1194 – Holy Roman Emperor Henry VI crowned King of Sicily in Palermo Cathedral
1760 – Jupiter Hammon, an African American slave, composes poetry broadside “An Evening Thought” (1st poetry published by an African American 1761)
1923 – Imperial Theater opens at 249 W 45th St NYC
1928 – Christmas Day attendance at cricket MCG (Vic v NSW) Australia is 14,887
1934 – Four centuries for SA as they make 7-644 v Qld before 6,180
1938 – George Cukor announces Vivien Leigh will play Scarlett O’Hara in “Gone with the Wind”
1973 – Ballon d’Or: Ajax forward Johan Cruyff wins his second award for best European football player ahead of Juventus goalkeeper Dino Zoff and Bayern Munich striker Gerd Müller
1974 – Marshall Fields drives a vehicle through the gates of the White House, resulting in a four-hour standoff.
1979 – Ballon d’Or: Hamburg’s English forward Kevin Keegan wins his 2nd consecutive trophy as best football player in Europe; beats Bayern Munich forward Karl-Heinz Rummenigge and Ajax sweeper Ruud Krol
1997 – Jerry Seinfeld announces the final season of his TV show “Seinfeld” will air the following year