Today In History

Historical Events

1917 - Victor Herbert and Harry Blossom's operetta "Eileen", loosely based on a novel by Herbert's grandfather, premieres at Shubert Theater, New York City
1946 - Nikolai Mikhailovich Schwernik succeeds Kalinin as Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR
1953 - 25th Academy Awards: "Greatest Show on Earth", Gary Cooper and Shirley Booth win (1st time televised)
1965 - Stoica becomes president and Ceausescu party leader of Romania
1981 - Buffalo Sabres beat Toronto Maple Leafs 14-4
2016 - Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, directed by Zack Synder and starring Ben Affleck and Henry Cavill, first premieres in Mexico City

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Famous Birthdays

1593 - Georges de la Tour, French painter of candlelit scenes, born in Vic-sur-Seille, Duchy of Lorraine (d. 1652)
1917 - Constantin "Dinu" Lipatti, Romanian classical pianist and composer, born in Bucharest, Kingdom of Romania (d. 1950)
1930 - Bill Henderson, American jazz singer ("Señor Blues"), and actor (Dreams - "Torpedo"), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 2016)
1975 - Antonio Daniels, NBA guard (Vancouver Grizzlies)
1982 - Brad Jones, Australian footballer
1999 - Tatum McCann, American actress

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Famous Deaths

1797 - Philip Hayes, English composer, dies at 58
1897 - Antoine T. d'Abbadie, French explorer (Ethiopia), dies at 87
1945 - Fritz Fromm, German supreme commander of Reserve army, executed
1995 - Gerard Tebroke, 5/10 km-dasher, dies at 45
1999 - Bob Cato, American photographer, graphic artist and Grammy Award-winning album cover designer (Columbia Records; United Artists), of complications of Alzheimer's disease at 75
2009 - Ion Dolănescu, Romanian singer and politician (b. 1944)

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