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January 30th
1077 - Pope Gregory VII pardoned German emperor Henry IV. 1156 - Died this day, Herman van Horn, bishop of Utrecht (1151/52-56). 1349 - Gunther of Schwarzburg was chosen as the German anti-king. 1349 - Jews of Freilsburg, Germany were massacred. 1384 - Died this day, Louis van Male, count of Flanders/Nevers/Rathel. 1393 - Died this day, Aimery Poitiers, French nobleman, burned at royal ball. 1393 - Died this day, Yvain, son of an earl of Foix, burned at royal ball. 1467 - Battle at Velke, Kostolany, Hungarian king Mátyás Corvinus beat Bratríci. 1487 - Bell chimes were invented. 1522 - The Duke of Albany took captured French troops back to Scotland. 1544 - Adrian van Goes became land advocate of Holland. 1563 - Born this day, Franciscus Gomarus [Francois Gomaer], Dutch theologist, opera singer. 1566 - Born this day, Alessandro Piccinini, composer. 1584 - Died this day, Jonker Wigbold van Ewsum, mister of Nienoord, in battle. 1584 - Died this day, Pieter Jansz Pourbus, Flemish painter. 1592 - Ippolito Aldobrandini was elected as Pope Clement VIII. 1606 - Sir Everard Digby, Thomas Winter, John Grant and Thomas Bates, conspirators in the Gunpowder Plot to blow up Britain's Houses of Parliament, were all executed. 1609 - Born this day, Wenzel E. Fürst von Lobkowitz, Austrian chancellor (-1674). 1616 - Born this day, William Sancroft, Archbishop of Canterbury. 1624 - Born this day, Arnold Geulincx, in South Netherland, philosopher. 1628 - Born this day, George Villiers, second duke of Buckingham, England. 1644 - Died this day, William Chillingworth, English theologian, Cambridge Platonist. 1647 - Born this day, Konrad Hoffler, composer. 1647 - Scots agreed to sell King Charles I to the English Parliament for £400. 1648 - Treaties (Peace of Munster) were signed ending the Eighty Years War (Tachtigjarige War) between Spain and the United Provinces of the Netherlands. 1649 - Died this day, Charles I, convicted of treason, was beheaded on a scaffold erected outside the Banqueting Hall in Whitehall. 1667 - Russia and Poland signed the Treaty of Andrussovo, a peace treaty. 1687 - Born this day, [Johann] Balthasar Neumann, German architect, baptised. 1694 - Born this day, Joseph Joachim Benedict Munster, composer. 1697 - Born this day, Johann Joachim Quantz, German royal flautist, composer. 1708 - Born this day, Georg D. Ehret, German-English cartoonist. 1710 - Born this day, Vigilio Blasio Faitello, composer. 1713 - The Netherlands and England signed an accord concerning the second anti-French boundary treaty. 1719 - Born this day, Magnus G. Lichtwer, German writer (Zsopischer Fabeln). 1724 - Born this day, Ignaz Franz Xaver Kurzinger, composer. 1730 - Died this day, Peter II Aleksejevitsj, emperor of Russia (1727-30), aged 14. 1752 - Born this day, Joseph Matthias Kracher, composer. 1756 - Born this day, Josef Preindl, composer. 1760 - Born this day, Franz Xaver Partsch, composer. 1774 - Captain Cook reached 71 degrees 10 minutes South, 1820km from the South Pole (a record southerly position at the time). 1774 - Died this day, Frantisek Ignac Antonin Tuma, composer, aged 69. 1774 - Died this day, Jean-Pierre Guignon, composer, aged 71. 1775 - Born this day, Walter Savage Landor, English critic, writer (Imaginary Conversation). 1781 - Articles of Confederation were ratified by the 13th state, Maryland. 1781 - Born this day, Adelbert von Chamisso, writer. 1789 - Born this day, George Augustus Kollmann, composer. 1790 - The first purpose-built lifeboat, The Original, was launched on the River Tyne in England, by Mr. Greathead, the inventor. 1789 - Born this day, George Augustus Kollmann, composer. 1797 - Born this day, Edwin Vose Sumner, Major General (Union volunteers). Died in 1863. 1797 - US Congress refused to accept the first petitions from American blacks. 1797 - Died this day, Johann Abraham Sixt, composer, aged 40. 1798 - The first brawl in the US House of Representatives was witnessed by legislators. Congressmen Matthew Lyon (Vermont) and Roger Griswold (Connecticut) fought each other on the House floor. The fisty-cuffs occurred when Lyon spat in Griswold’s face. 1800 - The US population was recorded at 5,308,483; with a Black population of 1,002,037 (18.9%). 1804 - Mungo Park left England seeking the source of Niger River. 1806 - Prussia took possession of Hanover. 1814 - Born this day, Jean-Baptist Capronnier, French-Belgian glass painter. 1815 - The burned Library of Congress was re-established with Jefferson's 6500 volumes. 1816 - Born this day, Nathaniel Prentiss Banks, Major Gen (Union volunteers). Died in 1894. 1816 - Died this day, Reinier Vinkeles, engraver, cartoonist, art collector, aged 74. 1817 - Born this day, Antony Winkler Prince, theologist, writer, encyclopedic. 1818 - Keats composed his sonnet, When I Have Fears. 1820 - Edward Bransfield aboard Williams discovered Antarctica (UK claim). 1822 - Born this day, John Basil Turchin [Ivan Turchinoff], Brigadier General (Union volunteers). 1827 - Died this day, Johann Philipp Christian Schulz, composer, aged 53. 1829 - Born this day, Alfred Cummings, in Georgia, Brigadier General (Confederate Army). Died in 1910. 1830 - Born this day, James G. Blaine, US minister of foreign affairs. 1834 - Born this day, Lord Avebury [John Lubbock], British banker, politician. 1835 - Born this day, Oliver Edwards, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers). Died in 1904. 1837 - Jay County, Indiana was founded. 1838 - Died this day, Osceola, chief of Seminole indians, whilst in jail. 1841 - Born this day, Alfred Townsend George, Civil War journalist. Died in 1914. 1844 - Born this day, Moritz F. Freiherr von Bissing, German general, govenor-general of Belgium (1914-17). 1846 - Born this day, Francis H. Bradley, British philosopher (neo-idealism). 1853 - Emperor Napoleon III married Eugenie Maria de Montijo y de Guzman. 1853 - Born this day, Leland Hone, cricketer (England keeper 1879 without county experience). 1854 - The first election in Washington Territory was held; 1,682 votes were cast. 1858 - William Wells Brown published the first Black drama, Leap to Freedom. 