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   Today in History | OnThisDay.com to All   
   Today in History for 14th January 2024   
   14 Jan 24 03:41:57   
   
   From: today.in.history.|.onthisday.com@bbs.alt119.net   
      
   Historical Events   
      
   1868 - North Carolina constitutional convention meets in Raleigh   
      
   1927 - Toronto Maple Leafs 1st hat trick (Hap Day) vs NY Rangers   
      
   1961 - Chicago Bear Willard Dewveall becomes 1st NFLer to join AFL   
      
   1979 - John McEnroe wins his first of 3 season-ending ATP Masters Grand Prix   
   tennis titles 6-7, 6-3, 7-5 against fellow American Arthur Ashe at Madison   
   Square Garden, NYC   
      
   1993 - Polish ferry boat capsizes in storm, 50 die   
      
   1998 - Charles Barkley pleads not guilty to an assault charge   
      
   More Historical Events ¯   
   Famous Birthdays   
      
   1477 - Hermann of Wied, German Catholic archbishop (d. 1552)   
      
   1914 - Gaetano Alibrandi, Italian Catholic priest and papal diplomat, born in   
   Castiglione di Sicilia, Catania, Sicily (d. 2003)   
      
   1925 - Jean-Claude Beton, Algerian-born French businessman, entrepreneur and   
   soft-drink manufacturer (Orangina), born in Boufarik, French Algeria (d. 2013)   
      
   1947 - Rubén Olivares, Mexican boxer (4-division world champion), born in   
   Mexico City   
      
   1978 - Just Blaze [Justin Smith], American hip hop producer, born in Paterson,   
   New Jersey   
      
   1980 - Byron Leftwich, American football player, born in Washington, D.C.   
      
   More Famous Birthdays ¯   
   Famous Deaths   
      
   1676 - Pier Francesco Cavalli, Italian opera composer, dies at 73   
      
   1887 - Peter Donders, Dutch Roman Catholic missionary to Suriname, dies at 77   
      
   1890 - Francesco D'Arcais, Italian composer, dies at 59   
      
   1978 - Robert Heger, German conductor and composer, dies at 91   
      
   1993 - Elisabeth Antoinette de Vreugd, chambermaid for Dutch Queen, dies at 98   
      
   2006 - Henri Colpi, French New Wave film editor and director, dies at 84   
      
   More Famous Deaths ¯   
      
   https://www.onthisday.com/day/january/14   
      
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