1139 – Godfried I, with the Beard, duke of Brabant/earl of Leuven, dies
1855 – Dorothy Wordsworth, English poet, diarist and sister of William Wordsworth, dies at 83
1906 – Joseph Wheeler, American Major General (Confederacy/Cavalry/Army of Tennessee), dies at 70
1907 – René Pottier, French racing cyclist (Tour de France 1906), dies at 27
1910 – Leon Walras, French economist (School of Lausanne), dies at 75
1940 – Elias Simojoki, Finnish clergyman and politician (b. 1899)
1973 – Masao Ohba, Japanese boxer (WBA flyweight champion), dies in a car accident at 23
1975 – Charlotte Whitton, Canadian politician, Mayor of Ottawa (1951-56), dies at 78
2005 – Philip Johnson, American architect (b. 1906)
2020 – Gene Corrigan, American lacrosse player, coach and college athletics administrator (President of the NCAA 1995-97), dies at 91
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Historical Events for 25th January 2022
1721 – Tsar Peter the Great ends Russian-orthodox patriarchy
1904 – John Millington Synge’s play “Riders to the Sea” premieres in Dublin
1932 – 1st commencement exercises at Hebrew U in Jerusalem
1938 – Ian Hay’s “Bachelor Born” premieres in NYC
1960 – Wilt Chamberlain scores 58 points, the most ever by an NBA rookie, as Philadelphia Warriors beat Detroit Pistons, 127-117 at Bethlehem, PA
1966 – WCMC (now WMGM) TV channel 40 in Wildwood, NJ (NBC) 1st broadcast
1974 – Ray Kroc, CEO of McDonald’s buys San Diego Padres baseball team for $12 million
1979 – 1st documented case of a robot killing a human in US
1988 – Ramsewak Shankar sworn in as President of Suriname
2013 – Tropical cyclone Oswald makes landfall in Queensland, Australia, causing mass flooding
Today in History for 25th January 2022
Historical Events
1787 – Shays’ Rebellion suffers a setback when debt-ridden farmers, led by Capt Daniel Shays, fail to capture an arsenal at Springfield, Massachusetts
1819 – University of Virginia chartered by Commonwealth of Virginia, with Thomas Jefferson one of its founders
1844 – Recontre between Reps Weller and Shriver, US House of Representative
1895 – New Haven Symphony Orchestra of Connecticut performs its first concert
1959 – 1st transcontinental commercial jet flight (American) (LA to NY for $301)
1988 – Ramsewak Shankar sworn in as President of Suriname
Famous Birthdays
1891 – Gwen Ffrangcon-Davies, British actress (The Devil Rides Out), born in London, England (d. 1992)
1928 – Eduard Shevardnadze, President of Georgia (1995-2003) and Soviet Foreign Minister (1985-90), born in Mamati, Georgia (d. 2014)
1953 – The Honky Tonk Man [Wayne Farris], American professional wrestler, born in Bolivar, Tennessee
1963 – Carl Fysh, British pop-rocker (Brother Beyond – “Can You Keep a Secret?”)
1967 – Randy McKay, Canadian NHL right wing (Stanley Cup 1998, 2000; NJ Devils; 932 NHL games), born in Montreal, Quebec
1970 – Milt Stegall, American football player (Winnipeg Blue Bombers), born in Cincinnati, Ohio
Famous Deaths
1733 – Reinier V van Hompech, Dutch gen-maj cavalry, dies
1970 – Eiji Tsuburaya, Japanese television writer and producer (Ultraman) (b. 1901)
1981 – Adele Astaire [Lady Charles Cavendish], American dancer and entertainer, sister of Fred Astaire (Last Man on Earth, Millie), dies at 82
1992 – Mahmoud Riad, Secretary-General of Arab League (1972-79), dies
2001 – Margaret Scriven, English tennis player (French C’ships 1933-34), dies at 88
2019 – Florence Knoll Bassett, American furniture designer (Knoll), dies at 101
Famous Deaths for 24th January 2022
772 – Stephen III/IV, Catholic Pope (768-72), dies. (b. 720)
817 – Stefanus IV, Pope (816-17), dies
1709 – George Rooke, English admiral (b. 1650)
1824 – Ercole Consalvi, Italian Roman Catholic Cardinal, dies at 66
1971 – Bill W., American co-founder of Alcoholics Anonymous (b. 1895)
1992 – Charles Moulin, French actor (French Tarzan), dies
1995 – Ian Prestt, English ornithologist, dies at 65
1995 – Victor Reinganum, English artist and illustrator, dies at 87
