Historical Events
1935 - Iraq-Mediterranean oil pipeline goes into use
1967 - Sonny and Cher release "Beat Goes On"
1989 - "Romance/Romance" closes at Helen Hayes Theater NYC after 297 perfs
1989 - 29 year old French woman gives birth to sextuplets in Paris
1990 - NFC Championship Game: San Francisco 49ers beat Los Angeles Rams 30-3
2011 - 16th Critics' Choice Movie Awards: The Social Network wins Best Film
Famous Birthdays
1942 - Amichand Rajbansi, South African politician
1949 - Mary Robison, American writer
1956 - Étienne Daho, French singer and songwriter
1965 - Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall, British chef
1974 - Nancy Napolski, Hinsdale Idaho, air rifle (Olympics-1996)
1982 - Léo Lima, Brazilian footballer
Famous Deaths
1978 - Harold Abrahams, British athlete (b. 1899)
1994 - Esther Ralston, US actress (Tin Pan Alley, SF Docks), dies at 91
1997 - Dollard Ménard, French Canadian general (b. 1913)
1999 - Jerzy Grotowski, Polish theatre director (b. 1933)
2001 - Burkhard Heim, German physicist (b. 1925)
2007 - Darlene Conley, American actress (b. 1934)
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