What happened on this day in history ? Events, Births, Death

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What happened on this day in history ? Events, Births, Death Jan 28, 2024 14:16:50 GMT

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Post by shaliby on Jan 28, 2024 14:16:50 GMT

ToDay :January 28th

= EVENTS =
1813 – Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice is first published in the United Kingdom.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jane_Austen

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pride_and_Prejudice_(novel)

1871 – Franco-Prussian War: The Siege of Paris ends in French defeat and an armistice.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Franco-Prussian_War

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siege_of_Paris_(1870%E2%80%9371)

1958 – The Lego company patents the design of its Lego bricks, still compatible with bricks produced today.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lego

1986 – Space Shuttle program: STS-51-L mission: Space Shuttle Challenger disintegrates after liftoff, killing all seven astronauts on board.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space_Shuttle_Challenger
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space_Shuttle_Challenger_disaster

= BIRTHS =
1873 – Colette, French novelist and journalist ( Gigi;"Claudine"; The Tendrils of the Vine;The Vagabond; La Chatte; The Blue Lamp(d. 1954)

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colette

1887 – Arthur Rubinstein, Polish-American pianist and educator (d. 1982)

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arthur_Rubinstein

1912 – Jackson Pollock, American painter (d. 1956)

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jackson_Pollock

1955 – Nicolas Sarkozy, French lawyer and politician, 23rd President of France

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicolas_Sarkozy

= DEATHS=
814 – Charlemagne, Holy Roman emperor (b. 742)

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charlemagne

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holy_Roman_Empire

1547 – Henry VIII, king of England (b. 1491)

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_VIII_of_England

1918 – John McCrae, Canadian soldier, physician, and author (In Flanders Fields )(b. 1872)

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_McCrae

1939 – W. B. Yeats, Irish poet and playwright, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1865)

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/W._B._Yeats

1986 – Space Shuttle Challenger crew (see above )

jax2
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What happened on this day in history ? Events, Births, Death Jan 28, 2024 16:40:26 GMT

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Post by jax2 on Jan 28, 2024 16:40:26 GMT

Amazing how kids today still love Lego.

Space Shuttle Challenger disaster was awful, I can barely believe it was so long ago, feels as though it was more recent.

Was Sarkozy a popular President Shaliby?

LLCC
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What happened on this day in history ? Events, Births, Death Jan 29, 2024 9:24:29 GMT

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Post by LLCC on Jan 29, 2024 9:24:29 GMT

Do you think I’m correct in saying that the population know, more about Henry VIII, than any other king or queen, except for those of the twentieth century? Not having studied history after 16 years old, I don’t know what A level courses taught.

shaliby Winter Posts: 1,235	What happened on this day in history ? Events, Births, Death Jan 29, 2024 15:16:27 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by shaliby on Jan 29, 2024 15:16:27 GMT LLCC : maybe because of his six wives, and the films he inspired ?

jax2 Winter Posts: 1,951	What happened on this day in history ? Events, Births, Death Jan 29, 2024 15:35:06 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by jax2 on Jan 29, 2024 15:35:06 GMT Also there are still places you can visit, like Hampton Court, which make him feel tangible rather than just a name in a history book.

shaliby
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What happened on this day in history ? Events, Births, Death Jan 29, 2024 15:43:57 GMT

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Post by shaliby on Jan 29, 2024 15:43:57 GMT

ToDay : January 29th

=EVENTS =

1845 – "The Raven" is published in The Evening Mirror in New York, the first publication with the name of the author, Edgar Allan Poe.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Raven

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edgar_Allan_Poe

1856 – Queen Victoria issues a Warrant under the Royal sign-manual that establishes the Victoria Cross to recognise acts of valour by British military personnel during the Crimean War.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victoria_Cross

1886 – Karl Benz patents the first successful gasoline-driven automobile.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karl_Benz

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gasoline

1996 – President Jacques Chirac announces a "definitive end" to French nuclear weapons testing.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacques_Chirac

2020 – COVID-19 pandemic: The Trump administration establishes the White House Coronavirus Task Force under Secretary of Health and Human Services Alex Azar.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_House_Coronavirus_Task_Force

=BIRTHS =

1688 – Emanuel Swedenborg, Swedish astronomer, philosopher, and theologian (d. 1772)

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emanuel_Swedenborg

1737 – Thomas Paine, English-American political activist, philosopher, political theorist, and revolutionary (d. 1809)

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Paine

1860 – Anton Chekhov, Russian playwright and short story writer ( The Seagull;The Three Sisters; The Cherry Orchard; Uncle Vanya(d. 1904)

