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553
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2nd Council of Constantinople (5th ecumenical council) opens
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1382
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Battle of Beverhoutsveld - population beats drunken army
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1430
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Jews are expelled from Speyer Germany
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1494
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On 2nd voyage to New World, Christopher Columbus sights Jamaica
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1640
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English Short Parliament unites
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1646
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King Charles I surrenders at Scotland
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1665
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Nicolaas Witsen visits patriarch Nikon in Moscow
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1726
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Marie de Camargo (16) premieres at Opra of Paris
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1749
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Pope Benedict XIV proclaims 1750 a Year" [?]
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1762
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Russia & Prussia sign peace treaty
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1764
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Smolny-institution forms in St Petersburg for noble girls
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1780
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2nd oldest learned society in US (American Academy of Arts & Sciences) forms (Boston)
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1789
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French States-General for It first since 1614 together
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1797
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Napoleon I's sister Elisa marries Felix Bacciochi
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1809
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Citizenship is denied to Jews of Canton of Aargau Switzerland
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1809
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Mary Kies is 1st woman issued a US patent (weaving straw)
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1814
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British attack Ft Ontario, Oswego, NY
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1816
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American Bible Society organized (NY)
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1834
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Charles Darwin's expedition begins at Rio Santa Cruz
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1835
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King Leopold opens Brussels-Mechelen railway
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1842
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City-wide fire burns for over 100 hours (Hamburg Germany)
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1847
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American Medical Association organized (Philadelphia)
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1854
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English pirate Plumridge robs along pro-English Finnish coast
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1855
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NYC regains Castle Clinton, to be used for immigration
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1861
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Alexandria, VA - CS troops abandon city
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1862
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French army intervenes in Puebla, Mexico: Cinco de Mayo
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1862
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Peninsular Campaign-Battle of Williamsburg, VA
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1863
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Battle of Tupelo, MS
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1863
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Joe Coburn KOs Mike McCoole for US boxing title in 63rd round
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1864
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Atlanta Campaign-5 days fighting begins at Rocky Face Ridge
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1864
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Battle between Confederate & Union ships at mouth of Roanoke
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1864
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Battle of Wilderness, VA (Germanna Ford, Wilderness Tavern)
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1864
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Campaign in Northern Georgia - Chattanooga GA to Atlanta GA
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1865
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1st US train robbery (North Bend Ohio)
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1874
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Dutch 2nd Chamber passes child labor law
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1881
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Anit-Jewish rioting in Kiev Ukraine
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1891
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Music Hall (Carnegie Hall) opens in NY, Tchaikovsky as guest conductor
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1893
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Panic of 1893: Great crash on NY Stock Exchange
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1900
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"The Billboard" began weekly publication
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1904
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Cy Young of Boston pitches perfect game against Phila A's (3-0)
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1905
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Robert S Abbott published 1st issue of newspaper "Chicago Defender"
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1908
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34th Kentucky Derby: Arthur Pickens on Stone Street wins in 2:15.2
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1908
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Great White Fleet arrives in SF
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1912
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5th Olympic games open at Stockholm, Sweden
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1912
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Soviet Communist Party newspaper Pravda begins publishing (4/22 OS)
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1915
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German U-20 sinks Earl of Lathom
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1916
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US marines invade Dominican Republic, stay until 1924
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1917
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St Louis Brown Ernie Koob no-hits Chic White Sox, 1-0
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1920
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German-Latvian peace treaty signed
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1920
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Polish troops occupy Kiev
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1920
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US Pres Wilson makes Communist Labor Party illegal
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1921
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1st ranger for Cleveland Metroparks hired
