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This Day in History for 10th January


Famous Birthdays

                                               
Actor Paul Henreid (1908)                        Singer Rod Stewart (1945)                Boxing Champ George Foreman (1949)


1480 - Margaret of Austria, Regent of the Netherlands (d. 1530)
1502 - Hendrik Niclaes, German/Dutch merchant/cult leader (Children of God)
1538 - Louis of Nassau, Dutch general (d. 1574)
1573 - Simon Marius, German astronomer (d. 1624)
1607 - Isaac Jogues, French Jesuit missionary (d. 1646)
1628 - Jan Theunisz Blanckerhoff, [Jan Maet], seascape painter)
1638 - Nicolas Steno, Danish Scientist and Bishop (d. 1686)
1644 - Louis Boufflers, marshall of France
1654 - Joshua Barnes, English scholar (d. 1712)
1683 - Gasparo Visconti, composer
1701 - Johann Caspar Simon, composer
1702 - Johannes Zick, German fresco painter (d. 1762)
1715 - Christian August Crusius, German philosopher and theologian (d. 1775)
1738 - Ethan Allen, Revolutionary War fighter (lead the Green Mtn Boys)
1747 - Abraham L Breguet, French clock maker
1750 - Thomas Erskine, 1st Baron Erskine, British Lord Chancellor (d. 1823)
1760 - Johann Rudolf Zumsteeg, composer
1766 - Louis Massonneau, composer
1768 - James Varicick, 1st AME Zion Bishop
1769 - Michel Ney, French marshal (Waterloo)
1780 - M Heinrich C Lichtenstein, German zoologist
1797 - Annette von Droste-Hülshoff, German writer (d. 1848)
1810 - Jeremiah S. Black, American statesman (d. 1883)
1812 - Georg Hermann Nicolai, German architect (d. 1881)
1814 - Aubrey de Vere, Irish writer (Victorian Observer)
1815 - Alexander Brydie Dyer, Bvt Major General (Union Army), died in 1874
1815 - Thomas Williams, Brigadier General (Union volunteers), died in 1862
1825 - Alexander Travis Hawthorn, Brig Gen (Confederate Army), died in 1899
1828 - Herman Koeckemann, German Catholic prelate (d. 1892)
1834 - John Acton, English historian/MP
1836 - Charles Ingalls, father of Laura Ingalls Wilder (d. 1902)
1840 - Louis Nazaire Bégin, French Canadian archbishop and cardinal (d. 1925)
1843 - Frank James, American outlaw (d. 1915)
1850 - John Wellborn Root, American architect (d. 1891)
1854 - Peter Gast, composer
1855 - Peter J Blok, Dutch historian (History of the Dutch People)
1858 - Heinrich Zille, German illustrator and photographer (d. 1929)
1864 - George Washington Carver, agricultural scientist [or Jul 12]
1864 - Grand Duke Peter Nikolaevich of Russia, son of Grand Duke Nicholas Nikolaevich (d. 1931)
1865 - Mary Ingalls, sister of Laura Ingalls Wilder (d. 1928)
1871 - Enrica Freiin von Handel-Manzetti, Austrian author (Jesse & Maria)
1873 - Jack O'Neill, Irish-born baseball player (d. 1935)
1873 - George Orton, Canadian athlete (d. 1958)
1876 - Johannes W "Jan" Eisenloeffel, Dutch goldsmith
1877 - Frederick Gardner Cottrell, inventor (elecrostatic precipitator)
1880 - Eduard M Meijers, Dutch lawyer (Short Cause)
1880 - Frans van Cauwelaert, Flemish minister/mayor of Antwerp
1880 - Grock, [Adrien Wettach], Swiss clown/circus director
1880 - Manuel Azaña y Diaz, PM/pres of 2nd Spanish republic (1936-39)
1882 - Charles Trowbridge, Vera Cruz Mexico, actor (Fatal Hour)
1883 - Aleksei Tolstoi, Russian poet/writer (Pjotr Peroyj) [NS]
1883 - Florence Reed, Phila, silent film actress (Dancing Girl)
1883 - Francis X Bushman, Norfolk VA, silent film actor (Ben Hur)
1884 - James Philip Dunn, composer
1886 - Jose Antonio de Donostia, composer
1887 - Robinson Jeffers, US, poet/playwright (Tamar & Other Poems, Medea)
1888 - Emile van Bosch, Dutch revue/operetta-artist (Fair Folks)
1888 - Grock, Switzerland, clown
1890 - Douglas MacLean, Phila, silent film comedian/producer (Going Up)
1890 - Ernest Milton, SF CA, actor (Cat Girl, Fiddler's Three)
1890 - Grigory Landsberg, Russian physicist (d. 1957)
1891 - Jos Speybrouck, Flemish painter
1892 - Dumas Malone, Miss, historian (Jefferson & His Time)
1893 - Albert Jacka, Australian soldier, first Australian World War I Victoria Cross winner (d. 1932)
1894 - Reginald Denham, London, Broadway director (Obsession, The Bad Seed)
1897 - Albert Moeschinger, composer
1898 - Sergei M Eisenstein, Russian director (Alexandr Nevski) [OS]
1901 - Pauline Starke, Joplin MO, actress (Dante's Inferno, Dance Magic)
1903 - Barbara Hepworth, English abstract sculptor/actress (Rescued by Rover)
1903 - Jean Morel, Abbeville France, conductor
1903 - Voldemar Väli, Estonian wrestler (d. 1997)
1903 - Violet Wilkey, American actress (d. 1976)
1904 - Jesus Garcia Leoz, composer
1904 - Ray Bolger, Dorchester Mass, actor/dancer (Wizard of Oz)
1908 - Bernard Lee, London, English actor (M in James Bond movies)
1908 - Paul Henreid, Trieste, actor (Casablanca, 4 Horsemen of Apocalypse)
1909 - Grace Mitchell, educator
1909 - Rudolf Kubin, composer
1910 - Dorothy Stroud, garden historian
1910 - Jean Martinon, Lyons France, conductor/composer
1911 - Jan Boon, [Tjalie Robinson], Dutch East Indies publicist (Tong Tong)
1912 - Maria Mandel, Camp leader at Auschwitz (d. 1948)
1913 - Gustav Husak, president of Czechoslavakia (1975-89)
1913 - Haywood Frank Henry, sax player
1913 - Mehmet Shehu, Albanian politician (d. 1981)
1914 - Claude Gallimard, France, publisher
1914 - Polly Rowles, Phila Pa, actress (Aunt Laurie-Jamie)
1914 - Yu Kuo-hwa, former Premier of Taiwan (d. 2000)
1915 - Dean Dixon, Zug Switzerland, conductor
1916 - Sune Bergström, Swedish biochemist, Nobel laureate (d. 2004)
1916 - Don Metz, Canadian ice hockey player (d. 2007)
1917 - Jerry Wexler, music producer (Aretha Franklin/Bob Dylan)
1918 - Arthur Chung, President of Guyana (d. 2008)
1920 - Georges Marchal, Nancy France, actor (Evil Eden, Gina, Milky Way)
1920 - Max Patkin, American baseball player (d. 1999)
1921 - Rodger Ward, American race car driver (d. 2004)
1923 - Ingeborg Drewitz, writer
1924 - Ludmilla Chiraeff, ballet dancer
1925 - Maxwell Roach, composer
1926 - Musallam Bseiso, Palestinian journalist, thinker, and politician
1927 - Gisele MacKenzie, Winnipeg Manitoba, singer/actress (Your Hit Parade)
1927 - Johnnie Ray, Dallas OR, pop singer (Cry)
1927 - Lee Philips, Bkln NY, actor (Ellery Queen)
1927 - Otto Stich, Swiss politician
1928 - Donald Brooks, fashion designer (Emmy 1983)
1928 - Wallace Berry, composer
1928 - Philip Levine, American poet
1929 - Derek Hammond-Stroud, English operatic baritone
1930 - Byron "Wild Child" Gipson, blues singer
1930 - Roy Edward Disney, American film executive and CEO of Disney
1931 - Alexander L "Alex" Boraine, South Africa vicar/MP
1931 - Ron Galella, celebrity photographer (sued by Jackie O)
1931 - Peter Barnes, English writer (d. 2004)
1932 - Elaine Devry, American actress
1933 - Akira Miyoshi, composer
1933 - Len Coldwell, cricket bowler (Engld medium-fast in 7 Tests 1962-64)
1933 - Leonard John Coldwell, cricketer
1934 - Leonid Kravchuk, Ukrainian politician
1935 - Georg Katzer, composer
1935 - Sherrill Milnes, Hinsdale Illinois, baritone
1935 - Ronnie Hawkins, American musician
1936 - Burnum Burnum, Australian Aboriginal activist, actor, author and dreamer (d. 1997)
1936 - Stephen Ambrose, American historian (d. 2002)
1936 - Robert Woodrow Wilson, American physicist and radio astronomer, Nobel laureate
1936 - Al Goldstein, American publisher and pornographer
1937 - Thomas Penfield Jackson, American judge
1938 - Francis W "Frank" Mahovlich, Canadian ice hockey player
1938 - Frank Mahovlich, NHL Hall of Famer (Mont Canadians)
1938 - Ivan Twigden, English contractor/multi-millionaire (Twigden PLC)
1938 - Willie "Stretch" McCovey, 1st baseman (SF Giant #44)
1938 - Donald Knuth, American mathematician and computer scientist
1939 - Bill Toomey, Phila Pa, decathelete (Olympic-gold-68)
1939 - Sal Mineo, NYC, actor (Exodus, Rebel Without a Cause)
1939 - Jared Carter, American poet
1939 - David Horowitz, American author and political commentator
1939 - William Levy, Dutch writer
1939 - Scott McKenzie, American singer, (d. 2012)
1940 - Harry Gant, NASCAR driver
1940 - Ntare VI of Ankole, Omugabe of Nkole
1940 - Guy Chevrette, Quebec politician
1942 - Aleksandr Yakovlevich Petrushenko, Russia, cosmonaut
1942 - Jack Regan, broadcaster
1942 - Jim Croce, Phila, rock vocalist (Time in a Bottle)
1942 - Walter Hill, director (48 Hours, Extreme Prejudice)
1943 - Jim Croce, American singer (d. 1973)
1944 - Frank Sinatra Jr, Jersey City NJ, American singer/bandleader (Golddigers)
1944 - Rory Byrne, South African racing car designer
1944 - Bernard Derome, Canadian news presenter (Le Téléjournal)
1944 - William Sanderson, American actor
1945 - Rod Stewart, London, British singer (Maggie Mae, Do You Think I'm Sexy)
1945 - Edward Wiskoski, American professional wrestler
1946 - Alexis Nihon Jr, Bahamas, wrestler (Olympics-1968)
1946 - Aynsley Dunbar, rocker (Journey, Jefferson Starship)
1946 - Bob Lang, rock bassist (Wayne Fontana & The Mindbenders)
1947 - George Alec Effinger, US, sci-fi author (Nick of Time)
1947 - Afeni Shakur, mother of Tupac "2Pac" Shakur, member of the Black Panther Party
1948 - Cyril Neville, US singer/percussionist (Neville Bros-Yellow Moon)
1948 - Donald Fagen, Passaic NJ, rock vocalist/keyboardist (Steely Dan-Peg)
1948 - William Sanderson, Memphis Tenn, actor (Larry-Newhart, Blade Runner)
1948 - Mischa Maisky, Latvian cellist
1948 - Bernard Thévenet, French cyclist
1949 - George Foreman, Houston Tx, world HW boxing champ (1973-74, 95)
1949 - Teresa Graves, Houston Tx, actress (Laugh-in, Get Christie Love)
1949 - Walter S Browne, US chess champion (1974-78, 1980-84)
1949 - James Lapine, American stage director
1950 - Cyril Neville, rocker (Neville Brothers)
1951 - Kathleen Bradley, Youngstown Oh, model (Price is Right)
1952 - Scott Thurston, keyboardist/guitarist (Motels-Only the Lonely)
1953 - Bobby Rahal, Indy-car racer (over 15 wins)
1953 - Pat Benatar, [Andrezejewski], Bkln NY, singer (Hell Is for Children)
1955 - Luci Martin, rocker vocalist (Chic)
1955 - Michael Schenker, heavy metal rocker (MSG-Coming on Strong, Scorpions)
1956 - Shawn Colvin, American singer
1956 - Antonio Muñoz Molina, Spanish writer
1957 - Robert Thompson, Houston TX, Nike golfer (1990 Boise Open-2nd)
1957 - Greg Walden, U.S. Congressman from Oregon
1958 - Shawn Colvin, singer/guitarist
1958 - Anatoly Pisarenko, Soviet weightlifter
1959 - Chandra Cheesborough, Jacksonville Fla, 4X100 runner (Olympic-gold-84)
1959 - Don Letts, rocker (Big Audio Dynamite)
1959 - Kirk & Curtwood, musician (Meat Puppets)
1959 - Fran Walsh, New Zealand screenwriter
1960 - Benoît Pelletier, Canadian politician
1960 - Samira Said, Moroccan singer
1961 - Evan Handler, NYC, actor (Dear Mr Wonderful)
1961 - Janet Jones, Bridgeton MO, actress (American Anthem, Flamingo Kid)
1961 - Nadja Salerni-Sonnenberg, Rome Italy, concert violinist
1962 - Jim Lindeman, US baseball outfielder (NY Mets)
1962 - Michael Fortier, Canadian politician
1963 - Frank Wijnhoven, Dutch soccer player (NEC, Treffers)
1963 - Mark Pryor, American politician
1964 - Karen Josephson, Bristol Ct, synchronized swimmer (Olympic-gold-1992)
1964 - Krista Tesreau, St Louis Mo, actress (Tina-OLTL, Silk Stalkings)
1964 - Sarah Josephson, Bristol Ct, synchronized swimmer (Olympic-gold-1992)
1964 - Brad Roberts, Canadian singer (Crash Test Dummies)
1965 - James Washington, NFL safety (Dallas Cowboys, Wash Redskins)
1965 - Nathan, rocker (Brother Beyond-Can You Keep a Secret)
1965 - Butch Hartman, American animator
1966 - Steve Kramer, American politician
1967 - Micky Michelle, [Ingrid Hankers], Dutch dancer (Josephine, Sound of Motown)
1967 - Trini Alvarado, actor (Frighteners)
1967 - Johan Laats, Belgian judoka
1968 - Lyle Menendez, NY, accused of killing his parents (Menendez Brothers)
1968 - Malcolm Showell, WLAF defensive end (Amsterdam Admirals)
1969 - Doug E Doug, rapper/comedian (Operation Dumbo Drop, Jungle Fever)
1969 - Juanita Clayton, Manitou Manitoba, softball catcher (Olympics-96)
1970 - Cameron MacKenzie, Australian 100m/200m/400m (Olympics-96)
1970 - Deon Figures, NFL cornerback/PR (Pittsburgh Steelers)
1970 - James Wilson, WLAF defensive end (Rhein Fire)
1970 - Marcus Bagwell, American professional wrestler
1971 - Guylaine Cloutier, Levis QUE, 100m breaststroke swimmer (Oly-4-92, 96)
1971 - Sergi Bruguera, Italy, tennis star
1972 - Thomas Lewis, NFL wide receiver (NY Giants)
1972 - Brian Lawler, American professional wrestler
1973 - Berry Radstraat, Dutch soccer player (NEC, SCH)
1973 - Glenn Robinson, Gary In, NBA forward (Milw, Olympics-gold-96)
1973 - Travis Davis, NFL strong safety (NO Saints, Jacksonville Jaguars)
1973 - Ryan Drummond, American voice actor
1974 - Andre Kirwan, CFL receiver (Toronto Argonauts)
1974 - Hollis Thomas, defensive tackle (Philadelphia Eagles)
1974 - Davide Dionigi, Italian footballer
1974 - Akari Kaida, Japanese composer
1974 - Jemaine Clement, New Zealand actor
1974 - Steve Marlet, French footballer
1974 - Hrithik Roshan, Indian actor
1975 - Shannon Kavanaugh, Boston Mass, rocker (Ivory Soul)
1975 - Jake Delhomme, American football player
1976 - Adam Kennedy, American baseball player
1978 - Brent Smith, American singer (Shinedown)
1979 - Chris H E Smith, [Daddy Mack], Atlanta, rapper (Kris Kross-Warm it Up)
1980 - Matt Roney, American baseball player
1980 - Sarah Shahi, American actress and model
1981 - Brian Joo, Korean-American singer
1982 - Josh Ryan Evans, American actor (d. 2002)
1983 - Danilo Dirani, Brazilian racing driver
1983 - Li Nina, Chinese aerial free-style skier
1986 - Saleisha Stowers, American model
1990 - Tao Li, Singaporean Olympic swimmer

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This Day in History for 10th January


Famous Deaths

                                                    
Inventor/Industrialist Samuel Colt (1862)      Actor Spalding Gray (2004)


