1890 – Eritrea is consolidated into a colony by the Italian government.
1913 – US Post office begins parcel post deliveries
1943 – 29th Rose Bowl: #2 Georgia beats #13 UCLA, 9-0
1988 – 54th Sugar Bowl: #4 Syracuse ties #6 Auburn, 16-16
1994 – Jacobs Field opens with “Gateway’s New Year’s Eve Countdown to ’94”
1998 – 84th Rose Bowl: #1 Michigan beats #8 Washington State, 21-16
2009 – 61 die in nightclub fire in Bangkok, Thailand.
2014 – 100th Rose Bowl: #4 Michigan State beats #5 Stanford, 24-20
2016 – Dubai skyscraper “The Address” burns as the New Year is rung in. Fire started on the 31st.
2019 – Level at 1-1 in Hopman Cup tennis tie, Roger Federer and Serena Williams (combined 43 major singles titles) matchup in deciding mixed doubles; with teammate Belinda Bencic, Federer wins 4-2, 4-3 for 2-1 Swiss victory over US
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Today in History for 1st January 2022
Historical Events
1758 – The International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature establish the “starting point” for standardized species names across the animal kingdom, based on the binomial nomenclature by Carolus Linnaeus 10th edition of Systema Naturae
1937 – US Army Air Corps physiological research laboratory completed, Ohio
1958 – 24th Sugar Bowl: #7 Mississippi beats #11 Texas, 39-7
1964 – 50th Rose Bowl: #3 Illinois beats Washington, 17-7
1971 – Cigarette advertisements banned on TV
1996 – 62nd Orange Bowl: #6 Florida State beats #8 Notre Dame, 31-26
Famous Birthdays
1784 – William Beale, English composer and baritone, born in Lankrake, Cornwall (d. 1854)
1833 – Robert Lawson, New Zealand architect (d. 1902)
1863 – Pierre de Coubertin, French educator and historian (founder International Olympic Committee; President IOC 1896–1925), born in Paris, France (d. 1937)
1873 – Mariano Azuela, Mexican novelist (The Flies, The Bosses)
1875 – Frank Druce, English cricket batsman (5 Tests; Surrey), born in London, England (d. 1954)
1921 – Ismail al-Faruqi, Palestinian philosopher, born in Jaffa, British-mandate Palestine (d. 1986)
Famous Deaths
1742 – Peregrine Bertie, 2nd Duke of Ancaster and Kesteven, English statesman, dies at 55
1758 – Johann Friedrich von Cronegk, German playwright (Codrus), dies at 26
1923 – Willie Keeler, American Baseball Hall of Fame outfielder (highest career AB-per-strikeout ratio in MLB history), dies of tuberculosis at 50
1932 – C. P. Scott, British journalist, publisher and politician, dies at 85
1980 – Pietro Nenni, Italian politician (Socialists), dies at 88
1988 – Leo Steiner, American restaurateur (Carnegie Deli), dies at 48
Famous Deaths for 31st December 2021
1802 – Hugo Franz Karl Alexander von Kerpen, composer, dies at 53
1880 – Arnold Ruge, German political philosopher and writer, dies at 78
1936 – Miguel de Unamuno Jugo, Span philosopher/poet (Cancionero), dies at 72
1950 – Karl Renner, Austrian President (1918-20, 45-50), dies at 80
1968 – Sabin Drăgoi, Romanian composer, dies at 74
1971 – Vikram Sarabhai, Indian physicist (b. 1919)
1980 – Bob Shawkey, American baseball pitcher (World Series 1923, 27; AL ERA leader 1920, New York Yankees), dies at 90
1993 – Lambert Fokkema, founder Dutch Export Combination, dies at 80
1994 – Harri Webb, Welsh poet and nationalist, dies at 74
1996 – Ann Susan Hills, freelance journalist, dies at 55
Historical Events for 31st December 2021
1229 – James I of Aragon the Conqueror enters Medina Mayurqa (Palma) consummating Christian conquest of the island of Majorca
1756 – Russia joins the Alliance of Versailles
1906 – French, British and Italian treaty concerning rights on Abyssinia
1939 – Dutch national debt hits ƒ4,218,553,180.99
