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561 – King Chlothar I dies at Compiègne. The Merovingian dynasty is continued by his four sons — Charibert I, Guntram, Sigebert I and Chilperic I — who divide the Frankish Kingdom.
618 – The Tang dynasty scores a decisive victory over their rival Xue Rengao at the Battle of Qianshuiyuan.
800 – Charlemagne arrives at Rome to investigate the alleged crimes of Pope Leo III.
903 – The Abbasid army under Muhammad ibn Sulayman al-Katib deals a crushing defeat to the Qarmatians at the Battle of Hama.
1394 – The Korean king Yi Seong-gye, founder of the Joseon dynasty, moves the capital from Kaesŏng to Hanyang, today known as Seoul.
1549 – The papal conclave of 1549–50 begins.
1612 – The Battle of Swally takes place, which loosens the Portuguese Empire's hold on India.
1729 – Natchez Indians massacre 138 Frenchmen, 35 French women, and 56 children at Fort Rosalie, near the site of modern-day Natchez, Mississippi.
1776 – American Revolutionary War: The Battle of Fort Cumberland, Nova Scotia, comes to an end with the arrival of British reinforcements.
1777 – San Jose, California, is founded as Pueblo de San José de Guadalupe by José Joaquín Moraga. It is the first civilian settlement, or pueblo, in Alta California.
1781 – The crew of the British slave ship Zong murders 133 Africans by dumping them into the sea to claim insurance.
1783 – A 5.3 magnitude earthquake strikes New Jersey.
1807 – Transfer of the Portuguese Court to Brazil: John VI of Portugal flees Lisbon from advancing Napoleonic forces during the Peninsular War, transferring the Portuguese court to Brazil.
1830 – November Uprising: An armed rebellion against Russia's rule in Poland begins.
1847 – The Sonderbund is defeated by the joint forces of other Swiss cantons under General Guillaume-Henri Dufour.
1847 – Whitman massacre: Missionaries Dr. Marcus Whitman, his wife Narcissa, and 15 others are killed by Cayuse and Umatilla Indians, causing the Cayuse War.
1850 – The treaty, Punctation of Olmütz, is signed in Olomouc. Prussia capitulates to Austria, which will take over the leadership of the German Confederation.
1864 – American Indian Wars: Sand Creek massacre – Colorado volunteers led by Colonel John Chivington massacre at least 150 Cheyenne and Arapaho noncombatants inside Colorado Territory.
1864 – American Civil War: Battle of Spring Hill – A Confederate advance into Tennessee misses an opportunity to crush the Union Army. General John Bell Hood is angered, which leads to the Battle of Franklin.
1872 – American Indian Wars: The Modoc War begins with the Battle of Lost River.
1877 – Thomas Edison demonstrates his phonograph for the first time.
1885 – End of Third Anglo-Burmese War and of the Burmese monarchy.
1890 – The Meiji Constitution goes into effect in Japan, and the first Diet convenes.
1893 – The Ziqiang Institute, today known as Wuhan University, is founded by Zhang Zhidong, governor of Hubei and Hunan Provinces in late Qing dynasty China, after his memorial to the throne is approved by the Qing Government.
1899 – FC Barcelona Association football club is founded.
1902 – The Pittsburgh Stars defeated the Philadelphia Athletics, 11–0, at the Pittsburgh Coliseum, to win the first championship associated with an American national professional football league.
1929 – U.S. Admiral Richard E. Byrd leads the first expedition to fly over the South Pole.
1943 – World War II: The second session of the Anti-Fascist Council for the National Liberation of Yugoslavia (AVNOJ), held to determine the post-war ordering of the country, concludes in Jajce (present-day Bosnia and Herzegovina).
1944 – The first surgery (on a human) to correct blue baby syndrome is performed by Alfred Blalock and Vivien Thomas.
1944 – World War II: Albania is liberated by partisan forces.
1945 – The Federal People's Republic of Yugoslavia is declared.
1946 – The All Indonesia Centre of Labour Organizations (SOBSI) is founded in Jakarta.
1947 – Partition Plan: The United Nations General Assembly approves a plan for the partition of Palestine.
1947 – First Indochina War: French forces carry out a massacre at Mỹ Trạch, Vietnam.
1950 – Korean War: North Korean and Chinese troops force United Nations forces to retreat from North Korea.
1952 – Korean War: U.S. President-elect Dwight D. Eisenhower fulfills a campaign promise by traveling to Korea to find out what can be done to end the conflict.
1961 – Project Mercury: Mercury-Atlas 5 Mission – Enos, a chimpanzee, is launched into space. The spacecraft orbits the Earth twice and splashes down off the coast of Puerto Rico.
1963 – U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson establishes the Warren Commission to investigate the assassination of President John F. Kennedy.
1963 – Trans-Canada Air Lines Flight 831 crashes shortly after takeoff from Montreal-Dorval International Airport, killing all 118 people on board.
1965 – The Canadian Space Agency launches the satellite Alouette 2.
1967 – Vietnam War: U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara announces his resignation.
1972 – Atari announces the release of Pong, the first commercially successful video game.
1986 – The Surinamese military attacks the village of Moiwana during the Suriname Guerrilla War, killing at least 39 civilians, mostly women and children.
1987 – Korean Air Flight 858 explodes over the Thai–Burmese border, killing 115.
1990 – Gulf War: The United Nations Security Council passes two resolutions to restore international peace and security if Iraq does not withdraw its forces from Kuwait and free all foreign hostages by January 15, 1991.
2007 – The Armed Forces of the Philippines lay siege to the Peninsula Manila after soldiers led by Senator Antonio Trillanes stage a mutiny.
2007 – A 7.4 magnitude earthquake occurs off the northern coast of Martinique. This affects the Eastern Caribbean as far north as Puerto Rico and as far south as Trinidad.
2009 – Maurice Clemmons shoots and kills four police officers inside a coffee shop in Lakewood, Washington.
2012 – The United Nations General Assembly voted to accord non-member observer state to Palestine.

Births[edit]

1338 – Lionel of Antwerp, 1st Duke of Clarence, Belgian-English politician, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (d. 1368)
1427 – Zhengtong Emperor of China (d. 1464)
1484 – Joachim Vadian, Swiss physician, scholar, and politician (d. 1551)
1627 – John Ray, English biologist and botanist (d. 1705)
1690 – Christian August, Prince of Anhalt-Zerbst (d. 1747)
1705 – Michael Christian Festing, English violinist and composer (d. 1752)
1752 – Jemima Wilkinson, American evangelist (d. 1819)
1781 – Andrés Bello, Venezuelan poet and philosopher (d. 1865)
1797 – Gaetano Donizetti, Italian composer (d. 1848)
1798 – Alexander Brullov, Russian painter and architect, designed the Pulkovo Observatory (d. 1877)
1799 – Amos Bronson Alcott, American philosopher and academic (d. 1888)
1802 – Wilhelm Hauff, German poet and author (d. 1827)
1803 – Christian Doppler, Austrian mathematician and physicist (d. 1853)
1803 – Gottfried Semper, German architect and academic, designed the Semper Opera House (d. 1879)
1816 – Morrison Waite, American jurist and politician, 7th Chief Justice of the United States (d. 1888)
1818 – George Brown, Scottish-Canadian journalist and politician, 10th Premier of West Canada (d. 1880)
1818 – William Ellery Channing American poet and author (d. 1901)
1823 – La Fayette Grover, American lawyer and politician, 4th Governor of Oregon (d. 1911)
1825 – Jean-Martin Charcot, French neurologist and psychologist (d. 1893)
1831 – Frederick Townsend Ward, American sailor and soldier (d. 1862)
1832 – Louisa May Alcott, American novelist and poet (d. 1888)
1835 – Empress Dowager Cixi of China (d. 1908)
1849 – John Ambrose Fleming, English physicist and engineer (d. 1945)
1856 – Theobald von Bethmann-Hollweg, German lawyer and politician, 5th Chancellor of Germany (d. 1921)
1857 – Theodor Escherich, German-Austrian pediatrician and academic (d. 1911)
1861 – Spyridon Samaras, Greek playwright and composer (d. 1917)
1874 – Francis Dodd, Welsh-English painter and academic (d. 1949)
1874 – Egas Moniz, Portuguese physician and neurologist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1955)
1876 – Nellie Tayloe Ross, American educator and politician, 14th Governor of Wyoming (d. 1977)
1878 – John Derbyshire, English swimmer and water polo player (d. 1938)
1879 – Jacob Gade, Danish violinist and composer (d. 1963)
1881 – Artur Phleps, Romanian-German general (d. 1944)
1881 – Julius Raab, Austrian engineer and politician, 19th Chancellor of Austria (d. 1964)
1881 – Abdülhalik Renda, Turkish civil servant and politician, 6th Turkish Minister of National Defence (d. 1957)
1882 – Henri Fabre, French pilot and engineer (d. 1984)
1888 – Joe Slater, Australian footballer and captain (d. 1917)
1895 – Busby Berkeley, American director and choreographer (d. 1976)
1895 – William Tubman, Liberian lawyer and politician, 19th President of Liberia (d. 1971)
1896 – Yakima Canutt, American actor, stuntman, and director (d. 1986)
1897 – John Alexander, American stage and film actor (d. 1982)
1898 – C. S. Lewis, British novelist, poet, and critic (d. 1963)
1899 – Andrija Artuković, Ustaše co-founder and Porajmos perpetrator; served as 1st Croatian Minister of Interior (d. 1988)
1899 – Emma Morano, Italian supercentenarian
1901 – Mildred Harris, American actress (d. 1944)
1904 – Egon Eiermann, German architect, designed the Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church (d. 1970)
1905 – Marcel Lefebvre, French-Swiss archbishop and theologian (d. 1991)
1908 – Adam Clayton Powell, Jr., American pastor and politician (d. 1972)
1908 – Afet İnan, Turkish historian and sociologist (d. 1985)
1910 – Elizabeth Choy, Malaysian-Singaporean educator and politician (d. 2006)
1910 – Antanas Škėma, Lithuanian actor and director (d. 1961)
1915 – Ludu Daw Amar, Burmese journalist and author (d. 2008)
1915 – Billy Strayhorn, American pianist and composer (d. 1967)
1916 – Fran Ryan, American actress and comedian (d. 2000)
1917 – Pierre Gaspard-Huit, French director and screenwriter
1917 – Merle Travis, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1983)
1918 – Madeleine L'Engle, American author and poet (d. 2007)
1919 – Joe Weider, Canadian-American bodybuilder and publisher, co-founded the International Federation of BodyBuilding & Fitness (d. 2013)
1920 – Yegor Ligachyov, Russian engineer and politician
1920 – Joseph Shivers, American chemist and academic, developed spandex (d. 2014)
1922 – Michael Howard, English-American historian, author, and academic
1922 – Minnie Miñoso, Cuban-American baseball player and coach (d. 2015)
1923 – Chuck Daigh, American race car driver (b. 2008)
1924 – Jane Freilicher, American painter and poet (d. 2014)
1924 – Charles E. Mower, American sergeant, Medal of Honor recipient (d. 1944)
1926 – Beji Caid Essebsi, Tunisian lawyer and politician, President of Tunisia
1927 – Vin Scully, American sportscaster and game show host
1928 – Tahir Salahov, Azerbaijani painter and educator
1928 – Paul Simon, American soldier and politician, 39th Lieutenant Governor of Illinois (d. 2003)
1928 – Ernie Vossler, American golfer (d. 2013)
1929 – Derek Jameson, English journalist and radio host (d. 2012)
1929 – Woo Yong-gak, North Korean soldier
1930 – Shirley Porter, English politician, Lord Mayor of Westminster
1930 – Vladimir Šenauer, Croatian footballer (d. 2013)
1930 – Alan Lee Williams, English academic and politician
1931 – Shintaro Katsu, Japanese actor, singer, director, and producer (d. 1997)
1931 – André Noyelle, Belgian cyclist (d. 2003)
1932 – Jacques Chirac, French soldier and politician, 22nd President of France
1932 – Fernando Guillén, Spanish actor (d. 2013)
1932 – Marc Vaux, English painter
1933 – John Mayall, English singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
1933 – James Rosenquist, American painter and illustrator
1935 – Diane Ladd, American actress
1935 – Thomas J. O'Brien, American bishop
1937 – Jan Mangerud, Norwegian geologist and academic
1938 – Gene Okerlund, American ring announcer and journalist
1938 – Kashiwado Tsuyoshi, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 47th Yokozuna (d. 1996)
1939 – Peter Bergman, American actor and screenwriter (d. 2012)
1939 – Meco, American record producer and musician
1940 – Denny Doherty, Canadian singer-songwriter (d. 2007)
1940 – Oscar Espinosa Chepe, Cuban-Spanish economist and journalist (d. 2013)
1940 – Chuck Mangione, American horn player and composer
1940 – Janet Smith, English lawyer and judge
1940 – Henry T. Yang, Taiwanese/Chinese-American engineer, Chancellor, University of California, Santa Barbara
1940 – Michael G. Crandall, American mathematician
1941 – Bill Freehan, American baseball player, coach, and sportscaster
1941 – Roberto Rodríguez, Venezuelan baseball player and coach (d. 2012)
1942 – Felix Cavaliere, American singer-songwriter, pianist, and producer
1942 – Ann Dunham, American anthropologist and academic (d. 1995)
1942 – Maggie Thompson, American author and critic
1942 – Chatrichalerm Yukol, Thai director, producer, and screenwriter
1942 – John Grillo, English actor and playwright
1943 – Janet Holmes à Court, Australian businesswoman and philanthropist
1943 – Bobbi Martin, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2000)
1943 – Sue Miller, American novelist and short story writer
1945 – Csaba Pléh, Hungarian psychologist and linguist
1946 – Brian Cadd, Australian singer-songwriter, keyboard player and producer
1946 – Suzy Chaffee, American skier
1946 – Silvio Rodríguez, Cuban singer-songwriter and guitarist
1947 – Malcolm Grant, New Zealand-English lawyer and academic
1947 – Petra Kelly, German activist and politician (d. 1992)
1947 – Ronnie Montrose, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (d. 2012)
1948 – Yōichi Masuzoe, Japanese politician
1949 – Jerry Lawler, American wrestler and sportscaster
1949 – Dutch Mantel, American wrestler and manager
1949 – Stan Rogers, Canadian singer-songwriter (d. 1983)
1949 – Garry Shandling, American comedian, actor, and screenwriter (d. 2016)
1949 – Steve Smith, American lawyer and politician (d. 2014)
1950 – Kevin O'Donnell, Jr., American author (d. 2012)
1951 – Barry Goudreau, American guitarist and songwriter
1951 – Roger Troutman, American singer-songwriter and producer (d. 1999)
1951 – Don Walker, Australian singer-songwriter and pianist
1952 – Jeff Fahey, American actor and producer
1952 – Dusty Hare, English rugby player and cricketer
1953 – Jackie French, Australian author
1953 – Alex Grey, American painter, author, and educator
1953 – Christine Pascal, French actress, director, and screenwriter (d. 1996)
1954 – Joel Coen, American director, producer, and screenwriter
1954 – Steve Rogers, Australian rugby player and coach (d. 2006)
1955 – Howie Mandel, Canadian comedian, actor, and television host
1956 – Hinton Battle, German-American actor, dancer, and choreographer
1956 – Yvonne Fovargue, English lawyer and politician
1956 – Eric Laakso, American football player (d. 2010)
1956 – Katrin Saks, Estonian lawyer and politician
1957 – Jennifer Batten, American guitarist, songwriter, and producer
1957 – Janet Napolitano, American lawyer, academic, and politician, 3rd United States Secretary of Homeland Security
1957 – Matthew Rubel, American businessman
1957 – Mario Salieri, Italian director, producer, and screenwriter
1958 – Michael Dempsey, Zimbabwean-English bass player
1958 – John Dramani Mahama, Ghanaian historian and politician, 4th President of Ghana
1959 – Richard Borcherds, South African-English mathematician and academic
1959 – Neal Broten, American ice hockey player
1959 – Rich Camarillo, American football player and coach
1959 – Rahm Emanuel, American businessman and politician, 23rd White House Chief of Staff
1959 – Steve Hindalong, American drummer, songwriter, and producer
1960 – Marco Bucci, Italian discus thrower (d. 2013)
1960 – Howard Johnson, American baseball player, coach, and manager
1960 – Cathy Moriarty, American actress
1961 – Kim Delaney, American actress
1961 – Tom Sizemore, American actor and producer
1961 – Masayoshi Yamashita, Japanese bass player
1962 – Ronny Jordan, English singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2014)
1962 – Andy LaRocque, Swedish guitarist, songwriter, and producer
1962 – Andrew McCarthy, American actor and director
1962 – Michael Veitch, Australian comedian and actor
1963 – Will Downing, American singer-songwriter and producer
1963 – Lalit Modi, Indian businessman
1964 – Don Cheadle, American actor and producer
1964 – Cork Graham, American author and photographer
1964 – Ken Monkou, Surinamese-Dutch footballer
1965 – Ellen Cleghorne, American comedian and actress
1965 – Yutaka Ozaki, Japanese poet and pianist (d. 1992)
1966 – John Layfield, American wrestler and sportscaster
1968 – Hayabusa, Japanese wrestler (d. 2016)
1968 – Jonathan Knight, American singer-songwriter and dancer
1969 – Kasey Keller, American soccer player, manager, and sportscaster
1969 – Mariano Rivera, Panamanian-American baseball player
1969 – Pierre van Hooijdonk, Dutch footballer
1970 – Larry Joe Campbell, American actor and director
1970 – Mark Pembridge, Welsh footballer and coach
1970 – Ryu Seung-ryong, South Korean actor
1971 – Brad May, Canadian ice hockey player and sportscaster
1972 – Willie Bain, Scottish academic and politician
1972 – Brian Baumgartner, American actor and producer
1972 – Jamal Mashburn, American basketball player and sportscaster
1972 – Roger Shah, German electronic music producer
1972 – Minoru Tanaka, Japanese wrestler and boxer
1973 – Ryan Giggs, Welsh footballer and manager
1973 – Sarah Jones, American actress and playwright
1974 – Lin Chi-ling, Taiwanese model and actress
1974 – Pavol Demitra, Slovak ice hockey player (d. 2011)
1975 – Andreas Ioannides, Cypriot footballer
1976 – Chris Akins, American football player
1976 – Lindsay Benko, American swimmer
1976 – Anna Faris, American actress
1976 – Michalis Kakiouzis, Greek basketball player
1977 – Juan José Gurruchaga, Chilean actor
1977 – Eddie Howe, English footballer and manager
1977 – Younis Khan, Pakistani cricketer
1977 – Maria Petrova, Russian figure skater
1978 – Alessandro Fei, Italian volleyball player
1978 – Miho Fujima, Japanese actress
1978 – Lauren German, American actress
1978 – Dimitrios Konstantopoulos, Greek footballer
1978 – Ludwika Paleta, Polish-Mexican model and actress
1978 – Benjamín Vicuña, Chilean actor
1979 – Simon Amstell, English comedian, actor, and television host
1979 – Adam Barrett, English footballer
1979 – Francis Beltrán, Dominican baseball player
1979 – The Game, American rapper, producer, and actor
1979 – Neal Horgan, American-Irish footballer
1980 – Janina Gavankar, American actress and singer
1980 – Chun Jung-myung, South Korean actor
1980 – Ilias Kasidiaris, Greek soldier and politician
1980 – Brian Wolfe, American baseball player
1981 – Fawad Khan, Pakistani Actor and Singer
1982 – Paolo Ballesteros, Filipino actor, comedian, model and television personality
1982 – Lucas Black, American actor
1982 – Ashley Force, American race car driver
1982 – Ramya, Indian actress, singer, and politician
1982 – Imogen Thomas, Welsh-English model
1982 – Marthe Valle, Norwegian singer-songwriter
1983 – Tanner Glass, Canadian ice hockey player
1983 – Jennifer Oeser, German heptathlete
1984 – Sitti, Filipino singer and actress
1984 – Ji Hyun-woo, South Korean actor and guitarist
1985 – Evangelia Aravani, Greek model
1985 – Shannon Brown, American basketball player
1986 – Jerome Sala, Filipino singer
1987 – Stephen O'Halloran, Irish footballer
1988 – Dana Brooke, American wrestler and bodybuilder
1988 – Lee Hyun-ho, South Korean footballer
1988 – Nika Kiladze, Georgian footballer (d. 2014)
1988 – Russell Wilson, American football player
1990 – Sheldon Richardson, American football player
1991 – Terunofuji Haruo, Mongolian sumo wrestler
1991 – Becky James, Welsh cyclist
1994 – Shaun Lane, Australian rugby league player
1995 – Siobhan-Marie O'Connor, British swimmer
1996 – Akvilė Paražinskaitė, Lithuanian tennis player
1997 – Ye Qiuyu, Chinese tennis player
1998 – Ayumu Hirano, Japanese snowboarder

