1939 – Ernest Hausen of Wisconsin sets chicken-plucking record of 4.4 sec
1940 – The Three Stooges film “You Nazty Spy!” about the Nazis released with the disclaimer “Any resemblance between the characters in this picture and any persons, living or dead, is a miracle.”
1941 – British troops occupies Kassalaf, Sudan
1947 – SS Himera runs aground at Athens, kills 392
1955 – 1st presidential news conference filmed for TV (Eisenhower)
1971 – “No, No Nanette” opens at 46th St Theater NYC for 861 performances
1993 – STS-54 (Endeavour) lands
2003 – NFC Championship, Veterans Stadium, Philadelphia: Tampa Bay Buccaneers beat Philadelphia Eagles, 27-10
2013 – Calcium deposits are discovered on Mars by NASA’s Curiosity Rover
2020 – NFC Championship, Levi’s Stadium, Santa Clara: San Francisco 49ers beat Green Bay Packers, 37-20
Category: Historical Events
Historical Events for 18th January 2021
1840 – The Electro-Magnet, and Mechanics Intelligencer, 1st US electrical journal, appears
1850 – British blockade Piraeus, Greece, to enforce mercantile claims
1944 – The Metropolitan Opera House in New York City hosts a jazz concert for the first time. The performers were Louis Armstrong, Benny Goodman, Lionel Hampton, Artie Shaw, Roy Eldridge and Jack Teagarden.
1948 – Ted Mack’s “Original Amateur Hour” begins, DuMont (later NBC/ABC/CBS)
1951 – Mount Lamington in Papua New Guinea erupts, killing 2,942 people
1956 – German Democratic Republic (East Germany) forms own army (National People’s Army)
1961 – Zanzibar’s Afro-Shirazi party wins 1 seat by a single vote and parliament by a single seat
1965 – H L de Vries appointed Dutch governor of Suriname
1969 – United Airlines Flight 266 crashes into Santa Monica Bay, killing all 38 people on-board
2014 – 20th Screen Actors Guild Awards: Matthew McConaughey and Cate Blanchett win
Historical Events for 17th January 2021
1799 – Maltese patriot Dun Mikiel Xerri, along with a number of other patriots, is executed
1832 – Johannes van den Bosch appointed governor general of Dutch East Indies
1915 – Antoni van Leeuwenhoek’s Hospital in Amsterdam opens
1953 – Australian Championships Men’s Tennis: In an all-Australian final Ken Rosewall wins his first Grand Slam title; beats Mervyn Rose 6-0, 6-3, 6-4
1966 – B-52/KC-135 tankers crash near Spanish coast at Palomares, 7 die
1979 – USSR performs underground nuclear test
1982 – “Cold Sunday” in the United States would see temperatures fall to their lowest levels in over 100 years in numerous cities
1985 – Azharuddin scores second Test century in second Test (v England)
2011 – “Sure Thing” single released by Miguel (Billboard Song of the Year 2011)
2013 – 4 people are killed and over 2,000 are evacuated after a massive flood hits Jakarta, Indonesia
Historical Events for 16th January 2021
1756 – Britain and Prussia sign Treaty of Westminster
1832 – Charles Darwin lands at Porto Prayo in the Cape Verde islands, the first landing of his HMS Beagle voyage
1896 – Defeat of Cymru Fydd at South Wales Liberal Federation AGM, Newport, Monmouthshire.
1905 – Stanley Cup, Dey’s Arena, Ottawa, ON: Ottawa Senators rout Dawson City (Yukon), 23-2 for 2-0 series sweep; most lopsided challenge playoff game in history; Frank McGee 14 goals
1945 – Adolf Hitler moves into the Fuhrerbunker, his underground bunker in Berlin
1947 – Vincent Aurial elected President of France
1972 – Super Bowl VI, Tulane Stadium, New Orleans, LA: Dallas Cowboys beat Miami Dolphins, 24-3; MVP: Roger Staubach, Dallas, QB
1979 – Bakhtiar government established by the Shah in Iran, will preside until unrest in the country subsides
2001 – Congolese President Laurent-Désiré Kabila is assassinated by one of his own bodyguards.
