1777 – Vermont declares independence from New York
1865 – San Francisco Dramatic Chronicle starts
1871 – Jefferson Long of Georgia sworn in as 2nd black congressman
1905 – Baseball outfielder Frank Huelsman completes eighth transaction in 8 months
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
1933 – Cricket’s Bodyline Tour: Australian batsman Bert Oldfield’s skull fractured by delivery bowled by Englishman Harold Larwood during the third test in Adelaide
1938 – LPGA Titleholders Championship Women’s Golf, Augusta CC: Patty Berg retains title by a massive 14 strokes ahead of Jane Cothran
1965 – 4th AFL All Star Game, Jeppeson Stadium, Houston: Western Division beats Eastern Division, 38-14; MVPs: Keith Lincoln, LA Chargers, RB; Willie Brown, Denver Broncos, DB
1997 – Anthony Stuart takes ODI hat-trick, Aus v Pakistan, MCG
2019 – Australian Bureau of Meteorology tweets last four days were the country’s hottest on record with Tarcoola, South Australia, reaching 49 C (120 F), Port Augusta 48.5 C (119 F)
Category: Historical Events
Historical Events for 15th January 2020
1762 – Fraunces Tavern opens in NYC
1886 – Weekly Herald, 1st newspaper in Vancouver, BC, publishes 1st issue
1895 – Tchaikovsky’s ballet “Swan Lake” premieres, St Petersburg (1/27 NS)
1935 – 300 Dutch ice cream salesmen protest against Italian competition
1955 – Dmitri Shostakovich’s “From Jewish Folk Poetry” premieres in Leningrad
1962 – Coco the Clown [Nicolai Poliakoff] is the subject of the BBC TV programme “This is Your Life”
1981 – Pitcher Bob Gibson is elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in his first year of eligibility; after a stellar 17 year career, polls 337 votes from Baseball Writers Association of America
1993 – 7.5 earthquake strikes northern Japan, killing 2 people
2019 – Theresa May’s Brexit deal with the EU is rejected by UK parliament 432 votes to 202, largest parliamentary defeat in its democratic era
2019 – Bomb blast and gunfight at DusitD2 hotel in Nairobi, Kenya, leaves at least 21 dead with militants group claiming responsibility al-Shabab
Historical Events for 14th January 2020
1601 – Church authorities in Rome burn Hebrew books
1724 – Spanish King Philip V abdicates throne
1950 – US recalls all consular officials from China
1973 – Dancer Roy Castle is measured at 1,440 taps/min on BBC TV
1978 – Sex Pistols’ final concert held in Winterland, San Francisco
1981 – US Federal Communications Commission frees stations to air as many commercials an hour as they wish
1986 – Vinicio Cerezo becomes only the second freely elected President of Guatemala since CIA-sponsored coup in 1954
1993 – David Letterman announces his show is moving from NBC to CBS
2004 – The national flag of Georgia, the so-called “five cross flag” restored to official use after a hiatus of some 500 years
2010 – Yemen declares war on al-Qaeda
Historical Events for 13th January 2020
1605 – Controversial play “Eastward Hoe” by Ben Jonson, George Chapman, and John Marston is performed, landing two of the authors in prison.
1958 – Moroccan Liberation Army ambushes Spanish patrol in the Battle of Edchera.
1963 – 2nd AFL All Star Game, Balboa Stadium, SD: Western Division beats Eastern Division, 21-14; MVPs: Curtis McClinton, Dallas Texans, RB; Earl Faison, LA Chargers, DE
1967 – Rolling Stones appear again on the Ed Sullivan Show
1971 – “Soon” closes at Ritz Theater NYC after 3 performances
1973 – “Tricks” closes at Alvin Theater NYC after 8 performances
1983 – Quebec Nordiques play 251st NHL game without being shut out
1986 – NCCA institutes eligibility requirements based on college exams
2001 – Atlanta Hawks retire Dominique Wilkins’ No. 21 in pre-game ceremonies at Philips Arena; joins Bob Pettit and Lou Hudson as the only Hawks to have their numbers retired
2003 – 30th American Music Awards: Sheryl Crow and Eminem win
Historical Events for 12th January 2020
1773 – First public museum established in north American colonies (Charlestown, SC)
1861 – Florida state troops demand surrender of Fort Pickens (US Civil War)
1915 – US House of Representatives rejects proposal to give women right to vote
1916 – Max Immelmann and Oswald Boelcke receive the Pour le Merite, the German Empire’s highest military award, for achieving eight aerial victories each over Allied aircrafts
1924 – History of Science Society organized at Boston
1933 – Uprising of Guardia Civil in Spain, 25 dies
1949 – “Arthur Godfrey and his Friends” premieres on CBS TV
1961 – UN genocide pact goes into effect
