1911 - L D Swamikannu publishes "Manual of Indian Chronology" in Bombay
1947 - Agreement of Linggadjati ratified in Batavia
1966 - US Supreme court rules "poll tax" unconstitutional
1969 - Ian Paisley and Ronald Bunting, loyalists in Northern Ireland are jailed for organising an illegal counter demonstration in Armagh on 30 November 1968
1978 - AIAW Women's Basketball Tournament, UCLA beat Maryland 90-74 in Los Angeles
2001 - 73rd Academy Awards: "Gladiator", Russell Crowe and Julia Roberts win
1868 - Bill Lockwood, cricketer (England all-rounder in 12 Tests 1893-1902)
1895 - Siegfried Handloser, German physician (d. 1954)
1948 - Richard Lundy, horse trainer
1953 - Mary Gross, actress/comedian (SNL, Club Paradise, Feds), born in Chicago, Illinois
1961 - John Stockwell, actor (Born to Ride, City Limits), born in Galveston, Texas
1970 - Magnus Larsson, Swedish tennis star
1914 - Frederic Mistral, French poet (Nobel-1904), dies at 83
1962 - Auguste Piccard, Swiss explorer/balloonist, dies at 78
1965 - Viola Gregg Liuzzo, US civil rights activist, murdered
1995 - James Gardner, designer, dies at 87
2007 - Andranik Margaryan, 14th Prime Minister of Armenia (2000-07), dies at 57
2012 - Bert Sugar, American sports writer, dies from a cardiac arrest at 74