526 Historic Events for February 1
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| 1980 |
Death |
Jack Bailey, TV host (Queen for a Day), dies at 72
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| 1980 |
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Sears Radio Theater moves from CBS to Mutual Broadcasting System
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| 1980 |
Birth |
Courtney Hamilton, Miss Arizona Teen USA (1996)
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| 1980 |
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Soap opera "Love of Life" ends a 28 year run
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| 1981 |
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French govt accord sends 60 Mirage fighter jets to Iraq
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| 1981 |
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Nils Geirr Tveitt, composer, dies at 72
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| 1981 |
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Donald W Douglas, US aviation pionieer/builder, dies at 88
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| 1981 |
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Trevor Chappell bowls underarm to Brian McKechnie, WSC Final MCG
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| 1981 |
Death |
Wanda Hendrix, actress (Sierra, Ride the Pink Horse), dies
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| 1981 |
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11th AFC-NFC pro bowl, NFC wins 21-7
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| 1981 |
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31st NBA All-Star Game: East beats West 123-120 at Cleveland
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| 1981 |
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Duke Ellington-musical "Sophisticated Ladies," premieres in NYC
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| 1981 |
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Dutch Antilles census is 231,932
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| 1981 |
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Sandra Palmer wins LPGA Whirlpool Golf Championship of Deer Creek
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| 1981 |
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NFL Pro Bowl: NFC beats AFC 21-7
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| 1981 |
Death |
Ernst Pepping, composer, dies at 79
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| 1982 |
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Senegal and Gambia form loose confederation (Senegambia)
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| 1982 |
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"Late Night With David Letterman," debuts on NBC-TV
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| 1983 |
Death |
Tullio Campagnolo, Italian bicycle manufacturer, dies
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| 1983 |
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USSR performs underground nuclear test
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| 1984 |
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Ravindara Mhatrem, Indian diplomat, kidnapped in England (killed 0203)
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| 1984 |
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Daniel Stern becomes NBA commissioner
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| 1984 |
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China and Netherlands regain diplomatic relations
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| 1985 |
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-61øF (-52øC), Maybell, Colorado (state record)
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| 1985 |
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-69øF (-56øC), Peter's Sink, Utah (state record)
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