Deaths[edit]

521 – Jacob of Serugh, Syrian poet and theologian (b. 451)
561 – Chlothar I, Frankish king (b. 497)
1253 – Otto II Wittelsbach, Duke of Bavaria (b. 1206)
1268 – Pope Clement IV (b. 1190)
1314 – Philip IV of France (b. 1268)
1330 – Roger Mortimer, 1st Earl of March, English soldier and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (b. 1287)
1342 – Michael of Cesena, Italian general, priest, and theologian (b. 1270)
1378 – Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor (b. 1316)
1530 – Thomas Wolsey, English cardinal and politician, Lord Chancellor of the United Kingdom (b. 1470)
1544 – Jungjong of Joseon (b. 1488)
1590 – Philipp Nicodemus Frischlin, German philologist and poet (b. 1547)
1595 – Alonso de Ercilla, Spanish soldier and poet (b. 1533)
1626 – Ernst von Mansfeld, German commander (b. 1580)
1643 – William Cartwright, English priest and playwright (b. 1611)
1643 – Claudio Monteverdi, Italian priest and composer (b. 1567)
1646 – Laurentius Paulinus Gothus, Swedish astronomer and theologian (b. 1565)
1661 – Brian Walton, English bishop and scholar (b. 1600)
1682 – Prince Rupert of the Rhine (b. 1619)
1694 – Marcello Malpighi, Italian physician and biologist (b. 1628)
1695 – James Dalrymple, 1st Viscount of Stair, Scottish lawyer and politician, Lord President of the Court of Session (b. 1619)
1699 – Patrick Gordon, Scottish-Russian general (b. 1635)
1759 – Nicolaus I Bernoulli, Swiss mathematician and theorist (b. 1687)
1780 – Maria Theresa, Austrian wife of Francis I, Holy Roman Emperor (b. 1717)
1797 – Samuel Langdon, American pastor, theologian, and academic (b. 1723)
1830 – John Maurice Hauke, Polish general (b. 1775)
1846 – Hammamizade İsmail Dede Efendi, Turkish composer and educator (b. 1778)
1847 – Marcus Whitman, American physician and missionary (b. 1802)
1883 – Hiệp Hòa, Vietnamese emperor (b. 1847)
1918 – Prince Antônio Gastão of Orléans-Braganza (b. 1881)
1924 – Giacomo Puccini, Italian composer and educator (b. 1858)
1927 – George Giffen, Australian cricketer (b. 1859)
1932 – Abdullah Cevdet, Kurdish-Turkish physician and academic (b. 1869)
1939 – Philipp Scheidemann, German lawyer and politician, 10th Chancellor of Germany (b. 1865)
1941 – Frank Waller, American sprinter and hurdler (b. 1884)
1942 – Boyd Wagner, American colonel and pilot (b. 1916)
1946 – Johannes Vares, Estonian poet, physician, and politician, 8th Prime Minister of Estonia (b. 1890)
1953 – Sam De Grasse, Canadian-American actor (b. 1875)
1953 – Milt Gross, American illustrator and animator (b. 1895)
1954 – Dink Johnson, American pianist, clarinet player, and drummer (b. 1892)
1957 – Erich Wolfgang Korngold, Czech-American pianist and composer (b. 1897)
1967 – Ferenc Münnich, Hungarian soldier and politician, 47th Prime Minister of Hungary (b. 1886)
1970 – Robert T. Frederick, American general (b. 1907)
1972 – Carl Stalling, American pianist and composer (b. 1888)
1974 – James J. Braddock, American boxer (b. 1905)
1975 – Tony Brise, English race car driver (b. 1952)
1975 – Graham Hill, English race car driver and businessman (b. 1929)
1980 – Dorothy Day, American journalist and activist, co-founded the Catholic Worker Movement (b. 1897)
1980 – George J. Maloof, Sr., American businessman (b. 1923)
1981 – Natalie Wood, American actress (b. 1938)
1982 – Afrânio Pompílio Gastos do Amaral, Brazilian herpetologist (b. 1894)
1982 – Percy Williams, Canadian sprinter (b. 1908)
1984 – Gotthard Günther, Polish-German philosopher and academic (b. 1900)
1986 – Cary Grant, English-American actor (b. 1904)
1987 – Irene Handl, English actress (b. 1901)
1991 – Ralph Bellamy, American actor (b. 1904)
1991 – Frank Yerby, American author and academic (b. 1916)
1992 – Jean Dieudonné, French mathematician and academic (b. 1906)
1993 – J. R. D. Tata, French-Indian pilot and businessman, founded Tata Motors and Tata Global Beverages (b. 1904)
1996 – Dan Flavin, American sculptor and illustrator (b. 1933)
1996 – Denis Jenkinson, English journalist and author (b. 1920)
1998 – Maus Gatsonides, Dutch race car driver and businessman (b. 1911)
1999 – John Berry, American-French actor, director, and screenwriter (b. 1917)
1999 – Gene Rayburn, American game show panelist and host (b. 1917)
1999 – Kazuo Sakamaki, Japanese soldier (b. 1918)
2000 – Ilmar Laaban, Estonian-Swedish poet and publicist (b. 1921)
2001 – Mic Christopher, American-Irish singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1969)
2001 – George Harrison, English singer-songwriter, guitarist, and music producer (b. 1943)
2001 – John Knowles, American novelist (b. 1926)
2002 – Daniel Gélin, French actor, director, and screenwriter (b. 1921)
2002 – George Harris, American wrestler and manager (b. 1927)
2003 – Moondog Spot, American wrestler (b. 1952)
2004 – John Drew Barrymore, American actor (b. 1932)
2004 – Harry Danning, American baseball player and coach (b. 1911)
2005 – David Di Tommaso, French footballer (b. 1979)
2005 – Wendie Jo Sperber, American actress (b. 1958)
2006 – Allen Carr, English-Spanish accountant and author (b. 1934)
2007 – James Barber, Canadian chef and author (b. 1923)
2007 – Ralph Beard, American basketball player (b. 1927)
2007 – Henry Hyde, American lawyer and politician (b. 1924)
2007 – Roger Smith, American businessman (b. 1925)
2007 – Tom Terrell, American journalist and photographer (b. 1950)
2008 – Jørn Utzon, Danish architect, designed the Sydney Opera House (b. 1918)
2009 – Robert Holdstock, English author (b. 1948)
2010 – Bella Akhmadulina, Russian poet and author (b. 1937)
2010 – Mario Monicelli, Italian director and screenwriter (b. 1915)
2010 – S. Sivanayagam, Sri Lankan journalist and author (b. 1930)
2010 – Stephen J. Solarz, American academic and politician (b. 1940)
2010 – Maurice Wilkes, English physicist and computer scientist (b. 1913)
2012 – Joelmir Beting, Brazilian journalist (b. 1936)
2012 – Sherab Palden Beru, Tibetan painter (b. 1911)
2012 – Marie-Jacques Perrier, French actress and fashion designer (b. 1924)
2012 – Merv Pregulman, American football player and businessman (b. 1922)
2012 – Buddy Roberts, American wrestler and manager (b. 1945)
2013 – Oliver Cheatham, American singer-songwriter (b. 1948)
2013 – Colin Eglin, South African soldier and politician (b. 1925)
2013 – Natalya Gorbanevskaya, Russian-Polish poet and activist (b. 1936)
2013 – Chris Howland, English-German radio and television host (b. 1928)
2013 – Brian Torrey Scott, American playwright and screenwriter (b. 1976)
2014 – Dwayne Alons, American general and politician (b. 1946)
2014 – Dick Bresciani, American businessman (b. 1938)
2014 – Luc De Vos, Belgian singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor (b. 1962)
2014 – Brian Macdonald, Canadian dancer and choreographer (b. 1928)
2014 – Mark Strand, Canadian-born American poet, essayist, and translator (b. 1934)
2015 – Joseph F. Girzone, American priest and author (b. 1930)
2015 – George Hadjinikos, Greek pianist, conductor, and educator (b. 1923)
2015 – Joe Marston, Australian footballer and manager (b. 1926)
2015 – Otto Newman, Austrian-American sociologist and academic (b. 1922)
2015 – Oʻtkir Sultonov, Uzbek lawyer and politician, 2nd Prime Minister of Uzbekistan (b. 1939)

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November 29th: On this Day

1963, 'I Want To Hold Your Hand' by The Beatles was released in the UK. For the first time ever in the UK advanced orders passed the million mark before it was released.

1965, Colorado Governor John A. Love declared a Rolling Stones day throughout the State as The Stones appeared at The Denver Coliseum in Colorado during a North American tour.

1969, The Beatles went to No.1 on the US singles chart with their twenty-sixth release in the United States.'Come Together / Something', which became the group's 18th US No.1. Lennon was inspired by Timothy Leary's campaign for governor of California titled "Come together, join the party" against Ronald Reagan giving him the idea for the track. 'Something' was the first Beatles song written by George Harrison to appear as an A-side.

1976, Lancaster local council cancelled the Sex Pistols gig at Lancaster Poly, England. The reason was given in a statement by the council saying: 'We don't want that sort of filth (The Sex Pistols) in the town limits.'

1980, ABBA scored their ninth and last UK No.1 single with 'Super Trouper', the group's 25th Top 40 hit in the UK. The name "Super Trouper" referred to the gigantic spotlights used in stadium concerts.

1980, John and Yoko's Double Fantasy album was released. Though initially poorly received, the album is notable for its association with Lennon's murder three weeks after its release, whereupon it became a worldwide commercial success, and went on to win the 1981 Album of the Year at the 24th Annual Grammy Awards.

1996, American singer and ukulele player Tiny Tim (Herbert Khaury) died from a heart attack on stage while playing his hit ‘Tiptoe Through the Tulips’ at a club in Minneapolis. On 17 December 1969, he married Victoria Mae Budinger on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson, a publicity stunt that attracted over 40 million viewers. (they had a daughter, Tulip Victoria). He performed at the 1970 Isle Of Wight Festival in front of a crowd of 600,000 people.

1997, Whitney Houston pulled out of a concert sponsored by the Moonies two hours before she was due on stage after finding out the event was a mass wedding for over 1,000 Moonie couple's. The religious group said they had no intention of suing providing the singer returned the $1m fee she had received.

1997, 'Perfect Day' performed by various artists including Elton John, Bono, Tom Jones & David Bowie went to No.1 on the UK singles chart. Originally written and recorded in 1973 by Lou Reed, this new collaboration of 29 major artists was a fund raiser for the BBC Children In Need charity.

1999, American singer and bandleader Curtis Knight died aged 54. Jimi Hendrix had been a member of his band in the 60's. Though Hendrix wasn't in the group very long, he was featured on over 60 songs, 26 studio and 35 live recordings some of which have been released on record.

2000, U2's Larry Mullen came to the rescue of motorcyclist who had been involved in an accident. Larry was driving home when he saw the motorcyclist who had crashed and stopped to call for help on his phone and then waited for the ambulance to arrive.

2001, Beatles guitarist George Harrison died in Los Angeles of lung cancer aged 58. Following the breakup of The Beatles Harrison had a successful career as a solo artist and later as part of the Traveling Wilburys. The youngest member of The Beatles, (aged 16 when he joined), his compositions include ‘Taxman’, ‘Here Comes the Sun’, ‘Something’, and ‘While My Guitar Gently Weeps’. Harrison released the acclaimed triple album, All Things Must Pass, in 1970, from which came the worldwide No.1 single 'My Sweet Lord.'

2002, Three paintings by Sir Paul McCartney were bought for just £35 each at the Secrets Postcard Sale at London's Royal College of Art. Members of the public gambled on whether they were buying works by celebrity artists at a fraction of their value, as a picture's creator was only made known after it has sold.

2005, Pop Idol creator Simon Fuller dropped his £100m copyright case against the X Factor's Simon Cowell after Fuller settled the case out of court in a deal which made him a joint partner in the X Factor show. Mr Fuller had claimed Mr Cowell's ITV talent show X Factor copied his successful Pop Idol format, in a case taken to London's High Court. As part of the settlement, Mr Cowell agreed to appear in at least five more series of American Idol.

2007, Control, the biopic about late Joy Division singer Ian Curtis scooped five prizes at the British Independent Film Awards. The black-and-white film, which featured The Killers, David Bowie and New Order on the soundtrack, was shot for just £3m.

2007, Morrissey was set to sue UK music weekly the NME after it failed to apologise for an article focusing on his views on immigration. The magazine had criticised the 48 year old singer and former Smiths star for allegedly telling a reporter Britain had lost its identity due to high levels of immigration.

2007, Former Lynyrd Skynyrd drummer Artimus Pyle, a convicted sex offender, was arrested for failing to properly register a new permanent address. The 59-year-old had pleaded guilty in 1993 to charges of attempted capital sexual battery by an adult on a victim younger than 12 and being principal to lewd and lascivious behavior on a child younger than 16. He was sentenced to eight years of probation.

2009, Susan Boyle's album became the best-selling debut in UK chart history when it went to No.1 on the UK chart. The 48 year-old runner-up in ITV's Britain's Got Talent, sold 410,000 copies of ‘I Dreamed a Dream’. Boyle also topped the US charts, setting a first-week sales record for a female debut album with 701,000 copies sold in its first week.


November 29th: Born on this day

1917, Born on this day, country singer, songwriter Merle Travis, who invented the first solid body electric guitar. He wrote 'Sixteen Tons' a 1955 US No.1 for Ernie Ford. Travis died 20th October 1983.

1933, Born on this day, John Mayall, 'father of the UK blues movement', his Bluesbreakers Band has featured Eric Clapton Mick Taylor, Mick Fleetwood, John McVie, Jack Bruce, Peter Green and Jimmy McCulloch.

1939, Born on this day, Meco Monardo, (1977 US No.1 & UK No.7 single 'Star Wars Theme').

1941, Born on this day, Denny Doherty, singer, songwriter, The Mamas And The Papas, (1966 US No.1 & UK No.2 single 'Monday Monday'). Doherty died on 19th Jan 2007 at the age of 66 after a short illness.

1944, Born on this day, Felix Cavaliere, keyboards, The Young Rascals, (1967 US No.1 & UK No.8 single 'Groovin').

1947, Born on this day, Ronnie Montrose, guitarist, Montrose, Edgar Winter Group, (1973 US No.1 & UK No.18 single 'Frankenstein). He died on 3 March 2012 from a self-inflicted gunshot wound after taking his own life.

1951, Born on this day, Barry Goudreau, guitar, Boston, (1977 UK No.22 single 'More Than A Feeling', 1986 US No.1 single 'Amanda').

1959, Born on this day, Wendy Wu, Photos, (1980 UK No.56 single 'Irene').

1968, Born on this day, Martin Carr, guitar, The Boo Radleys, (1995 UK No.9 single 'Wake Up Boo').

1974, Born on this day, Apl.De.Ap, vocals, Black Eyed Peas, (2003 US & UK No.1 single 'Where Is The Love').

1979, Born on this day, The Game, (Jayceon Terrell Taylor), American rapper, (2005 US No.1 with his debut album, The Documentary).

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Disney's Moana tops US

Thanksgiving box office

Disney's latest animation Moana dominated the Thanksgiving box office over the five-day US holiday weekend.

The film about a princess's mythical journey in ancient Polynesia took an estimated $81.1m (£65.3m) on its debut.

That makes it the second-highest Thanksgiving debut of all time, behind Disney's Frozen, which took $93.6m (£75.3m) on its release in 2013.

Some observers have said that Moana and its merchandise are appropriating Pacific Island culture.

Disney withdrew a children's costume promoting the film after activists branded it "brownface", or mocking of their culture by stereotyping.

The costume, a full-body suit with brown skin, traditional tattoos, grass skirt and bone necklace, represented the character Maui, considered a demi-god and ancestor by many Polynesians.

Disney said it regretted any offence.

Image captionBilly Bob Thornton reprises his original leading role in Bad Santa 2

JK Rowling's Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them fell to second on the US chart, taking $65.8m (£53m).

Gossip surrounding Brad Pitt's marriage break-up failed to spark a huge amount of interest in his World War Two romance Allied, which also stars Marion Cotillard.

It took $18m (£14.4m) over the long weekend, having cost $85m (£68.5m) to make, landing in fourth spot behind Doctor Strange.

Kyle Davies, Paramount's head of domestic distribution, said the film appealed to "older audiences" but noted those "don't storm the theatres [on] weekend one".

"I think they're going to take their time," he added.

Warren Beatty fared worse - his first film in 15 years, the 1950s Hollywood comedy Rules Don't Apply, took just $2.2m (£1.7m). The film is Beatty's first directed feature since 1998's Bulworth.

Bad Santa 2, released 13 years after the original and again starring Billy Bob Thornton, did a little better, taking $9m (£7.3m).

