CoM Moderators Posted January 29 Share Posted January 29 Historical Events 1944 - World War II: About 38 men, women, and children die in the Koniuchy massacre in Poland 1959 - Smog pollution with readings higher than the 1952 'Great Smog of London' hits London, with many suffering chest and lung-related illnesses 1984 - 34th NBA All-Star Game, Denver: East beats West, 154-145 (OT); MVP: Isiah Thomas, Detroit Pistons, G; first All-Star Saturday; Legends Classic, West wins, 64-63; first Slam-Dunk winner, Larry Nance 1985 - Oxford University refuses to award Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher an honorary degree 1986 - Yoweri Museveni sworn in as President of Uganda 1988 - United Airlines Boeing 747SP, circles world in 36h54m15s More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1689 - Hubert K. Poot, Dutch poet (d. 1733) 1866 - Romain Rolland, French writer (Jean-Christophe, Nobel Prize for Literature 1915), born in Clamecy, France (d. 1944) 1898 - Karl Bjarnhof, Danish blind journalist and writer (The Stars Grow Pale), born in Vejle, Denmark (d. 1980) 1906 - Frans Hin, Dutch yachtsman (Olympic gold 12' Dinghy 1920; aged 14 years 163 days), born in Haarlem, Netherlands (d. 1968) 1930 - John Junkin, British actor and scriptwriter (A Hard Day's Night), born in Ealing, Middlesex (d. 2006) 1949 - Tommy Ramone [Tamás Erdélyi], Hungarian-American rock drummer and bassist (Ramones), born in Budapest, Hungary (d. 2014) More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1763 - Louis Racine, French poet (La Religion), dies at 70 1888 - Edward Lear, English poet and author (famous for his nonsense poems - The Owl and the Pussycat), dies at 75 1942 - Bion J. Arnold, American electrical engineer and inventor (railroad electrification), dies at 80 1965 - Jack Hylton, English orchestra leader and impresario (Crazy Passage Show), dies at 72 2012 - François Migault, French auto racer (24 Hours of Le Mans 1976 runner-up; 16 F1 GP), dies from cancer at 67 2023 - Barrett Strong, American RandB vocalist ("Money (That's What I Want)"), piano player, and songwriter ("I Heard It Through the Grapevine"; "Just My Imagination";"Papa Was A Rollin' Stone"; "War"), dies at 81 More Famous Deaths » Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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