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04/02/1955
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Dana Carvey, comedian (SNL, Wayne's World)
Type: Birth
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04/02/1955
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US male Figure Skating championship won by Hayes A Jenkins
Type: Event
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04/02/1955
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Pancho Gonzales retains tennis title by winning a tournament playing under table tennis rules
Type: Event
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04/02/1955
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US female Figure Skating championship won by Tenley Albright
Type: Event
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04/02/1956
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Chester Clute, actor (Niagara Falls), dies at 65
Type: Death
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04/02/1956
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Albert MLA de Bassompierre, Belgium ambassador to Tokyo, dies at 82
Type: Death
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04/02/1956
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Peter Ustinovs' "Romanoff and Juliet," premieres in Manchester
Type: Event
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04/02/1956
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Soap operas "As the World Turns" and "Edge of Night" premieres on TV
Type: Event
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04/02/1956
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Farrukh Zaman, lefty cricket spinner (bowled 10 overs Pak v NZ 1976)
Type: Birth
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04/02/1956
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Philippo de Pisis, Italian painter, dies at 59
Type: Death
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04/02/1958
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Wind speed reaches 450 kph in tornado, Wichita Falls, TX (record)
Type: Event
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04/02/1958
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Antillean Brewery (Amstel beer) opens
Type: Event
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04/02/1958
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National Advisory Council on Aeronautics renamed NASA
Type: Event
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04/02/1959
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Adrian Meagher, Australian baseball pitching coach (Olympics-1996)
Type: Birth
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04/02/1959
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Gelindo Bordin, Italian marathon runner (Olympic-gold-1988)
Type: Birth
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04/02/1959
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Dean Townson, St Petersburg Fla, singer (Pirates of Miss-Fred Jake)
Type: Birth
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04/02/1959
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Carmen Ayala-Troncoso, NYC, 5K runner
Type: Birth
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04/02/1959
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Victoria Jackson, Miami Florida, comedian (SNL, Casual Sex)
Type: Birth
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04/02/1959
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Brian Goodell, US, 400m/1500m freestyle swimmer (Olympic-2 gold-1976)
Type: Birth
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04/02/1959
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Benjamin Christensen, Danish actor (Barnet, Mockery), dies at 79
Type: Death
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04/02/1959
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Ken Macleay, cricketer (at Bedford-on-Avon Aussie ODI medium pacer)
Type: Birth
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04/02/1960
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Linford Christie, St Andrews Jamaica, 4x100m runner (Oly-gold 1992
Type: Birth
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04/02/1960
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KPEC TV channel 56 in Lakewood Center-Tacoma, WA (PBS) 1st broadcast
Type: Event
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04/02/1960
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Cuba buys oil from USSR
Type: Event
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04/02/1961
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August Defresne, Dutch director (Anno Christi 969), dies at 67
Type: Death
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04/02/1961
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Wallingford Riegger, US composer (Bacchangle), dies at 75
Type: Death
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04/02/1961
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Cindy Mackey, Athens GA, LPGA golfer (1986 MasterCard Intl Pro-Am)
Type: Birth
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04/02/1961
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Keren Jane Woodward, Bristol England, rock vocalist (Bananarama-Venus)
Type: Birth
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04/02/1961
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Gijs Steinmann, Dutch soccer player (Go Ahead Eagles)
Type: Birth
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04/02/1962
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Billy Dean, Quincy Fla, country singer (Billy the Kid)
Type: Birth
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04/02/1962
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Bruce Kozerski, NFL tackle/guard (Cin Bengals)
Type: Birth
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04/02/1962
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Alex Tripolski, Israel, Men's Shooting 50M air pistol (Oly-16th-1996)
Type: Birth
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04/02/1963
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Explorer 17 attains Earth orbit (254/914 km)
Type: Event
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04/02/1963
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Dermot Reeve, cricketer (in Hong Kong England all-rounder 1992)
Type: Birth
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04/02/1963
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USSR launches Luna 4; missed Moon by 8,500 km
Type: Event
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04/02/1964
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Pete Incaviglia, Pebble Beach CA, outfielder (Phila Phillies)
Type: Birth
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04/02/1964
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Military coup in Brazil by Gen Castello Branco, Pres Goulart ousted
Type: Event
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04/02/1964
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USSR launches Zond 1 to Venus; no data returned
Type: Event
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04/02/1964
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Josef Klaus succeeds Alfons Gorbach as chancellor of Austria
Type: Event
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04/02/1965
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Hochhuths play "Stellvertreter" banned in Italy
Type: Event
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04/02/1965
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Rodney King, Sacramento Calif, black motorist beaten by LA cops
Type: Birth
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04/02/1965
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Renzo Bossi, composer, dies at 81
Type: Death
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04/02/1966
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Willie Green, NFL wide reciever (Denver Broncos-Superbowl 32)
Type: Birth
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04/02/1966
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Soviet Union's Luna 10 becomes 1st spacecraft to orbit Moon
Type: Event
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04/02/1966
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Cecil Scott Forester, English author (Horatio Hornblower), dies at 66
Type: Death
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04/02/1966
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Andrei Kovalev, NHL forward (Belarus, Olympics-98)
Type: Birth
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04/02/1966
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Bill Romanowski, NFL linebacker (Eagles, Denver Broncos-Superbowl 32)
Type: Birth
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04/02/1966
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WJET TV channel 24 in Erie, PA (ABC) begins broadcasting
Type: Event
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04/02/1967
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Susie Maxwell wins LPGA Louise Suggs Golf Invitational
Type: Event
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04/02/1967
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Actress Lynn Redgrave marries John Clark
Type: Event
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