681 - Agatho, Sicilian pope (678-81), dies
866 - Lin-chi I-hsuan, [J Rinzai Gigen], Zen teacher, dies
976 - John I Tzimisces/Tzimiskes, Byzantine Emperor (969-76), dies at 51
1094 - Caliph Al-Mustansir of Cairo (b. 1029)
1271 - Otto II, the Lame, earl of Gelre, dies
1276 - Pope Gregory X, (Tedaldo Visconti), dies. (bc. 1210)
1542 - Gerardus Noviomagus, [Gerrit Geldenhauer], Dutch theologist, die at 59
1645 - William Laud, Archbishop of Canterbury, beheaded, for treason, in the Tower of London at 71
1654 - Nicholas Culpeper, English botanist, herbalist, physician, and astrologer (b. 1616)
1662 - Prince Honoré II of Monaco (b. 1597)
1674 - Jacob de Witt, Dutch mayor (Dordrecht)/MP, dies at 84
1698 - Louis-Sébastien Le Nain de Tillemont, French historian (b. 1637)
1707 - Philibert, comte de Gramont, French writer (b. 1621)
1754 - Daniel Raap, Dutch porcelain salesman/politician, dies at about 51
1754 - Edward Cave, English editor and publisher (b. 1691)
1761 - Edward Boscawen, British admiral (b. 1711)
1768 - Charles Cressent, French court furniture maker, dies at 82
1775 - Jemeljan Pugatshov, Russian kosak leader/"czar Peter III", dies
1777 - Spranger Barry, Irish actor (b. 1719)
1778 - Carolus Linaeus "Carl von Linne", Swedish botanist/explorer, dies at 70
1780 - Francesco Antonio Vallotti, Italian organist/composer, dies at 82
1789 - Pierre Lyonet, Dutch zoologist/cryptologist, dies at 82
1792 - Jean-Louis Laruette, composer, dies at 60
1794 - Georg Forster, German scientist and revolutionary (d. 1754)
1800 - Johan Wikmanson, composer, dies at 46
1811 - Marie-Joseph Chénier, French poet (b. 1764)
1824 - Victor Emanuel I, king of Sardinia (1802-21), dies at 64
1828 - François de Neufchâteau, French statesman and intellectual figure (b. 1750)
1833 - Adrien Marie Legendre, dies
1833 - Antoinio da Silva Leite, composer, dies at 73
1846 - Etienne P de Senancour, French writer (De l'Amour), dies at 75
1851 - Karl Freiherr von Müffling, Prussian field marshal (b. 1775)
1855 - Mary Russell Mitford, Engl playwright/poet (Julian), dies at 67
1862 - Samuel Colt, American inventor (6 shot revolver), dies at 47
1863 - Lyman Beecher, US Presbyterian clergyman, temperance movement leader (b. 1775)
1866 - Pyotr Pletnyov, Russian poet (b. 1792)
1871 - Pierre A du Terrail, French writer, dies at 41
1876 - Charles EH de Coussemaker, Belgian musicologist/historian, dies at 70
1883 - Dr Samuel A. Mudd, American medical doctor (b. 1833)
1889 - Martin Andreas Udbye, composer, dies at 68
1892 - Heinrich Ludwig Egmont Dorn, composer, dies at 91
1895 - Benjamin Louis Paul Godard, composer, dies at 45
1899 - Gerard Keller, Dutch writer (Vlugmaren), dies at 69
1901 - Sir James Dickson, Premier of Queensland, Australian Minister for Defence (b. 1832)
1904 - Jean-Léon Gérôme, French painter and sculptor (b. 1824)
1905 - Kārlis Baumanis, Latvian composer (b. 1835)
1908 - Anna S Barbiers, Dutch actress (Klaasje Zevenster), dies at 65
1917 - Buffalo Bill Cody
1922 - Frank Tudor, Australian Labor Opposition leader (b. 1866)
1934 - Marinus van der Lubbe, Dutch communist, beheaded in Berlin at 24
1935 - Charlie McGahey, cricket (MCC tour of Aus 1901-02 cured his TB), dies
1935 - Edwin H Flack, English 800/1500m runner (Oly-gold-1896), dies at 60
1936 - Charles Wright, cricketer (3 Tests England v South Africa 1895-96), dies
1938 - Willem de Vreese, Flemish linguist, dies at 68
1939 - Jameson Thomas, actor (Piccadilly, Farmer's Wife), dies at 50
1939 - Julius Bittner, Austria composer (Missa Austriaca), dies at 64
1941 - Frank Bridge, English violinist/composer (Sea), dies at 61
1941 - Joseph Schmidlin, German church historian, murdered at 67
1941 - Sir John Lavery, Northern Irish artist (b. 1856)
1941 - Joe Penner, Hungarian-born comedian and actor (b. 1904)
1943 - Agustin P Justo y Rolon, pres Argentina (1931-38), dies at 66
1943 - J Arthur S Berson, Austrian meteorologist, dies at 83
1945 - Rudolf Borchardt, writer, dies at 67
1949 - Erich von Drygalski, German geographer, geophysicist, and polar scientist (b. 1865)
1951 - Athos Palma, composer, dies at 59
1951 - Harry Sinclair Lewis, US writer (Nobel 1930), dies at 65
1951 - Sinclair Lewis, writer, dies at 65
1951 - Yoshio Nishina, Japanese physicist (b. 1890)
1953 - Theo Mackeben, German pianist/composer (Golden Cage), dies at 56
1954 - Fred Raymond, composer, dies at 53
1956 - Henricus P Bremmer, Dutch art historian (Beeldende Kunst), dies at 84
1956 - Karl L Schmidt, German/Swiss theologist (Urchristentum), dies at 64
1957 - Gabriela Mistral, Chilean poet (Nobel Prize 1945), dies at 67
1958 - Charles de Trooz, Belgian writer, dies at 52
1960 - Jack Laviolette, Canadian ice hockey player (b. 1879)
1961 - Dashiell Hammett, US detective writer (Thin Man, Maltese Falcon), dies at 66
1963 - Tadeusz Szeligowski, composer, dies at 66
1964 - A Marja, Dutch author (Man of Day & Night), dies at 46
1966 - George Cresswell, cricketer (Took 13 wkts in 3 Tests for NZ), suicide
1966 - Hermann Kasack, writer, dies at 69
1967 - Emerson Treacy, actor (Prowler), dies after surgery at 66
1967 - Vilem Petrzelka, composer, dies at 77
1968 - Basil Sydney, actor (Hamlet, Simba), dies of pleurisy at 73
1968 - Howard Smith, actor (Harvey Griffin-Hazel), dies at 74
1968 - Josue Teofilo Wilkes, composer, dies at 85
1968 - Louis-Francois-Marie Aubert, French composer (La Momie), dies at 90
1969 - John Brownlee, Australian tenor (b. 1900)
1970 - Pavel Ivanovich Belyayev, USSR, cosmonaut (Voskhod II), dies at 44
1971 - Gabrielle "Coco" Chanel, French fashion designer, dies at 87
1972 - Al Goodman, Russian/US orchestra leader (NBC Comedy Hour), dies at 81
1972 - Georg Rendl, Austriam miner/beekeeper (Satan on Earth), dies at 68
1972 - Sverre Jordan, composer, dies at 82
1972 - Aksel Larsen, Danish politician (b. 1897)
1976 - Chester Arthur Burnett, US blues pianist/harmonica player, dies at 65
1976 - Howlin' Wolf, singer/guitarist, dies following brain surgery at 65
1978 - John D Rockefeller III, US billionaire/philanthropist, dies at 71
1978 - Pedro Joaquín Chamorro, of La Prensa, assassinated in Managua
1978 - Zeb Turner, country-rock performer (Chew Tobacco Rag), dies at 62
1978 - Don Gillis, American composer (b. 1912)
1980 - George Meany, labor leader, dies at 86
1980 - Bo Rein, American college football coach (b. 1945)
1981 - Richard Boone, actor (Paladin-Have Gun Will Travel), dies at 63
1981 - Fawn M. Brodie, American historian (b. 1915)
1982 - Lazar Weiner, composer, dies at 84
1982 - Paul Lynde, comedian (Uncle Arthur-Bewitched), dies at 55
1984 - Suvanna Phuma, premier of Laos, dies at 82
1984 - Souvanna Phouma, Prince and Prime Minister of Laos (b. 1901)
1985 - Anton Karas, Austrian zither player and composer (b. 1906)
1986 - Joseph Kraft, US columnist, dies at 61
1987 - Marion Hutton, American singer and actress (b. 1919)
1987 - Sir David Robinson, English philanthropist and entrepreneur (b. 1904)
1989 - Herbert Morrison, American radio reporter (b. 1905)
1989 - Colin Winchester, Australian Assistant Police Commissioner, murdered (b. 1933)
1990 - Juliet Berto, screenwriter/actress (Bastienne Bastien), dies at 42
1990 - Yvonne Peattie Marquard, actress (Donovan's Reef), dies
1991 - Dimitris Myrat, dies of cancer at 62
1992 - Barbara Couper, British actress (Last Days of Dolwyn), dies at 89
1992 - Roberto Bonomi, Argentine racing driver (b. 1919)
1993 - Diana Adams, ballerina, dies
1993 - Noorjahan Begum, "adulterous" wife in Bangladesh, stoned to death
1994 - Catharina I "Ien" Dales, min of Internal affairs (1989-94), dies at 62
1994 - Charles "Chub" Feeney, baseball pres (National League), dies at 72
1994 - Michael Aldridge, actor (Murder in the Cathedral), dies at 73
1995 - Elaine Greene, literary Agent, dies at 74
1995 - Halton Kathleen Tynan, writer, dies at 57
1995 - Souphanouvong, leader of Pathet Lao (1957), dies
1996 - Alexander Robertus, organic chemist, dies at 88
1996 - Arthur Sydney Martin, spycatcher, dies at 81
1997 - Alvinio Misciano, Italian tenor, killed in a fall from a window
1997 - Elspeth Josceline Huxley, writer, dies at 96
1997 - George Young, footballer, dies at 74
1997 - Hilary Grover Barratt Brown, conservationist, dies at 71
1999 - Sir Edward Williams, Australian judge (b. 1921)
2000 - Sam Jaffe, American producer (b. 1901)
2002 - W.A. Criswell, American (Baptist) preacher (b. 1909)
2004 - Spalding Gray, American actor and screenwriter (b. 1941)
2004 - Alexandra Ripley, American author (b. 1934)
2005 - Gene Baylos, American comedian (b. 1906)
2005 - Margherita Carosio, Italian soprano (b. 1908)
2005 - James Forman, American civil rights leader (b. 1928)
2005 - Kalevi Hämäläinen, Finnish cross country skier (b. 1932)
2005 - Erwin Hillier, British cinematographer (b. 1911)
2005 - Jack Horner, American sports journalist (b. 1912)
2005 - Joséphine-Charlotte, Grandduchess of Luxembourg (b. 1927)
2005 - Metropolitan Wasyly Fedak, primate of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of Canada (b. 1909)
2007 - Carlo Ponti, Italian film producer (b. 1912)
2007 - Bradford Washburn, American explorer (b. 1910)
2008 - Christopher Bowman, American figure skater (b. 1967)
2008 - Maila Nurmi, aka Vampira, Finnish-born American actress (b. 1921)
2008 - Mikhail Minin, Russian Soviet soldier (b. 1922)
2009 - William Frederick "Bill" Stone, British World War I veteran (b. 1900)
2011 - Margaret Whiting, American singer (b. 1924)
2012 - Gevork Vartanian, Soviet intelligence agent, dies at 87

[MysteRy]

This Day in History for 11th January


Historical Events

                                               
Philosophe Voltaire                               Physician Elizabeth Blackwell                US Secretary of State Frank Kellogg

                                               
First Director of the FBI                           Actor/Comedian Bill Cosby
J Edgar Hoover


532 - Nika-revolt against Justianus & Theodora in Hippodrome Constantinople
1055 - Theodora is crowned Empress of the Byzantine Empire.
1158 - Vladislav II of Bohemia becomes king
1558 - Westmunster Church in Middelburg destroyed by heavy storm
1569 - 1st recorded lottery in England is drawn in St Paul's Cathedral
1571 - Emperor Maximilian II grants Austrian adel freedom of religion
1599 - Jacob van Necks fleet leaves Bantam Java with pepper, clove & muskaat
1693 - Mt Etna erupts, Sicily
1709 - Colley Cibber's "Rival Fools," premieres in London
1753 - Ferdinand VI of Spain & Pope Benedictus XIV sign concord
1758 - Russian troops occupy Königsberg, East-Prussia [NS=Jan 22]
1759 - 1st American life insurance company incorporated, Philadelphia
1765 - Frisia bans Voltaires "Traité sur la tolérance"
1774 - Messier adds M51 (spiral galaxy in Canes Venatici) to his catalog
1775 - Francis Salvador becomes 1st Jew elected to office in America (SC)
1779 - Ching-Thang Khomba is crowned King of Manipur.
1785 - Continental Congress convenes in NYC
1787 - Titania & Oberon, moons of Uranus, discovered by William Herschel
1790 - Statisten & Vonckisten unite as Belgium
1794 - Robert Forsythe, a U.S. Marshal is killed in Augusta, Georgia when trying to serve court
           papers, the first US marshal to die while carrying out his duties.
1803 - Monroe & Livingston sail for Paris to buy New Orleans; they buy La
1805 - Michigan Territory organizes
1813 - 1st pineapples planted in Hawaii (or 1/21)
1839 - Earthquake at Martinique destroys half of Port Royal - 700 die
1849 - Elizabeth Blackwell becomes 1st woman in US to earn medical degree
1861 - Alabama becomes 4th state to secede from the Union
1861 - Mexico City captured by Juarez (Lib) in War of Reform
1863 - Naval engagement near Galveston between CSS Alabama & USS Hatteras
1863 - Union forces capture Arkansas Post, or Ft Hindman, Arkansas
1864 - Charing Cross Station opens in London
1865 - Battle of Beverly, WV
1866 - Steamship London sinks in storm off Land's End, England and kills 220
1867 - Benito Juárez becomes the Mexican president again.
1873 - 1st livestock market newspaper published, Drover's Journal, Chicago
1879 - Zulu war against British colonial rule in South Africa begins
1885 - Henrik Ibsen's "Vildauden," premieres in Oslo
1892 - Hawaiian Historical Society founded
1892 - William D McCoy of Indiana appointed US minister to Liberia
1893 - Jaap Eden skates world record 1500m (2:35)
1897 - M H Cannon becomes 1st woman state senator in US (Utah)
1904 - Herero people of South West Africa, now Namibia, begin uprising
1913 - 1st sedan-type car (Hudson) goes on display at 13th Auto Show (NYC)
1913 - Bread & Roses Strike begins
1915 - Col Jacob Ruppert & Col Tillinghast Huston purchase Yanks for $460,000
1916 - French troops capture/Serbian army flees to Corfu
1917 - Guy Bolton & PG Wodehouse's "Have a Heart," premieres in NYC
1919 - 3 year old German communist party (Spartacus) crushed
1919 - Romania annexes Transylvania
1920 - French passenger ship Afrique sinks near La Rochelle; 553 die
1922 - Insulin 1st used to treat diabetes (Leonard Thompson, 14, of Canada)
1923 - 1st Dutch Dada-evening (Theo Van Doesburg & Kurt Schwitters)
1923 - French & Belgian troops occupy Ruhr to collect reparations
1925 - Frank Kellogg replaces Charles Hughes on as US Sect of State
1927 - Royale Theater (Golden, CBS Radio Playhouse) opens at 242 W 45th NYC
1935 - Amelia Earhart flies from Honolulu to Oakland Ca (non-stop, of course)
1936 - Charles Anderson enters Kentucky House of Representatives
1938 - Bradman scores a second innings 113 v Qld after a ton in the 1st
1938 - Frances Moulton elected 1st woman president of a US national bank
1940 - Sergei Prokofiev's ballet Romeo & Juliet premieres in Leningrad
1941 - Princess Irene Brigade established in Congleton
1942 - -23°F (-31°C), Kingston, Rhode Island (state record)
1942 - Japan conquers Kuala Lumpur, Malaya
1943 - US & Britain relinquish extraterritorial rights in China
1944 - Crakow-Plaszow Concentration Camp established
1946 - Bert Bell becomes 2nd NFL commissioner, moves Chicago HQ to Phila
1946 - Enver Hoxha declares People's Rep of Albania with himself dictator
1949 - Snowfall 1st recorded in Los Angeles
1952 - Bollingen Prize for poetry awarded to Marianne Moore
1953 - J Edgar Hoover declines 6 figure offer to become president of International Boxing Club
1954 - 2 ton locomotive swept into ravine by avalanche 10 die (Austria)
1957 - The African Convention is founded in Dakar.
1957 - Mass-murderer Jack Gilbert Graham is executed via the Gas Chamber.
1959 - Bollingen Prize for poetry awarded to Theodore Roethke
1959 - Hanif Mohammad completes 499 for Karachi, then 1st class world record
1959 - Marlene Hagge wins LPGA Mayfair Golf Open
1959 - NFL Pro Bowl: East beats West 28-21
1960 - Chad declares independence from France
1960 - Lamar Clark sets pro boxing record of 44 consecutive knockouts
1961 - Racial riot at University of Georgia
1962 - Volcano Huascaran in Peru, erupts; 4,000 die
1963 - 1st discotheque opens, Whiskey-a-go-go in LA
1963 - Beatles release "Please Please Me" & "Ask Me Why"
1964 - "She Loves Me" closes at Eugene O'Neill Theater NYC after 302 perfs
1964 - 1st government report warning smoking may be hazardous to one's health
1964 - Beatles "I Want to Hold Your Hand" is #80 in US (Cashbox)
1964 - Panama ends diplomatic relations with US
1964 - US Surgeon General Luther Terry reports that smoking may be hazardous
1966 - "Daktari" African adventure series premieres on CBS TV
1966 - 550 die in landslides in mountains behind Rio de Janeiro after rain
1967 - Romeinse Curie installs Council for Pontifical Study commission
1968 - Explorer 36 (GEOS-B) launched into earth orbit (1080/1570 km)
1969 - "Hooked on a Feeling" by BJ Thomas peaks at #5
1969 - Jethro Tull's This Was Jethro Tull album debuts
1970 - Superbowl IV: KC Chiefs beat Minnesota Vikings, 23-7 in New Orleans Superbowl MVP: Len
           Dawson, Kansas City, QB
1971 - 1st "Quickie" Divorce granted in UK
1971 - Tigers ace reliever John Hiller, 27, sufferes a heart attack, but later makes a remarkable comeback to record 38 saves
1972 - East-Pakistan becomes independent state of Bangladesh
1972 - Abu Sayeed Chudhury becomes president & sheik Mujib ur-Rahman premier
1973 - American League adopts designated hitter rule
1973 - Famous victory at the SCG Pakistan chasing 158 all out 106
1973 - Trial of Watergate burglars begins in Wash DC
1974 - ABC airs final episode of "Love, American Style"
1975 - Soyuz 17 carries 2 cosmonauts to space station Salyut 4
1976 - "Pacific Overtures" opens at Winter Garden Theater NYC for 193 perfs
1976 - Dorothy Hamill wins her 3rd consec natl figure skating champions
1976 - Military coup in Ecuador, Pres Guillermo Lara leaves
1976 - Stephen Sondheim's musical "Pacific Overtures," premieres in NYC
1976 - US female Figure Skating championship won by Dorothy Hamill
1976 - US male Figure Skating championship won by Terry Kubicka
1977 - Bollingen Prize awarded to David Ignatow
1977 - Cubs trade outfielder Rick Monday to Dodgers for Bill Buckner
1977 - France releases Abu Daoud, a Palestinian suspected of involvement in massacre of Israeli athletes at 1972 Munich Olympics
1978 - Gov Askew dedicates RCUC solar office building
1978 - Soyuz 27 links with Salyut 6 & Soyuz 26 (1st time 3 spacecraft link)
1979 - "Grand Tour" opens at Palace Theater NYC for 61 performances
1980 - Debut of Pretenders
1981 - "Tintypes" closes at John Golden Theater NYC after 93 performances
1981 - Palau adopts constitution
1981 - Brit team led by Ranulph Fiennes completes longest & fastest crossing of Antarctica, reaching Scott base after 75 days (2,500 miles)
1982 - Atlanta Ga's temperature goes below zero F
1982 - Honduras adopts constitution
1983 - Billy Martin named NY Yankee manager for 3rd time
1984 - Denver Nuggets 163, San Antonio Spurs 155-highest-scoring NBA game
1984 - STS 41-B vehicle moves to launch pad
1984 - Supreme Court reinstated $10M award to Karen Silkwood's family
1986 - 1st black lt gov since reconstruction sworn in (Douglas Wilder of Va)
1987 - Largest crowd (76,633) at NFL NY Giant Stadium (beat Wash 17-0)
1988 - Test debut of Phil Simmons, WI v India, Madras
1988 - USSR announces it will participate in Seoul Summer Olympics
1989 - 140 nations agree to ban chemical weapons (poison gas, etc)
1989 - Denver Nuggets' rookie Jerome Lane misses 7 free throws in a game against Milwaukee, one missed by 2 feet
1989 - Kindergarten student caught with loaded handgun at Bronx school
1990 - 200,000 demand return of Lithuania's independence
1990 - Actor Joseph Cotton undergoes vocal cancer operation at 84
1990 - Bobby Knight becomes basketball's Big 10 winningest coach (229)
1990 - Pat Lafontaine sets NY Islander record of scoring goals in 11 straight
1991 - Congress empowers Bush to order attack on Iraq
1991 - Ric Flair wins NWA/WCW wrestling title
1991 - Soviets storm buildings in Vilnius to block Lithuania independence
1991 - Ben Johnson 1st race after being stripped of his 1988 Olympic Gold medal for steroid use, he finished 2nd
1992 - Algeria's Pres Chadli announces his resignation
1992 - Paul Simon opens a tour in South Africa
1992 - US female Figure Skating championship won by Kristi Yamaguchi
1993 - Howard Stern's radio show begins transmitting to Buffalo NY (WKBW)
1993 - Independent pres candidate Ross Perot publicly returns to politics
1994 - Hyderabad score 6 for 944 against Andhra Pradesh in Ranji Trophy
1994 - Irish government announces end of a 20-year broadcasting ban on IRA
1995 - 5th TV network (WB) Warner Brothers begins (WPIX-TV in NYC)
1995 - Birmingham Barracudas granted CFL franchise
1995 - DC-9 crashes near Maria La Baya, Colombia: 51 die, 9 yr old girl lives
1995 - NHLPA & owners agree to end NHL strike
1996 - Space Shuttle STS 72 (Endeavour 10), launches into space
1996 - Haiti becomes a member of the Berne Convention copyright treaty.
1997 - 23rd People's Choice Awards: Bill Cosby wins
1997 - Martina Hingis beats Jennifer Capriati at Sydney Tennis Intl
1997 - Telstar 401 Satellite Fails
1998 - "Proposals," closes at Broadhurst Theater NYC after 76 performances
1998 - 24th Annual People's Choice Awards - Seinfeld, Tim Allen win
1998 - AFC Championship: Denver Broncos beat Pitt Steelers 24-21
1998 - NFC Championship: Green Bay Packers beat SF 49'ers 23-10
1998 - US female Figure Skating championship won by Michelle Kwan
1998 - US male Figure Skating championship won by Todd Eldredge
1998 - Sidi-Hamed massacre takes place in Algeria, over 100 people are killed.

