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Born on this day 3 -BC- SERVIUS SULPICIUS GALBA 6TH ROMAN EMPEROR (68-69) 1745 BENJAMIN RUSH BYBERRY PA, PHYSICIAN-GENERAL (CONTINENTAL ARMY) 1754 GEORGE CRABBE ALDEBURGH ENGLAND, POET (EVERLASTING MERCY) 1798 ADAM MICKIEWICZ POLAND, NATIONAL POET (PAN TADEUSZ) 1809 CHRISTOPHER "KIT" CARSON KENTUCKY, WESTERN SCOUT 1818 JAMES PRESCOTT JOULE PHYSICIST (DISCOVERED CONSERVATION OF ENERGY) 1822 MATTHEW ARNOLD ENGLAND, POET/CRITIC (DOVER BEACH) 1868 EMANUEL LASKER GERMANY, WORLD CHESS CHAMPION (1894-21) 1881 JUAN RAMON JIMENEZ SPAIN, POET (DISTANT GARDENS, NOBEL 1956) 19-- MICHAEL BILLINGTON ENGLAND, ACTOR (COLONEL FOSTER-UFO, THE QUEST) 1905 HOWARD HUGHES RECLUSIVE BILLIONAIRE (HUGHES AIRCRAFT)/INVENTOR 1906 FRANZ WAXMAN KONIGSHOTTE, GERMANY, COMPOSER (DAY AT THE RACES) 1907 IF STONE US, JOURNALIST, TOLD IT LIKE IT WAS (COLUMBIA AWARD 1971) 1910 FRITZ LEIBER US, WRITER (BAZAAR OF THE BIZARRE) 1910 MITCHELL AYRES MILWAUKEE WI, ORCHESTRA LEADER (HOLLYWOOD PALACE) 1918 ANWAR EL SADAT EGYPT, PRESIDENT OF EGYPT (1970-81) 1920 DAVE BARTHOLOMEW LOUISIANA, JAZZ ARTIST/SONGWRITER (BLUEBERRY HILL) 1921 BILL DUDLEY NFL HALFBACK (PITTSBURGH, DETROIT, WASHINGTON) 1922 AVA GARDNER GRABTOWN NC, ACTRESS (ON THE BEACH, NIGHT OF THE IGUANA) 1924 LEE DORSEY NEW ORLEANS, VOCALIST (WORKING IN THE COAL MINES) 1929 MARY HIGGINS CLARK BRONX NY, AUTHOR (A CRY IN THE NIGHT, STILLWATCH) 1930 ROBERT JOFFREY CHOREOGRAPHER (JOFFREY BALLET) 1931 JILL BENNETT PENANG MALAY, ACTRESS (LADY JANE, CONCRETE JUNGLE) 1940 JORMA KAUKONEN ROCK GUITARIST/VOCALIST (JEFFERSON AIRPLANE, HOT TUNA) 1940 PAUL TAGLIABUE NFL COMMISSIONER (1989- ) 1944 ERHARD KELLER GERMAN FR, 500M SPEED SKATER (OLYMPIC-GOLD-1968, 72) 1944 MIKE CURB SAVANNAH GA, SINGER (MIKE CURB CONGREGATION) 1945 LEMMY [IAN KILMINSTER], ROCKER (HAWKWIND, MOTORHEAD-BUILT FOR SPEED) 1946 SHARON FARRELL SIOUX CITY IOWA, (LORI-HAWAII 5-0, YOUNG & RESTLESS) 1951 JOHNNY CONTARDO ROCKER (SHA NA NA-SHANNON) 1957 CLARENCE GILYARD JR MOSES LAKE WA, ACTOR (CHIPS, DUCK FACTORY) 1957 IAN BURDEN ROCKER (HUMAN LEAGUE-ONLY HUMAN) 1969 KENNY KELLY R&B PERFORMER (RIFF) 1971 RICKY MARTIN ROCKER (MENUDO-CANNONBALL) 1985 GREGORY SCOTT DIRECTOR DEATHS ON THIS DAY:1524 VASCO DA GAMA PORTUGUESE NAVIGATOR DIES IN COCHIN, INDIA 1942 ADMIRAL JEAN DARLAN FRENCH NAVAL OFFICER IS MURDERED 1954 JOHNNY ACE BALLAD SINGER DIES AT 25 OF RUSSIAN ROULETTE 1955 NANA BRYANT ACTRESS (MRS NESTOR-OUR MISS BROOKS), DIES AT 67 1984 IAN HENDRY ACTOR DIES AT 53 1984 PETER LAWFORD ACTOR (THE THIN MAN), DIES OF CARDIAC ARREST AT 61 1991 WALTER HUDSON 1,025 LB MAN, DIES AT 46 HISTORY ON THIS DAY...640 JOHN IV BEGINS HIS REIGN AS CATHOLIC POPE 1814 