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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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Lisa Boray, [Schulte Nordholt], Dutch singer (Lovers Until the End)
Type: Birth
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01/26/1956
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Simon Howard, English large landowner (Castle Howard)
Type: Birth
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01/26/1957
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Bernanos and Poulenc's opera "Dialogue des Carmelites," premieres
Type: Event
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01/26/1957
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Dutch PSP, Pacifist Socialistic Party, forms
Type: Event
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01/26/1957
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India annexes Kashmir
Type: Event
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01/26/1957
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Joseph F Cairnes succeeds Lou Perini as Pres of Milwaukee Braves
Type: Event
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01/26/1957
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Ashok Malhotra, cricketer (Indian batsman in 7 Tests 1982-84)
Type: Birth
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01/26/1957
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Eddie Van Halen, Nijmegan Neth, rock guitarist (Van Halen-Jump, 1984)
Type: Birth
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01/26/1957
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Shivlal Yadav, cricketer (Indian off-spinner 102 Test wickets 1979-87)
Type: Birth
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01/26/1958
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H Laskow replaces Moshe Dayan on as Israeli minister of Defense
Type: Event
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01/26/1958
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Jack Smith takes over for Art Baker as TV host of "You Asked for It"
Type: Event
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01/26/1958
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Marlene Hagge wins LPGA Lake Worth Open Golf Invitational
Type: Event
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01/26/1958
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Anita Baker, Toledo Oh, singer (Giving You the Best That I Got)
Type: Birth
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01/26/1958
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B James Lowry, rocker (Boys Band)
Type: Birth
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01/26/1958
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Dave Rummells, Cedar Rapids IA, Nike golfer (1993 Buick-2nd)
Type: Birth
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01/26/1958
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Ellen DeGeneres, New Orleans LA, comediene (Ellen Morgan-Ellen)
Type: Birth
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01/26/1958
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Norman Lamont Hassan, British reggae musician (UB40-Red Red Wine)
Type: Birth
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01/26/1959
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Italy govt of Fanfani resigns
Type: Event
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01/26/1959
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KOKH TV channel 25 in Oklahoma City, OK (IND/PBS) begins broadcasting
Type: Event
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01/26/1960
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Danny Heater scores 135 pts in basketball game (Boys' HS)
Type: Event
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01/26/1960
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High-school basketball sensation Danny Heater scores 135 points
Type: Event
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01/26/1960
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Oakland enters AFL
Type: Event
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01/26/1960
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Pete Rozelle elected NFL commissioner on 23rd ballot
Type: Event
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01/26/1960
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Gary Plummer, NFL linebacker (San Diego Chargers, SF 49ers)
Type: Birth
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01/26/1960
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Jeanette Bolden, LA Calif, 4x100m runner (Olympic-gold-1984)
Type: Birth
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01/26/1961
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"Are You Lonesome Tonight?" by Elvis Presley peaks to #1
Type: Event
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01/26/1961
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1st woman "personal physician to president"-JG Travell
Type: Event
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01/26/1961
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Wayne Gretzky, Brantford Ont, NHL great scorer (Oiler, King, Rangers)
Type: Birth
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01/26/1961
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Morris Nichols, cricketer (41 wkts in 14 Tests for Eng 1930-39), dies
Type: Death
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01/26/1962
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Bishop Burke of Buffalo Catholic dioceses declares Chubby Checker's
Type: Event
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01/26/1962
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Canadian Marine Service renamed Coast Guard
Type: Event
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01/26/1962
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David Diamond's 7th Symphony, premieres in Philadelphia
Type: Event
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01/26/1962
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US launches Ranger 3, misses Moon by 22,000-mi (37,000-km)
Type: Event
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01/26/1962
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"Twist" is impure and bans it from all Catholic schools
Type: Event
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01/26/1962
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Roshan Guneratne, cricketer (wicketless in only Test SL v Aust 1983)
Type: Birth
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01/26/1962
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Tim May, cricketer (Australian off-spinner 1987-95)
Type: Birth
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01/26/1962
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Tom Keifer, rock guitarist/vocalist (Cinderella-Heartbreak Station)
Type: Birth
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01/26/1962
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Charles "Lucky" Luciano, NYC Mafia gangster, dies at 65
Type: Death
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01/26/1962
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Fran Lhotka, composer, dies at 78
Type: Death
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01/26/1963
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"Milk and Honey" closes at Martin Beck Theater NYC after 543 perfs
Type: Event
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01/26/1963
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Major League Rules Committee votes to expand strike zone
Type: Event
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01/26/1963
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Andrew Ridgeley, England, rock guitarist (Wham-Wake Me Up)
Type: Birth
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01/26/1963
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Jazzie B, [Beresford Romeo], English rapper (Soul II Soul-Feel Free)
Type: Birth
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01/26/1963
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Simon O'Donnell, cricketer (Deniliquin NSW ODI all-rounder 1985-90)
Type: Birth
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01/26/1963
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John Sigvard Olsen, comedian (Olsen and Johnson), dies at 70
Type: Death
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01/26/1965
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South Vietnam milt coup under general Nguyen Khanh
Type: Event
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01/26/1965
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Allison Hossack, Manitoba, actress (Olivia-Another World)
Type: Birth
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01/26/1965
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Lou Frazier, US baseball outfielder (Montreal Expos)
Type: Birth
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01/26/1965
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Tim McDonald, safety (San Francisco 49ers)
Type: Birth
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