Other events on this day in history: 1431 - Judges investigations for the trial of Joan of Arc begin in Rouen 1760 - Afghans defeat Marathas in battle of Barari Ghat 1839 - The Daguerrotype photo process is announced at the French Academy of Science 1909 - Ernest Shackleton, as part of the British Nimrod Expedition, reaches a record farthest South latitude (88°23 south) 1941 - 6,000 Jews are exterminated in pogrom in Bucharest, Romania Born on this day: 1728 - Thomas Warton, former poet laureate of England 1773 - Cassandra Austen, water colourist and sister of Jane Austen 1870 - Joseph B Strauss, civil engineer/builder (Golden Gate Bridge) 1890 - Karel Čapek, Czech writer (R U R - coined the word robot) 1898 - Gracie Fields, DBE [born Grace Stansfield], singer/actress 1913 - Richard Milhous Nixon, 37th President of the United States 1914 - Gypsy Rose Lee [born Rose Louise Hovick], burlesque performer 1920 - Clive [Robert Benjamin] Dunn, OBE, actor (Corporal Jones in Dads Army) 1925 - Lee Van Cleef, actor (For a Few Dollars More, Escape from NY) 1933 - Wilbur [Addison] Smith, Zambian-British novelist 1939 - Susannah York, actress (They Shoot Horses, Dont They?) 1941 - Joan Baez [born Joan Chandos Baez] folk singer/songwriter and human rights activist 1943 - Dick Yount, musician (Harpers Bizarre) 1943 - Freddie Starr [born Frederick Leslie Fowell], comedian and singer 1944 - James Patrick Jimmy Page, OBE, rock guitarist (Led Zeppelin) 1944 - Scott Walker [born Noel Scott Engel], vocalist (The Walker Brothers) 1951 - Crystal Gayle, country singer (Dont It Make My Brown Eyes Blue) 1956 - Imelda Staunton, British actress 1982 - HRH Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge [born Catherine Elizabeth Middleton] 1987 - Paolo Nutini, Scottish singer/songwriter Died on this day: 1848 - Caroline [Lucretia] Herschel, German-born astronomer and sister of Sir William Herschel 1858 - Anson Jones, Last President of Texas 1939 - Johann Strauss III, Austrian conductor/Royal ball director 1995 - Peter [Edward] Cook, actor, satirist, writer and comedian In music: 1955, Rosemary Clooney was at No.1 on the UK singles chart with Mambo Italiano the singers second No.1. The song was banned by all ABC owned stations in the US because it did not reach standards of good taste. 1957, On 9th January 1957, on the very first rock n roll tour of Australia, Bill Haley and the Comets The Platters LaVern Baker Big Joe Turner Freddie Bell and the Bell Boys played the first of two nights at Brisbane Stadium. 1961, Bert Kaempfert started a three week run at No.1 on the US singles chart with Wonderland By Night. Kaempfert produced The Beatles first recording session when they were in Hamburg. Bob Newhart went to No.1 on the US album chart with The Button Down Mind Strikes Back! 1963, Drummer Charlie Watts joined The Rolling Stones after leaving Blues Incorporated. 1970, During a UK tour Led Zeppelin appeared at The Royal Albert Hall, London, the night of Jimmy Pages 26th birthday. (John Lennon, Eric Clapton and Jeff Beck were all in the audience). The two and a quarter hour set was recorded and filmed but shelved for several decades, eventually seeing a release on a 2003 official DVD. 1973, Mick Jagger was refused a Japanese visa on an account of a 1969 drug conviction causing The Rolling Stones to cancel a forthcoming tour. 1976, Queen were at No.1 on the UK singles chart with Bohemian Rhapsody. The single enjoyed a nine week run on the chart selling more than a million copies by the end of the month. It reached No.1 again in 1991 for five weeks following Freddie Mercurys death, eventually becoming the UKs third best selling single of all time. 1979, The music for UNICEF concert took place in New York City featuring Rod Stewart, The Bee Gees, Earth Wind and Fire, Abba and Donna Summer. 1988, Whitney Houston scored her sixth consecutive No.1 in the US with So Emotional. 1997, David Bowie performed his 50th Birthday Bash concert (the day after his birthday) at Madison Square Garden, New York with guests Frank Black, Sonic Youth, Robert Smith of The Cure, The Foo Fighters, Lou Reed, and Billy Corgan and Placebo. Proceeds from the concert went to the Save The Children fund.
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