Today’s Important Historical Events
527 Byzantine Emperor Justin I names his nephew Justinian I as co-ruler and successor to the throne
1748 Ruins of Pompeii rediscovered by Spaniard Rocque Joaquin de Alcubierre
1952 Big Bang theory proposed in Physical Review by Alpher, Bethe & George Gamow
1974 Ayatollah Khomeini calls for an Islamic Republic in Iran
1976 Steve Wozniak and Steve Jobs found Apple Computer in the garage of Jobs’ parents house in Cupertino, California
2001 Netherlands becomes the first country in the world to make same-sex marriage legal
(Lady Beltane’s dad crossed the veil)
Today’s Historical Events
374 Comet 1P/374 E1 (Halley) approaches within 0.0884 AUs of Earth
527 Byzantine Emperor Justin I names his nephew Justinian I as co-ruler and successor to the throne
705 Greek pope John VII chosen as successor to John VI
1064 Body of bishop Eleutherius of Blandain moved to Doornik
1318 Berwick-upon-Tweed is captured by the Scottish from the English.
1340 Niels Ebbesen kills Gerhard III of Holstein in his bedroom, ending the 1332-1340 interregnum in Denmark.
1504 English guilds/corp goes under state control
1515 Portuguese fleet under Afonso de Albuquerque captures the Persian fortress of Ormuz, renaming it the Fort of Our Lady of the Conception
Today’s Historical Events in Flim and TV
1930 “The Blue Angel” starring Marlene Dietrich in her breakthrough role premieres in Germany
1947 Shin Takarajima (New Treasure Island) by Osamu Tezuka published, first manga cartoon in tankōbon form
1953 KXMC TV channel 13 in Minot, ND (CBS/ABC) begins broadcasting
1954 WQED TV channel 13 in Pittsburgh, PA (PBS) begins broadcasting
1955 WTVT TV channel 13 in Tampa-St Petersburg, FL (CBS) 1st broadcast
1956 KPIC TV channel 4 in Roseburg, OR (CBS) begins broadcasting
1957 WYES-TV channel 12 in New Orleans, Louisiana (PBS) begins broadcasting
1958 KVIQ TV channel 6 in Eureka, CA (NBC/ABC/CBS) begins broadcasting
Today’s Historical Events in Music
1822 Italian composer Luigi Cherubini becomes director of the Conservatoire de Paris music college, holds position for nearly 20 years
1956 10th Tony Awards: “The Diary of Anne Frank” (play) & “Damn Yankees” (musical) win
1964 John Lennon is reunited with his father Freddie after 17 years
1966 “Hold On, I’m Comin'” single released by Sam & Dave
1970 John Lennon and Yoko Ono release hoax they are having dual sex change operations
1972 30,000 attend Mar Y Sol rock concert, Vega Baja, Puerto Rico
1973 John Lennon and Yoko Ono form a new country with no laws or boundaries, called Nutopia, its national anthem is silence
1990 It becomes illegal in Salem Oregon to be within 2 feet of nude dancers
Today’s Historical Events in Sports
1888 Students from Rotterdam, Netherlands establish a cricket club called Rotterdamsche Cricket & Football Club Sparta which evolves into Sparta Rotterdam
1919 Stanley Cup Final, Seattle Ice Arena, Seattle, WA: With Montreal Canadiens (NHL) & Seattle Metropolitans (PCHA) tied at 2-2-1, trophy not awarded due to worldwide flu epidemic
1920 Stanley Cup Final, Mutual Street Arena, Toronto, ON: Jack Darragh scores a hat-trick as Ottawa Senators (NHL) beat Seattle Metropolitans (PCHA), 6-1 for a 3-2 series win
1926 Montreal Maroons’ Clint Benedict becomes first NHL goalie to record 3 straight playoff shutouts, in a 3-0 win against the visiting Victoria Cougars in Game 2 of the Stanley Cup Championship series
1930 American golfer Bobby Jones starts his Grand Slam season by winning the Southeastern Open by 13 strokes over Horton Smith at the Forest Hills-Ricker Golf Course in Atlanta, Georgia
1930 Chicago Cubs catcher Leo Hartnett breaks the altitude record for a catch by gloving a baseball dropped from the Goodyear blimp 800 feet over Los Angeles, California
1931 Jackie Mitchell becomes the second female (after Lizzie Arlington 1898) in organised baseball when she signs with the Chattanooga Lookouts Baseball Club
1933 England cricket batsman Wally Hammond smashes 34 fours, 10 sixes in a Test record unbeaten 336 in the drawn 2nd Test against New Zealand in Auckland
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