01 Jan 0379
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death
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Basilius the Great: Of Caesarea, Saint (Moralia)
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01 Jan 0404
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death
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Telemachus: Roman monk, murdered
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01 Jan 0510
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death
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Eugendus, French saint (b. 449) |
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01 Jan 0680
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death
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Javanshir, Albanian king (b. 616) |
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01 Jan 0898
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death
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Odo: Earl of Paris / King of France (888-98), dies at about 39
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01 Jan 0898
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death
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Odo of France (b. 860) |
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01 Jan 0962
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death
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Boudouin III: Count of Flanders
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01 Jan 0962
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death
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Baldwin III, Count of Flanders (b. 940) |
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01 Jan 1204
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death
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Haakon III of Norway (b. 1170) |
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01 Jan 1387
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death
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Karel de Boze: King of Navarra (1349-87)
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01 Jan 1387
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death
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Charles II of Navarre (b. 1332) |
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01 Jan 1502
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death
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Gregorius XIII [Ugo Buoncampagni]: Italy -- Pope (1572-85)
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01 Jan 1515
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death
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Louis XII of France (b. 1462) |
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01 Jan 1559
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death
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Christian III of Denmark (b. 1503) |
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01 Jan 1560
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death
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Guillaume du Bellay: Sieur de Langey, French soldier
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01 Jan 1560
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death
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Joachim du Bellay, French poet and critic (b. 1522) |
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01 Jan 1617
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death
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Hendrick Goltzius: Dutch Painter / cartoonist / engraver
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01 Jan 1617
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death
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Hendrik Goltzius, Dutch painter and illustrator (b. 1558) |
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01 Jan 1626
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death
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Cornelis Pieterse Hoft: Amsterdam Merchant / regent, dies at 68
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01 Jan 1630
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death
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Tetsugen: Zen teacher (Jodo Sect converted to Obaku Zen)
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01 Jan 1661
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death
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Pieter Claesz: Dutch still life painter, dies at about 64
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01 Jan 1697
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death
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Filippo Baldinucci, Florentine historian and author (b. 1624) |
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01 Jan 1701
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death
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Pietro Sanmartini: Composer, dies at 64
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01 Jan 1716
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death
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William Wycherley: Dramatist (The Country Wife), dies at about 75
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01 Jan 1730
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death
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Daniel Finch: 2nd Earl of Nottingham, dies at 82
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01 Jan 1748
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death
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Johann Bernoulli, Swiss mathematician and academic (b. 1667) |
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01 Jan 1753
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death
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Louis-Maurice de La Pierre: Composer, dies at 55
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01 Jan 1758
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death
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Johann F von Cronegk: German playwright (Codrus), dies at 26
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01 Jan 1759
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death
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Jacques-Joachim Trotti, marquis de La Chétardie, French diplomat (b. 1705) |
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01 Jan 1766
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death
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Frans E Jacobus III: Old Pretender, King of Gt Britain / Ireland
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01 Jan 1766
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death
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James III Edward: Old Pretender / King of Gt Britain / Ireland, dies at 77
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01 Jan 1766
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death
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James Francis Edward Stuart, English son of James II of England (b. 1688) |
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01 Jan 1768
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death
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Jean-Laurent Krafft: Composer, dies at 73
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01 Jan 1777
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death
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Emanuele Barbella: Composer, dies at 58
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01 Jan 1782
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death
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Johann Christian Bach, German composer (b. 1735) |
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01 Jan 1787
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death
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Arthur Middleton: US farmer (signed Declaration of Independence), dies at 44
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01 Jan 1789
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death
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Christleib Siegmund Binder: Composer, dies at 65
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01 Jan 1789
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death
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Fletcher Norton, 1st Baron Grantley, English lawyer and politician, British Speaker of the House of Commons (b. 1716) |
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01 Jan 1793
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death
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Francesco Guardi, Venetian painter (b. 1712) |
