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1502 Hendrik Niclaes, German/Dutch merchant/cult leader (Children of God) 1644 Louis Boufflers, marshall of France 1738 Ethan Allen, Revolutionary War fighter (led Green Mtn Boys) 1747 Abraham L Breguet, French clock maker 1768 James Varicick, 1st AME Zion Bishop 1780 M Heinrich C Lichtenstein, German zoologist 1814 Aubrey de Vere, Irish writer (Victorian Observer) 1815 Alexander Brydie Dyer, Bvt Major General (Union Army), died in 1874 1815 Thomas Williams, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1862 1825 Alexander Travis Hawthorn, Brig Gen (Confederate Army), died in 1899 1877 Frederick Gardner Cottrell, inventor (elecrostatic precipitator) 1880 Eduard M Meijers, lawyer (Short Discussion) 1880 French van Cauwelaert, Flemish minister/mayor of Antwerp 1880 Grock, [Adrien Wettach], Swiss clown/circus director 1880 Manuel Aza¤a y D¡az, PM/pres of 2nd Spanish republic (1936-39) 1882 Eugne Delporte, Belgium, astronomer (Asteroid Belgian/Adonis) 1883 Florence Reed, silent film actress (Dancing Girl) 1883 Francis X Bushman, silent film actor (Spy's Defeat, Ben Hur) 1887 Robinson Jeffers, US, poet/playwright (Tamar & Other Poems, Medea) 1888 Grock, [Adrien Weltach], Switzerland, clown/circus director 1891 Jos Speybrouck, Flemish painter 1892 Dumas Malone, Miss, historian (Jefferson & His Time) 1894 Reginald Denham, London, Broadway director (Obsession, The Bad Seed) 19-- Bonnie Hellman, SF Calif, actress (Penny Brooks-Nurse) 19-- Michael Schenker, heavy metal rocker (MSG-Coming on Strong) 19-- Williams Sanderson, Memphis Tn, actor (Larry-Newhart) 1903 Jean Morel, Abbeville France, conductor 1903 Jens A Damages, Danish writer (Schadebogen, Losses Híjsang) 1904 Ray Bolger, Dorchester Mass, actor/dancer (Wizard of Oz) 1908 Bernard Lee, London England, actor (M in James Bond movies) 1908 Paul Henreid, Trieste, actor (Casablanca, 4 Horsemen of Apocalypse) 1910 Galina Ulanova, Russia, ballerina (Bolshoi) 1910 Jean Martinon, Lyons France, conductor 1913 Gustav Husak, president of Czechoslavakia (1968-89) 1914 Claude Gallimard, France, publisher 1914 Polly Rowles, Phila Pa, actress (Aunt Laurie-Jamie) 1915 Dean Dixon, Zug Switzerland, conductor 1917 Jerry Wexler, music producer 1926 June Haver, Mrs Fred MacMurray/actress (Dolly Sisters) 1927 Gisele MacKenzie, Winnipeg Manitoba, singer/actress (Your Hit Parade) 1927 Johnnie Ray, pop singer (Cry) 1927 Lee Philips, Bkln NY, actor (Ellery Queen) 1928 Donald Brooks, fashion designer (Emmy 1983) 1935 Ronnie Hawkins, Ark, rocker (The Band-Who Do You Love?) 1935 Sherrill Milnes, Hinsdale Illinois, baritone 1938 Willie "Stretch" McCovey, 1st baseman (SF Giant #44) 1939 Bill Toomey, Phila Pa, decathelete (Olympic-gold-68) 1939 Sal Mineo, actor (Exodus, Rebel Without a Cause) 1942 Jim Croce, singer (Time in a Bottle) 1943 Agustin P Justo y Rolon, president (Argentina 1931-38) 1945 Frank Sinatra Jr, Jersey City NJ, singer/bandleader (Golddigers) 1945 Rod Stewart, UK, singer (Maggie Mae, Do You Think I'm Sexy) 1946 Alexis Nihon Jr, Bahamas, wrestler (Olympics-1968) 1947 George Alec Effinger, US, sci-fi author (Nick of Time) 1948 Donald Fagan, rock vocalist/keyboardist (Steely Dan-Peg) 1948 George Foreman, Houston Tx, world heavyweight boxing champ (1973-74) 1948 