Category: On This Day

Historical Events

1926 – KXL-AM in Portland OR begins radio transmissions
1943 – Conference of Tehran (Churchill-Roosevelt-Stalin)
1960 – CBS radio cancels “Have Gun Will Travel”
1966 – LPGA Titleholders Championship, Augusta CC: Kathy Whitworth wins by 2 shots from Judy Kimball
1991 – Undertaker beats Hulk Hogan to become new WWF champ
2013 – “Frozen”, the highest-grossing animated film of all time, starring Idina Menzel and Kristen Bell, is released

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Famous Birthdays

1576 – Shimazu Tadatsune, Ruler of Satsuma (d. 1638)
1857 – Charles Scott Sherrington, British physiologist, Nobel laureate (Neurophysiology), born in London, England (d. 1952)
1911 – Fe del Mundo, Filipino pediatrician and National Scientist
1912 – Howard de Walden, English landowner/multi-millionaire
1962 – Mike “Puffy” Bordin, rock drummer (Faith No More), born in San Francisco, California
1976 – Tyrone Sutton, American singer (Perfect gentlemen) and Muslim chaplain

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Famous Deaths

640 – Acharius, bishop of Noyon/saint, dies
1720 – Willem van Outhoorn, Dutch governor-general (Dutch East Indies), dies at 85
1899 – Felipe Gutiérrez Y Espinosa, Puerto Rican composer, dies at 74
1968 – Hans Redlich, composer, dies at 65
1994 – Arthur Frank “Peter” Shore, egyptologist, dies at 70
2006 – Casey Coleman, American sportscaster (b. 1951)

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Historical Events

1527 – Pope Clemens VII signs treaty with emperor Karel I
1945 – During snow storm, school bus crashes, kills 15 (Washington)
1966 – “Walking Happy” opens at Lunt Fontanne Theater NYC for 161 performances
1976 – Sex Pistols release their debut single “Anarchy In The UK”
1979 – Intl Olympic Committee votes to readmit China after 21 years
2000 – 88th CFL Grey Cup: BC Lions defeats Montreal Alouettes, 28-26

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Famous Birthdays

1832 – Rudolph Koenig, German physicist, born in Königsberg, Prussia (d. 1901)
1905 – Bob Johnson, American baseball player, born in Pryor, Oklahoma (d. 1982)
1911 – Ronald Diggens, English fabric manufacturer and multi-millionaire
1955 – Jay Howell, baseball pitcher (NY Yankees, Oakland A’s)
1970 – John Amaechi, NBA center/forward (Cleveland Cavaliers)
1997 – Luka Sabbat, American model and stylist, born in France

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Famous Deaths

1933 – Edward Julius Biedermann, composer, dies at 84
1943 – Edward H “Butch” O’hare, US pilot/lt-comdr, dies in battle
1979 – Marcel L’Herbier, French director and screenwriter (El Dorado), dies at 91
1996 – Hans Klein, politician, dies at 65
2006 – Raúl Velasco, Mexican television host (b. 1933)
2010 – Palle Huld, Danish actor (b. 1912)

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Historical Events

1177 – Battle of Montgisard: Baldwin IV of Jerusalem defeats Saladin and a larger Ayyubid force
1937 – World’s Fair of Paris closes (31.2 million visitors)
1941 – German Jews in Netherlands declared stateless (lose of nationality)
1951 – Cleveland halfback Dub Jones ties the NFL record for most touchdowns in a game crossing for 6 in Browns 42-21 win v Chicago Bears at Cleveland Stadium
1973 – US cuts maximum speed limit cut to 55 MPH as an energy conservation measure
1986 – Iran-Contra affair erupts, President Reagan reveals secret arms deal

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Famous Birthdays

1876 – Princess Victoria Melita of Edinburgh and Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, Grand Duchess of Hesse (d. 1936)
1886 – Rex Maupin, orchestra leader (Tin Pan Alley TV), born in St Joseph, Missouri
1895 – Anastas I Mikoyan, Armenia, member of Supreme Soviet
1928 – James “Jimmy” Johnson, American gospel and blues singer and guitarist, born in Holly Springs, Mississippi
1963 – Holly Cole, Canadian jazz singer
1972 – Kevin Han, US badminton player (Olympics 1996), born in Shanghai, China

