|
Jan
8
|
1989 |
A British Midland Boeing 737 aircraft
crashed on the M1 motorway with the loss of 44 lives |
|
Jan
9
|
1949 |
The
radio comedian Tommy Handley died
|
 |
|
1923
|
Juan de la Cierva made the first
successful flight in an autogyro |
|
Jan10
|
1985 |
Sir Clive Sinclair launched the electric C5 vehicle |
|
1929 |
Tintin appeared for the first time, in the Belgian
newspaper Vingtieme Siecle |
|
1926 |
Fritz
Lang's film Metropolis opened in Berlin |
 |
|
1863 |
The first section of London's Underground railway -
Paddington to Farringdon - opened |
|
Jan11
|
1973 |
The
Open University awarded its first degrees to 867 students |
|
1922 |
The first diabetic patient was treated
with insulin, at Toronto General Hospital |
|
Jan12
|
1864 |
The
Lancashire County Cricket Club was founded |
|
Jan13
|
1929 |
US
Marshall Wyatt Earp died |
 |
|
1854 |
Anthony Faas patented the accordion |
|
888 |
Charles the Fat, ruler of the Holy Roman
Empire, died |
|
Jan14
|
2002 |
Stanley Unwin died aged 90 |
 |
|
1954 |
Marilyn Monroe wed Joe DiMaggio |
|
1205 |
The Great Frost Fair began on the frozen
frozen River Thames |
|
Jan15
|
1880 |
The
first telephone directory was published |