Today in History for 11th January 2015 Historical Events 1709 - Colley Cibbers Rival Fools, premieres in London1904 - Herero people of South West Africa, now Namibia, begin uprising1923 - 1st Dutch Dada-evening (Theo Van Doesburg and Kurt Schwitters)1966 - 550 die in landslides in mountains behind Rio de Janeiro after rain1971 - Tigers ace reliever John Hiller, 27, sufferes a heart attack, but later makes a remarkable comeback to record 38 saves1996 - Haiti becomes a member of the Berne Convention copyright treaty. More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1898 - Hans Rudolf Krik, Danish writer/critic (Fiskerne, Slaven)1907 - Pierre Mendès-France, French Premier (1954-55) (d. 1982)1927 - Wilton Bogey Gaynair, saxophonist1946 - Ludmila Poradnik, USSR, team handball (Olympic-gold-1976, 80)1954 - Saskia ten Batenburg, Dutch actress (Factory, Hunk)1972 - Marc Blucas, American actor More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1837 - John Field, Irish pianist/composer (Nocturnes), dies at 541966 - Hannes Kolehmainen, Finnish runner (b. 1889)1981 - Beulah Bondi, actress (Its a Wonderful Life), dies at 881986 - Sid Chaplin, UK novelist (b. 1916)1995 - Onat Kutlar, Turkish screenplay/producer (Hazal), murdered at 592010 - Mick Green, British guitarist (b. 1944) More Famous Deaths » from Today in History | HistoryOrb ift.tt/ZPidCf ift.tt/eA8V8J
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