Tuesday, 24 March 2015

Today in History for 24th March 2015

Historical Events


1882 - German scientist Robert Koch discovers bacillus cause of TB

1979 - Columbia flown on carrier aircraft lands at Kennedy Space Center

1984 - Andrea Schone skates ladies world record 5 km (7:34.52)

1984 - Igor Malkov skates world record 10 km (14:21.51)

1985 - 5th Golden Raspberry Awards: Bolero wins

1996 - 16th Golden Raspberry Awards: Showgirls wins


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Famous Birthdays


1628 - Sophie Amalie of Brunswick-Lüneburg, queen of Denmark and Norway (d. 1685)

1829 - George Francis Train, American businessman (d. 1904)

1906 - John Cameron Swayze, news correspondent/spokesman (Timex) [OS]

1951 - Kenneth S Reightler Jr, Patuxent R Md, Cmdr USN/astro (STS 48, 60)

1960 - Barry Horowitz, American professional wrestler

1977 - Olivia Burnette, San Clemente California, actress (Torkelsons)


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Famous Deaths


1381 - Saint Catharine of Sweden, Swedish saint

1603 - Elizabeth I Tudor, [Virgin Queen], of England and Ireland (1558-1603), dies at 69

1911 - Matthew Stanley Robison, president (Cardinals), dies

1953 - Mary, [Victoria Mary] of Teck, Queen of Great Britain and consort of George V, dies at 85

1976 - Bernard L Montgomery, British General, defeated Rommel, dies at 88

2002 - César Milstein, Argentine scientist, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (b. 1927)


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