Page 7: Historical Events In January - 24

1954  BPAA All-Star Tournament won by Don Carter.   

1956  96.5 cm precipitation at Kilauea Plantation, Hawaii (state record)   

1957  Daniel Taylor, cricketer (bro of Herbie, 2 Tests for S Af 1914), dies   

1958  After warming to 100000000 degrees, 2 light atoms are bashed together to create a heavier atom, resulting in 1st man-made nuclear fusion.   

1959  "Party with Comden and Green" closes at John Golden NYC after 38 perfs   

1960  Algeria uprises against French President De Gaulle.   

1960  John Miljan, actor (Charlie Chan in Paris, Yankee Clipper), dies at 66   

1961  Nastassja Kinski, German actress is born.   

1961  Edward Albee's "American Dream," premieres in NYC.   

1961  Willem J M van Eysinga, people rights scholar, dies at 82   

1962  28 refugees escape from East to West Germany.   

1962  Brian Epstein signs management contract with the Beatles.   

1962  Jackie Robinson is inaugural Black elected to Baseball Hall of Fame.   

1962  Tom Shirley, actor/TV announcer (They're Off), dies at 62   

1963  Buddy Rogers and Lou Thesz wrestle in Toronto, Rogers is recorded as becoming WWF wrestling champ and Thesz is recorded as becoming NWA champ.   

1964  24th Amendment to US Constitution comes into force and states voting rights could not be denied due to failure to pay taxes.   

1964  Martin Kresses final comic strip of Eric the Viking   

1964  CBS purchases 1964 and 1965 NFL TV rights for $28.2 million.   

1964  Joseph Schildkraut, actor (Joseph Schildkraut Presents), dies at 68   

1965  British statesman Winston Churchill dies in London at age 90.   

1965  Winston Churchill, PM of Britain (C) (1940-45, 51-55), dies at 90   

1967  Howard Charles Shaiffer, entertainer, dies at 49   

1969  Queen Juliana appointed honorary citizen of Addis Ababa.   

1969  Spanish General Franco announces state of emergency   

1969  Pauline Hall, composer, dies at 78   

1970  3rd ABA All-Star Game West 128 beats East 98 at Indiana   

1970  James "Shep" Shepherd, rocker (Shep and Limelites), beaten to death   

1971  Panarctic Oils caps a natural gas well on King Christian Island,NWT that had burned out of control for 3 months.   

1972  Jerome Cowan, actor (Mr Dithers-Blondie), dies at 74   

1973  Canada joins the International Commission for Control and Supervision in Vietnam for 60-day period; ICCS a truce-observance commission; with Hungary, Poland, Indonesia.   

1973  Warren Spahn is elected to Baseball Hall of Fame   

1973  Alan Lisette, cricketer (took 3 wickets in 2 Tests for NZ 1956), dies.   

1975  quickest Earth-bound object, 7200 kph, in vacuum centrifuge, England   

1975  Larry Fine, actor (3 Stooges), dies at 72   

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1287  Richard aungerville: English bishop   

1444  Galeazzo maria sforza: Duke of milan   

1638  Charles sackville: 6th earl of dorset, english poet   

1664  John vanbrugh: London, dramatist/architect (baptized)   

1670  William congreve: English playwright   

1674  Thomas tanner: English bishop   

1679  Christian von wolff: German philosopher   

1705  Farinelli: [carlo broschi], andria italy, castrato   

0041  Death of Caligula: [g c germanicus], roman emperor (37-41), assassinated at 28   

0661  Ali ibn abu talib: Kalief of islam (656-61), murdered   

0772  Death of Stefanus iii/iv: Pope (768-72),   

0817  Death of Stefanus iv: Pope (816-17),   

1125  David iv of georgia: David iv of georgia (b. 1073)   

1336  Death of Alfonso iv: The benignant, king of aragon (1327-36),   

1366  Death of Alfonso iv of aragon: Alfonso iv of aragon (b. 1299)   

1376  Death of Richard fitzalan: 10th earl of arundel, english military leader