387 Historic Events for January 21
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| 1911 |
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Stanley William Reed, cineaste
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| 1912 |
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Konrad Bloch, Germany, biochemist (studied cholesterol-Nobel 1964)
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| 1913 |
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Aristide Briand forms French govt
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| 1915 |
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Kiwanis International founded in Detroit
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| 1915 |
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Alan Hewitt, NYC, actor (Det Brennan-My Favorite Martian)
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| 1916 |
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[JW] Al James Woodie exander, songwriter/vocalist
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| 1917 |
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Rohan Butler, historian
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| 1918 |
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Geoffrey Dawes, physiologist
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| 1919 |
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Sinn Fein proclaims parliament of Free Ireland
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| 1919 |
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Jinx Falkenburg, Barcelona Spain, actress (Masquerade Party)
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| 1920 |
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Donald Cuthbert Coleman, economic historian
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| 1920 |
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Torsten Nilsson, composer
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| 1920 |
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Errol Walton Barrow, PM of Barbados (DLP) (1966-76, 1986-87)
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| 1921 |
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Todor Popov, composer
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| 1921 |
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John Doucette, Brockton Mass, actor (Lock Up, Big Town)
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| 1921 |
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Barney Clark, 1st to receive a permanent artificial heart
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| 1922 |
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1st slalom ski race run, Murren, Switzerland
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| 1922 |
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Jean P Vroom, Dutch sculptor
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| 1922 |
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Paul Scofield, Hurst England, actor (Man for All Seasons, Train)
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| 1923 |
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Judith Merril, [Josephine Juliet Grossman], sci-fi writer
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| 1924 |
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Telly Savalas, Garden City NJ, actor (Acapulco, Kojak)
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| 1924 |
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Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov Lenin, Russian leader, dies of a stroke at 53
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| 1924 |
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Benny Hill, Southampton England, comedian (Benny Hill Show)
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| 1925 |
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Lola Flores, Cadiz Spain, singer/actress (Kuma Ching, Faraona)
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| 1925 |
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Albanian parliament announces itself a republic; Ahmed Zogoe pres
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