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            11th May, on this day 330 Constantinople 
            is dedicated as the new capital of the Roman Empire. The city is named 
            after the Emperor Constantine and built on the site of the ancient 
            city of Byzantium868 The first known printed book, the Diamond Sutra, is published 
            in China. A copy is found by archaeologists in 1900
 1189 Emperor Frederik I Barbarossa and 100,000 crusaders depart Regensburg
 1310 54 members of the Knights 
            Templar are burned at the stake in France for being heretics.
 1330 Constantinople (Istanbul) becomes new capital by Roman Emperor 
            Constantine for Eastern Roman Empire
 1421 Jews are expelled from Styria, Austria
 1502 Columbus begins 4th and last trip to "Indies"
 1625 Boers besiege Frankenburg estate in Upper-Austria
 1678 French Admiral Jean d'Estrées' fleet runs aground on Aves-islands, 
            Curaçao
 1689 Battle of Bantry Bay, French and English naval battle
 1690 English troops of W Phips conquer Port Royal Nova Scotia
 1745 Battle 
            of Fontenoy (Doornik): Austrian Succession war
 1749 British parliament accept Consolidation Act: fleet reorganization
 1751 1st US hospital founded (Pennsylvania Hospital)
 1752 1st US fire insurance policy issued (Philadelphia)
 1792 Columbia River discovered and named by US Captain Robert Gray
 1812 Waltz introduced into English ballrooms - Most observers consider 
            it disgusting and immoral.
 1812 British Prime Minister Spencer 
            Percival is assassinated in the House of Commons - apparently 
            mistaken by his killer, bankrupt broker John Bellingham, for someone 
            else
 1813 In Australia, Lawson, 
            Blaxland 
            and Wentworth, 
            lead an expedition westwards from Sydney. Their route opens up inland 
            Australia for continued expansion throughout the 19th century.
 1814 Americans defeat British at Battle of Plattsburgh
 1820 Launch of HMS Beagle the ship that took young Charles Darwin 
            on his scientific voyage.
 1824 British forces take Rangoon, Burma
 1833 "Lady-of-the-Lake" strikes iceberg and sinks in N Atlantic; 
            kills 215
 1841 Lt. 
            Charles Wilkes lands at Fort Nisqually in Puget Sound.
 1850 Work starts on 1st brick building in San Fransisco
 1857 Indian 
            Mutiny: Indian rebels seize Delhi from the British.
 1858 In America, Minnesota becomes the 32nd state of the Union
 1862 Confederates scuttle CSS 
            Virginia off Norfolk, VA
 1864 General J E B Stuart is mortally wounded in Battle 
            of Yellow Tavern, VA (Sheridan's Raid, South Anna Bridge)
 1865 Jeff Thompson surrenders
 1868 Abolition of public executions in Britain
 1871 European powers sign the Treaty of London which guarantees the 
            neutrality and independence of the Duchy of Luxembourg
 1891 Otsu 
            Scandal.
 1894 Pullman 
            Strike: Four thousand Pullman Palace Car Company workers go on a wildcat 
            strike in Illinois.
 1900 James J Jeffries KOs James J Corbett in 23 for heavyweight boxing 
            title
 1904 Andrew Carnegie donates $1.5 million to build a peace palace
 1907 A derailment outside Lompoc, California kills 32 Shriners when 
            their chartered train jumps off the tracks at a switch near Surf Depot.
 1909 In Bloemfontein, the National Convention agrees a draft constitution 
            for a unified South Africa
 1910 Britain's first nudist congress held at Wembley
 1916 Einstein's Theory of General Relativity presented
 1917 Britain grants Royal Letters Patent to New Zealand
 1921 Tel Aviv is 1st all Jewish municipality
 1924 Cartel des Gauches wins French parliamentary election
 1924 Mercedes-Benz formed by Gottlieb Daimler and Karl Benz merging 
            the two companies.
