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1995
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Newt Gingrich (R) becomes speaker of the House
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1996
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"Father" opens at Criterion Theater NYC for 52 performances
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1998
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"Funny Thing Happened," closes at St James NYC after 715 perform
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1998
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"Ivanov," closes at Vivian Beaumont Theater NYC after 51 performances
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1998
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"Triumph of Love," closes at Royale Theater NYC
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BIRTHS
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1334
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Amadeus VI, [Green Earl], earl of Savoye
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1567
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Franciscus Aguilon, physicist/mathematician/jesuit/architect
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1579
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Willem Teellinck, Dutch theologist/vicar
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1581
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James Ussher, Archbishop of Armagh (gave age to Earth based on bible)
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1604
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Jacob Balde, German jesuit/barok conductor (Jephthe)
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1643
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Isaac Newton, scientist (Whatever goes up) [NS]
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1710
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Giovanni Battista Pergolesi, Italian composer (Il Prigioniero Superbo)
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1717
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Antonio Maria Mazzoni, composer
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1720
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Johann Friedrich Agricola, German (court)composer/organist
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1726
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Cornelis Ploos van Amstel, Dutch engraver/art collector
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1739
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Henrik C Cras, Dutch lawyer (Laudatio Hugonis Grotii)
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1756
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Anne Nagell van Ampsen, Dutch politician
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1759
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Maria Rosa Coccia, composer
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1772
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Paul-Louis Courier, (de Mr), French writer/interpreter
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1773
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Johann Peter Heuschkel, composer
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1785
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Jacob Ludwig Carl Grimm, Germany, librarian (fairy tale collector)
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1789
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Benjamin Lundy, philanthropist/abolitionist
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1797
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Wilhelm Beer, Germany, amateur astronomer (constructed 1st Moon map)
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1805
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Stephan Hale Alonzo Marsh, composer
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1807
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Baltasar Saldoni, composer
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1809
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Louis Braille, Coupvray France, developer (reading system for blind)
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1813
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Alexander Freiherr von Bach, Austria attorney/premier (1852-59)
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1813
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Isaac Pitman, Britain, inventor (stenographic shorthand)
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1813
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Louis L Bonaparte, English/French linguist/senator
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1821
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John James Peck, Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1878
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1822
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Joseph Jones Reynolds, Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1899
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1823
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Otto van Rees, gov-gen of Dutch-Indies (1884-88)
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1823
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Peter Joseph Osterhaus, Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1917
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1837
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Casimiro de Abreu, Brazil, poet (Camoes e o jau)
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1838
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Charles Stratton, [General Tom Thumb] (famous short person)
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1844
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Thomas H Rollinson, composer
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1847
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Hendrik Goeman Borgesius, Dutch politician
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1869
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Percy Pitt, composer
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1872
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Edmund Rumpler, Austria, auto/airplane builder
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1874
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Josef Suk, Czech violinist/composer (Asrael)
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1874
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Sven Fleuron, writer
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1877
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Gibson Gowland, England, actor (Blind Husbands, Phantom of the Opera)
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1878
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Alfred Edgar Coppard, England, writer (Black Dogs & Other Stories)
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1881
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Wilhelm Lehmbruck, German painter/poet/sculptor (Seated Youth)
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1883
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Johanna Westerdijk, botanist/Neth 1st female prof (Utrecht, 1917-52)
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1883
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Max F Eastman, US, critic/essayist (Masses)
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1888
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Arthur Berry, England, soccer player (Olympic-gold-1908, 12)
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1889
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Albertus W "Albert" van Dalsum, actor/director (Abandoned Child)
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1890
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Alfred G Jodl, German Wehrmacht general/chief of staff
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1890
