CoM Moderators Posted January 21 Share Posted January 21 Historical Events 1749 - Verona Philharmonic Theatre destroyed by fire. Rebuilt 1754. 1900 - The second contingent of Canadian troops sails from Halifax to fight in South Africa against the Boers 1948 - Three of the greats of cricket make their debut in a drawn 1st Test match at Bridgetown, Barbados; Sir Clyde Walcott and Sir Everton Weekes for the West Indies, and Jim Laker for England 1972 - Mizoram, formerly part of Assam, creates an Indian union territory 1978 - Bee Gees' album "Saturday Night Fever" goes #1 for 24 weeks 1990 - 41st NHL All-Star Game, Civic Arena, Pittsburgh, PA: Wales beats Campbell, 12-7; MVP: Mario Lemieux, Pittsburgh Penguins, C More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1878 - Egon Friedell, Austrian journalist, actor and writer (Kleine Portratgalerie, Der Partylowe), born in Vienna, Austria (d. 1938) 1888 - Herbie Collins, Australian cricket all-rounder and captain (19 Tests, 1,352 runs @ 45.06, 4 x 100s), born in Sydney, Australia (d. 1959) 1937 - George Flynn, American pianist, composer (Trinity), and teacher (Columbia; DePaul), born in Miles City, Montana 1971 - Tommy Puett, actor (Tyler-Life Goes On, America's Top 10), born in Gary, Indiana 1980 - Aubrie Rippner, tennis star (1995 USTA National Girls 18), born in Los Angeles, California 1988 - Felipe Neto, Brazilian vlogger (YouTube), born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1118 - Pope Paschal II, born Raniero (1099-1118), dies 1519 - Vasco Núñez de Balboa, Spanish explorer executed on charges of treason at about 42 [birthdate undocumented, born c. 1475; exact death date uncertain, may have been as early as 15 January) 1815 - Matthias Claudius, German poet (Death and the Maiden), and journalist (Der Wandsbecker Bote), dies at 74 1881 - Wilhelm Matthias Naeff, Swiss Federal Councilor (b. 1802) 1942 - Henryk Opieński, Polish violinist, conductor, choral director, composer (Zygmunt August and Barbara), and musicologist (Moniuszko), dies at 72 2005 - John L. Hess, American journalist (b. 1917) More Famous Deaths » Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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