467 Historic Events for January 8
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| 1940 |
Birth |
Cristy Lane, US, country/gospel singer
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| 1941 |
Birth |
Graham Chapman, England, comedian (Monty Python's Flying Circus)
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| 1941 |
Birth |
Robby Krieger, rocker (Doors)
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| 1941 |
Death |
Robert Baden-Powell, founder (Boy Scout movement), dies at 83
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| 1941 |
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British Air Marshal Richard Peirse resigns
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| 1942 |
Death |
Arvo Hannikainen, composer, dies at 44
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| 1942 |
Birth |
Vyacheslav Dmitriyevich Zudov, USSR, cosmonaut (Soyuz 23)
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| 1942 |
Birth |
John Peterson, rocker
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| 1942 |
Birth |
Stephen Hawking, English physicist (Black Holes and Baby Universes)
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| 1943 |
Birth |
Lee Jackson, rocker (Nice)
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| 1943 |
Birth |
Marcus Hutson, rock vocalist (Whispers)
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| 1944 |
Birth |
Terry Brooks, US, sci-fi author (Sword of Shannara)
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| 1945 |
Birth |
Terry Sylvester, rocker (Hollies)
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| 1945 |
Birth |
John Peters, rock drummer (Harpers Bizarre)
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| 1945 |
Event |
"Youth for Christ" organizes
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| 1945 |
Death |
Jac[obus] P Thijsse, Dutch biologist (Omgang met planten), dies at 79
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| 1946 |
Birth |
Kathleen Noone, actress (All My Children, Party of 5, Knots Landing)
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| 1946 |
Birth |
Robbie Kreiger, LA Calif, guitarist (Doors-Come on Baby Light My Fire)
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| 1946 |
Birth |
Tod Brannan, VP (Logos Network Corp)
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| 1946 |
Birth |
Elaine Cheris, Dotham Al, fencer-epee (Olympics-96)
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| 1947 |
Birth |
Igor Ivanov, Leningrad, Canadian chess champion (1981-84, 1985- )
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| 1947 |
Birth |
Terry Sylvester, rocker (Hollies-You are the Air that I Breathe)
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| 1947 |
Event |
Gen George Marshall becomes Sect of State
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| 1947 |
Birth |
David Bowie, [Jones], London, singer/actor (Major Tom, Ziggy Stardust)
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| 1947 |
Event |
Toronto Maple Leaf rookie Howie Meeker scores 5 goals in a game
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