This Day in History
January 3

What happened in history on this day: January 3? On January 3 in ... 236 - Saint Anterus ends his reign as Catholic Pope. 269 - Saint Felix I begins his reign as Catholic Pope. 936 - Duke Alberik II of Spoleto appoints his son Pope Leo VII. 1322 - Philip V the Tall, King of France (1316-22), dies. 1338 - Jacob of Arteveld elected mayor of Ghent. 1407 - Bloody battles between Hoeksen and Kabeljauwen in Dordrecht. 1431 - Joan of Arc handed over to the bishop. 1501 - Ali Sjir Neva'i [Fani] Turkish poet/author, dies at age 59. 1521 - Pope Leo X publishes his Papal Bull Decet Romanum pontificem, condemning Martin Luther and officially excommunicating the Augustinian monk for burning Leo's previous bull Exsurge Domine. 1543 - Juan Cabrillo conqueror of Central America, discoverer of California, dies. 1552 - Henry II of Bavaria bishop of Utrecht (1524-29), dies at age 64. 1560 - Peder Palladus Danish church reformer (Visitasbog), dies at about age 56. 1570 - Bartholomeus Latomus [Steinmetz], Flemish archbishop of Trier, dies. 1571 - Death of Joachim II Hektor at age 65; Elector of Brandenburg. 1624 - Birth of William Tucker first Black child born in America. 1628 - Francesco Maria Guaitoli composer, dies at age 64. 1638 - Dutch Premier Van Joost speaks of "Hostage rights of Aemstel". 1638 - Schouwburg Theatre, the first in Amsterdam, opens. 1641 - Jeremiah Horrocks English astronomical prodigy, dies at age 22. 1661 - Maria Henriėtte Stuart (of Orange) English Princess Royal/eldest daughter of the English king Charles I/mother of English king William III, dies of smallpox at age 29. 1667 - Russia and Poland sign Truce of Androsovo. 1670 - George Monck English General (-to the-sea), dies at age 61. 1680 - Birth of Johann Baptist Zimmermann; German stucco worker. 1730 - Birth of Charles Palissot de Montenoy French writer/politician. 1737 - Birth of Heinrich Wilhelm von Gerstenberg in Tondern, Denmark; musician, theorist of the "Sturm und Drang" movement in German literature. 1746 - Bonnie Prince Charlie's army leaves Glasgow. 1750 - Tax revolt in Haarlem Netherlands. 1752 - East Indies invasion "Geldermalsen" leaves at Malakka; 92 killed. 1752 - Birth of Johannes von Muller in Schaffhausen, Switzerland; historian, "the Swiss Tacitus." 1757 - Birth of Johann Abraham Sixt composer. 1759 - Marquis and Marquess of Tavora Portuguese nobles, executed. 1761 - Willem de Fesch Dutch violinist/composer (Joseph), dies at age 73. 1763 - Birth of Joseph Fesch French cardinal/war commission/earl/senator. 1777 - Birth of Louis Poinsot French instrument worker. 1777 - Birth of M A Elisa Bonaparte Corsican monarch of Lucca/Piombino. 1777 - Washington defeats British at Battle of Princeton, New Jersey. 1780 - Danish national anthem "Kong Kristian", first sung. 1786 - Birth of Johann Christian Friedrich Schneider composer. 1789 - Birth of Carl G Carus German physician/psychologist/philosopher. 1793 - Birth of Lucretia Coffin Mott US, teacher/minister/abolitionist/feminist. 1795 - Josiah Wedgwood British, ceramic craftsman/woodworker, dies at age 64. 1803 - Birth of Douglas William Jerrold London, author/playwright/wit (Punch Magazine). 1810 - Birth of Antoine T d'Abbadie French explorer (Ethiopia). 1810 - Birth of Eliza Von Bretton di Zerega Danish West Indies, baroness. 1819 - Birth of Thomas Hill Watts Attorney General (Confederacy), died in 1892. 1821 - Birth of Joseph Reinkens in Aachen, Germany; Roman Catholic priest, leader in the "Old Catholic" movement in Germany and its first bishop. 1823 - Birth of Jaak-Nikolaas Lemmens Flemish composer. 1825 - Scottish factory owner Robert Owen buys 30,000 acres in Indiana as site for New Harmony utopian community. 