376 Historic Events for January 2
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| 1904 |
Birth |
James Melton, Moultrie Ga, opera tenor (Ford Festival)
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| 1904 |
Death |
James Longstreet, Confederate general, dies at 82
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| 1904 |
Birth |
Sally Rand, Hickory County MO, stripper (fan dance)
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| 1905 |
Event |
Japanese troops capture Port Arthur
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| 1905 |
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Elara, a satellite of Jupiter, discovered by Perrine
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| 1905 |
Birth |
Michael Kemp Tippett, English composer/conductor (Child of our Time)
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| 1907 |
Birth |
Edward Albert Radice, economist
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| 1907 |
Birth |
Salvador Ley, composer
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| 1908 |
Death |
Dom Joƒo G da Cƒmara, Portuguese journalist/playwright, dies at 55
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| 1908 |
Event |
Canadian branch of the Royal Mint opens in Ottawa
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| 1908 |
Birth |
Ben Grauer, NYC, newscaster (Big Story)
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| 1908 |
Birth |
Janis Kepitis, composer
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| 1909 |
Event |
1st official Dutch 11 city skate (Minne Hoekstra in 13:50)
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| 1909 |
Birth |
Rene Etiemble, French literature historian (Parlez-vous Franglais)
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| 1910 |
Birth |
Ulrich Becher, writer
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| 1910 |
Event |
1st junior high schools in US opens (Berkeley Calif)
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| 1911 |
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Bkln Dodgers pres Charles Ebbets announces purchase of grounds to build a new concrete-and-steel stadium to seat 30,000
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| 1912 |
Birth |
Andre Ameller, composer
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| 1912 |
Birth |
Anna Lee, Ightham England, actress (Scruples, Lila-General Hospital)
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| 1912 |
Birth |
Barbara Pentland, Winnipeg Canada, composer
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| 1912 |
Birth |
Renato Guttuso, Italian painter (Flight from Etna, Crucifixion)
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| 1913 |
Event |
National Woman's Party forms
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| 1913 |
Birth |
Juanita E Jackson Mitchell, US head (NAACP)
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| 1913 |
Birth |
L‚on P Teisserenc de Bort, France, meteorologist
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| 1913 |
Birth |
Ernest Sidey, British air marshal
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