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1493
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Last day for all Jews to leave Sicily
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1552
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Dutch west coast hit by heavy storm, 100s killed
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1583
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Holland begins use of Gregorian calendar (yesterday was 1/1/1583)
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1598
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Pope Clement VIII seizes duchy of Ferrara on death of Alfonso
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1684
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French king Louis XIV marries Madame Maintenon
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1701
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Frisia & Groningen begin use of Gregorian calendar
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1701
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Parts of Netherlands adopt Gregorian calendar
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1723
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Handel's opera "Ottone" premieres, London
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1755
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Tsarina Elisabeth establishes 1st Russian University
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1773
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1st US public museum established (Charlestown SC)
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1777
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Mission Santa Clara de Asis founded in Calif
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1806
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French evacuate Vienna
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1807
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Gunpowder-ship explodes in Leiden Neth, 150 die
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1809
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British take Cayenne (French Guiana) from French (until 1814)
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1812
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1st cargo arrives in New Orleans by steam, from Natchez
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1816
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France decrees Bonaparte family excluded from the country forever
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1820
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Royal Astronomical Society founded in England
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1836
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Battle of Wetumka, Fla
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1836
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HMS Beagle/Charles Darwin reach Sydney Australia
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1839
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Anthracite coal 1st used to smelt iron, Mauch Chunk, Penn
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1842
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Franciscan nuns begin missionary work on Netherland Antilles
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1861
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FL state troops demand surrender of Ft Pickens
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1863
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President Davis delivers his "State of Confederacy" address
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1865
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-13] Union fleet bombs Fort Fisher NC
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1867
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Leo Tolstoy's "Smert Ioonna Groznogo," premieres in St Petersburg
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1879
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British Zulu War begins: Lt-General Chelmsford invades Zululand
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1896
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1st X-ray photo in US (Dr Henry Smith, Davidson NC)
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1900
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Freeland Colony founded in US
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1903
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Harry Houdini performs at Rembrandt theater, Amsterdam
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1903
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Rhodes Opera House burns in Boyertown Pa, killing 170
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1904
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Southwest-Africa uprising under Samuel Maherero against German garison
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1906
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1st time Dow Jones closes above 100 (100.26)
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1906
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Football rules committee legalizes forward pass
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1907
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Britain grants responsible govt to former colony of Transvaal
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1912
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-47øF (-44øC), Washta, Iowa (state record)
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1915
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House of Reps rejects proposal to give women right to vote
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1916
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Britain proclaims Gilbert & Ellice Is colony in Pacific
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1918
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Montreal Canadien Joe Malone scores 5 goals beating Ottawa 9-4
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1920
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Annual drafting of baseball players from minor leagues to be done in inverse order of the final standings, agreed to
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1921
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Kenesaw Mountain Landis becomes 1st commissioner of baseball
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1924
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History of Science Society organized at Boston
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1925
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John Howard Lawson's "Processional," premieres in NYC
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1928
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Philip Barry & Elmer Rice's "Cock Robin," premieres in NYC
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1929
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Seatrain (RR cars on ships) service begins, New Orleans-Havana
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1930
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NHL's Boston Bruins win then-record 14th consecutive game
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1932
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France's Laval govt falls
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1932
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Hattie W Caraway elected 1st woman senator (D-Ark)
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1932
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Philip Barry's "Animal Kingdom," premieres in NYC
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1933
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Uprising of Guardia Civil in Spain, 25 dies
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1933
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US Congress recognize independence Philippines
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1937
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Plow for laying submarine cable patented
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1942
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British troops reconquer Sollum
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1942
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Dutch troops on Tarakan surrender
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1942
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National War Labor Board created
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1943
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Frankfurters replaced by Victory Sausages (mix of meat & soy meal)
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1944
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Churchill & de Gaulle begin a 2-day wartime conference in Marrakesh
