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Facts
366 The Alamanni cross the frozen Rhine River in large numbers, invading the Roman Empire
1492 Muhammad XII. (Boabdil) last Nasird ruler of Moorish fortress Alhambra surrenders to the Catholic Monarchs
1570 Tsar Ivan the Terrible's march to Novgorod begins
1905 American anarcho-syndicalist union known as the Industrial Workers of the World forms
1942 World War II: the 28 nations at war with Axis powers pledge to make no separate peace deals
1947 Mahatma Gandhi begins march for peace in East-Bengali
Deaths
1557 Pontormo, Italian painter (b. 1494)
1892 Frederick William Barber, South African frontiersman and scientist, dies at 78
1904 James Longstreet, Confederate general, dies at 82
1950 Emil Jannings, German actor (Faust, The Blue Angel, The Way of All Flesh), dies of liver cancer at 65
1977 Erroll Garner, jazz pianist (Misty), dies at 53
1983 Dick Emery, actor (Yellow Submarine, Loot, Baby Love), dies at 65
2005 Cyril Fletcher, British comedian (b. 1913)
2007 Garry Betty, American CEO of Earthlink (b. 1957)
2012 Larry "Rhino" Reinhardt, rock guitarist (Iron Butterfly) dies at 63
2014 Elizabeth Jane Howard, English novelist, dies at 90
Sport
1879 1st Test match hat-trick, Fred Spofforth at the MCG
1933 Bradman scores 103* against the Bodyline attack in the 2nd Test
2013 Ray Lewis announces he will retire at the end of the playoffs
Films and TV
1949 KDKA TV channel 2 in Pittsburgh, PA (CBS) begins broadcasting
1955 1st "Bob Cummings Show" premieres on NBC (later on CBS)
1968 KBHK TV channel 44 in San Francisco, CA (IND) begins broadcasting
Born on this day
1961 Gabrielle Carteris, American actress (Andrea in Beverly Hills 90210), born in Scottsdale, Arizona
1968 Cuba Gooding Jr, actor (Boyz N the Hood, Glaadiator, Few Good Men)
A Couple of Pics from those no longer with us
Cyril Fletcher
Dick Emery