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250
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St Fabian ends his reign as Catholic Pope (236-50)
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820
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Book of mother, published
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1045
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Giovanni di Sabina elected Pope Sylvester III
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1265
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1st English Parliament called into session by Earl of Leicester
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1320
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Duke Wladyslaw Lokietek becomes king of Poland
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1356
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Scottish king Edward Baliol resigns
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1503
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Casa Contratacion (Board of Trade) found (Spain) to deal with American affairs
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1513
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Christian II succeeds Johan I as Danish/Norwegian king
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1613
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Peace of Knrod ends War of Kalmar between Denmark & Sweden
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1648
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Cornerstone of Amsterdam townhall laid
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1667
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Treaty of Andrussovo-ends 13 year war between Poland & Russia
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1778
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1st American military court martial trial begins, Cambridge, Mass
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1781
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1st edition of Pieter It Hoens "Post of Neder-Rhijn" published
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1783
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Hostilities cease in Revolutionary War
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1785
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Samuel Ellis advertises to sell Oyster Island (Ellis Is), no takers
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1788
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Pioneer African Baptist church organizes in Savannah, Ga
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1800
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Napoleon I's sister Carolina marries King Joachim Murat of Naples
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1801
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John Marshall appointed US chief justice
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1807
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Napoleon convenes great Sanhedrin, Paris
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1809
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1st US geology book published by William Maclure
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1840
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Dumont D'Urville discovers Adlie Land, Antarctica
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1840
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Dutch King Willem II crowned
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1841
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China cedes Hong Kong to British
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1850
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Investigator, 1st ship to effect northwest passage, leaves England
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1860
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Dutch troops conquer Watampone in Celebes
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1866
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Prim's Insurrection in Spain ends
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1868
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Florida constitutional convention meets in Tallahassee
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1869
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Elizabeth Cady Stanton becomes 1st woman to testify before Congress
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1870
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"City of Boston" vanishes at sea with all 177 aboard
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1870
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Hiram R Revels elected to fill unexpired term of Jefferson Davis
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1872
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Calif Stock Exchange Board organized
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1879
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British troops under Lord Chelmsford set camp at Isandlwana
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1883
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Billy Barnes takes a hat-trick, England v Aust MCG
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1887
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US Senate approves naval base lease of Pearl Harbor
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1892
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1st basketball game played (Mass)
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1910
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Ottawa Senators sweep Edmonton in 2 for Stanley Cup (2nd of 1910)
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1920
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Dutch 2nd Chamber passes school laws
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1921
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British submarine K5 leaves with man & mouse
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1921
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Dagestan ASSR forms in RSFSR
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1921
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Mountain Autonomous Republic established in RSFSR
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1921
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Turkey declared in remnants of Ottoman Empire
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1922
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Arthur Honegger's ballet "Skating Rink" premieres, Paris
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1925
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USSR & Japan sign treaty of Peking, Seychelles back to USSR
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1926
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2nd German govt of Luther begins
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1929
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1st feature talking motion picture taken outdoors, "In Old Arizona"
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1930
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1st radio broadcast of "Lone Ranger" (WXYZ-Detroit)
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1934
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Japan sends Henry Pu Yi as regent to emperor of Manchuria
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1936
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Edward VIII succeeds British king George V
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1937
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-45øF (-43øC), Boca, Calif (state record)
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1937
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1st Inauguration day on Jan 20th, (held every 4th years there-after)
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1939
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Charles Ives' 1st Sonate "Concord," premieres
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1939
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Hitler proclaims to German parliament to exterminate all European Jews
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1941