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01 Jan 1796
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death
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Alexandre-Théophile Vandermonde, French mathematician and chemist (b. 1735) |
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01 Jan 1800
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death
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Louis J M Daubenton: France -- Zoologist, dies at 83
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01 Jan 1816
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death
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Francois Alexander Sallantin: Composer, dies at 60
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01 Jan 1817
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death
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Martin H Klaproth: German chemist (uranium), dies at 73
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01 Jan 1817
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death
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Martin Heinrich Klaproth, German chemist and academic (b. 1743) |
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01 Jan 1818
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death
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Fedele Fenaroli: Composer, dies at 87
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01 Jan 1846
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death
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John Torrington, English soldier and explorer (b. 1825) |
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01 Jan 1850
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death
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Raphael G Kiesewetter: Austria musicologist, dies at 76
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01 Jan 1853
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death
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Gregory Blaxland, Australian farmer and explorer (b. 1778) |
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01 Jan 1862
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death
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Mikhail Ostrogradsky, Ukrainian mathematician and physicist (b. 1801) |
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01 Jan 1881
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death
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Louis Auguste Blanqui, French activist (b. 1805) |
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01 Jan 1887
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death
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Johan Hendrik Koelman: Portrait painter, dies at 66
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01 Jan 1892
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death
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Roswell B. Mason, American politician, 25th Mayor of Chicago (b. 1805) |
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01 Jan 1894
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death
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Heinrich Hertz, German physicist and academic (b. 1857) |
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01 Jan 1896
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death
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Alfred Ely Beach, American publisher and lawyer, created the Beach Pneumatic Transit (b. 1826) |
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01 Jan 1901
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death
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Ignatius Donnelly: US attorney / lt-governor (Minnesota), dies at 69
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01 Jan 1906
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death
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Joseph Miroslav Weber: Composer, dies at 51
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01 Jan 1906
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death
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Hugh Nelson, Scottish-Australian politician, 11th Premier of Queensland (b. 1835) |
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01 Jan 1907
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death
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Cyrill Kistler: Composer, dies at 58
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01 Jan 1918
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death
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William Wilfred Campbell, Canadian poet and author (b. 1858) |
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01 Jan 1919
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death
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Mikhail Drozdovsky, Russian general (b. 1881) |
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01 Jan 1921
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death
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Theobald von Bethmann-Hollweg, German politician, 5th Chancellor of Germany (b. 1856) |
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01 Jan 1922
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death
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István Kühár, Slovene priest and politician (b. 1887) |
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01 Jan 1931
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death
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Martinus Beijerinck, Dutch microbiologist and botanist (b. 1851) |
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01 Jan 1934
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death
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Jakob Wassermann: Writer, dies at 60
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01 Jan 1940
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death
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Panuganti Lakshminarasimha Rao, Indian author and educator (b. 1865) |
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01 Jan 1942
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death
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Jaroslav Jezek: Composer, dies at 35
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01 Jan 1944
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death
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Edwin Lutyens, English architect, designed the Castle Drogo and Thiepval Memorial (b. 1869) |
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01 Jan 1944
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death
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Charles Turner, Australian cricketer (b. 1862) |
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01 Jan 1945
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death
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Vit Nejedly: Composer, dies at 33
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01 Jan 1948
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death
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Hermann K J Zilcher: German pianist / Composer (Liebesmesse), dies at 66
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01 Jan 1948
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death
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Willem Louis Frederic Landre: Composer, dies at 73
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01 Jan 1953
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death
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Hank Williams, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Drifting Cowboys) (b. 1923) |
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01 Jan 1954
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death
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Leonard Bacon, American poet and critic (b. 1887) |
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01 Jan 1954
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death
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Duff Cooper, English politician and diplomat, Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster (b. 1890) |
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01 Jan 1955
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death
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Shanti Swaroop Bhatnagar, Indian chemist and academic (b. 1894) |
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01 Jan 1955
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death
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Arthur C. Parker, American archaeologist and historian (b. 1881) |
