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842
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Charles II & Louis the German sign treaty
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1014
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Pope Benedict VIII crowns Henry II, Roman German emperor
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1076
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Pope Gregory VII excommunicates Henry IV
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1130
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Jewish Cardinal Pietro Pierleone elected as anti-pope Anacletus II
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1540
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Emperor Charles V enters Ghent without resistance, executes rebels
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1556
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Archbishop Thomas Cranmer declared a heretic
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1610
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Polish king Sigismund III, Forges Dimitri #2 & Romanov family sign covenant against czar Vasili Shushki
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1613
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King James I's daughter Elizabeth marries Frederik
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1630
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Dutch fleet of 69 ships reaches Pernambuco Brazil
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1670
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Roman Catholic emperor Leopold I chases Jews out of Vienna
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1689
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English parliament places Mary Stuart/Prince Willem III on the throne
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1711
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Hndels opera Rinaldo, premieres
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1746
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Henry Pelham appointed English premier
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1766
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Dutch governor Falck signs Treaty of Batticaloa with rebels
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1778
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"Stars & Stripes" arrives in foreign port for 1st time (France)
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1794
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1st US textile machinery patent granted, to James Davenport, Phila
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1803
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Apple parer patented by Moses Coats, Downington, Penn
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1848
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James K Polk became 1st pres photographed in office (Matthew Brady)
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1859
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Oregon admitted as 33rd state
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1862
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Galena, 1st US iron-clad warship for service at sea, launched, Conn
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1867
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Hartford Steam Boiler Inspection & Insurance Co issues 1st policy
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1867
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Morehouse College organizes (Augusta Georgia)
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1872
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1st state bird refuge authorized (Lake Merritt CA)
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1876
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A G Bell & Elisha Gray apply separately for telephone patents Supreme Court eventually rules Bell rightful inventor
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1879
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Chilean troops occupy Antofagasta
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1883
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1st state labor union legislation; NJ legalizes unions
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1887
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Cubs sell Mike King Kelly to Boston for record $10,000
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1889
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1st train load of fruit (oranges) leaves LA for east
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1890
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1st NSW v South Australia 1st-class cricket game
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1894
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Venus is both a morning star & evening star
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1895
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Oscar Wilde's "Importance of Being Earnest," opens in London
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1896
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George Lohmann takes a hat-trick v S Africa, 8-7 for inning
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1896
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South Africa all out for 30 v England - their lowest ever
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1896
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Stanley Cup: Winnipeg Victorias beat Montreal Victorias, 2-0
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1896
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Theodor Herzl publishes "Der Judenstaat"
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1899
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US Congress begins using voting machines
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1900
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Date of events in movie "Picnic at Hanging Rock"
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1903
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US Dept of Commerce & Labor forms
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1907
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1st US fox hound association forms in NYC
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1912
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1st US submarines with diesel engines commissioned, Groton, Ct
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1912
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Arizona was admitted to the Union as the 48th state
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1914
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High Council of Labor forms in Hague Netherlands
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1918
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H Atteridge & S Rombergs musical "Sinbad," premieres in NYC
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1918
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USSR adopts New Style (Gregorian) calendar (originally Feb 1)
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1919
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United Parcel Service forms
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1920
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League of Women Voters forms in Chicago
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1921
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Canadian 5 nickel coin is authorized
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1921
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Little Review faces obscenity charges for publishing "Ulysses," NY
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1924
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IBM Corporation founded by Thomas Watson
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1925
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State of emergency crisis in Bayern ends, NSDAP re-allowed
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1929
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St Valentine's Day Massacre in Chicago, 7 gangsters killed
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1931
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Bradman scores 152 Aust v WI, 154 minutes, 13 fours 2 fives