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anton_Chekhov

1866 – Romain Rolland, French historian, author, and playwright, Nobel Prize laureate (Jean -Christophe) (d. 1944)

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Romain_Rolland

1867 – Vicente Blasco Ibáñez, Spanish journalist and author (Blood and Sand )(d. 1928)

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vicente_Blasco_Ib%C3%A1%C3%B1ez

1892 – Ernst Lubitsch, German American film director, producer, writer, and actor (To Be or not to Be; Ninotcha) (d. 1947)

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ernst_Lubitsch

1945 – Tom Selleck, American actor and businessman(Magnum)

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_Selleck

= DEATHS =

1888 – Edward Lear, English poet and illustrator (The Owl and the Pussycat) (b. 1812)

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_Lear

1899 – Alfred Sisley, French-English painter (b. 1839)

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alfred_Sisley

1963 – Robert Frost, American poet and playwright (b. 1874)

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Frost

2015 – Colleen McCullough, Australian neuroscientist, author, and academic( The Thorn Birds ) (b. 1937)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colleen_McCullough

moi
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What happened on this day in history ? Events, Births, Death Jan 29, 2024 16:21:47 GMT

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Post by moi on Jan 29, 2024 16:21:47 GMT

I missed this thread , good to be back .

President Chirac announces end to nuclear testing . Good idea and have had plenty of experience seeing New Zealanders get angry when talking about French nuclear testing by their country and the blowing up of a ship protesting the tests.

Ernst Lubitsch .New to me ,but am happy to place him since I have liked some of his movies that still pop up on American tv.

Tom Selleck .I know the world is about to end when Americans turn on TV and he is not on screen .His MAGNUM PI goes back over 40 years and has never left TV. His current cop show now has been on for years . Movies too always on cable. He was even doing commercials on TV selling reverse mortgages where you get a loan on your house and eventually some greedy people get the house with you now homeless .

Robert Frost . The ex loved his poetry and as I push into middle age like his one poem about getting older but having much to do before the end has a wonderful new meaning

I plan to drop the name of Roman Rolland around my neighbors from the French Embassy .Like my fake Rolex that's bound to impress them

Last Edit: Jan 29, 2024 20:45:12 GMT by moi

jax2 Winter Posts: 1,951	What happened on this day in history ? Events, Births, Death Jan 29, 2024 20:02:19 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by jax2 on Jan 29, 2024 20:02:19 GMT I loved The Thorn Birds - didn't realise the author had passed away

shaliby Winter Posts: 1,235	What happened on this day in history ? Events, Births, Death Jan 30, 2024 15:49:50 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by shaliby on Jan 30, 2024 15:49:50 GMT Thanks, Jax and Moi.

shaliby
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What happened on this day in history ? Events, Births, Death Jan 30, 2024 16:02:17 GMT

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Post by shaliby on Jan 30, 2024 16:02:17 GMT

ToDay : January 30th

= EVENTS =

1649 – Charles I of England is executed in Whitehall, London.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_I_of_England

1889 – Archduke Crown Prince Rudolf of Austria, heir to the Austro-Hungarian crown, is found dead with his mistress Baroness Mary Vetsera in the Mayerling.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crown_Prince_Rudolf_of_Austria

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baroness_Mary_Vetsera

1908 – Indian pacifist and leader Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi is released from prison by Jan C. Smuts after being tried and sentenced to two months in jail earlier in the month.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mahatma_Gandhi

1933 – Adolf Hitler's rise to power: Hitler takes office as the Chancellor of Germany.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adolf_Hitler%27s_rise_to_power

1948 – Following the assassination of Mahatma Gandhi in his home compound, India's prime minister, Jawaharlal Nehru, broadcasts to the nation, saying "The light has gone out of our lives". The date of the assassination becomes observed as "Martyrs' Day" in India.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assassination_of_Mahatma_Gandhi

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jawaharlal_Nehru

1956 – In the United States, Civil Rights Movement leader Martin Luther King Jr.'s home is bombed in retaliation for the Montgomery bus boycott.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Civil_Rights_Movement

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_Luther_King_Jr.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Montgomery_bus_boycott

1968 – Vietnam War: Tet Offensive launch by forces of the Viet Cong and North Vietnamese Army against South Vietnam, the United States, and their allies.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tet_Offensive

= BIRTHS =

1841 – Félix Faure, French politician, 7th President of France (d. 1899)

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/F%C3%A9lix_Faure

1882 – Franklin D. Roosevelt, American lawyer and statesman, 32nd President of the United States (d. 1945)

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Franklin_D._Roosevelt

1951 – Phil Collins, English drummer, singer-songwriter, producer, and actor

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phil_Collins

1968 – Felipe VI of Spain

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Felipe_VI_of_Spain

= DEATHS =

1948 – Mahatma Gandhi, leader of the Indian independence movement against British rule (b. 1869) (See Above)

