1870 – After accepting 15th amendment, Virginia is readmitted to the Union
1916 – Communist party “Spartacus Letters” 1st published in Berlin
1924 – Clas Thunberg of Finland claims 3 gold medals in one day when he wins the 1,500m, 10,000m and all-round speed skating events at the Chamonix Winter Olympics; won 5,000m the day before
1954 – Archie Moore beats Joey Maxim in 15-round unanimous decision to retain his world light heavyweight boxing title at the Orange Bowl, Miami; last of famous trilogy of fights, all won by Moore
1970 – Australian Open Men’s Tennis: Arthur Ashe beats big serving local Dick Crealy 6-4, 9-7, 6-2
1971 – The body of a man who had been shot dead is found in Belfast
1991 – Australian Open Men’s Tennis: Boris Becker of Germany wins his 1st Australian title; beats Ivan Lendl 1-6, 6-4, 6-4, 6-4
1992 – Presidential candidate Bill Clinton (D) and Genifer Flowers accuse each other of lying over her assertion they had a 12-year affair
1992 – Jane Fonda undergoes arthroscopic surgery on her right knee
1997 – 24th American Music Awards: Toni Braxton and Alanis Morissette win
Author: gil7
Today in History for 27th January 2021
Historical Events
1918 – “Tarzan of the Apes”, 1st Tarzan film, premieres at Broadway Theater
1927 – Australian Championships Men’s Tennis: Gerald Patterson wins his only home title; beats countryman John Hawkes 3-6, 6-4, 3-6, 18-16, 6-3
1958 – Australian Championships Men’s Tennis: Ashley Cooper wins 2nd straight Australian title; beats fellow Australian Malcolm Anderson 7-5, 6-3, 6-4
1971 – Montgomery St Station, last link in Bay Area Rapid Transit in San Francisco, ‘holed thru’
1971 – The body of a man who had been shot dead is found in Belfast
1992 – Presidential candidate Bill Clinton (D) and Genifer Flowers accuse each other of lying over her assertion they had a 12-year affair
Famous Birthdays
1720 – Samuel Foote, British actor, dramatist and theatre manager (Mirror), born in Truro, Cornwall (d. 1777)
1775 – Friedrich von Schelling, German philosopher (Views on Christianity), born in Leonberg, Württemberg, Holy Roman Empire (d. 1854)
1869 – Will Marion Cook, composer
1935 – Gillian Beer, professor/president (Clare Hall-Cambridge)
1951 – Scott Lane, American actor (Gary-McKeever and the Colonel), born in NYC, New York
1964 – Migi [Miguel Drummond], English pop musician (Curiosity Killed Cat)
Famous Deaths
1625 – Adriaen Valerius, notary/Neth Gedenck-clanck, dies at about 49
1919 – Endre Ady, Hungarian lyric poet (Még egyzer, Uj versek), dies from complications related to alcoholism at 41
1922 – Giovanni Verga, Italian writer (I Mala Voglia), dies at 81
1941 – Iver Holter, Norwegian composer, dies at 90
1984 – Lou Crosby, TV announcer (Mayor of Hollywood), dies at 72
2015 – Charles Hard Townes, American Physicist and inventor (Nobel Prize 1964 for mazer-lazer principle), dies at 99
Famous Deaths for 26th January 2021
1706 – Guillaume Poitevin, composer, dies at 59
1795 – Johann Christoph Friedrich Bach, composer and 5th son of Johann Sebastian Bach, dies at 62
1885 – Charles George Gordon, British Governor-General of Sudan, executed at 51
1967 – Kenneth Thomson, American character actor (Broadway Melody, Little Giant), dies of emphysema at 68
1977 – Margaret Hayes, American actress (Blackboard Jungle, Robert Montgomery Presents), dies from cancer and hepatitis at 60
1992 – José Ferrer, Puerto Rican actor and director (Cyrano de Bergerac), dies at 80
1997 – Jeane Dixon, American astrologer (b. 1904)
1997 – Margaret Hesse, princess of Hesse/the Rhine, dies at 83
1997 – Sarah Lucas, theatre administrator, dies at 53
2012 – Dimitra Arliss [Arlys], American actress (Rich Man Poor Man II, The Sting), dies at 79
Historical Events for 26th January 2021
1748 – Britain, Netherlands, Austria and Sardinia sign anti-French treaty
1907 – John Millington Synge’s “Playboy of Western World” opens in Dublin; play claimed as immoral and causes riots
1957 – India annexes Kashmir
1958 – Japanese ferry Nankai Maru capsized off southern Awaji Island, Japan, 167 killed.