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1931
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Spanish Govt of General Damasco Berenguer falls
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1932
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S Africa all out for 36 in 1st innings v Aust (Ironmonger 5-6)
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1934
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NHL Ace Bailey Benefit Game: Toronto beats All-Stars 7-3 in Toronto
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1936
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National Negro Congress organizes in Chicago
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1936
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US female Figure Skating championship won by Maribel Vinson
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1936
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US male Figure Skating championship won by Robin Lee
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1939
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Victor Fleming replaces George Cukor as director of Gone With the Wind
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1940
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British merchant vessel fleet is armed
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1941
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1,000,000th vehicle traverses the NY Midtown Tunnel
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1941
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Carson McCuller's "Reflections in a Golden Eye" published
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1941
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Cebrie Park in the Bronx renamed Halsey Street
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1941
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German Africa Corps lands in Tripoli, Libya
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1942
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Japanese parachutists land near oil center Palembang Sumatra
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1942
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Rotterdam's Maas tunnel opens
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1943
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German offensive through de Faid-pass Tunisia
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1943
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Soviets recapture Rostov
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1944
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Anti-Japanese revolt on Java
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1944
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Carl Wick publishes "Salmon Trolling for Commercial & Sport Fishing
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1945
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8th Air Force bombs Dresden
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1945
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Per£, Paraguay, Chile & Ecuador joins UN
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1946
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Bank of England nationalized
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1949
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1st session of Knesset (Jerusalem Israel)
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1949
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Dutch Drees govt presents plan for the building of 30,000 houses
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1950
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Moroney scores cricket twin centuries for Australia at Johannesburg
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1950
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USSR & China sign peace treaty
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1951
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Sugar Ray Robinson defeats Jake LaMotta & takes middleweight title
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1952
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6th Olympic winter games open at Oslo, Norway
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1952
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Comedian Joey Adams marries gossip columnist Cindy Heller
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1954
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Beverly Hanson wins LPGA St Petersburg Golf Open
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1954
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Sen John Kennedy appears on "Meet the Press"
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1954
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WTOC TV channel 11 in Savannah, GA (CBS) begins broadcasting
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1955
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WFLA (now WXFL) TV channel 8 in Tampa-St Petersburg, FL (NBC) begins
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1956
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20th Congress of CPSU opens in Moscow
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1956
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Indonesia withdraws from Neth Indonesian Union
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1956
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Verhoeven/Nauta/De King/Wijnhout win Dutch 11 city skate
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1957
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Georgia Senate unanimously approves Sen Leon Butts' bill barring blacks from playing baseball with whites
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1958
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Arab Federation of Iraq & Jordan forms
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1959
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$3.6 million heroin seizure in NYC
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1960
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Beverly Hanson wins LPGA St Petersburg Golf Open
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1960
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Marshal Ayub Khan elected president of Pakistan
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1961
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Element 103, Lawrencium, 1st produced in Berkeley Calif
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1961
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Louise Suggs wins LPGA Royal Poinciana Golf Invitational
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1962
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1st lady Jacqueline Kennedy conducts White House tour on TV
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1963
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US launches communications satellite Syncom 1
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1966
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Australia introduces 1st decimal currency postage stamps
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1966
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Wilt Chamberlain breaks NBA career scoring record at 20,884 points
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1966
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Writers Andrei Sinjavski & Joeij Danil found guilty
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1967
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Aretha Franklin records "Respect"
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1967
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Latin American nuclear free zone proposal drawn up
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1968
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Pennsylvania Railroad/NYC Central merge into Penn Central
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1968
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WHKY TV channel 14 in Hickory, NC (IND) begins broadcasting
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1970
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"Gantry" closes at George Abbott Theater NYC after 1 performance
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1971
