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283
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St Gaius begins his reign as Catholic Pope
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1526
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Ferdinand of Austria chosen as King of Bohemia
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1526
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Pope Clemens VII publishes degree Cum ad zero - forms Inquisition
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1538
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Pope Paul III excommunicated England's King Henry VIII
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1572
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Spanish army begins fires in Haarlem Netherlands
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1587
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Earl Leicesters army leaves Netherlands
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1638
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French/Swedish troops occupy Breisach on the Rhine
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1718
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England declares war on Spain
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1728
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Congregation Shearith Israel of NY purchases a lot on Mill Street in lower Manhattan, to build NY's 1st synagogue
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1745
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Bonnie Prince Charles army retreats to Scotland
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1777
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France recognizes independence of English colonies in America
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1777
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George Washingtons army returns to Valley Forge Pa
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1788
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Russian army of Grigorij Potemkin occupies Och rov
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1790
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Aztec calendar stone discovered in Mxico City
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1791
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NYC traffic regulation creates 1st 1-way street
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1792
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Opening of 1st legislative assembly of Lower Canada in Qubec city
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1798
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1st impeachment trial against a US senator (Wm Blount, TN) begins
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1819
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Congress of Angostura establishes Colombia's independence from Spain
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1821
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Kentucky abolishes debtors prisons
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1832
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HMS Beagle/Charles Darwin sails in Strait Le Maire
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1852
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1st Hawaiian cavalry organized
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1860
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Anaheim Township created in Los Angeles County
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1862
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Gen US Grant issues order #11, expelling Jews from Tennessee
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1864
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Battle of Franklin, TN
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1865
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Franz Schubert's "Unvolendete" Symphony," premieres
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1875
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Violent bread riots in Montral
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1885
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France declares Madagascar a protectorate
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1887
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Georges Feydeaus' "Tailleur Pour Dames" premieres in Paris
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1892
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Tsjaikovski's ballet "Casse-noisette," premieres in St Petersburg
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1893
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Russia ratifies Duple Alliance with France
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1894
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Cricket day 3 1T Aus v Eng Eng 325 all out, 261 behind on 1st inn
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1895
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Anti-Saloon League of America formed, Washington, DC
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1895
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George Brownell patents a machine to make paper twine (Mass)
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1900
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1st prize of 100,00 francs offered for communications with extraterrestrials. Martians excluded-considered too easy
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1900
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New Ellis Island Immigration station completed costing $1.5 million
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1902
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Frank Wedekind's "Der Erdgeist," premieres in Berlin
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1903
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At 10:35 AM, 1st sustained motorized aircraft flight (Orville Wright)
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1907
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Ugyen Wangchuck became 1st hereditary king of Bhutan
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1909
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Leopold II, king of Belgium, buried in Brussels
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1914
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Austrian troops beat Russians in Limanova Poland
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1914
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Great Britain declares Egypt a protectorate
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1914
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Jews are expelled from Tel Aviv by Turkish authorities
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1919
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Austria parliament approves 8-hour day
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1920
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AL votes to let spitball pitchers to continue using it
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1920
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British Empire receives League of Nations mandate to Nauru
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1920
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Japan receives League of Nations mandate over Pacific islands
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1920
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South Africa receives League of Nations mandate over SW Africa
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1922
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Last British troops leave Ireland Freestate
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1923
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Greek king George II overthrown by army/republic
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1924
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1st US diesel electric locomotive enters service, Bronx, NY
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1925
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Col William "Billy" Mitchell court-martial for insubordination
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1925
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Russia & Turkey sign non-aggresion pact
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1926
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German Marx govt falls due to cooperation with red army
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1926
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KYA-AM in San Francisco CA begins radio transmissions
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1926
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Lithuanian military state under gen Augustine Woldemaras
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1927
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Bradman scores 118 on 1st-class cricket debut, 188 mins 8 fours
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1927
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US sub 'S-4' sinks after collision kills all 34 aboard
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1927
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Victoria score 793 against Queensland, Bill Ponsford 437
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1928
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John McGraw backs NL Pres John Heydler's designated hitter idea
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1932
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Cards trade Jim Bottomley to Reds for Estel Crabtree & Ownie Carroll
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1933
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B H Valentine scores 133 on Test Cricket debut, Eng v India at Bombay
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1933
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Lala Amarnath scores century on Test Cricket debut (went on to 118)
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1933
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NFL starts official stats as Bears beat Giants 23-21 in champ game
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1933
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Spain's 2nd Govt of Lerroux forms
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1936
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Ventriloquist Edgar Bergen & dummy Charlie McCarthy, appear on TV
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1938
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Utrecht Central Station destroyed by fire
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1939
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German pocket battleship Graf Spee scuttled by its crew off Uruguay
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1940
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British troops occupies Sollum
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1941
