CoM Moderators Posted January 27, 2023 Share Posted January 27, 2023 Historical Events 1915 - US Marines occupy Haiti1939 - First flight of the Lockheed P-38 Lightning1944 - Siege of Leningrad lifted by the Soviets after 880 days and more than 2 million Russians killed1963 - Sam Rice, Eppa Rixey, Elmer Flick, and John Clarkson elected to Baseball Hall of Fame1992 - "Crazy He Calls Me" opens at Walter Kerr Theater NYC for 7 performances1997 - 24th American Music Awards: Toni Braxton and Alanis Morissette winMore Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1889 - Balthasar van der Pol, Dutch physicist (Comparison of Van der Pol), born in Utrecht , Netherlands (d. 1959)1912 - E. R. Braithwaite, diplomat and writer (To Sir with Love), born in Georgetown, British Guiana (d. 2016)1929 - Gastón Suárez, Bolivian novelist (d. 1984)1948 - Kim Gardner, English rock bassist (Ashton, Gardner and Dyke), born in London (d. 2001)1954 - Joko Ninomiya, Japanese martial artist, born in Yawatahama, Ehime, Japan1970 - Carlos Javier Bernardo, Dutch princeMore Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1540 - Angela Merici, Italian religious educator, founder of the Ursuline Order of nuns, and Roman Catholic saint, dies at 651927 - Georgios Grivas, Cyprus-born general in the Greek Army1972 - Richard Courant, German-American mathematician, dies at 842000 - Mae Faggs Starr, American athlete, 4x100m runner (Olympic gold 1952), dies at 672006 - Roger Durham Hannay, American composer and teacher, dies at 752017 - Benny Barth, American session and touring jazz drummer, dies at 86More Famous Deaths » Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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