Post by thomasallencummins on Dec 27, 2007 20:56:41 GMT -5
Happy Birthday Peggy!!!!!!
Events
537 - The Hagia Sophia is completed.
1512 - The Spanish Crown issues the Laws of Burgos, governing the conduct of settlers with regards to native Indians in the New World.
1657 - The Flushing Remonstrance is signed.
1703 - Portugal and England sign the Methuen Treaty which gives preference to Portuguese imported wines into England.
1814 - Destruction of schooner Carolina, the last of Commodore Daniel Patterson's make-shift fleet that fought a series of delaying actions that contributed to Andrew Jackson's victory at the Battle of New Orleans.
1831 - Charles Darwin embarks on his journey aboard the HMS Beagle, during which he will begin to formulate the theory of evolution.
1836 - The worst ever avalanche in England occurs at Lewes, Sussex, killing 8 people.
1845 - Ether anesthetic is used for childbirth for the first time by Dr. Crawford Williamson Long in Jefferson, Georgia.
1918 - The Great Poland Uprising against the Germans begins.
1923 - Namba Daisuke, a Japanese student, tries to assassinate the Prince Regent Hirohito.
1932 - The Radio City Music Hall in New York City opens.
1939 - Erzincan, Turkey was hit by an earthquake.
1945 - The World Bank was created with the signing of an agreement by 28 nations.
1949 - Indonesian National Revolution: The Netherlands officially recognizes Indonesian independence.
1968 - Apollo Program: Apollo 8 splashes down in the Pacific Ocean, ending the first manned mission to the Moon.
1978 - Spain becomes a democracy after 40 years of dictatorship.
1979 - The Soviet Union seizes control of Afghanistan and Babrak Karmal replaces overthrown and executed President Hafizullah Amin.
1985 - Palestinian guerrillas kill eighteen people inside Rome and Vienna airports.
1996 - Taliban forces retake the strategic Bagram air base which solidifies their buffer zone around Kabul.
1997 - Protestant paramilitary leader Billy Wright is assassinated in Northern Ireland.
2001 - The People's Republic of China is granted permanent normal trade relations with the United States.
2002 - Two truck bombs kill 72 and wound 200 at the pro-Moscow headquarters of the Chechen government in Grozny, Chechnya.
2007 - Former Pakistani Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto is assassinated, brought down by gunshots to the chest and neck. Her assassin then detonates a suicide bomb, killing at least 20 of Bhutto's followers.
[edit] Births
1390 - Anne de Mortimer, claimant to the English throne (d. 1411)
1571 - Johannes Kepler, German astronomer (d. 1630)
1654 - Jacob Bernoulli, Swiss mathematician (d. 1705)
1683 - Conyers Middleton, English minister (d. 1750)
1715 - Philippe de Noailles, duc de Mouchy, French soldier (d. 1794)
1717 - Pope Pius VI (d. 1799)
1721 - François Hemsterhuis, Dutch philosopher (d. 1790)
1773 - George Cayley, English scientist, inventor, and politician (d. 1857)
1776 - Nikolay Kamensky, Russian general (d. 1811)
1796 - Mirza Ghalib, Indian poet (d. 1869)
1803 - François-Marie-Thomas Chevalier de Lorimier, French Canadian Patriote (d. 1839)
1822 - Louis Pasteur, French scientist (d. 1895)
1823 - Sir Mackenzie Bowell, fifth Prime Minister of Canada (d. 1896)
1832 - Pavel Tretyakov, Russian businessman and patron of art (d. 1897)
1864 - René Georges Hermann-Paul, French artist (d. 1940)
1879 - Sydney Greenstreet, English actor (d. 1954)
1883 - Cyrus S. Eaton, Canadian-American financier, industrialist and philanthropist (d. 1979)
1888 - Thea von Harbou, German author and actress (d. 1954)
1892 - Alfred Edwin McKay, Canadian World War One flying ace (d. 1917)
1896 - Carl Zuckmayer, German author and dramatist (d. 1977)
1896 - Louis Bromfield, American writer (d. 1956)
1896 - Maurice De Waele, Belgian cyclist (d. 1952)
1900 - Hans Stuck, German race car driver (d. 1978)
1901 - Marlene Dietrich, German actress and singer (d. 1992)
1906 - Oscar Levant, American pianist, composer, and actor (d. 1972)
1907 - Sebastian Haffner, German journalist and writer (d. 1999)
