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09 Dec 1925
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birth
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Dina Merrill: NYC, New York -- Actress (Operation Petticoat, Butterfield 8)
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09 Dec 1925
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death
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Eugene Gigout: Composer, dies at 81
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09 Dec 1925
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Pro football a hit in NYC; Grange and Bears beat Giants before 73,000
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09 Dec 1925
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birth
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Dina Merrill, American actress and businesswoman |
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09 Dec 1925
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birth
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Roy Rubin, American basketball player and coach (d. 2013) |
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09 Dec 1925
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birth
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Atıf Yılmaz, Turkish director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2006) |
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| 75 years anniversary |
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09 Dec 1950
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birth
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Joan Armatrading, Caribbean-English singer-songwriter and guitarist |
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09 Dec 1950
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Cold War: Harry Gold is sentenced to 30 years in jail for helping Klaus Fuchs pass information about the Manhattan Project to the Soviet Union. His testimony is later instrumental in the prosecution of Julius and Ethel Rosenberg. |
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09 Dec 1950
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music
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birth Joan Armatrading, singer, songwriter, (1983 UK No.11 single 'Drop The Pilot').
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| 50 years anniversary |
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09 Dec 1975
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birth
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Joshua Rudoy: Actor (Harry & Hendersons)
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09 Dec 1975
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birth
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Stuart McRae: Australian rower (1996 Olympics)
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09 Dec 1975
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death
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William A Wellman: US director (Ox Bow Incident), dies at 79
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09 Dec 1975
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event
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President Gerald Ford signs $2.3 B loan-authorization for New York City
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09 Dec 1975
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death
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William A. Wellman, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1896) |
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| 25 years anniversary |
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09 Dec 2000
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birth
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Diāna Ņikitina, Latvian figure skater |
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09 Dec 2000
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music
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Sharon Corr of The Corrs called for the legalisation of cannabis, claiming that the drug has medicinal properties. Sharon said, 'Some people with certain conditions can get a brief reprieve from their symptoms through cannabis'.
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09 Dec 2000
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music
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U2 made their first-ever appearance on the long-running NBC program 'Saturday Night Live.' The band played Beautiful Day and Elevation.
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| 20 years anniversary |
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09 Dec 2005
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death
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György Sándor, Hungarian-American pianist and educator (b. 1912) |
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09 Dec 2005
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death
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Robert Sheckley, American author (b. 1928) |
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09 Dec 2005
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music
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Joss Stone, Lemar and Ms. Dynamite backed by the African Children's Choir and 1,200 school children set a new world record for the most children singing simultaneously. The Big Sing was held at The Royal Albert Hall, London. The singers led a performance of Lean On Me which was broadcast to more than half a million people.
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09 Dec 2005
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music
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A man charged with stealing more than $300,000 worth of Elvis Presley's jewelry from the Elvis-A-Rama museum appeared in a Las Vegas court. 30 year old Eliab Aguilar was arrested on November 3rd after police said he approached a retired Elvis impersonator and offered to sell him several items including Presley's 1953 class ring from Humes High School worth $32,000, a 41 carat ruby and diamond ring worth $77,000 and a gold-plated Smith & Wesson .38 special.
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| 15 years anniversary |
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09 Dec 2010
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death
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John Eleuthère du Pont, American murderer (b. 1938) |
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09 Dec 2010
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death
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James Moody, American saxophonist, flute player, and composer (b. 1925) |
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09 Dec 2010
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death
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Dov Shilansky, Lithuanian-Israeli lawyer and politician, 10th Speaker of the Knesset (b. 1924) |
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09 Dec 2010
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music
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Eric Clapton announced he was to sell off part of his extensive guitar collection to raise money for his Crossroads rehab Centre in Antigua. Highlights of the sale would include a guitar Clapton played at the Cream reunion shows in 2005, estimated to sell for more than £13,000. The sale to be held by Bonhams in New York would also feature a vast collection of amps and speakers, including a pair of Marshall speaker cabinets.
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