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1367 Richard II, Bordeaux, France, king of England (1377-99) 1412 Joan of Arc, Domremy, martyr 1486 Martin Agricola, [M Sore], German composer/cantor 1488 Helius Eobanus Hessus, German poet (Silvae) 1587 Gaspar de Guzman, Count of Olivares, Spanish minister 1732 Mat˜a A Reljkovic, Croatia, writer (Satir of the wilde mens) 1745 Jacques Montgolfier, France, aeronaut (1st pioneer balloonist) 1745 James Montgolfier, France, aeronaut (1st pioneer balloonist) 1799 Jedediah Smith, fur trader/explorer 1802 Ion Heliade-Radulescu, Romania, author/novelist/writer (Gramatica) 1807 Joseph Holt, Bvt Major General (Union Army), died in 1894 1811 Charles Sumner, leading Reconstruction senator, died in 1874 1822 Heinrich Schliemann, linguist/archaeologist (Troi) 1826 Herman Grimm, Germany, writer/novelist (Ralph Waldo Emerson) 1827 John Calvin Brown, Major General (Confederate Army), died in 1889 1827 John Wesley Frazer, Brig General (Confederate Army), die in 1906 1832 Gustave Dor‚, Strasbourg Fr, illustrator (Inferno, Ancient Mariner) 1835 Martin K„hler, Germany, theologist 1838 Max Bruch, K”ln (Cologne), Germany, composer 1842 Clarence King, mining engineer (geologist) 1854 Sherlock Holmes, Mycroft, fictional detective (via Arthur Conan Doyle) 1864 Ban Johnson, Norwalk Ct, baseball founder (American League) 1872 Alexander Scriabin, Moscow, hallucinogenic composer (Prometheus) 1873 Karl Straube, German organist/conductor 1878 Carl Sandburg, US, poet/biographer of Lincoln (The People, Yes) 1880 Tom Mix, silent screen cowboy actor (Dick Turpin) 1882 Samuel Rayburn, Tenn, (Rep-D-Tx), speaker of the House (1940-57) 1883 Khalil Gibran, Lebanon, mystic poet (The Prophet, Broken Wings) 1889 Alan M Bateman, Canadian geologist (Yale professor) 1896 Abram N Pritzker, US businessman (Hyatt Hotels, McCall's magazine) 1897 Billy Greene, actor (Burton-One Man's Family) 1897 P‚ter Veres, literary/Hungarian minister of defense 19-- Beatrice Winde, Chicago, actress (Lillian Foster-The Doctors) 19-- Brian Bressler, Vancouver, actor (Laugh-In) 19-- Muzz Skillings, heavy metal rocker (Living Colour-Biscuits) 19-- Scott Bryce, actor (As the World Turns) 1900 Pierre-Octave Ferroud, French composer (Sarabande, Jeunesse) 1901 Tomas Gudmundsson, Iceland, poet 1903 Boris Blacher, Newchwang China, German composer (Orchester-Ornament) 1903 Francis L Sullivan, English actor (Missing Rembrandt) 1903 Maurice Abravanel, Saloniki Greece, conductor 1905 Eric Frank Russell, UK, sci-fi author (Hugo, Deep Space, Dark Tides) 1906 Benedict Vilakazi, S Africa, poet/educator (Zulu-English Dictionary) 1906 Cut Wagemaker, [Adrian B], sculptor 1910 Wright Morris, US writer 1911 Eduardo Frei Montalva, president of Chile (1964-70) 1911 Joey Adams, Bkln NY, comedian/actor/columnist (ABC's Back That Fact) 1913 Edward Gierek, party leader (Polish CP) 1913 Loretta Young, Salt Lake City Ut, actr (Farmer's Daughter, Stranger) 1913 Tom Brown, NYC, actor (Ed-Gunsmoke, Lt Rovacs-Mr Lucky) 1914 Danny Thomas, Deerfield Mich, comedian (Danny Thomas Show) 1914 David Bruce, Kankakee Ill, actor (Harry-Beulah) 1915 Alan Watts, Kent England, writer (Book on the Taboo) 1915 Don Edwards, (Rep-D-CA, 1963- ) 1917 Guillermo Rosario, Antilles, writer (E rais ku no ke muri) 1918 Buddy Weed, Ossining NY, pianist (Penthouse Party) 1919 Sylvia Syms, US singer (Hello Dolly, Dream Girl, Them There Eyes) 1920 Early Wynn, Hartford Ala, baseball Hall of famer (pitcher) 1920 Sun Myung Moon, evangelist (Unification Church-Moonies) 1921 Cary Middlecoff, golfer (1956 Vardon Trophy, 1955 Byron Nelson Award) 1921 Lou Harris, pollster (Lou Harris Poll) 1924 Earl Scruggs, bluegrass musician (& Flat-Ballad of Jed Clampett) 1925 John Z DeLorean, former automaker (DeLorean) 1929 Wilbert Harrison, R & B singer (Kansas City) 1930 Vic Tayback, Bkln NY, actor (Mel-Alice, Khan, Portrait of a Stripper) 1931 E L "Edgar Lawrence" Doctorow, NYC, novelist (World's Fair) 1931 Gerard van Muiden, Dutch 2nd Chamber member (CDA) 1934 Bobby Lord, Sanford Fla, country singer (Ozark Jubilee) 1935 Capucine, [Germaine Lefebvre], France, actress (Pink Panther) 1935 Nino Tempo, Niagara Falls NY, rock vocalist (Deep Purple) 1936 Julio Mar¡a Sanguinetti Cairolo, president of Uruguay (1985- ) 1937 Lou Holtz, US, (politician?) 1940 Ed Zschau, (Rep-R-CA, 1983- ) 1941 Sandy Denny, rock vocalist (Fairport Convention-If You Gotta Go) 1944 Bonnie Franklin, Santa Monica Cal, TV actress (Ann-1 Day at a Time) 1944 Henry Kravis, author (The Money Machine) 1946 Harold Jackson, Hattiesburg, MS, NFL wide receiver (LA, New Engl) 1946 Syd Barrett, England, rocker (Pink Floyd-The Wall) 1948 Guy S Gardner, Alta Vista Va, Lt Col USAF/astro (STS-27, STS-35) 1948 Robert E [Bob] Wise Jr, (Rep-D-WV, 1983- ) 1949 Michael Boit, Nandi Kenya, 800m runner (Olympic-bronze-1972) 1949 Robert Englund, Glendale Calif, actor (V, Nightmare on Elm Street) 1952 Armelia McQueen, NC (Bkln Conservatory), actress 1952 Grant Goodeve, New Haven Conn, actor (David-8 is Enough, Dynasty) 1953 Malcolm Young, Glasgow Scotland, guitarist (AC/DC-Highway to Hell) 1954 Norbert Hahn, German DR, 2 man luge (Olympic-gold-1976, 80) 1956 Rowan Atkinson, England, comedian/actor (Never Say Never Again) 1957 C Michael Foale, Louth England, astronaut (STS 45) 1957 Nancy Lopez Knight, Torrance Calif, pro golfer (1988 Mazda) 1959 Kathy Sledge, Phila, vocalist (Sister Sledge-We are Family) 1962 Philip Brown, Birmingham Engl, 4x400m runner (Olympic-silver-1984) 1962 Sean Landeta, NFL place kicker (NY Giants) 1964 Mark O'Toole, bassist/drummer (Frankie Goes to Hollywood-Relax) 1967 Larry Donald, Cincinnati Ohio, US boxer (Olympic-92) 1967 Peter Loran, Teaneck NJ, rock vocalist (Trixter-Give It To Me Good) 1976 Danny Pintauro, Milltown NJ, actor (Jonathan-Who's the Boss?) 1989 Baby lion-tailed macaques, at Woodland Park Zoo (Seattle) Back to GREGSITE Passings for January 061088 Berengarius van Tours, French theologist, dies 1275 Raymundus van Pe¤afort, Spanish church scholar, dies 1374 Andreas Corsini, Italian saint/bishop of Fiesole, dies 1425 Jan van Beieren, bishop of Lithuiana/Duke of Baveria, dies 1448 Christoffel III, king of Denmark/Norway/Sweden, dies 1536 Baldassare Peruzzi, Italian architect/painter, dies 1592 Johan Casimir, count of Rhine, dies 1646 Elias Hill, German architect of Augsburg, dies 1693 Mehmed IV, sultan (Turkey), dies at 51 1694 Francesco Morosini, Italian army leader, dies 1785 Haym Salomon, dies in Phila at 44, helped finance the revolution 1799 Maria G Agnesi, Italian mathematician (xy=a(a-y)), dies 1799 W G Frederik, prince of Orange, dies 1822 Heinrich Schliemann, archelogist (Troje) 1884 Gregor Mendel, Augustine monk & heredity pioneer, dies 1885 Peter C Asbjírnsen, Norwegian fairy tale writer, dies at 72 1917 Hendrik P G Quack, lawyer/economist (Bank of Neth), dies 1918 Georg F L P Cantor, German mathematician: collection, dies 1919 Theodore Roosevelt, 