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01/31/1904
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B‚la Bart¢k's symphony "Kossuth," premieres
Type: Event
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01/31/1904
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E van Ruller, Dutch journalist/ARP-alderman/co-founder (Trouw)
Type: Birth
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01/31/1904
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L‚on N H Jungschl„ger, head of military intelligence (Neth-Indies)
Type: Birth
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01/31/1905
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1st auto to exceed 100 mph (161 kph), A G MacDonald, Daytona Beach
Type: Event
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01/31/1905
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Carroll Wright appointed 1st US Commissioner of Labor
Type: Event
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01/31/1905
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Anna Blaman, [Johanna P Vrugt], Dutch writer (Wife and Friend)
Type: Birth
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01/31/1905
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Charles de Trooz, Belgian literary (Le Magister et Ses MaŒtres)
Type: Birth
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01/31/1905
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John O'Hara, Pottstown Penn, novelist (Appointment at Samarra)
Type: Birth
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01/31/1906
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Strongest instrumentally recorded earthquake, Colombia, 8.6 Richter
Type: Event
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01/31/1906
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Benjamin Frankel, composer
Type: Birth
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01/31/1906
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R W Bonham, founder (International Braille Chess Association)
Type: Birth
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01/31/1908
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Ren‚ Simone Mathieu, France, doubles tennis star (Wimbledon 1934)
Type: Birth
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01/31/1909
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Foley Newns, British colonial administrator
Type: Birth
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01/31/1909
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Miron Grindea, literary editor
Type: Birth
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01/31/1910
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Herbert Ashworth, CEO (Nationwide Building Society)
Type: Birth
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01/31/1911
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Congress names SF as Panama Canal opening celebration site
Type: Event
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01/31/1911
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A G Ogston, president (Trinity College-Oxford)
Type: Birth
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01/31/1911
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Christina Foyle, book seller
Type: Birth
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01/31/1913
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Don Hutson, NFL end (Packers)
Type: Birth
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01/31/1913
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Hector Iglesias Villoud, composer
Type: Birth
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01/31/1913
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Wayne Millner, NFL end (Boston/Washington Redskins)
Type: Birth
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01/31/1914
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Carey Lofton, Blountsville Fla, actor (Skinner-Troubleshooters)
Type: Birth
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01/31/1914
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Jersey Joe Walcott, heavyweight boxing champ (1951-52)
Type: Birth
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01/31/1914
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Louis Osman, architect/artist/goldsmith
Type: Birth
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01/31/1915
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1st (German) poison gas attack, against Russians
Type: Event
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01/31/1915
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Bobby Hackett, Providence RI, trumpeteer/orch leader (Air Time '57)
Type: Birth
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01/31/1915
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Garry Moore, [Thomas Garrison Morfit], Balt, host (I've Got a Secret)
Type: Birth
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01/31/1915
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John Profumo, president (Toynbee Hall)
Type: Birth
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01/31/1915
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Thomas Merton, France, Trappist monk/poet/essayist (7 Storey Mt)
Type: Birth
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01/31/1915
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William Crosbie, artist
Type: Birth
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01/31/1916
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Dutch Girl Guides form
Type: Event
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01/31/1916
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Ciro D Crown, premier of Dutch Antilles (1968-69)
Type: Birth
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01/31/1916
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Frank A Parker, tennis champ (US Open-1944)
Type: Birth
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01/31/1916
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Violet Cane, statistician
Type: Birth
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01/31/1917
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Germany notifies US that U-boats will attack neutral merchant ship
Type: Event
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01/31/1917
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Erich Geiringer, general practitioner campaigner
Type: Birth
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01/31/1917
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Jose Maceda, composer
Type: Birth
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01/31/1919
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Jackie Robinson, Ga, 1st black major league baseball player (Dodgers)
Type: Birth
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01/31/1919
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Lord Lowry
Type: Birth
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01/31/1919
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Paul Lindau, German playwright/critic (Estimate), dies at 79
Type: Death
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01/31/1920
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1st Ukrainian daily newspaper in US (NYC) begins publication
Type: Event
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01/31/1920
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Joe Malone, Qu‚bec Bulldogs, sets NHL record with 7 goals in a game
Type: Event
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01/31/1920
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Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, at Howard University, incorporates
Type: Event
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01/31/1920
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Patrick Heron, painter
Type: Birth
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01/31/1920
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Robert Hersant, press baron
Type: Birth
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01/31/1920
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Stewart L Udall, St Johns Ariz, US Secretary of Interior (1961-69)
Type: Birth
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01/31/1921
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Carol Channing, Wash, actress (Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, Hello Dolly)
Type: Birth
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01/31/1921
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John Agar, Chicago, actor (Fort Apache, Sands of Iwo Jima)
Type: Birth
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01/31/1921
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Mario Lanza, Phila, actor/singer (Great Caruso, Toast of New Orleans)
Type: Birth
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01/31/1922
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Michael Wilford, diplomat
Type: Birth
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