 1925 Kara-Kalpak Autonomous Region constituted in RSFSR
 1926 Airship Norge leaves Spitsbergen for 1st air crossing of Arctic 
            Ocean
 1927 Belgium beats England 9-1 in soccer
 1927 Louis B Mayer forms Academy 
            of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
 1928 General Electric opens 1st TV-station (Schenectady, NY)
 1929 1st regularly scheduled TV broadcasts (3 nights per week)
 1931 Credit-Anstalt, Austria's largest bank, fails beginning financial 
            collapse of Central Europe
 1934 Dust 
            Bowl: A strong two-day dust storm removes massive amounts of Great 
            Plains topsoil in one of the worst dust storms of the Dust Bowl in 
            North America.
 1941 1st Messerschmidt 109F shot down above England
 1942 Japanese troops conquer Kalewa
 1943 Hermann Goering-division in Tunisia surrenders
 1943 US 7th division lands on Attu, Aleutian, (1st US territory recaptured)
 1944 Slomp Resistance fighter (Frits de Zwerver) freed from Arnhem 
            prison
 1944 The Allies start a major offensive against the Axis Powers on 
            the Gustav 
            Line.
 1945 US marines conquer Awatsha Draw, Okinawa
 1947 BF Goodrich manufactures 1st tubeless tire, Akron OH
 1947 Laos accepts constitution for parliamentary democracy
 1948 Haganah takes control of Safed and port of Haifa
 1948 Luigi Einaudi elected President of Italy
 1949 1st Polaroid camera sold $89.95 (NYC)
 1949 By a vote of 37-12, Israel becomes 59th member of UN
 1949 Siam renames itself Thailand
 1950 Belgium mine disaster at Borinage, 39 die
 1950 Eugène Ionesco's "La Cantatrice Chauve" premieres 
            in Paris France
 1951 Jay Forrester patents computer core memory
 1953 F5 
            Tornado kills 114 in Waco TX ($39 million damage)
 1953 Winston Churchill criticizes John Foster Dulles domino theory
 1955 Israel attacks Gaza
 1958 US performs atmospheric nuclear test at Bikini Island
 1958 US performs atmospheric nuclear test at Enwetak
 1959 Elvis Presley's 1st entry on UK charts with "Heartbreak 
            Hotel"
 1960 Launch of the world's longest ocean-going cruise liner, SS France
 1960 Israeli soldiers capture Adolf 
            Eichmann in Buenos Aires
 1962 Antonio Segni becomes President of Italy
 1962 US performs atmospheric nuclear test at Christmas Island
 1962 US sends troops to Thailand
 1963 "Puff (The Magic Dragon)" by Peter, Paul & Mary 
            hits number 2
 1963 Racial bomb attacks in Birmingham, AL
 1964 In Britain, interior designer and businessman Terence Conran 
            opens his first Habitat Shop in London's Fulham Road
 1965 1st of 2 cyclones in less than a month kills 35,000 (India)
 1965 Ellis Island added to Statue of Liberty National monument
 1965 USSR performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakhstan/Semipalitinsk 
            USSR
 1967 Andreas 
            Papandreou, Greek economist and socialist politician, is imprisoned 
            in Athens by the Greek military junta.
 1967 100,000,000th US phone connected
 1968 Richard Harris releases "MacArthur Park"
 1968 Students and police battle in Paris, 100s injured
 1969 Monty Python comedy troupe forms
 1969 Operation Apache Snow – Near the Laos border, American 
            and South Vietnamese forces fight North Vietnamese troops for Ap Bia 
            Mountain (aka Hill 937 or "Hamburger Hill").
 1970 Henry 
            "Dickie" Marrow is murdered in a violent racially-motivated 
            crime in Oxford, N.C..
 1970 The Lubbock 
            Tornado: An F5 tornado hits downtown Lubbock, Texas, killing 26.
 1970 Sammy Davis Jr weds Altovise
 1972 John Lennon says his phone is tapped by the FBI on Dick Cavett 
            Show
 1972 US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site
 1973 Citing government misconduct, Daniel 
            Ellsberg has his charges for his involvement in releasing the 
            Pentagon Papers to The New York Times dismissed.
