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01/12/1944
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Failed resistance raid on distribution office of Borgerstraat Amsterd
Type: Event
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01/12/1944
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Joe Frazier, Beaufort SC, HW boxer (Olympic-gold-1964)/champ (1968-73)
Type: Birth
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01/12/1945
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Maggie Bell, Glasgow Scotland, rocker
Type: Birth
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01/12/1945
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US Task Force 38 destroys 41 Jap ships in Battle of South China Sea
Type: Event
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01/12/1945
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German forces in Belgium retreat in Battle of Bulge
Type: Event
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01/12/1946
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NFL champs Cleveland Rams given permission to move to LA
Type: Event
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01/12/1946
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George Duke, San Rafael Ca, rocker
Type: Birth
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01/12/1946
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Cynthia Robinson, rock trumpeteer (Sly and Family Stone-Everyday People)
Type: Birth
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01/12/1946
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"Polonaise" closes at Alvin Theater NYC after 113 performances
Type: Event
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01/12/1946
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Edouardo de Filippo's "Questi Fantasmi!," premieres in Rome
Type: Event
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01/12/1947
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Jonas Cohn, German/English philosopher (Wertwissenschaft), dies at 77
Type: Death
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01/12/1947
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Tom Dempsey, NFL record-holder (longest field goal, 63 yards)
Type: Birth
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01/12/1948
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1st Supermarket in UK opens
Type: Event
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01/12/1948
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US Supreme Court decision (Sipuel v Oklahoma State Board of Regents)
Type: Event
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01/12/1948
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Mohandas Mahatma Gandhi begins his final fast
Type: Event
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01/12/1948
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Anthony Andrews, London England, actor (Under the Volcano)
Type: Birth
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01/12/1949
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James W Dietz, rower
Type: Birth
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01/12/1949
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Dutch court affirms death sentence against SS chief Hanns Rauter
Type: Event
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01/12/1949
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"Arthur Godfrey and His Friends" premieres on CBS TV
Type: Event
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01/12/1949
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Wayne Wang, director (Chan is Missing, Slamdance)
Type: Birth
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01/12/1950
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Marilyn R Smith, microbiologist
Type: Birth
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01/12/1950
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USSR re-introduces death penalty for treason, espionage and sabotage
Type: Event
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01/12/1950
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Koos van de Griend, composer, dies at 44
Type: Death
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01/12/1950
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Bob McEwen, (Rep-R-OH, 1981- )
Type: Birth
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01/12/1950
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Swedish tanker rams British submarine Truculent in Thames, 64 die
Type: Event
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01/12/1951
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Bill Madlock, 4X NL batting champ (Chicago Cubs)
Type: Birth
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01/12/1951
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Chris Bell, Memphis Tn, rock guitarist (Big Star)
Type: Birth
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01/12/1951
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Drew Pearson, former NFL all-pro receiver
Type: Birth
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01/12/1951
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Larry Hoppens, rocker (Orleans-Still the One, Dance With Me)
Type: Birth
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01/12/1951
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Rush Limbaugh, Girardeau Mo, extreme right radio personality
Type: Birth
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01/12/1951
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Kirstie Alley, Wichita Ks, actress (Star Trek II, Cheers-Rebecca)
Type: Birth
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01/12/1951
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Ezzard Charles TKOs Lee Oma in 10 for heavyweight boxing title
Type: Event
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01/12/1952
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Ricky Van Shelton, country musician
Type: Birth
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01/12/1952
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NFL Pro Bowl: N Conf beats A Conf 30-13
Type: Event
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01/12/1952
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University of Tennessee admits it's 1st black student
Type: Event
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01/12/1953
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Simeon Roncal, composer, dies at 82
Type: Death
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01/12/1953
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9 "Jewish" physicians arrested for "terrorist activities" in Moscow
Type: Event
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01/12/1954
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Austria's worst avalanche-kills 200; 9hrs later 2nd one-kills 115
Type: Event
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01/12/1954
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Queen Elizabeth II opens NZ parliament
Type: Event
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01/12/1954
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Howard Stern, Roosevelt NY, "Radio's Bad Boy" (WKRK, WYSP, WJFK)
Type: Birth
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01/12/1955
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Patty Hayes, LPGA golfer
Type: Birth
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01/12/1956
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Norman Kerry, actor (Air Eagles, Phantom of Opera), dies at 61
Type: Death
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01/12/1956
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John Raedecker, Dutch sculptor (WW II Monument Amsterdam), dies at 70
Type: Death
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01/12/1957
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Southern Christian Leadership Council (SCLC) founded
Type: Event
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01/12/1958
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NFL Pro Bowl: West beats East 26-7
Type: Event
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01/12/1958
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Arthur Shepherd, composer, dies at 77
Type: Death
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01/12/1958
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Mickey Wright wins LPGA Sea Island Golf Open
Type: Event
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01/12/1958
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NCAA adds 2 point conversion to football scoring
Type: Event
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01/12/1958
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Syracuse National Dolph Schayes sets NBA record at 11,770 points
Type: Event
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01/12/1959
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Per Helmstad Gessle, Sweden, singer (Roxette-Must Have Been Love)
Type: Birth
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