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565
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St Columba reported seeing monster in Loch Ness
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1138
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English defeated Scots at Cowton Moor Banners of various saints were carried into battle which led to being called Battle of th
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1454
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Jews are expelled from Brunn Moravia by order of King Ladislaus
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1485
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Battle of Bosworth Field - Henry VII's forces defeat Richard III
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1543
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Emperor Charles V's army occupies Dren
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1559
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Spanish archbishop Bartholom de Carranza arrested as heretic
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1572
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Failed assassination on admiral De Coligny
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1582
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King James IV of Scotland captured
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1603
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1st stones layed in Zuiderkerk Amsterdam
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1614
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Trades people under Vincent Fettmilch chase & plunder Jews out of ghetto in Frankfurt
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1632
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Prince Frederik Hendrik occupies Maastricht
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1642
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Civil War in England began between Royalists & Parliament
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1654
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1st Jewish immigrant to US, Jacob Barsimson arrives in New Amsterdam
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1707
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Prince Eugenius van Savoye siege of Toulon
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1707
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Sweden & Prussia sign military treaty
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1715
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Hndels "Watermusic" premieres on Thames
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1717
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Spanish troops lands on Sardinia
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1762
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1st female (Ann Franklin) US newspaper editor, Newport RI, Mercury
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1775
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King George III proclaims colonies to be in open rebellion
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1780
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Resolution, without Capt Cook, returns to England
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1787
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John Fitch's steamboat completes its tests, years before Fulton
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1788
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Sierra Leone, settled by British as a former haven for slaves
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1791
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Haitian Slave Revolution begins under voodoo priest Boukman
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1818
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Grand duchy of Bathe forms
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1826
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Colonies under Jedediah Strong Smith move near Salt Lake Utah
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1846
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US annexes New Mexico
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1851
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Gold fields discovered in Australia
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1851
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Yacht "America" wins 1st Royal Yacht Squadron Cup (America's Cup)
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1862
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Battle of Catlett's Station VA
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1862
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Santee Sioux indian attack Fort Ridgely
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1864
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Geneva Convention signed by 12 nations
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1864
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International Red Cross forms
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1867
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Fisk University forms, 1867
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1877
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Nez Perc-indians flee into to Yellowstone National Park
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1900
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Gabriel Faurs opera "Promthe," premieres in Beziers
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1901
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Cadillac Co forms
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1902
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Pres Teddy Roosevelt became 1st US chief executive to ride in a car
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1906
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1st Victor Victrola manufactured
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1907
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Colin Buchanan, town planner
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1907
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Cyril Astley Clarke, British geneticist
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1908
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Henri Cartier-Bresson, France, photographer (Decisive Moment)
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1910
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Japan annexes Korea after 5 years as a protectorate
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1911
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Mona Lisa stolen from Louvre (Recovered in 1913)
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1911
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Vincenzo Perugia steals Mona Lisa from Louvre, Paris
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1912
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England defeat Australia to win the Triangular Tournament
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1912
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Richard Catling, commissioner of police (Kenya)
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1913
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Robert Martineau, bishop of Blackburn
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1914
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-23] Battle at Charleroi: Gen von Blows troops beat French
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1914
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1st encounter between British & German troops (in Belgium)
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1914
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Battle in Ardennen: Neufchateau, Rossignal, Tintigny & Virton
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1914
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Canada's Finance Act, 1914, receives assent
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1914
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General Martos' troops occupy Soldau/Neidenburg East Prussia
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1914
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German troops execute 384 inhabitants of Tamines Belgium
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1914
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Von Ludendorff & von Hindenburg move into E Prussia enroute to Russia
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1917
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Pitts Pirates play 4th straight extra inning game, Carson Bigbee sets record of 11 at-bats, they lose in 22 innings to Dodgers
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1921