1858 - The Halle Orchestra was founded by Charles Halle in Manchester, England. 1860 - Died this day, Francesco Antonio Norberto Pinto, composer, aged 45. 1861 - Born this day, Charles Martin Loeffler, in Mulhouse, Alsace, composer. 1862 - Born this day, Walter Johannes Damrosch, composer. 1862 - The US Navy's first ironclad warship, Monitor, was launched. 1865 - Born this day, Samuel Pl'h Naber, Dutch rear-admiral, spy, librarian. Died 14 May 1936 aged 71. 1866 - Born this day, Gelett Burgess, author (Purple Cow). 1871 - Born this day, Seymour Hicks, in St Helier, Jersey, actor, manager (Scrooge). 1871 - Born this day, Wilfred Lucas, actor (Pardon Us, Chump at Oxford). 1873 - Born this day, Rose Melville, actress (Sis). 1877 - Storm floods ravaged Dutch coastal provinces. 1879 - French president MacMahon resigned. 1881 - Died this day, Jaak Nikolaas Lemmens, composer, aged 58. 1882 - Born this day, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, in Hyde Park, Dutchess County, New York, 32nd US President [1933-1945], only President elected 4 times [died 83 days after 4th inauguration], only President to serve more than two terms. Died 12 April 1945, in Warm Springs, Georgia and is buried in Hyde Park, New York. Married Eleanor (Anna) Roosevelt, daughter of Elliott Roosevelt and Anna Rebecca Hall, on 17 March 1905 in New York. (Eleanor (Anna) Roosevelt was born on 12 October 1884 in New York City, New York and died on 7 November 1962 in New York City, New York.) 1883 - The England team were presented with ashes of a bail after the Sydney test. 1885 - Born this day, John Henry Towers, aviator, naval hero. 1888 - Died this day, Asa Gray, US botanist (Flora of North America), aged 77. 1888 - Harry Moses was 297 not out for New South Wales against Victoria. 1889 - Crown Prince Franz Karl Josef Rudolf, heir to the vast Austro-Hungarian empire, and his mistress, Marie Vetsera, committed suicide at the imperial hunting lodge of Mayerling, Austria. 1889 - Victoria beat New South Wales after following on (New South Wales all out for 63 needed 76). 1889 - John Herschel used a camera obscura to photograph a 48in (120cm) telescope. 1890 - Died this day, Karl Merz, composer, aged 53. 1892 - Born this day, Charles Trowbridge Haubiel, composer. 1892 - Bobby Abel carried his bat for 132 for England in an SCG test. 1892 - Captain Lugard occupied Uganda's king Mwanga's hideout. 1892 - Born this day, Grigore Gafencu, Roman minister of Foreign affairs (1938-39). 1894 - Born this day, Marcel Canneel, Flemish painter (reuzenstoet). 1894 - Born this day, Boris III, czar of Bulgaria (1918-43). 1894 - The pneumatic hammer was patented by Charles King of Detroit. 1894 - The US flag was fired on in Rio; prompt satisfaction was exacted by Admiral Benham. (How?) 1894 - C.B. King of Detroit, Michigan, earned himself a patent for the pneumatic hammer, the heavy jackhammer that runs on air and makes quite a racket. 1895 - C.J. Eady (Tasmania) became the first Australian to score twin centuries (vs Victoria). 1895 - Tasmania beat Victoria for a first f-c victory in 41 years. 1895 - SS Elbe sank after a collision in the North Sea, 332 were killed. 1897 - Died this day, John Cottam, cricketer (test for Australia 1897, no Sheffield matches). 1898 - Born this day, Alfred Schlappi, Switzerland, 4 man bobsled (Olympic-gold-1924). 1899 - Born this day, Max Theiler, English-US microbiologist (Nobel 1951). 1900 - Died this day, Vittorio Bersezio [Carlo Nugelli], Italian playwright, aged 71. 1900 - Born this day, Isaak Iosifovich Dunayevsky, composer. 1900 - Born this day, Martita Hunt, actress (Man in Grey, Becket). 1900 - Born this day, Sandy Powell, in Rotherham, England, costume designer (Rob Roy). 1901 - Born this day, Earl of Huntingdon, mural painter. 1901 - Born this day, H.E. Nossak, writer. 1902 - Britain and Japan signed a treaty providing for the independence of China and Korea. 1902 - Born this day, Sir Nikolaus Pevsner, in England, art historian (The Buildings of England). 1902 - Born this day, Elise Cavanna, actress (Pharmacist, Dentist, Barber Shop). 1903 - Born this day, G. Evelyn Hutchinson, British zoologist (Treatise on Limnology). 1906 - Born this day, Greta Nissen, actress (Ambassador Bill). 1909 - Born this day, Mihaly Hajou, composer. 1909 - Born this day, Richard Hearne, in Norwich, England, actor (Captain Horatio Hornblower, Butler's Dilemma). 1909 - Born this day, Saul David Alinsky, in Chicago, Illinois, radical writer (John L. Lewis). 1910 - Born this day, Frans Dohmen, union leader (Dutch Catholic Mineworker's Union). 1910 - Work began on the first board-track automobile speedway. The track was built in lovely Playa del Ray, California. 1911 - The first airplane rescue at sea was made by the destroyer Terry, when downed pilot, James McCurdy, was forced to land in the ocean about 10 miles from Havana, Cuba. 1911 - Born this day, [David] Roy ‘Little Jazz’ Eldridge, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, trumpeter, soloist with Gene Krupa’s Band, (Let Me Off Uptown [w/Anita O’Day]; US President Carter’s White House Jazz Party [1978]). Died 26 February 1989. 1911 - Born this day, Hugh Marlowe, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, actor (Ellery Queen). 1911 - Born this day, Alexander George Ogston, biochemist. 1913 - Born this day, Dicky Fuller, cricketer (one test West Indies vs England 1935, 1, 0-12). 1913 - Born this day, Percy Thrower, English radio host. 1912 - Born this day, Barbara Tuchman, US historian, author (Pulitizer, Guns of August). 1912 - Born this day, Jadwiga Wajsowna-Marcinkiewicz, discus thrower (Olympics-bronze-1932). 1913 - The House of Lords rejected the Irish Home Rule Bill. 1914 - Born this day, John Ireland, in Vancouver, British Columbia, actor, (Rawhide, Gunfight at the OK Corral [1957], Little Big Horn, Spartacus, All the King’s Men, Marilyn: The Untold Story, Messenger of Death). Died 21 March 1992. 1914 - Born this day, David Wayne [McMeekan], in Traverse City, Michigan, actor, (Adam’s Rib, Wait Till the Sun Shines Nellie, The Good Life,The Tender Trap, The Last Angry Man, The Three Faces of Eve, The Adromeda Strain). Died 9 February 1995. 
