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18 Jan 1925
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Anthony Joly de Lotbiniere: TV producer
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18 Jan 1925
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Gilles Deleuze: Philosopher
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18 Jan 1925
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Roepie Kruize: Dutch field hockey player (Olympics Bronze 1948 / Silver 1952)
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18 Jan 1925
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Sol Yurick, American soldier and author (d. 2013) |
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18 Jan 1925
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John V. Evans, American soldier and politician, 27th Governor of Idaho (d. 2014) |
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18 Jan 1925
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Gilles Deleuze, French metaphysician and philosopher (d. 1995) |
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18 Jan 1925
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Roepie Kruize Dutch field hockey player (Olympics-Bronze-48/Silver-52)
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18 Jan 1925
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Gilles Deleuze philosopher
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18 Jan 1925
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Anthony Joly de Lotbiniere TV producer
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| 75 years anniversary |
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18 Jan 1950
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Claudia de Colombia: Bogato, Colombia -- Spanish singer (Yo Creo En Ti)
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18 Jan 1950
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Gilles Villeneuve: Canadian auto racer
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18 Jan 1950
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Gilles Villeneuve, Canadian race car driver (d. 1982) |
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18 Jan 1950
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Gianfranco Brancatelli, Italian race car driver |
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18 Jan 1950
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Indians pitcher Bob Feller, after 15-14 season, takes $20,000 salary cut to $45,000, pay cut is Feller's own suggestion
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18 Jan 1950
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Christopher Fry's "Venus Observed" premieres in London
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18 Jan 1950
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Gilles Villeneuve Canadian auto racer
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18 Jan 1950
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Claudia de Colombia Bogato Columbia, Spanish singer (Yo Creo En Ti)
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18 Jan 1950
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John Hughes director (Breakfast Club, 16 Candles, Weird Science)
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| 50 years anniversary |
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18 Jan 1975
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birth
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Derek Smith: Linebacker (Washington Redskins)
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18 Jan 1975
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"Jeffersons" spinoff from "All in the Family" premieres on CBS
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18 Jan 1975
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Gertrude Olmstead, American actress (b. 1897) |
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18 Jan 1975
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Barry Manilow scored his first US No.1 single when 'Mandy', (originally titled 'Brandy' when it was recorded in 1972 by Scott English), went to the top of the charts.
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18 Jan 1975
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Status Quo were at No.1 on the UK singles chart with 'Down Down', the group's only UK No.1 from 52 hits between 1968 and 1996.
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18 Jan 1975
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"The Jeffersons" spin-off from "All in the Family" premieres on CBS
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18 Jan 1975
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Derek Smith linebacker (Washington Redskins)
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| 25 years anniversary |
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18 Jan 2000
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The Tagish Lake meteorite impacts the Earth. |
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18 Jan 2000
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Margarete Schütte-Lihotzky, Austrian architect (b. 1897) |
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18 Jan 2000
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Spencer Goodman was executed by lethal injection in Huntsville, Texas. Goodman was convicted of kidnapping and murdering the wife of ZZ Top manager Bill Ham in 1991. Ham was present for the execution.
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| 20 years anniversary |
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18 Jan 2005
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The Airbus A380, the world's largest commercial jet, is unveiled at a ceremony in Toulouse, France |
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18 Jan 2005
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Pez Whatley, American wrestler (b. 1951) |
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18 Jan 2005
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death
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Lamont Bentley, American actor and rapper (b. 1973) |
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18 Jan 2005
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Motown producer Norman Whitfield pleaded guilty for failing to report royalty income he earned from 1995 to 1999 to the Internal Revenue Service. Facing charges of tax evasion on over $2 million worth of income, he was sentenced to six months of house arrest and a $25,000 fine. The producer was not imprisoned because of health problems.
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| 15 years anniversary |
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18 Jan 2010
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death
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Robert B. Parker, American author and academic (b. 1932) |
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18 Jan 2010
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death
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Kate McGarrigle, Canadian singer-songwriter and accordion player (Mountain City Four and Kate and Anna McGarrigle) (b. 1946) |
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18 Jan 2010
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Canadian folk singer Kate McGarrigle died of cancer at home in Montreal at the age of 63. Once married to folk singer Loudon Wainwright lll, Kate was the mother of singers Rufus and Martha Wainwright. She rose to prominence with sister Anna when they recorded together in the 1970s. Other artists who covered the pair's songs included Emmylou Harris, Elvis Costello, Billy Bragg, Kirsty MacColl and Judy Collins.
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| 10 years anniversary |
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18 Jan 2015
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death
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Tony Verna, American director and producer, invented instant replay (b. 1933) |
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18 Jan 2015
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death
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Piet van der Sanden, Dutch journalist and politician (b. 1924) |
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18 Jan 2015
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death
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Christine Valmy, Romanian cosmetologist and author (b. 1926) |
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18 Jan 2015
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death
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Dallas Taylor, American drummer (Manassas and Clear Light) (b. 1948) |
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18 Jan 2015
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death
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Alberto Nisman, Argentinian lawyer (b. 1963) |
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18 Jan 2015
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death
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Cynthia Layne, American singer-songwriter (b. 1963) |
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