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1991 - January-February.
January 5 - Vasko Popa, Yugoslavian poet (b. 1922)
January 8 - Steve Clark, English guitarist (Def Leppard) (b.1960)
January 11 - Carl David Anderson, American physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1905)
January 17 - King Olav V of Norway (b. 1903)
January 29 - Yasushi Inoue, Japanese historian (b. 1907)
January 30 - John Bardeen, American physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1908
January 30 - John McIntire, American actor (b. 1907) ...
See also:1991, 1991 - Events, 1991 - January, 1991 - February, 1991 - March, 1991 - April, 1991 - May, 1991 - June, 1991 - July, 1991 - August, 1991 - September, 1991 - October, 1991 - November, 1991 - December, 1991 - Undated events, 1991 - Births, 1991 - Deaths, 1991 - January-February, 1991 - March-May, 1991 - June-December, 1991 - Nobel Prizes, 1991 - Bank of Sweden Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel Read more here: » 1991: Encyclopedia II - 1991 - Deaths |
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| | | | 1903 - January: Encyclopedia II - 1939 - Deaths
1939 - January-March.
January 2 - Roman Dmowski, Polish politician (b. 1864)
January 23 - Matthias Sindelar, Austrian footballer (b. 1903)
January 24 - Maximilian Bircher-Benner, Swiss physician and nutritionist (b. 1867)
January 28 - William Butler Yeats, Irish writer, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1865)
February 10 - Pope Pius XI (b. 1857)
February 11 - Franz Schmidt, Austrian composer (b. 1874)
February 12 - S. P. L. Sørensen, Danish chemist (b. 1868)See also: 1939, 1939 - Events, 1939 - January, 1939 - February, 1939 - March, 1939 - April, 1939 - May, 1939 - June, 1939 - July, 1939 - August, 1939 - September, 1939 - October, 1939 - November, 1939 - December, 1939 - unknown dates, 1939 - Ongoing events, 1939 - Births, 1939 - January, 1939 - February, 1939 - March, 1939 - April, 1939 - May, 1939 - June, 1939 - July, 1939 - August, 1939 - September, 1939 - October, 1939 - November, 1939 - December, 1939 - Deaths, 1939 - January-March, 1939 - April-August, 1939 - October-September, 1939 - Nobel Prizes Read more here: » 1939: Encyclopedia II - 1939 - Deaths |
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| | | | 1903 - January: Encyclopedia II - 1976 - Deaths
1976 - January.
January 8 - Zhou Enlai, Premier of the People's Republic of China (b. 1898)
January 10 - Howlin' Wolf, American musician (b. 1910)
January 12 - Agatha Christie, English writer (b. 1890)
January 23 - Paul Robeson, American actor, singer, writer, and activist (b. 1898)
January 30 - Mance Lipscomb, American singer (b. 1895)
1976 - February.
February 1 - Werner Heisenberg, German physicist, Nobel Prize laureate ...
See also:1976, 1976 - Events, 1976 - January, 1976 - February, 1976 - March, 1976 - April, 1976 - May, 1976 - June, 1976 - July, 1976 - August, 1976 - September, 1976 - October, 1976 - November, 1976 - December, 1976 - Unknown dates, 1976 - Births, 1976 - January, 1976 - February, 1976 - March, 1976 - April, 1976 - May, 1976 - June, 1976 - July, 1976 - August, 1976 - September, 1976 - October, 1976 - November, 1976 - December, 1976 - Deaths, 1976 - January, 1976 - February, 1976 - March, 1976 - April, 1976 - May, 1976 - June, 1976 - July, 1976 - August, 1976 - September, 1976 - October, 1976 - November, 1976 - December, 1976 - Nobel Prizes, 1976 - Templeton Prize Read more here: » 1976: Encyclopedia II - 1976 - Deaths |
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| | | | 1903 - January: Encyclopedia II - 1923 - Deaths
1923 - January.
