This Day in History
January 28

What happened in history on this day: January 28? On January 28 in ... 814 - Charlemagne, German emperor/Roman Emperor (800-814), dies at age 71. 1077 - Pope Gregory VII pardons German emperor Heinrich IV. 1099 - First Crusaders begins siege of Hosn-el-Akrad Syria. 1119 - Gelasius II [Giovannis Caetani], pope (1118-19), dies. 1256 - Willem II Earl of Holland/German emperor (1238, 47-56), dies at age 22. 1262 - Flemish/Dutch coast ravaged by north western storm. 1393 - Earl of Joigny burned at royal ball. 1393 - Fire during Royal Ball at Paris, four die (Ball of the Ardents). 1457 - Birth of Henry VII Pembroke Castle, first Tudor king of England (1485-1509). 1495 - Pope gives his son Cesare Borgia as hostage to Charles VIII of France. 1528 - Philips of Cleve ruler of Ravenstein, dies. 1547 - 9-year-old Edward VI succeeds Henry VIII as king of England. 1547 - Henry VIII King of England (1509-47), dies at age 55. 1549 - Elia Levita German-Yiddish writer (Habachur), dies at about age 80. 1560 - John a Lasco [John Laski], Polish nobleman/reformed theologist, dies. 1561 - By Edict of Orleans persecution of French Huguenots is suspended. 1578 - Birth of Cornelis Haga Dutch lawyer/ambassador to Constantinople (1611-39). 1581 - James VI signs the second Confession of Faith in Scotland. 1582 - Birth of John Barclay Scottish satirist/poet (Euphormio's Satyricon, Argenis). 1595 - Sir Francis Drake English navigator/pirate (Porto Bello West Indies), dies at about age 50. 1600 - Birth of Clement IX [Giulio Rospigliosi], Pistoia, Italy, 238th pope (1667-69). 1606 - Carolus Gallus [Karel de Haan], Dutch lawyer/pastor/vicar, dies at age 85. 1608 - Birth of Giovanni Alfonso Borelli Naples Italy, mathematician/astronomer/physiologist. 1611 - Birth of Johannes Hevelius Danzig, astronomer (star cataloger). 1612 - Thomas Bodley diplomat/founder (Bodleian Library), dies. 1621 - Paulus V [Camillo Borghese], 233rd pope (1605-21), dies at age 68. 1627 - Birth of Alfonso Marsh composer. 1645 - Birth of Gottfried Vopelius; composer. 1687 - Johannes Hevelius astronomer (star cataloger), dies on 76th birthday. 1688 - Birth of Jan Maurits Quinkhard Dutch portrait painter. 1689 - English parliament ends king Charles II reign. 1691 - Birth of Johann Balthasar Konig composer. 1693 - Birth of Anna "Ivanovna" tsarina of Russia (1730-40). 1693 - Birth of Gregor Joseph Werner composer. 1702 - Birth of Hermanus Noordkerk Dutch lawyer. 1706 - Birth of John Baskerville English printer (typeface inventor). 1714 - Birth of Jean-Baptiste Pigalle French sculptor (Child with Pigeon). 1717 - Birth of Mustapha III Sultan of Turkey (1757-74). 1722 - Birth of Johann Ernst Bach composer. 1725 - Peter I "the Great" Romanov czar of Russia, dies at age 52. 1754 - Ludvig Holberg Danish lawyer/writer (Hendrig og Pernille), dies at age 69. 1756 - Birth of Hans Adolf Friedrich von Eschstruth composer. 1757 - Birth of Antonio Bartolomeo Bruni composer. 1768 - Birth of Frederick VI Danish king (1808-39); lost Norway to Sweden (1814). 1768 - John Wainwright composer, dies at age 44. 1782 - Jean-Baptiste-Bourguignon d'Anville French geographer, dies at age 84. 1784 - Birth of George HG Earl of Aberdeen English Secretary of State. 1787 - Philadelphia's Free Africa Society organizes. 1788 - Lord Gordon found guilty of libel of queen of France. 1791 - Birth of Louis-J-Ferdinand Hérold France, opera composer (Zampa). 1805 - Mihály Csokonai Vitéz Hungarian (stage)poet (Dorottya), dies at age 31. 1807 - London's Pall Mall is first street lit by gaslight. 1810 - Andrew Hofer Tyrolian rebel against French and Bavarians, shot dead. 1813 - Jan Joseph Rosler composer, dies at age 41. 1814 - Stendahl's first book is published. 1815 - Birth of Andrew Jackson Hamilton Brigadier General (Union volunteers), died in 1875. 1817 - Friedrich Ludwig Emilius Kunzen composer, dies at age 55. 1818 - Birth of George Sewall Boutwell MC (Union), died in 1905. 1819 - Sir Stamford Raffles first lands in Singapore. 1821 - Bellingshausen discovers Alexander Island off Antarctica. 1822 - Birth of Alexander MacKenzie (Liberal) second Prime Minister of Canada (1873-78). 1824 - William Kneass becomes third US chief engraver (1824-40). 1825 - Birth of George Edward Pickett Major General (Confederate Army), died in 1875. 