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01 Jan 1957
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death
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Ruth Draper: US elocutionist, dies at 67 or 72
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01 Jan 1957
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death
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Fergal O'Hanlon, Irish Republican Army volunteer (b. 1936) |
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01 Jan 1957
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death
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Seán South, Irish Republican Army volunteer (b. 1928) |
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01 Jan 1958
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death
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David Broekman: Musican (Think Fast), dies at 55
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01 Jan 1958
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death
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Edward Weston, American photographer (b. 1886) |
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01 Jan 1960
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death
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Margaret Sullavan, American actress and screenwriter (b. 1909) |
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01 Jan 1960
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death
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Aimé Clariond, French actor (b. 1894) |
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01 Jan 1964
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death
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Otto Emanuel Olsson: Composer, dies at 84
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01 Jan 1964
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death
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Rika Hopper: Dutch actress (Comedia, Anastasia), dies at about 86
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01 Jan 1965
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death
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Gertrude Michael: Actress (Caged, Cleopatra), dies at 53
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01 Jan 1965
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death
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Juan Bautista Plaza-Alfonzo: Composer, dies at 66
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01 Jan 1965
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death
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Emma Asson, Estonian historian and politician (b. 1889) |
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01 Jan 1966
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death
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Vincent Auriol, French journalist and politician, 16th President of the French Republic (b. 1884) |
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01 Jan 1967
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death
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Moon Mullican: Rocker, dies at 58
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01 Jan 1969
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death
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Barton Maclane: Actor (General Peterson-I Dream of Jeannie), dies at 68
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01 Jan 1969
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death
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Ian Fleming: Writer (James Bond), dies at 80
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01 Jan 1969
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death
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Bruno Söderström, Swedish pole vaulter and javelin thrower (b. 1888) |
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01 Jan 1971
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death
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Amphilochius of Pochayiv, Ukrainian saint (b. 1894) |
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01 Jan 1972
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death
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Jane Morgan: Actress (Mrs Margaret Davis-Our Miss Brooks), dies at 91
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01 Jan 1972
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death
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Maurice A Chevalier: French actor (Can Can, Gigi), dies at 83
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01 Jan 1972
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death
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Maurice Chevalier, French actor and singer (b. 1888) |
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01 Jan 1973
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death
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Sergei Kourdakov, Russian KGB agent (b. 1951) |
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01 Jan 1975
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death
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Arthur Pierson: Actor / director (Hat Check Girl), dies at 73
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01 Jan 1978
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death
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Don Freeman, American author and illustrator (b. 1908) |
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01 Jan 1980
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death
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Frank Clifford Wykoff: Sprinter (1928, 32, 36 Olympics - Gold Medalist), dies at 70
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01 Jan 1980
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death
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Pietro Nenni, Italian journalist and politician, Italian Minister of Foreign Affairs (b. 1891) |
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01 Jan 1981
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death
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Hephzibah Menuhin, American-Australian pianist (b. 1920) |
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01 Jan 1982
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death
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Vladimir K Zworykin: Russ / American engineer (cathode-ray tube)
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01 Jan 1982
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death
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Victor Buono, American actor (b. 1938) |
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01 Jan 1984
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death
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Alexis Korner, French-English singer-songwriter and guitarist (Blues Incorporated and Collective Consciousness Society) (b. 1928) |
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01 Jan 1985
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death
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Sigerson Clifford, Irish poet, playwright, and civil servant (b. 1913) |
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01 Jan 1987
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death
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Gustav Knuth: Actor (Heidi, Rats), dies at 85
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01 Jan 1987
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death
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Jack Latham, American actor, and journalist (b. 1914) |
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01 Jan 1989
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death
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Aleka Stratigou, Greek actress (b. 1926) |
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01 Jan 1990
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death
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Charles Boost: Dutch film critic, dies at 82
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01 Jan 1990
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death
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Suzuki Sochu: Zen teacher (Rinzai line) / abbot of Ryutakuji
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01 Jan 1991
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death
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Charles B Timmer: Dutch writer (Russia Black on White), dies at 83
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01 Jan 1991
