Today in History for 4th January 2018:
Historical Events
1490 – Anna of Brittany announces that all those who would ally with the king of France will be considered guilty of the crime of lese-majesty.
1939 – Hermann Goering appoints Reinhard Heydrich head of Jewish Emigration
1947 – “Park Avenue” closes at Shubert Theater NYC after 72 performances
1969 – France begins arms embargo against Israel
1991 – Jan Krzystof Bielecki becomes premier of Poland
2005 – 7th BCS National Championship: #1 Southern California beats #2 Oklahoma, 55-19, at 71st Orange Bowl (USC would later vacate Championship)
Famous Birthdays
1772 – Paul-Louis Courier, (de Mere), French writer/interpreter
1916 – Catherina Elisabeth “Tootje” Vreede, portrait painter
1919 – Al “Jazbo” Collins, American DJ (Tonight! America After Dark), born in NYC, New York
1946 – Arthur Conley, McIntosh County, Georgia, US soul singer (Sweet Soul Music), (d. 2003)
1962 – Martin McAloon, rocker (Prefab Sprout-2 Wheels Good)
1969 – Lindsay Kennedy, actor (Jeb-Little House on the Prairie), born in Atlanta, Georgia
Famous Deaths
1745 – Willem I Kerricx, the Young, Flemish architect/painter, dies at 62
1773 – Anton Losenko, Russian painter (b. 1737)
1793 – Bengt Lidner, Swedish poet (Medea/Yttersa domen), dies at 35
1955 – Francois Rasse, composer, dies at 81
1956 – Alexandr Tikhonovich Grechaninov, composer, dies at 91
2005 – Alton Tobey, American artist (b. 1914)