1828 - Birth of Michel Abeloos Flemish sculptor. 1828 - Birth of Thomas Carmichael Hindman Major General (Confederate Army), died in 1868. 1829 - William Burke murderer/body snatcher, executed in Edinburgh. 1830 - The opera "Fra Diavolo" is produced (Paris). 1831 - Birth of Henry Brevard Davidson Brigadier General (Confederate Army), died in 1899. 1832 - Birth of Franz Wullner composer. 1833 - Birth of Charles George Gordon London England, military hero/general (China, Khartoum). 1838 - Aleksandr I Polezjajev Russian poet (Sasjka), dies at age 33. 1840 - Birth of Édouard Vaillant French socialist politician/communard. 1841 - Birth of Henry Stanley England, journalist/explorer (found Livingston in Africa). 1841 - Birth of Viktor Ernst Nessler composer. 1846 - Battle of Allwal, Brits beat Sikhs in Punjab (India). 1848 - King of Naples grants his subjects a constitution. 1851 - Northwestern University (Chicago) chartered. 1853 - Birth of José Martí y Perez Cuba, poet/essayist/politician. 1855 - Birth of William Seward Burroughs New York, inventor (recording adding machine). 1858 - John Brown organized raid on Arsenal at Harper's Ferry. 1860 - Britain formally returns Mosquito Coast to Nicaragua. 1864 - Battle of New Bern, North Carolina. 1865 - Birth of Kaarlo Juho Ståhlberg first President of Finland (1919-25). 1865 - President Jefferson Davis names three peace commissioners. 1868 - Adalbert Stifter Austrian author (Witiko), commits suicide at age 62. 1868 - Birth of Frederick Archibald Lamond composer. 1868 - Birth of Julian Aguirre composer. 1869 - Birth of Ozaki Kôyô Japan, novelist/essayist/haiku poet (The Heart). 1869 - Prudent-Louis Aubery du Boulley composer, dies at age 72. 1871 - Paris surrenders to Prussians. 1872 - In Samaxi (Shemakha), Azerbaijan (Azerbaydzhan, Russia), a magnitude 5.7 earthquake occurs. 188 killed. Samaxi almost completely destroyed; about 30,000 people left homeless. 1873 - Birth of "Sidonie Gabrielle" Colette Burgundy France, novelist (Cheri, Gigi). 1873 - Birth of M A Noble cricketer (great Australian all-rounder at turn of century). 1873 - Henry Hugo Pierson composer, dies at age 57. 1874 - Birth of Ernst Rabel Austrian/US law historian (Grundzüge). 1875 - Birth of Julian Antonio Carillo-Trujillo composer. 1878 - First telephone exchange (New Haven Connecticut). 1878 - Birth of Walter Kollo [Kollodziepski] German composer (Der Juxbaron). 1878 - George W Coy hired as first full-time telephone operator. 1878 - Yale Daily News published, first college daily newspaper. 1880 - Birth of Herbert Strudwick cricketer (England wicket-keeper before and after WWI). 1880 - Birth of Mary Boland Philadelphia Pennsylvania, US, comedienne/actress (Ruggles of Red Gap). 1881 - Battle at Laing's Neck Natal Boers beat superior powered British. 1884 - Birth of Auguste Piccard Switzerland, scientist/explorer (balloonist). 1884 - Birth of Lucien H d'Azambuja France, astronomer (chromosphere of sun). 1886 - Birth of Artur Rubinstein Lódz Poland, pianist. 1887 - Birth of Lily Theresa Strickland composer. 1887 - England all out for 45 vs Australia SCG, their lowest total ever. 1891 - Birth of Camille Melloy [Paepe], Belgian poet (Parfum des Buis). 1891 - Birth of Karel Boleslav Jirak composer. 1892 - Birth of Ernst Lubitsch Germany; actor (Love Parade). 1893 - Birth of Elliot Griffis composer. 1893 - Edward Mcdowell's "Hamlet and Ophelia" premieres in Boston. 1895 - François Certain de Canrobert French marshal, dies at age 85. 1896 - Joseph Barnby composer, dies at age 57. 1897 - Birth of Valentin Katayev Odessa Ukraine, novelist/playwright (Embezzled). 1898 - Alexandru Flechtenmacher composer, dies at age 74. 1898 - Birth of Vittorio Rieti composer. 1898 - Birth of Wies Moens Flemish writer/nazi. 1899 - American Social Science Association incorporated byUS Congress. 1899 - Birth of Zilner T Randolph jazz trumpeter/arranger. 1900 - Birth of Alexandre AM Stols [Chl van Halsbeke] publisher (History of Ecuador). 1900 - Birth of Anni Holdmann Germany, 100m runner (Olympics-1928). 1900 - Birth of Hermann Kesten German writer (Allert de Lange). 1900 - Birth of Michael Dewar Head composer. 1902 - Carnegie Institute founded in Washington DC. 1903 - Augusta Mary Anne Holmes composer, dies at age 55. 