Historical Events In January - 12

1953  On January - 12 simeon Roncal, composer, dies at 82  

1954  On this day in history austria's worst avalanche-kills 200; 9hours later 2nd one-kills 115  

1954  Queen Elizabeth II opens New Zealand parliament on January - 12.  

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

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

1957  On January - 12 southern Christian Leadership Council (SCLC) founded  

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

1958  On January - 12 arthur Shepherd, composer, dies at 77  

1959  On this day in history kOED TV channel 11 in Tulsa, OK (PBS) begins broadcasting  

1960  On January - 12 sobers &Worrell complete 399 stand for 4th wicket vs England  

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1960  On this day in history sobers & Worrell complete 399 stand for 4th wkt v England  

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 this day in history.  

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

1961  "Show Girl" opens at Eugene O'Neill Theater NYC for 100 performances on January - 12.  

1962  Ernie Kovacs, comedian (Ernie Kovacs Show), killed in auto crash at 42 on January - 12.  

1963  "Go Away Little Girl" by Steve Lawrence peaks at #1 on this day in history.  

1963  On January - 12 spin bowler Bobby Simpson takes 5-57 for Australia vs England  

1964  Revolution overthrows Sultan of Zanzibar, 1 month after independence on January - 12.  

1964  On January - 12 c R Browne, cricket leg-spinner (WI in 4 Tests, 6 wkts), dies  

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

1965  Lorraine Hansberry, US playwright, dies in NYC, dies at 34 on this day in history.  

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

1966  Adam West and Burt Ward star as the Dynamic Duo in Batman, which makes its colorful, action-packed debut on ABC-TV on January - 12.  

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

1967  On this day in history louisville KY, draft board refuses exemption for boxer Muhammad Ali  

1968  On this day in history beatles Film Production Ltd changes name to Apple Film Production Ltd  

1968  On January - 12 nighttime version of "Hollywood Squares" premieres on NBC TV  

1970  On January - 12 biafran War ends, Biafra surrenders to Nigeria  

1970  Boeing 747 makes its maiden voyage on January - 12.  

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

1971  On this day in history "All in the Family" premieres on CBS featuring the first " toilet flush" on TV  

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  On January - 12 birth of hendrik van Nassau-Dillenburg en Dietz, gov/viceroy of Holland  

1483  Henry III of Nassau-Breda, German noblem (d. 1538) was born on January - 12.  

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  Jan Baptist van Helmont, Flemish chemist (d. 1644) was born on January - 12.  

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

1580  On this day in history birth of lord Alexander Ruthven, Scottish nobleman (d. 1600)  

0689  On this day in history benedict Biscop, English saint, dies  

1049  On January - 12 abu Sa'id ibn Aboa al-Chair, Persian mystic, dies at 81  

1167  Aelred of Hexham/Rievaulx, English abbot/saint, dies at about 56 on January - 12.  

1321  On this day in history death of maria of Brabant, wife of Philip III of France (b. 1256)  

1390  On this day in history peter van Herenthals, Dutch theologist/church historian, dies at 67  

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

1537  Lorenzo di Credi, Italian painter, dies on January - 12.  

1665  Pierre de Fermat, French mathematician (Fermat therorem), dies at 63 on January - 12.