CoM Moderators Posted January 2 Share Posted January 2 Historical Events 1929 - US and Canada agree to preserve Niagara Falls 1942 - Japanese troops occupy Manila, Philippines 1955 - 1st "Bob Cummings Show" premieres on NBC (later on CBS) 1968 - KBHK TV channel 44 in San Francisco, California (IND) begins broadcasting 1987 - 16th Fiesta Bowl: #2 Penn State beats #1 Miami, 14-10 1989 - UCLA beats Arkansas Razorbacks, 17-3 to win the Cotton Bowl Classic in Dallas; record 7th consecutive football bowl game victory for the Bruins More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1886 - Apsley Cherry-Garrard, English Antarctic explorer (d. 1959) 1902 - Dan Keating, Irish republican (d. 2007) 1929 - Allen Sapp, Canadian Cree artist, born at Red Pheasant Reserve, Saskatchewan (d. 2015) 1955 - Tex Brashear, American voice actor 1959 - Kirti Azad, Indian cricket all-rounder (7 Tests; 25 ODIs) and politician, born in Darbhanga, India 1968 - Anky van Grunsven, Dutch equestrian rider (Olympic gold dressage 2000, 04, 08; World C'ship gold 1994, 2006), born in Erp, Netherlands More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1915 - (Károly) "Karl" Goldmark, Hungarian-Viennese violinist and composer (Rustic Wedding Symphony; The Queen of Sheba; Sakuhtala), dies at 84 1977 - Erroll Garner, American jazz pianist (Misty), dies at 53 2003 - Eric Jupp, British-born musician, dies at 80 2007 - A. Richard Newton, Australian-born technology pioneer and professor, dies at 55 2014 - Elizabeth Jane Howard, English novelist, dies at 90 2022 - Larry Biitner, American MLB baseball outfielder, 1970-83 (Washington Senators/Texas Rangers, Chicago Cubs, and 2 other teams), dies of cancer at 75 More Famous Deaths » Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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