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1921
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Miniature newspaper published (Brighton Gazette 10 x 13 cm)
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1922
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Construction begins on Yankee Stadium (Bronx)
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1924
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Unions terminate Twentse textile strike
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1925
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John T Scopes arrested for teaching evolution in Tennessee
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1925
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Ty Cobb goes 6 for 6, (16 total bases)
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1925
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Yankee Everett Scott is benched, ending his 1,307-game playing streak
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1926
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Geldrop soccer team forms
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1926
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Sinclair Lewis refuses his Pulitzer Prize for "Arrowsmith"
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1927
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Dmitri Sjostakovitch' 1st Symphony, premieres in Berlin
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1930
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1st woman to fly solo from Engl to Australia takes-off (Amy Johnson)
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1930
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Bradman scores 185* Aust v Leicestershire, 317 mins, 16 fours
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1932
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Japan & China sign a peace treaty
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1934
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60th Kentucky Derby: Mack Garner aboard Cavalcade wins in 2:04
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1935
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Jessie Owens of US, sets then long jump record at 26' 8¬"
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1936
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Edward Ravenscroft patents screw-on bottle cap with a pour lip
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1936
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Italian troops occupy Addis Ababa
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1938
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Phillies Harold Kelleher faces 16 batters in 6th, as Cubs score 12 runs, both marks are NL records off one hurler in a single i
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1939
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Flash floods kill 75 in Northeast Kentucky
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1940
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Norwegian govt in exile forms in London
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1941
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2 Fokker's employees flee nazi occupied Netherlands to England
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1941
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Emperor Haile Selassie returns to Addis Ababa
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1941
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Pulitzer prize awarded to Robert E Sherwood (There shall be no night)
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1942
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British assault on Diego Suarez Madagascar
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1942
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US begins rationing sugar during WW II
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1943
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Postmaster General Frank C Walker invents Postal Zone System
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1944
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Gandhi freed from prison
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1944
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Russian offensive against Sebastopol Krim
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1945
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Mauthausen Concentration camp liberated
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1945
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Netherlands & Denmark liberated from Nazi control
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1945
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Premier Gerbrandy on Radio Orange tells Dutch they are liberated
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1945
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Uprising against SS-occupying troops in Prague
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1947
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Mississippi Valley flooding kills 16 & causes $850M in damage
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1947
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Pulitzer prize awarded to Robert Penn Warren (All the King's Men)
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1948
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1st air squadron of jets aboard a carrier
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1948
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Belgian govt of Spaak resigns
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1949
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Council of Europe forms
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1949
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KGO TV channel 7 in San Francisco, CA (ABC) begins broadcasting
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1949
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Statue of Council of Europe drawn
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1949
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Tiger 2nd baseman Charlie Gehringer selected to Hall of Fame
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1950
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Phumiphon Abundet crowned as king Rama IX of Thailand
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1951
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"Out of This World" closes at New Century Theater NYC after 157 perfs
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1951
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77th Kentucky Derby: Conn McCreary aboard Count Turf wins in 2:02.6
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1952
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Pulitzer prize awarded to Herman Wouk (Caine Mutiny)
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1952
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Ron Necciai of Pitts Pirate's Bristol Twins Class D farm team, strikes out 27, as he no-hits Welch Minors, 4 Minors do reach ba
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1954
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Military coup by general Alfredo Stroessner in Paraguay
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1955
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"Damn Yankees" opens at 46th St Theater NYC for 1022 performances
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1955
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Indies parliament accept hindu-divorce
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1955
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US performs nuclear test at Nevada test Site
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1955
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West Germany granted full sovereignty by 3 occupying powers
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1956
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82nd Kentucky Derby: David Erb aboard Needles wins in 2:03.4
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1956
