692 Historic Events for January 1
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| 1907 |
Event |
Pres Theodore Roosevelt shakes a record 8,513 hands in 1 day
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| 1907 |
Death |
Cyrill Kistler, composer, dies at 58
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| 1907 |
Birth |
Erich Schmid, composer
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| 1908 |
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Jack Hobbs makes his Test debut at the MCG (83 and 28)
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| 1908 |
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1st time, ball signifying new year dropped at Times Square
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| 1908 |
Birth |
Kinue Hitoma, Japan, 800m runner (Oly-silver-1928)
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| 1909 |
Birth |
Barry Goldwater, (Sen-R-Az, 1953-65, 69- )/Pres candidate (R) 1964)
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| 1909 |
Birth |
D D Hindlekar, cricketer (Indian batsman and wicket-keeper 1936-46)
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| 1909 |
Event |
Robert Fowler runs then world record marathon (2:52:45.4)
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| 1909 |
Birth |
Dana Andrews, Collins Miss, actor (Battle of the Bulge, Laura)
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| 1910 |
Birth |
Russ Bender, actor/writer (Amazing Colossal Man, Space Monster)
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| 1910 |
Event |
Simpson-Hayward (England) takes 6-43 on debut with underarm lobs
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| 1911 |
Birth |
Hank Greenberg, Hall-of-Fame 1st baseman (Detroit Tiger)
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| 1911 |
Birth |
Endre Szervanszky, composer [or Dec 27]
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| 1911 |
Event |
Belgian Mining law introduces 9«-hour work day
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| 1911 |
Event |
South Australia transfers Northern Territory to federal government
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| 1912 |
Birth |
Kim Philby, British spy/Soviet mole
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| 1912 |
Event |
Sun Yat-sen forms Chinese Republic
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| 1912 |
Birth |
Victor Reuther, Wheeling WV, labor leader
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| 1912 |
Event |
1st running of SF's famed "Bay to Breakers" race (7.63 miles/12.3 km)
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| 1913 |
Event |
Post office begins parcel post deliveries
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| 1913 |
Birth |
Eliot Janeway, financial writer (Economics of Chaos)
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| 1914 |
Event |
1st scheduled airline flight, St Petersburg-Tampa (Tony Jannus pilot)
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| 1914 |
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Klaas ter Laan becomes Neth's 1st socialist mayor (Zaandam)
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| 1914 |
Event |
Northern and Southern Nigeria united in British colony of Nigeria
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