467 Historic Events for January 8
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| 1894 |
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Columbus World's fair in Chicago destroyed by fire
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| 1896 |
Birth |
Jaromir Weinberger, Prague Czechoslovakia, composer (Bird's Opera)
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| 1896 |
Death |
Paul M Verlaine, French poet (El‚gies, Bonne Chanson), dies at 51
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| 1896 |
Birth |
Manuel Rojas Sepulveda, Chile, writer (Men of the South)
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| 1897 |
Event |
Michael Eagan wins 1st US national amateur handball championship
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| 1899 |
Birth |
Solomon WRD Bandaranaike, premier of Ceylon (1956-59)
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| 1900 |
Birth |
Queen Marie, of Yugoslavia
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| 1900 |
Death |
Billy Bates, cricketer (656 runs and 50 wkts in 15 Tests for Eng), dies
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| 1901 |
Event |
NSW score 918 all out vs South Australia in 560 minutes
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| 1901 |
Birth |
Edmond Vandercammen, French/Belgian writer (L'amour responsable)
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| 1902 |
Birth |
Carl R[ansom] Rogers, US, psychologist (Client-Centered Therapy)
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| 1902 |
Event |
1st National Bowling Championship held (Chicago, Ill)
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| 1902 |
Birth |
Georgy M Malenkov, Stalin's successor as head of CPSU, PM (1953-55)
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| 1902 |
Birth |
Gret Palucca, German dancer/choreography (Silent Song)
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| 1902 |
Birth |
Alexander Gray, Wrightsville Pa, actor (This is Music)
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| 1903 |
Birth |
Gene Roth, [Eugene Stutenroth], SD, actor (She Demons, Spider)
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| 1904 |
Birth |
Peter Arno, NYC, cartoonist (New Yorker)
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| 1904 |
Event |
Pope Pius X banned low cut dresses in the presence of churchmen
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| 1905 |
Birth |
Carl Gustav Hempel, German Logical Positivist philosopher
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| 1905 |
Birth |
Giacinto Scelsi, composer
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| 1906 |
Birth |
Jan A H J S Bruins Slot, Dutch founder illegal Trouw/MP (ARP)
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| 1906 |
Birth |
Jacob C van Marken, Dutch peanut butter maker (Calv‚-Delft)
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| 1906 |
Birth |
Serge Poliakoff, Russian/French painter/guitarist
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| 1906 |
Death |
Jacob C van Marken, peanut butter maker (Calv‚-Delft), dies at 60
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| 1907 |
Death |
Theodoor Verstraete, Flemish painter/etcher, dies at 57
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