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Today in History for 16th October 2021

Historical Events

1861 – Confederacy starts selling postage stamps
1950 – The first edition of C.S. Lewis’ “The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe” is released in London
1982 – USSR performs underground nuclear test
1984 – Desmond Tutu, South African Anglican Archbishop, wins Nobel Peace Prize
1986 – Wole Soyinka, Nigerian playwright and poet, becomes the first African to receive the Nobel Prize in Literature
1990 – “Stand Up Tragedy” closes at Criterion Theater NYC after 13 performances

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Famous Birthdays

1762 – Paul Hamilton, Governor of South Carolina (1804-06) and U.S. Secretary of Navy (1809-12) (d. 1816)
1851 – James A. Ten Eyck, American champion rower and coach (Ten Eyck Trophy namesake), born in Tompkins Cove, New York (d. 1938)
1890 – Michael Collins, Irish revolutionary leader and leading figure in the struggle for Irish independence in the early 20th century, born in Clonakilty, Ireland (d. 1922)
1907 – Roger Vailland, French author (La Novice, Et Mourir de Plasir)
1962 – Flea [Michael Balzary], Australian-American bassist (Red Hot Chili Peppers), actor, and educator (Silverlake Conservatory of Music), 1962 in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
1962 – Laura Coenen, team handball goalie (Olymp-1988, 92, 96), born in Neenah, Wisconsin

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Famous Deaths

1906 – Varina Howell Davis, First Lady of the Confederate States (1862-65), dies at 80
1981 – Moshe Dayan, Israel’s general/minister of Defense, dies at 66
1981 – Stanley Clements, actor (Boys’ Prison, Army Bound, Hot News), dies
1982 – Jakov Gotovac, Croatian conductor and composer (Ero the Joker), dies at 87
1995 – Richard Caldicot, British actor (Horse’s Mouth, Strife, Mrs Thursday), dies at 87
2020 – Andrzej Pogorzelski, Polish motorcycle speedway rider (Speedway World Team Cup gold 1965, 66, 69), dies at 82

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Famous Deaths for 15th October 2021

1389 – Urban VI [Bartolomeo Prignano], Italian pope (1378-89), dies
1833 – Michał Ogiński, Polish politician, violinist, the balalaika player, and composer (Farewell to My Homeland), dies at 68
1937 – James Marcus, American actor (The Eagle, The Lonely Trail), dies from a heart attack at 70
1960 – Clara Kimball Young, American actress (Return of Chandu), dies of stroke at 70
1960 – Henny Porten, German silent screen actress (Mother Love), dies at 70
1960 – Maude Eburne, Canadian actress (Ladies They Talk About, Guardsman), dies at 84
1965 – Carl Hoff, American orchestra leader (Music Hall), dies at 60
1991 – Hotze de Roos, Dutch carpenter and writer (Chameleon series), dies at 81
2001 – Zhang Xueliang, Chinese ruler of Manchuria, dies at 100
2019 – Hossein Dehlavi, Persian composer, conductor and teacher (Sarbaz; Plectrum Orchestra), dies of Alzheimer complications at 92

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Historical Events for 15th October 2021

1724 – Cornelis Steenoven is 1st archbishop of Old Catholic church in Utrecht, The Netherlands
1866 – Great fire in Quebec destroys 2,500 houses
1914 – US Clayton Anti-trust Act passed (union and strike rights)
1928 – Walter Johnson signs a 3-year contract to manage the Senators
1938 – Robert Sherwoods “Abe Lincoln in Illinois” premieres in NYC
1977 – Arkansas’ Steve Little kicks a record tying 67 yard field goal
1979 – Military coup in El Salvador: President Carlos Romero flees
1981 – Professional cheerleader Krazy George Henderson leads what is thought to be the first audience wave in Oakland, California.
2000 – Larry David’s comedy show “Curb Your Enthusiasm” debuts on HBO
2011 – Legoland Florida (the world’s largest Legoland theme park) opens in Winter Haven, Florida

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Today in History for 15th October 2021

Historical Events

1777 – Mjr James Graves Simcoe appointed commandant of Queen’s Rangers (Penn)
1928 – German dirigible “Graf Zeppelin” lands in Lakehurst, New Jersey
1959 – KNDO TV channel 23 in Yakima, WA (NBC) begins broadcasting
1968 – American sprinter Wyomia Tyus wins her second consecutive Olympic 100m title with a world record 11.08s; beats teammate Barbara Ferrell by 0.08s for the gold medal at the Mexico City Games
1973 – 7th Country Music Association Award: Roy Clark wins
1992 – Howard Stern radio show begins broadcasting on WLUP-AM, Chicago

