Historical Events
741 - Zacharias becomes Pope
1896 - Alfred Jarry's "Ubu Roi" premieres in Paris
1938 - Ruth Fuller Sasaki, Zen teacher, Rinzai line, enters Zen priesthood
1952 - WSLS TV channel 10 in Roanoke, VA (NBC) begins broadcasting
1983 - Danuta Walesa, wife of Lech Walesa, accepts his Nobel Peace Prize
1994 - 60th Heisman Trophy Award: Rashaan Salaam, Colorado (RB)
Famous Birthdays
1394 - King James I of Scotland, Dunfermline Palace, Fife, (1406-1437), (d. 1437)
1872 - Johann Babtist Thaller, composer
1907 - Lucien Laurent, French footballer (d. 2005)
1941 - Jeff Jones, cricketer (England left-arm pace bowler in 60's)
1946 - Walter "Clyde" Orange, Florida, rocker (Commodores-Too Hot to Trot)
1978 - Donna Williams, co-founder of Neopets
Famous Deaths
1941 - Colin Kelly, American pilot (b. 1915)
1951 - Algernon Blackwood, English writer (b. 1869)
1958 - Juliane Gabriels, Flemish physician, dies at 72
1965 - Henry (Dixon) Cowell, US pianist/composer (Aeolian Harp), dies at 68
1986 - Susan Cabot-Roman, actress (Sorority Girl, Carnival Rock), dies
1994 - Garnett Silk, vocalist, dies at 28
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