On this day 13th January
Some notable facts about this date, for more, visit http://www.onthisday.com
Facts
532 Nika riots begin in Contaninople, revolt against Emperor Justinian, prompted by chariot racing
1785 John Walter publishes 1st issue of "The Times" of London
1888 National Geographic Society founded in Washington, D.C.
1906 Telimco makes the 1st ever advertisment for a radio set, by advertising a $7.50 set in the "Scientific American" which claimed to receive signals for up to one mile
1943 Hitler declares "Total War"
2000 Microsoft chairman Bill Gates steps aside as chief executive and promotes company president Steve Ballmer to the position
Deaths
86 BC Gaius Marius, Roman general and politician (held the office of consul seven times), dies at 70
1691 George Fox, founder of Quakers, dies at 66
1864 Stephen Foster, American composer (My Old Kentucky Home), dies at 37 in New York
1929 Wyatt Earp, US marshall (OK Corral), dies at 80
1941 James Joyce, novelist (Ulysses), dies in Zurich Switzerland, at 58
1976 Margaret Leighton, British actress (Much ado about nothing), dies at 53
2004 Harold Shipman, British general practitioner and prolific serial killer, commits suicide at 57
2009 Patrick McGoohan, American actor (b. 1928)
2017 Anthony Armstrong-Jones [Lord Snowdon], British photographer and ex-husband of Princess Margaret, dies at 86
Sport
1919 Dutch Soccer team OSV forms
1962 Wilt Chamberlain of Warriors scores then NBA-record 73 pts vs Chicago
Films and TV
1948 1st country music TV show, Midwestern Hayride, premieres on WLW Cin
1998 CBS pays $4 billion to televise AFC games for 8-years
Born on this day
1966 Patrick Dempsey, American actor (Grey's Anatomy),born in Lewiston Maine
1977 Orlando Bloom, English actor (Pirates of the Caribbean, The Lord of the Rings), born in Canterbury, England
A Couple of Pics from those no longer with us
Patrick McGoohan
Lord Snowden
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