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Famous Deaths

1456 – Jacques Coeur, French merchant/banker, dies in battle
1686 – Nicolas Steno, Danish geologist (b. 1638)
1700 – Stephanus Van Cortlandt, American politician, 17th Mayor of New York City (1686-88), dies at 57
1923 – Syd Callaway, cricket all-round (3 Tests for Australia 1891-95), dies
1968 – Phil Lord, actor (Stud’s Place), dies at 89
2006 – Leo Chiosso, Italian lyricist (b. 1920)

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Historical Events

1542 – Battle of Solway Moss: English beat Scottish King James V
1861 – Luik-Visé-Maastricht railway opens
1874 – American inventor Joseph Glidden patents barbed wire
1979 – “Salem’s Lot”, American two-part miniseries based on the horror novel of the same name by Stephen King, concludes in the United States
1996 – 84th CFL Grey Cup: Toronto beats Edmonton, 43-37 at Hamilton
1996 – German tennis star Steffi Graf retains her WTA Tour Championship with a 6–3, 4–6, 6–0, 4–6, 6–0 win over Martina Hingis at Madison Square Garden, NYC

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Famous Birthdays

1690 – Charles Theodore Pachelbel, composer
1859 – Cass Gilbert, American architect (d. 1934)
1884 – Itzhak Ben-Zvi, President of Israel (d. 1963)
1941 – Gary Boyle, rocker (Isotope)
1943 – Richard Tee, US pianist (Stuff, Strokin’)
1970 – Doug Brien, kicker (New Orleans Saints)

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Famous Deaths

1571 – Jan Blahoslav, Czech bishop, dies at 48
1722 – Johann Adam Reincken, German organist and composer, dies at 99
1842 – Pehr Frigel, Swedish composer, dies at 92
1980 – Herbert Agar, American journalist and historian (b. 1897)
1987 – Jehane Benoît, French Canadian culinary author (b. 1904)
2002 – John Rawls, political philosopher (b. 1921)

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Historical Events

800 – Charlemagne arrives in Rome to investigate the alleged crimes of Pope Leo III.
1700 – Cardinal Francesco Albani elected Pope Clemens XI
1844 – Independence of the Duke of Schleswig-Holstein from Denmark.
1960 – Tinseltown dedicated its Walk of Fame at Hollywood Blvd and Vine St
1963 – JFK’s body lay in repose in East Room of White House
1997 – Czech tennis No. 1 Jana Novotná wins WTA Tour Championship at Madison Square Garden, NYC; beats Mary Pierce of France 7–6, 6–2, 6–3

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Famous Birthdays

1878 – Ernest J King, US fleet admiral/Chief of Naval Operations (WWII)
1924 – Paul Richards, American actor (Kiss Daddy Goodnight, Breaking Point), born in Los Angeles California (d. 1974)
1946 – Diana Quick, actress (Brideshead, Big Sleep, Odd Job), born in London, England
1946 – Bobby L Rush, (Rep-D-Illinois)
1950 – Cecil Hooker, rocker (Snuff)
1992 – Miley Cyrus, American actress and singer (Hannah Montana, The Climb), born in Nashville, Tennessee

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Famous Deaths

1572 – Agnolo di Cosimo, Italian artist and poet (b. 1503)
1916 – Leonard Moon, cricketer (WW I 4 Tests for England 1905-06), dies
1937 – Louis Victor Saar, composer, dies at 68
1967 – Freddie Martin, cricket WI batsman, (9 Tests 486 runs 1 century), dies
2014 – Dorothy May Bundy-Cheney, American tennis player, dies at 98
2016 – Peggy Kirk Bell, American top amateur golfer, dies at 95