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Mosa Pijade, Yugoslavia, MP (communist)
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1893
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Manuel Palau Boix, composer
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1894
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Wesley La Violette, composer
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1895
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Lourens G M Baas Becking, Dutch botanist/resistance fighter
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1896
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Andr Aim Ren Masson, French Surrealist artist (Labyrinth)
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1896
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Everett McKinley Dirkson, (Sen-R-Ill)
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1898
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Roger Vuataz, composer
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1903
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Joris Diels, Flemish actor/director (Haagsche Comedy)
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1903
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Ram¢n Ernesto Cruz Ucls, Honduras president (1971-72); overthrown
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1905
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Sterling Holloway, Cedartown Ga, actor (Waldo-Life of Riley)
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1908
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Angela Maria "Geli" Raubal, Austrian nude model/Hitler's lover
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1908
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Walther Vanbeselaere, Flemish art historian
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1913
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Malietoa Tanumafili II, King of West-Samoa (1962- )
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1914
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Jane Wyman, St Joseph Mo, 1st Mrs Ron Reagan, (Magnificent Obsession)
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1914
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Mohammed Sahir, shah (Afghanistan)
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1916
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Catherina Elisabeth "Tootje" Vreede, portrait painter
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1916
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Robert Parrish, Columbus Ga, director (Casino Royale)
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1917
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Maurice Wohl, English broker/multi-millionaire
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1919
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Al "Jazbo" Collins, NYC, DJ (Tonight! America After Dark)
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1919
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Havelock Henry Trevor Hudson, underwriter (Lloyd's of London)
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1920
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Benito Perez Galdos, Spanish writer (Fortunata y Jacinta)
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1920
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William Egan Colby, CIA director (Nixon)
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1922
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Frank Wess, flutist/saxophonist/composer
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1923
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Flavio Testi, composer
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1925
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Veikko Hakulinen, Finland, 30K/50K cross country skier (Oly-gold-1956)
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1927
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Barbara Rush, Denver Co, actress (Marsha-Peyton Place, Flamingo Road)
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1929
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Amitai W Etzioni, US sociologist (Active Society)
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1929
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Bobby Tulloch, ornithologist
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1930
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Don Shula, winningest NFL coach (Miami Dolphins)
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1930
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Iain Cuthbertson, British actor (Guilty, Scandal, Rep, Danger UXB)
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1930
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Sorrell Booke, Buffalo NY, actor (Bye Bye Braverman, Black Like Me)
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1932
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Richard Stahl, Detroit Mich, actor (Howard-It's a Living)
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1933
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Ed Jenkins, (Rep-D-GA, 1977- )
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1935
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Floyd Patterson, heavyweight champ (1956-59, 1960-62) (Oly-gold-1952)
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1935
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Kenneth Money, Canada, astronaut (STS 42-alt)
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1937
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Dyan Cannon, Tacoma Wash, Mrs Cary Grant/actress (Heaven Can Wait)
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1937
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Grace Bumbry, St Louis, mezzo-soprano (Venus in Tannhuser)
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1937
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R Surendranath, cricketer (Indian pace bowler in 11 Tests early 60s)
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1938
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Louis Krebs Graham, Nashville TN, PGA golfer (1975 US Open)
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1939
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Jon Appleton, composer
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1940
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Anthony Skooter Teague, Texas, actor (How to Succeed in Business)
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1940
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Brian Josephson, British physicist (Nobel 1973)
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1941
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John Bennett Perry, Williamstown Mass, singer/actor (Falcon Crest)
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1941
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Jrg Rem, German/Dutch painter/graphic artist
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1941
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Maureen Reagan, 1st daughter (Ronald Reagan)
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1942
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John McLaughlin, rock guitarist (Sentimental Journey/Clouds of Joy)
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1943
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Tom Wilkinson, CFL QB (Edmonton Eskimos)
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1944
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Volker Hornback, rocker (Tangerine Dream)
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1945
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Jay Dee Maness, Loma Linda Ca, singer (Desert Rose Band-Love Reunited)
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1946
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Bernard Sumner, rocker (New Order-Round & Round)
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1947
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J Danforth Quayle, (Sen-R-Ind, 44th VP 1989-93)/rich draft dodger
