1663 – Robert Sanderson, Bishop of Lincoln (1660-63), dies
1944 – William Allen White, American journalist (Emporia Gazette), dies at 75
1960 – Louis Jean Heydt, American character actor (Waterfront; Gone With The Wind; The Great McGinty), dies from a heart attack at 56
1963 – Robert Frost, American poet (New Hampshire, 4 Pulitzers), dies at 88
1966 – Pierre Mercure, Canadian composer, dies in an accident at 38
1988 – Rogier van Otterloo, Dutch composer and conductor, dies at 46
1995 – Chris de Marigny, British dance administrator, dies at 52
2008 – Philippe Khorsand, French actor (b. 1948)
2012 – Oscar Luigi Scalfaro, Italian President (1992-99), dies at 93
2015 – Colleen McCullough, Australian author (Tim, Indecent Obsession, The Thorn Birds), dies at 77
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Historical Events for 29th January 2023
1924 – Ice cream cone rolling machine patented by Carl Taylor, Cleveland
1944 – World War II: The Battle of Cisterna takes place in central Italy
1959 – Walt Disney’s “Sleeping Beauty” released
1971 – Test debut of Dennis Keith Lillee, v England at Adelaide
1991 – Nelson Mandela and Mangosuthu Buthelezi meet after 28 years
2000 – Karl Malone of the Utah Jazz becomes the 3rd player in NBA history to score 30,000 career points; finishes with 35 in a 96-94 loss to Minnesota; behind Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (38,387) and Wilt Chamberlain (31,419)
2001 – Thousands of student protesters in Indonesia storm parliament and demand that President Abdurrahman Wahid resign due to alleged involvement in corruption scandals
2006 – 22nd Sundance Film Festival: “Quinceanera”, directed by Richard Glatzer and Wash Westmoreland, wins Grand Jury Prize Dramatic
2017 – NFL Pro Bowl, Orlando, FL: AFC beats NFC, 20-13; MVPs: Travis Kelce, KC Chiefs, TE; Lorenzo Alexander, Buffalo Bills, LB
2018 – Marvel film “Black Panther” directed by Ryan Coogler and starring Chadwick Boseman premieres in Los Angeles
Today in History for 29th January 2023
Historical Events
1840 – First Governor of New Zealand and co-author of the Treaty of Waitangi Captain William Hobson arrives in the Bay of Islands, NZ
1966 – Neil Simons, Coleman and Fields’ musical “Sweet Charity” premieres at Palace Theater in NYC for 608 performances
1968 – Australian Championships Women’s Tennis: American Billie Jean King beats home favourite Margaret Court 6-1, 6-2 for her 13th Grand Slam singles title
1972 – 5th ABA All-Star Game: East 142 beats West 115 at Louisville, Kentucky
1974 – 1974 NFL Draft: Ed Jones from Tennessee State first pick by Dallas Cowboys
2019 – US Postal Service suspends deliveries to ten states due to severity of the polar vortex
Famous Birthdays
1632 – Johann Georg Graevius, German classical scholar and critic (d. 1703)
1937 – Bobby Scott, American composer, arranger and jazz singer (“He Ain’t Heavy, He’s My Brother”), born in Mt Pleasant, New York (d. 1990)
1950 – Jody Scheckter, South African auto racer (World F1 Champion 1979), born in East London, South Africa
1955 – John Tate, American heavyweight boxer (Olympic bronze 1968)
1975 – Sara Gilbert, American actress (Darlene Conner-Roseanne), born in Santa Monica, California
1985 – Rag’n’Bone Man [Rory Charles Graham], English singer-songwriter (Human), born in Uckfield, England
Famous Deaths
1993 – Michel Renault, French ballet dancer (Giselle), dies at 65
2004 – Otto Wilhelm Fischer, Austrian actor (Helden, Ich suche dich), dies of kidney disease at 88
2011 – Milton Babbitt, American mathematician, composer of serial and electronic music (Correspondences), and teacher (Princeton; Juilliard), dies at 94
2015 – Colleen McCullough, Australian author (Tim, Indecent Obsession, The Thorn Birds), dies at 77
2021 – Grady Gaines, American jazz, blues, and RandB tenor saxophonist (Little Richard; Sam Cooke, James Brown, Jackie Wilson), dies at 86
2022 – Rashid Byramji, Indian thoroughbred trainer (3,170 winners/230 classics; Elusive Pimpernel 22/23 starts; Squanderer 18/19 starts; Indian Derby x 10), dies at 88
