Historical Events
1782 - 1st nautical almanac in US published by Samuel Stearns, Boston
1890 - US 7th Cavalry massacre 200+ captive Sioux at Wounded Knee, SD
1911 - Sun Yat-sen becomes the first President of the Republic of China.
1954 - Kingdom of Netherlands, with Netherlands and Netherlands Antilles as autonomous parts, comes into being
1958 - Balt Colts beat NY Giants 23-17 in NFL championship game
1963 - 52nd Davis Cup: USA beats Australia in Adelaide (3-2)
Famous Birthdays
1776 - Charles Macintosh, Scotland, patented waterproof fabric
1866 - Joseph Limburg, liberal Second-Member of parliament (1905-19)
1944 - Rodney Redmond, NZ cricket (opener scored century in Test v Pak 1973)
1966 - Stefano Eranio, Italian footballer
1967 - Tony Tolbert, NFL defensive end (Dallas Cowboys)
1994 - Princess Kako of Akishino of Japan
Famous Deaths
1634 - John Albert Vasa, Polish bishop (b. 1612)
1957 - Tom Richmond, cricketer (Notts leg-spinner took 2-86 in Eng Test), die
1972 - Fritz Behrend, composer, dies at 83
1988 - Mike Beuttler, British racing driver (b. 1940)
2005 - Gerda Boyesen, Norwegian-born body psychotherapist (b. 1922)
2012 - Tony Greig, English cricket captain, dies from a heart attack at 66
from Today in History | HistoryOrb.com http://www.historyorb.com/day/december/29
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