1942 – Battle of the Barents Sea between British Navy and German Kriegsmarine off North Cape, Norway
1966 – Pirate Radio 390 (Radio Invicata) off England, resumes transmitting
1990 – United Somali Congress seizes Presidential Palace
2014 – Beji Caid Essebsi is sworn in as Tunisia’s 1st ever freely elected President
2017 – Cleveland Browns crash to a 28-24 loss to Pittsburgh Steelers at Heinz Field to become only the 2nd team in NFL history to finish season with 0-16 record
2019 – Iraqi militiamen and protesters breach the outer wall of the US embassy in Baghdad following US airstrikes against Kataib Hezbollah, an Iranian-backed Iraqi militia, on December 29
Today in History for 31st December 2021
Historical Events
1906 – French, British and Italian treaty concerning rights on Abyssinia
1953 – WFBC (now WYFF) TV channel 4 in G’ville-Spartanburg, SC (NBC) begins
1964 – Indonesia proclaims expelled from the UN
1966 – Toboggan Chutes begin operation in Cleveland Metroparks
1977 – Cambodia drops diplomatic relations with Vietnam
1991 – CPN, Communist Party of Netherland, last day of existence
Famous Birthdays
1869 – Henri Matisse, French impressionist painter (Odalisque), born in Le Cateau-Cambresis, France (d. 1954)
1916 – Suzy Delair, French actress and singer (The Murderer Lives at Number 21, Utopia, White Paws), born in Paris, France (d. 2020)
1941 – Sir Alex Ferguson, Scottish football manager, born in Glasgow, United Kingdom
1948 – Viktor Mikhailovich Afanasieyv, Russian cosmonaut (Soyuz TM-11, TM-18)
1962 – Heather McCartney, American-British potter and artist, born in Tucson, Arizona
1978 – Tom Hamilton Jr., American songwriter, guitarist, producer, and singer (Brothers Past; American Babies; Billy and the Kids), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Famous Deaths
1896 – Leland Hone, Irish cricketer (scored 7 and 6 in only England Test 1879), dies
1947 – Franz X Ritter von Epp, German General (SW Africa), dies at 79
1966 – Pieter Geyl, Dutch historian (History of the Dutch Race), dies at 79
1993 – Thomas J. Watson Jr., American businessman and politician (President of IBM, 1952-1971, US Ambassador to the Soviet Union, 1979-1981), dies of a stroke at 79
2004 – Gérard Debreu, French-American economist (Nobel 1983), dies at 83
2007 – Bill Idelson, American actor (b. 1919)
Famous Deaths for 30th December 2021
1644 – Jan Baptist van Helmont, Flemish chemist (b. 1577)
1769 – Nicholas Taaffe, 6th Viscount Taaffe, Austrian soldier (b. 1685)
1906 – Josephine Butler, English feminist and social reformer (campaigned against human trafficking), dies at 78
1967 – Bert Berns, American songwriter (“Twist And Shout”; “Piece Of My Heart”; “Hang On Sloopy”) and producer (“Under The Boardwalk”; “Brown-Eyed Girl”), dies of heart failure at 38
1984 – Massa, oldest gorilla on record (b. 1930)
1986 – Jiri Jaroch, Czech composer, dies at 66
2003 – David Bale, South African-born activist (b. 1941)
2008 – Dick Green, Canadian actor
2014 – Deborah Bone, English mental health nurse who was the inspiration for the song Disco 2000 by Jarvis Cocker, dies of multiple myeloma cancer at 51
2018 – Mrinal Sen, Bengali film director (In Search of Famine), dies at 95
Historical Events for 30th December 2021
1794 – French troops conquer Grave Neth
1917 – -37°F (-38°C) in Lewisburg, WV (state record)
1922 – Creation of the USSR formally proclaimed in Moscow from the Bolshoi Theatre, Soviet Union organized as a federation of RSFSR, Ukrainian SSR, Belorussian SSR and Transcaucasian SSR
1943 – Phillies trade Babe Dahlgren to Pitts for Babe Phelps and cash
1944 – Sergei Prokofjev’s 8th Piano sonata, premieres in Moscow
1963 – Congress authorizes Kennedy half dollar
