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02 Dec 1924
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birth
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Jonathan Frid: Actor (Barnabas Collins-Dark Shadows)
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02 Dec 1924
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event
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British-German trade agreement signed
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02 Dec 1924
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birth
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Alexander Haig, American general and politician, 59th United States Secretary of State (d. 2010) |
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02 Dec 1924
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birth
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Vilgot Sjöman, Swedish actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2006) |
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02 Dec 1924
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death
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Kazimieras Būga, Lithuanian linguist and philologist (b. 1879) |
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| 75 years anniversary |
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02 Dec 1949
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birth
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Ron Raines, American actor and singer |
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| 50 years anniversary |
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02 Dec 1974
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death
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Sofie-Carmen Eckhardt-Gramatte: Composer, dies at 72
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02 Dec 1974
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event
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Cowhide, rather than just horsehide, can be used to make baseballs
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02 Dec 1974
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event
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Giant Baba beats Jack Brisco in Kagoshimi, to become NWA champ
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02 Dec 1974
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event
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Soyuz 16 launched into Earth orbit for 6 days
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02 Dec 1974
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death
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Max Weber, Swiss politician (b. 1897) |
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| 25 years anniversary |
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02 Dec 1999
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event
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Glenbrook rail accident: Seven passengers are killed when two trains collide near Sydney, New South Wales. |
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02 Dec 1999
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event
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The United Kingdom devolves political power in Northern Ireland to the Northern Ireland Executive. |
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02 Dec 1999
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music
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It was reported that Stevie Wonder was to undergo an operation to regain his sight. The breakthrough by top eye specialists involved inserting a microchip in the retina.
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02 Dec 1999
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music
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David Bowie played his first UK show in over two years when he appeared at the Astoria Theatre in London infront of 2,000 fans.
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| 20 years anniversary |
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02 Dec 2004
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death
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Alicia Markova, English ballerina and choreographer (b. 1910) |
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02 Dec 2004
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death
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Leonid Telyatnikov, Kazakh-Ukrainian firefighter (b. 1951) |
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02 Dec 2004
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death
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Mona Van Duyn, American poet and academic (b. 1921) |
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| 15 years anniversary |
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02 Dec 2009
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death
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Foge Fazio, American football player and coach (b. 1938) |
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02 Dec 2009
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death
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Maggie Jones, English actress (b. 1934) |
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02 Dec 2009
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death
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Eric Woolfson, Scottish singer-songwriter, pianist, and producer (The Alan Parsons Project) (b. 1945) |
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| 10 years anniversary |
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02 Dec 2014
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death
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A. R. Antulay, Indian politician, 8th Chief Minister of Maharashtra (b. 1929) |
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02 Dec 2014
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death
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Jean Béliveau, Canadian ice hockey player (b. 1931) |
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02 Dec 2014
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death
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Josie Cichockyj, English basketball player and coach (b. 1964) |
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02 Dec 2014
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death
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Bobby Keys, American saxophonist (b. 1943) |
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02 Dec 2014
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death
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Don Laws, American figure skater and coach (b. 1929) |
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02 Dec 2014
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death
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Deven Verma, Indian actor, director, and producer (b. 1937) |
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02 Dec 2014
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music
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American saxophone player Bobby Keys died as a result of cirrhosis at his home in Franklin, Tennessee. Keys started touring at age fifteen with Bobby Vee and fellow Texan Buddy Holly and was best known as being the main saxophone player for The Rolling Stones. When on tour with the Sones, according to legend Keys filled a bathtub with Dom Perignon champagne and drank most of it.
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