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16th January |
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Born on this day
1245 Edmund Crouchback 1501 Anthony Denny 1757 Richard Goodwin Keats 1853 Sir Johnston Forbes-Robertson 1853 Gen Sir Ian Hamilton 1872 Edward Gordon Craig 1902 Eric Liddell 1903 William Grover-Williams 1906 Diana Wynyard 1909 Ethel Merman 1924 Katy Jurado 1936 Michael White 1941 Christine James 1943 Gavin Bryars 1943 Brian Ferneyhough 1947 Magdalen Nabb 1947 Harvey Proctor 1948 Cliff Thorburn 1949 Caroline Munro 1959 Sade 1961 Paul Raven 1962 Paul Webb 1963 Jazzy B 1963 James May 1969 Neil Back 1974 Kate Moss 1981 Bobby Zamora 1982 Samuel Preston 1987 Lauren McAvoy Died on this day 1794 Edward Gibbon 1957 Arturo Toscanini Music 1972 The Stylistics received their first gold record, for 'You are Everything' 1976 Peter Frampton's album 'Frampton Comes Alive' was released turning him into a superstar. 1988 George Michael's 'Faith' topped the US album charts for its 11th week, a record for a British male artist. Sport 1956 The Winter Olympics opened in Cortina d'Ampezzo in Italy. 1988 In the Barclay's League Division One, Liverpool beat Arsenal by 2 goals to 1 to extend their lead over Nottingham Forest and Everton by 15 points. People & Showbiz 27 BC The title Augustus is bestowed upon Gaius Julius Caesar Octavian by the Roman Senate. 1992 The Rock n Roll Hall of Fame inducted 12 new legends, with the inclusion of such artists as Jimi Hendrix, Johnny Cash and Elmore James. 1997 After his request for a 4 day week was rejected, Radio One's top DJ Chris Evans resigned to concentrate on his TV projects. General Events 1547 Ivan the Terrible was crowned the First Russian Tsar. 1581 The English Parliament outlaws Roman Catholicism. 1707 The Scottish Parliament ratifies the Act of Union, paving the way for the creation of Great Britain. 1920 The League of Nations holds its first council meeting in Paris. 1938 The Benny Goodman Orchestra performed the first jazz concert at Carnegie Hall. 1975 After a 25 day truce, the IRA announced it was calling off its cease-fire at midnight to recommence its aggressive campaign, rather than attempting to achieve a political solution. 1981 3 men entered an Ulster farmhouse firing several shots into former Westminster MP Bernadette Devlin, leaving her critically ill. 1983 Some of the worst snowstorms of the century swept the north east of the United States, leaving many states under 2ft of snow. 1986 First meeting of the Internet Engineering Task Force. |
