| 100 years anniversary |
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04 Jan 1925
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birth
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Veikko Hakulinen: Finland -- 30K / 50K cross country skier (1956 Olympics - Gold Medalist)
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04 Jan 1925
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birth
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Veikko Hakulinen, Finnish skier and technician (d. 2003) |
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| 75 years anniversary |
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04 Jan 1950
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birth
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Khondakar Ashraf Hossain, Bangladesh poet and academic (d. 2013) |
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04 Jan 1950
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birth
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John Louis Evans, American murderer (d. 1983) |
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| 50 years anniversary |
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04 Jan 1975
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death
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Carlo Levi: Italian writer (Parole Sono Pietre), dies at 72
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04 Jan 1975
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event
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"Good News" closes at St. James Theater NYC after 16 performances
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04 Jan 1975
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event
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"Gypsy" closes at Winter Garden Theater NYC after 120 performances
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04 Jan 1975
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event
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"Over Here" closes at Shubert Theater NYC after 341 performances
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04 Jan 1975
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event
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Ford Executive Order on CIA Activities within the US (No 11828)
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04 Jan 1975
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event
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Ice thickness measured at 4776 m, Wilkes Land, Antarctica
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04 Jan 1975
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event
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Montreal Canadiens shutout Washington Capitals 10-0
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04 Jan 1975
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death
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Carlo Levi, Italian painter, author, and activist (b. 1902) |
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04 Jan 1975
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birth
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Jill Marie Jones, American actress |
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04 Jan 1975
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birth
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Shane Carwin, American mixed martial artist and wrestler |
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04 Jan 1975
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music
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Elton John started a two week run at No.1 on the US singles chart with his version of The Beatles 'Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds'. His third US No.1, the song featured John Lennon on guitar.
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| 25 years anniversary |
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04 Jan 2000
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event
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Two trains on the Røros Line collide in Åsta, Norway, resulting in an explosive fire and 19 deaths. |
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04 Jan 2000
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death
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Tom Fears, Mexican-American football player and coach (b. 1922) |
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04 Jan 2000
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death
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Spyros Markezinis, Greek lawyer and politician, 170th Prime Minister of Greece (b. 1909) |
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| 20 years anniversary |
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04 Jan 2005
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death
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Robert Heilbroner, American economist and historian (b. 1919) |
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04 Jan 2005
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death
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Humphrey Carpenter, English radio host and author (b. 1946) |
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04 Jan 2005
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death
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Guy Davenport, American author and scholar (b. 1927) |
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04 Jan 2005
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death
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Frank Harary, American mathematician and academic (b. 1921) |
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04 Jan 2005
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death
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Bud Poile, Canadian ice hockey player, coach, and manager (b. 1924) |
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04 Jan 2005
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death
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Alton Tobey, American painter and illustrator (b. 1914) |
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04 Jan 2005
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music
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The owner of a recording studio where Eminem recorded his 'Slim Shady' LP was found shot dead. AJ Abdallah, who was 36, was discovered by a business colleague at the Detroit studio, it was thought he had been dead for at least two days. Police suggested that a robbery may also have taken place. Mr Abdallah had lived in a apartment above the studio on Eight Mile Road, the Detroit street which inspired the title of Eminem's 2002 film '8 Mile.'
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| 15 years anniversary |
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04 Jan 2010
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event
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Burj Khalifa, the world's tallest building, is officially opened. |
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04 Jan 2010
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death
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Tsutomu Yamaguchi, Japanese engineer (b. 1916) |
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04 Jan 2010
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death
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Rory Markas, American sportscaster (b. 1955) |
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04 Jan 2010
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death
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Sandro de América, Argentine singer and actor (b. 1945) |
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04 Jan 2010
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death
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Johan Ferrier, Surinamese educator and politician, 1st President of Suriname (b. 1910) |
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04 Jan 2010
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death
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Casey Johnson, American model and actress (b. 1979) |
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04 Jan 2010
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music
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MP3 players given as presents helped boost UK single sales to an all-time high in the week after Christmas. According to Official Charts Company figures, 4.22m singles were sold in the last week of 2009, beating the previous record of 4.03m over Christmas 2008.
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| 10 years anniversary |
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04 Jan 2015
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death
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Stuart Scott, American sportscaster and actor (b. 1965) |
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04 Jan 2015
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death
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Stu Miller, American baseball player (b. 1927) |
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04 Jan 2015
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death
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Pino Daniele, Italian singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1955) |
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04 Jan 2015
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death
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Michele Serros, American author and poet (b. 1966) |
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04 Jan 2015
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death
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Hank Peters, American businessman (b. 1924) |
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04 Jan 2015
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death
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Chitresh Das, Indian dancer and choreographer (b. 1944) |
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04 Jan 2015
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death
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Ahuti Prasad, Indian actor and director (b. 1958) |
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