434 Historic Events for February 12
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| 1923 |
Birth |
Mel Powell, composer
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| 1923 |
Birth |
James Abdnor, (Sen-R-SD, 1981-87)
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| 1924 |
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President Calvin Coolidge makes 1st presidential radio speech
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| 1924 |
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George Kaufman's "Beggar on Horseback," premieres in NYC
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| 1924 |
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George Gershwin's "Rhapsody In Blue" premieres at Carnegie Hall (NYC)
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| 1924 |
Birth |
Hans Berghuis, Dutch author/poet (3 Women, Adam)
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| 1925 |
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E Thieffry departs with Handley Page for the Belgian Congo
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| 1925 |
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1st federal arbitration law approved by Congress
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| 1925 |
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Estonia forbids communist Party
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| 1926 |
Birth |
Joe Garagiola, St Louis Mo, sportscaster/host (Today Show)
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| 1926 |
Birth |
Paul Hamlyn, English publisher/multi-millionaire (Octopus)
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| 1926 |
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Barendrecht soccer team forms
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| 1927 |
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British expeditionary army lands in Shanghai
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| 1927 |
Birth |
Anne Gillis, Little Rock Ark, actress (Adv of Tom Sawyer, Little Men)
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| 1929 |
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Karst Leemburg wins Dutch 11 cities skate (11:30)
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| 1929 |
Birth |
Agustin Gonzalez Acilu, composer
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| 1929 |
Death |
Freiherr Albert von Schrenk-Notzing, Ger para-psychologist, dies at 66
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| 1930 |
Birth |
Arlen Specter, (Sen-R-PA, 1981- )
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| 1930 |
Birth |
Gerhard Rhm, writer
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| 1931 |
Birth |
Constance A Morella, (Rep-R-Maryland)
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| 1932 |
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Communist Party of Holland forms Unemployed Combat Committees
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| 1932 |
Birth |
Lincoln Kilpatrick, St Louis Mo, actor (BJ-Leslie Uggams Show)
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| 1933 |
Death |
Henri Duparc, French composer, dies at 85
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| 1933 |
Birth |
Costa-Gavras, director
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| 1933 |
Birth |
Ivan Nikolayevich Anikeyev, cosmonaut
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