421 Historic Events for February 4
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| 1918 |
Birth |
Ida Lupino, actress screenwriter director/producer (Jennifer)
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| 1918 |
Birth |
Norman Wisdom, London England, comedian (Kraft Music Hall)
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| 1919 |
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City of Bremen's Soviet Republic overthrown
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| 1919 |
Birth |
Frank van Klingeren, Dutch architect (De Meerpaal, Dronten)
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| 1920 |
Birth |
Derek Worlock, English RC archbishop (Liverpool)
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| 1920 |
Birth |
John Hartford Worlock, rC Bishop of Liverpool
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| 1920 |
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1st flight from London to South Africa takes-off (1« months)
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| 1921 |
Death |
Xavier Mellery, Belgian painter/illustrator, dies at 75
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| 1921 |
Birth |
Betty Friedan, Peoria Ill, feminist writer (Feminine Mystique)
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| 1922 |
Event |
WGY-AM in Schenectady NY begins radio transmissions
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| 1923 |
Birth |
Conrad Bain, Alberta Canada, actor (Maude, Diff'rent Strokes)
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| 1924 |
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1st Winter Olympic games close at Chamonix France
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| 1924 |
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George Kelly's "Show-Off," premieres in NYC
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| 1925 |
Birth |
Russell Hoban, US children's book author (Riddley Walker/Pilgermann)
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| 1926 |
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Austrian chancellor Seipel wants to join Germany
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| 1926 |
Birth |
John Edward Caulwell Hearne, writer
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| 1927 |
Death |
Thomas Linnemann Laub, composer, dies at 74
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| 1927 |
Event |
KGA-AM in Spokane WA begins radio transmissions
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| 1928 |
Birth |
Dave Ketchum, Quincy Ill, actor (Agent 13-Get Smart)
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| 1928 |
Death |
Hendrik A Lorentz, physicist (L transformation-Nobel 1902), dies at 74
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| 1929 |
Birth |
Paul Burlison, rocker
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| 1929 |
Birth |
Mary Joan Nielubowicz, rear admiral/nurse
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| 1929 |
Event |
Archie Jackson scores 164 on Test Cricket debut v England at Adelaide
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| 1930 |
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1st tieless, soundless, shockless streetcar tracks, New Orleans
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| 1931 |
Birth |
Argentina Rioja
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