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J Edgar Hoover becomes asst director of FBI
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1923
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Paavo Nurmi runs world record mile (4:10.4)
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1926
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Gold discovered in Johannesburg, South Africa
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1926
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Greek dictator Gen P ngulos driven out
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1927
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Babe Ruth hits 40th of 60 homers
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1930
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Australia regain Ashes on 6th day of 5th Cricket Test
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1932
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BBS begins experimental regular TV broadcasts
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1933
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Bill Veeck, urges midsummer inter-league games & a split season
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1933
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International Zionists Congress opens in Prague
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1934
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Australia beat England by 562 runs to regain Cricket Ashes
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1934
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Red Sox pitcher Wes Ferrell hits 2 HRs to beat White Sox 3-2 in 12
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1939
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Dutch border guards take positions for German invasion
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1939
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Premier De Geer recalls Dutch vacationers in Black Forest
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1941
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Nazi troops reach Lenningrad
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1942
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Brazil declares war on Germany, Japan & Italy
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1943
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Soviet troops free Karkov
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1944
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Hitler orders Paris to be destroyed [or 23rd]
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1944
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Last transport of French Jews to nazi-Germany
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1945
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Bob Cristofani scores 110 for Aust Services at Old Trafford
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1945
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England defeat Aust Services by 6 wkts in 5th Victory Test Cricket
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1945
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Nol Coward's revue "Sigh no More," premieres in London
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1945
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Vietnam conflict begins as Ho Chi Minh leads a successful coup
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1946
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Baseball approves a 168-game schedule, but later rescinds it
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1946
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Mikko Hietanen wins Oslo marathon (2:24:55)
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1947
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14th NFL Chicago All-Star Game: All-Stars 16, Chi Bears 0 (105,840)
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1950
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Abdel Rehim swims English Channel (10:50)
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1950
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Althea Gibson becomes 1st black competetor in natl tennis competition
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1950
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Rotterdam harbor strike end
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1951
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Harlem Globetrotters play in Olympic Stadium, Berlin before 75,052
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1953
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France closes jail on Devil Island
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1953
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John Norman Lewis contends players have no desire to form a union
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1953
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Shah of Persia returns to Teheran
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1954
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WPTV TV channel 5 in Palm Beach, FL (NBC) begins broadcasting
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1956
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Elvis Presley begins filming "The Reno Brothers" (Love Me Tender)
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1956
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Pres Eisenhower & VP Nixon renominated by Rep convention in SF
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1957
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Floyd Patterson KOs Pete Rademacher in 6 for heavyweight boxing title
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1958
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Argos' Boyd Carter, Dave Mann combine for record 131-yd punt return
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1958
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Great Britain performs atmospheric nuclear test at Christmas Island
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1959
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Cin Red Frank Robinson hits 3 consecutive HRs
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1960
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Betsy Rawls wins LPGA Asheville Golf Open
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1960
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Gil Hodges set NL righty HR record with #352
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1961
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Maris hits his 50th of 61 homers
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1962
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Failed assassination on president De Gaulle
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1962
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Savannah, world's 1st nuclear-powered ship, completes maiden voyage from Yorktown, Va, to Savannah, Ga
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1962
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USSR performs nuclear test at Novaya Zemlya USSR
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1963
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NASA civilian test pilot Joe Walker in X-15 reaches 67 miles (106 km)
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1964
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Guine, Liberia & Ivory Coast form joint market
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1964
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Supreme's "Where Did Our Love Go," reaches #1
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1965
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Clifford Ann Creed wins LPGA Omaha Jaycee Golf Open
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1965
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LA Dodger pitcher Juan Marachal hits SF Giant catcher John Roseboro on the head with his bat causing a 14 minute brawl
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1966
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Beatles arrive in NYC
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1968
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1st papal visit to Latin America (Pope Paul VI arrives in Bogota)
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1968
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Cynthia Lennon sues John Lennon for divorce on adultry
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1968
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Pope Paul VI opens Eucharistic congress in Bogota
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1969
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Beatles record a video for "Long & Winding Road"