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1944
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Failed resistance raid on distribution office of Borgerstraat Amsterd
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1945
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German forces in Belgium retreat in Battle of Bulge
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1945
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US Task Force 38 destroys 41 Jap ships in Battle of South China Sea
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1946
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"Polonaise" closes at Alvin Theater NYC after 113 performances
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1946
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Edouardo de Filippo's "Questi Fantasmi!," premieres in Rome
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1946
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NFL champs Cleveland Rams given permission to move to LA
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1948
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1st Supermarket in UK opens
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1948
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Mohandas Mahatma Gandhi begins his final fast
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1948
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US Supreme Court decision (Sipuel v Oklahoma State Board of Regents)
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1949
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"Arthur Godfrey & His Friends" premieres on CBS TV
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1949
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Dutch court affirms death sentence against SS chief Hanns Rauter
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1950
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Swedish tanker rams British submarine Truculent in Thames, 64 die
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1950
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USSR re-introduces death penalty for treason, espionage & sabotage
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1951
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Ezzard Charles TKOs Lee Oma in 10 for heavyweight boxing title
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1952
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NFL Pro Bowl: N Conf beats A Conf 30-13
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1952
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University of Tennessee admits it's 1st black student
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1953
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9 "Jewish" physicians arrested for "terrorist activities" in Moscow
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1954
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Austria's worst avalanche-kills 200; 9hrs later 2nd one-kills 115
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1954
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Queen Elizabeth II opens NZ parliament
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1957
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Southern Christian Leadership Council (SCLC) founded
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1958
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Mickey Wright wins LPGA Sea Island Golf Open
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1958
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NCAA adds 2 point conversion to football scoring
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1958
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NFL Pro Bowl: West beats East 26-7
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1958
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Syracuse National Dolph Schayes sets NBA record at 11,770 points
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1959
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KOED TV channel 11 in Tulsa, OK (PBS) begins broadcasting
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1960
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Sobers & Worrell complete 399 stand for 4th wkt v England
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1960
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Syracuse National Dolph Schayes is 1st NBA'er to score 15,000 points
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1961
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"Show Girl" opens at Eugene O'Neill Theater NYC for 100 performances
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1961
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UN genocide pact goes into effect
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1963
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"Go Away Little Girl" by Steve Lawrence peaks at #1
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1963
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Spin bowler Bobby Simpson takes 5-57 for Australia v England
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1964
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NFL Pro Bowl: West beats East 31-17
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1964
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Revolution overthrows Sultan of Zanzibar, 1 month after independence
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1965
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"Hullabaloo" premieres on NBC-TV
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1965
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At 10:58 am PST burn up a nuclear rocket in Nevada
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1966
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"Batman" with Adam West & Burt Ward premieres on ABC TV
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1966
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12 day NYC transit strike ends
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1966
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LBJ says US should stay in S Vietnam until communist aggression ends
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1966
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Red Auerbach wins his 1,000th game as coach of NBA Boston Celtics
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1967
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Louisville, Ky, draft board refuses exemption for boxer Muhammad Ali
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1968
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Beatles Film Production Ltd changes name to Apple Film Production Ltd
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1968
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Nighttime version of "Hollywood Squares" premieres on NBC TV
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1969
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"Golden Rainbow" closes at Shubert Theater NYC after 355 performances
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1969
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Superbowl III: NY Jets beat Balt Colts, 16-7 in Miami Superbowl MVP: Joe Namath, NY Jets, QB
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1970
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Biafran War ends, Biafra surrenders to Nigeria
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1970
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Boeing 747 makes its maiden voyage
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1971
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"All in the Family" premieres on CBS featuring 1st toilet flush on TV
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1971
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"Soon" opens at Ritz Theater NYC for 3 performances
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1971
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Congressional Black Caucus organizes
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1971
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Fed grand jury indicts Rev Philip Berrigan & 5 others, including a nun & 2 priests, on charges of plotting to kidnap Henry Kiss
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1972
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Tigers sign a lease to build a $126M domed stadium (doesn't happen)
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1974
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"Joker" by Steve Miller Band peaks at #1
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1974
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Libya & Tunisia announces they are merging as "Islamic Arab Republic"
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1975
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Chrysler Corp offers 1st car rebates
