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2009 Israel declares a unilateral ceasefire in the Gaza War, effective January 18, as Hamas declares a ceasefire of its own
2001 Tony Miles, chess player, chess Grandmaster, won matches with World Chess Champions Boris Spassky, Vassily Smyslov, Mikhail Tal, achieved peak rating of 2635, January 1, 1996 dies 1999 Last upside down date until January 1, 6000 1985 Alice Miller/Don January wins LPGA Mazda Golf Championship 1978 January Jones, American Actress 1970 President Nixon signs bill limiting cigarette advertisements on January 1, 1971 1967 49th PGA Championship: Don January shoots a 281 at Columbine CC Colorado 1965 Penny Baker, Buffalo, New York, playmate, January, 1984 1964 Joan Bennett, born in Chicago, Illinois, playmate, January, 1985 1962 Kimberly McArthur, born in Fort Worth Texas, playmate, January, 1982 1961 Peggy MacIntaggart, born in Midland, Ontario, playmate, January, 1990 1960 Karen Elaine Price, born in Pasadena, California, playmate, January, 1981 1958 Debra Jensen, born in Orange County, California, playmate, January, 1978 1955 Tony Miles, born in Edgbaston, Birmingham, chess player, chess Grandmaster, won matches with World Chess Champions Boris Spassky, Vassily Smyslov, Mikhail Tal, achieved peak rating of 2635, January 1, 1996 1950 73 degrees F (23 degrees C) highest temperature ever recorded in Cleveland in January 1929 Don January, pro golfer, 1976 Vardon Trophy 1929 Donald Ray January, Plainview, Texas, PGA golfer, 1960 Tucson Open 1889 New York World reporter Nellie Bly (Elizabeth Cochrane) began her attempt to surpass fictitious journey of Jules Verne's Phileas Fogg by traveling around world in less than 80 days She succeeded, by finishing trip following January in 72 days, 6 1879 January record 13" of snow falls in New York City (broken Jan 7, 1996) 1807 Congress bans slave trade effective January 1, 1808 |
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