1746 – “Bonnie Prince Charlie”, Prince Charles Edward Stuart’s Jacobite army leaves Glasgow, Scotland [OS=Jan 3]
1794 – Dr Jessee Bennet of Edom, Virginia, performs 1st successful Cesarean section operation in the US on his wife
1874 – I. D. Shadd elected Speaker of lower house of Mississippi legislature
1929 – Afghan King Amanullah forced to resign
1969 – Soyuz 4 launched; rendezvous with Soyuz 5 two days later
1972 – WMAU TV channel 17 in Bude, Mississippi (PBS) begins broadcasting
1976 – “The Bionic Woman” with Lindsay Wagner debuts on ABC (later NBC)
1996 – “Swinging On a Star” closes at Music Box Theater NYC after 97 performances
2001 – NFC Championship, Giants Stadium, East Rutherford: New York Giants beat Minnesota Vikings, 41-0
2013 – Mike Pence sworn in as 50th governor of Indiana
Author: gil7
Today in History for 14th January 2024
Historical Events
1868 – North Carolina constitutional convention meets in Raleigh
1927 – Toronto Maple Leafs 1st hat trick (Hap Day) vs NY Rangers
1961 – Chicago Bear Willard Dewveall becomes 1st NFLer to join AFL
1979 – John McEnroe wins his first of 3 season-ending ATP Masters Grand Prix tennis titles 6–7, 6–3, 7–5 against fellow American Arthur Ashe at Madison Square Garden, NYC
1993 – Polish ferry boat capsizes in storm, 50 die
1998 – Charles Barkley pleads not guilty to an assault charge
Famous Birthdays
1477 – Hermann of Wied, German Catholic archbishop (d. 1552)
1914 – Gaetano Alibrandi, Italian Catholic priest and papal diplomat, born in Castiglione di Sicilia, Catania, Sicily (d. 2003)
1925 – Jean-Claude Beton, Algerian-born French businessman, entrepreneur and soft-drink manufacturer (Orangina), born in Boufarik, French Algeria (d. 2013)
1947 – Rubén Olivares, Mexican boxer (4-division world champion), born in Mexico City
1978 – Just Blaze [Justin Smith], American hip hop producer, born in Paterson, New Jersey
1980 – Byron Leftwich, American football player, born in Washington, D.C.
Famous Deaths
1676 – Pier Francesco Cavalli, Italian opera composer, dies at 73
1887 – Peter Donders, Dutch Roman Catholic missionary to Suriname, dies at 77
1890 – Francesco D’Arcais, Italian composer, dies at 59
1978 – Robert Heger, German conductor and composer, dies at 91
1993 – Elisabeth Antoinette de Vreugd, chambermaid for Dutch Queen, dies at 98
2006 – Henri Colpi, French New Wave film editor and director, dies at 84
Famous Deaths for 13th January 2024
533 – Remigius van Reims, 1st bishop of Reims (459-533) and saint, dies about 96
1735 – Polyxena of Hesse-Rotenburg, Queen consort of Sardinia, dies at 28
1954 – Roland Diggle, English-American composer, organist and choirmaster (St. John’s Episcopal Church of Los Angeles, California), dies at 69
1957 – Alfred Edgar Coppard, English short story writer (Black Dogs and Other Stories), dies at 79
2002 – Kurt Brüggemann, German composer, conductor, and music educator, dies at 93
2005 – Nell Rankin, American operatic mezzo-soprano (Carmen; Metropolitan Opera, 1951-76), dies at 81
2009 – Hortense Calisher, American novelist (President of the American Academy of Arts and Letters), dies at 97
2010 – Theodore “Teddy” Pendergrass, American soul singer (Turn Off the Lights), dies of respiratory failure at 59
2018 – Tzimis Panousis, Greek musician, stand-up comedian, and radio presenter, dies of a heart attack at 63
2021 – Bernd Kannenber, German race walker (Olympic gold FRG 50k 1972), dies at 78
Historical Events for 13th January 2024
1695 – Jonathan Swift ordained an Anglican priest in Ireland
1911 – South Africa cricket team’s 1st win over Australia, at Adelaide
1968 – “Hallelujah, Baby!” closes at Martin Beck Theater NYC after 293 performances
1978 – NASA select its first American women astronauts
1986 – ABC’s TV premiere of “The Right of The People”, whose writer and director is said to have been inspired by the 14 December 1980 massacre at Bob’s Big Boy in Los Angeles
1989 – Ruins of Mashkan-shapir (occupied 2050-1720 BC) found in Iraq
1991 – UN Secretary-General Javier Pérez de Cuéllar meets with Iraqi President Saddam Hussein
2002 – 28th People’s Choice Awards: Tom Hanks and Julia Roberts win (Dramatic Motion Picture) and Kelsey Grammer, Ray Romano and Jennifer Aniston win (TV)
2021 – President Donald Trump is impeached by the US House of Representatives voting 232-197, for “incitement of insurrection”, first time in history a US President is impeached twice
2021 – Deadliest air raid by Israel on Syria since 2018, when 10 soldiers and 47 allied fighters killed in attacks on military positions
Today in History for 13th January 2024
Historical Events
1964 – Hindu-Muslim rioting breaks out in the Indian city of Calcutta – now Kolkata – resulting in the deaths of more than 100 people.