William Sanderson, US, actor (Newhart, Blade runner) 1949 Teresa Graves, Houston Tx, actress (Laugh-in, Get Christie Love) 1949 Walter S Browne, US chess champion (1974-78, 1980-84) 1952 Scott Thorston, keyboards/guitarist (Motels-Only the Lonely) 1953 Bobby Rahal, Indy-car racer (over 15 wins) 1953 Pat Benatar, [Andrejewski], Bkln NY, singer (Hell Is for Children) 1959 Chandra Cheesborough, Jacksonville Fla, 4X100 runner (Olympic-gold-84) 1959 Don Letts, rocker (Bad) 1961 Nadja Salerni-Sonnwnberg, Rome Italy, concert violinist 1964 Karen Josephson, Bristol Ct, synchronized swimmer (Olympic-gold-1992) 1964 Krista Tesreau, actress (Guiding Light) 1964 Sarah Josephson, Bristol Ct, synchronized swimmer (Olympic-gold-1992) 1965 Nathan, rocker (Brother Beyond-Can You Keep a Secret) 1967 Mick Hankers, dancer (Ted de Braak/Josephine) 1975 Shannon Kavanaugh, Boston Mass, rocker (Ivory Soul) 1979 Chris H E Smith, [Daddy Mack], Atlanta, rapper (Kris Kross-Warm it Up) Back to GREGSITE Passings for January 10681 Agatho, Sicilian pope (678-81), dies 976 John I Tzimisces, emperor of Byzantium (969-76), dies 1276 Gregorius X, [Tedaldo Visconti], pope, dies 1645 William Laud, archbishop of Canterbury, beheaded 1674 Jacob de Witte, mayor (Dordrecht)/mathematician, dies 1778 Carolus Lin‘us "Carl von Linn‚", Swedish botanist/explorer, dies 1789 Pierre Lyonet, zoologist, dies 1811 Marie-Joseph de Ch‚nier, French poet (Chant du D‚part), dies 1824 Victor Emanuel I, king of Sardinia (1802-21), dies 1846 Etienne P de Senancour, French writer (De l'amour), dies 1871 Pierre A du Terrail, French writer, dies 1899 Gerard Keller, writer (Vlugmaren), dies at 69 1927 August(us) Alleb‚, painter/lithograph, dies 1934 Marinus van der Lubbe, communist, beheaded in Berlin at 24 1938 Willem de Vreese, Flemish linguist, dies 1943 Agustin P Justo y Rolon, pres Argentina (1931-38), dies 1943 J Arthur S Berson, Austrian meteorologist, dies 1951 Harry Sinclair Lewis, US writer (Nobel 1930), dies 1961 Dashiell Hammett, US detective writer (Thin Man), dies at 66 1964 A Marja, [ATE Mooy], author (Man of Day & Night), dies at 46 1968 Howard Smith, actor (Harvey Griffin-Hazel), dies at 74 1972 Al Goodman, orch leader (NBC Comedy Hour), dies at 81 1972 Georg Rendl, Austria miner/beekeeper/writer (Satan auf Erde), dies 1978 John D Rockefeller III, US billionaire/philanthropist, dies at 71 1978 Pedro Joaqu¡n Chamorro, of La Prensa, assassinated in Managua 1980 George Meany, labor leader, dies at 85 1981 Richard Boone, actor (Paladin-Have Gun Will Travel), dies at 63 1982 Paul Lynde, comedian (Uncle Arthur-Bewitched), dies at 55 1986 Joseph Kraft, US columnist, dies at 61 1993 Noorjahan Begum, "adulterous" wife in Bangladesh, stoned to death Back to GREGSITE Holidays for January 10[Switzerland] Meitlisunntig Festival-Woman in Villmergen War (1712) Back to GREGSITE Interest events for January 10[RC] Feast of St Gonzalvo [Ang, RC] Feast of the Baptism of Jesus Christ [Christian] Plough Monday 681 [RC] Feast of St Agatho, Roman Catholic pope (678-81) 1276 [RC] Feast of St Gregory X, Roman Catholic pope (1271-76) 1645 [Ang] Commemoration of William Laud, Archbishop of Canterbury 1994 [Moslem] Night of the Ascent; (Rajab 27, 1414 AH) 1997 [Moslem] 1st day of Ramadƒn, (1417 AH) Back to GREGSITE Special events