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100 years anniversary | ||||
03 Jan 1924 | Andre Franquin: Cartoonist | |||
03 Jan 1924 | Henry M Fazzie: South African Union / UDF-leader | |||
03 Jan 1924 | Roy Harding: British teacher | |||
03 Jan 1924 | British egyptologist Howard Carter finds sarcophagus of Tutankhamun | |||
03 Jan 1924 | Nell Rankin, American soprano (d. 2005) | |||
03 Jan 1924 | André Franquin, Belgian author and illustrator (d. 1997) | |||
03 Jan 1924 | Otto Beisheim, German businessman, founded Metro AG (d. 2013) | |||
75 years anniversary | ||||
03 Jan 1949 | "Colgate Theater" dramatic anthology series premieres on NBC TV | |||
03 Jan 1949 | The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas, the central bank of the Philippines, is established. | |||
50 years anniversary | ||||
03 Jan 1974 | Stefan Ustorf: Kaufbeuren, Germany -- NHL right wing (Washington Capitals) | |||
03 Jan 1974 | Todd Warriner: Blenheim -- NHL left wing (Toronto Maple Leafs) | |||
03 Jan 1974 | Gino Cervi: Actor (Becket, Don Camillo), dies at 72 | |||
03 Jan 1974 | Arias Navarro succeeds Carrero Blanco as Premier of Spain | |||
03 Jan 1974 | Burma accepts its constitution | |||
03 Jan 1974 | Gold hits record $121.25 an ounce in London | |||
03 Jan 1974 | New York Yankees sign Bill Virdon as manager | |||
03 Jan 1974 | Gino Cervi, Italian actor (b. 1901) | |||
03 Jan 1974 | Alessandro Petacchi, Italian cyclist | |||
03 Jan 1974 | Robert-Jan Derksen, Dutch golfer | |||
03 Jan 1974 | Bob Dylan and The Band started a 39-date US tour, Dylan's first live appearance for over 7 years. There were more than 5 million applications for the 660,000 tickets. | |||
25 years anniversary | ||||
03 Jan 1999 | Israel detains, and later expels, 14 members of Concerned Christians. | |||
03 Jan 1999 | The Mars Polar Lander is launched. | |||
03 Jan 1999 | Steps scored their first UK No.1 single with their version of The Bee Gees song 'Tragedy.' | |||
03 Jan 1999 |
Mars lander In 1999, the U.S. Mars Polar Lander was launched. |
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20 years anniversary | ||||
03 Jan 2004 | Flash Airlines Flight 604 crashes into the Red Sea, resulting in 148 deaths, making it the deadliest aviation accident in Egyptian history. | |||
03 Jan 2004 | Des Corcoran, Australian soldier and politician, 37th Premier of South Australia (b. 1928) | |||
03 Jan 2004 | It was reported that UK record companies were about to ditch up to 30 big names in the pop world due to poor record sales in the previous year. Gareth Gates, The Cheeky Girls, Mark Owen, Mel C and Samantha Mumber were among those listed. | |||
15 years anniversary | ||||
03 Jan 2009 | The first block of the blockchain of the decentralized payment system Bitcoin, called the Genesis block, was established by the creator of the system, Satoshi Nakamoto. | |||
03 Jan 2009 | Hisayasu Nagata, Japanese politician (b. 1969) | |||
03 Jan 2009 | Ulf G. Lindén, Swedish businessman (b. 1937) | |||
03 Jan 2009 | Pat Hingle, American actor and producer (b. 1924) | |||
03 Jan 2009 | Betty Freeman, American philanthropist and photographer (b. 1921) | |||
03 Jan 2009 | Commercial radio show Hit 40 UK announced that it would no longer use CD sales for its official figures. The networked Top 40 chart program, which broadcast across 130 stations in the UK, would now base its weekly charts solely on digital downloads. | |||
10 years anniversary | ||||
03 Jan 2014 | Saul Zaentz, American film producer (b. 1921) | |||
03 Jan 2014 | Yashiki Takajin, Japanese singer-songwriter and television host (b. 1949) | |||
03 Jan 2014 | Alicia Rhett, American actress and painter (b. 1915) | |||
03 Jan 2014 | George Goodman, American economist and author (b. 1930) | |||
03 Jan 2014 | Phil Everly, American singer and guitarist (The Everly Brothers) (b. 1939) | |||
03 Jan 2014 | Phil Everly, one half of the Everly Brothers, died of complications from lung disease aged 74, in California. In their heyday between 1957 and 1962, the Everly Brothers had 19 Top 40 hits, and influenced acts such as the Beatles and the Beach Boys. |