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   Today in History | OnThisDay.com to All   
   Today in History for 24th January 2019   
   24 Jan 19 04:32:06   
   
   From: today.in.history.|.onthisday.com@alt119.net.remove-10uk-this   
      
   Historical Events   
      
   1789 - Louis XVI of France issues an edict calling for the convocation of the   
   Estates-General, a major event in the French Revolution   
      
   1899 - Rubber heel for boots or shoes patented by American Humphrey O'Sullivan   
      
   1952 - Fire in main building of French Port Martin Antarctic base   
      
   1976 - Cleveland Cavaliers biggest margin victory-43 pts (beat Milwaukee   
   132-89)   
      
   1999 - David Duval eagles the 18th hole for a final round 59 to win the Bob   
   Hope Chrysler Classic at PGA West to become only the 3rd player to fire a   
   sub-60 round on the PGA Tour   
      
   2018 - Former US Olympic team doctor Larry Nassar found guilty of molesting   
   over 150 girls, sentenced up to 175 years in prison   
      
   More Historical Events ¯   
   Famous Birthdays   
      
   1796 - Nicholas Mori, Anglo-Italian violinist and conductor, born in London,   
   England (d. 1839)   
      
   1829 - William Mason, composer   
      
   1924 - Marvin Kaplan, American actor (Top Cat, Henry-Alice), born in Brooklyn,   
   New York (d. 2016)   
      
   1943 - Subhash Ghai, Indian film director   
      
   1947 - Giorgio Chinaglia, Carrara Italy, soccer star (Lazio of Italy, NY   
   Cosmos), (d. 2012)   
      
   1957 - Vladimir "Vlatko" Stefanovski, Macedonian guitarist, born in Prilep   
      
   More Famous Birthdays ¯   
   Famous Deaths   
      
   1967 - Howard Charles Shaiffer, entertainer, dies at 49   
      
   1990 - Madge Bellamy, American actress, dies of heart failure at 90   
      
   1993 - Ugur Mumcu, Turkish journalist and writer (Cumhuriyet Murder), dies at   
   50   
      
   1994 - Yves Navarre, French writer (Le Jardin d'acclimatation), dies at 53   
      
   2005 - June Bronhill, Australian singer (b. 1929)   
      
   2007 - Guadalupe Larriva, Ecuadorian politician (b. 1956)   
      
   More Famous Deaths ¯   
      
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