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Broekster Boys soccer team forms in Damwoude
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1956
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Jim Bailey (US) runs mile a record 3:58.6 in LA Calif
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1956
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World championships of judo are 1st held, in Tokyo
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1957
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Adolf Schrf elected president of Austria
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1957
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Betsy Rawls wins LPGA Peach Blossom Golf Open
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1958
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KNME TV channel 5 in Albuquerque, NM (PBS) begins broadcasting
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1958
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Pulitzer prize awarded to James Agee for (Death in the Family)
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1958
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US performs atmospheric nuclear test at Enwetak
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1961
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Alan Shepard becomes 1st American in space (aboard Freedom 7)
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1962
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88th Kentucky Derby: Bill Hartack aboard Decidedly wins in 2:00.4
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1962
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LA Angel Bo Belinsky no-hits Balt Orioles, 2-0
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1962
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West Side Story soundtrack album goes to #1 & stays #1 for 54 weeks which is more than 20 weeks longer than any other album
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1963
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Marilynn Smith wins LPGA Peach Blossom Golf Open
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1964
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Separatists riot in Quebec
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1965
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1st large-scale US Army ground units arrive in South Vietnam
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1966
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Borussia Dortmund wins 6th Europe Cup II
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1966
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Stanley Cup: Montreal Canadiens beat Detroit Red Wings, 4 games to 2
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1966
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Willie Mays hit his 512th HR
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1968
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Carol Mann wins LPGA Shreveport Kiwanis Club Golf Invitational
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1969
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23rd NBA Championship: Boston Celtics beat LA Lakers, 4 games to 3
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1969
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Pulitzer prize awarded to Norman Mailer (Armies of the Night)
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1970
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US performs nuclear test at Nevada test Site
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1971
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"Earl of Ruston" opens at Billy Rose Theater NYC for 5 performances
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1971
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Race riot in Brownsville section of Brooklyn (NYC)
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1972
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Alitalia DC-8 crashes west of Palermo Sicily; killing 115
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1973
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99th Kentucky Derby: Ron Turcotte aboard Secretariat wins in 1:59.4
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1974
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Sandra Spuzich wins LPGA Lady Tara Golf Classic
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1975
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A's release pinch runner Herb Washington (played 104 games without batting, pitching, or fielding He stole 30 bases, & scored 3
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1975
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Pulitzer prize awarded to Michael Shaara (Killer Angels)
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1976
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Anderlecht wins 16th soccer Europe Cup II
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1976
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Train collision at Schiedam Neth, kills 24
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1978
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Cin Red Pete Rose becomes 14th player to get 3,000 hits
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1979
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105th Kentucky Derby: Ron Franklin on Spectacular Bid wins in 2:02.4
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1979
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Masterpiece Radio Theater begins broadcasting
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1979
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Voyager 1 passes Jupiter
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1980
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Siege at Iranian Embassy in London ends; British commandos & police stormed the building
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1981
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16th & final Mayor's Trophy Game, Mets beat Yanks 4-1, hold 8-7-1 edge
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1983
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Bruins 5-Isles 1-Wales Conf Championship-Isles hold 3-2 lead
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1983
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US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site
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1984
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110th Kentucky Derby: Laffit Pincay Jr aboard Swale wins in 2:02.4
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1985
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Amy Alcott wins LPGA Moss Creek Women's Golf Invitational
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1986
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Hall of Fame & Museum announced to be built in Cleveland
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1987
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Congress begins Iran-Contra hearings
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1987
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Detroit Tigers are 11 games back in AL, but go on to win AL East
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1987
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France performs nuclear test at Muruora Island
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1988
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Eugene A Marino installed as 1st black US archbishop
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1989
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Mike Tyson gets 2nd speeding ticket for drag racing in Albany NY
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1990
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116th Kentucky Derby: Craig Perret aboard Unbridled wins in 2:02
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1990
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ABC Masters Bowling Tournament won by Chris Warren
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1990
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Paul Hogan & Linda Koslowski wed in Byron Bay, Eastern Australia
