Historical Events
1944 – Crakow-Plaszow Concentration Camp established
1959 – 9th NFL Pro Bowl, LA Memorial Coliseum: Eastern Conference beats Western Conference, 28-21; MVPs: Frank Gifford, NY Giants, HB; Doug Atkins, Chicago Bears, DE
1963 – Beatles release the single “Please Please Me” / “Ask Me Why”; peaks at #2 in UK, and #3 in US
1966 – “Daktari” African adventure series premieres on CBS TV
1987 – AFC Championship, Cleveland Stadium: Denver Broncos beat Cleveland Browns 23-20 (OT)
Famous Birthdays
1503 – Parmigianino [Girolamo Francesco Maria Mazzola,], Italian artist (Madonna with the Long Neck), born in Parma, Duchy of Milan (now Italy) (d. 1540)
1905 – John Henry Jacques, English co-operative retailer and politician, born in Ashington, Northumberland (d. 1995)
1946 – (Diana) “Naomi” Judd, American Grammy Award-winning country singer (The Judds – “Why Not Me”), born in Ashland, Kentucky (d. 2022)
1952 – Kim Hartman, British screen, stage, and radio actress (Allo Allo! – “Helga”), born in Hammersmith, London, England
1968 – Sharon Brown, American actress (Chantal-Generations), born in New York City
Famous Deaths
1055 – Constantine IX Monomachos, Emperor of Byzantium, dies
1954 – Edgard Tytgat, Flemish painter and etcher, dies at 77
1981 – Beulah Bondi, American actress (It’s a Wonderful Life), dies at 88
2010 – Georgy Garanian, Armenian-Russian jazz saxophonist, bandleader and composer, dies of cardiac arrest at 75
2013 – Aaron H. Swartz, American computer programmer, dies from an apparent suicide at 26