1903 - Birth of Dame Kathleen Lonsdale crystallographer (first woman in Royal Society). 1903 - Jean Robert Planquette composer, dies at age 54. 1904 - First college sports letters given to Seniors who played on University of Chicago's football team are awarded blankets with letter "C" on them. 1905 - Birth of Gaston Rébry Flemish cyclist. 1906 - Birth of Allan Walker actor/writer (Red Buttons Show). 1906 - Birth of Harry van Kruiningen [Henri A Janssen], painter/graphic artist. 1906 - Birth of Henry Foley cricketer (batted in New Zealand's first Test 1930). 1907 - Birth of Constantin Regamey composer. 1908 - Birth of Hans [Hendrik AJ] Tiemeijer Dutch actor/director/writer (Fear). 1909 - Birth of Lionel KP "Buster" Crabb British diver (WWII-George Medal). 1909 - US military forces leave Cuba for second time. 1910 - Birth of Arnold Moss Brooklyn New York; actor (Loves of Carmen, Kim, Québec, Viva Zapata). 1910 - Birth of John Banner Vienna Austria; actor (Sergeant Hans Schultz-Hogan's Heroes). 1910 - Jose Garcia Robles composer, dies at age 74. 1911 - Frenchman Henri Rougier wins first Rally of Monte Carlo. 1912 - Birth of Jackson Pollock Cody Wyoming, abstract artist (Lavender Mist). 1912 - Birth of William "Bill" Henson English diplomat (Prague 1939). 1913 - Birth of Jan Masseus composer. 1913 - Birth of Oliver Chesterton chartered surveyor. 1914 - First Millrose Games (athletics) held (New York City New York). 1914 - Beverly Hills, California, is incorporated. 1915 - First US ship lost in WWI, William P Frye (carrying wheat to United Kingdom). 1915 - US Coast Guard created from Life Saving and Revenue Cutter services. 1915 - US President Wilson refuses to prohibit immigration of illiterates. 1916 - First Jewish Supreme Court justice, Louis Brandeis, nominated. 1916 - Birth of Peter Crossley-Holland composer. 1916 - German colony of Cameroon surrenders to Britain and France. 1916 - The opera "Goyescas" is first performed (New York City New York). 1918 - Birth of Harry M Corbett Bradford, puppeteer/entertainer (Sooty, Some People). 1918 - Birth of Suzanne Flon Paris France, actress (One Deadly Summer, Moulin Rouge). 1918 - Birth of Trevor Skeet British Member of Parliament. 1918 - Birth of Vito Scotti San Francisco California; actor (Flying Nun, Barefoot in the Park). 1918 - Birth of Wilson Ferreira Aldunate Uruguayan politician/human rights worker. 1918 - John McCrae Canadian poet/physician, dies. 1918 - Strike on Berlin ammunitions factory. 1918 - Trotsky becomes leader of Reds. 1920 - Birth of James Whyte Moderator (General Assembly of Church of Scotland). 1921 - Birth of Alfred Marks actor/comedian (Desert Mice, Scream and Scream Again). 1922 - American Pro Football Association renamed "National Football League". 1922 - Birth of Robert W Holley US, biochemist, worked with RNA (Nobel '68). 1922 - J E Clair turns Green Bay franchise back to NFL. 1923 - First "Reichs Party" (NSDAP) forms in Munich. 1923 - Demonstration against a Dutch University in Ghent. 1923 - NSDAP first election in Munich. 1924 - Birth of Frank R Lautenberg (Senator-Democrat-New Jersey). 1924 - Simon Abramsz Dutch writer (Artist book), dies at age 56. 1925 - -46 degrees F (-43 degrees C), Pittsburgh New Hampshire (state record). 1925 - Birth of Henry Harris British professor of medicine. 1927 - Birth of Anthony Garner director (Conservative Central Office). 1927 - Birth of J D Hughes Principal (Ruskin College-Oxford). 1927 - Birth of James Callaghan British Member of Parliament. 1927 - Birth of Ronnie Scott jazz musician/club-owner. 1927 - Serbian-Croatian-Slavic government of Oezonowitsj falls. 1928 - Birth of MG Falcon CEO (Norwich Union Insurance Group). 1928 - Birth of Martin Sinnatt Major-General/Secretary (Kennel Club). 1928 - Birth of Slade Gorton (Senator-Republican-Washington, 1981-). 1928 - Christopher Hornsrud chosen Prime Minister of Norway at age 101. 1929 - Birth of Acker Bilk clarinetist (Stranger on the Shore). 1929 - Birth of Claes Oldenburg Stockholm Sweden, US pop artist (Happenings, Alphabet/Good Humor). 1929 - Birth of Richard Clement Charles Thomas rugby international/journalist. 1930 - Birth of David Morris British MEP. 1930 - Birth of Luis de Pablo composer. 