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1969
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Gloria O Smith, (NY), crowned 2nd Miss Black America
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1969
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Hurricane Camille strikes US Gulf Coast kills 255
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1971
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Bolivian military coup under col Hugo Banzer, pres Torres driven out
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1971
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Pam Barnett wins LPGA Southgate Golf Open
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1972
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International Olympic Committee exspells Rhodesia
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1973
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Chilean parliament accuses pres Allende violating laws
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1973
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Henry Kissinger succeeds William Rogers as min of Foreign affairs
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1975
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Assassination attempt on president Gerald Ford
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1975
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McNichols Sports Arena in Denver opens
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1976
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Kathy Whitworth wins LPGA Patty Berg Golf Classic
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1978
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Sandinistas occupy National Palace in Managua Nicaragua
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1979
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200 black leaders, meet in NY, to support Andrew Young
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1980
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Bill Veeck agrees to sell Chicago White Sox to Eddie DeBartolo Sr for $20,000,000, AL owners block the sale
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1982
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Gen Ariel Sharon urges Palestinians to discuss peaceful coexistence
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1982
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Israeli General Ariel Sharon urges Palestinians to discuss peace
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1982
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Joanne Carner wins LPGA Chevrolet World Championship of Women's Golf
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1984
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Evelyn Ashford of US ties world women's mark for 100 m, 10.76 sec
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1984
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Last Volkswagen Rabbit produced
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1984
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Met pitcher Dwight Gooden becomes 11th rookie to strikeout 200
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1984
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Rep convention in Dallas renominates Pres Reagan & VP Bush
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1984
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South African election for parliament boycvotted
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1985
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30th Walker Cup: US wins 13-11
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1985
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Airtours Boeing-737 crashes at airport of Manchester, 55 killed
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1986
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Gas from Volcano Chamberoen kills 1,734 (Cameroon)
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1986
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NASA announces tests designed to verify ignition pressure dynamics
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1987
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Madonna's "Who's That Girl," single goes #1
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1988
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Australia unveils 1st platinum coin (Koala)
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1988
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NBC premieres "Later" with Bob Costas (1st guest Linda Ellerbee)
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1988
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US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site
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1989
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1st complete ring around Neptune discovered
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1989
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Nolan Ryan strikes out his 5,000th batter (Rickey Henderson)
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1990
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Pres Bush calls up military reserves
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1991
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Krizstina Egerszegi swims world record 100 m backstroke (1:00.31)
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1992
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Matthews & Warne spin Australia to a famous win v Sri Lanka
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1993
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"In the Summer House" closes at Beaumont Theater NYC after 25 perfs
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1993
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Hiromi Kobayash wins Minnesota LPGA Golf Classic
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1994
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DNA testing links OJ Simpson to murder of Nicole Simpson & Ron Goldman
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1994
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Wim Cook govt forms in Neth
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1995
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FBI agent Lon Horiuchi shoots at Randy Weaver's cabin in Idaho
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BIRTHS
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1530
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Bartolomeo Spontone, composer
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1601
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Georges de Scudry, French writer (Observations sur le Cid)
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1615
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Christopher Gibbons, composer
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1647
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Denis Papin, French physicist (Papiniaanse pot, steam machine)
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1681
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Pierre Danican Philidor, composer
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1753
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Christian Friedrich Ruppe, composer
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1760
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Leo XII, [Annibale Sermattei], Italy, Pope (1823-29)
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1766
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Joseph-Denis Doche, composer
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1771
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Jan Joseph Rosler, composer
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1788
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Thomas Tredgold, engineer/carpenter
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1795
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Abraham Capadose, physician/missionary
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1822
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George Stoneman, US Union general-major/(Gov-Calif, 1883-87)
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1827
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Edouard Silas, composer
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1827
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Josef Strauss, Austria, composer (Dorfschwalben aus Austria)
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1827
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Joseph Anthony Mower, Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1870
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1834
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Nathaniel Harrison Harris, Brig General (Confederate Army)
