Today in History for 13th February 2018:
Historical Events
1575 – Henry III of France is crowned at Rheims
1741 – Andrew Bedford publishes 1st American magazine (American Magazine)
1972 – “1776” closes at 46th St Theater NYC after 1,217 performances
1977 – Pam Higgins wins LPGA American Cancer Society Golf Classic
2004 – The Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics discovers the universe’s largest known diamond, white dwarf star BPM 37093.
2011 – 64th British Film and Television Awards (BAFTAS): “The King’s Speech” Best Film, David Fincher Best Director
Famous Birthdays
1879 – Sarojini Naidu, Indian freedom fighter and poet, born in Hyperbad, India (d. 1949)
1918 – Patty Berg, LPGA golfer (1938 US Amateur), born in Minneapolis, Minnesota
1921 – Zao-Wou-Ki, Chinese/French painter/graphic artist
1957 – Denise Austin, American fitness expert
1958 – Tip Tipping, British actor and stuntman (d. 1993)
1967 – Eddie Pye, US baseball infielder (LA Dodgers), born in Columbia, Tennessee
Famous Deaths
1130 – Honorius II, [Lamberto], Pope (1124-30), dies
1635 – Georg R Weckerlin, German poet, dies at 50
1660 – Charles X Gustaaf, king of Sweden (1654-60), dies at 37
1813 – Samuel Ashe, Governor of North Carolina (b. 1725)
1976 – Lily Pons, French opera singer (Met Opera) and actress (That Girl From Paris), dies at 71
1996 – Martin Balsam, American charaacter actor (Psycho, 12 Angry Men, Archie Bunker’s Place, Catch 22), dies of a stroke at 76
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