1914 - Born this day, Louis Osman, artist, architect, goldsmith, medallist, craftsman. 1915 - Born this day, John D. Profumo, former Tory War Minister. 1915 - No.10 batsman F.W. Hyett, scored a century on his debut, Victoria vs Tasmania. 1915 - Born this day, Dorothy Dell, actrress (Little Miss Marker, Wharf Angel). 1915 - Born this day, Pierre Wissmer, Swiss composer (Capitaine Bruno). 1915 - A German submarine made an attack on Le Havre. 1917 - The Original Dixieland Jazz Band recorded a classic for Columbia Records titled, The Darktown Strutters' Ball. It was one of the first jazz compositions recorded. 1918 - Born this day, David Opatoshu, in New York City, NY, actor (Bonino, Secret Empire, Masada). 1918 - Born this day, Jarl Andre Bjerke [Bernhard Borge], Norwegian poet, writer. 1919 - Born this day, Robert Suter, composer. 1919 - The Reds hired Pat Moran as manager as Christy Mathewson was still in France with the US Army. 1920 - Born this day, Patrick Heron, abstract painter. 1920 - Quebec's Joe Malone set an NHL record of 7 goals in a game. 1920 - Born this day, George Skibine, Russian-US dancer, choreographer (Tragedy in Verona). 1921 - Born this day, Bernie Leighton, in West Haven, Connecticut, jazz pianist, orchestra leader (Chance of a Lifetime, LP: Dizzy Fingers) 1921 - French rapist-murderer Henri-Desire Landru was sentenced to death. 1922 - Born this day, Pal Jardanyi, composer. 1922 - Ted McDonald took 8-58 in a big Victorian win over New South Wales. 1922 - World Law Day was first celebrated. 1922 - Born this day, Dick Martin, in Detroit, Michigan, Emmy Award-winning comedian, (Rowan & Martin’s Laugh-In [1968, 1969]: 'Say good night Dick'. 'Good night, Dick!', Carbon Copy). 1924 - Born this day, Shirley Chisholm, (Representative-D-New York). 1924 - Born this day, Margaret Beda Nicholson, author (No Medals for the Major). 1924 - Ponsford scored a second 110 of the game in a Victoria win over New South Wales. 1925 - Born this day, Dorothy Malone [Maloney], in Chicago, Illinois, actress, (Written on the Wind, Beach Party, Basic Instinct, Battle Cry, Man of a Thousand Faces, At Gunpoint, Night & Day, Peyton Place). 1925 - The Turkish government threw out Constantine VI of Constantinople. 1925 - Died this day, Jakab Gyula Major, composer, aged 66. 1925 - Died this day, John F. Mellaerts, Flemish social founder (Boerenbond), aged 79. 1926 - Died this day, dubbed The Girl Who Was Too Beautiful during the silent film era, super-star Barbara La Marr died on this date at the age of 29 of tuberculosis and nephritis, brought on by drug and alcohol addiction. The official studio press release blamed her death on "vigorous dieting". La Marr is most famous as one of the first drug-related deaths in early Hollywood. Her adopted son, Marvin, was adopted by La Marr's best friend, comic actress Zasu Pitts. 1927 - The 'Left' won the national election in Thuringen. 1927 - Born this day, Olof Palme, in Stockholm, Prime Minister of Sweden (1969-76, 1982-86), assassinated. 1927 - Died this day, Friedrich Ernst Koch, composer, aged 64. 1928 - Bradman scored 134 not out (225 minutes, 13 fours) for New South Wales vs Victoria. 1928 - Eugene O'Neill's Strange Interlude premiered in New York City, NY. 1928 - Died this day, Douglas Haig, British field marshal (Sudan/Boer war/World War I (WWI)), aged 66. 1928 - The first radio telephone connection was made between the Netherlands and the US. 1928 - Born this day, [Harold Smith] Harold Prince, stage producer, director, (A Little Night Music, Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street, Phantom of Opera, West Side Story, Evita). 1928 - Born this day, Andrew Salkey, author, editor, broadcaster. 1928 - Born this day, Mitch Leigh, composer. 1928 - Born this day, Ruth Brown, in Portsmouth, Virginia, R&B and jazz singer, (So Long, Teardrops from My Eyes, Hours, Mambo Baby, Lucky Lips, This Little Girl’s Gone Rockin’), actress (Leona-Hello Larry, Checking In). (Also seen 1926?) 1929 - Born this day, Hugh Tayfield, cricketer (celebrated South African off-spinner 1949-60). 1929 - Born this day, Viscount Long. 1930 - Born this day, [Eugene Alden] Gene Hackman, in California, Academy Award-winning actor, (The French Connection [1971]; Bonnie and Clyde, Hawaii, Mississippi Burning, Under Fire, The Poseidon Adventure, Postcards from the Edge, Superman, The Firm, Crimson Tide). 1930 - Born this day, Frank O'Bannon, Governor of Indiana. 1930 - Born this day, Magnus Breath Malan, South African minister of Defense (1980-). 1930 - Vladimir Mayakovsky's Banya premiered in Leningrad. 1931 - Charlie Chaplin's City Lights premiered at a Los Angeles theatre. 1931 - Born this day, Stewart B. McKinney, (Representative-R-Connecticut, 1971-). 1931 - Born this day, Shirley Hazzard, Australian author (Transit of Venus). 1931 - Born this day, Jack Bowman, chief constable (Tayside). 1932 - Born this day, Kazuo Inamori, Japanese business executive (Kyocera Ceramics Company). 1932 - Grimmett was 7-116 for South Africa, first innings at Adelaide Oval. 1933 - Grimmett took 7-86 for South Africa, in Queensland, second inning, 13-135 for match. 1933 - Born this day, Louis Rukeyser, financial whizz (Wall Street Week, Channel 13). 1933 - Born this day, Richard Brautigan, in Tacoma, Washington, novelist, poet (Trout Fishing...). 1933 - Born this day, Richard Dufallo, in Chicago, Illinois, clarinetist, conductor. 1933 - Born this day, Bob Muddimer, CEO (Ranks Hovis McDougall). 1933 - Adolf Hitler, high-school dropout, house painter and wartime corporal became the new Chancellor of Germany. The 43 year old Nazi boss was appointed by President von Hindenburg who was 85. 1933 - The Lone Ranger was heard for the first time. The famous radio western ran for 2,956 episodes and came to an end in 1955. George Seaton (Stenius) was the first voice of the Lone Ranger. Jack Deeds and Earle Graser followed in the role. However, it was Brace Beemer who is best remembered as former Texas Ranger, John Reid. He played the part of the black-masked ranger, fighting for frontier justice, for thirteen consecutive years. 