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1836
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Archibald M Willard, US, artist (Spirit of '76)
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1846
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B Amalie Skram-Alver, Norway, writer (Hellemyrsfolket)
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1847
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Alexander Campbell Mackenzie, composer
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1852
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Alfredo Oriani, Italian writer (Political Struggle in Italy)
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1854
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Milan I, King of Serbia
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1856
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Friedrich Kstner, German astronomer
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1860
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Gustaf Frding, Swedish poet (Stnk och flikar)
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1860
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Paul G Nipkow, German TV pioneer (Nipkow Award)
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1862
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Claude Debussy, St Germain-en-Laye, composer (La Mer, Clair de lune)
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1865
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Piet A W Hopmans, bishop of Breda (Eucharistic Crusade)
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1873
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Karl Nef, Swiss musicologist
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1874
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Edward Cuthbert Bairstow, composer
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1874
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Max Scheler, German philosopher (Vom Umsturz der Werte)
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1882
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Harry Makepeace, cricketer (4 Tests for England v Australia 1920-21)
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1888
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Violet Farebrother, Grimsby England, actress (Downhill, Easy Virtue)
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1890
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Floyd Henri Allport, US psychologist/sociologist
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1891
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Francis McDonald, Bowling Green Ky, actor (Will-Adv of Champion)
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1891
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Jacques Lipchitz, Polish/French/US painter/cubist sculptor
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1892
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Percy Fender, cricketer (legendary Surrey & England all-rounder)
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1893
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Dorothy Parker, NJ, short story writer (1958 Marjorie Peabody Award)
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1894
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Cecil Kellaway, South Africa, actor (Mr Earnshaw-Wuthering Heights)
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1895
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Paul White, Bangor Maine, composer (Adante & Rondo for Cello)
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1897
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Bill Woodfull, cricketer (Australian captain in the Bodyline series)
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1898
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Francine Larrimore, Verdun France, actress (John Meade's Woman)
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1900
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Elizabeth Bergner, Vienna Austria, actress (Catherine the Great)
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1902
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Leni Riefenstahl, [Helene Bertha Amalie], Germany, actress (Tiefland)
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1902
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Roy Armstrong, English historian (History of Sussex)
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1903
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Ren Wellek, Vienna Austria, writer (Concepts of Criticism)
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1904
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Deng Xiaoping, Chinese party leader (1976-1983)
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1905
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Wade Crosby, IA, actor (Sign of Wolf, Tales of Robin Hood)
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1907
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Oliver F McGowan, Kipling AL, actor (Banning, Stagecoach)
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1908
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Henri Cartier-Bresson, Chanteloup, France, photographer
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1909
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Mel Hein, NFL center (NY Giants)
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1909
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Sergius Kagen, composer
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1909
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Stojan T Daskalov, Bulgaria, writer (A Farm)
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1911
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Edith Atwater, Chic, actress (Phyllis-Love on a Rooftop)
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1911
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Somerset de Chair, MP
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1912
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Edith Porada, art historian/archaeologist
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1913
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Robert Schollum, composer
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1916
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John Slater, London England, actor (Deadlock, Cartel, Devil's Pass)
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1917
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John Lee Hooker, Clarksdale Mississippi, blues guitarist (Canned Heat)
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1919
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Earl Cathcart, British major-general
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1919
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Leo Pliatzky, senior civil servant
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1920
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Anthony Tuke, CEO (Savoy Hotel Groups)
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1920
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Denton Cooley, Houston, heart surgeon (1st artifical heart transplant)
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1920
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Pierre A Lauffer, Antillian poet (Patria)
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1920
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Ray[mond Douglas] Bradbury, Ill, sci-fi author (Fahrenheit 451)
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1920
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W Schnurre, writer
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1921
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James Menter, principal (Queen Mary College)
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1922
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Micheline Presle, Paris, actress (Nea, Donkey Skin)
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1923
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Gerald Long, journalist/CEO (Reuters)
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1924
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Andrzej Markowski, composer
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1924
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James Kirkwood, LA CA, actor/writer (Hired Wife)
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1924
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Peter Allsop, publisher
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1926
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Bob Flannigan, rocker (Four Freshmen)
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1926
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Honor Blackman, London, actress (Pussy Galore-Goldfinger)