 1975 Israel signs an agreement with European Economic Market
 1978 Margaret 
            A Brewer is 1st female general in the US Marine Corps
 1981 Andrew Lloyd Webber/TS Eliot's musical "Cats" 
            premieres in London
 1981 Kim 
            Carnes' "Bette Davis Eyes" hits number 1, stay there 
            9 weeks
 1983 Comet C/1983 H1 (IRAS-Araki-Alcock) approaches 0.0312 astronomical 
            units (AUs) of Earth
 1984 Transit 
            of Earth as seen on Mars
 1985 40 
            die and 150 injured in fire at Bradford City football ground
 1985 Booby trap bomb kills 86 people in India
 1985 Madonna's "Crazy For You" single goes to number 1
 1987 1st heart-lung transplant takes place (Baltimore)
 1987 Corazon 
            Aquino is elected President in the Philippines
 1987 The trial opens at Lyons, France of suspected war criminal Klaus 
            Barbie
 1987 Indian Government imposes direct rule on Punjab following a terror 
            campaign by Sikh extremists
 1987 The first heart-lung transplant takes place (Baltimore, Maryland). 
            The surgery is performed by Dr. Bruce 
            Reitz, of Stanford University School of Medicine.
 1988 France performs nuclear test
 1988 Athlete Zola Budd flies back to her home in South Africa following 
            the diplomatic row over her eligibility to compete for Britain
 1989 217th and final episode of "Dynasty" is aired
 1989 France performs nuclear test at Muruora Island
 1989 Kenya announces worldwide ban on ivory to preserve its elephant 
            herds
 1989 President Bush orders nearly 2,000 troops to Panamá
 1992 European Community foreign ministers demand Yugoslav forces withdraw 
            from Bosnia. European Community nations recall ambassadors from Belgrade
 1994 6 white racists sentenced to death in South Africa
 1994 The town of Deir 
            Al-Balah, in Gaza, becomes the first town to come under Palestinian 
            self-rule
 1994 In South Africa, President Nelson Mandela names his estranged 
            wife, Winnie Mandela, and his main black political rival, Zulu chief 
            Mangosuthu 
            Buthelezi in the country's new government of national unity
 1995 In London, Lord 
            Nolan presents his report on standards in public life in an attempt 
            to rid Westminster of constant allegations of individual 'sleaze'
 1995 In New York City, more than 170 countries decide to extend the 
            Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty indefinitely and without conditions.
 1996 After 
            taking-off from Miami, a fire started by improperly handled oxygen 
            canisters in the cargo hold of Atlanta-bound ValuJet Flight 592 causes 
            the Douglas DC-9 to crash in the Florida Everglades killing all 110 
            on board.
 1997 IBM Deep 
            Blue, a chess-playing supercomputer, defeats Garry Kasparov in 
            the last game of the rematch, becoming the first computer to beat 
            a world-champion chess player.
 1998 India conducts three underground nuclear tests in Pokhran, including 
            a thermonuclear device.
 2002 Her 
            Royal Highness Princess Margriet of the Netherlands unveiled the 
            Man With Two Hats monument in Ottawa (May 11, 2002) and Apeldoorn 
            (May 2), 2000, symbolically linking both Netherlands and Canada for 
            their assistance throughout the Second World War.
 2007 Pope Benedict XVI canonizes the first Brazilian-born saint, Frei 
            Galvão.