North American box office top five
1. Moana - $81.1m (£81.1m)
2. Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them - $65.8m (£53m)
3. Doctor Strange - $13.4m (£10.8m)
4. Allied - $13m (£10.5m)
5. Arrival - $11.3m (£9.1m)

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Χειμωνιάτικο είναι το σκηνικό του καιρού με την πτώση της θερμοκρασίας να είναι από χθες το βράδυ αισθητή. Από νωρίς το πρωί χιονίζει στο Ωραιόκαστρο, στο Μελισσοχώρι, στη Λητή, καθώς και στο Χορτιάτη και στο Φίλυρο. Μετά τις 9.00 το πρωί άρχισαν να πέφτουν οι πρώτες νιφάδες χιονιού και στην Άνω Πόλη και στον Άγιο Παύλο.
Σε ετοιμότητα είναι η Πολιτική Προστασία για την αντιμετώπιση των καιρικών φαινομένων. Λόγω των καιρικών φαινομένων αυξημένη είναι η κίνηση στην περιφερειακή οδό στο ρεύμα προς δυτικά, ενώ μποτιλιαρισμένη είναι και η λεωφόρος Παπανικολάου στο Ρετζίκι.

Στην Κεντρική Μακεδονία χιονίζει σε Κιλκίς, Ημαθία και Γιαννιτσά χωρίς να υπάρχουν προβλήματα στο οδικό δίκτυο. Χιονόπτωση σημειώθηκε και στην Εγνατία Οδό στο ύψος του Πολύμυλου Κοζάνης.
Με χιόνι και με τσουχτερό κρύο ξύπνησαν οι κάτοικοι στα περισσότερα ορεινά του νομού Τρικάλων. Ασθενής χιονόπτωση εκδηλώνεται από τις πρώτες πρωινές ώρες στην Κοζάνη, ενώ στην περιοχή της Ιεροπηγής στην Καστοριά, ξεκίνησε να χιονίζει από το πρωί.
Σημαντική πτώση θα παρουσιάσει σήμερα η θερμοκρασία από το βορρά προς το νότο, ενώ χιονοπτώσεις αναμένονται σε ορεινές, αλλά και ημιορεινές περιοχές της βόρειας και κεντρικής χώρας. Βροχές και καταιγίδες - κατά τόπους ισχυρές - θα εκδηλωθούν στο Ιόνιο (πλην της Κέρκυρας), την Πελοπόννησο, τα νησιά του βορείου και ανατολικού Αιγαίου, τις Κυκλάδες, την Κρήτη, και τα Δωδεκάνησα. Οι άνεμοι θα πνέουν βόρειοι στα πελάγη και στο Αιγαίο θα φτάσουν τα 8 και βαθμιαία τα 9 μποφόρ.

Ειδικότερα, στην Αττική προβλέπονται νεφώσεις με βροχή. Τη νύχτα χιόνια θα πέσουν στα γύρω ορεινά και πιθανόν προς την Τετάρτη στα βόρεια προάστια (ενδεικτικό υψόμετρο περίπου στα 500 μέτρα). Οι άνεμοι θα πνέουν βόρειοι 5 με 6 βαθμιαία 7 και στα ανατολικά 8 μποφόρ. Η θερμοκρασία θα κυμανθεί από 9 έως 12 βαθμούς κελσίου ενώ θα σημειώσει πτώση από το βράδυ.

Στη Θεσσαλονίκη προβλέπονται νεφώσεις με βροχή ή χιονόνερο. Χιόνια θα πέσουν στα ορεινά και ημιορεινά και πιθανώς προς το βράδυ, πρόσκαιρα και μέσα στην πόλη. Οι άνεμοι θα πνέουν βορειοδυτικοί 5 με 6 μποφόρ. Η θερμοκρασία θα κυμανθεί από 3 έως 6 βαθμούς κελσίου, ενώ θα καταγράψει περαιτέρω πτώση από το απόγευμα.

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H Θεσσαλονίκη γίνεται

πόλη του γλυκού!

Από parallaxi

Ένα νέο γαστρονομικό concept έρχεται δικαιώνοντας τη γλυκιά φήμη της Θεσσαλονίκης.

Ένα γλυκό διήμερο στήνεται στην Θεσσαλονίκη αποσκοπώντας να της δώσει νέο όνομα, νέο θέλγητρο και μια νέα γιορτή που θα αφήσει γλυκιά γεύση στο στόμα!

Κι αυτό καθώς η Συντεχνία Καταστηματαρχών Ζαχαροπλαστών Θεσσαλονίκης ετοιμάζει για τον Μάιο την «Θεσσαλονίκη, Πόλη του Γλυκού», μια γιορτή στημένη γύρω από τα γλυκά της πόλης, φιλοδοξώντας να συνδέσει στο μυαλό του κοινού της Ελλάδας, αλλά και του εξωτερικού, την πόλη της Θεσσαλονίκης με τις γλυκές της αλχημείες.

Η πρωτοβουλία της Συντεχνίας Ζαχαροπλαστών είχε την αρχή της από την ιδέα ότι η πόλη μας πρέπει να αποκτήσει μια νέα ταυτόητα. Η Θεσσαλονίκη έχει συνδεθεί βέβαια με τον τίτλο «ερωτική πόλη», κάτι που όμως δεν είναι τουριστικά εμπορεύσιμο, παρά για ένα πολύ συγκεκριμένο μερίδιο κοινού. Γιατί λοιπόν να μην αποκτήσει ένα νέο όνομα που θα τραβήξει κόσμο από εντός και εκτός της χώρας, κάνοντάς την πόλο έλξης τουρισμού με βάση ένα στοιχείο που σίγουρα την χαρακτηρίζει, τα γλυκά;

«Όπως το Μόναχο ταυτίζεται με το Oktoberfest, τη γιορτή της μπύρας, και η Πάρμα με το προσούτο της, στόχος είναι και η Θεσσαλονίκη να ταυτιστεί στο μυαλό του κόσμου με τα γλυκά», σημειώνει ο κ. Μακάριος Παπαδόπουλος, ο Πρόεδρος της Συντεχνίας που σχεδιάζει την φιλόδοξη δράση. Άλλωστε, από τρίγωνα Πανοράματος και τσουρέκι με γέμιση κάστανο μέχρι πουράκια σοκολάτας, προφιτερόλ και πολίτικα γλυκά, η Θεσσαλονίκη είναι αναμφισβήτητα μια πόλη που όταν επισκέπτεται κανείς, ακούει τη φράση «Φέρε πίσω γλυκά»!

Η Συντεχνία ευελπιστεί ότι η δράση θα γίνει γνωστή σε βαθμό που να τραβήξει κόσμο στην Θεσσαλονίκη από όλη την Ελλάδα και αλλά και το εξωτερικό, με αφορμή το γλυκό σκέλος του γαστρονομικού τουρισμού που ήδη απολαμβάνει η χώρα. «Κι αν έρθει κόσμος, δεν θα δουλέψουν μόνο τα ζαχαροπολαστεία, θα δουλέψουν τα ξενοδοχεία, τα εστιατόρια, τα καφέ και πολλές άλλες επιχειρήσεις της πόλης που θα εξυπηρετήσουν αυτόν τον τουρισμό.» σημειώνει ο κ. Παπαδόπουλος.

Πως φιλοδοξεί λοιπόν η δράση να κάνει την Θεσσαλονίκη γλυκιά; Με όμορφες δράσεις κατά της διάρκεια της γιορτής, οι οποίες αυτή τη στιγμή συζητιούνται. Ενδεικτικά, ένας μεγάλος τουρτοπόλεμος που θα λάβει χώρα σε ανοιχτό χώρο της πόλης, και μια δράση από τις σχολές ζαχαροπλαστικής της Θεσσαλονίκης, που θα στήσουν σε σημείο της πόλης ένα μεγάλο κέικ, το οποίο στη συνέχεια θα κόψουν και θα μοιράσουν στο κοινό της. Στις προτάσεις είναι επίσης η δημιουργία ενός γλυκού χάρτη της πόλης με όλα τα ζαχαροπλαστεία που θα συμμετέχουν στην δράση, ζωντανές μουσικές από μπάντα ζαχαροπλαστών στους δρόμους της πόλης, αλλά και δράσεις φιλανθρωπικού χαρακτήρα. Οι ιδέες είναι πολλές και η πρωτοβουλία βρίσκεται αυτή τη στιγμή σε διαδικασία ολοκλήρωσης του πλάνου των δράσεων και του τρόπου υλοποίησής τους, και την κατάθεση της επίσημης πρότασης στον Δήμο Θεσσαλονίκης, ο οποίος έχει εντάξει την δράση «Θεσσαλονίκη, Πόλη του Γλυκού» στα πλαίσια του Thessaloniki Food Festival.

«Φιλοδοξία είναι όσοι τιμούνται από την Θεσσαλονίκη και είναι ζαχαροπλάστες να τιμήσουν κι αυτοί την γιορτή με την συμμετοχή τους, αλλά και να γίνει αυτή έπειτα ετήσιος θεσμός. Όσο πιο κοντά έρθουμε όλοι, τόσο πιο καλά θα πάμε για όλους». Άλλωστε, όπως τονίζει ο κ. Παπαδόπουλος, «Οι ζαχαροπλάστες της Θεσσαλονίκης δεν είναι απλά κάποιοι ζαχαροπλάστες. Είναι ζαχαροπλάστες με επώνυμο.» Και τα πάνω από 160 μέλη της Συντεχνίας Καταστημαρχών Ζαχαροπλαστών είναι όλα πρόθυμα και ενθουσιασμένα με την ιδέα του να γίνει η Θεσσαλονίκη μια γλυκιά πόλη.

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Το «Nammos» πάει Κουρσεβέλ

Διονύσης Θανάσουλας

Το πιο διάσημο restaurant by the sea μετακομίζει από την Ψαρού της Μυκόνου στις Γαλλικές Αλπεις και ανοίγει σε υψόμετρο 2.000 μέτρων, μια ανάσα από το διάσημο θέρετρο

Παραφράζοντας το μότο «Ο δρόμος της υπερβολής οδηγεί στο παλάτι της σοφίας» θα μπορούσε κάποιος να πει ότι το φιδίσιο μονοπάτι που ξεκινάει από την Ψαρού θα καταλήξει στις 20 Δεκεμβρίου στην Piste Des Verdons της Κουρσεβέλ.

Εκεί όπου ανοίγει λίγο πριν από την παραμονή των Χριστουγέννων το «Nammos at the Top of the World», μερικές εκατοντάδες μέτρα από το χωριό της Κουρσεβέλ, μεταφέροντας την υπερβολή του καλοκαιριού στις Γαλλικές Αλπεις και σε ένα από τα πιο διάσημα χωριά τους. Εκεί όπου αναμένεται να δώσουν και φέτος το «παρών» πολλοί Ελληνες ισχυροί του χρήματος, οι οποίοι επιλέγουν κάθε χρόνο το πιο φημισμένο για πολλούς θέρετρο προκειμένου να γιορτάσουν τον ερχομό του Θεανθρώπου μακριά από την Ελλάδα της κρίσης.

Η Κουρσεβέλ άλλωστε είναι εδώ και δεκαετίες από τους πλέον αγαπημένους προορισμούς των εγχώριων κροίσων, οι οποίοι συρρέουν μαζί με τις οικογένειές τους για τις διακοπές των Χριστουγέννων. Σε μια τοποθεσία με συγκλονιστική θέα στις χιονισμένες βουνοκορφές, το ξύλινο ψηλοτάβανο σαλέ που θα μπορεί να δεχτεί μέχρι 400 άτομα για φαγητό σε καθημερινή βάση είναι σχεδόν έτοιμο. Οι εργασίες, που ξεκίνησαν από τις αρχές του φθινοπώρου, συνεχίζονται με αμείωτο ρυθμό ώστε περί τα μέσα Δεκεμβρίου να απομένουν λεπτομέρειες και κάποιες τελευταίες πινελιές για το opening. Η τριάδα του «Nammos» φιλοδοξεί να κάνει τη διαφορά με το καινούριο project της, σε υψόμετρο 2.000 μέτρων με ένα all day restaurant που θα λειτουργεί από το πρωί μέχρι τις 9 το βράδυ.

Είναι το πρώτο νέο εστιατόριο που ανοίγει στην Κουρσεβέλ μετά από 25 χρόνια και, όπως είναι φυσικό, έχει προκαλέσει τεράστιο ενδιαφέρον πριν καν λειτουργήσει. Οι Ζαννής Φραντζέσκος, Κωνσταντής Κουσαθανάς και Σάμι Ιμπραήμ αποφάσισαν να επενδύσουν στο κατά πολλούς ακριβότερο σημείο του πλανήτη, εκεί όπου η αγορά ενός οικοπέδου-φιλέτο κοστίζει από 10 μέχρι και 20 εκατ. ευρώ. Κανείς, πλην των ιδίων, δεν γνωρίζει ακριβώς το τίμημα της επένδυσης για το νέο «Nammos», ενώ κάποιοι υποστηρίζουν ότι μαζί με τους τρεις υπάρχει κι άλλος συνεταίρος, άριστος γνώστης της Κουρσεβέλ, ο οποίος συμμετέχει με ποσοστό στο νέο εγχείρημα.

Το μόνο σίγουρο είναι ότι η τριάδα της Μυκόνου θα απασχολεί στο εστιατόριο περί τα 80 άτομα, όλα Ελληνες με προϋπηρεσία στο πιο διάσημο στέκι του Νησιού των Ανέμων. Εκτός από τους σεφ, τους μάγειρες και τους σερβιτόρους, θα υπάρχουν οδηγοί και αυτοκίνητα για να μεταφέρουν τους πελάτες από το διάσημο χωριό στο νέο hot spot.

Αλλαγή τοπίου για τους πελάτες του διάσημου ρεστοράν της Ψαρούς, οι οποίοι μετακομίζουν στις Αλπεις

Παντού ξύλο

Το νέο «Nammos» παραπέμπει στυλιστικά σε ένα τυπικό πολύ μεγάλο ξύλινο σαλέ, όπως αυτά που υπάρχουν διάσπαρτα μέσα και έξω από το χωριό, εκεί όπου μπορεί κανείς -πληρώνοντας φυσικά το ανάλογο τίμημα- να μείνει σε μυθικά ξενοδοχεία όπως το «Cheval Blanc». Εκεί όπου σύμφωνα με τον αστικό μύθο υπάρχει η high season, η very high season και η super high season και οι τιμές των λίγων δωματίων του αγγίζουν τα ύψη. To ξύλο κυριαρχεί σε όλα τα επίπεδα του εστιατορίου, με έπιπλα ξεχωριστής αισθητικής σε γήινα χρώματα και κάποιες έντονες πινελιές του κόκκινου και του μπλε να εναρμονίζονται απόλυτα με το αλπικό τοπίο.

Οπου και να κάθονται οι πελάτες, η θέα που θα απολαμβάνουν είναι μοναδική

Το θηριώδες τζάκι δεσπόζει στον χώρο του εστιατορίου μαζί με τα μεγάλα χαλιά σε έντονα χρώματα, όπως το κόκκινο, το πράσινο και το μπλε, τα οποία θα κάνουν ακόμη πιο ζεστή την ατμόσφαιρα. Στον εξωτερικό χώρο, μεγάλοι ξύλινοι καναπέδες μπορούν να φιλοξενήσουν μεγάλες παρέες που θα έχουν τη δυνατότητα το πρωί να απολαύσουν ένα ζεστό ρόφημα μαζί με το πρωινό τους και το μεσημέρι ένα γεύμα με τη σφραγίδα της κουζίνας του μυκονιάτικου εστιατορίου.

Εκτός από τις μεσογειακές γεύσεις, θα υπάρχει φυσικά σούσι, αλλά και εξαιρετικά κρέατα για να ικανοποιήσουν τους απαιτητικούς ουρανίσκους Ελλήνων και Ρώσων κροίσων που αναμένεται να συρρεύσουν στο νέο στέκι. Θα υπάρχει επίσης, σύμφωνα με πληροφορίες, μια διευρυμένη λίστα εξαιρετικών κρασιών που θα περιλαμβάνει ακόμη και το περίφημο Petrus και, φυσικά, σαμπάνιες Moet & Chanton, Dom Perignon και Armand de Brignac, των 15 και 30 λίτρων.

Οι τιμές θα είναι ανάλογες των υψηλών παροχών και υπηρεσιών αλλά και της Κουρσεβέλ, που θεωρείται ένα από τα πιο ακριβά θέρετρα του χειμώνα. Την περασμένη Παρασκευή μια θηριώδης νταλίκα που ξεκίνησε από την Ελλάδα αφίχθη στην Κουρσεβέλ γεμάτη με τον εξοπλισμό για το νέο «Nammos», ενώ αυτή την εβδομάδα αναμένεται να μεταβεί εκεί ο Ζαννής Φραντζέσκος για μία ημέρα προκειμένου να ελέγξει την πορεία των εργασιών.

Μετά τις 15 Δεκεμβρίου όλη η τριάδα θα μετακομίσει στο διάσημο θέρετρο προκειμένου να συντονίσει τις τελευταίες λεπτομέρειες του εγχειρήματος, οι οποίες θα προσδώσουν μυκονιάτικο αέρα στις Γαλλικές Αλπεις. Ηδη από τη στιγμή που έγινε γνωστή στο site του «Nammos» η άφιξη του διάσημου εστιατορίου της καλοκαιριάτικης υπερβολής, γνωστά επιχειρηματικά και εφοπλιστικά ονόματα που ταξιδεύουν παραδοσιακά στην Κουρσεβέλ τις ημέρες των Χριστουγέννων άρχισαν να ρωτάνε πότε ανοίγει για να συντονίσουν τις κρατήσεις τους.
Δύο αναμένεται να είναι οι μεγάλες βραδιές που θα υπάρχει έντονο το ελληνικό άρωμα και το εστιατόριο θα λειτουργήσει μέχρι τις πρώτες πρωινές ώρες: η παραμονή των Χριστουγέννων και αυτή της Πρωτοχρονιάς, όπου διάσημες παρέες θα κατακλύσουν και θα πρωταγωνιστήσουν στα παραδοσιακά ρεβεγιόν.

Πυρετώδεις είναι οι προετοιμασίες ώστε στα μέσα Δεκεμβρίου τα πάντα να είναι έτοιμα

Εκεί όπου μετά το φαγητό και τις ευχές αναμένεται να ξεκινήσει ένα τρικούβερτο γλέντι, από αυτά που έκαναν διάσημο το μυκονιάτικο ρεστοράν σε όλο τον κόσμο. Θα υπάρχουν γερές δόσεις ελληνικής μουσικής -ο Αντώνης Ρέμος θα έχει σίγουρα την τιμητική του-, αλλά και διάσημες ξένες επιτυχίες που θα ξεσηκώσουν τους τυχερούς θαμώνες έχοντας για φόντο την έναστρη νύχτα και το χιονισμένο τοπίο της Κουρσεβέλ στα 2.000 μέτρα υψόμετρο.

Οι ξύλινοι καναπέδες στον εξωτερικό χώρο του αλπικού «Nammos» είναι έτοιμοι να υποδεχτούν μεγάλες παρέες

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1667: "γεννιέται ο Τζόναθαν Σουίφτ, ’Αγγλος κληρικός, σατυρικός συγγραφέας και ποιητής, που συνέγραψε και το βιβλίο ""Τα ταξίδια του Γκιούλιβερ""."

1782: υπογράφεται μια πρωταρχική συνθήκη ανάμεσα στις βρετανικές αποικίες, στο Παρίσι.