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This Day in History for 11th January


Famous Weddings

1892 - Paul Gauguin marries a 13-year-old Tahitian girl
2003 - "How Stella Got Her Groove Back" actor Taye Diggs (32) weds broadway actress Idina Menzel
            (31) at Round Hill Hotel and Villas in Montego Bay, Jamaica
2003 - "The Sixth Sense" actress-singer Toni Collette (30) weds musician Dave Galafassi in a
            Buddhist ceremony near Sydney, Australia

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This Day in History for 11th January


Famous Divorces

1971 - 1st "Quickie" Divorce granted in UK

[MysteRy]

This Day in History for 11th January


Famous Birthdays

                                               
1st US Secretary of Treasury                         Actor Rod Taylor (1929)                          Singer-Songwriter
Alexander Hamilton (1755)                                                                                         Mary Jane Blige (1971)


347 - Emperor Theodosius I "The Great" of Rome (d. 395)
889 - Abd-ar-Rahman III, Emir and Caliph of Cordoba (d. 961)
1322 - Emperor Komyo of Japan (d. 1380)
1359 - Emperor Go-En'yu of Japan (d. 1393)
1395 - Michelle of Valois, Duchess of Burgundy (d. 1422)
1403 - Jan IV, Duke of Brabant/Limburg
1449 - Domenico Ghirlandajo, Italy, renaissance painter
1503 - Francesco Parmigianino, Italian artist (Madonna with the Long Neck)
1591 - Robert Devereux, 3rd Earl of Essex, English Civil War general (d. 1646)
1630 - John Rogers, American President of Harvard in the US (d. 1684)
1671 - François-Marie, 1st duc de Broglie, French military leader (d. 1745)
1703 - Columban Praelisauer, composer
1720 - Gijsbert John van Hardenbroeck, Utrechts regent
1723 - Prithvi Narayan Shah, began the unification of modern Nepal (d. 1774)
1727 - Franz Sebastian Haindl, composer
1746 - Frantisek Adam Mica, composer
1746 - William Curtis, English botanist/publisher (Botanical Magazine)
1750 - Johann Jakob Walder, composer
1755 - Alexander Hamilton, Charlestown, Nevis, West Indies, 1st United States Secretary of the
           Treasury, (d. 1804)
1757 - Samuel Bentham, English mechanical engineer (d. 1831)
1788 - William Thomas Brande, English chemist (d. 1866)
1800 - Ányos Jedlik, Hungarian physicist (d. 1895)
1801 - John Lodge Ellerton, composer
1807 - Alfred Eugene "Mudwall" Jackson, Brigadier General (Confederate Army)
1807 - Ezra Cornell, founder (Western Union Telegraph, Cornell University)
1808 - Antoine GB Schayes, Belgian historian/archaeologist
1814 - James Paget, English surgeon (disease of Paget)
1814 - Richard Griffith, Brigadier General (Confederate Army), died in 1862
1815 - John A MacDonald, (C) 1st PM of Canada (1867-73)
1816 - Fitz-Henry Warren, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1878
1818 - John Reese Kenly, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1891
1825 - Bayard Taylor, U.S. poet and writer (d. 1878
1831 - James Ronald Chalmers, Brigadier General (Confederate Army), died in 1898
1839 - Eugenio Maria de Hostos, Puerto Rico, patriot/scholar
1842 - William James, US, psychologist/philosopher
1843 - Charles Yelverton O'Connor, Irish-Australian engineer (d. 1902)
1849 - Oskar Lassar, German dermatologist (bath house)
1850 - J C Arthur, Lowville NY, botanist (studied rusts)
1850 - Philipp la Renotiere von Ferrary, famous philatelist
1852 - Konstantin Fehrenbach, German chancellor (1920-21)
1853 - Gustav Falke, German author/poet (Der Mann im Nebel)
1853 - Georgios Jakobides, Greek painter (d. 1926)
1856 - Christian August Sinding, Kongsberg Norway, composer
1857 - Fred[erick J] Archer, English jockey (won 5 Derbys)
1858 - Harry Gordon Selfridge, American retailer (d. 1947)
1859 - [Gerard] Jan Ligthart, Dutch educator (Nog bij mother, Ot & Sien)
1860 - Marie Bashkirtseff, Russian/French painter/author (Journal)
1864 - Thomas Dixon, US attorney/playwright (Flaming Sword)
1867 - Edward B. Titchener, British psychologist. (d. 1927)
1868 - Cai Yuanpei, Chinese educator (d. 1940)
1870 - Alexander Stirling Calder, American sculptor (d. 1945)
1872 - Paul Graener, composer
1872 - George Washington Pierce, American physicist (d. 1956)
1873 - John Callan O'Laughlin, American political and military figure and journalist (d. 1949)
1875 - Reinhold Gliere, composer
1876 - Elmer Flick, American baseball player (d. 1971)
1878 - Theodorus Pangalos, Greek general/dictator (1926)
1879 - Antonio Beltramelli, writer
1880 - Rudolf T Palm, Curacao, pianist/composer
1885 - Alice Paul, ERA advocate/founder (National Woman's Party)
1885 - Jack Hoxie, American actor, rodeo performer (d. 1965)
1886 - George Zucco, England, actor (Adv of Sherlock Holmes, Capt Fury)
1887 - Aldo Leopold, founder (Wilderness Society)
1888 - Chester Conklin, Oskaloosa IA, actor (Every Day's a Holiday, Greed)
1889 - Calvin Bridges, American geneticist (d. 1938)
1890 - Monte Blue, Indianapolis IN, silent film actor (Montana, Oh Boy)
1890 - Oswald de Andrade, Brazilian author (d. 1954)
1890 - Max Carey, American baseball player (d. 1976)
1894 - Jaroslav Vogel, composer
1896 - Eva Le Gallienne, London England, actress/director (Resurrection)
1896 - Paddy Driscoll, NFL QB/coach (Chic Cardinals, Bears)
1897 - August Heissmeyer, German SS officer (d. 1979)
1898 - Hans Rudolf Krik, Danish writer/critic (Fiskerne, Slaven)
1899 - Eva Le Gallienne, English-American actress (d. 1991)
1901 - Andries D Copier, Dutch glass manufacturer (Gildeglass)
1901 - Kwon Ki-ok, Korean pilot (d. 1988)
1902 - Maurice Durufle, French organist/composer
1903 - Alan Paton, South Africa, writer (Cry, the Beloved Country)
1904 - Frederick Boland, Irish diplomat/president (UN General Assembly)
1905 - John Henry Jacques, co-operative retailer
1905 - Clyde Kluckhohn, American anthropologist (d. 1960)
1906 - Albert Hofmann, Switzerland, chemist (discovered LSD)
1906 - Johannes Paul Thilman, composer
1906 - Robert Nesbitt, impresario
1907 - Pierre Mendès-France, French Premier (1954-55) (d. 1982)
1908 - Lionel Stander, NYC, actor (Max-Hart to Hart, Unfaithfully Yours)
1909 - Gunnar Johnsen Berg, composer
1909 - Marguerite Kelsey, English model/painter (Haunting)
1910 - Izler Solomon, St Paul, Minn, conductor
1910 - Trygve Martin Bratteli, Norwegian PM (Labour) (1971-72, 1973-76)
1910 - Sir Shane Paltridge, Australian politician (d. 1966)
1911 - Nora Heysen, Australian artist (d. 2003)
1911 - Zenko Suzuki, Prime Minister of Japan (d. 2004)
1912 - Donald Barry, Houston Tx, actor (Mr Gallo-Mr Novak)
1912 - Roger Lewis, aviation exec (Lockheed, Curtiss Wright, Pan Am)
1912 - Thomas "Schoolboy" Rowe, Waco Texas, pitcher (Detroit Tigers)
1914 - Dorothy Jeakins, costume designer
1915 - Robert Blair Mayne, British soldier, co-founder Special Air Service (d. 1955)
1916 - Bernard Blier, Buenos Aires Argentina, actor (Les Miserables)
1916 - James H [Jimmy] Quillen, (Rep-R-TN, 1963- )
1918 - Albert Weisser, composer
1919 - Veda Ann Borg, Boston MA, actress (Avalanche, Accomplice)
1920 - John Powell, campaigner
1921 - Gory Guerrero, professional wrestler (d. 1990)
1922 - Kathleen Byron, London England, actress (Abdication, Profile, 4 Days)
1922 - Neville Duke, English test pilot
1922 - Tony Charmoli, Minn, choreographer (Cher, Julie Andrew)
1922 - Ernle Bradford, English historian and writer (d. 1986)
1923 - Carroll Shelby, American race car driver, automobile designer and businessman, (d. 2012)
1924 - Don Cherry, Wichita Texas, singer (Dean Martin Summer Show)
1924 - Slim Harpo [James Moore], Lobdell, Louisiana, American blues musician
1924 - Sam B. Hall, American politician (d. 1994)
1926 - Alexander Gibson, conductor
1926 - Elisabeth M J "Elly" Bakker, Dutch actress (The Miser)
1926 - Grant Tinker, broadcasting executive (NBC-TV)
1926 - Lev Stepanovich Demin, Russia, cosmonaut (Soyuz 15)
1926 - Phil Sidey, broadcaster
1927 - John Hayes, cricketer (NZ fast bowler in 15 Tests 1951-58)
1927 - Wilton "Bogey" Gaynair, saxophonist
1928 - David L Wolper, producer (Devil's Brigade)
1928 - Mitchell Ryan, Cincinnati Oh, actor (Chase, Executive Suite)
1929 - Nicoletta Orsomando
1929 - Rod Taylor, Sydney, Australian actor (Bearcats, Time Machine)
1929 - Wanda Wilkomirska, Warsaw, Poland, violinist
1930 - Ron Mulock, Australian politician
1931 - Ed Hall, Roxbury Mass, actor (Dr Bicker-Medical Center)
1931 - Betty Churcher, director of the National Gallery of Australia
1932 - Alfonso Arau, Mexican film director
1933 - Goldie Hill, Karnes County Tx, country singer (Grand Ole Opry)
1934 - Sir Charles Antony Richard Hoare, Computer scientist
1935 - Chuck Barksdale, US singer (Dells-I Can Sing a Rainbow)
1935 - Ghita Nørby, Danish actress
1936 - Linda Lawson, Ann Arbor Mich, actress (Don't Call Me Charlie)
1936 - Meindert Leerling, Dutch TV director/MP (RPF)
1938 - Fischer S Black Jr, financial theorist
1938 - Michael Fenn, docker/socialist
1938 - Arthur Scargill, Socialist Labour Party (UK) leader
1939 - Anne Heggtveigt, Canada, slalom (Olympic-gold-1960)
1939 - Anne Heggtveit, Canadian alpine skier
1940 - Mark DeVoto, composer
1941 - Gérson, Brazilian footballer
1942 - Clarence Clemons, rock saxophonist (Bruce Springsteen's E St Band)
1943 - William Albert Penn, composer
1943 - Henry Cecil, Aberdeen, Scotland, English horse racing trainer
1944 - York Georg Holler, composer
1944 - Mohammed Abed Elhai, Sudanese writer and academic (d. 1989)
1944 - Shibu Soren, Indian politician
1945 - Christine Kaufmann, Austria, actress (Town Without Pity, Red Lips)
1945 - Samdech Preah Sanghareach Bour Kry, Supreme Patriarch of the Cambodian Dhammayutt Order
1946 - Ludmila Poradnik, USSR, team handball (Olympic-gold-1976, 80)
1946 - Naomi Judd, [Diana Ellen], Ashland Ky, singer (Judds-Why Not Me)
1946 - Tony Kaye, rocker (Yes)
1946 - John Piper, American theologian
1947 - Anna Calder-Marshall, Kensington England, actress (Zulu Dawn)
1947 - Bryan Robson, English international soccer star
1948 - Madeline Manning-Jackson-Mimms, US 800m runner (Oly-gold-1968)
1949 - Tom Netherton, Munich Germany, singer (Lawrence Welk Show)
1949 - [Frederick] Dennis Greene, rocker (Sha Na Na-Shannon)
1949 - Daryl Braithwaite, Australian rock singer
1951 - Willie Maddren, English former footballer (d. 2000)
1952 - Ben Daniel Crenshaw, Austin TX, PGA golfer (1976 Bing Crosby)
1952 - Lee Ritenour, LA California, jazz musician
1952 - Massimo Lopez, Italian comedian
1952 - Bille Brown, Australian actor and playwright
1952 - Michael Forshaw, Australian politician
1953 - Anna Marchesini, Italian entertainer
1953 - John Sessions, Scottish actor
1954 - Saskia ten Batenburg, Dutch actress (Factory, Hunk)
1956 - Kuniaki Kobayashi, wrestler (WAR/NJPW)
1956 - Robert Earl Keen, American singer
1957 - Darryl Dawkins, NBA center (Philadelphia 76ers, NJ Nets)
1957 - Bryan Robson, English footballer and manager
1958 - Lourdes Ann Kananimanu Estores, Honolulu Hawaii, playmate (Jun, 1982)
1958 - Vicki Peterson, LA California, rock guitarist/vocalist (Bangles)
1958 - Diego León Montoya Sánchez, former Columbian crime boss
1959 - Brett Bodine, auto racer
1961 - Paul Skansi, NFL wide receiver (Seattle Seahawk)
1961 - Jasper Fforde, British author
1962 - Donn Pall, Evergreen Park IL, pitcher (Philadelphia Phillies, Fl Marlins)
1962 - Julie Moran, TV hostess (Entertainment Tonight, Independence Day)
1962 - Kim Coles, Bkln NY, actress (Synclaire-Living Single)
1962 - Susan Lindauer, American peace activist and accused spy
1963 - Jason Connery, London England, actor (Robin Hood)
1963 - Kate Gompert, Ames lA, tennis star
1963 - Petra Schneider, E German swimming star (world record 400m)
1963 - Tracy Caulkins, Winona Minn, swimmer (Olympic-3 gold-1984)
1965 - Barbara Belding, San Diego Cal, WPVA volleyballer (US Open-17th-1994)
1965 - Joely Richardson, London England, actress (Body Contact, Wetherby)
1965 - Karl Van Calcar, Torrance California, 3k steeplechase
1965 - Loredana Romito, Benevento Italy, model/actress (Fatal Temptation)
1965 - Olivia Barash, Miami Fla, actress (Laura-Out of the Blue)
1965 - Steve Vancil, Oregon City Ore, golfer (1989 City of Portland)
1965 - Roland Scholten, Dutch Darts Player
1966 - Christian Pouget, hockey forward (Team France 1998)
1966 - Marc Acito, American novelist and humorist
1966 - Kelley Law, Canadian curler
1967 - Jeff Bankett, Pittsburgh Pa, actor (Tyler-1 Life to Live)
1967 - Richmond Webb, NFL tackle (Miami Dolphins)
1967 - Ronnie Stern, St-Agathe, NHL right wing (Calgary Flames)
1968 - Ben Rivera, Dominican/US baseball pitcher (Philadelphia Phillies)
1968 - Sharon Brown, NYC, actress (Chantal-Generations)
1968 - Tom Dumont, American musician
1969 - Darren Anderson, NFL cornerback (KC Chiefs)
1969 - Dave Cruikshank, Northbrook Ill, speed skater (Olympics-1994)
1969 - Frank Robinson, WLAF defensive back (Scottish Claymores)
1969 - Reemt Pyka, hockey forward (Team Germany 1998)
1969 - Kyle Richards, American actress
1970 - Franco Davin, Argentina, tennis star
1970 - Joy Nilo, Filipino Composer
1971 - Alexander Delgado, Palmerejo Venezuela, catcher (Boston Red Sox)
1971 - Karmeeleyah McGill, WLAF linebacker (Scottish Claymores)
1971 - Mary Jane Blige, New York, American R&B singer-songwriter
1971 - Noah Cantor, CFL defensive tackle (Toronto Argonauts)
1971 - Stephen Smith, Indianapolis Indiana, high jumper
1972 - Amber Medlin, Virginia Beach Virginia, Miss America-Virginia (1996)
1972 - Dexter Seigler, NFL cornerback (Seattle Seahawks)
1972 - Huub Loeffen, Dutch soccer player (Vitesse)
1972 - Rey Ordonez, Havana Cuba, infielder (NY Mets)
1972 - Yang Wenyi, Chinese swim star (WR/OR 50m freestyle)
1972 - Marc Blucas, American actor
1973 - Dave Dickenson, CFL quarterback (Calgary Stampeders)
1973 - Rahul Dravid, cricket batter (prolific Karnataka, Tests for India 96)
1973 - Joanna Brodzik, Polish actress
1973 - Rockmond Dunbar, American actor
1974 - Echo Leta Johnson, Austin TX, playmate (Jan, 1993)
1974 - Goran Lozanovski, Australian soccer midfielder (Olyroos, Olympics-96)
1974 - Rod Jones, NFL guard (Cincinnati Bengals)
1974 - Toderick Malone, WLAF wide receiver (London Monarchs)
1974 - Warren Morris, Alexandria LA, baseball infielder (Olympics-bronze-96)
1974 - Jens Nowotny, German footballer
1975 - Brad Badger, guard (Washington Redskins)
1975 - Jacky Verbeek, Dutch soccer player (RKC)
1975 - Rory Fitzpatrick, Rochester, NHL defenseman (Montreal Canadiens)
1976 - Efthimios Rentzias, Greek basketball player
1977 - Shomari Buchanan, American football player
1977 - Nadia Turner, American singer
1978 - Michael Duff, Northern Irish footballer
1978 - Emile Heskey, English footballer
1978 - Holly Brisley, Australian actress
1979 - Darren Lynn Bousman, American film director
1979 - Siti Nurhaliza, Malaysian singer
1980 - Lovieanne Jung, American softball player
1980 - Mike Williams, American football player
1980 - Deanna Wright, American actress
1981 - Jamelia Niela Davis, Birmingham, English singer
1981 - Tom Meighan, British singer (Kasabian)
1982 - Ashley Taylor Dawson, British actor and singer
1982 - Son Ye-jin, South Korean actress
1983 - Matthew Palleschi, Canadian soccer player
1983 - Adrian Sutil, German racing driver
1985 - Rie fu, Japanese singer
1985 - Kazuki Nakajima, Japanese racing driver
1985 - Newton Faulkner, British singer
1987 - Scotty Cranmer, American professional BMX rider
1988 - Alexandria L'Esperance, quintuplet
1988 - Danielle L'Esperance, quintuplet
1988 - Erica L'Esperance, quintuplet
1988 - Raymond L'Esperance, quintuplet
1988 - Veronica L'Esperance, quintuplet
1993 - Flora Cross, American actress