 
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        | Birthdates which 
            occurred on 11th May : 1568 Christian 
            I ruler of Anhalt-Bernburg (Battle of White Mountain) 1654 Cornelis van Alkemade Dutch historian
 1722 Peter Camper Leyden Holland, anatomist/professor (Amsterdam)
 1731 Johann Gottfried Seyfert composer
 1772 Henri-Jean Rigel composer
 1791 Jan Vaclav Hugo Vorisek composer
 1807 Ira Aldridge Great 19th century black Shakespearian actor (Othello)
 1811 Chang & Eng Bunker Chinese Siamese twins
 1821 [Carlos] Charles John Stolbrand Brigadier General (Union volunteers)
 1823 Alfred Stevens Belgian painter
 1830 John Converse Starkweather Brigadier General (Union volunteers)
 1840 Filippo Capocci composer
 1841 Ernst von Possart German actor/stage manager/reciter
 1847 Godefroid Kurth Belgian historian (La cité de Liège 
            au moyen âge)
 1852 Charles Warren Fairbanks (R) 26th US Vice President (1905-09)
 1854 John Blackham cricketer (Australia's 1st wicketkeeper)
 1854 Ottmar Mergenthaler Hachtel Germany, inventor (linotype)
 1855 Anatol Konstantinovich Lyadov Russian composer (Bewitched Lake)
 1858 Carl Hauptmann writer
 1869 Francisco Lacerda composer
 1878 Mr Reyskens oldest male resident of Netherlands, ever
 1881 Jan van Gilse composer/resistance fighter (Frau Helga von Staveren)
 1881 Pascual Rogatis composer
 1882 Joseph Marx Austrian composer/critic
 1888 Irving Berlin [Isadore Balin] Temum Siberia, composer (White 
            Xmas)
 1888 P A J Losecaat Vermeer leader of Dutch High Council
 1891 Henry Morgenthau Jr US Secretary of the Treasury (1934-45)
 1892 Dame Margaret Rutherford Balham London England, actress (Murder 
            Most Foul, Murder She Said, Arabella)
 1894 Anton A Mussert Dutch Nazi leader (NSB)
 1894 Florimond Cornellie Belgium, yachting (Olympics-gold-1920)
 1894 Martha Graham Allegheny PA, choreographer (Appalachian Spring)
 1895 Jan Parandowski writer
 1895 Jiddu Krishnamurti India, spiritual philosopher (Songs of Life)
 1895 William Grant Still Woodville MS, composer (Africao-American)
 1896 Josip Slavenski composer
 1896 Mari Sandoz Nebraska, author (Cheyenne Autumn)
 1896 Philippo de Pisis Italian painter
 1897 Izak W van der Merwe [Boerneef], South African writer (Tweetalige 
            Woordeboek)
 1902 Bidú Sayao Niteroi Brazil, soprano (Mimia-La Bohéme)
 1902 Kaarlo Sarkia Finnish poet (Unen Kaivo)
 1903 Charlie Gehringer Detroit Tigers' 2nd baseman (1924-42)
 1904 Guus Weitzel Dutch radio-announcer
 1904 Salvador Dali Figueras Spain, surrealist artist (Crucifixion)
 1905 Marjorie Sykes peace campaigner
 1907 Kent Taylor [Louis Weiss] Nashua IA, actor (Boston Blackie, Rough 
            Riders)
 1907 Rose Ausländer writer
 1909 Herbert Murrill composer
 1910 Jorge Croner de Vasconcelos composer
 1911 Doodles Weaver Los Angeles CA, comedian (Spike Jones & City 
            Slickers, Doodles Weaver)
 1911 Edgar Beck president (John Mowlem)
 1911 Roy James Alfred Kaulback soldier
 1912 Foster Brooks Louisville KY, comedian/actor (Miles-Mork & 
            Mindy)
 1912 Phil Silvers Brooklyn NY, comedian (Sergeant Bilko-Phil Silvers 
            Show)
 1913 Clare Grundman composer
 1913 Tutti Camarata Glen Ridge NJ, orchestra leader (Vic Damone Show)
