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Historical Events

1515 - Thomas Wolsey appointed Lord Chancellor of England

1818 - Christmas carol "Silent Night" composed by Franz Xaver Gruber is first sung at St Nicholas parish church in Oberndorf, Austria

1910 - Luisa Tetrazzini sings to 250,000 people at Lotta's Fountain, San Francisco

1921 - Ottawa's Harry Broadbent scores in 10-0 Senators blowout of the Montreal
Canadiens; first in 16-game NHL record goal-scoring streak; Charlie Simmer's 13
game streak (1979) is considered modern-day record

1964 - Shooting begins on "The Cage" the pilot for Star Trek

2003 - Spanish police thwart an attempt by ETA to detonate 50 kg of explosives at 3:55 p.m. inside Madrid's busy Chamartín Station.

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Famous Birthdays

1698 - William Warburton, English writer and Bishop of Gloucester, born in Newark-on-Trent, United Kingdom (d. 1779)

1932 - On Kawara, Japanese conceptual artist, born in Aichi Prefecture, Japan (d. 2014)

1944 - Oswald Gracias, Roman Catholic Archbishop of Bombay, born in Bombay Presidency

1965 - Winston Moss, NFL linebacker (Seattle Seahawks), born in Miami, Florida

1968 - Joe Scuderi, Australian cricketer (South Australian all-rounder), born in Ingham, Australia

1986 - Riyo Mori, Japanese actress and model (Miss Universe 2007), born in Shizuoka, Japan

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Famous Deaths

427 - Archbishop Sisinnius I of Constantinople

1548 - Maximilian of Egmond, Dutch count/stadholder of Frisia, dies

1813 - Empress Go-Sakuramachi of Japan (b. 1740)

1972 - Ernst Kreuder, German writer (The Attic Pretenders), dies at 69

1992 - Peyo [Pierre Culliford], Belgian cartoonist (The Smurfs), dies of heart attack at 64

1993 - Alexander Mackendrick, British/US director (Lady Killers), dies at 81

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