Birthdays
1858 - Oskar Minkowski, German physician, physiologist and pathologist who introduced the concept that diabetes results from hormone insulin suppression. He held a professorship at the University of Breslau and is most famous for his research on diabetes. He was the brother of the mathematician Hermann Minkowski and father of astrophysicist Rudolph Minkowski.
1866 - Vasily Kalinnikov, Russian composer of two symphonies, other orchestral works and numerous songs, all of them imbued with characteristics of folksong. His symphonies, particularly the First, were frequently performed in the early 20th century. His younger brother Viktor Kalinnikov was also a composer, mainly of choral music. (Kalinnikov's Symphony No. 1, YouTube, uploaded by MrWippler. Accessed January 13, 2014.)
1904 - Richard Addinsell, English theatrical and film composer, famous for Warsaw Concerto. He is best known for film music, primarily his Warsaw Concerto, composed for the 1941 film Dangerous Moonlight (also known under the later title Suicide Squadron). (Warsaw Concerto played by Chris Hill with the West Forest Sinfonia. YouTube, YouTube, accessed January 13 2011.)
1919 - Robert Stack (born Charles Langford Modini Stack), American actor, sportsman, and television host. Known for his deep, commanding voice and presence, he appeared in over 40 feature films. He starred in the ABC-TV television series The Untouchables, for which he won the 1960 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Performance by an Actor in a Series, and later hosted/narrated the true crime series Unsolved Mysteries. He was also nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role in the film Written on the Wind.
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More birthdays and historical events, January 13 - On This Day
Featuring:
Richard Addinsell's famous composition, Warsaw Concerto. The music was made into a song popularised my Matt Monro entitled, "Precious Moments." The music is also used as sound track in a 1980 movie, "The Sea Wolves" starring Roger Moore, David Niven, and Gregory Peck.
Below is a performance of Addinsell's Warsaw Concerto with Laszlo, pianist, at the same time conducting the Hungarian Symphony Orchestra.
1775 - Mozart's opera buffa La finta giardiniera is first performed, in the Redoutenhaus, Munich. (Mozart's La finta giardiniera (dramma giocoso in tre atti), K. 196 (1775.) Libretto: Giuseppe Petrosellini. Concentus Musicus Wien, directed by Nikolaus Harnoncourt (1991.) Uploaded by scrymgeour34. Accessed January 13, 2015.)
1854 - The accordion is patented by Anthony Faas.
1874 - The sole survivor of 16,000 men, women and children arrives at a British sentry post in Jalalabad, after the British retreat retreat from Kabul in Afghanistan.
1898 - Emile Zola's J'accuse, about the famous Dreyfus case, first appears in a French Newspaper.
1930 - The Mickey Mouse comic strip makes its first appearance.
1942 - Henry Ford patents the Soybean Car, which is 30 percent higher than a regular car. The car uses soybean fibre in plastic panel that is attached to a steel frame.
1957 - The Wham-O company develops the first plastic Frisbee.
1992 - Japan apologizes for forcing Korean women into sexual slavery during World War II. Approximated up to 200,000 "comfort women," some as young as 11 years old, were forced to deliver sexual services to Japanese soldiers. The Japanese authorities believed that by providing sex on demand, the morale of the soldiers , and therefore effectiveness, would be improved.Prime Minister Miyazawa Kiichi expressed his regret and apologies during his state visit to South Korea in January 1992.
2001 - An earthquake hits El Salvador killing more than 800 people.
Image Credit:
Mickey Mouse. en.wiki.org
Video Credit:
Richard Addinsell Warsaw Concerto. YouTube, uploaded by Szabados Viktor. Accessed January 13, 2018.
Resources:
1. Asiado, Tel. The World's Movers and Shapers. New Hampshire: Ore Mountain Publishing House (2005)
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 Timetables of History, New 3rd Revised Ed. Simon & Schuster/Touchstone (1991)
6. Wikipedia. en.wikipedia.org
(c) June 2007. Updated January 13, 2023. Tel. Inspired Pen Web. All rights reserved.
Below is a performance of Addinsell's Warsaw Concerto with Laszlo, pianist, at the same time conducting the Hungarian Symphony Orchestra.
Historical Events
1775 - Mozart's opera buffa La finta giardiniera is first performed, in the Redoutenhaus, Munich. (Mozart's La finta giardiniera (dramma giocoso in tre atti), K. 196 (1775.) Libretto: Giuseppe Petrosellini. Concentus Musicus Wien, directed by Nikolaus Harnoncourt (1991.) Uploaded by scrymgeour34. Accessed January 13, 2015.)
1854 - The accordion is patented by Anthony Faas.
1874 - The sole survivor of 16,000 men, women and children arrives at a British sentry post in Jalalabad, after the British retreat retreat from Kabul in Afghanistan.
1898 - Emile Zola's J'accuse, about the famous Dreyfus case, first appears in a French Newspaper.
1930 - The Mickey Mouse comic strip makes its first appearance.
1942 - Henry Ford patents the Soybean Car, which is 30 percent higher than a regular car. The car uses soybean fibre in plastic panel that is attached to a steel frame.
1957 - The Wham-O company develops the first plastic Frisbee.
1992 - Japan apologizes for forcing Korean women into sexual slavery during World War II. Approximated up to 200,000 "comfort women," some as young as 11 years old, were forced to deliver sexual services to Japanese soldiers. The Japanese authorities believed that by providing sex on demand, the morale of the soldiers , and therefore effectiveness, would be improved.Prime Minister Miyazawa Kiichi expressed his regret and apologies during his state visit to South Korea in January 1992.
2001 - An earthquake hits El Salvador killing more than 800 people.
Image Credit:
Mickey Mouse. en.wiki.org
Video Credit:
Richard Addinsell Warsaw Concerto. YouTube, uploaded by Szabados Viktor. Accessed January 13, 2018.
Resources:
1. Asiado, Tel. The World's Movers and Shapers. New Hampshire: Ore Mountain Publishing House (2005)
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 Timetables of History, New 3rd Revised Ed. Simon & Schuster/Touchstone (1991)
6. Wikipedia. en.wikipedia.org
(c) June 2007. Updated January 13, 2023. Tel. Inspired Pen Web. All rights reserved.
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