Michel-Joseph Maunoury, French general (b. 1847)
January 9 - Katherine Mansfield, British novelist (b. 1888)
January 23 - Max Nordau, Hungarian author, philosopher, and Zionist leader (b. 1849)
1923 - February.
February 10 - Wilhelm Röntgen, German physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1845)
February 23 - Théophile Delcassé, Fr ...
See also:1923, 1923 - Events, 1923 - January, 1923 - February, 1923 - March, 1923 - April, 1923 - May, 1923 - June, 1923 - July, 1923 - August, 1923 - September, 1923 - October, 1923 - November, 1923 - December, 1923 - Unknown dates, 1923 - Births, 1923 - January, 1923 - February, 1923 - March, 1923 - April, 1923 - May, 1923 - July, 1923 - August, 1923 - September, 1923 - October, 1923 - November, 1923 - December, 1923 - Deaths, 1923 - January, 1923 - February, 1923 - March, 1923 - April, 1923 - June, 1923 - August, 1923 - October, 1923 - December, 1923 - Nobel Prizes Read more here: » 1923: Encyclopedia II - 1923 - Deaths |
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| | | | 1903 - January: Encyclopedia - Grock Grock (January 10, 1880, Reconvilier, Switzerland - July 14, 1959, Imperia, Italy), original name Karl (Charles) Adrien Wettach, was a Swiss circus clown whose blunders with the piano and the violin became proverbial.
The son of a watchmaker, he became an amateur acrobat and was allowed to spend each summer with a circus, where he performed first as a tumbler and then as a violinist, pianist, and xylophonist. He became the partner of a clown named Brick and changed his name to Grock in 1903. Together they appeared in Fra ...
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| | | | 1903 - January: Encyclopedia II - 1945 - Deaths
1945 - January.
January 3 - Edgar Cayce, American psychic (b. 1877)
January 22 - Else Lasker-Schuler, German poet (b. 1869)
January 31 - Eddie Slovik, American soldier (b. 1920)
1945 - February.
February 5 - Denise Bloch, French World War II heroine (executed) (b. 1915)
February 5 - Lilian Rolfe, French World War II heroine (executed) (b. 1914)
February 5 - Violette Szabo, French World War II heroine (executed) (b. 1921)See also: 1945, 1945 - Events, 1945 - January, 1945 - February, 1945 - March, 1945 - April, 1945 - May, 1945 - June, 1945 - July, 1945 - August, 1945 - September, 1945 - October, 1945 - November, 1945 - December, 1945 - Unknown date, 1945 - Ongoing events, 1945 - Science and technology, 1945 - Births, 1945 - January, 1945 - February, 1945 - March, 1945 - April, 1945 - May, 1945 - June, 1945 - July, 1945 - August, 1945 - September-October, 1945 - November-December, 1945 - Unknown dates, 1945 - Deaths, 1945 - January, 1945 - February, 1945 - March, 1945 - April, 1945 - May, 1945 - June-August, 1945 - September, 1945 - October, 1945 - November, 1945 - December, 1945 - Nobel Prizes Read more here: » 1945: Encyclopedia II - 1945 - Deaths |
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| | | | 1903 - January: Encyclopedia II - 1984 - Events
1984 - January.
January 1 - Brunei becomes a fully independent state.
January 1 - AT&T is broken up into 24 independent units.
January 5 - Richard Stallman starts developing GNU.
January 7 - Brunei becomes the sixth member of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN).
January 9 - Clara Peller is featured in the "Where's the Beef?" commercial campaign for Wendy's for the first time.
January 10 - The United States and the Va ...
