Today’s Important Historical Events
644 Uthman ibn Affan, companion of Muhammad, appointed 3rd Caliph of Islam
1287 During St. Lucia’s Flood in Northwest Netherlands the Zuiderzee seawall collapses with loss of over 50,000 lives. Fifth largest recorded flood in history
1542 Princess Mary Stuart succeeds her father James V and becomes Queen Mary I of Scotland at 6 days old
1774 First incident of American Revolution – 400 New Hampshire militiamen successfully attack Fort William and Mary
1911 Norwegian Roald Amundsen‘s expedition is the 1st to each the South Pole
1995 The Dayton Agreement is signed in Paris by leaders of various governments ending the conflict in the former Yugoslavia including Slobodan Milošević, Alija Izetbegović, Franjo Tuđman and Bill Clinton
Today’s Historical Events
557 Constantinople, the capital of the Byzantine Empire, is significantly damaged by a 6.4 magnitude earthquake
644 Uthman ibn Affan, companion of Muhammad, appointed 3rd Caliph of Islam
835 Chinese Emperor Wenzong conspires with chancellor Li Xun and general Zheng Zhu to kill all the eunuchs, but the plot is foiled. Also known as the Sweet Dew Incident
867 Adrian II begins his reign as Catholic Pope
872 John VIII elected as Catholic Pope
1124 Theobald Buccapecus elected Pope Coelestinus II (he refuses)
1287 During St. Lucia’s Flood in Northwest Netherlands the Zuiderzee seawall collapses with loss of over 50,000 lives. Fifth largest recorded flood in history
1542 Princess Mary Stuart succeeds her father James V and becomes Queen Mary I of Scotland at 6 days old
Today’s Historical Events in Film and TV
1952 KROD (now KDBC) TV channel 4 in El Paso, TX (CBS) begins broadcasting
1954 WOAY TV channel 4 in Oak Hill-Beckley, WV (ABC) begins broadcasting
1969 Jackson Five make their 1st appearance on “The Ed Sullivan Show”
1971 U.S. premiere of “Nicholas and Alexandra”, film adaptation of Robert K. Massie’s best selling novel
1974 Disaster film “The Towering Inferno” is released, starring Steve McQueen and Paul Newman
1988 CBS’ $1.1 B bid wins exclusive 1990-94 major-league baseball rights
1993 “Philadelphia” one of the first mainstream films about AIDS, directed by Jonathan Demme, starring Tom Hanks and Denzel Washington premieres in Century City, California
1996 12th Soap Opera Digest Awards – Days of Our Lives wins
Today’s Historical Music Events
1849 1st chamber music group in US gives their 1st concert in Boston
1918 Giacomo Puccini‘s opera “Il Trittico” premieres in NYC
1924 Respighi’s symphony “Pini di Roma” premieres in Paris
1925 Alban Berg’s first opera, “Wozzeck” premieres at the Berlin State Opera.
1933 Josephine Baker performs in Amsterdam
1946 “Three to Make Ready” closes at Adelphi Theater NYC after 323 performances
1950 Musical “Bless You All” opens at Mark Hellinger Theater NYC for 84 performances
1957 “Most Happy Fella” closes at Imperial Theater NYC after 678 performances
Today’s Historical Events in Sports
1894 Day One 1st Test Cricket Aus v Eng Aust 5-346 (Giffen 161, Gregory 85)
1894 Test cricket debut of future Australian captain Joe Darling, great all-rounder Ernie Jones and outstanding England batsman Archie MacLaren; England wins 1st Test in Sydney by 10 runs
1901 1st table tennis tournament is held at the London Royal Aquarium
1920 Jack Dempsey KOs Bill Brennan in 12 for heavyweight boxing title in NYC
1930 NY Giants defeat Notre Dame 22-0 in a charity game
1930 National Football League Championship: Green Bay Packers (10-3-1) repeat with best record in first past the post title
1935 Test Cricket debut of “Chuck” Fleetwood-Smith v South Africa, Durban
1938 Major League Baseball agrees on use of a standard ball; disagrees on increasing rosters from 23 to 25 players, although Commissioner Judge Landis eventually decides on 25
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