Today in History for 7th March 2017:
Historical Events
1814 – Napoleon I of France wins the Battle of Craonne.
1926 – 1st transatlantic telephone call (London-NY)
1965 – Christian-democrats win parliament in Chile
1987 – Gavaskar becomes 1st cricket batsman to score 10,000 Test runs
1994 – 8th American Comedy Award: Carrot Top
2005 – Mass protest outside the National Assembly of Kuwait building for women’s voting rights in Kuwait.
Famous Birthdays
1543 – Johan Casimir, count of Rhine (occupied Gent)
1693 – Clement XIII, [Carlo Rezzonico], Pope (1758-69)
1842 – Anne CAI van Diest, Belgian physician/feminist
1942 – Michael Eisner, Mt Kisko NY, CEO (Walt Disney)
1968 – Ricky Proehl, NFL wide receiver (Seattle Seahawks, Chicago Bears)
1970 – Rachel Weisz, English actress (The Mummy, The Constant Gardener) and fashion model , born in London, England
Famous Deaths
1625 – Johann Bayer, German astronomer (b. 1572)
1809 – Johann Georg Albrechtsberger, Austrian composer, dies at 73
1810 – Albertus H Wiese, gov-gen of Neth Indies, dies at about 48
1862 – John Baillie McIntosh, US general-major (Union Army), dies at 32
1985 – Robert W Woodruff, CEO (Coca-Cola), dies at 95
1986 – Jacob K Javits, American politician (Sen-R-NY), dies in Palm Beach, Florida at 81