1926 – KEX-AM in Portland OR begins radio transmissions
1939 – South Australia score 7-821 against Queensland
1953 – Dodgers 2nd baseman Jim Gilliam wins NL Rookie of Year
1970 – French author Régis Debray freed in Bolivia
1970 – 7,511th performance of Agatha Christie’s play “The Mousetrap” (record) in London’s West End
1972 – “Immaculate Reception” Steelers turns around a 7-6 defeat with a last second touchdown reception against Raiders to win 13-7
1972 – New York Islanders end 15 games winless streak
1977 – British singer-songwriter Cat Stevens formally converts to Islam, taking the name Yusuf Islam
1997 – “As Good as It Gets” film released written and directed by James L. Brooks, starring Jack Nicholson and Helen Hunt
2012 – The Seleka rebel coalition takes over Bambari, the third largest town in the Central African Republic