Birthdays
1818 - Heinrich Göbel, or Henry Goebel, German precision mechanic and inventor. He emigrated to NewYork in 1848, received American citizenship in 1865. Göbel was reported to have developed incandescent light bulbs comparable to those invented in 1879 by Thomas Alva Edison though he did not apply for a patent. In 1893, the Edison Electric Light Company sued three manufacturers of incandescent lamps for infringing Edison's patent. The defense of these companies claimed the Edison patent was void because of the same invention by Göbel 25 years earlier, which came to be known as the "Göbel defense".
1881 - Nikolai Myaskovsky (or Miaskovsky), Russian and Soviet composer, sometimes referred to as "Father of the Soviet Symphony". (Myaskovsky - Cello Concerto, Op. 66 with cellist Mstislav Rostropovich. Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra, conductor Kirill Kondrashin. Live recording, Moscow, 27.XII.1972. Uploaded by Incontrario motu. Accessed April 20, 2015.)
1893 - Joan Miró i Ferrà, Spanish painter, sculptor, and ceramicist born in Barcelona. A museum dedicated to his work, the Fundació Joan Miró, was established in Barcelona (1975), and another, the Fundació Pilar i Joan Miró, was established in his adoptive city of Palma de Mallorca (1981).
1941 - Ryan O'Neal (born Charles Patrick Ryan O'Neal), American actor and former boxer. In 1964, he landed the role on the ABC nighttime soap opera Peyton Place. The series was an instant hit and boosted O'Neal's career. He later found success in films, most notably Love Story, for which he received Academy Award and Golden Globe nominations as Best Actor, Peter Bogdanovich's What's Up, Doc? and Paper Moon, Stanley Kubrick's Barry Lyndon, Richard Attenborough's A Bridge Too Far, and Walter Hill's The Driver.
1951 - Luther Ronzoni Vandross Jr., American singer, songwriter, and record producer. Known for his sweet and soulful vocals, Vandross sold over 40 million records worldwide. He achieved eleven consecutive Platinum albums and eight Grammy Awards, including Best Male R&B Vocal Performance four different times. In 2004, Vandross won a total of four Grammy Awards, including the Grammy Award for Song of the Year for a song recorded not long before his death, "Dance with My Father". (L Vandross Jr. sings 'The Impossible Dream' (from Always and Forever: An Evening of Songs at The Royal Albert Hall). YouTube, uploaded by Luther Vandross Jr. Accessed April 20, 2023).
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Actor Ryan O'Neal
Actor Ryan O'Neal
More birthdays and historical events today, April 20 - On This Day.
1657 - The Battle of Santa Cruz takes place in the Canary Islands. It is the greatest victory over the Spanish since the Armada in 1588. Commanded by Admiral Blake, 16 Spanish ships are destroyed by an English fleet.
1792 - France declares war on Austria.
1862 - Louis Pasteur and Claude Bernard complete their first pasteurization test.
1902 - Pierre and Marie Curie isolate radium from the mineral pitchblende. A year later, the married couple, and with Henri Becquerel, are awarded a Nobel Prize for their research into radioactivity.
1972 - Lunar module Orion touches down on the Moon's surface. In its early hours, the Apollo 16 crew land on the surface of the Moon after problems with the propulsion system of command module Casper nearly saw this mission aborted. The Apollo 16 mission was the 5th time humans had been on the moon, and the first time anyone had landed on the moon's highlands, near the Descartes crater. The mission ended successfully when the crew returned to Earth on April 27, 1972.
1999 - Two students open fire on schoolmates and teachers in what becomes known as the Columbine high School Massacre. This happened in Littleton, Colorado.
Historical Events
1657 - The Battle of Santa Cruz takes place in the Canary Islands. It is the greatest victory over the Spanish since the Armada in 1588. Commanded by Admiral Blake, 16 Spanish ships are destroyed by an English fleet.
1792 - France declares war on Austria.
1862 - Louis Pasteur and Claude Bernard complete their first pasteurization test.
1902 - Pierre and Marie Curie isolate radium from the mineral pitchblende. A year later, the married couple, and with Henri Becquerel, are awarded a Nobel Prize for their research into radioactivity.
1972 - Lunar module Orion touches down on the Moon's surface. In its early hours, the Apollo 16 crew land on the surface of the Moon after problems with the propulsion system of command module Casper nearly saw this mission aborted. The Apollo 16 mission was the 5th time humans had been on the moon, and the first time anyone had landed on the moon's highlands, near the Descartes crater. The mission ended successfully when the crew returned to Earth on April 27, 1972.
1999 - Two students open fire on schoolmates and teachers in what becomes known as the Columbine high School Massacre. This happened in Littleton, Colorado.
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2. Britannica. www.britannica.com
3. Chambers Biographical Dictionary, 19th Ed. London:
Chambers Harrap, 2011
4. Dateline. Sydney: Millennium House, (2006)
5. Grun, Bernard. The Timestables of History, New 3rd
Revised Ed. Simon & Schuster/Touchstone (1991)
6. Wikipedia. en.wikipedia.org
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