Historical Events
1926 - Lebanon adopts constitution
1955 - Conservatives win British parliamentary election
1961 - Freedom Ride Coordinating Committee establishes in Atlanta
1972 - Nixon and Brezhnev signs SALT accord
1972 - US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site
2002 - Álvaro Uribe becomes President of Colombia.
Famous Birthdays
1907 - Jean Bernard, French physician (d. 2006)
1938 - Pauline Parker, New-Zealandic murderess
1947 - Piers Gray, critic/writer
1949 - Dan Pastorini, NFL quarterback (Houston Oilers, Raiders) [or Dec 25]
1954 - Alan Hollinghurst, British novelist
1996 - Austin Michael Luciano, actor (Dante Carlino-Another World)
Famous Deaths
1421 - Mehmed I, Ottoman Sultan (1413-21). B. 1389.
1595 - Philippus Nerius, [Filippo Neri], Italian merchant/saint, dies at 79
1831 - Georg Hermes, German philosopher/theologist (Hermenianen), dies
1963 - Sharon Lynn, actress (Way Out West, Big Broadcast), dies at 53
1968 - William E "Little Willie" John, US RandB-singer (Fever), dies at 30)
2001 - Vittorio Brambilla, Italian racing driver (b. 1937)
from Today in History | HistoryOrb.com http://ift.tt/Zmh5Hb
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