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Famous Birthdays

1723 – Johann Andreas Joseph Giulini, German composer (Canticum Zacharia), baptized in Augsburg, Bavaria (d. 1722)
1784 – Thomas Hastings, American composer, born in Washington, Connecticut (d. 1872)
1831 – Helen Hunt Jackson, American author (Ramona), born in Amherst, Massachusetts (d. 1885)
1836 – James Tissot, French artist, born in Nantes, France (d. 1902)
1908 – John Kenneth Galbraith, Canadian economist (Affluent Society-58 Hillman Award), born in Iona Station, Ontario (d. 2006)
1910 – Xenophon Balaskas, South Africa cricketer (South African leg-spinner of 30’s), born in Kimberley, Cape Province (d. 1994)

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Famous Deaths

912 – Abdullah ibn Muhammad, Emir of Córdoba
1326 – Walter de Stapledon, English bishop (1308-26), dies at 65
1539 – Reynier Brunt, procureur-general of Court of Holland, dies
1788 – Samuel Greig, Scottish-Russian admiral (Battle of Chesma), dies at 53
1980 – Apostolos Nikolaidis, Greek footballer and volleyball player (b. 1896)
2010 – Richard C. Miller, American photographer (b. 1912)

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Famous Deaths for 14th October 2021

1619 – Samuel Daniel, English poet (b. 1562)
1631 – Sophie of Mecklenburg-Güstrow, Queen of Denmark and Norway, dies at 74
1857 – Ignacy Marceli Komorowski, Polish composer, dies of tuberculosis at 33
1977 – Bing Crosby [Harry Lillis Crosby], American singer and actor (Going My Way), dies of a heart attack at 74
1985 – Emil Gilels, Soviet concert pianist (Brussels Competition – 1st prize, 1938), dies at 68
1986 – Keenan Wynn, American actor (Dr Strangelove, Absent Minded Professor), dies at 70
1986 – Mary Lund, American women first to receive an artificial heart, dies at 40
1987 – Rodolfo Halffter, Spanish composer, and music critic, dies at 86
1988 – Mary Morris, actress (Agitator, Double Door), dies
2006 – Jared Anderson, American bassist (b. 1975)

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Historical Events for 14th October 2021

1773 – American Revolutionary War: The United Kingdom’s East India Company tea ships’ cargo are burned at Annapolis, Maryland.
1942 – Japanese battleship strikes Henderson Field, Guadalcanal
1944 – Allied troops land in Corfu
1947 – Dutch Queen Wilhelmina gives golden award to general Eisenhower
1958 – Malagasy Republic becomes autonomous republic in French Community
1968 – In NL expansion draft, Expos and Padres choose 30 players each
1971 – John Lennon and Yoko Ono appear on “Dick Cavett Show”
1987 – In Midland, Tx 1½-year-old Jessica McClure falls 22′ (7m) down a well
1988 – NJ Devils raise their 1st pennant by winning the Patrick Division Playoff Championship
1994 – NASA Space probe Magellan burns up in atmosphere of Venus

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Today in History for 14th October 2021

Historical Events

1933 – Nazi Germany announces its withdrawal from the League of Nations
1958 – Malagasy Republic becomes autonomous republic in French Community
1962 – Houston Oiler George Blanda throws for 6 TD passes vs NY Titans 56-17
1969 – USSR performs nuclear test at Novaya Zemlya USSR
1970 – US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site
1992 – Toronto Blue Jays beats Oakland A’s to win their 1st AL pennant

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Famous Birthdays

1859 – Camille Chevillard, French composer, born in Paris (d. 1923)
1902 – Shunter Coen, South African cricketer (South African batsman in two Tests 1927-28), born in Heilbron, Orange Free State (d. 1967)
1951 – Marcia Barrett, Jamaican-British rock vocalist (Boney M), born in Saint Catherine Parish, Jamaica
1970 – Jim Jackson, NBA guard (Dallas Mavericks, Philadelphia 76ers)
1980 – Niels Lodberg, Danish footballer
1985 – Daniel Clark, Canadian actor