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Bla Bart¢k's 6th string quartet, premieres in NYC
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1942
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Japanese air raid on Rabaul New Britain
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1942
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Japanese invade Burma
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1942
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Nazi officials hold notorious Wannsee conference in Berlin deciding on "final solution" calling for extermination of Europe's J
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1943
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Lead SD, temp is 52øF, while 1.5 miles away Deadwood SD records -16øF
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1943
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Operation-Weiss: Assault of German, Italian, Bulgarian & Croatian
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1944
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RAF drops 2300 ton bombs on Berlin
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1945
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FDR sworn-in for an unprecedented 4th term as president
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1946
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F Gouin follows De Gaulle as temporary leader of French govt
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1947
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Brigadier General Edwin K Wright, USA, becomes deputy director of CIA
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1949
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J Edgar Hoover gives Shirley Temple a tear gas fountain pen
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1949
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Pres Truman announces his point 4 program
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1950
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"Dance Me a Song" opens at Royale Theater NYC for 35 performances
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1950
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Suriname becomes independent part in Realm of Netherlands
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1952
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British army occupies Ismailiya, Suez Canal Zone
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1952
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Louise Suggs wins LPGA Tampa Golf Open
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1953
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1st live coast-to-coast inauguration address (Eisenhower)
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1953
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1st US telecast transmitted to Canada-from Buffalo NY
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1954
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-70øF (-57øC), Rogers Pass, Montana (US 48 state record)
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1954
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Dmitri Sjostakovitsj' "Concertino opus 94," premieres
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1955
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1st atomic sub, USS Nautilus, launched at Groton Conn
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1956
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Buddy Holly records "Blue Days Black Night" in Nashville
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1957
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Betsy Rawls wins LPGA Tampa Golf Open
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1957
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Gomulka wins Poland's parliamentary election
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1957
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Morton Gould's "Declaration," premieres in Washington, DC
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1958
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Betsy Rawls wins LPGA Tampa Golf Open
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1958
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KUED TV channel 7 in Salt Lake City, UT (PBS) begins broadcasting
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1959
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Dmitri Sjostakovitsj' Moscow-Tsjerjomoesjki, premieres in Moscow
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1960
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Patrice Lumumba sentenced to 6 months in Belgian Congo
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1961
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Arthur M Ramsay becomes archbishop of Canterbury
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1961
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Francis Poulenc's "Gloria," premieres in Boston
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1961
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Robert Frost recites "Gift Outright" at JFK's inauguration
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1961
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Yugoslav ex-vice-president Milovan Djilas flees
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1962
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"Kean" closes at Broadway Theater NYC after 92 performances
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1964
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"Meet The Beatles" album released in US
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1965
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Beatles appear on Shindig (ABC-TV)
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1965
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Byrds record "Mr Tambourine Man"
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1965
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Generalissimo Francisco Franco meets with Jewish representatives to discuss legitimizing Jewish communities in Spain
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1965
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JPL proposes modified Apollo flight to fly around Mars & return
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1968
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Houston ends UCLA's 47-game basketball winning streak, 71-69
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1968
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US female Figure Skating championship won by Peggy Fleming
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1968
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US male Figure Skating championship won by Tim Wood
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1969
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Richard M Nixon inaugurated as president
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1969
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U of Az reports 1st optical id of pulsar (in Crab Nebula)
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1970
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20th NBA All-Star Game: East beats West 142-135 at Philadelphia
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1970
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23rd NHL All-Star Game: East beat West 4-1 at St Louis
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1970
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Super Fight, computer mock championship between Ali & Marciano
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1971
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Ard Schenk skates world record 1000m (1:18.8)
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1971
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John Lennon meets Yoko Ono's parents in Japan
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1974
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4th NFL Pro Bowl: AFC beats NFC 15-13
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1974
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7th ABA All-Star Game: East 128 beats West 112 at Virginia
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1974
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A college basketball game ends 210-67
