Historical Events
1758 – The International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature establish the “starting point” for standardized species names across the animal kingdom, based on the binomial nomenclature by Carolus Linnaeus 10th edition of Systema Naturae
1937 – US Army Air Corps physiological research laboratory completed, Ohio
1958 – 24th Sugar Bowl: #7 Mississippi beats #11 Texas, 39-7
1964 – 50th Rose Bowl: #3 Illinois beats Washington, 17-7
1971 – Cigarette advertisements banned on TV
1996 – 62nd Orange Bowl: #6 Florida State beats #8 Notre Dame, 31-26
Famous Birthdays
1784 – William Beale, English composer and baritone, born in Lankrake, Cornwall (d. 1854)
1833 – Robert Lawson, New Zealand architect (d. 1902)
1863 – Pierre de Coubertin, French educator and historian (founder International Olympic Committee; President IOC 1896–1925), born in Paris, France (d. 1937)
1873 – Mariano Azuela, Mexican novelist (The Flies, The Bosses)
1875 – Frank Druce, English cricket batsman (5 Tests; Surrey), born in London, England (d. 1954)
1921 – Ismail al-Faruqi, Palestinian philosopher, born in Jaffa, British-mandate Palestine (d. 1986)
Famous Deaths
1742 – Peregrine Bertie, 2nd Duke of Ancaster and Kesteven, English statesman, dies at 55
1758 – Johann Friedrich von Cronegk, German playwright (Codrus), dies at 26
1923 – Willie Keeler, American Baseball Hall of Fame outfielder (highest career AB-per-strikeout ratio in MLB history), dies of tuberculosis at 50
1932 – C. P. Scott, British journalist, publisher and politician, dies at 85
1980 – Pietro Nenni, Italian politician (Socialists), dies at 88
1988 – Leo Steiner, American restaurateur (Carnegie Deli), dies at 48