See also:1984, 1984 - Events, 1984 - January, 1984 - February, 1984 - March, 1984 - April, 1984 - May, 1984 - June, 1984 - July, 1984 - August, 1984 - September, 1984 - October, 1984 - November, 1984 - December, 1984 - Unknown dates, 1984 - Births, 1984 - January-April, 1984 - May-August, 1984 - September-December, 1984 - Deaths, 1984 - January-April, 1984 - May-August, 1984 - September-December, 1984 - Nobel Prizes, 1984 - Bank of Sweden Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel, 1984 - Fictional references Read more here: » 1984: Encyclopedia II - 1984 - Events |
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| | | | 1903 - January: Encyclopedia II - New York Yankees - Origins At the end of the 1900 season, the Yankees re-organized and, with its president Ban Johnson as the driving force, decided to assert itself as a new major league. Previously a minor league (known as the Western League until 1899), the American League carried over five of its previous locations and added three more on the East Coast, including one in Baltimore, Maryland, which had lost its National League team when that league contracted the year before. The intention of Johnson and the American League had been to place a team in New York City, but their efforts had been stymied by the political connections that owners of the National L ...
See also:New York Yankees, New York Yankees - Origins, New York Yankees - The Highlanders, New York Yankees - The Ruth and Gehrig era, New York Yankees - The DiMaggio era, New York Yankees - The 1950s and 1960s, New York Yankees - Return to glory, New York Yankees - A new dynasty, New York Yankees - The 21st century, New York Yankees - Controversy, New York Yankees - Quick facts, New York Yankees - Baseball Hall of Famers, New York Yankees - Current roster, New York Yankees - Minor league affiliations Read more here: » New York Yankees: Encyclopedia II - New York Yankees - Origins |
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| | | | 1903 - January: Encyclopedia II - Ruthin - History Little is known of the history of the town prior to the construction of the castle started in 1277. Construction was begun by Dafydd, the brother of prince Llywelyn ap Gruffydd, but he forfeited the castle when he rebelled against King Edward I with his brother; Edwards' queen, Eleanor, was in residence in 1281, so the castle must have been habitable by then. The Marcher Lord, Reginald de Grey, Justiciar of Chester, was given the Cantref (an administrative district) of Deffrencloyt (= Dyffryn Clwyd, the Welsh for Vale of Clwyd) ...
See also:Ruthin, Ruthin - History, Ruthin - Notable recent residents Read more here: » Ruthin: Encyclopedia II - Ruthin - History |
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| | | | 1903 - January: Encyclopedia II - 1971 - Births
1971 - January.
January 1 - Bobby Holik, Czech ice hockey player
January 2 - Lisa Harrison, American basketball player
January 7 - Chavo Guerrero Jr., American professional wrestler
January 8 - Jason Giambi, baseball player
January 9 - Scott Thornton, Canadian hockey player
January 11 - Mary J. Blige, American singer
January 17 - Leonardo Ciampa, American composer
January 17 - Kid Rock, American singer
January 18 - Jon Davis, American s ...
See also:1971, 1971 - Events, 1971 - January, 1971 - February, 1971 - March, 1971 - April, 1971 - May, 1971 - June, 1971 - July, 1971 - August, 1971 - September, 1971 - October, 1971 - November, 1971 - December, 1971 - unknown dates, 1971 - Births, 1971 - January, 1971 - February, 1971 - March, 1971 - April, 1971 - May, 1971 - June, 1971 - July, 1971 - August, 1971 - September-, 1971 - October, 1971 - November, 1971 - December, 1971 - Unknown date, 1971 - Deaths, 1971 - January, 1971 - February, 1971 - March, 1971 - April, 1971 - May, 1971 - June, 1971 - July, 1971 - August, 1971 - September, 1971 - October, 1971 - November, 1971 - December, 1971 - Nobel Prizes Read more here: » 1971: Encyclopedia II - 1971 - Births |
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| | | | 1903 - January: Encyclopedia II - 1946 - Events
1946 - January.
January 2 - Unable to resume his rule over Albania after World War II, King Zog abdicated but retained his claim to the throne.
January 4 - Theodore Schurch becomes the last person to be executed for offences committed under the Treachery Act of 1940
January 7 - Allied recognize Austrian republic with 1937 borders - the country is divided into four occupation zones
January 10 - First meeting of the United Nations
January 10 - Project Diana bounces Radar wa ...
