| 1179 | * | The Third Lateran Council opened under Alexander III. It was attended by 300 bishops who enacted measures against the Waldenses and Albigensians. Lateran III also mandated that popes were to be elected by two-thirds vote from the assembled cardinals. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1558 | | Smoking tobacco introduced in Europe by Francisco Fernandes. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1579 | | Betuwe joins Union of Utrecht. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1623 | * | The first temperance law in the colonies was enacted in Virginia. | Ref: 4 |
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| 1624 | * | Class-based legislation is passed in the colony of Virginia, exempting the upper class from punishment by whipping. | Ref: 2 |
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| 1651 | * | South Sea dike in Amsterdam breaks after storm. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1760 | * | Princess Carolina marries General Charles Christian van Nassau-Weilburg. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1766 | * | Don Antonio De Ulloa of Spain arrives in New Orleans to receive the Louisiana Territory from the French. (XDG, p 4A, 3/5/2001) | Ref: 83 |
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| 1770 | * | (Boston Massacre) A crowd of Bostonians begins throwing chunks of ice, oyster shells, piece of coal and other objects at a British guard near the Custom House. Captain Thomas Preston orders the main guard out to protect the sentry and restore order. After a soldier is hit with a stick, he yells "fire!" and shoots into the crowd. Other shots follow. When the shooting stops, five civilians lay mortally wounded. Three people are killed, including a runaway slave Crispus Attucks, and wounding eight others. Two of the wounded died soon after. The incident becomes known as "the Boston Massacre." | Ref: 87 |
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| 1770 | * | Blanche Kelso Bruce sworn in as a US Senator (Mississippi). | Ref: 5 |
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| 1774 | * | (Boston Massacre) On the fouth anniversary of the Boston Massacre, John Hancock delivers an eloquent and spirited oration to a large crowd. | Ref: 87 |
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| 1777 | * | The first militia of Kentucky is organized under General George Rogers Clark, with Daniel Boone, James Harrod and John Todd captains and Silas Harlan, Samuel Moore, Benjamin Lynn, Thomas Brooks and Simon Kenton as spies. | Ref: 58 |
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| 1783 | * | King Stanislaus Augustus Poniatowski grants rights to Jews of Kovno. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1804 | * | An uprising by Irish convicts at Castle Hill, New South Wales is crushed by government troops. | Ref: 62 |
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| 1820 | * | Dutch city of Leeuwarden forbids Jews to go to synagogues on Sundays. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1821 | * | James Monroe becomes the first president to be inaugurated on March 5, only because the 4th was a Sunday. | Ref: 2 |
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| 1845 | * | Congress appropriates $30,000 to ship camels to western US. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1847 | * | Donner Party: A blizzard traps the Second Relief in Summit Valley; when it clears, Isaac Donner has died. Reed and his friend Hiram Miller can carry Patty and Tommy Reed. Solomon Hook can walk, but the rest of the refugees are too weak to travel and stay at "Starved Camp." The rescuers and their three charges continue, hoping to find food they cached on the way up. | Ref: 28 |
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| 1849 | * | Zachary Taylor sworn in as 12th President. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1856 | * | Covent Garden Opera House destroyed in a fire. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1856 | * | Georgia becomes first state to regulate railroads. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1868 | * | The Senate trial of Andrew Johnson, 17th US President, begins. The impeachment fell short of the required two-thirds majority by one vote on three of the articles of impeachment May 26, 1868, and no further action was ever taken on the remaining eight. | Ref: 70 |
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| 1869 | * | Georgia's representatives to Congress were unseated after readmission to the Union. Georgia is readmitted to the Union for the third time the following year. | |
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| 1877 | * | Rutherford B Hayes inaugurated as 19th US President. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1894 | * | Seattle authorizes first municipal employment office in US. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1896 | * | Italian premier Crispi resigns. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1897 | * | American Negro Academy forms. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1900 | * | American Hall of Fame is founded. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1903 | * | Definitive treaty for construction of Baghdad railway drawn. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1918 | * | The Soviets move the capital of Russia from Petrograd to Moscow. | Ref: 2 |
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| 1923 | * | Montana & Nevada become first states to enact old age pension laws. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1924 | * | Computing-Tabulating-Recording Corp becomes IBM. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1924 | * | King Hussein of Hedzjaz appoints himself kalief. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1928 | * | Hitler's National Socialists win the majority vote in Bavaria. | Ref: 2 |
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| 1931 | * | Gandhi & British viceroy Lord Irwin sign pact. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1932 | * | The Lindberghs receive their first communication from kidnappers since the crime. | Ref: 87 |
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| 1933 | * | Newly inaugurated President Franklin D. Roosevelt halts the trading of gold and declares a ten-day bank holiday. | Ref: 2 |
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| 1933 | * | The Nazi Party won 44 percent of the vote in German parliamentary elections, enabling it to join with the Nationalists to gain a slender majority in the Reichstag. | Ref: 70 |
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| 1934 | * | Mother-in-law's day first celebrated (Amarillo TX). | Ref: 5 |
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| 1935 | * | First premature baby health law in US (Chicago). | Ref: 5 |
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| 1945 | * | Oppenheimer officially freezes explosive lens design. | Ref: 91 |
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| 1946 | * | Winston Churchill delivered his famous Iron Curtain Speech at Fulton, MO, “From Stettin in the Baltic to Trieste in the Adriatic, an iron curtain has descended across the Continent.” | Ref: 4 |
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| 1956 | * | The U.S. Supreme Court affirms the ban on segregation in public schools in Brown vs. Board of Education. | Ref: 2 |
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| 1957 | * | The Senate votes 72-19 to authorize the President to use force in the Middle East to deter the Soviet Union. (USA Today, p 5A, 10/08/2002) | Ref: 13 |
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| 1957 | * | Eamon de Valera's Fianna Fail-party wins election in Ireland. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1959 | * | Iran & US sign economic & military treaty. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1962 | * | US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1964 | | Emergency crisis proclaimed in Ceylon due to social unrest. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1966 | * | US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1969 | * | Gold reaches then record high ($47 per ounce) in Paris France. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1969 | * | Gustav Heinemann elected President of West-Germany. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1970 | * | A nuclear non-proliferation treaty went into effect after 43 nations ratified it. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1970 | * | 3 SDS Weathermen terrorist group bomb 18 West 11th St in New York NY. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1970 | * | Edison Theater opens at 240 W 47th St NYC. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1972 | * | Greek composer Mikis Theodorakis leaves communist party. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1976 | * | Britain gives up on the Ulster talks and decides to retain rule in Northern Ireland indefinitely. | Ref: 2 |
