CoM Moderators Posted January 4, 2023 Share Posted January 4, 2023 Historical Events 871 - Battle at Reading: Ethelred of Wessex defeated by Danish invasion army1932 - State of siege proclaimed in Honduras1947 - "Show Boat" closes at Ziegfeld Theater NYC after 417 performances1968 - Leo Fender sells Fender Guitars for $13 million to CBS1970 - Walter Cronkite ends hosting weekly documentary2001 - Rapper Vanilla Ice spends night in jail after allegedly ripping out some of his wife's hair during a rowMore Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1807 - Baltasar Saldoni, Spanish composer and musicologist, born in Barcelona, Spain (d. 1889)1901 - C. L. R. James [Cyril Lionel Robert James], Trinidadian historian (The Black Jacobins), journalist, intellectual and socialist, born in Tunapuna, Trinidad (d. 1989)1925 - Johnny Lujack, American College Football Hall of Fame quarterback (Heisman Trophy 1947; National C'ship 1943, 46-47; Notre Dame; Pro Bowl 1950-51; Chicago Bears), born in Connellsville, Pennsylvania1944 - Alan Sutherland, New Zealand rugby union number 8 (10 caps; Marlborough), born in Blenheim, New Zealand (d. 2020)1968 - Mike Wilpolt, American football player and coach, born in Broomfield, Colorado1986 - Steve Slaton, American football player, born in Levittown, PennsylvaniaMore Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1874 - Thomas Gregson, Premier of Tasmania (b. 1798)1931 - Roger Connor, American Baseball Hall of Fame 1st baseman (career HR record 138 stood for 23 years; NL batting champion 1885; NL RBI leader 1889; NY Giants), dies of a stomach illness at 731931 - Arthemus "Art" Acord, American silent film actor and rodeo champion (Arizona Kid, Hard Fists), commits suicide by poison at 401991 - Berry Kroeger, actor (Demon Seed), dies of kidney failure at 782007 - Gren, Welsh newspaper cartoonist (b. 1934)2021 - Gregory Sierra, American stage and screen actor (Barney Miller - "Chano"), dies of cancer at 83More Famous Deaths » Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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