1/22/2023 12:10:00 AM Today In History - January 22
Guy Fieri
Reprinted By Permission From OnThisDay.com
Today in History in 1506 the first contingent of 150 Swiss Guards arrived at the Vatican; in 1946 the U.S. President sets up the CIA, Central Intelligence Agency; and in 1968 Guy Fieri, future television personality, author, game show host, and chef was born.
Our on this day in history archives contain over 200,000 events, birthdays and deaths from 6,000 years of history. Here is a roundup of a few of them:
Historical Events
1506 - The first contingent of 150 Swiss Guards arrived at the Vatican.
1575 - English Queen Elizabeth I grants Thomas Tallis & William Byrd music press monopoly
1689 - Prince William of Orange (future King William III of Britain), summons Convention Parliament to discuss ruling jointly with his wife Mary (daughter of exiled King James II)
1814 - 1st Knights Templar grand encampment in US held, NYC
1879 - Battle of Rorke's Drift: British garrison of 150 holds off 3,000-4,000 Zulu warriors. Eleven Victoria Crosses and a number of other decorations were awarded to the defenders.
1905 - In St Petersburg, Russia, a large demonstration of workers led by Father Gapon, march to the Winter Palace with a petition to the Tsar; troops fire on protesters in what becomes known as 'Bloody Sunday'
1946 – U.S. president sets up CIA, Central Intelligence Agency
1963 - The Elysée treaty of cooperation between France and Germany was signed by Charles de Gaulle and Konrad Adenauer.
1969 - Roy Campanella & Stan Musial elected to baseball Hall of Fame
1970 - 1st commercial Boeing 747 flight, NY to London in 6½ hours
1973 - George Foreman TKOs Joe Frazier in 2 for heavyweight boxing title
1973 - Roe vs Wade: US Supreme Court legalizes some abortions
2006 - Kobe Bryant scores a career-high 81 points in a victory against the Toronto Raptors, the second most in NBA history in one single game
2010 - Conan O'Brien's last Tonight Show episode after a big controversy over the Tonight Show timeslot.
Famous Birthdays
1440 - Ivan III, the Great, Grand Prince of Moscow and Russia (1462-1505)/conquered Lithuania
1561 - Francis Bacon, Strand, statesman/essayist (Novum Organum), born in London, England (d. 1626)
1788 - Lord [George Gordon Noel] Byron, England, romantic poet (Don Juan)
1875 - D.W. Griffith, LaGrange, Kentucky, American film director/producer (Birth of a Nation, Intolerance)
1904 - George Balanchine [Giorgi Balanchivadze], ballet composer/choreographer, (d. 1983), [OS=Jan 9]
1934 - Bill Bixby, actor (Incredible Hulk, My Favorite Martian), born in San Francisco, California
1965 - Diane Lane, American actress (The Perfect Storm, Lady Beware, Lonesome Dove), born in NYC, New York
1968 – Guy Fieri, Television personality, author, game show host, and chef who became the face of the Food Network in 2010.
Famous Weddings
1942 - Novelist Anthony Burgess (25) weds Llewela Jones
1960 - Comedic actor Bob Denver (25) weds Maggie Ryan in California
1985 - Zak Starkey (Ringo's son) marries Sarah Menikides
2005 - Business magnate and "The Apprentice" host Donald Trump (56) weds former model Melania Knauss (34) at the Bethesda by the Sea Episcopal Church in Palm Beach, Florida
2006 - Princess of Rock and Roll Lisa Marie Presley (37) weds American guitarist and producer Michael Lockwood (44) at Kyoto, Japan
Famous Deaths
1779 - Claudius Smith, American Revolutionary War loyalist (b. 1736)
1779 - Jeremiah Dixon, English surveyor and astronomer (b. 1733)
1950 - Alan Hale, actor (Little John-Adv of Robin Hood), dies at 57
1973 - Lyndon B. Johnson, 36th US President (1963-69), dies at his Texas ranch at 64
1995 - Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy, mother of pres JFK, RFK, & Ted, dies at 104
2004 - Ann Miller, American actress and dancer (b. 1923)
2008 - Heath Ledger, Australian actor (b. 1979)
2010 - Jean Simmons, English-American actress (b. 1929)
2012 - Joe Paterno, American College Hall of Fame football coach, dies from lung cancer at 85
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