Historical Events
1882 – 1st US college cooperative store opens, at Harvard University
1931 – Canadian Rugby Union adopts the forward pass
1959 – “Goldilocks” closes at Lunt Fontanne Theater NYC after 161 performances
1959 – Men’s World Figure Skating Championship in Colorado Springs won by David Jenkins USA
1960 – VIII Winter Olympic Games close in Squaw Valley, California
2019 – YouTube announces it will stops all comments on videos featuring children because of paedophiles leaving inappropriate comments
Famous Birthdays
1155 – Henry the Young King, son of Henry II of England (d. 1183)
1409 – Elisabeth II of Bohemia (d. 1442)
1841 – Adrien Albert Marie de Mun, French politician (d. 1914)
1942 – Brian Jones, British blues and rock guitarist, organist and sitar player (Rolling Stones, 1962-69), born in Gloucestershire, England (d. 1969)
1957 – Phil Gould, British rock drummer and percussionist (Level 42 – “Something About You”), born in Hong Kong
1972 – Rory Cochrane, American actor
Famous Deaths
1963 – Theodore Newton, American actor (Voltaire, Ace of Aces), dies at 58
1985 – Ray Ellington, English singer (b. 1916)
1995 – Max Rudolf, conductor, dies at 92
2004 – Daniel J. Boorstin, American historian, writer, and Librarian of Congress (b. 1914)
2011 – Peter Gomes, Harvard University Chaplain (b. 1942)
2021 – Johnny Briggs, English actor (Mike Baldwin on Coronation Street), dies at 85