Historical Events
1924 – Britain orders Egyptians out of Sudan
1931 – 1st performance of Ferde Grofé’s “Grand Canyon Suite” given by Paul Whiteman and His Orchestra at Studebaker Theater, Chicago
1934 – “Santa Claus Is Comin’ to Town” 1st heard on Eddie Cantor’s show
1975 – Drummuckavall Ambush: 3 British Army soldiers are killed and one captured when the Provisional Irish Republican Army attack a watchtower in South Armagh, North Ireland
1989 – Eastern Airlines pilots and flight attendants end their strike, but most are not rehired
1991 – “Phool Aur Kaante”, the film debut of famous Indian actor Ajay Devgan, is released
Famous Birthdays
1888 – Tarzan of the Apes date of birth, according to author Edgar Rice Burroughs
1917 – Jean-Etienne Marie, French composer of microtonal music and electroacoustics, born in Pont-l’Évêque, France (d. 1989)
1961 – John Schnatter, American businessman (founder of Papa John’s Pizza), born in Jeffersonville, Indiana [or November 23]
1977 – Devyn Puett, actress (Kids Incorporated)
1983 – Corey Beaulieu, American guitarist (Trivium)
1986 – Oscar Pistorius, South African paralympic athlete
Famous Deaths
365 – Felix II, Italian anti-pope, dies after failing to regain position as Pope from Liberius
1286 – Eric V of Denmark, Danish King (b. 1249)
1758 – Richard Edgcumbe, 1st Baron Edgcumbe, British politician (b. 1680)
1900 – Arthur Sullivan, British composer (The Golden Legend; Onward, Christian Soldiers), major-generally remembered for his comic operas with W.S. Gilbert (The Pirates of Penzance:, H.M.S Pinafore; The Mikado), dies of heart failure at 58
1996 – Terence Donovan, English fashion photographer, film and video director, commits suicide at 60
2008 – MC Breed, American hip hop artist (b. 1971)