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Movie "Ben Hur" 1st shown on television
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1971
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Richard Nixon installs secret taping system in White House
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1972
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John & Yoko co-host "Mike Douglas Show" for entire week
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1972
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Luna 20 (Russia) launched to orbit & soft landing on Moon
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1975
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Bomb explodes at annex of Amsterdam metro station
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1976
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US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site
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1978
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1st "micro on a chip" patented by Texas Instruments
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1978
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In girls' HS basketball, Chicago Latin beats Harvard St George
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1979
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"Whoopee!" opens at ANTA Theater NYC for 204 performances
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1980
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"West Side Story" opens at Minskoff Theater NYC for 341 performances
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1980
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13th Winter Olympic games open in Lake Placid, NY
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1980
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US launches Solar Maximum Mission Observatory to study solar flares
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1982
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"Night of 100 Stars" takes place at NY's Radio City Music Hall
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1982
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Hollis Stacy wins LPGA S&H Golf Classic
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1984
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Singer Elton John marries Renate Blauel in Sydney Australia
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1985
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Hostage CNN reporter Jeremy Levin is released in Beirut
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1987
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53,745 largest NBA crowd to date-Phila at Detroit
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1988
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49th PGA Seniors Golf Championship: Gary Player
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1988
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Alfredo Stroessner re-elected president of Paraguay
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1988
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Bobby Allison at 50 becomes oldest driver to win Daytona 500
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1988
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General hospital star Jackie Zeman marries Glenn Gorden
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1988
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Patty Sheehan wins LPGA Sarasota Golf Classic
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1989
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African National Congress (ANC) opens office in Amsterdam
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1989
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Boxer Mike Tyson divorces actress Robin Givens
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1989
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Khomeini orders Moslems to murder "Satanic Verses" novelist Rushdie
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1989
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Robin Givens is granted a divorce from Mike Tyson in Dom Rep
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1989
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Union Carbide agrees to pay $470 mill damages for Bhopol disaster
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1989
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World's 1st satellite Skyphone opens
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1990
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Alan Ayckbourn's "Man of the Moment," premieres in London
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1990
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Perrier recalls 160 million bottles of sparkling water after traces of benzene, a carcinogen, are found in some
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1990
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Space probe Voyager 1 takes photograph of entire solar system
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1991
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"Mule Bone" opens at Ethel Barrymore Theater NYC for 67 performances
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1991
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Air raid shelter at Baghdad bombed killing 300 [or February 13?]
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1991
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NL Cy Young winner Doug Drabek wins record $3 mil salary arbitration
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1992
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Andre Cason runs world record 6 m indoor (6.41 sec)
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1992
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Cease fire in Somalia begins
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1992
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Kieren John Perkins swims world record 800m freestyle (7:46.60)
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1992
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Merlene Ottey runs world record 60m indoor (6.96 sec)
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1993
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Fire in Linxi department store in Tangshan China, kills 79
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1994
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Alexander Golubev skates Olympic record 500m (36.33)
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1994
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Grateful Dead's Jerry Garcia (51) weds Deborah Koons
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1995
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Roseanne weds bodyguard Ben Thomas
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1995
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Wellington 2-498d & 4-475 beat Canterbury 496 & 2-476d
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BIRTHS
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1462
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Edzard I Cirksena, the Great, earl of East-Friesia (1494-1528)
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1483
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Zahir al-Din Mohammed Babur Shah, prince/founder Mogols-dynasty
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1487
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Henry II of Bavaria, bishop of Utrecht/Worms/Freising
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1513
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Domenico Maria Ferrabosco, Italian composer
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1515
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Frederick III, the Pious, elect of the Palts
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1533
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Christianus Adrichomius, Dutch priest/writer (Vita Jesu Christi)
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1546
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Johann Pistorius, German theologist/historian
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1572
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Hans Christoph Haiden, composer
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1602