See also:1946, 1946 - Events, 1946 - January, 1946 - February, 1946 - March, 1946 - April, 1946 - May, 1946 - June-July, 1946 - August-November, 1946 - December, 1946 - Unknown dates, 1946 - Births, 1946 - January, 1946 - February, 1946 - March, 1946 - April, 1946 - May, 1946 - June, 1946 - July, 1946 - August, 1946 - September, 1946 - October, 1946 - November, 1946 - December, 1946 - Unknown date, 1946 - Fictional, 1946 - Deaths, 1946 - Nobel Prizes Read more here: » 1946: Encyclopedia II - 1946 - Events |
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| | | | 1903 - January: Encyclopedia II - Norway - Culture Famous Norwegians include the playwrights/novelists Baron Ludvig Holberg and Henrik Ibsen, explorers Roald Amundsen, Fridtjof Nansen, and Thor Heyerdahl, expressionist painter Edvard Munch and the romanticist composer Edvard Grieg. The playwright/novelists Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson, Knut Hamsun and Sigrid Undset have all won the Nobel Prize in Literature, in 1903, 1920 and 1928 respectively.
Norwegians celebrate their national day on May 17, Constitution Day. Many people wear bunad (traditional costumes) and most participate in or watch ...
See also:Norway, Norway - History, Norway - Politics, Norway - Counties, Norway - Geography, Norway - Economy, Norway - Demographics, Norway - Culture, Norway - Miscellaneous topics, Norway - International rankings Read more here: » Norway: Encyclopedia II - Norway - Culture |
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| | | | 1903 - January: Encyclopedia II - 1990 - Events
1990 - January.
January 3 - Former leader of Panama Manuel Noriega
surrenders to American forces.
January 4 - over 300 people were killed in a train accident in Ghotki pakistan.
January 7 - The Leaning Tower of Pisa is closed to the public due to safety concerns.
January 9 - Lt Gen Bazilio Olara Okello, the man who led the coup against Dr Apolo Milton Obote's government, dies in Ormduruman Hospital in Khartoum, Sudan.
January 10 - Time Warner is formed f ...
See also:1990, 1990 - Events, 1990 - January, 1990 - February, 1990 - March, 1990 - April, 1990 - May, 1990 - June, 1990 - July, 1990 - August, 1990 - September, 1990 - October, 1990 - November, 1990 - December, 1990 - Births, 1990 - Deaths, 1990 - Nobel Prizes, 1990 - Bank of Sweden Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel, 1990 - Fields Medalists, 1990 - Templeton Prize, 1990 - Right Livelihood Award, 1990 - Uncertain dates Read more here: » 1990: Encyclopedia II - 1990 - Events |
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| | | | 1903 - January: Encyclopedia II - 1980 - Events
1980 - January.
January 1–April 1 - National steel strike in the United Kingdom.
January 1 - Changes to the Swedish Act of Succession creates Victoria of Sweden, Crown Princess over her younger brother.
January 4 - American president Jimmy Carter proclaims a grain embargo against the USSR with the support of the European Commission.
January 5 - Hewlett-Packard announces release of its first personal computer.
January 7 - President Jimmy Carter authorizes legislation giv ...
See also:1980, 1980 - Events, 1980 - January, 1980 - February, 1980 - March, 1980 - April, 1980 - May, 1980 - June, 1980 - July, 1980 - August, 1980 - September, 1980 - October, 1980 - November, 1980 - December, 1980 - Unknown dates, 1980 - Births, 1980 - January, 1980 - February, 1980 - March, 1980 - April, 1980 - May, 1980 - June, 1980 - July, 1980 - August, 1980 - September, 1980 - October, 1980 - November, 1980 - December, 1980 - Deaths, 1980 - January, 1980 - February, 1980 - March, 1980 - April, 1980 - May, 1980 - June, 1980 - July, 1980 - August, 1980 - September, 1980 - October, 1980 - November, 1980 - December, 1980 - Unknown dates, 1980 - Nobel Prizes, 1980 - Templeton Prize Read more here: » 1980: Encyclopedia II - 1980 - Events |
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| | | | 1903 - January: Encyclopedia II - Gregorian calendar - Accuracy The Gregorian calendar improves the approximation made by the Julian calendar by skipping 3 Julian leap days in every 400 years, giving an average year of 365.2425 mean solar days long, which has an error of about 1 day per 3300 years with respect to the mean tropical year of 365.2422 days but less than half this error with respect to the vernal equinox year of 365.2424 days. Both are substantially more accurate than the 1 day in 128 years error of ...
