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01/01/1985
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VH-1 made its broadcasting debut
Type: Event
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01/01/1986
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Aruba becomes independent from neighbor island Cura‡ao
Type: Event
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01/01/1986
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Barbra Striesand and Jon Peters relationship breaks up
Type: Event
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01/01/1986
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International Peace Year begins
Type: Event
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01/01/1986
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NYC transit fare rises from 90› to $1.00
Type: Event
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01/01/1986
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Oklahoma wins Orange Bowl for college football championship
Type: Event
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01/01/1986
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Spain and Portugal are 11th and 12th to join European Economic Community
Type: Event
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01/01/1986
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Iowa's All-American running back, Ronnie Harmon, fumbles the ball 4 times in his last game-the Rose Bowl
Type: Event
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01/01/1987
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Gustav Knuth, actor (Heidi, Rats), dies at 85
Type: Death
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01/01/1987
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60 bodies recovered in Dupont Plaza Hotel fire in Puerto Rico
Type: Event
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01/01/1987
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China's rudimentary civil code in effect
Type: Event
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01/01/1987
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International Year of Shelter for Homeless begins
Type: Event
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01/01/1988
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Leo Steiner, NY Carnegie Deli's owner, dies
Type: Death
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01/01/1988
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Czech born tennis star Hana Mandikova becomes an Australian Citizen
Type: Event
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01/01/1988
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Miami beats Oklahoma for college football championship
Type: Event
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01/01/1988
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Year of the Reader begins
Type: Event
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01/01/1989
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Actress Kelly McGillis gets married
Type: Event
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01/01/1989
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NYC transit fare rises from $1.00 to $1.15
Type: Event
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01/01/1989
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Year of the Young Reader begins
Type: Event
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01/01/1990
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Charles Boost, Dutch film critic, dies at 82
Type: Death
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01/01/1990
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Gerhard Schr”der, West German minister of Defense, dies at 79
Type: Death
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01/01/1990
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Joe Hardstaff Jr, cricketer (23 Tests for England, 1636 runs), dies
Type: Death
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01/01/1990
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Suzuki Sochu, Zen teacher (Rinzai line)/abbot of Ryutakuji, dies
Type: Death
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01/01/1990
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David Dinkins sworn in as 1st black mayor of NYC
Type: Event
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01/01/1990
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Mitsuko Nishiwaki beats Nakano to become Japan Women wrestling champ
Type: Event
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01/01/1990
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NYC MTA stops token redemption at subway stations
Type: Event
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01/01/1990
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Sports News Network begins operation on cable TV
Type: Event
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01/01/1990
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FCC implements "SYNDEX" giving independent stations more rights over cable TV outlets for exclusive syndicated programs
Type: Event
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01/01/1991
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Charles B Timmer, Dutch writer (Russia Black on White), dies at 83
Type: Death
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01/01/1991
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Yvonne Waegemans, Flemish author (Gnome Patjoepelke), dies at 81
Type: Death
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01/01/1991
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5% sales tax on consumer goods and services goes into effect in USSR
Type: Event
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01/01/1991
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Iraq rejects peace proposal from Egyptian Pres Hosi Mubarak
Type: Event
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01/01/1991
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Les Miserables opens at Festival Theatre, Adelaide
Type: Event
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01/01/1992
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Constantin Poustochkine, jazz critic, dies
Type: Death
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01/01/1992
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Corky Geil, dancer, dies in Long Beach CA at 64
Type: Death
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01/01/1992
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Ginette Leclerc, actress (Baker's Wife), dies at 79
Type: Death
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01/01/1992
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Grace Hopper, computer scientist, dies at 85
Type: Death
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01/01/1992
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Hette G Abma, vicar/Dutch MP (SGP), dies
Type: Death
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01/01/1992
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Mike Frankovich, US producer (Guess Who's Coming to Dinner), dies
Type: Death
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01/01/1992
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Bush is 1st US pres to address Australian Parliament
Type: Event
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01/01/1992
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Cura‡ao becomes 1st in Dutch Antilles to have compulsory education
Type: Event
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01/01/1992
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Europe breaks down trade barriers
Type: Event
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01/01/1992
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International Space Year begins
Type: Event
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01/01/1992
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NYC transit fare increases from $1.15 to $1.25
Type: Event
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01/01/1993
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June Clayworth, actress (Bodyguard, Criminal Court), dies of lymphoma
Type: Death
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01/01/1993
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Phyllis Hill, actress (Singing in the Dark), dies of lung cancer at 72
Type: Death
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01/01/1993
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12 member European Economic Community set up vast free trade zone
Type: Event
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01/01/1993
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Blockbuster Bowl 3: Stanford beats Penn State, 24-3
Type: Event
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01/01/1993
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Cigarette advertisements are banned in NYC's MTA
Type: Event
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01/01/1993
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Czechoslovakia separates into Czech Republic (Bohemia) and Slovakia
Type: Event
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