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Historical Events

1555 - Reformer and bible translator John Roger is the first protestant martyr under Mary I, when he is burnt at the stake at Smithfield, London
1847 - 1st US telegraph company established in Maryland
1866 - Mary Baker Eddy reportedly cures her injuries by opening a bible
1973 - "No, No Nanette" closes at 46th St Theater NYC after 861 performances
2016 - Northern Irish singer-songwriter Van Morrison knighted by the Prince of Wales at Buckingham Palace
2020 - Charles McGee, American retired US Air Force officer and fighter pilot of the Tuskegee Airmen promoted from colonel to brigadier general

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Famous Birthdays

1808 - Josef Kajetán Tyl, Czech playwright, writer and author of the Czech national anthem (Kde domov můj), born in Kutná Hora, Bohemia, Austrian Empire (d. 1856)
1841 - Clément Ader, French aviation pioneer (d. 1926)
1903 - Edwin Denby, American dance critic and poet (Snoring in N, Horse Eats Hat), born in Tientsin China (d. 1924)
1943 - Cheryl Miller, American actress (Daktari - "Paula"; Born Free), born in Sherman Oaks, California
1960 - Siobhan Dowd, British/Irish author (d. 2007)
1961 - Denis Savard, Canadian NHL centre (Chicago Blackhawks) named one of the 100 Greatest NHL Players' in history, born in Pointe Gatineau, Canada

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Famous Deaths

1781 - Willem Crul, British admiral (West-Indies), dies in battle during the Fourth Anglo-Dutch War at 59
1946 - Margarete Boie, writer, dies
1957 - Miguel Covarrubias, Mexican illustrator, dies
1982 - Alex Harvey, Scottish singer (The Electric Cowboys), dies of a heart attack at 46
2002 - George Nader, American actor (Robot Monster, Away All Boats), dies at 80
2013 - Donald Byrd, American jazz trumpeter (Black Byrd), dies at 80

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Today's Featured Historical Event

Amadou Diallo killed by police

Plainclothes officers of the New York Police Department’s Street Crime Unit fire 41 shots at unarmed Amadou Diallo, an immigrant from Guinea, killing him on the steps of his apartment building shortly after midnight on February 4, 1999. Diallo’s killing sparked a public outcry and eventually ...
Cite: History.com, Mon, 24 Jan 2022
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