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Historical Events

1809 – Peregrine Williamson of Baltimore patents a steel pen
1903 – Franklin Roosevelt and Eleanor Roosevelt are engaged
1935 – Flying boat “China Clipper” takes off from Alameda, California, carrying 100,000 pieces of mail on 1st trans-Pacific airmail flight
1966 – 32nd Heisman Trophy Award: Steve Spurrier, Florida (QB)
1972 – Pitts Penguins set NHL record for scoring fastest 5 goals (2:07)
2016 – ‘Vegas Golden Knights’ is revealed as the Las Vegas NHL expansion team’s name

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Famous Birthdays

1579 – Jan Baptist Stalpart van der Wiele, Dutch lawyer/pastor/lyricist
1906 – Howard Petrie, American actor (Border River, Bounty Hunter), born in Beverly, Massachusetts (d. 1968)
1932 – Keith Wickenden, British politician (d. 1983)
1958 – Jamie Lee Curtis, American actress (Halloween, True Lies), born in Los Angeles, California
1961 – Randal L. Schwartz, American computer programmer
1980 – Yaroslav Rybakov, Russian athlete

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Famous Deaths

1751 – Anton Englert, German composer and organist, dies at 77
1890 – Johanne Luise Heiberg, Danish actress, dies at 77
1902 – Septimus Winner, composer, dies at 75
1963 – Wilhelm Beiglböck, Nazi physician (b. 1905)
1982 – Burton Turkus, lawyer/author/TV host (Mr Arsenic), dies at 80
2007 – Reg Park, British bodybuilder (Mr Universe 1951, 58, 65), dies at 79

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Historical Events

1620 – Mayflower Compact signed by Pilgrims at Cape Cod, [O.S. Nov 11]
1818 – Russia’s Tsar Alexander I petitions for a Jewish state in Palestine
1852 – Duke Uiversity, founded in 1838 as Union Institute, chartered as Normal College
1905 – 1st game ever played in the Australian Tennis Open
1925 – Red Grange plays final Univ of Illinois game, signs with Chicago Bears
1989 – Law banning smoking on most domestic flights signed by US President George H. W. Bush

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Famous Birthdays

1907 – M Eleonore Lippits, 1st Dutch female missionary doctor
1939 – R. Budd Dwyer, American politician who committed suicide on TV (d. 1987)
1948 – Lonnie Jordan, rock keyboardist and vocalist (War), born in San Diego, California
1952 – Deborah Shelton, actress (Dallas, Ocean Kill, Body Double), born in Washington, D.C.
1958 – Evert van Benthem, Dutch skater (11 Cities Skating Race, 1985, 86)
1962 – Sabine Busch, German athlete

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Famous Deaths

1481 – Ikkyu Sojun, Zen head of Daitokuji temple, dies in Kyoto, Japan at 87
1580 – Willem Van Hoorn, baron of Heze, governor of Brussels, executed
1811 – Heinrich W von Kleist, German playwright, dies at 34
1916 – Franz Jozef I, King of Austria/Hungary, dies
1958 – Mel Ott, NY Giant baseball star (1926-1947), dies at 49
1991 – David “Sonny” Werblin, AFL owner (NY Jets), dies at 81

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Historical Events

1947 – 1st permanent TV installed on seagoing vessel (New Jersey)
1959 – UN adopts Universal Declaration of Children’s Rights
1962 – USSR agrees to remove bombers from Cuba, and US lifts blockade
1976 – George Harrison appears on “Saturday Night Live”
1977 – Egyptian President Anwar Sadat becomes the 1st Arab leader to address Israeli Knesset
1997 – Last original Florida Marlin, Jeff Conine, traded to KC Royals

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Famous Birthdays

1919 – John McCarthy, composer
1938 – Tony White, cricketer (2 Tests WI v Australia 1965)
1947 – Mardell Wilkins, LPGA golfer
1948 – Richard Masur, American actor (David-One Day at a Time), born in NYC, New York
1971 – Joel McHale, American actor and comedian, born in Rome, Italy
1976 – Theodoros Velkos, Greek badminton player, born in Pazardzhik, Bulgaria

