389 Historic Events for January 9
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| 1914 |
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Derek Allhusen, England, equestrian (Olympic-gold-1968)
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| 1914 |
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Gypsy Rose Lee, [Rose Hovick], Seattle, burlesque actress (Gypsy)
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| 1915 |
Birth |
Les Paul, guitarist inventor (Les Paul)
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| 1915 |
Birth |
Fernando Lamas, Buenos Aires Argentina, actor ("You look marvelous")
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| 1915 |
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Anita Louise, NYC, actress (My Friend Flicka)
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| 1915 |
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Exposition (now Civic) Auditorium dedicated, SF
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| 1916 |
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Vic Mizzy, Bkln NY, orch leader (Don Rickles Show)
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| 1916 |
Birth |
Alain Bernardin, impressario (Crazy Horse Saloon)
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| 1917 |
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Herbert Lom, Czech, actor (Pink Panther Strikes Again, Dorian Gray)
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| 1921 |
Birth |
Seymour Barab, composer
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| 1922 |
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Rotterdam metal strike ends
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| 1922 |
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KQV-AM in Pittsburgh PA begins radio transmissions
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| 1922 |
Birth |
Ahmed S‚kou Tour‚, president of Guinea (1957-84)
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| 1922 |
Birth |
Har G Khorana, India/Canada bio-chemist (Nobel 1968)
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| 1923 |
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Juan de la Cierva makes 1st autogiro (helicopter) flight, Spain
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| 1923 |
Death |
Katherine Mansfield, NZ/British writer (Dove's Nest), dies at 34
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| 1924 |
Birth |
Juli n B Coco, Cura‡ao guitarist/bassist (Utrecht Symphony Orch)
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| 1925 |
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German Postal Minister A H”fle resigns due to corruption
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| 1925 |
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Abdelhamid Benhadugah, novelist
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| 1925 |
Birth |
Lee Van Cleef, NJ, actor (For a Few Dollars More, Escape from NY)
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| 1927 |
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Fire in Laurier Palace cinema in Montreal, 78 children died
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| 1927 |
Death |
Houston S Chamberlain, British/German race theorist, dies at 71
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| 1927 |
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Dmitri Shostakovitch' Octet opus 11, premieres in Moscow
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| 1928 |
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Domenico Modugno, Italy, rocker (Polignano A Mare)
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| 1928 |
Birth |
Fernand J St Germain, (Rep-D-RI, 1961- )
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