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Facts
755 An Lushan revolts against Chancellor Yang Guozhong at Fanyang, initiating the An Shi Rebellion during Chinese Tang Dynasty
1598 Seven Year War: Battle of Noryang Point - in the final battle of the war Korean navy decisively defeats the Japanese
1653 Parliamentarian General Oliver Cromwell appointed as Lord Protector of England, Scotland and Ireland
1773 Boston tea party incident - Sons of Liberty protesters throw tea shipments into Boston harbour in protest against British imposed Tea Act
1920 8.5 earthquake rocks the Gansu province in China, killing an estimated 200,000
1944 Ardennes campaign ('Battle of the Bulge') begins in Belgium
1971 Bangladesh Liberation war ended on 16 December 1971 after West Pakistan surrendered
1998 Iraq disarmament crisis: Operation Desert Fox - the United States and United Kingdom bomb targets in Iraq
Deaths
705 Wu Zetian, Chinese Empress (690-705) - only woman to rule China (b. 625)
1687 William Petty, English scientist and philosopher (b. 1623)
1859 Wilhelm Grimm, writer, dies at 73
1980 Colonel Harland Sanders, American founder of Kentucky Fried Chicken, dies at 90
1995 Johnny Moss, American poker player (b. 1907)
1997 Lillian Disney, widow of animator Walt Disney, dies of a stroke at 98
2009 Roy E. Disney, American businessman (b. 1930)
2011 Daniel "Dan" Frazer, American actor (Kojak, Take the Money and Run), dies from cardiac arrest at 90
Born on this day
1966 Dennis Wise, English footballer
1983 Danielle Lloyd, English model
A Couple of Pics from those no longer with us
Colonel Harland Sanders
Johnny Moss