1907 - Conrad L. Raiford, Goodwill Ambassador (d. 2002)
1907 - Willem van Otterloo, Dutch conductor and composer (d. 1978)
1910 - Charles Olson, American poet (d. 1970)
1915 - Mary Kornman, American actress (d. 1973)
1915 - William Masters, American gynecologist (d. 2001)
1915 - Gyula Zsengellér, Hungarian footballer (d. 1999)
1917 - Onni Palaste, Finnish writer
1918 - John Celardo, American comic strip artist
1920 - Bruce Hobbs, American jockey (d. 2005)
1925 - Michel Piccoli, French actor
1926 - Jerome Courtland, American actor, director and producer
1927 - Antony Gardner, British politician
1927 - Agnes Nixon, American television producer, director, and writer
1930 - Wilfrid Sheed, English-born American writer
1931 - Scotty Moore, American guitarist
1934 - Larissa Latynina, Russian gymnast
1939 - John Amos, American actor
1941 - Michael Pinder, British musician (Moody Blues)
1941 - Nolan Richardson, American basketball coach
1942 - Byron Browne, baseball player
1942 - Charmian Carr, American actress
1943 - Cokie Roberts, American journalist
1943 - Joan Manuel Serrat, Spanish musician
1943 - Peter Sinfield, British lyricist and producer
1944 - Barry Elliot British actor
1944 - Mick Jones, British musician (Foreigner)
1946 - Janet Street-Porter, British journalist, producer and presenter
1947 - Tracy Nelson, American blues singer
1947 - Mickey Redmond, National Hockey League player
1947 - Janet Perry, American soprano
1947 - Bill Eadie, professional wrestler known as "Ax" of Demolition
1948 - Gérard Depardieu, French actor
1950 - Roberto Bettega, Italian footballer
1950 - Terry Bozzio, American drummer (Missing Persons)
1951 - Ernesto Zedillo, President of Mexico
1952 - Karla Bonoff, American singer and songwriter
1952 - Jay Hill, Canadian politician
1952 - David Knopfler, British musician (Dire Straits)
1955 - Barbara Olson, American political commentator (d. 2001)
1955 - Brad Murphey, Australian racing driver
1959 - Gerina Dunwich, American author
1959 - Andre Tippett, American football player
1960 - Maryam d'Abo, British actress
1960 - Victoria Paige Meyerink, American actress and producer
1960 - Donald Nally, American choral conductor
1962 - Barbara Crampton, American actress
1962 - Mark Few, American basketball coach
1962 - Bill Self, American basketball coach
1962 - Sherri Steinhauer, American golfer
1965 - Salman Khan, Indian actor
1965 - Chris Mainwaring, Australian rules footballer (d. 2007)
1966 - Wendy Coakley-Thompson, American writer
1966 - Eva LaRue, American actress
1966 - Bill Goldberg, American football player and professional wrestler
1966 - Fabian Núñez, American politician
1969 - Jean-Christophe Boullion, French race car driver
1969 - Chyna, American professional wrestler
1969 - Sarah Vowell, American author and journalist
1970 - Brendon Cook, Australian racing driver
1970 - Lorenzo Neal, American football player
1971 - Duncan Ferguson, Scottish footballer
1971 - Bryan Smolinski, American ice hockey player
1972 - Thomas Wilson Brown, American actor
1972 - Colin Charvis, Rugby union player
1972 - Matt Slocum, American musician (Sixpence None the Richer)
1973 - Kristoffer Zegers, Dutch Composer
1973 - Wilson Cruz, Puerto Rican actor
1973 - Dee Ferris, British painter
1974 - Masi Oka, Japanese-American actor
1974 - Jay Pandolfo, American ice hockey player
1975 - Heather O'Rourke, American actress (d. 1988)
1976 - Fernando Pisani, Canadian/Italian ice hockey player
1977 - Jacqueline Pillon, Canadian actress
1979 - David Dunn, English footballer
1979 - Carson Palmer, American football player
1980 - Claudio Castagnoli, Swiss wrestler
1980 - Cas Haley, American singer and guitarist
1981 - Emilie de Ravin, Australian actress
1982 - James Mead, American guitarist (Kutless)
1982 - Terji Skibenæs, Faroese guitarist, (Týr)
1983 - Cole Hamels, American baseball player
1984 - Gilles Simon, French tennis player
1985 - Paul Stastny, Canadian-American ice hockey player
1985 - Javine, British Singer
1988 - Hayley Williams, American Singer (Paramore)
Events
537 - The Hagia Sophia is completed.
