CoM Moderators Posted January 25 Posted January 25 Historical Events 1946 - United Mine Workers union rejoins American Federation of Labor 1955 - Russia ends state of war with Germany 1983 - Infrared telescope satellite launched into polar orbit 2001 - A 50-year-old Douglas DC-3 crashes near Ciudad Bolivar, Venezuela killing 24 2013 - 50 people are killed and 90 are injured in a prison riot in Barquisimeto, Venezuela More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1814 - Francis Harrison Pierpont, American lawyer and politician (Union), born in Morgantown, West Virginia (d. 1899) 1880 - Francis George Scott, Scottish composer (Intuitions), born in Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scotland (d. 1958) 1917 - Floyd "Guitar" Smith, American jazz and blues guitarist and record producer, born in St. Louis, Missouri (d. 1982) 1929 - Robert Faurisson, British-born French academic, born in Shepperton, United Kingdom (d. 2018) 1947 - Ángel Nieto, Spanish motorcycle racer (World C'ships: 50cc 1969, 70, 72, 75, 76, 77; 125cc 1971, 72, 79, 81, 82, 83, 84; 90 Grand Prix victories), born in Zamora, Spain (d. 2017) More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 844 - Pope Gregory IV, Italian Pope (827-844) 1871 - Jeanne Villepreux-Power, "Mother of Aquariophily," French pioneering marine biologist and inventor of the aquarium, dies at 76 1992 - Mahmoud Riad, Egyptian diplomat, Secretary-General of Arab League (1972-79), dies at 74 1998 - Attila Zoller, Hungarian-American jazz guitarist, educator (Vermont Jazz Center, 1974-98), and inventor (bi-directional pickup), dies at 70 2009 - Kim Manners, American television producer and director (b. 1951) More Famous Deaths »
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