1971 – In a high profile NHL trade, the Montreal Canadiens obtain future Hockey Hall of Fame left wing Frank Mahovlich from Detroit, in exchange for Bill Collins, Guy Charron and Mickey Redmond
1980 – Judd Woldin’s musical “King of Schnorrers”, based on Israel Zangwill’s novel, closes at Playhouse Theater, NYC, after 63 performances
1995 – 26 HNL teams unanimously ratify agreement to end NHL strike
2012 – Italian cruiseliner Costa Concordia runs aground at Isola de Giglio, Italy, causing 32 deaths
2021 – President Donald Trump is impeached by the US House of Representatives voting 232-197, for “incitement of insurrection”, first time in history a US President is impeached twice
Famous Birthdays
1808 – Salmon P. Chase, American politician and jurist (Senator and Governor of Ohio, US Chief Justice 1864-73), born in Cornish, New Hampshire (d. 1873)
1878 – Lionel Groulx, Canadian nationalist, born in Vaudreuil, Quebec, Canada (d. 1967)
1938 – Shiv Kumar Sharma, Indian santoor (100-string dulcimer-like instrument) master, and composer, born in Jammu, British India (d. 2022)
1943 – Richard Moll, American actor (Night Court – “Bull”; House – “Big Ben”; Dungeonmaster), born in Pasadena, California (d. 2023)
1968 – Chara [Miwa Watabiki], Japanese singer and actress (Swallowtail Butterfly), born in Kawaguchi, Saitama, Japan
1989 – Triinu Kivilaan, Estonian model, pop-rock singer and bassist (Vanilla Ninja, 2004-05 and 2020-22), born in Viljandi, Estonia
Famous Deaths
1363 – Meinhard III of Gorizia-Tyrol (b. 1344)
1797 – Elisabeth Christine of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel-Bevern, Queen of Prussia as wife of Frederik II the Great, dies at 81
1916 – Victoriano Huerta, Mexican general who seized power in a coup and installed himself as dictator and President of Mexico (1913-14), dies cirrhosis of the liver or possibly cancer at 65
1983 – John McHugh, actor (Unspeakable), dies of a heart attack at 69
2002 – Kurt Brüggemann, German composer, conductor, and music educator, dies at 93
2016 – Brian Bedford, English actor (Anthony-Coronet Blue), dies at 80
Famous Deaths for 12th January 2024
1674 – Giacomo Carissimi, Italian organist, choral director, composer (Jephta), and priest, dies at 68-ish
1735 – John Eccles, English composer (Master of the King’s Musick for four monarchs), dies (b. 1668)
1925 – Oskar Brefeld, German botanist and founder of modern mycology, dies at 85
1965 – Porcupine, in the National Zoo, dies at 27; oldest known rodent (Washington, DC)
1991 – Vasco Pratolini, Italian writer (Le Ragazze di San Frediano), dies at 77
2000 – Bobby Phills, American basketball player (b. 1969)
2001 – William Hewlett, American engineer and businessman (co-founder Hewlett-Packard), dies of a heart attack at 87
2009 – Russ Conway, Canadian-American character actor (Richard Diamond Private Eye), dies at 95
2021 – John Ward, New Zealand cricket wicketkeeper (8 Tests; 17 dismissals), dies at 83
2022 – Everett Lee, American violinist, and theater and classical conductor (Cosmopolitan Little Symphony, 1947-55; Norrkoping Symphony, 1962-72), dies at 105
Historical Events for 12th January 2024
1924 – History of Science Society organized at Boston
1943 – Frankfurters replaced by Victory Sausages (mix of meat and soy meal)
1945 – German forces in Belgium retreat in Battle of Bulge
1950 – Swedish tanker rams British submarine Truculent in Thames, 64 die
1957 – Southern Christian Leadership Council (SCLC) founded with Martin Luther King Jr. as leader at Ebenezer Church in Atlanta
1971 – Congressional Black Caucus organizes
1974 – “Joker” by Steve Miller Band peaks at #1
1998 – Nineteen European nations agree to forbid human cloning.
