Historical Events
1160 – Jean Bodels “Jeu de St Nicholas” premieres in Arras
1732 – 1st play in American colonies acted by professional players in New York
1964 – “Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer” 1st airs on TV
1969 – Oscar Brown, Jr’s musical “Buck White”, starring Muhammad Ali, closes at George Abbott Theatre, NYC, after 7 performances
1988 – Merv Hughes takes 13 wickets v WI at the WACA but Australia lose
2018 – Tennessee Titans running back Derrick Henry explodes for franchise-record 238 yards and 4 touchdowns in 30-9 win v Jacksonville Jaguars in Nashville; 99-yard TD run ties Dallas Cowboys HOF RB Tony Dorsett’s longest run in NFL history
Famous Birthdays
1814 – Juan Prim, Spanish general and politician (Prime Minister, 1869-70), born in Reus, Catalonia (d. 1870)
1890 – Dion Fortune, British occultist and author (Psychic Self-Defence, The Mystical Qabalah), born in Llandudno, Wales (d. 1946)
1948 – Marius Müller-Westernhagen, German rocker (Stinker), born in Düsseldorf, Germany
1951 – Gerry Francis, English footballer and manager, born in Chiswick, London
1976 – Colleen Haskell, American television personality (Survivor: Borneo 2000 contestant), born in Bethesda, Maryland
1979 – Luke Letlow, American businessman and politician, elected to US House of Representatives for Louisiana, but died before taking office, born in Monroe, Louisiana (d. 2020)
Famous Deaths
1779 – Jean-Baptiste-Siméon Chardin, French painter, dies at 80
1855 – William John Swainson, English naturalist and artist, dies at 66
1991 – Jack Hunter {John Averona], American big band vocalist (Elliot Lawrence Orchestra – “Apple Blossom Time”), dies at 72
1992 – (Karl) Yngve Sköld, Swedish organist, pianist, and composer, dies at 93
2019 – Jo Ann Washam, American golfer (Women’s PGA C’ship 1975 3rd; 3 LPGA Tour titles), dies at 69
2022 – Mills Lane, American boxing referee (Evander Holyfield vs. Mike Tyson II 1997; International Boxing HOF) and television personality (‘Judge Mills Lane’), dies at 85