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Dutch & Australian troops lands on Portuguese-Timor
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1941
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German submarine U-31 sunk
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1941
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German troops led by Rommel begin retreating in North Africa
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1942
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Allies in London sentence German war criminals
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1943
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Transport 63 departs with French Jews to nazi-Germany
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1944
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Green Bay Packers win NFL championship
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1944
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Japanese-Americans released from detention camps
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1944
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M-Ocean View streetcar resumes service & is extended to Market St
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1944
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US Army announces end of excluding Jap-Americans from West Coast
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1944
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US destroyers sink in storm off Philippines, 790 killed
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1946
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Bradman & Barnes complete 405 run 5th wkt stand, score 234 ea
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1946
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US V-2 rocket reaches 183 km, White Sands Proving Grounds, NM
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1947
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NY struck by a blizzard, resulting with 27" of snow
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1947
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WEWS TV channel 5 in Cleveland, OH (ABC) begins broadcasting
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1949
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"Regina" closes at 46th St Theater NYC after 86 performances
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1949
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Burma recognizes People's Republic of China
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1951
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Dutch Communist Party members forbidden to be civil servants
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1953
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Dmitri Shostakovitch' 10th Symphony, premieres in Leningrad
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1953
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FCC approves RCA's black & white-compatible color TV specifications
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1954
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1st fully automated railroad freight yard (Gary, Indiana)
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1954
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WEAU TV channel 13 in Eau Claire, WI (NBC) begins broadcasting
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1957
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US successfully test-fires Atlas intercontinental ballistic missile
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1959
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"On The Beach," is 1st film to premiere on both sides of Iron Curtain
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1959
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1st movie opening simultaneously in major cities (On The Beach)
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1960
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"La Plume de Ma Tante" closes at Royale Theater NYC after 835 perfs
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1960
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"Take Me Along" closes at Shubert Theater NYC after 448 performances
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1960
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Pablo Casals' oratorio "El Pesebrio," premieres
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1961
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Disgruntled employee set fire to a circus tent in Niteroi Brazil
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1961
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India seizes Goa & 2 other Portuguese colonies
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1961
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Niteroi Circus of Rio de Janeiro catches fire; 323 die
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1962
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Beatles 1st British TV appearance (People & Places)
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1962
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Current constitution of Monaco promulgated
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1963
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Tsjoi Doo Sun forms govt in South Korea
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1963
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West & East Berlin sign accord about travel rules
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1965
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Astrodome opens, 1st event is Judy Garland & Supremes concert
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1965
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British government proclaims ends oil-embargo against Rhodesia
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1965
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David Levy begins his search for comets
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1965
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Dutch govt shuts Limburgs coal mine
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1965
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Largest newspaper-Sunday NY Times at 946 pages (50)
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1967
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WEDW TV channel 49 in Bridgeport, CT (PBS) begins broadcasting
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1969
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50m TV viewers saw singer Tiny Tim marry Miss Vicky, on Tonight Show
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1969
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USAF closes Project Blue Book, concluding no evidence of extraterrestrial spaceships behind thousands of UFO sightings
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1970
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Gdansk, Poland shipworkers strike
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1970
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US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site
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1970
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USSR performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakh/Semipalitinsk USSR
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1971
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"Diamonds are Forever" premieres in US
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1971
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Cease fire between India & Pakistan in Kashmir
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1971
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Radio Bangladesh begins transmitting
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1972
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New line of control agreed to in Kashmir between India & Pakistan
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1972
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WGVC (now WUCX) TV channel 35 in Grand Rapids, MI (PBS) 1st broadcast
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1973
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Arabs terrorists shoot passengers on Boeing 737 to Kuwait
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1975
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1st time NY Islanders shut-out NY Rangers, 3-0-Billy Smith's 5th
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1975
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John Paul Stevens appointed to Supreme Court
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1975
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Lynette Fromme sentenced to life for attempt on Pres Ford's life
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1976
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Superstation WTBS in Atlanta went national
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1977
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Bobby Simpson scores 176 Australia v India at the WACA, aged 41
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1977
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Elvis Costello & The Attractions 1st US TV appearance (SNL)
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1977
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France performs nuclear test at Muruora Island
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1978
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OPEC raises oil prices 18%
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1978
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Referendum approves new constitution of Rwanda
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1979
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Budweiser rocket car reaches 1190 kph (record for wheeled vehicle)
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1980
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Great Britain performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site
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1980
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Mauritania provisional constitution published
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1981
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Members of Red Brigades kidnap Brig Gen James L Dozier
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1983
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"Peg" closes at Lunt-Fontanne Theater NYC after 5 performances
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1983
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Bomb attack on Harrod's war house in London, 5 killed, 94 injured
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1983
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Disco in Madrid catches fire; 83 die
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1984
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NJ Devils 1st penalty shot-Rocky Trottier scores against Edmonton(?)
