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1000 - Monarch Istvan crowned king of Hungary
1688 - British King James II lands in Ambleteuse, France
1899 - Shelling on besieged Ladysmith during the Boer War includes one shell containing a plum pudding
1921 - Last major Potlatch (ceremony) by Chief Daniel Cranmer (Kwakwaka’wakw) from Alert Bay, British Columbia. Twenty-six people arrested, their masks and regalia sold by Canadian government.
1930 - Tasmania all out 280, WI 2-139 at Hobart Crowd 2,500
1942 - Soviet artillery and tank battle on German armies at Stalingrad
1973 - Arab oil ministers cancel January 5 percent production cut; Saudi Arabian oil minister promises 10 percent OPEC production rise
1997 - For 1st time US movie box office receipts pass $6 billion

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