Famous Deaths for 28th January 2023
1859 – William H. Prescott, American historian, dies at 62
1938 – John Sharp, cricketer (England bat 1909, also soccer intl), dies
1979 – Eileen Shanahan, Irish poet (The Three Children (Near Clonmel)), dies at 77
1991 – Dale Long, hit HRs in 8 consecutive games, dies at 66
1992 – Nahman Avigad, Israeli archaeologist (Discovering Jerusalem), dies at 86
1994 – William Levitt, builder (Levittown), dies of kidney failure at 86
1996 – Dan Duva, American boxing promoter and producer (Howard Stern New Years Party), dies at 44
1998 – Colin Sanders, British computer engineer (Solid State Logic), dies in a helicopter crash at 50
2007 – Emma Tillman, the world’s oldest living person from January 24-28, 2007 (b. 1892)
2020 – Nicholas Parsons, British presenter, comedian and actor “the ultimate quiz show host”, dies at 96
Historical Events for 28th January 2023
1824 – William Kneass becomes 3rd US chief engraver (1824-40)
1887 – England all out for 45 v Aust SCG, their lowest total ever
1904 – 1st college sports letters given to Seniors who played on University of Chicago’s football team are awarded blankets with letter “C” on them
1922 – J E Clair turns Green Bay franchise back to NFL
1942 – Revival of George Gershwin’s “Porgy and Bess” opens on The Majestic Theatre, NYC, with Anne Brown and Todd Duncan
1961 – Republic of Rwanda proclaimed
1973 – “Barnaby Jones” premieres on CBS TV
1979 – Charlie Smalls’ musical “The Wiz”, an updated take on “The Wizard of Oz”, starring Stephanie Mills, Stu Gilliam, and Dee Dee Bridgewater, closes at Majestic Theater in NYC, after 1,672 performances, 7 Tony and 6 Drama Desk Awards
2010 – Five murderers of Bangladeshi President Sheikh Mujibur Rahman hanged: Lieutenant Colonel Syed Faruq Rahman, Lieutenant Colonel Sultan Shahriar Rashid Khan, Major AKM Mohiuddin Ahmed, Major Bazlul Huda and Lieutenant Colonel Mohiuddin Ahmed
2016 – Seventh Republican presidential candidates debate hosted by Fox, held in Des Moines, Iowa
Today in History for 28th January 2023
Historical Events
1760 – Pownal, Vermont created by Benning Wentworth as one of the New Hampshire Grants
1881 – Battle at Laing’s Neck Natal: Boers beat superior powered British
1904 – 1st college sports letters given to Seniors who played on University of Chicago’s football team are awarded blankets with letter “C” on them
1929 – Australian Championships Men’s Tennis: Englishman Colin Gregory wins his only Grad Slam title, beating Richard Schlesinger of Australia 6-2, 6-2, 5-7, 7-5
1978 – Ted Nugent autographs a fan’s arm with his knife
1991 – David Boon completes ninth Test century, 121 v England at Adelaide
Famous Birthdays
1540 – Ludolph van Ceulen, German mathematician (d. 1610)
1884 – Jean Felix Piccard, Swiss scientist, explorer and balloonist (1st flight into stratosphere, by balloon), born in Basel, Switzerland (d. 1963)
1932 – Thomas J. Bliley Jr., American politician (Rep-R-VA, 1981-2001), born in Chesterfield County, Virginia
1940 – Carlos Slim, Mexican business magnate (América Móvil) once ranked as the richest person in the world, born in Mexico City, Mexico
1943 – Dick Taylor, English rock guitarist (The Pretty Things – “S.F. Sorrow”), born in Dartford, England
1966 – Rob Clayton, American rock drummer (Jody Grind), born in Atlanta, Georgia (d. 1992)
Famous Deaths
1393 – Earl of Joigny, burned at royal ball in Paris
1868 – Adalbert Stifter, Austrian author (Witiko), commits suicide at 62
1896 – Joseph Barnby, composer, dies at 57
1965 – Jef van Durme, Belgian composer, dies at 57
1997 – Pietro Cavallero, bandit, dies at 68
2005 – Karen Lancaume, French actress (suicide) (b. 1973)
Famous Deaths for 27th January 2023
1802 – Johann Rudolf Zumsteeg, German lieder and ballad composer, and conductor, dies at 42
1823 – Charles Hutton, English mathematician and surveyor, dies at 85
1850 – J Gottfried Schadow, German sculptor/cartoonist/writer, dies at 85
1928 – Marie Verstraete, Belgian actress (Mooi Juultje van Volendam, Frou Frou), dies at 74