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1926
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Marc Bohan, dress designer
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1927
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Aleksandar Obradovic, composer
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1928
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John Lupton, Highland Park Ill, actor (Tom-Broken Arrow)
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1928
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Karlheinz Stockhausen, Mdrath Germany, composer (Kontrapunkte)
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1929
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Baroness Ewart-Biggs, British (Lab) spokesperson on Home Affairs
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1932
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Gerald P Carr, Denver Colorado, Col USMC/astronaut (Skylab 4)
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1932
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Theoni Vachliotis aldredge, award winning costume designer
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1933
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Irmtraud Morgner, writer
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1933
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Sylva Koscina, Zagreb Yugo, actress (Jessica, Hercules)
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1934
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Diana Sands, NYC, actress (Raisin in the Sun, Doctor's Wife)
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1934
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H Norman Schwarzkopf, Trenton NJ, 4-star Army general (Gulf War)
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1934
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John M Chowning, composer
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1934
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Margaret Douglas, chief political adviser (BBC)
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1935
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Morton Dean, Fall River Mass, TV newscaster (CBS, ABC)
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1935
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Richard W Howard, Okla City Ok, 400m hurdler (Olympic-bronze-1960)
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1936
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Anne Downey, British circuit judge
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1936
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Lex P Humphries, drummer
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1937
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Donald MacLeary, dancer
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1937
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Max Hebditch, director (Museum of London)
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1938
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Dale Hawkins, music writer (Suzy Q)
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1939
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Candido Lima, composer
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1939
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Carl Yastrzemski, NY, Boston Red Sox great (1967 AL MVP, Hall of Fame)
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1939
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Fred Milano, Bronx NY, rocker (Dion & The Belmonts) [or 8/26/40]
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1940
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Antony Crosthwaite-Eyre, English publisher/multi-millionaire
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1940
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David Vance, horse trainer
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1940
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George Reinholt, Phila, actor (Steve-Another World, One Life to Live)
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1940
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John Banham, director-general (CBI)
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1940
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Valerie Harper, Sufferin NY, (Mary Tyler Moore Show, Rhoda, Valerie)
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1941
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Bill Parcells, NFL coach (NY Giants, NY Jets, NE Patriots)
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1942
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Kathy Lennon, Santa Monica Calif, singer (Lennon Sisters)
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1943
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Alun Michael, MP (Labour)
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1944
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Henk Veldhoen, biochemist/Dutch MP (PvdA)
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1945
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Derek Fatchett, MP (Labour)
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1945
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James G Richardson, Gainesville Fla, actor (Tim Cassidy-Sierra)
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1945
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Ron Dante, Staten Island NY, rock vocalist (Archies-Sugar, Sugar)
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1945
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Steve Kroft, Kokomo Ind, co-editor (60 Minutes)
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1946
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Felix Meurders, Dutch radio host
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1947
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Bud Cramer, (Rep-D-Alabama)
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1947
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Cindy Williams, Van Nuys Calif, actress (Shirley- Laverne & Shirley)
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1947
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Donna Godchaux, rocker (Grateful Dead)
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1948
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Rob Buckman, British broadcaster/actor (Pink Medicine Show)
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1949
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Diana Nyad, swimmer (1st to swim Bahamas to Fla-1979)
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1950
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Teresa Davis, rocker
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1954
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Frank Marino, rocker
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1954
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John Colwell, Kingston Ont, Canadian Tour golfer (1978 Simon Fraser)
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1956
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Jeff Lloyd, jockey
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1956
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Paul Molitor, St Paul MN, infielder (Mn Twins, 1993 World Series MVP)
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1956
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Peter Taylor, cricketer (Australian off-spinner 1987-92)
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1957
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Holly Dunn, San Antonio Tx, country singer (Daddy's Hands)
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1957
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Randy Romero, Garden City NY, jockey (Breeder's Cup 1987-89)
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1957
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Steve Davis, snooker player
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1958
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Elhadjdia Ba, Dakar Senegal, hurdler (Olympic-silver-1988)
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1958
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Ian Mitchell, Edinburgh, rocker (Bay City Rollers)
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1959
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Denise Curry, Daivs Calif, basketball player (Olympic-gold-1984)
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1959
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Juan Croucier, heavy metal rocker (Ratt-Round & Round)
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1961
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Debbi Peterson, LA Calif, rock drummer (Bangles-Eternal Flame)
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1961
