449 Historic Events for January 28
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| 1913 |
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Jan Masseus, composer
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| 1914 |
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Beverly Hills, Ca, is incorporated
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| 1914 |
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1st Millrose Games (athletics) held (NYC)
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| 1915 |
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US Pres Wilson refuses to prohibit immigration of illiterates
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| 1915 |
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1st US ship lost in WW I, William P Frye (carrying wheat to UK)
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| 1915 |
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US Coast Guard created from Life Saving and Revenue Cutter services
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| 1916 |
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German colony of Cameroon surrenders to Britain and France
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| 1916 |
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1st Jewish Supreme Court justice, Louis Brandeis, appointed by Wilson
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| 1916 |
Birth |
Peter Crossley-Holland, composer
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| 1916 |
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Opera "Goyescas," premieres (NYC)
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| 1918 |
Birth |
Vito Scotti, SF Calif, actor (Flying Nun, Barefoot in the Park)
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| 1918 |
Birth |
Wilson Ferreira Aldunate, Uruguayan politician/human rights worker
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| 1918 |
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Trotsky becomes leader of Reds
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| 1918 |
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Strike on Berlin ammunition's factory
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| 1918 |
Birth |
Trevor Skeet, British MP
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| 1918 |
Birth |
Harry M Corbett, Bradford, puppeteer/entertainer (Sooty, Some People)
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| 1918 |
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Suzanne Flon, Paris France, actress (One Deadly Summer, Moulin Rouge)
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| 1918 |
Death |
John McCrae, Canadian poet/physician, dies
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| 1920 |
Birth |
James Whyte, Moderator (General Assembly of Church of Scotland)
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| 1921 |
Birth |
Alfred Marks, actor/comedian (Desert Mice, Scream and Scream Again)
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| 1922 |
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J E Clair turns Green Bay franchise back to NFL
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| 1922 |
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American Pro Football Association renamed "National Football League"
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| 1922 |
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Robert W Holley, US, biochemist, worked with RNA (Nobel '68)
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| 1923 |
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Demonstration against a Dutch University in Ghent
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| 1923 |
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NSDAP 1st election in Munich
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