1948 – Orville Wright, American pilot and engineer, co-founded the Wright Company (b. 1871)

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wright_brothers

1951 – Ferdinand Porsche, Austrian-German engineer and businessman, founded Porsche (b. 1875)

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ferdinand_Porsche

1994 – Pierre Boulle, French soldier and author(The Bridge over the River Kwai; The Planet of Apes ) (b. 1912)

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pierre_Boulle

moi
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What happened on this day in history ? Events, Births, Death Jan 30, 2024 18:16:42 GMT

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Post by moi on Jan 30, 2024 18:16:42 GMT

Today lots of famous people who ended up dead before their time, Prince Rudolf & his gf , Gandhi , King Charles, MLK

hitler died young too but past when he should have gone .I saw where hitler died .

Phil Collins. Before my time but they'd play his songs on the Classic Rock station.

Franklin Roosevelt .Not perfect but probably the best President the USA ever had .

Tet offensive. A huge military defeat for the communists but a huge political victory .In my cold war class in college learned the Tet offensive was a massive surprise to the American people who were being told the communists were losing .Tet was a big offensive that proved that wrong , shook South Viet Nam .All of a sudden support for the war evaporated .

Pierre Boulle .Funny , in the USA there is a black fraternity called the Boule with some believing it controls the country .

Last Edit: Jan 30, 2024 18:27:12 GMT by moi

shaliby Winter Posts: 1,235	What happened on this day in history ? Events, Births, Death Jan 31, 2024 16:26:00 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by shaliby on Jan 31, 2024 16:26:00 GMT Thanks, Moi, for your clever review !

shaliby
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What happened on this day in history ? Events, Births, Death Jan 31, 2024 16:42:26 GMT

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Post by shaliby on Jan 31, 2024 16:42:26 GMT

ToDay : January 31st

= EVENTS =
1901 – Anton Chekhov's Three Sisters premieres at Moscow Art Theatre in Russia.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anton_Chekhov

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Three_Sisters_(play)

1915 – World War I: Germany is the first to make large-scale use of poison gas in warfare in the Battle of Bolimów against Russia.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chemical_weapons_in_World_War_I

1943 – World War II: German field marshal Friedrich Paulus surrenders to the Soviets at Stalingrad, followed two days later by the remainder of his Sixth Army, ending one of the war's fiercest battles.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Friedrich_Paulus

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Stalingrad

1946 – Cold War: Yugoslavia's new constitution, modeling that of the Soviet Union, establishes six constituent republics (Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia and Slovenia).

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Socialist_Federal_Republic_of_Yugoslavia

1953 – A North Sea flood causes over 1,800 deaths in the Netherlands and over 300 in the United Kingdom.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Sea_flood_of_1953

2020 – The United Kingdom's membership within the European Union ceases in accordance with Article 50, after 47 years of being a member state.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_Union

= BIRTHS =
1797 – Franz Schubert, Austrian pianist and composer (d. 1828)

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Franz_Schubert

1923 – Norman Mailer, American journalist and author (The Naked and the Dead;The Armies of the Night; An American Dream)(d. 2007)

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norman_Mailer

1981 – Justin Timberlake, American singer-songwriter, dancer, and actor

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Justin_Timberlake

= DEATH =

1933 – John Galsworthy, English novelist and playwright, Nobel Prize laureate (The Forsyte Saga; A Modern Comedy; End of the Chapter(b. 1867)

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Galsworthy

1944 – Jean Giraudoux, French author and playwright(The Trojan War Will Not Take Place ; The Madwoman of Chaillot) (b. 1882)

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean_Giraudoux

1956 – A. A. Milne, English author, poet, and playwright, created Winnie-the-Pooh (b. 1882)

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A._A._Milne

moi
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What happened on this day in history ? Events, Births, Death Jan 31, 2024 18:49:26 GMT

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Post by moi on Jan 31, 2024 18:49:26 GMT

Norman Mailer. Knew he was a famous writer. After looking him because of this thread learned he was once stabbed by a wife and felt an immediate connection .My sister once stabbed a BF also the father of one of her kids.

Anton Chekhov. The ex read him .Deep thinker.

The UK leaves the EU . Are people over there regretting or happy about that ?

Justin Timberlake .Am no fan .

Last Edit: Jan 31, 2024 18:51:46 GMT by moi

shaliby Winter Posts: 1,235	What happened on this day in history ? Events, Births, Death Feb 1, 2024 14:52:11 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by shaliby on Feb 1, 2024 14:52:11 GMT Thanks, Moi !