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1984
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NJ Devils 1st shutout, Glenn Resch makes 42 saves beat Minn, 2-0
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1986
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Mrs Davina Thompson makse medical history by having the 1st heart, lung & liver transplant (Papworth Hospital in Cambridge, Eng
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1986
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US Congress forms "Irangate" committee
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1987
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Czechoslovak party leader Gustav Hus k resigns
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1988
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77th Davis Cup: Germany beats Sweden in Gothenburg (4-1)
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1988
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Bryan Murray becomes 17th NHL coach to win 300 games (Wash Caps)
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1988
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NY Islanders break 12 game losing streak, beat Devils 5-2
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1988
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USS Tennessee, 1st sub to carry Trident 2 missiles, commissioned
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1988
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USSR performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakh/Semipalitinsk USSR
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1989
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78th Davis Cup: Germany beats Sweden in Stuttgart (3-2)
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1989
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Brazil elects conservative Fernando Collor de Mello pres
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1989
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Michael Bevan scores cricket century on 1st-class debut (114 SA v WA)
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1989
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Patti Rizzo/Mike Hill wins LPGA Mazda Golf Championship
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1990
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KTBN, Salt Lake City Utah, begins shortwave radio transmissions
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1991
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Cleveland Cavaliers beat Miami Heat 148-80, by record 68 pts
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1991
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NBA's most lopsided game Cleveland beats Miami 148-80
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1991
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Patrick Manning becomes premier of Trinidad & Tobago
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1991
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Soap opera "One Life To Live" airs its 6,000th episode
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1992
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"Christmas Carol" opens at Broadhurst Theater NYC for 22 performances
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1992
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Gen Suwa finds tooth of 4.4 million year old Australopithecus ramidus
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1993
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Bangladesh moslem call for murder of feminist Taslima Nasrin
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1993
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Kevin Scott skates world record 1000 m (1:12.54)
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1993
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Northern Exposure star Barry Corbin falls off his horse
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1993
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Tennis star Boris Becker (26) weds Barbara Feltus (27)
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1994
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KLM's last DC-10 goes out of service
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1995
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"School after Scandal" closes at Lyceum Theater NYC after 23 perfs
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BIRTHS
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1493
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Philippus A Paracelsus, Swiss physician/alchemist (Liber paramixum)
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1554
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Ernst of Bayern, prince/bishop of Liege/archbishop of Cologne
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1619
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Ruprecht, prince of Palts/admiral/chemist/engraver/mathematician
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1638
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Johann Ulrich Sultzberger, composer
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1706
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Chtelet, la belle Emilie, French writer
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1706
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Gabrielle Chtelet, [La belle Emilie], French writer (Voltaire)
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1734
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William Floyd, US soldier/signer (Declaration of Independence)
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1749
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Domenico Cimarosa, Italian composer (Il Matrimonio Segreto)
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1770
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Johann Friedrich Schubert, composer
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1770
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Ludwig Von Beethoven, composer (5th Symphony, Ode to Joy)
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1778
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Hunphry Davy, English chemist (discovered some elements)
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1797
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Joseph Henry, US, scientist/inventor/pioneer of electromagnetism
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1800
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Gergely Czuczor, Hung/Czech poet/translator (Great Hung dictionary)
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1801
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Johan NMJ, king of Saxon (1854-73) (translated Divina Commedia)
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1807
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John Greenleaf Whittier, US, poet (Snow-bound)
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1819
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Samuel Jones, Major General (Confederate Army), died in 1887
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1820
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Frederick Tracy Dent, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1892
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1821
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Frederick West Lander, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1862
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1824
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John Kerr, System physicist (electro-visually Kerr-effect)
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1824
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Manning Ferguson Force, Bvt Mjr Gen (Union volunteers), died in 1899
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1824
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Thomas Starr King, NY, Unitarian clergyman (Christianity & Humanity)
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1830
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Jules de Goncourt, France, novelist (Germinie)