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Pier Francesco Cavalli, Italian opera composer
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1638
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Sybilla Schwarz, writer
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1670
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Georg Gabriel Schutz, composer
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1679
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Georg Friedrich Kauffman, composer
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1707
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Claude-Prosper J de Crbillon, French writer (Le sopha)
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1760
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Richard Allen, Phila, 1st black ordained by Methodist-Episcopal church
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1766
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Thomas Malthus, England, population expert (Law of Malthus)
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1778
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Fernando Joseph Maria Sor, composer
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1806
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Lajos, Count Batthy ny, revolutionary premier of Hungary (1848-49)
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1813
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Alexander Sergeyevich Dargomyzhsky, composer
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1813
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John McNeil, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1891
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1817
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Frederick Douglass, African-American abolitionist/lecturer/editor
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1819
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James Green Martin, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1878
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1824
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Winfield Scott Hancock, Mjr General (Union volunteers), died in 1886
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1829
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Alfred Iverson Jr, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1911
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1835
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Franois Haverschmidt, Dutch writer (Snikken en grimlachjes)
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1838
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Margaret Knight, inventor, "the female Thomas Edison"
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1845
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Cecil De Vere, 1st official British chess champion (1866)
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1847
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Anna Howard Shaw, US, suffragette
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1853
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Jan van Rijswijck, Flemish journalist/mayor (Antwerp)
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1856
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Frank Harris, England, journalist/writer (My Life & Loves)
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1858
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Charles Beach Hawley, composer
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1858
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Joseph Thomson, Scotland, geologist (Thomson's gazelle)
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1859
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George Washington Gale Ferris, engineer/inventor (Ferris Wheel)
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1864
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Israel Zangwill, England, Jewish author/Zionist (Children of Ghetto)
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1864
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Robert E Park, US, sociologist (human ecology, marginal man)
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1868
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Henricus A Poels, Dutch RC theologist/social foreman
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1869
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Charles Wilson, English physicist (Wilson cloud chamber-Nobel)
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1880
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Aida Overton Walker, US dancer/singer (In Dahomey, Salome)
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1880
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Edgar Leslie Bainton, composer
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1881
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Otto Selz, German psychologist
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1881
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William John Gruffydd, Welsh poet/scholar (Ynys yr Hud)
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1882
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George Jean Nathan, US, editor/author/critic (American Mercury)
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1882
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Ignaz Friedman, composer
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1886
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Theodor Werner, German painter
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1892
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Nikolaj A Orloff, Russian/British pianist (Chopin)
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1893
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Kay Fisker, Danish architect (Hornbeck House, Copenhagen)
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1894
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Jack Benny, [Benjamin Kubelski], Waukegan Ill, "Oh! Rochester!"
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1895
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Max Horkheimer, German philosopher/sociologist (Studies in prejudice)
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1895
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Nigel Bruce, Baja Mexico, actor (Son of Lassie, Spider Woman)
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1897
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Jorgen Bentzon, composer
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1898
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Fritz Zwicky, Swiss astronomer (super nova)
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1899
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John Randall Jr, Michigan, historian/philosopher (Western Man)
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1902
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Fred Scott, Fresno Calif, vocalist/actor (Vincent Lopez)
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1902
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Ray "Crash" Corrigan, Milwaukee, cowboy (Crash Corrigan's Ranch)
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1902
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Stu Erwin, Squaw Valley Calif, actor (Stu Erwin Show)
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1902
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Valentin Ruiz Azner, composer
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1904
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Charles William Oatley, electrical engineer
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1904
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Hanning Phillips, Lord Lieutenant (Dyfed)
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1904
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Hertha Kuusinen, Finnish communist
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1905
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Thelma Ritter, Bkln NY, actress (Miracle on 34th Street)
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1907
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Johnny Longden, jockey/trainer (1958 Racing Hall of Fame)
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1909
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A Moses Klein, Montral, poet (Hath Not a Jew...)
