Today in History for 28th January 2022

Historical Events

1561 - By Edict of Orleans French persecution of Huguenots is suspended
1916 - Opera "Goyescas" premieres in New York City
1918 - Finnish Civil War: Rebels seized control of the capital, Helsinki, and members of the Senate of Finland go underground.
1973 - "Barnaby Jones" premieres on CBS TV
1990 - "Independent on Sunday" begins publishing in London
1996 - 12th Sundance Film Festival: "Welcome to the Dollhouse" wins Grand Jury Prize Dramatic

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Famous Birthdays

1878 - Walter Kollo, German composer of operettas, Singspiele, and popular songs (Der Juxbaron), born in Neidenburg, Kingdom of Prussia. (d. 1940)
1910 - Arnold Moss, American actor (Loves of Carmen, Kim, Quebec, Viva Zapata), born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 1989)
1943 - Dick Taylor, English rock guitarist (The Pretty Things - "S.F. Sorrow"), born in Dartford, England
1975 - David Zingler, American writer
1975 - Julian Dean, Waihi NZ, team pursuit cyclist (Olympics 1996)
1980 - Jesse James, American drug dealer and fugitive, born in Hollywood, California

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Famous Deaths

1256 - Willem II, earl of Holland/German emperor (1238, 47-56), dies at 22
1681 - Richard Allestree, English royalist churchman (b. 1619)
1932 - Franz Xavier Arens, composer, dies at 75
1942 - Pablo Luna, Spanish composer (De España vengo), dies at 61
2006 - Henry McGee, British actor and comedian (No, That's Me Over Here!, The Benny Hill Show), dies at 77
2008 - Bengt Lindström, Swedish artist, dies at 82

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