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1949
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Mick Mills, British(?) soccer player
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1951
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Barbara Ann Cochran, Claremont NH, slalom skier (Olympic-gold-1972)
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1955
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Kathy Forester, Lookout Mt Ga, country singer (Forester Sister-Men)
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1955
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Mark Hollis, English pop musician (Talk Talk, Dum Dum Girl)
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1956
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Ann Magnuson, Charleston WV, actress (Anything But Love, Hunger)
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1956
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Barney Sumner, rock guitarist/vocalist (New Order-Blue Monday)
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1956
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Bernard Albrecht, English pop guitarist (Joy Division)
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1957
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Patty Loveless, [Ramey], Pikeville Ky, singer (Blue Side of Town)
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1958
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Matt Frewer, Washington DC, actor (Max Headroom, Doctor Doctor)
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1958
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Nina Foust, Asheboro NC, LPGA golfer (1994 Hawaiian Ladies Open-6th)
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1959
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Vanity, [Denise Marquardt], Ontario Canada, actress (52 Pick Up)
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1960
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Cory Everson, Racine Wisconsin, body builder (6X Ms Olympia)
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1960
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Michael Stipe, US rock vocalist (REM-Losing My Religion, Stand)
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1961
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Lee Curreri, NYC, actor (Bruno Martelli-Fame)
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1962
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Joe Kleine, NBA center (Phoenix Suns, Chicago Bulls)
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1962
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Martin McAloon, rocker (Prefab Sprout-2 Wheels Good)
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1962
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Patrick Cassidy, LA Calif, actor/composer (Fever Pitch, Off the Wall)
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1963
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Dave Foley, actor/comedian (Kids In The Hall, Dave Nelson-NewsRadio)
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1963
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Linda Muri, Killingly Conn, rower (Olympics-96)
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1964
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Stephanie Maxwell-Pierson, Somerville NJ, US rower (Olympic-92)
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1965
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David Glasper, rocker (Breathe-All I Need)
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1965
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Guy Forget, Morocco, tennis star
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1965
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Jergus Baca, Liptovsky Mikulas CZE, IHL defenseman (Team Slovakia 98)
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1965
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John Jackson, NFL offensive tackle (Pitts Steelers)
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1965
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Julia Ormond, London England, actress (Sabrina, Legends of the Fall)
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1965
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Kevin Wickander, US baseball pitcher (Cincinnati Reds)
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1965
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Mitch Booth, Australian tornado yachter (Olympics-96)
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1966
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Deana Carter, country singer
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1967
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David Wayne Toms, Monroe LA, PGA golfer (1992 Northern Telecom-3rd)
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1967
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Michael "Mike" Peterson, Wash DC, rower (Olympics-1996)
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1967
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Rick Cunningham, NFL tackle (Minn Vikings, Oakland Raiders)
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1968
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Jackie Harris, NFL tight end (Green Bay Packers, Tampa Bay Bucs)
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1969
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Corie Blount, NBA forward (LA Lakers)
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1969
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Kees van Wonderen, Dutch soccer player (NEC/NAC)
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1969
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Lindsay Kennedy, Atlanta Ga, actor (Jeb-Little House on the Prairie)
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1970
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Colin Scrivener, CFL defensive tackle (Winnipeg Blue Bombers)
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1970
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Sean Lumpkin, NFL safety (NO Saints)
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1971
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Carlos Perez, Dominican/US baseball pitcher (Montreal Expos)
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1971
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Deb Sonnenberg, Edmonton Alberta, softball pitcher (Olympics-96)
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1971
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Errol Brown, CFL defensive back (Winnipeg Blue Bombers)
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1971
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Garrison Hearst, NFL running back (Arizona Cardinals, SF 49ers)
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1971
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Jeremy Licht, LA Calif, actor (Mark-Valerie/Hogan Family)
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1971
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Orlanda Truitt, wide receiver (Oakland Raiders)
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1971
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Richard Chee Quee, cricketer (NSW opening batsman Fiji/Chin ancestry)
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1972
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Mike McCoy, WLAF quarterback (Amsterdam Admirals)
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1973
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Lamont Warren, NFL running back (Indianapolis Colts)
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1973
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Ray Mickens, cornerback (NY Jets)
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1973
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Todd Sauerbrun, NFL punter/kicker (Chic Bears)
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1974
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Carl Powell, defensive end (Indianapolis Colts)
