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1949  37th CFL Grey Cup: Montreal Alouettes defeat Calgary Stampeders, 28-15.   

1950  China enters Korean conflict, sends troops across Yalu River   

1950  Hedwig Courts-Mahler, German author, dies at 83   

1952  1st modern 3-D movie "Bwana Devil," premieres in Hollywood   

1953  KBOI (now KBCI) TV channel 2 in Boise, ID (CBS) begins broadcasting.   

1954  Test Cricket debut of Colin Cowdrey v Australia at Gabba.   

1955  "Boy Friend" closes at Royale Theater NYC after 483 performances   

1956  "The Price Is Right" debuts on NBC   

1956  Tommy Dorsey, big bandleader, dies at 51.   

1957  WCVB TV channel 5 in Boston, MA (ABC) begins broadcasting   

1957  Aleksei M Remizov, Russian author (Iveren), dies.   

1959  Albert William Ketelby, composer, dies at 84.   

1960  48th CFL Grey Cup: Ottawa Rough Riders defeats Edmonton Eskimos, 16-6   

1961  For 2nd time in his career, St Louis' Jerry Norton has 4 interceptions.   

1961  Alexander Borisovich Goldenweiser, composer, dies at 86   

1962  The inaugural recording session under the name "Beatles"   

1962  1st recording session under name "Beatles"   

1962  Albert P Sarraut, Indo-China premier (1933, 36), dies at 90   

1963  29th Heisman Trophy Award: Roger Staubach, Navy (QB)   

1963  Amelita Galli-Curci, Italian soprano, dies.   

1964  Nine helicopters of HU-2 and four from NAS Lakehurst, assisted the Coast Guard in the rescue of 17 men from the Norwegian tanker Stolt Dagali cut in two by collision with the Israeli liner Shalom off the New Jersey coast.   

1965  France launches 1st satellite, 92 lb (42 kg) A1-capsule (Asterix).   

1965  Wild Bill Elliott, cowboy actor (49'ers), dies of cancer at 60.   

1966  inaugural major tidal power plant opens at Rance estuary, France   

1966  The inaugural major tidal power plant opens at Rance estuary, France   

1966  Harold Burrage, US singer/pianist (Got to Find a Way), dies at 35   

1968  Arnold Zweig, German antifascist/author (Junge frau 1914), dies at 81.   

1969  Creams' final concert (Royal Albert Hall)   

1970  B O Davis Sr, 1st black general, dies at 93 in Chicago   

1971  Joe Adonis, US crime-syndicate boss in NY and NJ, dies at 68.   

1973  Nixon's personal sec, Rose Mary Woods, tells a federal court she accidentally caused part of 18-minute gap in a key Watergate tape   

1973  John Rostill, rocker, dies at 31   

1974  Approximately 140 die when suspension bridge collapses (Nepal)   

1975  Fed jury are discovered Lynette Fromme guilty of attempted assassination.   

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1288  Emperor go-daigo of japan: Emperor go-daigo of japan (d. 1339)   

1436  Princess catherine of portugal: Writer   

1607  John harvard: England, clergyman/scholar, founded harvard univ   

1609  Henry dunster: English president of harvard college   

1640  Carl rosier: Composer   

1653  Andreas anton schmelzer: Composer   

1657  William derham: English minister and writer   

1663  Pedro de peralta y barnuevo: Peruvian poet (obras dramaticas)   

0399  Death of Siricius: Italian pope (384-99),   

0666  Yeon gaesomun dictator of goguryeo: Yeon gaesomun dictator of goguryeo (other sources indicate death date as 664 or 665)   

1126  Death of Al-borsoki: Emir of aleppo-mosoel, assassinated   

1240  Death of Edmund van abingdon: Archbishop of canterbury/saint,   

1252  Death of Blanche of castile: Queen of louis viii of france (b. 1188)   

1267  Death of Gozzolini silvester: Italian hermit/saint,   

1326  Hugh the younger despenser: English knight (b. 1286)   

1504  Queen isabella i of castile: Queen isabella i of castile (b. 1451)