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| 1976 | * | British £ falls below $2 for first time. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1981 | * | US government grants Atlanta $1 million to search for black boy murderer. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1983 | * | Bob Hawke (Labour) defeats Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Fraser (Conservative). | Ref: 5 |
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| 1984 | * | US accuses Iraq of using poison gas. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1984 | * | The U.S. Supreme Court rules (5-4) that cities have the right to display the Nativity scene as part of their Christmas display. | Ref: 2 |
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| 1984 | * | Standard Oil buys Gulf Corporate for $13 billion largest US business merger in history. | Ref: 17 |
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| 1986 | * | The U.S. dollar made its largest one-day gain against other world currencies since 1978 as it closed up 2½ points or just over 2.2 percent from the previous day’s closing mark. | Ref: 4 |
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| 1991 | * | (King) CNN obtains a copy of the Holliday videotape and plays it on its nationwide cable news program.The FBI opens an investigation of the King beating. | Ref: 87 |
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| 1992 | * | Ethic committee votes to reveal congressmen who bounced checks. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1993 | * | The White House sought new ways to inflict what a spokesman called "real pain and real price" on Serb aggressors in Bosnia by tightening the UN blockade on supplies and money to the region. (XDG, p 4A, 3/05/2003) | Ref: 83 |
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| 1993 | * | Former Washington DC Mayor Marion Barry divorces his wife Effi. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1994 | * | Largest milkshake (1,955 gallons of chocolate-Nelspruit South Africa). | Ref: 5 |
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| 1994 | * | White House Counsel Bernard Nussbaum resigns in the wake of the turmoil over the Clinton administration's handling of questions related to Whitewater. (XDG, p 4A, 3/05/2004) | Ref: 83 |
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| 1995 | | Estonia Centrumlinkse Coalition party wins parliamentary election. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1995 | * | Graves of czar Nicholas & family found in St Petersburg. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1997 | * | (Manson) (day unspecified) Charles Manson is denied parole (for the ninth time) in a hearing broadcast live on Court TV. Manson responds by saying, "That's cool....I'm not saying I wasn't involved [in Helter Skelter]. I'm just saying that I did not break God's law....Thank you." | Ref: 87 |
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| 1997 | * | Representatives of North Korea and South Korea met for first time in 25 years, for peace talks in New York. | Ref: 70 |
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| 1998 | * | (Sam) Sheppard's family attorney says that DNA tests on Sheppard's body exclude him from bloodstains around the Sheppard home. (Ref:Dayton Daily News, 01/30/00, p 6A) | |
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| 1998 | * | Details of President Clinton's deposition testimony in the Paula Jones sexual harassment case against him were published in the Washington Post, prompting an angry denunciation from the president for the news leak. (XDG, p 4A, 3/05/2003) | Ref: 83 |
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| 1999 | * | Italian Prime Minister Massimo D'Alema meets at the White House with President Clinton, a day after a military jury in North Carolina acquittes a Marine pilot in an Italian cable car accident that killed 20 people. D'Alema demands justice while Clinton expresses profound regred. (XDG, p 4A, 3/05/2004) | Ref: 83 |
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| 2000 | * | Joseph Palczynski is released on bail despite a criminal record and a history of mental illness. (The Cincinnati Enquirer, 03/19/2000, p. A18) | |
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| 2001 | * | Vice President Dick Cheney underwent an angioplasty for a partially blocked artery after going to a hospital with chest pains. | Ref: 70 |
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| 2002 | * | President Bush slaps punishing tariffs of 8% to 30% on several types of imported steel in an effort to aid the ailing steel industry. (XDG, p 4A, 3/05/2003) | Ref: 83 |
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| 1496 | * | English King Henry VII hires John Cabot (Giovanni Caboto) to explore. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1836 | * | Samuel Colt manufactures the first pistol: a .34-caliber ‘Texas’ model. | Ref: 4 |
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| 1868 | * | Stapler patented in England by C H Gould. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1872 | * | George Westinghouse Jr patents triple air brake for trains. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1936 | * | Spitfire makes its first flight (Eastleigh Aerodrome in Southampton). | Ref: 5 |
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| 1948 | * | US rocket flies record 4800 KPH to 126k height. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1958 | * | Explorer 2 fails to reach Earth orbit. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1968 | * | US launches Solar Explorer 2 to study the Sun. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1978 | * | Landsat 3 launched from Vandenberg AFB, California. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1979 | * | Voyager I's closest approach to Jupiter (172,000 miles) and discovers rings. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1980 | * | Earth satellites record gamma rays from remnants of supernova N-49. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1982 | * | Russian spacecraft Venera 14 lands on Venus sends back data. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1998 | * | NASA scientists said that enough water was frozen in the loose soil of the moon to support a lunar base and perhaps, one day, a human colony. (XDG, p 4A, 3/05/2003) | Ref: 83 |
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| 1461 | * | Henry VI was deposed by Duke of York during War of the Roses. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1528 | | Utrecht Governor Maarten van Rossum plunders The Hague. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1684 | | Emperor Leopold I, Poland & Venice sign Heilig Covenant of Linz. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1746 | | Jakobijnse troops leave Aberdeen. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1793 | | Austrian troops crush the French and recapture Liege. | Ref: 2 |
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| 1795 | | Amsterdam celebrates Revolution on the Dam; Square of Revolution. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1795 | | Treaty of Basel-Prussia ends war with France. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1836 | * | Mexico attacks Alamo. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1862 | * | Union troops under Brigadier-General Wright occupy Fernandina FL. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1864 | * | President Lincoln appoints General U.S. Grant to command all of the armies of the United States. Gen. William T. Sherman succeeds Grant as commander in the west. | |
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| 1867 | * | An abortive Fenian uprising against English rule took place in Ireland. | Ref: 70 |
