100 years anniversary |
08 Jan 1925
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birth
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James Saunders: English chemist / playwright (Ark)
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08 Jan 1925
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event
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1st all-female US State Supreme Court appointed, Texas
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08 Jan 1925
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death
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Fernand Sanz, Spanish-French cyclist (b. 1881) |
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08 Jan 1925
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death
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George Bellows, American painter. (b. 1882) |
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08 Jan 1925
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birth
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Mohan Rakesh, Indian author and playwright (d. 1972) |
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08 Jan 1925
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birth
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Helmuth Hübener, German activist (d. 1942) |
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75 years anniversary |
08 Jan 1950
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death
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Joseph A Schumpeter: Aus / US economist / Minister of Finance, dies at 66
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08 Jan 1950
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death
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Joseph Issac Shneerson: Jewish Lubavitch Chabal leader
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08 Jan 1950
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death
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Joseph Schumpeter, Czech-American economist and academic (b. 1883) |
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08 Jan 1950
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birth
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Jos Hermens, Dutch runner |
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50 years anniversary |
08 Jan 1975
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birth
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Jenny Lewis: Las Vegas, Nevada -- Actress (Becky-Life With Lucy)
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08 Jan 1975
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birth
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Star Behl: Miss Delaware USA (1996)
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08 Jan 1975
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birth
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Vitali Yachmenev: Chelyabinsk, Russia -- NHL right wing (LA Kings)
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08 Jan 1975
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death
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Anthony Warde: Actor (Big Punch, Buck Rogers), dies at 66
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08 Jan 1975
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death
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Gertrude Olmsted: Actress (Cobra, Torrent), dies at 70
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08 Jan 1975
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death
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John Dierkes: Actor (Red Badge of Courage), dies at 69
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08 Jan 1975
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death
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John Gregson: Actor (Rooney, Assassin), dies at 55
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08 Jan 1975
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death
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Louis J H C A de Bourbon: Dutch writer / Poet (Gypsy Blood), dies at 66
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08 Jan 1975
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death
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Richard Tucker [Reuben Ticker]: US tenor (La Gioconda), dies at 61
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08 Jan 1975
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event
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Ella T. Grasso becomes Governor of Connecticut, the first woman to serve as a Governor in the United States other than by succeeding her husband. |
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08 Jan 1975
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death
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Richard Tucker, American tenor and actor (b. 1913) |
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08 Jan 1975
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death
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John Gregson, English actor (b. 1919) |
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08 Jan 1975
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birth
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Tift Merritt, American singer-songwriter |
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08 Jan 1975
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birth
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Harris Jayaraj, Indian composer and producer |
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08 Jan 1975
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birth
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DJ Clue?, American rapper, DJ, and producer |
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08 Jan 1975
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birth
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Erdal Bibo, Turkish basketball player |
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08 Jan 1975
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music
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birth Stove King, Mansun, (1996 UK No.15 single 'Wide Open Space').
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25 years anniversary |
08 Jan 2000
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death
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Fritz Thiedemann, German horse rider (b. 1918) |
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08 Jan 2000
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birth
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Noah Cyrus, American actress and singer |
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08 Jan 2000
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music
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Christina Aguilera started a two week run at No.1 on the US singles chart with 'What A Girl Wants.' She ended Santana's 12- week run at No.1 with 'Smooth.'
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08 Jan 2000
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music
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It was reported that police foiled a £1 million ($1.7million) kidnap plot to snatch Victoria Beckham and her baby son. The plot was uncovered after a tip off to the police. The gang had planned to kidnap the pair when husband David was away playing football.
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20 years anniversary |
08 Jan 2005
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event
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The nuclear sub USS San Francisco collides at full speed with an undersea mountain south of Guam. One man is killed, but the sub surfaces and is repaired. |
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08 Jan 2005
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death
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Michel Thomas, Polish-American linguist and academic (b. 1914) |
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08 Jan 2005
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death
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Warren Spears, American dancer and choreographer (b. 1954) |
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08 Jan 2005
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death
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Campbell McComas, Australian comedian and actor (b. 1952) |
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08 Jan 2005
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death
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Aksella Luts, Estonian filmmaker and actress (b. 1905) |
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15 years anniversary |
08 Jan 2010
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event
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Gunmen from an offshoot the Front for the Liberation of the Enclave of Cabinda attacked the bus carrying the Togo national football team on its way to the 2010 Africa Cup of Nations, killing three. |
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08 Jan 2010
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death
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Monica Maughan, Australian actress (b. 1933) |
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08 Jan 2010
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death
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Tony Halme, Finnish wrestler, actor, and politician (b. 1963) |
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08 Jan 2010
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music
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Jimmy Page launched a new set of stamps in the UK which featured classic album covers from the last 40 years including Led Zeppelin IV, Mike Oldfield's Tubular Bells, The Division Bell by Pink Floyd, A Rush Of Blood To The Head, Coldplay, Power, Corruption And Lies, New Order, Let It Bleed, The Rolling Stones, London Calling, The Clash, Screamadelica, Primal Scream, The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stardust And The Spiders From Mars, David Bowie and Parklife by Blur.
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10 years anniversary |
08 Jan 2015
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death
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Leif Rantala, Finnish-Swedish linguist and academic (b. 1947) |
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08 Jan 2015
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death
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Richard Meade, English horse rider (b. 1938) |
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08 Jan 2015
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death
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Curtis Lee, American singer-songwriter (b. 1939) |
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08 Jan 2015
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death
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Patsy Garrett, American actress and singer (b. 1921) |
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08 Jan 2015
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death
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Kep Enderby, Australian lawyer, judge, and politician, 23rd Attorney-General for Australia (b. 1926) |
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08 Jan 2015
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death
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Andraé Crouch, American singer-songwriter, producer, and pastor (b. 1942) |
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