CoM Moderators Posted January 11 Posted January 11 Historical Events 1944 - Crakow-Plaszow Concentration Camp established 1959 - 9th NFL Pro Bowl, LA Memorial Coliseum: Eastern Conference beats Western Conference, 28-21; MVPs: Frank Gifford, NY Giants, HB; Doug Atkins, Chicago Bears, DE 1963 - Beatles release the single "Please Please Me" / "Ask Me Why"; peaks at #2 in UK, and #3 in US 1966 - "Daktari" African adventure series premieres on CBS TV 1987 - AFC Championship, Cleveland Stadium: Denver Broncos beat Cleveland Browns 23-20 (OT) More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1503 - Parmigianino [Girolamo Francesco Maria Mazzola,], Italian artist (Madonna with the Long Neck), born in Parma, Duchy of Milan (now Italy) (d. 1540) 1905 - John Henry Jacques, English co-operative retailer and politician, born in Ashington, Northumberland (d. 1995) 1946 - (Diana) "Naomi" Judd, American Grammy Award-winning country singer (The Judds - "Why Not Me"), born in Ashland, Kentucky (d. 2022) 1952 - Kim Hartman, British screen, stage, and radio actress (Allo Allo! - "Helga"), born in Hammersmith, London, England 1968 - Sharon Brown, American actress (Chantal-Generations), born in New York City More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1055 - Constantine IX Monomachos, Emperor of Byzantium, dies 1954 - Edgard Tytgat, Flemish painter and etcher, dies at 77 1981 - Beulah Bondi, American actress (It's a Wonderful Life), dies at 88 2010 - Georgy Garanian, Armenian-Russian jazz saxophonist, bandleader and composer, dies of cardiac arrest at 75 2013 - Aaron H. Swartz, American computer programmer, dies from an apparent suicide at 26 More Famous Deaths »
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