THIS DAY IN HISTORY – JANUARY 2

HISTORICAL EVENTS

69 – The Roman Lower Rhine army proclaims its commander, Vitellius (Aulus Vitellius Germanicus Augustus), emperor.

1492 – Spain recaptures Granada from the Moors (Granada Day).

1776 - First "American" revolutionary flag is displayed.

1949 - KDKA TV, Channel 2 in Pittsburgh, PA (CBS) begins broadcasting.

FAMOUS BIRTHS

None of any importance whatsoever.



FAMOUS DEATHS

17 - Roman poet Ovid (in Latin: Publius Ovidius Naso), dies.

1904 - James Longstreet, Confederate Civil War general, dies at 82.

1960 – Fausto Coppi, Italian, ran a world record 45,798 km, dies at 40.

1977 - Erroll Garner, jazz pianist ("Misty"), dies at 53.

1990 - Alan Hale, Jr., actor ("Skipper" on Gilligan's Island), dies of cancer at 71.