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Facts
1865 Congress passes the 13th Amendment, abolishing slavery in America (passes 121-24)
1865 General Robert E Lee named Commander-in-Chief of Confederate Armies during US Civil War
1943 General Friedrich von Paul surrenders to Soviet troops at Stalingrad
1950 US President Harry Truman publicly announces support for the development of a hydrogen bomb
1985 South African President PW Botha offers to free Nelson Mandela if he denounces violence
2000 Family GP Dr Harold Shipman is jailed for life for murdering 15 of his patients, making him Britain's most prolific convicted serial killer
2015 Sergio Mattarella is elected President of Italy
Deaths
743 Muhammad al-Baqir, Shia Imam (b. 676)
1606 Guy Fawkes, English Catholic conspirator who was convicted in the "Gunpowder Plot" to blow up the British Parliament, hanged at 35
1892 Charles Spurgeon, English preacher and evangelist (b. 1834)
1956 A. A. Milne, English author of the Winnie-the-Pooh books, dies at 74
1974 Samuel Goldwyn, Polish/English/US film magnate (MGM), dies of natural causes at 91
1992 Mel Hein, NFL center (NY Giants), dies of stomach cancer at 82
2012 Tristram Coffin, American folklorist, dies from pneumonia at 89
2016 Terry Wogan, British broadcaster (Eurovision Song Contest, Blankety Blank), dies of cancer at 77
Sport
1920 Joe Malone, Quebec Bulldogs, sets NHL record with 7 goals in a game
1941 Joe Louis KOs Red Burman in 5 for heavyweight boxing title
1958 "Jackpot Bowling" premieres on NBC with Leo Durocher as host
1993 81st Women's Australian Open: Monica Seles beats Steffi Graf (4-6, 6-3, 6-2)
2010 98th Men's Australian Open: Roger Federer beats Andy Murray (6-3, 6-4, 7-6)
Films and TV
1961 "The Misfits" premieres in NYC, final movie for Clark Gable & Marilyn Monroe
1976 3rd American Music Awards: Olivia Newton-John & John Denver win
1999 Seth MacFarlane's "Family Guy" first airs on Fox
2010 26th Sundance Film Festival: "Winter's Bone", directed by Debra Granik, wins Grand Jury Prize Dramatic
Born on this day
1956 Johnny Rotten, [John Lydon], rocker (Sex Pistols-God Save the Queen)
1981 Justin Timberlake, American singer-songwriter and actor (Sexyback, My Love), born in Memphis, Tennessee
A Couple of Pics from those no longer with us
Samuel Goldwyn
Terry Wogan
