Wednesday, May 18, 2011

Celebrity Born On January 14

By Tracy Rocelyn


1451 - Franchinus Gaffurius, Italian music theorist (d. 1522)

1907 - Sophie Redmond, Suriname's 1st female physician

1507 - Catherine of Habsburg, Infanta of Spain and queen of Portugal (d. 1578)

1908 - Carl Esmond, Vienna Austria, actor (Address Unknown, Hitler)

1908 - Ruggiero de Rudolpho Columbo, US singer/actor (Miracle of Women)

1684 - Johann Matthias Hase, German scientist (d. 1742)

1684 - Jean-Baptiste van Loo, French painter (d. 1745)

1964 - Steven Soderbergh, writer (Mimi, Schizoplis)

1592 - Sjihab al-Din Sultan Choerram Sjah Djahan, leader of India

1615 - John Biddle, English minister (Unitarian)

1964 - Shepard Smith, American news anchor

1655 - Angelo Predieri, composer

1664 - Simon van Slingelandt, Dutch grand pensionary (1727-36)

1684 - Jean-Baptiste Vanloo, French painter

1343 - Arnot of Pardubice became the last bishop of Prague.

1965 - Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall, British chef

1539 - Spain annexes Cuba.

1966 - Matt Brock, NFL defensive end/tackle (NY Jets)

1967 - Emily Watson, actress (Breaking the Waves, Boxer)

1761 - The Third Battle of Panipat is fought in India between the Afghans under Ahmad Shah Durrani and the Marhatas. The Afghan victory changes the course of Indian History.

1967 - Tom Rhodes, actor (Tom Rhodes-Mr Rhodes)

1814 - Treaty of Kiel: Frederick VI of Denmark cedes Norway to Sweden in return for Pomerania.

1822 - Greek War of Independence: Acrocorinth is captured by Theodoros Kolokotronis and Demetrius Ypsilanti.

1792 - Christian Julius De Meza, Danish general (d. 1865)

1907 - An earthquake in Kingston, Jamaica kills more than 1,000.

1911 - Roald Amundsen's South Pole expedition makes landfall on the eastern edge of the Ross Ice Shelf.

1798 - Johan R Thorbecke, Premier of Netherlands (Lib-1849..72)

1938 - Norway claims Queen Maud Land in Antarctica.

1943 - World War II: Operation Ke, the successful Japanese operation to evacuate their forces from Guadalcanal during the Guadalcanal campaign, begins.

1943 - World War II: Franklin D. Roosevelt and Winston Churchill begin the Casablanca Conference to discuss strategy and study the next phase of the war.

1806 - Sir Charles Hotham, Governor of Victoria (d. 1855)

1969 - Rico Smith, NFL wide receiver (Cleve Browns)

1952 - NBC's long-running morning news program Today debuts, with host Dave Garroway.

1960 - The Reserve Bank of Australia, the country's central bank and banknote issuing authority, is established.

1818 - Zacharias Topelius, Finnish historical novelist (Surgeon's Stories)

1970 - Gene Snitsky, American professional wrestler

1971 - Antonios Nikopolidis, Greek footballer

1972 - Queen Margrethe II of Denmark ascends the throne, the first Queen of Denmark since 1412 and the first Danish monarch not named Frederick or Christian since 1513.

1973 - Elvis Presley's concert Aloha from Hawaii is broadcast live via satellite, and sets a record as the most watched broadcast by an individual entertainer in television history.

1975 - Teenage heiress Lesley Whittle is kidnapped by Donald Neilson, aka "the Black Panther".

1998 - An Afghan cargo plane crashes into a mountain in southwest Pakistan killing more than 50 people.

1972 - Raimondas Rumas, Lithuanian cyclist

1836 - Henri Fantin-Latour, French painter (d. 1904)

1839 - Emil Bohn, composer

1973 - Rod Myers, Conroe TX, outfielder (KC Royals)

2011 - Ben Ali, former Tunisian president, fled the country to Saudi Arabia after popular protests (dubbed as Jasmine Revolution) requesting his departure.

1974 - Hugues Legault, Montreal Quebec, 50m swimmer (Olympics-96)

1850 - Jean de Reszke, [Jan Mieczyslaw], Polish tenor

1915 - Mark Goodson, American game show producer (d. 1992)

1851 - Theophile EA de Bock, Dutch painter/etcher/drawer

1856 - J. F. Archibald, Australian journalist and publisher (d. 1919)

1975 - Marcel Koning, soccer player (FC The Hague/NEC)

1977 - Terry Ryan, St Johns, NHL left wing (Montreal Canadiens)

1920 - Donald Beard, cricketer (NZ pace bowler in the 1950's)

1920 - George Herman, newsman (CBS-TV)

1978 - Shawn Crawford, American sprinter

1921 - Mark Lawrence, Wash DC, pianist (Alice Pearce)

1979 - Karen Elson, British supermodel

1924 - Guy Williams, NYC, actor (Zorro, Lost in Space)

