Today in History for 29th January 2024

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Historical Events

1944 - World War II: About 38 men, women, and children die in the Koniuchy massacre in Poland

1959 - Smog pollution with readings higher than the 1952 'Great Smog of London' hits London, with many suffering chest and lung-related illnesses

1984 - 34th NBA All-Star Game, Denver: East beats West, 154-145 (OT); MVP: Isiah Thomas, Detroit Pistons, G; first All-Star Saturday; Legends Classic, West wins, 64-63; first Slam-Dunk winner, Larry Nance

1985 - Oxford University refuses to award Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher an honorary degree

1986 - Yoweri Museveni sworn in as President of Uganda

1988 - United Airlines Boeing 747SP, circles world in 36h54m15s

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Famous Birthdays

1689 - Hubert K. Poot, Dutch poet (d. 1733)

1866 - Romain Rolland, French writer (Jean-Christophe, Nobel Prize for Literature 1915), born in Clamecy, France (d. 1944)

1898 - Karl Bjarnhof, Danish blind journalist and writer (The Stars Grow Pale), born in Vejle, Denmark (d. 1980)

1906 - Frans Hin, Dutch yachtsman (Olympic gold 12' Dinghy 1920; aged 14 years 163 days), born in Haarlem, Netherlands (d. 1968)

1930 - John Junkin, British actor and scriptwriter (A Hard Day's Night), born in Ealing, Middlesex (d. 2006)

1949 - Tommy Ramone [Tamás Erdélyi], Hungarian-American rock drummer and bassist (Ramones), born in Budapest, Hungary (d. 2014)

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Famous Deaths

1763 - Louis Racine, French poet (La Religion), dies at 70

1888 - Edward Lear, English poet and author (famous for his nonsense poems - The Owl and the Pussycat), dies at 75

1942 - Bion J. Arnold, American electrical engineer and inventor (railroad electrification), dies at 80

1965 - Jack Hylton, English orchestra leader and impresario (Crazy Passage Show), dies at 72

2012 - François Migault, French auto racer (24 Hours of Le Mans 1976 runner-up; 16 F1 GP), dies from cancer at 67

2023 - Barrett Strong, American RandB vocalist ("Money (That's What I Want)"), piano player, and songwriter ("I Heard It Through the Grapevine"; "Just My Imagination";"Papa Was A Rollin' Stone"; "War"), dies at 81

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