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| 1896 | | Italian Governor of Eritrea, General Baldissera, reaches Massawa. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1905 | * | Russians begin to retreat from Mukden in Manchuria, China. | Ref: 2 |
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| 1912 | * | The Italians become the first to use dirigibles for military purposes, using them for reconnaissance flights behind Turkish lines west of Tripoli. | Ref: 2 |
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| 1927 | * | 1,000 US marines land in China to protect American property. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1942 | * | Bosnia Tito establishes 3rd Proletarit Brigade in Bosnia. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1942 | * | Japanese troop march into Batavia. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1943 | * | Anti fascist strikes in Italy. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1943 | * | RAF bombs Essen Germany. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1943 | * | In desperation due to war losses, fifteen and sixteen year olds are called up for military service in the German army. | Ref: 2 |
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| 1944 | * | Gen. Wingate's groups begin operations behind Japanese lines in Burma. | |
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| 1945 | * | Allies bombs The Hague, Netherlands. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1945 | * | Generals Eisenhower, Patton & Patch meet in Luneville. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1945 | * | US 7th Army Corps captures Cologne. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1991 | * | Iraq repealed its annexation of Kuwait. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1864 | * | For the first time, Oxford met Cambridge in track and field competition in England. | Ref: 4 |
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| 1908 | | First ascent of Mount Erebus, Antarctica. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1910 | * | Stanley Cup: Montréal Wanderers beat Ottawa Senators, 3-1. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1924 | | Frank Caruana of Buffalo, New York, became the first bowler to roll two perfect games in a row and an amazing 29 strikes in succession! He rolled five strikes in a row in a third game in sanctioned play, as well. | Ref: 4 |
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| 1936 | * | The Cardinals, without the holdout Dean brothers, lose to the Cuban All-Stars in Cuba. Luis Tiant Sr., the dad of a future major league pitcher, is the starting pitcher for the home team. | Ref: 1 |
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| 1945 | | US Ladies Figure Skating Championship won by Gretchen Merrill. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1956 | * | Mickey Wright wins LPGA Jacksonville Golf Open. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1958 | * | Trying to beat a 12:30 am curfew, Duke Snider, Johnny Podres and Don Zimmer suffer minor injuries in an auto mishap in Vero Beach. This is the third auto accident involving the Dodgers in the last two months. (Roy Campanella & Jim Gilliam) | Ref: 1 |
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| 1960 | | World Ice Dance Championship in Vancouver won by Doreen Denny & Courtney Jones (Great Britain). | Ref: 5 |
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| 1960 | | World Ice Pairs Figure Skating Championship in Vancouver won by Barbara Wagner & Robert Paul (Canada). | Ref: 5 |
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| 1960 | | World Ladies Figure Skating Championship in Vancouver won by Carol E Heiss (USA). | Ref: 5 |
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| 1960 | | World Men's Figure Skating Championship in Vancouver won by Alain Giletti (France). | Ref: 5 |
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| 1962 | * | The Reds' third baseman Gene Freese will be out until August 17 due to a severe ankle fracture suffered in the team's first intrasquad game. | Ref: 1 |
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| 1964 | * | Atlanta's Mayor Ivan Allen, Jr. claims to have a verbal agreement with a major league team which promises to move to the Peach State if a stadium is ready by next year. The next day the Board of Alderman approves a $15-million stadium. | Ref: 1 |
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| 1965 | * | Ernie Terrel beats Eddie Machen in 15 for heavyweight boxing title. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1966 | * | Bob Seagren pole vaults 5.19 meter indoor world record. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1966 | * | Marvin Miller, assistant to the President of United Steelworkers, is elected as the executive director of the Major League Players' Association by the player representatives. | Ref: 1 |
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| 1973 | * | Yankee teammates Fritz Peterson and Mike Kekich announced they have traded families; wives, children and even their dogs. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1981 | | World Ice Dance Championship in Hartford won by Jayne Torvill & Christopher Dean (Great Britain). | Ref: 5 |
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| 1981 | | World Ice Pairs Figure Skating Championship in Hartford won by Irina Vorobieva & Igor Lisovski (USSR). | Ref: 5 |
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| 1981 | | World Ladies Figure Skating Championship in Hartfoed won by Denise Biellmann (Switzerland). | Ref: 5 |
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| 1981 | | World Men's Figure Skating Championship in Hartford won by Scott Hamilton (USA). | Ref: 5 |
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| 1982 | * | Gaylord Perry (with 297 wins) signs with Seattle Mariners. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1983 | * | Chris Collinsworth of the Cincinnati Bengals raced a thoroughbred horse named Mr. Henry at the Latonia Racetrace in Florence KY and won. (XDG, p 4A, 3/5/2001) | |
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| 1984 | * | The Los Angeles Express of the United States Football League signed quarterback, Steve Young, from Brigham Young University, to a “substantial” contract on this day. The football all-American inked a pact that would earn him $40 million dollars over a 43-year period, in one of the most complicated contracts ever -- lasting until 2027. The USFL folded not long after he signed the lucrative deal. Young became the back-up quarterback for football legend, Joe Montana, in San Francisco. In 1994, when Montana moved to the Kansas City Chiefs, Steve Young took over the reins to lead the 49ers. | Ref: 4 |
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| 1985 | * | New York Islander Mike Bossy is first to score 50 goals in 8 straight seasons. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1989 | * | Blaine McCallister wins Honda Golf Classic shooting 266. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1989 | * | Elly Verhulst runs world record 3000 meter indoor (8 :3.82). | Ref: 5 |
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| 1991 | * | Reggie Miller (Indiana) begins NBA free throw streak of 52 games. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1993 | * | The Florida Marlins defeat Houston 12-8 in their inaugural Spring Training game. Jeff Conine hits Florida's first homer before a crowd of 6,696 at the Cocoa Expo Sports Complex. | Ref: 86 |
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| 1993 | * | Boston Celtic Larry Bird undergoes backfusion surgery. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1994 | * | Dottie Mochrie wins Chrysler-Plymouth Tournament of Golf Championship. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1994 | * | PBA National Championship won by David Traber. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1995 | | Marc Velzeboer skates world record 3 km short track (5 :0.26). | Ref: 5 |