1512 - The Spanish Crown issues the Laws of Burgos, governing the conduct of settlers with regards to native Indians in the New World.
1657 - The Flushing Remonstrance is signed.
1703 - Portugal and England sign the Methuen Treaty which gives preference to Portuguese imported wines into England.
1814 - Destruction of schooner Carolina, the last of Commodore Daniel Patterson's make-shift fleet that fought a series of delaying actions that contributed to Andrew Jackson's victory at the Battle of New Orleans.
1831 - Charles Darwin embarks on his journey aboard the HMS Beagle, during which he will begin to formulate the theory of evolution.
1836 - The worst ever avalanche in England occurs at Lewes, Sussex, killing 8 people.
1845 - Ether anesthetic is used for childbirth for the first time by Dr. Crawford Williamson Long in Jefferson, Georgia.
1918 - The Great Poland Uprising against the Germans begins.
1923 - Namba Daisuke, a Japanese student, tries to assassinate the Prince Regent Hirohito.
1932 - The Radio City Music Hall in New York City opens.
1939 - Erzincan, Turkey was hit by an earthquake.
1945 - The World Bank was created with the signing of an agreement by 28 nations.
1949 - Indonesian National Revolution: The Netherlands officially recognizes Indonesian independence.
1968 - Apollo Program: Apollo 8 splashes down in the Pacific Ocean, ending the first manned mission to the Moon.
1978 - Spain becomes a democracy after 40 years of dictatorship.
1979 - The Soviet Union seizes control of Afghanistan and Babrak Karmal replaces overthrown and executed President Hafizullah Amin.
1985 - Palestinian guerrillas kill eighteen people inside Rome and Vienna airports.
1996 - Taliban forces retake the strategic Bagram air base which solidifies their buffer zone around Kabul.
1997 - Protestant paramilitary leader Billy Wright is assassinated in Northern Ireland.
2001 - The People's Republic of China is granted permanent normal trade relations with the United States.
2002 - Two truck bombs kill 72 and wound 200 at the pro-Moscow headquarters of the Chechen government in Grozny, Chechnya.
2007 - Former Pakistani Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto is assassinated, brought down by gunshots to the chest and neck. Her assassin then detonates a suicide bomb, killing at least 20 of Bhutto's followers.
[edit] Births
1390 - Anne de Mortimer, claimant to the English throne (d. 1411)
1571 - Johannes Kepler, German astronomer (d. 1630)
1654 - Jacob Bernoulli, Swiss mathematician (d. 1705)
1683 - Conyers Middleton, English minister (d. 1750)
1715 - Philippe de Noailles, duc de Mouchy, French soldier (d. 1794)
1717 - Pope Pius VI (d. 1799)
1721 - François Hemsterhuis, Dutch philosopher (d. 1790)
1773 - George Cayley, English scientist, inventor, and politician (d. 1857)
1776 - Nikolay Kamensky, Russian general (d. 1811)
1796 - Mirza Ghalib, Indian poet (d. 1869)
1803 - François-Marie-Thomas Chevalier de Lorimier, French Canadian Patriote (d. 1839)
1822 - Louis Pasteur, French scientist (d. 1895)
1823 - Sir Mackenzie Bowell, fifth Prime Minister of Canada (d. 1896)
1832 - Pavel Tretyakov, Russian businessman and patron of art (d. 1897)
1864 - René Georges Hermann-Paul, French artist (d. 1940)
1879 - Sydney Greenstreet, English actor (d. 1954)
1883 - Cyrus S. Eaton, Canadian-American financier, industrialist and philanthropist (d. 1979)
1888 - Thea von Harbou, German author and actress (d. 1954)
1892 - Alfred Edwin McKay, Canadian World War One flying ace (d. 1917)
1896 - Carl Zuckmayer, German author and dramatist (d. 1977)
1896 - Louis Bromfield, American writer (d. 1956)
1896 - Maurice De Waele, Belgian cyclist (d. 1952)
1900 - Hans Stuck, German race car driver (d. 1978)
1901 - Marlene Dietrich, German actress and singer (d. 1992)
1906 - Oscar Levant, American pianist, composer, and actor (d. 1972)
1907 - Sebastian Haffner, German journalist and writer (d. 1999)
1907 - Conrad L. Raiford, Goodwill Ambassador (d. 2002)
