Historical Events
1807 - London's Pall Mall is 1st street lit by gaslight
1915 - 1st US ship lost in WW I, William P Frye (carrying wheat to UK)
1971 - 1971 NFL Draft: Jim Plunkett from University of Stanford first pick by New England Patriots
1978 - 35th Golden Globes: The Turning Point, Richard Burton, and Jane Fonda win
1984 - LA Kings stop Wayne Gretzky 51 game scoring streak
1986 - Angolan Unity Leader Jonas Savimbi visits Washington, D.C.
Famous Birthdays
1611 - Johannes Hevelius, Danzig, astronomer (star cataloger)
1892 - Ernst Lubitsch, Germany, actor, producer and film director (Love Parade)
1920 - James Whyte, Moderator (General Assembly of Church of Scotland)
1943 - Paul Henderson, Canadian ice hockey player
1981 - Elijah Wood, American actor (Good Son, The Lord of the Rings), born in Cedar Rapids, Iowa
1988 - Henry Mortensen, American actor
Famous Deaths
1256 - Willem II, earl of Holland/German emperor (1238, 47-56), dies at 22
1596 - Francis Drake, English pirate, Admiral and Governor of Newfoundland (Porto Bello West Indies), dies of dysentery at 50
1951 - Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim, president of Finland (b.1867)
1963 - Jean Felix Piccard, swiss explorer, dies on his 79th birthday
1995 - Barrie Wilson, religious scholar (How Jesus Became Christian), dies at 59
2004 - Joe Viterelli, American actor (b. 1937)
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