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DEATHS
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838
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Babak, Persian social/religious reformer, martyred
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1584
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Tobias Stimmer, Swiss painter/cartoonist/playwright, dies at 44
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1612
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Henry L Spieghel, Dutch merchant/writer, dies at 62
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1678
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Johan Maetsuyker, Dutch gov-general of Ceylon (1653-78), dies at 71
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1695
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Duke of Luxembourg, Luxembourg/French marshal, dies
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1701
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Ernst R Tarhemberg, Austria, field marshal, dies at 62
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1707
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Louis Willem I, count of Baden-Baden, dies
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1729
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Joseph de Montesquiou earl d'Artagnan, French lt-general, dies at 77
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1729
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Meir Bacharach, Hebrew poet, dies
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1745
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Willem I Kerricx, the Young, Flemish architect/painter, dies at 62
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1752
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Gabriel Cramer, Swiss mathematician (paradox of Cramer), dies at 47
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1761
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Stephen Hales, English vicar/inventor (ventilator), dies at 83
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1765
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Joseph Franz Xaver Dominik Stalder, composer, dies at 39
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1778
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Charles D J Eisen, French engraver/painter, dies at 57
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1782
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Ange-Jacques Gabriel, French architect (Ecole Military), dies at 83
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1786
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Mozes Mendelssohn, Jewish/German philosopher (Haksalah), dies at 56
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1793
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Bengt Lidner, Swedish poet (Medea/Yttersa domen), dies at 35
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1799
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Galib Dede/Seyh Galib, Turkish poet (Hsn Ask), dies at about 40
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1804
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Charlotte Lennox, English novelist (The Female Quixote), dies
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1809
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Bartolomeo Giacometti, composer, dies at 67
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1821
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Elizabeth Ann Seton, 1st native-born American saint, dies in Maryland
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1825
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Ferdinand I, King of Sicily/Naples (Ferdinand IV), dies at 73
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1831
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Nikola P Neofit Rilski, Bulgaria abbot/poet, dies at 37
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1843
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Petronella Moens, Frisian author/poetess, dies at 80
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1864
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Mateo Ferrer, composer, dies at 75
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1877
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Cornelius Vanderbilt, US robber baron, dies at 82
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1880
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Anselm Feuerbach, German painter, dies
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1883
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Nicolas Ledesma, composer, dies at 91
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1885
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Eduard Yosif Kotek, composer, dies at 29
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1886
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Ernest Panckoucke, French publisher (Horace), dies at 77
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1891
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Joe Hunter, cricket wicket-keeper (England on 1884-85 Aust tour), dies
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1898
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Frantisek Pivoda, composer, dies at 73
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1903
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Geo[rge J H] Poggenbeek, Dutch surrealist painter, dies at 49
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1903
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W H M "Dicky" Richards, cricketer (score 4 & 0 in Test for S Af), dies
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1908
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Antony Winkler Prins, writer (Groiller Encyclopaedia), dies at 70
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1910
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Lon Delagrange, French aviation pioneer, dies
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1913
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Alfred von Schlieffen, Prussian general-field marshal, dies at 79
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1914
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Redjizade M Ekrem, Turkish poet/writer, dies at about 66
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1914
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Silas Weir Mitchell, US physician/author (Free Quaker), dies at 84
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1920
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Benito Prez Gald¢s, Spanish writer (Gloria), dies at 76
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1931
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Art Acord, western actor (Set Free, Spurs & Saddles), dies at 40
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1933
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Lucas Lindeboom, Dutch evangelist (Vredebond), dies at 87
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1940
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Conrad Weiss, German writer/poet (Heart of Words), dies at 59
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1941
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Henri Bergson, French philosopher (Le Rire, Nobel 1928), dies at 81
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1942
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Leon Jessel, composer, dies at 70
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1944
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Henri "Hans" Flu, Indonesian/Dutch family doctor/antifascist, murder
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1944
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Kaj Munk, [Harald Leininger], anti-fascist writer (Kaj Munk), dies
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1946
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Barney Oldfield, daredevil, dies at 67
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1947