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Famous Deaths

1527 – Wendelmoet “Weyntjen” Claesdochter, 1st Dutch woman burned as heretic
1741 – Melchior de Polignac, French diplomat, Cardinal and poet, dies at 80
1887 – Louis Gallait, Belgian painter (Egmont and Receiver), dies at 77
1910 – Leo Tolstoy [Lev Nikolayevich], Russian novelist (Anna Karenina, War and Peace), dies of pneumonia at 82
1994 – Ali-Akbar Sa’idi Sirjani, Iranian poet and journalist, dies at 64
2010 – Danny McDevitt, American baseball player (b. 1932)

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Historical Events

1893 – 1st newspaper color supplement (NY World)
1916 – Samuel Goldwyn and Edgar Selwyn establish Goldwyn Pictures, the company later became one of the most successful independent filmmakers
1947 – 200″ mirror arrives at Mt Palomar
1985 – Herb Gardner’s “I’m Not Rappaport” premieres in NYC
1987 – France performs nuclear test
2017 – Martin Truex Jr., driving for Furniture Row Racing, wins Ford EcoBoost 400 at Homestead-Miami Speedway, Florida to claim Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series by 5 points from Kyle Busch

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Famous Birthdays

1600 – Charles I, King of England (1625-49) who was executed by Parliament, born in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland (d. 1649)
1835 – Fitzhugh Lee, Major General (Confederate Army), (d. 1905)
1906 – Jacques Leguerney, composer
1925 – Zygmunt Bauman, Polish-born sociologist (Modernity and the Holocaust), born in Poznań (d. 2017)
1974 – Orlando Fuentes, Ellsworth AFB SD, half-lightweight judoka (Olympics 1996)
1976 – Benny Vansteelant, Belgian duathlete (d. 2007)

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Famous Deaths

1630 – Johann Hermann Schein, German composer (Opella Nova), dies at 44
1942 – Bruno Schulz, Polish writer (The Street of Crocodiles), shot and killed by German Nazi at 50
1994 – Julian Gustave Symons, British crime writer and poet, dies at 82
1998 – Ted Fujita, Japanese-born American meteorologist (b. 1920)
2004 – Helmut Griem, German actor (b. 1932)
2007 – Kevin DuBrow, American heavy metal singer (Quiet Riot), dies of an overdose at 53

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Historical Events

1932 – 5th Academy Awards: Fredric March and Wallace Beery in 1st ever tie for Best Actor. “Grand Hotel” and Helen Hayes also win.
1966 – US Roman Catholic bishops ends rules against eating meat on Fridays
1973 – Arab oil ministers cancel the scheduled 5 percent cut in production for EEC
2001 – Home crowd favourite Leyton Hewitt wins his first of 2 season-ending Tennis Masters Cup titles with a 6–3, 6–3, 6–4 victory over Frenchman Sébastien Grosjean in Sydney, Australia
2007 – 59th NASCAR Sprint Cup: Jimmie Johnson wins
2012 – Brad Keselowski wins the 2012 Nascar Sprint Cup

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Famous Birthdays

1897 – Jules Buffano, pianist (Jimmy Durante Show), born in St Louis, Missouri
1900 – Constantin Alajalov, Russian artist (Ditters and Jitters)
1906 – George Wald, American physiologist and biologist (Nobel Prize 1967, vitamin A in retina), born in NYC, New York (d. 1997)
1957 – Seán Mac Falls, Irish-born poet
1966 – Darren Flutie, CFL slot back (Edmonton Eskimos)
1974 – Chloë Sevigny, American actress

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Famous Deaths

1154 – Adélaide de Maurienne, wife of Louis VI of France (b. 1092)
1724 – Bartolomeu de Gusmão, Portuguese naturalist (b. 1685)
1918 – Reggie Schwartz, South African cricketer (55 wickets for South Africa), dies at 43
1919 – Ferdinand Domela Newenhouse, anarchist (free socialist), dies
1995 – Ted Sannella, square dance caller, dies of cancer
1999 – Paul Bowles, American novelist (The Sheltering Sky ), dies at 88

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