376 Historic Events for January 2
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| 1913 |
Death |
L‚on P Teisserenc de Bort, Fr meteorologist (stratosphere), dies at 57
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| 1913 |
Birth |
Gardner Read, Evanston, Illinois, composer
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| 1914 |
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Philips installs research dept in Eindhoven
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| 1915 |
Death |
Karl Goldmark, Austria-Hungarian composer (Queen of Saba), dies at 84
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| 1915 |
Birth |
John Hope Franklin, historian
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| 1917 |
Death |
Edward B Tylor, English anthropologist, dies at 84
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| 1917 |
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Royal Bank of Canada takes over Qu‚bec Bank
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| 1918 |
Death |
Sijbe K Bakker, vicar/theologist (Christian-Socialism), dies at 42
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| 1918 |
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Dodgers trade Casey Stengel and Cutshaw to Pitts for Grimes and Mamaux
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| 1918 |
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NHL Montreal Wanderers disband after Westmount arena burns down
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| 1919 |
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Anti-British uprising in Ireland
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| 1919 |
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Lithuania gains independence
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| 1920 |
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10,000 US union and socialist organizers arrested (Palmer Raids)
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| 1920 |
Birth |
Isaac Asimov, Russia, scientist/writer (I Robot, Foundation Trilogy)
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| 1920 |
Birth |
Penelope Jessel, politcal activist
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| 1920 |
Birth |
Peter Harrison Swan, bomber pilot/stockbroker
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| 1920 |
Birth |
Duke of Devonshire, English large landowner/art collector
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| 1921 |
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DeYoung Museum in Golden Gate Park opens
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| 1921 |
Death |
Theobald von Bethmann-Hollweg, Ger chancellor/PM (Prussia), dies at 64
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| 1921 |
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1st religious service radio broadcast in US, KDKA-Pittsburgh
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| 1922 |
Birth |
Nico Schuyt, composer
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| 1922 |
Birth |
Renata Tebaldi, Pesaro Italy, lyric soprano
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| 1922 |
Birth |
Jason Evers, NYC, actor (Wrangler, Channing)
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| 1923 |
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Ku Klux Klan surprise attack on black residential area Rosewood Fla, 8 killed (compensation awarded in 1995)
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| 1923 |
Death |
Sam Carter, black resident of Rosewood Florida, lynched by KKK
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