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1833
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James Thadeus Holtzclaw, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1893
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1835
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Alexander E Agassiz, US, businessman/biologist/geology
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1838
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Berthold Tours, composer
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1840
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Christian Frederik Emil Horneman, composer
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1842
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Marius Sophus Lie, Norwegian mathematician (continous groups)
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1848
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Frederick Grant Gleason, composer
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1853
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Herbert Beerbohm Tree, England, actor/theater manager (Trilby)
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1859
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Willem C Grnings, Curaaos publisher (People's Friend)
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1861
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Fritz Volbach, German musicologist/conductor/composer
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1863
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Ion Vidu, composer
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1864
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John Felix August Korling, composer
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1869
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Nikolay Ivanovich Kazanli, composer
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1873
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Ford Madox Ford, England, novelist/editor (Inheritors)
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1874
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William Lyon Mackenzie King, (L), 10th Canadian PM (1921-30, 1935-48)
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1876
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J£lio A Peixoto, Brazilian writer (O esfinge)
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1881
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Aubrey Faulkner, cricketer (great S Afr all-rounder early 20th cent)
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1881
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Johannes CB "Jan" Sluyters, Dutch painter
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1889
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Vaslav F Nijinski, Ukraine/US ballet dancer (l'aprs-midi d'une faune)
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1891
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Robertson Hare, London England, actor (Our Girl Friday, Banana Ridge)
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1893
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Erwin Piscator, German stage director (Der Stellvertreter)
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1894
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Arthur Fiedler, Boston Mass, conductor (Boston Pops)
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1894
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Hans Henny Jahnn, writer
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1894
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Hans [Henry] Kramers, Dutch theoretical physicist (quantum mechanics)
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1894
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Willem Schermerhorn, Neth premier (1945-46)
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1895
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David Butler, SF CA, director (April in Paris, Calamity Jane)
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1900
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Lucijan Marija Skerjanc, Yugoslavia, composer/conductor
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1902
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Simon Drach, writer
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1903
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Erskine P Caldwell, author (Tobacco Road, God's Little Acre)
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1904
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Dmitri B Kabalevsky, St Petersburg Russia, composer (In the Fire) [OS]
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1904
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Paul Cadmus, NYC, etcher/painter (Sailors & Floozies)
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1905
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Joseph Heifitz, film director
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1906
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Fernando Lopez-Garcia, composer
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1908
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Willard Frank Libby, inventor (carbon-14 "atomic clock" (Nobel 1960))
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1908
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William Brocklesby Wordsworth, composer
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1909
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Ferdinand H Aus der Fnten, German war criminal (Breda 4)
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1910
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Keki Khursedji Tarapore, cricketer (0-72 in his only Test for India)
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1911
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William Roerick, actor (Guiding Light)
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1914
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Mushtaq Ali, cricketer (prolific Indian batsman of 30's & 40's)
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1916
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Antoine G T "Toon" Hermans, Dutch entertainer/poet (Kolderliedjes)
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1917
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Louis Salvador Palange, composer
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1920
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Armin Mueller-Stahl, Tilsit East Prussia, actor (Kafka, Music Box)
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1922
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Eric Brand, diplomat
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1922
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Hubert H A Beckers, Curaaoan opera singer
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1925
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Rijk de Gooyer, Dutch actor (Black Rider, Rififi in Amsterdam)
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1926
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Jeremy Brooks, writer
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1926
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Patrice Wymore, Miltonville KS, actress (The Big Tree)
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1927
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Richard Long, Chic Ill, actor (Prof-Nanny & the Professor)
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1928
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Marilyn Beck, newspaper columnist
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1929
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William Safire, political columnist (NY Times)/speech writer (Nixon)
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1930
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Bob Guccione, [Robert C J Edwa], US publisher (Penthouse, Omni)
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1930
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Julia Meade, actress/TV hostess (Spotlight Playhouse)
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1930
