CoM Moderators Posted January 27, 2023 Share Posted January 27, 2023 672 - St Vitalian ends his reign as Catholic Pope1934 - Australian Championships Women's Tennis, Sydney: Joan Hartigan Bathurst retains title; beats Margaret Molesworth 6-1, 6-41961 - Leontyne Price and Franco Corelli make debuts at the Metropolitan Opera in New York in "Il trovatore"; final curtain call lasts 35 minutes1966 - Wisconsin State Circuit Court Judge Elmer W Roller rules either the Braves stay in Milwaukee or NL must promise Wisconsin an expansion team for 19661972 - World premiere of Scott Joplin's rediscovered opera "Treemonisha" at Morehouse College in Atlanta1976 - Viv Richards scores his 1st Test century against Australia1985 - Mark Mckoy cycles world record 50m hurdles indoor (5.25)1996 - Colonel Ibrahim Baré Maïnassara deposes the first democratically elected president of Niger, Mahamane Ousmane, in a military coup.2001 - Australian Open Women's Tennis: Jennifer Capriati wins her first Grand Slam title; beats Martina Hingis 6-4, 6-32013 - Magnus Carlsen wins the 2013 Tata Steel Chess Tournament More Historical Events » Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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