100 years anniversary |
03 Oct 1924
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King Hussein of Hedzjaz abdicts throne
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03 Oct 1924
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birth
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Harvey Kurtzman, American cartoonist (d. 1993) |
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03 Oct 1924
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birth
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Arkady Vorobyov, Russian weightlifter (d. 2012) |
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03 Oct 1924
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history
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WW2
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Franklin Roosevelt visited Warm Springs, Georgia, United States for the first time; the warm waters there were said to have healing powers.
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75 years anniversary |
03 Oct 1949
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birth
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Yekaterina Aleksandrowna Ivanova: Russian Cosmonaut (Soyuz T-15A)
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03 Oct 1949
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event
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WERD, 1st black-owned radio station, opens in Atlanta
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03 Oct 1949
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birth
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Lindsey Buckingham, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (Fleetwood Mac) |
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03 Oct 1949
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birth
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J. P. Dutta, Indian director, producer, and screenwriter |
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03 Oct 1949
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birth
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Aleksandr Rogozhkin, Russian director and screenwriter |
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03 Oct 1949
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birth
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Laurie Simmons, American artist |
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03 Oct 1949
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event
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WERD, the first black-owned radio station in the United States, opens in Atlanta. |
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03 Oct 1949
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music
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birth Lindsey Buckingham guitar, vocals, Fleetwood Mac, (1987 UK No.5 single 'Little Lies' and 1977 US No.1 single 'Dreams' from world wide No.1 album 'Rumours').
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50 years anniversary |
03 Oct 1974
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event
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Pele retires as soccer player
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03 Oct 1974
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event
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Watergate trial begins
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03 Oct 1974
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birth
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Mike Johnson, Canadian ice hockey player and sportscaster |
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03 Oct 1974
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birth
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Marianne Timmer, Dutch speed skater |
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25 years anniversary |
03 Oct 1999
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death
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Akio Morita, Japanese businessman, co-founded Sony (b. 1921) |
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03 Oct 1999
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music
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Akio Morita the founder of Sony electronics died aged 78. The 1979 Sony Walkman transformed both Sony and consumers across the world.
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03 Oct 1999
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music
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Tom Jones went to No.1 on the UK album chart with 'Reload', making the singer the oldest artist to score a UK No.1 album with new material. The album featured the collaboration with Mousse T, 'Sexbomb', which reached No.3 on the UK Singles Chart, and was later used in an episode of The Simpsons.
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20 years anniversary |
03 Oct 2004
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death
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John Cerutti, American baseball player and sportscaster (b. 1960) |
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03 Oct 2004
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death
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Janet Leigh, American actress, singer, and author (b. 1927) |
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03 Oct 2004
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music
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UK singer Joss Stone scored her first UK No.1 album with her second release 'Mind Body & Soul.' Stone became the youngest female singer to top the UK Albums Chart, a record previously held by Avril Lavigne.
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15 years anniversary |
03 Oct 2009
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death
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Vladimir Beekman, Estonian poet and translator (b. 1929) |
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03 Oct 2009
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death
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Fatima el-Sharif, Libyan wife of Idris of Libya (b. 1911) |
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03 Oct 2009
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event
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The presidents of Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, and Turkey sign the Nakhchivan Agreement on the Establishment of Turkic Council. |
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10 years anniversary |
03 Oct 2014
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death
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Peer Augustinski, German actor (b. 1940) |
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03 Oct 2014
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death
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Ewen Gilmour, New Zealand comedian and television host (b. 1963) |
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03 Oct 2014
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death
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Benedict Groeschel, American priest, psychologist, and talk show host (b. 1933) |
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03 Oct 2014
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death
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Jean-Jacques Marcel, French footballer (b. 1931) |
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03 Oct 2014
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death
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Kevin Metheny, American businessman (b. 1954) |
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03 Oct 2014
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death
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Ward Ruyslinck, Belgian author (b. 1929) |
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03 Oct 2014
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music
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A mint-condition copy of The Beatles' Please Please Me album, signed by George Harrison, Paul McCartney, John Lennon, and Ringo Starr sold for $36,655 at an auction held in the US.
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