In History – “Forrest Gump” / Tom Hanks win big @ Golden Globes

TODAY IN HISTORY - January 21st:

1903 - "Wizard of Oz" premieres in NYC
1903 - Harry Houdini escapes from Halvemaansteeg police station in Amsterdam
1995 - 52th Golden Globes: Forrest Gump, Tom Hanks, Jessica Lange

1996 - 53th Golden Globes: Mel Gibson, Nicole Kidman, John Travolta
2008 - Black Monday in worldwide stock markets. FTSE 100 had its biggest ever one-day points fall, European stocks closed with their worst result since 9/11, and Asian stocks drop as much as 15%.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY / ANNIVERSARY TO:

1940 - Jack Nicklaus, Columbus Ohio, golfer (Player of Yr 1967,72,73,75,76)
1957 - Geena [Virginia] Davis, Wareham Mass, actress (Beetlejuice, Fly)

GOODBYE TO:

1950 - George Orwell, author (Animal Farm, 1984), dies in London at 46

To see more historical events that happened this date, visit www.historyorb.com

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