CoM Moderators Posted December 29, 2023 Share Posted December 29, 2023 Historical Events 1922 - Dutch Constitution proclaimed 1939 - First flight of the Consolidated B-24 Liberator bomber prototype 1944 - Belgian Walloon Nazi collaborator Léon Degrelle sentenced to death 1968 - AFL Championship, Shea Stadium, NYC: New York Jets beat Oakland Raiders 27-23; Joe Namath 3 TD passes sparks Jets to win 1994 - Bangladesh government of Zia resigns 1997 - Cricket Women's World Cup: Australia defeats New Zealand by 5 wickets More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1809 - William Ewart Gladstone, British statesman and Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (Liberal: 1868-74, 1880-86, 1892-94), born in Liverpool, England (d. 1898) 1936 - Eduard Martsevich, Soviet-Russian actor and People's Artist of the RSFSR, born in Tbilisi, USSR (d. 2013) 1947 - Vincent Winter, Scottish child actor, born in Aberdeen, United Kingdom (d. 1998) 1963 - Ulf Kristersson, Swedish politician (Prime Minister of Sweden 2022-), born in Lund, Sweden 1977 - Jimmy Journell, American baseball player, born in Springfield, Ohio 1978 - Kieron Dyer, English football player, born in Ipswich, United Kingdom More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1919 - William Osler, Canadian physician and author (circulatory system), dies at 70 1982 - Sol C Siegel, American film producer (A Letter To Three Wives, High Society, Gentlemen Prefer Blondes), dies of a heart attack at 79 1995 - Philip Idenburg, Dutch statistician, dies at 94 1996 - Pennar Davies, Welsh poet, author and theologian, dies at 85 2001 - Takashi Asahina, Japanese conductor (b. 1908) 2016 - Chris Cannizzaro, American baseball player, dies at 78 More Famous Deaths » Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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