Historical Events
1933 – 1st flight of all-metal Boeing 247
1974 – Soap opera “Secret Storm” ends a 20 year run
1982 – Dodgers trade Davey Lopes to A’s breaking up the longest-playing infield (Cey-Russell-Lopes-Garvey)
1992 – “I’m Too Sexy” by Right Said Fred peaks at #1
1995 – 6.4 earthquake at Trujillo, Colombia (46+ killed)
2002 – XIX Winter Olympic Games open in Salt Lake City, Utah, United States
Famous Birthdays
1876 – Paula Modersohn-Becker, German “entartet” painter
1900 – John Cameron, Scottish judge, born in London (d. 1996)
1906 – Artur Balsam, Polish/US pianist (Begeleidde Menuhin, Milstein)
1930 – Arlan Stangeland, (Rep-R-MN, 1977-1991), (d. 2013)
1971 – William “Will” Turpin, American musician (Collective Soul) and producer (Gooey Music), born in Fairbanks, Alaska
1981 – Myriam Montemayor Cruz, Mexican singer
Famous Deaths
1296 – Przemysł II, King of Poland (1295-96), dies at 38
1611 – Jan H Van Linschoten, traveller/writer (Reys-Gheschrift), dies
1907 – Hendrik Willem Bakhuis Roozeboom, Dutch chemist (fasenleer), dies at 52
1910 – Hans Jæger, Norwegian writer and political activist (b. 1854)
1994 – Ken Hall, Australian director and producer (Kokoda front line), dies at 92
1995 – William Fulbright, US politician, dies