Today in History for 15th January 2017:
Historical Events
1822 – Greek War of Independence: Demetrius Ypsilanti is elected president of the legislative assembly.
1844 – University of Notre Dame receives its charter in Indiana
1974 – 24th NBA All-Star Game: West beats East 134-123 at Seattle
1975 – Portugal signs accord for Angola’s independence
1989 – “Ain’t Misbehavin'” closes at Ambassador Theater NYC after 176 performances
1990 – 42 year old George Foreman KOs Gerry Cooney in 2 rounds in Atlantic City
Famous Birthdays
1842 – Josef Breuer, Austrian psychologist (d. 1925)
1891 – Ray Chapman, American baseball player (Cleveland Indians) and only MLB player to die from an injury received during a MLB game, born in Beaver Dam, Kentucky (d. 1920)
1930 – Eddie Graham, American professional wrestler (d. 1985)
1957 – Mario Van Peebles, Mexico, actor (Posse, South Bronx Heroes)
1969 – Leonard Wheeler, NFL safety/cornerback (Cin Bengals, Minnesota Vikings)
1969 – Rod de Highden, Australian 5k/10k/marathoner (Olympics-96)
Famous Deaths
1345 – Martin Zaccaria, Italo-Greek ruler
1915 – Guillaume Couture, composer, dies at 63
1919 – Karl Liebknecht, Marxist revolutionary, murdered at 47
1968 – John Davidson, actor (Dick Tracy vs Crime Inc), dies at 80
1972 – Daisy Ashford, English child writer (The Young Visiters) (b. 1881)
2007 – David Vanole, American soccer player (b. 1963)