Historical Events
1941 - US vice admiral Bellinger warns of an assault on Pearl Harbor
1965 - The Searchers' "Love Potion Number 9" peaks at #3
1965 - "Oh What a Lovely War" closes at Broadhurst NYC after 125 performances
1970 - Curt Flood files a civil lawsuit challenging baseball's reserve clause
1978 - Soyuz 27 returns to Earth
2006 - 63rd Golden Globes: Brokeback Mountain, Philip Seymour Hoffman, and Felicity Huffman win
Famous Birthdays
1501 - Anthony Denny, English knight of the shire and confidant of King Henry VIII of England, born in England (d. 1559)
1757 - Samuel McIntire, American woodcarver and architect (architect of Old Salem), born in Salem, Massachusetts (d. 1811)
1937 - Bob Bogle, American surf rock bassist and guitarist (Ventures - "Walk, Don't Run"), born in Wagoner, Oklahoma (d. 2009)
1944 - Chris de Marigny, painter/designer
1959 - Juanita Bynum, American televangelist, born in Chicago, Illinois
1971 - Ulrich van Gobbel, Suriname/Dutch soccer player (Feyenoord), born in Paramaribo, Suriname
Famous Deaths
1842 - Thomas Fearnley, Norwegian landscape painter, dies of typhoid fever at 39
1901 - Jules Barbier, French opera librettist (b. 1825)
1924 - Winifred Cochrane, Countess of Dundonald, philanthropist (b. 1859)
1962 - Frank Hurley, Australian photographer (b. 1885)
1987 - Robert De Kers [Keersmaeker], Belgian jazz trumpeter and bandleaders, dies at 80
1993 - Florence Desmond [Dawson], actress (Sally in Our Alley), dies at 87
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