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| 1996 | * | Earl Weaver & Jim Bunning, elected to Hall of Fame. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1997 | * | Tommy Lasorda, Nellie Fox & Willie Wells are elected to Baseball's Hall of Fame. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1998 | * | Boxer Mike Tyson files a $100 million lawsuit in U.S. District Court in New York against Don King, accusing the promoter of cheating him out of tens of millions of dollars. | Ref: 98 |
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| 2003 | * | Although not agreeing to ban ephedra, a memo is sent to all major leaguers by the players' union strongly recommending players "be extremely reluctant to use any products " containing the substance. The diet supplement, which is available without a prescription, has been linked to the spring training death of Orioles' pitcher, Steve Belcher. | Ref: 1 |
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| 1616 | * | Copernicus' "de Revolutionibus" placed on Catholic Forbidden index. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1743 | * | In Boston, editor Thomas Prince published the first issue of his weekly, "The Christian History." It was the first religious journal published in America. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1750 | * | The first Shakespearean play in America was presented at the Nassau Street Theatre in New York City. The play enjoyed by the audience was the famous King Richard III. | Ref: 4 |
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| 1807 | * | First performance of Ludwig von Beethoven's 4th Symphony in B. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1853 | * | Steinway Piano Factory opens in New York. | Ref: 10 |
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| 1868 | * | Arrigo Boito's opera "Mefistofele" premieres in Milan. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1899 | * | First performance of Edward MacDowell's 2nd Concerto in D. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1907 | | First radio broadcast of a musical composition aired. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1910 | | Ramon Inclan's "La Farsa Infantil de la Cabeza del Dragon" premieres. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1917 | * | The first jazz recording for Victor Records was released. The Original Dixieland ‘Jass’ Band performed on the tune The Dixie Jass Band One Step. The word ‘Jass’ was later changed to ‘Jazz’ because it sounded, uh, jazzier. | Ref: 4 |
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| 1919 | * | Louis Hirsch & Harold Atteridge's musical premieres in New York NY. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1922 | | Annie Oakley smashes 98 out of 100 clay targets thrown at 16 yards while at a match at the Pinehurst Gun Club in North Carolina. She hit the first fifty, missed the 51st, then the 67th. | Ref: 4 |
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| 1922 | | "Nosferatu" premieres in Berlin. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1928 | | Karl Zuckmayer's "Der Hauptmann von Köpenick" premieres in Berlin. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1931 | * | Without a Song was recorded by Lawrence Tibbett for Victor Records. This wonderful melody came from the film, The Southerner and has been a hit for many, including Willie Nelson, Frank Sinatra and Tony Bennett. | Ref: 4 |
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| 1936 | * | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer’s Mutiny On The Bounty (produced by Irving Thalberg and Albert Lewin) was voted Outstanding Production, as they used to say at the 8th Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) Academy Awards. Victor McLaglen take the Best Actor prize for The Informer (John Ford won for directing this one). Best Actress was Bette Davis in Dangerous. | Ref: 4 |
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| 1942 | * | Dmitri Shostakovich's 7th Symphony, premieres in Siberia. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1944 | * | First performance of Walter Piston's 2nd Symphony. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1948 | * | Actor Eli Wallach marries actress Anne Jackson. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1951 | * | The religious program "Circuit Rider" debuted over ABC television. The broadcast featured music selections and biographies of evangelists, and was produced by Franklin W. Dyson. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1952 | | Terence Rattigan's "Deep Blue Sea" premieres in London. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1954 | * | "Girl in Pink Tights" opens at Mark Hellinger NYC for 115 performances. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1956 | * | "King Kong" first televised. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1957 | * | Sergeant Bilko satirizes Elvis Presley (Elvin Pelvin). | Ref: 5 |
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| 1960 | * | Elvis Presley returned to civilian life after a two-year hitch in the U.S. Army. | Ref: 4 |
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| 1963 | * | Beatles record "From Me to You" & "Thank You Girl". | Ref: 5 |
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| 1965 | * | First performance of Walter Piston's 8th Symphony. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1969 | * | The rock magazine, Creem, was published for the first time this day. | Ref: 4 |
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| 1969 | | Joe Orton's "What the Butler Saw" premieres in London. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1973 | * | Roberta Flack, riding at #1 on the pop music charts with, Killing Me Softly with His Song, could hardly wait to rip into the fancy frame containing her brand new gold record. She flew to the stereo machine and set the needle down on the shiny surface, only to hear Come Softly to Me. She was so impressed by this unexpected turn of the table that she wound up humming the old Fleetwoods song for three days. | Ref: 4 |
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| 1974 | * | "Candide" opens at Broadway Theater NYC for 740 performances. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1977 | * | President Jimmy Carter joined CBS News anchor Walter Cronkite for the first ever “Dial-a-President” radio talk show. It was carried on 260 CBS stations, with the President answering a variety of questions from folks across the United States. | Ref: 4 |
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| 1978 | * | "Hello, Dolly!" opens at Lunt-Fontanne Theater NYC for 152 performances. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1981 | * | "Bring Back Birdie" opens at Martin Beck Theater NYC for 4 performances. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1986 | * | "Today" tabloid launched (Britain's first national color newspaper). | Ref: 5 |
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| 1989 | * | 19th Easter Seal Telethon raises $37,002,000. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1994 | * | Singer Grace Slick arrested for pointing a gun at a cop. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1995 | * | 21st People's Choice Awards: Tim Allen wins. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1998 | * | Mariah Carey divorces Tommy Mottola. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1133 | * | Henry II, King of England (1154-89), is born in LeMans, France. | Ref: 68 |
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| 1324 | * | David II Bruce king of Scotland (1331..71), is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1326 | * | Louis I [the Great] King of Hungary (1342-82), Poland (1370-82), is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1512 | * | Gerardus Mercator, Rupelmonde (Belgium), geographer/mapmaker, is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1574 | * | William Oughtred England, mathematician/inventor (slide rule), is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1578 | * | Charles d'Albert duke of Luynes premier of France/Governor of Picardië, is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1585 | | Johan Georg I elector of Saxon (1611-56) (Peace of Prague), is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1595 | * | William Blackstone New World settler: first settler in what is now Boston, Massachusetts, and also, Rhode Island; Blackstone River in Rhode Island bears his name; is born. | Ref: 4 |
