TODAY’S HISTORY
1773
First public museum established in North American colonies
(Charlestown, SC)
1808
The organizational meeting that led to the creation of the
Wernerian Natural History Society, a former Scottish learned society, is held
in Edinburgh
1866
The Royal Aeronautical Society is formed in London
1904
Southwest Africa uprising under Samuel Maherero against
German garrison
1911
The University of the Philippines College of Law is formally
established; three future Philippine presidents are among the first enrollees
1933
US Congress recognize independence Philippines
1948
1st Supermarket in UK opens
1948
Mahatma Gandhi begins his final fast
1950
USSR re-introduces death penalty for treason, espionage
& sabotage
1954
Queen Elizabeth II opens New Zealand parliament
1957
Southern Christian Leadership Council (SCLC) founded
1965
At 10:58 am PST burn up a nuclear rocket in Nevada
1966
"Batman", starring Adam West as Batman, Burt Ward
as Robin, and Cesar Romero as The Joker, debuts on ABC
1966
3 British Members of Parliament are attacked in a hotel in
Salisbury, Rhodesia (now Harare, Zimbabwe)
1970
Nigerian civil war ends, Biafra surrenders to Nigeria
1976
UN Security Council votes 11-1 to seat Palestine Liberation
Organisation
1979
6th American Music Awards: Barry Manilow, Linda Ronstadt win
1991
Largest crowd to watch Atlantic Coast Womens Basketball game
(11,520)
1991
US Congress gives George H. W. Bush authority to wage war
against Iraq
1995
Major earthquake kills 5,092 in Kobe Japan
1997
Space Shuttle STS 81 (Atlantis 18), launches into space
1998
Nineteen European nations agree to forbid human cloning
2005
Deep Impact (space mission) launches from Cape Canaveral on
a Delta 2 rocket.
2006
A stampede during the Stoning the Devil ritual on the last
day at the Hajj in Mina, Saudi Arabia, kills at least 362 Muslim pilgrims.
2009
Cristiano Ronaldo is awarded 2008 FIFA World Player of the
Year at a ceremony in Zurich
2010
Earthquake occurs in Haiti killing 230,000 and destroying
the majority of the capital Port-au-Prince
2015
Cristiano Ronaldo of Real Madrid C.F. wins the FIFA Ballon
d'Or for the best player of the year
TODAY’S BIRTHDAYS
1832
Richard Waterhouse Jr, Brigadier General (Confederate Army),
(d. 1876)
1871
Paul Guthnick, German astronomer
1877
Frank J. Corr, American politician (d. 1934)
1893
Hermann Goering, Rosenheim Bavaria, leading Nazi politician
and party member
1902
Ibn Abdul-Aziz Saud, Kuwait, king (Saudi Arabia)
1910
Luise Rainer, Austria, actress (Escapade, Good Earth, Big
City)
1914
Edward John Gurney, American politician, US senator
(1969-74), born in Portland, Maine (d. 1996)
1916
Jay McShann, American musician (d. 2006)
1925
Ralph Legall, cricket wicket-keeper (WI v India 1954)
1934
Burdette Haldorson, US, basketball player (Olympic-gold-1956,
60)
1939
Helmut Eisendle, writer
1944
Joe Frazier, Beaufort South Carolina, HW boxer
(Olympic-gold-1964)/champ (1968-73)
1948
Kenny Allen, English footballer
1950
Marilyn R Smith, American microbiologist, born in Americus,
Georgia
1954
Howard Stern, Roosevelt NY, "Radio's Bad Boy"
(WKRK, WYSP, WJFK)
1960
Rob Derksen, Australian baseball head coach (Olympics-1996)
1962
Richie Richardson, cricketer (elegant West Indian batsman
1983-95)
1981
Dan Klecko, American football player
1982
Sherzod Abdurahmonov, Uzbekistanian boxer
1982
Chris Ray, American baseball player
1993
Zayn Malik, Bradford West Yorkshire, British pop singer (One
Direction)
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