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01/31/1952
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Rosanne Musgrave, headmistress (Blackheath HS)
Type: Birth
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01/31/1953
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"Princess Victoria" capsized off Stanraer Scotland; 133 die
Type: Event
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01/31/1953
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Hurricane-like winds flood Netherlands drowning 1,835
Type: Event
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01/31/1953
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NY, Cleveland, and Boston retaliate at Bill Veeck, forcing the Browns to play afternoon games to avoid sharing TV revenues
Type: Event
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01/31/1953
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Aart Mol, Dutch bassist (Catapult)
Type: Birth
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01/31/1954
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Adrian Vandenberg, Amsterdam Neth, rock guitarist (Whitesnake)
Type: Birth
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01/31/1954
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Sheik Faoud Ahamul Bacchus, cricketer (West Indian bat late 70's)
Type: Birth
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01/31/1954
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Edwin H Armstrong, US radio inventor (FM), commits suicide at 63
Type: Death
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01/31/1954
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Florence Bates, actress (Kismet, I Remember Mama), dies at 65
Type: Death
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01/31/1955
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RCA demonstrates 1st music synthesizer
Type: Event
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01/31/1955
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Virginia Ruzici, Romania, tennis star
Type: Birth
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01/31/1955
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John R Mott, US theologist/founder (YMCA, Nobel 1946), dies at 89
Type: Death
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01/31/1956
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French govt of Mollet forms
Type: Event
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01/31/1956
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Juscelino Kubitschek becomes president of Brazil
Type: Event
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01/31/1956
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Johnny Rotten, [John Lydon], rocker (Sex Pistols-God Save the Queen)
Type: Birth
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01/31/1956
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Lloyd Cole, rocker
Type: Birth
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01/31/1956
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Trevor A Manuel, South African UDF/ANC-leader
Type: Birth
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01/31/1957
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Liz Taylor's 2nd divorce (Michael Wilding)
Type: Event
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01/31/1957
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Trans-Iranian oil pipe line finished
Type: Event
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01/31/1957
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Brett "the Hitman" Hart, Alberta Canada, WWF champion
Type: Birth
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01/31/1957
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Shirley F Babashoff, Calif, swimmer (Olympics-6 silver/2 gold-72, 76)
Type: Birth
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01/31/1958
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"Jackpot Bowling" premieres on NBC with Leo Durocher as host
Type: Event
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01/31/1958
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James van Allen discovers radiation belt
Type: Event
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01/31/1958
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US launches their 1st artificial satellite, Explorer 1
Type: Event
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01/31/1958
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Rafael Santana, shortstop (NY Mets, NY Yankees)
Type: Birth
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01/31/1958
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Tom Schuman, pianist (Spyro Gyra-Morning Dance)
Type: Birth
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01/31/1959
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Joe Cronin signs 7 year pact to become head of AL
Type: Event
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01/31/1959
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Anthony LaPaglia, actor (Murder One)
Type: Birth
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01/31/1959
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Kelly Lynch, actress (Drugstore Cowboy)
Type: Birth
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01/31/1960
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Songwriter Adolph Green marries actress/singer Phyllis Newman in NYC
Type: Event
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01/31/1960
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Elaine Roque, Santa Monica Ca, beach volleyballer (Olympics-96)
Type: Birth
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01/31/1960
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Lowell Gilmore, actor (Calcutta, Roadblock), dies at 53
Type: Death
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01/31/1961
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David Ben-Gurion resigns as premier of Israel
Type: Event
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01/31/1961
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Ham is 1st primate in space (158 miles) aboard Mercury/Redstone 2
Type: Event
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01/31/1961
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Houston voters approve bond to finance luxury domed stadium
Type: Event
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01/31/1961
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Kanhai completes twin tons (117 and 115) v Aust at Adelaide
Type: Event
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01/31/1961
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NATO secretary-general Paul-Henri Spaak says he'll resign
Type: Event
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01/31/1961
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USAF launches Samos spy satellite to replace U-2 flights
Type: Event
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01/31/1961
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Lloyd Cole, guitar/vocals (and the Commotions-Rattlesnakes)
Type: Birth
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01/31/1962
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Gen Charles P Cabell, USAF, ends term as deputy director of CIA
Type: Event
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01/31/1962
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Samuel Gravely assumes command of destroyer escort "USS Falgout"
Type: Event
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01/31/1963
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Tony Sheridan and Beat Brothers record "What'd I Say" and "Ruby Baby"
Type: Event
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01/31/1963
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John Dye, Amory Mass, actor (Andrew-Touched by an Angel)
Type: Birth
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01/31/1963
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Scott Ian Rosenfeld, Bayside NY, rocker (Anthrax-Protest and Survive)
Type: Birth
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01/31/1964
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US report "Smoking and Health" connects smoking to lung cancer
Type: Event
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01/31/1964
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Oto Hascak, hockey forward (Team Slovakia 1998)
Type: Birth
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01/31/1964
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Remi Bouchard, Lasalle Que, Canadian Tour golfer (1989 India Open)
Type: Birth
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01/31/1964
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Sharon Cain, San Antonio TX, team handball center back (Olympics-1996)
Type: Birth
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01/31/1965
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Pud Galvin elected to baseball Hall of Fame
Type: Event
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01/31/1965
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Adam Johnson, Portland Ore, beach volleyballer (Olympics-96)
Type: Birth
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