Today’s Important Historical Events
1238 Battle of the Sit River: Mongol forces of Batu Khan overcome Russians under Yuri II of Vladimir-Suzdal near Yaroslavl in Russia, ending Russian resistance
1801 Thomas Jefferson is the first US President to be inaugurated in Washington, D.C.
1861 Abraham Lincoln is inaugurated as the 16th US President
1902 American Automobile Association (AAA) founded in Chicago
1933 Franklin D. Roosevelt inaugurated as 32nd US President, pledges to pull US out of the Depression, “We have nothing to fear but fear itself”
1936 1st flight of the airship Hindenburg at Friedrichshafen, Germany
2009 International Criminal Court issues an arrest warrant for Sudanese President Omar Hassan al-Bashir for war crimes and crimes against humanity in Darfur becoming the first sitting head of state to be indicted
Today’s Historical Events
51 Nero, later to become Roman Emperor, is given the title princeps iuventutis (head of the youth)
306 Martyrdom of Saint Adrian of Nicomedia
852 Croatian Duke Trpimir I issued a statute, a document with the first known written mention of the Croats name in Croatian sources
938 Translation of the relics of martyr Wenceslaus I, Duke of Bohemia, the patron saint of the Czech state
1152 Frederick I Barbarossa elected Holy Roman Emperor
1215 King John of England makes an oath to the Pope as a crusader to gain the support of Innocent III
1238 Battle of the Sit River: Mongol forces of Batu Khan overcome Russians under Yuri II of Vladimir-Suzdal near Yaroslavl in Russia, ending Russian resistance
1351 Ramathibodi becomes King of Siam
Today’s Historical Events in Flim and TV
1841 Dion Boucicault‘s stage comedy “London Assurance” opens at Theatre Royal, Covent Garden, London
1922 1st vampire film “Nosferatu”, an un-authorized adaptation of Bram Stoker‘s Dracula, premieres at the Berlin Zoological Garden, Germany
1937 9th Academy Awards: “The Great Ziegfeld”, Paul Muni & Luise Rainer wins
1943 15th Academy Awards: “Mrs. Miniver”, James Cagney & Greer Garson win
1947 WWJ (now WDIV) TV channel 4 in Detroit, MI (NBC) begins broadcasting
1965 David Attenborough becomes the new controller of BBC2
1976 2nd People’s Choice Awards: John Wayne & Katharine Hepburn win (Motion Picture) and Telly Savalas & Carol Burnett win (TV)
Today’s Historical Events in Music
1830 Vincenzo Bellini’s opera “I Capuleti e i Montecchi” premieres at the Teatro La Fenice in Venice, Italy
1877 Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky’s ballet “Swan Lake” has its world premiere, performed by the Bolshoi Ballet in Moscow
1895 Gustav Mahler conducts the premiere of his incomplete 2nd Symphony (“Resurrection”) in Berlin, Germany, with the Berlin Philharmonic; complete version debuts in December
1913 Gabriel Faure’s opera “Pénélope”, based on Homer’s “The Odyssey”, premieres at the Salle Garnie, in Monte Carlo, Monaco
1966 John Lennon says “We (the Beatles) are more popular than Jesus”
1968 3rd Academy of Country Music Awards: Glen Campbell and Lynn Anderson win
1973 15th Grammy Awards: 1st Time Ever I Saw Your Face, America
1977 Roger Sessions’ 6th Symphony premieres (in fully completed form) in New York City with José Serebrier conducting the Juilliard Orchestra
Today’s Historical Events in Sports
1846 8th Grand National: William Taylor aboard outsider Pioneer wins by 3 lengths from Culverthorpe
1857 19th Grand National: Charlie Boyce wins aboard Emigrant at 10/1
1868 30th Grand National: George Ede victorious aboard Irish 9/1 shot The Lamb; horse wins second GN in 1871
1903 Stanley Cup, Montreal Arena, Westmount, Quebec: Montreal HC beats Winnipeg Victorias, 4-1 for a 2-1 challenge series victory
1913 NY Yankees are 1st to train outside US (Bermuda)
1927 Babe Ruth becomes the highest-paid player in MLB history when he signs 3-year, $70,000 per season contract with the New York Yankees
1931 Don Bradman is bowled for a rare first ball duck by Herman Griffith (4-50) on the last day of 5th cricket Test vs West Indies in Sydney; Windies win by 31 runs but lose series to Australia, 4-1
1933 Noordwijk soccer team forms
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