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1991
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Nancy Lopez wins LPGA Sara Lee Golf Classic
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1992
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Country singer Tammy Wynette hospitalized with bile duct infection
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1994
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"Sally Marrand Her Escorts" opens at Helen Hayes NYC for 50 perfs
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1994
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Labour beats Conservatives in British local elections
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1994
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North-Yemen air force bombs Aden South Yemen
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1995
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Last basketball game at Boston Gardens (Magic beats Celtics)
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1996
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"Jack-Night on Town with J Barrymore" closes at Belasco after 12 perfs
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1996
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Karrie Webb wins LPGA Sprint Titleholders Golf Championship
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1996
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Renette Cruz, Vancouver, wins Miss Canadian Universe
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1997
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"Married With Children" final episode on Fox TV
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1997
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Iridium-1 Delta 2 Launch, Successful
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2000
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Conjunction of Sun, Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn & Moon
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BIRTHS
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1352
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Ruprecht, Roman catholic German king
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1557
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Emmanuel-Philibert van Lalaing, baron of Montigny/marquis of Renty
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1635
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Philippe Quinault, French playwright (L'amant indiscret)
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1657
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Jacques Danican Philidor, composer
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1680
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Giuseppe Porsile, composer
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1715
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Daniel Dal Barba, composer
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1749
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Jean-Frederic Edelmann, composer
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1800
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Louis Hachette, French publisher (Librairie Hachette)
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1804
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Jacob Kats, Flemish writer (Earthly Paradise)
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1813
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Síren Kierkegaard, Denmark, philosopher (founded Existentialism)
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1815
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Eugne-Marin Labiche, French playwright
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1817
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George Washington Julian, MC (Union), died in 1899
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1818
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Karl Marx, philosopher (Communist Manifesto, Das Kapital)
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1819
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Stanislaw Moniuszko, Polish composer
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1823
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James Allen Hardie, Bvt Major General (Union Army), died in 1876
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1826
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Eugnie M de Montijo y de Guzman, Empress of France
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1832
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H H Bancroft, historian, publisher (History of Pacific States)
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1833
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Ferdinand von Richthofen, German geographer/explorer
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1835
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Leopold II, Belgian crown prince, baptized
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1842
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Johann Nepomuk Fuchs, composer
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1846
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Federico Chueca, composer
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1846
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Henryk Sienkiewicz, Poland, author (Quo Vadis, Nobel 1905)
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1848
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Adalbert von Goldschmidt, composer
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1849
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Hambletonian, Chester NY, greatest standardbred horse
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1854
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Antonio Smareglia, composer
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1862
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Max Elskamp, Belgian author/poet (Lesson Joies Blondes, Maya)
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1863
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Frederik A Stoett, linguist (Dutch Proverbs)
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1865
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Felicjan Szopski, composer
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1867
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Nellie Bly, [Elizabeth Cochran Seaman], journalist
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1867
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Thomas Tertius Noble, composer
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1869
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Hans Erich Pfitzner, Moscow Russia, composer (Krakquer Begrs)
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1871
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Alberto Cametti, composer
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1879
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Symon Petlyura, leader Ukraine (pogroms)
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1883
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Charles Bender, only American Indian in baseball's Hall of Fame
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1883
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Leopold Samuel, composer
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1883
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Petar Konjovic, composer
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1884
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Wang Tjing-Wei, premier China (1932-35)
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1885
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Henri Velge, 1st chairman (Belgian Council of State)
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1886
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Manuel Borguno, composer
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1887
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Estelle Hemsley, Boston MA
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1887
