Monday, 12 January 2015

Today in History for 12th January 2015

Historical Events


1493 - Last day for all Jews to leave Sicily

1970 - Biafran War ends, Biafra surrenders to Nigeria

1971 - Fed grand jury indicts Rev Philip Berrigan and 5 others, including a nun and 2 priests, on charges of plotting to kidnap Henry Kissinger

1971 - "All in the Family" premieres on CBS featuring 1st toilet flush on TV

1977 - Anti-French demonstrations takes place in Israel after Paris released Abu Daoud, responsible 1972 Munich massacre of Israeli athletes

1992 - Last building in Gateway area in Cleveland is demolished


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Famous Birthdays


1896 - David Wechsler, American psychologist (d.1981)

1910 - Charles Martin, cartoonist

1924 - Jan Willem Radecker, sculptor/son of John Raedecker

1967 - Ulf Dahlen, Ostersund SWE, NHL forward (Team Sweden, San Jose)

1970 - Raekwon, American rapper

1975 - Jason Freese, American musician


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Famous Deaths


1519 - Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor (b. 1459)

1781 - Richard Challoner, English Catholic prelate (b. 1691)

1829 - Michael Gottard Fischer, composer, dies at 55

1991 - Vasco Pratolini, Italy, writer (Ragazze di San Frediano), dies at 77

2003 - Maurice Gibb, guitarist of the Bee Gees, dies of cardiac arrest at 53

2005 - Edmund S. Valtman, Estonian-born cartoonist (b. 1914)


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