1933 - German President Paul von Hindenburg appointed Adolf Hitler chancellor. On the same date in 1937, Hitler told the Reichstag that Germany was withdrawing its signature from the Versailles Treaty. 1934 - Born this day, Tammy Grimes, in Lynn, Massachusetts, actress, (The Runner Stumbles, Backstreet Justice, Can't Stop the Music) 1934 - Hitler made a proclamation on the German unified states. 1934 - Bert Ironmonger ended his Sheffield Shield career aged 51 years 298 days. 1935 - Ezra Pound met Mussolini, and read from a draft of the Cantos. 1935 - Born this day, John George Hughes, bishop of Kensington. 1935 - Born this day, Martin Taylor, former vice-chairman of Hanson. 1936 - Born this day, Horst Jankowski, pianist, (A Walk In The Black Forest). Died 29 June 1998. 1936 - Victoria needed 442 to win against New South Wales, but lost, they were all out for 415. 1936 - Fans were asked to pick a new name for Boston Braves; they choose Bees. It doesn't catch on and was scrapped by the 1940 season. 1937 - The second of Joseph Stalin's purge trials took place; Pyatakov and 16 others were sentenced to death. (13 leading Communists were sentenced to death for participating in a plot, allegedly led by Leon Trotsky, to overthrow the Soviet regime and assassinate its leaders.) 1937 - Born this day, Vanessa Redgrave, in London, England, Emmy Award-winning actress, (Playing for Time [1981]; Academy Award-winner: Julia [1977]; Mary Queen of Scots, Orient Express, A Man for All Seasons, Blowup, Camelot). She was born into a family of actors. Actors in her family include her father Sir Michael, mother Rachel Kempson, her younger sister Lynn (Georgy Girl (1966)), brother Colin, and her daughters Natasha and Joely Richardson, and niece Jemma Redgrave. 1937 - Born this day, Boris Vasilyevich Spassky, World Champion chess player [USSR] [1969-1971]. 1938 - Born this day, Marcel P.A. van Dam, Dutch political chairman (VARA radio/tv). 1938 - Born this day, Marlies van Alcmaer, [Margaretha E.W. Smal], Dutch actress, director (A Bridge Too Far). 1938 - Born this day, Norma Jean [Beasler], country singer, (LP: Norma Jean, Heaven Help the Working Girl; TV: Ozark Jubilee). 1939 - Heavy after shocks from the 24 January 1939 earthquake, destroyed more of Chile. 1939 - Born this day, Eleanor Smeal, feminist, president (now). 1939 - Born this day, Nick Gaselee, racehorse trainer. 1939 - Hitler called for the extermination of European Jews. 1939 - Born this day, Frank R. Wolf, (Representative-R-Virginia, 1981-). 1940 - Born this day, David Johnson, composer. 1940 - Cor Jongert won the 6th Dutch 11-Cities Skating Race. 1940 - Benjamin Britten's Lesson Illuminations premiered in London. 1940 - Hassett made a second 122 of the game for Victoria, but couldn't stop a New South Wales win. 1941 - Born this day, Joe Terranova, singer, Danny and the Juniors, 1958 US No.1 and UK No.3 single At The Hop, Rock and Roll is Here to Stay. 1941 - Born this day, [Richard B.] Dick Cheney, (Representative-R-Wyoming), US Vice President, George Bush's secretary of defense (1989-93). 1941 - Australian troops conquered Derna, Libya. 1942 - Died this day, Vasily Pavovlich Kalafati, composer, aged 72. 1942 - Born this day, Christopher Howes, crown estate second commissioner. 1942 - Born this day, Dave Brown, cricketer (Warwickshire pace bowler, played 26x for England). 1942 - Born this day, Andres [Dries Holten], singer (Sandra & Andres). 1942 - Born this day, Heidi Bruhl, German actress, singer, The Eiger Sanction (1975), Captain Sinbad (1963), (mädels vom immenhof). 1942 - Japanese troops landed on Ambon. 1943 - Born this day, Marty Balin [Buchwald], in Cincinnati, Ohio, musician, singer, (group: Jefferson Airplane/Starship; solo: Hearts, Atlanta Lady, 1967 US No.18 single White Rabbit). 1943 - Admiral Karl Doenitz was appointed commander-in-chief of the German Navy in place of Admiral Erich Raeder. 1943 - Hitler promoted Friedrich von Paul to Field Marshal. 1943 - Born this day, Davy Johnson, baseball manager (New York Mets). 1943 - Born this day, Sandy Deane, rock musician. 1943 - Illegal opposition newspaper Loyal begins publishing. (Where?) 1943 - USS Chicago sank in the Pacific Ocean. 1943 - Germany made an assault on the French in Tunisia. 1944 - The US invaded Majuro, Marshall Islands. 1944 - Born this day, John Thornton, English chocolate factory owner, multi-millionaire. 1944 - Born this day, Lord Westwood. 1944 - Born this day, Lynn Harrell, in New York City, NY, cellist. 1945 - The Duke of Gloucester became Australia's first royal governor-general. 1945 - Died this day, Gottlieb J. Haberlandt, Hungarian-German botanist, aged 90. 1945 - Died this day, William Busch, composer, aged 44. 1945 - The German troopship Wilhelm Gustloff was torpedoed off Danzig (Gdansk?) by a Soviet submarine, 4,800-7,700 were killed. 1945 - Born this day, Robert Wittinger, composer. 1945 - Born this day, Michael Dorris, writer. 1946 - Born this day, Lord Mackay of Drumadoon, British QC. 1946 - The Franklin D. Roosevelt dime was first issued. 1947 - Born this day, Steve Marriott, singer, songwriter, musician, guitar, Small Faces, 1967 UK No.3 single Itchycoo Park, Watcha Gonna Do, Hey Girl, All or Nothing, My Mind’s Eye, Swinging London, 1969 UK No.4 single Natural Born Bugie, Tin Soldier, Lazy Sunday, Moments, Humble Pie, Packet of Three; 1968 No.1 UK album Ogden's Nut Gone Flake, child actor: Oliver!). Died in Essex, England in a house fire on 20 April 1991. 
