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01/02/1947
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Lanny Bassham, US, rifle-3 position (Olympic-gold-1976)
Type: Birth
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01/02/1948
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WNDT (now WNET) TV channel 13 in New York-Newark, NY (PBS) begins
Type: Event
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01/02/1949
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KDKA TV channel 2 in Pittsburgh, PA (CBS) begins broadcasting
Type: Event
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01/02/1949
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Chick Churchill, Wales, keyboardist (Ten Years After-I'm Going Home)
Type: Birth
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01/02/1949
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Christopher Durang, Montclair NJ, playwright/actor (Sister Mary)
Type: Birth
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01/02/1950
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Lou Gramm, rocker
Type: Birth
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01/02/1950
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Emil Jannings, actor (The Way of All Flesh), dies at 65
Type: Death
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01/02/1951
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Philip Barry's "Second Threshold," premieres in NYC
Type: Event
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01/02/1951
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Nadia Cassini, [Gianna Lou Muller], Woodstock NY, model (Oui)
Type: Birth
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01/02/1952
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"Pal Joey" opens at Broadhurst Theater NYC for 542 performances
Type: Event
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01/02/1952
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Wendy Phillips, Bkln NY, actress (Executive Suite, Promised Land)
Type: Birth
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01/02/1952
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Ricky Van Shelton, Grit Va, country singer (Wild-Eyed Dream)
Type: Birth
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01/02/1953
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NBA Baltimore Bullets begin a 32 game road losing streak
Type: Event
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01/02/1954
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Ludmila Borozna, USSR, volleyball player (Olympic-gold-1972)
Type: Birth
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01/02/1954
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Herman Wouks "Caine Mutiny," premieres in NYC
Type: Event
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01/02/1955
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Jos Antonio Remon, president of Panam (1952-55), assassinated
Type: Death
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01/02/1955
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1st "Bob Cummings Show" premieres on NBC (later on CBS)
Type: Event
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01/02/1956
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Poujadists/communists win French parliamentary elections
Type: Event
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01/02/1957
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Joanna Pacula, Tomszowaubelski Poland, actress (Gorky Park, Kiss)
Type: Birth
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01/02/1958
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Dmitri Shostakovitch' 2nd Piano concert, premieres in NY
Type: Event
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01/02/1959
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USSR launches Mechta (Luna 1) for 1st lunar fly-by, 1st solar orbit
Type: Event
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01/02/1959
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Kirti Azad, cricketer (Indian off-spin all-rounder in 7 Tests 1981-83)
Type: Birth
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01/02/1959
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Cuban dictator Fulgencio Batista flees
Type: Event
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01/02/1960
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John F Kennedy announces run for US Presidency
Type: Event
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01/02/1960
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Cees [Cornelis J] Laseur, Dutch actor/dir (Hague Comedy), dies at 60
Type: Death
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01/02/1960
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Chris van Abkoude, author (Pietje Bell, Kruimeltje), dies at about 79
Type: Death
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01/02/1960
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Fausto Coppi, Italian, ran world record 45,798 km, dies at 40
Type: Death
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01/02/1960
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Friedrich Adler, Austria soc-dem, murdered PM Strgkh, dies at 80
Type: Death
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01/02/1960
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Raman Lamba, cricketer (Indian opening batsman 1986-87)
Type: Birth
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01/02/1960
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John Reynolds sets age of solar system at 4,950,000,000 years
Type: Event
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01/02/1960
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1st redshank old world shore bird reported in N America (Halifax)
Type: Event
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01/02/1960
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Roger Sessions' 4th Symphony, premieres
Type: Event
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01/02/1960
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Senator John F Kennedy, announces his candidacy for president
Type: Event
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01/02/1961
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Hawaii's, then all time low temperature, 14øF recorded atop Haleakale
Type: Event
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01/02/1961
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Bob Catterall, cricketer (1555 runs/24 Tests for S Afr 1922-31), dies
Type: Death
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01/02/1961
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1st AFL Championship Game, Houston Oilers beat LA Chargers 24-16
Type: Event
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01/02/1962
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Nighttime version of "Password" with Allen Ludden premieres on CBS
Type: Event
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01/02/1963
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Jack Carson, actor (Star is Born, Mildred Pierce), dies at 52
Type: Death
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01/02/1963
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David Cone, KC Mo, baseball pitcher (NY Mets/Tor Blue Jays/NY Yankees)
Type: Birth
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01/02/1963
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Edgar Martinez, NYC, baseball 1st baseman (Seattle Mariners)
Type: Birth
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01/02/1963
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Dick Powell, actor/director (Dick Powell Theater), dies at 58
Type: Death
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01/02/1964
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Failed assassination attempt on president Nkrumah of Ghana
Type: Event
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01/02/1964
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Ayub Khan elected president of Pakistan
Type: Event
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01/02/1964
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Rumesh Ratnayake, cricketer (Sri Lankan pacer in 23 Tests 1983-92)
Type: Birth
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01/02/1964
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Pernell Whitaker, boxer (Olympic-gold)
Type: Birth
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01/02/1964
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Christopher John Gray, priest
Type: Birth
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01/02/1965
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Staf Gustaf Frans Nees, composer, dies at 63
Type: Death
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01/02/1965
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Diane Lane, NYC, actress (Streets of Fire, Lady Beware, Lonesome Dove)
Type: Birth
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01/02/1965
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Russ Courtnall, Duncan, NHL right wing (Vancouver Canucks)
Type: Birth
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01/02/1965
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Greg Swindell, Fort Worth TX, pitcher (Houston Astros, Cleve Indians)
Type: Birth
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