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This Day in History for 11th January


Famous Deaths

                                               
Writer & Satirist                                         Nobel Laureat Physicist                          Mount Everest Conquerer
Ambrose Bierce (1914)                              Carl David Anderson (1991)                    Edmund Hillary (2008)

314 - St. Miltiades
705 - John VI, Catholic Pope (701-05), dies
802 - St. Paulinus II of Aquileia
812 - Staurakios, Byzantine Emperor
844 - Michael I Rhangabes, Byzantine Emperor
1055 - Constantine IX Monomachos, emperor of Byzantium, dies
1083 - Otto of Nordheim, Duke of Bavaria (c. 1020)
1494 - Domenico Ghirlandaio, Italian artist (b. 1449)
1495 - Pedro González de Mendoza, Spanish cardinal and statesman (b. 1428)
1547 - Pietro Bembo, Italian author, literary theorist, and Catholic cardinal (b. 1470)
1552 - Johannes Cochlaeus, [Dobeneck], German humanist/theologist, dies
1641 - Franciscus Gomarus, [Francois Gomaer], French theologist, dies
1641 - Juan Martínez de Jáuregui y Aguilar, Spanish poet (b. 1583)
1650 - Paul Hallman, composer, dies at 49
1674 - Jan Zoet, actor/playwright/poet (Brutal-Roffel), dies at 58
1696 - Charles Albanel, French missionary explorer in Canada (b. 1616)
1703 - Johann Georg Graevius, German classical scholar and critic (b. 1632)
1713 - Pierre Jurieu, French Protestant leader (b. 1637)
1735 - Danilo I , Vladika of Montenegro (b. c. 1670)
1753 - Hans Sloane, English physician (British Museum), dies at 92
1762 - Louis-François Roubiliac, French sculptor (b. 1695)
1763 - Caspar Abel, German theologian, historian, and poet (b. 1676)
1771 - Jean-Baptiste de Boyer, marquis d'Argens, French author, dies at 66
1775 - Yemelyan Pugachov, Don Cossack rebel, executed by tsarist Russia
1775 - Prithvi Narayan Shah, began the unification of modern Nepal (b. 1723)
1784 - Ferdinand Philipp Joseph Lobkowitz, composer, dies at 59
1791 - William Williams Pantycelyn, Welsh hymnist (b. 1717)
1797 - Francis Lightfoot Lee, US farmer (singer Decl of Independ), dies at 62
1801 - Domenico Cimarosa, Italian composer (Matrimonio segreto), dies at 51
1836 - John Molson, Canadian brewer (b. 1763)
1837 - John Field, Irish pianist/composer (Nocturnes), dies at 54
1843 - Francis Scott Key, composer (Star Spangled Banner), dies at 63
1847 - Caroline von Wolzogen [von Lengefeld], German author, dies at 83
1856 - Nikolai I Nadezjdin, Russian archaeologist, dies [NS=Jan 23]
1867 - Sir Stuart Donaldson, first Premier of the Colony of New South Wales (b. 1812)
1870 - Adolf Ganz, composer, dies at 73
1877 - Pietro Romani, composer, dies at 85
1882 - Theodor Schwann, German physiologist (b. 1810)
1891 - Georges-Eugene Haussmann, French senator/baron, dies at 81
1893 - Benjamin F Butler, US gen/pres candidate (anti-monopoly), dies at 74
1898 - Gaetano Capocci, composer, dies at 86
1901 - Vasily Sergeyevich Kalinnikov, composer, dies at 34
1902 - Johnny Briggs, cricketer (118 wkts for England), dies in an asylum
1905 - Yehudah Aryeh Leib Alter, Hasidic rabbi (b. 1847)
1914 - Ambrose Bierce, American writer and satirist, dies at 71
1914 - Carl Jacobsen, Danish brewer and patron of the arts after whom the Carlsberg brewery was named (b. 1842)
1923 - Constantine I, king of Greece (1913-17, 20-22), dies at 54
1928 - Thomas Hardy, novelist (Maddening Crowd), dies near Dorchester at 87
1929 - Julio Antonio Mella, Cuban revolutionary, murdered at about 28
1931 - Oscar Fetras, composer, dies at 76
1931 - James Milton Carroll, American Baptist pastor, leader, historian, and author (b. 1852)
1941 - Emanuel Lasker, German chess player (b. 1868)
1943 - Carlo Tresca, NY's Italian newspaper editor/anti-fascist, murdered
1944 - Galeazzo count of Cortellazzo Ciano, Italian politician, dies
1947 - Eva Tanguay, Canadian-born singer and entertainer (b. 1879)
1950 - Karin Michaelis, writer, dies at 77
1952 - Jean JM de Lattre de Tassigny, gen (N-Africa/Indo-China), dies at 61
1952 - Aureliano Pertile, Italian tenor (b. 1885)
1953 - Ernst H Ridder Rappard, Dutch Nazi founder (NSNAP), dies at 53
1953 - Marcel Canneel, Flemish painter, dies at 58
1953 - Noach Zjordanija, Georgian Premier (1918-21), dies at 84
1954 - Edgar Tytgat, Flemish painter/etcher/drawer, dies at 77
1954 - Emmy Arbous, Dutch actress/cabaret performer (Boefje), dies at 56
1954 - Oscar Straus, Austrian composer (Brave Soldier), dies at 83
1955 - Rodolfo Graziani, Italian East-Africa Minister of Defense, dies at 72
1957 - Sir Robert Garran, Australian lawyer and early leading expert in Australian constitutional law (b. 1867)
1958 - Alec Rowley, composer, dies at 65
1959 - Mohammed Zakaria Ghonein, discoverer of 6,000 yr old pyramid, dies
1960 - Johan E Elias, Dutch historian (Elias Family), dies at 84
1961 - Elena Gerhardt, German mezzo-soprano singer (b. 1883)
1963 - Arthur D Nock, English/Americans historian (St Paul), dies at 60
1966 - Albert Giacometti, Swiss/French painter/sculptor, dies at 64
1966 - Lal Bahadur Shastri, Indian premier (1964-66), dies at 61
1966 - Hannes Kolehmainen, Finnish runner (b. 1889)
1968 - Isidor Isaac Rabi, American physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1898)
1969 - Richmal Crompton, British author (b. 1890)
1973 - Isabel Randolph, actress (Missing Corpse), dies at 83
1973 - Rudolf Kubin, composer, dies a day after 64th birthday
1975 - Max Lorenz, German heldentenor famous for Wagner roles (b. 1901)
1976 - Mervyn Grell, cricketer (Test WI v England 1930, 21 & 13, 0-17), dies
1978 - Michael Bates, actor (Clockwork Orange, Salt & Pepper), dies at 57
1978 - Ibn-e-Insha, Pakistani humorist and Urdu poet (b. 1927)
1979 - Jack Soo, actor (Nick Yemana-Barney Miller, Green Berets), dies at 63
1980 - Barbara Pym, English novelist (b. 1913)
1981 - Beulah Bondi, actress (It's a Wonderful Life), dies at 88
1983 - Nikolaj V Podgorny, president USSR, dies at 79
1983 - Shri Ghanshyam Das Birla, Indian industrialist and educator (b. 1894)
1984 - Fritz Geissler, composer, dies at 62
1984 - Jack La Rue, TV narrator (Lights Out), dies at 81
1985 - Sir William McKell, Premier of New South Wales, Governor-General of Australia (b. 1891)
1986 - Sid Chaplin, UK novelist (b. 1916)
1987 - Albert Ferber, Swiss-English pianist (b. 1911)
1988 - Gregory (Pappy) Boyington, ace WW II pilot, dies at 75 of cancer
1988 - Isidor Isaac Rabi, nuclear physicist (Nobel Prize-1944), dies at 89
1988 - Florence Knapp, American, one-time oldest person in the world (b. 1873)
1990 - Mary Jane Carr, actress (Forbidden Trail, Second Wife), dies
1991 - Jason Christmas, dies of gunshot wound during robbery in NY at 49
1991 - Carl David Anderson, American physicist, Nobel laureate, dies at 85
1993 - Lacey Fosburgh, author (Closing Time), dies of breast cancer at 50
1994 - John Bradley, raised US flag at Iwo Jima, dies at 70
1994 - Roger "Ram" Ramirez, jazz piano player/composer, dies at 80
1994 - Helmut Poppendick, Nazi physician (b. 1902)
1995 - Adrian J "Ad" Kaland, Dutch MP (CDA 1977-93), dies at 72
1995 - John AG Gere, English art historian (Raphael & his Circle), dies at 73
1995 - Onat Kutlar, Turkish screenplay/producer (Hazal), murdered at 59
1995 - Willem N "Pim" Koot, pianist (Concert Building), dies at 76
1995 - Josef Gingold, Russian-American violinist (b. 1909)
1996 - Eric Hebborn, artist/faker, dies at 61
1996 - Harold Walter Bailey, philologist, dies at 96
1996 - Hubert Nicholson, poet/novelist, dies at 87
1996 - Ike Isaacs, guitarist, dies at 76
1997 - Cavan O'Connor, singer, dies at 97
1997 - Duncan Wood, television director/producer, dies at 71
1997 - Helen Foster Snow, writer, dies at 89
1997 - Joshua William Steward, polymath, dies at 83
1997 - Sheldon Leonard, producer/director (Dick Van Dyke), dies at 89
1998 - Klaus Tennstedt, conductor, dies at 71
1999 - Naomi Mitchison, Scottish novelist and poet (b. 1897)
1999 - Brian Moore, Irish-born writer (b. 1921)
1999 - Fabrizio de André, Italian singer (b. 1940)
2000 - Betty Archdale, Anglo-Australian educationalist and cricketer (b. 1907)
2000 - Ivan Combe, American inventor (b. 1911)
2000 - Bob Lemon, American baseball player (b. 1920)
2001 - Sir Denys Lasdun, English architect (b. 1914)
2001 - Michael Williams, British actor, husband of Judi Dench (b. 1935)
2002 - Henri Verneuil, French playwright and film director (b. 1920)
2002 - Struan Sutherland, Australian medical researcher (b. 1936)
2003 - Richard Simmons, American actor (b. 1913)
2003 - Maurice Pialat, French actor and director (b. 1925)
2003 - Mickey Finn, English drummer (T. Rex) (b. 1947)
2005 - Miriam Hyde, Australian composer (b. 1913)
2005 - Spencer Dryden, American drummer (Jefferson Airplane) (b. 1938)
2005 - James Griffin, American musician (Bread) (b. 1943)
2005 - Fabrizio Meoni, Italian motorcyclist (b. 1957)
2006 - Markus Löffel (Mark Spoon), German DJ (b. 1966)
2006 - Nixzmary Brown, American child abuse victim (b. 1998)
2007 - Puchi Balseiro, Puerto Rican singer & songwriter (b. 1926)
2007 - Robert Anton Wilson, American author (b. 1932)
2007 - Solveig Dommartin, French-German actress (b. 1961)
2008 - Carl Karcher, founded the Carl's Jr. hamburger chain (b. 1917)
2008 - Sir Edmund Hillary, New Zealand mountaineer/1st to climb Mt Everest in 1953, dies from a heart attack at 88
2009 - David Vine, British sports broadcaster (b. 1936)
2010 - Miep Gies, Dutch Humanitarian, discoverer of Anne Frank's diary (b. 1909)
2010 - Mick Green, British guitarist (b. 1944)
2010 - Joe Rollino, American strongman, weightlifter, and boxer (b. 1905)

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This Day in History for 12th January


Historical Events

                                               
Composer George Friedrich Handel        Naturalist Charles Darwin                Magician & Escape Artist Harry Houdini

                                               
Pacifist and Spiritual Leader Gandhi        Queen Elizabeth II                                   Musician Barry Manilow

                                               
Earl of Wessex Prince Edward                  NFL Running Back and                            Golfer Tiger Woods
                                                               Convicted Criminal OJ Simpson