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Lord Geoffrey Fisher of Lambeth, archbishop of Canterbury
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1889
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Herbie Taylor, cricketer (prolific South African pre- & post-WWI)
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1890
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Christopher Morley, author (Kitty Foil)
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1894
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Kit Guard, Denmark, actor (El Diablo Rides, Kid Courageous)
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1899
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Freeman Gosden, Richmond Va, radio actor (Amos-Amos 'n' Andy)
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1900
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Charles Jewtraw, US, 500m speed skater (Olympic-gold-1924)
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1900
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Hans Schmidt-Isserstedt, German composer/conductor (Hassan gewinnt)
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1900
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Mervyn A Ellison, British astronomer (spectrohelioscope)
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1903
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James Beard, US, culinary expert/author (Delights & Prejudices)
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1904
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Gordon Richards, British jockey (winner of 4,870 races)
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1905
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Arnold Meijer, Dutch leader of fascist Dutch National/Black Front
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1905
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Robert Houben, Belgian CVP-minister of Public health (1958)
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1906
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Ursula Jeans, Simla India. actress (I Lived With You, Over the Moon)
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1907
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Benny Baker, St Joseph MO, actor (18 Again, Sting II, Thunderbirds)
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1907
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Kenneth Muir, English scholar
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1907
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Yoritsune Matsudaira, composer
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1908
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Jacques Massu, French general (Algeria)
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1908
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Rex Harrison, [Reginald Carey], Engld, actor (My Fair Lady, Cleopatra)
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1909
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Mikl¢s Radn¢ti, writer
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1910
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William I Martin, US pilot/vice-admiral (WW II)
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1911
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Giles Grangier, film director
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1911
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Norman Oldfield, cricketer (Engl batsman one Test v WI 1939, 80 & 19)
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1911
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Phillip Edmund Clinton Manson-Bahr, specialist in tropical medicine
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1912
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Alice Faye, [Ann Leppert], NYC, actress (Barricade, State Fair)
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1912
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W Fenton Morley, preacher
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1913
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Tyrone Power, Cleve, actor (Mark of Zorro, Alexander's Ragtime Band)
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1915
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Richard H Rovere, Jersey City, journalist (Goldwater Caper)
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1916
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Mutal' Burkhanov, composer
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1917
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Ron Saggers, cricket wicket-keeper (effective NSW & Aussie late 40's)
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1918
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Erbie Bowser, pianist
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1919
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George London, Montreal Canada, bass-baritone (Monterone-Rigoleto)
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1919
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Tony Canadeo, Chicago, NFL hall of fame halfback (Green Bay Packers)
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1920
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John Hidalgo Moya, architect/designer (Skylon)
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1921
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Sonja Oosterman, Dutch singer (Marketensters)
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1922
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Jay D Miller, record producer
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1922
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Phil Gordon, Meridian Miss, singer/actor (Jasper-Bev Hillbillies)
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1923
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Godfrey Quigley, actor (Barry Lyndon, Educating Rita, Rooney)
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1924
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Leopoldo Torre Nilsson, Buenos Aires, director (Monday's Child)
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1924
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Theo Olof, German/Neth violinist/prodigy/concert master
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1925
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Monica Lewis, actress (Box Office)
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1926
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Ann B Davis, Schenectady NY, actress (Bob Cummings Show, Brady Bunch)
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1927
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Charles Rosen, NYC, pianist/musicologist (Sonata Forms)
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1927
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Pat Carroll, Shrevport La, comedienne/actress (Make Room for Daddy)
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1927
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Sid O'Linn, cricketer (soccer for S Africa 1947, cricket 1960)
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1929
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John S Ragin, Newark NJ, actor (Dr Astin-Quincy ME)
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1930
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Michael James Adams, USAF pilot (X-15)
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1932
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Aurel Stroe, composer
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1932
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Will Hutchins, Atwater Calif, actor (Sugarfoot, Hey Landlord)
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1935
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Douglas Marland, West Sand Lake NY, soap opera writer (Gen Hospital)
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1937
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Rob Van Gennep, publisher
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1937
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Robert O "Rob" van Gennep, Dutch publisher (Guevara, Gorz, Mandl)