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Makoto Moroi, composer
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1931
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Yvonne Keuls, [Bamberg], Dutch writer (Jan Rap & Co)
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1933
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Bruce Morrison, cricketer (one Test NZ v England 1963)
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1933
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Paul Snoek, [Edm Schietekat], Belgian poet
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1935
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Cal Ripken Sr, baseball manager (Balt Orioles)
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1936
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Frank Martinus Arion, [F Efraim M], Antilles, writer (Double Play)
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1936
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Roland Sheldon, pitcher (NY Yankees)
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1936
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Tommy Steele, London, singer/actor (« a Sixpence, Finian's Rainbow)
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1937
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Art Neville, New Orleans LA, vocalist (Neville Brothers)
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1939
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Eddie Kendricks, Alabama, rocker (Temptations-My Girl, Boogie Down)
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1939
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James Booker, New Orleans, R & B musician (Gonzo)
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1939
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Novella Nelson, Bkln NY, actress (Nellie Cole-Chiefs)
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1942
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Bernard Hill, Manchester, actor (Bellman & True, New World, Bounty)
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1942
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Paul Butterfield, Chicago, blues musician (Better Days)
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1943
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Dave Dee, rocker
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1943
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William Brooks, composer
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1944
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Ference Bene, Hungary, record 12 soccer goals (Olympic-gold-1964)
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1944
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Jack L[aurence] Chalker, US, sci-fi author (Saga of Well World)
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1945
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Christopher Cazenove, England, actor (Ben-Dynasty)
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1945
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Ernie Hudson, Benton Harbor MI, actor (Ghostbusters, Weeds)
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1946
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Albert Padmore, cricketer (WI off-spinner mid-70s)
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1946
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Eugene Levy, Hamilton Canada, comedian/writer (SCTV)
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1947
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Marilyn Hassett, LA Ca,, actress (Bell Jar, Other Side of Mt)
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1947
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Simon Bates, English DJ
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1947
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Wes Studi, actor (Last of the Mohicans)
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1948
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Jim Alexander, rocker
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1948
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Jim Bonfanti, rocker (Raspberries-Go All the Way)
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1949
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Paul Rodgers, Engl, rocker (Bad Company-Feel Like Makin Love, Firm)
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1950
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Carlton Barrett, Jamaicans reggae drummer (Bob Marley & Wailers)
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1951
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Tatyana Kazankina, USSR, middle distance runner (Olympics-gold-1976)
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1951
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Wanda Hutchison, rocker
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1952
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Hans Alders, Dutch minister of environment (PvdA)
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1952
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Mickey Jones, Wash DC, rock bassist
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1953
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Barry Livingston, LA Calif, actor (Ernie-My 3 Sons)
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1953
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Ikue Ile Mori, rocker
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1953
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Mark Gane, Toronto Canada, rocker (M+M)
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1954
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Bill Pullman, actor (Sommersby, League of their Own, Independence Day)
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1957
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Bob Ojeda, pitcher (NY Mets)
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1958
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Mike Mills, US pop bassist (REM-One I Love)
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1959
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Albert King, actor (BB King & Friends, Blues Alive)
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1959
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Michelle Mackall, Washington DC, LPGA golfer (1995 Friendly's-32nd)
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1959
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Tammie Green, Somerset OH, LPGA golfer (1989 du Maurier Ltd Classic)
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1961
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Sarah Dallin, rocker (Bananarama-Venus)
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1961
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Venice Kong, St Mary Jamaica, playmate (September, 1985)
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1962
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Giulla Boschi, Italian actress (Act of Contrition, Bonus Malus)
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1962
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Rocco Anthony Mediate, Greensburg PA, PGA golfer (1991 Doral-Ryder)
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1964
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Eric Brown, NYC, actor (Buzz-Mama's Family)
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1964
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Frank Musil, Pardubice Cze, NHL defenseman (Ottawa Senators)
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1964
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Joe Wolf, NBA forward/center (Orlando Magic, Denver Nuggets)
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1964
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Tyrone Braxton, NFL safety (Denver Broncos-Superbowl 32)
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1965
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Craig Berube, Calahoo, NHL left wing (Washington Capitals)
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1965
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Jeff Grayer, NBA guard (Charlotte Hornets, Olympics-bronze-1988)