475 - Basiliscus becomes Byzantine Emperor, with a coronation ceremony in the Hebdomon palace in Constantinople.
1493 - Last day for all Jews to leave Sicily
1528 - Gustav I of Sweden crowned king of Sweden.
1552 - Dutch west coast hit by heavy storm, 100s killed
1583 - Holland begins use of Gregorian calendar (yesterday was 1/1/1583)
1598 - Pope Clement VIII seizes duchy of Ferrara on death of Alfonso
1616 - Brazilian city Belem (the entrance gate to the Amazon) founded by Captain Major Francisco
           Branco
1701 - Frisia & Groningen (Netherlands) begin use of Gregorian calendar
1723 - Handel's opera "Ottone" premieres, London
1755 - Tsarina Elisabeth establishes 1st Russian University
1773 - 1st US public museum established (Charlestown SC)
1777 - Mission Santa Clara de Asis founded in Calif
1806 - French evacuate Vienna
1807 - Gunpowder-ship explodes in Leiden Neth, 150 die
1808 - The organizational meeting that led to the creation of the Wernerian Natural History Society, a
           former Scottish learned society, is held in Edinburgh.
1809 - British take Cayenne (French Guiana) from French (until 1814)
1812 - 1st cargo arrives in New Orleans by steam, from Natchez
1816 - France decrees Bonaparte family excluded from the country forever
1820 - Royal Astronomical Society founded in England
1836 - Battle of Wetumka, Fla
1836 - HMS Beagle/Charles Darwin reach Sydney Australia
1839 - Anthracite coal 1st used to smelt iron, Mauch Chunk, Penn
1842 - Franciscan nuns begin missionary work on Netherland Antilles
1861 - FL state troops demand surrender of Ft Pickens
1863 - President Davis delivers his "State of Confederacy" address
1865 - -13] Union fleet bombs Fort Fisher NC
1866 - The Royal Aeronautical Society is formed in London.
1867 - Leo Tolstoy's "Smert Ioonna Groznogo," premieres in St Petersburg
1872 - Yohannes IV is crowned Emperor of Ethiopia in Axum, the first imperial coronation in that city
           in over 200 years.
1875 - Kwang-su becomes emperor of China.
1879 - British Zulu War begins: Lt-General Chelmsford invades Zululand
1895 - The National Trust is founded in Britain.
1896 - 1st X-ray photo in US (Dr Henry Smith, Davidson NC)
1898 - Ito Hirobumi begins his third term as Prime Minister of Japan.
1900 - Freeland Colony founded in US
1903 - Harry Houdini performs at Rembrandt theater, Amsterdam
1903 - Rhodes Opera House burns in Boyertown Pa, killing 170
1904 - Southwest-Africa uprising under Samuel Maherero against German garison
1906 - 1st time Dow Jones closes above 100 (100.26)
1906 - Football rules committee legalizes forward pass
1906 - Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman's cabinet (which included amongst its members H.H. Asquith,
           David Lloyd George, and Winston Churchill) embarks on sweeping social reforms after a
            Liberal landslide in the British general election.
1907 - Britain grants responsible government to former colony of Transvaal
1908 - A long-distance radio message is sent from the Eiffel Tower for the first time.
1911 - The University of the Philippines College of Law is formally established; three future Philippine
            presidents are among the first enrollees.
1912 - -47°F (-44°C), Washta, Iowa (state record)
1915 - House of Reps rejects proposal to give women right to vote
1916 - Britain proclaims Gilbert & Ellice Is colony in Pacific
1918 - Montreal Canadien Joe Malone scores 5 goals beating Ottawa 9-4
1918 - Finland's "Mosaic Confessors" law went into effect, making Finnish Jews full citizens.
1920 - Annual drafting of baseball players from minor leagues to be done in inverse order of the final
           standings, agreed to
1921 - Kenesaw Mountain Landis becomes 1st commissioner of baseball
1924 - History of Science Society organized at Boston
1925 - John Howard Lawson's "Processional," premieres in NYC
1928 - Philip Barry & Elmer Rice's "Cock Robin," premieres in NYC
1929 - Seatrain (RR cars on ships) service begins, New Orleans-Havana
1930 - NHL's Boston Bruins win then-record 14th consecutive game
1932 - France's Laval government falls
1932 - Hattie W Caraway elected 1st woman senator (D-Ark)
1932 - Philip Barry's "Animal Kingdom," premieres in NYC
1933 - US Congress recognize independence Philippines
1933 - Uprising of Guardia Civil in Spain, 25 dies
1937 - Plow for laying submarine cable patented
1940 - World War II: Soviets bombs cities in Finland.
1942 - British troops reconquer Sollum
1942 - Dutch troops on Tarakan surrender
1942 - National War Labor Board created
1943 - Frankfurters replaced by Victory Sausages (mix of meat & soy meal)
1944 - Churchill & de Gaulle begin a 2-day wartime conference in Marrakesh
1944 - Failed resistance raid on distribution office of Borgerstraat Amsterd
1945 - German forces in Belgium retreat in Battle of Bulge
1945 - US Task Force 38 destroys 41 Jap ships in Battle of South China Sea
1945 - World War II: The Soviets begin a large offensive against the Nazis in Eastern Europe.
1946 - "Polonaise" closes at Alvin Theater NYC after 113 performances
1946 - Edouardo de Filippo's "Questi Fantasmi!," premieres in Rome
1946 - NFL champs Cleveland Rams given permission to move to LA
1948 - 1st Supermarket in UK opens
1948 - Mahatma Gandhi begins his final fast
1948 - US Supreme Court decision (Sipuel v Oklahoma State Board of Regents)
1949 - "Arthur Godfrey & His Friends" premieres on CBS TV
1949 - Dutch court affirms death sentence against SS chief Hanns Rauter
1950 - Swedish tanker rams British submarine Truculent in Thames, 64 die
1950 - USSR re-introduces death penalty for treason, espionage & sabotage
1951 - Ezzard Charles TKOs Lee Oma in 10 for heavyweight boxing title
1952 - NFL Pro Bowl: National Conference beats American Conference 30-13
1952 - University of Tennessee admits it's 1st black student
1953 - 9 "Jewish" physicians arrested for "terrorist activities" in Moscow
1954 - Austria's worst avalanche-kills 200; 9hrs later 2nd one-kills 115
1954 - Queen Elizabeth II opens NZ parliament
1957 - Southern Christian Leadership Council (SCLC) founded
1958 - Mickey Wright wins LPGA Sea Island Golf Open
1958 - NCAA adds 2 point conversion to football scoring
1958 - NFL Pro Bowl: West beats East 26-7
1958 - Syracuse National Dolph Schayes sets NBA record at 11,770 points
1959 - KOED TV channel 11 in Tulsa, OK (PBS) begins broadcasting
1960 - Sobers & Worrell complete 399 stand for 4th wkt v England
1960 - Syracuse National Dolph Schayes is 1st NBA'er to score 15,000 points
1961 - "Show Girl" opens at Eugene O'Neill Theater NYC for 100 performances
1961 - UN genocide pact goes into effect
1963 - "Go Away Little Girl" by Steve Lawrence peaks at #1
1963 - Spin bowler Bobby Simpson takes 5-57 for Australia v England
1964 - NFL Pro Bowl: West beats East 31-17
1964 - Revolution overthrows Sultan of Zanzibar, 1 month after independence
1965 - "Hullabaloo" premieres on NBC-TV
1965 - At 10:58 am PST burn up a nuclear rocket in Nevada
1966 - "Batman" with Adam West & Burt Ward premieres on ABC TV
1966 - 12 day NYC transit strike ends
1966 - LBJ says US should stay in S Vietnam until communist aggression ends
1966 - Red Auerbach wins his 1,000th game as coach of NBA Boston Celtics
1967 - Louisville, Ky, draft board refuses exemption for boxer Muhammad Ali
1967 - Dr. James Bedford becomes the first person to be cryonically preserved with intent of future resuscitation.
1968 - Beatles Film Production Ltd changes name to Apple Film Production Ltd
1968 - Nighttime version of "Hollywood Squares" premieres on NBC TV
1969 - "Golden Rainbow" closes at Shubert Theater NYC after 355 performances
1969 - Superbowl III: NY Jets beat Balt Colts, 16-7 in Miami Superbowl MVP: Joe Namath, NY Jets, QB
1970 - Biafran War ends, Biafra surrenders to Nigeria
1970 - Boeing 747 makes its maiden voyage
1970 - Biafra capitulates, ending the Nigerian civil war.
1971 - "All in the Family" premieres on CBS featuring 1st toilet flush on TV
1971 - "Soon" opens at Ritz Theater NYC for 3 performances
1971 - Congressional Black Caucus organizes
1971 - Fed grand jury indicts Rev Philip Berrigan & 5 others, including a nun & 2 priests, on charges
          of plotting to kidnap Henry Kissinger
1972 - Tigers sign a lease to build a $126M domed stadium (doesn't happen)
1974 - "Joker" by Steve Miller Band peaks at #1
1974 - Libya & Tunisia announces they are merging as "Islamic Arab Republic"
1975 - Chrysler Corp offers 1st car rebates
1975 - Superbowl IX: Pittsburgh Steelers beat Minnesota Vikings, 16-6 in New Orleans Superbowl
           MVP: Franco Harris, Pittsburgh, RB
1976 - UN Security Council votes 11-1 to seat Palestine Liberation Org
1977 - "Ipi Tombi" opens at Harkness Theater NYC for 39 performances
1977 - Anti-French demonstrations takes place in Israel after Paris released Abu Daoud, responsible 1972 Munich massacre of Israeli athletes
1979 - 6th American Music Award: Barry Manilow, Linda Ronstadt win
1979 - LA's Hillside Strangler, Kenneth Bianchi, arrested in Bellingham
1979 - Record blizzard struck midwest killing over 100
1980 - Mike Bratz (Phoenix) begins NBA free throw streak of 57 games
1981 - "Dynasty" with Joan Collins premieres on ABC-TV
1981 - -35°F (-37°C), Chester, Massachusetts (state record)
1981 - Dynasty, a prime time soap opera inspired by Dallas, premieres on ABC
1983 - Brooks Robinson & Juan Marichal elected to Hall of Fame
1983 - NCAA creates football Kickoff Classic to begin in August
1986 - 24th space shuttle (61-C) mission-Columbia 7-launched
1986 - Chic Blackhawk Denis Savard scores at 4 seconds of 3rd period
1986 - Miami Dolphins win AFC football championship
1987 - Britain's Prince Edward resigns from his Royal Marines training
1988 - Willie Stargell (Pitts Pirate), elected to Baseball Hall of Fame
1989 - 6 claim to survive in rubble, 35 days after Armenian quake (hoax)
1989 - Idi Amin expelled from Zaire
1990 - Civil Rights activist Rev Al Sharpton is stabbed in Bensonhurst Bkln
1990 - Romania bans Communist party (1st Warsaw Pact member to do so)
1991 - Largest crowd to watch Atlantic Coast Womens Basketball game (11,520)
1991 - Melvin Stewart swims world record 200 m butterfly (1:55.69)
1991 - US Congress gives George Bush authority to wage war against Iraq
1992 - 13th ACE Cable Awards: HBO wins 27 awards
1992 - Last building in Gateway area in Cleveland is demolished
1992 - US male Figure Skating championship won by Christopher Bowman
1992 - Algeria's general elections canceled after strong gains by Islamic Salvation Front in the 1st
           round
1992 - A new constitution, providing for freedom to form political parties, is approved by a
           referendum in Mali.
1993 - Doctors announce Pitts Penguin Mario Limeux has Hodgkin's disease
1994 - Malcolm X's daughter arrested for plotting Louis Farrakham's murder
1994 - Steve Carlton (Phillies) elected to Baseball Hall of Fame
1995 - Major earthquake kills 5,092 in Kobe Japan
1995 - Murder trial against OJ Simpson, begins in LA
1995 - Pope John Paul II begins visit to SE Asia
1996 - Russian troops arrived in Bosnia (joint operation with US)
1997 - 17th United Negro College Fund raises
1997 - Annika Sorenstam wins LPGA Chrysler-Plymouth Tournament of Champions
1997 - Chrysler-Plymouth LPGA Tournament of Champions
1997 - HAL became operational (2001: A Space Odyssey)
1997 - Ice skater Oksana Baiul injured slightly whiled driving intoxicated
1997 - Space Shuttle STS 81 (Atlantis 18), launches into space
1997 - Tiger Woods wins Mercedes Championships
1997 - wins Chrysler-Plymouth Tournament Of Champions
1998 - Nineteen European nations agree to forbid human cloning.
2004 - The world's largest ocean liner, RMS Queen Mary 2, makes its maiden voyage.
2005 - Deep Impact (space mission) launches from Cape Canaveral on a Delta 2 rocket.
2006 - A stampede during the Stoning the Devil ritual on the last day at the Hajj in Mina, Saudi
           Arabia, kills at least 362 Muslim pilgrims.
2006 - Turkey releases Mehmet Ali Ağca from jail after he served 25 years for shooting Pope John
            Paul II.
2006 - The French warship Clemenceau reaches Egypt and is barred access to the Suez Canal.
           Greenpeace activists board the ship.
2006 - The foreign ministers of the United Kingdom, France, and Germany declare that negotiations
           with Iran over its nuclear program have reached a dead end and recommend that Iran be
            referred to the United Nations Security Council.
2007 - Comet McNaught reaches perihelion becoming the brightest comet in more than 40 years.
2010 - Earthquake occurs in Haiti killing 230,000 and destroying the majority of the capital Port-au-
           Prince

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This Day in History for 12th January


Famous Weddings

1684 - French king Louis XIV marries Madame Maintenon
1993 - MTV hostess Martha Quinn marries longtime boyfriend Jordan Tarlow
2004 - Two-time Oscar-winning cinematographer Janusz Kaminski (44) weds ABC-TV correspondent
            Rebecca Rankin in Los Angeles
2006 - Skateboarding legend Tony Hawk (37) weds Lhotse Merriam at Tavarua Island Resort in Fiji

[MysteRy]

This Day in History for 12th January


Famous Birthdays

                                               
Fairytale writer                                                 Radio shock jock                            Amazon.com founder             
Charles Perrault (1628)                                  Howard Stern (1954)                        Jeff Bezos (1964)


1483 - Count Henry III of Nassau-Breda, Stadholder of Holland and Zeeland 1515-1521 (d. 1538)
1492 - Andreas Alicatus, Italian author
1562 - Charles Emanuel I, the great, Duke of Savoy
1576 - Peter Scriverius, Dutch lawyer/historian
1579 - Jan Baptist van Helmont, Flemish chemist, (found boiling point temperature)
1580 - Lord Alexander Ruthven, Scottish nobleman (d. 1600)
1588 - John Winthrop, 1st governor (Mass Bay Colony)
1591 - José Ribera/Jusepe de Ribera, Spanish painter and printmaker, nicknamed Lo Spagnoletto (d. 1652)
1597 - François Duquesnoy, French sculptor (d. 1643)
1599 - Adrian van Utrecht, Flemish painter
1628 - Charles Perrault, Paris France, author (Mother Goose)
1638 - Ernst R Tarhemberg, Austrian fieldmarshal (Turkish Wars)
1674 - Reinhard Keiser, composer
1711 - Gaetano Latilla, composer
1715 - Jacques Duphly, composer
1716 - Antonio de Ulloa, Spanish general (d. 1795)
1721 - Duke Ferdinand of Brunswick, Prussian general (d. 1792)
1723 - Samuel Langdon, American college educator (d. 1797)
1729 - Edmund Burke, British author (Philosophy & Inquiry) [OS=Jan 1]
1729 - Lazzaro Spallanzani, Modena Italy, physiologist
1730 - Johann Joachim Christoph Bode, composer
1737 - Brizio Petrucci, composer
1746 - Johann Heinrich Pestalozzi, Switzerland, educator [OS]
1749 - Ferdinand Trauttmansdorff, Austrian earl/prince/diplomat
1751 - Ferdinand I, king of Sicily & Naples. (d. 1825)
1751 - Jacob M R Lenz, writer (Das Leidende Weib)
1772 - Count Mikhail Speransky, Russian reformer (d. 1839)
1780 - Wilhelm M L de Wette, German exegetist/theologist
1783 - Erik Gustaf Geijer, Swedish historian/poet (Natthimmelen)
1786 - Sir Robert Inglis, Bt, English politician (d. 1855)
1792 - Robert Patterson, Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1881
1792 - Johan August Arfwedson, Swedish chemist (d. 1841)
1797 - Gideon Brecher, Austrian physician (d. 1873)
1804 - Hippolyte Monpou, composer
1807 - Jan T Beelen, Dutch/Belgian bible expert
1808 - Paul "the Great" Taglioni, Vienna, ballet choreographer
1810 - Ferdinand II, king of Sicily
1814 - Jones Mitchell Withers, Mjr General (Confederate Army), died in 1890
1819 - Zealous Bates Tower, Bvt Major General (Union Army), died in 1900
1821 - Nikolai Afanisev, composer
1822 - Étienne Lenoir, French engineer (d. 1900)
1825 - Joseph Robert Davis, Brigadier General (Confederate Army), died in 1896
1826 - Charles Cruft, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1883
1832 - Richard Waterhouse Jr, Brigadier General (Confederate Army), died in 1876
1837 - Adolf Jensen, composer
1837 - Carlos Troyer, composer
1842 - Francois Coppee, French poet
1849 - Jean Béraud, French painter (d. 1935)
1852 - Joseph J C Joffre, French fieldmarshal (Indo China, Marne)
1853 - Gregorio Ricci-Curbastro, Italian mathematician (tensor analysis)
1856 - John Singer Sargent, US, portrait painter (Wyndham Sisters)
1860 - Henry Larkin, American baseball player (d. 1942)
1863 - Vivekananda, Calcutta, Hindu religious leader/reformer
1871 - Paul Guthnick, German astronomer
1873 - Spiridon Louis, Greek marathon runner (d. 1940)
1875 - Marika Stiernstedt, Swedish author (Ulla Bella)
1876 - Ermanno Wolf-Ferrari, Venice Italy, composer
1876 - Jack London, American writer/socialist (Call of the Wild)
1877 - Frank J. Corr, American politician (d. 1934)
1878 - Ferenc Molnar, Hungarian/US playwright (A Pal Utrai Fiuk)
1879 - Ray Harroun, American race car driver (d. 1968)
1882 - Jakob Jud, Swiss linguist/etymologist
1882 - Milton Sills, American actor (d. 1930)
1884 - Louis Horst, composer
1884 - Texas Guinan, American actress (d. 1933)
1888 - Claude Delvincourt, composer
1890 - Mordecai W Johnson, educator
1892 - Mikhail Gurevich, Russian aircraft designer (d. 1976)
1893 - Hermann Goering, propoganda minister (Nazi Germany)
1893 - Alfred Rosenberg, German Nazi official (d. 1946)
1896 - Rex Ingram, Ireland, actor/director (Elmer Gantry, God's Little Acre)
1896 - David Wechsler, American psychologist (d.1981)
1897 - Hendrik J Valk, painter/cartoonist/graphic artist
1898 - Jose Forns y Cuadras, composer
1899 - Paul H Muller, Swiss chemist (DDT-Nobel 1948)
1899 - Pierre Bernac, French baritone (d. 1979)
1900 - Vaino Hannikainen, composer
1902 - Ibn Abdul-Aziz Saud, Kuwait, king (Saudi Arabia)
1902 - Ray Teal, Grand Rapids Mich, actor (Sheriff Roy Coffee-Bonanza)
1902 - Simon H Spoor, Dutch gen/intelligence officer for Gen MacArthur
1903 - Igor V Kurtshatov, Russian nuclear physicist - helped develop 1st Soviet nuclear weapon
1904 - Mississippi Fred McDowell, jazz artist
1905 - James Bennett Griffin, American archaeologist (d. 1997)
1906 - Henny Youngman, England, comedian (Take my wife please...)
1906 - Tex Ritter, Texas, country singer (5 Star Jubilee, Wayward Wind)
1906 - Daniil Kharms, Russian playwright (d. 1942)
1907 - Sergei Korolev, scientist
1907 - Patsy Kelly, American actress (d. 1981)
1908 - Ben Seijes, Dutch historian (WW II)
1908 - Jose Limon, Mexican/US dancer (I, Odysseus)
1908 - Clement Hurd, American illustrator (d. 1988)
1909 - Mauritz Hugo, Sweden, actor (Atomic Blonde, Road Agent)
1910 - Charles Martin, cartoonist
1910 - Luise Rainer, Austria, actress (Escapade, Good Earth, Big City)
1910 - Patsy Kelly, Bkln, actress (Rosemary's Baby, North Ave Irregulars)
1912 - Peter Pooley, broadcaster
1914 - Edqard John Gurney, politician
1915 - Ernest Armstrong, miner/politician
1915 - Frank Annunzio, (Rep-D-IL, 1965- )
1915 - Joseph Roy George Ralston, pilot
1915 - Martin Agronsky, journalist (1952 Peabody, 1961 DuPont-Columbia)
1915 - Paul Jarrico, American writer (d. 1997)
1915 - Joseph-Aurèle Plourde, Catholic archbishop of Ottawa
1916 - A P[ieter] W Botha, Orange Free State, president of South Africa
1916 - Jay McShann, American musician (d. 2006)
1916 - William Pleeth, British cellist (d. 1999)
1917 - Walter Hendl, West New York NJ, conductor
1917 - Jimmy Skinner, Canadian hockey coach (d. 2007)
1917 - Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, Indian spiritualist (d. 2008)
1920 - James Farmer, Marshall, Tex, civil rights leader
1920 - Prof Jerzy Zubrzycki, Polish-born Australian sociologist
1921 - John Henry Davis Jr, Smithtown NY, weightlifter (Olym-gold-1948, 52)
1921 - Leo Smit, Phila Penn, pianist/composer
1922 - Tadeusz Żychiewicz, Polish journalist and art historian (d. 1994)
1923 - Ira Hayes, American soldier (d. 1955)
1924 - Jan Willem Radecker, sculptor/son of John Raedecker
1925 - Bill Burrud, Hollywood California, host (Safari to Adventure, Animal World)
1925 - Laurentiu Profeta, composer
1925 - Ralph Legall, cricket wicket-keeper (WI v India 1954)
1925 - Scottie MacGregor, American actress
1926 - Morton Feldman, NYC, composer
1926 - Ray Price, country singer (Good Times)
1927 - Leopold Ahsen, writer
1927 - Salvatore Martirano, composer
1928 - Lew Gallo, Mt Kisko, actor (12 O'Clock High)
1928 - Ruth Brown, American singer (d. 2006)
1929 - Colin Berry Haycraft, publisher
1929 - Alasdair MacIntyre, Scottis-born American philosopher
1930 - Glenn Yarborough, singer (Limeliters-Honey & Wine, Jubilee)
1930 - Jennifer P Johnston, Irish author (Fool's sanctuary)
1932 - Alain Teister, Dutch sculptor/writer
1932 - Des O'Connor, British television presenter
1933 - Michael Aspel, British talk show host
1934 - Burdette Haldorson, US, basketball player (Olympic-gold-1956, 60)
1934 - Mick Sullivan, English rugby league footballer
1935 - "Amazing" Kreskin, Montclair NJ, mentalist/telepath
1935 - Ron Harper, Turtle Creek Pa, actor (Wendy & Me, Planet of the Apes)
1935 - William Lee Gloden, Brewton Al, country singer (Oak Ridge Boys)
1937 - Liliana Cavani, Bologna Italy, director (Berlin Affair)
1937 - Marie Dubois, Paris France, actress (Wise Guys, Jules & Jim)
1937 - Vicente Sardinero, Spanish baritone (d. 2002)
1938 - Lewis Fiander, Australian actor
1939 - Helmut Eisendle, writer
1939 - Jacobus M "Jacques" Hamelink, Dutch writer/poet (Cold Unrest)
1940 - Dick Motz, cricketer (1st NZer to take 100 Test wickets)
1941 - Jaime B Fuster, (Rep-D-PR, 1985- )
1941 - Long John Baldry, England, blues vocalist (Don't try to Lay No Boogie)
1942 - Vladimir Sergeyevich Kozelsky, cosmonaut (Soyuz 24 backup)
1942 - Bernardine Dohrn, former leader of the radical leftist organization Weather Underground
1943 - Henri J "Adriaan" Adriaansen, mime/director (Stinging Nettle King)
1944 - Joe Frazier, Beaufort SC, HW boxer (Olympic-gold-1964)/champ (1968-73)
1944 - Vlastimil Hort, Czech/German chess player
1944 - Hans Henning Atrott, Prussian euthanasia advocate
1944 - Viktoria Postnikova, Russian pianist
1944 - Carlos Villagrán, Mexican actor
1945 - Maggie Bell, Glasgow Scotland, rocker
1946 - Cynthia Robinson, rock trumpeteer (Sly & Family Stone-Everyday People)
1946 - George Duke, San Rafael Ca, rocker
1946 - Lady Cosgrove, Scottish judiciary figure
1947 - Tom Dempsey, NFL record-holder (longest field goal, 63 yards)
1948 - Anthony Andrews, London England, actor (Under the Volcano)
1948 - Kenny Allen, English footballer
1948 - Khalid Abdul Muhammed, American Nation of Islam spokesman (d. 2001)
1948 - William Nicholson, English writer
1949 - James W Dietz, rower
1949 - Wayne Wang, director (Chan is Missing, Slamdance)
1949 - Kentaro Haneda, Japanese composer (d. 2007)
1949 - Ottmar Hitzfeld, German football manager
1949 - Haruki Murakami, Japanese novelist
1949 - Michael W. Vannier, American radiologist
1950 - Bob McEwen, (Rep-R-OH, 1981- )
1950 - Marilyn R Smith, microbiologist
1950 - Sheila Jackson Lee, American politician
1950 - Göran Lindblad, Swedish politician
1950 - Dorrit Moussaieff, First Lady of Iceland
1950 - Ricky Ray Rector, American murderer (d. 1992)
1951 - Bill Madlock, 4X NL batting champ (Chicago Cubs)
1951 - Chris Bell, Memphis Tn, rock guitarist (Big Star)
1951 - Drew Pearson, former NFL all-pro receiver
1951 - Kirstie Alley, Wichita Ks, actress (Star Trek II, Cheers-Rebecca)
1951 - Larry Hoppens, rocker (Orleans-Still the One, Dance With Me)
1951 - Rush Limbaugh, Girardeau Missouri, American right wing radio personality
1951 - Ann Althouse, American law professor
1952 - Ricky Van Shelton, country musician
1952 - Charles Faulkner, American motivational speaker and author
1952 - Walter Mosley, American author
1954 - Howard Stern, Roosevelt NY, "Radio's Bad Boy" (WKRK, WYSP, WJFK)
1955 - Patty Hayes, LPGA golfer
1955 - Rockne S. O'Bannon, American screenwriter
1957 - John Lasseter, American animation director
1958 - Curt Fraser, American ice hockey coach
1959 - Per Helmstad Gessle, Sweden, singer (Roxette-Must Have Been Love)
1959 - Blixa Bargeld, German singer and musician (Einstürzende Neubauten, Nick Cave and the Bad
           Seeds)
1959 - Lasana M. Sekou, Saint Martin, Caribbean, poet/author (The Salt Reaper
1960 - Dominique Wilkins, NBA forward (Atlanta Hawks)
1960 - Rob Derksen, Australian baseball head coach (Olympics-1996)
1960 - Oliver Platt, Canadian actor
1961 - Andrea Carnevale, soccer player (Napoli)
1962 - Richie Richardson, cricketer (elegant West Indian batsman 1983-95)
1962 - Joe Quesada, American comic book writer
1963 - François Girard, French-Canadian film director and screenwriter
1964 - Laura Gildemeister, Argentina, tennis star
1964 - Lynne Marie Thurik, Vancouver Wash, Miss Washington-America (1991)
1964 - Jeff Bezos, Albuquerque New Mexico, American entrepreneur and founder of Amazon.com
1965 - Henry Thomas, defensive tackle (Detroit Lions, New England Patriots)
1965 - John Francis, model
1965 - Mark Moore, rocker (S'Express-Winter Course)
1965 - Rob Zombie, American musician
1966 - Craig Parry, Sunshine VIC, Australasia golfer
1966 - Linda Ferrando, Italy, tennis star
1966 - Olivier Martinez, French actor
1967 - Farrah Forke, Texas, actress (Dweebs, Mr Rhodes, Disclosure, Heat)
1967 - Marco Boogers, Dutch soccer player (RKC, Sparta, West Ham United)
1967 - Mike Simms, Whittier CA, outfielder (Houston Astros)
1967 - Ulf Dahlen, Ostersund SWE, NHL forward (Team Sweden, San Jose)
1967 - Vendela [Kirsebom], Stockholm Sweden, model (Sports Illustrated 1993)
1968 - Heather Mills, Aldershot England, model/writer (Out on a Limb)
1968 - Vince Buck, NFL safety (NO Saints)
1968 - Junichi Masuda, Japanese composer
1968 - Mauro Silva, Brazilian footballer
1969 - Cam Russell, Halifax, NHL defenseman (Chicago Blackhawks)
1969 - Robert Prosinečki, Croatian footballer
1970 - Jenny Griffith, Burbank California, WPVA volleyballer (National-13th-1995)
1970 - Nigel Wilson, Canadian/US baseball outfielder (Florida Marlins)
1970 - Takahiro Ikenoue, WLAF defensive linebacker (Rhein Fire)
1970 - Raekwon, American rapper
1970 - Zack de la Rocha, American musician (Rage Against the Machine)
1971 - Andy Fox, Sacramento CA, infielder (NY Yankees)
1971 - Oscar Sturgis, NFL defensive end (Dallas Cowboys)
1971 - Scott Burrell, NBA guard/forward (Chicago Bulls, Charlotte Hornets)
1971 - Shane Dronett, NFL defensive end (Atlanta Falcons, Denver Broncos)
1972 - Dominique Ross, NFL running back (Dallas Cowboys)
1972 - Priyanka Gandhi, daughter of Rajiv Gandhi
1972 - Randy Sklar, American comedian
1973 - Greg Morton, Milwaukee Wisc, actor (Scarecrow & Mrs King)
1973 - Dan Haseltine, American singer (Jars of Clay)
1973 - Matt Wong, American musician (Reel Big Fish)
1973 - Hande Yener, Turkish singer
1974 - Melanie Jayne Chisholm, "Sporty Spice", Widnes, vocalist (Spice Girls)
1974 - Tor Arne Hetland, Norwegian cross-country skier
1975 - Chase Hampton, Oklahoma City Oklahoma, rocker (Party-Rodeo, That's Why)
1975 - Jocelyn Thibault, Montreal, NHL goalie (Montreal Canadiens)
1975 - Jason Freese, American musician
1976 - Miki Nakatani, Japanese actress and singer
1977 - Sara Walsh, South Bend In, fencer-foil (Olympics-96)
1977 - Dominic Etli, American soccer player
1977 - Yoandy Garlobo, Cuban baseball player
1977 - Cade McNown, American football player
1977 - Piolo Pascual, Filipino actor
1978 - Bonaventure Kalou, Ivorian footballer
1978 - Amerie, American singer and songwriter
1978 - Luis Ayala, Mexican baseball pitcher
1978 - Jeremy Camp, American musician
1978 - Kim Sa Rang, Korean actress
1978 - Kris Roe, American musician (The Ataris)
1979 - Jenny Schmidgall, ice hockey forward (USA, Oly-98)
1979 - Grzegorz Rasiak, Polish footballer
1980 - Bobby Crosby, American baseball player
1981 - Dan Klecko, American football player
1982 - Sherzod Abdurahmonov, Uzbekistanian boxer
1982 - Paul-Henri Mathieu, French tennis player
1982 - Dimitrios Tsiamis, Greek triple jumper
1982 - Hans Van Alphen, Belgian decathlete
1982 - Chris Ray, American baseball player
1982 - Dontrelle Willis, American baseball player
1984 - Scott Olsen, American baseball player
1985 - Yohana Cobo, Spanish actress
1985 - Artem Milevskiy, Ukrainian footballer
1986 - Miguel Ángel Nieto, Spanish footballer
1987 - Andrew Lawrence, Phila, actor (Andy Roman-Brotherly Love)
1987 - Naya Rivera, actress (Cindy-Fresh Prince of Bel Air)
1987 - Salvatore Sirigu, Italian footballer
1987 - Will Rothhaar, American actor
1988 - Chris Casement, Irish footballer
1988 - Joseph Dundas, British TV Presenter
1990 - Sergey Karjakin, Ukrainian chess player
1992 - Mao Kobayashi, Japanese gravure idol
1995 - Laurel McGoff, American singer
1996 - Sarah Morales, Mexico, Siamese twin (survived)
1996 - Sarahi Morales, Mexico, Siamese twin (died on Jan 27, 1996)
1998 - Nathan Gamble, American child actor

