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Today in History for 29th January 2023


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Historical Events

1840 - First Governor of New Zealand and co-author of the Treaty of Waitangi Captain William Hobson arrives in the Bay of Islands, NZ
1966 - Neil Simons, Coleman and Fields' musical "Sweet Charity" premieres at Palace Theater in NYC for 608 performances
1968 - Australian Championships Women's Tennis: American Billie Jean King beats home favourite Margaret Court 6-1, 6-2 for her 13th Grand Slam singles title
1972 - 5th ABA All-Star Game: East 142 beats West 115 at Louisville, Kentucky
1974 - 1974 NFL Draft: Ed Jones from Tennessee State first pick by Dallas Cowboys
2019 - US Postal Service suspends deliveries to ten states due to severity of the polar vortex

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Famous Birthdays

1632 - Johann Georg Graevius, German classical scholar and critic (d. 1703)
1937 - Bobby Scott, American composer, arranger and jazz singer ("He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother"), born in Mt Pleasant, New York (d. 1990)
1950 - Jody Scheckter, South African auto racer (World F1 Champion 1979), born in East London, South Africa
1955 - John Tate, American heavyweight boxer (Olympic bronze 1968)
1975 - Sara Gilbert, American actress (Darlene Conner-Roseanne), born in Santa Monica, California
1985 - Rag'n'Bone Man [Rory Charles Graham], English singer-songwriter (Human), born in Uckfield, England

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Famous Deaths

1993 - Michel Renault, French ballet dancer (Giselle), dies at 65
2004 - Otto Wilhelm Fischer, Austrian actor (Helden, Ich suche dich), dies of kidney disease at 88
2011 - Milton Babbitt, American mathematician, composer of serial and electronic music (Correspondences), and teacher (Princeton; Juilliard), dies at 94
2015 - Colleen McCullough, Australian author (Tim, Indecent Obsession, The Thorn Birds), dies at 77
2021 - Grady Gaines, American jazz, blues, and RandB tenor saxophonist (Little Richard; Sam Cooke, James Brown, Jackie Wilson), dies at 86
2022 - Rashid Byramji, Indian thoroughbred trainer (3,170 winners/230 classics; Elusive Pimpernel 22/23 starts; Squanderer 18/19 starts; Indian Derby x 10), dies at 88

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