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1911
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Florence Rice, Cleveland OH, actress (Double Wedding, Riding on Air)
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1911
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Willem J Kolff, Dutch/US internist/inventor (Artificial Kidney)
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1912
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Edmund George Love, US, teacher/historian/author (A Small Bequest)=
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1912
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Juan Pujol Garcia, [Garbo/Arabel], Spanish British/German double agent
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1912
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Oliver Wendell Harrington, cartoonist
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1913
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Ab [Albert] Visser, Dutch poet/writer (Man Without a Head)
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1913
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James Pike, Okla City, bishop (Beyond Anxiety)
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1913
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Jimmy Hoffa, Teamsters leader who disappeared in 1975
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1913
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Mel Allen, Birmingham Alabama, sportscaster (voice of NY Yankees)
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1915
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A W H Stewart-Moore, CEO (Gallaher)
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1915
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Irving Gordon, songwriter
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1916
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Edward Platt, Staten Island NY, actor (Chief-Get Smart)
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1916
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Masaki Kobayashi, Japanese director (Joi-uchi)
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1916
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Wawrzyniec Jerzy Zulawski, composer
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1917
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Herbert A Hauptman, NYC, x-ray crystallographer (Nobel 1985)
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1920
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Arnold Elton, consultant surgeon
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1921
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Albert Sloman, Vice-Chancellor (Essex U)
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1921
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Hugh Downs, Akron Oh, TV journalist (20/20, Concentration)
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1921
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Jeanne Demessieux, composer
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1921
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Piet Kraak, Dutch soccer player
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1921
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Skeezix, of "Gasoline Alley" discovered on Wallets' doorstep
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1923
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Derrick Holden-Brown, CEO (Allied-Lyons)
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1923
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Jay Herbert, golfer (1960 PGA winner)
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1924
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Arghyris Kounadis, composer
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1924
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Countess Mountbatten, of Burma
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1925
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Elliot Lawrence, Phila, orch leader (Guide Right, Howard Cosell)
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1926
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John Clark, CEO (Plessey Company)
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1927
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Lois Maxwell, Kitchener Ontario, actress (Miss Moneypenny)
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1928
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Ben Garrido Blaz, (Rep-R-Guam, 1985- )
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1928
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Juan Garc¡a Hortelano, Spanish author (Tormenta de verano)
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1929
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Matthew G Martinez, (Rep-D-CA, 1982- )
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1930
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Duncan Montgomery Stewart, principal (Lady Margaret Hall-Oxford)
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1931
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Bernie "Boom Boom" Geoffrion, NHL right wing (Canadiens, Rangers)
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1931
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Lord Rossmore
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1931
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Phyllis McGuire, Middletown Oh, vocalist (McGuire Sisters)
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1931
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Vic Morrow, Bronx NY, actor (Combat, Roots, Twilight Zone the Movie)
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1932
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Alexander Kluge, writer
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1932
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Jack Hibbert, director (Central Statistical Office)
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1932
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Jocelyn Stevens, CEO (English Heritage)
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1932
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Michael Ball, Bishop (Truro)
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1932
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Peter Ball, Bishop (Gloucester)
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1933
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Andrey Mikhaylovich Volkonsky, composer
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1933
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Bertram Jay Turetzky, composer
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1933
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Evelyn Ebsworth, Vice-Chancellor (Durham U)
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1934
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Florence Henderson, Dale Ind, actress/singer (Carol-Brady Bunch)
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1934
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Marlene Matthews, Australia, sprinter (Oly-2 bronze-1956)
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1935
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Christine CT "Christel" Adelaar, Dutch actress (Pipo the Clown)
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1935
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David Wilson, British governor (Hong Kong)
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1935
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Lord Wilson of Tillyorn
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1935
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Mickey Wright, San Diego CA, LPGA golfer (4 times LPGA champ)
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1935