[MysteRy]

This Day in History for 12th January


Famous Deaths

                 
Mystery Writer Agatha Christie (1976)                                               


689 - Benedict Biscop, English saint, dies
1049 - Abu Sa'id ibn Aboa al-Chair, Persian mystic, dies at 81
1167 - Aelred of Hexham/Rievaulx, English abbot/saint, dies at about 56
1321 - Maria of Brabant, wife of Philip III of France (b. 1256)
1390 - Peter van Herenthals, Dutch theologist/church historian, dies at 67
1519 - Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor (b. 1459)
1537 - Lorenzo di Credi, Italian painter, dies
1665 - Pierre de Fermat, French mathematician (Fermat therorem), dies at 63
1674 - Giacomo Carissimi, Italian bandmaster/composer (Jephta), dies at 68
1700 - Marguerite Bourgeoys, saint (b. 1620)
1705 - Luca Giordano, Italian artist (b. 1634)
1732 - John Horsley, British archaeologist (b. 1685)
1735 - John Eccles, English composer (b. 1668)
1759 - Anne of Hannover, English princess, dies at 49
1765 - Johann Melchior Molter, composer, dies at 68
1777 - Hugh Mercer, American Revolutionary War officer (mortally wounded in battle) (b. 1726)
1781 - Richard Challoner, English Catholic prelate (b. 1691)
1807 - Adriaan Kluit, Dutch historian, dies at 71
1807 - Joan Lucaz, Dutch scholar/journalist/patriot, dies at 60
1817 - Juan Andres, Spanish Jesuit (b. 1740)
1829 - Friedrich von Schlegel, German cultural philosopher/poet, dies at 56
1829 - Michael Gottard Fischer, composer, dies at 55
1833 - Marie-Antoine Carême, French chef (b. 1784)
1834 - William Wyndham Grenville, 1st Baron Grenville, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (b. 1759)
1839 - Joseph A Koch, Aust painter/cartoonist/etcher/illustrator, dies at 70
1851 - Johan Herman Koekkoek, painter, dies at 72
1856 - Ľudovít Štúr, Slovak politician, author of Slovak language, (b. 1815)
1860 - Martinus J Niewindt, bishop on Curacao (christened slaves), dies at 63
1867 - Victor Cousin, French philosopher/minister of Education, dies at 74
1897 - Isaac Pitman, British inventor (Pitman Shorthand) (b. 1813)
1899 - Hiram Walker, American distiller (b. 1816)
1909 - Hermann Minkowski, German mathematician (b. 1864)
1921 - Gervase Elwes, English tenor (b. 1866)
1925 - Oskar Brefeld, German botanist, dies at 85
1926 - Sir Austin Chapman, Australian politician (b. 1864)
1928 - Ruth Snyder, 1st woman to die in electric chair
1933 - Vaclav Suk, composer, dies at 71
1934 - Pawel Kochanski, Polish violinist, composer and arranger (b. 1887)
1938 - Gösta Ekman (senior), Swedish actor (b. 1890)
1940 - Erich R Jaensch, German psychologist (eidetiek), dies at 56
1942 - George Francis, cricketer (WI Test fast-bowler, 23 wkts in 10), dies
1943 - Jan R T Campert, Dutch resistance fighter/poet (18 Dead), dies at 40
1944 - Lance C. Wade, American pilot (b. 1915)
1947 - Jonas Cohn, German/English philosopher (Wertwissenschaft), dies at 77
1950 - Koos van de Griend, composer, dies at 44
1953 - Simeon Roncal, composer, dies at 82
1956 - John Raedecker, Dutch sculptor (WW II Monument Amsterdam), dies at 70
1956 - Norman Kerry, actor (Air Eagles, Phantom of Opera), dies at 61
1958 - Arthur Shepherd, composer, dies at 77
1958 - Charles Mallory Hatfield, U.S. rainmaker (b. 1875)
1960 - Nevil Shute [Norway], Eng/Aust author (Town like Alice), dies at 60
1962 - Ernie Kovacs, comedian (Ernie Kovacs Show), killed in auto crash at 42
1962 - Richard de Guide, composer, dies at 52
1962 - Ariadna Tyrkova-Williams, Russian writer and feminist (b. 1869)
1964 - C R Browne, cricket leg-spinner (WI in 4 Tests, 6 wkts), dies
1965 - Lorraine Hansberry, US playwright, dies in NYC, dies at 34
1965 - Porcupine, in Washington DC zoo, dies at 27; oldest known rodent
1970 - Blanche Stuart Scott, US pilot, dies at 84
1972 - Padraic Colum, Irish poet/writer/founder (Irish Review), dies at 90
1975 - Caryn Campbell, Bundy victim, disappears from Snowmass, Colo
1976 - Agatha Christie, mystery writer (10 Little Indians), dies at 85
1977 - Henri-Georges Clouzot, director (Diabolique, Truth), dies at 69
1978 - Nancy Spungen, stabbed to death by boyfriend Sid Vicious
1980 - Hans Ebeling, cricketer (Vict stalwart, bowled for Aust 1934), dies
1981 - Beulah Bondi, actress (It's a Wonderful Life), dies at 89
1981 - Isobel Elsom, actress (Unseen, Jane Eyre, Illegal), dies at 87
1983 - Rebop Kwaku Baah, Nigerian percussionist (b. 1944)
1986 - Marcel Arland, French author (L'ordre, Lumière du Soir), dies at 86
1988 - Connie Mulder, South African politician (b. 1925)
1990 - Laurence J Peter, author (Peter Princible), dies of a stroke at 70
1990 - Paul Amadeus Pisk, composer, dies at 96
1991 - Keye Luke, actor (Charlie Chan's No 1 Son), dies after a stroke at 86
1991 - Vasco Pratolini, Italy, writer (Ragazze di San Frediano), dies at 77
1992 - Harry van Doorn, Dutch MP (KVP/KRO-chairman/PPR/CRM), dies at 76
1992 - Walt Morey, US children's book writer (Gentle Ben), dies at 84
1993 - Carles Mira, Spanish director (Que Nos Quiten Lo Bailao), dies at 45
1994 - Bob Horen, dies of cancer at 67
1994 - Samuel Bronston, Romanian/US producer (El Cid), dies at 85
1995 - Francis Lopez, songwriter, dies at 77
1995 - George Price, cartoonist (New Yorker), dies at 93
1995 - Marion Herbst, German/Dutch jewelry designer, dies at 50
1996 - Edmund Happold, engineer, dies at 65
1996 - John Howard Purnell, scientist, dies at 70
1996 - Peggy Braithwaite, lighthouse-keeper, dies at 76
1996 - Joachim Nitsche, German mathematician (b. 1926)
1997 - Charles Huggins, surgeon/medical researcher, dies at 95
1997 - Jean Writer-Edern Hallier, dies at 60
1997 - Jill Summers, actress (Agatha Coronation Street), dies at 86
1999 - Betty Lou Gerson, American voice actress (b. 1914)
1999 - Doug Wickenheiser, Canadian ice hockey player (b. 1961)
2000 - Marc Davis, American animator (b. 1913)
2000 - Bobby Phills, American basketball player (b. 1969)
2001 - Affirmed, American racehorse (b. 1975)
2001 - Luiz Bonfá, Brazilian guitarist and composer (b. 1922)
2001 - William Hewlett, American engineer and businessman (b. 1913)
2002 - Stanley Unwin, South African comedian (b. 1911)
2002 - Cyrus Vance, 57th U.S. Secretary of State (b. 1917)
2003 - Dean Amadon, American ornithologist (b. 1912)
2003 - Kinji Fukasaku, Japanese director (b. 1930)
2003 - Leopoldo Galtieri, dictator of Argentina (b. 1926)
2003 - Maurice Gibb, British singer, songwriter, and musician (Bee Gees) (b. 1949)
2003 - Allan Nunn May, English physicist and Soviet spy (b. 1911)
2004 - Olga Aleksandrovna Ladyzhenskaya, Russian mathematician (b. 1921)
2004 - Randy VanWarmer, American singer and songwriter (b. 1955)
2005 - Alessia di Matteo, first survivor of eight transplants in one operation (b. 2003)
2005 - Amrish Puri, Indian actor (b. 1932)
2005 - Edmund S. Valtman, Estonian-born cartoonist (b. 1914)
2007 - Sir James Killen, Australian politician (b. 1925)
2007 - Alice Coltrane, American jazz musician (b. 1937)
2009 - Claude Berri, French movie director (b. 1934)
2009 - Arne Næss, Norwegian philosopher (b. 1912)
2010 - Hasib Sabbagh, Palestinian businessman and philanthropist, co-founder of Consolidated
           Contractors Company (b. 1920)
2010 - Daniel Bensaid, French philosopher (b. 1946)
2012 - Reginald Hill, British crime author, dies of brain cancer at 75
2012 - Bill Janklow, four-term Governor of South Dakota, dies of brain cancer at 72
2012 - Charles Price, American businessman and diplomat, dies at 80

[MysteRy]

This Day in History for 13th January


Historical Events

                                               
Satirist Jonathan Swift                              Composer Richard Wagner                         Author and Nobel
                                                                                                                            Laureate Gerhart Hauptmann

                                               
Ford Motor Company Founder                Baseball Player Hank Aaron                Basketball Superstar Michael Jordan
Henry Ford

