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01/21/1972
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Mizoram, formerly part of Assam, creates an Indian union territory
Type: Event
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01/21/1972
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Alan Benes, Evansville IN, pitcher (St Louis Cardinals)
Type: Birth
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01/21/1972
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Howard Nathan, NBA guard (Atlanta Hawks)
Type: Birth
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01/21/1972
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Shelley Looney, ice hockey forward (USA, Oly-98)
Type: Birth
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01/21/1973
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3rd NFL Pro Bowl: AFC beats NFC 33-28
Type: Event
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01/21/1973
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Leslie Nielson appears on M*A*S*H in "Ringbanger"
Type: Event
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01/21/1973
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Bubba Miller, corner (Philadelphia Eagles)
Type: Birth
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01/21/1973
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Grady Jackson, defensive tackle (Oakland Raiders)
Type: Birth
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01/21/1973
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Jamal Cox, WLAF linebacker (Rhein Fire)
Type: Birth
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01/21/1974
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Gold hits record $161.31/silver hits record $3.97 an ounce in London
Type: Event
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01/21/1974
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Jerald Sowell, fullback (NY Jets)
Type: Birth
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01/21/1974
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Jerry Wunsch, tackle (Tampa Bay Buccaneers)
Type: Birth
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01/21/1974
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Orpheus Roye, defensive end (Pittsburgh Steelers)
Type: Birth
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01/21/1974
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Jan Arends, Dutch poet/author, dies at 48
Type: Death
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01/21/1974
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Ken Viljoen, cricketer (played 27 Tests for S Africa 1930-47), dies
Type: Death
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01/21/1974
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Lewis L Strauss, head US Atomic Energy Comm (1953-58), dies at 78
Type: Death
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01/21/1975
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28th NHL All-Star Game: Wales beat Campbell 7-1 at Montreal
Type: Event
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01/21/1975
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Anette Oldenborg, Miss Universe-Denmark (1996)
Type: Birth
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01/21/1975
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Faghma Absalom, Miss Universe-Namibia (1996)
Type: Birth
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01/21/1975
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Willem Korsten, Dutch soccer player (Vitesse)
Type: Birth
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01/21/1975
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Marie Lohr, actress (Pygmalion, Small Hotel, Escapade), dies at 84
Type: Death
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01/21/1976
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Supersonic Concorde, 1st commercial flights, by Britain and France
Type: Event
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01/21/1976
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Amanda Little, Miss USA-Texas (1997, top 6)
Type: Birth
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01/21/1976
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Emma Lee Bunton, "Baby Spice", Finchley London, vocalist (Spice Girls)
Type: Birth
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01/21/1976
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Lynn Thomas, Newport News VA, playmate (May 1997)
Type: Birth
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01/21/1977
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Italy legalizes abortion
Type: Event
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01/21/1977
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Pres Jimmy Carter pardons almost all Vietnam War draft evaders
Type: Event
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01/21/1977
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John Vincent, composer, dies at 74
Type: Death
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01/21/1977
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Zoltan Vasarhelyi, composer, dies at 76
Type: Death
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01/21/1978
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Bee Gees' "Saturday Night Fever" album goes #1 for 24 weeks
Type: Event
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01/21/1979
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Neptune becomes outermost planet (Pluto moves closer)
Type: Event
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01/21/1979
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Price of gold increases to record $875 troy oz
Type: Event
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01/21/1979
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Superbowl XIII: Pitts Steelers beat Dallas Cowboys, 35-31 in Miami Superbowl MVP: Terry Bradshaw, Pittsburgh, QB
Type: Event
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01/21/1979
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Kelly Gaudet, Miss Florida Teen USA (1996)
Type: Birth
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01/21/1980
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Gold hits record $850 an ounce
Type: Event
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01/21/1980
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Les Henson, Virginia Tech, makes 89' 3" basketball field goal
Type: Event
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01/21/1980
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Aubrie Rippner, LA Calif, tennis star (1995 USTA National Girls 18)
Type: Birth
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01/21/1981
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"Shakespeare's Cabaret" opens at Bijou Theater NYC for 54 performances
Type: Event
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01/21/1981
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Bernhard Goetz is assault for 1st time on a NY subway train
Type: Event
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01/21/1981
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Allyn Joslyn, actor (They Won't Forget, Cafe Society), dies at 79
Type: Death
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01/21/1982
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"Little Me" opens at Eugene O'Neill Theater NYC for 36 performances
Type: Event
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01/21/1982
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NY Islanders begin then NHL record 15 game winning streak
Type: Event
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01/21/1983
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Bollingen Prize for poetry awarded to Anthony E Hecht
Type: Event
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01/21/1983
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Reagan certifies El Salvador human-rights abuses have decreased making country eligible for US military aid
Type: Event
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01/21/1984
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US male Figure Skating championship won by Scott Hamilton
Type: Event
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01/21/1984
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Jackie Wilson, US singer (I Get the Sweetest Feeling), dies at 49
Type: Death
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01/21/1985
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-19øF (-28øC), Caesar's Head, South Carolina (state record)
Type: Event
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01/21/1985
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-34øF (-37øC), Mt Mitchell, North Carolina (state record)
Type: Event
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01/21/1985
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Bomb attack on Borobudur temple in Java
Type: Event
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01/21/1985
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Dennis Potvin ties Bobby Orr's career record of 270 NHL goals
Type: Event
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