401 Historic Events for January 22
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| 1941 |
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British/Australian troops capture Tobruk from Italians
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| 1942 |
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Sietze de Groot wins 8th Dutch 11 city skate (8:44:06)
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| 1942 |
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Japanese air raid on Rabaul, New Britain
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| 1942 |
Death |
Reimond Tollenaere, leader Flemishch Natl Front, dies at 81
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| 1942 |
Death |
Walter Richard Sickert, British painter (Free House!), dies at 81
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| 1943 |
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66.3 cm precipitation at Hoegees Camp, Calif (state record)
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| 1943 |
Birth |
H James "Jim" Saxton, (Rep-R-NJ, 1984- )
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| 1943 |
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Joint Chiefs of Staff determine invasion in Sicily for July 10th
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| 1943 |
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Battle of Anzio: Italy; Allies stopped on beach[1944]-
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| 1943 |
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Temperature rises 49øF (9øC) in 2 minutes in Spearfish, SD
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| 1944 |
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During World War II, Allied forces begin landing at Anzio Italy
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| 1945 |
Birth |
Michael Cristofer, actor/writer (Little Drummer Girl)
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| 1945 |
Death |
Carlo Felice Boghen, composer, dies a day before 76th birthday
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| 1945 |
Death |
Else Lasker-Schler, writer, dies at 48
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| 1945 |
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Heavy US air raid on Okinawa
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| 1945 |
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Burma highway reopens
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| 1945 |
Death |
A Wolfenstein, writer, dies at 61
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| 1945 |
Birth |
Oliver, rocker
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| 1945 |
Death |
Johan Eykman, theologist (World Church), dies at 52
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| 1946 |
Birth |
Andrew Rubin, New Bedford Mass, actor (Hometown, Joe Bash) [or Jun 22]
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| 1946 |
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US president sets up CIA, Central Intelligence Agency
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| 1947 |
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1st commercial TV station west of Mississippi opens, Hollywood CA
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| 1947 |
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KTLA TV channel 5 in Los Angeles, CA (IND) begins broadcasting
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| 1948 |
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Jim Laker takes 7-103 in his 1st Test Cricket innings v WI Barbados
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| 1949 |
Birth |
James P Pennington, rocker (Exile)
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