2007 – Comet McNaught reaches perihelion becoming the brightest comet in more than 40 years.
2010 – Colombia officially leaves the recession after achieving 2% economic growth in the last quarter of 2009
Today in History for 12th January 2024
Historical Events
1809 – British take Cayenne (French Guiana) from French (until 1814)
1918 – Montreal Canadien’s center Joe Malone scores 5 goals in a 9-4 win over Ottawa to become the first 20 goal scorer in NHL history; goes on to score 44 regular season goals
1986 – 24th space shuttle (61-C) mission-Columbia 7-launched
1987 – Britain’s Prince Edward resigns from his Royal Marines training
2004 – The world’s largest ocean liner, RMS Queen Mary 2, makes its maiden voyage.
2021 – India’s Supreme Court puts on hold three controversial new farm laws that ignited weeks of protests by farmers in Delhi
Famous Birthdays
1819 – Zealous Bates Tower, American Brevet Major General (Union Army), born in Cohasset, Massachusetts (d. 1900)
1937 – Marie Dubois, French actress (Wise Guys, Jules and Jim), born in Paris, France (d. 2014)
1941 – “Long” John Baldry, English blues vocalist (“Don’t Try to Lay No Boogie Woogie on the King of Rock and Roll”), born in East Haddon, United Kingdom (d. 2005)
1944 – Viktoria Postnikova, Russian pianist, born in Moscow, Russia
1950 – Ricky Ray Rector, American murderer (d. 1992)
1975 – Jocelyn Thibault, Canadian NHL goalie (Montreal Canadiens), born in Montreal, Quebec
Famous Deaths
1732 – John Horsley, British archaeologist (Britannia Romana) dies (b. 1685)
1909 – Hermann Minkowski, German mathematician (work on relativity – Minkowski spacetime), dies of appendicitis at 44
1947 – Jonas Cohn, German philosopher (Wertwissenschaft), dies at 77
1999 – Leo Cherne, American economist and commentator (All Star News), dies at 86
2009 – Russ Conway, Canadian-American character actor (Richard Diamond Private Eye), dies at 95
2010 – Daniel Bensaïd, French philosopher and a leader of the Trotskyist movement in France, dies of cancer caused by the side effects of drugs used to treat AIDS at 63
Famous Deaths for 11th January 2024
1801 – Domenico Cimarosa, Italian composer (Il Matrimonio Segreto), dies at 51
1836 – John Molson, Canadian brewer (founded Montreal brewery Molsons), dies at 72
1896 – Francis Channing Barlow, American lawyer, Union general (US Civil War, meet with General John Brown Gordon at Gettysburg), dies from infuenza complications at 62
1993 – Lacey Fosburgh, author (Closing Time), dies of breast cancer at 50
1997 – Helen Foster Snow, American journalist (reported from China in the 1930s), dies at 89
1999 – Brian Moore, Irish novelist (Catholics, Doctor’s Wife), dies at 77
2002 – Henri Verneuil, French-Armenian playwright and film director (Mélodie en sous-sol), dies at 81
2005 – Jimmy Griffin, American pop singer, guitarist and songwriter, (Bread), and Academy Award winner (“For All We Know”), dies of cancer at 61
2010 – Georgy Garanian, Armenian-Russian jazz saxophonist, bandleader and composer, dies of cardiac arrest at 75
2013 – Mariangela Melato, Italian actress (Swept Away; Flash Gordon: Summer Night), dies from pancreatic cancer at 71
Historical Events for 11th January 2024
1779 – Ching-Thang Khomba is crowned King of Manipur
1966 – “Daktari” African adventure series premieres on CBS TV
1967 – Romeinse Curie installs Council for Pontifical Study commission
1981 – “Tintypes” closes at John Golden Theater NYC after 93 performances
1985 – CDC MMWR publishes guidelines for screening U.S. blood supply for AIDS antibodies with ELISA test that would be available later that year
1987 – NFC Championship, Giants Stadium, East Rutherford: New York Giants beat Washington Redskins, 17-0
1998 – Sidi-Hamed massacre takes place in Algeria, over 100 people are killed.
1998 – 24th People’s Choice Awards: Harrison Ford and Julia Roberts win (Dramatic Motion Picture) and Tim Allen and Oprah Winfrey win (TV)
1999 – Marty Schottenheimer resigns as head coach of the Kansas City Chiefs
2004 – 30th People’s Choice Awards: Mel Gibson and Julia Roberts win (Dramatic Motion Picture) and Ray Romano and Jennifer Aniston win (TV)