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    • Dec 12, 1881
    Harry Warner is born in Poland. Along with three brothers, he founds Warner Bros. Pictures. The firm eventually starts a record label, which contributes to the careers of Randy Travis, Dwight Yoakam, Hank Williams Jr. and Faith Hill, among others
    Mar 18, 1883
    Songwriter Maurice Abrahams is born in Russia. He co-writes "Ragtime Cowboy Joe," a song that appears in several western movies before becoming a country hit for Eddy Howard in 1947
    Jul 29, 1883
    Italian dictator Benito Mussolini is born in Dovia di Predappio, Italy. After forming an alliance with Germany at the outset of World War II, he's referenced in Carson Robison's hit "Mussolini's Letter To Hitler" and Red Foley's "Smoke On The Water"
    Nov 28, 1883
    Harry Nobles is born in Hatfield Point, New Brunswick. He becomes the father of Bob Nolan, a member of The Sons Of The Pioneers
    Aug 31, 1886
    Pop songwriter L. Wolfe Gilbert is born in Odessa, Russia. He pens Gene Austin's 1928 hit "Ramona," reworked for the country audience by Billy Walker in 1968
    Feb 15, 1888
    Songwriter Lawrence Wright is born in Leicester, England. Using the name Horatio Nicholls, he pens hundreds of songs, including "Among My Souvenirs," a 1976 country hit for Marty Robbins
    Mar 31, 1889
    "There's only one Eiffel Tower..." Paris observes the inauguration of the French landmark, destined to inspire lines in T.G. Sheppard's 1982 country hit "Only One You," Brad Paisley's 2012 single "Southern Comfort Zone" and Thomas Rhett's 2015 release "Die A Happy Man"
    Apr 20, 1889
    Adolf Hitler is born in Branau, Austria. The leader of Germany's Nazi party, Der Fuehrer is part of the inspiration for Carson Robison's World War II hit "Mussolini's Letter To Hitler" and is mentioned in Red Foley's "Smoke On The Water"
    Oct 19, 1889
    Record producer "Uncle" Art Satherley is born in Bristol, England. Through his work with Columbia Records, he handles such acts as Bob Wills, Vernon Dalhart, Roy Acuff, Tex Ritter and Bill Monroe, joining the Country Music Hall of Fame in 1971
    Jun 10, 1891
    Pop songwriter Al Dubin is born in Zurich, Switzerland. Best known for writing "I Only Have Eyes For You," he also earns country hits with Jo Stafford's "Feudin' And Fightin'" and T. Texas Tyler's "Memories Of France"



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