1940 – Isaak Babel, Russian writer (Zakat, Marija), executed at 46
1974 – Georgios Grivas, Greek gen/oppos leader on Cyprus (EOKA), dies at 75
2000 – Mae Faggs Starr, American athlete, 4x100m runner (Olympic gold 1952), dies at 67
2007 – Bob Carroll, American screenwriter (I Love Lucy, Stage Two Revue, Stranger), dies at 88
2018 – Mort Walker, American cartoonist (Beetle Bailey, Hi and Lois), dies at 94
2021 – Mehrdad Minavand, Iranian soccer midfielder (67 caps; Persepolis, Sturm Graz), dies from COVID-19 at 45
Historical Events for 27th January 2023
672 – St Vitalian ends his reign as Catholic Pope
1934 – Australian Championships Women’s Tennis, Sydney: Joan Hartigan Bathurst retains title; beats Margaret Molesworth 6-1, 6-4
1961 – Leontyne Price and Franco Corelli make debuts at the Metropolitan Opera in New York in “Il trovatore”; final curtain call lasts 35 minutes
1966 – Wisconsin State Circuit Court Judge Elmer W Roller rules either the Braves stay in Milwaukee or NL must promise Wisconsin an expansion team for 1966
1972 – World premiere of Scott Joplin’s rediscovered opera “Treemonisha” at Morehouse College in Atlanta
1976 – Viv Richards scores his 1st Test century against Australia
1985 – Mark Mckoy cycles world record 50m hurdles indoor (5.25)
1996 – Colonel Ibrahim Baré Maïnassara deposes the first democratically elected president of Niger, Mahamane Ousmane, in a military coup.
2001 – Australian Open Women’s Tennis: Jennifer Capriati wins her first Grand Slam title; beats Martina Hingis 6-4, 6-3
2013 – Magnus Carlsen wins the 2013 Tata Steel Chess Tournament
Today in History for 27th January 2023
Historical Events
1915 – US Marines occupy Haiti
1939 – First flight of the Lockheed P-38 Lightning
1944 – Siege of Leningrad lifted by the Soviets after 880 days and more than 2 million Russians killed
1963 – Sam Rice, Eppa Rixey, Elmer Flick, and John Clarkson elected to Baseball Hall of Fame
1992 – “Crazy He Calls Me” opens at Walter Kerr Theater NYC for 7 performances
1997 – 24th American Music Awards: Toni Braxton and Alanis Morissette win
Famous Birthdays
1889 – Balthasar van der Pol, Dutch physicist (Comparison of Van der Pol), born in Utrecht , Netherlands (d. 1959)
1912 – E. R. Braithwaite, diplomat and writer (To Sir with Love), born in Georgetown, British Guiana (d. 2016)
1929 – Gastón Suárez, Bolivian novelist (d. 1984)
1948 – Kim Gardner, English rock bassist (Ashton, Gardner and Dyke), born in London (d. 2001)
1954 – Joko Ninomiya, Japanese martial artist, born in Yawatahama, Ehime, Japan
1970 – Carlos Javier Bernardo, Dutch prince
Famous Deaths
1540 – Angela Merici, Italian religious educator, founder of the Ursuline Order of nuns, and Roman Catholic saint, dies at 65
1927 – Georgios Grivas, Cyprus-born general in the Greek Army
1972 – Richard Courant, German-American mathematician, dies at 84
2000 – Mae Faggs Starr, American athlete, 4x100m runner (Olympic gold 1952), dies at 67
2006 – Roger Durham Hannay, American composer and teacher, dies at 75
2017 – Benny Barth, American session and touring jazz drummer, dies at 86
Famous Deaths for 26th January 2023
946 – Eadgyth, English-born German Queen, wife of Otto I, Holy Roman Emperor
1798 – Christian Gottlob Neefe, German composer, conductor and tutor of Ludwig van Beethoven, dies at 49
1855 – Gérard de Nerval, French writer (b. 1808)
1992 – José Ferrer, Puerto Rican actor and director (Cyrano de Bergerac), dies at 80
1996 – Stevie Plunder, Australian musician (b. 1963)
2007 – Hans J. Wegner, Danish furniture designer (b. 1914)
2011 – Charlie Louvin, American country singer-songwriter (Louvin Brothers – “The Only Way Out (Is to Walk Over Me)”)dies of cancer at 83
2014 – Tom Gola, American basketball player, dies at 81
2016 – Colin Vearncombe, British singer-songwriter (Black – “Wonderful Life”), dies from injuries in a car accident at 53
2021 – Alan Ashcroft, English rugby union number 8 (16 caps England, 2 caps British and Irish Lions; Waterloo FC), dies at 90