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1938
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Jerzy Skolimowski, Warsaw Poland, director (Hands Up, Deep End)
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1938
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Johnnie Taylor, US gospel singer (I Believe in You)
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1938
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Michael Murphy, LA CA, actor (McCabe & Mrs Miller, Unmarried Woman)
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1939
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James R Jones, (Rep-D-OK, 1973- )
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1940
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Eric Burdon, rock singer (House of Rising Sun-Animals, War)
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1940
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Lance Henriksen, actor (Aliens, Pumpkinhead, Knights, Hard Target)
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1941
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Aleksandr Ragulin, USSR, ice hockey play (Olympic-gold-1964, 68, 72)
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1941
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Howie Komives, NBA star (NY Knicks, Buffalo Braves)
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1942
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Amy Hill, actress (Grandma-Seinfeld, Pauly Shore)
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1942
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Tammy Wynette, Redbay Alabama, country singer (Stand by your Man)
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1943
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Michael Palin, England, comedian (Monty Python, Fish Called Wanda)
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1944
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Jean-Pierre Leaud, Paris France, actor (Detective)
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1944
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John Rhys-Davies, Salisbury England, actor (Sir Edward-Quest, Sliders)
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1944
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Roger Raised, English actor (Nicholas Nickleby)
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1945
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Jiri Svoboda, composer (Accumulator 1)
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1945
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Raphael, Spain, spanish singer (When the Sun Sets, Lo Meyur de Ano)
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1946
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Stefania Sandrelli, Viareggio Italy, actress (Lie, Conformist, 1900)
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1948
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Bill Ward, Birmingham England, heavy metal drummer (Black Sabbath)
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1948
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Frank Esier-Smith, rocker
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1949
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Anna Bergman, Stockholm Sweden, actress (Agent 69)
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1950
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Maggie MacNeal, Dutch singer (Mouth & MacNeal, I See a Star)
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1951
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Rex Goh, rock guitarist (Air Supply)
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1952
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Louis Cortelezzi, rock saxophonist (Mink DeVille)
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1953
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Billy Burnette, Memphis Tn, rock guitarist (Fleetwood Mac)
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1954
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Angelo Kimball, Boston Mass, rock guitarist (Face To Face)
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1954
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Dagmar Whrl, German FR, Miss Germany (1977)
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1954
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John Greg Adams, Scottsdale AZ, PGA golfer (1982 Hall of Fame-2nd)
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1954
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Peter Erskine, jazz drummer (Weather Report)
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1955
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Melinda Culea, Western Springs Ill, actress (A-Team, Brotherly Love)
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1955
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Robert Feld, Nashville Tn, National Scrabble Champion (1990)
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1956
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Dick Kemper, Amsterdam Neth, rock vocalist/bassist (Vandenberg)
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1957
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Lisa Eilbacher, Dharan Saudi Arabia, actress (Beverly Hills Cop)
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1957
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Thereza Bazaar, rocker (Dollar-Love's Gotta Hold on Me)
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1959
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Ian McCullough, rock vocalist (Echo & Bunnymen-Heaven Up Here)
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1961
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Hiro Hase, wrestler (NJPW)
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1964
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Heike Henkel, German FR, world record indoor high jumper (1992)
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1964
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Lorraine McIntosh, British pop singer (Deacon Blue-Fellow Hoodlums)
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1964
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Ulrich Wilson, soccer player (FC Volendam)
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1965
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Paul Frase, NFL defensive tackle (Jacksonville Jaguars)
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1966
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Mike Stapleton, Sarnia, NHL center (Winnipeg Jets)
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1967
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Brad Baxter, NFL fullback (NY Jets)
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1967
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Charles Nagy, Fairfield CT, pitcher (Cleveland Indians)
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1968
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Craig Hendrickson, CFL tackle (Winnipeg Blue Bombers)
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1968
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Michael Titley, WLAF TE (London Monarchs)
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1968
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Robert David Burns, Mission Hills CA, PGA golfer (1994 Buick-5th)
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1968
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Tim Neilsen, cricket wicket-keeper (South Australian 1991)
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1969
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Bryan Ivie, Torrance Calif, volleyball middle blocker (Oly-br-92, 96)
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1970
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Harold Nash, CFL halfback (Montreal Alouettes)
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1970
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LaPhonso Ellis, NBA forward (Denver Nuggets)
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1971
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Harold Miner, NBA guard (Cleveland Cavaliers)