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| 1637 | * | John van der Heyden Dutch painter/inventor (fire extinguisher), is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1658 | * | Antoine de la Mothe Cadillac, soldier, founder of Detroit and governor of Louisiana, is born in France. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1668 | * | Francesco Gasparini composer, is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1696 | * | Giovanni Battista Tiepolo Venetian Rococo painter (Isaac's Sacrifice), is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1733 | * | Vincenzo Galeotti [Tomazelli], Italian dancer/choreographer, is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1746 | * | Jacob Wallenberg Swedish writer/naval chaplain, is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1748 | * | William Shield composer, is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1750 | * | Jean B G d'Ansse de Villoison French classical (Apollonii Lexicon), is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1751 | * | Jan Krtitel Kuchar composer, is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1756 | * | Thomas Linley composer, is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1774 | * | Christoph Ernst Friedrich Weyse composer, is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1794 | * | Jacques Babinet French physicist/mathematician/astronomer, is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1805 | * | Theodore Labarre composer, is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1817 | * | Austen H Layard British archaeologist/diplomat, is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1824 | * | Elisha Harris US, physician/founder of the American Public Health Association, is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1824 | * | James Merritt Ives lithographer (Currier & Ives), is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1825 | * | John Dunovant Brigadier General (Confederate Army), died in 1864, is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1825 | * | Joseph Albert German photographer (albertotype), is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1828 | * | Johann Gungl composer, is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1840 | * | Constance Fenimore Woolson Claremont NH, writer (Jupiter Lights), is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1843 | * | William F Sudds composer, is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1845 | * | Alfonse Hasselmans composer, is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1850 | * | Birth of Daniel B. Towner, American music evangelist. An associate of D.L. Moody, Towner composed over 2,000 hymn tunes, including AT CALVARY ("Years I Spent in Vanity and Pride"), MOODY ("Marvelous Grace of our Loving Lord") and TRUST AND OBEY ("When We Walk With the Lord"). | Ref: 5 |
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| 1852 | * | Lady Isabella Gregory, Ireland, writer/playwright (Golden Apple), is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1853 | * | Arthur W Foote Salem MA, organist/composer (Suite for Strings in E), is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1853 | * | Howard Pyle, writer and illustrator (The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood), is born. | Ref: 2 |
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| 1867 | * | Theodor Zöckler German theologist (Stanislauer Anstalten), is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1868 | | Prosper Poullet Belgian viscount/jurist/minister, is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1869 | * | Michael von Faulhaber cardinal/archbishop of Munich, is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1870 | * | [B] Franc[lin] Norris US, writer (McTeague, Octopus), is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1871 | * | Maria do Carmo Geronimo Brazilian lives to be at least 126, is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1871 | | Rosa Luxemburg, German revolutionary and agitator, is born. | Ref: 70 |
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| 1874 | * | Arthur van Schendel, Dutch writer (The World a Dancing Party), is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1874 | * | Henry Travers Berwick-Upon-Tweed Northumberland England, actor (Bells of St Mary's, High Sierra), is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1876 | * | Edouard Belin, French engineer and inventor, is born. | Ref: 70 |
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| 1877 | * | Malcolm D Whitman tennis champion (US Open-1898), is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1879 | * | Walter Long actor (Moby Dick, Sheik, Sea Devils, Dragnet Patrol), is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1886 | * | Featherweight boxing champion Freddie Welsh (Frederick Hall Thomas) is born in Pontypridd, Wales. | Ref: 97 |
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| 1886 | * | Paul Radmilovic England, swimmer (Olympics-3 gold-1908), is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1887 | * | Heitor Villa-Lobos Rio de Janeiro Brazil, composer (Salon Waltz), is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1888 | * | Friedrich Schnack German journalist/writer (Rosewood), is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1889 | | Frits Slomp [Frits de Rover], Dutch vicar/resistance fighter, is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1891 | * | Harold Ogden "Chic" Johnson Chicago IL, comedian (Olsen & Johnson), is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1893 | * | Emmett J. Culligan inventor: water-softening device; founder of Culligan Water, world’s largest water-treatment company; died in 1970, is born. | Ref: 4 |
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| 1894 | * | Henry Daniell London, actor (Camille, Philadelphia Story, Body Snatchers), is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1895 | * | Fritz Usinger German writer (Eternal Struggle), is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1897 | * | Mei-ling Soong Madame Chiang Kai-shek, is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1899 | * | Patrick Hadley composer | Ref: 5 |
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| 1900 | * | Ludwig Donath actor (Jolson Story, Jolson Sings Again), is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1901 | * | Julian Przybos Polish poet (Sruby), is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1903 | * | Lowell Peters Cleveland TN, vocalist (Southernaires), is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1905 | * | Gilroy Roberts US chief engraver (1948-64), is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1908 | * | Rex [Reginald Carey] Harrison Huyton Lancashire England, actor (My Fair Lady, Dr Doolittle), is born. (TWA, 1986) | Ref: 95 |
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| 1908 | * | Sophie Stewart Scotland, actress (As You Like It, Under the Red Robe), is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1909 | * | Sutan Sjahrir premier of Indonesia (1945-47), is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1911 | * | Joseph Tomelty actor/playwright (Bedevilled, Moby Dick, Melba), is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1913 | * | Yulian Grigor'yevich Kreyn composer, is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1914 | * | Joan Sterndale-Bennett London England, actress (Those Fantastic Flying Fools), is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1916 | * | Horace Ian Parrott composer, is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1917 | | Joseph Stone lawyer, is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1917 | * | Virginia Christine Stanton IA, actress (Tales of Wells Fargo), is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1918 | * | Halsey S Colchester British SAS/spy (MI6)/priest, is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1920 | * | Delbert L Latta (Representative-Republican-OH, 1959- ), is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1920 | * | Leontine Kelly first black female bishop (Methodist), is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1920 | * | Virginia Christine actress (Mrs Olson), is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1921 | * | Elmer (William) Valo baseball: Philadelphia Athletics, KC Athletics, Philadelphia Phillies, Brooklyn Dodgers, LA Dodgers, Cleveland Indians, NY Yankees, Washington Senators, Minnesota Twins; is born. | Ref: 4 |