1976 – USSR performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakh/Semipalitinsk USSR
1988 – Canadian Senate OK’s free trade pact; with US
1990 – 11th United Negro College Fund raises $10,000,000
1992 – Shane Warne takes 7-52 to lead Australian MCG win v West Indies
Today in History for 30th December 2021
Historical Events
1610 – Hungarian aristocrat Elizabeth Báthory arrested at Csejte Castle on suspicion of killing and torturing hundreds of young girls and women
1836 – Lehman Theater in St Petersburg catches fire; 100s die
1853 – Dinner party held inside life-sized model of an Iguanodon (ornithopod dinosaur), created by Benjamin Waterhouse Hawkins and Sir Richard Owen in South London
1888 – Belgium: king Leopold II installs Order of African Star
1968 – -48°F (-44°C), Mazama and Winthrop, Washington (state record)
1968 – Frank Sinatra first records “My Way” with lyrics were written by Paul Anka and based on the French song “Comme d’habitude”
Famous Birthdays
1784 – Dorothea von Benckendorff, Baltic monarch of Lieven
1887 – Henry George Ley, British organist, composer, and teacher (Eton, 1926-45), born in Chagford, England (d. 1962)
1934 – Joseph P. Hoar, former US Central Command commander
1937 – Tsisana Tatishvili, Georgian lyric-dramatic soprano, born in Tbilisi, Georgian Soviet Socialist Republic (d. 2017)
1949 – Bruce Fairbairn, Canadian musician and record producer (Loverboy; Bon Jovi; Aerosmith), born in Vancouver, British Columbia (d. 1999)
1964 – Kris Tschetter, American golfer (US Open runner-up 1996), born in Detroit, Michigan
Famous Deaths
1912 – Alfred von Kiderlen-Wächter, German foreign minister, dies at 60
1971 – Melba Rae, American actress (Search for Tomorrow) (b. 1922)
1986 – Jiri Jaroch, Czech composer, dies at 66
1988 – Yuli Daniel, Russian writer (b. 1925)
1995 – Heiner Muller, dramatist, dies at 66
2004 – Artie Shaw [Arthur Arshawsky], American bandleader, jazz clarinetist and actor (“Begin the Beguine”), dies at 94
Famous Deaths for 29th December 2021
1785 – Johann Heinrich Rolle, composer, dies at 69
1825 – Giuseppe Maria Gioacchino Cambini, composer, dies
1916 – Grigori Rasputin, Russian monk and confidant of Russian Tsar Nicholas II, assassinated by conservative Russian aristocrats at 47
1933 – Joh Georghe Duca, premier of Romania, murdered
1986 – Andrei Arsenyevich Tarkovsky, Soviet filmmaker (Andrei Rublev, Mirror, Stalker), dies at 54
1991 – Julia McCarthy, Scottish actress (London Belongs To Me), dies of cancer at 64
1993 – Yvonne Desportes, French composer (Seven Abstract Poems), dies at 86
1996 – Peggy (Margaret McCrorie) Herbison, politician, dies at 89
1998 – Jean-Claude Forest, writer and illustrator of comics (Barbarella) (b. 1930)
2017 – John C. Portman Jr., American architect (Ivan Allen Award-1964), dies at 93
Historical Events for 29th December 2021
1558 – Charles V, King of Spain and Holy Roman Emperor, buried in El Escorial, San Lorenzo de El Escorial, Spain
1845 – Texas admitted as 28th state of the Union
1899 – British fleet seizes German Imperial Mail Steamer Bundesrath accused of carrying contraband
1911 – Sun Yat-sen elected 1st President of the Republic of China
1948 – US State Department announces work on placing objects into Earth orbit
1968 – AFL Championship, Shea Stadium, NYC: New York Jets beat Oakland Raiders 27-23; Joe Namath 3 TD passes sparks Jets to win
1974 – NFC Championship, Metropolitan Stadium, Bloomington: Minnesota Vikings beat Los Angeles Rams, 14-10
1977 – Ronald Ribman’s “Cold Storage” premieres in NYC
1978 – Test Cricket debut of Allan Robert Border, v England at the MCG
2013 – 16 people are killed and 40 are wounded by a suicide bomb attack at Volgograd-1 railway station, Russia