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1974
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Essex Comm College beats Englewood Cliffs 210-67 in basketball
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1975
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5th NFL Pro Bowl: NFC beats AFC 17-10
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1975
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Terrence McNally's "Ritz," premieres in NYC
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1976
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29th NHL All-Star Game: Wales beat Campbell 7-5 at Phila
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1977
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George Bush, ends term as 11th director of CIA
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1977
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Mr Knoche, serves as acting director of CIA
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1978
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Columbia Pictures pays $9.5 million for movie rights to "Annie"
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1980
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President Jimmy Carter announces US boycott of Olympics in Moscow
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1980
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Superbowl MVP: Terry Bradshaw, Pittsburgh, QB
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1980
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Superbowl XIV: Pitts Steelers beat LA Rams, 31-19 in Pasadena
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1980
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US female Figure Skating championship won by Linda Fratianne
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1980
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US male Figure Skating championship won by Charles Tickner
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1981
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52 Americans held hostage in Iran for 444 days freed
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1981
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Adm Stansfield Turner, USN (Ret), ends term as 12th director of CIA
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1981
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Frank C Carlucci, ends term as deputy director of CIA
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1981
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Islander Glenn Resch's 25th & last shut-out opponent-Flames 5-0
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1981
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Ronald Reagan inaugurated as president
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1982
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7 miners killed in an explosion in Craynor Ky
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1982
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Honduras constitution goes into effect
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1982
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Piet Dankert elected chairman of European Parliament
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1984
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US female Figure Skating championship won by Rosalynn Sumners
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1985
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Cold front strikes US, at least 40 die (-27øF (-33øC) in Chicago)
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1985
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Superbowl XIX: SF 49ers beat Miami Dolphins, 38-16 in Stanford Superbowl MVP: Joe Montana, San Francisco, QB
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1986
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1st federal holiday honoring Martin Luther King Jr
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1986
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Chunnel announced (railroad tunnel under Canal)
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1986
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Milt coup in Lesotho under gen-mjr Lekhanya & premier Leabua Jonathan
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1987
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Anglican Church envoy Terry Waite taken hostage in Beirut, Lebanon
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1987
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Rhino Records 1st #1-Billy Vera & Beaters' "At This Moment"
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1988
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Andr Hoffman skates world record 1500m (1:52.06)
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1988
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Arizona committee opens hearing on impeachment of Gov Evan Mecham
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1989
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Bush inaugurated as 41st president & Quayle becomes 44th vice pres
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1989
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Reagan becomes 1st pres elected in a "0" year, since 1840, to leave office alive
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1989
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Wayne Holdsworth takes a wicket 1st ball in 1st-class cricket
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1990
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47th Golden Globes: Born on 4th of July, Driving Miss Daisy win
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1990
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US 64th manned space mission STS 32 (Columbia 10) returns from space
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1991
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"Black & Blue" closes at Minskoff Theater NYC after 829 performances
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1991
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"Les Miserables," opens at Pantages Theatre, LA
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1991
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"Peter Pan" closes at Lunt-Fontanne Theater NYC or 45 performances
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1991
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"Shogun - The Musical" closes at Marquis Theater NYC after 72 perfs
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1991
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13th UCP Telethon
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1991
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Buffalo Bills beat LA Raiders 51-3 for AFC title
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1991
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Jane Geddes wins LPGA Jamaica Golf Classic
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1991
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Matt Barr's field goal with no time left gives NY Giant 15-13 Victory over defending champs SF 49ers, for NFC title
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1991
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US Patriot missiles begins shooting down Iraqi missiles
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1992
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Australia beat India 2-0 to win the World Series Cup
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1992
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Score begins selling international soccer cards
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1993
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Adm Studeman, serves as acting director of CIA
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1993
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Bill Clinton inaugurated as 42nd president
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1995
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"Love! Valor! Compassion!" opens at Walter Kerr NYC for 276 perfs
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1995
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1994-95 NHL Season begin after a lengthy strike
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1995
