CoM Moderators Posted January 7 Posted January 7 Historical Events 1622 - Germany and Transylvania sign Peace of Nikolsburg 1923 - Baltimore Sun warns of the Ku Klux Klan 1965 - Twin brothers are in held in custody in London charged with abduction and murder 1972 - LA Lakers defeat the Atlanta Hawks 134-90 for their 33rd straight win, the longest winning streak in major professional sports 2009 - 35th People's Choice Awards: Will Smith and Reese Witherspoon win (Movie Star) and Hugh Laurie and Christina Applegate win (TV) 2023 - Vaccine for bees against American Foulbrood bacteria approved in the US - first vaccine in the US for any insect More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1920 - Aubrey Brabazon, Irish jockey and horse trainer, born in The Curragh, Ireland (d. 1996) 1924 - Geoffrey Bayldon, British stage and screen actor (Catweazle; Worzel Gummidge - "Crowman"), born in Leeds, England (d. 2017) 1930 - Douglas Kiker, American NBC newsman (1970 Peabody Award), born in Griffin, Georgia (d. 1991) 1942 - Vasiliy Alekseyev, Russian weightlifter (Olympic gold 1972, 76), born in Miloslavsky District, Soviet Union (d. 2011) 1945 - Dave Cousins [Hindson], English rock singer-songwriter (Strawbs - "Part of the Union"), born in Hounslow, England 1968 - Georgi Gospodinov, Bulgarian writer (Time Shelter - 2023 International Booker prize), born in Yambol, Bulgaria More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1736 - Česlav Vaňura, Czech composer, dies at 41 1922 - Jonah Kūhiō Kalaniana'ole, Prince of the Kingdom of Hawaii, dies at 50 1943 - Nikola Tesla, Serbian-American physicist, electrical engineer and inventor who developed alternating current and the Tesla Coil, dies at 86 1951 - René Guénon, French-Egyptian metaphysician, traditionalist and author, dies at 64 1990 - Gail Lucas, American entertainer, dies at 37 2000 - Gary Albright, American professional wrestler (b. 1963) More Famous Deaths »
+ Vegas_Millennial Posted January 17 Posted January 17 On 1/6/2025 at 9:02 PM, CoM Moderators said: 2023 - Vaccine for bees against American Foulbrood bacteria approved in the US - first vaccine in the US for any insect I didn't know we invented a vaccine for insects. Thank you for sharing!
+ Charlie Posted January 17 Posted January 17 I am amazed that I didn't know anyone in the "famous birthdays" or "famous deaths."
Luv2play Posted January 20 Posted January 20 (edited) On 1/17/2025 at 3:01 PM, Charlie said: I am amazed that I didn't know anyone in the "famous birthdays" or "famous deaths." I am amazed you haven’t heard of Nikola Tesla! Do you think Elon pulled that name out of thin air? Lol Edited January 20 by Luv2play
+ Charlie Posted January 20 Posted January 20 15 hours ago, Luv2play said: I am amazed you haven’t heard of Nikola Tesla! Do you think Elon pulled that name out of thin air? Lol I skimmed the list too quickly--of course, I knew Nikola Tesla (not personally, however). I guess I was focused on looking for my grandfather, whose birthday was on Jan. 7. Luv2play 1
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