1947 - Born this day, Martin Christoph Redel, composer. 1947 - Died this day, Frederick F. Blackman, English botanist, aged 80. 1948 - Died this day, Orville Wright, US aviation pioneer, aged 76. 1948 - Died this day, Mahatma Gandhi, Indian spiritual and political leader, leader of the Indian nationalist movement against British rule and India's great pacifist leader, was assassinated by a Hindu extremist in New Delhi. He was 78. 1948 - Died this day, Herb Pennock, pitcher (New York Yankees), general manager (Phillies). 1948 - The 5th Winter Olympic games opened in St Moritz, Switzerland. 1948 - Born this day, Earl of Huntingdon. 1948 - Born this day, Nicholas Broomfield, director, editor (Dark Obsession, Heidi Fleiss). 1949 - Nap Chinick won, with a 43 for nine holes, the Screwball Golf Tournament in Kendallville, Indiana. 253 people set a new record for entries as they played for charity in the sub-freezing and snowy weather. 1949 - Born this day, William King, in Alabama, musician, trumpet, keyboard, The Commodores, Just to be Close to You, Sweet Love, Easy, Sail On, 1978 UK and US No.1 single Three Times A Lady, Still, Nightshift. 1950 - Born this day, Silvia Bertolaccini, golf, ranked among LPGA all time money leaders: $511,395.46 up to 1996. 1950 - NBC-TV debuted the drama series, Robert Montgomery Presents. The show was well received and played for seven seasons on the Peacock Network. 1950 - Dramatic anthology Robert Montgomery Presents premiered on NBC TV. 1950 - President Harry S. Truman ordered the development of the H-bomb. 1950 - Born this day, Bruce Howard Lidington, actor (Sword of Valiant, Mosses). 1951 - Born this day, Clifford Leon Anderson, rock musician (Cure). 1951 - Born this day, Trevor Laughlin, cricketer (Australian all-rounder 1978-79). 1951 - Belgium refused to allow communists to make speeches on radio. 1951 - Born this day, Charles Dutton, in Baltimore, Maryland, actor, (A Time to Kill, The Piano Lesson, Alien 3, Runaway, Crocodile Dundee 2, Cat’s Eye, Roc; Emmy Award-winning director: The Corner [2000]). 1951 - Born this day, Marv Ross, rock musician (Quarterflash). 1951 - Died this day, Ferdinand Porsche, German car inventor (Porsche), aged 75. 1951 - Born this day, Bobby Stokes, footballer. 1952 - Lehmer verified: 2^521-1 and 2^607-1 (183 ciphers) Mersenne-prime number. 1952 - Paul Creston's 4th symphony premiered. 1953 - Died this day, Louis H.N. Bosch van Rosenthal, Dutch resistance fighter, aged 68. 1954 - Belgium ended a trade agreement with USSR. 1954 - Italy's Fanfani government resigned. 1954 - Born this day, Alides Hidding, singer, guitarist (Time Bandits). 1955 - Born this day, Michael Thompson, guitarist (Afterburn, Fresh, Sahara, Gridlock'd). 1955 - Born this day, Judith Tarr, US science-fiction author (Isle of Glass, Ars Magica). 1955 - Born this day, Curtis Strange, in Norfolk, Virginia, golfer (1989 Skins Game, 1989 US Open). 1956 - Elvis Presley started recording what would be his first album at RCA's New York studios. Songs recorded included his version of Carl Perkins' Blue Suede Shoes. 1956 - KRMA TV channel 6 in Denver, Colorado (PBS) began broadcasting. 1956 - KTXS TV channel 12 in Sweetwater-Abilene, Texas (ABC) began broadcasting. 1956 - Martin Luther King Jr's home was bombed. 1956 - Died this day, Jane Seymour, actress (Young Mr Bobbin), aged 56. 1956 - Died this day, Gerrit Mannoury, mathematician, philosopher, aged 88. 1957 - Died this day, Grigore Gafencu, Roman minister of Foreign Affairs (1938-39), aged 65. 1957 - US Congress accepted the 'Eisenhower-doctrine'. 1957 - Born this day, [William] Payne Stewart, in Springfield, Missouri, golf champion, (PGA Championship [1989], US Open [1991, 1999: 13th player to win two US Opens, 1983 Walt Disney]; trademark knickers and tam-o’-shanter hat). Died in a plane crash 25 October 1999. 1958 - Died this day, Earnest H. Heinkel, German airplane builder (World War II (WWII)), aged 70. 1958 - The first two-way moving sidewalk was put in service at Love Field in Dallas, Texas. The length of the walkway through the airport was 1,435 feet. 1958 - Born this day, Brett Butler, in Montgomery, Alabama, comedienne, actress (Grace - Grace Under Fire). 1958 - Born this day, Rob of Zandvoort, Dutch rock vocalist, keyboardist (Jack of Hearts). 1958 - The House of Lords passed a bill allowing women in. 1958 - Baseball announced that players and coaches, rather than fans, would pick 'all stars'. 1958 - Dore Schary's Sunrise at Campobello premiered in New York City, NY. 1959 - Australia made 1-200 on the first day of the 4th test vs England, at the Adelaide Oval. 1959 - Paul Hindemith's symphony Pittsburgh premiered. 1959 - Born this day, Mark Eitzel, guitar, vocals, American Music Club, 1993 album Mercury. 1960 - Born this day, Tony O'Dell, in Pasadena, California, actor (Alan Pinkard-Head of the Class) 1960 - The women’s singles US figure skating championship was won by Carol Heiss. 1960 - A riot curtailed the third day's play at Port-of-Spain (West Indies vs England). 1960 - The US female figure skating championship was won by Carol Heiss. 1960 - The US male figure skating championship was won by David Jenkins. 1960 - The CIA OKed Lockheed to produce a new U-2 aircraft (Oxcart). 1960 - Dutch communist trade union EVC'58 disbanded. 1961 - President John F. Kennedy asked for an 'Alliance for Progress and Peace Corp'. 1961 - Lance Gibbs took a hat-trick (Mackay, Grout, Misson) at Adelaide. (Who vs?) 1961 - KAET TV channel 8 in Phoenix, Arizona (PBS) began broadcasting. 1961 - Born this day, Jody Watley, in Chicago, Illinois, dancer (Solid Gold), vocals, Shalamar, 1982 UK No.5 single A Night To Remember, solo, 1987 UK No.13 single Looking For A New Love, 1989 US No.2 single Real Love. 1961 - A contraceptive pill which women take orally went on the market for the first time. A mix of female hormones progestogen and oestrogen, Conovid, was carefully tested. One pill taken each night - but it was not available on the NHS until 11 months later. 1961 - Born this day, Ranjit Madurasinghe, cricketer (3 tests for Sri Lanka 1988-92). 1961 - Will You Love Me Tomorrow by The Shirelles, hit No.1 on Billboard's hit record charts, and remained in the top spot for 2 weeks, it reached No.4 in the UK. 1962 - The United Nations (UN) General Assembly censured Portugal (because of Angola). 1962 - Two members of the Flying Wallendas' high-wire act were killed when their 7-person pyramid collapsed during a performance in Detroit. 1962 - The US performed a nuclear test at the Nevada test site. 1963 - Died this day, Francis Poulenc, French composer (Litanies A Vierge Noire), aged 74. 1963 - Died this day, P.F. 