Today in History for 12th January 2022:
Historical Events
1807 – Gunpowder-ship explodes in Leiden, Netherlands, 150 die
1954 – Austria’s worst avalanche-kills 200; 9hrs later 2nd one-kills 115
1959 – Rediscovery of the Caves of Nerja in Spain
1966 – “Batman”, starring Adam West as Batman, Burt Ward as Robin, and Cesar Romero as The Joker, debuts on ABC
1971 – Congressional Black Caucus organizes
2017 – Justin Thomas (23) becomes the youngest player to shoot a sub-60 round of 59 in the opening round of the Sony Open at Waialae CC in Hawaii; he also wins the tournament
Famous Birthdays
1797 – Gideon Brecher, Austrian physician (d. 1873)
1944 – Viktoria Postnikova, Russian pianist, born in Moscow, Russia
1946 – Cynthia Robinson, American musician (Sly and Family Stone – “Everyday People”), born in Sacramento, California (d. 2015)
1968 – Mauro Silva, Brazilian footballer, born in São Paulo, Brazil
1985 – Artem Milevskiy, Ukrainian footballer, born in Minsk, Belarus
1993 – Zayn Malik, English pop singer (One Direction), born in Bradford, England
Famous Deaths
1856 – ?udovít Štúr, Slovak politician and author of Slovak language, dies at 40
1950 – Koos van de Griend, Dutch composer, dies at 44
1956 – Norman Kerry, American actor (Air Eagles, Phantom of the Opera), dies at 61
1991 – Keye Luke, Chinese-American actor (Across the Pacific, Charlie Chan’s No 1 Son), dies after a stroke at 86
1996 – Joachim Nitsche, German mathematician (b. 1926)
2018 – Keith Jackson, American sportscaster (ABC Monday Night Football, college football), dies at 89