Ian Johnson (8 December 1917 – 9 October 1998) was an Australian
cricketer who played 45 Test matches as a slow off-break bowler between
1946 and 1956. He was on Don Bradman's Invincibles team, which went
undefeated on their tour of England in 1948. Johnson captured 109 Test
wickets at an average of 29.19 runs per wicket and as a lower order
batsman made 1,000 runs at an average of 22.92 runs per dismissal. He
captained the Australian team in 17 Tests, winning seven and losing
five, including two consecutive losses in the Ashes series against
England. Urbane, well-spoken and popular with his opponents and the
public, he was seen by his teammates as a disciplinarian, and his
natural optimism was often seen as naive. After retirement, Johnson
worked for a time as a sports commentator, and covered the 1956 Summer
Olympics in Melbourne. In 1957 he was appointed Secretary of the
Melbourne Cricket Club, remaining in the role for 26 years. In 1982 he
was made a Commander of the Order of the British Empire for services to
cricket.
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Today's selected anniversaries:
1432:
The first battle of the Lithuanian Civil War between the forces
of Švitrigaila and of Sigismund Kęstutaitis was fought near what is
now the town of Ashmyany.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lithuanian_Civil_War_(1432%E2%80%931438)>
1813:
Beethoven's Symphony No. 7 (audio featured) premiered in
Vienna, conducted by the composer himself.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Symphony_No._7_(Beethoven)>
1971:
Indo-Pakistani War: Following their successful attack three
days earlier, a small Indian Navy strike force attacked the Port of
Karachi again and created a de facto blockade.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Python>
1987:
A man shot and killed eight people at the Australia Post
building in Melbourne, before jumping to his death.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queen_Street_massacre>
2009:
Bombings carried out by the Islamic State of Iraq in Baghdad,
Iraq, killed at least 127 people and injured 448.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/December_2009_Baghdad_bombings>
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Wiktionary's word of the day:
glaciology:
(geography) The study of ice and its effect on the landscape, especially
the study of glaciers.
<https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/glaciology>
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--Horace
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