2008 – Randy Salerno, co-anchor of Chicago’s CBS 2 News (b. 1963)
2018 – Mark E. Smith, British rock vocalist (The Fall, The Post-Nearly Man), dies after a long illness at 60
Historical Events for 24th January 2022
1121 – English King Henry I marries 2nd wife Adeliza [Adela] of Louvain at Windsor Castle
1764 – Governor Winthrop’s Telescope is destroyed in a Harvard fire
1859 – Political union of Moldavia and Wallachia; Alexandru Ioan Cuza is elected as ruler
1900 – Battle of Tugela-Spionkop, South Africa (Boers vs British army)
1939 – Spanish government moves to Figueras
1959 – Dmitri Shostakovich’s comedy “Cheryomushk” premieres in Moscow
1962 – 28 refugees escape from East to West Germany
1976 – 33rd Golden Globes: “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest”, Jack Nicholson, and Louise Fletcher win
1999 – David Duval eagles the 18th hole for a final round 59 to win the Bob Hope Chrysler Classic at PGA West; becomes only the 3rd player to fire a sub-60 round on the PGA Tour
2013 – Russian police kill 13 rebels in Vedeno District, Chechnya
Today in History for 24th January 2022
Historical Events
1939 – Spanish government moves to Figueras
1976 – Cleveland Cavaliers biggest margin victory-43 pts (beat Milwaukee 132-89)
1987 – Australian Open Women’s Tennis: Hana Mandlíková of Czechoslovakia wins her 4th and final Grand Slam singles crown; beats Martina Navratilova 7-5, 7-6
1990 – LAs’ Pat Riley becomes the 13th and fastest coach to reach the 500-victory plateau as the Lakers down the Indiana Pacers, 120-111; Riley (500-184) surpasses Don Nelson (500-317) to reach milestone
2001 – Northern Ireland Secretary Peter Mandelson resigns
2006 – After losing the federal election to Stephen Harper, Paul Martin resigns as leader of the Liberal party
Famous Birthdays
1919 – Nora Beloff, English journalist and author, born in London, United Kingdom (d. 1997)
1931 – Maria Piątkowskacka, Polish athlete (WR 4 x 100m relay 1964), born in Goleni, Moldova (d. 2020)
1946 – Michael Ontkean, Canadian actor (Rookies, Slap Shot, Twin Peaks), born in Vancouver, British Columbia
1967 – Phil LaMarr, American voice actor, born in Los Angeles, California
1968 – Mary Lou Retton, American gymnast (Olympic gold all-round 1984), born in Fairmont, West Virginia
1983 – Scott Speed, American race car driver, born in Manteca, California
Famous Deaths
1473 – Conrad Paumann, German blind organist/composer, dies
1960 – John Miljan, American actor (The Ten Commandments, Possessed, Final Extra, Susan Lenox), dies at 67
1989 – George Knudson, Canadian golfer (8 PGA Tour titles; Masters 1969 runner-up), dies of lung cancer at 51
1993 – Thurgood Marshall, 1st African American supreme court justice (1967-91), dies 84
2005 – June Bronhill, Australian singer (b. 1929)
2020 – Juan José Pizzuti, Argentine soccer striker and manager (12 caps; Racing Club de Avellaneda), dies at 92
Famous Deaths for 23rd January 2022
1356 – Margaretha of Bavaria, Emperess of Germany, dies
1833 – Edward Pellew, 1st Viscount Exmouth, British admiral (b. 1757)
1937 – Orso Mario Corbino, Italian physicist and politician (Minister of Education), dies at 60
1944 – Viktor Gusev, Russian poet (b. 1909)
1947 – Roy Park, Australian cricketer (prolific Victorian bat and official), dies at 54
1952 – Natalia Brassova, Russian noblewoman, wife of Grand Duke Michael Alexandrovich of Russia, dies at 71
1982 – Hope Hampton, actress (Star Dust, Lawful Larcency), dies at 83
1995 – Peter Luke, British playwright, dies at 75
2002 – Igor Kipnis, American harpsichordist, pianist, conductor, and educatordies of renal cancer at 71
2007 – Syed Hussein Alatas, Malaysian Politician (b. 1928)
Historical Events for 23rd January 2022
1856 – Steamer Pacific, leaves Liverpool on final voyage (later lost at sea, 186 on board)
1897 – Elva Zona Heaster is found dead in Greenbrier County, West Virginia. Resulting murder trial of her husband perhaps only case in US history where the alleged testimony of a ghost helped secure a conviction.