888 - Odo, Count of Paris becomes King of the Franks.
1099 - Crusaders set fire to Mara Syria
1547 - Earl Henry Howard of Surrey sentenced to death
1559 - Elizabeth I crowned queen of England in Westminster Abbey
1605 - The controversial play Eastward Hoe by Ben Jonson, George Chapman, and John Marston is
           performed, landing two of the authors in prison.
1607 - The Bank of Genoa fails after announcement of national bankruptcy in Spain.
1610 - Galileo Galilei discovers Callisto, 4th satellite of Jupiter
1621 - Jan Pieterszoon Coen's fleet sets sail to Moluccas (from Jacarta)
1630 - Patent to Plymouth Colony issued
1673 - Jean Racine's "Mithridate," premieres in Paris
1695 - Jonathan Swift ordained an Anglican priest in Ireland
1733 - James Oglethorpe & 130 English colonists arrive at Charleston, SC
1770 - De Beaumarchais' "Les Deux Amis," premieres in Paris
1785 - John Walter publishes 1st issue of London Times
1794 - Congress changes US flag to 15 stars & 15 stripes
1822 - The design of the Greek flag is adopted by the First National Assembly at Epidaurus.
1830 - Great fire in New Orleans thought to be set by rebel slaves
1840 - The steamship Lexington burns and sinks four miles off the coast of Long Island with the loss
           of 139 lives.
1842 - Dr. William Brydon, a surgeon in the British Army during the First Anglo-Afghan War,
           becomes famous for being the sole survivor of an army of 16,500 when he reaches the safety
           of a garrison in Jalalabad.
1849 - Vancouver Island granted to Hudson's Bay Co
1854 - Anthony Foss patents accordion
1863 - Chenille manufacturing machine patented by William Canter, NYC
1863 - Thomas Crapper pioneers one-piece pedestal flushing toilet
1865 - -Jan 15th] BBT & CPT Ft Fisher, NC
1869 - Colored National Labor Union, 1st Black labor convention meets in Wash DC
1873 - P B S Pinchback relinquishes office at Louisiana governor
1874 - Battle between jobless & police in NYC, 100s injuried
1874 - US troops land in Honolulu to protect the king
1882 - Richard Wagner completes his opera "Parsifal"
1883 - Fire in circus Ferroni in Berditschoft Poland kills 430
1883 - Henrik Ibsen's "En Folkefiende," premieres in Oslo
1888 - National Geographic Society founded (Washington, DC)
1893 - British Independent Labor Party forms (Keir Hardie as its leader)
1893 - U.S. Marines land in Honolulu from the U.S.S. Boston to prevent the queen from abrogating
           the Bayonet Constitution.
1894 - Revolution in Sicily crushed by government troops
1895 - Oscar Wilde's "Ideal Husband," premieres in London
1898 - Emile Zola publishes his open letter (J'accuse) in defense of Dreyfus
1902 - Textile workers strike in Enschede Neth till June 1
1906 - 1st radio set advertised (Telimco for $7.50 in Scientific American) claimed to receive signals up
           to one mile
1908 - French pilot Henry Farman is 1st European to fly roundtrip
1908 - Stanley Cup: Montreal Wanderers sweep Ottawa Victorias in 2 games
1908 - Rhoads Opera House fire in Boyertown, PA killing 171 people.
1910 - JM Synge's "Deirdre of the Sorrows," premieres in Dublin
1911 - Gerhart Hauptmann's "Die Ratten," premieres in Berlin
1911 - Roald Amundsens anchors at Walvis Bay
1911 - South Africa's 1st win over Australia, at Adelaide
1912 - -40°F (-40°C), Oakland, Maryland (state record)
1913 - Delta Sigma Theta, the world's largest Black Women's Sorority is founded at Howard
           University, Washington DC
1914 - IWW-leader/songwriter Joe Hill arrested "Girl from Utah" East-Prussia
1915 - Earthquake in Avezzano Italy kills 29,800
1915 - W Churchill presents plan for assault on Dardanelles
1919 - Dutch Soccer team OSV forms
1920 - NY Times editorial (falsely) reports rockets can never fly
1922 - Buck Weaver, a Black Sox, applies unsuccessfully for reinstatement
1922 - Conference of Cannes concerning German retribution payments ended
1922 - WHA-AM in Madison WI begins radio transmissions
1924 - Nationalist Wafd-party wins Egyptian parliament elections
1927 - US & Mexico battle over oil interests
1929 - Humanist Society established, Hollywood Calif
1930 - "Mickey Mouse" comic strip 1st appears
1934 - The Candidate of Science degree is established in the USSR.
1935 - Plebiscite in Saar, indicates a desire (90.3%) to join Nazi Germany
1938 - The Church of England accepts the theory of evolution.
1939 - Belgian premier signs Burgos-treaty for trade relations with Franco
1939 - The Black Friday bush fires burn 20,000 square kilometres of land in Australia, claiming the
            lives of 71 people.
1942 - Allied Conference for war trials
1942 - German U-boats begin harassing shipping on US east coast
1942 - Henry Ford patents a method of constructing plastic auto bodies
1942 - Interallied war trial conference publishes St James Declaration
1942 - World War II: First use of aircraft ejection seat by a German test pilot in a Heinkel He 280 jet fighter.
1943 - British premier Winston Churchill arrives in Casablanca
1943 - Hitler declares "Total War"
1943 - Russian offensive at Don under general Golikov
1943 - US infantry captures Galloping Horse-ridge Guadalcanal
1945 - Prokofchev's 5th Symphony premieres in Moscow
1948 - 1st country music TV show, Midwestern Hayride, premieres on WLW Cin
1949 - "Along 5th Avenue" opens at Broadhurst Theater NYC for 180 perfs
1951 - German general F Christian freed early from Dutch prison
1953 - Gas explosion in Belgium coal mine kills 14
1953 - KOLD TV channel 13 in Tucson, AZ (CBS) begins broadcasting
1953 - Marshal Josip Tito chosen president of Yugoslavia
1954 - Milt rule in Egypt; 318 Mohammedan Brotherhood arrested
1954 - WEAR TV channel 3 in Pensacola-Mobile, FL (ABC) begins broadcasting
1957 - Bollingen Prize for poetry awarded to Allen Tate
1957 - Mickey Wright wins Sea Island Golf Open
1957 - NFL Pro Bowl: West beats East 19-10
1957 - Wham-O Company produces the 1st Frisbee
1958 - 9,000 scientists of 43 nations petition UN for nuclear test ban
1958 - US newspaper "Daily Worker" ceases publication
1958 - Moroccan Liberation Army ambushes Spanish patrol in the Battle of Edchera.
1959 - De Gaulle grants amnesty to 130 to Algerian death row convicts
1959 - King Boudouin promises Belgian Congo independence
1962 - "Do Re Mi" closes at St James Theater NYC after 400 performances
1962 - Wilt Chamberlain of Warriors scores then NBA-record 73 pts vs Chicago
1963 - AFL Pro Bowl: West beats East 21-14
1963 - NFL Pro Bowl: East beats West 30-20
1964 - Karol Wojtyla becomes archbishop of Krakow
1964 - Hindu-Muslim rioting breaks out in the Indian city of Calcutta - now Kolkata - resulting in the
           deaths of more than 100 people.
1966 - 1st black selected for pres cabinet (LBJ selects Robert C Weaver-HUD)
1966 - US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site
1967 - Coup in Togo
1967 - Rolling Stones appear on Ed Sullivan Show
1968 - "Hallelujah, Baby!" closes at Martin Beck Theater NYC after 293 perfs
1968 - "Illya Darling" closes at Mark Hellinger Theater NYC after 320 perfs
1968 - Minn North Stars center Bill Masterton fatally injured (dies on 15th)
1969 - Beatles release "Yellow Submarine" album
1971 - "Soon" closes at Ritz Theater NYC after 3 performances
1972 - Former umpire, now housewife Bernice Gera wins her suit against baseball, initiated on March
           15, 1971 to be allowed to umpire
1973 - "Tricks" closes at Alvin Theater NYC after 8 performances
1973 - Efskind skates world record 1000m (1:17.6)
1974 - Superbowl VIII: Miami Dolphins beat Minnesota Vikings, 24-7 in Houston Superbowl MVP:
           Larry Csonka, Miami, RB
1974 - Seraphim is elected Archbishop of Athens and All Greece.
1976 - Sarah Caldwell is 1st woman to conduct at NY's Metropolitan Opera House as she led
           orchestra in a performance of "La Traviata"
1979 - Charlie Daniels hosts Volunteer Jam
1979 - YMCA files libel suit against Village People's YMCA song
1980 - "King of Schnorrers" closes at Playhouse Theater NYC after 63 perfs
1980 - Head of narcotic brigade arrested for drug smuggling in Belgium
1980 - Togo's constitution becomes effective
1981 - Barbara Sonntag, Colo, crochets record 147 stitches/min for 1/2 hour
1981 - Bollingen Prize for poetry awarded to May Swenson & Howard Nemerov
1981 - Islander's Mike Bossy's 15th career hat trick-4 goals
1982 - Hank Aaron & Frank Robinson elected to Hall of Fame
1982 - Air Florida 737 took off in a snowstorm, crashes into 14th St Bridge in Washington, DC, &
          falls into Potomac River, killing 78
1983 - AMA urges ban on boxing sites Muhammad Ali's deteriorating condition
1983 - Quebec Nordiques play 251st NHL game without being shut out
1984 - TV anchor Christine Craft wins $325,000 in her case against KMBC-TV
1985 - 23rd Tennis Fed Cup: Czech beats USA in Nagoya Japan (2-1)
1985 - 99-yr-old Otto Bucher scores a hole-in-one at Spanish golf course
1985 - Blackhawk Doug Wilson failed on 12th penalty shot against Islanders
1985 - Cerberal Palsy telethon raises $17,100,000
1985 - Express train derails in Ethiopia, kills at least 428
1986 - NCCA institutes eligibility requirements based on college exams
1986 - South Yemen Pres Ali Nasser Mohammed's bodyguard shoots opponents
1987 - 7 top NY Mafia bosses sentenced to 100 years in prison each
1987 - W German police arrest Mohammed Ali Hamadi, suspect in 1985 hijacking
1988 - LA Dodger/SD Padre Steve Garvey retires
1988 - Supreme Court rules (5-3) public school officials have broad powers to censor school
            newspapers, plays & other expressive activities
1989 - "Friday the 13th" virus strikes hundreds of IBM computers in Britain
1989 - "Ryan's Hope" ends 13½ year run on ABC-TV
1989 - Computers across Britain hit by "Friday the 13th" virus
1989 - Jerry Parks, Oklahoma defensive back, charged with shooting a teammate
1989 - Ruins of Mashkan-shapir (occupied 2050-1720 BC) found in Iraq
1989 - Subway gunman Bernhard Goetz begins 1-year jail sentence
1990 - 1st elected US black governor inaugurated (Douglas Wilder-Virginia)
1991 - 12th ACE Cable Awards: HBO wins 25 awards
1991 - 42 killed in exhibition soccer match in Johannesburg South Africa
1991 - Phil Mickelson wins PGA Northern Telecom Golf Open
1991 - Pres Mario Soares of Portugal re-elected
1991 - Soccer stadium riot in Orkney South Africa, at least 40 die
1991 - UN Secretary General Javier Perez de Cuellar meets with Saddam
1992 - Excavation of new ballpark at Gateway (Jacobs Field) begins
1992 - US serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer pleads guilty but insane
1992 - Japan apologizes for forcing Korean women into sexual slavery during World War II.
1993 - STS-54 (Endeavour) launches into orbit
1993 - Super Bowl XXVII in Pasadena - Cowboys beat Bills
1994 - Italian government of Ciampi resigns
1994 - Tonya Harding's bodyguard, Shawn Eric Eckardt & Derrick Brian Smith arrested & charged
           with conspiracy in attack of skater Nancy Kerrigan
1995 - 26 HNL teams unanimously ratify agreement to end NHL strike
1995 - America3 becomes 1st all-female crew to win an America's Cup race
1998 - "Patti LaBelle On Broadway," opens at St James Theater NYC
1998 - CBS pays $4 billion to televise AFC games for 8-years
1999 - Basketball player Michael Jordan announces his retirement only to return in 2001
2000 - Microsoft chairman Bill Gates steps aside as chief executive and promotes company president
            Steve Ballmer to the position
2001 - Earthquake measuring magnitude 7.6 strikes El Salvador, killing more than 840 people
2003 - Rock musician Pete Townshend of The Who was arrested in London on suspicion of
            possessing indecent images of children. He was later cleared.
2007 - Two thirds of the Venus's southern hemisphere suddenly brightened as something triggered
            aerosols to form at a furious rate.
2012 - Cruise ship, Costa Concordia, runs aground at Isola de Giglio, Italy, with at least 15 deaths

[MysteRy]

This Day in History for 13th January


Famous Weddings

2006 - "The Diary of Anne Frank" actress Shelley Winters (85) weds Gerry DeFord a few hours before 
            her death

[MysteRy]

This Day in History for 13th January


Famous Birthdays

                                                    
French Emperor                                              Seinfeld Comedienne
Napoleon Bonaparte (1807)                           Julia Louis-Dreyfus (1961)

                                                    
Actor Patrick Dempsey (1966)                        Actor Orlando Bloom (1977)

