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Famous People Born On This Day
1893 Edward G Robinson
1915 Frank Sinatra
1927 Honor Blackman
1932 Lionel Blair
1938 Connie Francis
1941 Dionne Warwick
1949 Bill Nighy
1959 Jasper Conran
1960 Tracy Austin
1965 Will Carling


Famous People Who Died On This Day
1939 Douglas Fairbanks
1985 Ian Stewart

Music
1956 Jerry Lee Lewis marries his 13 year old cousin Myra Brown in Mississippi.

1969 'The Trouble With Girls', Elvis Presley's 30th movie is released.

1981 The Human League reach No.1 with 'Don't You Want Me'.

Sport
1982 Champion decathlete Daley Thompson is presented with BBC Sports Personality of the Year award.

People & Showbiz
1917 The Boston Gazette newspaper is published for the first time.

1913 The Mona Lisa, which had been stolen from the Louvre in 1911, is recovered from its hiding place in the bedroom of a small hotel in Florence.

1968 The first World Disco Dancing Championships are held in London and won by Japan's Takaaki Dan.

Historic Events
1870 Joseph H. Rainey becomes the first black U.S congressman.

1948 During the Malayan Emergency, 14 members of the Scots Guards allegedly massacre 24 unarmed civilians and set fire to the village of Batang Kali.

1963 Kenya gains its independence from the United Kingdom.

1989 The Italian government announced that after the Christmas holidays the Leaning Tower of Pisa was to be closed to the public over fears that the tower could topple over.

Current Events

National/World Day:
Poinsettia Day
Gingerbread House Day
National Ding-A-Ling Day
National Ambrosia Day

National/World Week:
Human Rights Week
National Hand Washing Awareness Week
International Language Week

Star Sign:
Sagittarius

Religious Festivals:
Baha’I Faith – Feast of Masa’il

International Observances:
Kenya – Independence Day (Jamhuri Day)

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