436 Historic Events for February 8
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| 1936 |
Birth |
Manohar Hardikar, cricketer (batted in 2 Tests India v WI 1958-59)
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| 1936 |
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1st NFL draft, Eagles select Heisman Trophy winner Jay Berwanger
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| 1936 |
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1st ski jumping tournament, Red Wing, Minn
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| 1936 |
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1st successful Toronto Maple Leaf penalty shot, Conacher vs Rangers
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| 1937 |
Birth |
Manfred Krug, Duisburg Germany, actor (Boxer)
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| 1937 |
Death |
Scato Gocko de Vries, Dutch paleographer/librarian, dies at 75
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| 1937 |
Birth |
Joe Raposa, composer/songwriter (Sesame Street)
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| 1937 |
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Maxwell Anderson's "Masque of Kings," premieres in NYC
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| 1938 |
Birth |
Ray Sharpe, singer
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| 1939 |
Birth |
Gerrit Lakmaaker, sculptor/painter (Leidsepleingroep)
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| 1939 |
Birth |
Barry Mann, vocalist (Who Put the Bump)
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| 1940 |
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Lewis and Hamilton's musical "Two for the Show," premieres in NYC
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| 1940 |
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Lodtz, 1st large ghetto established by Nazis in Poland
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| 1940 |
Birth |
Ted Koppel, Lancashire England, news anchor (ABC Nightline)
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| 1940 |
Birth |
Talib Rasul Hakim, composer
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| 1940 |
Birth |
Averil Cameron, British(?) historian
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| 1941 |
Birth |
Tom Rush, NH, rock guitarist/vocalist (Circle Game, Urge For Going)
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| 1941 |
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Japanese armored barges cross Strait of Johore to attack Singapore
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| 1941 |
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NSB'er Max Blokzijl begins nazi propaganda on Dutch radio
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| 1942 |
Birth |
Robert Klein, Bronx, comedian/actor (Hooper, Deadly Rivals)
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| 1942 |
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Stravinsky's "Danses Concertantes," premieres in Los Angeles
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| 1942 |
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Congress advises FDR that, Americans of Japanese descent should be locked up en masse so they wouldn't oppose the US war effort
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| 1942 |
Death |
Fritz Todt, German Reichs minister (Organization Todt), dies at 50
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| 1942 |
Birth |
Terry Melcher, Rip Chords, Doris Day's son
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| 1942 |
Birth |
Fritz Peterson, baseball pitcher (NY Yankees)
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