1800: πεθαίνει από σύφιλη σε ηλικία 46 ετών, φτωχός και εξορισμένος στο Παρίσι, ο μεγάλος Ιρλανδός συγγραφέας και ποιητής, Όσκαρ Ουάιλντ.

1816: "η συγγραφέας του ""Φρανκεστάιν""Μέρι Γουολστόουνκραφτ παντρεύεται τον Πέρσι Σέλλεϊ."

1835: "γεννιέται ο Μαρκ Τουέιν, Αμερικανός συγγραφέας. Ανάμεσα στα πιο γνωστά έργα του ""Οι περιπέτειες του Τομ Σώγιερ""."

1853: "υπογράφεται η συμφωνία ""Gadsden Purchase"", που διευθέτησε το θέμα των συνόρων μεταξύ του Μεξικό και των ΗΠΑ."

1865: γεννιέται ο Ινδός συγγραφέας Ραντιγιάρντ Κίπλινγκ.

1867: γεννιέται ο Αμερικανός μεγαλοβιομήχανος, αλλά και φιλάνθρωπος, Σάιμον Γιουγκενχάιμ.

1869: γεννιέται ο Καναδός οικονομολόγος Στέφεν Λίκοκ.

1872: διεξάγεται ο πρώτος επίσημος διεθνής αγώνας στην ιστορία του ποδοσφαίρου μεταξύ Σκοτίας και Αγγλίας 0-0 στη Γλασκόβη. Έχουν προηγηθεί δύο ανεπίσημοι το 1870 και 1871 με παίκτες ως επί το πλείστον του ράγκμπι και με κανόνες παρμένους και από τα δύο σπορ.

1880: η βρετανική αποικία Τρανσβάαλ στην Αφρική, κηρύττει την ανεξαρτησία της, προκαλώντας τον πόλεμο του Μπόερ.

1885: "πρώτη παράσταση στο Παρίσι της όπερας του Jules Massenet ""Ο Σίντ"" (Le Cid)."

1887: διεξάγεται στο Σικάγο ο πρώτος αγώνας softball, που στην ουσία είναι αγώνας μπέιζμπολ σε κλειστό γήπεδο.

1894: με προσωπική επιστολή στον Δημήτριο Βικέλα, φοιτητής δηλώνει τον ενθουσιασμό του για την τέλεση των Ολυμπιακών Αγώνων στην Αθήνα και δεσμεύεται να συνεισφέρει 10 δρχ από το υστέρημά του, από τις 1/1/1895 έως τον Ιούνιο του 1896, ώστε να συμβάλλει και αυτός στον κοινό στόχο.

1901: στη Νότια Αφρική, ομάδες ανταρτών Μπόερς συνεχίζουν την αντίστασή τους παρά τις συνεχείς ήττες τους.

1904: γεννιέται ο Ρώσος συνθέτης Ντμίτρι Καμπαλέφκσι.

1911: ο δρ. Γιατ-Σεν εκλέγεται πρώτος Πρόεδρος της Κίνας, από την Επαναστατική Προσωρινή Βουλή της χώρας.

1912: οι Τούρκοι υποχωρούν στη Μακεδονία, αφού έχασαν και το τελευταίο οχυρό τους στην περιοχή, μετά τη νίκη των Σέρβων στην Ντίμπρα.

1918: η Ιρλανδία αναγνωρίζει την Ισλανδία ως ανεξάρτητο Βασίλειο.

1919: οι γυναίκες της Γαλλίας ψηφίζουν για πρώτη φορά στις βουλευτικές εκλογές.

1922: ιδρύεται η ΕΣΣΔ.

1922: στη Γερμανία, 50.000 άτομα συγκεντρώνονται σε διαδήλωση των εθνικοσοσιαλιστών για να ακούσουν λόγο του Χίτλερ.

1925: ο δικτάτορας Θεόδωρος Πάγκαλος απαγορεύει στις γυναίκες να φοράνε κοντά φουστάνια όταν βγαίνουν έξω.

1928: γεννιέται ο μουσικός της ροκ, Μπο Ντίντλεϊ.

1930: στη Γερμανία, οι Εθνικοσοσιαλιστές κερδίζουν τις δημοτικές εκλογές στη Βρέμη.

1932: στην Ελλάδα καταργείται το υπουργείο Υγιεινής και οι υπηρεσίες του ενσωματώνονται στο υπουργείο Πρόνοιας.

1934: μονογραφείται η σύμβαση για την ίδρυση ραδιοφωνικού σταθμού στην Ελλάδα.

1935: πεθαίνει ο Πορτογάλος ποιητής Φερνάντο Πεσόα.

1937: γεννιέται ο Αμερικανός σκηνοθέτης Ρίντλεϊ Σκοτ.

1938: "το Brno απολαμβάνει πρώτο, το μπαλέτο του Σεργκέι Προκόφιεφ ""Ρωμαίος και Ιουλιέτα""."

1938: το ΙΚΑ ανακοινώνει, ότι θα παρέχει πλήρη ιατρική περίθαλψη στους ασφαλισμένους.

1939: η Ρωσία εισβάλλει στην Φιλανδία, ξεκινώντας το Ρωσσοφιλανδικό πόλεμο

1940: οι Έλληνες καταλαμβάνουν το Πόγραδετς, ιταλική βάση στην Αλβανία.

1941: οι Βρετανοί επιτίθενται κατά των Γερμανών στη Λιβύη.

1942: στην Ελλάδα, με απόφαση της ιταλικής διοίκησης, όσοι θέλουν να αναχωρήσουν για την ελληνική επαρχία θα εφοδιάζονται με ειδική άδεια.

1944: πεθαίνει, σε ηλικία 78 ετών, ο Γάλλος συγγραφέας Ρομέν Ρολάν.

1947: γεννιέται ο Αμερικανός θεατρικός συγγραφέας, σεναριογράφος και σκηνοθέτης David Mamet.

1950: ο Αμερικανός Πρόεδρος Τρούμαν ανακοινώνει, ότι οι ΗΠΑ θα χρησιμοποιούσαν ατομικές βόμβες προς επίτευξη ειρήνευσης στην περιοχή της Κορέας.

1954: μετεωρίτης περνά από την οροφή στο σαλόνι σπιτιού στην Αλαμπάμα, χτυπώντας την ένοικο στο γοφό.

1955: γεννιέται ο Βρετανός μουσικός Billy Idol.

1955: προβολείς χρησιμοποιούνται για πρώτη φορά σε διεθνή αγώνα ποδοσφαίρου στο Γουέμπλεϊ στον αγώνα Αγγλία- Ισπανία (4-1).

1957: γεννιέται ο τραγουδοποιός, Νίκος Πορτοκάλογλου.

1959: γεννιέται η Αμερικανίδα μουσικός, ηθοποιός και παραγωγός Τρέισι Ούλμαν.

1959: έντονος είναι ο προεκλογικός αγώνας στην Κύπρο μεταξύ αρχιεπισκόπου Μακαρίου και Γιάννη Κληρίδη για την Προεδρία.

1962: οι δυνάμεις του ΟΗΕ, που μετακινούνται στην Κατάνγκα, έχουν εντολή να αναστείλουν οριστικά την απόσχιση της επαρχίας από το υπόλοιπο Κονγκό.

1965: γεννιέται ο Αμερικανός κωμικός ηθοποιός Ben Stiller.

1966: η Αγγλία αναγνωρίζει ως ανεξάρτητα τα νησιά Barbados, αποικία της στις Δυτικές Ινδίες.

1968: πεθαίνει από πνευμονία ο βαρόνος Τζούλιους ντε Ρόιτερ, ιδρυτής του πρακτορείου ειδήσεων, που φέρει το όνομά του.

1970: ο 38χρονος παγκόσμιος πρωταθλητής βαρέων βαρών (1962-64) Σόνι Λίστον βρίσκεται νεκρός στο διαμέρισμά του στο Λας Βέγκας.

1972: μετά από δυο βδομάδες σκληρών βομβαρδισμών, ο Αμερικανός Πρόεδρος Νίξον δέχεται την έναρξη συνομιλιών με την κυβέρνηση του Ανόι.

1973: "η Kathy Whitworth ανακηρύσσεται ""Γκόλφερ της Χρονιάς""για έβδομη φορά σε οχτώ χρόνια."

1974: οι Μπιτλς διαλύονται και τυπικά, με δικαστική απόφαση.

1979: "ο Sugar Ray Leonard ανακηρύσσεται για πρώτη φορά στην καριέρα του παγκόσμιος πρωταθλητής στην κατηγορία ημιβαρέων βαρών κερδίζοντας με νοκ άουτ τον Wilfred Benitez στον 15ο γύρο. Ο επονομαζόμενος ""Bruce Lee""του μποξ έχει κερδίσει το χρυσό μετάλλιο στους Ολυμπιακούς Αγώνες του Μόντρεαλ το 1976 νικώντας τον Κουβανό Andres Aldama με 5-0. Στην καριέρα του θα κερδίσει πρωταθλήματα αγωνιζόμενος σε τρεις διαφορετικές κατηγορίες βαρών και θα ανακηρυχθεί ο πιο εμπορικός πυγμάχος στην ιστορία του αθλήματος."

1980: "πεθαίνει, σε ηλικία 54 ετών, ο δημοσιογράφος Χρήστος Φιλιππίδης, γενικός διευθυντής της ""Ακρόπολης""."

1981: για την αντιμετώπιση του νέφους στο κέντρο της Αθήνας αποφασίζεται η εφαρμογή κλιμακωτού ωραρίου στην αγορά και η εναλλάξ κυκλοφορία των αυτοκινήτων (μονά-ζυγά).

1985: σκοτώνεται σε αεροπορικό δυστύχημα ο μουσικός της ροκ, Ρικ Νέλσον.

1986: ο Ιβάν Λεντλ γίνεται ο πρώτος τενίστας, που τα συνολικά κέρδη στην καριέρα του ξεπερνούν τα 10 εκατομμύρια δολάρια.

1990: ιδιωτικοποιείται η Εθνική Τράπεζα Ελλάδας στην Κύπρο.

1991: η Διεθνής Ομοσπονδία Δημοσιογράφων ανακοινώνει ότι, 83 δημοσιογράφοι έπεσαν θύματα της βίας, τη χρονιά, που πέρασε.

1991: οι χώρες της Κοινοπολιτείας Ανεξαρτήτων Κρατών (ΚΑΚ) αποφασίζουν να μην διατηρήσουν ενιαίο στρατό, αφήνοντας κάθε Δημοκρατία να έχει τον δικό της.

1991: στο Τόγκο, λαμβάνει τέλος το στρατιωτικό πραξικόπημα, που είχε εκδηλωθεί δύο μέρες πριν.

1991: στο Τόγκο, τελειώνει το στρατιωτικό πραξικόπημα, που είχε εκδηλωθεί δύο μέρες πριν.

1991: "σύμφωνα με έκθεση της ""Greenpeace"", η μείωση κατά 10% του στρώματος του όζοντος θα έχει ως συνέπεια την εμφάνιση, κάθε χρόνο, 300.000 περιπτώσεων καρκίνου του δέρματος."

1992: ο προσωρινός Πρόεδρος Ραμπανί εκλέγεται Πρόεδρος του Αφγανιστάν για δυο χρόνια, μετά από ψηφοφορία κατά την οποία ήταν ο μοναδικός υποψήφιος.

1992: οι χουντικοί Παττακός, Ζωιτάκης, Μακαρέζος και Λαδάς υποβάλλουν αίτηση χάριτος.

1992: στη Βραζιλία, η Γερουσία κρίνει ένοχο διαφθοράς τον πρώην Πρόεδρο, Φερνάντο Κολόρ ντε Μάγιο και του απαγορεύει την άσκηση των πολιτικών του δικαιωμάτων για τα επόμενα οκτώ χρόνια.

1992: στην Ιταλία, πεθαίνει ο διάσημος σχεδιαστης μοδας Εμίλιο Πούτσι, δημιουργίες του οποίου είχαν φορέσει, μεταξύ άλλων, η Γκρέις Κέλι, η Μέριλιν Μονρόε και η Τζάκι Κένεντι.

1992: τοποθετείται σε λύκειο του Παρισιού, από τον υπουργό Παιδείας και Πολιτισμού Ζακ Λανγκ ο πρώτος διανεμητής προφυλακτικών.

1993: η Γερουσία στην Ολλανδία εγκρίνει το νομοσχέδιο για την ευθανασία, με ψήφους 37 υπέρ και 34 κατά.

1993: ο Αμερικανός Πρόεδρος υπογράφει νόμο περί οπλοκατοχής, που προβλέπει, ότι κάθε αγοραστής όπλου θα περιμένει πέντε μέρες μέχρι οι αρχές να ελέγξουν το παρελθόν του ώστε να εγκριθεί ή όχι η αγορά.

1993: ο Γάλλος υπουργός Εξωτερικών, Αλέν Ζιπέ, δηλώνει ότι, η χώρα του δεν αναγνωρίζει το καθεστώς Ντενκτάς.

1993: στην Ινδία, 14 είναι οι νεκροί από κατανάλωση νοθευμένης εμφιαλωμένης μπύρας.

1993: το Ισραήλ και το Βατικανό υπογράφουν ιστορική συμφωνία αμοιβαίας αναγνώρισης.

1994: ο Γιάσερ Αραφάτ δηλώνει ότι, το παλαιστινιακό κράτος θα εκτείνεται μέχρι τη Δυτική Όχθη και θα έχει πρωτεύουσα την Ιερουσαλήμ.

1994: "οι νέοι περιμένουν τουλάχιστον τρεις ώρες έξω από τα καταστήματα δίσκων του Λονδίνου, προκειμένου να αγοράσουν το πρώτο άλμπουμ των ""Μπιτλς"", το ""Live at the BBC"". Το άλμπουμ περιέχει 56 τραγούδια, που είχαν ηχογραφήσει για το ραδιόφωνο μεταξύ των ετών 1962 και 1965."

1994: στην Ιταλία, συνεχίζεται το πολιτικό αδιέξοδο, μετά την παραίτηση της κυβέρνησης Μπερλουσκόνι.

1994: στο Σεράγεβο της Βοσνίας μεταβαίνει ο γ.γ του ΟΗΕ, Μπούτρος Μπούτρος Γκάλι.

1995: αρχίζουν οι εργασίες της πρώτης οργανωτικής συνέλευσης του Συμβουλίου Αποδήμου Ελληνισμού (ΣΑΕ) στη Θεσσαλονίκη.

1995: στη Θεσσαλονίκη, αρχίζουν οι εργασίες της πρώτης οργανωτικής συνέλευσης του Συμβουλίου Απόδημου Ελληνισμού (ΣΑΕ).

1995: στην Αλβανία, ο Πρόεδρος Σαλί Μπερίσα αποφασίζει τη μείωση των ποινών του ηγέτη του Σοσιαλιστικού Κόμματος, Φάτος Νάνο και της χήρας του Εμβέρ Χότζα, Νετζμίγιε.

1995: στο Μεξικό, 80 άνθρωποι πεθαίνουν από το κύμα ψύχους, που πλήττει τη χώρα

1996: "η οργάνωση ""Μαχόμενος Αντάρτικος Σχηματισμός""αναλαμβάνει την ευθύνη για την έκρηξη, που σημειώθηκε στην πρεσβεία του Περού, στην Αθήνα, ως ένδειξη αλληλεγγύης προς τους αντάρτες Τουπάκ Αμάρου (Φωτεινό Μονοπάτι)."

1996: στην Αλγερία, πολιτικά κόμματα καταγγέλλουν ότι το αποτέλεσμα των εκλογών, κατά τη διάρκεια των οποίων σκοτώθηκαν 26 άτομα, είναι νοθευμένο.

1996: στην Αλγερία, πολιτικά κόμματα καταγγέλλουν ότι, το αποτέλεσμα των εκλογών, κατά τη διάρκεια των οποίων σκοτώθηκαν 26 άτομα, είναι νοθευμένο.

1997: η Ακαδημία Αθηνών βραβεύει, μεταξύ άλλων, τον Πρόδρομο Εμφιετζόγλου, τη Μαριάννα Βαρδινογιάννη, την ποιήτρια Κική Δημουλά και την κριτικό τέχνης Ελένη Βακαλό.

1997: "στο Φεστιβάλ Κινηματογράφου της Θεσσαλονίκης, το βραβείο καλύτερης ταινίας μοιράζονται οι ""Χαμένες Νύχτες""της Αγγελικής Αντωνίου και το ""Μιρουπαφσίμ""των Κόρρα και Βούπουρα."

1998: "η FIBA αποφασίζει την ελεύθερη διακίνηση παικτών από την περίοδο 1999-2000 σε διεθνείς αγώνες και επιτρέπει την μετατροπή των 30""σε 24""και των 6.25μ σε 6.75μ στο ετήσιο All-Star Game στο Βερολίνο."

1999: η Mάντσεστερ Γιουνάιτεντ γίνεται η πρώτη αγγλική ομάδα, που κατακτά το Διηπειρωτικό Κύπελλο όταν κερδίζει την βραζιλιάνικη Παλμέιρας με 1-0 με γκολ του Roy Keane στο Τόκιο. Έτσι γίνεται η καλύτερη ομάδα της χρονιάς με 4 τρόπαια αφού έχει ήδη κατακτήσει Πρωτάθλημα, Κύπελλο Αγγλίας και Κύπελλο Πρωταθλητριών.

