Historical Events
1840 - American Charles Wilkes discovers the Shackleton Ice Shelf in Antarctica
1959 - Leonard Spigelgass' "Majority of One" premieres in NYC
1965 - Pegasus 1 launched to detect micro-meteors
1973 - West Indies v Australia at Kingston, 1st time since 1955 without Garfield Sobers
2021 - Athens and parts of Greece covered in unusual heavy snowfall
Famous Birthdays
1953 - André St. Laurent, Canadian NHL hockey forward, 1973-90 (New York Islanders, Detroit Red Wings, and 2 other teams), born in Rouyn, Quebec
1953 - George Martin, NFL defensive end, 1975-88 (NY Giants), born in Greenville, South Carolina
1958 - Ice-T [Tracy Marrow], American rapper ("O.G. Original Gangster"), and actor (New Jack City; Tank Girl; Law and Order: Special Victims Unit), born in Newark, New Jersey
1961 - Andy Taylor, British rock guitarist (Duran Duran - "Hungry Like the Wolf"; The Power Station), born in Tynemouth, England
1965 - Lucinda Riley, Northern Irish historical fiction and romance author (The Seven Sisters series, The Hidden Girl, The Italian Girl, The Angel tree), born in Lisburn, Northern Ireland (d. 2021)
Famous Deaths
1531 - Johannes Stöffler, German mathematician and astronomer, dies at 78
1857 - Auguste-Gaspard-Louis Desnoyers, French engraver, dies at 77
1933 - Archie Jackson, Australian cricket batsman (8 Tests, 1 x 100, HS 164; NSWCA), dies from tuberculosis at 23
1968 - (James) Healey Willan, British-Canadian organist, composer, and educator, dies at 87
2023 - Chuck Jackson, American pop and RandB singer ("Any Day Now"; "I Don't Want to Cry"; "I Keep Forgettin'"), dies at 85
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