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1975
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Superbowl IX: Pitts Steelers beat Minn Vikings, 16-6 in New Orleans Superbowl MVP: Franco Harris, Pittsburgh, RB
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1976
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UN Security Council votes 11-1 to seat Palestine Liberation Org
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1977
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"Ipi Tombi" opens at Harkness Theater NYC for 39 performances
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1977
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Anti-French demonstrations takes place in Israel after Paris released Abu Daoud, responsible 1972 Munich massacre of Israeli at
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1979
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6th American Music Award: Barry Manilow, Linda Ronstadt win
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1979
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LA's Hillside Strangler, Kenneth Bianchi, arrested in Bellingham
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1979
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Record blizzard struck midwest killing over 100
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1980
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Mike Bratz (Phoenix) begins NBA free throw streak of 57 games
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1981
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"Dynasty" with Joan Collins premieres on ABC-TV
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1981
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-35øF (-37øC), Chester, Massachusetts (state record)
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1981
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Dynasty, a prime time soap opera inspired by Dallas, premieres on ABC
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1983
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Brooks Robinson & Juan Marichal elected to Hall of Fame
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1983
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NCAA creates football Kickoff Classic to begin in August
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1986
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24th space shuttle (61-C) mission-Columbia 7-launched
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1986
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Chic Blackhawk Denis Savard scores at 4 seconds of 3rd period
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1986
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Miami Dolphins win AFC football championship
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1987
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Britain's Prince Edward resigns from his Royal Marines training
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1988
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Willie Stargell (Pitts Pirate), elected to Baseball Hall of Fame
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1989
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6 claim to survive in rubble, 35 days after Armenian quake (hoax)
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1989
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Idi Amin expelled from Zaire
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1990
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Civil Rights activist Rev Al Sharpton is stabbed in Bensonhurst Bkln
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1990
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Romania bans Communist party (1st Warsaw Pact member to do so)
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1991
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Largest crowd to watch Atlantic Coast Womens Basketball game (11,520)
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1991
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Melvin Stewart swims world record 200 m butterfly (1:55.69)
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1991
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US Congress gives George Bush authority to wage war against Iraq
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1992
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13th ACE Cable Awards: HBO wins 27 awards
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1992
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Algeria's general elections canceled after strong gains by Islamic Salvation Front in the 1st round
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1992
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Last building in Gateway area in Cleveland is demolished
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1992
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US male Figure Skating championship won by Christopher Bowman
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1993
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Doctors announce Pitts Penguin Mario Limeux has Hodgkin's disease
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1993
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MTV hostess Martha Quinn marries longtime boyfriend Jordan Tarlow
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1994
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Malcolm X's daughter arrested for plotting Louis Farrakham's murder
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1994
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Steve Carlton (Phillies) elected to Baseball Hall of Fame
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1995
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Major earthquake kills 5,092 in Kobe Japan
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1995
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Murder trial against OJ Simpson, begins in LA
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1995
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Pope John Paul II begins visit to SE Asia
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1996
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Russian troops arrived in Bosnia (joint operation with US)
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1997
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17th United Negro College Fund raises
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1997
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Annika Sorenstam wins LPGA Chrysler-Plymouth Tournament of Champions
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1997
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Chrysler-Plymouth LPGA Tournament of Champions
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1997
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HAL became operational (2001: A Space Odyssey)
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1997
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Ice skater Oksana Baiul injured slightly whiled driving intoxicated
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1997
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Space Shuttle STS 81 (Atlantis 18), launches into space
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1997
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Tiger Woods wins Mercedes Championships
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1997
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wins Chrysler-Plymouth Tournament Of Champions
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BIRTHS
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1483
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Hendrik van Nassau-Dillenburg en Dietz, gov/viceroy of Holland
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1492
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Andreas Alicatus, Italian author
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1562
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Charles Emanuel I, the great, Duke of Savoy
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1576
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Peter Scriverius, Dutch lawyer/historian
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1580
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Jean Baptiste van Helmont, Belgian chemist, (found boiling pt temp)
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1588
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John Winthrop, 1st governor (Mass Bay Colony)
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1588
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Jose Ribera [Lo Spagnoletto], Spanish painter
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1599
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Adrian van Utrecht, Flemish painter
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1638