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Peter Phillips, printer
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1936
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Andrew Pine, Jennings Fla, actor (V, WEB, Wide Country)
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1936
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Fanne Foxe, [Annabella Battistella], Argentina, (Wilbur Mills affair)
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1937
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John MacGregor, British MP
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1937
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Magic Sam, rocker (Chicago Bluesman)
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1938
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Lee Chamberlin, NYC, actor (Once Upon a Family, Rupture Fatale)
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1939
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Chris Pyne, trombonist
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1939
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Michael Rudman, English theater director/producer (Donkeys' Years)
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1940
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Porpoise, 1st born in captivity in US (Marineland, Fla)
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1941
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John Butterfill, MP
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1941
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Paul Tsongas, (Sen-D-Mass)
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1942
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Margaret Wright, chief commissioner (Guide Assn)
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1943
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Eric Anderson, Pittsburgh Pa, vocalist (Avalanche, Be True to You)
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1943
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Ischa Meijer, journalist/critic/actor (Boezemvriend)
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1943
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Maceo Parker, US tenor saxophonist (King's One, Mo' Roots)
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1943
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Robert J Murphy Jr, Brooklyn NY, PGA golfer (1968 Phila Classic)
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1944
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Alan Parker, English actor (Bugsy Malone, Evita)
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1944
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Bruce Summerhays, St Louis MO, PGA golfer (Provo Open-1966, 91 93)
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1944
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Carl Bernstein, Washington Post investigative reporter (Watergate)
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1945
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Gregory Hines, NYC, actor/dancer (White Nights, Taps)
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1945
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Hans Adam, prince of Liechtenstein
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1945
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K M Jenkins, British director of personnel (Royal Mail)
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1945
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Vic Briggs, England, rocker (Animals)
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1945
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William Hill Boner, (Rep-D-TN, 1979- )
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1946
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David Green, English TV/video producer
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1946
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Tim Buckley, Wash DC, rocker (Blood, Sweat & Tears-When I Die)
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1946
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Tina Aumont, Hollywood Calif, actress (Master of Love, Casanova)
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1947
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Heidemarie Rosendahl, German FR, long jumper (Olympic-gold-1972)
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1947
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Judd Gregg, (Rep-R-NH, 1981- )
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1947
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Pham Tuan, Vietnam, cosmonaut (Soyuz 37/36)
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1947
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Salah-ud-Din, cricketer (played 5 Tests for Pakistan 1965-69)
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1948
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... Teller, Phila, magician (Penn & Teller)
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1948
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Jackie Martling, "Jackie the Jokeman", comedian (Howard Stern Show)
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1948
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Pat O'Brien, reporter (Entertainment Tonight)
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1948
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Wally Tax, Dutch guitarist
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1949
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Ewa Aulin, Stockholm Sweden, actress (Candy, Fiorina LeVacca)
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1949
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Jimmy Randell, rocker
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1949
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Richard E Neal, (Rep-D-Massachusetts)
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1950
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Raymond van het Groenewoud, Belgian vocalist/actor (Brussels by Night)
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1951
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Kevin Keegan, British soccer player/manager (Newcastle United)
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1951
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Michael Doucet, singer/musician (Beausoleil)
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1953
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Wayne Siegel, composer
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1955
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R Jeremy H Lascelles, grandson of English princess Mary
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1956
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Dave Dravecky, pitcher (SF Giants), had arm amputated
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1956
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Howard Edward Davis Jr, Glen Cove NY, lw boxer (Olympic-silver-1976)
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1956
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Ken Wahl, Chicago IL, actor (Wanderers)
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1958
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Perry Stephens, Frankfurt Germany, actor (Loving, All My Children)
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1960
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Jim Kelly, NFL quarterback (Buffalo Bills)
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1960
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Meg Tilly, [Margaret], LA Calif, actress (Big Chill, Impulse)
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1963
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D'Wayne Wiggins, singer (Tony! Toni! Tone!)