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Jay Ashton, rocker (Gene Loves Jezebel)
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1961
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John Kidd, NFL punter (Miami Dolphins)
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1961
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Roland Orzabal, rock vocalist (Tears for Fears-Shout, Head over Heels)
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1962
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Gene Craig Sauers, Savannah GA, PGA golfer (1986 Bank of Boston)
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1962
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James Debarge, Grand Rapids Mi, rock vocalist/keyboardist (Debarge)
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1962
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Marie Laurie Mahabir, Guadeloupe, N Amer Bodybuilding Champ (1985-87)
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1963
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Lily Yip, Canton China, US table tennis player (Olympics-92, 96)
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1963
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Terry Catledge, NBA star (Orlando Magic)
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1963
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Thomas Ansberry, Okinawa Japan, US 10K runner
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1963
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Tori Amos, [Myra Ellen Amos], NC, pianist/vocalist (Under The Pink,)
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1964
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Dean Evason, Flin Flon, NHL center (Calgary Flames)
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1964
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Mats Wilander, Vaxjo Sweden, tennis star (1988-US, Aust, French)
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1965
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Patricia Hy-Boulais, Cambodia, tennis star (1994 Auckland doubles)
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1966
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Mark Michaels, heavy metal guitarist (Teach Yourself Rhythm Guitar)
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1966
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Rob Witschge, Dutch soccer star (Ajax/Feyenoord)
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1967
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Curt Bourque, jockey
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1967
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Layne Staley, US rock singer/guitarist (Alice in Chains-Dirt)
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1967
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Wale', Lagos Nigeria, model
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1968
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Henrik Holm, Sweden, tennis star
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1968
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Horst Skoff, Austria, tennis star
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1968
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Michael Curry, NBA guard (Detroit Pistons, Milwaukee Bucks)
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1968
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Paul Ereng, Kenya, 800m runner (Olympic-gold-1988)
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1969
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Hipolito Pichardo, Esperanza Dom Rep, pitcher (KC Royals)
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1969
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Maurice Graef, soccer player (VVW, Roda JC)
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1970
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Jean-Michel Bombardier, Brantford Ont Canada, ice pairs (1995, 96 Can)
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1971
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Bernard Carter, NFL/WLAF linebacker (Jaguars, Frankfurt Galaxy)
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1972
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Marliece Andrada, Manteca Calif, playmate (March 1998)
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1972
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Stephen Boyd, NFL linebacker (Detroit Lions)
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1973
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Jennifer Makris, Miss USA-New Jersey (1997, top 10)
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1975
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Charles C Smith, NBA guard (Miami Heat)
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1975
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Mbali Gasa, Miss South Africa Universe (1997)
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1975
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Robert Enes, Australian soccer midfielder (Olyroos, Olympics-96)
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1976
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Jim Weaver, Northridge Calif, baseball pitcher (Olympics-bronze-96)
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1976
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Lia Victoria Borrero, Miss Panama Universe (1997)
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DEATHS
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408
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Flavius Stilicho, West Roman field leader (395-408), dies at 48
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634
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Abd Allah Abu Bekr, Arabic merchant/1st kalief of Islam, dies
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1188
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Ferdinand II, king of Castili/Le¢n/Asturi/Galici, dies
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1241
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Gregory IX, [Ugolino di Segni], Italian Pope, dies
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1280
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Nicholas III, [Giovanni Gaetano Orsini], Italian Pope (1277-80), dies
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1286
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Erik V Klipping, king of Denmark, murdered
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1350
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Philips VI, of Valois, King of France (1328-50), dies
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1367
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Egidius AC Albornor, Spanish archbishop of Toledo, dies at about 57
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1485
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Richard III, king of England (1483-85), killed in battle at 32
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1532
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William Warham, English archbishop of Canterbury (1502-32), dies at 82
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1553
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John Dudley, English Lord Admiral/premier (1551-53), beheaded
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1755
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Caspar Burman, historian/mayor (Utrecht), dies
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1793
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Louis Duke de Noailles, marshal of France, dies at 80
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1801
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Pieter G van Overstraten, gov-gen of Neth-Indies, dies at 46
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1806
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Jean-Honor Fragonard, French painter/engraver, dies at 74
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1818
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Warren Hastings, 1st governor-general of India (1773-84), dies at 85
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1828
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Franz Joseph Gall, German/French physician (frenology), dies at 70
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1831
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John White, composer, dies at 52
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1850
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Nikolaus Lenau, writer, dies at 48
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1862
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Henry Bohlen, German/US brig-general (Union), dies in battle at 51