1930 - Clarence Skelton Wimble cricket (score pair in Test for South Africa), dies. 1931 - Birth of Timothy Kitson former Member of Parliament. 1931 - Bradman scores 220 New South Wales vs Victoria, 308 minutes, 13 fours. 1932 - First US state unemployment insurance act enacted-Wisconsin. 1932 - Birth of David Thompson CEO (Gestetner Holdings). 1932 - Birth of Thomas J Bliley Jr (Representative-Republican-Virginia, 1981-). 1932 - Birth of W Parry O'Brien California, shot putter (Olympics-2 gold/silver-1952, 1956, 1960, 1964). 1932 - Birth of Windlesham Lord. 1932 - Franz Xavier Arens composer, dies at age 75. 1932 - Japan occupies Shanghai. 1933 - Birth of Sacha Distel Paris France, French singer. 1933 - Birth of Susan Sontag New York City, New York, essayist/novelist/film director (The Benefactor, 1966 Pol Award). 1933 - French government of Paul Boncour falls. 1933 - German government of Von Schleicher falls. 1933 - Theodor Birt [Beatus Rhenanus] German classicist/writer, dies at age 80. 1934 - First US ski tow (rope) begins operation (Woodstock Vermont). 1934 - Birth of B R White principal (Regent's Park College-Oxford). 1934 - Birth of Bill White US, first baseman (Saint Louis Cardinals)/ announcer (New York Yankees)/president (National League). 1935 - Birth of David John Lodge English writer (Soul and Bodies). 1935 - Birth of Leonid Grabovsky composer. 1935 - Birth of Manuel dos Santos Lima Angolian revolutionary/poet (Pele do Diabo). 1935 - Birth of Nicholas Pryor actor (Beverly Hills 90210). 1935 - Icelandic Law No. 38 legalizes abortion, within first 28 weeks, only if continued pregnancy poses threat to physical or mental health of woman. First country to allow abortion on these grounds. 1935 - Mikhail Mikhaylovich Ippolitov-Ivanov Russian composer, dies at age 75. 1936 - Birth of Alan Alda [Alphonso D'Abruzzo], New York City, New York; actor (Hawkeye Pierce-M*AS*H). 1936 - Birth of Bill Jordan British trade unionist. 1936 - Birth of Enid Castle principal (Cheltenham Ladies' College). 1936 - Birth of Jack Scott vocalist (My True Love). 1936 - Birth of Robert Suderburg composer. 1936 - Pravda criticizes Shostakovich's "Lady Macbeth" opera. 1937 - Birth of Ken Hill playwright/director. 1938 - Bernd Rosemeyer German race car driver, dies at age 28. 1938 - John Sharp cricketer (England bat 1909, also soccer international), dies. 1939 - Birth of John M Fabian Goosecreek Texas, Colonel USAF/astronaut (STS 7, STS 51G). 1939 - William Butler Yeats Irish poet (Nobel), dies in France at age 73. 1941 - Birth of Joel Crothers Cincinnati Ohio; actor (Dr Miles Cavanaugh-Edge of Night, Dark Shadows). 1941 - Vichy France ceases hostilities with Siam. 1942 - Birth of Hansdjürgen Bäumler Germany, pairs ice skater (Olympics-silver-1968). 1942 - General Timoshenko's troops move into Ukraine. 1942 - German troops occupy Benghazi Libya. 1942 - Pablo Luna y Carne composer, dies at age 61. 1943 - Birth of Dick Taylor rock vocalist (Pretty Thing-Cry to Me). 1943 - Birth of Jean Knight rocker. 1943 - Birth of John Beck Chic; actor (Mark-Dallas, Flamingo Road, Santa Barbara). 1943 - Birth of Susan Howard Marshall Texas, actress (Donna-Dallas, Petrocelli). 1943 - Chicago Blackhawks beats New York Rangers 10-1, Max Bentley scores four goals. 1943 - Forward Doug Bentley sets NHL record with five points in a game. 1944 - 683 British bombers attack Berlin. 1944 - Birth of Arnold Mühren Dutch pop bassist/singer (The Cats-Sailin' Home). 1944 - Birth of Brian Keenan New York City, New York, rock drummer (Chamber Brothers-Time Has Come Today). 1944 - Birth of James Cran British Member of Parliament. 1944 - Birth of John Edmonds British trade unionist. 1944 - Birth of John Tavener composer (The Whale). 1944 - Birth of Martin Fried rocker (Cyrkle-Red Rubber Ball). 1944 - Leonard Bernstein's "Jeremiah" premieres in Pittsburgh. 1944 - U-271 and U-571 sunk off Ireland. 1945 - Birth of Nick Raynsford British Member of Parliament. 1945 - Dutch airplanes dump pamphlets on Java. 1945 - General "Vinegar Joe" Stillwell and truck convoy reopen Burma Road to China. 1945 - Philip "Felix" Bekkers actor (We Go on Trip), dies at age 37. 1945 - American troops regain the front lines against the Germans held on December 16. Allied armies suffered about 83,000 casualties, and lost about 800 tanks. Germany lost over 100,000 men, 800 tanks, and 1000 aircraft. 