 1916 Camilo José Cela Spain, author (La Colmena-1951)
 1917 Hon Montague Woodhouse Greek resistance organiser
 1918 Richard P Feynman physicist (Feynman-diagrams/Nobel prize 1965)
 1918 Robert Hunt CEO (Dowty Group)
 1920 Beryl Bryden jazz singer
 1920 Denver Pyle Bethune CO, actor (Dukes of Hazzard, Code 3, Tammy, 
            Doris Day Show)
 1921 Ian Percival QC/MP
 1923 Joan Moriarty Brigadier matron-in-chief/director (Army Nursing 
            Services)
 1923 Lord Vincent Gordon "Gordy" Lindsay White English industrialist/multi-millionaire
 1924 Antony Hewish radio astronomer
 1924 Jackie Milburn English soccer star (Newcastle United)
 1925 Rhodes Boyson MP
 1926 Ernest Harrison CEO (Racal Electronics)
 1926 Frank Thring Melbourne Australia, actor (El Cid, Ben-Hur)
 1927 Justice Hollis
 1927 Mort Sahl Montréal Canada, comedian/political satirist/beatnik 
            (Big Party)
 1927 Zilpha Keatly Snyder US, sci-fi author (Headless Cupid)
 1928 Yaacov Agam Israeli sculptor
 1929 Edward Anson British Vice-Admiral
 1930 M J Hamlin Principal/Vice-Chancellor (Dundee University)
 1930 Stanley L Elkin Brooklyn NY, writer/professor (The Living End)
 1931 Stephen Smalley rev/dean (Chester)
 1932 Henriette Santer clinical Psychologist
 1932 Valentino [Garavani] Milan Italy, fashion designer
 1933 Louis Farrakhan minister (black islam nation, million man march)
 1934 James M Jeffords (Representative-R-VT, 1975- )
 1935 Doug McClure Glendale CA, actor (Checkmate, Virginian, Roots)
 1936 Ulrich Berkes writer
 1937 David Allan cricketer (West Indian wicketkeeper 1962-66)
 1938 Carla Bley [Carla Borg] Oakland CA, musician (Escalator Over 
            the Hill)
 1938 Harvey Sollberger Cedar Rapids IA, flutist/composer (2 Oboes 
            Troping)
 1939 Milt Pappas baseball pitcher
 1940 Ronald Anthony Pellegrino composer
 1941 Eric Burdon Walker-on-Tyne England, rock vocalist (Animals-House 
            of the Rising Sun)
 1941 Ian Redpath cricketer (dependable Australian opening batsman 
            1964-76)
 1942 Rachel Billington British writer
 1942 Terry McGovern Berkley CA, actor (Jim-Charlie & Company, 
            Nine Months)
 1943 Arnie Satin rocker
 1943 George Edwards composer
 1943 Les Chadwick Liverpool England, bassist (Gerry & the Pacemakers-Ferry 
            Cross the Mersey)
 1943 Nancy Greene Canada, giant slalom (Olympics-gold-1968)
 1944 John Benaud cricketer (brother of Richie; Australian bat 1972-73)
 1947 Claude "Butch" Hudson Trucks drummer (Allman Brothers)
 1948 Alfred Matt Austria, slalom (Olympics-bronze-1968)
 1949 Joâo Botelho Lamego Portugal, director (Trafico, Hard Times)
 1950 Dane Iorg baseball player (Phillies, Cardinals)
 1950 Jeremy Paxman broadcaster
 1951 Mike Sleman rugby player
 1952 Darrow Igus Newark NJ, comedian (Fridays, Roll Out)
 1953 Boyd Gaines Atlanta GA, actor (Mark-One Day at a Time, Sure Thing)
 1954 Edgar Riley Jr rocker (Axe K)
 1954 Judith Weir composer
 1955 Jos Haagmans Dutch singer (Frank Boeijen Group)
 1955 Mark Herndon Springfield MA, drummer (Alabama-Take Me Down)
 1957 Luca Urbani Rome Italy, MD/astronaut (STS 78-alternate)
 1958 Peter Antonie Australian rower (Olympics-96)
 1958 Walt Terrell baseball player
 1959 Martha Quinn Albany NY, MTV VJ/actress (Tracey-Bradys)
 1960 Jürgen Schult German Federal Republic, discus thrower (world 