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Russian ruble drops to 3,947 per dollar (record)
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1996
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46th NHL All-Star Game: East beat West 5-4 at Fleet Center Boston
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1996
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Australia defeat Sri Lanka 2-0 to win World Series Cup
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1996
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US female Figure Skating championship won by Michelle Kwan
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1996
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WPAT FM NYC radio station switches to English-Spanish format
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1997
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Comet Hale-Bopp crosses Mars' orbit
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1997
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Howard Stern Radio Show premieres in New Orleans LA on KKND 106.7 FM
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1997
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Pakistan defeat West Indies 2-0 to win Aust one-day Series
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1998
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Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inducts Mama & Papas & Eagles
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1998
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Warner Brothers TV Network begins Tueday night programming
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BIRTHS
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1586
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Johann Hermann Schein, German composer (Fontana d'Israel)
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1622
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Susanna van Baerle, Dutch poet/wife of Geeraert Burns
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1654
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Michiel de Swaen, South Netherland physician/poet
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1681
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Francesco Bartolomeo Conti, composer
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1703
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Joseph-Hector Fiocco, composer
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1716
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Carlos III, king of Naples/Spain (1759-88) Pompei/Jesuits
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1716
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Jean-Jacques Barthlemy, French historical writer (Greek Antiquity)
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1732
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Richard H Lee, US farmer (signed Declaration of Independence)
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1743
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Pascal Boyer, composer
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1761
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Giovanni Domenico Perotti, composer
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1762
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Jerome-Joseph de Momigny, composer
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1763
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Theobald Wolfe Tone, Irish patriot
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1782
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Johan B J F S, archduke of Austria
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1806
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Nathaniel Willis, writer/editor/founder (American Monthly Mag)
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1809
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Sebastian de Iradier, Spanish composer (La Paloma)
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1812
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Ralph Pomeroy Buckland, Bvt Mjr Gen (Union volunteers), died in 1892
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1813
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Jacon Gartner Lauman, Bvt Mjr General (Union volunteers), died in 1867
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1820
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Anne Jemima Clough, England, promoted higher education for women
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1831
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Pieter J Joubert, general (South Africa)
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1843
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Pierre-Paul Cambon, French diplomat (Madrid, Constantinople, London)
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1844
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Johan Peter Selmer, composer
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1847
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W R Pettiford, Founder (Alabama Penny Savings Bank)
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1855
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Amedee-Ernest Chausson, composer
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1865
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Friedrich A H von Waldeck, brother of queen Emma/last ruler of Waldeck
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1866
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Richard Le Gallienne, English writer (Maker of Gainborg)
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1868
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Wilhelm Schfer, German writer (Ein Totschlger)
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1870
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Guillaume Jean Joseph Nicolas Lekeu, composer
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1873
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Charles A Ellwood, US, sociologist/psychologist
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1873
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Johannes V Jensen, Denmark, novelist/poet (Energy Storage, Nobel 1944)
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1877
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Ruth St Denis, Newark NJ, ballerina (Dances of the 5 Senses)
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1878
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Finlay Currie, Scotland, actor (Quo Vadis, Ivanhoe, Avengers)
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1883
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Betram Home Ramsay, English admiral/Commander Allied Naval Forces
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1884
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A[braham P] Merritt, US, sci-fi author (Moon Pool, Creep Shadow!)
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1888
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Leadbelly, Louisiana, blues 12 string guitarist (Rock Island Line)
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1891
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Mischa Elman, Talnoye Ukraine, US violinist
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1892
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Roscoe Ates, Grange Miss, actor (Dep Roscoe-Marshal of Gunsight Pass)
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1893
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Kaj Birket-Smith, Danish etnologist/anthropologist (Eskimos)
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1894
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Harold L Gray, creator (Little Orphan Annie)
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1894
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Walter Hamor Piston, Rockland Maine, composer (Incredible Flutis)
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1895
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Eva A Jessye, US singer/actress/songwriter (Hallelujah)
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1896
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Elmer R Diktonius, Finnish musicologist/author (Janne Kubik)
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1896
