Historical Events
1746 – “Bonnie Prince Charlie”, Prince Charles Edward Stuart’s army leaves Glasgow, Scotland [NS=Jan 14]
1825 – Scottish factory owner Robert Owen buys 30,000 acres in Indiana as site for New Harmony utopian community
1952 – “Dragnet” with Jack Webb premieres on NBC TV
1979 – Australian Open Men’s Tennis: Guillermo Vilas of Argentina wins 3rd Grand Slam title; beats Australian John Marks 6-4, 6-4, 3-6, 6-3
1993 – “The Comeback”, QB Frank Reich leads Buffalo Bills back from a 32-point deficit, to defeat the Houston Oilers 41-38 in overtime in a wild card playoff game, the greatest comeback ever in NFL history
2013 – 42nd Fiesta Bowl: #5 Oregon beats #7 Kansas State, 35-17
Famous Birthdays
1916 – Antonio Estévez, Venezuelan composer and conductor (Cantata Criolla), born in Calabozo, Guárico, Venezuela (d. 1988)
1921 – John Russell, American actor (Pale Rider, Rio Bravo), born in Los Angeles, California (d. 1991)
1973 – Dan Harmon, American voice actor, producer and writer (Rick and Morty, Community), born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin
1975 – Thomas Bangalter, French DJ (Daft Punk – “Get Lucky”), born in Paris, France
1989 – Kōhei Uchimura, Japanese gymnast (Olympic gold all-round 2012; team, all-round 2016; World C’ships 10 x gold), born in Kitakyushu, Japan
1989 – Anya Rozova [Anya Kop], Russian American model and America’s Next Top Model contestant, born in Leningrad, USSR
Famous Deaths
1501 – Ali Sjir Neva’i [Fani], Turkish poet/author, dies at 59
1931 – Joseph J C Joffre, French marshal, dies at 78
1943 – Sir Walter James, Premier of Western Australia, dies at 79 (b. 1863)
1988 – William Cagney, American producer and actor (Torrid Zone), brother of James Cagney, dies of a heart attack at 82
2014 – Saul Zaentz, American record company executive (Fantasy), and film producer (One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest; Amadeus; The Unbearable Lightness Of Being; The English Patient), dies of Alzheimer’s disease complications at 92
2018 – Konrad Ragossnig, Austrian classical guitarist and lutenist, dies at 85