Historical Events
965 - John XIII Crescentii elected to succeed Pope Leo VIII
1868 - "Little Women" by Louisa May Alcott is published in America by Roberts Brothers of Boston
1922 - Former Chicago Staleys play first NFL game as Chicago Bears; beat Racine Legion, 6-0 at Horlick Field, Racine, Wisconsin
1933 - New York Giants make no 1st downs, but still beat the Green Bay Packers, 10-7 in a week 3 NFL matchup at Borchert Field, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
1955 - Jackie Gleason's sitcom "The Honeymooners" debuts on CBS, replacing his variety series; production ends after 39 episodes
1966 - Newspaper magnate Thomson purchases "The Times"
Famous Birthdays
1644 - Jean Rousseau, French composer and viol player (d. 1699)
1835 - William Hicks "Red" Jackson, American Brigadier General (Confederate Army), born in Paris, Tennessee (d. 1903)
1917 - René A de Rooy, Suriname/Antillian poet (Juancho Picaflor)
1927 - Sandy Gall, Malaysian-born British journalist and newscaster
1966 - Christopher Titus, American actor/comedian
1975 - Kim Suna, Korean actress
Famous Deaths
540 - Vedastus St Vaast, 1st bishop of Atrecht/saint, dies
1970 - Hans Poser, German composer, dies at 52
1990 - Andrzej Krzanowski, Polish classical composer and accordionist (The Wind Carries the Echo Across a Wood Clearing), dies at 49
1994 - Marjorie Weaver, American actress (Michael Shayne: Private Detective, Young Mr Lincoln), dies from a stroke at 81
1998 - Pauline Julien, Canadian singer-songwriter, social and political activist, takes her own life after a brain disease diagnosis, at 70
2019 - Karel Gott, Czech singer 'Sinatra of the East', dies at 80
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