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| 1921 | * | Berkley Bedell (Representative-Democrat-IA, 1975- ), is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1922 | * | James Noble Dallas TX, actor (Governor Gatling-Benson), is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1922 | * | Pier Paolo Pasolini Bologna Italy, director (Teorema, Pigsty), is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1923 | | Laurence Tisch is born. | Ref: 10 |
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| 1927 | * | Jack [John Joseph Edward] Cassidy, Richmond Hill NY, actor (Oscar/Jetman-He & She), is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1928 | * | Lou Levy pianist: band: Supersax; recorded with Sinatra, Peggy Lee, Nancy Wilson, Anita O’Day; is born. | Ref: 4 |
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| 1929 | * | Joan Shawlee Forest Hills NY, actress (Prehistoric Women), is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1930 | * | Del (Delmar Wesley) Crandall baseball: catcher: Boston Braves, Milwaukee Braves [all-star: 1953-1956, 1958-1960, 1962/World Series: 1957, 1958], SF Giants, Pittsburgh Pirates, Cleveland Indians, is born. | Ref: 4 |
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| 1930 | * | Lorin Maazel Neuilly France, conductor (NBC Symphony Orchestra 1941), is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1931 | * | Anthony Headges composer, is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1931 | * | Barry Tuckwell Melbourne Australia, horn player (London Symphony Orchestra 1955-68), is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1932 | * | Walter Charles Marshall scientist, is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1933 | * | Arlen Dean Snyder Rice KS, actor (Trauma Center), is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1933 | * | Norbert Linke composer, is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1934 | * | James B. Sikking actor: Hill Street Blues, Turnabout, Doogie Howser, M.D., Tyson, The Pelican Brief, Star Trek 3, Outland, Ordinary People, Scorpio, Von Ryan’s Express, The Strangler, is born in Los Angeles CA. | Ref: 4 |
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| 1935 | * | Earl Leggett football: LSU, Chicago Bears, LA Rams, New Orleans Saints, Washington Redskins, NY Giants; coach: SF 49ers, Oakland Raiders, Washington Redskins, NY Giants, is born. | Ref: 4 |
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| 1935 | * | Malcolm J Anderson tennis champion (US Open-1957), is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1935 | * | Philip K Chapman Melbourne Australia, astronaut (Apollo 14 support), is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1936 | * | Dale Douglass Wewoka OK, PGA golfer (1970 Phoenix Open), is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1936 | * | Dean Stockwell actor: Gentlemen’s Agreement, Dune, Beverly Hills Cop 2, Long Day’s Journey into Night, Legend of Billie Jean, Quantum Leap, is born in Hollywood CA. | Ref: 4 |
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| 1937 | | Stephen Fitz-Simon entrepreneur, is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1938 | * | James Wainwright actor: The President’s Plane is Missing, Joe Kidd; is born. | Ref: 4 |
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| 1938 | * | Paul Evans singer/pedal guitarist (Damascus Road), is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1938 | * | Lynn Margulis, biologist, is born. | Ref: 2 |
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| 1938 | * | Fred ‘The Hammer’ Williamson football: Kansas City Chiefs corner back: Super Bowl I; sportscaster: ABC’s Monday Night Football; actor: Julia, Half Nelson, is born in Gary IN. | Ref: 4 |
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| 1939 | * | Charles Fuller US writer (Zooman, Soldier Story), is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1939 | * | Terry Curry English multi-millionaire, is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1940 | * | Samantha Eggar, London England, actress (Collector, Dr Doolittle), is born. | Ref: 17 |
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| 1940 | * | Mary Rose Oakar (Representative), is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1942 | * | Michael D[iamond] Resnick sci-fi author (Sideshow, Eros Ascending), is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1944 | * | Paul Sands (Sanchez), Tony Award-winning actor: Story Theatre; Getting Up and Going Home, Frozen Assets, The Last Fling, Great Bank Hoax, Once Upon a Brothers Grimm, Paul Sand in Friends and Lovers, Gimme a Break, St. Elsewhere, is born in Los Angeles CA. | Ref: 4 |
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| 1945 | * | Randy Matson National Track & Field Hall of Famer: Olympic Silver Medalist: shot put [1964]; first to break the 70’ barrier, is born. | Ref: 4 |
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| 1945 | * | Norm Thompson football: St. Louis Cardinals, is born. | Ref: 4 |
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| 1946 | * | Rocky (Robert) Bleier football: Pittsburgh Steelers running back: Super Bowl IX, X, XIII, XIV, is born. | Ref: 4 |
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| 1946 | * | Michael Warren South Bend IN, actor (Bobby Hill-Hill Street Blues), is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1946 | * | Murray Head singer, is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1947 | * | Eddie Hodges Hattiesburg MS, actor/singer (High Hopes, Adventures of Huckleberry Finn), is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1948 | * | Eddy Grant, Guyana, reggae performer (Electric Avenue), is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1948 | * | Jacques Kloes singer (Dizzy Man's Band), is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1948 | * | Leslie Marmon Silko, writer (Ceremony). | Ref: 2 |
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| 1950 | * | Tom Sullivan football: Philadelphia Eagles, is born. | Ref: 4 |
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| 1950 | * | Eugene Fodor Turkey Creek CO, violinist (1972 Paganini Award, 1974 Tchaikovsky Award), is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1950 | * | Harvey Jacob Alperin Minneapolis MN, actor (Cocktail), is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1951 | * | Bob Richer hockey: NHL: Buffalo Sabres, is born. | Ref: 4 |
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| 1952 | * | Alan Clark, musician: keyboards: group: Dire Straits: Telegraph Road, Private Investigation, Money for Nothing, Walk of Life, The Man’s Too Strong, Goin’ Home, Smooching, is born. | Ref: 4 |
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| 1953 | * | Russel D Feingold (Senator-D-WI), is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1953 | * | Valery Grigoriyevich Korzun Russian Colonel/cosmonaut (TM-24), is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1954 | * | Marsha Warfield actress, comedienne: Roz-Night Court, The Richard Pryor Show, Empty Nest, D.C. Cab, is born. | Ref: 4 |
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| 1955 | * | Marcia McCabe actress (Alice-One Life to Live), is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1955 | * | Penn Jillette, Greenfield MA, magician (Penn & Teller-Penn & Teller are Dead), is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1956 | * | Mark Handley writer (Nell), is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1957 | * | Mark E Smith English rock vocalist (Fall-Fall in a Hole), is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1957 | * | Tim Holden (Representative-Democrat-PA), is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1958 | * | Bill Timoney TV commercial actor (Addicted to Love), is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1958 | * | Andy (Andrew Roy) Gibb singer: group: The Bee Gees; solo: Love is Thicker than Water, I Just Want to be Your Everything, Shadow Dancing, [Our Love] Don’t Throw It all Away; host of TV’s Solid Gold; is born in Manchester England. | Ref: 4 |