1966 – The Beaumont Children go missing from Glenelg Beach near Adelaide, South Australia.
1981 – Sandeep Patil scores memorable 174 v Australia at Adelaide Oval
1983 – Dutch British infrared satellite IRAS launched from California
1988 – “Phantom of the Opera” opens at Majestic Theater NYC for 4,000+ performances
1993 – West Indies defeat Australia by one run in 4th Test at Adelaide
2001 – An earthquake hits Gujarat, India, causing more than 20,000 deaths.
Today in History for 26th January 2021
Historical Events
1564 – The Council of Trent issued its conclusions in the Tridentinum, establishing a distinction between Roman Catholicism and Protestantism
1962 – David Diamond’s 7th Symphony, premieres in Philadelphia
1969 – 1st Australian Open Women’s Tennis: Margaret Court wins inaugural Open event; beats American Billie Jean King 6-4, 6-1
1980 – 175,000 pay to hear Frank Sinatra sing in Rio de Janeiro
2005 – Condoleezza Rice is sworn in as U.S. Secretary of State, the first African American woman to hold the post
2013 – 30 people are killed during a violent protest in Port Said, Egypt
Famous Birthdays
1883 – Bindo Maserati, Italian auto engineer and businessman (manager Maserati Racing; founder O.S.C.A. Racing), born in Voghera, Italy (d. 1980)
1901 – Ervin Major, Hungarian composer, born in Budapest (d. 1967)
1928 – Gene Snyder, (Rep-R-KY, 1963-65, 67- )
1930 – Buddy Melges, American sailor (Olympic gold 1972) and America’s Cup skipper (America3), born in Elkhorn, Wisconsin
1947 – Michel Sardou, French singer, born in Paris, France
1954 – Kim Hughes, Australian cricketer (brilliant Australian batsman 1977-84), born in Margaret River, Australia
Famous Deaths
1750 – Albert Schultens, Dutch philologist (b. 1686)
1961 – Morris Nichols, cricketer (41 wkts in 14 Tests for Eng 1930-39), dies
1967 – Kenneth Thomson, American character actor (Broadway Melody, Little Giant), dies of emphysema at 68
1990 – Lewis Mumford, American historian (b. 1895)
2000 – Kathleen Hale, British children book writer and illustrator (Orlando), dies at 101
2019 – Michel Legrand, French composer, film arranger and jazz musician (Summer of ’42, Windmills of Your Mind), dies at 86
Famous Deaths for 25th January 2021
1139 – Godfried I, with the Beard, duke of Brabant/earl of Leuven, dies
1366 – Henry Suso, German mystic
1907 – René Pottier, French racing cyclist (Tour de France 1906), dies at 27
1957 – Kiyoshi Shiga, Japanese physician and bacteriologist (b. 1871)
1990 – Ian Dudley Hardy, entertainer, dies
1992 – Vernon William Reed Sr, singer, dies after a long illness at 73
1992 – Mahmoud Riad, Secretary-General of Arab League (1972-79), dies
1995 – John Smith, American actor (Cimarron City, Laramie, 7 Angry Men), dies at 63
1997 – Seldon Powell, American jazz tenor saxophonist and flautist, dies at 68
2005 – Manuel Lopes, Cape Verdean writer and poet (b. 1907)
Historical Events for 25th January 2021
1817 – Gioachino Rossini’s opera “La Cenerentola” (Cinderella) premieres in Rome
1854 – Aleksandr Ostrovsky’s play “Bednost ne Porok” premieres in Moscow
1882 – Bilu, a Russian Zionist organization, forms
1890 – United Mine Workers of America forms
1894 – In his only successful title defence, James J Corbett KOs English champion Charley Mitchell in 3 rounds at the Duvall Athletic Club, Jacksonville, Florida for the world heavyweight boxing title
1981 – Mao’s widow Jiang Qing sentenced to death
1988 – Ramsewak Shankar sworn in as President of Suriname
1990 – Avianca Flight 52, runs out of fuel and crashes in Cove Neck NY, 73 die