1945 - Swedish ships bring food to starving Netherlands. 1946 - Birth of Renne Jarrett Brooklyn New York, actress (Nancy). 1946 - Birth of Rick Allen Arkansas, rock bassist (Box Tops-Letter). 1947 - "Bay Psalm" book auctioned for a record $151,000. 1947 - Birth of MJ Ainsworth CEO (Institute of Chartered Secretaries). 1947 - Birth of Valerie Bragg principal (City Technology College-Kingshurst). 1947 - Reynaldo Hahn composer, dies at age 72. 1948 - Birth of Gareth Roscoe legal adviser (BBC). 1948 - Birth of Mamoru Mohri Yoichi-machi Hokkaido Japan, astronaut (STS 47). 1949 - Birth of Thomas J Downey (Representative-Democrat-New York, 1975-). 1949 - Gustaf Lazarus Nordqvist composer, dies at age 62. 1949 - New York Giants sign their first black players, Monte Irvin and Ford Smith. 1949 - United Nations Security council condemns Dutch aggression in Indonesia. 1950 - Birth of Barbi Benton [Klein], California, Playboy model/actress (Hee Haw, Sugar Time!). 1950 - Birth of David Carl Hilmer Iowa, Colonel USMC/astronaut (STS 51-J, 26, 36, 42). 1950 - Birth of Glyn Ford British MEP. 1950 - Preston Tucker, auto maker, found not guilty of mail fraud. 1951 - "La Vie Commence Demain", which depicted artificial insemination and is the first X-rated movie, opened in London. 1951 - Birth of Gordon Prentice British Member of Parliament. 1951 - Birth of Leonid Konstantinovich Kadenyuk Kkishkov Ukraine, astronaut (STS 87). 1951 - Birth of Susan Buckner Seattle Washington, actress (George-Hardy Boys). 1951 - Birth of William Nelson Jr US bassist (Connections and Disconnections). 1951 - US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site. 1953 - Birth of Debbie Steinbach LPGA golfer. 1953 - Birth of Michael Day rocker. 1954 - Birth of Anicee Alvina Paris France, actress (Friends). 1954 - Birth of Shawn Murray rock drummer (Mink Deville). 1956 - Birth of Peter Schilling Stuttgart Germany, rocker (Major Tom-Coming Home). 1956 - Elvis Presley's first TV appearance (Dorsey Brothers Stage Show). 1957 - Tonight! America After Dark premieres, with Jack Lescoulie and Al (Jazzbo) Collins on NBC (between Steve Allen and Jack Paar). 1957 - Birth of Harley Jane Kozak; actress (Arachnophobia, Necessary Roughness). 1957 - Birth of Nick Price in Durban, South Africa; PGA golfer (1991 Byron Nelson Classic). 1957 - Fred Stein, TV panelist (Live Begins at 80), dies at age 88. 1958 - Construction begins on first private thorium-uranium nuclear reactor. 1958 - Brooklyn Dodgers' catcher Roy Campanella is paralyzed in an automobile wreck. 1959 - Birth of Dave Sharp; rock guitarist (Alarm - "In the Summertime"). 1959 - Joseph Sprinzak, Speaker of Israel Knesset (1949-59), dies at age 73. 1959 - Soviet Union wins 62-37 for first international basketball loss by US. 1959 - Viktor Joseph Keldorfer, composer, dies at age 85. 1960 - First photograph bounced off Moon, from Washington DC. 1960 - Birth of John Caliri in Providence, Rhode Island, USA; actor (Vinnie - Square Pegs, Double Trouble). 1960 - Goon Show's final episode on BBC. 1960 - Jacques de Menasce, composer, dies at age 54. 1960 - NFL announces Dallas Cowboys (1960) and Minnesota Vikings (1961) franchises. 1961 - Republic of Rwanda proclaimed. 1962 - Birth of Keith Hamilton Cobb in Tarrytown, New York, USA; actor (Noah Keefer - All My Children). 1962 - Birth of Michael Cage; NBA forward/center (Cleveland Cavaliers, New Jersey Nets). 1962 - Birth of Sam Phillips; singer/actress (Die Hard with a Vengeance). 1962 - Johanne Relleke gets stung by bees 2,443 times in Rhodesia and survives. 1963 - -34 degrees F (-37 degrees C) in Cynthiana, Kentucky, USA (state record). 1963 - Birth of Colleen Harp in Washington DC, USA; WPVA volleyballer (US Open-9th-1994). 1963 - Birth of Danny Spitz; heavy metal guitarist (Anthrax - "Protest and Survive"). 1963 - Birth of Denise Beillmann in Switzerland; figure skater (Olympics-4th-1980). 1963 - Jean Felix Piccard, swiss explorer, dies on his 79th birthday. 1964 - Birth of Dwight Stone; NFL receiver/running back (Carolina Panthers, Green Bay Packers). 1964 - Birth of Emlyn Aubrey; PGA golfer (1995 Nestles-25th). 1965 - Jef van Durme, composer, dies at age 57. 1965 - Johan Fiolet, Dutch actor/director, dies at age 63. 