1907 - Willem van Otterloo, Dutch conductor and composer (d. 1978)
1910 - Charles Olson, American poet (d. 1970)
1915 - Mary Kornman, American actress (d. 1973)
1915 - William Masters, American gynecologist (d. 2001)
1915 - Gyula Zsengellér, Hungarian footballer (d. 1999)
1917 - Onni Palaste, Finnish writer
1918 - John Celardo, American comic strip artist
1920 - Bruce Hobbs, American jockey (d. 2005)
1925 - Michel Piccoli, French actor
1926 - Jerome Courtland, American actor, director and producer
1927 - Antony Gardner, British politician
1927 - Agnes Nixon, American television producer, director, and writer
1930 - Wilfrid Sheed, English-born American writer
1931 - Scotty Moore, American guitarist
1934 - Larissa Latynina, Russian gymnast
1939 - John Amos, American actor
1941 - Michael Pinder, British musician (Moody Blues)
1941 - Nolan Richardson, American basketball coach
1942 - Byron Browne, baseball player
1942 - Charmian Carr, American actress
1943 - Cokie Roberts, American journalist
1943 - Joan Manuel Serrat, Spanish musician
1943 - Peter Sinfield, British lyricist and producer
1944 - Barry Elliot British actor
1944 - Mick Jones, British musician (Foreigner)
1946 - Janet Street-Porter, British journalist, producer and presenter
1947 - Tracy Nelson, American blues singer
1947 - Mickey Redmond, National Hockey League player
1947 - Janet Perry, American soprano
1947 - Bill Eadie, professional wrestler known as "Ax" of Demolition
1948 - Gérard Depardieu, French actor
1950 - Roberto Bettega, Italian footballer
1950 - Terry Bozzio, American drummer (Missing Persons)
1951 - Ernesto Zedillo, President of Mexico
1952 - Karla Bonoff, American singer and songwriter
1952 - Jay Hill, Canadian politician
1952 - David Knopfler, British musician (Dire Straits)
1955 - Barbara Olson, American political commentator (d. 2001)
1955 - Brad Murphey, Australian racing driver
1959 - Gerina Dunwich, American author
1959 - Andre Tippett, American football player
1960 - Maryam d'Abo, British actress
1960 - Victoria Paige Meyerink, American actress and producer
1960 - Donald Nally, American choral conductor
1962 - Barbara Crampton, American actress
1962 - Mark Few, American basketball coach
1962 - Bill Self, American basketball coach
1962 - Sherri Steinhauer, American golfer
1965 - Salman Khan, Indian actor
1965 - Chris Mainwaring, Australian rules footballer (d. 2007)
1966 - Wendy Coakley-Thompson, American writer
1966 - Eva LaRue, American actress
1966 - Bill Goldberg, American football player and professional wrestler
1966 - Fabian Núñez, American politician
1969 - Jean-Christophe Boullion, French race car driver
1969 - Chyna, American professional wrestler
1969 - Sarah Vowell, American author and journalist
1970 - Brendon Cook, Australian racing driver
1970 - Lorenzo Neal, American football player
1971 - Duncan Ferguson, Scottish footballer
1971 - Bryan Smolinski, American ice hockey player
1972 - Thomas Wilson Brown, American actor
1972 - Colin Charvis, Rugby union player
1972 - Matt Slocum, American musician (Sixpence None the Richer)
1973 - Kristoffer Zegers, Dutch Composer
1973 - Wilson Cruz, Puerto Rican actor
1973 - Dee Ferris, British painter
1974 - Masi Oka, Japanese-American actor
1974 - Jay Pandolfo, American ice hockey player
1975 - Heather O'Rourke, American actress (d. 1988)
1976 - Fernando Pisani, Canadian/Italian ice hockey player
1977 - Jacqueline Pillon, Canadian actress
1979 - David Dunn, English footballer
1979 - Carson Palmer, American football player
1980 - Claudio Castagnoli, Swiss wrestler
1980 - Cas Haley, American singer and guitarist
1981 - Emilie de Ravin, Australian actress
1982 - James Mead, American guitarist (Kutless)
1982 - Terji Skibenæs, Faroese guitarist, (Týr)
1983 - Cole Hamels, American baseball player
1984 - Gilles Simon, French tennis player
1985 - Paul Stastny, Canadian-American ice hockey player
1985 - Javine, British Singer
1988 - Hayley Williams, American Singer (Paramore)
