Historical Events
1900 - Ajax soccer team forms in Amsterdam
1908 - 1st US postage stamps in rolls issued
1951 - Nepal becomes a constitutional monarchy
1968 - X Winter Olympic Games close in Grenoble, France
1990 - 32nd Daytona 500: Derrike Cope wins (165.761 MPH)
2009 - The Directorate General of Budget, Accounting and Statistics announced that the Taiwanese economy has contracted an unprecedented 8.36% in the fourth quarter of 2008; thus placing the country in a technical recession
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Famous Birthdays
1924 - Humberto Fernández Morán, Venezuelan scientist (d. 1999)
1943 - Graeme Garden, Scottish writer (The Goodies), born in Aberdeen, Scotland
1952 - Juice Newton, [Judy Cohen], American vocalist (Angel of the Morning), born in Virginia
1953 - Robin Bachman, Winnipeg, guitarist (BTO-You Aint Seen Nothing Yet)
1964 - Matt Dillon, actor (The Outsiders, Crash), born in New Rochelle, New York
1966 - Kris King, Bracebridge, NHL left wing (Winnipeg Jets)
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Famous Deaths
1745 - Nicola Fago, Italian baroque composer, dies at 67
1829 - Jan Krtitel Kuchar, composer, dies at 77
1906 - John Batterson Stetson, American hat manufacturer, dies at 75
1949 - Niceto A Zamora y Torres, premier of Spain (1931-36), dies at 71
1995 - Robert "Bob" Stinson, American rock guitarist (The Replacements), dies of organ failure at 35
1996 - Brian Daley, writer, dies at 48
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