436 Historic Events for February 8
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| 1929 |
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KOY-AM in Phoenix Arizona begins radio transmissions
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| 1930 |
Birth |
Manuel Castillo, composer
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| 1930 |
Birth |
Alejandro Rey, Buenos Aires, actor (Carlos-Flying Nun)
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| 1930 |
Birth |
Arlan Stangeland, (Rep-R-MN, 1977- )
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| 1930 |
Birth |
Catherine Hardy, Carollton Ga, 4x100m runner (Olympic-gold-1952)
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| 1930 |
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"Happy Days Are Here Again" by Benny Mereoff hits #1
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| 1931 |
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Gas explosion Fire in Fushun-coal mine, Manchuria kills 3,000
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| 1931 |
Birth |
James Dean, Marion IN, stage/film actor (Giant, Rebel Without a Cause)
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| 1932 |
Birth |
Jan H Christiaanse, president Dutch political party (CDA)
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| 1932 |
Birth |
John Towner Williams, Flushing NY, composer/conductor (Boston Pops)
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| 1932 |
Death |
Vincent "Mad Dog" Coll, mobster, killed by Dutch Schultz gang
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| 1933 |
Birth |
Elly Ameling, Rotterdam Holland, soprano (Ilya-Idomeneo)
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| 1933 |
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-23øF (-31øC), Seminole, Texas (state record)
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| 1933 |
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1st flight of all-metal Boeing 247
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| 1933 |
Birth |
Jack Larson, LA Calif, actor (Jimmy Olsen-Superman)
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| 1934 |
Birth |
Nick Nolte, Omaha Nebr, actor (Teachers, 48 Hrs, Rich Man Poor Man)
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| 1934 |
Birth |
Galina Bystrova, USSR, pentathelete (1957, 58)
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| 1934 |
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Export-Import Bank organizes in Washington, DC
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| 1934 |
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Gaston Doumergue forms new French govt
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| 1935 |
Birth |
Vincent Weir 3rd baron Inverforth, Scottish shipping magnate
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| 1935 |
Death |
Max Liebermann, Ger impressionist painter/graphic artist, dies at 87
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| 1935 |
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1st NFL draft; Jay Berwanger of U Chicago is 1st pick (by Eagles) He never plays in NFL
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| 1936 |
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Pandit Jawaharlal follows Gandhi as chairman of India Congress Party
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| 1936 |
Birth |
Cletis Boyer, 3rd baseman (NY Yankees)
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| 1936 |
Birth |
Larry Verne, singer (Custer)
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