1535 - Henry VIII declares himself head of English Church

1541 - French King François I appoints Jean-François de La Roque de Roberval first Viceroy of Canada, Newfoundland, and Labrador

1559 - Two months after the death of her half-sister, Queen Mary I of England, Elizabeth Tudor, the 25-year-old daughter of Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn, is crowned Queen Elizabeth I at Westminster Abbey in London

1759 - The British Museum opened in Montague House, London

1831 - Victor Hugo finishes writing Notre Dame de Paris, also know as The Hunchback of Notre Dame

1844 - University of Notre Dame receives its charter in Indiana

1852 - Mt. Sinai Hospital, the first Jewish hospital in the US, was incorporated by Sampson Simson and eight associates in NY City

1861 - Steam elevator patented by Elisha Otis

1863 - First US newspaper printed on wood-pulp paper, Boston Morning Journal

1870 - The donkey was first used as symbol of the Democratic Party in Harper's Weekly

1882 - First US ski club formed in Berlin New Hampshire

1886 - The Weekly Herald, Vancouver, BC's first newspaper, published its first issue

1892 - The 13 rules of basketball are published by Dr. James Naismith in the YMCA's Triangle Magazine

1895 - Tchaikovsky's ballet "Swan Lake" premieres in St Petersburg, Russia

1907 - 3-element vacuum tube patented by Dr Lee de Forest

1907 - Gold dental inlays first described by William Taggart, who invented them

1915 - Canadian Northern Railroad completes line between Quebec City and Vancouver, British Columbia

1919 - Pianist & statesman Ignace Paderewski becomes the first Premier of Poland

1922 - Irish Free State formed and Sinn Fein leader Michael Collins becomes the first Premier

1939 - In the first NFL pro bowl, New York Giants beat All Stars 13-10 at Wrigley Field

1943 - The world's largest office building, the Pentagon, was completed

1961 - The Supremes signed with Motown Records

1965 - Rock group The Who releases their first album "I Can't Explain"

1967 - In Super Bowl I Green Bay Packers beat Kansas City Chiefs, 35-10 in Los Angeles; Super Bowl MVP Bart Starr, Green Bay quarterback

1968 - Bill Masterson, the first NHLer fatally injured during game (Jan 13), dies

1970 - Israeli archaeologists reported uncovering the first evidence supporting the destruction of Jerusalem in 70 A.D. by military forces of the ancient Roman Empire

1970 - Muammar al-Qaddafi, the young Libyan army captain who deposed King Idris in September 1969, is proclaimed premier of Libya by the so-called General People's Congress

1971 - George Harrison releases "My Sweet Lord"

1971 - Aswan Dam officially opens in Egypt

1973 - President Nixon suspends all US offensive action in North Vietnam

1974 - Happy Days premiered on television, beginning an 11 year run

1977 - Coneheads debut on "Saturday Night Live"

1981 - "Hill Street Blues" premieres on NBC-TV

1984 - Hana Mandlikova ends Martina Navratilova's 54 tennis match winning streak

1985 - Civil rights activist Tancredo Neves becomes the first elected President of Brazil in 21 years

1993 - Soap opera "Santa Barbara"'s final show on NBC TV

1997 - US space shuttle Atlantis docks with Russian Mir space station

 

Birthdays

1622 - Jean Baptiste Poquelin Molière, Paris France - playwright: Tartuffe, Le Misanthrope(date baptized)
1841 - Lord Frederick Stanley - presenter of hockey's Stanley Cup
1877 - Lewis M Terman, Indiana - psychologist: developed Stanford-Binet IQ test
1879 - Mazo de la Roche, Newmarket Ontario - author: series of novels about the Whiteoak family of Jalna (the name of their estate) 
1902 - Abd al-Aziz ibn Abd al-Rahman al-Faisal al-Saud - King of Saudi Arabia
1906 - Aristotle Onassis, Greece - shipping magnate
1906 - Edna Cress Staebler, Berlin Ont - author: Food That Really Schmecks; Cape Breton Harbour
1908 - Edward Teller, Budapest Hungary - fathered H-bomb in the Manhattan Project
1909 - Gene Krupa, Chicago, Illinois - Benny Goodman's drummer; the first world-renowned jazz drummer
1913 - Lloyd Bridges, San Leandro California - actor: Sea Hunt, Roots, Airplane
1918 - Gamal Abdel Nasser - President of Egypt (1954-1970)
1926 - Maria Schell, Vienna Austria - actress: Space 1999
1927 - Norm Crosby, Boston Massachusetts - comedian: Young at Heart Comedians
1929 - Reverand Dr Martin Luther King Jr, Atlanta Georgia - American Civil Rights Leader
1934 - Kenneth L Campbell, Hartford Ont - Baptist Minister: headed the Social Credit Party of Canada which became the Christian Freedom Party and founded Choose Life Canada
1935 - Robert Silverberg, US - author: Regan's Planet
1937 - Margaret O'Brien, San Diego California - actress: Jane Eyre, Meet Me in St Louis
1947 - Andrea Martin, Portland Maine - actress: Wag The Dog, Club Paradise, SCTV
1948 - Dini Petty - Canadian talk show host: CITY-TV
1948 - Tommy Nolan, Montréal Québec actor: Jody -Buckskin
1948 - Ronnie Van Zant - musician: Lynyrd Skynyrd
1951 - Charo, Murcia Spain - actress/singer: Chico & the Man, Love Boat
1957 - Mario Van Peebles, Mexico - actor: Posse, South Bronx Heroes
1965 - Michael [Pinball] Clemons, Dunedin Fla - CFL player/coach: Toronto Argonauts
1967 - Lisa Lisa [Velez] - singer: Cult Jam
1968 - Chad Lowe, Dayton Ohio - actor: Spencer, Apprentice to Murder
1969 - Delino DeShields, Seaford Delaware - baseball infielder: Montréal Expos, Los Angeles Dodgers
1972 - Ernie Reyes Jr, San Jose California - actor: Ernie -Sidekicks
1975 - Mary Pierce, Montréal Québec - tennis star

 

 

Julie Andrews Turns 69

 

To commemorate her birthday, actress/vocalist, Julie Andrews made a special appearance at Manhattan's Radio City Music Hall for the benefit of the AARP. One of the musical numbers she performed was "My Favorite Things" from the legendary movie "Sound Of Music". Here are the lyrics she used:
 
Maalox and nose drops and needles for knitting,
Walkers and handrails and new dental fittings,
Bundles of magazines tied up in string,
    These are a few of my favorite things.

 

Cadillacs and cataracts, and hearing aids and glasses,
Polident and Fixodent and false teeth in glasses,
Pacemakers, golf carts and porches with swings,
    These are a few of my favorite things.

 

When the pipes leak, When the bones creak,
When the knees go bad,
I simply remember my favorite things,
       And then I don't feel so bad.

 

Hot tea and crumpets and corn pads for bunions,
No spicy hot food or food cooked with onions,
Bathrobes and heating pads and hot meals they bring,
      These are a few of my favorite things.

 

Back pain, confused brains and no need for sinnin',
Thin bones and fractures and hair that is thinnin', 
And we won't mention our short shrunken frames,
    When we remember our favorite things.

 

When the joints ache, When the hips break,
When the eyes grow dim,
Then I remember the great life I've had,
       And then I don't feel so bad.