361 Historic Events for January 16
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| 1943 |
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-60øF (-51øC), Island Park Dam, Idaho (state record)
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| 1943 |
Birth |
Gavin Bryars, composer
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| 1943 |
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Franz Courtens, Flemish painter (Sunny Lane), dies at 88
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| 1943 |
Birth |
Brian Ferneyhough, composer
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| 1944 |
Birth |
Jim Stafford, Eloise Fla, singer (Spiders and Snakes, My Girl Bill)
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Birth |
Ronnie Milsap, Robbinsville NC, country singer (Legend in My Time)
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Birth |
Chris de Marigny, painter/designer
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| 1944 |
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Gen Eisenhower took command of Allied Invasion Force in London
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| 1945 |
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US 1st and 3rd army meet at Houffalise
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| 1945 |
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Kabir Bedi, actor (Thief of Baghdad, Terminal Entry)
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| 1945 |
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Scottish 52nd land division/1st Commando brigade-assault at Heinsberg
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| 1945 |
Death |
Dennis Donnini, Brit rifleman (Victoria Cross), dies in battle at 19
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| 1946 |
Death |
Johanna HC Albregt, actress/wife of Henri Dons (Paradise), dies at 71
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| 1946 |
Birth |
Michael L Coats, Sacramento Ca, Capt USN/astr (STS 41-D, 29, 39)
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| 1947 |
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Vincent Aurial elected president of France
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| 1947 |
Birth |
Georgette Mosbacher, CEO (La Prairie cosmetics)
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| 1947 |
Birth |
Juliet Berto, Grenoble France, actress (Le Sex Shop)
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Birth |
Anatoli Yakovlevich Solovyov, Riga, cosmonaut (TM-5,9,15,26, STS 71)
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Birth |
Christopher Moran, English financier/multi-millionaire
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| 1948 |
Birth |
Cliff Thorburn, Victoria, BC, champion snooker player
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Birth |
John Carpenter, Carthage NY, director (Halloween, The Thing)
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| 1948 |
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35 Haganah members are ambushed and killed in Gush Etzyon
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| 1949 |
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KNBH (now KNBC) TV channel 4 in Los Angeles, CA (NBC) 1st broadcast
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| 1949 |
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"Rape of Lucretia" closes at Ziegfeld Theater NYC after 23 perfs
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| 1949 |
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WTOP (now WUSA) TV channel 9 in Washington, DC (CBS) 1st broadcast
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