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George Burns, [Nathan Birnbaum], NYC, actor/comedian (Oh God)
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1896
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Rolfe Sedan, NYC, actor (Mailman-George Burns Show)
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1897
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Mae Busch, Australian/US actress (Cowboy Socialist)
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1898
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Colin Clive, [Greig], St Malo France, actor (Bride of Frankenstein)
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1899
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Alexander Tcherepnin, composer
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1899
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Kenjiro Takayanagi, VP (JVC)
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1900
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Boris Semyonovich Shekhter, composer
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1900
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Doris Deane, WI, entertainer
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1903
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Leon Ames, Portland Indiana, actor (Mr Ed, Father of the Bride)
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1903
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Sybil Marion Rosenfeld, theatre historian
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1904
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Alexandra Danilova, Peterhof Russia, ballerina (Turning Point)
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1904
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Renato Caccioppoli, Italian mathematician/grandson of Bakunin
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1904
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Theodore Brameld, author/educator (Use of Explosive Ideas)
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1907
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Roy Welensky, Premier (Rhodesia/Nyasaland 1956-63)
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1908
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Ian Peebles, cricketer (Scottish leg-spinner, England 1927-31)
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1908
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Paula Wessely, Austrian actress/producer (Masquerade)
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1908
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Wilfred Conwell Bain, composer
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1910
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Abram Hill, director/playwright/founder (American Negro Theater)
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1910
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Ennio Porrino, composer
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1910
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Joy Adamson, naturalist/author (Born Free)
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1910
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Lauritz Lauritzen, German politician
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1910
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Nina Verchinina, dancer choreographer/teacher
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1912
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Christopher Casson, Irish actor (Zardoz, Educating Rita)
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1914
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Wensley Pithey, Cape Town South Africa, actor (Winston Churchill-Ike)
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1915
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C W Ceram, [Kurt W Marek], German/US writer (March of Archaeology)
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1915
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Joe Hitchcock, darts player (leader of St Dunstan's Four)
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1916
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Jopie [Johan A] Pengel, premier of Suriname (1963-69)
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1916
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Walter Bartley, biochemist
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1919
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Alex Nicol, Ossining NY, actor (Man From Laramie, Air Cadet)
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1919
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Royalton Kisch, British(?) conductor
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1919
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Stepan Lucky, composer
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1920
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DeForest Kelley, Atlanta GA, actor (Dr McCoy-Star Trek)
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1920
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Federico Fellini, Rimini Italy, dir (8«, Satyricon, La Dolce Vita)
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1920
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Peter Clemoes, anglo-Saxon scholar
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1920
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Richard John Copeland Atkinson, archaeologist
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1920
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Sam M Gibbons, (Rep-D-FL, 1963- )
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1921
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Bernt Engelmann, Germany, writer
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1922
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Lord James Hanson, English industrialist/House of Lords (Conservative)
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1922
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Ray Anthony, Penn, orch leader (Ray Anthony Show, Peter Gunn Theme)
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1924
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Yvonne Loriod, Houilles France, pianist
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1925
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E Cardenal, writer
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1925
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Edwin Gordon, NYC, VOA correspondant
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1925
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Eugen Gomringer, writer
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1925
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George Connol, NFL Hall-of-Famer
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1926
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David Eugene Tudor, Phila Penn, composer
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1926
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Michael Higgins, Brooklyn NY, actor (1918, Wanda, Black Stallion)
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1926
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Patricia Neal, Packard Ky, actress (Hud, Subject Was Roses)
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1926
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Robert L Van Citters, cardiology/advisory panelist/UW dean
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1927
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Geoffrey WT Atkins, British World Champion racket player (1954-72)
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1927
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Olivier Strebelle, Belgian sculptor/ceramist
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1928
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Martin Landau, Bkln NY, actor (Mission Impossible, Tucker, Space 1999)
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1928
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Peter Donat, Kentville Nova Scotia, (Flamingo Road, Different Story)
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1928
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William Berger, Austria, actress (Adventure of Hercules)
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1929
