January 21st
FAMOUS EVENTS
1905 In St Petersburg, Russia, a large demonstration of workers led by Father Gapon, march to the Winter Palace with a petition to the Tsar; troops fire on protesters in what becomes known as ‘Bloody Sunday’
1946 US president Harry Truman sets up the Central Intelligence Agency
1973 Roe vs Wade: US Supreme Court legalizes most abortions
FAMOUS BIRTHDAY
1440 Ivan III, the Great, Grand Prince of Moscow and Russia (1462-1505) who conquered Lithuania, born in Moscow, Russia (d. 1505)
1561 Francis Bacon, Strand, statesman/essayist (Novum Organum), born in London, England (d. 1626
1645 William Kidd, Scottish pirate legend, born in Greenock (or Dundee), Scotland (d. 1701) date and place disputed
1875 D.W. Griffith, American film director and producer (Birth of a Nation, Intolerance), born in LaGrange, Kentucky (d. 1948
1934 Bill Bixby, actor (Incredible Hulk, My Favorite Martian), born in San Francisco, California
FAMOUS WEDDING
1985 Zak Starkey (Ringo’s son) marries Sarah Menikides
2005 Businessman and “The Apprentice” host Donald Trump (58) weds former model Melania Knauss (34) at the Bethesda by the Sea Episcopal Church in Palm Beach, Florida
2006 Princess of Rock and Roll Lisa Marie Presley (37) weds American guitarist and producer Michael Lockwood (44) at Kyoto, Japan
FAMOUS DEATH
1900 David Edward Hughes, British-American inventor (microphone, teleprinter),dies at 68
1901 Victoria, [Alexandrine], Britain’s Queen (1837-1901), dies at 81
1973 Lyndon B. Johnson, 36th US President (Democrat: 1963-69), dies at his Texas ranch at 64
2008 Heath Ledger, Australian-American Actor (Brokeback Mountain, The Dark Knight), dies of a drug overdose at 28
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