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Forrest Reid, Irish author/critic (Young Tom, Apostate), dies at 71
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1952
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Constantly Permeke, Flemish painter (Boerin), dies at 65
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1953
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Arthur Hoyt, actor (Gold Rush Gertie, Lost World), dies at 78
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1955
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Dominicus Johner, composer, dies at 80
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1955
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Franois Rasse, composer, dies at 81
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1955
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Jan D Domela Nieuwenhuis Nyegaard, Dutch preacher, dies at 84
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1956
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Alexandr Tikhonovich Grechaninov, composer, dies at 91
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1957
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Theodor Krner von Siegringen, Austrian pres (1951-57), dies at 84
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1958
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Waverley John Anderson, Scot, viscount/governor of Bengal, dies at 75
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1960
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Albert Camus, French author (Stranger), dies in an auto accident at 46
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1961
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Barry Fitzgerald, actor (Going My Way), dies at 72
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1964
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Ralph Dumke, actor (Movieland Quiz), dies at 64
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1965
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T S Eliot, poet (Washed Country), dies in London at 76
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1967
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Donald Campbell, boat racer, dies trying to break 300 mph on water
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1968
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Joseph Pholien, Belgian PM (1950-52) communist fighter, dies at 83
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1969
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Montague Fawcett Phillips, composer, dies at 83
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1972
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Carl-Olof Anderberg, composer, dies at 57
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1974
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Karel Janacek, composer, dies at 70
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1975
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Carlo Levi, Italian writer (Parole Sono Pietre), dies at 72
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1976
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Jan B Cammans, Flemish actor (Brothers Karamazov), dies at 84
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1978
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Willem Bruynzeel, Dutch timber/lumber/wood manufacturer, dies at 76
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1979
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Charles Mingus, jazz bassist, dies of heart attack
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1985
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Brian Gwynne Horrocks, English lt-general (A Full Life), dies at 89
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1986
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Christopher Isherwood, British writer (Lions & Shadows), dies at 81
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1986
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Phil Lynott, rocker (Thin Lizzy), dies of overdose at 34
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1987
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F van Heek, Dutch sociologist, dies at 79
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1987
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Jack Martin, cricketer (Eng pace bowler, 1-111 & 0-18 in Test), dies
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1987
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Peggy Bacon, author/illustrator (Off With Their Heads), dies at 91
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1990
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Alberto Lleras Camargo, president of Colombia (1945-46, 58-62), dies
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1990
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Robert F Adams, US, sci-fi author (Castaways in Time), dies at 57
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1991
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Berry Kroeger, actor (Demon Seed), dies of kidney failure at 78
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1991
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Harry Krimer, actor (Napoleon), committed suicide at 94
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1991
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Leo N Wright, US saxophonist (I Left My Heart in SF), dies at 57
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1992
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Earl Colbert, entertainer, dies
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1992
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William Walker, stuntman/actor (Our Man Flint), dies at 74
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1993
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Daniel H Craven, South African rugby coach, dies
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1993
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Joe Keenan, actor (Conviction of Kitty Dodd), dies of cancer at 69
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1994
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Jim Booth, New Zealand producer (Heavenly Creatures), dies at 48
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1994
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Michiel P "Michael" Gorsira, Gov of Curaao (1951-67), dies at 80
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1995
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D Elmina Davies, filmmaker, dies at 36
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1995
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Dorothy Granger, US actress (Hog Wild, Dentist), dies at about 80
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1995
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Eduardo Mata, Mexican conductor, dies in air crash at 52
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1995
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Jonathan Zeitlyn, artist, dies at 43
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1995
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Leonard Hirsch, Brit violinist/conducter (BBC Empire Orch), dies at 92
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1995
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Robert Clifford Latham, pepys Scholar, dies at 82
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1996
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Ramon Vinay, operatic tenor/baritone, dies at 83
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1996
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Roy McKelvie, soldier/sports writer, dies at 83
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1997
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Harry B Helmsley, owner (Empire State Building), dies at 87
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1998
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John Gary, singer, dies at 65
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