            record 1986)
 1961 Cecile Licad Manila Philippines, pianist (Leventritt Award-1981)
 1961 Diana Lee[-Hsu] Seattle WA, playmate (May 1988)
 1962 Steve Bono NFL quarterback (Kansas City Chiefs, Green Bay Packers-Superbowl 
            31)
 1963 Blair Piercy Vancouver British Columbia, Canadian Tour golfer 
            (1992 Cordova Bay Open)
 1963 Mark Breland Brooklyn NY, welterweight boxer (Olympics-gold-1984)
 1963 Natasha Richardson London England, actress (Gothic, Handmaid's 
            Tale)
 1964 Bobby Witt Arlington VA, pitcher (Texas Rangers)
 1964 Drew Story San Clemente CA, canoe (alternate-Olympics-96)
 1964 Floyd Youmans baseball pitcher (Expos)
 1964 Jeff Sellers baseball pitcher (Red Sox)
 1964 John Parrott snooker player
 1964 Katie Wagner daughter of Robert Wagner/model/guest VJ (MTV)
 1966 Chris Mohr NFL punter (Buffalo Bills)
 1966 Trenidad Hubbard Chicago IL, outfielder (Colorado Rockies)
 1967 Eric Young New Brunswick NJ, infielder (Colorado Rockies)
 1967 Jamie Brayshaw cricketer (son of Ian; Western Australia & 
            South Africa right-handed batsman)
 1967 Kenneth Gould Chicago IL, Welterweight boxer (Olympics-bronze-1988)
 1969 Amy Legacki Terrytown NY, 10k runner
 1970 Dean Capobianco Australian 200 meter/400 meter (Olympics-92, 
            96)
 1970 Michael Joubert Australian 400 meter/800 meter (Olympics-96)
 1971 Corey Fuller NFL cornerback (Minnesota Vikings)
 1971 Yo Murphy WLAF receiver (Scottish Claymores)
 1972 Andrew Bonhomme Melbourne Victoria, Australasia golfer
 1972 Hicham El-Mashtoub NFL center (Houston Oilers)
 1972 Stefen Reid CFL linebacker (Montréal Alouettes)
 1973 Dean Pullar Cobram Victoria Australia, diver (Olympics-96)
 1973 Michelle Venturella US softball infielder (Olympics-gold-96)
 1973 Patrick Sapp NFL offensive linebacker (San Diego Chargers)
 1974 Roger Juffing soccer player (Fortuna Sittard
 1980 Matthew Lawrence Philadelphia PA, actor (Dynasty, Matthew-Brotherly 
            Love)
 1981 Austin O'Brien actor (Apollo 13, My Girl 2, Lawnmower Man)
 1982 Jonathan Jackson Orlando FL, actor (Lucky-General Hospital)
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            on May 11th:
 1610 Matteo Ricci Italian missionary (China), dies
 1631 Christoph Buel composer, dies at 57
 1742 Francesco Stradivari Italian violin maker/son of Antonius, dies 
            at 70
 1772 Joseph Kerckhoff Limburg surgeon/robber captain, hanged
 1778 William Pitt Sr English premier (1756-61, 66-68), dies at 69
 1779 John Heart US farmer (signed Declaration of Independence), dies 
            at about 68
 1819 Caspar Furstenau composer, dies at 47
 1845 Karoly Filtsch composer, dies at 14
 1849 Carl Otto Ehrenfried Nicolai composer/conductor, dies at 38
 1857 E François Vidocq French criminalogist/police officer, 
            dies at 81
 1871 John Herschel cataloguer of southern hemisphere stars, dies at 
            79
 1881 Henri-Frédéric Amiel Swiss/French writer (Journal 
            Intime), dies at 59
 1885 Ferdinand Hiller German pianist/composer/conductor, dies at 73
 1895 Feliks Jaronski composer, dies at 71
 1907 John Albert Delany composer, dies at 54
 1916 Karl Schwarzschild German astronomer (s-effect), dies
 1916 Max [Johann] Reger German composer/pianist/organist, dies at 
