393 Historic Events for January 25
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| 1925 |
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Eric Dempster, cricketer (NZ slow bowl of mid-50's, bowling avg 109.5)
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| 1927 |
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Gregg Palmer, SF, actor (Scream, To Hell and Back)
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| 1927 |
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Seung Sahn, zen teacher (Korean line)
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| 1927 |
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Antonio Carlos Jobim, composer
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| 1928 |
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Eduard Shevardnadze, Soviet Georgia, foreign minister of USSR (-91)
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| 1929 |
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Bradman scores 340* for NSW v Victoria, 488 mins, 38 fours
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| 1931 |
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Paavo J Haavikko, finnish writer/poet/husband of Marja-Liisa Vartio
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| 1931 |
Birth |
Dean Jones, Decatur Ala, actor (Ensign O'Toole, Company, Love Bug)
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| 1931 |
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Stikkan, Stig Anderson, music entrepreneur
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| 1931 |
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Harold Lloyd Jr, actor (Frankenstein's Daughter)
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| 1932 |
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Bradman scores 167 NSW v Victoria, 224 mins, 22 fours
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| 1932 |
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1st commencement exercises at Hebrew U in Jerusalem
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| 1933 |
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Coraz¢n Aquino, president of Philippines (1986-92)
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| 1934 |
Birth |
Elizabeth Allen, Jersey City NJ, actress (Laura-Bracken's World)
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| 1936 |
Birth |
Dan Schaefer, (Rep-R-CO, 1983- )
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| 1936 |
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Diana Hyland, Cleve Hgts Ohio, actress (Peyton Place, 8 is Enough)
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| 1937 |
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Miami-to-Tampa bus overturned in a canal, kills 13
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| 1937 |
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1st broadcast of "Guiding Light" on NBC radio
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| 1937 |
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Soap Opera "Guiding Light" premieres on radio
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| 1937 |
Birth |
Kathleen Tynan Halton, writer
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| 1937 |
Birth |
Don Maynard, NFL receiver (NY Jets), #13
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| 1938 |
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Etta James, [Jamesette Hawkins], US singer (Roll With Me Henry)
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| 1938 |
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Betico Croes, Arubian politician (Status Aparte)
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| 1938 |
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Ian Hay's "Bachelor Born," premieres in NYC
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| 1939 |
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Earthquake hits Chill n Chile, 10,000 killed
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