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1971
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Keith Hamilton, defensive end (NY Giants)
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1971
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Ken Brown, NFL linebacker (Denver Broncos)
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1971
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Reggie Jones, wide receiver (KC Chiefs)
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1972
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Barrett Brooks, NFL tackle (Phila Eagles)
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1972
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Brigitta Boccoli, Milan Italy, actress (Manhattan Baby)
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1972
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Janelle Lynn Canady, Miss Alaska USA (1996)
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1972
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Mikael Renberg, Pitea Swe, NHL right wing (Phila Flyers, TB Lightning)
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1972
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Mike Hollis, kicker (Jacksonville Jaguars)
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1972
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Ron Snook, Australian rower (Olympics-96)
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1972
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Rushia Brown, WNBA forward/center (Cleveland Rockers)
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1972
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Travis Jervey, NFL running back (Green Bay Packers-Superbowl 31)
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1972
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Wendy Kaye, Memphis Tenn, playmate (Jul, 1991)
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1972
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Zigmund Palffy, Skalica Slo, NHL right wing (NY Islanders)
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1973
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Johan Hedberg, Nacka SWE, hockey goalie (Team Sweden, Oly-1998)
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1973
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Matt Dubuc, CFL running back (Toronto Argonauts)
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1973
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Muhsin Muhammad, wide receiver (Carolina Panthers)
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1973
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Tina Yothers, Whittier Calif, actresss (Jennifer-Family Ties)
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1975
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Christine Buschur, Eagle River Alaska, Miss America-Alaska (1997)
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1976
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Sage Stallone, Sylvester's son/actor (Rocky V)
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1977
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Tiffany Roberts, Petaluma Calif, soccer midfielder (Olympics-96)
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1980
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Bonnie Lynn Gagnon, Miss New Hampshire Teen USA (1997)
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1981
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Danielle Christine Fishel, Mesa AZ, actress (Topanga-Boy Meets World)
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1990
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Tatiana Celia Kennedy Schlossberg, NYC, daughter of Caroline
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DEATHS
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311
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Gaius VM Galerius, emperor of Rome, dies at about 50
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1028
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Alfonso V, King of Le¢n/Galicia (999-1028), dies in battle
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1194
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Kazimierz II, the Justified, grand duke of Poland (1177-94), dies
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1309
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Charles II, the Lame, King of Naples (1285-1309), dies
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1504
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Anton of Burgundy, the Great Bastard, knight, dies at about 82
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1525
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Frederik III, the Wise, ruler of Saxon (1486-1525), dies at 62
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1553
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Erasmus Alberus, Germ theologist (Barfsser Mnche), dies at about 52
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1582
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Charlotte de Bourbon, Princess of Orange, dies
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1604
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Claudio Merulo, Italian organist/composer, dies at 71
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1613
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Johann Steuerlein, composer, dies at 66
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1678
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Anna M van Schurman, Dutch poet/spoke 10 languages, dies at about 70
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1702
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Jacob Hintze, composer, dies at 79
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1705
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Leopold I von Hapsburg, Emperor of Holy Roman Empire, dies at 64
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1786
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Pedro III, King of Portugal, dies
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1801
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Philippe-Lambert-Joseph Spruyt, Flemish painter/engraver, dies at 74
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1821
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Napoleon I Bonaparte, emperor France (1799-1815), dies in St Helena
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1827
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Frederik Augustus I, Justified, King of Saxon (1806-27), dies at 76
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1831
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Friedrich Ludwig Seidel, composer, dies at 65
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1837
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Niccolo Antonio Zingarelli, Italian composer/bandmaster, dies at 85
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1840
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Gottlob Benedikt Bierey, composer, dies at 67
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1840
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Matthaus Fischer, composer, dies at 76
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1859
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Peter G L Dirichlet, German mathematician, dies at 53
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1864
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Alexander Hays, US Union-general-major, dies in battle at 44
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1864
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John Marshall Jones, Confederate brig-general, dies in battle at 43
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1864
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Leroy A Stafford, US Confederate brig-general, dies in battle at 42
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1875
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Jan A C A van Nispen tot Sevenaer, Dutch MP (1848-75), dies at 71
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1885
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Lauro Rossi, composer, dies at 73