1958 – “Body Beautiful” opens at Broadway Theater NYC for 60 performances
1959 – 9th NBA All-Star Game, Olympia Stadium, Detroit, Mi: West beats East, 124-108; MVPs: Elgin Baylor, Minneapolis Lakers, F; Bob Pettit, St. Louis Hawks, C; first co-winners of MVP award
1964 – Arthur Miller’s play “After the Fall” premieres in NYC
1970 – US launches 2nd generation weather satellite, ITOS 1
1973 – Helgafell, island of Heimaey Iceland erupts for 1st time in 7,000 yrs
1978 – Sweden becomes the first nation in the world to ban aerosol sprays, believed to be damaging to earth’s ozone layer.
1978 – Belgian industrial Haron Empain kidnapped in Paris
1982 – Urbe Blanca (cow) produces record 110 kg of milk, Cuba (approx date)
Today in History for 23rd January 2022
Historical Events
393 – Roman Emperor Theodosius I proclaims his nine year old son Honorius co-emperor
1912 – The International Opium Convention is signed at The Hague
1973 – Helgafell, island of Heimaey Iceland erupts for 1st time in 7,000 yrs
1979 – NY/SF Giants / New York Mets center fielder Willie Mays elected to Baseball Hall of Fame
2003 – Final communication between Earth and NASA space probe Pioneer 10
2011 – NFC Championship, Soldier Field, Chicago: Green Bay Packers beat Chicago Bears, 21-14
Famous Birthdays
1841 – Benoît-Constant Coquelin, French actor, born in Boulogne-sur-Mer, France (d. 1909)
1878 – Rutland Boughton, British composer (The Immortal Hour), born in Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire (d. 1960)
1898 – Randolph Scott, American actor (Ride the High Country, Last of the Mohicans, Western Union), born in Orange County, Virginia (d. 1987)
1970 – Richard Šmehlik, Czech NHL defenseman (Buf Sabres, Olympic gold 1998), born in Ostrava, Czech Republic
1984 – Arjen Robben, Dutch football player, born in Bedum, Netherlands
1985 – Doutzen Kroes, Dutch supermodel, born in Eastermar, Netherlands
Famous Deaths
1898 – W. A. Remy [Wilhelm Mayer], Austro-Bohemian composer, dies at 66
1978 – Jack Oakie, American actor (The Great Dictator, 1974 Photoplay Award), dies at 74
1995 – Ken Hill, English playwright and director, dies at 57
2012 – Anthony Capo, DeCavalcante crime family hitman and informant, dies from heart attack at 52/53
2015 – Ernie Banks, American baseball shortstop, 1st baseman and hall of famer known as “Mr Cub” as he played all 19 of his seasons with the Chicago Cubs, dies of a heart attack at 83
2021 – Hal Holbrook, American stage and screen Tony and Emmy award-winning actor (All the President’s Men; “Mark Twain Tonight!”), dies at 95
Famous Deaths for 22nd January 2022
1875 – Charles Sprague, American banker and poet (Curiosity), dies at 83
1913 – Ferdinand van der Haeghen, Flemish librarian/bibliographer, dies at 82
1950 – Alan Hale Sr., American actor (Little John-The Adventures of Robin Hood), dies of a liver ailment and viral infection at 57
1964 – Marc Blitzstein, American composer (Cradle Will Rock), dies at 58
1979 – Ali Hassan Salameh [Abu Hassan], killed by car bomb; believed to have helped mastermind massacre of 1972 Munich Olympics athletes
1994 – Rhett Forrester, American singer (Riot) (b. 1956)
1997 – Irwin Levine, composer (Tie a Yellow Ribbon), dies at 58
2003 – Bill Mauldin, American cartoonist famous for his World War II cartoons depicting American soldiers (Pulitzer-1945, 59), dies of Alzheimer’s disease and a bathtub scalding at 81
2007 – Abbé Pierre, French priest (b. 1912)
2010 – Jean Simmons, British actress (Thorn Birds, Guys and Dolls), dies at 80