Page 7: Historical Events In January - 29

1963  Jim Thorpe, Red Grange and George Halas elected to football hall of fame.   

1963  Poet Robert Frost dies in Boston at age 88.   

1963  The inaugural inductees to the Football Hall of Fame in Canton, Ohio, are revealed. They include Earl Lambeau, Earl (Dutch) Clark, and Sammy Baugh.   

1963  Robert Lee Frost, US poet (New Hampshire, 4 Pulitzers), dies at 88.   

1964  9th Winter Olympic games open in Innsbruck, Austria.   

1964  Beatles record in German "Komm, Gib Mir Diene Hand" and "Sie Leibt Dich"   

1964  Stanley Kubrick's"Dr Strangelove," premieres.   

1964  Unmanned Apollo 1 Saturn launcher test attains Earth orbit.   

1964  Alan Ladd, actor (Shane), dies at 50 in Palm Springs Calif.   

1965  John Larkin, actor (Saints and Sinners, 12 O'Clock High), dies at 52.   

1966  Lawry and Simpson complete 244 opening stand vs England, Adelaide   

1966  Snow storm in north east US results in the deaths of 165   

1966  US female Figure Skating championship won by Peggy Fleming   

1966  US male Figure Skating championship won by Scott Allen.   

1966  "Sweet Charity" opens at Palace Theater NYC for 608 performances.   

1966  Josef Winckler, German dentist/writer (Tolle Bomberg), dies at 84   

1967  In Ottawa Terrorists bomb Yugoslav Embassy in Ottawa and Consulate in Toronto   

1967  "Let's Sing Yiddish" closes at Brooks Atkinson NYC after 107 perfs   

1967  Wlodzimierz Pozniak, composer, dies at 62   

1968  In this year, Nauru formally adopts constitution   

1968  Laxmidas Purshottamdas Jai, cricketer (Test for India), dies   

1969  Britain refused entry into the European Economic Community.   

1969  Jimi Hendrix and Peter Townshend wage a battle of guitars   

1969  Sheahan and Connolly hang on for exciting draw Australia vs West Indies.   

1970  USSR performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakstan/Semipalatinsk USSR   

1970  USSR performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakh/Semipalitinsk USSR   

1970  Basil H Liddell Hart, English military historian, dies at 74.   

1971  Test debut of Dennis Keith Lillee, vs England at Adelaide   

1971  Test debut of Dennis Keith Lillee, v England at Adelaide   

1972  5th ABA All-Star Game: East 142 beats West 115 at Louisville   

1973  Johannes Paul Thilman, composer, dies at 67   

1974  27th NHL All-Star Game: West beat East 6-4 at Chicago.   

1975  inaugural Annual Comedy Awards of the Year hosted by Alan King   

1975  W I win Fifth Test against India to take exciting series 3-2   

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1584  Frederik hendrik: Count of nassau/prince of orange   

1632  Johann georg graevius: German classical scholar and critic   

1688  Emmanuel swedenborg: Sweden, religious leader (angelic wisdom)   

1689  Hubert k poot: Dutch poet   

1700  Daniel bernoulli: Basel switz, mathematician (10 time french award)   

1703  Carlmann kolb: Composer   

1711  Giuseppi bonno: Composer   

1715  Georg christoph wagenseil: Austrian (court)composer/pianist   

0969  Peter: Tsar of bulgaria (927-69),   

1240  Death of Pelagio galvani: Cardinal-bishop of albano (b. va. 1165)   

1342  Louis i: Duke of bourbon (b. 1279)   

1559  Death of Thomas pope: English politician, benefactor,   

1597  Elias ammerbach: German organist (b. 1530)   

1608  Frederick i: Duke of württemberg (b. 1557)   

1647  Death of Francis meres: English writer (b. 1565)   

1663  Death of Robert sanderson: Bishop of lincoln (1660-63),