'plum' Warner, cricketer (England manager during bodyline tour). 1964 - Born this day, Angie Stone, singer, songwriter, Vertical Hold, and solo. Has written hits for Mary J. Blige and D'Angelo. 1964 - Died this day, Berthold Altaner, German church historian, aged 80. 1964 - A coup d'etat took place in South Vietnam, led by General Nguyen Khanh, displacing General Duong Van Minh. 1964 - The Searchers had their second UK No.1 single with Needles And Pins. 1964 - Ranger 6 was launched; it made a perfect flight to the Moon, but its cameras failed. 1964 - Died this day, Alan Ladd, actor. 1964 - Born this day, Cheryl Akemi Toma, in Pearl City, Hawaii, Miss Hawaii-America (1991). 1965 - The Name Game by Shirley Ellis hit No.3 in the US. 1965 - Born this day, Julie McCullough, in Honolulu, Hawaii, playmate for February 1986, actress (Growing Pains). 1965 - The state funeral of Sir Winston Churchill was held in London. Big Ben was silenced for the funeral. 1965 - Died this day, Vic Jackson, cricketer (New South Wales/Leicerstershire off-spinner), in a car crash. 1966 - A temperature of -19 degrees Fahrenheit (-28 degrees Celsius), was recorded in Corinth, Mississippi (A state record). 1966 - A temperature of -27 degrees Fahrenheit (-33 degrees Celsius), was recorded in New Market, Alabama (A state record). 1966 - Born this day, Danielle Goyette, ice hockey forward (Canada, Olympics-1998). 1966 - Ard Schenk skated a world record 1500 metres in 2 minutes 5.2 seconds. 1966 - Dmitri Sjostakovitsj completed his 11th string quartet. 1966 - Born this day, Daphne Ashbrook, in Long Beach, California, actress (Liz-Our Family Honor). 1966 - Purple Mountain Observatory discovered asteroids #2162 Anhui, #2456 Palamedes and #2592 Hunan. 1967 - Pope Paul VI met Soviet President Podgorny, the first Soviet head of state to visit the Vatican. 1967 - Born this day, Bill Leverty, in Richmond, Virginia, guitarist (Firehouse-Love of a Lifetime). 1967 - Died this day, Lee Morgan, actor (Dungeons of Harrow, Last Rebel). 1968 - Born this day, Felipe de Borbon, Prince of Asturias, heir to Spanish throne. 1968 - Viet Cong guerrillas and North Vietnamese soldiers launched the Tet (New Year) offensive, targeting more than 100 towns and cities in South Vietnam; in Saigon they invaded the grounds of the US embassy. 1968 - Bobby Goldsboro recorded Honey. 1968 - Died this day, Tsugouharu T. Foujita, Japanese-French painter, aged 81. 1968 - Born this day, Bob Nardella, hockey defenseman (Team Italy 1998). 1969 - Died this day, Allan W. Dulles, US politician, director of CIA 1953-61, aged 75. 1969 - Died this day, Dominique G. Pire, Belgian clergyman, (Europe village Nobel 1958), aged 58. 1969 - US/Canadian ISIS 1 was launched to study the ionosphere. 1969 - The Beatles made their last public appearance, at a free concert at their Apple corporate headquarters in London. The group recorded Get Back and were also filmed for the movie Let It Be. It was a rooftop gig on top of the Apple building, lasting for just over 40 minutes it was the last time The Beatles performed 'live'. 1970 - Marc Bolan married June Child at a Kensington registry office, they divorced in 1975. 1970 - Lesotho's prime minister, Chief Leabua Jonathan, declared a state of emergency and suspended the constitution, claiming malpractices had been discovered in recent elections. 1970 - Died this day, Malcolm Keen, English actor (Uncle Chris-Mama), aged 82. 1970 - Born this day, Edwin de Kruyf/Kruijff, soccer player (FC Utrecht, FC Groningen). 1970 - Born this day, Hans Spark, soccer player (RKC). 1970 - Born this day, Oleg Khmyl, NHL defenseman (Belarus, Olympics-1998). 1970 - Born this day, Scott Levins, in Spokane, NHL right wing (Ottawa Senators). 1971 - Ari closed at Mark Hellinger theatre in New York City, NY, after 19 performances. 1971 - Dennis Lillee took 5-84 in his first test bowl, vs England. 1971 - Born this day, Brent Moss, wlaf running back (Amsterdam Admirals). 1971 - Born this day, Chris Slade, NFL outside linebacker (New England Patriots). 1971 - Born this day, Derek Allen, NFL/wlaf offensive linebacker (New York Giants, Rhein Fire). 1971 - Born this day, Kevin Knox, wlaf receiver (Rhein Fire). 1971 - Born this day, Kimo von Oelhoffen, NFL defensive tackle (Cincinnati Bengals). 1971 - Born this day, Milko Pieren, Dutch soccer player (Sparta). 1971 - Born this day, Quentin Neujahr, NFL center (Baltimore Ravens, Cleveland Browns). 1971 - Born this day, Takeshi Yamanaka, hockey defenseman (Team Japan 1998). 1971 - Born this day, Trent Klatt, in Robbinsdale, NHL right wing (Philadelphia Flyers). 1971 - George Harrison became the first solo Beatle to have a No.1 when My Sweet Lord, went to the top of the UK single charts. 1971 - Born this day, Darren Boyd, actor. 1971 - UCLA started an 88 basketball game winning streak. 1972 - Pakistan withdrew from the Commonwealth. 1972 - Paul McCartney wrote and recorded his protest song Give Ireland Back To The Irish within 24 hours of Bloody Sunday, when 13 Catholics were killed by British paratroopers. 1972 - Pakistan left the Commonwealth in protest against imminent recognition of Bangladesh by Britain, Australia and New Zealand. 1972 - In Londonderry, Northern Ireland, 13 civilians were shot dead by British troops during riots following an illegal march. The event became known as 'Bloody Sunday'. 1972 - Died this day, Karel Boleslav Jirak, composer, aged 81. 1972 - Born this day, Burt Thornton, CFL receiver (Hamilton Tiger Cats). 1972 - Born this day, Chris Simon Wawa, NHL left wing (Colorado Avalanche). 1972 - Born this day, Jill McGill, in Denver, Colorado, LPGA golfer (1995 British Open-2nd). 1973 - Born this day, Brad Yamaoka, CFL running back (BC Lions). 1973 - Born this day, Holly Noelle Roehl, Miss Indiana USA (1996). 1973 - Born this day, Jalen Rose, NBA guard (Indiana Pacers). 1973 - Born this day, Jimmy Oliver, NFL wide receiver (San Diego Chargers). 1973 - Born this day, Sharone Wright, NBA center/forward (Toronto Raptors). 1973 - Died this day, Jack McGowan, actor (On Our Selection), aged 54. 