Historical Events In January - 12

1953  On this day in history simeon Roncal, composer, dies at 82  

1954  On January - 12 austria's worst avalanche-kills 200; 9hours later 2nd one-kills 115  

1954  On January - 12 queen Elizabeth II opens New Zealand parliament  

1954  Austria's worst avalanche-kills 200; 9hrs later 2nd one-kills 115 on January - 12.  

1956  On January - 12 john Raedecker, Dutch sculptor (WW II Monument Amsterdam), dies at 70  

1957  Southern Christian Leadership Council (SCLC) founded on January - 12.  

1958  Mickey Wright wins LPGA Sea Island Golf Open on January - 12.  

1958  Arthur Shepherd, composer, dies at 77 on this day in history.  

1959  KOED TV channel 11 in Tulsa, OK (PBS) begins broadcasting on this day in history.  

1960  Sobers &Worrell complete 399 stand for 4th wicket vs England on January - 12.  

1960  Sobers & Worrell complete 399 stand for 4th wkt v England on this day in history.  

1960  On this day in history nevil Shute [Norway], Eng/Aust author (Town like Alice), dies at 60  

1961  "Show Girl" opens at Eugene O'Neill Theater New York City NY for 100 performances on January - 12.  

1961  UN genocide pact goes into effect on this day in history.  

1961  On this day in history "Show Girl" opens at Eugene O'Neill Theater NYC for 100 performances  

1962  Ernie Kovacs, comedian (Ernie Kovacs Show), killed in auto crash at 42 on this day in history.  

1963  "Go Away Little Girl" by Steve Lawrence peaks at #1 on January - 12.  

1963  On this day in history spin bowler Bobby Simpson takes 5-57 for Australia vs England  

1964  On January - 12 revolution overthrows Sultan of Zanzibar, 1 month after independence  

1964  C R Browne, cricket leg-spinner (WI in 4 Tests, 6 wkts), dies on this day in history.  

1965  On this day in history "Hullabaloo" premieres on NBC-TV  

1965  Lorraine Hansberry, US playwright, dies in NYC, dies at 34 on January - 12.  

1966  On January - 12 12 day New York City NY transit strike ends  

1966  Adam West and Burt Ward star as the Dynamic Duo in Batman, which makes its colorful, action-packed debut on ABC-TV on this day in history.  

1966  On this day in history lBJ says US should stay in S Vietnam until communist aggression ends  

1967  Louisville KY, draft board refuses exemption for boxer Muhammad Ali on January - 12.  

1968  Beatles Film Production Ltd changes name to Apple Film Production Ltd on January - 12.  

1968  Nighttime version of "Hollywood Squares" premieres on NBC TV on this day in history.  

1970  On this day in history biafran War ends, Biafra surrenders to Nigeria  

1970  On January - 12 boeing 747 makes its maiden voyage  

1970  On January - 12 blanche Stuart Scott, US pilot, dies at 84  

1971  "All in the Family" premieres on CBS featuring the first " toilet flush" on TV on January - 12.  

1971  On January - 12 congressional Black Caucus organizes  

1971  Fed grand jury indicts Reverand Philip Berrigan &5 others, including a nun &2 priests, on charges of plotting to kidnap Henry Kissinger on January - 12.  

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1483  Hendrik van Nassau-Dillenburg en Dietz, gov/viceroy of Holland was born on this day in history.  

1483  On January - 12 birth of henry III of Nassau-Breda, German noblem (d. 1538)  

1492  On January - 12 birth of andreas Alicatus, Italian author  

1562  On January - 12 birth of charles Emanuel I, the great, Duke of Savoy  

1576  On this day in history birth of peter Scriverius, Dutch lawyer/historian  

1577  On January - 12 birth of jan Baptist van Helmont, Flemish chemist (d. 1644)  

1580  On this day in history birth of jean Baptiste van Helmont, Belgian chemist, (found boiling pt temp)  

1580  Lord Alexander Ruthven, Scottish nobleman (d. 1600) was born on this day in history.  

0689  Benedict Biscop, English saint, dies on this day in history.  

1049  Abu Sa'id ibn Aboa al-Chair, Persian mystic, dies at 81 on January - 12.  

1167  On January - 12 aelred of Hexham/Rievaulx, English abbot/saint, dies at about 56  

1321  Death of Maria of Brabant, wife of Philip III of France (b. 1256) on January - 12.  

1390  Peter van Herenthals, Dutch theologist/church historian, dies at 67 on this day in history.  

1519  On this day in history maximilian I of Hapsburg, German kaiser, dies  

1537  On this day in history lorenzo di Credi, Italian painter, dies  

1665  On January - 12 pierre de Fermat, French mathematician (Fermat therorem), dies at 63