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| 1961 | * | Dan Stuart US singer/songwriter (Green on Red), is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1961 | * | Zeke Mowatt NFL tight end (New York Giants), is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1962 | * | Elise Burgin Baltimore MD, tennis star, is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1962 | * | Robert L Curbeam Jr Baltimore MD, astronaut (STS 85, sk-99), is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1964 | * | Reggie Williams NBA forward/guard (Denver Nuggets), is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1966 | * | Greg Clark CFL linebacker (Saskatchewan Roughriders), is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1966 | * | Michael Irvin NFL wide receiver (Dallas Cowboys), is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1966 | * | Tracy Kerdyk Coral Gables FL, LPGA golfer (1995 JAL Big Apple), is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1967 | * | Nicole Boegman Australian long jumper (Olympics-88, 92, 96), is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1968 | * | (Long Island) Marq Mellor, Long Island NY, field hockey forward (Olympics-96), is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1968 | * | Roman Phifer linebacker (St Louis Rams), is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1968 | * | Shjon Podein Rochester, NHL left wing (Philadelphia Flyers), is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1971 | * | Brian Hunter Portland OR, outfielder (Houston Astros), is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1971 | * | Chad Fonville Jacksonville NC, infielder (Los Angeles Dodgers), is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1971 | * | James Roberson WLAF defensive end (Rhein Fire), is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1971 | * | Jose Mercedes El Seybo Dominican Republic, pitcher (Milwaukee Brewers), is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1971 | * | Amy Peistrup-Matthews Arlington Heights IL, WPVA (Old Orchard-17-1995), is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1972 | * | Brandon Hamilton CFL cornerback (Winnipeg Blue Bombers), is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1972 | * | Brian Grant NBA forward (Portland Trailblazers, Sacramento Kings), is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1972 | * | Hernan Gumy Buenos Aires Argentina, tennis star, is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1972 | * | Mikael Tillstrom Sweden, tennis star, is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1972 | * | Tom Hipsz CFL defensive tackle (Montréal Alouettes), is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1973 | * | Nicole Pratt Mackay Australia, tennis star (1995 Futures Australia), is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1973 | * | Paul Lieftink Dutch soccer player (NAC, Spakenburg), is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1974 | * | Brad Schumacher US, 400 meter/800 meter freestyle (Olympics-gold-96), is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1974 | * | Hans Bond Dutch soccer player (FC Volendam), is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1974 | * | Kevin Connolly actor (Beverly Hillbillies, Rocky V, Angus), is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1975 | * | Niki Taylor model (Elle, Marie Claire), is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1976 | * | Adriana Serra-Zanetti Modena Italy, tennis star (1995 Moscow semi), is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1977 | * | Bryan Berard NHL defenseman (Team USA Olympics-1998, New York Islanders), is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1977 | * | Natalie Bevins Miss West Virginia-USA (1997), is born. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1978 | * | Kimberly McCullough Bellflower CA, actress (Robin-General Hospital) | Ref: 5 |
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| 254 | * | St Lucius I Pope (253-54), dies. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1291 | * | Sa'ad al'Da'ulah Jewish grand vizier of Persia, assassinated. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1534 | * | Antonio Allegri di Correggio, Italian artist, dies. | Ref: 68 |
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| 1561 | * | Carlo Caraffa Italian cardinal, dies at 41. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1574 | | Philip of Saint-Aldegonde Flemish viceroy Holland/Zealand/Utrecht, dies. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1576 | | Don Luís de Requesens y Zuñiga viceroy of Netherlands (1573-76), dies at 70. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1605 | * | Clement VIII [Ippolito Aldofireini], Pope (1592-1605), dies at age 69. | Ref: 69 |
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| 1625 | * | James I (VI) king of England (1603-25)/poet/author, dies at 58. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1644 | * | Louise Juliana countess of Nassau, dies at 73. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1717 | * | Francois de Callieres, French author and diplomat, dies at age 71. | Ref: 70 |
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| 1732 | * | Joseph-François Salomon composer, dies at 82. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1778 | * | Thomas A Arne English composer (Alfred, Rule Britannia), dies at 67. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1794 | * | Rámon de la Cruz Spanish playwright/translator, dies at 62. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1795 | * | Josef Reicha composer, dies at 42. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1815 | * | Franz Anton Mesmer, German physician; developed use of hypnosis, dies at age 80. | Ref: 70 |
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| 1827 | * | Pierre-Simon Laplace, French mathematician, astronomer and physicist, dies at age 77. | Ref: 70 |
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| 1827 | * | Alessandro Volta, Italian physicist and inventor (made first battery), dies at age 82. | Ref: 70 |
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| 1849 | * | Mary Lyon educator: founded Mount Holyoke Seminary, now Mt. Holyoke College, one of the first permanent colleges for women; dies. | Ref: 4 |
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| 1853 | * | Georg A Kestner German art collector/diplomat, dies at 75. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1873 | * | Marie-Alexis Castillon de Saint-Victor composer, dies at 34. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1876 | * | Marie-C-S de Flavigny Agoult [Daniel Stern], Fren author, dies at 70. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1893 | * | Hippolyte Taine French philosopher/historian, dies at 64. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1893 | * | Richard Samuel Hughes composer, dies at 37. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1895 | * | Nikolay Semyonovich Leskov, Russian novelist and short-story writer, dies at age 64. | Ref: 70 |
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| 1904 | * | Alfred von Waldersee Prussian field marshal/chief-staff, dies at 71. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1912 | * | Principe de Asturias: Spanish steamer struck rock off Sebastien Point (NE of Spain); 500 drowned. | Ref: 85 |
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| 1919 | * | Jozef Surzynski composer, dies at 67. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1926 | * | Clement Ader, French engineer and pioneer of flight, dies at age 85. | Ref: 70 |
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| 1932 | * | Takuma Dan Japanese baron/financier/industrial, murdered. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1932 | * | Jan Thorn-Prikker, Dutch painter, designer and decorator, dies at age 64. | Ref: 2 |
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| 1941 | * | Ludwig Quidde German historian/politician (Nobel 1927), dies at 82. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1944 | * | Max Jacob French writer, dies in Nazi concentration camp at 67. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1947 | * | Alfredo Casella Italian composer/conductor (La Giara), dies at 63. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1950 | * | Edgar Lee Masters poet: Spoon River Anthology; dies at age 81. | Ref: 4 |
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| 1952 | * | Vladimir Vladimirovich Scherbachov composer, dies at 63. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1953 | * | Herman Mankiewicz, American screenwriter, dies at age 55. | Ref: 70 |