1973 - In the United States, G. Gordon Liddy and James McCord were convicted of burglary, wire-tapping and attempted bugging of the Democratic headquarters at the Watergate building in Washington. 1973 - The first Kiss concert was held, at the Coventry Club in the New York City borough of Queens. 1973 - In the 26th NHL all-star game, east beat west 5-4 at New York Rangers. 1974 - The USSR performed a nuclear test at Eastern Kazakh/Semipalitinsk, USSR. 1974 - Died this day, Bill Whitty, cricketer (37 wickets vs South Africa 1910-11 series). 1974 - Born this day, Christian Bale, actor (Shaft, Little Women, American Psycho, Captain Corelli's Mandolin, Empire of the Sun). 1974 - Born this day, Jemima Khan, daughter of James Goldsmith. Married to former cricketer Imran Khan. 1974 - Born this day, Martina Jerant, in Windsor, Ontario, basketball center (olympics-1996). 1974 - Born this day, Robert Rollins, cricketer (big-hitting Essex wicketkeeper-batsman). 1975 - Died this day, Boris Blacher, German composer (Purloined Letter), aged 72. 1976 - William E. Colby ende his term as 10th Director of CIA, George Bush became director of the CIA (until 1977). 1976 - Born this day, Florian Keller, in Munchen, Germany, hockey player (Team Germany, Rosenheim). 1976 - Died this day, Jesse 'Lone Cat' Fuller, San Francisco blues great, aged 80. 1976 - Died this day, Mance Lipscomb, rock musician, aged 80. 1976 - Died this day, Percy Tyson 'plum' Lewis, cricketer (pair in only test for South Africa). 1976 - Dav Whatmore made his 1st-class cricket debut in Johannesburg. 1977 - Allan Border scored 36 in his 1st-class debut innings (New South Wales vs Queesland). 1977 - Edward W. Stack replaced Paul Kerr as president of the Hall of Fame. 1977 - The final episode of Roots (8th part), the milestone mini-series on ABC, was watched on this date by an estimated 80 million viewers. It was the highest-rated mini-series in television history. 1978 - Appearing at the Vortex, Wardour Street, London, were The Police. 1978 - Addie Joss and Larry MacPhail were elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame. 1978 - Mutual Broadcasting Network began airing the Larry King Show on radio. 1978 - Born this day, LND Girchoukevitch, NHL goaltender (Belarus, Olympics-1998). 1979 - Born this day, Karen Smith, Australian field hockey midfielder, halfback (Olympics-1996). 1979 - Rhodesia agreed to a new constitution. 1979 - In a referendum, white Rhodesians voted by a majority of 85 percent in favor of a new constitution aimed at black majority rule. 1979 - Born this day, Diva Zappa, daughter of Frank Zappa. 1980 - Died this day, Lil Dagover, actress (Destiny, Spiders), aged 82. 1980 - Died this day, Professor Longhair, king of New Orleans music, aged 61. 1980 - Edward Albee's Lady from Dubuque premiered in New York City, NY. 1981 - At the 8th American Music Awards, Kenny Rogers was a winner. 1981 - Appearing at the newly opened 'Rock City' in Nottingham, was Toyah, tickets were £2.50. 1982 - Barbra Streisand started a seven week run at No.1 on the UK album chart with the Love Songs LP. 1982 - Hall and Oates went to No.1 on the US singles chart with I Can't Go For That, (No Can Do), the duo's fourth US No.1, and a No.8 hit in the UK. 1982 - Paul McCartney appeared on BBC radio's Desert Island Discs, his selections included, Elvis Presley's Heartbreak Hotel, Chuck Berry's Sweet Little Sixteen, John Lennon's Beautiful Boy, and Little Richards Tutti Frutti. 1982 - Died this day, Sam 'Lightnin' Hopkins, blues guitarist, singer, aged 70. One of his best known songs is Bald Headed Woman, influenced Bob Dylan and Jimi Hendrix. 1982 - Shakin' Stevens had his third UK No.1 single with Oh Julie. 1982 - E. Bowell discovered asteroids #2603 Taylor, #2954 Delsemme, #2955 Newburn and #3192 A'Hearn. 1982 - Died this day, Felix L.V.L.J. Labisse, French painter (libidoscaphes), aged 76. 1982 - Died this day, Riccardo Nielsen, composer, aged 73. 1982 - Died this day, Stanley Holloway, actor, comedian (My Fair Lady, Higgins-Our Man Higgins), aged 91. 1982 - Died this day, Lightning Hopkins, rock musician, of cancer aged 69. 1982 - The US female figure skating championship was won by Rosalynn Sumners. 1983 - Pat Bradley won the LPGA Mazda of Deer Creek Golf Classic. 1983 - Died this day, Joan Valerie, actress (Pier 13), of pneumonia. 1983 - Died this day, [Dallas] [Mack] McCord Reynolds, science-fiction author (Earth War), aged 65. 1983 - Hilbert van Thumb became the European skating champion. 1983 - Super Bowl XVII - the Washington Redskins beat the Miami Dolphins 27-17, in Pasadena Superbowl, MVP was John Riggins, Washington, running back. 1984 - Robert and Anna Rucker of Florissant, MO kept their lucky numbers a secret from each other on this day. They both ended up winning over one-million dollars with identical numbers in the Illinois State Lottery! 1985 - Pop singer Janet Jackson filed a petition to nullify her marriage to James DeBarge in the Los Angeles Superior Court. 1985 - Died this day, Ken Mayers, actor (Robbie Robertson-Space Patrol), aged 67. 1986 - Died this day, Ticker Freeman, pianist (Dinah Shore Show), aged 74. 1986 - The popular Love Stamp that pictured a little dog, went on sale this day in America. The US postal stamp was the fifth in the continuing series. As of that date, more than 302 million Love Stamps had been sold. 1987 - The hit comedy movie, Outrageous Fortune, starring Bette Midler and Shelley Long, opened in US theatres. 1987 - Died this day, Angelo Rutherford, actor (Willie-Gentle Ben), aged 32. 1987 - Died this day, Ken Drake, actor (Crime & Punishment USA). 1988 - Died this day, Cornelia D. 'Corry' Spark, cabaret performer, aged 85. 1988 - During a court case involving Holly Johnson and ZTT it was revealed that Frankie Goes To Hollywood had not played on their hits Relax and Two Tribes. The court was told that top session musicians were used to make the records. 1988 - INXS had their first US No.1 hit single with Need You Tonight. 1988 - Terence Trent D'arby went back to No.1 on the UK album chart for an 8 week run with Introducing The Hardline To Terence Trent D'arby. 1988 - Tiffany had her only UK No.1 single with I Think We're Alone Now. 1988 - Hansie Cronje got a pair in his second 1st-class cricket game (OFS vs N TVL). 