Historical Events 1939 - 4 soviet soldiers killed on Finnish-Russian border 1956 - TV game show "The Price Is Right"‚ hosted by Bill Cullen‚ debuts on NBC 1966 - CFL Grey Cup‚ Empire Stadium‚ Vancouver: Saskatchewan Roughriders win their first Championship; defeat Ottawa‚ 29-14 1969 - 35th Heisman Trophy Award: Steve Owens‚ Oklahoma (RB) 1978 - CFL Grey Cup‚ CNE Stadium‚ Toronto: Edmonton Eskimos first of 5 straight titles; beat Montreal Alouettes‚ 20-13 1989 - Luis Alberto Lacalle becomes President of Uruguay More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1816 - William H. T. Walker‚ American Major General (Confederate Army)‚ born in Augusta‚ Georgia (d. 1864) 1939 - Tina Turner [Anna Mae Bullock]‚ American singer (Ike and Tina - "Proud Mary"; solo -"What's Love Got To Do With It")‚ born in Nutbush‚ Tennessee (d. 2023) 1939 - Mark Margolis‚ American stage and screen actor (Breaking Bad; The Wrestler)‚ born in Philadelphia‚ Pennsylvania (d. 2023) 1948 - KreÅ¡imir Ćosić‚ Croatian basketball player‚ born in Zagreb‚ PR Croatia‚ FPR Yugoslavia (d. 1995) 1953 - Shelley Moore Capito‚ American politician (Senator-R-West Virginia‚ Rep-R-WV 2001-15)‚ born in Glen Dale‚ West Virginia 1955 - Tracy Hickman‚ American sci-fi author (Dragons of Spring Dawning)‚ born in Salt Lake City‚ Utah More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1821 - Friedrich Heine‚ German composer‚ dies at 57 1941 - Niels Hansen Jacobsen‚ Danish sculptor and ceramist (Trold‚ der vejrer kristenblod)‚ dies at 80 1957 - Aleksei M Remizov‚ Russian author (Iveren)‚ dies at 80 1972 - R. P. Keigwin‚ English academic‚ dies at 89 1978 - Frank Rosolino‚ American jazz trombonist (The Frank Rosolino Sextet)‚ kills himself after shooting his sons at 52 2022 - Brian Hogan‚ English rugby league forward (5 Tests; St. Helens‚ Wigan‚ Bradford Northern‚ Widnes)‚ dies at 74 More Famous Deaths »