CoM Moderators Posted January 12 Posted January 12 Historical Events 475 - Basiliscus becomes Byzantine Emperor, with a coronation ceremony in the Hebdomon palace in Constantinople 1945 - US Task Force 38 destroys 41 Japanese ships in Battle of South China Sea 2006 - A stampede during the Stoning the Devil ritual on the last day at the Hajj in Mina, Saudi Arabia, kills at least 362 Muslim pilgrims 2017 - US President Barack Obama in surprise presentation awards Vice President Joe Biden with the Presidential Medal of Freedom 2019 - Missy Elliott is the first female rapper to be inducted into the Songwriter's Hall of Fame More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1902 - Ray Teal, American actor (Judgment at Nuremberg, Bonanza), born in Grand Rapids, Michigan (d. 1976) 1908 - José Limón, Mexican-American dancer and choreographer (The Moor's Pavane; I, Odysseus), born in Culiacán, Mexico (d. 1972) 1934 - Mick Sullivan, English rugby league footballer, born in Pudsey, England (d. 2016) 1962 - Joe Quesada, American comic book writer, born in New York City 1992 - Mao Kobayashi, Japanese gravure idol, born in Niigata Prefecture, Japan (d. 2017) More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1959 - Edvard Eriksen, Danish-Icelandic sculptor, dies at 82 1992 - Harry van Doorn, Dutch politician (KVP/KRO-chairman/PPR/CRM), dies at 76 2007 - Alice Coltrane [née McLeod], American jazz harp, piano, and organ player (Journey in Satchidananda), dies of respiratory failure at 69 2010 - Hasib Sabbagh, Palestinian businessman and philanthropist, co-founder of Consolidated Contractors Company (b. 1920) 2025 - Claude Jarman Jr, American actor (The Yearling; Rio Grande; Inside Straight), dies at 90 More Famous Deaths »
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