for January 10[Rome] (a d iv Id Jan) 49 -BC- Julius C‘sar crosses the Rubicon, invades Italy 236 St Fabian begins his reign as Catholic Pope 681 St Agatho ends his reign as Catholic Pope 1429 Order of the Golden Fleece established in Austria-Hungary & Spain 1514 Complutensian New Testament in Hebrew, Aramaic, Greek & Latin finished 1776 "Common Sense" by Thomas Paine, published 1806 Dutch in Cape Town, South Africa surrender to the British 1810 French church annuls marriage of Napoleon I & Jos‚phine 1811 Louisiana slaves rebell in 2 parishes 1840 Penny Post mail system started 1845 Poets Elizabeth Barrett & Robert Browning begin corresponding 1861 Florida becomes 3rd state to secede 1861 Ft Jackson & Ft Philip are taken over by LA state troops 1861 US forts & property seized by Mississippi 1862 Battle of Big Sandy River, KY (Middle Creek) 1862 Battle of Romney, WV 1863 1st underground railway opens in London 1870 Georgia legislature reconvenes 1870 John D Rockefeller incorporates Standard Oil 1877 J Perrotin discovers asteroid #170 Maria 1878 US Senate proposes female sufferage 1889 Ivory Coast declared a protectorate of France 1893 Richard Drigo's ballet "The Magic Flute" premiers, St Petersburg 1894 A Charlois discovers asteroid #381 Myrrha 1901 Oil discovered at Spindletop claim near Beaumont, Texas 1904 M Wolf discovers asteroid #522 Helga 1904 R S Dugan discovers asteroid #521 Brixia 1910 1st international air meet in US held, in LA 1910 J H Metcalf discovers asteroid #696 Leonora 1911 1st photo in US taken from an airplane, San Diego 1911 Honduras signs treaty turning over customs to US (not ratified) 1912 World's 1st flying boat's maiden flight, (NY) 1920 League of Nations' 1st meeting, Treaty of Versailles in effect 1920 Mont Canadiens (14) & Tor St Patricks (7) score NHL record 21 goals 1920 Silver reaches record $1.37 an ounce 1923 Last US troops leave the Rhine 1923 Latvian troops occupy Memel near France 1925 France-Saarland forms 1925 Miriam (Ma) Ferguson sworn in as TX gov, nation's 2nd woman governor 1927 Fritz Lang's Metropolis premieres 1927 J Comas Sola discovers asteroid #1626 Sadeya 1928 Soviet Union orders exile of Leon Trotsky 1928 Stalin sends Trotsky to Wjerny, Siberia 1930 Mordovian Autonomous Region in RSFSR constituted 1931 Phila Quakers defeat Montr‚al, ends NHL-record 15-game losing streak 1932 "Mickey Mouse" & "Silly Symphony" comics syndicated 1932 "Pete the Tramp" cartoon strip by C D Russell debuts 1938 Eduard van Beinum becomes world's 1st conductor at Concert Hall 1939 M B Protitch discovers asteroid #2348 Michkovitch 1941 Seys-Inquart begins registration of Jews 1942 Japan invades North-Celebes, Neth Indies 1944 1st mobile electric power plant delivered, Phila 1945 LA Railway (with 5 streetcar lines) forced to close 1946 UN General Assembly convenes for 1st time (London) 1946 US Army establishes 1st radar contact with Moon, Belmar, NJ 1949 1st Jewish family show "The Goldbergs" premiers on CBS 1951 1st jet passenger trip made 1951 Goethe Link Observatory discovers asteroid #1578 Kirkwood 1951 S Arend discovers asteroid #2973 Paola 1951 UN headquarters opens in Manhattan NY 1953 Bollingen Prize for poetry awarded to Archibald Macleish 1954 Bollingen Prize for poetry awarded to WH Auden 1956 Elvis records "Heartbreak Hotel" 