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01/21/1891
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Francisco Lazaro, Portuguese runner
Type: Birth
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01/21/1892
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John Couch Adams, English co-discoverer of Neptune, dies
Type: Death
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01/21/1894
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Oscar Fredriksen skates world record 500m in 47.8 sec
Type: Event
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01/21/1894
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Guillaume Jean Joseph Nicolas Lekeu, composer, dies at 24
Type: Death
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01/21/1897
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J Carrol Naish, NYC, actor (Charlie Chan-Adv of Charlie Chan)
Type: Birth
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01/21/1898
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John George, Syria, actor (Kolb-Adventures of Fu Manchu)
Type: Birth
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01/21/1898
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Avery Claflin, composer
Type: Birth
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01/21/1901
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Clyde Fitch's "Climbers," premieres in NYC
Type: Event
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01/21/1903
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Hermanus J A M Schaepman, Dutch clergyman/politician, dies at 58
Type: Death
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01/21/1903
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"Wizard of Oz," premieres in NYC
Type: Event
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01/21/1903
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Harry Houdini escapes police station Halvemaansteeg in Amsterdam
Type: Event
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01/21/1903
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International Theater (Majestic, Park) opens at 5 Columbus Circle NYC
Type: Event
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01/21/1904
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Leos Janacek's opera "Jenufa," premieres in Brno
Type: Event
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01/21/1904
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Richard P Blackmur, Mass, critic/poet (Good European)
Type: Birth
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01/21/1904
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Joseph Ford McGuinn, Brooklyn NY, actor (Dick Tracy's G-Men)
Type: Birth
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01/21/1905
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Christian Dior, Normandy France, fashion designer (long-skirted look)
Type: Birth
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01/21/1906
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Fred Fehl, Austrian/US Broadway photographer
Type: Birth
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01/21/1906
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John Putz, journalist
Type: Birth
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01/21/1907
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Kenora Thistles sweep Mont Wanderers in 2 for Stanley Cup
Type: Event
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01/21/1908
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Bengt Str”mgren, G”teborg Sweden, astrophysicist (studied gas cloud)
Type: Birth
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01/21/1908
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August Strindberg's "Spoksonaten," premieres in Stockholm
Type: Event
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01/21/1908
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NYC regulation makes it illegal for a woman to smoke in public
Type: Event
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01/21/1909
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Todor Skalovski, composer
Type: Birth
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01/21/1910
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Lord Cayzer, British financier/swcheeps magnate/multi-millionaire
Type: Birth
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01/21/1910
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British-Russian military intervention in Persia
Type: Event
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01/21/1911
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Stanley William Reed, cineaste
Type: Birth
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01/21/1912
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Konrad Bloch, Germany, biochemist (studied cholesterol-Nobel 1964)
Type: Birth
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01/21/1913
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Aristide Briand forms French govt
Type: Event
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01/21/1915
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Kiwanis International founded in Detroit
Type: Event
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01/21/1915
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Alan Hewitt, NYC, actor (Det Brennan-My Favorite Martian)
Type: Birth
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01/21/1916
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[JW] Al James Woodie exander, songwriter/vocalist
Type: Birth
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01/21/1917
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Rohan Butler, historian
Type: Birth
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01/21/1918
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Geoffrey Dawes, physiologist
Type: Birth
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01/21/1919
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Sinn Fein proclaims parliament of Free Ireland
Type: Event
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01/21/1919
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Jinx Falkenburg, Barcelona Spain, actress (Masquerade Party)
Type: Birth
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01/21/1920
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Donald Cuthbert Coleman, economic historian
Type: Birth
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01/21/1920
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Torsten Nilsson, composer
Type: Birth
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01/21/1920
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Errol Walton Barrow, PM of Barbados (DLP) (1966-76, 1986-87)
Type: Birth
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01/21/1921
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Todor Popov, composer
Type: Birth
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01/21/1921
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John Doucette, Brockton Mass, actor (Lock Up, Big Town)
Type: Birth
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01/21/1921
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Barney Clark, 1st to receive a permanent artificial heart
Type: Birth
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01/21/1922
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1st slalom ski race run, Murren, Switzerland
Type: Event
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01/21/1922
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Jean P Vroom, Dutch sculptor
Type: Birth
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01/21/1922
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Paul Scofield, Hurst England, actor (Man for All Seasons, Train)
Type: Birth
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01/21/1923
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Judith Merril, [Josephine Juliet Grossman], sci-fi writer
Type: Birth
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01/21/1924
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Telly Savalas, Garden City NJ, actor (Acapulco, Kojak)
Type: Birth
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01/21/1924
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Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov Lenin, Russian leader, dies of a stroke at 53
Type: Death
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01/21/1924
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Benny Hill, Southampton England, comedian (Benny Hill Show)
Type: Birth
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01/21/1925
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Lola Flores, Cadiz Spain, singer/actress (Kuma Ching, Faraona)
Type: Birth
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01/21/1925
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Albanian parliament announces itself a republic; Ahmed Zogoe pres
Type: Event
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