26th Pres (1901-09), dies in NY at 60 1928 Alvin C Kraenzlein, track star (Olympic-4 gold-1900), dies at 51 1929 Nicolaas Nikolajevitsj, governor-general of Kaukasi‰, dies 1950 Isaiah Bowman, US geography/co-founder (Geographical Review), dies 1958 Josephine CMA, princess of Belgium, dies 1960 Edith Barstow, choreographer (Frankie Laine Time), dies at 52 1962 Jacob "Cut" Nanninga, painter (France, North-Africa), dies at 57 1967 Johnny Keane, baseball player/mgr (Cards, NY Yanks), dies at 55 1978 John D MacArthur, US billionaire, dies at 80 1985 Robert HW Welch Jr, US founder/leader John Birch Society, dies at 85 1988 Brent Collins, actor, dies at 46 of a heart attack 1989 Hirohito, Japan`s emperor (1922-89), dies at 87 after 62-year reign 1992 Vincent Placoly, Martinique writer (Une journ‚e torride), dies at 45 1993 Elisabeth, arch duchess of Austria/princess of Liechtenstein, dies 1993 John B "Dizzy" Gillespe, blues trumpeter, dies at 75 1993 Rudolf Nureyev, Russian ballet dancer (Kirov), dies of aids Back to GREGSITE Holidays for January 06[Iraq] Army Day [New Mexico] Admission Day (1912) [Uruguay] Children's Day [Scotland] Handsel Monday Back to GREGSITE Interest events for January 06[C] Epiphany (12th Night of Xmas) (England) 3 Kings/Adoration of Magi [Greek Orthodox] Greek Cross Day (Tarpon Springs, Fla) [RC] Feast of St Guarinus (St Guerin) 1611 [RC] Commemoration of St John de Ribera, archbishop of Valencia 1670 [RC] Commemoration of St Charles of Sezze, Italian monk 1925 [RC] Commemoration of St Rafaela Maria Porras y Ayllon 1937 [RC] Memorial of Bl Andre Bessette, religious (opt) 1996 [Moslem] Night of Remembrance (feast); Sha'bƒn 14, 1416 AH Back to GREGSITE Special events for January 06[Rome] Caput Iduum (a d viij Id Jan) 1941 4 Freedoms Day (Speech, Worship, From want & From fear) 1227 Ferrand of Portugal safely leaves the Louvre 1352 French king Jean II introduces Order of the Star 1496 Moorish fortress Alhambra, near Grenada, surrenders to the Christi 1497 Jews are expelled from Graz (Syria) 1540 King Henry VIII of England married his 4th wife, Anne of Cleves 1639 Virginia is 1st colony to order surplus crops (tobacco) destroyed 1663 Great earthquake in New England 1681 1st recorded boxing match (Duke of Albemarle's butler vs his butcher) 1759 George Washington & Martha Dandridge Custis are married 1773 Massachusetts slaves petition legislature for freedom 1781 Battle of Jersey (Island in the UK) 1832 New England Anti-Slavery Society organizes (Boston) 1838 Samuel Morse made 1st public demonstration of telegraph 1839 2 day storm off Irish & English coast immortalized as "The Big Wind" 1842 4,500 British & Indian troops leave Kabul, massacred before India 1857 Patent for reducing zinc ore granted to Samuel Wetherill, Penn 1861 Florida troops seize the Federal arsenal at Apalachicola 1861 NYC mayor proposes NY become a free city, trading with N & S 1873 Pope Pius IX encyclical "On the Church in Armenia" 1873 US Congress begins investigating Cr‚dit Mobilier scandal 1880 Record snow cover in Seattle-120 cm 1893 Great Northern Railway connects Seattle with east coast 1896 1st US women's 6-day bicycle race starts, Madison Square Garden 1898 1st telephone message from a submerged submarine, by Simon Lake 1907 Maria Montessori opens her 1st (Montessori) school (Rome) 1912 New Mexico becomes 47th state 1914 J Lagrula discovers asteroid #775 Lumiere 1914 Stock brokerage firm of Merrill Lynch founded 1925 Paavo Nurmi, sets