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1965
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Scott Edward Gump, Rockledge FL, PGA golfer (1991 International-2nd)
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1966
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Hans Visser, Dutch soccer player (MVV, FC Utrecht)
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1967
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Alan Nolet, Toronto Ontario, gymnist (Olympics-96)
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1967
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Pauline Maurice, Welland Ontario, softball outfielder (Olympics-96)
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1967
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Vincent Damphousse, Montreal, NHL center (Montreal Canadiens)
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1968
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Curtis Pride, Washington DC, outfielder (Detroit Tigers)
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1968
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Jeff[rey] Klepacki, Kearny NJ, rower (Olympics-1992, 96)
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1969
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Dean Wilson, Kaneohe Hawaii, golfer (1991 Western Athletic)
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1969
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Marc Davis, Oceanside Calif, 3K steeplechase runner (Goodwill-gold-94)
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1969
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Marty Carter, NFL safety (Chic Bears)
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1969
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Rob Maas, Dutch soccer player (Feyenoord)
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1969
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Scott Player, WLAF punter (Frankfurt Galaxy)
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1970
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Benedictine, [St Bernard]; becomes heaviest known dog (137 kg)
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1970
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Earl Dotson, NFL tackle (Green Bay Packers-Superbowl 31)
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1970
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Michael Mols, soccer player (FC Twente)
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1971
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Alyson Habetz, Crowley LA, female pitcher (Colo Silver Bullets)
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1971
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Carl Reeves, NFL defensive end (Chic Bears)
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1971
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Mark Byers, WLAF linebacker (Frankfurt Galaxy)
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1971
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Nikki McCray, Collierville Tenn, basketball guard (Olympics-gold-96)
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1971
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Sari Kristiina Fisk, ice hockey defenseman (Finland, Oly-98)
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1971
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Tony Richardson, NFL fullback (KC Chiefs)
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1972
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Brian Williams, NFL linebacker (Green Bay Packers-Superbowl 31)
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1972
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Dewayne Washington, cornerback (Minnesota Vikings)
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1972
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Don Davis, linebacker (New Orleans Saints)
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1972
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Ivan Pedroso, Cuba, long jumper (Olympics-4th-92)
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1974
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Giovonni Ribisi, actor (Cory-My 2 Dads, New Leave it To Beaver)
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1975
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Milla Jovovich, Kiev Ukraine, actress (Return to Blue Lagoon, Chaplin)
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1975
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Napiera Danielle Groves, Miss USA-Wash DC (1997, Miss Congeniality)
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1975
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Nick Farrell, East York Ontario, boxer (Olympics-96)
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1979
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Cheri Vivette Alexander, Miss District of Columbia Teen USA (1997)
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1981
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Emma Laaksonen, ice hockey defenseman (Finland, Oly-98)
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DEATHS
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695
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Begga, ancestress of the Carolingians/saint, dies [or 693]
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1187
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Gregory VIII, [Alberto de Morra], Italian Pope (1187), dies
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1195
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Boudouin V, count of Hainault/Flanders (Boudouin VIII), dies
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1213
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Jean de Matha, French saint, dies at 53
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1471
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Isabella of Portugal, duchess of Burgundy, dies
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1562
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Adrian Willaert, Flemish singer/bandmaster/composer, dies at about 82
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1651
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Wolfgang Schonsleder, composer, dies at 81
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1679
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Don Juan, ruler of Spain, dies
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1711
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Arnold Moonen, vicar/literature (Defeated German Spraekkunst), dies
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1751
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Kilian I von Dientzenhofer, Czech master builder, dies at 62
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1811
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John Antes, composer, dies at 71
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1811
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Louis-Abet Deffroy de Reigny, composer, dies at 54
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1829
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Bernard Jumentier, composer, dies at 80
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1830
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Simon Bolivar, president (Colombia), dies at 47 in Colombia
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1833
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Kaspar Hauser, German son of grand duke Karel of Bathe, murdered at 21
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1870
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Giuseppe Saverio Raffaele Mercadante, composer, dies at 75
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1881
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Lewis H Morgan, US ethnologist (Iroquois-indians), dies at 62
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1891
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Msiri, king of Garanganja (Katanga), dies in battle
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1891
