374 Historic Events for January 19
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| 1937 |
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Millionaire Howard Hughes sets transcontinental air record (7h28m25s)
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| 1937 |
Event |
Cy Young, Tris Speaker and Nap Lajorie elected to Baseball Hall of Fame
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| 1938 |
Birth |
Eskil Hemberg, composer
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| 1938 |
Event |
GM began mass production of diesel engines
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| 1938 |
Birth |
Denny Smith, (Rep-R-OR, 1981- )
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| 1938 |
Birth |
Phil Everly, Brownie Ky, singer (Everly Bros-Wake Up Little Susie)
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| 1939 |
Event |
Ernest Hausen of Wisconsin sets chicken-plucking record-4.4 sec
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| 1940 |
Birth |
Barend J du Plessis, S African minister of Finance (1984- )
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| 1940 |
Birth |
Mary Mills, LPGA golfer
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| 1941 |
Event |
British troops occupies Kassalaf Sudan
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| 1941 |
Event |
British offensive in Eritrea
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| 1942 |
Event |
Titus Brandsma arrested by German occupiers
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| 1942 |
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Japanese forces invade Burma
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| 1942 |
Birth |
Michael Crawford, England, Broadway star (Phantom of the Opera)
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| 1942 |
Birth |
Shelly Fabares, Santa Monica Calif, actress (Donna Reed Show, Coach)
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| 1943 |
Birth |
Janis Joplin, Port Arthur Tx, bluesy rock singer (Down on Me)
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| 1943 |
Event |
Joint Chiefs of Staff decide on invasion in Sicily
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| 1943 |
Birth |
Margriet Francisca, Dutch Princess
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| 1943 |
Birth |
Joe Butler, rocker
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| 1944 |
Birth |
Pehr Henrik Nordgren, composer
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| 1944 |
Birth |
Richard [Erskine Frere] Leakey, Nairobi Kenya, anthropologist
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| 1944 |
Death |
Harold Fraser-Simson, composer, dies at 71
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| 1944 |
Birth |
Dan Reeves, NFL Coach (NY Giants, Denver Broncos, Atlanta Falcons)
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| 1945 |
Death |
Ernest B Allo, French theologist, dies at 71
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| 1945 |
Birth |
Vadim Abdrashitov, director (Fox Hunt, Parade of Planets)
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