1882 - Hendrik W van Loon, Netherland, commentator/writer (Story of America)

1925 - Yukio Mishima, Japan, novelist (Temple of Golden Pavilion)

1925 - Louis Quilico, Canadian baritone (d. 2000)

1980 - Ossama Haidar, a Lebanese soccer player

1980 - Byron Leftwich, American football player

1980 - Hiroshi Tamaki, Japanese actor and model

1896 - John dos Passos, novelist (1919, Big Money, 42nd Parallel)

1897 - Hasso von Manteuffel, German general and politician (d. 1978)

1898 - Helen Flint, Chicago, actress (Sea Devils, Married Before Breakfast)

1982 - Lo Lima, Brazilian footballer

1899 - Carlos Romulo, Filipino diplomat and author (d. 1985)

1901 - Bebe Daniels, Scotland, actress (42nd Street, Lonesome Luke)

1984 - Mike Pelfrey, American baseball player

1902 - Alfred Tarski, Warsaw, mathematician/logician

1902 - F C Terborgh, [Reijnier Flaes], Dutch writer (De Turkenoorlog)

1988 - Jamie Altman, son of Lynda Carter & Robert Altman

1931 - Frank Costigan, Australian lawyer

1904 - Emily Hahn, American writer (d. 1997)

1988 - Jack P. Shepherd, English actor

1989 - Sextuplets, Paris France, (to a 29-year-old woman)

1906 - William Bendix, NYC, actor (Lifeboat, Babe Ruth Story, Life of Riley)

1934 - Richard Briers, English actor

1935 - Lucille Wheeler, Canadian alpine skier

1343 - Arnot of Pardubice became the last bishop of Prague.

1936 - John Paul Cain, Sweetwater TX, PGA golfer (1989 Greater Grand Rapids)

1539 - Spain annexes Cuba.

1639 - The "Fundamental Orders", the first written constitution that created a government, is adopted in Connecticut.

1937 - Billie Jo Spears, country singer

1761 - The Third Battle of Panipat is fought in India between the Afghans under Ahmad Shah Durrani and the Marhatas. The Afghan victory changes the course of Indian History.

1784 - American Revolutionary War: Ratification Day, United States Congress ratifies Treaty of Paris with Great Britain.

1937 - Shoban Babu, Indian actor

1822 - Greek War of Independence: Acrocorinth is captured by Theodoros Kolokotronis and Demetrius Ypsilanti.

1858 - Napoleon III of France escapes an assassination attempt.

1940 - Julian Bond, Nashville Tenn, (D-Ga) civil rights leader

1941 - C L "Gibby" Gilbert Jr, Chattanooga TN, PGA golfer (1976 Danny Thomas)

1933 - The controversial Bodyline cricket tactics used by Douglas Jardine's England peaks when Australian captain Bill Woodfull was hit in the heart.

1938 - Norway claims Queen Maud Land in Antarctica.

1943 - World War II: Operation Ke, the successful Japanese operation to evacuate their forces from Guadalcanal during the Guadalcanal campaign, begins.

1942 - Amichand Rajbansi, South African politician

1942 - Carol Bellamy, Planfield NJ, (City Council Pres-D-NYC, 1978-85)

1950 - The first prototype of the MiG-17 makes its maiden flight.

1942 - Dave Campbell, American baseball player

1943 - Holland Taylor, Phila, actress (Bossom Buddies, Camilla-Naked Truth)

1954 - The Hudson Motor Car Company merges with Nash-Kelvinator Corporation forming the American Motors Corporation.

1943 - Ronald Hunter, Boston Mass, actor (Lazarus Syndrome)

1969 - An accidental explosion aboard the USS Enterprise (CVN-65) near Hawaii kills 27 people.

1972 - Queen Margrethe II of Denmark ascends the throne, the first Queen of Denmark since 1412 and the first Danish monarch not named Frederick or Christian since 1513.

1973 - Elvis Presley's concert Aloha from Hawaii is broadcast live via satellite, and sets a record as the most watched broadcast by an individual entertainer in television history.

1975 - Teenage heiress Lesley Whittle is kidnapped by Donald Neilson, aka "the Black Panther".

1944 - Nina Totenberg, American journalist

1999 - Toronto, Ontario Mayor Mel Lastman becomes the first mayor in Canada to call in the Army to help with emergency medical evacuations and snow removal after more than one meter of snow paralyzes the city.

2000 - A United Nations tribunal sentences five Bosnian Croats to up to 25 years for the 1993 killing of over 100 Muslims in a Bosnian village.

2004 - The national flag of The Republic of Georgia, the so-called "five cross flag", is restored to official use after a hiatus of some 500 years.

1947 - Bill Weberniuk, Canadian snookers player

1948 - Carl Weathers, New Orlean La, actor (Apollo Creed-Rocky)

2011 - Stampede near Sabarimala - 104 devotees killed and several others injured in a stampede at Uppupara in Idukki distict.




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