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1592 Sjihab al-Din Sultan Choerram Sjah Djahan, leader of India 1615 John Biddle, English minister (Unitarian) 1618 John Six, mayor of Amsterdam 1700 Picander, [Christian F Henrici], German writer (Der Suffer) 1705 Jean-Baptiste C Bouvet de Lozier/Lozier-Bouvet, governor (Reunion Is) 1730 William Whipple, patriot (Declaration of Independence signer) 1741 Benedict Arnold, US general turn traitor (Revolutionary War) 1791 Calvin Phillips, became shortest known adult male (67 cm; 2' 2") 1798 Isaac da Costa, Dutch writer/lawyer 1806 Matthew Fontaine Maury, Naval Commander (Confederacy) 1818 Zacharias Topelius, Finnish historical novelist (Surgeon's Stories) 1819 Frederick Steele, Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1868 1831 John Bullock Clark Jr, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1903 1836 [Hugh] Judson Kilpatrick, Mjr Gen (Union volunteers), died in 1881 1850 Pierre Loti, [Julien Viaud], French sea officer/writer (Pcheur) 1851 Thophile EA de Bock, painter/etcher/drawer 1861 Mehmed VI, last sultan of Ottoman Empire (1918-22) 1861 Wilhelm von Polenz, German writer (Der Pfarrer von Breitendorf) 1863 Pieter Oosterlee, educator 1874 Thornton Waldo Burgess, author (Peter Rabbit) 1875 Albert Schweitzer, doctor/humanitarian/organist (Nobel 1952) 1878 Victor A D Sgalen, [Max Anly], French writer 1882 Hendrik W van Loon, Netherland, commentator/writer (Story of America) 1886 Hugh Lofting, English/American writer & illustrator (Dr Dolittle) 1892 Hal Roach, early film director/producer (1 Million BC) 1892 Martin Niemller, clergyman (German Protestant); imprisoned by Hitler 1896 John dos Passos, novelist (1919, Big Money, 42nd Parallel) 19-- Holland Taylor, Phila Pa, actress (Bossom Buddies, Beacon Hill) 19-- Jonathan Daly, Chicago, actor (Orrin-Petticoat Junction) 1901 Bebe Daniels, Scotland, actress (42nd Street, Lonesome Luke) 1901 Carlos P Romulo, Philippine general/diplomat/jurist 1902 Alfred Tarski, Warsaw, mathematician/logician 1902 F C Terborgh, [Reijnier Flaes], writer (De Turkenoorlog) 1904 Sir Cecil Beaton, England, royal family photographer 1906 William Bendix, NYC, actor (Lifeboat, Babe Ruth Story, Life of Riley) 1907 Derek Richter, British neuro chemist (Aspects of learning & memory) 1907 Sophie Redmond, Suriname's 1st female physician 1908 Ruggiero de Rudolpho Columbo, US singer/actor (Miracle of Women) 1909 Joseph Walton Losey, Wisconsin, director (Damned, Accident) 1913 Tillie Olsen, American writer (Tell Me a Riddle) 1914 Harold Russell, actor 1916 John Oliver Killens, novelist 1919 Giulio Andreotti, 7 x premier (Italy) 1920 Andy Rooney, Albany NY, commentator (60 Minutes) 1920 Bertus de Harder, soccer star (Bordeaux) 1920 George Herman, newsman (CBS-TV) 1921 Mark Lawrence, Wash DC, pianist (Alice Pearce) 1924 Guy Williams, NYC, actor (Zorro, Lost in Space) 1925 Yukio Mishima, Japan, novelist (Temple of Golden Pavilion) 1926 Frank Aletter, Long Island NY, actor (Mac-It's About Time, Tom-Nancy) 1926 Thomas Tryon, actor/novelist (I Married a Monster from Outer Space) 1927 Ivan Kalita, USSR, equestrian dressage (Olympic-silver-1968) 1929 Billy Walker, Ralls Tx, country singer (Ozark Jubilee) 1930 Ernest Just, Black