1829 - Birth of John G R Acquoy theologist/church historian. 1829 - Birth of Konrad Duden in Germany; linguist, teacher, and publisher. 1829 - Robert Archibald Smith composer, dies at age 48. 1830 - Birth of Alexander Ewing composer. 1831 - First US building and loan association organized, Frankford Pennsylvania. 1833 - Britain seizes control of Falkland Islands in South Atlantic. 1835 - Birth of Larkin Goldsmith Mead sculptor. 1835 - Willem F Röell Dutch baron/minister of Internal Affairs, dies at age 67. 1836 - Friedrich Witt composer, dies at age 65. 1840 - First deep sea sounding. 1840 - Birth of Father Joseph Damien de Veuster Belgium, helped lepers in Hawaii. 1841 - Wilhelmus Kist writer/director of Dutch (Official) Gazette, dies at age 82. 1847 - California town of Yerba Buena renamed San Francisco. 1852 - First Chinese arrive in Hawaii. 1853 - Birth of Iwan Knorr composer. 1853 - Theodor Uhlig composer, dies at age 30. 1858 - Rachel [Elisabeth Rachel-Félix], French singer/actress (Muse), dies at age 36. 1861 - Delaware legislature rejects proposal to join Confederacy. 1861 - Fort Pulaski and Fort Jackson, Savannah, seized by Georgia. 1862 - Romney Campaign - Stonewall Jackson moves north from Winchester. 1862 - The US government suspends specie payments. 1865 - Con Orem and Hugh O'Neill box 193 rounds before darkness ends match. 1865 - Jozef Lies Flemish painter, dies at age 43. 1868 - Birth of Franz V M Cumont Belgian religious historian. 1868 - Meiji Restoration returns authority to Japan's emperors. 1868 - Moritz Hauptmann composer, dies at age 75. 1869 - Birth of Paul Charles Rene Landormy composer. 1870 - Birth of Henry Eichheim composer. 1870 - Birth of Henry Handel Richardson Australia, novelist (Richard Mahoney). 1870 - Brooklyn Bridge construction begins; completed May 24, 1883. 1870 - Constantine D Uschinsky Russian educationalist, dies at age 46. 1871 - Oleomargarine patented by Henry Bradley, Binghamton New York. 1872 - First patent list issued by US Patent Office. 1873 - John Lodge Ellerton composer, dies at age 71. 1875 - Baldassare Galuppi Italian composer (opera's buff), dies at age 68. 1875 - George Bizet composer, dies. 1876 - First free kindergarten in US opens in Florence Massachusetts. 1876 - Birth of Wilhelm Pieck in Germany; founding member of the German Communist Party (KPD), co-leader of the Socialist Unity Party (SED), President of the German Democratic Republic (1949-1960). 1877 - In Warrenton, Missouri, a meteorite falls to the ground; no damage or injuries. 1879 - Birth of Grace Anna Goodhue Coolidge first lady (1923-29). 1882 - Birth of Willem Benoy Flemish actor/director (Pygmalion). 1882 - William H Ainsworth English writer (Guy Fawkes), dies at age 76. 1883 - Birth of Clement Richard Attlee (Liberal) British Prime Minister (1945-51). 1884 - Birth of Eli S Jones US, evangelist (Christ of Indian road). 1884 - Birth of Raoul Armand Georg Koczalski composer. 1886 - Birth of Arthur Mailey cricket player (great Aussie leg-spinner and cartoonist). 1886 - Birth of John G Fletcher US, poet (Epic of Arkansas). 1886 - Birth of Josephine Hull Newtonville Massachusetts, Academy award character actress (Harvey). 1887 - Birth of August Macke in Meschede, Germany; Expressionist painter. 1887 - Birth of Helen Parkhurst US educator (Education on the Dalton plan). 1888 - First wax drinking straw patented, by Marvin C Stone in Washington DC. 1889 - Admissions convention meets in Ellensburg Washington, asks for statehood. 1890 - First US college-level dairy school opens at University of Wisconsin. 1891 - Birth of Osip E Mandelstam Polish/Russian poet/author (Kamenj). 1892 - Birth of John Ronald Reuel Tolkien South Africa, philologist/writer (Lord of Rings). 