2017 – Kisenosato becomes the 1st Japanese home-grown sumo champion since 1998 when he is made yokozuna, 72nd Grand Champion
2018 – Doomsday clock moved by 30 seconds to 2 minutes to midnight by Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, closest since 1950s
Today in History for 25th January 2021
Historical Events
1902 – Aleksandr Skriabin’s 2nd Symphony in C premieres in St Petersburg
1987 – 75th Australian Open Men’s Tennis: Stefan Edberg of Sweden wins 2nd career Grand Slam title and 2nd Australian title; beats home town favourite Pat Cash 6-3, 6-4, 3-6, 5-7, 6-3
1998 – Pope John Paul II visits Cuba and demands the release of political prisoners; he also condemns US moves to isolate the country
1998 – Super Bowl XXXII, Qualcomm Stadium, San Diego, CA: Denver Broncos beat Green Bay Packers, 31-24; MVP: Terrell Davis, Denver RB
2011 – Egyptian Revolution of 2011 begins with a series of street demonstrations, rallies, acts of civil disobedience, labor strikes and violent clashes in Cairo, Alexandria and other major cities
2013 – Initial GDP figures for the fourth quarter of 2012 show the UK economy shrank by 0.3% raising fears of a triple dip recession
Famous Birthdays
1841 – John Fisher, 1st Baron Fisher, British admiral, born in Ramboda, Sri Lanka (d. 1920)
1880 – Francis George Scott, Scottish composer, born in Hawick, Roxburghshire (d. 1958)
1902 – Pablo Antonio, Filipino modernist architect, born in Manila, Philippines (d. 1975)
1962 – Chris Chelios, American ice hockey player (3-time Stanley Cup winner), born in Chicago, Illinois
1982 – Shawna Waldron, American actress, born in Glendale, California
1985 – Tina Karol, Ukrainian singer, born in Orotukan, Russia
Famous Deaths
1431 – Charles II, Duke of Lorraine (b. 1364)
1852 – Fabian Gottlieb von Bellingshausen, Russian explorer who discovered the continent of Antarctica dies at 72
1899 – Alfredo d’Escragnolle, French/Brazilian writer (Innocencia), dies
1970 – Marie Benavente, actress (Paradise), dies at 84
1990 – Ava Gardner, American actress (Barefoot Contessa, On the Beach), dies of pneumonia at 67
2015 – Demis Roussos, Greek singer and performer (Aphrodite’s Child), dies from an undisclosed illness at 68
Famous Deaths for 24th January 2021
817 – Stefanus IV, Pope (816-17), dies
1473 – Conrad Paumann, German blind organist/composer, dies
1805 – Giacomo Conti, Italian composer, dies at 50
1864 – Otto Jonas Lindblad, composer, dies at 54
1924 – Marie-Adélaïde, Grand Duchess of Luxembourg, dies at 29
1980 – Lil Dagover, Dutch-born German actress (Spiders), dies at 92
1995 – Ian Prestt, English ornithologist, dies at 65
1997 – Callum Alexander MacDonald, Scottish historian, dies of cancer at 49
2007 – Guadalupe Larriva, Ecuadorian politician (b. 1956)
2011 – Bernd Eichinger, German film producer and director, dies at 61
Historical Events for 24th January 2021
1458 – Matthias I Corvinus chosen King of Hungary
1679 – King Charles II disbands English parliament
1892 – Battle of Mengo, Uganda: French missionaries attack British missionaries
1899 – Belgium government of Vandenpeereboom forms
1922 – Lehman Caves National Monument established
1956 – 6th NBA All Star Game, Rochester War Memorial Coliseum, NY: West beats East, 108-94; MVP: Bob Pettit, St. Louis Hawks, C
1970 – 3rd ABA All-Star Game: West 128 beats East 98 at Indiana
1972 – Japanese Sgt. Shoichi Yokoi is found hiding in a Guam jungle, where he had been since the end of World War II.
1976 – Cleveland Cavaliers biggest margin victory-43 pts (beat Milwaukee 132-89)
1999 – 56th Golden Globes: “Saving Private Ryan”, Jim Carrey, and Cate Blanchett win