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Arte Johnson, Chicago Ill, comedian (Laugh-in, Don't Call Me Charlie)
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1930
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Edwin E "Buzz" Aldrin Jr, Montclair NJ, USAF/astro (Gem 12, Ap 11)
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1931
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Sawako Ariyoshi, Japanese writer (Compound Pollution, Doctor's Wife)
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1931
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Thomas Roy Garrett, museum curator
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1933
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Ron Townson, St Louis Mo, rock vocalist (5th Dimension-Up Up & Away)
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1934
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Tom Baker, actor (Angels Die Hard, Vault of Horror)
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1936
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Eldred G Maduro, minister (Netherland Antilles)
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1937
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Dorothy Provine, Deadwood SD, actress (Good Neighbor Sam, Darn Cat)
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1939
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Murle Breer, LPGA golfer
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1939
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Nalin Chandra Wickramasinghe, Indian astronomer
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1940
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Carol Heiss Jenkins, NYC, figure skater (Oly-gold/silver-56, 60)
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1940
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Jorge Peixinho, composer
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1942
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Slim Whitman, yoddler/country singer (Home on the Range)
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1943
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Roeland HG "Roel" van Duyn, Dutch Provo politician
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1944
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Eddie Shah, English publisher (Today, Post)
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1944
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Isao Okano, Japan, middleweight judo (Olympic-gold-1964)
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1944
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Lieven Soete, Dutch publicist (Molotov-Ribbentrop-pact)
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1945
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Eric Stewart, rock guitarist (10cc-I'm Not in Love)
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1945
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Peter Beckwith, English real estate developer/multi-millionaire
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1946
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David Lynch, Missoula Montana, actor/director (Dune, Eraserhead)
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1947
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George Grantham, rocker (Poco-Crazy Eyes)
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1947
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Malcolm McLaren, founded rock group (Sex Pistols-God Save the Queen)
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1947
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Ronald Townson, rock singer (5th Dimension-We Can Fly)
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1948
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Anatoly Shcharansky, Soviet human rights activist/migr
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1948
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Jerry Ross, Ind, Lt Col USAF/astronaut (STS 61B, 27, 37, 55, 74,sk:88)
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1948
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Melvyn John Pritchard, England, rocker (Barclay James Harvest)
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1949
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Ivana Trump, former wife of Donald
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1949
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Kieron Walsh, academic
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1950
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Henk Batenburgh, cabaret performer/singer (Waaldrecht)
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1951
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Magomed Omarovich Tolboyev, Russian cosmonaut
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1952
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Ian Hill, bass guitarist (Judas Priest-Breakin the Law)
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1952
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Paul Stanley, [Eisen], rock guitarist (KISS-Beth)
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1955
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Joe Doherty, Ireland, IRA activist (jailed in US)
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1955
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Michael Anthony, rock bassist/singer (Van Halen-Pretty Woman)
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1956
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Bill Maher, comedian (Politically Incorrect)
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1956
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John McNally, Naha Okinawa, US rapid fire pistol (Oly-84, 88, 92, 96)
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1956
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John Phillips Naber, Evanston Ill, swimmer (Olympic-4 gold/silver-76)
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1957
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Leonard C Clements, Cherry Point NC, PGA golfer (1994 Bob Hope-2nd)
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1958
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Lorenzo Lamas, LA Calif, actor (Lance-Falcon Crest, California Fever)
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1959
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Lea Antonoplis, West Covina Cat, tennis star
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1963
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Scott Fisher, San Jose Calif, Australian basketball forward (Oly-96)
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1964
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Ozzie Guillen, Oculare del Tuy Venezuela, shortstop (Chic White Sox)
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1964
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Roger Smith, Freeport Bahamas, tennis doubles player
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1964
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Ron Harper, NBA guard (Chicago Bulls)
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1964
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Victoria Sellers, London England, actress (Crime Zone, Warlords)
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1965
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Brad Brink, US baseball pitcher (SF Giants, Phila Phillies)
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1966
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Bert Weidner, NFL guard (Miami Dolphins)
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1966
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Chris Morris, NBA forward (Utah Jazz)
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1966
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Rich Gannon, NFL quarterback (KC Chiefs)
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1966
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Tracii Guns, rock guitarist (LA Guns-It's Over Now)
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1967
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Joe Pasquale, rocker (Prey)
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1967
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Mark Stepnoski, NFL center (Houston/Tennessee Oilers)
