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01 Feb 1950
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Urko Kekkonen elected President of Finland
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01 Feb 1950
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USSR demands condemnation of Emperor Hirohito for war crimes
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01 Feb 1950
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birth Mike Campbell, guitarist with Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers who had the 1977 single 'American Girl', the 1989 UK No.28 single 'I Won't Back Down', and the 1991 UK No.3 album 'Into The Great Wide Open'. Campbell has also worked with Bob Dylan, Johnny Cash, Fleetwood Mac, Roger McGuinn, Tracy Chapman, Warren Zevon, George Harrison and Stevie Nicks.
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| 50 years anniversary |
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01 Feb 1975
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birth
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Martijn Reuser: Dutch soccer player (Ajax)
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01 Feb 1975
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death
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Richard Wattis: Actor (Dick & Duchess, Liberace), dies at 62
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01 Feb 1975
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"Hoppy, Gene & Me" by Roy Rogers peaks at #65
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01 Feb 1975
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"Men on the Moon" closes at Little Theater NYC after 5 performances
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01 Feb 1975
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1st successful Washington Cap penalty shot, Ken Lockett vs. Vancouver Canucks
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01 Feb 1975
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Lorne Henning scores on 3rd Islander penalty shot
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01 Feb 1975
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Otis Francis Tabler is 1st open homosexual to get security clearance to work for the Defense Department
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01 Feb 1975
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birth
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Ekaterini Thanou, Greek sprinter |
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01 Feb 1975
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birth
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Martijn Reuser, Dutch footballer |
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01 Feb 1975
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birth
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Big Boi, American rapper and producer (Outkast and Purple Ribbon All-Stars) |
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01 Feb 1975
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Neil Sedaka had his second US No.1 single with 'Laughter In The Rain', over 12 years after his last chart topper 'Breaking Up Is Hard To Do'.
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01 Feb 1975
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Pilot were at No.1 on the UK singles chart with 'January', the Scottish group's only No.1. The song was a No.1 hit in Australia for eight weeks.
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01 Feb 1975
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birth Big Boi, (Antoine Patton), Outkast, US rapper who had the 2001 US No.1 & UK No.2 single 'Ms Jackson' and the 2004 US No.1 single 'Hey Ya'.
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| 20 years anniversary |
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01 Feb 2005
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King Gyanendra of Nepal carries out a coup d'état to capture the democracy, becoming Chairman of the Councils of ministers. |
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01 Feb 2005
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death
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John Vernon, Canadian-American actor (b. 1932) |
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01 Feb 2005
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Elvis Presley was at No.1 on the UK singles chart with 'It's Now Or Never', the singers 21st No.1, first released in 1960.
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| 15 years anniversary |
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01 Feb 2010
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death
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Jaap van der Poll, Dutch javelin thrower (b. 1914) |
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01 Feb 2010
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death
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Justin Mentell, American actor (b. 1982) |
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01 Feb 2010
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death
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Jack Brisco, American wrestler and manager (b. 1941) |
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| 10 years anniversary |
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01 Feb 2015
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death
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Monty Oum, American animator, director, and screenwriter (b. 1981) |
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01 Feb 2015
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death
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Udo Lattek, German footballer, manager, and sportscaster (b. 1935) |
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01 Feb 2015
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death
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Aldo Ciccolini, Italian-French pianist (b. 1925) |
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