CoM Moderators Posted December 20, 2025 Posted December 20, 2025 Historical Events 1192 - Richard the Lionhearted captured near Vienna by Leopold of Austria on his way home from the Third Crusade (released 1194) 1862 - -Jan 3rd] Vicksburg campaign 1865 - De Clear-Alkmaar railway opens 1956 - Military coup under colonel Simbolon in Sumatra 1979 - Garry Sherman and Peter Udell's musical "Comin' Uptown", based on Charles Dickens' "A Christmas Carol", and starring Gregory Hines, opens at Winter Garden Theater, NYC; runs for 45 performances More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1925 - Vlastimir Nikolovski, Macedonian composer, born in Prileb, Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes (now North Macedonia) (d. 2001) 1946 - Dick Wolf, American television series creator (Miami Vice, Law and Order), born in New York City 1956 - Guy Babylon, American keyboard player (Elton John) and arranger, born in New Windsor, Maryland (d. 2009|) 1957 - Billy Bragg, English folk-rock singer-songwriter ("Greetings To The New Brunette"; "Sexuality"; "California Stars"), born in Barking, Essex, England 1990 - JoJo [Joanna Levesque], American pop singer-songwriter ("Too Little Too Late"; "Baby It's You"), born in Brattleboro, Vermont More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1723 - Augustus Quirinus Rivinus, German physician and botanist, dies at 71 1768 - Carlo Innocenzo Fragoni, Italian poet, dies at 76 1819 - Louis-Luc Loiseau de Persuis, French composer, dies at 50 1976 - Walter Fitzgerald, actor (Adv of Sadie, Fallen Idol), dies at 80 1996 - Carl Sagan, American scientist, astronomer and author (Broca's Brain, Cosmos, Contact) known for his research on extraterrestrial life, dies of pneumonia after suffering from myelodysplasia at 62 More Famous Deaths »
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