1965 - The Who rock group make their first appearance on British TV. 1965 - Tich Freeman, cricket (3776 FC wickets leg-spin, 304 in 1928), dies. 1966 - Birth of Jeff Uhlenhake; NFL center (New Orleans Saints, Washington Redskins). 1966 - Birth of Michal Pivonka in Kladno, Czechoslovakia; NHL center (Washington Capitals). 1967 - Birth of Peter Hofstede; Dutch soccer player (Roda JC, FC Utrecht). 1967 - Birth of Tom Hodson; NFL quarterback (New Orleans Saints). 1967 - Stanley Coen, cricket (two Tests for South Africa, hs 41 not out, avg 50), dies. 1968 - 29th PGA Seniors Golf Championship: Chandler Harper. 1968 - Birth of Henry Hering in Pointe-Claire, Québec, Canada; rower (Olympics-9-1992, 1996). 1968 - Birth of Marnie McBean in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada; rower (Olympics-gold-1992, 1996). 1968 - Birth of Sarah McLachlan; folk singer (Fumbling Towards Ecstasy). 1968 - Goose Goslin and Kiki Cuyler elected to baseball Hall of Fame. 1969 - Second ABA All-Star Game: West 133 beats East 127 at Louisville. 1969 - Barbara Jo Rubin becomes first woman jockey to win in North America. 1969 - Birth of Giorgio Lamberti; Italian free style swimmer (world record 200m). 1969 - Birth of John Veenhof; Dutch soccer player (FC Groningen). 1970 - Birth of Barry Minter; NFL middle linebacker (Chicago Bears). 1970 - Birth of Donald Tardy; American death metal drummer (Obituary, Cause of Death). 1970 - Birth of James Atkins; NFL tackle (Seattle Seahawks). 1970 - Birth of Mike Chalenski; NFL defensive tackle (Philadelphia Eagles). 1970 - Lubomír Strougal succeeds Cernik as premier of Czechoslovakia. 1970 - Tommy Andrews of Australia, 16 Tests 1921-26 cricketer (592 runs), dies. 1972 - Adriaan B "Jaap" Wagemaker, Dutch sculptor, dies at age 66. 1972 - Birth of Carey Bender; NFL running back (Buffalo Bills). 1972 - Birth of Elena Baranova; WNBA center (Utah Starzz). 1972 - Birth of Frank Garcia; NFL center (Green Bay Packers, Carolina Panthers). 1972 - Oral Roberts' Eddie Woods grabs 30 rebounds for second consecutive game. 1973 - Barnaby Jones premieres on CBS TV. 1973 - Birth of Bronwyn Thompson; Australian rower (Olympics-1996). 1973 - Birth of Jerome Allen; NBA guard (Minnesota Timberwolves). 1973 - Birth of Joe Stephens; NBA forward (Houston Rockets). 1973 - Birth of Robert Braknis in Montréal, Québec, Canada; 100m backstroke/4 x 100 (Olympics-1996). 1973 - Henry Boucha of the Detroit Red Wings, scores 6 seconds into a game vs Montreal Canadiens. 1973 - John Banner, actor (Schultz - Hogan's Heroes), dies on 62nd birthday. 1973 - Mickey Welch, George Kelly, and Billy Evans elected to Baseball Hall of Fame. 1974 - Birth of Derrick Mayes; NFL wide receiver (Green Bay Packers-Super Bowl XXXI). 1974 - Birth of Jermaine Dye in Oakland, California, USA; outfielder (Atlanta Braves). 1974 - Birth of Tony Delk; NBA guard (San Francisco Warriors). 1974 - Birth of Vitaly Tregubov; hockey defenseman (Team Kazakhstan Olympics-1998). 1974 - Birth of Zack Bronson; safety (San Francisco 49ers). 1974 - Dino Buzzati, writer, dies at age 67. 1974 - Sam Thompson, Jim Bottomley, and Jocko Conlan elected to Baseball Hall of Fame. 1975 - 8th ABA All-Star Game: East 151 beats West 124 at San Antonio. 1975 - Antonin Novótny, Czechoslovakian President (1957-68), dies at age 70. 1975 - Birth of Anne Montminy in Montréal, Québec, Canada; 10m diver (Olympics-17-1992, 1996). 1975 - Birth of Julian Dean in Waihi, New Zealand; team pursuit cyclist (Olympics-1996). 1976 - Chris Kenner, rocker (I Like it Like That), dies. 1976 - Erapalli Prasanna takes 8-76 to rip through New Zealand at Eden Park. 1977 - Burt Mustin, actor (All in the Family, Andy Griffith Show), dies at age 92. 1978 - Fantasy Island starring Ricardo Montalban premieres on ABC TV. 1978 - Birth of Helga Bauer Salas; Miss Bolivia-Universe (1997). 1978 - New York Rangers' Don Murdoch fails on fourth penalty shot against New York Islanders. 1979 - Wiz closes at Majestic Theater New York City, New York after 1672 performances. 1980 - Birth of Nick Carter; singer (Backstreet Boys). 1980 - Death of Franco Evangelisti, Italian composer (born 1926). 1980 - Birth of Nick Carter; American singer, member of Backstreet Boys. 1980 - 37th Golden Globes: Dustin Hoffman and Sally Field win. 1981 - Birth of Elijah Wood in Cedar Rapids, Iowa; American actor and music producer (Radio Flyer, Good Son). 