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1. January 11th 1928 saw the death of an English literary legend. He was buried in Westminster Abbey besides Charles Dickens, but his heart was buried in Wessex, where he was born. Who was this man famed for his hard hitting and tragic novels, such as 'Far from the Madding Crowd', 'Tess of the D'Urbervilles' and 'Jude the Obscure'?
2. January 12th 1982 saw the son of a politician "lost" in the desert. Who was this man?
3. January 13th 1964 saw which magazine call the Beatles "a driving rocker with surf on the Thames"?
4. January 14th 1954 saw the marriage of which two big stars of American life?
5. January 15th 1973 saw President Nixon call what to be stopped?
6. January 16th 1966 saw which folk singer jailed for 10 days for blocking the entrance to a US Army induction centre in California?
7. January 17th 1912 saw the end of which mammoth expedition that ultimately ended in severe disappointment and death?
8. January 18th 1943 saw the Russian Red Army break a siege of Leningrad. How many days did the siege by German forces last?
9. January 19th 1903 saw the conception of which sporting event/establishment?
10. January 20th 1265 saw the first summoning of what in England?
11. January 21st 1793 saw which French monarch 'guillotined' as the French Revolution took up pace?
12. January 22nd 1983 saw which sports legend call it quits and retire?
13. January 23rd 1989 saw the death of an amazing personality. He was famed for his amazing zest for life and once commented "Geniuses don't die. I'm going to live forever". His trademark moustache, flowing capes and outrageous behaviour gave him a world icon status, but who was this artist who died in Spain?
14. January 24th 1848 saw which man strike gold in California and spark the greatest gold rush in the history of the US?
15. January 25th 1971 saw Charles Manson found guilty of the murder of five people in a ritual slaughter. Which famous actress was one of the five murdered by Manson in August 1969, which shook America?
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