Today in History for 22nd January 2025

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Historical Events

702 - Military triumph of Wak Jalam Chan (Lady Six Sky), female ruler of the Maya city of Sa’aal (Naranjo) as depicted on Stela 24 Naranjo
1371 - King Robert II of Scotland (1371-90) is crowned, becoming the first monarch of the House of Stewart
1895 - National Association of Manufacturers organized in Cincinnati
1995 - Palestinian bomb attack in Beit Lid Israel, 21-22 killed
2017 - Jared Kushner is sworn in as Senior Advisor to US President, Donald Trump
2018 - Netflix becomes the largest digital media and entertainment company in the world worth $100 billion

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Famous Birthdays

1893 - Conrad Veidt, German actor (Casablanca, Cabinet of Dr Calgary), born in Potsdam, Brandenburg, Germany (d. 1943)
1906 - Willa Brown, American air pioneer (NAAA) and civil rights activist (1st African American woman to hold a pilot's license), born in Glasgow, Kentucky (d. 1992)
1938 - Corra Dirksen, South African rugby union winger (10 caps; Northern Transvaal), born in Vereeniging, South Africa (d. 2020)
1949 - Mike Caldwell, American baseball player
1968 - Heath [Hiroshi Morie], Japanese rock bassist, singer and songwriter (X Japan), born in Amagasaki, Hyogo, Japan (d. 2023)
1969 - Olivia d'Abo, English-American actress (Wonder Years, Single Guy), born in London, England

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Famous Deaths

1552 - Edward Seymour, Duke of Somerset, English Lord Protector (1547-49) beheaded for treason at 51 or 52
1599 - Cristofano Malvezzi, Italian composer, dies at 51
1982 - Eduardo Frei Montalva, president of Chile (1964-70), dies at 71
1984 - Mikiel Gonzi, Roman Catholic Archbishop of Malta (1944-76), dies at 98
2021 - Luton Shelton, Jamaican soccer striker (75 caps; Vålerenga, Karabükspor, Sheffield United), dies from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis at 35
2023 - Nikos Xanthopoulos, Greek actor, dies at 88

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