            43
 1917 Otto Adolf Klauwell composer, dies at 66
 1920 William D Howells US author (A Woman's Reason), dies at 83
 1927 General Henry Martyn Robert (Robert's Rules of Order), dies at 
            90
 1927 Juan Gris Spanish cubist painter, dies at 40
 1935 Edward H Thompson US archaeologist (Mayan civilization), dies 
            at 78
 1937 Viliam Figus composer, dies at 62
 1938 Alfonsina Storni Argentine poet (El dulce daño/suicide), 
            dies at 45
 1938 Arnold Sauwen Flemish poet (Hours of Solitude), dies at 81
 1944 Henk Hos resistance fighter, executed at 37
 1947 Else JT Rangstrøm Swedish conductor/singer/composer/critic, 
            dies at 62
 1949 Adrianus de Kleyn throat/nose/otologist (ear doctor), dies at 
            65
 1952 Giovanni Tebaldini composer, dies at 87
 1953 Jean Adair dies at 80
 1955 G L Jessop cricketer (match-winning batsman, brilliant field), 
            dies
 1956 Walter S Adams US astronomer/director of Mount Wilson, dies at 
            79
 1960 John D Rockefeller Jr philanthropist, dies at 86
 1965 Ludovicus H "Lode" Baekelmans Flemish playwright, dies 
            at 86
 1965 Roger Vailland French author, dies at 57
 1973 Grigory M Kosinzev Russian director, dies
 1976 Alvar Aalto architect (Finlandia House), dies at 78
 1976 Camille Schmit composer, dies at 68
 1976 J Anaya Bolivian military/ambassador to France, murdered
 1978 John Clinge Doorenbos Dutch journalist/poet, dies at 93
 1979 Joan Chandler dies at 55
 1979 Lester Raymond Flatt musician (Flatt & Scruggs-Ballad of 
            Jed Clampett), dies at 64
 1981 Bob Marley reggae singer, dies of brain & lung cancer at 
            36
 1981 Hoyt J Fuller editor (1st World magazine), dies at 57
 1982 Leigh Snowden actress (Hot Rod Rumble), dies of cancer at 51
 1982 Piet van Egmond organist/conductor, dies at 70
 1983 Zenna [Chlarson] Henderson author (Anything Box), dies at 65
 1985 Chester Gould cartoonist (Dick Tracy), dies at 84
 1985 Garmt Stuiveling literatrary (Ego & Echo), dies at 77
 1985 Jorja Curtright actress (Whistle Stop), dies of a heart attack
 1985 Samuel Frith English co-founder of soccer team (Bradford City), 
            dies
 1988 H A R (Kim) Philby British double agent, dies
 1991 Filip J Field dies at 67
 1991 Ho Dam foreign minister North-Korea (1970-83), dies
 1992 Carlos Herrera drink inventor (Margarita), dies at 90
 1992 Elizabeth McDonald inventor (Spic & Span), dies at 98
 1994 Alfred James Broomhall methodist Missionary, dies at 82
 1994 Danny Overbea blues singer/guitarist, dies at 68
 1994 Leonard Friedman violinist, dies at 63
 1994 Lewis B Puller US writer (Pulitzer 1992), commits suicide at 
            48
 1994 Timothy Carey dies of stroke at 64
 1995 Arthur Lubin director (Francis The Talking Mule, Mr Ed), dies 
            at 96
 1995 David Avidan poet/writer, dies at 62
 1995 William John Phillips actor (Nothing but a Man), dies at 80
 1996 Bruce Boyce singer/teacher, dies at 85
 1996 Joan Thirkettle journalist, dies at 48
 1996 Malcolm MacEwen writer, dies at 84
 1996 Nnamdi Azikiwe President of Nigeria (1963-66), dies
 1996 Walter Hyatt Musician, dies at 46
 1997 Brenda Carlin TV producer/wife of comedian George Carlin, dies 
            at 57
 
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