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1707 – The second Siege of Pensacola comes to end with the failure of the British to capture Pensacola, Florida.
1718 – King Charles XII of Sweden dies during a siege of the fortress of Fredriksten in Norway.
1782 – American Revolutionary War: Treaty of Paris: In Paris, representatives from the United States and the Kingdom of Great Britain sign preliminary peace articles (later formalized as the 1783 Treaty of Paris).
1786 – The Grand Duchy of Tuscany, under Pietro Leopoldo I, becomes the first modern state to abolish the death penalty (later commemorated as Cities for Life Day).
1803 – In New Orleans, Spanish representatives officially transfer the Louisiana Territory to a French representative. Just 20 days later, France transfers the same land to the United States as the Louisiana Purchase.
1804 – The Democratic-Republican-controlled United States Senate begins an impeachment trial of Federalist Supreme Court Justice Samuel Chase.
1829 – First Welland Canal opens for a trial run, five years to the day from the ground breaking.
1853 – Crimean War: Battle of Sinop: The Imperial Russian Navy under Pavel Nakhimov destroys the Ottoman fleet under Osman Pasha at Sinop, a sea port in northern Turkey.
1864 – American Civil War: The Confederate Army of Tennessee suffers heavy losses in an attack on the Union Army of the Ohio in the Battle of Franklin.
1868 – A statue of King Charles XII of Sweden is inaugurated in Stockholm's Kungsträdgården.
1872 – The first-ever international football match takes place at Hamilton Crescent, Glasgow, between Scotland and England.
1886 – The Folies Bergère stages its first revue.
1916 – Costa Rica signs the Buenos Aires Convention, a copyright treaty.
1934 – The LNER Class A3 4472 Flying Scotsman becomes the first steam locomotive to be authenticated as reaching 100 mph.
1936 – In London, the Crystal Palace is destroyed by fire.
1939 – Winter War: Soviet forces cross the Finnish border in several places and bomb Helsinki and several other Finnish cities, starting the war.
1942 – World War II: Battle of Tassafaronga; A smaller squadron of Japanese destroyers led by Raizō Tanaka defeats a U.S. cruiser force under Carleton H. Wright.
1947 – Civil War in Mandatory Palestine begins, leading up to the creation of the state of Israel.
1953 – Edward Mutesa II, the kabaka (king) of Buganda is deposed and exiled to London by Sir Andrew Cohen, Governor of Uganda.
1954 – In Sylacauga, Alabama, United States, the Hodges meteorite crashes through a roof and hits a woman taking an afternoon nap; this is the only documented case in the Western Hemisphere of a human being hit by a rock from space.
1966 – Barbados becomes independent from the United Kingdom.
1967 – The People's Democratic Republic of Yemen becomes independent from the United Kingdom.
1967 – The Pakistan Peoples Party is founded by Zulfikar Ali Bhutto, who becomes its first chairman.
1967 – Pro-Soviet communists in the Philippines establish Malayang Pagkakaisa ng Kabataan Pilipino as its new youth wing.
1971 – Iran seizes the Greater and Lesser Tunbs from the United Arab Emirates.
1972 – Vietnam War: White House Press Secretary Ron Ziegler tells the press that there will be no more public announcements concerning American troop withdrawals from Vietnam because troop levels are now down to 27,000.
1981 – Cold War: In Geneva, representatives from the United States and the Soviet Union begin to negotiate intermediate-range nuclear weapon reductions in Europe. (The meetings end inconclusively on December 17.)
1982 – Michael Jackson's second solo album, Thriller is released worldwide. It will become the best-selling record album in history.
1989 – Deutsche Bank board member Alfred Herrhausen is killed by a Red Army Faction terrorist bomb.
1994 – MS Achille Lauro catches fire off the coast of Somalia.
1995 – Official end of Operation Desert Storm.
1995 – U.S. President Bill Clinton visits Northern Ireland and speaks in favour of the "Northern Ireland peace process" to a huge rally at Belfast City Hall; he calls terrorists "yesterday's men".
1998 – Exxon and Mobil sign a US$73.7 billion agreement to merge, thus creating ExxonMobil, the world's largest company.
1999 – In Seattle, United States, demonstrations against a World Trade Organization meeting by anti-globalization protesters catch police unprepared and force the cancellation of opening ceremonies.
1999 – British Aerospace and Marconi Electronic Systems merge to form BAE Systems, Europe's largest defense contractor and the fourth largest aerospace firm in the world.
2005 – John Sentamu becomes the first black archbishop in the Church of England with his enthronement as the 97th Archbishop of York.
2012 – An Ilyushin Il-76 cargo plane belonging to Aéro-Service, crashes into houses near Maya-Maya Airport during a thunderstorm, killing at least 32 people.

Births[edit]

539 – Gregory of Tours, French bishop and saint (d. 594)
1340 – John, Duke of Berry (d. 1416)
1364 – John FitzAlan, 2nd Baron Arundel, Scottish soldier (d. 1390)
1466 – Andrea Doria, Italian admiral (d. 1560)
1498 – Andrés de Urdaneta, Spanish captain and explorer (d. 1568)
1508 – Andrea Palladio, Italian architect and theoretician, designed the Church of San Giorgio Maggiore and Teatro Olimpico (d. 1580)
1554 – Philip Sidney, English soldier, courtier, and poet (d. 1586)
1594 – John Cosin, English bishop and academic (d. 1672)
1625 – Jean Domat, French scholar and jurist (d. 1696)
1637 – Louis-Sébastien Le Nain de Tillemont, French historian and author (d. 1698)
1645 – Andreas Werckmeister, German organist, composer, and theorist (d. 1706)
1667 – Jonathan Swift, Irish satirist and essayist (d. 1745)
1670 – John Toland, Irish philosopher and author (d. 1722)
1683 – Ludwig Andreas von Khevenhüller, Austrian field marshal (d. 1744)
1719 – Princess Augusta of Saxe-Gotha (d. 1772)
1723 – William Livingston, American lawyer and politician, 1st Governor of New Jersey (d. 1790)
1748 – Joachim Albertini, Italian-Polish composer (d. 1838)
1756 – Ernst Chladni, German physicist and author (d. 1827)
1764 – Franz Xaver Gerl, Austrian singer and composer (d. 1827)
1768 – Jędrzej Śniadecki, Polish physician, chemist, and biologist (d. 1838)
1781 – Alexander Berry, Scottish surgeon, merchant, and explorer (d. 1873)
1791 – Count Franz Philipp von Lamberg, Austrian field marshal and politician (d. 1848)
1796 – Carl Loewe, German singer, composer, and conductor (d. 1869)
1810 – Oliver Winchester, American businessman and politician, founded the Winchester Repeating Arms Company (d. 1880)
1813 – Louise-Victorine Ackermann, French poet and author (d. 1890)
1813 – Charles-Valentin Alkan, French pianist and composer (d. 1888)
1817 – Theodor Mommsen, German jurist, historian, and scholar, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1903)
1821 – Frederick Temple, English archbishop and academic (d. 1902)
1825 – William-Adolphe Bouguereau, French painter and educated r (d. 1905)
1835 – Mark Twain, American novelist, humorist, and critic (d. 1910)
1836 – Lord Frederick Cavendish, Anglo-Irish said oldier and politician, Chief Secretary for Ireland (d. 1882)
1840 – Henry Birks, Canadian businessman, founded Birks & Mayors (d. 1928)
1847 – Afonso Pena, Brazilian lawyer and politician, 6th President of Brazil (d. 1909)
1857 – Bobby Abel, English cricketer (d. 1936)
1858 – Jagadish Chandra Bose, Indian physicist, biologist, botanist, and archaeologist (d. 1937)
1863 – Andrés Bonifacio, Filipino activist and politician, co-founded Katipunan (d. 1897)
1866 – Andrey Lyapchev, Bulgarian politician, Prime Minister of Bulgaria (d. 1933)
1869 – Gustaf Dalén, Swedish physicist and engineer, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1937)
1869 – James Hamilton, 3rd Duke of Abercorn, English lawyer and politician, Governor of Northern Ireland (d. 1953)
1872 – John McCrae, Canadian physician, soldier, and poet (d. 1918)
1873 – Božena Benešová, Czech author and poet (d. 1936)
1874 – Winston Churchill, English colonel, journalist, and politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1965)
1874 – Lucy Maud Montgomery, English-Canadian author and poet (d. 1942)
1875 – Myron Grimshaw, American baseball player (d. 1936)
1875 – Otto Strandman, Estonian lawyer and politician, 2nd Prime Minister of Estonia (d. 1941)
1883 – Gustav Suits, Estonian-Swedish poet and politician (d. 1956)
1887 – Andrej Gosar, Slovenian economist, lawyer, and politician (d. 1970)
1887 – Beatrice Kerr, Australian swimmer and diver (d. 1971)
1888 – Harry Altham, English cricketer and coach (d. 1965)
1889 – Edgar Adrian, 1st Baron Adrian, English physiologist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1977)
1889 – Reuvein Margolies, Ukrainian-Israeli author and scholar (d. 1971)
1898 – Firpo Marberry, American baseball player and manager (d. 1976)
1904 – Clyfford Still, American painter and educator (d. 1980)
1906 – John Dickson Carr, American author and playwright (d. 1977)
1906 – Andrés Henestrosa, Mexican poet, linguist, and politician (d. 2008)
1907 – Jacques Barzun, French-American historian and author (d. 2012)
1909 – Robert Nighthawk, American singer and guitarist (d. 1967)
1912 – Jaan Hargel, Estonian flute player, conductor, and educator (d. 1966)
1912 – Gordon Parks, American photographer and director (d. 2006)
1915 – Brownie McGhee, American folk-blues singer and guitarist (d. 1996)
1915 – Henry Taube, Canadian-American chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2005)
1916 – Dena Epstein, American musicologist and author (d. 2013)
1918 – Efrem Zimbalist, Jr., American actor (d. 2014)
1920 – Virginia Mayo, American actress (d. 2005)
1924 – Elliott Blackstone, American police officer and activist (d. 2006)
1924 – Shirley Chisholm, American activist, educator and politician (d. 2005)
1924 – Allan Sherman, American actor, comedian, singer, producer, and screenwriter (d. 1973)
1925 – William H. Gates, Sr., American lawyer and philanthropist
1926 – Richard Crenna, American actor, director, and producer (d. 2003)
1927 – Robert Guillaume, American actor and singer
1928 – Takako Doi, Japanese scholar and politician 68th Speaker of the House of Representatives of Japan (d. 2014)
1928 – Joe B. Hall, American basketball player and coach
1928 – Andres Narvasa, Filipino lawyer and jurist, 19th Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines (d. 2013)
1929 – Dick Clark, American television host and producer, founded Dick Clark Productions (d. 2012)
1929 – Joan Ganz Cooney, American screenwriter and producer, co-created Sesame Street
1930 – G. Gordon Liddy, American lawyer, radio host, television actor and criminal
1931 – Bill Walsh, American football player and coach (d. 2007)
1931 – Margot Zemach, American author and illustrator (d. 1989)
1932 – Bob Moore, American bassist and bandleader
1932 – Cho Nam-chul, South Korean Go player (d. 2006)
1933 – Norman Deeley, English footballer and manager (d. 2007)
1933 – Sam Gilliam, American painter and educator
1936 – Dmitri Anosov, Russian mathematician and academic (d. 2014)
1936 – Abbie Hoffman, American activist and author, co-founded the Youth International Party (d. 1989)
1937 – Jimmy Bowen, American record producer, songwriter, and pop singer
1937 – Praveen Chaudhari, Indian-American physicist and academic (d. 2010)
1937 – Frank Ifield, English-Australian singer and guitarist
1937 – Luther Ingram, American R&B/soul singer-songwriter (d. 2007)
1937 – Ridley Scott, English director, producer, and production designer
1937 – Tom Simpson, English cyclist (d. 1967)
1937 – Adeline Yen Mah, Chinese-American physician and author
1938 – Jean Eustache, French director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 1981)
1938 – John M. Goldman, English haematologist and oncologist (d. 2013)
1939 – Chandra Bahadur Dangi, Nepalese dwarf (d. 2015)
1940 – Pauli Nevala, Finnish javelin thrower
1940 – Kevin Phillips, American journalist and author
1940 – Peter Shreeves, Welsh footballer, coach, and manager
1940 – Dan Tieman, American basketball player and coach (d. 2012)
1941 – Phil Willis, Baron Willis of Knaresborough, English politician
1943 – Rob Grill. American singer-songwriter and bass player (d. 2011)
1943 – Terrence Malick, American director, producer, and screenwriter
1944 – George Graham, Scottish footballer and manager
1945 – Hilary Armstrong, Baroness Armstrong of Hill Top, English academic and politician, Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster
1945 – Roger Glover, Welsh bass player, songwriter, and producer
1945 – John R. Powers, American author and playwright (d. 2013)
1945 – Stan Sulzmann, English saxophonist and educator
1946 – George Duffield, English jockey and trainer
1946 – Ken Wadsworth, New Zealand cricketer (d. 1976)
1946 – Roxana Barry Robinson, American novelist and biographer
1947 – Stuart Baird, English director and producer
1947 – Sergio Badilla Castillo, Chilean-Swedish poet and translator
1947 – David Mamet, American playwright, screenwriter, and director
1949 – Jimmy London, Jamaican singer-songwriter
1949 – Matthew Festing, 79th Prince and Grand Master of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta
1950 – Paul Westphal, American basketball player and coach
1951 – Daniel Petrie, Jr., American director, producer, and screenwriter
1952 – Semyon Bychkov, Russian-American conductor
1952 – Keith Giffen, American author and illustrator
1952 – Mandy Patinkin, American actor and singer
1953 – Shuggie Otis, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
1953 – June Pointer, American singer and actress (d. 2006)
1953 – David Sancious, American rock and jazz keyboard player and guitarist
1954 – Wayne Bartholomew, Australian surfer
1954 – Simonetta Stefanelli, Italian actress and fashion designer
1954 – Lawrence Summers, American economist and academic
1955 – Michael Beschloss, American historian and author
1955 – Richard Burr, American businessman, academic, and politician
1955 – Kevin Conroy, American actor
1955 – Andy Gray, Scottish footballer and sportscaster
1955 – Billy Idol, English singer-songwriter
1955 – Muricy Ramalho, Brazilian footballer and manager
1957 – John Ashton, English guitarist, songwriter, and producer
1957 – Richard Barbieri, English keyboard player and songwriter
1957 – Andrew Calhoun, American singer-songwriter
1957 – Joël Champetier, Canadian author and screenwriter (d. 2015)
1957 – Patrick McLoughlin, English miner and politician, Secretary of State for Transport
1957 – Colin Mochrie, Scottish-Canadian comedian, actor, producer, and screenwriter
1957 – Margaret Spellings, American educator and politician, 8th United States Secretary of Education
1958 – Stacey Q, American pop singer-songwriter, dancer and actress
1959 – Lorraine Kelly, Scottish journalist and actress
1959 – Hugo Swire, English soldier and politician, Minister of State for Foreign Affairs
1960 – Bill Halter, American scholar, activist, and politician, 14th Lieutenant Governor of Arkansas
1960 – Gary Lineker, English footballer and sportscaster
1960 – Bob Tewksbury, American baseball player and coach
1961 – Innocent Egbunike, Nigerian sprinter and coach
1961 – Ian Morris, Trinidadian footballer and sprinter
1962 – Jimmy Del Ray, American wrestler and manager (d. 2014)
1962 – Bo Jackson, American football and baseball player
1962 – Daniel Keys Moran, American computer programmer and author
1964 – Michael Cudlitz, American actor and producer
1964 – Jushin Thunder Liger, Japanese wrestler and mixed martial artist
1965 – Prince Akishino, Japanese royal
1965 – Aldair, Brazilian footballer
1965 – Lee Klein, American poet and curator
1965 – David Laws, English banker and politician, Chief Secretary to the Treasury
1965 – Ben Stiller, American actor, director, producer and screenwriter
1966 – Nigel Adams, English businessman and politician
1966 – David Berkoff, American swimmer
1966 – John Bishop, English comedian and actor
1966 – Kipkemboi Kimeli, Kenyan runner (d. 2010)
1966 – David Nicholls, English author and screenwriter
1966 – Mika Salo, Finnish race car driver
1967 – Joseph Corré, English fashion designer and businessman, co-founded Agent Provocateur
1967 – Rajiv Dixit, Indian author and activist (d. 2010)
1967 – Richard Harry, Australian rugby player
1968 – Des'ree, English singer-songwriter
1968 – Laurent Jalabert, French cyclist and sportscaster
1969 – Marc Forster, German-Swiss director, producer, and screenwriter
1969 – Marc Goossens, Belgian race car driver
1969 – Mike Stone, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
1969 – Chris Weitz, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter
1970 – Phil Babb, English footballer and manager
1970 – Walter Emanuel Jones, American actor and dancer
1971 – Ray Durham, American baseball player
1971 – Iván Rodríguez, Puerto Rican-American baseball player
1972 – Dan Jarvis, English soldier and politician
1972 – Stanislav Kitto, Estonian footballer
1972 – Abel Xavier, Portuguese footballer and manager
1973 – Christian, Canadian-American wrestler and actor
1973 – John Moyer, American bass player
1975 – Mindy McCready, American singer-songwriter (d. 2013)
1975 – Ben Thatcher, English footballer
1976 – Marta Burgay, Italian astronomer
1976 – Marco Castro, Peruvian-American director and cinematographer
1976 – Josh Lewsey, English rugby player
1976 – Paul Nuttall, British politician
1977 – Richard Elias Anderson, Canadian basketball player and coach
1977 – Steve Aoki, American DJ and producer, founded Dim Mak Records
1977 – Iván Guerrero, Honduran footballer and manager
1977 – Kazumi Saito, Japanese baseball player and coach
1977 – Olivier Schoenfelder, French ice dancer and coach
1978 – Clay Aiken, American singer
1978 – Gael García Bernal, Mexican actor and director
1978 – Benjamin Lense, German footballer
1978 – Emil Steiner, American journalist and author
1979 – Chris Atkinson, Australian race car driver
1979 – Andrés Nocioni, Argentinian basketball player
1980 – Cem Adrian, Turkish singer-songwriter, producer, and director
1980 – Jamie Ashdown, English footballer
1980 – Shane Victorino, American baseball player
1981 – Rich Harden, Canadian baseball player
1982 – Elisha Cuthbert, Canadian actress
1982 – Tony Giarratano, American baseball player
1982 – Jason Pominville, Canadian ice hockey player
1983 – Adrian Cristea, Romanian footballer
1983 – Vladislav Polyakov, Kazakh swimmer
1984 – Nigel de Jong, Dutch footballer
1984 – Alan Hutton, Scottish footballer
1984 – Olga Rypakova, Kazakhstani triple jumper
1984 – Francisco Sandaza, Spanish footballer
1985 – Kaley Cuoco, American actress
1985 – Hikari Mitsushima, Japanese actress and singer
1986 – Jordan Farmar, American basketball player
1987 – Vasilisa Bardina, Russian tennis player
1987 – Naomi Knight, American wrestler, model, and dancer
1987 – Dougie Poynter, English singer-songwriter and bass player
1988 – Phillip Hughes, Australian cricketer (d. 2014)
1988 – Vitaliy Polyanskyi, Ukrainian footballer
1988 – Tomi Saarelma, Finnish footballer
1989 – Vladimír Weiss, Slovak footballer
1990 – Magnus Carlsen, Norwegian chess player
1990 – Antoine N'Gossan, Ivorian footballer
1991 – Agnatius Paasi, Tongan rugby league player
1993 – Yuri Chinen, Japanese actor and singer
1994 – Sofia Araújo, Portuguese tennis player
1995 – Seb Morris, Welsh race car driver

Deaths[edit]

