Today in History for January 2010

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Historical Events

Events 1 - 8 of 8

1st - Suicide car bomb detonates at a volleyball tournament in Lakki Marwat, Pakistan, killing 105 and injuring 100
4th - The Burj Khalifa, the world's tallest building is officially opened.
4th - The Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention removed HIV infection from its list of communicable diseases of public health significance.
12th - Earthquake occurs in Haiti killing 230,000 and destroying the majority of the capital Port-au-Prince
17th - 2010 &ndash: 2010 Penang dragon boat accident occurs in Penang, Malaysia
22nd - Conan O'Brien's last Tonight Show episode after a big controversy over the Tonight Show timeslot.
25th - Ethiopian Airlines Flight 409 crashes into the Mediterranean Sea shortly after take-off from Beirut Rafic Hariri International Airport, killing all 90 people on-board.
28th - Five murderers of President Sheikh Mujibur Rahman of Bangladesh: Lieutenant Colonel Syed Faruq Rahman, Lieutenant Colonel Sultan Shahriar Rashid Khan, Major AKM Mohiuddin Ahmed, Major Bazlul Huda and Lieutenant Colonel Mohiuddin Ahmed were hanged.

Famous Weddings

Weddings 1 - 2 of 2

2nd - "American Idol" singer Jason Castro (22) weds Mandy Mayhall near Dallas, Texas
9th - Food writer and former fashion model Sophie Dahl (32) weds British jazz singer Jamie Cullum (30) in Hampshire, England

Famous Divorces

Divorces 1 - 1 of 1

14th - "Easy Rider" director and actor Dennis Hopper (73) divorces his fifth wife Victoria Duffy due to irreconcilable differences and out-of-control spending

Famous Deaths

Deaths 1 - 34 of 34

3rd - Professor Sir Ian Brownlie, International law specialist
3rd - Mary Daly, American theologian and feminist scholar (b. 1928)
4th - Johan Ferrier, Surinamian politician (b. 1910)
4th - Sandro, Argentine songwriter (b. 1945)
4th - Casey Johnson, American heiress and socialite (b. 1979)
4th - Rory Markas, American sportscaster (b. 1955)
4th - Tsutomu Yamaguchi, Japanese Businessman, and Survivor of Hiroshima and Nagasaki Atomic Bombings (b. 1916)
5th - Rory Markas, Angels baseball announcer (b.1955)
5th - Murray Saltzman, Reform Jewish rabbi and civil rights leader (b. 1929)
7th - Willie Mitchell, American soul singer (b. 1928)
8th - Monica Maughan, Australian actor (b. 1933)
8th - Tony Halme, Finnish boxer and politician (b. 1963)
9th - Vimcy, Sports writer (b. 1925)
11th - Miep Gies, Dutch Humanitarian, discoverer of Anne Frank's diary (b. 1909)
11th - Mick Green, British guitarist (b. 1944)
11th - Joe Rollino, American strongman, weightlifter, and boxer (b. 1905)
12th - Hasib Sabbagh, Palestinian businessman and philanthropist, co-founder of Consolidated Contractors Company (b. 1920)
12th - Daniel Bensaid, French philosopher (b. 1946)
13th - Teddy Pendergrass, American R&B singer (b. 1950)
13th - Jay Reatard, American garage punk musician (b. 1980)
13th - Kalifa Tillisi, Libyan writer and linguist
14th - Petra Schürmann, German model and TV announcer, Miss World 1956 (b. 1935)
17th - Jyoti Basu, Indian politician (b. 1914)
17th - Daisuke Gouri, Japanese seiyu (b. 1952)
17th - Gaines Adams, American football player (b. 1983)
19th - Bill McLaren Scottish rugby commentator (b. 1923)
19th - Jennifer Lyon American reality television personality (Survivor) (b. 1972)
21st - Paul Quarrington, Canadian novelist, playwright, screenwriter, filmmaker, musician and educator (b. 1953)
22nd - Jean Simmons, English-American actress (b. 1929)
24th - Pernell Roberts, American actor & singer, last surviving star of Bonanza (b. 1928)
25th - Ali Hasan al-Majid aka Chemical Ali, Iraqi defense minister and military commander (b. 1941)
Novelist J. D. Salinger (27th) 27th - J. D. Salinger, American novelist (b. 1919)
27th - Howard Zinn, American historian (b. 1922)
27th - Zelda Rubinstein, American actress (b. 1933)