1334 - King Henry II of Castile (d. 1379)
1381 - St Colette, abbess/reformer (Poor Clares)
1406 - Matteo Palmieri, Italian writer (Della vita civile)
1505 - Joachim II Hector, ruler (Brandenburg)
1562 - Mark Alexander Boyd, Scottish poet (d. 1601)
1596 - Jan J Goyen, Dutch landscape painter
1610 - Maria Anna of Austria, Electress of Bavaria (d. 1665)
1616 - Antoinette Bourignon, Flemish mystic/French religious fanatic
1635 - Philipp Jakob Spener, German theologian (d. 1705)
1651 - Henry Booth, 1st Earl of Warrington, English politician (d. 1694)
1683 - Johann Christoph Graupner, German composer
1690 - Gottfried Heinrich Stolzel, composer
1720 - Richard Hurd, English bishop and writer (d. 1808)
1727 - Johann Christoph Schmugel, composer
1734 - Luca Sorkocevic, composer
1749 - Friedrich Müller, painter and dramatist (d. 1825)
1778 - Anton Fischer, composer
1787 - John Davis, 14th and 17th Governor of Massachusetts (d. 1854)
1788 - Carl Ludwig Cornelius Westenholz, composer
1802 - Eduard von Bauernfeld, Vienna, comedic playwright
1804 - Paul Gavarni, French caricaturist (d. 1866)
1805 - Thomas Dyer, Mayor of Chicago (d. 1862)
1807 - Napoleon Bonaparte Buford, Mjr Gen (Union volunteers), died in 1883
1808 - Salmon P Chase, (Sen-R) cabinet member, 6th chief justice (1864-73)
1812 - Humphrey Marshall, Brigadier General (Confederate Army), died in 1872
1812 - Victor de Laprade, French poet and critic (d. 1883)
1815 - William Henry French, Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1881
1824 - Ignacy Marceli Komorowski, composer
1832 - Horatio Alger, Jr., Chelsea Massachusetts, American minister and author (Lost at Sea, Work & Win)
1835 - Gustaaf Rolin-Jaequemyns, Belgian jurist/minister of the Interior
1845 - Félix Tisserand, French Astronomer (d. 1896)
1850 - Leon Francis Victor Caron, composer
1858 - Oskar Minkowski, Biologist (d.1931)
1859 - Karl Bleibtreu, German author (Revolution of Literature)
1859 - Kostis Palamas, Greek poet (d. 1943)
1861 - Max Nonne, German neurologist (d. 1959)
1864 - Wilhelm K W Wien, German physicist (Nobel 1911)
1865 - Princess Marie of Orléans (d. 1908)
1866 - Vasily Sergeyevich Kalinnikov, composer
1869 - Emanuele F, duke of Aosta, Italian general (WW I)/fascist
1870 - Henryk Opienski, Polish composer/conductor (St Moniuszko)
1870 - Ross Granville Harrison, American biologist (d.1959)
1874 - Jozef E van Roey, Flemish cardinal/archbishop of Mechlin
1878 - Lionel Groulx, Canadian nationalist (d. 1967)
1881 - Essington Lewis, Australian industrialist (d. 1961)
1884 - Johannes Elsensohn, Dutch actor/writer (Arie, novel from the Jordan)
1884 - Sophie Tucker, [Kalish], Russia, singer/last of red hot mammas
1885 - Alfred Fuller, CEO (Fuller Brush Man)
1886 - Art Ross, Canadian ice hockey player and executive (d. 1964)
1887 - George Gurdjieff, Armenian-Greek mystic (d. 1949)
1890 - Jüri Uluots, Estonian Prime Minister (d. 1945)
1892 - Paul Smart, US, yachtsman (Olympic-gold-1948)
1893 - Clarke Ashton Smith, US, sci-fi author (Lost Worlds, Genius Loci)
1893 - Jan Evangelista Zelinka, composer
1893 - Roy Cazaly, Australian rules footballer (d. 1963)
1895 - Anton Betzner, writer
1895 - Fortunio Bonanova, Palma de Mallorca Spain, opera singer
1898 - Pedro DE Teixeira de Mattos, Dutch diplomat
1898 - Kai Munk, Danish playwright and Lutheran pastor, martyr (d. 1944)
1898 - Carlo Tagliabue, Italian baritone (d. 1978)
1899 - Kay Francis, American actress (d. 1968)
1900 - Yasuji Kiyose, composer
1901 - A. B. Guthrie, American novelist, historian (d. 1991)
1901 - Mieczysław Żywczyński, Polish historian and priest (d. 1978)
1903 - Kay Francis, [Katherine E Gibbs], Oklahoma City, actress (False Madonna)
1904 - Richard Addinsell, London England, composer (Taming of Shrew)
1905 - Percy Humphrey, musician
1906 - Maxime Jacob, composer
1907 - Sabine Zlatin, nurse
1909 - Danny Barker, jazz guitarist
1909 - Marinus van der Lubbe, Dutch communist
1911 - Johannes Bjelke-Petersen, premier (Queensland)
1913 - Jeff Morrow, NYC, actor (Bart-Union Pacific, Temperatures Rising)
1913 - Ralph Edwards, Merino Colo, TV host (This is Your Life)
1915 - Edward Frederick Weston Goodman, property developer
1916 - Bella Lewitsky, choreographer
1916 - Osa Massen, Copenhagen Denmark, actress (Jack London, Rocketship XM)
1917 - Felix Guerro Diaz, composer
1918 - Lester Sill, pioneer music publisher/record producer
1918 - Steve Dunne, Northampton Mass, actor (Professional Father)
1918 - Ted Willis, prolific English screenwriter (It's Great to be Young)
1919 - Army Archerd, Hollywood columnist/TV host (Movie Game)
1919 - Robert Stack, LA California, actor (Eliot Ness-Untouchables, Airplane)
1921 - Dachine Rainer, British writer (d. 2000)
1923 - Danil Shafran, cellist
1923 - Jack Watling, London, actor (Nanny, Adventure for 2, Naked Heart)
1924 - Philip Rawson, artist/teacher
1924 - Paul Feyerabend, Austrian-born philosopher (d. 1994)
1925 - Gwen Verdon, LA, actress/singer/dancer (Cotton Club, Sweet Charity)
1925 - Rosemary Murphy, Munich Germany, actress (Margaret-Lucas Tanner)
1926 - Carolyn Heilbrun, [Amanda Cross], author (Lady Ottoline's Album)
1926 - Pamela M Cunnington, English architect/author (Change of Use)
1926 - Michael Bond, British writer
1927 - Brock Adams, American politician (d. 2004)
1927 - Sydney Brenner, British Nobel Laureate
1928 - David Sheiner, NYC, actor (Paul-Mr Novak, Norman-Diana)
1928 - Gregory Walcott, Wilson NC, actor (87th Precinct)
1929 - Joseph Anthony Pass, guitarist
1929 - Wim Bary, Dutch actor/theater director (Nice Boys)
1930 - Frances Sternhagen, Wash DC, actress (Outland, Starting Over)
1930 - Liz Anderson, rocker
1930 - Roman Ciesiewicz, artist/graphic designer
1931 - Charles Nelson Reilly, NYC, actor (Match Game, Ghost & Mrs Muir)
1931 - Ian Hendry, English actor (d. 1984)
1933 - Nurdin Jivraj, Tanzanian/British hotel magnate (Buckingham Intl)
1933 - Ron[ald Joseph] Goulart, US, sci-fi author (Deadwalk, Plunder)
1933 - Tom B Gola, NBA Hall-of-Famer
1934 - Rip Taylor, Washington, D.C., American actor and comedian (Gong Show, $1.98 Beauty Show)
1935 - Mauro Forghieri, Italian automotive & mechanical engineer (Scuderia Ferrari)
1935 - Elsa Martinelli, Italian actress
1936 - Ami Maayani, composer
1936 - Edward R Madigan, (Rep-R-IL, 1973- )
1936 - Renato Bruson, Italian operatic baritone
1938 - Billy Gray, LA California, actor (Bud-Father Knows Best)
1938 - Paavo Johannes Heininen, composer
1938 - William B. Davis, Canadian actor
1938 - Tord Grip, Swedish football manager
1939 - Jacek Gmoch, Polish footballer and coach
1940 - Edmund White, American author
1941 - Meinhard Nehmer, German DR, 2 man bobsledder (Olympic-gold-1976)
1941 - Pasqual Maragall, Spanish politician
1943 - Richard Moll, Cal, actor (Night Court, House, Dungeonmaster, Survivor)
1943 - William Duckworth, composer
1945 - [Eileen] Joy[ce] Chant [Rutter], UK, sci-fi author (High Kings)
1946 - Eero Koivistoinen, Finnish musician
1947 - John Lees, England, rock guitarist/vocalist (Medicine Man)
1947 - Peter Sundelin, Sweden, yachtsmen (Olympic-gold-1968)
1947 - Jacek Majchrowski, Mayor of Kraków
1947 - Carles Rexach, former Spanish-Catalan footballer and coach
1948 - Kenia Jayantilal, cricketer (5 at Kingston 71 his only inns for India)
1948 - T Bone' Burnett, rocker
1948 - Gaj Singh, Maharaja of Jodhpur
1949 - Brandon Tartikoff, TV exec (NBC)
1949 - Rakesh Sharma, India, cosmonaut (Soyuz T-11)
1950 - Bob Forsch, American baseball player
1950 - John McNaughton, American film director
1952 - Cornelius Bumpus, keyboardist (Doobie Bros-Minute by Minute)
1952 - Sharon Gabet, Fort Wayne IN, actress (Edge of Night, Another World)
1954 - Vicki McCarty, Los Angeles Ca, playmate (Sep, 1979)
1955 - Fred White, rocker (Earth Wind & Fire-Shining Star, Easy Lover)
1955 - Jay McInerney, author (Bright Lights, Big City)
1955 - Titus M Mafolo, S Afr journalist/ANC-leader
1955 - Trevor Rabin, rocker (Yes)
1955 - Paul Kelly, Australian singer
1956 - Janet Hubert-Whitten, actress (Vivian Banks-Fresh Prince of Bel Air)
1956 - Jay McInerney, writer (Bright Lights, Big City)
1956 - Malcolm Foster, rock bassist (Pretenders-Mystery Achievement)
1957 - Christina Seufert, Sacraento California, diver (Olympic-bronze-1984)
1957 - Don Snow, rocker (Squeeze)
1957 - Mark Francis O'Meara, Goldsboro NC, PGA golfer (1984 Greater Milw)
1957 - Lorrie Moore, American writer
1958 - Ricardo Acuna, Chile, tennis star
1959 - Kevin Anderson, IL, actor (Hoffa, Sleeping with the Enemy)
1959 - James Lomenzo, American musician (Megadeth)
1960 - Takis Lemonis, Greek footballer and coach
1961 - Graham "Suggs" McPherson, Sussex, rock vocalist (Madness-Our House)
1961 - Julia Louis-Dreyfus, NYC, comedienne (SNL, Seinfeld, Soul Man, Troll)
1961 - Kelly Hrudey, Edmonton, NHL goalie (LA Kings)
1961 - Kent Hull, NFL center (Buffalo Bills)
1961 - Suggs, English singer
1962 - Brett Maxie, NFL safety (Carolina Panthers, Green Bay Packers)
1962 - Kevin Mitchell, US baseball outfielder (NY Met, SF Giants, Cin Reds)
1963 - Dirk Tazelaar, cricketer (Queensland & Surrey left-arm pace bowler)
1963 - Felita Carr, Fort Lauderdale Fl, dance skater (& Komarov-1995 Pac Champ)
1963 - Tim Patrick Kelly, Trenton NJ, guitarist (Slaughter-Stick it Live)
1963 - Kevin McClatchy, American businessman
1964 - Penelope Ann Miller, LA Ca, actress (Kindergarden Cop) [or Feb 13]
1964 - Ronan Rafferty, Northern Irish golfer
1966 - Joseph Harper, Ventura California, canoe (alt-Olympics-96)
1966 - Marcus Turner, NFL cornerback/safety (NY Jets)
1966 - Patrick Dempsey, Lewiston Me, actor (Mike-Fast Times)
1966 - Tabitha Stevens, fictional character (Bewitched)
1967 - Annie Jones, Australian actress
1967 - George Paterson, Scottish singer/songwriter DMP
1968 - Kelly Boucher, Calgary Alberta, Canadian basketball forward (Olympics-96)
1968 - Mike Whitlow, English footballer
1968 - Chara, Japanese singer and actress
1969 - Andre Cason, US runner (world record 50 indoor)
1969 - Dan Footman, NFL defensive end (Cleveland Browns, Indianapolis Colts)
1969 - John Flannery, guard/corner (Dallas Cowboys)
1969 - Katarzyna Nowak, Lodz Poland, tennis star (1994 Futures France)
1969 - Kevin Foster, US baseball pitcher (Chicago Cubs)
1969 - Orlando Miller, Changionola Panama, infielder (Houston Astros)
1969 - Robert Wilson, NFL running back (Miami Dolphins)
1969 - Stephen Hendry, Edinburgh, Scottish professional snooker player
1970 - Anne-Marie Goddard, Utrechtum Netherlands, playmate (Jan, 94)
1970 - Frank Kooiman, soccer player (Sparta)
1970 - Keith Coogan, Palm Springs, actor (Adv in Babysitting, Hiding Out)
1970 - Keith Mitchell, Palm Springs California, American actor (Jeffrey-Waltons, Gun Shy)
1970 - Nachi Abe, WLAF tight end (Scotland Claymores)
1970 - Marco Pantani, Italian cyclist (d. 2004)
1970 - Shonda Rhimes, American screenwriter/creator Grey's Anatomy
1971 - Elmer Dessens, Hermosillo Mexico, pitcher (Pittsburgh Pirates)
1971 - John Mallory Asher, American film actor/director
1972 - Byron "Bam" Morris, NFL running back (Pittsburgh Steelers)
1972 - Nicole Eggert, Glendale California, actress (Charles in Charge, Baywatch)
1972 - Richard Woodley, NFL cornerback (Detroit Lions)
1972 - Atoosa Rubenstein, Iranian-born American magazine editor
1972 - Vitaly Scherbo, Belarusian gymnast
1973 - Nikolai Khabibulin, Sverdlovsk Russia, NHL goalie (Winnipeg Jets)
1973 - Gloria Yip, Hong Kong actor
1974 - Matt Lepsis, NFL tackle (Denver Broncos-Superbowl 32)
1974 - Sergei Brylin, Moscow Russia, NHL center (NJ Devils)
1975 - Angela Holbeck, Australian rower (Olympics-96)
1976 - Gary Brent, cricketer (Zimbabwe ODI pace bowler 1996)
1976 - Vaclav Batlik, Costa Mesa California, canoe (alt-Olympics-96)
1976 - Michael Peña, American actor
1977 - Orlando Bloom, Kent England, English actor (Pirates of the Caribbean, The Lord of the Rings)
1977 - James Posey, American basketball player
1979 - Jill Wagner, American Actor
1980 - Krzysztof Czerwinski, Polish conductor and organist
1980 - Nils-Eric Johansson, Swedish footballer
1980 - Akira Kaji, Japanese footballer
1980 - Michael Rupp, American ice hockey player
1981 - Reggie Brown, American football player
1981 - Shad Gaspard, American professional wrestler, bodyguard, and actor
1981 - Jason James, Welsh musician (Bullet for My Valentine)
1981 - Darrell Rasner, American baseball player
1982 - Guillermo Coria, Argentine tennis player
1983 - Julian Morris, English actor
1983 - William Hung, American Idol contestant
1983 - Ronny Turiaf, French basketball player
1986 - Joannie Rochette, Canadian figure skater
1989 - Bryan Arguez, American soccer player
1989 - Triinu Kivilaan, Estonian singer

[MysteRy]

This Day in History for 13th January


Famous Deaths

                                                    
OK Corral Sheriff Wyatt Earp (1929)          Novelist & Poet James Joyce (1941)


86 BC - Gaius Marius, Roman general and politician (b. 157 BC)
533 - Remigius van Reims, 1st bishop of Reims (459-533)/saint, dies about 96
703 - Empress Jitō of Japan (b. 645)
858 - Aethelwolf, king of Wessex (Battle at Aclea), dies
888 - Charles III, the Fat One, King of Franconia/Roman emperor, dies
1049 - Derrick IV, Count of Holland (1039-49), dies in battle
1138 - Simon I, Duke of Lorraine (b. 1076)
1151 - Abbot Suger, French statesman and historian (b. 1081)
1177 - Hendrik Jasomirgott Babenberg, Duke of Austria, dies. (b. 1107)
1307 - Arnoud van Foreest, Dom deacon of Utrecht, dies
1330 - Frederick I (III), the Fair, Duke of Austrian/German anti-king, dies (b. 1286)
1363 - Meinhard III of Gorizia-Tyrol (b. 1344)
1488 - Hermann Vischer, "the Old", buried
1599 - Edmund Spenser, poet (Faerie Queene), dies at about 46
1625 - Pieter Bruegel "the Older", (Bloemenbruegel), Flemish painter, dies
1630 - Yuan Chonghuan, Chinese military commander (b. 1584)
1651 - Abraham C Bloemaert, painter/cartoonist/engraver, dies at 86
1658 - Edward Sexby, English Puritan soldier (b. 1616)
1682 - Simon van Leeuwen, Dutch lawyer/historian, dies at 55
1691 - George Fox, founder of Quakers, dies at 66
1702 - Peter Rabus, Dutch poet/translator (Great Name Book), dies at 41
1762 - Leonhard Trautsch, composer, dies at 68
1766 - King Frederick V of Denmark (b. 1723)
1790 - Luc Urbain de Bouexic, comte de Guichen, French admiral (b. 1712)
1795 - Francois-Joseph Krafft, composer, dies at 73
1796 - John H. D. Anderson, Scottish scientist and inventor (b. 1726)
1797 - Elisabeth C von Brunswick-Bevern, wife of Frederick II, dies at 81
1828 - Alexandre-Auguste Robineau, composer, dies at 80
1832 - Thomas Lord, English cricketer, founder of Lord's cricket ground (b. 1755)
1838 - Ferdinand Ries, German composer dies at 53
1853 - Theophilos Kairis, Greek priest, humanist and revolutionary (b. 1783)
1860 - William Mason, American politician (b. 1786)
1864 - Stephen Foster, composer (My Old Kentucky Home), dies at 37 in NY
1879 - WF Hendrik the Navigator, prince of Neth/viceroy of Lux, dies at 58
1882 - Wilhelm Mauser, German weapon designer and manufacturer (b. 1834)
1885 - Schuyler Colfax, American politician (b.1823)
1889 - Solomon Bundy, American politician (b. 1823)
1892 - Charles Albert White, composer, dies at 62
1894 - Nadezhda von Meck, Russian patroness of Pyotr Tchaikovsky (b. 1831)
1901 - Carlo Angeloni, composer, dies at 66
1905 - George Thorn, Premier of Queensland (b. 1838)
1906 - Alexander Stepanovich Popov, Russian physicist (b. 1859)
1913 - Thomas P Krag, Norw author/novelist (Jon Graeff, Ulf Ran), dies at 44
1914 - Bernardus H Heldt, Dutch MP, dies at 72
1914 - Valentin de Zubiaurre y Unionbarrenechea, composer, dies 76
1915 - Mary Slessor, Scottish missionary (b. 1848)
1924 - Georg H Quincke, German physicist (Test of Quincke), dies at 89
1928 - Johan Peter Koch, Danish officer/explorer, dies at 57
1929 - Wyatt Earp, US marshall (OK Corral), dies at 80
1929 - H. B. Higgins, Australian politician and judge (b. 1851)
1930 - C-E Auguste Rateau, French inventor (R-steam turbine), dies at 66
1932 - Sophia of Prussia, consort of Constantine I of Greece (b. 1870)
1934 - Jean-Baptiste Marchand, soldier/explorer (Sudan), dies at 70
1937 - Walter Brearley, cricketer (17 wkts in 4 Tests for Eng 1905-12), dies
1939 - Jacob Ruppert, CEO (NY Yankees, 1915-39), dies
1941 - James Joyce, novelist (Ulysses), dies in Zurich Switzerland, at 58
1943 - Sophie Taeuber-Arp, Swiss artist (b. 1889)
1947 - Veit Valentin, German/US historian (German People), dies at 61
1954 - Roland Diggle, composer, dies at 69
1958 - Edna Purviance, actress (Charlie Chaplin, Sunnyside), dies at 61
1958 - John Lindeboom, Dutch vicar/church historian, dies at 75
1958 - Jesse L. Lasky, U.S. film producer (b. 1880)
1960 - Sibilla Aleramo, [Rina Faccio], Ital poet (Una Donna), dies at 83
1962 - Ernie Kovacs, comedian, dies in a car crash in West LA, at 42
1963 - Leonardus G Kortenhorst, Dutch MP (KVP), dies at 76
1968 - Bill Masterson, NHL player for the Minnesota Northstars checked into the boards, dies two days later
1969 - Fred Price, cricket wicket-keep (Engld, v Aust Headingley 1938), dies
1969 - Wilton Graff, actor (Bloodlust, Just Before Dawn), dies at 65
1971 - Bernard "Heinz" Lammerding, Germ SS-gen/contractor (Tulle), dies at 65
1971 - Robert Still, composer, dies at 60
1971 - Robert Still, English composer (b. 1910)
1974 - Raoul Jobin, Canadian tenor (b. 1906)
1974 - Salvador Novo, Mexican writer and poet (b. 1904)
1976 - Margaret Leighton, Brit actress (Much ado about nothing), dies at 53
1978 - Hubert Humphrey, (Sen-D-Minn, VP), dies at 66 in Waverly, Minn
1978 - Joseph V McCarthy, baseball manager (NY Yankees), dies at 96
1979 - Donny Hathaway, Chicago Ill, rocker (Ghetto), commits suicide at 33
1979 - Marjorie Lawrence, Australian soprano (b. 1907)
1980 - Andre Kostelanetz, Russian conductor, dies at 78
1981 - Emiel van Hemeldonck, Belgian writer (Mary, My Child), dies at 83
1982 - Marcel Camus, French director (Orfeu Negro), dies at 69
1983 - Arthur Space, actor (Doc Weaver-Lassie), dies of cancer at 74
1983 - D Mack Reynolds, US writer (Amazon Planet, Once Departed), dies
1983 - Doodles Weaver, comedian (Spike Jones & City Slickers), dies at 71
1983 - John McHugh, actor (Unspeakable), dies of a heart attack at 69
1985 - Carol Wayne, Johnny Carson's teatime movie hostess, dies at 42
1987 - E van Ruller, Dutch journalist/co-founder (Trouw, Loyal), dies
1988 - Chiang Ching-huo, president of Taiwan (1978-88), dies at 69
1989 - Joe Spinell, actor (Maniac, Star Crash, Strike Force), dies at 51
1992 - Josef Neckermann, German founder mail-order firm/travel bureau, dies
1992 - Yvonne Bryceland, actress (Road to Mecca), dies of cancer at 66
1993 - Rene Pleven, PM of France (1950-51, 51-52), dies
1993 - Camargo Guarnieri, Brazilian composer (b. 1907)
1994 - Frederick William Sternfield, musicologist, dies at 79
1994 - Johan J Holst, Norwegian min of defense/foreign affairs, dies at 56
1995 - Arnold Smith, painter (Vigelius Prize 1935), dies at 89
1995 - Arthur Mervyn Stockwood, bishop, dies at 81
1995 - Maxwell Henley Harris, Austrian poet/publisher (Critics), dies at 73
1995 - Ruby Starr, vocalist (Grey Ghost), dies of brain tumor at 44
1996 - Denise Grey, [Edouardine Verthuy], actress (Julietta), dies at 99
1996 - Willian Myuon Bany Guerrilla leader, dies
1997 - William Mills, painter, dies at 74
2001 - Michael Cuccione, Canadian actor and singer (b. 1985)
2002 - Ted Demme, American film director (b. 1963)
2002 - Gregorio Fuentes, Cuban fisherman, reputed model for Hemingway's The Old Man and the Sea (b. 1897)
2002 - Frank Shuster, Canadian comedian (b. 1916)
2003 - Norman Panama, American screenwriter and director (b. 1914)
2004 - Arne Næss Jr., Norwegian mountain climber (b. 1937)
2004 - Harold Shipman, British serial killer (b. 1946)
2005 - Earl Cameron, Canadian broadcaster (b. 1915)
2005 - Nell Rankin, American mezzo-soprano (b. 1924)
2006 - Frank Fixaris, American sportscaster (b. 1934)
2006 - Marc Potvin, Canadian ice hockey player (b. 1967)
2007 - Michael Brecker, American jazz saxophonist (b. 1949)
2007 - Danny Oakes, racecar driver (b. 1911)
2008 - Sergei Larin, Lithuanian tenor (b. 1956)
2008 - Johnny Podres, American baseball player (b. 1932)
2009 - Doña Mary Ejercito, Filipino supercentarian, mother of Joseph Ejercito Estrada (b. 1905)
2009 - Patrick McGoohan, American actor (b. 1928)
2009 - Mansour Rahbani, Lebanese composer and lyricist (b. 1925)
2009 - Nancy Bird Walton, Australian aviator (b. 1915)
2009 - William De Witt Snodgrass, American poet under the pseudonym S. S. Gardons (b. 1926)
2010 - Teddy Pendergrass, American R&B singer (b. 1950)
2010 - Jay Reatard, American garage punk musician (b. 1980)
2010 - Kalifa Tillisi, Libyan writer and linguist
2012 - Rauf Denktash, leader of Turkish Cypriots, dies of multiple organ failure at 87
2012 - Gianpiero Moretti, steering wheel designer, dies from cancer at 71