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04 Aug 0966
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death
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Berengar II of Italy (b. 900) |
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04 Aug 1060
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death
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Henry I of France (b. 1008) |
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04 Aug 1113
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death
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Gertrude of Saxony (b. 1030) |
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04 Aug 1204
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death
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Boniface of Montferrat: Margrave of Montferrat, murdered
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04 Aug 1265
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death
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Killed in the Battle of Evesham (Peter de Montfort, English politician (b. 1215), Simon de Montfort, 6th Earl of Leicester, French-English soldier and politician, Lord High Steward (b. 1208), Hugh le Despencer, 1st Baron le Despencer, English politician (b. 1223)) |
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04 Aug 1306
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death
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Wenceslaus III of Bohemia (b. 1289) |
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04 Aug 1430
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death
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Philip of Saint-Pol: Duke of Brabant / Limburg, dies at 26
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04 Aug 1430
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death
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Philip I, Duke of Brabant (b. 1404) |
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04 Aug 1476
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death
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Jacob van Armagnac-Pardiac: French Duke of Nemours, beheaded
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04 Aug 1526
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death
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Juan Sebastián Elcano, Spanish explorer and navigator (b. 1476) |
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04 Aug 1566
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death
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Girolamo della Robbia: Italian Sculptor (Majolica relief)
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04 Aug 1578
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death
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2 Moroccan royalist, Die in battle
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04 Aug 1578
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death
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Sebastiaan: King of Portugal (1557-78), dies in battle at about 24
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04 Aug 1578
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death
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Sebastian of Portugal (b. 1554) |
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04 Aug 1578
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death
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Thomas Stukley, English mercenary (b. 1520) |
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04 Aug 1584
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death
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John van Hembyze: South Netherlands Calvinist, dies at 71
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04 Aug 1598
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death
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William Cecil, 1st Baron Burghley, English politician, Lord High Treasurer (b. 1520) |
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04 Aug 1612
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death
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Hugh Broughton, English scholar and theologian (b. 1549) |
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04 Aug 1633
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death
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George Abbott: English Theologist / Archbishop of Canterbury, dies at 60
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04 Aug 1639
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death
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Juan R Alarcon y Mendoza: Mexican / Spanish playwright, dies at 58
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04 Aug 1639
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death
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Juan Ruiz de Alarcón, Mexican actor and playwright (b. 1581) |
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04 Aug 1666
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death
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Johan Evertsen: Ltalian Admiral of Zeeland, lynched in Brielle
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04 Aug 1708
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death
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Vincenzo De Grandis: Composer, dies at 77
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04 Aug 1712
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death
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Johann Jacob de Neufville: Composer, dies at 27
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04 Aug 1718
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death
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René Lepage de Sainte-Claire, French-Canadian founder of Rimouski (b. 1656) |
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04 Aug 1727
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death
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Victor-Maurice, comte de Broglie, French general (b. 1647) |
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04 Aug 1741
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death
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Andrew Hamilton, Scottish-American lawyer and politician (b. 1676) |
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04 Aug 1778
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death
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Pierre de Rigaud, Marquis de Vaudreuil-Cavagnal, Canadian-French politician, Governor General of New France (b. 1698) |
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04 Aug 1792
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death
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John Burgoyne, English general and politician (b. 1723) |
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04 Aug 1795
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death
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Timothy Ruggles, American lawyer, jurist, and politician (b. 1711) |
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04 Aug 1804
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death
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Adam Duncan, 1st Viscount Duncan, Scottish admiral (b. 1731) |
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04 Aug 1821
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death
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William Floyd: US soldier / signer (Declar of Independence), dies at 86
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04 Aug 1822
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death
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Kristjan Jaak Peterson, Estonian poet (b. 1801) |
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04 Aug 1844
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death
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Jacob Aall, Norwegian economist, historian, and politician (b. 1773) |
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04 Aug 1849
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death
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Anita Garibaldi, Brazilian wife of Giuseppe Garibaldi (b. 1821) |
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04 Aug 1850
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death
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Frantisek Tucek: Composer, dies at 68
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04 Aug 1856
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death
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Johann Gottlieb Schneider: Composer, dies at 59
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04 Aug 1859
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death
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John Vianney, French priest and saint (b. 1786) |
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04 Aug 1873
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death
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Viktor Hartmann, Russian painter (b. 1834) |
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04 Aug 1875
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death
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Hans Christian Andersen, Danish author and poet (b. 1805) |
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04 Aug 1886
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death
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Samuel J. Tilden, American lawyer and politician, 25th Governor of New York (b. 1814) |
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04 Aug 1889
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death
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Carl Ludwig Amand Mangold: Composer, dies at 75
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04 Aug 1892
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death
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Andrew & Abby Borden: Axed to death in Mass (by Lizzie Borden?)
