Today in History for 13th March 2018:
Historical Events
1918 – 1st NHL championship: Montreal Canadiens beat Toronto Arenas, outscoring them 10-7 in a 2 game set
1938 – World News Roundup is broadcast for the first time on CBS Radio in the United States.
1973 – “Irene” opens at Minskoff Theater NYC for 605 performances
1986 – Microsoft has its Initial public offering.
1988 – 9th Big East Men’s Basketball Tournament: Syracuse beats Villanova, 85-68
1997 – India’s Missionaries of Charity chooses Sister Nirmala to succeed Mother Teresa as its leader
Famous Birthdays
1884 – Hugh S Walpole, British novelist and playwright (Jeremy, Maradick at 40), born in Auckland, New Zealand (d. 1941)
1912 – Ernst Hess, Swiss composer, born in Schaffhausen (d. 1968)
1921 – Al Jaffee, American comic strip cartoonist and illustrator (MAD Magazine), born in Savannah, Georgia
1930 – Jan Howard [Lula Grace Johnson], American country music singer, born in West Plains, Missouri
1956 – Jamie Dimon, American business executive and CEO of JPMorgan Chase, born in NYC, New York
1967 – Colleen Rosensteel, American heavyweight judoka (Olympics 1996), born in Greensburg, Pennsylvania
Famous Deaths
1569 – Louis Condé, French prince/co-leader of Hugenots, dies in Battle of Jarnac
1711 – Nicolas Boileau-Despréaux, French poet and critic (b. 1636)
1911 – Jacob M van Bemmelen, Dutch physicist/chemist, dies at 80
1943 – Stephen Vincent Benét, American author (b. 1898)
1967 – Frank Worrell, West indian cricketer, dies
1996 – Lucio Fulci, Italian film director “Godfather of Gore”, dies at 68