American ice hockey player and coach (died 1991)

Bob Johnson

Robert Norman "Badger Bob" Johnson was an American college, international, and professional ice hockey coach. He coached the Wisconsin Badgers men's ice hockey team from 1966 to 1982, where he led the Badgers to seven appearances at the NCAA Men's Ice Hockey Championships, including three titles. During his time as the head coach at Wisconsin, Johnson also coached the United States men's national ice hockey team at the 1976 Winter Olympics and seven other major championships, including the Canada Cup and IIHF World Championships. He then coached the Calgary Flames for five seasons that included a Stanley Cup Final loss in 1986.

Born

1931

March 4

Died

1991

Era

1930s

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1931 Born
1991 Died

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306 Martyrdom of Saint Adrian of Nicomedia.
581 Yang Jian declares himself Emperor Wen of Sui, ending the Northern Zhou and beginning the Sui dynasty.
852 Croatian Knez Trpimir I issues a statute, a document with the first known written mention of the Croats name in Croatian sources.

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The world in 1931

When Bob arrived

april 14 The Second Spanish Republic is proclaimed and King Alfonso XIII goes into exile. Meanwhile, in Barcelona, Francesc Macià proclaims the Catalan Republic.
april 17 After negotiations between Catalan and Spanish provisional governments, the Catalan Republic proclaimed in April 14 becomes the Generalitat de Catalunya, the autonomous government of Catalonia within the Spanish Republic.
august 24 Resignation of the United Kingdom's Second Labour Government. Formation of the UK National Government.
august 5 Judge and Nazi Party member Werner Best drews the Boxheim Documents, which described a violent takeover of the government by the NSDAP.

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Bernard Haitink 1929–2021 Dutch violinist and conductor (died 2021) Casimir Pulaski 1745–1779 Polish-American general (died 1779) Charles Dibdin 1745– English actor, playwright, and composer (died 1814) Crowbar 1974– American wrestler Hans Krebs 1898– German general (died 1945) Jean-Joseph Rabearivelo 1901– Malagasy-French author, poet, and playwright (died 1937) John Henry Wigmore 1863– American academic and jurist (died 1943) Kenny Dalglish 1951– Scottish footballer and manager Luis Carrero Blanco 1904–1973 Spanish admiral and politician, 69th President of the Government of Spain (born 1904; assassinated)

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Also born in 1931

Albert DeSalvo 1931– American serial killer known as the Boston Strangler (died 1973) Alex Delvecchio 1931–2025 Canadian ice hockey player, coach, and manager (died 2025) Allen Klein 1931–2009 American businessman and music publisher (died 2009) Bernard Francis Law 1931– Mexican-American cardinal (died 2017) Buddy Ryan 1931–2016 American football coach (died 2016) Cardiss Collins 1931–2013 American politician (born 1931) Cecil Parkinson 1931–2016 English politician (born 1931) Chalmers Johnson 1931–2010 American scholar and author (died 2010) Charles Colson 1931– American lawyer and politician (died 2012)

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