Historical Anniversaries this Week

January 28

 Births (300 years ago today): 1726 – Christian Felix Weiße, German poet and playwright (died 1802)

 Births (100 years ago today): 1926 – Jimmy Bryan, American race car driver (died 1960)

 Births (50 years ago today): 1976 – Sireli Bobo, Fijian rugby player

 Births (50 years ago today): 1976 – Mark Madsen, American basketball player and coach

 Births (50 years ago today): 1976 – Rick Ross, American rapper and producer^[40]

 Births (50 years ago today): 1976 – Miltiadis Sapanis, Greek footballer

 Deaths (50 years ago today): 1976 – Marcel Broodthaers, Belgian painter and poet (born 1924)

January 29

 Births (150 years ago today): 1876 – Havergal Brian, English composer (died 1972)^[73]

 Births (100 years ago today): 1926 – Abdus Salam, Pakistani-British physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1996)^[95]

 Deaths (50 years ago today): 1976 – Jesse Fuller, American one-man band musician (born 1896)^[257]

January 30

 Events (200 years ago today): 1826 – The Menai Suspension Bridge, considered the world's first modern suspension bridge, connecting the Isle of Anglesey to the north West coast of Wales, is opened.

 Births (50 years ago today): 1976 – Andy Milonakis, American entertainer^[67]

 Deaths (100 years ago today): 1926 – Barbara La Marr, American actress (born 1896)

January 31

 Births (150 years ago today): 1876 – Mette Bull, Norwegian actress (died 1946)^[30]

 Births (100 years ago today): 1926 – Tom Alston, American baseball player (died 1993)

 Births (100 years ago today): 1926 – Chuck Willis, American singer-songwriter (died 1958)

 Births (50 years ago today): 1976 – Traianos Dellas, Greek footballer and manager

 Births (50 years ago today): 1976 – Buddy Rice, American racing driver

 Deaths (1150 years ago today): 876 – Hemma of Altdorf, Frankish queen^[84]

 Deaths (50 years ago today): 1976 – Ernesto Miranda, American criminal (born 1941)

 Deaths (50 years ago today): 1976 – Evert Taube, Swedish author and composer (born 1890)

February 1

 Births (100 years ago today): 1926 – Vivian Maier, American street photographer (died 2009)^[55]

 Births (50 years ago today): 1976 – Phil Ivey, American poker player^[78]

 Births (50 years ago today): 1976 – Mat Rogers, Australian rugby player

 Deaths (50 years ago today): 1976 – Werner Heisenberg, German physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1901)

 Deaths (50 years ago today): 1976 – George Whipple, American physician and pathologist, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1878)

February 2

 Events (150 years ago today): 1876 – The National League of Professional Baseball Clubs of Major League Baseball is formed.

 Births (450 years ago today): 1576 – Alix Le Clerc, French Canoness Regular and foundress (died 1622)^[26]

 Births (100 years ago today): 1926 – Valéry Giscard d'Estaing, French academic and politician, 20th President of France (died 2020)

 Births (50 years ago today): 1976 – Ryan Farquhar, Northern Irish motorcycle racer

 Births (50 years ago today): 1976 – James Hickman, English swimmer

 Births (50 years ago today): 1976 – Ana Roces, Filipino actress

 Deaths (100 years ago today): 1926 – Vladimir Sukhomlinov, Russian general and politician (born 1848)

February 3

 Births (200 years ago today): 1826 – Walter Bagehot, English journalist and businessman (died 1877)

 Births (100 years ago today): 1926 – Hans-Jochen Vogel, German lawyer and politician, 8th Mayor of Berlin (died 2020)

 Births (50 years ago today): 1976 – Mathieu Dandenault, Canadian ice hockey player^[53]

 Births (50 years ago today): 1976 – Isla Fisher, Omani-Australian actress^[45]

 Births (50 years ago today): 1976 – Tim Heidecker, American actor, comedian, and musician^[54]

 Births (50 years ago today): 1976 – Eihi Shiina, Japanese fashion model and actress^[55][56]