Historical Events
1659 - Long Parliament reforms in Westminster
1776 - George Washington defeats Hessians at Battle of Trenton in American Revolutionary War
1813 - Zamose, Modlin, Torgau surrenders to allied armies
1976 - NFC Championship Game: Minnesota Vikings beat Los Angeles Rams 24-13
1980 - Aeroflot puts the Ilyushin Il-86 into service.
2006 - The 2006 Hengchun earthquake with 7.1 magnitude hit Taiwan.
Famous Birthdays
1771 - Heinrich J von Collin, Austria dramatist/poet (Regulus)
1826 - Martinus Nijhoff, founder Nijhoff's book/publisher (Van Dale)
1897 - Willie Corsari, [Wilhelmina A Schmidt], Dutch writer
1908 - Ralph Hill, US, 5K runner (Olympic-1932)
1918 - George Rallis, Greek politician, Prime Minister of Greece (d. 2006)
1937 - Jay Heimowitz, American poker player
Famous Deaths
1350 - Jean de Marigny, French bishop
1776 - Johann Gottlieb Rall, Hessian colonel/mercenary, dies in battle in American Revolutionary War
1918 - Bertram Luard-Selby, composer, dies at 65
1989 - Doug Harvey, Canadian ice hockey player, dies of cirrhosis of the liver at 65
1999 - Shankar Dayal Sharma, President of India (b. 1918)
2007 - Stu Nahan, American Sportscaster (b. 1926)
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