1893 - Birth of Pierre Drieu La Rochelle French novelist/essayist (Gilles). 1895 - Birth of Boris Mykolayovich Lyatoshyns'ky composer. 1895 - Birth of Mihail Andricu composer. 1896 - Emperor Wilhelm congratulates President Kruger on the Jameson Raid. 1897 - Birth of Marion Davies [Marion Cecelia Douras], Brooklyn New York, actress (Operator 13). 1897 - Birth of Pola Negri [Barbara A Chalupec], Polish/US actress (Madame Bovary). 1898 - Birth of Johannes Hin Holland, yachtsman (Olympics-gold-1920). 1898 - Birth of ZaSu Pitts Parsons Kansas, actress (Life With Father, Dames). 1898 - James Wimshurst British designer/inventor (vacuum pump), dies at age 70. 1901 - Birth of Eric Voegelin in Cologne, Germany; philosopher of history, professor in USA. 1901 - Birth of Ngo Dinh Diem; President/Dictator of South Vietnam (1955-63). 1904 - Birth of Boris Kochno; Russian ballet dancer (La Chatte). 1905 - Birth of Ray Milland in Neath, Wales; actor (Lost Weekend - Academy Award 1945). 1907 - Birth of Anna May Wong in Los Angeles, California, USA; actress (Impact, Study in Scarlet). 1909 - Birth of Victor Borge [Borge Rosenbaum] in Copenhagen, Denmark; pianist/comedian. 1910 - British miners strike for 8-hour working day. 1911 - Birth of John Sturges; US director (The Old Man and the Sea, The Magnificent Seven). 1911 - US postal savings bank inaugurated. 1912 - Birth of Robert Flemyng in Liverpool, England; actor (Windom's Way, Young Winston). 1915 - James E Flecker, British diplomat/novelist (Hassan), dies at age 30. 1916 - Birth of Betty Furness in New York City, New York, USA; actress/consumer activist (Studio 1). 1917 - Birth of Vernon Walters in New York City, New York, USA; American permanent representative to the United Nations. 1918 - Birth of Maxene Andrews in Minnesota, USA; singer (Andrew Sisters - "Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy"). 1918 - US employment service opens as a unit of Department of Labor. 1920 - New York Yankees purchase Babe Ruth from Boston Red Sox for $125,000. 1921 - Birth of John Russell in Los Angeles, California, USA; actor (Pale Rider, Rio Bravo). 1921 - Turkey makes peace with Armenia. 1922 - Canadian Governor General Julian Byng strikes the first two nickel 5-cent coins of Canada, at the mint in Ottawa. 1922 - Birth of Bill Travers in Newcastle-on-Tyne, England; actor (Born Free, Gorgo). 1922 - Birth of Jacques Wildberger; Swiss composer (In My End is My Beginning). 1922 - Birth of Morten Nielsen in Denmark; poet/resistance fighter. 1922 - Death of Berthold Delbruck in Jena, Germany; linguist, initiated study of Indo-European languages. 1922 - Death of Wilhelm Herrmann in Marburg, Germany; Protestant theologian. 1923 - Jaroslav Hasek, Czech writer (Good Soldier Schweyk), dies at age 39. 1924 - Birth of Henry M Fazzie; South African Union/UDF-leader. 1925 - Benito Mussolini dissolves Italian parliament/becomes dictator. 1926 - Birth of George Martin; record producer (The Beatles). 1926 - Greek General Theodorus Pángulos names himself dictator. 1928 - Birth of Frank Ross Anderson in Canada; International Chess Master (1954). 1929 - 27-year-old William S Paley becomes CBS president. 1929 - Birth of Marilyn Lloyd; American politician (Representative-Democrat-Tennessee, 1975-). 1929 - Birth of Sergio Leone; Italian director (Fist Full of Dollars). 1929 - Donald Bradman scores 112 versus England at Melbourne Cricket Ground - his first Test century. 1930 - Birth of Eddie Egan in Bronx, New York, USA; actor (Joe Forrester). 1930 - Birth of Robert Loggia in Staten Island, New York, USA; actor (An Officer and a Gentleman, THE Cat). 1931 - Joseph J C Joffre, French World War I general, dies at age 78. 1931 - Nels Stewart of Montréal Maroons scores two goals in 4 seconds (record). 