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death
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Yvonne Waegemans: Flemish Author (Gnome Patjoepelke), dies at 81
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01 Jan 1992
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death
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Constantin Poustochkine: Jazz critic
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01 Jan 1992
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death
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Corky Geil: Dancer, dies at 64 in Long Beach, California
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01 Jan 1992
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death
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Hette G Abma: Vicar / Dutch MP (SGP)
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01 Jan 1992
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death
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Grace Hopper, American computer scientist and admiral, co-developed COBOL (b. 1906) |
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01 Jan 1993
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death
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June Clayworth: Actress (Bodyguard, Criminal Court), dies of lymphoma
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01 Jan 1993
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death
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Phyllis Hill: Actress (Singing in the Dark), dies of lung cancer at 72
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01 Jan 1994
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death
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Werner Schwab: Austrian playwright (Female Presidents), dies at 35
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01 Jan 1994
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death
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Edward Arthur Thompson, Irish historian and academic (b. 1914) |
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01 Jan 1994
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death
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Cesar Romero, American actor, singer, and dancer (b. 1907) |
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01 Jan 1994
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death
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Arthur Porritt, Baron Porritt, New Zealand physician and politician, 11th Governor-General of New Zealand (b. 1900) |
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01 Jan 1995
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death
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Frederick West: Engl contractor / serial killer, commits suicide at 53
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01 Jan 1995
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death
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Jess Stacy: US jazz pianist (Great Gatsby), dies at 90
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01 Jan 1995
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death
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Ted Hawkins: US blues singer (Watch Your Step), dies at 58
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01 Jan 1995
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death
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Fred West, English serial killer (b. 1941) |
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01 Jan 1995
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death
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Eugene Wigner, Hungarian-American physicist and mathematician, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1902) |
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01 Jan 1996
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death
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Arleigh Albert Burke: British Admiral, dies at 94
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01 Jan 1996
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death
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Hamish Imlach: Folk singer / comic, dies at 55
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01 Jan 1996
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death
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Arthur Rudolph, German engineer (b. 1906) |
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01 Jan 1996
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death
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Arleigh Burke, American admiral (b. 1901) |
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01 Jan 1997
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death
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Joan Rice: Actress (Payroll, Steel Key, Curtain Up), dies at 66
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01 Jan 1997
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death
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John Burgess: Rugby administrator, dies at 71
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01 Jan 1997
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death
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Townes Van Zandt, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (b. 1944) |
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01 Jan 1997
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death
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Ivan Graziani, Italian singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1945) |
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01 Jan 1998
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death
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Helen Wills, American tennis player and coach (b. 1905) |
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01 Jan 2000
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death
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Colin Vaughan, Australian-Canadian journalist and activist (b. 1931) |
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01 Jan 2001
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death
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Ray Walston, American actor and singer (b. 1914) |
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01 Jan 2002
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death
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Julia Phillips, American film producer and author (b. 1944) |
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01 Jan 2003
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death
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Royce D. Applegate, American actor and screenwriter (b. 1939) |
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01 Jan 2003
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death
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Joe Foss, American pilot, politician, and broadcaster, 20th Governor of South Dakota (b. 1915) |
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01 Jan 2003
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death
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Dumitru Tinu, Romanian journalist (b. 1940) |
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01 Jan 2005
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death
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Shirley Chisholm, American educator, politician, and author (b. 1924) |
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01 Jan 2005
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death
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Eugene J. Martin, American painter (b. 1938) |
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01 Jan 2006
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death
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Hugh McLaughlin, Irish publisher, invented the Water hog (b. 1918) |
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01 Jan 2006
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death
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Harry Magdoff, American economist and journalist (b. 1913) |
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01 Jan 2006
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death
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Dawn Lake, Australian comedian, actress, and singer (b. 1927) |
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01 Jan 2007
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death
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Roland Levinsky, South African-English biochemist and academic (b. 1943) |
