Netochka Nezvanova is the enigmatic author of NATO.0+55+3d software, a set of QuickTime externals for Mac. The name Netochka Nezvanova, which can be translated roughly as "nameless nobody" is widely believed to be a pseudonym taken from the name of the main character in Fyodor Dostoevski's first novel.
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The second Summer Olympic Games are held in St. Louis, Missouri, USA
Births:
January 5 - Jeane Dixon[?], astrologer (+ 1997)
January 10 - Ray Bolger, ...