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Historical Events

1883 - Lt-colonel Borgnis-Desbordes founds Fort Bamako, Niger

1915 - Second Battle of Masurian Lakes: German armies surrounded a Russian army

1941 - Frank Sinatra and Tommy Dorsey orchestra record "Everything Happens to Me"

1950 - Senator Joe McCarthy finds "communists" in US Department of State (equiv. Ministry of Foreign Affairs)

1976 - Toronto center Darryl Sittler sets NHL record with 10 points in a Maple Leafs' 11-4 win over Boston at Maple Leaf Gardens; 6 goals, 4 assists

1998 - XVIII Winter Olympic Games open in Nagano, Japan

More Historical Events �
Famous Birthdays

1710 - William Boyce, English organist/composer (Cathedral Music), born in London (d. 1779)

1864 - Ricardo Castro Herrera, composer

1889 - Harry Nyquist, important contributor to information theory (d. 1976)

1942 - Ton de Kok, Dutch politician (CDA)

1983 - Teshome Getu, Ethiopian footballer

1991 - Rachel Sibner, American actress

More Famous Birthdays �
Famous Deaths

1560 - Bartolomeo Bandinelli, Italian sculptor (b. 1493)

1901 - Benjamin Edward Woolf, composer, dies at 64

1963 - Learco Guerra, Italian road racing cyclist, dies at 60

1980 - Secondo Campini, Italian jet engine pioneer, dies at 75

1988 - Lin[wood V] Carter, American sci-fi writer (Lost World of Time), dies at
57

2009 - Blossom Dearie, American jazz singer and pianist, dies of natural causes
at 84

More Famous Deaths �

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