biologist, served as VP of American Zoologists 1932 Catarina Valente, Paris France, singer (Entertainers) 1936 Ludmila Pinayeva, USSR, 500m kayak (Olympic-gold-1964, 1968, 1972) 1936 Reiner Klimke, German FR, equestrian dressage (Olympic-gold-1984) 1938 Jack Jones, LA Calif, singer (Love Boat Theme) 1940 Julian Bond, (D-Ga) civil rights leader 1941 Marjoe Gortner, Long Beach Ca, actor (Speak Up America, Falcon Crest) 1941 [Dorothy] Faye Dunaway, Bascom Fl, actress (Chinatown, Bonnie & Clyde) 1942 Carol Bellamy, Planfield NJ, (City Council Pres-D-NYC, 1978-85) 1943 Jos Luis Rodriguez, Caracas Venezuala, singer 1943 Ronald Hunter, Boston Mass, actor (Lazarus Syndrome) 1943 Shannon W Lucid, Shanghai China, astronaut (STS 51G, 34, 43, SK:58) 1948 Carl Weathers, New Orlean La, actor (Apollo Creed-Rocky) 1949 Christine Belford, Amityville NY, actress (Banacek, Empire) 1951 Gil Pak Jong, Korea PR, judo (Olympic-1976) 1951 William Risrook, rocker (BT Express-Here Comes the Express) 1959 Carl Smyth, rock horn player (Madness-Our House) 1962 Patrica Morrison, rocker (Sisters of Mercy-Walk Away, Black Planet) 1965 Dsire Nosbusch, Luxembourg, actress (The Fan) 1965 Vanity, [Dee Dee Williams], singer/actress (Action Jackson) 1966 Daniel J Schneider, Memphis Tn, actor (Dennis-Head of the Class) 1969 Jason Kent Bateman, Rye NY, actor (David-Valerie, Hogan Family) 1988 Jamie Altman, son of Lynda Carter & Robert Altman 1989 Sextuplets, Paris France, (to a 29-year-old woman) Back to GREGSITE Passings for January 141163 Ladislaus I Arpad, king of Hungary (1162-63), dies 1237 St Sava, son of Serbia's king, dies 1301 Andreas III Arpad, king of Hungary (1290-1301), dies 1595 Ferdinand, archduke of Austria/mayor of Bohemenia, dies 1742 Edmund Halley, genius eclipsed by Newton, dies at 86 1766 Frederik V, king of Denmark/Norway (1746-66), dies 1830 Johann G Repsold, German instrument maker, dies 1847 Gov Bent, 5 others in US occupation, killed by revolt in New Mexico 1898 Lewis Carroll, writer (Alice in Wonderland), dies at 65 1901 Charles Hermite, French writer (e is transcendent), dies 1902 Cato M Guldberg, Norwegian mathematician, dies 1905 Ernst Abbe, German physicist (Carl Zeiss Optics Company), dies at 64 1909 Sinovi P Rostsjestvenski, Russian admiral, dies 1925 Willem Devout, self employed (V & Dreesmann), dies 1929 Cornelis W Lely, Governor of Suriname (1902-05), dies 1944 Walthre Dew, [Jacques Delflandre], Belgian resistance fighter, dies 1948 Ans Van Dike, nazi-collaborator, executed 1957 Humphrey Bogart, actor (Casablanca, Caine Mutiny), dies at 57 1970 John J "Johnny" Murphy, US baseball pitcher (NY Yankees), dies 1972 Frederik IX, [Christiaan FFMKWG], king of Denmark (1947-72) 1977 Anas Nin, Cuban/American writer (Delta of Venus), dies 1984 Ray Kroc, founder of MacDonalds/owner San Diego Padres, dies at 82 1985 Jetta Goudal, French actress, dies at 86 1986 Donna Reed, actress (Donna Reed Show, Dallas), dies of cancer at 64 1988 Georgy M Malenkov, PM of USSR (1953-55), dies at 86 1991 Abu Iyad, PLO-leader (1972 Munich Massacre), murdered 1993 Manfred Lachs, International jurist at the Hague, dies 1993 Elisabeth A de Vreugd, chambermaid for Dutch Queen, dies at 98 1993 Manfred Lachs, Polish lawyer (Intl Court of