373 Historic Events for January 18
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| 1943 |
Birth |
Dave Greene, rocker
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| 1944 |
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1st Chinese naturalized US citizen since repeal of exclusion acts
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| 1944 |
Birth |
Larry "Legs" Smith, rocker (Bonzo Dog Band-Urban Spaceman)
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| 1944 |
Birth |
Relus ter Beek, Dutch Minister of defense (PvdA)
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| 1945 |
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Warsaw freed by Soviet army
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| 1946 |
Birth |
Katia Ricclarelli, actress (Falstaff, Otello, Turandot)
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| 1947 |
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"Red Mill" closes at Ziegfeld Theater NYC after 831 performances
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| 1947 |
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Detroit Tigers sell Hank Greenberg to Pirates (for $25-35,000)
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| 1947 |
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Small river steamer sank on Yangtze River, kills 400
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| 1948 |
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1st courses begin at University of Ibadan, Nigeria
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| 1948 |
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Ted Mack's "Original Amateur Hour" begins, DuMont (later NBC/ABC/CBS)
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| 1948 |
Birth |
Takeshi Kitano, Tokyo Japan, actor (Merry Christmas Mr Lawrence)
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| 1949 |
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"They Stand Accused" courtroom drama premieres on CBS (later DuMont)
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| 1949 |
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South African Rev Andries P Treurnicht marries Engela Dreyer
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| 1949 |
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1st US Congressional standing committee headed by Negro (W Dawson)
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| 1950 |
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Christopher Fry's "Venus Observed," premieres in London
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| 1950 |
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Indians pitcher Bob Feller, after 15-14 season, takes $20,000 salary cut to $45,000, pay cut is Feller's own suggestion
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| 1950 |
Birth |
John Hughes, director (Breakfast Club, 16 Candles, Weird Science)
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| 1950 |
Birth |
Claudia de Colombia, Bogato Columbia, spanish singer (Yo Creo En Ti)
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| 1950 |
Birth |
Gilles Villeneuve, Canadian auto racer
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| 1951 |
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NFL takes control of failing Baltimore Colts
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| 1951 |
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NFL rules tackles, guards and centers ineligible for forward pass
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| 1951 |
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Hermann Flake sentenced to death due to "hate campaign against GDR"
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| 1951 |
Death |
Robert Mark, US chairman (Caste World Congress), dies at 41
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| 1951 |
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1st use of lie detector in Netherlands
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