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Ernst R Tarhemberg, Austrian fieldmarshal (Turkish Wars)
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1665
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Pierre de Fermat, French lawyer/mathematician
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1674
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Reinhard Keiser, composer
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1711
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Gaetano Latilla, composer
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1715
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Jacques Duphly, composer
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1729
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Edmund Burke, British author (Philosophy & Inquiry) [OS=Jan 1]
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1729
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Lazzaro Spallanzani, Modena Italy, physiologist
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1730
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Johann Joachim Christoph Bode, composer
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1737
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Brizio Petrucci, composer
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1737
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John Hancock, patriot (1st to sign Declaration of Independence)
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1746
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Johann Heinrich Pestalozzi, Switzerland, educator [OS]
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1749
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Ferdinand Trauttmansdorff, Austrian earl/prince/diplomat
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1751
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Ferdinand I, king of Sicily & Naples
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1751
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Jacob M R Lenz, writer (Das Leidende Weib)
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1780
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Wilhelm M L de Wette, German exegetist/theologist
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1783
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Erik Gustaf Geijer, Swedish historian/poet (Natthimmelen)
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1792
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Robert Patterson, Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1881
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1804
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Hippolyte Monpou, composer
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1807
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Jan T Beelen, Dutch/Belgian bible expert
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1808
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Paul "the Great" Taglioni, Vienna, ballet choreographer
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1810
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Ferdinand II, king of Sicily
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1814
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Jones Mitchell Withers, Mjr General (Confederate Army), died in 1890
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1819
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Zealous Bates Tower, Bvt Major General (Union Army), died in 1900
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1821
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Nikolai Afanisev, composer
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1825
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Joseph Robert Davis, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1896
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1826
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Charles Cruft, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1883
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1832
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Richard Waterhouse Jr, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1876
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1837
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Adolf Jensen, composer
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1837
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Carlos Troyer, composer
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1842
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Franois Coppe, French poet
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1852
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Joseph J C Joffre, French fieldmarshal (Indo China, Marne)
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1853
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Gregorio Ricci-Curbastro, Italian mathematician (tensor analysis)
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1856
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John Singer Sargent, US, portrait painter (Wyndham Sisters)
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1863
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Vivekananda, Calcutta, Hindu religious leader/reformer
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1871
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Paul Guthnick, German astronomer
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1875
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Marika Stiernstedt, Swedish author (Ulla Bella)
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1876
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Ermanno Wolf-Ferrari, Venice Italy, composer
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1876
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Ferenc Moln r, writer
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1876
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Jack London, writer/socialist (Call of the Wild)
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1878
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Ferenc Molnar, Hungarian/US playwright (A Pal Utrai Fiuk)
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1882
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Jakob Jud, Swiss linguist/etymologist
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1884
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Louis Horst, composer
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1888
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Claude Delvincourt, composer
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1890
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Mordecai W Johnson, educator
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1893
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Hermann Goering, propoganda minister (Nazi Germany)
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1894
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Billy Gilbert, Louisville KY, actor (Paradise Alley, Safari, Rio)
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1896
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Rex Ingram, Ireland, actor/director (Elmer Gantry, God's Little Acre)
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1897
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Hendrik J Valk, painter/cartoonist/graphic artist
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1898
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Jose Forns y Cuadras, composer
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1899
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Paul H Mller, Swiss chemist (DDT-Nobel 1948)
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1900
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Vaino Hannikainen, composer
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1901
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Kurt Jooss, Wrtemburg, Germany, ballet choreographer
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1902
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Ibn Abdul-Aziz Saud, Kuwait, king (Saudi Arabia)
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1902
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Ray Teal, Grand Rapids Mich, actor (Sheriff Roy Coffee-Bonanza)
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1902
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Simon H Spoor, Dutch gen/intelligence officer for Gen MacArthur
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1903
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Igor V Kurtshatov, Russian nuclear physicist (1st Rus nuclear bomb)
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1904
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Mississippi Fred McDowell, jazz artist
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1906
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Henny Youngman, England, comedian (Take my wife please...)
