Today is January, Thursday, the 5th day of 2017. There are 360 days left in the year.
Today's Highlight In History;
Birthdays:
| 1902 | Stella Gibbons, English novelist and poet |
| 1931 | Robert Duvall, American film actor |
| 1931 | Alfred Brendal, Austrian concert pianist |
| 1938 | King Juan Carlos of Spain |
| 1942 | Jan Leeming, Television newsreader |
| 1946 | Dianne Keaton, American film actress |
| 1950 | Chris Stein, Of 'Blondie' |
Events:
| 1896 | X-Rays were demonstrated by their discover, Wilhelm Rontgen |
| 1925 | The first American female governer was elected |
| 1938 | The BBC broadcast its first radio comedy series, 'Bandwagon' |
| 1964 | The London Underground installed its first automatic ticket barrier |
| 1967 | A Conference is held in Aburi, Ghana with Ojukwu on the lgbo side and Gowon on the Nigeria side. The Aburi talks agree to a loose confederation that would grant autonomy to the regions. |
| 1968 | Alexander Dubceck became the new Prime Minister of Czecholslovakia |
| 1972 | NASA announced its plans for a new space vehicle, the shuttle |
| 1976 | A new law made French the only language allowed in advertising throughout France |
| 1992 | The oil tanker 'Braer' was wrecked in the Shetland Islands, discharging large amounts of crude oil |
| 1993 | Governor Michael Otedola of Lagos State grants absolute pardon to 12 "kid" robbers who were condemned to death five years ago. |
No comments:
Post a Comment
Thanks for visiting, please show some love and drop a comment if you find this post intresting.
Also subscribe to our BBM Channel for daily BBM updates C00378977, BBM Pin D3DF21B1