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01/26/1942
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Gerard L F Philips, Dutch manufacturer (Philips), dies at 83
Type: Death
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01/26/1942
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Nigel Walmsley, chairman (Carlton UK Television)
Type: Birth
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01/26/1942
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William McLennan, CEO (Central Statistical Office)
Type: Birth
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01/26/1942
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Scott Glenn, Pittsburgh, actor (Right Stuff, Personal Best, Backdraft)
Type: Birth
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01/26/1943
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Peter Kenton Winkler, composer
Type: Birth
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01/26/1943
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Jean Knight, vocalist (Mr Big Stuff)
Type: Birth
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01/26/1943
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Sherian Grace Cadoria, brigadier general
Type: Birth
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01/26/1943
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Nikolai Vavilov, geneticist, Saratovv labour camp, dies
Type: Death
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01/26/1944
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Angela Yvonne Davis, black activist/professor
Type: Birth
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01/26/1945
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Jacqueline du Pr‚e, Oxford England, cellist
Type: Birth
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01/26/1945
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Mick Hill, cricketer (NSW all-rounder 1964-75)
Type: Birth
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01/26/1945
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Soviet forces reach Auschwitz concentration camp
Type: Event
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01/26/1946
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Christopher Hampton, Azores, playwright (Oviri, Hotel du Lac)
Type: Birth
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01/26/1946
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Gene Siskel, movie critic (Siskel and Ebert)
Type: Birth
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01/26/1946
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Timothy Clifford, director (National Galleries of Scotland)
Type: Birth
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01/26/1947
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Patrick Dewaere, [PJMH Bordeaux], France, actor (Les Valseuses)
Type: Birth
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01/26/1947
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KLM Dakota crashes near Copenhagen, 22 die
Type: Event
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01/26/1947
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Grace Moore, US soprano/actress (1 Night of Life), dies at 45
Type: Death
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01/26/1947
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Gustav Adolf, crown prince of Sweden, dies in air crash
Type: Death
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01/26/1948
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Corky Laing, rocker (Mountain)
Type: Birth
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01/26/1948
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Ignaz Friedman, composer, dies at 65
Type: Death
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01/26/1948
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Executive Order 9981, end segregation in US Armed Forces signed
Type: Event
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01/26/1949
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Derek Holt, rocker (Climax Blues Band)
Type: Birth
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01/26/1949
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Paul Nurse, dr/director-general elect (Imperial Cancer Research Fund)
Type: Birth
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01/26/1949
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Victor Fleming, director (Wizard of Oz, Gone With Wind), dies at 65
Type: Death
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01/26/1949
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WHIO TV channel 7 in Dayton, OH (CBS) begins broadcasting
Type: Event
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01/26/1950
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Betsy van den Arend, Dutch [Betje], actress (Miss Hobbs), dies at 78
Type: Death
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01/26/1950
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Jorg Haider, Austrian polical leader (Austrian Freedom Pary)
Type: Birth
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01/26/1950
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David Strathairn, actor (LA Confidential, Eight Men Out)
Type: Birth
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01/26/1950
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India becomes a republic ceaseing to be a British dominion
Type: Event
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01/26/1951
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Mel Ott and Jimmie Foxx elected to Baseball Hall of Fame
Type: Event
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01/26/1951
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Walt Willey, Ottawa Ill, actor (Jackson Montgomery-All My Children)
Type: Birth
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01/26/1951
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Andy Hummell, Memphis Tn, rock bassist (Big Star)
Type: Birth
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01/26/1951
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David Briggs, rock guitarist (Little River Band-Help is on it's Way)
Type: Birth
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01/26/1951
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Jarmila Kratochvilova, Czech, 400m/800m runner (Olympic-silver-1980)
Type: Birth
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01/26/1952
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Mario Runco Jr, Bronx NY, Lt Cmdr USN/astronaut (STS 44, 54, 77)
Type: Birth
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01/26/1952
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Thomas Edward Henderson, SC, basketballer (Olympic-silver-1972)
Type: Birth
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01/26/1952
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Louis van Deyssel, Dutch writer (Diary of Franc Rozelaar), dies at 87
Type: Death
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01/26/1953
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Martinus Nijhoff, Dutch poet/translator (spelling), dies at 58
Type: Death
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01/26/1953
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Andr‚e C van Es, Dutch MP (PSP)
Type: Birth
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01/26/1953
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Bert Heerink, Amsterdam, rock vocalist
Type: Birth
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01/26/1953
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Lucinda Williams, singer
Type: Birth
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01/26/1954
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Ground breaking begins on Disneyland
Type: Event
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01/26/1954
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Martin Dunn, British editor (Today)
Type: Birth
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01/26/1954
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Carl J Eldh, Swedish sculptor, dies at 80
Type: Death
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01/26/1954
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Kim Hughes, cricketer (brilliant Australian batsman 1977-84)
Type: Birth
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01/26/1955
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Lucia Mendez, Mexico, spanish singer (Lucia es Luna Moreno)
Type: Birth
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01/26/1956
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Porkkala military base returned to Finland by USSR
Type: Event
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01/26/1956
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Buddy Holly's 1st formal recording session
Type: Event
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01/26/1956
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7th Winter Olympic games open in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy
Type: Event
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