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02/08/1949
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Franco Leoni, composer, dies at 81
Type: Death
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02/08/1949
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Leonid Alexeyevich Polovinkin, composer, dies at 54
Type: Death
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02/08/1950
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England Dan, singer (England Dan and John Ford Coley)
Type: Birth
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02/08/1950
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Jose Armando Lopez-Falcon, Cuba, cosmonaut
Type: Birth
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02/08/1950
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Michael Goodroe, rock bassist (Motels-Only the Lonely)
Type: Birth
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02/08/1950
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Ted Turner, rocker (Wishbone Ash)
Type: Birth
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02/08/1951
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Camille LaPierre, NHLer
Type: Birth
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02/08/1952
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"RCA Victor Show Starring Dennis Day," debuts on NBC TV
Type: Event
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02/08/1952
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Hans Van de Lubbe, Dutch bassist/singer (Dike)
Type: Birth
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02/08/1952
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Nancy Lord, Libertarian VP candidate (1992)
Type: Birth
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02/08/1953
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Betty Jameson wins LPGA Serbin Golf Open
Type: Event
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02/08/1953
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WLVA (now WSET) TV channel 13 in Lynchburg-Roanoke, VA (ABC) begins
Type: Event
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02/08/1953
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Mary Steenburgen, Newport Ark, actress (Parenthood, Time After Time)
Type: Birth
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02/08/1953
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Cliff Clark, actor (Golden Hoofs, Kid Glove Killer), dies at 63
Type: Death
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02/08/1954
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"Sensational" Sherri Martel, [Russell], New Orl, wrestler (WWF/AWA)
Type: Birth
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02/08/1954
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Mabel Paige, actress (Lucky Jordan), dies at 73
Type: Death
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02/08/1955
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Malenkov resigns as USSR premier, Bulganin replaces him
Type: Event
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02/08/1955
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Ethan Phillips, actor (Neelix-Star Trek Voyager)
Type: Birth
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02/08/1955
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Jim "the Anvil" Neidhart, wrestler (WWF/WCW/NJPW/CWFI/Calgary)
Type: Birth
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02/08/1955
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John Grisham, writer (Client, Firm, Pelican Brief)
Type: Birth
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02/08/1956
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Mine disaster in Quaregnon Belgium, 8 die
Type: Event
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02/08/1956
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Connie Mack, baseball manager (Phila A's, 1901-50), dies at 93
Type: Death
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02/08/1957
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SF Public Library's bookmobile initiated in front of City Hall
Type: Event
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02/08/1957
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John Von Neumann, astronomer, dies at 53
Type: Death
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02/08/1958
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Edgar Whitehead succeeds Garfield Todd as premier of South Rhodesia
Type: Event
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02/08/1958
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French planes bomb Sakiet Tunisia, 75 die
Type: Event
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02/08/1958
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KIRO TV channel 7 in Seattle, WA (CBS) begins broadcasting
Type: Event
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02/08/1959
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Heinz Gunthardt, Switzerland, tennis star
Type: Birth
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02/08/1959
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Irina Kalinina, USSR, springboard diver (Olympic-gold-1980)
Type: Birth
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02/08/1959
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Pamela Jean Bryant, Indianapolis In, playmate (April, 1978)
Type: Birth
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02/08/1959
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William J "Wild Bill" Donovan, Office Strategic Services, dies at 76
Type: Death
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02/08/1960
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Boston Celtic Bill Russell becomes 1st NBAer with 50 rebounds (51)
Type: Event
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02/08/1960
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Congress opens hearings looking into payola
Type: Event
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02/08/1960
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Alex Scott, British horse trainer
Type: Birth
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02/08/1960
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Dino Ciccarelli, Ontario, NHL right wing (Minn North Stars, Wash Caps)
Type: Birth
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02/08/1960
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Linda Fratianne, LA Calif, figure skater (Olympic-silver-1980)
Type: Birth
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02/08/1961
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Sammy Llanas, rocker (Bodeans)
Type: Birth
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02/08/1961
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Vince Neil [Wharton], Ca, vocalist (Mtley Cre-Girls Girls Girls)
Type: Birth
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02/08/1961
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William Duncan, actor (Hopalong Rides Again), dies at 81
Type: Death
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02/08/1962
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KACB TV channel 3 in San Angelo, TX (NBC) begins broadcasting
Type: Event
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02/08/1962
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US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site
Type: Event
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02/08/1963
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1st transmission of Clandestine Voice of Iraqi People (Communist)
Type: Event
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02/08/1963
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AFL's Dallas Texans become KC Chiefs
Type: Event
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02/08/1963
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US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site
Type: Event
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02/08/1963
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Mohammad Azharuddin, cricketer (elegant Indian batsman 1984-)
Type: Birth
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02/08/1963
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Raleigh MCkenzie, NFL center/guard (Phila Eagles, SD Chargers)
Type: Birth
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02/08/1963
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Abdul Karim Kassem, PM of Iraq (58-63), assassinated in Baghdad at 48
Type: Death
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02/08/1963
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George Dolenz, Italian actor (Count of Monte Cristo), dies at 55
Type: Death
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02/08/1964
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Peter Shaffer's "Royal Hunt of the Sun," premieres in London
Type: Event
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02/08/1964
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Rep Martha Griffiths address gets civil rights protection for women being added to the 1964 Civil Rights Act
Type: Event
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