Today’s Important Historical Events
406 80,000 Vandals, Alans and Suebians cross the Rhine at Mainz, beginning invasion of Gallia
1744 English astronomer James Bradley announces discovery of Earth’s nutation motion (wobble)
1775 Battle of Quebec in American Revolutionary War; Americans defeated trying to take British stronghold
1861 22,990mm of rain falls in Cherrapunji Assam in India in 1861, a world record
1958 Cuban dictator Fulgencio Batista tells his Cabinet he is fleeing the country
Today’s Historical Events
192 Roman Emperor Commodus survives poisoning attempt by his mistress only to be strangled in the bath in assassination plot
406 80,000 Vandals, Alans and Suebians cross the Rhine at Mainz, beginning invasion of Gallia
535 Byzantine General Belisarius completes the conquest of Sicily, defeating Ostrogothic garrison of Syracuse, and ending his consulship for the year
765 Coffin of Ho-tse Shen-hui interred in a stupa built in China
870 Skirmish at Englefield: Ethelred of Wessex beats Danish invasion army
1229 James I of Aragon the Conqueror enters Medina Mayurqa (Palma) consummating Christian conquest of the island of Majorca
1492 100,000 Jews expelled from Sicily
1502 Cesare Borgia (son of pope Alexander VI) occupies Urbino
Today’s Historical Events in Film and TV
1923 BBC begins using Big Ben chime ID
1943 NYC’s Times Square greets Frank Sinatra at Paramount Theater
1953 WFBC (now WYFF) TV channel 4 in G’ville-Spartanburg, SC (NBC) begins
1962 “Match Game” debuts on NBC with host Gene Rayburn
1963 Dear Abby show premieres on CBS radio (runs 11 years)
1971 KAID TV channel 4 in Boise, ID (PBS) begins broadcasting
1981 CNN Headline News debuts
1982 CBS Mystery Theater final episode on radio after 8 years
Today’s Historical Music Events
1680 Amsterdam opera at Leidsegracht opens
1879 Gilbert and Sullivan’s comic opera “Pirates of Penzance” premieres in NYC
1923 Harry Tierney and Joseph McCarthy’s musical “Kid Boots,” premieres in New York City
1955 “Vamp” closes at Winter Garden Theater NYC after 60 performances
1961 “lrma La Douce” closes at Plymouth Theater NYC after 527 performances
1963 Jerry Garcia and Bob Weir play music together for the 1st time
1966 Monkee’s “I’m a Believer” hits #1 & stays there for 7 weeks
1967 “Henry, Sweet Henry” closes at Palace Theater NYC after 80 performances
Today’s Historical Events in Sports
1906 Australasian Championships Men’s Tennis, Christchurch, NZ: All-NZ final; Antony Wilding beats Francis Fisher 6-0, 6-4, 6-4
1918 Kid Gleason replaces Pants Rowland as Chicago White Sox manager; reach World Series but lose in the “Black Sox” betting scandal; Gleason not involved
1920 Victorian all-rounder Roy Park makes Test cricket debut for Australia v England in 2nd Test in Melbourne; bowled by Harry Howell for a first ball ‘golden duck’ in his first and only Test innings
1920 International Lawn Tennis Challenge, Auckland, NZ: Bill Johnson & Bill Tilden (US) beat Norman Brookes & Gerald Patterson (Australasia) 6-4, 4-6, 6-0, 6-4 for an unassailable 3-0 lead; ends 5-0
1921 Australasian Championships Men’s Tennis, Perth: Australian Rhys Gemmell beats countryman Alf Hedeman 7-5, 6-1, 6-4
1945 Before the biggest Adelaide Oval crowd of the season, batting maestro Don Bradman scores his first post-WWII century; 112 for South Australia v Australian Services
1950 American thoroughbred jockeys Bill Shoemaker and Joe Culmone end the year tied, leading the nation with record 388 wins
1952 Davis Cup Men’s Tennis, Memorial Drive, Adelaide: Vic Seixas beats Ken McGregor in 4 sets but Australia retains title for third straight year; beats US, 4-1 in Adelaide
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