Justice), dies Back to GREGSITE Holidays for January 14[Julian calendar] New Year's Day in 20th, 21st centuries [Maryland] Ratification Day (1784) [Switzerland] Meitlisunntig Festival-Woman in Villmergen War (1712) Back to GREGSITE Interest events for January 14[Orthodox] Circumcision of Jesus (1/1 OS) 250 [RC] Commemoration of St Felix of Nola, priest/martyr 379 [Greek Orthodox] St Basil's Day (1/1 OS) 398 [old RC] Feast of St Hilary, bishop/doctor (now 1/13) 1237 [Christian] Feast of St Sava 1959 [Lutheran] Commemoration of Eivind Berggrav, bishop of Oslo Back to GREGSITE Special events for January 14 [Rome] Caput Kalendarum (a d xix Kal Feb) 1526 Francis I forced to give up claims in Burgundy, Italy & Flanders 1601 Church authorities burn hebrew books in Rome 1639 1st Connecticut constitution (Fundamental Orders) adopted in Hartford 1690 Clarinet is invented, in Nrnberg, Germany 1699 Massachusetts holds day of fasting for wrongly persecuting "witches" 1783 Congress ratifies peace treaty between US & England 1784 Revolutionary War ends; Congress ratifies the Treaty of Paris 1794 1st successful Csarean section in US, Edom, Virginia 1799 Eli Whitney receives government contract for 10,000 muskets 1799 King of Naples flees before the advancing French armies 1813 Gideon Hawley becomes 1st state school superintendent in US (NY) 1814 King of Denmark cedes Norway to King of Sweden by treaty of Kiel 1847 Conspiracy in New Mexico against US 1861 Ft Pikens, FL falls into state hands 1864 Battle of Cosby Creek, TN 1864 General Sherman begins his march to the South 1868 NC constitiutional convention meets in Raleigh 1868 SC constitutional convention, meets with a black majority 1873 "Celluloid" registered as a trademark 1873 P B S Pinchback elected to Senate 1874 I D Shadd elected Speaker of the lower house of the Miss legislature 1878 US Supreme court rules race separation on trains unconstitutional 1897 6,960-m (22,834') Cerro Aconcagua (Argentina) 1st climbed 1900 The opera "Tosca" is produced (Rome) 1905 M Wolf discovers asteroid #555 Norma 1909 Cop. 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Central Management forms 1914 Henry Ford introduces assembly line for cars 1916 South Sea dike cracks 1918 Finland & USSR adopts New Style (Gregorian) calendar 1924 Allies direct Fiume (Rijeka) in Italy 1927 G Van Biesbroeck discovers asteroid #1079 Mimosa 1927 Toronto Maple Leafs 1st hat trick (Hap Day) vs NY Rangers 1929 Afghan King Amanoellah forced to resign 1932 1st totalisator (to record racetrack bets) in US installed, Hialeah 1935 Oil pipeline Iraq-Mediteranian sea goes into use 1936 L M (Mario) Giannini elected president of Bank of America 1938 Allen Toussaint, rocker (Wild Sign of New Orleans) 1938 National Society for the Legalization of Euthanasia formed (NY) 1939 All commercial ferry service to East Bay ends 1939 Norway claims Queen Maud Land in Antarctica 1942 Japanse troops land at oil center Balikpapan in Borneo 1942 Reinmuth discovers asteroid 1556 Wingolfia, 1557 Roehla & 1849 Kresak 1943 Alex Smart (Mont) is 1st NHLer to score hat trick in his 1st game 1943 FDR & Winston Churchill confer in Casablanca concerning WW II 1946 2 jetties collapse in Ganges-160 Hindu pilgrims are crushed 1949 