Historical Events
- 30th Orange Bowl: #6 Nebraska beats #5 Auburn, 13-7
- 30th Sugar Bowl: #8 Alabama beats #7 Mississippi, 12-7
- 50th Rose Bowl: #3 Illinois beats Washington, 17-7
- Federation of Rhodesia & Nyasaland dissolved
- KNMT TV channel 12 in Walker, MN (CBS) begins broadcasting
- KTVS TV channel 3 in Sterling, CO (CBS) begins broadcasting
Famous Birthdays
- DeDee Pfeiffer, actress (Cybill)
- Juliana Donald, American actress
Famous Deaths
- Alf Hall, cricketer (South African lefty quick took 40 wkts in 7 Tests), dies
- Bechara El Khoury, President of Lebanon (b. 1890)
- Otto Emanuel Olsson, composer, dies at 84
- Rika Hopper, Dutch actress (Comedia, Anastasia), dies at about 86