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1906
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Tex Ritter, Texas, country singer (5 Star Jubilee, Wayward Wind)
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1907
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Sergei Korolev, scientist
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1908
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Ben Seijes, Dutch historian (WW II)
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1908
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Jos Lim¢n, Mexican/US dancer (I, Odysseus)
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1909
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Mauritz Hugo, Sweden, actor (Atomic Blonde, Road Agent)
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1910
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Charles Martin, cartoonist
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1910
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Luise Rainer, Austria, actress (Escapade, Good Earth, Big City)
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1910
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Patsy Kelly, Bkln, actress (Rosemary's Baby, North Ave Irregulars)
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1912
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Peter Pooley, broadcaster
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1914
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Edqard John Gurney, politician
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1915
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Ernest Armstrong, miner/politician
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1915
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Frank Annunzio, (Rep-D-IL, 1965- )
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1915
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Joseph Roy George Ralston, pilot
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1915
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Martin Agronsky, journalist (1952 Peabody, 1961 DuPont-Columbia)
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1916
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A P[ieter] W Botha, Orange Free State, president of South Africa
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1917
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Walter Hendl, West New York NJ, conductor
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1920
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James Farmer, Marshall, Tex, civil rights leader
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1921
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John Henry Davis Jr, Smithtown NY, weightlifter (Olym-gold-1948, 52)
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1921
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Leo Smit, Phila Penn, pianist/composer
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1924
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Jan Willem Radecker, sculptor/son of John Raedecker
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1925
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Bill Burrud, Hollywood Calif, host (Safari to Adventure, Animal World)
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1925
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Laurentiu Profeta, composer
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1925
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Ralph Legall, cricket wicket-keeper (WI v India 1954)
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1926
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Morton Feldman, NYC, composer
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1926
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Ray Price, country singer (Good Times)
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1927
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Leopold Ahsen, writer
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1927
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Salvatore Martirano, composer
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1928
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Lew Gallo, Mt Kisko, actor (12 O'Clock High)
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1929
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Colin Berry Haycraft, publisher
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1930
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Glenn Yarborough, singer (Limeliters-Honey & Wine, Jubilee)
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1930
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Jennifer P Johnston, Irish author (Fool's sanctuary)
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1932
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Alain Teister, Dutch sculptor/writer
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1933
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Michael Aspel, British talk show host
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1934
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Burdette Haldorson, US, basketball player (Olympic-gold-1956, 60)
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1935
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"Amazing" Kreskin, Montclair NJ, mentalist/telepath
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1935
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Ron Harper, Turtle Creek Pa, actor (Wendy & Me, Planet of the Apes)
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1935
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William Lee Gloden, Brewton Al, country singer (Oak Ridge Boys)
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1937
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Liliana Cavani, Bologna Italy, director (Berlin Affair)
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1937
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Marie Dubois, Paris France, actress (Wise Guys, Jules & Jim)
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1939
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Helmut Eisendle, writer
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1939
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Jacobus M "Jacques" Hamelink, Dutch writer/poet (Cold Unrest)
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1940
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Dick Motz, cricketer (1st NZer to take 100 Test wickets)
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1941
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Jaime B Fuster, (Rep-D-PR, 1985- )
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1941
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Long John Baldry, England, blues vocalist (Don't try to Lay No Boogie)
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1942
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Vladimir Sergeyevich Kozelsky, cosmonaut (Soyuz 24 backup)
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1943
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Henri J "Adriaan" Adriaansen, mime/director (Stinging Nettle King)
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1943
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Ray Manzarek, rock keyboardist (Doors-People are Strange)
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1944
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Joe Frazier, Beaufort SC, HW boxer (Olympic-gold-1964)/champ (1968-73)
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1944
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Vlastimil Hort, Czech/German chess player
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1945
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Maggie Bell, Glasgow Scotland, rocker
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1946
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Cynthia Robinson, rock trumpeteer (Sly & Family Stone-Everyday People)
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1946
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George Duke, San Rafael Ca, rocker
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1947
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Tom Dempsey, NFL record-holder (longest field goal, 63 yards)
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1948
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Anthony Andrews, London England, actor (Under the Volcano)
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1949
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James W Dietz, rower
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1949
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Wayne Wang, director (Chan is Missing, Slamdance)
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1950
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Bob McEwen, (Rep-R-OH, 1981- )
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1950
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Marilyn R Smith, microbiologist
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1951
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Bill Madlock, 4X NL batting champ (Chicago Cubs)
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1951
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Chris Bell, Memphis Tn, rock guitarist (Big Star)
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1951
