Historical Events
1895 - Aguinaldo became a Freemason, joining Pilar Lodge No. 203, Imus, Cavite
1927 - Communist uprising in West Java
1930 - Earl Claus von Stauffenberg promoted to 2nd lieutenant
1936 - 2nd Sugar Bowl: TCU beats LSU, 3-2
1966 - Milt coup by Col Jean-Bédell Bokassa in Central African Republic
2014 - Michael van Gerwen defeats Peter Wright to win the 2014 PDC World Darts Championship
Famous Birthdays
1848 - John Goff, Irish lawyer (d. 1924)
1889 - Tadeusz Jarecki, composer
1900 - Xavier Cugat, Barcelona Spain, bandleader (married Abbe Lane, Charo)
1930 - Gaafar Muhammad Nimeiry, premier/president (Sudan)
1944 - Jimmy Hart, American wrestling manager
1968 - John de Visser, soccer player (SC Heerenveen)
Famous Deaths
1661 - Pieter Claesz, Dutch still life painter, dies at about 64
1818 - Fedele Fenaroli, composer, dies at 87
1964 - Bechara El Khoury, President of Lebanon (b. 1890)
1980 - Frank Clifford Wykoff, sprinter (Olympic-gold-28, 32, 36), dies at 70
1997 - Hagood Hardy, Canadian composer and musician (b. 1937)
2005 - Eugene J. Martin, American painter, artist (b. 1938)
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