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01/04/1971
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Richard Chee Quee, cricketer (NSW opening batsman Fiji/Chin ancestry)
Type: Birth
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01/04/1972
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Carl-Olof Anderberg, composer, dies at 57
Type: Death
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01/04/1972
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Mike McCoy, WLAF quarterback (Amsterdam Admirals)
Type: Birth
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01/04/1973
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Lamont Warren, NFL running back (Indianapolis Colts)
Type: Birth
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01/04/1973
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Ray Mickens, cornerback (NY Jets)
Type: Birth
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01/04/1973
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Todd Sauerbrun, NFL punter/kicker (Chic Bears)
Type: Birth
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01/04/1974
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Nixon refuses to hand over tapes subpoenaed by Watergate Committee
Type: Event
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01/04/1974
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Karel Janacek, composer, dies at 70
Type: Death
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01/04/1974
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Carl Powell, defensive end (Indianapolis Colts)
Type: Birth
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01/04/1975
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"Good News" closes at St James Theater NYC after 16 performances
Type: Event
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01/04/1975
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Carlo Levi, Italian writer (Parole Sono Pietre), dies at 72
Type: Death
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01/04/1975
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Montreal Canadiens shutout Washington Capitals 10-0
Type: Event
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01/04/1975
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"Gypsy" closes at Winter Garden Theater NYC after 120 performances
Type: Event
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01/04/1975
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Ice thickness measured at 4776 m, Wilkes Land, Antarctica
Type: Event
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01/04/1975
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Ford Executive Order on CIA Activities within the US (No 11828)
Type: Event
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01/04/1975
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"Over Here" closes at Shubert Theater NYC after 341 performances
Type: Event
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01/04/1976
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"Candide" closes at Broadway Theater NYC after 740 performances
Type: Event
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01/04/1976
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"Home Sweet Homer" opens and closes at Palace Theater NYC
Type: Event
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01/04/1976
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Jan B Cammans, Flemish actor (Brothers Karamazov), dies at 84
Type: Death
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01/04/1977
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Mary Shane hired by Chic White Sox as 1st woman TV play-by-play
Type: Event
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01/04/1978
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Willem Bruynzeel, Dutch timber/lumber/wood manufacturer, dies at 76
Type: Death
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01/04/1979
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Charles Mingus, jazz bassist, dies of heart attack
Type: Death
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01/04/1980
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President Carter announces US boycott of Moscow Olympics
Type: Event
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01/04/1981
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69th Australian Mens Tennis: B Teacher beats Kim Warwick (75 76 63)
Type: Event
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01/04/1981
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"Frankenstein" opens and closes on Broadway
Type: Event
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01/04/1981
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"Peter Pan" closes at Lunt-Fontanne Theater NYC after 578 performances
Type: Event
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01/04/1981
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British police arrest Peter Sutcliffe, the "Yorkshire Ripper"
Type: Event
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01/04/1982
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ABC Direction Network (57 affiliates) and ABC Rock Network (40 affiliates) become the 5th and 6th ABC radio network
Type: Event
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01/04/1982
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Golden Gate Bridge closed for 3rd time by fierce storm
Type: Event
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01/04/1982
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Chris Wallace becomes co-anchor of the Today Show
Type: Event
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01/04/1982
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Bryant Gumbel became co-host of NBC's "Today Show"
Type: Event
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01/04/1983
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US Football League holds its 1st player draft
Type: Event
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01/04/1984
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"Night Court" starring Harry Anderson premieres on NBC TV
Type: Event
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01/04/1984
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Edmonton beats Minnesota 12-8 highest-scoring modern NHL game
Type: Event
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01/04/1985
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Brian Gwynne Horrocks, English lt-general (A Full Life), dies at 89
Type: Death
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01/04/1986
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Christopher Isherwood, British writer (Lions and Shadows), dies at 81
Type: Death
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01/04/1986
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Phil Lynott, rocker (Thin Lizzy), dies of overdose at 34
Type: Death
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01/04/1986
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David Boon's second Test century, 131 v India at Adelaide
Type: Event
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01/04/1986
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NCAA basketball's David Robinson blocks a record 14 shots
Type: Event
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01/04/1987
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16 die in a train crash in Chase Md
Type: Event
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01/04/1987
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Jack Martin, cricketer (Eng pace bowler, 1-111 and 0-18 in Test), dies
Type: Death
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01/04/1987
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Peggy Bacon, author/illustrator (Off With Their Heads), dies at 91
Type: Death
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01/04/1987
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F van Heek, Dutch sociologist, dies at 79
Type: Death
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01/04/1989
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US F-14s shoot down 2 Libyan jet fighters over Mediterranean
Type: Event
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01/04/1989
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VP Bush is 1st since VP Van Buren to declare himself president
Type: Event
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01/04/1989
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Comet Tempel 1 at perihelion
Type: Event
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01/04/1990
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Robert F Adams, US, sci-fi author (Castaways in Time), dies at 57
Type: Death
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01/04/1990
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Alberto Lleras Camargo, president of Colombia (1945-46, 58-62), dies
Type: Death
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01/04/1991
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Leo N Wright, US saxophonist (I Left My Heart in SF), dies at 57
Type: Death
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01/04/1991
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ATandT workers in Newark accidentally snap a cable
Type: Event
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