| 100 years anniversary |
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03 Jan 1925
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Mussolini dissolves Italian parliament / becomes Dictator
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03 Jan 1925
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event
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Benito Mussolini announces he is taking dictatorial powers over Italy. |
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03 Jan 1925
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birth
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Jill Balcon, English actress (d. 2009) |
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03 Jan 1925
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history
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WW2
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Mussolini claimed political responsibility of the murder of Socialist politician Giacomo Matteotti.
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| 75 years anniversary |
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03 Jan 1950
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birth
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Beth Anderson: Composer
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03 Jan 1950
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birth
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Victoria Principal, Japanese-American actress and producer |
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03 Jan 1950
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birth
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Masha and Dasha Krivoshlyapova, Russian conjoined twins (d. 2003) |
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| 50 years anniversary |
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03 Jan 1975
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birth
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Jason Marsden: Actor (General Hospital, Eddie-Munsters Today)
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03 Jan 1975
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death
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Milton J Cross: TV announcer (Met Opera Auditions), dies at 87
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03 Jan 1975
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death
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Robert Neumann: Austrian / British Author (False Flag), dies at 77
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03 Jan 1975
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death
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Walter Linck: Swiss sculptor, dies at 71
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03 Jan 1975
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death
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James McCormack, American general (b. 1910) |
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03 Jan 1975
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birth
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Lisa Misipeka, American Samoan hammer thrower and shot putter |
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03 Jan 1975
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birth
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Danica McKellar, American actress, producer, screenwriter, and mathematician |
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03 Jan 1975
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birth
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Jason Marsden, American actor, director, and producer |
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03 Jan 1975
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birth
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Jun Maeda, Japanese businessman; co-founded the Key Company |
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03 Jan 1975
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birth
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Thomas Bangalter, French DJ and producer |
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03 Jan 1975
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music
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birth Thomas Bangalter, French electronic musician with Daft Punk, 1997 UK No.5 single 'Around The World', remixed Gabrielle, Chemical Brothers. Scored the 2013 UK No.1 hit 'Get Lucky' featuring Pharrell Williams.
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| 25 years anniversary |
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03 Jan 2000
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event
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The last original weekday Peanuts comic strip is published. |
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03 Jan 2000
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music
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Luciano Pavarotti agreed to pay the Italian authorities £1.6 million ($2.72 million) after losing an appeal against tax evasion charges. It was reported that the singer was worth £300 million ($510 million) at the time.
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| 20 years anniversary |
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03 Jan 2005
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death
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Will Eisner, American author and illustrator (b. 1917) |
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03 Jan 2005
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death
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Jyotindra Nath Dixit, Indian diplomat, 2nd Indian National Security Adviser (b. 1936) |
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03 Jan 2005
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death
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Koo Chen-fu, Taiwanese businessman and diplomat (b. 1917) |
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| 15 years anniversary |
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03 Jan 2010
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death
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Takis Michalos, Greek water polo player and coach (b. 1947) |
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03 Jan 2010
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death
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Mary Daly, American theologian and scholar (b. 1928) |
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03 Jan 2010
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death
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Gustavo Becerra-Schmidt, Chilean-German composer and academic (b. 1925) |
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| 10 years anniversary |
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03 Jan 2015
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event
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Boko Haram militants raze the entire town of Baga in north-east Nigeria, with as many as 2,000 people having been killed. |
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03 Jan 2015
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death
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Allie Sherman, American football player and coach (b. 1923) |
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03 Jan 2015
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death
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Bernice Madigan, American super-centenarian (b. 1899) |
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03 Jan 2015
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death
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Bryan Caldwell, American football player (b. 1960) |
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03 Jan 2015
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death
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Edward Brooke, American captain and politician, 47th Massachusetts Attorney General (b. 1919) |
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03 Jan 2015
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death
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Martin Anderson, American economist and academic (b. 1936) |
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