Today in History for 2nd February 2022:
Historical Events
1892 – Longest boxing match under modern rules; 77 rounds in Nameoki, Illinois between Harry Sharpe and Frank Crosby
1945 – Escape attempt at Mauthausen concentration camp
1948 – President Harry Truman urges congress to adopt a civil rights program
1976 – “Rich Little Show” debuts on NBC-TV
1977 – Burn up of Salyut 4 Space Station (USSR)
1986 – NFL Pro Bowl, Aloha Stadium, Honolulu, HI: NFC beats AFC, 28-24; MVP: Phil Simms, NY Giants, QB
Famous Birthdays
1583 – Anna Roemers Visscher, Dutch poetess
1621 – Johannes Schefferus, Alsatian-born humanist (d. 1679)
1669 – Louis Marchand, French baroque composer and organist (d. 1732)
1881 – Karl Frederick, pistol champ (Olympic gold 1920)
1925 – David Abell Wood, priest
1946 – Howard Bellamy, American pop and country vocalist (Bellamy Bros – Let Your Love Flow), born in Darby, Florida
Famous Deaths
1435 – Johanna II, Queen of Naples (1414-35), dies at 61
1529 – Baldassare Castiglione, Italian diplomat and author, dies at 50
1580 – Bessho Nagaharu, Japanese retainer (b. 1558)
1873 – Edward Johnson, American Major General (Confederate Army), dies at 56
1878 – Josip Runjanin, Croatian Serb composer (Croatian National Anthem) and soldier, dies at 56
1989 – Ondrej Nepela, Slovak figure skater (Olympic gold men’s singles 1972; World C’ships gold 1971, 72, 73), dies from cancer of the lymph nodes at 38