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04 Aug 1900
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death
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Isaac Levitan, Russian architect and painter (b. 1860) |
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04 Aug 1904
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death
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Arnold Krug: Composer, dies at 54
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04 Aug 1914
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death
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Jules Lemaître, French playwright and critic (b. 1853) |
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04 Aug 1915
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death
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Richard Kiepert: German cartographer (Africa), dies at 68
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04 Aug 1919
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death
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Dave Gregory, Australian cricketer and umpire (b. 1845) |
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04 Aug 1920
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death
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Vladimir Ivanovich Rebikov: Composer, dies at 54
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04 Aug 1922
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death
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Enver Pasa: Turkish politician, dies at 40
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04 Aug 1922
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death
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Enver Pasha, Ottoman general (b. 1881) |
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04 Aug 1925
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death
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Alfons Van de Perre: Flemish physician
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04 Aug 1927
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death
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John Dillon: Irish nationalist / British Lower house leader, dies at 75
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04 Aug 1931
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death
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Daniel H Williams: Doctor (pioneer in surgery)
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04 Aug 1932
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death
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Alfred Henry Maurer, American painter (b. 1868) |
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04 Aug 1936
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death
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Henry Schoenfeld: Composer, dies at 78
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04 Aug 1938
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death
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L H Perquin: Dutch radio announcer, dies at 73
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04 Aug 1938
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death
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Rudolf G Binding: German Poet / writer, dies at 70
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04 Aug 1938
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death
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Pearl White, American actress (b. 1889) |
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04 Aug 1940
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death
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Vladimir Jabotinsky: Founder of Revisionist Zionism
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04 Aug 1940
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death
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Ze'ev Jabotinsky, Ukrainian-American general, journalist, and activist (b. 1880) |
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04 Aug 1941
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death
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Mihály Babits, Hungarian poet and author (b. 1883) |
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04 Aug 1942
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death
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Alberto Franchetti, Italian composer and educator (b. 1860) |
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04 Aug 1957
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death
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Washington Luís, Brazilian lawyer and politician, 13th President of Brazil (b. 1869) |
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04 Aug 1958
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death
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Ethel Anderson, Australian poet, author, and painter (b. 1883) |
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04 Aug 1959
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death
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József Révai, Hungarian politician, Minister of Education of Hungary (b. 1898) |
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04 Aug 1967
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death
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Peter Smith, English cricketer (b. 1908) |
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04 Aug 1975
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death
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John Baragrey: Actor (Gamera), dies at 57
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04 Aug 1976
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death
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Enrique Angelelli, Argentinian bishop (b. 1923) |
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04 Aug 1976
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death
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Roy Thomson, 1st Baron Thomson of Fleet, Canadian-English publisher (b. 1894) |
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04 Aug 1977
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death
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Emil Bloch: German philosopher (Principle Hope, Traces), dies at 92
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04 Aug 1977
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death
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Edgar Adrian, 1st Baron Adrian, English physiologist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1889) |
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04 Aug 1981
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death
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Melvyn Douglas, American actor and singer (b. 1901) |
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04 Aug 1982
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death
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Bruce Goff, American architect, designed the Boston Avenue Methodist Church (b. 1904) |
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04 Aug 1984
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death
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Edmond Ryan: Actor (Human Monster), dies at 79 of a heart attack
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04 Aug 1984
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death
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Mary Miles Minter: Actress (Drums of Fate), die at 82 of heart failure
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04 Aug 1984
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death
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Walter Burke: Actor (Jack the Giant Killer), dies at 75 of emphysema
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04 Aug 1985
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death
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Zbynek Vostrak: Composer, dies at 65
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04 Aug 1985
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death
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Don Whillans, English mountaineer (b. 1933) |
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04 Aug 1987
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death
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Kenny Price: Comedian (Midwestern Hayride, Hee Haw), dies at 56
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04 Aug 1988
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death
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Mick Shann, Australian public servant (b. 1917) |
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04 Aug 1989
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death
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Franziska Liebing, Swedish-German actress (b. 1901) |
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04 Aug 1991
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death
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Don DaGradi, American animator and screenwriter (b. 1911) |
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04 Aug 1991
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death
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Nikiforos Vrettakos, Greek author and poet (b. 1912) |
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04 Aug 1992
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death
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Frantisek Tomasek: Archbishop of Prague / cardinal, dies at 93
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04 Aug 1992
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death
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Ralph Cooper: Creator (Amateur Night at the Apollo), dies of cancer
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04 Aug 1992
