Historical Events
236 - St Fabian begins his reign as Catholic Pope
1840 - Penny Post mail system starts
1911 - Trumper scored double cricket ton v South Africa, goes on to get 214
1928 - G/I Gershwin/Romberg/Wodehouse's musical "Rosalie," premieres in NYC
1947 - "Finian's Rainbow" opens at 46th St Theater NYC for 725 performances
2011 - Ian McKellen officially confirms that he will reprise the role of Gandalf in "The Hobbit" film adaptations
Famous Birthdays
1918 - Arthur Chung, President of Guyana (d. 2008)
1931 - Ron Galella, celebrity photographer (sued by Jackie O)
1953 - Pat Benatar, [Andrezejewski], Brooklyn New York, American singer (Hell Is for Children)
1955 - Luci Martin, rocker vocalist (Chic)
1959 - Fran Walsh, New Zealand screenwriter
1978 - Brent Smith, American singer (Shinedown)
Famous Deaths
1778 - Carolus Linaeus "Carl von Linne", Swedish botanist/explorer, dies at 70
1855 - Mary Russell Mitford, Engl playwright/poet (Julian), dies at 67
1908 - Anna S Barbiers, Dutch actress (Klaasje Zevenster), dies at 65
1951 - Athos Palma, composer, dies at 59
1960 - Jack Laviolette, Canadian ice hockey player (b. 1879)
1989 - Colin Winchester, Australian Assistant Police Commissioner, murdered (b. 1933)
from Today in History | HistoryOrb.com http://ift.tt/Wv4SrH
No comments:
Post a Comment