1016 – Edmund Ironside, English king (b. 993)
1525 – Guillaume Crétin, French poet (b. c. 1460)
1526 – Giovanni dalle Bande Nere, Italian captain (b. 1498)
1580 – Richard Farrant, English playwright and composer (b. 1530)
1600 – Nanda Bayin, Burmese king (b. 1535)
1623 – Thomas Weelkes, English organist and composer (b. 1576)
1654 – John Selden, English jurist and scholar (b. 1584)
1675 – Cecil Calvert, 2nd Baron Baltimore, English lawyer and politician, Lieutenant Governor of Newfoundland (b. 1605)
1703 – Nicolas de Grigny, French organist and composer (b. 1672)
1718 – Charles XII of Sweden (b. 1682)
1761 – John Dollond, English optician and astronomer (b. 1706)
1765 – George Glas, Scottish merchant and explorer (b. 1725)
1864 – Patrick Cleburne, Irish-American general (b. 1828)
1873 – Alexander Berry, Scottish-Welsh surgeon, merchant, and explorer (b. 1781)
1892 – Dimitrios Valvis, Greek judge and politician, 69th Prime Minister of Greece (b. 1814)
1900 – Oscar Wilde, Irish playwright, novelist, and poet (b. 1854)
1901 – Edward John Eyre, English explorer and politician, Governor of Jamaica (b. 1815)
1908 – Nishinoumi Kajirō I, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 16th Yokozuna (b. 1855)
1920 – Vladimir May-Mayevsky, Russian general (b. 1867)
1923 – John Maclean, Scottish educator and activist (b. 1879)
1930 – Ponnambalam Ramanathan, Sri Lankan lawyer and politician, 3rd Solicitor General of Sri Lanka (b. 1851)
1931 – Henry Walters, American art collector and philanthropist (b. 1848)
1933 – Arthur Currie, Canadian general (b. 1875)
1934 – Hélène Boucher, French pilot (b. 1908)
1935 – Fernando Pessoa, Portuguese poet, philosopher, and critic (b. 1888)
1942 – Anthony M. Rud, American journalist and author (b. 1893)
1943 – Etty Hillesum, Dutch author (b. 1914)
1944 – Paul Masson, French cyclist (b. 1876)
1953 – Francis Picabia, French painter and poet (b. 1879)
1954 – Wilhelm Furtwängler, German conductor and composer (b. 1886)
1955 – Josip Štolcer-Slavenski, Croatian composer and educator (b. 1896)
1958 – Hubert Wilkins, Australian pilot, ornithologist, geographer, and explorer (b. 1888)
1966 – Salah Suheimat, Jordanian lawyer and politician (b. 1914)
1967 – Patrick Kavanagh, Irish poet and author (b. 1904)
1972 – Compton Mackenzie, English-Scottish actor, author, and academic (b. 1883)
1977 – Terence Rattigan, English playwright and screenwriter (b. 1911)
1979 – Zeppo Marx, American actor and comedian (b. 1901)
1987 – Simon Carmiggelt, Dutch journalist and author (b. 1913)
1988 – Pannonica de Koenigswarter, English-American singer-songwriter (b. 1913)
1989 – Ahmadou Ahidjo, Cameroonian lawyer and politician, 1st President of Cameroon (b. 1924)
1989 – Alfred Herrhausen, German banker (b. 1930)
1992 – Peter Blume, American painter and sculptor (b. 1906)
1993 – David Houston, American singer-songwriter (b. 1938)
1994 – Guy Debord, French theorist and author (b. 1931)
1994 – Lionel Stander, American actor (b. 1908)
1996 – Tiny Tim, American singer and ukulele player (b. 1932)
1997 – Kathy Acker, American author, poet, and playwright (b. 1947)
1998 – Ruth Clifford, American actress (b. 1900)
1998 – Margaret Walker, American author and poet (b. 1915)
1999 – Charlie Byrd, American guitarist (b. 1925)
2000 – Eloise Jarvis McGraw, American author (b. 1915)
2000 – Scott Smith, Canadian bass player (b. 1955)
2002 – Mr. Wrestling, American wrestler (b. 1934)
2003 – Gertrude Ederle, American swimmer (b. 1906)
2004 – Pierre Berton, Canadian journalist and author (b. 1920)
2004 – Seungsahn, South Korean spiritual leader, founded the Kwan Um School of Zen (b. 1927)
2005 – Jean Parker, American actress (b. 1915)
2006 – Elhadi Adam, Sudanese poet and songwriter (b. 1927)
2006 – Rafael Buenaventura, Filipino banker (b. 1938)
2006 – Shirley Walker, American composer and conductor (b. 1945)
2007 – Engin Arık, Turkish physicist and academic (b. 1948)
2007 – Evel Knievel, American motorcycle rider and stuntman (b. 1938)
2008 – Munetaka Higuchi, Japanese drummer and producer (b. 1958)
2010 – Rajiv Dixit, Indian author and activist (b. 1967)
2010 – Garry Gross, American photographer (b. 1937)
2012 – Rogelio Álvarez, Cuban-American baseball player (b. 1938)
2012 – I. K. Gujral, Indian lawyer and politician, 12th Prime Minister of India (b. 1919)
2012 – Munir Malik, Pakistani cricketer (b. 1931)
2012 – Susil Moonesinghe, Sri Lankan lawyer and politician, 4th Chief Minister of Western Province (b. 1930)
2012 – Homer R. Warner, American cardiologist and academic (b. 1922)
2013 – Paul Crouch, American broadcaster, co-founded Trinity Broadcasting Network (b. 1934)
2013 – Jean Kent, English actress (b. 1921)
2013 – Tabu Ley Rochereau, Congolese-Belgian singer-songwriter (b. 1937)
2013 – Doriano Romboni, Italian motorcycle racer (b. 1968)
2013 – Paul Walker, American actor and producer (b. 1973)
2014 – Qayyum Chowdhury, Bangladeshi painter and academic (b. 1932)
2014 – Jarbom Gamlin, Indian lawyer and politician, 7th Chief Minister of Arunachal Pradesh (b. 1961)
2014 – Martin Litton, American rafter and environmentalist (b. 1917)
2014 – Anthony Dryden Marshall, American CIA officer and diplomat (b. 1924)
2014 – Go Seigen, Chinese-Japanese Go player (b. 1914)
2014 – Kent Haruf American novelist (b. 1943)
2015 – Pío Caro Baroja, Spanish director and screenwriter (b. 1928)
2015 – Minas Hatzisavvas, Greek actor and screenwriter (b. 1948)
2015 – Marcus Klingberg, Polish-Israeli physician and biologist (b. 1918)
2015 – Fatema Mernissi, Moroccan sociologist and author (b. 1940)
2015 – Shigeru Mizuki, Japanese author and illustrator (b. 1922)
2015 – Eldar Ryazanov, Russian director and screenwriter (b. 1927)
2015 – Nigel Buxton, British travel writer and wine critic (b. 1924)

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1963, The Beatles second album With The Beatles became the first million selling album by a group in the UK. The album stayed at the top of the charts for 21 weeks, displacing Please Please Me, so that The Beatles occupied the top spot for 51 consecutive weeks.

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1968, Glen Campbell started a five-week run at No.1 on the US album chart with 'Wichita Lineman.' Jimmy Webb's inspiration for the lyrics came while driving through Washita County in northern Oklahoma. Webb was driving through an endless litany of telephone poles, each looking exactly the same as the last. Then, in the distance, he noticed the silouette of a solitary lineman atop a pole. Webb then "put himself atop that pole and put that phone in his hand" as he considered what the lineman was saying into the receiver.

1969, The Monkees made what would be their last live appearance for 15 years when they played at The Oakland Coliseum, California.

1969, David Bowie,The Graham Bond Organisation and Dusty Springfield all performed at a fund raising show in London for youth magazine 'Rave.'

1969, The Rolling Stones played the final night on a 17 date North American tour at the International Raceway Festival, West Palm Beach, Florida. Also appearing, The Moody Blues, Ten Years After, King Crimson, Janis Joplin, The Band, Steppenwolf and Iron Butterfly.

1971, Sly And The Family Stone were at No.1 on the US singles chart with 'Family Affair', their fourth and final No.1. Rolling Stone magazine later ranked the song No.138 on their list of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time.

1982, Michael Jackson's Thriller album was released. It spent 190 weeks on the UK album chart became the biggest selling pop album of all time, with sales over 50 million copies. Seven singles were released from the album, including 'Beat It', which featured guitarists Eddie Van Halen and Steve Lukather and 'Billie Jean'.

1985, Wham! Were at No.1 on the UK singles chart with 'I'm Your Man', the duo's third UK No.1, a No.3 hit in the US.

1989, The Happy Mondays and fellow Mancunians The Stone Roses both made their debut appearance on UK TV music show Top Of The Pops. The Mondays performed 'Hellelujah' and the Roses 'Fools Gold.'

1991, Michael Jackson scored his fourth UK No.1 album with his eighth studio album Dangerous. The album has sold over 32 million copies worldwide making it one of the best selling albums of all time.

1991, Milli Vanilli singer Rob Pilatus attempted suicide while staying at The Mondrain Hotel, Los Angeles by taking an overdose of sleeping pills and slashing his wrists.

1994, Tupac Shakur was shot five times during a robbery outside a New York City recording studio.

1996, Ice Cube obtained a restraining order to keep an obsessed fan away from him and his family. Cynthia Renee Collins was told to stop harassing the 26 year-old rapper, and stay at least 100 feet away from him.

1997, Metallica were at No.1 on the US album chart with ‘Reload’, the bands third US No.1 album.

1999, Don 'Sugarcane' Harris was found dead in his Los Angeles apartment at the age of 61. The American guitarist and violinist was part of the 50's duo Don & Dewey. He also worked with Little Richard, John Mayall, Frank Zappa, John Lee Hooker and Johnny Otis.

1999, Elton John was blasted by the Boy Scout Association after he appeared on stage at London's Albert Hall performing 'It's A Sin' with six male dancers dressed as Boy Scouts. The dancers had peeled of their uniforms during the performance.

2001, The first Top Of The Pops UK Awards were held in Manchester, with categories voted by viewers of the BBC show. Winners included: Best pop act: Westlife, Best R&B Act: Destiny's Child, Best Rock Act: U2, Best Dance Act: Fatboy Slim, Best Newcomer: Nelly Furtado, Best Single: Kylie Minogue, 'Can't Get You Out Of My Head', Best Album: Travis, 'The Invisible Band', Artist on top of the world: Jennifer Lopez, Hall of Fame Award went to Paul McCartney.

2002, High Court probate records showed that George Harrison left his fortune of £99m in a trust to his wife Olivia and his son Dhani, depriving the taxman of £40m. His English mansion near Henley-on-Thames was said to be worth £15m.

2003, A block of East 2nd Street in New York City was officially renamed Joey Ramone Place. It is the block where Joey once lived with band mate Dee Dee Ramone and is near the music club CBGB, where the Ramones played their first gigs. In 2010, it was reported that "Joey Ramone Place," was New York City's most stolen sign. As of September 27, the sign has been moved to 20 feet above ground level.

2005, 50 Cent was planning to create a vibrator of his manhood, so his female fans could pretend to have sex with him. The rapper was also planning to sell a line of condoms and waterproof sex toys designed to excite his female fans. The rapper said: "I need to make a 50 Cent condom and motorised version of me, which will have to be waterproof so you can utilise it in the tub, Blue is my favourite colour so it will probably be blue’.

2005, Babyshambles singer Pete Doherty was arrested on suspicion of possessing class A drugs after he was stopped by police while driving his car in Ealing, west London. Police had stopped the vehicle because it was being driven "in an erratic manner" and recovered "substances" from the scene.

2006, The sale of Syd Barrett's final belongings were sold by Cheffins auctioneers in Cambridge, England. The sale of the 77 items raised £119,890 ($233,786). Ten paintings alone raised over £55,000 and two bicycles over £10,000. The sale included such things as the armchair he used to sit in, his home-made bread bin, tools, notebooks and binders and books. The sale catalogue described Barrett - who quit Pink Floyd in 1968 - as a man with a "total disinterest in materialism."

2007, During a Christies Rock & Roll auction held the Rockefeller Plaza, New York City a collection of 276 ticket stubs compiled by a rock journalist who covered many rock concerts at New York City venues sold for $2,000. The tickets included concerts by: Jimi Hendrix, The Who, Rolling Stones, Frank Zappa, Beach Boys, Pink Floyd, Traffic, Allman Brothers, Led Zeppelin, Neil Young, Fleetwood Mac, Grateful Dead and Bruce Springsteen.

2012, Rihanna was at No.1 on the UK album chart with her seventh studio album Unapologetic. The album produced seven singles including 'Stay', which became Rihanna's twelfth No.1 song, tying her with Madonna and The Supremes for fourth most No.1 songs in the history of the chart.

2015, Sinead O'Connor was receiving medical treatment after a message about her taking an overdose was posted on her Facebook page. "I have taken an overdose. There is no other way to get respect," the post read. The Irish singer was found safely in Dublin by Police.

2015, Former New Order bassist Peter Hook was suing his ex-bandmates for £2.3m, ($3.5m). Hook accused Bernard Sumner and Stephen and Gillian Morris of "pillaging" the pop group's assets after the three other band members set up a company without him to handle the band's income in 2011.


November 30th: Born on this day

1924, Born on this day, Allan Sherman, singer, (1963 US No.2 & UK No.14 single 'Hello Muddah, Hello Faddah'). He died on 21st November 1973 aged 49.

1929, Born on this day, Dick Clark, host of US TV's longest running music show American Bandstand and he created and produced the annual American Music Awards show. Clark died on April 18, 2012.

1937, Born on this day, Frank Ifield, singer, (1962 UK No.1 single 'I Remember You', plus 15 other UK Top 40 singles).

1943, Born on this day, Leo Lyons, bass, Ten Years After, (1970 No.10 UK single 'Love Like A Man').

1944, Born on this day, Rob Grill, Grass Roots, (1968 US No.5 single 'Midnight Confessions', plus 13 other US Top 40 singles). Grill died on 11th July 2011 after suffering a head injury from a fall caused by a stroke. He was 67.

1945, Born on this day, Roger Glover, bass, Deep Purple (1970 UK No.2 single 'Black Night'), 1973 US No. 4 single 'Smoke On The Water').

1953, Born on this day, June Pointer, the Pointer Sisters, (1981 US No.2 single 'Slow Hand', 1984 UK No.2 single 'Automatic'). Died on 11th April 2006.

1953, Born on this day, David Sancious, keyboard player and guitarist, early member of Bruce Springsteen's E Street Band, contributed to the first three Springsteen albums.

1954, Born on this day, George McArdale, Little River Band, Australian group, (1978 US No.3 single 'Reminiscing' plus 12 other US Top 40 singles).

1955, Born on this day, William Broad (Billy Idol), singer, Generation X, (1979 UK No.11 single 'King Rocker'). Solo (1987 US No.1 & UK No.7 single 'Mony Mony', plus nine other UK top 40 singles).

1957, Born on this day, Richard Barbieri, Japan, (1982 UK No.5 single 'Ghosts').

1957, Born on this day, John Ashton, guitar, Psychedelic Furs, (1986 UK No.18 single 'Pretty In Pink').

1965, Paul Wheeler, Icehouse, (1983 UK No.17 single 'Hey Little Girl').

1968, Born on this day, Des'ree, UK singer, songwriter, (1998 UK No.8 single 'Life').

1973, Born on this day, John Moyer, bass, Disturbed, (2005 US No.1 album 'Ten Thousand Fists').

1978, Born on this day, Clay Aiken, singer, runner-up in 2003 US American Idol, (2003 US No.1 single 'This Is The Night').

1987, Born on this day, Dougie Poynter, bass, vocals, McFly, (2004 UK No.1 single ‘Colours In Her Hair’, 2004 UK No.1 album ‘Room On The 3rd Floor’).

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«Βασιλικό» γεύμα στο Χαλάνδρι

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Ο γιος του τέως βασιλιά Κωνσταντίνου, Νικόλαος, η μητέρα

του Αννα Μαρία και η σύζυγός του Τατιάνα Μπλάτνικ

βρέθηκαν την Ημέρα των Ευχαριστιών στο Χαλάνδρι.

Στο bistrot De Counti, στο Χαλάνδρι, απόλαυσαν την παραδοσιακή γαλοπούλα

και κολοκυθόπιτα, όπως ορίζει η ημέρα ενώ ανέβασαν μάλιστα και την σχετική

φωτογραφία στον Instagram.

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Οι Ομπάμα αγόρασαν σπίτι στην Καλιφόρνια και εξοχικό στη Χαβάη!

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Μπορεί οι Ομπάμα, όπως έχει γίνει ήδη γνωστό, να έχουν

εδώ και καιρό κλείσει το κυρίως σπίτι που θα μείνουν μόλις

φύγουν από το Λευκό Οίκο τον Ιανουάριο, αλλά σύμφωνα με

πληροφορίες πρόσφατα αγόρασαν και ένα ακόμη.

Οπως είναι γνωστό οι Ομπάμα θα μείνουν σε μια σικ γειτονιά της Ουάσινγκτον σε

έναν υπέροχο πύργο με εννιά δωμάτια και υπέροχη διακόσμηση τον οποίο νοίκιασαν

αντί υψηλού αντιτίμου. Μάλιστα, έχει γίνει γνωστό ότι προχώρησαν σε αυτή την

επιλογή για να μην αναγκαστεί η μικρή τους κόρη Σάσα να αλλάξει

σχολικό περιβάλλον.

Ωστόσο, όπως αναφέρει η New York Post, Μπαράκ και Μισέλ Ομπάμα

αγόρασαν ένα άλλο σπίτι στο Ράντσο Μιράζ, στην Καλιφόρνια. Η περιοχή

βρίσκεται κοντά στο Σάνιλαντς γνωστό και ως Ανενμπεργκ όπου οι Αμερικανοί

Πρόεδροι συνηθίζουν να κάνουν τις αποδράσεις τους.

Αξίζει να σημειωθεί ότι το Ράντσο Μιράζ ήταν ο τόπος που είχε επιλέξει και ο

πρώην Αμερικανός Πρόεδρος Τζέραρντ Φορντ να κατοικήσει μετά τη θητεία του

στον Λευκό Οίκο. Επίσης, πρόκειται για ένα δημοφιλή προορισμό για γκολφ το

οποίο αγαπά ιδιαίτερα ο πρόεδρος Ομπάμα. Υπάρχει μια ακόμη σύμπτωση, ότι

στην εν λόγω περιοχή έχει σπίτι και ο Μάικλ Σμιθ, ο άνθρωπος που διακόσμησε

τον Λευκό Οίκο για τους Ομπάμα και μάλιστα οι τελευταίοι το έχουν επισκεφθεί

αρκετές φορές.

Μια τοπική εφημερίδα αναφέρει ότι η αγοραπωλησία έγινε πριν ένα χρόνο,

ωστόσο, άλλες πηγές αναφέρουν ότι το ντιλ δεν έχει κλείσει ακόμη.

Πάντως, σύμφωνα με το ίδιο δημοσίευμα, αυτή δεν φαίνεται να είναι η

μοναδική αγορά που έκαναν οι Ομπάμα, αφού, σύμφωνα με δημοσιεύματα πάλι,

έχουν ήδη αγοράσει και ένα σπίτι στη Χαβάη, γενέτειρα του Αμερικανού Προέδρου.

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Ζώντας τη Λήμνο μέσα από το Taste Lemnos

H Λήμνος είναι ένα νησί στο βορειοανατολικό Αιγαίο, το οποίο εκπλήσσει και σαγηνεύει τον επισκέπτη. Είναι μία μυθική νήσος, γνωστή για τις ομορφιές της από την αρχαιότητα. Μέσα από την μακραίωνη ιστορία της, η πιο αγαπημένη από όλες τις στεριές που έλεγε και ο Όμηρος, έχει δημιουργήσει ένα κράμα πολιτισμού και γαστρονομίας, που όμοιο του δύσκολα συναντά κανείς ανά την υφήλιο.

