Alan McManus (born 21 January 1971) is a Scottish retired professional snooker player, and a current commentator and pundit for ITV, BBC and TNT on snooker coverage. A mainstay of the world's top sixteen during the 1990s and 2000s, he has won two ranking events, the 1994 Dubai Classic and the 1996 Thailand Open, and competed in the World Championship semi-finals in 1992, 1993 and 2016. He also won the 1994 Masters, ending Stephen Hendry's five-year, 23-match unbeaten streak at the tournament with a 9–8 victory in the final. McManus announced his retirement on 9 April 2021 after losing 6–3 to Bai Langning in the second qualifying round of the 2021 World Snooker Championship.
llegir més...El 21 de gener de 1971 era un dijous sota el signe estrella de ♒. Era el 20 dia de l'any. El president dels Estats Units era Richard M. Nixon.
Si vas néixer aquest dia, tens 55 anys. El teu darrer aniversari va ser el dimecres, 21 de gener de 2026, fa 124 dies. El teu proper aniversari és el dijous, 21 de gener de 2027, d'aquí a 240 dies. Heu viscut durant 20.213 dies, o unes 485.120 hores, o uns 29.107.228 minuts, o uns 1.746.433.680 segons.
Date: 21 January 1971
By ERIC SEVAREID
Eric SEVAREID
E Sevareid article on Nixon's press relations, need for press confs and candor with press; notes reasons why press conf has not worked well under Nixon; comments on Nixon's Jan 4 TV talk with network commentators and suggests format changes for future talks
Date: 22 January 1971
By CHARLES GRUTZNER
Charles GRUTZNER
J Colombo, reputed Mafia figure, named man of yr by NYC newspaper Tri-Boro Post, regarded as unoffical voice of Ital-Amer Civil Rights League; Colombo is due to be sentenced in Feb for perjury
Date: 22 January 1971
By RALPH BLUMENTHALSpecial to The New York Times
Cambodian Premier Lon Nol announces agreement between Cambodia and S Vietnam on establishment of mixed comm to oversee treatment by each nation of other's nationals
Date: 22 January 1971
By FRANK EMBLEN
Frank EMBLEN
Date: 21 January 1971
Special to The New York Times
Lts J Kent, E Shallcross, J Skelly and N Banks call for investigation 'of the responsibility' of Westmoreland, Zumwalt and other US mil leaders for 'war crimes' in Indochina, news conf; say they support call by Concerned Officers Movement members for inquiry bd; cite Gens Abrams, Momyer and Walt, and Lt Gen Cushman; say they will send lrs requesting inquiry to armed services sees and House and Sen coms; are introduced by Natl Com for a Citizens Comm of Inquiry into US War Crimes aide
Date: 22 January 1971
Special to The New York Times
Newscaster T Dunn, indicted in Dec on charges of participating in fraudulent mortgage transactions, pleads guilty in Westchester County Ct, White Plains, to reduced charge of possession of forged instrument in 3d degree
Date: 21 January 1971
By ROBERT E. BEDINGFIELD
Robert BEDINGFIELD
Annual rept
Date: 22 January 1971
Special to The New York Times
Segal comments, Tokyo
Date: 22 January 1971
By ERIC PACESpecial to The New York Times
OPEC reprs and Western oil cos fail to reconcile their differences at meeting but agree to continue talks, Teheran; conf recommends that full meeting of OPEC be held Feb 3; Iranian Min Amuzegar says that Iran, Iraq and Saudi Arabia are negotiating only for Persian Gulf producers; praises co proposal for escalator clause in contract; seems to belittle Under Sec Irwin's tour
Date: 21 January 1971
Brit authority on Soviet affairs, V Zorza, maintains that Khrushchev memoirs are forgery in which Soviet and US intelligence agencies played role, article in Guardian