526 Historic Events for February 1
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| 1926 |
Birth |
Stuart Whitman, SF Calif, actor (Capt Apache, Ransom, Cimarron Strip)
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| 1926 |
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Land at Broadway and Wall Street sold at a record $7 per sq inch
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| 1926 |
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Kirghiz Autonomous Region in RSFSR becomes Kirghiz ASSR
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| 1927 |
Birth |
Galway Kinnell, Providence RI, author (Body Rags, Book of Nightmares)
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| 1928 |
Birth |
Ursula Mamlok, composer
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| 1928 |
Birth |
Tom Lantos, (Rep-D-CA, 1981- )
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| 1928 |
Birth |
Thoams Eric Evans, dean (St Paul's)
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| 1928 |
Birth |
Peter Gordon Dorrell, archaeologist/photographer
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| 1928 |
Birth |
Eric Evans, Dean (St Paul's)
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| 1928 |
Birth |
Sam Edwards, physicist
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| 1929 |
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1st clean and jerk of 400 lbs (182 kg), Charles Rigoulet, 402« lbs
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| 1929 |
Death |
August Otto Halm, composer, dies at 59
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| 1930 |
Birth |
Peter Tapsell, British MP
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| 1930 |
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Arnold Sch”nbergs opera premieres in Frankfurt
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| 1931 |
Birth |
Boris Yeltsin, Ural Mts USSR, president of Russian SSR
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| 1931 |
Birth |
Barrel, [ABM] Frinking, teacher/Dutch MP (CVP)
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| 1931 |
Birth |
Ton [ABM] Frinking, Dutch MP (CDA)
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| 1931 |
Birth |
Madeline Berthod, Switzerland, downhill skier (Olympic-gold-1956)
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| 1931 |
Birth |
Mark Richmond, CEO (Science and Engineering Research Council)
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| 1932 |
Birth |
John Nott, British MP
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| 1932 |
Birth |
John Hart, Denver Colo, newsman (CBS News Retrospective, NBC News)
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| 1932 |
Event |
Bradman makes 299* vs S Africa, runs out partner going for 300th
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| 1933 |
Birth |
Reynolds Price, US writer (Strengthened by a Pale Green Light)
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| 1933 |
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German Parliament disolves, Gen Ludendorf predicts catastrophe
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| 1933 |
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Dutch bishops forbid membership in non-catholic unions
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