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1886
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Joseph Albert, German photographer (Albertotype), dies at 61
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1892
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Jan Nepomuk Skroup, composer, dies at 80
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1902
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Bret Harte, writer, dies at 65
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1909
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Pauline Staegeman, German feminist, dies
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1921
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Alfred H Fried, Austrian/German pacifist (Nobel 1911), dies
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1927
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Charles Boissevain, editor in chief (General Trade 1885-1908), dies
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1945
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Guëmundur J¢nsson Kamban, Icelandic writer (Vi mordere), dies at 56
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1949
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Maurice Maeterlinck, Belg playwright (Grand Fairie, Nobel 1911), dies
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1951
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Eddie Dunn, comedian (Face to Face, Spin the Picture), dies at 54
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1956
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Charles R Gallas, lexicographer (French Dictionary), dies at 88
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1957
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Mikhail Fabianovich Gnesin, composer, dies at 74
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1960
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Sulho Ranta, composer, dies at 58
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1962
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Ernest Tyldesley, cricketer (990 runs in 14 Tests for England), dies
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1963
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Heinrich Gebhard, composer, dies
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1963
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Jacobus JP Old, architect/co-founder (Stijl), dies at 73
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1968
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Albert Dekker, dies of accidental suffocation at 62
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1969
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Ben Alexander, actor (Frank Smith-Dragnet), dies at 57
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1971
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Alice Tissot, actress (Italian Straw Hat), dies of cancer at 81
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1971
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Petro Scaglione, Italian procureur-general, killed by Mafia
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1972
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Rev Gary David, vocalist, dies at 76
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1976
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Thomas Burnett Swann, sci-fi author (Day of Minotaur), dies at 47
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1977
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Ludwig Erhard, German minister of Economic Affairs (CDU), dies at 80
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1978
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Alfred H H Gilligan, cricketer (4 Tests for England), dies
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1979
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Shirley O'Hara, actress (Wild Party), dies at 68
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1980
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Edmond Vandercammen, Belgian writer/poet (Grand Combat), dies at 79
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1981
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Bobby Sands, IRA activists dies in his 66th day of his hunger strike
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1983
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John Williams, actor (Family Affair, Dial M for Murder), dies at 80
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1986
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Jon William Haussermann Jr, composer, dies at 76
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1986
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Rui Coelho, composer, dies at 94
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1988
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George Rose, actor (Devil's Disciple, Hideaways), dies at 68
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1988
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Tamara Pos, Suriname/Dutch activist
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1989
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Frank Easton, cricket wicketkeeper (NSW 1933-39), dies
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1991
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William De Acutis, dies at 33
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1992
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Ben Frommer, dies at 78
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1992
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Dick Yarmy, dies of lung cancer at 58
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1992
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Jean-Claude Pascal, French actor (Golden Salamander), dies at 64
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1992
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Stefano d'Arrigo, Siciilian writer, dies at 72
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1993
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Balak Brahmachari, [Marxist Godman], Indies guru, dies at 73
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1993
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Irving Howe, US writer/critic (Dissent), dies at 72
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1993
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Lenore Kingston Jenson, dies of cancer at 79
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1994
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Hein Salomonson, architect, dies at about 83
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1994
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Joe Layton, director (Richard Pryor Live on Sunset Strip), dies at 63
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1995
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Anthony Wagner, genealogist, dies at 86
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1995
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Bernard Benjamin Gillis, judge, dies at 89
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1995
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Esther Waterhouse, doctor/methodist, dies at 86
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1995
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James Pack, naval officer museum curator, dies at 81
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1995
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Lionel Alexander Bethune [Alastair] Pilkington, engineer, dies at 75
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1995
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Mikhail Moseyevich Botvinnik, world chess champ, dies
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1995
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Thomas Eden Binkley, musician, dies at 63
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1996
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Ai Qing, poet, dies at 86
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1996
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Beryl Burton, cyclist, dies at 58
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