Τούτο το πανέμορφο κράμα, θέλησε να κάνει γνωστό στο ευρύ κοινό ο Αλέξανδρος Αλεξάνδρου, ο Λημνιός εμπνευστής του Taste Lemnos. Το Taste Lemnos λοιπόν, είναι μία διαδικτυακή πλατφόρμα που δίνει την ευκαιρία στους επισκέπτες της Λήμνου, να τη γνωρίσουν μέσα από βιωματικές εμπειρίες που αφορούν στη γαστρονομία και στους ανθρώπους της.

Το Runvel, βρέθηκε στο αδάμαστο αυτό νησί, ένα τριήμερο του Μαΐου με σκοπό να το γευτεί, μέσω των βιωματικών εμπειριών του Taste Lemnos. Ένα ανοιξιάτικο διάλειμμα , άκρως εποικοδομητικό και απ’ότι αποδείχθηκε, υπέροχο.

Μία παρέα φίλων λοιπόν, αποβιβαστήκαμε σα διψασμένοι επισκέπτες στο νησί του Ηφαίστου. Εκεί μας περίμενε η συντροφιά μας για το επόμενο τριήμερο, ο προαναφερθέντας Αλέξανδρος και η Τόνια από το Pravlis Travel. Η προσμονή για να γνωρίσουμε τα μυστικά του τόπου ήταν μεγάλη. Δίχως να χάσουμε χρόνο ξεχυθήκαμε γοητευμένοι στη Λήμνο, της οποίας η φήμη είχε προηγηθεί.

Αξίζει να αναφερθεί ότι, για να περιηγηθεί κανείς σε ένα τέτοιο νησί, δεν αρκεί ένα τριήμερο.

Οι φίλοι από το νησί, μας είχαν ενημερώσει ότι θα ζήσουμε και θα γνωρίσουμε τη Λήμνο, μέσω μιας ιδιαίτερης και εναλλακτικής ξενάγησης, που θα εστιαζόταν στις γεύσεις, στον πολιτισμό και κυρίως στους ανθρώπους του νησιού. Με υπευθυνότητα δηλώνω ότι όλα τα παραπάνω ίσχυαν.

Με το Taste Lemnos, αντιληφθήκαμε ότι θα ζούσαμε το κάτι παραπάνω. Θα βλέπαμε την αθέατη πλευρά του νησιού και θα απολαμβάναμε τα καλούδια αυτού του ευλογημένου τόπου. Όλες μας οι αισθήσεις ήταν σε εγρήγορση μιας και γνωρίζαμε ότι, τη Λήμνο όχι μόνο θα την γευτούμε, αλλά θα τη δούμε, θα τη μυρίσουμε, θα την ακούσουμε και θα την αγγίξουμε.

Ίσως η ιδανικότερη αρχή για να ζήσει κανείς τις βιωματικές εμπειρίες που μπορεί να προσφέρει το νησί, είναι να ξεκινήσει από τις γεύσεις, τις υπέροχες Λημνιές γεύσεις.

Ποιος δεν έχει ακουστά το περίφημο καλαθάκι Λήμνου, τα ασύγκριτα κρασιά της, τα όσπρια, τα δημητριακά της και πάρα πολλά άλλα. Ο φίλος Αλέξανδρος μας επιφύλαξε το ιδανικότερο ξεκίνημα. Αρχικός μας προορισμός ήταν το παραδοσιακό παντοπωλείο του Κώστα και της Ελένης, “Χύμα και Τσουβαλάτα” στην καρδιά της Μύρινας. Εκεί ο φιλόξενος Λημνιός ιδιοκτήτης-παραγωγός και η Δραμινή σύζυγός του, μας ξενάγησαν στις τοπικές λιχουδιές, ώστε να πάρουμε μια πρώτη γεύση για το τι πρόκειται να ακολουθήσει.

Στο κατάστημα μπορεί να βρει κανείς ότι παράγει ο τόπος τους και όχι μόνο. Μάλιστα πολλά από τα προϊόντα, προέρχονται από το μποστάνι του Κώστα. Μέλι, καλαθάκι, μελίχλωρο, τσίπουρο, κρασί, άφκος (λημνιά φάβα), αποξηραμένα φρούτα και πολλά ακόμα στρώθηκαν στο τραπέζι που μας υποδέχθηκε. Όλα υπέροχα, με την ξεχωριστή ιστορία του καθενός να τα συνοδεύει. Η γευστική γνωριμία με τα προϊόντα της Λημνίας γης, είχε πλέον γίνει. Σειρά είχε να γνωρίσουμε την διαδικασία παραγωγής τους και να συστηθούμε με τους ανθρώπους που κρύβονται πίσω από αυτά.

Επόμενος γαστρονομικός σταθμός ήταν το Κτήμα Όλον στην περιοχή Διαπόρι, λίγο έξω από το χωριό του Κοντιά. Η πρώτη βιωματική εμπειρία του Taste Lemnos , μάγεψε όλη την ομάδα. Σε ένα μαγικό σημείο του νησιού με θέα αμέτρητους κολπίσκους , ο κύριος Τάσης και η κυρία Ρένα δημιούργησαν το πρώτο πρότυπο ελαιώνα της Λήμνου. Ένας Λημνιός στην καταγωγή αρχιτέκτονας που δραστηριοποιείτο στην Αθήνα και η Χιώτισσα σύζυγός του, δημιούργησαν το ησυχαστήριο τους. Τα τετραψήφια σε αριθμό ελαιόδεντρα που επιμελείται προσωπικά ο κύριος Τάσης, παράγουν το εξαιρετικής ποιότητας ελαιόλαδο με το ομώνυμο όνομα του κτήματος. Το ποιοτικό επίπεδο παραγωγής είναι τόσο ανεβασμένο που διαθέτουν μέχρι και προσωπικό ελαιοτριβείο, ώστε να καθετοποιούν την παραγωγή και να ελέγχουν οι ίδιοι εξ’ολοκλήρου το προϊόν σε όλα τα στάδια επεξεργασίας του.

Προσωπικό στοίχημα του κυρίου Τάση Λασκαρίδη είναι να εκμηδενίσει το βαθμό οξύτητας του δικού του ελαιολάδου, κάτι που φαίνεται πως το πετυχαίνει.

Τούτο το δραστήριο ζεύγος, δεν αρκείται στην παραγωγή του ευλογημένου λαδιού (που όπως εύστοχα αναφέρουν “Εμείς οι Έλληνες είμαστε φτιαγμένοι από λάδι”), αλλά παράγουν σχεδόν τα πάντα. Στην ερώτηση μας, γιατί το κτήμα ονομάζεται Όλον. Η απάντηση ήταν πολύ απλή “Γιατί θέλουμε να παράγουμε απ’όλα” απήντησαν με φυσικότητα. Με στόχο την αυτάρκεια και κάνοντας την τρόπο ζωής, η οικογένεια Λασκαρίδη κατάφερε το 90% των διατροφικών τους αναγκών, να τους τις προσφέρει το κτήμα. Με απλότητα και χωρίς περιττές φανφάρες έχουν καταφέρει κάτι που για πολλούς φαντάζει όνειρο.

Η ζωή είναι ένας κύκλος. Όλα τα στάδια αυτού του κύκλου λαμβάνουν χώρα στο Κτήμα Όλον. Από τον σπόρο που φύεται μετατρέποντας τον σε δέντρο μέχρι τον καρπό του που αποτελεί τροφή των ιδίων και των εκτρεφομένων ζωντανών. Το λίπασμα που ενισχύει τα δέντρα αποτελείται εξ’ολοκλήρου από κομπόστ που προέρχεται από υπολείμματα λαχανικών ή από την κοπριά των αμνοεριφίων. Η σοφία της φύσης στα καλύτερα της.

Στις εκτάσεις του κτήματος, μερικές δεκάδες αμνοερίφια συνυπάρχουν αρμονικά με καλοταϊσμένα πουλερικά, γουρουνάκια, σκυλάκια και αρκετά ακόμα. Τα παραπάνω ατίθασα γιδοπρόβατα, σε συνεργασία με την κυρία Ρένα φέρουν την ευθύνη για το πεντανόστιμο καλαθάκι Λήμνου του κτήματος.

Μέσα στα πλαίσια των βιωματικών εμπειριών που θα ζούσαμε, ήταν και η παραγωγή του τυριού που είναι σήμα κατατεθέν του νησιού. Τα χειροποίητα καλαθάκια που δίνουν το χαρακτηριστικό σχήμα στο τυρί ήταν απλωμένα στο τραπέζι. Η κυρία Λασκαρίδη επεξεργαζόταν με μαεστρία το φρέσκο γάλα των ζωντανών και όλοι μας ακούγαμε με προσοχή για το κάθε στάδιο παραγωγής και ωρίμανσης του τυριού. Η Λήμνος μιας και έχει τεράστια παράδοση στα τυροκομικά, θα ήταν αδύνατο να μην τα γευτούμε. Τα γνωστότερα και πιο διαδεδομένα τυριά της νήσου είναι το καλαθάκι Λήμνου που ωριμάζει στην άλμη και το μελίχλωρο που ωριμάζει μέσα σε χειροποίητες κατασκευές, με τον αέρα. Το πρώτο δε χρειάζεται ιδιαίτερες συστάσεις μιας και είναι ευρέως διαδεδομένο σε όλη τη χώρα. Το δεύτερο μπορεί κανείς να το αποκαλέσει και παρμεζάνα της Λήμνου. Δίχως να έχει να ζηλέψει κάτι από το ιταλικό τυρί, το μελίχλωρο είναι ότι καλύτερο σε αγνό σκληρό τυροκομικό μπορεί να δοκιμάσει κανείς. Ιδανική χρήση του είναι τριμμένο πάνω από ζυμαρικά και ακόμη ιδανικότερα πάνω από χειροποίητα ντόπια ζυμαρικά όπως,τα φλωμάρια Λήμνου.

Σε μια από τις γωνιές του φιλόξενου σπιτιού της οικογένειας Λασκαρίδη, διακριτικά και χαμογελαστά μας καλωσόρισε η Σόφη. Η ιδιοκτήτρια του κτήματος “Φιλία εστί”. Μαζί με το σύζυγο της το Νάσο δημιούργησαν το προσωπικό τους γαστρονομικό παράδεισο για να τον απολαμβάνουν αυτοί και οι φίλοι τους. Διαθέτοντας μια σύγχρονη μονάδα απόσταξης, παράγουν εξαιρετικής ποιότητας Λημνιό τσίπουρο. Ο συνδυασμός καλής παρέας, υπέροχων γεύσεων και εκλεκτών αποσταγμάτων ήταν εκπληκτικός.

Μιας και η όρεξη είχε για τα καλά ανοίξει και μετά από ντόπια υπέροχα εδέσματα, σειρά στη γαστρονομική περιήγηση στο νησί είχε το οινοποιείο Κτήμα Χατζηγεωργίου. Πρόκειται για μία πρότυπη οικογενειακή μονάδα που βρίσκεται λίγο έξω από το χωριό Καρπάσι, στην καρδιά του νησιού. Εκεί την ενημέρωση μας ανέλαβε η Πωλίνα Χατζηγεωργίου. Μία νεαρή οινολόγος που μεγάλωσε μέσα στα αμπέλια και γύρω από το κρασί. Όντας τρίτης γενιάς παραγωγοί, η οικογένεια Χατζηγεωργίου παράγει 8 ετικέτες κρασιού από τις ντόπιες ποικιλίες “Μοσχάτο Αλεξανδρείας” και “Λημνιό”.

Στους καλά προσεγμένους χώρους του οινοποιείου λαμβάνει χώρα όλη η παραγωγική διαδικασία του φημισμένου κρασιού. Από τον τρύγο, μέχρι τις χημικές αναλύσεις και από την ωρίμανση μέχρι και την εμφιάλωση η οικογένεια επιμελείται με μεράκι και αγάπη το προϊόν τους.

Οίνος ευφραίνει καρδίαν ως γνωστόν και μια γευσιγνωσία ήταν επιβεβλημένη. Σε ένα διαμορφωμένο χώρο εντός του οινοποιείου, η παρέα είχε την τύχη να απολαύσει όλα τα κρασιά που παράγει το κτήμα, συνοδείας τοπικών μεζέδων. Κάθε κρασί ήταν διαφορετικό, έχοντας το κάθε ένα το δικό του χαρακτήρα. Με έντονα τα αρώματα στον ουρανίσκο και με διάθεση ευχάριστη λόγο της όμορφης ξενάγησης, αποχαιρετήσαμε το χώρο του οινοποιείου.

Επόμενος σταθμός στην εναλλακτική αυτή ξενάγηση ήταν το εργαστήριο κεραμικής της κυρίας Κωνσταντίνας “Λημνία Γη” ή “Terra Lemnia”. Έχοντας δημιουργήσει ένα παραδοσιακό εργαστήρι στο χωριό Κοντοπούλι στη βορειοανατολική Λήμνο, η οικοδέσποινα αφού μας έψησε το καφεδάκι, μας ξενάγησε στο μαγικό κόσμο της κεραμικής. Γνωστή από την αρχαιότητα η Λημνία Γη υπήρξε γνωστή για τις θεραπευτικές της ιδιότητες. Λέγεται ότι τις απέκτησε από το θεό Ήφαιστοπου προσγειώθηκε βιαίως στο νησί. Αποτέλεσε το πρώτο χάπι στην ιστορία της φαρμακευτικής, με σφραγίδα πιστοποίησης και αναφέρεται σε όλες τις ιστορικές περιόδους.

Στον καλά διαμορφωμένο χώρο της κυρίας Κωσταντίνας ο επισκέπτης έχει τη δυνατότατα να ενημερωθεί για την τέχνη της κεραμικής και να νιώσει για λίγο αγγειοπλάστης, κατασκευάζοντας το προσωπικό του “αριστούργημα”.

Αγγίζοντας και σμιλεύοντας τη γη, νιώθεις ένα με αυτήν. Μέσα από αυτή για τη βιωματική εμπειρία έχει κανείς τη δυνατότητα να αγγίξει την ίδια τη Λήμνο και να ζήσει από κοντά τη χαρά της δημιουργίας. Απέναντι ακριβώς από το εργαστήριο, η ιδιοκτήτρια έχει δημιουργήσει έναν όμορφο εκθεσιακό χώρο με τις δημιουργίες της.

Ζώντας τη Λήμνο, με το Taste Lemnos βλέπεις τη άγνωστη πλευρά του νησιού. Γνωρίζεις τα παραδοσιακά προϊόντα, λαμβάνεις μέρος στη παρασκευή τους και προπάντων γνωρίζεις τους ανθρώπους της. Τους περήφανους νησιώτες που αγαπούν τον τόπο τους και λαχταρούν να στον γνωρίσουν. Οι Λημνιοί δεν έχουν μυστικά και είναι χαρά τους να τα μοιραστούν με τον επισκέπτη.

Όταν βλέπει κανείς νέους ανθρώπους να αγαπούν το νησί τους, σαν τον Αλέξανδρο και την Τόνια, γνωρίζει ότι μόνο λαμπρό μπορεί να είναι το μέλλον της Λήμνου. Κάπου εκεί στο βορειοανατολικό Αιγαίο, η παρέα άφησε ένα κομμάτι της καρδιάς της.

Για τους λάτρεις των βιβλίων και των παραδοσιακών συνταγών η ομάδα του Taste Lemnos σε συνεργασία με τον chef Αλέξανδρο Παπανδρέου , δημιούργησε το Taste Lemnos The Book.

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Στα λευκά η έρημος Σαχάρα

Καθώς τα πρώτα χιόνια έκαναν την πρώτη εμφάνισή τους στη χώρα μας, βρήκαμε ένα πολύ σπάνιο φαινόμενο, που έχει συμβεί μόνο δύο φορές στην ιστορία του κόσμου.

Στην έρημο Σαχάρα οι θερμοκρασίες κατα τη διάρκεια της ημέρας αγγίζουν τους 50 βαθμούς Κελσίου. Και όμως στις 18 Ιανουαρίου του 2014, πυκνή χιονόπτωση ξάφνιασε τους κατοίκους στη δυτική Αλγερία.
Για 8 ώρες, πυκνό χιόνι έπεφτε στην έρημο, δημιουργώντας μια σουρεαλιστική εικόνα. Η θερμοκρασία της άμμου ήταν τόσο υψηλή, που το χιόνι έλιωνε αμέσως μόλις ερχόταν σε επαφή με το έδαφος.

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List of best-selling Christmas/holiday

albums in the United States

This page shows the best-selling Christmas albums in the United States. It includes artists from all over the world, but it only includes sales in the United States of America.

Prior to March 1, 1991, the only means of tracking sales figures for record albums and singles in the United States was via the certification system of the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), based specifically on shipments (less potential returns) on a long-term basis. According to the most recent record album certifications, the holiday album title that has shipped the most copies in the United States is Elvis Presley's 1957 LP Elvis' Christmas Album, which is certified by the RIAA for shipment of 16 million copies in the U.S. (3 million copies of the original 1957 release on RCA Victor Records, plus 10 million copies of a "budget" edition first released by RCA Camden in 1970 and then by Pickwick Records in 1975, and 3 million of a RCA reissue titled It's Christmas Time released in 1985).^[1]

From March 1, 1991, through the present day, the Nielsen SoundScan tracking system has been more widely used to accurately track sales of record albums and singles at the point of sale (POS) based on inventory bar code scans.

