On this day ......

[unloadonme]

28 December 1856 – Birth of Woodrow Wilson, 28th President of the United States.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Woodrow_Wilson

 

[unloadonme]

29 December 1170 – Thomas Becket, Archbishop of Canterbury, is assassinated inside Canterbury Cathedral by followers of King Henry II.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Becket

 

[MassRuss]

December 29, 1709 - Birth of Elizabeth Petrovna, Empress of Russia

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elizabeth_of_Russia

 

[unloadonme]

30 December 1460 – Wars of the Roses: Battle of Wakefield and death of Richard, 3rd Duke of York.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Wakefield
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_of_York,_3rd_Duke_of_York

 

[unloadonme]

1 January 1879 – Birth of E M Forster

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/E._M._Forster

 

[MassRuss]

January 1, 1930 - Birth of actor Ty Hardin

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ty_Hardin

 

[unloadonme]

2 January 1727 – Birth of Major General James Wolfe

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Wolfe

 

[unloadonme]

3 January 1892 – Birth of J R R Tolkien

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J._R._R._Tolkien

 

[unloadonme]

4 January 1931 – Death of Princess Louise, Princess Royal

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louise,_Princess_Royal

 

[MassRuss]

January 3, 1960 - Birth of Michael Stipe

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Stipe

 

[MassRuss]

January 4, 1960 - Birth of Michael Stipe

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Stipe

Date changed to 1/4

 

[MassRuss]

January 5, 1477 - Battle of Nancy. Charles the Bold is killed

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Nancy

 

[MassRuss]

January 6, 1781 - (American Revolutionary War) Battle of Jersey. British defeat the French in their last attempt to invade & take the Isle of Jersey

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Jersey

 

[MassRuss]

January 7, 1960 - Polaris missile test launched

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UGM-27_Polaris

 

[MassRuss]

January 8, 1697 - Thomas Aikenhead, executed for blasphemy. The last person in Britain executed for blasphemy. Some in the Middle East should note the date.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Aikenhead

 

[MassRuss]

January 9, 1854 - Birth of Lady Randolph Churchill - mother of Sir Winston (born Brooklyn, NY USA as Jeanette Jerome)

Winston (right) & Jack. Rumor has it that Jack was not Lord Randolph's son, as his syphilis had taken hold by the time Jack was born






http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lady_Randolph_Churchill

 

[MassRuss]

January 10, 1843 - Birth of Frank James, outlaw & older brother of Jesse

Frank (right) & Jesse, 1872




http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_James

 

[Pickwick]

January 15 1541 – King Francis I of France gives Jean-François Roberval a commission to settle the province of New France (Canada) and provide for the spread of the "Holy Catholic faith".

 

[ozguy]

Jan 17th, 1968 ..... The Seekers, Australia's most famous folk group from the swinging sixties, are named Australians of the Year for 1967.

 

[ozguy]

Jan 19th, 1790 ..... The second fleet of convicts sets sail from England for New South Wales.