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01 Jan 2007
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death
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Leon Davidson, American chemist and engineer (b. 1922) |
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01 Jan 2007
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death
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Darrent Williams, American football player (b. 1982) |
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01 Jan 2008
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death
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Salvatore Bonanno, American mobster (b. 1932) |
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01 Jan 2008
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death
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Pratap Chandra Chunder, Indian educator and politician (b. 1919) |
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01 Jan 2008
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death
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Peter Caffrey, Irish-English actor (b. 1949) |
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01 Jan 2008
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death
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Harold Corsini, American photographer and educator (b. 1919) |
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01 Jan 2009
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death
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Sheikh Ahmed Salim Swedan Kenyan terrorist (b. 1960) |
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01 Jan 2009
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death
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Nizar Rayan, Palestinian Hamas leader (b. 1962) |
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01 Jan 2009
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death
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Claiborne Pell, American captain and politician (b. 1918) |
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01 Jan 2009
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death
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Aarne Arvonen, Finnish super-centenarian (b. 1897) |
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01 Jan 2010
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death
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Lhasa de Sela, American-Mexican singer-songwriter (b. 1972) |
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01 Jan 2011
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death
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Marin Constantin, Romanian composer and conductor (b. 1925) |
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01 Jan 2011
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death
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Flemming Jørgensen, Danish singer-songwriter, bass player, and actor (Bamses Venner) (b. 1947) |
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01 Jan 2012
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death
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Yafa Yarkoni, Israeli singer and actress (b. 1925) |
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01 Jan 2012
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death
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Tommy Mont, American football player and coach (b. 1922) |
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01 Jan 2012
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death
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Nay Win Maung, Burmese physician, businessman, and activist (b. 1962) |
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01 Jan 2012
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death
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Kiro Gligorov, Bulgarian-Macedonian lawyer and politician, 1st President of the Republic of Macedonia (b. 1917) |
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01 Jan 2012
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death
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Fred Milano, American singer (The Belmonts and Dion and the Belmonts) (b. 1939) |
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01 Jan 2012
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death
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Carlos Soria, Argentinian lawyer and politician (b. 1948) |
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01 Jan 2012
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death
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Bob Anderson, English fencer, stuntman, and choreographer (b. 1922) |
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01 Jan 2012
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death
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Alessandro Liberati, Italian physician and epidemiologist (b. 1954) |
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01 Jan 2013
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death
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Yuri Alexandrov, Russian boxer (b. 1963) |
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01 Jan 2013
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death
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Patti Page, American singer and actress (b. 1927) |
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01 Jan 2013
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death
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Michael Patrick Cronan, American graphic designer (b. 1951) |
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01 Jan 2013
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death
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Christopher Martin-Jenkins, English journalist (b. 1945) |
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01 Jan 2013
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death
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Barbara Werle, American actress and singer (b. 1928) |
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01 Jan 2014
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death
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William Mgimwa, Tanzanian banker and politician, 13th Tanzanian Minister of Finance (b. 1950) |
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01 Jan 2014
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death
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Pete DeCoursey, American journalist (b. 1961) |
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01 Jan 2014
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death
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Michael Glennon, Australian priest (b. 1944) |
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01 Jan 2014
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death
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Juanita Moore, American actress (b. 1914) |
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01 Jan 2014
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death
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Higashifushimi Kunihide, Japanese monk and educator (b. 1910) |
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01 Jan 2015
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death
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Omar Karami, Lebanese lawyer and politician, 58th Prime Minister of Lebanon (b. 1934) |
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01 Jan 2015
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death
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Ninón Sevilla, Cuban-Mexican actress and dancer (b. 1929) |
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01 Jan 2015
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death
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Mario Cuomo, American lawyer and politician, 52nd Governor of New York (b. 1932) |
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01 Jan 2015
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death
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Jeff Golub, American guitarist (b. 1955) |
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01 Jan 2015
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death
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Donna Douglas, American actress and singer (b. 1933) |
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01 Jan 2015
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death
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Boris Morukov, Russian physician and astronaut (b. 1950) |
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