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1997 Eve Lister, actress and singer (No Limit, Hyde Park), dies at 84 1975 Senate revises filibuster rule, allows 60 senators to limit debate 1974 50 MPH speed limit in Britain lifted 1974 Dutch speed limit set at 100km due to oil crisis 1974 55 MPH speed limit imposed by Richard Nixon 1973 Maximum speed limit cut to 55 MPH as an energy conservation measure 1963 Senate ratifies treaty with Britain and U.S.S.R. limit nuclear testing 1959 Thomas Ross, actor (Without Limit), dies at 84 1959 Danitra Vance, comedienne, SNL, Little Man Tate, Limit Up 1954 Irina Ratushinskaya, born in Odessa, Ukraine, disident poet, Beyond the Limit 1935 England establishes 30 MPH speed limit for towns and villages 1916 NL votes down a proposal by Giants, Braves, and Cubs to increase club player limit from 21 to 22 (The Reds want to decrease to 20) 1916 NL votes down Charlie Ebbets proposal to limit 25 cents seats 1913 Eve Lister, actress and singer, No Limit, Hyde Park 1912 Jean Amery, [Johannes Mayer], Austrian writer, At the Minds Limit 1875 Thomas W. Ross, actor, Without Limit, Kings Row, 17, Mortal Storm 1776 Rhode Island establishes wage and price controls to curb inflation: Limit is 70 cents a day for carpenters, 42 cents for tailors 1652 New Amsterdam (now New York City) passes 1st speed limit law in US

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