Daily Facts en day.gr info@day.gr info@day.gr Day RSS manager 35 <![CDATA[2000 : Emperor Haile Selassie I was given an Imperial funeral by the Ethiopian Orthodox church 25 years after his death.]]> info@day.gr day.gr <![CDATA[1996 : Democrat presidential candidate Bill Clinton defeated Republican challenger Bob Dole and was elected for a second term.]]> info@day.gr day.gr <![CDATA[1994 : American boxer, George Foreman, became the world's oldest heavyweight champion at the age of 45 after knocking out Michael Moorer.]]> info@day.gr day.gr <![CDATA[1989 : Russian pianist, Vladimir Horowitz, died at the age of 86. He is considered by many as one of the greatest pianists of the 20th century.]]> info@day.gr day.gr <![CDATA[1965 : Dutch model and actress, Famke Janssen, was born in Amstelveen, The Netherlands. She was a top fashion model before migrating to an acting career. She is famous for her participation in the James Bond move, GoldenEye, as well as the X-Men series of movies.]]> info@day.gr day.gr <![CDATA[1959 : Canadian musician, Bryan Adams, was born in Kingston, Ontario.]]> info@day.gr day.gr <![CDATA[1952 : American basketball player, Bill Walton, was born in San Diego, California.]]> info@day.gr day.gr <![CDATA[1935 : The board game Monopoly was released for the first time by the company Parker Brothers.]]> info@day.gr day.gr <![CDATA[1913 : The United Kingdom annexed Cyprus, and along with France declared war on the Ottoman Empire.]]> info@day.gr day.gr <![CDATA[1862 : In Minnesota, more than 300 Santee Sioux Indians were accused of raping and murdering white settlers and are sentenced to die by hanging.]]> info@day.gr day.gr