1957 Anthony Eden resigns & Harold Macmillan becomes PM Britain 1958 Jerry Lee Lewis' "Great Balls of Fire" reaches #1 1960 Bollingen Prize for poetry awarded to Delmore Schwartz 1962 4,000 die in avalanche, Ranrahirca, Per£ 1962 Eruptions on Mount Huascaran in Peru destroy 7 villages & kill 3,500 1964 Battles between muslims & hindus in Calcutta 1964 US version of "That Was The Week That Was," premiers 1965 WKBD TV channel 50 in Detroit, MI (IND) begins broadcasting 1966 Julian Bond denied seat in Ga legislature for opposing Vietnam War 1967 Edward Brooke, takes (Sen-R-Mass) seat as 1st popular elected black 1967 Lester Maddox elected governor of Georgia 1967 PBS (the National Educational TV) begins as a 70 station network 1967 Princess Margret marries Mr Pieter van Vollenhoven 1968 "Great Balls of Fire" reaches #1 1968 US Surveyor 7 lands near lunar crater Tycho 1969 Pirate Radio Station Free Derby begins operation by Northern Ireland 1969 Sweden recognizes North Vietnam 1969 USSR's Venera 6 launched for parachute landing on Venus 1970 Preview Center Opens 1971 Bollingen Prize for poetry awarded to Richard Wilbur 1972 LA Lakers 33 straight win streak snapped, losing to Bucks 120-104 1972 Triple album set "Concert for Bangladesh" released in UK 1973 Gas tank on Staten Island explodes, 40 die 1975 P Wild discovers asteroid #2218 Wotho 1977 20th hat trick in Islander history-Bobby Nystrom 1978 Soyuz 27 carries 2 cosmonauts to Salyut 6 space station 1979 1st brother Billy Carter makes allegedly anti-Semitic remarks 1981 John Severin sets 100-mi unicycle speed record, 9 h 21 m 1981 N G Thomas discovers asteroids #2366 Aaryn, #2683 Brian & #2895 Memnon 1982 Bengals beat the Chargers in -59øF to win the AFC championship 1983 K Herkenhoff discovers asteroids #3489 Lottie & #3532 Tracie 1983 R Kirk & D Rudy discovers asteroid #3412 Kafka 1984 US establishes full diplomatic relations with Vatican 1985 Daniel Ortega Saavedra inaugurated as president of Nicaragua 1986 Palau signs Compact of Free Association with US 1986 STS 61-C mission scrubbed T -9m because of bad weather at Kennedy 1990 NCAA approves random drug testing for college football players 1991 US Congress begins debate on Persian Gulf crisis 1993 Maiden flight of Ultrair (Houston to LA) 1997 Entertainment Tonight's 4,000th show (scheduled) Back to GREGSITE Facts for January 1010th day of the year with 355 remaining (Numerology = 2) 1857 -3øF lowest temperature for this date in NYC 1876 60øF highest temperature for this date in NYC Back to GREGSITE Songs released on January 1001/10/41 --- I Hear A Rhapsody --- Dorsey, Jimmy 01/10/41 --- Along The Sante Fe Trail --- Miller, Glenn 01/10/41 --- Stardust --- Shaw, Artie 01/10/47 --- Gal In Calico, A --- Crosby, Bing 01/10/47 --- For Sentimental Reasons, (I Love You) --- Howard, Eddy 01/10/47 --- For Sentimental Reasons, (I Love You) --- Spivak, Charlie 01/10/47 --- For Sentimental Reasons, (I Love You) --- Shore, Dinah 01/10/70 --- Hey There Lonely Girl --- Holman, Eddie 01/10/70 --- Arizona --- Lindsay, Mark 01/10/70 --- Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin) --- Sly & The Family Stone 01/10/76 --- Golden Years --- Bowie, David 01/10/76 --- Theme From S.W.A.T. --- Rhythm Heritage |
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