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National Geographic Society was founded in Washington, DC. It 1st magazine was published Oct 1, 1888. In 2004 Robert M. Poole authored “Explorers House: National Geographic and the World it Made.”
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Jerome Kern, Broadway composer (Showboat, Roberta), was born in NYC.
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Thomas Edison received a patent for his electric incandescent lamp.
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President Abraham Lincoln issued General War Order No. 1, setting in motion the Union armies.
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Kaiser Wilhelm II, German emperor (1888-1918) during World War I, was born. He was forced to abdicate in 1918.
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John James Audubon (b.1785), wildlife painter and conservationist (Audubon Society), died. He was buried in NYC. In 2004 Duff Hart-Davis authored "Audubon's Elephant," an account of his 12 year sojourn to Europe to oversee the production of "Birds of America." In 2004 William Souder authored “Under a Wild Sky: John James Audubon and the Making of the Birds of America.” In 2004 Richard Rhodes authored “John James Audubon: The Making of an American.”
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Leopold von Sacher-Masoch, Austrian writer (masochism), was born.
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MAY, 23
- Current / Future Events
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1988 –
Kerlon Moura Souza, Brazilian footballer
1987 –
Katy Rose, American pop singer
1987 –
Lily Donaldson, British model
1987 –
Zuleidy Spanish porn star
1984 –
Davetta Sherwood, American actress
1983 –
Carlo Colaiacovo, Canadian ice hockey player
1983 –
Gavin Floyd, American baseball player
1983 –
Mike Zagurski, American baseball player
1981 –
Alicia Molik, Australian tennis player
1980 –
Chanda Gunn, American ice hockey player
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January, 27
- Births
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2009,
John Updike, American Novelist (b. 1932)
2009,
R. Venkataraman, 8th President of India (b. 1910)
2008,
Gordon B. Hinckley, president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (b. 1910)
2008,
Suharto, President of Indonesia (b. 1921)
2008,
Louie Welch, mayor of Houston (b. 1918)
2007,
Tige Andrews, American actor (b. 1920)
2007,
Yang Chuan-kwang, Taiwanese athlete (b. 1933)
2006,
Johannes Rau, 8th President of Germany (b. 1931)
2006,
Gene McFadden, American singer and songwriter (b. 1948).
2006,
Jean-Christophe Lafaille, French mountaineer (disappeared) (b. 1965)
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January, 27
- Deaths
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