January 28, 1959 Joseph Sprinzak, Speaker of Israel Knesset (1949-59), dies at 73 January 28, 1959 Soviet Union wins 62-37 for 1st international basketball loss by US January 28, 1959 Viktor Joseph Keldorfer, composer, dies at 85 January 28, 1958 Construction began on 1st private thorium-uranium nuclear reactor January 28, 1958 Dodger catcher Roy Campanella is paralyzed in an automobile wreck January 28, 1957 Fred Stein, TV panelist (Live Begins at 80), dies at 88 January 28, 1957 Harley Jane Kozak, actress (Arachnophobia, Necessary Roughness) January 28, 1957 Nick Price, Durban S Africa, PGA golfer (1991 Byron Nelson Classic) January 28, 1956 Elvis Presley's 1st TV appearance (Dorsey Bros Stage Show) January 28, 1956 Peter Schilling, Stuttgart Germany, rocker January 28, 1954 Anicee Alvina, Paris France, actress (Friends) January 28, 1954 Shawn Murray, rock drummer (Mink Deville) January 28, 1953 Debbie Steinbach, LPGA golfer January 28, 1953 Michael Day, rocker January 28, 1953 WJTV TV channel 12 in Jackson, MS (CBS) begins broadcasting January 28, 1951 Gordon Prentice, British MP January 28, 1951 Leonid Konstantinovich Kadenyuk, Kkishkov Ukraine, astronaut (STS 87) January 28, 1951 U.S. performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site January 28, 1951 William Nelson Jr, U.S. bassist (Connections & Disconnections) January 28, 1950 Barbi Benton, [Klein], California, Playboy model (Hee Haw, Sugar Time!)