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1967
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Stacey Dash, Bronx NY, actress (Dionne-Clueless)
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1968
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Junior Murray, cricketer (WI keeper, no relation to Derryck or David)
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1968
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Nick Anderson, NBA guard/forward (Orlando Magic)
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1969
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Andre Romal Cason, Virginia Beach VA, 100m runner
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1969
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Melissa Rivers, NYC, TV hostess (MTV, CBS Morning News)
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1969
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Tia Marie Zorne, Las Vegas Nevada, Miss Nevada-America (1991)
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1970
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Anita St Rose, Miss Universe-Great Britain (1996)
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1970
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Dennis Hulshof, soccer player (Go Ahead Eagles)
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1970
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Deon Figures, cornerback (Jacksonville Jaguars)
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1970
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Marvin Benard, Bluefields Nicaragua, outfielder (SF Giants)
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1970
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Rob Gaudreau, Lincoln, NHL center (Ottawa Senators)
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1970
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Ron Carpenter, NFL/WLAF safety (NY Jets, Amsterdam Admirals)
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1970
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Skeet Ulrich, actor (Scream)
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1970
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Terry Kirby, NFL running back (Miami Dolphins, SF 49ers)
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1970
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Thomas "Tom" Murray, Buffalo NY, rower (Olympics-1996)
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1971
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Alan Young, NFL defensive end (NY Jets)
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1971
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Andrei Skabelka, NHL forward (Belarus, Oly-98)
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1971
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Johnny Mitchell, NFL tight end (NY Jets)
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1971
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Karin Smith, Miss Minnesota USA (1996)
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1972
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Alcides Catanho, NFL outside linebacker (NE Patriots)
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1973
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Eddie Kennison, wide receiver (St Louis Rams)
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1973
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Jalen Rose, NBA guard (Denver Nuggets)
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1974
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Calvin Harrison, Orlando Florida, 200m/400m runner
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1974
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Rae Carruth, wide receiver (Carolina Panthers)
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1977
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Paul "Goggo" Adams, cricketer (lefty very unorthodox bowler for S Afr)
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DEATHS
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250
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Fabianus, Pope (236-50)/saint, dies
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820
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Abu Abdallah M ibn Idris al-Sjafi'i, islamic (Book of Mother), dies
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842
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Theophilus, Byzantine kaiser (829-42), dies
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882
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Louis II/III the Younger, German king (876-82), dies
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1479
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John II, king of Aragon/Navarra, dies at 81
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1569
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Miles Coverdale, English bible translator Great bible, dies at 80
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1612
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Rudolf II von Habsburg, emperor of Germany (1576-1612), dies at 59
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1639
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Mustapha I, sultan of Turkey (1622-23), dies
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1666
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Anna of Austria, queen of France/daughter of Philip III, dies at 64
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1691
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Christian de Placker, composer, dies at 77
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1713
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Pavao Vitezovic, Croatian historian, dies
|
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1727
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John van Bylevelt, Catholic apostole, dies
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1745
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Charles VII Albert, German emperor (1742-45), dies at 47
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1779
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John Burman, Dutch botanist/director (botanical gardens), dies at 71
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1789
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Johann Christoph Oley, composer, dies at 50
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1798
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Christian Cannabich, German composer/royal chaplain master, dies at 66
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1813
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C M Wieland, writer, dies at 79
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1819
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Carlos IV, King of Spain (1788-1808), dies at 70
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1830
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Michal Bogdanowicz, composer, dies at 50
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1837
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John Soane, English architect (Book of Designs), dies at 84
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1838
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Pierre-Louis Hus-Desforges, composer, dies at 64
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1857
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Edward Francis Fitzwilliam, composer, dies at 32
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1859
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B v Arnim, writer, dies at 73
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1859
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Bettina Brentano, composer, dies at 73
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1862
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Felix Zollicoffer, Gen killed after mistakenly riding into Union lines
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1882
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John Linnell, British painter/minaturist/engraver, dies
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1890
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Franz Paul Lachner, composer, dies at 86
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1891
