Jan 21   U.S. Presient Jimmy Carter provides a presidential pardon to most Vietnam War draft dodgers   

Jan 23   $1.5-million Serge Lepage dress exhibited, Paris.   

Jan 23   Bernard "Toots" Shor, barkeeper, dies at 73.   

Jan 23   Miniseries "Roots" premieres on ABC   

Jan 24   5 lawyers murdered by fascist in Madrid   

Jan 25   Donald Kerr, actor (Devil Bat, Killer Bats), dies at 85   

Jan 25   In New York Rene Levesque 1922-1987 tells Wall Street audience at the Economic Club of New York that 'separation is inevitable'.   

Jan 26   Margaret Hayes, actress (Robert Montgomery Presents), dies at 61.   

Jan 26   Soviet figure skaters Sergei Shakrai and Marine Tcherkasova are inaugural to perform a quadruple twist lift, Helsinki.   

Jan 27   President Carter pardons most Vietnam War draft evaders   

Jan 27   The inaugural broadcast of "Roots" mini-series on ABC TV   

Jan 27   The Vatican reiterates that the Roman Catholic Church does not allow women to enter the priesthood.   

Jan 27   Walter Baldwin, actor (Gay Amigo), dies at 88   

Jan 28   Burt Mustin, actor (All in the Family, Andy Griffith Show), dies at 92.   

Jan 29   E P "Buster" Nupen, cricketer (50 wickets for S Af, lost eye), dies.   

Jan 30   8th (final) part of "Roots" is most-watched entertainment show ever.   

Jan 30   Allan Border scores 36 in his 1st-class innings (New South Wales vs Queesland)   

Feb 01   Edmond [Moore] Hamilton, US, sci-fi author (Danger Planet), dies at 72.   

Feb 01   In this year, Heavy blizzard in New England claims 100 lives   

Feb 02   Burn up of Salyut 4 Space Station (USSR).   

Feb 02   Radio Shack officially begins creating the TRS-80 computer   

Feb 02   Toronto's Ian Turnbull scores 5 goals, NHL record for a defenseman.   

Feb 03   Pauline Starke, actress (Dante's Inferno, Viking, Sun Up), dies at 76.   

Feb 04   Fleetwood Mac's "Rumours" released   

Feb 04   Wings release "Maybe I'm Amazed"   

Feb 05   "CB Savage" by Rod Hart peaks at #67.   

Feb 05   General Mills Adventure Theater premieres on CBS radio.   

Feb 05   Izaak Boleslavski, Russian chess player, dies at 67   

Feb 05   Sugar Ray Leonard beats Luis Vega in 6 rounds in his inaugural pro fight.   

Feb 06   Alain Prieur jumps his motorcycle 65 meter over 16 buses, near Paris   

Feb 07   Herman Dooyeweerd, Dutch philosopher/lawyer, dies at 82.   

Feb 07   Soyuz 24 launches with 2 cosmonauts   

Feb 08   Earthquake in San Francisco CA, at 5.0, strongest since 1966.   

Feb 08   Hustler publisher Larry Flynt sentenced   

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Jan 18   Curtis cregan: American actor   

Apr 02   Jelena abbou: Serbian fitness model   

Apr 02   Michael fassbender: Actor   

Apr 02   Aiden turner: British actor   

Apr 19   Lucien mettomo: Cameroonian footballer   

Apr 19   Joe beimel: American baseball player   

Apr 19   Dennys reyes: Mexican baseball player   

Apr 21   Karen ann peterson: Miss aruba universe (1997)   

Jan 02   Erroll garner: Jazz pianist (misty),   

Jan 03   Avraham ofer: Israeli minister of housing, commits suicide   

Jan 05   Onslow stevens: Actor (mr fisher-this is the life),    

Jan 09   Alexey kozlovsky: Composer,   

Jan 12   Henri-georges clouzot: Director (diabolique, truth),   

Jan 14   Abdul razak bin hussain: Premier of malaysia (1970-77),   

Jan 17   Gary gilmore: Executed in utah, 1st us execution since 1967   

Jan 18   Carl zuckmayer: German/swiss/us playwright (second wind),