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1963
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Jeff Dellenbach, NFL center (NE Patriots, GB Packers-Superbowl 31)
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1963
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John Marzano, Philadelphia PA, catcher (Seattle Mariners)
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1963
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Zach Galligan, NYC, actor (Gremlins)
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1964
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Darrick Brilz, NFL center (Cin Bengals)
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1965
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Jessie Tuggle, NFL linebacker (Atlanta Falcons)
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1966
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Clark Sherwood Dennis, Houston TX, PGA golfer (1990 Hawaiian Open-3rd)
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1966
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Petr Svoboda, Most Cze, NHL defenseman (Phila Flyers, Oly-gold-1998)
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1967
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Calle Johansson, Goteborg Swe, NHL defenseman (Washington Capitals)
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1967
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Laura Martin, LaJolla Calif, WPVA volleyballer (Nationals-13th-1994)
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1967
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Manuela Maleeva-Fragniere, Sofia Bulgaria, tennis player (1984 US Mix)
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1968
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Chris Lewis, cricketer (in Guyana England all-rounder)
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1969
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Chad Magee, Tyler TX, Nike golfer (1993 NIKE Shreveport Open-36th)
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1969
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Harry Colon, NFL safety (Jacksonville Jaguars, Detroit Lions)
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1969
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Jeff Graham, NFL wide receiver (Chic Bears, NY Jets)
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1969
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Roy Barker, NFL defensive end (Minn Vikings, SF 49ers)
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1969
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Shana Zadrick, Grand Junction Colo, model (Guess Jeans)
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1970
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David Podlich, Brisbane QLD, Australasia golfer
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1970
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Elaine Youngs, Orange Calif, volleyball outside hitter (Olympics-96)
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1970
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Guillaume Raoux, France, tennis star
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1970
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Kelly Stinnett, US baseball catcher (NY Mets)
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1970
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Richard Smehlik, Ostrava CZE, NHL defenseman (Team Czech Rep, Buffalo)
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1970
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Sean Hill, Duluth, NHL defenseman (Ottawa Senators)
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1971
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Derrick Witherspoon, NFL running back (Phila Eagles)
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1971
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Gheorghe Muresan, NBA center (Washington Bullets/Wizards)
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1971
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Kenny Shedd, WLAF receiver (Barcelona Dragons, Oakland Raiders)
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1971
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Lonnie Johnson, NFL tight end (Buffalo Bills)
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1972
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Bruno Heppell, CFL full back (Montreal Alouettes)
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1972
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Drew Bledsoe, NFL quarterback (NE Patriots)
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1972
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Erika Rachael Schwarz, Folsom La, Miss America (Louisiana-2nd-1997)
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1972
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Mayne One, rocker (Young Nation)
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1972
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Raymond Beerens, Dutch soccer player (PSV, FC Groningen)
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1973
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George Hegamin, NFL/WLAF tail back (Dallas Cowboys, Frankfurt Galaxy)
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1973
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Michael "Mike" Theodore Lambert IV, Thomaston Ga, rower (Oly-1996)
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1973
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Steve McNair, NFL quarterback (Houston Oilers)
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1973
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Tyus Edney, NBA guard (Boston Celtics, Sacramento Kings)
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1974
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Michael Lowery, NFL linebacker (Chicago Bears)
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1974
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Rob Jahrling, Australian rower (Olympics-96)
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1975
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Jennifer Michelle Roberts, Greensboro NC, Miss America-NC (1997)
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1977
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Nathan Osmond, Utah, vocalist (Osmond Boys)
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1978
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Laurie Schwoy, soccer forward (Olympics-96)
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1985
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Jacob Parker, actor (Evening Shade)
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1998
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Arpad Flynn Busson, NYC, son of model Elle MacPherson
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DEATHS
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869
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Cyrillus, Greek apostle of Slaves, dies
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1400
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Richard II, king of England (1377-99), murdered at 33
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1405
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Timur/Tamerlan "Lenk", [Crippled], Mongols monarch, dies at about 68
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1528
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Edzard I the Great, count of Austria-E Frisia (1494-1528), dies at 66
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1571
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Benvenuto Cellini, Ital sculptor/writer (Perseus), dies at 70
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1571
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Odet de Coligny, Cardinal of Chtillon/count of Beauvais, dies at 53
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1681
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Francesco Nigetti, composer, dies at 77
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1760
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Franois Collin de Blamont, composer, dies at 69
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1779
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James Cook, Scottish explorer, killed in fracas with Hawaiian
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1780
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William Blackstone, English lawyer, dies at 56
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1790
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Capel Bond, composer, dies at 59
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1818
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John C Hespe, Dutch journalist/politician, dies at 61
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1820
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Charles F, Duke of Berry, murdered at 42
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1831