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Omer Bodson, Belgian captain, dies in battle
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1893
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Levinus T Keuchenius, Dutch min of Colonies (1888-90), dies at 71
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1899
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Frederick "Freddy" Roberts, son of Brit field marshal, dies in battle
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1907
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Kelvin of Largs, [William Thomson], Br physicist (Kelvin), dies at 83
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1913
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Stefano Gobatti, composer, dies at 61
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1916
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Grigori Efimovich Rasputin, Russian monk, assassinated
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1925
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A N "Monkey" Hornby, cricketer (England capt at Oval 1882), dies
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1926
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Alexandr Dmitriyevich Kastal'sky, composer, dies at 70
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1930
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Peter Warlock, composer, dies at 36
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1933
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Hans Vaihinger, German philosopher (Side-Studies), dies at 81
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1937
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Gerard Vissering, banker/president of Dutch Bank, dies at 72
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1944
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Pieter A Roodenburgh, student/resistance fighter, dies at 26
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1944
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Vassily V Kandinsky, Russian/German/French painter, dies
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1946
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Constance [Clara] Garnett, Russian-English translator, dies at 84
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1948
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Edgar Istel, composer, dies at 68
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1949
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David Stanley Smith, composer, dies at 72
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1956
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Eddie Acuff, actor (Guns of Pecos), dies at 48
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1957
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Dorothy Sayers, [Atherton Fleming], author (Whose body), dies at 64
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1961
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Marion Perkins, sculptor (Man of Sorrow), dies at 53
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1962
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Thomas Mitchell, US, actor (Outlaw), dies of cancer at 70
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1965
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Tito [Raffaele A] Schipa, Italian tenor/composer (Rondine), dies at 76
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1966
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Gustaf Paulson, composer, dies at 68
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1967
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Harold Holt, Australian premier (1966-67), drowns at 59
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1967
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[Francis] Barry Byrne, Chicago Ill, architect, dies at 83
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1969
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Arturo da Costa e Silva, President of Brazil (1967-69), dies at 67
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1972
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Erwin Dressel, composer, dies at 63
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1973
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Charles G Abbot, US astronomer (Sun Constant), dies at 101
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1973
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Patrick Hadley, composer, dies at 74
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1975
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Frank Sully, actor (Parachute Nurse, Inside the Law), dies at 67
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1975
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Noble Sissle, jazz musician, dies at 86
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1982
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Leonid B Kogan, Russian violist, dies at 58
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1982
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Philipp Jarnach, composer, dies at 90
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1985
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Otto Gotsche, writer, dies
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1986
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Ron Kass, record co pres (MGM), dies at 52 of cancer
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1987
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Bernard Cardinal Alfrink, archbishop of Utrecht Neth, dies at 87
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1987
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Marguerite Yourcenard, author (Memoirs of Hadrien), dies at 84
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1990
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Don Draper, actor (Pepper Agent 00X), dies of AIDS at 61
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1990
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Mieke Verstraete, Belgian/Neth actress (Pleasant Settled), dies at 79
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1991
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John Blatnik, (Rep-Minnesota, 1947-75), dies at 80
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1992
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Dana Andrews, US actor (Laura), dies of pneumonia at 83
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1993
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Frederik JW "Fried" Lwensteyn, Dutch lawyer/writer, dies at 71
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1993
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Janet Margolin, US actress (Annie Hall), dies at 50 of ovarian cancer
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1994
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Jan Wiegel, director/producer (Uninhabitable Country), dies at 64
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1995
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Lila Clark Knapp, publisher, dies at 63
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1996
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Elizabeth Hill, teacher of Salvonic languages, dies at 96
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1996
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Francesco Siciliani, opera administrator, dies at 85
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1996
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Irving Caesar, songwriter, dies at 101
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1996
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Michael Saunders, barrister, dies at 22
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1996
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Ruby Murray, singer, dies at 61
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1996
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Stanko Todorov, PM of Bulgaria (1971-81), dies
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1997
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Reginald Victor Jones, scientist, dies at 86
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