1981 - Olympic Glory oil tanker at Galveston Bay, Texas, spills one million gallons of oil in a ship collision. 1981 - William J Casey becomes the 13th director of US Central Intelligence Agency (until 1987). 1982 - US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site. 1982 - Wally Boag gives his last performance at the Golden Horseshoe Revue at Disneyland. He did the show almost continuously since its opening in 1955, putting him in the Guiness Book of Records for the most number of performances of a show. 1982 - In Padua, Italy, U.S. Brigadier General James L. Dozier is rescued by Italian anti-terrorism forces after 42 days of captivity under the Red Brigades. 1983 - Billy Fury, British Rock 'n' Roll artist ("That'll Be the Day"), dies at age 42 of heart failure (born 1940). 1983 - Death of Frank Forde, fifteenth Prime Minister of Australia (born 1890). 1984 - Los Angeles Kings stop Wayne Gretzky's 51-game scoring streak. 1984 - Mr Glynn Wolfe marries for non-bigamous record 26th time, Las Vegas, Nevada. 1984 - Record 295,000 dominoes toppled, Fuerth, West Germany. 1984 - Birth of Andre Iguodala, American basketball player. 1984 - 41st Golden Globes: Thornbirds wins. 1984 - John Macvane, newscaster (United or Not), dies at age 71. 1985 - In Hollywood, California, the charity single "We Are the World" is recorded by USA for Africa. 1985 - Birth of Athina Onassis, daughter of Christina. 1986 - The Texas Rangers sign free-agent catcher Darrell Porter to a one-year contract. 1986 - Uptown... It's Hot! opens at Lunt-Fontanne Theater in New York City, New York for 24 performances. 1986 - 25th Space Shuttle mission (51L) - Challenger 10 explodes 73 seconds after liftoff. Killed are: Christa McAuliffe (teacher), Dr Judith Arlene Resnik, USAF Major Ellison S Onizuka Hawaii, USAF Francis R Scobee Washington, payload specialist Gregory B. Jarvis, USN Commander Michael J Smith, Ronald E McNair. 1986 - Angolan Unity Leader Jonas Savimbi visits Washington, DC. 1987 - Birth of Chelsea Brummet; American actress. 1987 - US Foreign minister George Shultz meets African National Congress-leader Oliver Tambo. 1987 - Wrestler Jim Neidhart indicted for assaulting a flight attendant. 1988 - Sarafina! opens at Cort Theater in New York City, New York for 597 performances. 1988 - Canada's Supreme Court declares anti-abortion law unconstitutional. 1988 - Death of Klaus Fuchs in Dresden, East Germany; physicist, worked on British and American atomic bomb projects, passed information to the Soviet Union. 1989 - 46th Golden Globes: Rain Man, Working Girl. 1989 - 63rd Australian Open Women's Tennis: Steffi Graf beats Helena Sukova (6-4, 6-4). 1989 - Boon completes 7th Test century, 149 vs West Indies at SCG. 1990 - Independent on Sunday begins publishing in London, England. 1990 - 78th Australian Men's Tennis: Ivan Lendl beats Stefan Edberg (4-6, 7-6, 5-2-retire). 1990 - East German agreement to form all-party government. 1990 - The San Francisco 49ers defend their NFL Championship, winning their fourth Super Bowl overall with a 55-10 win over the Denver Broncos in Super Bowl XXIV at the Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans, Louisiana. Most Valuable Player is quarterback Joe Montana of the 49ers. 1991 - A Closer Look with Faith Daniels premieres on NBC-TV. 1991 - 18th American Music Awards: M C Hammer and Janet Jackson. 1991 - Boon completes 9th Test century, 121 vs England at Adelaide. 1991 - Dale Long, hit home runs in 8 consecutive games, dies at age 66. 1991 - Dictator Siad Barre flees Somalia ending 22 year rule. 1992 - Boon completes 12th Test century, 135 vs India at Adelaide. 1992 - Clark Tippet, dancer/choreographer, dies at age 37. 1992 - Nahman Avigad, Israeli archaeologist (Discovering Jerusalem), dies at age 86. 1992 - Stan Hansen beats Jumbo Tsuruta to win All Japan Triple Crown. 1993 - Aben Kandel, screenwriter (Dinner at 8), dies of heart failure at age 96. 1993 - John Steadman, actor (Gator, Fade to Black), dies of lung ailment 83. 1993 - The demilitarized zone between Norway and Sweden is agreed by the two countries to no longer be needed. It was initiated by the 1905 convention, at 15-km wide on both sides of the border. 