1932 - Birth of Jaswick Taylor; cricket player (West Indies pace bowler 50s, 10 wickets in three Tests). 1932 - Birth of Mara Corday in Santa Monica, California, USA; actress (Foxfire, Black Scorpion). 1933 - Wilhelm Cuno, German Reich's chancellor (1922-23), dies at age 56. 1934 - Birth of Carla Hills; politician (US Presidential Commission on Housing-1982). 1936 - Birth of Betty Rollin; actress (Crossing Delancey), author (Last Wish). 1936 - Birth of David Vine; British sport commentator. 1938 - Arthur Boon, Flemish priest/philologist, dies at age 54. 1938 - The March of Dimes is established in the USA, to conquer polio. 1939 - Birth of Bobby Hull; NHL forward (Chicago Blackhawks 1957-72). 1940 - Birth of Thelma Schoonmaker; actress/editor (Casino, Cape Fear, Good Fellas). 1941 - Birth of Shima Iwashita; actress (Red Lion, Hara-Kiri, Double Suicide). 1941 - Birth of Van Dyke Parks in Alabama, USA; actor/musician (Bonino, Billy Crystal Hour). 1941 - Canada and US acquire air bases in Newfoundland (99 year lease). 1941 - British forces assault the Italian army at Bardia, inside the Libyan frontier. They capture 45,000 troops, 129 tanks, 400 guns, and 706 trucks. 1941 - Italian counter-offensive in Albania. 1942 - American-British-Dutch-Australian (ABDA) Command forms. 1942 - Pauline Beersmans [PLJM van Cuyck], Flemish actress, dies at age 70. 1943 - First missing persons telecast (New York City, New York). 1943 - Canadian Army troops arrive in North Africa. 1944 - Birth of Christina von Saltza; American swimmer (Olympics-3 gold/silver-1960). 1945 - Allies land on west coast of Burma, conquer Akyab. 1945 - Birth of Stephen Stills in Dallas, Texas, USA; singer/songwriter/guitarist (Crosby Stills and Nash). 1945 - Birth of Victoria Principal in Fukuoka, Japan; actress (Earthquake, Pamela - Dallas). 1945 - Greek General Plastiras forms government. 1945 - US aircraft carriers attack Okinawa. 1946 - Birth of John Paul Jones; rocker (Led Zeppelin - "Stairway to Heaven"). 1946 - (0900 hours) At Wandsworth Prison in London, England, William Joyce is hanged. Known as "Lord Haw Haw", Joyce was an American citizen, who made regular wartime broadcasts over German radio, making him one of the most hated men in Great Britain. 1946 - Great Britain, Canada, and the United States make their first public disclosures about their chemical and biological warfare efforts during the war. American authorities reveal that they were prepared to act both defensively and offensively if Germany or Japan had started such warfare against the Allies. 1947 - First opening session of US Congress to be televised. 1947 - Birth of Sergey Filipovich Protchenko; Russian cosmonaut. 1948 - Birth of Larry McNeeley in Lafayette, Indiana, USA; banjo player (Glen Campbell Hour). 1948 - Birth of Manfred Kokot; East German runner (world record 50 metre indoor). 1948 - Donald Bradman completes dual Test tons (132 and 127*) versus India Melbourne Cricket Ground. 1949 - Colgate Theatre dramatic anthology series premieres on NBC TV. 1949 - Death of Robert Aitken, American coin designer. 1951 - Birth of Frank Chikane; Secretary-General of South African Council of Churches. 1951 - Fred Wilt wins Amateur Athletic Union Sullivan Memorial Trophy (US athlete of 1950). 1952 - Australia beats West Indies by one wicket at the Melbourne Cricket Ground, last stand 38. 1953 - Birth of Angelo Parisi in France; heavyweight judo (Olympics-gold-1980). 1955 - Birth of Cynthia Sykes in Coffeyville, Kentucky, USA; actress (Flamingo Road, St. Elsewhere). 1955 - José Ramon Guizado becomes President of Panamá. 1956 - Birth of Mel Gibson in Peekskill, New York, USA; actor (Mad Max, Mrs Soffel, Lethal Weapon, Conspiracy Theory). 