Historical Events
1347 - Pope Clemens VI declares Roman tribunal Coke di Rienzo as heretics
1954 - William Walton's opera "Troilus and Cressida" premieres in London
1972 - Convair 990A charter crashes in Tenerife Canary Island, 155 die
1982 - "Frances" film depicting life of actress Frances Frances and starring Jessica Lange, first released in the US
1988 - 54th Heisman Trophy Award: Barry Sanders, Oklahoma State (RB)
1992 - UN Security Council votes unanimous for US led forces to enter Somalia
Famous Birthdays
1875 - Bernhard Lichtenberg, German clergyman/antifascist
1898 - Lev Konstantinovich Knipper, composer
1911 - Nino Rota, Milan Italy, composer (Torquemada)
1925 - Kim Dae Jung, South Korean President, Nobel laureate
1970 - Jennifer Rothschild, [Rubin], actress (Judas Project)
1974 - Ralph Staten, safety (Baltimore Ravens)
Famous Deaths
450 - Petrus Chrysologus, 1st archbishop of Ravenna, dies
1552 - St Francis Xavier, Jesuit missionary to the East (b. 1506)
1949 - Maria Ouspenskaya, actress (Spookies), dies at 62
1964 - Ernst Ginsberg, writer, dies
1992 - Harry Ellerbe, actor (House of Usher, Magnetic Monster), dies at 91
1999 - Madeline Kahn, American actress (b. 1942)
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