Historical Events
- "Christmas Carol" opens at Eugene O'Neill Theater NYC for 14 performances
- 6,000th episode of One Life To Live
Event of Interest
Boris Yeltsin takes control of the Kremlin
Boris Yeltsin
- NY Yankee pitcher Steve Howe arrested for cocaine possession
Famous Birthdays
- Declan Galbraith, English singer
Famous Deaths
- Ernest K Gann, US adventure novelist, dies at 81
- Joe Cole, American roadie (Black Flag, Rollins Band), shot and killed at 30
- Joe Cole, American rock music roadie (b. 1961)
- Paul Maxwell, Canadian actor (Aliens, City of Fear, Freedom to Die), dies at 70