Historical Events
1924 - Clas Thunberg of Finland claims 3 gold medals in one day when he wins the 1,500m, 10,000m and all-round speed skating events at the Chamonix Winter Olympics; won 5,000m the day before
1961 - "Sing Along with Mitch" [Miller] premieres on NBC TV
1963 - Yevgeni Grishin skates world record 500m in 39.6 sec
1982 - Roberto S. Cordova installed as President of Honduras
1985 - 15th Space Shuttle (51-C) Mission-Discovery 3 returns to Earth
2013 - Magnus Carlsen wins the 2013 Tata Steel Chess Tournament
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Famous Birthdays
1918 - Elmore James, musician (Dust My Broom)
1944 - Peter Akinola, Nigerian religious leader
1961 - Martin Degville, rocker (Sigue Sigue Sputnik-Love Missile F-111)
1969 - Michael Kulas, Canadian singer (James)
1987 - Lily Donaldson, British model
1987 - Katy Rose, American pop singer
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Famous Deaths
1802 - Johann Rudolf Zumsteeg, composer, dies at 42
1851 - Karl Moser, German composer, dies at 77
1956 - Erich Kleiber, Austrian conductor, dies
1986 - Lilli Palmer [Peiser], German actress (Cloak and Dagger, Anastasia: The Czar's Last Daughter), dies from abdominal cancer at 71
1987 - Norman McLaren, Scottish-Canadian film animator and director, dies at 72
1996 - Julian W. Hill, American research chemist (developed nylon), dies at 91
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