1956 - Death of Joseph Wirth in Freiburg, Germany; chancellor of the Weimar Republic (1921-22). 1957 - First electric watch introduced, in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA. 1957 - Birth of Frank Dicopoulos in Akron, Ohio, USA; actor (Frank Cooper - Guiding Light). 1958 - Edmund Hillary reaches South Pole overland. 1958 - Lindsay Kline takes a hat-trick versus South Africa at Cape Town. 1959 - Alaska becomes the 49th state to join the USA. 1959 - Birth of Rusty Golden; rocker (Boys Band). 1960 - Birth of Joan Chen [Chen Chung] in Shanghai, China; actress (Last Emperor). 1961 - Adam Clayton Powell elected Chairman of US House Education and Labor. 1961 - Birth of Erwin Blom; Dutch singer/guitarist (Eton Crop). 1962 - Birth of Darren Daulton; US baseball catcher (Philadelphia Phillies). 1962 - Birth of Gavin Hastings; WLAF kicker (Scottish Claymores). 1962 - Birth of Mark Gardner; US baseball player (Florida Marlins). 1962 - Pope John XXIII excommunicates Cuba's Fidel Castro. 1963 - Birth of Aamer Malik; cricket player (Pakistani batsman in 13 Tests 1987-90). 1963 - Birth of Ashley Chinner in Cape Town, South Africa; golfer (1992 CGIA Canadian Tour). 1963 - Birth of Jim Everett; NFL quarterback (Los Angeles Raiders, New Orleans Saints, San Diego Chargers). 1963 - Oscar Backing, Austria/Netherlands viola player, dies at age 83. 1963 - CBS resumes airing The Twilight Zone as a 60-minute TV show. 1964 - Birth of Cheryl Miller in Riverside, California, USA; basketball player (Olympics-gold-1984). 1964 - Jack Paar Show shows a clip of The Beatles singing "She Loves You". 1965 - Birth of Daniel Stubbs; NFL defensive end (Philadelphia Eagles, Miami Dolphins). 1965 - Birth of Mark Dewey in Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA; pitcher (San Francisco Giants). 1966 - Birth of Chetan Sharma; cricket player (Indian Test bowler, World Cup hat-trick 1987). 1966 - Birth of John Kropke; Canadian Football League defensive tackle (Saskatchewan Roughriders). 1966 - Birth of Luis Sojo in Barquisimeto, Venezuela; infielder (Seattle Mariners). 1966 - Birth of Wendell Davis; NFL wide receiver (Indianapolis Colts). 1966 - Rex Lease, actor (Perils of Pauline, Dakota, California), dies at age 62. 1967 - The Tonight Show is shortened from 105 to 90 minutes. 1967 - Birth of Demetri Davis; WLAF tight end (Barcelona Dragons). 1967 - Birth of Helena Bonham Carter in London, England; actress (Getting it Right). 1967 - Birth of Joseph Amor in San Jose, New Mexico, USA; video game record holder (Space Invaders). 1967 - Birth of Magnus Gustafsson in Sweden; tennis star. 1967 - Jack Ruby, assassin who killed Lee Harvey Oswald, dies at age 55. 1967 - Mary Garden, opera star, dies at age 92. 1968 - Birth of Kent Carlsson in Sweden; tennis star. 1968 - Birth of Kerry Huffman in Peterborough, Ontario, Canada; NHL defenseman (Philadelphia Flyers, Ottawa Senators). 1968 - Birth of Shannon Sturges; actress (Savannah). 1968 - Birth of Thomas Rayam; Canadian Football League offensive linebacker (Edmonton Eskimos). 1969 - Birth of Matt LaBounty; defensive end (Seattle Seahawks). 1969 - Birth of Nikki Nelson in Topaz Lake, Nevada, USA; country singer (Highway 101-Cry Cry Cry). 1969 - Birth of Steve Poapst in Cornwall, Ontario, Canada; NHL defenseman (Washington Capitals). 1969 - Howard McNear, actor (Irma La Douce), dies after long illness at age 63. 1969 - Birth of Michael Schumacher; Formula 1 car racing champion. 1970 - Mame closes at Winter Garden Theater New York City, New York after 1508 performances. 1970 - Birth of James Brown; NFL tackle (New York Jets). 1970 - Birth of Tony Farmer; NBA forward (Charlotte Hornets). 1970 - Birth of Trudi Jeffrey in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia; golfer (1990 Australian Jr Champion). 