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David Kalakahua, emperor of Hawaii, dies
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1896
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Heinrich M von Battenberg, German son-in-law of Victoria, dies at 37
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1900
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John Ruskin, English writer (Dearest Mama Talbot), dies of flu at 81
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1900
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Richard D Blackmore, English novelist (Lorna Doone), dies at 74
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1905
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Stanislaw Pilinski, composer, dies at 65
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1914
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Emil Liebling, composer, dies at 62
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1914
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Henry Southwick Perkins, composer, dies at 80
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1936
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George V, King of Britain (1910-36), dies at 70
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1943
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Giacomo Benvenuti, composer, dies at 57
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1947
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Josh Gibson, Negro League slugger, dies of a brain tumor at age 35
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1948
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Mahatma Gandhi, India's pacifist, assassinated
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1949
|
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Josephus T J Cuypers, architect (Amsterdam Stock Exchange), dies at 87
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1952
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Arthur Farwell, composer, dies at 74
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1954
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Fred Root, cricketer (Engld pace bowler in 3 Tests v Aus 1926), dies
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1954
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Warren Bardsley, cricketer (41 Tests for Australia, 2469 runs), dies
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1957
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James Connolly, 1st Oly winner (1896) since Barasdates (369 CE), dies
|
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1959
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Carl Switzer, actor (Alfalfa-Our Gang), shot to death at 31
|
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1960
|
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Matt Moore, actor (Deluge, Coquette), dies at 72
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1962
|
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Robinson Jeffers, poet/playwright (Dear Judas), dies at 75
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1964
|
|
Jan Rychlik, composer, dies at 47
|
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1965
|
|
Alan Freed, DJ (Big Beat), dies at 42
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1971
|
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Gilbert M Anderson, actor (1st Movie Cowboy), dies at 88
|
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1973
|
|
Amilcar L Cabral, fought for Guinea Bissau independence, murdered 51
|
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1974
|
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Edmund Blunden, British poet/critic, dies at 77
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1975
|
|
Franz Andr, Belgian conductor, dies at 81
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1982
|
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Marc Demeyer, Belgian cyclist (Paris-Brus 1974), dies at 31[or 1/19]
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1984
|
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Jackie Wilson, rocker, dies at 49 from a heart attack
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1984
|
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Johnny Weissmuller, US swimmer (Olympics-5 gold-1924, 28), dies at 79
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1985
|
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Jo Juda, Dutch musician, dies at 75
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1987
|
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Tom Dollery, cricketer (4 Tests for Eng 1947-50), dies
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1988
|
|
Philippe de Rothschild, Bordeaux Vineyard manager, dies in Paris at 86
|
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1989
|
|
Beatrice Lillie, actress (Thoroughly Modern Millie), dies at 94
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1990
|
|
Barbara Stanwyck, [Ruby Stevens], actress (Big Valley), dies at 82
|
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1990
|
|
Miloslav Istvan, composer, dies at 61
|
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1990
|
|
Naruhito Higashi-Kuni, Japanese PM (1945), dies
|
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1991
|
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Bill Riordon, US tennis promotor (Jimmy Connors), dies
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1991
|
|
Louis Seigner, actor (Eclipse, Special Section), dies in a fire at 87
|
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1992
|
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Muhammad Abd al-Khaliq Hassuna, sec-gen of Arab League (1952-72), dies
|
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1992
|
|
Roberto d'Aubuisson, leader of El Salvador, dies
|
|
1993
|
|
Audrey Hepburn, actress (Roman Holiday), dies of colon cancer at 63
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|
1993
|
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Joseph Anthony [Deuster], US director/actor (Rainmaker), dies at 80
|
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1993
|
|
Mercer McCleod, entertainer, dies of heart failure at 86
|
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1994
|
|
Jaramogi Oginga Odinga, Kenyan vice-pres (1963-66), dies at about 81
|
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1994
|
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Matt Busby, Scottish soccer coach (Manchester United), dies at 84
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1995
|
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John Halas, Hungarian/US cartoonist (Animal Farm), dies at 81
|
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1995
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|
Mehdi Bazargan, director Iranian oil corp/premier (1979), dies at 86
|
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1995
|
|
Robert Shaw, town Planner, dies at 81
|
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1996
|
|
Buster Benton, singer/guitarist, dies at 63
|
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1996
|
|
David Robin Francis Guy Greville, 8th Duke of Warwick, dies at 61
|
|
1996
|
|
Ellis Hillman, politician, dies at 68
|
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1996
|
|
Gerald Joseph Mulligan, baritone saxophonist/composer, dies at 68
|
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1996
|
|
Liesbeth Askonas, concert agent, dies at 83
|
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1996
|
|
Peter Stadlen, pianist/critic, dies at 85
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1996
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|
Sidney Korshak, lawyer, dies at 87
|
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1997
|
|
Curt Flood, centerfielder (Cards), dies of throat cancer at 59
|
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1997
|
|
Edith Haisman, the oldest survivor of Titanic, dies at 100
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1997
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|
Vladimir Yamnikov, owner (Kristall vodka), dies of cirrhosis at 56
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1998
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Zevulun Hammer, Vice PM of Israel, dies
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