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Vincente Guerrero, Mexican revolutionary hero, dies
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1841
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Antun Sorkocevic, composer, dies at 65
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1846
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Cornelis F van Maanen, Dutch supreme court justice, dies at 76
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1857
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Johannes B van Bree, Dutch violinist/composer/conductor, dies at 56
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1857
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John B van Bree, violinist/composer/conductor, dies at 56
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1873
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Charles Samvei Bovy-Lysberg, composer, dies at 52
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1891
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William Tecumseh Sherman, Union Civil War general, dies at 71
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1901
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Edward John Hopkins, composer, dies at 82
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1908
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Georges Jean Pfeiffer, composer, dies at 72
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1916
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Petko J Todorov, Bulgaria writer (Zmejova), dies at 36
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1937
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Erkki Gustav Melartin, composer, dies at 62
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1943
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David Hilbert, German mathematician (Hilbert Space), dies at 81
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1943
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Frieda Reiss, French 11 month old baby, murdered in Auschwitz
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1950
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Eduard Hermann, German linguist (Homer), dies at 80
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1950
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Karl G Jansky, Czech discoverer of cosmic radio sources, dies at 44
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1955
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Charles Cuvillier, composer, dies at 77
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1960
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Sven R Lidman, Swedish writer (Tvedrktens Barn), dies at 77
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1961
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Wallis Clark, actress (Easy Money), dies at 78
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1965
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Desire-Emile Inghelbrecht, French composer/conductor, dies at 84
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1967
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James Schneider, actor (Keystone Kops), dies at 85
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1967
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Sig Ruman, actor (Schultz-Life With Luigi), dies at 82
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1969
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Vito Genovese, US mafia chief, dies at 71
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1969
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Wolfe Barzell, actor (Blue Angel), dies of heart attack at 72
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1972
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Lambertus "Bertus" van Lyre, composer/conductor (Dike), dies at 65
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1974
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C S Dempster, cricketer (10 Tests for NZ, 723 runs), dies
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1975
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Heintje Davids, [Hendrika David], Dutch cabaret artist, dies at 87
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1975
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Julian S Huxley, English scholar/dir-gen (UNESCO), dies at 87
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1975
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Pelham G Wodehouse, English/US writer (Piccadilly Jim), dies at 93
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1979
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Adolph Dubs, US ambassador to Afghanistan, murdered
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1982
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Henk Schaer, [Hendricus J M Schaareman], Dutch actor, dies at 79
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1987
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Bola Sete, guitarist, dies at 63
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1987
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Dmitry Borisovich Kabalevsky, composer, dies at 82
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1988
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Frederick Loewe, US composer (My Fair Lady), dies at 84
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1990
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Graeme Hole, cricketer (18 Tests for Australia, 789 runs), dies
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1990
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Jean Wallace, [Walasek], actress (Big Combo), dies of hemorrhage at 66
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1991
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Arno Breker, German sculptor (Third Reich), dies at 90
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1991
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John A McCone, Head of CIA (1961-65), dies
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1992
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Angelique Pettyjohn, actress (Biohazard), dies of cancer at 48
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1992
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Jacob "Bob" de Uyl, journalist/author (Restless Travel), dies at 61
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1992
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Roepie Kruize, hockey player (Olympic-bronze-48/silver-52), dies at 67
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1993
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Buddy Pepper, composer, dies of heart failure at 70
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1994
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Christopher Lasch, author (Culture of Narcissism), dies at 61
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1994
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Gary "BB" Coleman, blues vocal/guitarist/producer, dies at 47
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1995
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Alberto Burri, Ital physician/sculptor/painter, dies at 79
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1995
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Ischa Meer, journalist/critic/entertainer/interviewer, dies at 52
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1995
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Michael Vincent Gazzo, US actor/playwright (Godfather 2), dies at 71
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1995
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Nigel Lucius Graeme Finch, TV Director/film-maker, dies at 45
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1995
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Patricia Highsmith, writer, dies at 74
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1995
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Roger de Grey, English chairman of Royal Academy (1984-93), dies at 76
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1995
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Siem Suurhoff, TV-director (Behind the News, Sonja), dies at 58
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1995
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U Nu, PM of Burma (1948-56, 57-58, 60-62), dies
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1996
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Bob Paisley, football manager, dies at 77
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1996
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Caroline Blackwood, writer, dies at 64
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1996
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Eva Hart, Titanic survivor, dies at 90
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1996
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Ivan William Hannaford, sociologist, dies at 64
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