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Drew Pearson, former NFL all-pro receiver
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1951
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Kirstie Alley, Wichita Ks, actress (Star Trek II, Cheers-Rebecca)
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1951
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Larry Hoppens, rocker (Orleans-Still the One, Dance With Me)
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1951
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Rush Limbaugh, Girardeau Mo, extreme right radio personality
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1952
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Ricky Van Shelton, country musician
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1954
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Howard Stern, Roosevelt NY, "Radio's Bad Boy" (WKRK, WYSP, WJFK)
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1955
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Patty Hayes, LPGA golfer
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1959
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Per Helmstad Gessle, Sweden, singer (Roxette-Must Have Been Love)
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1960
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Dominique Wilkins, NBA forward (Atlanta Hawks)
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1960
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Rob Derksen, Australian baseball head coach (Olympics-1996)
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1961
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Andrea Carnevale, soccer player (Napoli)
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1962
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Richie Richardson, cricketer (elegant West Indian batsman 1983-95)
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1964
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Laura Gildemeister, Argentina, tennis star
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1964
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Lynne Marie Thurik, Vancouver Wash, Miss Washington-America (1991)
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1965
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Henry Thomas, defensive tackle (Detroit Lions, New England Patriots)
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1965
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John Francis, model
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1965
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Mark Moore, rocker (S'Express-Winter Course)
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1966
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Craig Parry, Sunshine VIC, Australasia golfer
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1966
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Linda Ferrando, Italy, tennis star
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1967
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Farrah Forke, Texas, actress (Dweebs, Mr Rhodes, Disclosure, Heat)
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1967
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Marco Boogers, Dutch soccer player (RKC, Sparta, West Ham United)
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1967
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Mike Simms, Whittier CA, outfielder (Houston Astros)
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1967
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Ulf Dahlen, Ostersund SWE, NHL forward (Team Sweden, San Jose)
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1967
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Vendela [Kirsebom], Stockholm Sweden, model (Sports Illustrated 1993)
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1968
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Heather Mills, Aldershot England, model/writer (Out on a Limb)
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1968
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Vince Buck, NFL safety (NO Saints)
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1969
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Cam Russell, Halifax, NHL defenseman (Chicago Blackhawks)
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1970
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Jenny Griffith, Burbank Calif, WPVA volleyballer (National-13th-1995)
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1970
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Nigel Wilson, Canadian/US baseball outfielder (Florida Marlins)
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1970
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Takahiro Ikenoue, WLAF defensive linebacker (Rhein Fire)
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1971
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Andy Fox, Sacramento CA, infielder (NY Yankees)
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1971
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Oscar Sturgis, NFL defensive end (Dallas Cowboys)
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1971
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Scott Burrell, NBA guard/forward (Chicago Bulls, Charlotte Hornets)
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1971
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Shane Dronett, NFL defensive end (Atlanta Falcons, Denver Broncos)
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1972
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Dominique Ross, NFL running back (Dallas Cowboys)
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1973
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Greg Morton, Milwaukee Wisc, actor (Scarecrow & Mrs King)
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1974
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Melanie Jayne Chisholm, "Sporty Spice", Widnes, vocalist (Spice Girls)
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1975
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Chase Hampton, Okla City Okla, rocker (Party-Rodeo, That's Why)
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1975
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Jocelyn Thibault, Montreal, NHL goalie (Montreal Canadiens)
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1977
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Sara Walsh, South Bend In, fencer-foil (Olympics-96)
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1979
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Jenny Schmidgall, ice hockey forward (USA, Oly-98)
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1987
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Andrew Lawrence, Phila, actor (Andy Roman-Brotherly Love)
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1987
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Naya Rivera, actress (Cindy-Fresh Prince of Bel Air)
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1996
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Sarah Morales, Mexico, Siamese twin (survived)
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1996
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Sarahi Morales, Mexico, Siamese twin (died on Jan 27, 1996)
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DEATHS
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689
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Benedict Biscop, English saint, dies
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1049
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Abu Sa'id ibn Aboa al-Chair, Persian mystic, dies at 81
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1167
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Aelred of Hexham/Rievaulx, English abbot/saint, dies at about 56
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1390
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Peter van Herenthals, Dutch theologist/church historian, dies at 67
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1517
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Vasco N£¤ez de Balboa, Spanish conquistador/admiral, beheaded at 41
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1519
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Maximilian I of Hapsburg, German kaiser, dies
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1537
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Lorenzo di Credi, Italian painter, dies
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1665
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Pierre de Fermat, Fr lawyer/mathematician (principle of F), dies at 63
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1674
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Giacomo Carissimi, Italian bandmaster/composer (Jephta), dies at 68
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1759
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Anne of Hannover, English princess, dies at 49
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1765
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Johann Melchior Molter, composer, dies at 68
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1807
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Adriaan Kluit, Dutch historian, dies at 71
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1807
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Joan Lucaz, Dutch scholar/journalist/patriot, dies at 60