TREATY OF GHENT (END OF THE WAR OF 1812) SIGNED 1818 "SILENT NIGHT" COMPOSED BY FRANZ JOSEPH GRUBER; 1ST SUNG NEXT DAY 1832 1ST US NEGRO HOSPITAL FOUNDED BY WHITES CHARTERED, SAVANNAH GA 1851 FIRE DEVASTATES LIBRARY OF CONGRESS IN WASHINGTON DESTROYS 35,000 VOLUMES 1865 SEVERAL CONFEDERATE VETERANS FORM THE KU KLUX KLAN IN PULASKI, TN 1871 GIUSSEPPI VERDI'S "AIDA" PREMIERES IN CAIRO, AT SUEZ CANAL OPENING 1874 POPE PIUS IX PROCLAIMS A JUBILEE FOR 1875 1889 BICYCLE WITH A BACK-PEDAL BRAKE PATENTED 1889 DANIEL STOVER & WILLIAM HANCE PATENT BICYCLE WITH BACK PEDAL BRAKE 1906 REGINALD A FESSENDEN BECAME 1ST TO BROADCAST MUSIC OVER RADIO (MASS) 1910 LUISA TETRAZZINI SINGS TO 250,000 PEOPLE AT LOTTA'S FOUNTAIN 1920 ENRICO CARUSO GIVES HIS LAST PUBLIC PERFORMANCE (NEW YORK NY) 1924 ALBANIA BECOMES A REPUBLIC 1933 PARIS EXPRESS TRAIN DERAILS & KILLS 160, INJURES 300 (FRANCE) 1936 1ST RADIOACTIVE ISOTOPE MEDICINE ADMINISTERED, BERKELEY, CA 1942 1ST POWERED FLIGHT OF V-1 BUZZ BOMB, PEENEMONDE, GERMANY 1943 FDR APPOINTS GENERAL EISENHOWER SUPREME COMMANDER OF ALLIED FORCES 1946 4TH FRENCH REPUBLIC ESTABLISHED 1948 1ST US HOUSE COMPLETELY SUNHEATED IS OCCUPIED, DOVER, MASS 1951 1ST TELEVISED OPERA (AMAHL & THE NIGHT VISITOR) 1951 UNITED KINGDOM OF LIBYA GAINS INDEPENDENCE FROM ITALY VIA THE UN 1953 2 FAST EXPRESS TRAINS CRASH HEAD-ON KILLING 103 (CZECHOSLOVAKIA) 1953 WELLINGTON-AUCKLAND (NZ) EXPRESS TRAIN SWEPT AWAY IN FLOOD KILLS 166 1954 LAOS GAINS ITS INDEPENDENCE 1956 "I LOVE LUCY" CHRISTMAS SHOW AIRS, NEVER PUT IN SYNDICATION 1961 HOUSTON OILERS BEAT SAN DIEGO CHARGERS 10-3 IN AFL CHAMPIONSHIP GAME 1964 SHOOTING BEGINS ON "THE CAGE" THE PILOT FOR STAR TREK 1966 LUNA 13 LANDS ON MOON 1966 USAF C144 MILITARY CHARTER CRASHES NEAR BINH THAI VIETNAM KILLS 129 1967 PIRATE RADIO PEGASUS STARTS BROADCASTING OFF NEW ZEALAND 1968 APOLLO 8 ASTRONAUTS READ PASSAGES FROM BOOK OF GENESIS 1970 9 JEWS ARE CONVICTED IN LENNINGRAD OF HIJACKING A PLANE 1970 WALT DISNEY'S "THE ARISTOCATS" IS RELEASED 1971 PERUVIAN AIRLINES ELECTRA CRASHES AT HEADWATERS OF AMAZON, KILLING ALL EXCEPT JULIANE MARGARET KOEPCKE FOUND 10 DAYS LATER 1973 FERRYBOAT CAPSIZED OFF COAST OF EQUADOR, DROWNING 200 1980 AMERICANS REMEMBERED IRAN HOSTAGES BY SHINING LIGHTS FOR 417 SECONDS 1982 CHAMINADE, WITH A STUDENT BODY OF ONLY 850 STUDENTS, BEATS #1 RANKED VIRGINIA 77-72 IN A HONOLULU HOLIDAY BASKETBALL CLASSIC 1986 FRENCH HOSTAGE AUREL CORNEA, HELD IN LEBANON FOR 9 MONTHS, RELEASED 1989 PANAMA'S DICTATOR, MANUAL NORIEGA SEEKS ASYLUM AT THE VATICAN EMBASSY 1990 SADDAM SAYS ISRAEL WILL BE IRAQ'S 1ST TARGET 1991 MIKHAIL GORBACHEV RESIGNS AS HEAD OF THE SOVIET UNION
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