2013 – A four day occupation of an Algerian BP facility by Amenas militants begins, killing 48 hostages
Historical Events for 15th January 2021
1908 – Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority: first Greek-letter organization established by African American college for women
1956 – Dmitri Shostakovich appointed honorary member of Academia Santa Cecilia
1970 – Riots break out in the Ardoyne area of Belfast
1972 – TV drama “Emergency” with Randolph Mantooth and Robert Fuller premieres on NBC TV
1974 – 24th NBA All-Star Game, Seattle Center Coliseum: West beats East, 134-123; MVP: Bob Lanier, Detroit Pistons, C
1984 – Martina Navratilova’s 54-match winning streak ends when beaten by Hana Mandlíková 7-6, 3-6, 6-4 in the final of the Virginia Slims of California tennis event in Oakland; after loss Navratilova wins next 74 matches for new record
1990 – Golden State coach Don Nelson becomes 2nd man in NBA history to appear in 1,000 games both as a player and coach (joining Lenny Wilkens) as the Warriors lose to the Indiana Pacers, 144-105
1993 – 7.5 earthquake strikes northern Japan, killing 2 people
1997 – San Francisco head coach George Seifert announces his resignation after 8 highly-successful NFL seasons with the 49ers: winningest coach in team history at 108-35; 2 Super Bowl titles
2019 – LGBTQ activists accuse the Russian republic of Chechnya of a new gay purge with 40 detained and two killed
Historical Events for 14th January 2021
1861 – Fort Pikens, Florida, falls into state hands (US Civil War)
1940 – 2nd NFL All Star Game, Gilmore Stadium, LA, CA: Green Bay Packers beat NFL All-Stars, 16-7
1949 – Black and Indian race rebellion in Durban, South Africa; 142 die
1964 – 14th NBA All-Star Game, Boston Garden: East beats West, 111-107; MVP: Oscar Robertson, Cincinnati Royals, PG
1973 – 2 Royal Ulster Constabulary officers are killed in Derry by a booby-trap bomb attached to their car by the Irish Republican Army
1991 – Jorge Serrano Elias sworn in as President of Guatemala
1993 – “Anna Christie” opens at Criterion Theater NYC for 54 performances, starring Natasha Richardson and Liam Neeson,
1994 – Inna Lassovskaya triple-jumps ladies world record (14.61m)
1995 – 16th ACE Cable Awards: John Malone wins the Golden CableACE for outstanding achievements in advancing the development of cable programming
2015 – 63 people are killed and 70,000 are left homeless after floods devastate Mozambique and Malawi
Historical Events for 13th January 2021
1630 – Chinese Emperor Chongzhen orders the arrest of military general Yuan Chonghuan
1673 – Jean Racine’s “Mithridate” premieres in Paris
1913 – Delta Sigma Theta, the world’s largest Black Women’s Sorority is founded at Howard University, Washington, D.C.
1920 – NY Times editorial (falsely) reports rockets can never fly
1942 – Allied Conference on war trials
1943 – Soviet offensive at Don under general Golikov
1943 – Adolf Hitler declares “Total War” against the Allies
1970 – Riots begin in the Ballymurphy area of Belfast
1971 – In a high profile NHL trade, the Montreal Canadiens obtain future Hockey Hall of Fame left wing Frank Mahovlich from Detroit, in exchange for Bill Collins, Guy Charron and Mickey Redmond
2008 – Orlando Magic knock down a then NBA-record 23 3-pointers in 37 attempts (62.2%); Jameer Nelson goes 5-for-5 from beyond the arc as Magic beat the Sacramento Kings, 139-107
Historical Events for 12th January 2021
1803 – US Senate approves Thomas Jefferson’s nomination of James Monroe and Robert Livingstone to negotiate purchase of New Orleans from France
1861 – Florida state troops demand surrender of Fort Pickens (US Civil War)
1928 – Philip Barry and Elmer Rice’s “Cock Robin” premieres in NYC
1929 – Seatrain (RR cars on ships) service begins, New Orleans-Havana
1932 – Hattie W Caraway elected 1st woman senator (D-Ark)
1958 – Syracuse National Dolph Schayes sets NBA record at 11,770 points
1971 – 21st NBA All-Star Game, San Diego Sports Arena: West beats East, 108-107; MVP: Lenny Wilkens, Seattle SuperSonics, PG; oldest MVP in All-Star history (33); scores 21 points
1996 – Russian troops arrived in Bosnia (joint operation with US)
2003 – 29th People’s Choice Awards: Mel Gibson and Julia Roberts win (Dramatic Motion Picture) and Ray Romano and Jennifer Aniston win (TV)
2013 – “Mile High Miracle”, In AFC Divisional Playoff Game Denver Broncos ahead of Baltimore Ravens 35-28 with 1:09 remaining, quarterback Joe Flacco heaves 70 yard touchdown pass to receiver Jacoby Jones to tie the game. Ravens win in overtime.
Historical Events for 11th January 2021
1558 – Westmunster Church in Middelburg destroyed by heavy storm
1794 – U.S. Marshal Robert Forsyth is killed in Augusta, Georgia, trying to serve court papers, first US marshal to die carrying out his duties
1805 – Michigan Territory organizes
1897 – M H Cannon becomes 1st woman state senator in US (Utah)
1944 – Crakow-Plaszow Concentration Camp established
1967 – Romeinse Curie installs Council for Pontifical Study commission
1982 – Honduras adopts constitution
1983 – LA Kings’ center Marcel Dionne picks up his 24th NHL career hat-trick and adds 3 assists for 6 points in a 9-7 win at Washington; Kings’ first road win after 8 straight losses
1994 – Irish government announces end of a 20-year broadcasting ban on IRA
2009 – 66th Golden Globes: Slumdog Millionaire, Mickey Rourke, Kate Winslet win
Historical Events for 10th January 2021
1514 – Complutensian New Testament in Hebrew, Aramaic, Greek and Latin finished
1863 – 1st underground railway opens in London
1902 – Alphons Diepenbrock’s “Te Deum” premieres (Amsterdam)
1944 – British troops conquer Maungdaw, Burma
1951 – 1st jet passenger trip made
1965 – 15th NFL Pro Bowl, LA Memorial Coliseum: Western Conference beats Eastern Conference, 34-14; MVPs: Fran Tarkenton, Minnesota Vikings, QB; Terry Barr, Detroit Lions, DB
1982 – Petra Schneider swims world record 1500 m freestyle (15:43.31)
1982 – AFC Championship, Riverfront Stadium, Cincinnati: Cincinnati Bengals beat San Diego Chargers, 27-7 in the “Freezer Bowl”
1997 – 4,000th episode of “Entertainment Tonight”
2019 – Lady Gaga apologises for working with R. Kelly in light of docuseries “Surviving R. Kelly”