1989 - In the 16th American Music Awards, Randy Travis and George Michael were winners. 1989 - Five Pharoah sculptures from 1470BC were found at the Temple of Luxor. 1989 - Dav Whatmore played his last day of first class cricket. 1989 - Lebanon's waring Shi'ite groups, the Syrian-backed Amal militia and the pro-Iranian Hizbollah signed a peace accord, ending a year-long feud. 1989 - Joel Steinberg was found guilty of first degree manslaughter of his daughter. 1989 - Olympian, Bruce Kimball, was sentenced to 17 years in prison for killing two teenagers in a drunk driving accident. 1990 - Unhappy with the re-issue of the single Sally Cinnaman, The Stone Roses trashed their former record company Revolver FM's offices and threw paint over cars, the band were arrested and charged with criminal damage. 1991 - 22 years to the day that The Beatles played live on the roof of their Savile Row offices, Manchester band James played a live set on the roof of Manchester's Piccadilly radio station attracting several thousand on-lookers. 1991 - Died this day, John McIntire, actor (Virginian, Psycho), of emphysema aged 83. 1991 - Battle for Khafji in Saudi Arabia (2nd day). 1992 - Space Shuttle sts-42 (Discovery 15) landed. 1992 - Argentina opened the files on scores of Nazis who fled to South America after World War II (WWII), a move Jewish leaders said would help the hunt for war criminals. 1992 - Irish Prime Minister Charles Haughey announced he would resign after being accused of telephone-tapping. 1992 - Space Shuttle STS-42, Discovery 15, landed. 1993 - 100,000 Europeans demonstrated against fascism and racism. 1993 - In the 67th australian open women's tennis championship, Monica Seles beat Steffi Graf to win her third straight tournament (4-6 6-3 6-2). 1993 - Died this day, Taikichiro Mori, Japanese real estate developer, aged 88. 1994 - The 68th australian open women's tennis champion was Steffi Graf when she beat Arantxa Sanchez Vicario (6-0 6-2). 1994 - The 82nd Australian open mens tennis champion was Pete Sampras when he beat Todd Martin (7-6 6-4 6-4). 1994 - Dan Jansen skated a world record 500 metres in 35.76 seconds. 1994 - Kapil Dev equaled Richard Hadlee's world record of 431 test wickets. 1994 - Superbowl XXVIII - Dallas Cowboys beat Buffalo Bills, 30-13, in Atlanta, superbowl mvp was Emmitt Smith, Dallas, running back. 1994 - Died this day, Bahjat Talhouni, Prime Minister of Jordan (1960-62, 64-65, 67-69, 69-70). 1994 - Died this day, Byron 'Wild Child' Gipson, blues singer, aged 64. 1994 - Died this day, Ernestine 'Tiny' Davis, jazz vocalist, trumpeter, aged 86. 1994 - Died this day, John L.N. Schaefer, Dutch social democrat, undersecretary of housing (pvda), aged 53. 1994 - The Dallas Cowboys beat the Buffalo Bills in Superbowl XXVIII, in Atlanta. (Score anyone?) 1994 - Dan Jansen skated a world record 500 metres in 35.76 seconds. 1994 - Natalie Cole sang the American national anthem at Super Bowl XXVIII. 1994 - The United States granted Sinn Fein President Gerry Adams a visa to attend a New York conference on Northern Ireland. 1994 - Dina Carroll went to No.1 on the UK album chart with So Close. 1995 - Died this day, George H. Poyser, English soccer player (Manchester City), aged 84. 1995 - Died this day, George Richard James, saxophonist, aged 88. 1995 - At the 22nd American Music Awards, Boyz II Men and Ace Of Base were winners. 1995 - Belgium's TV channel 2 in Flanders went on the air. 1995 - A car bomb exploded in Algiers, 42 were killed, 296 were injured. 1995 - Kevin Eubanks officially became band leader of the Tonight Show. 1995 - Died this day, Gerald M. Durrell, British zoologist, author (Mockery Bird), aged 70. 1996 - Died this day, Bob Thiele, record producer, aged 73. 1996 - Died this day, Guy Doleman, actor (Deadly Bees, Idol, Thunderball), aged 72. 1996 - Hasan Muratovic was formally appointed prime minister of Bosnia Herzegovina's central government. 1997 - An anti-road protest came to an end after six days as demonstrator Swampy emerged from a tunnel underneath the proposed A30 extension in Devon. 1997 - Minuteman III launched. 1998 - All-star Florida marlin catcher, Darren Daulton, retired. 1998 - The Howard Stern Radio Show premiered in Indianapolis in on WNAP 93.1 FM. 1998 - A modernisation of Charles Dickens' classic story Great Expectations, starring Ethan Hawke and Gwyneth Paltrow, opened in US movie houses to mixed reviews. 1998 - Died this day, Ricky Sanderson, stabbed 16-year old girl in North Carolina, executed aged 38. 1999 - After spending 11 weeks on the chart Britney Spears started a two week run at No.1 on the US singles chart with Baby One More Time. Britney's debut album also went to No.1 on the US chart on the same day. 1999 - In the New Musical Express (NME) readers poll results the winner of 'The pop personality that you would like as your doctor' was won by, Natalie Imbruglia. 1999 - Died this day, Huntz Hall, actor, known in the 1940's for his many roles in the Bowery Boys and Dead End Kids film series, at the age of 79 of heart failure in North Hollywood. 2000 - Gabrielle went to No.1 on the UK singles chart with Rise. The song used a sample from Bob Dylan's Knocking On Heaven's Door, giving Dylan his third UK No.1 as a writer, the other two being Mr Tambourine Man and The Mighty Quinn. 2002 - Died this day, Stratford Johns, actor, Softly Softly, Chief Inspector Barlow in Z-Cars. He was aged 71. 2002 - Ministers were facing pressure to explain why they lifted a Whitehall ban on Arthur Andersen, the firm which audited collapsed energy giant Enron. 2003 - Shoebomber Richard Reid was jailed for life in the US for trying to blow up a jet with explosives in his shoes. |
Trivia
Trivia - petty details or considerations, matters or things that are very unimportant, inconsequential, or nonessential; trifles; trivialities.
Trivial - of very little importance or value; insignificant: "Don't bother me with trivial matters." Trivially - unimportant, nugatory, slight, immaterial, inconsequential, frivolous, trifling.