361 Historic Events for January 16
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| 1892 |
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Imakita Kosen, Zen teacher/abbot of Engagkuji monastery, dies
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| 1893 |
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Henry C Rmke, Dutch psychiatrist (Periods in Man's Life)
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| 1893 |
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Johan Philip Koelman, painter/sculptor/architect, dies at 74
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| 1894 |
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Guy Chamberlin, early NFL end/coach (Canton, Frankford, Cards)
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| 1897 |
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John Dewey's essay "My Pedagogic Creed" appears in School Journal
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| 1901 |
Death |
Arnold B”cklin, Swiss painter, dies at 73
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| 1901 |
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Hiram Revels, dies at 73
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| 1901 |
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Fulgencio Batista, president/dictator of Cuba (1933-44, 1952-59)
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| 1902 |
Birth |
Eric Liddell, China, English 400m runner (Olympic-gold-1924)
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| 1902 |
Birth |
Evelyn Levine, composer
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| 1904 |
Birth |
Max Vredenburg, composer
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| 1905 |
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Baseball outfielder Frank Huelsman traded for 6th time in 8 months
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| 1905 |
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Stanley Cup: Ottawa Silver 7 sweep Dawson City (Yukon) in 2 games Ottawa Silver 7 beats Dawson City (Yukon) 23-2 for Stanley Cup, this is most lopsided playoff game, Frank McGee scores 14 goals
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| 1905 |
Birth |
Ernesto Halffter, composer
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| 1906 |
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-13] Conference of Algeciras (about Morocco)
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| 1906 |
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-Apr 13] Conference of Algeciras (about Morocco)
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| 1906 |
Birth |
Diana Winyard, London, actress (Cavalcade)
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| 1906 |
Birth |
Clement Greenberg, art critic
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| 1907 |
Birth |
Phillip Humphrey Vellacott, classicist
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| 1907 |
Birth |
Alexander Knox, Canada, actor (Gorky Park, 2 of a Kind)
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| 1907 |
Death |
Alfred Shaw, cricketer (seven Tests for England 1877-82), dies
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| 1908 |
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Pinnacles National Monument, Calif established
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| 1908 |
Birth |
Ethel Merman, stage and screen actress (Anything Goes, Call Me Madam)
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| 1909 |
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British explorer Ernest Shackleton finds magnetic south pole
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| 1909 |
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David, Mawson and Mackay reach south magnetic pole
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