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| About January 12th is the 12th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. There are 353 days remaining until the end of the calendar year (354 in leap years). Births 1882 - Milton Sills, actor (The Sea Hawk) 1918 - Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, founded the Transcendental Meditation movement 1944 - Joe Frazier, professional boxer 1951 - Rush Limbaugh, conservative radio talk show host 1951 - Kirstie Alley, actress (Cheers) 1954 - Howard Stern, talk radio host, media personality 1965 - Rob Zombie, singer, musician (White Zombie) 1974 - Melanie Chisholm, singer, songwriter (Sporty Spice) Deaths 1519 - Maximilian I, King of the Romans 1973 - Turk Edwards, Hall of Fame offensive tackle 2007 - Alice Coltrane, jazz pianist, composer Events 1773 - The first public museum in America was established in Charleston, South Carolina. 1906 - The Dow Jones Industrial closes above 100 for the first time. 1915 - The United States House of Representatives reject a proposal to give women the right to vote. 1932 - Hattie W. Caraway of Arkansas becomes the first woman elected to the U.S. Senate. 1966 - Batman starring Adam West, debuts on television. 1969 - The New York Jets defeat the Baltimore Colts in Super Bowl III, becoming the first AFC team to win. 1975 - The Pittsburgh Steelers defeat the Minnesota Vikings 16-6 in Super Bowl IX to win their first championship. 1999 - Britney Spears debut album ...Baby One More Time is released. 1999 - Mark McGwire's 70th home run ball sells for $3 million at an auction in New York. 2005 - Deep Impact launches from Cape Canaveral on a Delta 2 rocket. 2010 - A magnitude 7.0 Mw earthquake centred 16 miles from Port-au-Prince devastates the capital of Haiti. |
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