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| 1953 | * | Sergey Prokofiev, Russian composer, dies at age 62. | Ref: 68 |
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| 1953 | * | Josef V Stalin, soviet leader responsible for 11 million murders, dies at 73, after 29 years in power. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1954 | * | Julian Lowell Coolidge mathematician (Study-Segre school), dies at 80. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1956 | * | Erich Itor Kahn composer, dies at 50. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1957 | * | Mischa Auer (Ounskowsky) actor: My Man Godfrey, Brewster?s Millions, Destry Rides Again, You Can't Take It with You; dies. | Ref: 4 |
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| 1962 | * | Anne C Veth Dutch cartoonist/art critic, dies at 82. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1962 | * | Otakar Jeremias composer, dies at 69. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1963 | * | Country singer Patsy Cline (Virginia Petterson Hensley) (31), Cowboy Copas and Hankshaw Hawkins (41) are killed in a plane crash at Camden, TN, near Nashville. | Ref: 4 |
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| 1963 | * | Cyril Smith actor (Adventures of Sir Lancelot), dies at 70. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1965 | * | Pepper (John Leonard Roosevelt) Martin baseball: leader of St. Louis Cardinals ‘Gas House Gang’ in early 1930s [club record: stolen bases by a third baseman: 26 in 1933], stolen base leader: 1933, 1934 and 1936; dies. | Ref: 4 |
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| 1966 | * | Anna Achmatova Ukrainian poet, dies at 76. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1966 | * | Enrique E Ecker Curaçaos/US bacteriologist, dies at 79. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1966 | * | 75 MPH air currents cause BOAC 707 crash above Mount Fuji, 124 die. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1967 | * | Mischa Auer actor (My Man Godfrey), dies at 61 of a heart attack. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1967 | * | Mohammed H Mossadeq premier of Persia (1951-53), dies. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1971 | * | Winnie Lightner actress (Gold Dust Gertie, Sit Tight), dies at 71. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1972 | * | Nils Bjorkander composer, dies at 78. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1973 | * | Rupert Crosse actor (Too Late Blues), dies of cancer at 45. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1974 | * | Billy De Wolfe (William Andrew Jones), actor: The Perils of Pauline, Lullaby of Broadway, Tea for Two; dies. | Ref: 4 |
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| 1974 | * | Leon Blum, Russian-born impresario; popularized classical ballet and music in America, dies at age 86. | Ref: 70 |
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| 1974 | * | Solomon I "Sol" Hurok, Russian-born American impresario; popularized classical ballet and music in America dies at age 86. | Ref: 70 |
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| 1977 | * | Lockrem Johnson composer, dies at 52. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1977 | * | Moses Pergament composer, dies at 83. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1979 | * | Vicente Ascone composer, dies at 81. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1980 | * | Jay Silverheels actor (Tonto-Lone Ranger), dies at 60. | Ref: 68 |
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| 1980 | | Winifred Wagner-William German World Festival organizer, dies at 82. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1981 | * | Brenda De Banzie actress (39 Steps, Hobson's Choice), dies at 64. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1981 | * | Paul Horbiger actor (3rd Man), dies at 86. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1981 | | E. Y. ‘Yip' Harburg dies. | Ref: 10 |
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| 1982 | * | Saturday Night Live comedian John (Adam) Belushi dies, at age 33, after shooting up a speed ball. The mixing of heroin and cocaine that night had a cumulative effect on the brain, slowing down John's breathing and finally causing complete respiratory failure. | Ref: 24 |
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| 1984 | * | Harry Salter orchestra leader (Stop the Music), dies at 85. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1984 | * | Michael Sklar California, comedian (Laugh-in, Sha Na Na), dies at 39. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1984 | * | Tito Gobbi Italian baritone (Scarpia in Tosca), dies at 68. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1984 | * | William Powell actor (My Man Godfrey), dies at 91. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1986 | * | In Lebanon, Islamic Jihad issued a statement saying it had "executed" French hostage Michel Seurat, who had been abducted almost a year earlier. | Ref: 6 |
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| 1990 | * | Gary Merrill actor: The Seekers, Twelve O’Clock High, All About Eve, The Great Impostor; dies at age 75. | Ref: 4 |
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| 1990 | * | Gloria Carter Spann President Carter's sister, dies at 63 from cancer. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1991 | | August de Schryver Belgian politician/founder (CVP), dies at 92. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1991 | * | Trijntje Jansma-Boskma oldest person in Netherland, dies at 109. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1992 | * | Andrew Samuel child actor (Our Gang), dies at 82. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1992 | * | Yevgeny Yevstigneev Russian actor (Welcome Kosta), dies at 65. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1993 | * | Peter Bierdrager Dutch Fokker's-test pilot, dies in air crash. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1993 | * | Fokker 100 crashes at Skopje Macedonia, 81 die. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1993 | * | Diana Ochoa dies after long illness at 80. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1994 | * | Abdullah Al-Sallal President of Yemen (1962-67), dies. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1994 | * | Joe Daley jazz tenor/clarinet/flute player, dies at 75. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1994 | * | Paul Vincze medallist, dies at 86. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1995 | * | Ed Flanders actor (Dr Westphal-St Elsewhere), dies. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1995 | * | Marguerite Kelsey English painter/sculptor model (Haunting), dies at 86. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1995 | * | Peter John Norton naval diplomat/artist, dies at 82. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1995 | * | Vivian Stanshall British musician (Magical Mystery Tour), dies at 51. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1996 | * | Joshua Compston art impressario, dies at 26. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1996 | * | Khundaqar Mushtaq Amhed President of Bangladesh (1975), dies. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1996 | | Nicolas Cotoner y Cotoner Spanish courtier, dies at 90. | Ref: 5 |
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| 1996 | * | Whit Bissell actor (Time Tunnel), dies at 86 | Ref: 5 |
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| 1999 | * | Richard (Paul) Kiley Emmy Award-winning actor: The Thorn Birds [1983]; Blackboard Jungle, The Bad Seed, Looking for Mr. Goodbar; dies. | Ref: 4 |
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| 2000 | * | (day unspecified) Branneburg, Germany. One teacher killed by a 15-year-old student, who then shot himself. The shooter has been in a coma ever since. | Ref: 88 |
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| 2001 | * | Santee, CA. Two killed and 13 wounded by Charles Andrew Williams, 15, firing from a bathroom at Santana High School. | Ref: 88 |
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| 2002 | * | A 7.5 earthquake kills 15 Mindanao, Philippines. | Ref: 85 |
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