Today in History for 6th February 2017:
Historical Events
1920 – Saarland administrated by League of Nations
1943 – 1st Spitfire in action above Darwin, Australia, Mu Ki-46 shot down
1947 – Compton and Arthur Morris both complete dual tons in same Test Cricket
1965 – “Kelly” opens and closes at Broadhurst Theater NYC
1993 – 44th NHL All-Star Game: Wales beat Campbell 16-6 at Montreal
1994 – “Government Inspector” closes at Lyceum Theater NYC after 37 performances
Famous Birthdays
1695 – Andre Cheron, composer
1832 – John Brown Gordon, Major General (Confederate Army), (d. 1904)
1899 – Ramon Novarro, [Jose RG Samaniegos], Durango Mexico, actor (Ben Hur)
1913 – John Lund, actor (Wackiest Ship in the Army), born in Rochester, New York
1917 – Liberato Firmino Sifonia, composer
1949 – Manuel Orantes, tennis champ (US Open-1975)
Famous Deaths
1699 – Jozef Ferdinand of Bavaria, heir of Spanish king Carlos II, dies
1947 – Albert JM Bakker, Dutch actor (Teun the night watch), dies at 82
1968 – C Montague Shaw, actor (Buck Rogers, Planet Outlaws), dies at 85
1988 – Lee Goodman, actor (Imitation of Life), dies of TB at 64
1998 – Nazim al-Kudsi, Syrian PM (1949, 1950-51)/pres (1961-63), dies
2012 – Janice Voss, American astronaut, dies from breast cancer at 55