indoor record, 4:13.6 mile & 14:44.6 5,000m 1926 Kees Boeke opens 1st comprehensive school in Holland 1927 US marines sent to Nicaragua 1928 Pope Pius XI publishes encyclical Mortalium zest (against oecumene) 1929 Alexander I establishes a royal dictatorship in Yugoslavia 1930 1st diesel engine automobile trip (in a Packard sedan) completed 1936 Barbara Hanley became Canada's 1st woman mayor (Webbwood, Ontario) 1938 Bronze memorial statue of Henry Hudson erected in the Bronx 1938 G Kulin discovers asteroids #1444 Pannonia, #1445 Konkolya & #3427 1941 FDR's "4 Freedoms" speech (speech, worship, from want & from fear) 1942 1st around world flight (Pan Am "Pacific Clipper") 1945 Future president George Bush marries Barbara Pierce in Rye NY 1950 Britain recognizes Communist government of China 1951 Indianapolis beats Rochester 75-73 in NBA-record 6 overtimes 1953 WKBN TV channel 27 in Youngstown, OH (CBS) begins broadcasting 1956 KGNS TV channel 8 in Laredo, TX (NBC/ABC) begins broadcasting 1958 Bollingen Prize for poetry awarded to ee cummings 1958 Gibson patents the Flying V Guitar 1958 WIPR TV channel 6 in San Juan, PR (PBS) begins broadcasting 1963 "Mutual of Omaha's Wild Kingdom" with Marlin Perkins begins on NBC 1964 Charlie Finlay announces he wants to move KC A's to Louisville 1964 Rolling Stones' 1st tour as headline act (with Ronettes) 1967 2 homemade buses collided on a mountain road in Terpate, 1968 Beatles' "Magical Mystery Tour," album goes #1 & stays #1 for 8 weeks 1968 Dr N E Shumway performs 1st US adult cardiac transplant operation 1968 Surveyor 7 (last of series) launched by US for soft-landing on Moon 1969 Supremes release "I'm Livin' In Shame" 1969 WLIW TV channel 21 in Garden City, NY (PBS) begins broadcasting 1971 Cecil Partee elected president pro tem of Illinois state senate 1974 CBS Mystery Theater premiers on radio 1975 AM America premiers on ABC-TV with Bill Beutel as host 1976 Ted Turner purchases Atlanta Braves for reported $12 million 1977 EMI records drop punk rock group Sex Pistols 1978 1st postage stamp copyrighted by US (Carl Sandburg stamp) 1980 Phil Flyers set NHL record of 35 straight games without a defeat 1981 50th hat trick in Islander history-John Tonelli scored 5 goals 1984 Challenger moves to Vandenberg AFB for mating of STS 41 B mission 1986 British Defense Secretary Michael Heseltine resigns 1986 STS 61-C scrubbed at T -31s because of liquid oxygen valve problem 1987 100th US Congress convenes 1991 "Real Life With Jane Pauley" premiers on NBC-TV 1992 NY Yankees sign free agent Danny Tartabul 1993 Jean Mueller discovers comet Mueller/1993a Back to GREGSITE Facts for January 066th day of the year with 359 remaining (Numerology = 7) 1896 -2øF lowest temperature for this date in NYC 1950 63øF highest temperature for this date in NYC Back to GREGSITE Songs released on January 0601/06/44 --- Besame Mucho --- Dorsey, Jimmy 01/06/44 --- My Ideal --- Dorsey, Jimmy 01/06/50 --- Rag Mop --- Ames Brothers 01/06/58 --- Stroll, The --- Diamonds 01/06/58 --- Sugartime --- McGuire Sisters 01/06/62 --- Little Bitty Tear, A --- Ives, Burl 01/06/62 --- Baby It's You --- Shirelles 01/06/68 --- Nobody But Me --- Human Beinz 01/06/68 --- Goin' Out Of My Head / Can't Take My Eye --- Lettermen 01/06/73 --- Rocky Mountain High --- Denver, John 01/06/79 --- Don't Cry Out Loud --- Manchester, Melissa 01/06/79 --- Somewhere In The Night --- Manilow, Barry |
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