See also:Gregorian calendar, Gregorian calendar - History, Gregorian calendar - Invention, Gregorian calendar - Beginning of the year, Gregorian calendar - Adoption outside of Roman Catholic nations, Gregorian calendar - Proleptic Gregorian calendar, Gregorian calendar - Confusion with British vs. American usage, Gregorian calendar - Difference between Gregorian and Julian calendar dates, Gregorian calendar - Months of the year, Gregorian calendar - Accuracy, Gregorian calendar - Calendar seasonal error, Gregorian calendar - Numerical facts, Gregorian calendar - Number of leap years starting on a given day of the week, Gregorian calendar - Days of the week, Gregorian calendar - Reference Read more here: » Gregorian calendar: Encyclopedia II - Gregorian calendar - Accuracy |
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| | | | 1903 - January: Encyclopedia II - 1975 - Events
1975 - January.
January 1 - Watergate scandal: John N. Mitchell, H. R. Haldeman, John D. Ehrlichman are found guilty of the Watergate cover-up
January 2 - The Federal Rules of Evidence are approved by Congress
January 5 - The Tasman Bridge in Tasmania, Australia, is struck by the bulk ore carrier Lake Illawarra, killing twelve people.
January 7 - OPEC agrees to raise crude oil prices by 10%.
January 8 - Ella Grasso becomes Governor of Connecticut, becoming the firs ...
See also:1975, 1975 - Events, 1975 - January, 1975 - February, 1975 - March, 1975 - April, 1975 - May, 1975 - June, 1975 - July, 1975 - August, 1975 - September, 1975 - October, 1975 - November, 1975 - December, 1975 - Unknown dates, 1975 - Births, 1975 - January, 1975 - February, 1975 - March, 1975 - April, 1975 - May, 1975 - June, 1975 - July, 1975 - August, 1975 - September, 1975 - October, 1975 - November, 1975 - December, 1975 - Deaths, 1975 - Unknown date, 1975 - January, 1975 - February, 1975 - March, 1975 - April, 1975 - May, 1975 - June, 1975 - July, 1975 - August, 1975 - September, 1975 - October, 1975 - November, 1975 - December, 1975 - Nobel Prizes, 1975 - Templeton Prize Read more here: » 1975: Encyclopedia II - 1975 - Events |
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| | | | 1903 - January: Encyclopedia II - 1949 in baseball - Champions
1949 in baseball - Major League Baseball.
World Series: New York Yankees over Brooklyn Dodgers (4-1)
All-Star Game, July 12 at Ebbets Field: American League, 11-7
1949 in baseball - Other champions.
First Caribbean World Series: Almendares (Cuba)
College World Series: Texas
Little League World Series: Hammonton, New Jersey
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See also:1949 in baseball, 1949 in baseball - Champions, 1949 in baseball - Major League Baseball, 1949 in baseball - Other champions, 1949 in baseball - Awards and honors, 1949 in baseball - Major League Baseball final standings, 1949 in baseball - Events, 1949 in baseball - January-March, 1949 in baseball - April, 1949 in baseball - May, 1949 in baseball - June, 1949 in baseball - July, 1949 in baseball - August, 1949 in baseball - September, 1949 in baseball - October, 1949 in baseball - November, 1949 in baseball - December, 1949 in baseball - Births, 1949 in baseball - January-June, 1949 in baseball - July-December, 1949 in baseball - Deaths Read more here: » 1949 in baseball: Encyclopedia II - 1949 in baseball - Champions |
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