Historical Events
1933 - "Lone Ranger" begins a 21-year run on ABC radio
1952 - Paul Creston's 4th Symphony, premieres
1983 - Super Bowl XVII: Wash Red Skins beat Miami Dolphins, 27-17 in Pasadena Super Bowl MVP: John Riggins, Washington, RB
1993 - 100,000 Europeans demonstrate against fascism and racism
1995 - Kevin Eubanks officially becomes band leader of "Tonight Show"
1998 - All-Star Fla Marlin catcher Darren Daulton, retires
Famous Birthdays
1900 - Martita Hunt, Argentina, actress (Man in Grey, Becket)
1931 - Allan W. Eckert, American historian, naturalist, and author
1939 - Eleanor Smeal, feminist/pres (NOW)
1942 - Christopher Howes, Crown Estate Second Commissioner
1948 - Paul Magee, Provisional Irish Republican Army member
1982 - Jorge Cantu, Mexican baseball player
Famous Deaths
1584 - Jonker Wigbold van Ewsum, mister of Nienoord, dies in battle
1774 - Jean-Pierre Guignon, composer, dies at 71
1982 - Lightnin' Hopkins, American musician (b. 1912)
1994 - Jan L N Schaefer, Dutch undersecretary of Housing (PvdA), dies at 53
1999 - Ed Herlihy, American broadcaster (b. 1909)
2001 - Joseph Ransohoff, the father of modern neurosurgery (b. 1915)
from Today in History | HistoryOrb.com http://ift.tt/117j9n4
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