CoM Moderators Posted January 28 Posted January 28 Historical Events 1916 - US President Woodrow Wilson nominates Louis Brandeis for the Supreme Court of the United States 1957 - "Tonight! America After Dark" premieres, with Jack Lescoulie and Al (Jazzbo) Collins on NBC (between Steve Allen and Jack Paar) 2001 - Australian Open Men's Tennis: Andre Agassi retains title; beats Frenchman Arnaud Clement 6-4, 6-2, 6-2 for his 3rd Australian trophy 2007 - Australian Open Men's Tennis: Swiss ace Roger Federer successfully defends his title beating Fernando González of Chile 7-6, 6-4, 6-4 2024 - 100 Ballads names "The Wandering Prince of Troy" the most popular ballad of the 17th century in a project documenting "the earliest form of commercial pop music in England" More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1784 - George Hamilton-Gordon, 4th Earl of Aberdeen, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (Peelite: 1852-55) and Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs (1841-46), born in Edinburgh, Scotland (d. 1860) 1865 - Lala Lajpat Rai, Indian author, politician, and freedom fighter, born in Dhudike, British India (d. 1928) 1886 - Marthe Bibesco, Romanian-French writer, socialite, and political hostess, born in Bucharest, Kingdom of Romania (d. 1973) 1928 - Martin Sinnatt, British army Major-General (Korean War), and administrator (Secretary and CEO of the Kennel Club, 1984-93), born in Sleaford, Lincolnshire, England (d. 2022) 1986 - Shruti Haasan, Indian actress and one of the highest paid South Indian cinema actresses, born in Madras, India More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1932 - Franz Xavier Arens, German-American conductor and composer (Cleveland Philharmonic), dies at 75 1939 - W. B. Yeats, Irish poet (Wild Swans at Coole-Nobel 1923), dies at 73 1947 - Reynaldo Hahn, Venezuelan-French singer, composer, conductor, and music critic, dies at 72 2005 - Jim Capaldi, British drummer, singer, and songwriter (Traffic - "The Low Spark of High Heeled Boys"), dies of stomach cancer at 60 2014 - Fernand Leduc, Canadian abstract expressionist painter (Les Automatistes), and teacher, dies of cancer at 97 More Famous Deaths »
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