1994 - Actress Lorraine Bracco (39) weds actor Edward James Olmos (46). 1994 - Hal Smith, American actor (Otis Campbell - Andy Griffith Show), dies at age 77 (born 1916). 1994 - Helicopter crashes into office building in San Jose, California, one dead. 1994 - Hermanus P "Piet" Mulder, Dutch journalist (Het Parool), dies at age 79. 1994 - Inna Lassovskaja jumps ladies world record (14.78m). 1994 - William Levitt, builder (Levittown), dies of kidney failure at age 86. 1995 - 69th Australian Open Women's Tennis: Mary Pierce beats Arantxa Sanchez Vicario (6-3, 6-2). 1995 - 83rd Australian Open Men's Tennis: Andre Agassi beats Pete Sampras (4-6, 6-1, 7-6, 6-4). 1995 - Barrie Wilson, academic, dies at age 59. 1995 - George Woodcock, author, dies at age 82. 1995 - James P Grant, US director of UNICEF (1980-95), dies at age 72. 1995 - Jim Gilbert, artist, dies at age 61. 1995 - Memphis Mad Dogs granted Canadian Football League's 13th franchise. 1995 - Philip H Burton Welsh, producer/Richard Burton's teacher, dies at age 80. 1995 - Walter Ernest Allen, writer/critic, dies at age 83. 1996 - Hello Dolly! closes at Lunt-Fontanne Theater in New York City, New York after 118 performances. 1996 - 84th Australian Men's Tennis: Boris Becker beats Michael Chang (6-2, 6-4, 2-6, 6-2). 1996 - Burne Hogarth, strip-cartoon artist, dies at age 84. 1996 - Dan Duva, boxing promoter, dies at age 44. 1996 - Jerry Siegel, American comic book writer (Superman), dies at age 81 (born 1914). 1996 - John Mosely, recording expert/entrepreneur, dies at age 81. 1996 - Joseph Brodsky, Russian-born poet, Nobel Prize laureate, dies at age 55 (born 1940). 1996 - The Dallas Cowboys become the first NFL franchise to win three Super Bowls in a span of four seasons, as they defeat the Pittsburgh Steelers 27-17 in Super Bowl XXX at Sun Devil Stadium in Tempe, Arizona. It is the Cowboys' 5th Super Bowl championship. Larry Brown, Defensive Back, is named Most Valuable Player. 1996 - U San Yu, soldier/politician, President of Burma in (1981-88), dies at age 77. 1996 - Victor "Toby" Neuberg, teacher/writer, dies at age 71. 1997 - James Colin Ross Welch, journalist, dies at age 72. 1997 - Pietro Cavallero, bandit, dies at age 68. 1997 - Vivien Signy, nurse, dies at age 80. 1998 - Michelangelo's "Christ and the Woman of Samaria", sold for $7.4 million. 1998 - Ford Motor Company announces the buyout of Volvo Cars for $6.45 billion. 1998 - Death of Shotaro Ishinomori, Japanese Manga artist, "Father of Henshin heroes." (born 1938). 1998 - Gunmen hold at least 400 children and teachers hostage for several hours, at an elementary school in Manila, Philippines. 1999 - Death of Markey Robinson, Irish painter (born 1918). 2001 - Death of Curt Blefary, baseball player (born 1943). 2001 - Super Bowl XXXV: The Baltimore Ravens beat the New York Giants 34-7. 2002 - Astrid Lidgren dies peacefully in her apartment in Stockholm, Sweden. About 130 million of her books are in circulation, translated into 86 languages. 2002 - Death of Dick "Night Train" Lane, American football player (born 1928). 2004 - The findings of the Hutton Inquiry are published in London. The British Government is found not to have falsified information in the "sexed up dossier". The report criticizes the BBC's role in the death of David Kelly, a weapons expert on Iraq. 2006 - Death of Yitzchak Kadouri, Iraqi-born rabbi (born 1900). 2006 - A trade hall roof collapses in Katowice, Poland, killing 65 people. 2007 - (to February 4) The 2007 Asian Winter Games are held in Changchun, China. 2007 - A battle between insurgents and U.S.-backed Iraqi troops kills 300 suspected terrorists in Najaf, Iraq. 2007 - Death of Cyril Demarne, British wartime firefighter (born 1905). 2007 - Death of Hsu Wei Lun, Taiwanese actress (born 1978). 2008 - In Florida, USA, the Rupublican caucuses choose John McCain as candidate for the presidential election on November. The Democratic caucuses choose Hillary Clinton. You can pick a particular day to view that day's events in history. Bookmark this URL:   http://www.islandnet.com/~kpolsson/thisday/   and revisit each day. (this URL will automatically re-direct to the file containing the current day's events) Or, visit my Timelines of History page. Other web pages of interest: Chronology of World History