Today in History for 17th March 2022:
Historical Events
1824 – Britain and Netherlands sign a trade agreement
1921 – Sailors revolt in Kronstadt (thousands die)
1943 – F. Hugh Herbert’s “Kiss and Tell” premieres in NYC
1986 – Haemers gang robs gold transport in Belgium of 35 million BF
1992 – 18th People’s Choice Awards: Kevin Costner and Julia Roberts win (Dramatic Motion Picture) and Bill Cosby and Candice Bergen win (TV)
2019 – US Senator Kirsten Gillibrand announces her presidential bid
Famous Birthdays
1937 – Adam Wade, American singer and actor (Kiss Me Goodbye, 1st US Black game show host – Musical Chairs), born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
1947 – James K. Morrow, American author (The Last Witchfinder), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
1948 – Alex MacDonald, Scottish Footballer and football manager
1962 – Clare Grogan, Scottish new wave singer (Altered Images – “Happy Birthday”), and actress (Gregory’s Girl; Eastenders), born in Glasgow
1964 – Alex Shoumidoub, NHL goaltender (Belarus, Olympics 1998)
1965 – Caitlin Bilodeaux, US fencer (Olympic-92), born in Boston, Massachusetts
Famous Deaths
1912 – Lawrence “Titus” Oates, British explorer (Antarctica), sacrifices himself during the Terra Nova Expedition at 32
1978 – George Dickinson, New Zealand ruby player and cricketer (8 wickets in 3 Tests for NZ), dies at 75
1993 – Laadi Flici, Algerian politician and writer, assassinated at 55
1994 – Mai Zetterling, Swedish actress and film director (Witches, Offbeat, Jet Storm), dies of cancer at 68
1998 – Bernarr Rainbow, English historian of music education, organist, and choir master, dies at 83
2004 – Michael Mellinger, German actor (Goldfinger, The Bourne Identity), dies at 74