CoM Moderators Posted January 26 Share Posted January 26 Historical Events 1870 - US Congress authorises Virginia to rejoin the union 1918 - US Food Administrator Herbert Hoover calls for "wheatless" and "meatless" days to help war effort 1939 - Filming begins on film adaptation of "Gone With The Wind" 1951 - Mel Ott and Jimmie Foxx are elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame 1969 - 1st Australian Open Women's Tennis: Margaret Court wins inaugural Open event; beats American Billie Jean King 6-4, 6-1 2013 - The United States Sentencing Commission is hacked by Anonymous in response to the suicide of Aaron Swartz More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1786 - Benjamin Haydon, British painter (Waiting for The Times), born in Plymouth, England (d. 1846) 1913 - William Prince, American actor (Spies Like Us, The Stepford Wives, City in Fear), born in Nichols, New York, (d. 1996) 1932 - George H Clements, first Roman Catholic Priest to adopt a child. 1943 - Thom Bell, American session musician, arranger and Grammy Award-winning "Philadelphia soul" producer (Delfonics; Stylistics; The Spinners), born in Kingston, Jamaican (d. 2022) 1977 - Vince Carter, American basketball forward (8 x NBA All Star; NBA Rookie of the Year 1999, Toronto Raptors; Olympic gold 2000), born in Daytona Beach, Florida 1981 - Reminisce [Remilekun Khalid Safaru], Nigerian singer-songwriter and rapper (Vibes and Insha Allah), born in Kaduna, Nigeria More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1895 - Arthur Cayley, British mathematician (Cayley–Hamilton theorem), dies at 73 1974 - Siegfried von Vegesack, German writer, dies at 85 2006 - Carol Lambrino, son of Carol II of Romania and Zizi Lambrino (b. 1920) 2012 - Dimitra Arliss [Arlys], American actress (Rich Man Poor Man II, The Sting), dies at 79 2013 - Edwin London, American horn player, conductor (Cleveland Chamber Orchestra; Ineluctable Modality Choir), and composer (Dream Thing on Biblical Episodes), dies at 83 2022 - Janet Mead, Australian Catholic nun and pop-rock singer (The Lord's Prayer), dies of cancer at 84 More Famous Deaths » Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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