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| Today in History for 18th January 2019 |
| 18 Jan 19 04:28:57 |
From: today.in.history.|.onthisday.com@alt119.net.remove-fxo-this Historical Events 1650 - French Prince Louis II of Condé captured 1795 - Governor and Viceroy Willem V flees Scheveningen to England 1947 - Small river steamer sinks on Yangtze River, kills 400 1949 - 1st US Congressional standing committee headed by Negro (W Dawson) 1973 - Boston Red Sox sign Orlando Cepeda as 1st player signed as a DH 1974 - Israel and Egypt sign weapons accord More Historical Events Famous Birthdays 1751 - Ferdinand Kauer, composer 1908 - Jacob Bronowski, Polish-born British mathematician and science writer best known as the presenter of the BBC television series, The Ascent of Man, born in Łódź, Poland (d. 1974) 1947 - Sachio Kinugasa, Japanese baseman nicknamed Tetsujin, meaning "Iron Man", born in Kyoto, Japan (d. 2018) 1964 - Brady Anderson, American MLB outfielder (Baltimore Orioles), born in Silver Spring, Maryland 1964 - Jenny Holliday, Australian softball pitcher (Olympic bronze 1996), born in Melbourne, Australia 1971 - Andre Coleman, American NFL wide receiver (San Diego Chargers), born in Charlotte, North Carolina More Famous Birthdays Famous Deaths 1892 - Anton Anderledy, Swiss Superior General of the Society of Jesus (b. 1819) 1967 - Harry Antrim, American actor (Miracle on 34th St, Devil's Doorway), dies of heart attack at 82 1976 - Sonia Dresdel, actor (Fallen Idol, Secret Tent), dies at 67 1978 - Walter H. Thompson, English Scotland Yard detective, bodyguard of Winston Churchill (b. 1890) 1994 - Arthur Altman, American songwriter (All or Nothing at All), dies at 83 2017 - Rachel Heyhoe Flint, English cricket player and journalist, dies at 77 More Famous Deaths http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/historyorb/todayinhistory/~3/UBZ9heR4FlU/18 --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05 * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2) |
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