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1866
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George Shillibeer, pioneer of London's 1st bus service, dies
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1874
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Sydney Thompson Dobell, poet, dies
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1879
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Friedrich August Kummer, composer, dies at 82
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1886
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Jos da Silva Mendes Leal, Portuguese author (Indiana), dies at 67
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1889
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John Sanger, circus entrepreneur, dies
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1890
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Vasile Alecsandri, Romania poet/Foreign minister, dies at 69
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1891
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John Neruda, Czech writer/poet (Povidky Malostransk), dies at 57
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1893
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Ernst II, duke of Saxony-Coburg-Gotha (1844-93)/composer, dies at 75
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1901
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Gunnar Wennerberg, composer, dies at 83
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1903
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Robert A T G C Salisbury, British premier (1885..1902), dies at 73
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1910
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George Palmer, cricketer (17 Tests for Aust 1880-86, 78 wickets), dies
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1912
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Pope Gregory IX, dies
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1914
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Raffenel, French general (3rd Colonial Div, WW I), dies in battle
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1914
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Rondoney, French general (3rd Colonial Div, WW I), dies in battle
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1920
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Anders Zorn, Swedish painter (Gustavus Vasa), dies at 60
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1922
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Michael Collins, Irish nationalist leader, killed in ambush
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1926
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Charles William Elliot, Pres of Harvard (1869-1909), dies at 92
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1929
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Otto Liman von Sanders, German general in Turkey (WW I), dies at 74
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1933
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Adolf Loos, Austria architect (building of houses), dies at 62
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1936
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Juliette Adam-Lamber, French author (Salon/Nouvelle Revue), dies at 99
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1937
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David C Salas, Antillian writer (Josephina), dies
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1942
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Henry Eichheim, composer, dies at 72
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1942
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Mikhailmichel Fokine, Russian ballet dancer/choreographer, dies
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1944
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Raymond Aimos, actor (Golem, Mayerling, La Bandera), dies at 55
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1958
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Roger Martin du Gard, novelist/playwright, dies
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1962
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R A Schrder, writer, dies
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1963
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William Richard Morris, 1st viscount Nuffield motor manufacturer, dies
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1965
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Henriette de Vreker-Verschuur, actress (Revolt in Mental Home), dies
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1966
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Apolinary Szeluto, composer, dies at 82
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1967
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Tom Conway, actor (Mrs Minerva), dies of liver ailment at 63
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1970
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Richard Frank Donovan, composer, dies at 78
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1973
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Louise Huff, actress (Sea Waif, Caprice, Disraeli), dies at 77
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1974
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Jacob Bronowsky, British mathematician/cultural historian, dies at 66
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1976
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Juscelino Kubitschek de Oliveira, pres of Brazil (1955-60), dies at 73
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1976
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Oskar Brsewitz, East German vicar, sets self on fire
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1977
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Sebastian Cabot, actor (Mr French-Family Affair), dies at 59
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1978
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Ignazio Silone, Italian author (Fontamara, Pane e vino), dies at 78
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1978
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Jomo Kenyatta, 1st premier of Kenya (1963-78), dies at 83
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1979
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Henry Beernink, politician, dies at 69
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1979
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James T Farrell, US writer (French Girls are Vicious), dies
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1984
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Charles Whittenberg, composer, dies at 57
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1985
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Ginty Lush, cricketer (NSW quickie of 30's), dies
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1990
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Merlin Marston, actor (Blue Sky), dies of non-Hodgkins lymphoma at 45
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1991
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Boris Pugo, USSR minister of Interior (1990), commits suicide
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1991
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Colleen Dewhurst, actress (Murphy Brown), dies of cancer at 67
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1993
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Don Getz, US filmer (Playpoint)
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1993
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Kasdi Merbah, PM of Algeria (1988-89), assassinated
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1994
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Leo Lerman, actor/manager/critic (Dance Magazine), dies at 80
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1994
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Tom Quirke, journalist, dies at 42
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1995
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Jose Antonio Giron de Velasco, politician, dies at 83
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1996
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David Donaldson, painter, dies at 80
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1996
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Robert Lewis Campbell Lorimer, publisher, dies at 77
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1996
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William James Millar Mackenzie, political scientist, dies at 87
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1997
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Mary Louise Smith, chairman (Rep), dies at 82
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