CoM Moderators Posted January 9, 2023 Share Posted January 9, 2023 Historical Events 1858 - Anson Jones, the last President of the Republic of Texas, commits suicide1868 - Last convict ship the Hougoumont arrives in Fremantle, ending 80 years of penal transportation to Australia1894 - William K.L. Dickson's motion picture "Edison Kinetoscopic Record of a Sneeze" aka "Fred Ott's Sneeze" receives first US copyright for the format; it was filmed a few days earlier at Edison Studio, West Orange, New Jersey1954 - Bert Olmstead of the Montreal Canadiens, ties NHL record of 8 points in game1967 - Georgia legislature seats Representative Julian Bond1970 - Constitution of Singapore enactedMore Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1851 - Giuseppe Gallignani, Italian composer and conductor, born in Faenza, Emilia-Romagna, Papal State (now Italy) (d. 1923)1914 - Derek Allhusen, English equestrian (Olympic gold 1968), born in Chelsea, London (d. 2000)1925 - Abdelhamid ben Hadouga, Algerian writer, born in Mansoura, Algeria (d. 1996)1931 - Algis Budrys, Lithuanian-American sci-fi author (Man of Earth), born in Kaliningrad, Russia (d. 2008)1945 - Frank Biondi, American businessman (HBO), born in NYC, New York1952 - Eva Leonie "Eveline" Herfkens, Dutch civil servant, diplomat, and politician (PvdA), born in The Hague, NetherlandsMore Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1893 - Mohara, Arab ivory/slave trader, dies in battle and is eaten1933 - Daphne Akhurst Cozens, Australian tennis player (Australasian C'ship singles 1925, 26, 28, 29, 30), dies of ectopic pregnancy at 291936 - John Gilbert [Pringle], American silent film screenwriter, director (Love's Penalty), and actor, known as "The Great Lover" (The Merry Widow The Big Parade; Flesh and the Devil), dies of a heart attack at 381958 - Paul Fechter, German writer (Der Zauberer Gottes), dies at 771971 - Elmer Flick, American Baseball HOF outfielder (AL batting champion 1905; NL RBI leader 1900; 2 × AL stolen base leader; Philadelphia Phillies, Cleveland Bronchos/Naps), dies at 941990 - Spud Chandler, American baseball player (AL MVP 1943), dies at 82More Famous Deaths » Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike carey Posted January 9, 2023 Share Posted January 9, 2023 58 minutes ago, CoM Moderators said: 1931 - Algis Budrys, Lithuanian-American sci-fi author (Man of Earth), born in Kaliningrad, Russia (d. 2008) Umm, no, born in Königsberg in East Prussia, in Germany. + Charlie 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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