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Famous Deaths

1847 – William Michael Rooke, composer, dies at 53
1967 – Marcel Aymé, French novelist and playwright, dies at 65
1990 – Leonard Bernstein, American conductor and composer (West Side Story), dies of heart attack at 72
2004 – Conrad Russell, 5th Earl Russell, British historian, dies at 67
2012 – Arlen Specter, American Senator (Republican-PA, 1981- 2011), dies at 82
2020 – Fred Dean, American Pro Football Hall of Fame defensive end (Pro Bowl 1979–81, 83; First-team All-Pro 1980, 81; Super Bowl 1981, 84; SD Chargers, SF 49ers), dies from COVID-19 at 68

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Famous Deaths for 13th October 2021

1282 – Nichiren Japanese founder of Nichiren Buddhism (b. 1222)
1673 – Kristoffer Gabel, Danish statesman (b. 1617)
1759 – John Henley, English clergyman, dies at 64
1819 – Giovanni Battista Gaiani, Italian organist and composer, dies at 61
1822 – Antonio Canova, Italian Neoclassical sculptor (The Three Graces), dies at 64
1882 – Arthur de Gobineau, French philosopher (b. 1816)
1959 – Rudolf Mengelberg, Dutch composer and musicologist (Concert Amsterdam), dies at 67
1989 – Cesare Zavattini, Italian screenwriter (Ladri di Biciclette), dies at 87
2000 – Gus Hall, American union organizer and head of the U.S. Communist Party, dies at 90
2011 – Barbara Kent, Canadian born – U.S. silent film actress and WAMPAS Baby Stars (b.1907)

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Historical Events for 13th October 2021

1307 – French King Philip IV has Grand Master Jacques de Molay and Knights Templar arrested and charged of idolatry and corruption
1863 – Skirmish at Blountsville, Tennessee (50 casualties)
1924 – Mecca falls without struggle to Saudi forces led by Abdulaziz Ibn Saud
1962 – Edward Albee’s play “Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?” opens on Broadway featuring actress Uta Hagen
1966 – Jimi Hendrix Experience debuts with American guitarist Jimi Hendrix, British bassist Noel Redding and British drummer Mitch Mitchell in Évreux, Normandy, France
1985 – During NLCS, Cards rookie Vince Coleman is injured stretching before game as his left leg is caught in Busch Stadium’s automated tarpaulin
1986 – 20th Country Music Association Award: Reba McEntire wins
1993 – Mighty Ducks win their 1st NHL game
1997 – Andy Green’s Jet-powered car reaches record 749.69 MPH
2015 – First Democratic presidential candidates debate, broadcast by CNN and held in Las Vegas, Nevada

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Today in History for 13th October 2021

Historical Events

1724 – Jonathan Swift publishes last of Drapier’s letters
1899 – 7,000 laid-off black mine workers of South Africa reach Natal
1964 – US sweeps medals in the men’s 200m backstroke at the Tokyo Olympics; Jed Graef swims world record 2:10.3 to win gold ahead of teammates Gary Dilley and Bob Bennett
1994 – Earliest start of Sheffield Shield season (Queensland v Tasmania)
1997 – Andy Green’s Jet-powered car reaches record 749.69 MPH
2018 – Oldest known human remains from Poland at 115,000 years from revealed to be Neanderthal child from Ciemna Cave eaten by a large bird

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Famous Birthdays

1878 – Patrick Joseph Hartigan, Australian Roman Catholic priest, born in O’Connell Town, Yass, New South Wales (d. 1952)
1912 – Jan Peeters, Dutch watercolor painter, stained glass, tile, and monument artist, born in Amsterdam (d. 1992)
1923 – Faas Wilkes, Dutch soccer star (Xerxes, Fortuna, Inter Milan), born in Rotterdam, Netherlands (d. 2006)
1958 – Jamal Khashoggi, Saudi Arabian progressive journalist, author, and editor in chief (Al-Arab News Channel), born in Medina, Saudi Arabia (d. 2018)
1968 – Tisha Campbell, American actress (Gina-Martin, House Party), born in Newark, New Jersey
1971 – Irv Smith, American NFL tight end (New Orleans Saints), born in Trenton, New Jersey

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Famous Deaths

1415 – Thomas FitzAlan, 12th Earl of Arundel, English military leader (b. 1381)
1805 – Johann Christoph Kuhnau, German composer (Thomaskantor in Leipzig), dies at 70
1918 – Gerrit Engelke, German writer (Briefer der Liebe), dies fighting in WWI at 27
1947 – Sydney Webb, English socialist and economist (founded London School of Economics) and husband of Beatrice Webb, dies at 88
1970 – Julia Culp, Dutch mezzo-soprano, dies at 90
2004 – Enrique Fernando, Chief Justice of the Philippine Supreme Court, dies at 89

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