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death
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Seichō Matsumoto, Japanese author (b. 1909) |
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04 Aug 1993
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death
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Kenny Drew: US / Danish jazz pianist (Moonlight Desert), dies at 64
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04 Aug 1993
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death
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Bernard Barrow, American actor (b. 1927) |
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04 Aug 1994
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death
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Giovanni Spadolini: Italian Historian / journalist, dies at 69
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04 Aug 1994
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death
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Richard Du Cann: Lawyer QC, dies at 65
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04 Aug 1994
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death
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Sol Adler: Economist Sinophile, dies at 85
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04 Aug 1995
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death
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Dick Bartell: Baseball player, dies at 87
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04 Aug 1995
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death
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J Howard Smith Oil Tycoon
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04 Aug 1996
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death
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Geoff Hamilton, English gardener, author, and television host (b. 1936) |
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04 Aug 1997
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death
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Jeanne Calment, French super-centenarian (b. 1875) |
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04 Aug 1998
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death
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Yury Artyukhin, Russian colonel, engineer, and astronaut (b. 1930) |
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04 Aug 1999
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death
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Victor Mature, American actor and singer (b. 1913) |
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04 Aug 2000
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death
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Leslie Glass, American porn actress and model (b. 1963) |
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04 Aug 2001
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death
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Lorenzo Music, American actor, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1937) |
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04 Aug 2003
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death
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Frederick Chapman Robbins, American pediatrician and virologist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1916) |
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04 Aug 2004
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death
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Mary Sherman Morgan, American rocket fuel scientist (b. 1921) |
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04 Aug 2005
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death
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Anatoly Larkin, Russian-American physicist and theorist (b. 1932) |
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04 Aug 2005
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death
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Iván Szabó, Hungarian economist and politician, Minister of Finance of Hungary (b. 1934) |
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04 Aug 2007
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death
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Lee Hazlewood, American singer-songwriter and producer (b. 1929) |
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04 Aug 2007
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death
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Raul Hilberg, Austrian-American political scientist and historian (b. 1926) |
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04 Aug 2008
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death
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Craig Jones, English motorcycle racer (b. 1985) |
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04 Aug 2009
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death
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Blake Snyder, American screenwriter and producer (b. 1957) |
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04 Aug 2011
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death
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Mark Duggan, English shooting victim (b. 1982) |
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04 Aug 2011
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death
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Naoki Matsuda, Japanese footballer (b. 1977) |
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04 Aug 2012
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death
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Johnnie Bassett, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1935) |
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04 Aug 2012
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death
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Brian Crozier, Australian-English journalist and historian (b. 1918) |
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04 Aug 2012
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death
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Metin Erksan, Turkish director and screenwriter (b. 1929) |
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04 Aug 2012
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death
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Con Houlihan, Irish journalist (b. 1925) |
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04 Aug 2012
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death
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Bud Riley, American football player and coach (b. 1925) |
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04 Aug 2013
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death
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Keith H. Basso, American anthropologist and academic (b. 1940) |
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04 Aug 2013
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death
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Art Donovan, American football player and radio host (b. 1925) |
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04 Aug 2013
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death
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Dominick Harrod, English journalist (b. 1940) |
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04 Aug 2013
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death
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Olavi J. Mattila, Finnish politician, Finnish Minister of Foreign Affairs (b. 1918) |
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04 Aug 2013
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death
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Renato Ruggiero, Italian politician, Italian Minister of Foreign Affairs (b. 1930) |
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04 Aug 2013
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death
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Tony Snell, English lieutenant and pilot (b. 1922) |
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04 Aug 2013
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death
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Billy Ward, Australian boxer (b. 1993) |
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04 Aug 2013
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death
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Sandy Woodward, English admiral (b. 1932) |
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04 Aug 2013
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death
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Tim Wright, American bass player (Pere Ubu and DNA) (b. 1950) |
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04 Aug 2014
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death
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James Brady, American activist and politician, 15th White House Press Secretary (b. 1940) |
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04 Aug 2014
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death
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Rich Ceisler, American comedian and author (b. 1955) |
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04 Aug 2014
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death
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Chester Crandell, American politician (b. 1946) |
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04 Aug 2014
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death
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Jake Hooker, Israeli-American guitarist and songwriter (Arrows) (b. 1953) |
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04 Aug 2014
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death
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Walter Massey, Canadian actor (b. 1928) |
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