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01/29/1946
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Sidney James Jones, composer, dies at 84
Type: Death
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01/29/1946
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Harry L Hopkins, US min of Business (Loan and Lease law), dies at 55
Type: Death
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01/29/1947
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Israel Wetrin, managing director (Elonex)
Type: Birth
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01/29/1947
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Michael Mavor, Head Master (Rugby School)
Type: Birth
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01/29/1947
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David Byron, vocalist (Uriah Heep)
Type: Birth
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01/29/1947
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Fred Barratt, cricket (5 wkts at 47 in 5 Tests for Eng 1929-30), dies
Type: Death
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01/29/1947
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Arthur Miller's "All My Sons," premieres in NYC
Type: Event
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01/29/1948
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Bill Kirchen, singer/guitarist (Commander Cody and Lost Planet Airmen)
Type: Birth
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01/29/1948
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Marc Singer, Vancouver Canada, actor (V, Dallas)
Type: Birth
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01/29/1948
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Felice Taylor, RandB singer (I Feel Love Comin' On)
Type: Birth
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01/29/1948
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"Look Ma, I'm Dancin'" opens at Adelphi Theater NYC for 188 perfs
Type: Event
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01/29/1948
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Commissioner Happy Chandler fines the Yankees, Cubs, and Phillies $500 each for signing high school players
Type: Event
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01/29/1949
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Brit, Belgium, Lux, Neth, NZ and Switz recognize Israel
Type: Event
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01/29/1949
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Tommy Ramone, [Thomas Erdelyi], Budapest, rock drummer (Ramones)
Type: Birth
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01/29/1950
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Jody Schecter, South African auto maker (World Driver's 1979)
Type: Birth
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01/29/1950
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Ann Jillian, Cambridge Mass, actress (Mr Mom, Jennifer Slept Here)
Type: Birth
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01/29/1951
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James Bridie, [Osborne Henry Mavor], dramatist, dies
Type: Death
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01/29/1951
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"Where's Charley?" opens at Broadway Theater NYC for 56 performances
Type: Event
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01/29/1951
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Baseball signs 6 year All-Star pact for TV-radio rights for $6 million
Type: Event
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01/29/1951
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Liz Taylor's 1st divorce (Conrad Hilton Jr)
Type: Event
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01/29/1951
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Andy Roberts, cricketer (brilliant WI quickie with 202 wickets 74-84)
Type: Birth
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01/29/1951
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Earl Howe
Type: Birth
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01/29/1952
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Tommy Ramone, [Erdelyi], Hungary, rock drummer/bassist [Ramones)
Type: Birth
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01/29/1953
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Dalila di Lazzaro, Udine Italy, covergirl/model (Vogue)
Type: Birth
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01/29/1953
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1st movie in Cinemascope (The Robe) premieres
Type: Event
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01/29/1954
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Arnold Schoenberg's "De Profundis," premieres in Cologne
Type: Event
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01/29/1954
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Dick Manitoba, vocalist (Dictators)
Type: Birth
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01/29/1954
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Oprah Winfrey, Mississippi, actress/TV host (Color Purple, Oprah)
Type: Birth
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01/29/1954
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Alejandro Casa¤as, Havana Cuba, 110m hurdler (Olympic-silv-1976, 80)
Type: Birth
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01/29/1955
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John Tate, US, heavyweight boxer (Olympic-bronze-1968)
Type: Birth
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01/29/1955
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Hans Hedtoft, premier of Denmark (1947.. 55), dies at 51
Type: Death
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01/29/1955
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John Williams Cox buys Yankee Stadium, sells grounds to Knights of Columbus, later leaves structure to Rice University (1962)
Type: Event
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01/29/1956
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F Durrenmatt's "Der Besuch der Alten Dame," premieres in Zurich
Type: Event
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01/29/1956
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H[enry] L[ouis] Mencken, US essayist/critic (Smart Set), dies at 75
Type: Death
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01/29/1957
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Graham Greene's "Potting Shed," premieres in NYC
Type: Event
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01/29/1957
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Jac Bico, Dutch guitarist/singer (Tambourine)
Type: Birth
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01/29/1957
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Irlene Mandrell, Corpus Christi Tx, country singer (Mandrell Sisters)
Type: Birth
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01/29/1958
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Judy Norton-Taylor, Santa Monica Calif, actress (Mary Ellen-Waltons)
Type: Birth
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01/29/1958
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Ole Mortensen, cricketer (pace bowler for Derbyshire and Denmark)
Type: Birth
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01/29/1958
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Paul Newman and Joanne Woodward wed
Type: Event
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01/29/1958
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Murderer, Charles Starkweather, captured by police in Wyoming
Type: Event
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01/29/1959
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Paul McGann, actor (Dr Who)
Type: Birth
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01/29/1959
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Walt Disney's "Sleeping Beauty" released
Type: Event
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01/29/1960
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Sean Kerly, hockey player
Type: Birth
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01/29/1960
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Matthew Ashford, Davenport IA, actor (Jack Devaraux-Days of Our Lives)
Type: Birth
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01/29/1960
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Gregory Efthimos Louganis, San Diego Ca, diver (Olympic-gold-1984, 88)
Type: Birth
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01/29/1960
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Eddie Jackson, bassist (Queensryche-Breaking the Silence)
Type: Birth
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01/29/1960
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Louis Jean Heydt, actor (Joe-Waterfront), dies at 54
Type: Death
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01/29/1960
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Steve Sax, 2nd baseman (LA Dodgers, NY Yankees, Chic White Sox)
Type: Birth
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01/29/1960
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Cho-Liang Lin, Taiwan, violinist (Queen Sophia 1st prize)
Type: Birth
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