Today in History for 29th January 2022:
Historical Events
1732 – Paris churchyard of Saint-Medard closed after Jansenistic ritual
1942 – 1st broadcast of Roy Plomley’s “Desert Island Discs” on BBC radio
1957 – Graham Greene’s “Potting Shed” premieres in NYC
1975 – First American Annual Comedy Awards, hosted by Alan King
1979 – NFL Pro Bowl, LA Memorial Coliseum: NFC beats AFC, 13-7; MVP: Ahmad Rash?d, Minnesota Vikings, WR
2014 – Cristiano Ronaldo becomes the 1st non-Spanish player to captain Real Madrid, making his 500th appearance for the club
Famous Birthdays
1950 – Max Carl [Gronenthal], American rock singer and musician ( Grand Funk Railroad, 2000-present; 38 Special, 1987-92), born in Platte Center, Nebraska
1953 – Lynne McGranger, Australian actress (Home and Away), born in Sydney, New South Wales
1955 – John Tate, American heavyweight boxer (Olympic bronze 1968)
1960 – Steve Sax, American MLB 2nd baseman, NL rookie of the year, 1981, 5x all-star (LA Dodgers, 1981-88; NY Yankees, Chicago White Sox), born in West Sacramento, California
1968 – Edward Burns, American actor, director, writer (Brothers McMullen, Saving Private Ryan), born in Queens, New York
1971 – Jamal Fountaine, American NFL defensive end (SF 49ers, Atlanta Falcons), born in San Francisco, California
Famous Deaths
1965 – John Larkin, American actor (Saints and Sinners, The Satan Bug, 12 O’Clock High), dies of heart attack at 52
1973 – Ludwig Stössel, Austrian actor (Man With a Camera, The Pride of the Yankees), dies at 89
1980 – Jimmy Durante, American actor, comedian and singer known as “the schnozzola” (The Durante-Moore Show, Jimmy Durante Show), dies of pneumonia at 86
1998 – Joseph Alioto, mayor of San Francisco (b. 1916)
1999 – Lili St. Cyr, American dancer (b. 1918)
2010 – Tom Brookshier, American football player and sportscaster, dies of cancer at 78