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1829
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Friedrich von Schlegel, German cultural philosopher/poet, dies at 56
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1829
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Michael Gottard Fischer, composer, dies at 55
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1833
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Marie-Antoine Carme, author (Pattissier Royal Parisien), dies at 48
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1839
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Joseph A Koch, Aust painter/cartoonist/etcher/illustrator, dies at 70
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1851
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Johan Herman Koekkoek, painter, dies at 72
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1856
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L'udov¡t St£r, Slovaaks author/linguistic (Das Slawentum), dies at 40
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1860
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Martinus J Niewindt, bishop on Curaao (christened slaves), dies at 63
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1861
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V clav Hanka, Czech author/translator/forger, dies at 69
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1867
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Victor Cousin, French philosopher/minister of Education, dies at 74
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1880
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Ida Grfin von Hahn-Hahn, author (Aus der Gesellschaft), dies at 74
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1925
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Oskar Brefeld, German botanist, dies at 85
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1928
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Ruth Snyder, 1st woman to die in electric chair
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1929
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Dietrich Schfer, German historian (Mein Leben), dies at 83
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1933
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Vaclav Suk, composer, dies at 71
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1940
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Erich R Jaensch, German psychologist (eidetiek), dies at 56
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1942
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George Francis, cricketer (WI Test fast-bowler, 23 wkts in 10), dies
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1943
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Jan R T Campert, Dutch resistance fighter/poet (18 Dead), dies at 40
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1947
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Jonas Cohn, German/English philosopher (Wertwissenschaft), dies at 77
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1950
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Koos van de Griend, composer, dies at 44
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1953
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Simeon Roncal, composer, dies at 82
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1956
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John Raedecker, Dutch sculptor (WW II Monument Amsterdam), dies at 70
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1956
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Norman Kerry, actor (Air Eagles, Phantom of Opera), dies at 61
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1958
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Arthur Shepherd, composer, dies at 77
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1960
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Nevil Shute [Norway], Eng/Aust author (Town like Alice), dies at 60
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1962
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Ernie Kovacs, comedian (Ernie Kovacs Show), killed in auto crash at 42
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1962
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Richard de Guide, composer, dies at 52
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1964
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C R Browne, cricket leg-spinner (WI in 4 Tests, 6 wkts), dies
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1965
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Lorraine Hansberry, US playwright, dies in NYC, dies at 34
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1965
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Porcupine, in Washington DC zoo, dies at 27; oldest known rodent
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1970
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Blanche Stuart Scott, US pilot, dies at 84
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1972
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Padraic Colum, Irish poet/writer/founder (Irish Review), dies at 90
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1975
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Caryn Campbell, Bundy victim, disappears from Snowmass, Colo
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1976
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Agatha Christie, mystery writer (10 Little Indians), dies at 85
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1977
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Henri-Georges Clouzot, director (Diabolique, Truth), dies at 69
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1978
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Nancy Spungen, stabbed to death by boyfriend Sid Vicious
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1980
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Hans Ebeling, cricketer (Vict stalwart, bowled for Aust 1934), dies
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1981
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Beulah Bondi, actress (It's a Wonderful Life), dies at 89
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1981
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Isobel Elsom, actress (Unseen, Jane Eyre, Illegal), dies at 87
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1986
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Marcel Arland, French author (L'ordre, Lumire du Soir), dies at 86
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1990
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Laurence J Peter, author (Peter Princible), dies of a stroke at 70
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1990
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Paul Amadeus Pisk, composer, dies at 96
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1991
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Keye Luke, actor (Charlie Chan's No 1 Son), dies after a stroke at 86
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1991
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Vasco Pratolini, Italy, writer (Ragazze di San Frediano), dies at 77
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1992
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Harry van Doorn, Dutch MP (KVP/KRO-chairman/PPR/CRM), dies at 76
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1992
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Walt Morey, US children's book writer (Gentle Ben), dies at 84
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1993
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Carles Mira, Spanish director (Que Nos Quiten Lo Bailao), dies at 45
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1994
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Bob Horen, dies of cancer at 67
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1994
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Samuel Bronston, Romanian/US producer (El Cid), dies at 85
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1995
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Francis Lopez, songwriter, dies at 77
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1995
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George Price, cartoonist (New Yorker), dies at 93
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1995
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Marion Herbst, German/Dutch jewelry designer, dies at 50
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1996
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Edmund Happold, engineer, dies at 65
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1996
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John Howard Purnell, scientist, dies at 70
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1996
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Peggy Braithwaite, lighthouse-keeper, dies at 76
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1997
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Charles Huggins, surgeon/medical researcher, dies at 95
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1997
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Jean Writer-Edern Hallier, dies at 60
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1997
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Jill Summers, actress (Agatha Coronation Street), dies at 86
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