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    • Apr 29, 1901
    Emperor Hirohito is born in Tokyo. He oversees Japan during World War II, when he is vilified in the lyrics of Red Foley's "Smoke On The Water"
    Dec 11, 1901
    Inventor Guglielmo Marconi transmits radio signals from London across the Atlantic Ocean for the first time
    Feb 24, 1902
    Record producer Don Law is born in London. The Columbia executive produces Jimmy Dean's "Big Bad John," Ray Price's "For The Good Times" and Marty Robbins' "El Paso," among others, ultimately landing in the Country Music Hall of Fame
    Jul 20, 1902
    Pop songwriter Jimmy Kennedy is born in Omagh, Ireland. He writes Gene Autry's "South Of The Border (Down Mexico Way)," plus Hank Snow's "Down The Trail Of Achin' Hearts" and Narvel Felts' "My Prayer"
    Sep 25, 1902
    Pop songwriter Al Hoffman is born in Minsk, Russia. He enjoys several hits with rockabilly singer Jimmie Rodgers in 1958, including "Oh-Oh, I'm Falling In Love Again," "Secretly" and "Are You Really Mine"
    Dec 15, 1902
    Nudie Cohn is born in Kiev, Ukraine. The Hollywood clothier brings the rhinestone suit to prominence, fashioning outfits for Hank Williams, Elvis Presley and Porter Wagoner, among others
    Jun 21, 1904
    Songwriter Mack Gordon is born in Warsaw, Poland. He pens "Chattanooga Choo Choo," "Down Argentine Way" and "At Last," which reaches country's Top 15 in 2016 after it's performed by Sundance Head on NBC's "The Voice"
    Nov 16, 1904
    Songwriter Tommie Connor is born in Bloomsbury, United Kingdom. He authors "I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus," which hits the country chart through a 1952 recording by Jimmy Boyd
    Dec 18, 1904
    Wilf Carter--a.k.a. Montana Slim--is born in Port Hilford, Nova Scotia. A cowboy and rodeo performer, he begins a recording career in the 1930s that lasts some 50 years, making him one of Canada's first country stars
    Nov 20, 1906
    Songwriter Fred Spielman is born in Vienna, Austria. He authors Marie Osmond's "Paper Roses" and Margo Smith's "It Only Hurts For A Little While"



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