1977 – Anti-French demonstrations takes place in Israel after Paris released Abu Daoud, responsible 1972 Munich massacre of Israeli athletes
2019 – 18 year-old Rahaf Mohammed al-Qunun arrives in Toronto, Canada, as a refugee, via Thailand, after escaping family abuse in Saudi Arabia
Historical Events for 11th January 2020
1894 – Donghak Peasant Rebellion begins in Mujiang, Korea over local corruption, sparking the 1st Sino-Japanese War
1913 – 1st sedan-type car (Hudson) goes on display at 13th Auto Show (NYC)
1916 – French troops capture/Serbian army flees to Corfu
1962 – Volcano Huascaran in Peru erupts killing 4,000
1972 – Abu Sayeed Chudhury becomes President of Bangladesh and Sheikh Mujibur Rahman premier
1974 – ABC airs final episode of “Love, American Style”
1990 – Bobby Knight becomes basketball’s Big 10 winningest coach (229)
1992 – Paul Simon opens a tour in South Africa
1995 – NHLPA and owners agree to end NHL strike
2014 – During a concert in Maui, Mick Fleetwood announces that Christine McVie would be rejoining Fleetwood Mac
Historical Events for 10th January 2020
532 – Constantinople chariot racing green and blue supporters due to be executed escape, prompting Nika revolt
1897 – Vincent d’Indy’s “Istar” premieres in Amsterdam and Brussels
1964 – US version of “That Was The Week That Was” premieres
1967 – Edward W. Brooke (Sen-R-Mass), takes his seat as the 1st popularly elected African American to the US Senate
1969 – Pirate Radio Station Free Derby begins operation by Northern Ireland
1973 – For the first time graduates studying from home with ‘the Open University’ receive their degrees
1982 – AFC Championship, Riverfront Stadium, Cincinnati: Cincinnati Bengals beat San Diego Chargers, 27-7 in the “Freezer Bowl”
1996 – Boston guard Dana Barros sinks a 3-point field goal in his 89th straight game, during the Celtics’ 113-104 win over Sacramento Kings; NBA record streak ends in next game when he goes 0 from 9
2001 – The Arctic National Wildlife Refuge will not be designated as a national monument, the White House announces; a move environmentalist groups had been pressing for to prevent oil drilling
2013 – 18th Critics’ Choice Movie Awards: Argo wins Best Film
Historical Events for 9th January 2020
1908 – Muir Woods National Monument, California, established
1909 – Ernest Shackleton as part of the British Nimrod Expedition reaches a record farthest South latitude (88°23′ south)
1959 – Pat O’Connor beats Dick Hutton in St Louis, to become NWA champ
1964 – Anti-US rioting broke out in Panama Canal Zone
1973 – Luna 21 launched, to Moon
1977 – “Porgy and Bess” closes at Uris Theater NYC after 122 performances
1979 – Supreme Court strikes down (6-3) PA law requiring doctors performing an abortion to try to preserve lives of potentially viable fetuses
1979 – High-school player Daryl Moreau makes 126th consecutive free throws
1981 – Francisco Balsamao elected President of Portugal
1991 – Chicago’s Michael Jordan scores a game-high 40 points to lead the Bulls to a 107-99 win over Philadelphia at the Spectrum; reaches the 15,000 point mark of his career
Historical Events for 8th January 2020
1198 – Lotario di Segni elected Pope Innocentius III
1598 – Jews are expelled from Genoa, Italy
1857 – Dion Boucicauly’s “Poor of NY” premieres in NYC
1889 – Dr Herman Hollerith receives 1st US patent for a mechanical tabulating machine
1934 – Jaap Speyers “Bluejackets” premieres in Amsterdam
1956 – Bollingen Prize for poetry awarded to Conrad Aiken
1980 – Islander Glenn Resch’s 20th shut-out opponent-Canucks 3-0
1996 – For 1st time in 25 years no one is elected to Baseball Hall of Fame
1998 – NY Giant GM George Young resigns to accept NFL position
2014 – 40th People’s Choice Awards: Johnny Depp and Sandra Bullock win (Movie Star) and Josh Charles and Stana Katić win (Dramatic TV)
Historical Events for 7th January 2020
1790 – French Revolution: A major riot breaks out in Versailles as people demand lower bread prices
1862 – Battle of Manassas Junction, VA
1911 – Dutch Scouts Organization established in Amsterdam
1946 – Cambodia becomes autonomous state inside French Union
1950 – Mental health wing of Mercy Hospital burns, kills 41 in Davenport, Iowa
1960 – The Polaris missile is tested
1975 – Led Zeppelin fans riot before Boston concert causing $30,000 damage
1990 – Tower of Pisa closed to the public after leaning too far
1992 – Last day of Test cricket for Imran Khan
2013 – FIFA Ballon d’Or: Barcelona forward Lionel Messi wins award for a record 4th consecutive year; US forward Abby Wambach wins women’s award