1970 - Birth of Yogi Johl in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada; 130kg Greco Roman wrestler (Olympics-1996). 1970 - Marxist government takes over in Congo. 1970 - The Prairie Network of cameras on parairie states of the USA records the fall of a stony meteorite, with four fragments totalling 17kg recovered near Lost City in Oklahoma, Nebraska. 1971 - Baltimore Colts beat Oakland Raiders 27-17 in AFC championship game. 1971 - Birth of Cory Cross in Lloydminster, Alberta, Canada; NHL defenseman (Tampa Bay Lightning). 1971 - Birth of Ku'ualoha Taylor in Hawaii; Miss Hawaii-USA (Miss Congeniality-1996). 1971 - Birth of Rene van Rijswijk; Dutch soccer player (RKC). 1971 - Dallas Cowboys beat San Francisco 49ers 17-10 in NFC championship game. 1972 - Birth of Charles Johnson; NFL wide receiver (Pittsburgh Steelers). 1972 - Birth of Deborah Carter; WNBA forward (Utah Starzz). 1972 - Birth of Jacques Wildberger; composer. 1972 - Frans Masereel, Flemish WWII resistance fighter (Le Soleil), dies at age 82. 1973 - Birth of Paula Knoll in Moorhead, Minnesota, USA; Miss Minnesota-America (1995). 1973 - Birth of Tyrone Brown, NFL wide receiver (Atlanta Falcons). 1973 - George Steinbrenner III buys New York Yankees from CBS for US$12 million. 1974 - Arias Navarro succeeds Carrero Blanco as premier of Spain. 1974 - Birth of Stefan Ustorf in Kaufbeuren, Germany; NHL right wing (Washington Capitals). 1974 - Birth of Todd Warriner in Blenheim, Ontario, Canada; NHL left wing (Toronto Maple Leafs). 1974 - Burma accepts its constitution. 1974 - Gino Cervi, actor (Becket, Don Camillo), dies at age 72. 1974 - Gold hits record US$121.25 an ounce in London, England. 1974 - New York Yankees sign Bill Virdon as manager. 1975 - Birth of Danica McKellar; actress (Winnie Cooper - The Wonder Years). 1975 - Birth of Jason Marsden; actor (General Hospital, Eddie - Munsters Today). 1975 - Milton J Cross, TV announcer (New York Metropolitan Opera Auditions), dies at age 87. 1975 - Robert Neumann, Austrian/British author (False Flag), dies at age 77. 1975 - Walter Linck, Swiss sculptor, dies at age 71. 1976 - Birth of Mendel Witzenhauser; soccer player (Ajax, VVV). 1976 - Mal Evans, Beatles' roadie, dies. 1976 - Michael V Love, US test pilot (X-24), dies in F-4 crash at age 37. 1976 - US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site. 1977 - Avraham Ofer, Israeli minister of housing, commits suicide. 1977 - Benno Stokvis, Dutch attorney/politician, dies at age 75. 1977 - Birth of Beata Handra in San Francisco, California; dance skater (and Sinek-1997 Pacific Coast Senior third). 1977 - Lindy McDaniel retires with second most pitching appearances (987 games). 1978 - Chandrasekar takes 6-52 and 6-52 at Melbourne Cricket Ground in Indian innings win. 1979 - Conrad Hilton, US founder (Hilton Hotels), dies at age 91. 1980 - Birth of Angela Ruggiero; ice hockey defenseman (USA, Olympics-1998). 1980 - Gold hits record US$634 an ounce. 1980 - Ivan Triesault, actor (Von Ryan's Express, Desert Fox), dies at age 81. 1980 - Joy Adamson, Austrian-born conservationist and author (Born Free), killed by her servant at age 69 (born 1910). 1980 - Amos Milburn, rocker, dies at age 52. 1980 - Axel Springer Jr, German photographer, commits suicide at age 38. 1981 - Cleveland Cavaliers retire jersey #34, Austin Carr. 1981 - Greg Chappell scores 204 versus India at the Sydney Cricket Ground. 1981 - Mary Terstegge Meagher swims female record 100 metre butterfly (58.91s). 1981 - Birth of Eli Manning; American football player. 1981 - 55th Australian Womens Tennis: H Mandlikova beats W Turnbull (6-0, 7-5). 1982 - Derek Sealy, cricket player (West Indies 1930-39), dies. 1983 - Tony Dorsett sets NFL record with 99-yard rush, Dallas Cowboys versus Minnesota Vikings. 