466 Historic Events for December 31
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| 1996 |
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David Sinclair, actor (Love and Hate), dies at 62
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| 1996 |
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Frederico Davia, opera singer, dies at 63
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| 1996 |
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Michael Roberts, historian, dies at 88
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| 1997 |
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76 law enforcement officers, killed by felons in US this year
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| 1997 |
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S Afr and US surgeons separate Zambian Siamese twins joined at the head
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| 1997 |
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Orlando Hernandez, half-brother of pitcher Livan, defects from Cuba
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| 1997 |
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More Swedes died than were born in 1997, 1st time since 1809
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| 1997 |
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Microsoft buys Hotmail E-mail service
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| 1997 |
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Marv Levy, retires as coach of Buffalo Bills
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| 1997 |
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Intel cuts price of Pentium II-233 MHz from $401 to $268
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| 1997 |
Death |
Lillian Billie Dove Bohney, actress, dies at 96
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| 1997 |
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Dominique de Menil, arts patron/human rights advocate, dies at 89
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| 1997 |
Death |
Michael Kennedy, son of Robert Kennedy, dies in ski accident at 39
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| 1997 |
Death |
Floyd Cramer, pianist (Nashville Sound), dies of cancer at 64
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| 1998 |
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US movie box office hits record $6.24 billion for year
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| 1999 |
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Control of Panama Canal reverts to Panama
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