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Old 01-20-2009, 10:15 PM   #1
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1793
King Louis XVI was guillotined for treason.

1911
The first Monte Carlo motor rally took place.

1915
The first Kiwanis Club was founded in Detroit.

1924
Vladimir Ilyich Lenin died in Moscow.

1950
George Orwell died in London.

1954
USS Nautilus, the first nuclear-powered submarine was launched.

1977
President Carter pardoned most Vietnam War draft evaders.

1990
MTV's "Unplugged" made its debut with Squeeze as the first performers.

1994
A jury in Manassas, Va., acquitted Lorena Bobbitt by reason of temporary insanity of maliciously wounding her husband, John, whom she'd accused of sexually assaulting her.

1997
Don Mattingly (New York Yankees) officially announced his retirement.

1998
Pope John Paul II began his first visit to Cuba.

2003
The U.S. Census Bureau reported that Hispanics had surpassed Blacks as the largest minority group.

2004
The recording industry sued 532 computer users it said were illegally distributing songs over the Internet.

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69 Richie Havens Folk singer, musician
68 Placido Domingo Opera singer
59 Billy Ocean R&B singer
53 Geena Davis Actress
46 Hakeem Olajuwon Basketball player
38 Dinosaur Jr Cigar Asylum Inmate
33 Emma Bunton Singer (Spice Girls)

51 Ethan Allen 1/21/1738 - 2/12/1789 American soldier - frontiersman
55 John Fitch 1/21/1743 - 7/2/1798 American steamboat builder
77 John Fremont 1/21/1813 - 7/13/1890 Americium mapmaker/explorer
39 Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson 1/21/1824 - 5/10/1863 American Civil War general
71 John Browning 1/21/1855 - 11/26/1926 American weapons designer
72 Telly Savalas 1/21/1922 – 1/22/1994 Greek-American film and television actor and singer
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Old 01-31-2009, 10:13 PM   #2
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71 John Browning 1/21/1855 - 11/26/1926 American weapons designer
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Being that John Browning's birthday shows 1/21/1855, I could assume Scott was also born in January.
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Being that John Browning's birthday shows 1/21/1855, I could assume Scott was also born in January.
obviously you weren't
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1536
The city of Buenos Aires, Argentina, was founded by Spanish conquistador Pedro de Mendoza.

1653
New Amsterdam - now New York City - was incorporated.

1709
Scottish sailor Alexander Selkirk, the inspiration for Daniel Defoe's Robinson Crusoe, was rescued after four years alone on an island off the coast of Chile.

1848
The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, ending the Mexican War, was signed. In the treaty, Mexico ceded to the United States a huge portion of what is today the American West and Southwest, including California and New Mexico.

1876
The National League of Professional Baseball Clubs was formed.

1887
The first gathering at Gobbler's Knob in Punxsatawney, Pa. to wait for the groundhog's shadow occurred.

1922
James Joyce's Ulysses was published.

1943
Nazi troops surrendered in the World War II Battle of Stalingrad.

1950
"What's My Line" debuted on CBS television.

1979
Punk rock musician Sid Vicious of the Sex Pistols died of a drug overdose at age 21.

1980
The Abscam scandal was revealed.

1990
South African President F. W. de Klerk lifted a ban on the African National Congress and promised to free Nelson Mandela.

1996
Dancer, actor and choreographer Gene Kelly died at age 83.

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72 Tom Smothers Comedian
67 Graham Nash Rock singer, musician (Crosby, Stills and Nash)
62 Farrah Fawcett Actress ("Charlie's Angels")
61 Al McKay Musician and songwriter (Earth, Wind & Fire)
60 Ross Valory Rock musician (Journey)
55 Christie Brinkley Model
54 Michael Talbott Actor ("Miami Vice")
44 heavyd Cigar Asylum Inmate
43 Robert DeLeo Rock musician (Stone Temple Pilots)
41 Thaplumbr Cigar Asylum Inmate
38 Ben Mize Rock musician (Counting Crows)
34 Todd Bertuzzi Hockey player
32 Shakira Singer
20 smokeyandthebandit05 Cigar Asylum Inmate


58 James Joyce 2/2/1882 - 1/13/1941 Irish novelist
88 George Stanley Halas 2/2/1895 - 10/31/1983 American founder/owner of Chicago Bears
76 Howard Johnson 2/2/1897 - 6/20/1972 American hotelier
73 James Dickey 2/2/1923 - 1/19/1997 American author
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February 3rd


1468
Johann Gutenberg, German printer and inventor, died.

1690
The first paper money in America was issued by the colony of Massachusetts.

1809
The territory of Illinois was created.

1834
Wake Forest University is established.

1870
The 15th Amendment (black suffrage) passed.

1876
Albert Spalding and his brother started a sporting goods store. They manufactured the first official baseball, tennis ball, basketball, golf ball and football.

1913
The 16th Amendment, establishing federal income tax, was ratified.

1917
The U.S. broke off diplomatic relations with Germany.

1924
Woodrow Wilson, the 28th president of the United States, died in Washington, D.C., at age 67.

1959
Rock singers, Buddy Holly, Richie Valens, and Big Bopper died in a plane crash.

1995
Col. Eileen Collins became the first woman to pilot the space shuttle when the Discovery blasted off.

1998
Texas executed Karla Faye Tucker, the first woman to be executed in the United States since 1984.

2001
The XFL debuted. The Las Vegas Outlaws beat the New York/New Jersey Hitman 19-0 and the Orlando Rage beat the Chicago Enforcers 33-29.

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69 Fran Tarkenton Football Hall of Famer
67 Dory Funk, Jr. Professinal wrestler
66 Blythe Danner Actress
64 Bob Griese Football Hall of Famer
59 Morgan Fairchild Actress
56 Fred Lynn Baseball player
53 Nathan Lane Actor ("The Producers")
48 Marty Jannetty Professional wrestler
47 Demented Cigar Asylum Inmate
41 Vlade Divac Basketball player
39 Retief Goosen Professional golfer
33 Isla Fisher Actress
? TripleF Cigar Asylum Inmate

70 Gertrude Stein 2/3/1874 - 7/27/1946 American writer
84 Norman Rockwell 2/3/1894 - 11/8/1978 American illustrator
33 Kerry Von Erich (The Texas Tornado) 2/3/1960 - 2/18/1993 Professional wrestler
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84 Norman Rockwell 2/3/1894 - 11/8/1978 American illustrator
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