1983 - Kilauea begins slowly erupting on the Big Island of Hawaii and is still flowing as of 2008. 1984 - Syria frees captured US pilot after appeal from Jesse Jackson. 1984 - Birth of Maya Ababadjani, Danish adult film actress. 1985 - Birth of John David Booty; American football quarterback, USC. 1985 - Azharuddin scores 110 in first Test innings. 1985 - Israel government confirms resettlement of 10,000 Ethiopian Jews. 1986 - Birth of Lloyd Polite; American singer. 1987 - Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inducts first female artist: Aretha Franklin. 1988 - Gaston Eyskens, Prime Minister of Belgium (1949, 1958-61, 1968-72), dies at age 82. 1988 - Israel orders nine Palestinian "instigators" deported from West Beirut. 1988 - Margaret Thatcher becomes longest-serving British Prime Minister this century. 1988 - William Cagney, actor (Torrid Zone), dies of a heart attack at age 82. 1989 - Russian newspaper Izvestia gets its first commercial advertisement. 1989 - Birth of Alex D. Linz, American actor. 1989 - Death of Robert Banks, American chemist (born 1921). 1990 - Ken Hill, actor (Cobra, Protocol), dies. 1990 - Panamá's leader General Manuel Noriega surrenders to US military troops to face charges of drug trafficking. 1991 - Israel reopens consulate in USSR after 23 years. 1991 - Los Angeles Kings' Wayne Gretzky scores his 700th goal, against New York Islanders. 1991 - NBC TV begins airing the series Blossom. 1992 - 32 Cubans defect to the US via helicopter. 1992 - Anthony Del Casino, band leader (Charlie Barnet Band), dies at age 79. 1992 - The NBC TV network airs the last episode of the series Pacific Station. 1992 - Boon completes 11 Test Cricket century, 129 versus India at Sydney. 1992 - Dame Judith Anderson, Australian actress (Star Trek III, Laura, Rebecca), dies of pneumonia at age 93 (born 1897). 1992 - Ken Grieves, cricket player (New South Wales and Lancashire leg-spin all-rounder), dies. 1992 - Radomiro Tomic, Chilean President (1970), dies. 1993 - In Dresden, Germany, reconstruction of the Frauenkirche church begins. The church had collapsed during bombing in 1945. 1993 - "Lost in Yonkers" closes at Richard Rodgers New York City, New York after 780 performances. 1993 - Peter Brocco, blacklisted in the 1950s, dies of heart attack at age 89. 1993 - In Moscow, George H. W. Bush and Boris Yeltsin sign the second Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START). 1993 - Death of Sean Devereux, English Salesian missionary and aid worker (born 1965). 1994 - Hundreds killed in Venezuela in prison revolt. 1994 - 35-foot-tall Chief Wahoo, trademark of Cleveland Indians on top of Stadium since 1962, is taken down, to be moved to Jacob's Field. 1994 - Roel Bazen, Dutch sound technician (Van Kooten and The Bie), dies at age 48. 1994 - Tupolev-154M crashes at Irkutsk, Siberia; 122 killed. 1994 - The ABC TV network premieres the Disney TV series The Good Life. 1995 - Al Duncan, drummer, dies at age 68. 1995 - Byron MacGregor, newscaster, dies at age 56. 1995 - Gerard W Taylor, South African/British surgeon, dies at age 74. 1995 - Robert Nesbitt, impresario, dies at age 88. 1995 - Vladislav Listiev, Russian talk show host/producer, assasinated. 1996 - Geoffrey Pardoe, engineer, dies at age 67. 1996 - Terence Tenison Cuneo, artist, dies at age 88. 1997 - Bryant Gumbel co-hosts his final Today show on NBC-TV. 1997 - Eddo Brandes takes ODI hat-trick versus England at Harare. 1997 - Zimbabwe clean-sweep ODI series versus England 3-0. 2000 - (to January 10) Israel and Syria hold inconclusive peace talks. 2001 - Death of José Greco, Italian-born flamenco dancer (born 1918). 