CoM Moderators Posted January 13 Posted January 13 Historical Events 1404 - The Act of Multipliers is passed by the English Parliament forbidding alchemists to use their knowledge to create precious metals (it was feared that if any alchemist should succeed it would bring ruin upon the state) 1874 - US troops land in Honolulu to protect the king 1911 - South Africa cricket team's 1st win over Australia, at Adelaide 1979 - YMCA files libel suit against Village People's "Y.M.C.A." song 1991 - President Mário Soares of Portugal re-elected More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1720 - Richard Hurd, English bishop and writer, born in Congreve, England (d. 1808) 1859 - Karl Bleibtreu, German author (Revolution of Literature), born in Berlin (d. 1928) 1901 - Mieczysław Żywczyński, Polish historian and priest, born in Warsaw, Poland (d. 1978) 1955 - Paul Kelly, Australian singer-songwriter (The Messengers), born in Adelaide, South Australia 1965 - Bill Bailey, British comedian (Black Books, QI), born in bath, England More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1049 - Derrick IV, Count of Holland (1039-49), dies in battle 1956 - Lyonel Feininger, German-American cartoonist and painter, dies at 84 1979 - Donny Hathaway, American gospel and soul singer-songwriter, and keyboardist ("The Ghetto"; "Where is the Love?"), commits suicide at 33 1995 - Maxwell Henley Harris, Australian poet and publisher (Critics), dies at 73 2009 - Hortense Calisher, American novelist (President of the American Academy of Arts and Letters), dies at 97 More Famous Deaths »
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