CoM Moderators Posted January 9 Posted January 9 Historical Events 1903 - Frank Farrell and Bill Devery purchase the American League's Baltimore baseball franchise for $18,000 and move it to NYC (later the NY Yankees) 1927 - Dmitri Shostakovich' Octet opus 11 premieres in Moscow 1937 - Italian regime bans marriages between Italians and Abyssinians 1975 - Australia beat England by 171 runs in 4th Test to regain Ashes 2009 - Hopman Cup Tennis, Perth: Dominik Hrbatý beats Russia's Marat Safin 6-7, 7-5, 7-6 for an unassailable 2-0 lead, and Slovakia's 3rd title More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1773 - Cassandra Austen, English watercolorist and sister of Jane Austen, born in Steventon, England (d. 1845) 1936 - Peter Fletcher, British orchestral and choral conductor, music educator and author (Roll Over Rock), born in the UK (d. 1999) 1943 - Ariel Bybee, American mezzo-soprano (Morman Tabernacle Choir; Metropolitan Opera, 1977-95), born in Reno, Nevada (d. 2018) 1959 - Mark Martin, American stock car racing driver, born in Batesville, Arkansas 1967 - Jamie Huscroft, Canadian NHL defenseman (Calgary Flames), born in Creston, British Columbia More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1843 - William Hedley, British industrial engineer (b. 1773) 1911 - Edwin Arthur Jones, American composer (Song of our Saviour), dies at 57 1989 - Bill Terry, American Baseball HOF first baseman (MLB All-Star 1933–35; World Series 1933; NL batting champion 1930; NY Giants) and manager (NY Giants 1932-41), dies at 90 1992 - Bill Naughton [William John Francis Naughton], English playwright (Alfie), dies at 81 2021 - Isaak Markovich Khalatnikov, Russian physicist, dies at 101 More Famous Deaths »
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