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   Today in History | OnThisDay.com to All   
   Today in History for 4th February 2019   
   04 Feb 19 05:06:39   
   
   From: today.in.history.|.onthisday.com@alt119.net.remove-jmt-this   
      
   Historical Events   
      
   1903 - Stanley Cup: Montreal AAA beat Winn Victorias, 2 games to 1 and 1 tie   
      
   1939 - Glenn Cunningham (top miler) says 4-min mile beyond human effort   
      
   1948 - After winning the men's downhill, French alpine skier Henri Oreiller   
   takes the combined gold medal at the St. Moritz Winter Olympics; becomes most   
   successful athlete at these Games with a slalom bronze   
      
   1979 - "Co-Ed Fever," TV Comedy, debut and cancelled that outing on CBS   
      
   2001 - NFL Pro Bowl, Aloha Stadium, Honolulu, HI: AFC beats NFC, 38-17; MVP:   
   Rich Gannon, Oakland Raiders, QB   
      
   2014 - Same-sex marriage is legalized in Scotland   
      
   More Historical Events ¯   
   Famous Birthdays   
      
   1494 - Francois Rabelais, French satirist (Gargantua and Pantagruel), born in    
   La Devinière, Touraine, Kingdom of France (d. 1553)   
      
   1549 - Eustache du Caurroy, composer   
      
   1688 - Pierre De Marivaux, writer (Marianne), born in Paris, France   
      
   1881 - Fernand Léger, French painter (d. 1955)   
      
   1969 - Duncan Coutts, Canadian bassist (Our Lady Peace)   
      
   1969 - Joe Sacco, Medford, NHL right wing (Anaheim Mighty Ducks), born in   
   Medford, Massachusetts   
      
   More Famous Birthdays ¯   
   Famous Deaths   
      
   1222 - Willem I, earl of Holland (1203-22), dies   
      
   1774 - Charles Marie de La Condamine, French mathematician and geographer (b.   
   1701)   
      
   1943 - Frank Calder, 1st NHL president, dies   
      
   1994 - Han Jansen, Dutch painter, dies at 62   
      
   2009 - Lux Interior, Frontman of the garage rock band The Cramps (b. 1946)   
      
   2018 - John Mahoney, British-born American actor (Fraiser, Frantic, 8 Men   
   Out), dies of throat cancer at 77   
      
   More Famous Deaths ¯   
      
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