Birthdays
- 1755 Nicolas-Jacque Conte inventor (modern pencil)
- 1792 Percy Bysshe Shelley England, romantic poet (Adonais)
- 1823 Oliver Perry Morton (Gov-Ind)
- 1832 Gaspar N£¤ez de Arce Spain, poet "Spanish Tennyson"
- 1839 Walter Pater London England, writer (Plato & Platoism)
- 1859 Knut Hamsun Norway, writer/Nazi (Hunger-Nobel 1920)
- 1870 Sir Harry Lauder Scotland, comedian/singer (Roman in the Gloamin)
- 1897 Joseph Calleia Malta, actor (Jungle Book, Gilda, Touch of Evil)
- 1901 Louis Armstrong New Orleans, Jazz musician & bandleader, "Hello Dolly" - oldest musician in Billboard history to have a Number One song
- 1900 Arturo Umberto Illia pres of Argentina (1963-66)
- 1900 Elizabeth Britain's Queen Mother
- 1909 Glenn Cunningham US middle distance runner in the 1930's
- 1910 William Howard Schuman NYC, composer (American Festival Overture)
- 1912 David Raksin Phila Penns, composer (Modern Times)
- 1913 Wesley Addy Omaha Neb, actor (Bostonian, Loving)
- 1915 Irving Fields NYC, pianist (Ilona Massey Show)
- 1920 Helen Thomas UPI journalist (starts press conferences)
- 1921 Maurice "Rocket" Richard Montreal Canadien (MVP-1947)
- 1928 Udham Singh India, field hockey player (Olympic-gold-1952, 56, 64)
- 1934 Dallas Green baseball manager (Phillies, Yankees)
- 1939 Frankie Ford Gretna La, rock vocalist (Sea Cruise)
- 1942 David Russell Lange PM (L) New Zealand (1984- )
- 1943 Michael J McCulley San Diego Calif, Cmdr USN/astronaut (STS-34)
- 1943 Rodney Stuart Pattison British yachtsman (Olympics)
- 1943 Tina Cole Hollywood, singer (King Cousins)/actress (Katie-My 3 Sons)
- 1944 Richard Belzer KOed by Hulk Hogan/comedian (How to be a Stand Up)
- 1945 Fred Hansen US, pole vaulter (Olympic-gold-1964)
- 1946 Maureen Cox Starkey 1st wife of Beatle Ringo Starr
- 1952 Bobby Buntrock Denver Colo, actor (Harold Baxter-Hazel)
- 1952 Kristoffer Tabori LA Calif, actor (Rappaccini's Daughter)
- 1955 Andrew M Allen Phila Pa, Captain USMC/astronaut (sk: STS-46)
- 1955 Charles D "Sam" Gemar Yankton SD, army/astronaut (STS 38, 48)
- 1955 Billy Bob Thornton Hot Springs, Ark. US. actor, 'Sling Blade','A Family Thing'
- 1958 Mary Decker Tabb Slaney NJ, olympic track star (Mile record 4:16.71)
- 1960 Robbin Crosby heavy metal rocker (Ratt-Round & Round)
- 1962 Roger Clemens Dayton Ohio, Boston Red Sox pitcher (Cy Young, MVP)
- 1965 Crystal Chappell Silver Spring Md, actress (Carly-Days of our Lives)
- 1974 Glacierman Havre, MT, educator/scientist (pigeons CAN count)
Events
- 1181 Supernova seen in Cassiopia
- 1578 Battle of Alcazarquivir, Morrocans defeat Portugeese
- 1693 Dom Perignon invents champagne
- 1735 Jury acquits John Zenger (NY Weekly Journal) charged with seditious libel by royal governor of NY (victory for Freedom of press)
- 1753 George Washington becomes a master mason
- 1777 Retired British cavalry officer Philip Astley establishes 1st circus
- 1790 US Coast Guard founded as Revenue Cutter Service
- 1830 Plans for the city of Chicago laid out
- 1864 Land & naval action new Brazos Santiago, Texas
- 1881 122ø F (50ø C), Seville, Spain (European record)
- 1892 Sunday school teacher Lizzie Borden arrested in Fall River, Mass
- 1910 A's Jack Coombs & White Sox Ed Walsh pitch a 16 inn scoreless tie
- 1914 Germany declares war on Belgium; Britain declares war on Germany
- 1916 US agrees to buy Virgin Islands from Denmark for $25 million
- 1925 US marines leave Nicaragua after 13-year occupation
- 1927 Peace Bridge between US & Canada opened
- 1934 NY Giants Mel Ott sets record of 6 runs in game & beats Phillies 21-4
- 1944 Anne Frank, 15, (Diary of Anne Frank) is arrested by Nazis
- 1945 Golfer Byron Nelson records most tournament wins (18) in a season
- 1945 Red Sox Tom McBride is 3rd to get 6 RBIs in an inning (4th)
- 1948 5 day southern filibuster succeeds in maintaining poll tax
- 1949 The NBL & NBAA merge into the National Basketball Association
- 1953 Black families move into Trumbull Park housing project in Chicago
- 1953 Vic Raschi sets pitcher record by driving in 7 runs & wins 15-0
- 1956 1st motorcycle rode over 200 mph (Wilhelm Herz-210 mph/338 kph)
- 1958 Dumont TV Network crumbles
- 1960 Rocket propelled USAF research aircraft sets record at 2,150 MPH
- 1961 108ø F, Spokane, WA
- 1964 Civil rights workers Michael Schwerner, Andrew Goodman & James Chaney found buried inside an earthen dam in Mississippi
- 1967 British pirate radio station Radio 355 goes off the air
- 1967 Shortwave group ANARC's 1st convention (Chicago)
- 1968 100,000 attend Newport Pop Festival, Costa Mesa, Calif
- 1969 Willie Stargell is 1st to hit a HR outside of Dodger Stadium
- 1970 Jim Morrison arrested for drunkenness
- 1971 US launches 1st satellite into lunar orbit from manned spacecraft
- 1974 Crawford-Butler Act allows Puerto Ricans to elect own governor
- 1974 One of top 3 days ever!
- 1977 Pres Carter establishes Dept of Energy
- 1981 Columbia mated with SRBs & external tank for STS-2 mission
- 1981 Oliver North is assigned to White House duty
- 1982 NY Met Joel Youngblood singles in Chicago day game, then singles for Expos in Philadelphia night game. (He was traded in between)
- 1984 Carl Lewis wins gold medal in 100-meter dash at LA Summer Olympics
- 1984 Cliff Johnson sets a record with his 19th pinch hit HR
- 1984 Prince's "Purple Rain," album goes to #1 & stays #1 for 24 weeks
- 1984 Republic of Upper Volta becomes Bourkina Fasso (National Day)
- 1985 Calif Angel Rod Carew gets his 3,000th hit
- 1985 Phil Rizzuto Day, Yanks retire #10
- 1985 White Sox Tom Seaver is 17th to win #300, beating Yankees
- 1987 FCC vote 4-0 to rescind fairness doctrine for broadcasters
- 1988 Congress votes $20,000 to each Japanese-American interned in WW II
- 1988 Hertz car rental will pay out $23 million in consumer fraud case
- 1989 Blue Jays Dave Steib's perfect game broken up in 9th with 2 outs by NY Yankee Roberto Kelly
- 1990 European community proposes a boycott of Iraq
- 1996 26th Olympic Summer games close in Atlanta, Georgia
Have a great day everyone!
1 comment:
Jan 24th and July 10th, of course (although March 13th is darn close ;)
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