Historical Events
Event of Interest
"The Nutcracker" ballet choreographed by George Balanchine with Maria Tallchief as the Sugar Plum Fairy opens in New York, establishes its popularity in the US
George Balanchine
Maria Tallchief
- Bevo Francis, Rio Grande College, scores 113 pts in basketball game
Event of Interest
President Eisenhower reports detonation of 1st H-bomb (done in 1952)
Dwight D. Eisenhower
- Snow falls on Gibraltar
Famous Birthdays
- Christie Brinkley, [Ex-Mrs Billy Joel], American model and actress (SI, Vacation), born in Monroe, Michigan
- Hansi Hinterseer, Austrian singer, actor, former skier
- Jayantha Amerasinghe, cricketer (2 Tests for Sri Lanka v NZ 1983)
Famous Deaths
- Theodor Rogalski, Romanian composer, dies at 52