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Facts
1595 William Shakespeare's play "Romeo and Juliet" is thought to have been first performed. Officially published early 1597.
1886 1st successful gasoline powered car patented by Karl Benz in Karlsruhe, Germany
1892 The Coca-Cola Company, is incorporated in Atlanta, Georgia
1896 Emile Grubbe is the first doctor to use radiation treatment for breast cancer
2002 US President George W. Bush in his State of the Union address describes "regimes that sponsor terror" an "Axis of Evil", which includes Iraq, Iran and North Korea
Deaths
969 Peter, tsar of Bulgaria (927-69), dies
1820 King George III of the United Kingdom (b. 1738). Reigned 1760-1820.
1946 Sidney Jones, British conductor and composer (The Geisha, A Gaiety Girl), dies at 84
1963 Robert Frost, American poet (New Hampshire, 4 Pulitzers), dies at 88
1973 Ludwig Stössel, Austrian actor (Man With a Camera, The Pride of the Yankees), dies at 89
1986 Leif Erickson, American actor (Invaders from Mars, On the Waterfront), dies at 74
2010 Tom Brookshier, American football player and sportscaster, dies of cancer at 78
2013 Frank Hahn, British economist, dies at 87
Sport
1964 9th Winter Olympic games open in Innsbruck, Austria
1968 56th Women's Australian Championships: Billie Jean King beats Margaret Court (6-1, 6-2)
1989 77th Men's Australian Open: Ivan Lendl beats Miloslav Mecii (6-2, 6-2, 6-2)
1995 83rd Men's Australian Open: Andre Agassi beats Pete Sampras (4-6, 6-1, 7-6, 6-4)
2014 Cristiano Ronaldo becomes the 1st non-Spanish player to captain Real Madrid, making his 500th appearance for the club
Films and TV
1964 "Dr Strangelove", directed by Stanley Kubrick and starring Peter Sellers and George C. Scott, premieres
1977 34th Golden Globes: Rocky, Peter Finch, & Faye Dunaway win
2006 US 39-cent stamp is released featuring Hattie McDaniel in the dress she wore in 1940 when she became the 1st African-American actress to accept an Academy Award
Born on this day
1945 Tom Selleck, actor (Lance-Rockford Files, Magnum PI), born in Detroit, Michigan
1954 Oprah Winfrey, American TV talk show host and actress (The Oprah Winfrey Show, Colour Purple), born in Kosciusko, Mississippi
A Couple of Pics from those no longer with us
Leif Erickson
Frank Hahn
