381 Historic Events for January 4
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| 1936 |
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Billboard magazine publishes its 1st music hit parade
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| 1936 |
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Grimmett becomes world record wicket taker with no 190 v S Afr
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| 1937 |
Birth |
R Surendranath, cricketer (Indian pace bowler in 11 Tests early 60s)
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| 1937 |
Birth |
Grace Bumbry, St Louis, mezzo-soprano (Venus in Tannh„user)
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| 1937 |
Birth |
Dyan Cannon, Tacoma Wash, Mrs Cary Grant/actress (Heaven Can Wait)
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| 1938 |
Birth |
Louis Krebs Graham, Nashville TN, PGA golfer (1975 US Open)
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| 1939 |
Birth |
Jon Appleton, composer
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| 1939 |
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Hermann Goering appoints Reinhard Heydrich head of Jewish Emigration
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| 1939 |
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Frieda Wunderlich elected 1st woman dean of a US graduate school
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| 1940 |
Birth |
Anthony Skooter Teague, Texas, actor (How to Succeed in Business)
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| 1940 |
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Conrad Weiss, German writer/poet (Heart of Words), dies at 59
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| 1940 |
Birth |
Brian Josephson, British physicist (Nobel 1973)
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| 1941 |
Birth |
J”rg Rem‚, German/Dutch painter/graphic artist
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| 1941 |
Birth |
Maureen Reagan, 1st daughter (Ronald Reagan)
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| 1941 |
Birth |
John Bennett Perry, Williamstown Mass, singer/actor (Falcon Crest)
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| 1941 |
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Henri Bergson, French philosopher (Le Rire, Nobel 1928), dies at 81
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| 1941 |
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Resistance fighters counter d'Estienne d'Orves/Jan Doornik, 1st meet
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| 1941 |
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Sergey Rachmaninov's "Symphonie Dances," premieres in Philadelphia
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| 1942 |
Birth |
John McLaughlin, rock guitarist (Sentimental Journey/Clouds of Joy)
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| 1942 |
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Premier Churchill and General Marshall fly to Florida
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| 1942 |
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Rogers Hornsby is 14th player selected to the Hall of Fame
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| 1942 |
Death |
Leon Jessel, composer, dies at 70
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| 1942 |
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NFL Pro Bowl: Chi Bears beats NFL All-Stars 35-24
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| 1943 |
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Thomas Mann completes his tetralogy, "Joseph and His Brothers"
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| 1943 |
Birth |
Tom Wilkinson, CFL QB (Edmonton Eskimos)
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