Black/Indian race rebellion in Durban, South-Africa; 142 die 1950 US recalls all consular officials from China 1951 1st NFL pro bowl since 1942, Americans beat Nationals 28-27 1952 "Today Show," premiers with Dave Garroway & Jack Lescoulie on NBC-TV 1952 Snow storm in Sierra Nevada kills 26 1953 WALA TV channel 10 in Mobile, AL (NBC) begins broadcasting 1953 Yugoslavia elects it's 1st president (Marshal Tito) 1954 NY Yankee Joe DiMaggio marries actress Marilyn Monroe 1956 Jordan government signs Pact of Baghdad 1956 Little Richard releases "Tutti Frutti" 1960 Tuindorp-Oostzaan in Northern Amsterdam, flooded 1961 Chic Bear Willard Dewveall becomes 1st NFLer to join the AFL 1964 Jacqueline Kennedy's 1st public appearance (TV) since assassination 1966 David Bowie releases his 1st record (Can't Help Thinking About Me) 1967 20,000 attend the Human Be-In, SF 1967 NY Times reports Army is conducting secret germ warfare experiments 1967 Sonny & Cher release "The Beat Goes On" 1968 Soyuz 4 launched 1968 Super Bowl II-Green Bay Packers-33, Oakland Raiders-14 1969 25 members of US aircraft carrier Enterprise die during maneuvers 1969 Soyuz 4 launched; rendezvous with Soyuz 5 two days later 1972 "Sanford & Son" starring Redd Foxx premiers on NBC TV 1972 L Kohoutek discovers asteroids #1842 Hynek, #1843 Jarmila, 1972 WMAH TV channel 19 in Biloxi, MS (PBS) begins broadcasting 1972 WMAU TV channel 17 in Bude, MS (PBS) begins broadcasting 1973 Grateful Dead bass player, Phil Lesh, busted on drugs in Calif 1973 Super Bowl VII-Miami Dolphins-14, Washington Redskins-7 1973 Tap dancer Ray Castle measured at 1440 taps/min on BBC TV 1974 World Football League founded 1975 Anita Wold (Norway) sets women's ski jump distance record-98 m 1976 "The Bionic Woman" with Lindsay Wagner debuts on ABC (later NBC) 1976 Ted Turner becomes CEO of Atlanta Braves 1978 Sex Pistols' final concert (Winterland, SF) 1979 Pres Carter proposes Martin Luther King's birthday be a holiday 1981 E Bowell discovers asteroid #2762 Fowler 1985 16 indicted by US for granting sanctuary to Central American refugees 1985 sinks to record low-$1.11 1986 Constitution of Guatemala takes effect 1989 1,000 muslims burns Rushdies "Satanic Verses" 1989 29 year old French woman gives birth to sextuplets in Paris 1989 Former Belgian premier Paul Vanden Boeynants kidnapped 1990 Perez de Cuellar says he has lost all hope for peace in the Gulf 1991 "Barbara DeAngelis Show" premiers on CBS-TV 1991 Tyne Daly arrested for drunk driving in Van Nuys Calif 1991 Valentin Pavlov become new premier of USSR 1993 Polish ferry boat crashes in storm, 50 die Back to GREGSITE Facts for January 1414th day of the year with 351 remaining (Numerology = 6) 1914 -5øF lowest temperature for this date in NYC 1932 70øF highest temperature for this date in NYC Back to GREGSITE Songs released on January 1401/14/43 --- Why Don't You Fall In Love With Me --- Long, Johnny 01/14/49 --- Galaway Bay --- Crosby, Bing 01/14/49 --- Red Roses For A Blue Lady --- Monroe, Vaughn 01/14/56 --- See You Later, Alligator --- Haley, Bill 01/14/89 --- What I Am --- Brickell, Edie & The New Bohemians 01/14/89 --- You Got It (The Right Stuff) --- New Kids On The Block |
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