CoM Moderators Posted January 14 Share Posted January 14 Historical Events 1868 - North Carolina constitutional convention meets in Raleigh 1927 - Toronto Maple Leafs 1st hat trick (Hap Day) vs NY Rangers 1961 - Chicago Bear Willard Dewveall becomes 1st NFLer to join AFL 1979 - John McEnroe wins his first of 3 season-ending ATP Masters Grand Prix tennis titles 6–7, 6–3, 7–5 against fellow American Arthur Ashe at Madison Square Garden, NYC 1993 - Polish ferry boat capsizes in storm, 50 die 1998 - Charles Barkley pleads not guilty to an assault charge More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1477 - Hermann of Wied, German Catholic archbishop (d. 1552) 1914 - Gaetano Alibrandi, Italian Catholic priest and papal diplomat, born in Castiglione di Sicilia, Catania, Sicily (d. 2003) 1925 - Jean-Claude Beton, Algerian-born French businessman, entrepreneur and soft-drink manufacturer (Orangina), born in Boufarik, French Algeria (d. 2013) 1947 - Rubén Olivares, Mexican boxer (4-division world champion), born in Mexico City 1978 - Just Blaze [Justin Smith], American hip hop producer, born in Paterson, New Jersey 1980 - Byron Leftwich, American football player, born in Washington, D.C. More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1676 - Pier Francesco Cavalli, Italian opera composer, dies at 73 1887 - Peter Donders, Dutch Roman Catholic missionary to Suriname, dies at 77 1890 - Francesco D'Arcais, Italian composer, dies at 59 1978 - Robert Heger, German conductor and composer, dies at 91 1993 - Elisabeth Antoinette de Vreugd, chambermaid for Dutch Queen, dies at 98 2006 - Henri Colpi, French New Wave film editor and director, dies at 84 More Famous Deaths » Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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