2001 - The 107th United States Congress is sworn in, including incoming freshmen Senators Bill Nelson (Democrat-Florida), Tom Carper (Democrat-Delaware), Debbie Stabenow (Democrat-Michigan), John Ensign (Republican-Nevada), George Allen (Republican-Virginia), Maria Cantwell (Democrat-Washington), Ben Nelson (Democrat-Nebraska), Hillary Clinton (Democrat-New York), Jon Corzine (Democrat-New Jersey), Jean Carnahan (Democrat-Missouri), and Mark Dayton (Democrat-Minnesota). 2002 - The University of Miami defeats Nebraska 37-14 in the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California to win college football's national championship. 2002 - Death of Freddy Heineken, Dutch-born beer magnate (born 1923). 2003 - The Ohio State University defeats the University of Miami in double-overtime in the Fiesta Bowl, 31-24, for the national Bowl Championship Series (BCS) title. 2003 - The 108th United States Congress is sworn in, including incoming freshmen Senators Saxby Chambliss (Republican-Georgia), Lindsey Graham (Republican-South Carolina), John Sununu (Republican-New Hampshire), Lamar Alexander (Republican-Tennessee), Elizabeth Dole (Republican-North Carolina), Norm Coleman (Republican-Minnesota), and Mark Pryor (Democrat-Arkansas). 2003 - Death of Sid Gillman, American football coach (born 1911). 2004 - Flash Airlines Flight 604 crashes into the Red Sea off the coast of Egypt, killing all 148 aboard. 2005 - The Angels of Anaheim baseball team in California announces the franchise will now be known as the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim. 2006 - Twelve dead coal miners and one survivor are discovered in the Sago Mine Disaster near Buckhannon, West Virginia, USA. 2006 - Death of Steve Rogers, Australian rugby player (born 1954). 2006 - Death of Bill Skate, Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea (born 1954). 2006 - David Hill retires as chief engineer of the Corvette automobile, replaced by Tom Wallace. 2006 - Intel announces it is dropping the 25-year old "Intel Inside" campaign and the 37-year old Intel logo with dropped "e". The new logo is lowercase "intel" in an oval, with tag line "Leap ahead". 2007 - China conducts an anti-terror raid in Xinjiang. 2007 - Death of Sergio Jiménez, Mexican actor (born 1937). 2008 - Rare snow flurries in southeast Florida, USA. 2008 - In Iowa, USA, the Democratic caucuses choose Barack Obama as candidate for the presidential election on November. National front-runner Hillary Clinton places third, behind John Edwards. The Republican caucuses choose Mike Huckabee over Mitt Romney. 2008 - In Venezuela, President Hugo Chavez announces a major cabinet reshuffle, naming Ramon Carrizales vice-president, and making 12 other cabinet changes. 2008 - A car bomb detonates, killing at least 4 and injuring 68, in Diyarbakir, Turkey. Police blame Kurdish rebels. 2008 - Death of Yo-Sam Choi, Korean boxer (born 1972). 2009 - A series of powerful earthquakes hits eastern Indonesia, the strongest with a magnitude of 7.6, north of the city of Manokwari in West Papua province. 2009 - Jett Travolta, 16-year-old son of American actor John Travolta, dies suddenly of a seizure while on a family holiday in the Bahamas. 2009 - At the Hollywood Wheels Fort Lauderdale auction, a 1965 Shelby 427 SC Cobra CSX 3021 sells for US$3,780,000. 2009 - Israel launches a ground invasion of the Gaza Strip as the Gaza War enters its second week. 2010 - The film Avatar, released on December 18, becomes the fastest movie ever to achieve US$1 billion in ticket sales around the world.         Your Ad Here         You can pick a particular day to view that day's events in history. Bookmark this URL:   http://thisdayinhistoryinfo.info/   and revisit each day. 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