CoM Moderators Posted January 1 Share Posted January 1 Historical Events 630 - Prophet Muhammad sets out with an army 10,000 strong to conquer Mecca 1840 - 1st recorded bowling match in US, Knickerbocker Alleys, NYC 1893 - The railway line from Germiston to Pretoria, South Africa, is opened to traffic 1946 - Emperor Hirohito of Japan announces he is not a god 1984 - NYC transit fare rises from 75 cents to 90 cents 2003 - 89th Rose Bowl: #8 Oklahoma beats #7 Washington State, 34-14 More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1600 - Friedrich Spanheim, Dutch theologian (d. 1649) 1622 - Isaac Sweers, Dutch fleet admiral, born in Nijmegen, Dutch Republic (d. 1673) 1784 - William Beale, English composer and baritone, born in Lankrake, Cornwall (d. 1854) 1876 - Harriet Brooks, Canadian physicist (d. 1933) 1967 - Spencer Tunick, American photographer (large-scale nude installations), born in Middletown, New York 1969 - Christi Paul, American news anchor More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 874 - Hasan al-Askari, 11th Imam of Twelver Shia Islam, dies at 27 1730 - Daniel Finch, 2nd Earl of Nottingham, English Tory statesman, dies at 82 1923 - Willie Keeler, American Baseball Hall of Fame outfielder (highest career AB-per-strikeout ratio in MLB history; NL batting champion 1897, 98 Baltimore Orioles), dies of tuberculosis at 50 1992 - Constantin Poustochkine, Dutch jazz musician and critic, dies at 81 2011 - Charles Fambrough, American jazz bassist (Jazz Messengers), dies at 60 2020 - Marty Grebb, American rock session and touring keyboardist (The Buckinghams; Bonnie Raitt), dies at 74 More Famous Deaths » Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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