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Today in History for 31st January 2023


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Historical Events

1679 - Jean-Baptiste Lully's opera "Bellerophon" premieres at the Palais-Royal in Paris
1982 - NFL Pro Bowl, Aloha Stadium, Honolulu, HI: AFC beats NFC, 16-13; MVPs: Co-MVPs: Kellen Winslow, San Diego Chargers, TE; Lee Roy Selmon, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, DE
1988 - Super Bowl XXII, Jack Murphy Stadium, San Diego, CA: Washington Redskins beat Denver Broncos, 42-10; MVP: Doug Williams, Washington, QB
1990 - Jushin "Thunder" Liger beats Naoki Sano to become New Japan IWGP champ
2012 - Leonard Cohen releases his album "Old Ideas", becomes No.1 in 10 countries
2013 - 36 people are killed and 126 are injured in an explosion at Torre Ejecutiva Pemex, Mexico

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Famous Birthdays

1902 - Julian Steward, American anthropologist (cultural ecology), born in Washington D. C. (d. 1972)
1916 - Frank Parker, American tennis player (4-time Grand Slam winner), born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin (d. 1997)
1946 - Subroto Guha, Indian cricketer (right arm swing bowler for India 1967-69), born in India
1960 - Grant Morrison, British comic book author, born in Glasgow, United Kingdom
1971 - Patrick Kielty, Northern Irish comedian, born in Dundrum, United Kingdom
1972 - Reinier Robbemond, Dutch soccer player (Dordrecht '90), born in Dordrecht, Netherlands

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Famous Deaths

1615 - Claudio Aquaviva, Italian Jesuit priest (5th Superior General of the Society of Jesus), dies at 71
1974 - Harry Baum, actor (Crime and Punishment), dies at 58
1976 - Buster Brown, American blues singer and harmonica player (Fannie Mae), dies at 64
1999 - Shohei Baba, Japanese professional wrestler
2004 - Eleanor Holm, American 100m backstroke swimmer (Olympic gold 1932), dies at 90
2018 - Anne Gillis [Alma Conner], American actress (Faline-Bambi, Adventures of Tom Sawyer, Little Men), dies at 90

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Historical Events

1679 - Jean-Baptiste Lully's opera "Bellerophon" premieres at the Palais-Royal in Paris
1982 - NFL Pro Bowl, Aloha Stadium, Honolulu, HI: AFC beats NFC, 16-13; MVPs: Co-MVPs: Kellen Winslow, San Diego Chargers, TE; Lee Roy Selmon, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, DE
1988 - Super Bowl XXII, Jack Murphy Stadium, San Diego, CA: Washington Redskins beat Denver Broncos, 42-10; MVP: Doug Williams, Washington, QB
1990 - Jushin "Thunder" Liger beats Naoki Sano to become New Japan IWGP champ
2012 - Leonard Cohen releases his album "Old Ideas", becomes No.1 in 10 countries
2013 - 36 people are killed and 126 are injured in an explosion at Torre Ejecutiva Pemex, Mexico

More Historical Events »

Famous Birthdays

1902 - Julian Steward, American anthropologist (cultural ecology), born in Washington D. C. (d. 1972)
1916 - Frank Parker, American tennis player (4-time Grand Slam winner), born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin (d. 1997)
1946 - Subroto Guha, Indian cricketer (right arm swing bowler for India 1967-69), born in India
1960 - Grant Morrison, British comic book author, born in Glasgow, United Kingdom
1971 - Patrick Kielty, Northern Irish comedian, born in Dundrum, United Kingdom
1972 - Reinier Robbemond, Dutch soccer player (Dordrecht '90), born in Dordrecht, Netherlands

More Famous Birthdays »

Famous Deaths

1615 - Claudio Aquaviva, Italian Jesuit priest (5th Superior General of the Society of Jesus), dies at 71
1974 - Harry Baum, actor (Crime and Punishment), dies at 58
1976 - Buster Brown, American blues singer and harmonica player (Fannie Mae), dies at 64
1999 - Shohei Baba, Japanese professional wrestler
2004 - Eleanor Holm, American 100m backstroke swimmer (Olympic gold 1932), dies at 90
2018 - Anne Gillis [Alma Conner], American actress (Faline-Bambi, Adventures of Tom Sawyer, Little Men), dies at 90

More Famous Deaths »

Today is the anniversary of the death of Guy Fawkes (the original Guy Fawkes, not ours). It is also the 70th anniversary of my grandmother's death.

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