Best-selling Christmas/holiday albums (using RIAA

certifications and Nielsen SoundScan sales)[edit]

In November 2016, Billboard has compiled a list of the top ten selling Christmas albums, using both RIAA certification information and actual point-of-sale data from Nielsen SoundScan. For albums released before SoundScan started collecting data in 1991, Billboard used their RIAA certification to determine sales.^[2]

Elvis' Christmas Album / Elvis Presley ~ 10,000,000^[2]
Miracles: The Holiday Album / Kenny G ~ 7,370,000^[2]
The Christmas Song / Nat King Cole ~ 6,000,000^[2]
Mannheim Steamroller Christmas / Mannheim Steamroller ~ 6,000,000^[2]
A Fresh Aire Christmas / Mannheim Steamroller ~ 6,000,000^[2]
Noël / Josh Groban ~ 5,890,000^[2]
Merry Christmas / Mariah Carey ~ 5,500,000^[2]
These Are Special Times / Celine Dion ~ 5,440,000^[2]
A Christmas Album / Barbra Streisand ~ 5,370,000^[2]
Merry Christmas / Johnny Mathis ~ 5,240,000^[2]

Best-selling Christmas/holiday albums since

Nielsen SoundScan tracking began[edit]

This is a list of the twenty-five best-selling Christmas albums of the Nielsen SoundScan era in the United States. Nielsen SoundScan began tracking sales data for Billboard on March 1, 1991. This list includes accumulated SoundScan sales through December 1, 2014.^[3] For the top four albums, the sales is updated through November 2016.^[2]

Miracles: The Holiday Album / Kenny G ~ 7,370,000^[2]
Noël / Josh Groban ~ 5,890,000^[2]
Merry Christmas / Mariah Carey ~ 5,500,000^[2]
These Are Special Times / Celine Dion ~ 5,440,000^[2]
Christmas in the Aire / Mannheim Steamroller ~ 3,740,000^[3]
A Fresh Aire Christmas / Mannheim Steamroller ~ 3,660,000^[3]
Mannheim Steamroller Christmas / Mannheim Steamroller ~ 3,500,000^[3]
Now That's What I Call Christmas! / various artists ~ 3,480,000^[3]
Christmas Eve and Other Stories / Trans-Siberian Orchestra ~ 3,430,000^[3]
A Charlie Brown Christmas / Vince Guaraldi Trio ~ 3,410,000^[3]
Christmas / Michael Bublé ~ 3,390,000^[3]
When My Heart Finds Christmas / Harry Connick, Jr. ~ 3,150,000^[3]
My Christmas / Andrea Bocelli ~ 3,010,000^[3]
Christmas Extraordinaire / Mannheim Steamroller ~ 2,920,000^[3]
Home for Christmas / *NSYNC ~ 2,760,000^[3]
Faith: A Holiday Album / Kenny G ~ 2,750,000^[3]
Beyond the Season / Garth Brooks ~ 2,650,000^[3]
Home for Christmas / Amy Grant ~ 2,540,000^[3]
A Very Special Christmas / various artists ~ 2,520,000^[3]
The Lost Christmas Eve / Trans-Siberian Orchestra ~ 2,380,000^[3]
A Very Special Christmas 2 / various artists ~ 2,200,000^[3]
The Gift / Susan Boyle ~ 2,180,000^[3]
Christmas Portrait / The Carpenters ~ 1,950,000^[3]
White Christmas / Bing Crosby ~ 1,950,000^[3]
The Christmas Album / Neil Diamond ~ 1,910,000^[3]

Best-selling Christmas/holiday albums by RIAA certification[edit]

This is an incomplete list of the best-selling Christmas/holiday albums in the United States based on shipment certification by the RIAA. This list provides a more complete representation of the best-selling Christmas/holiday albums in history, as it includes those released well before the Nielsen/SoundScan era of music sales.

Year of Release	Artist(s)	Title	Label(s)	Certification Award^[4]
1970	Elvis Presley	Elvis' Christmas Album (budget reissue of 1957 LP with altered track listing)	RCA Camden/Pickwick	Diamond
1994	Kenny G	Miracles: The Holiday Album	Arista	8× Platinum
2001	Various	Now That's What I Call Christmas!	UTV	6× Platinum
1988	Mannheim Steamroller	A Fresh Aire Christmas	American Gramaphone	6× Platinum
1984	Mannheim Steamroller	Mannheim Steamroller Christmas	American Gramaphone	6× Platinum
1963	Nat King Cole	The Christmas Song (originally released in 1960 under the title The Magic of Christmas)	Capitol	6× Platinum
2007	Josh Groban	Noël	WEA/Reprise	5× Platinum
1998	Celine Dion	These Are Special Times	Epic	5× Platinum
1994	Mariah Carey	Merry Christmas	Columbia	5× Platinum
1967	Barbra Streisand	A Christmas Album	Columbia	5× Platinum
1958	Johnny Mathis	Merry Christmas	Columbia	5× Platinum
1995	Bing Crosby	White Christmas (originally released in 1945 under the title Merry Christmas)	Decca	4× Platinum
1995	Mannheim Steamroller	Christmas in the Aire	American Gramaphone	4× Platinum
1987	Various	A Very Special Christmas	A&M	4× Platinum
1984	Various	Christmas Through the Years	Reader's Digest Music	4× Platinum
1965	Vince Guaraldi Trio	A Charlie Brown Christmas	Fantasy	4× Platinum
2010	Susan Boyle	The Gift	Syco/Columbia	3× Platinum
2001	Mannheim Steamroller	Christmas Extraordinaire	American Gramaphone	3× Platinum
1999	Kenny G	Faith: A Holiday Album	Arista Records	3× Platinum
1996	Trans-Siberian Orchestra	Christmas Eve and Other Stories	Lava	3× Platinum
1993	Harry Connick, Jr.	When My Heart Finds Christmas	Sony/Columbia	3× Platinum
1992	Garth Brooks	Beyond the Season	Liberty	3× Platinum
1992	Amy Grant	Home for Christmas	A&M	3× Platinum
1985	Elvis Presley	It's Christmas Time (retitled reissue of 1970 budget edition of Elvis' Christmas Album)	BMG	3× Platinum
1982	George Winston	December	Windham Hill	3× Platinum
1971	Elvis Presley	Elvis Sings the Wonderful World of Christmas	RCA	3× Platinum
1957	Elvis Presley	Elvis' Christmas Album (original release)	RCA Victor	3× Platinum
2014	Pentatonix	That's Christmas to Me	RCA	2x Platinum
2009	Andrea Bocelli	My Christmas	Decca	2× Platinum
2004	Trans-Siberian Orchestra	The Lost Christmas Eve	Lava	2× Platinum
2003	Various	Now That's What I Call Christmas!: The Signature Collection	Capitol	2× Platinum
1998	*NSYNC	Home for Christmas	RCA	2× Platinum
1993	Boyz II Men	Christmas Interpretations	Motown	2× Platinum
1993	Vince Gill	Let There Be Peace on Earth	MCA Nashville	2× Platinum
1992	Neil Diamond	The Christmas Album	Columbia	2× Platinum
1992	Various	A Very Special Christmas 2	A&M	2× Platinum
1989	New Kids on the Block	Merry, Merry Christmas	Columbia	2× Platinum
1987	Reba McEntire	Merry Christmas to You	MCA Nashville	2× Platinum
1986	George Strait	Merry Christmas Strait to You!	MCA Nashville	2× Platinum
1985	Alabama	Alabama Christmas	RCA	2× Platinum
1984	Kenny Rogers & Dolly Parton	Once Upon a Christmas	RCA	2× Platinum
1981	Anne Murray	Christmas Wishes	Capitol	2× Platinum
1981	Kenny Rogers	Christmas	Liberty	2× Platinum
1979	Various	Disney's Christmas Favorites	Disneyland	2× Platinum
1975	John Denver	Rocky Mountain Christmas	RCA	2× Platinum

Best-selling Christmas/holiday albums by year[edit]

In 1963, Billboard magazine began publishing a special weekly sales charts for Christmas album sales named "Christmas Albums" for three to four weeks during each holiday season. Titles that appeared on these charts were excluded from the regular Billboard 200 album sales charts. These special, year-end "Christmas Albums" charts were published from 1963 to 1973. The chart was discontinued from 1974 to 1982, when holiday titles were once again included in the regular Billboard 200 chart. "Christmas Albums" started up again in 1983 and appeared each year until 1985 (during these three years, holiday titles were eligible for inclusion on the weekly Billboard 200 chart). It was discontinued in 1986, but resumed in 1987 and continued each year under the "Christmas Albums" name until 1993. In 1994, the chart was renamed to "Holiday Albums" and has been published by Billboard each year since. Billboard's special Christmas/holiday albums sales charts have varied in size over the years, from a low of 5 chart positions to a high of 117 chart positions.^[5]

1940s[edit]

The best-selling Christmas album of 1945 was Merry Christmas, by Bing Crosby.
The best-selling Christmas album of 1946 was Merry Christmas, by Bing Crosby.
The best-selling Christmas album of 1947 was Merry Christmas, by Bing Crosby.
The best-selling Christmas album of 1948 was Merry Christmas, by Bing Crosby.
The best-selling Christmas album of 1949 was Merry Christmas, by Bing Crosby.

1950s[edit]

The best-selling Christmas album of 1950 was Merry Christmas, by Bing Crosby.
The best-selling Christmas album of 1951 was Mario Lanza Sings Christmas Songs, by Mario Lanza.
The best-selling Christmas album of 1952 was Christmas Hymns and Carols, by The Robert Shaw Chorale.
The best-selling Christmas album of 1953 was Christmas with Arthur Godfrey and All the Little Godfreys, by Arthur Godfrey.
The best-selling Christmas album of 1954 was Selections from Irving Berlin's "White Christmas", by Bing Crosby, Danny Kaye and Peggy Lee.
The best-selling Christmas album of 1956 was Merry Christmas from Lawrence Welk and His Champagne Music, by Lawrence Welk.
The best-selling Christmas album of 1957 was Elvis' Christmas Album, by Elvis Presley.
The best-selling Christmas album of 1958 was Christmas Sing-Along with Mitch, by Mitch Miller & the Gang.
The best-selling Christmas album of 1959 was Christmas Sing-Along with Mitch, by Mitch Miller & the Gang.

1960s[edit]

The best-selling Christmas album of 1960 was Christmas Sing-Along with Mitch, by Mitch Miller & the Gang.
The best-selling Christmas album of 1961 was Holiday Sing Along with Mitch, by Mitch Miller & the Gang.
The best-selling Christmas album of 1962 was Merry Christmas, by Johnny Mathis.
The best-selling Christmas album of 1963 was The Andy Williams Christmas Album, by Andy Williams.^[6]
The best-selling Christmas album of 1964 was The Andy Williams Christmas Album, by Andy Williams.^[6]
The best-selling Christmas album of 1965 was The Little Drummer Boy: A Christmas Festival, by the Harry Simeone Chorale.^[7]
The best-selling Christmas album of 1966 was Merry Christmas, by Andy Williams.^[8]
The best-selling Christmas album of 1967 was A Christmas Album, by Barbra Streisand.^[9]
The best-selling Christmas album of 1968 was That Christmas Feeling, by Glen Campbell.
The best-selling Christmas album of 1969 was Jim Nabors' Christmas Album, by Jim Nabors.

1970s[edit]

The best-selling Christmas album of 1970 was The Jackson 5 Christmas Album, by The Jackson 5.^[10]
The best-selling Christmas album of 1971 was A Partridge Family Christmas Card, by The Partridge Family.^[11]
The best-selling Christmas album of 1972 was The Jackson 5 Christmas Album, by The Jackson 5.^[12]
The best-selling Christmas album of 1973 was Elvis Sings the Wonderful World of Christmas, by Elvis Presley.
The best-selling Christmas album of 1974 was The Waltons' Christmas Album, by Earl Hamner, Jr./The Holiday Singers.^[13]
The best-selling Christmas album of 1975 was Rocky Mountain Christmas, by John Denver.^[14]
The best-selling Christmas album of 1976 was Christmas Jollies, by The Salsoul Orchestra.^[15]
The best-selling Christmas album of 1977 was Christmas Jollies, by The Salsoul Orchestra.^[15]
The best-selling Christmas album of 1978 was Christmas Portrait, by The Carpenters.^[16]
The best-selling Christmas album of 1979 was A Christmas Together, by John Denver and The Muppets.^[16]

1980s[edit]

The best-selling Christmas album of 1980 was Christmas in the Stars: Star Wars Christmas Album, by Meco.^[17]
The best-selling Christmas album of 1981 was Christmas, by Kenny Rogers.^[18]
The best-selling Christmas album of 1982 was Christmas, by The Oak Ridge Boys.^[19]
The best-selling Christmas album of 1983 was Christmas, by Kenny Rogers.^[19]
The best-selling Christmas album of 1984 was Once Upon a Christmas, by Kenny Rogers & Dolly Parton.^[19]
The best-selling Christmas album of 1985 was Alabama Christmas, by Alabama.^[20]
The best-selling Christmas album of 1986 was Merry Christmas Strait to You!, by George Strait.^[20]
The best-selling Christmas album of 1987 was A Very Special Christmas, by various artists.^[21]
The best-selling Christmas album of 1988 was A Fresh Aire Christmas, by Mannheim Steamroller.^[22]
The best-selling Christmas album of 1989 was Merry, Merry Christmas, by New Kids on the Block.^[23]

1990s[edit]

The best-selling Christmas album of 1990 was Because It's Christmas, by Barry Manilow.^[24]
The best-selling Christmas album of 1991 was A Fresh Aire Christmas, by Mannheim Steamroller.^[25]
The best-selling Christmas album of 1992 was Beyond the Season, by Garth Brooks.^[26]
The best-selling Christmas album of 1993 was When My Heart Finds Christmas, by Harry Connick, Jr.^[27]
The best-selling Holiday album of 1994 was Miracles: The Holiday Album, by Kenny G.^[26]
The best-selling Holiday album of 1995 was Christmas in the Aire, by Mannheim Steamroller.^[26]
The best-selling Holiday album of 1996 was Miracles: The Holiday Album, by Kenny G.^[26]
The best-selling Holiday album of 1997 was Snowed In, by Hanson.^[28]
The best-selling Holiday album of 1998 was These Are Special Times, by Celine Dion.^[26]
The best-selling Holiday album of 1999 was Faith: A Holiday Album, by Kenny G.^[29]

2000s[edit]

The best-selling Holiday album of 2000 was Dream a Dream, by Charlotte Church.^[30]
The best-selling Holiday album of 2001 was Now That's What I Call Christmas!, by various artists.^[26]
The best-selling Holiday album of 2002 was Now That's What I Call Christmas!, by various artists.^[26]
The best-selling Holiday album of 2003 was Harry for the Holidays, by Harry Connick, Jr.^[31]
The best-selling Holiday album of 2004 was Merry Christmas with Love, by Clay Aiken.^[32]
The best-selling Holiday album of 2005 was The Christmas Collection, by Il Divo.^[26]
The best-selling Holiday album of 2006 was Wintersong, by Sarah McLachlan.^[26]
The best-selling Holiday album of 2007 was Noël, by Josh Groban.^[26]
The best-selling Holiday album of 2008 was Noël, by Josh Groban.^[26]
The best-selling Holiday album of 2009 was My Christmas, by Andrea Bocelli.^[33]

2010s[edit]

The best-selling Holiday album of 2010 was The Gift, by Susan Boyle.^[34]
The best-selling Holiday album of 2011 was Christmas, by Michael Bublé.^[35]
The best-selling Holiday album of 2012 was Merry Christmas, Baby, by Rod Stewart.^[36]
The best-selling Holiday album of 2013 was Wrapped in Red, by Kelly Clarkson.^[37]
The best-selling Holiday album of 2014 was That's Christmas to Me, by Pentatonix.^[38]
The best-selling Holiday album of 2015 was That's Christmas to Me, by Pentatonix.

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Χιονίζει από το πρωί στη Θεσσαλονίκη ενώ σε χαμηλά επίπεδα παραμένει η θερμοκρασία. Πυκνό είναι το χιόνι που πέφτει περιφερειακά του κέντρου της πόλης, στο Πανόραμα και στο Ωραιόκαστρο. Κλειστός είναι από χθες το βράδυ ο επαρχιακός δρόμος Αγίου Βασιλείου – Χορτιάτη.
Κλειστά θα παραμείνουν τα σχολεία στον Χορτιάτη, το Φίλυρο, το Ασβεστοχώρι και την Εξοχή. Στον δήμο Ωραιοκάστρου αποφασίστηκε ότι δεν θα πραγματοποιηθεί η πρώτη ώρα μαθημάτων σε κανένα σχολείο του δήμου ενώ θα παραμείνουν κλειστά το 1ο και 2ο λύκειο Ωραιοκάστρου, το 1ο γυμνάσιο Ωραιοκάστρου καθώς επίσης ο παιδικός σταθμός του Μελισσοχωρίου. Οι γονείς πάντως θα πρέπει να απευθύνονται στους δήμους προκειμένου να μάθουν για τη λειτουργία των σχολείων στην περιοχή τους.

Κανονικά λειτουργεί σήμερα το αεροδρόμιο Μακεδονία. Ωστόσο, από χθες το απόγευμα δώδεκα πτήσεις προς το αεροδρόμιο ακυρώθηκαν λόγω χαμηλής νέφωσης. Οι πτήσεις επαναπρογραμματίστηκαν για σήμερα, ενώ το πρώτο αεροσκάφος με προορισμό τη Θεσσαλονίκη απογειώθηκε στις 05:50 π.μ. από την Αθήνα.
Προβλήματα στο οδικό δίκτυο της Κεντρικής Μακεδονίας

Το χιόνι που έπεσε από χθες δημιούργησε προβλήματα στο οδικό δίκτυο της Κεντρικής Μακεδονίας. Η κυκλοφορία των οχημάτων, λόγω χιονόπτωσης - παγετού, διεξάγεται μόνο με τη χρήση αντιολισθητικών αλυσίδων:

στην Π.Ε.Ο. Θεσσαλονίκης / Κοζάνης (μέσω Καστανιάς), από το 1ο χιλιόμετρο έως τα όρια με Π.Ε. Κοζάνης,
στην Επαρχιακή Οδό Βέροιας / Σελίου, από το 1ο χιλιόμετρο έως το 26ο χιλιόμετρο χιονοδρομικό κέντρο Σελίου,
στην Επαρχιακή Οδό Νάουσας / 3-5 Πηγαδίων, από το 8ο χιλιόμετρο έως το 17ο χιλιόμετρο (χιονοδρομικό κέντρο 3-5 Πηγαδιών),
στην Επαρχιακή Οδό Νάουσας / Σελίου, από το 8ο χιλιόμετρο έως το 19ο χιλιόμετρο (χιονοδρομικό κέντρο Σελίου),
Προβλήματα υπάρχουν επίσης στην Επαρχιακή Οδό Βέροιας – Δασκίου από Πολυδένδρι έως Δασκιό καθώς και στην Επ. Οδό Νάουσας - Ροδοχωρίου.

Στην Πιερία τα προβλήματα εντοπίζονται στην Εθνική Οδό Κατερίνης – Ελασσόνας από το 34ο έως το 42ο χλμ και στην Κατερίνης – Ελατοχωρίου από Ρητίνη έως το Χιονοδρομικό Κέντρο. Επίσης, στα δημοτικά διαμερίσματα Φωτεινών, Βρίας Ρητίνης, Ελατοχωρίου Μοσχοποτάμου και Λαγοράχης.
Με αλυσίδες διεξάγεται η κυκλοφορία στο Κιλκίς στην Επαρχιακή Οδό Γουμένισσας – Λιβαδίων και στην Πέλλα στην Επαρχιακή οδό Άρνισσα - Αγ. Αθανασίου, Παναγίτσας, Ζέρβης Ξανθόγεια, Περαίας, Δροσιάς και ΧΚ Βόρρας
Στη Χαλκιδική προβλήματα δημιουργήθηκαν στην Παλαιά Εθνική Οδό Θεσσαλονίκης – Ιερισσού μέσω Χολομώντα, στην Επαρχιακή Οδό Πολυγύρου – Ταξιάρχη μέσω Τσουκαλά, στην Π.Ε.Ο. Θεσσαλονίκης – Αρναίας μέσω Χολομώντα και στην Ε.Ο. Θεσσαλονίκης – Ιερισσού.
Κλειστά σχολεία και προβλήματα στο οδικό δίκτυο της Δυτικής Μακεδονίας

Προβλήματα έχει δημιουργήσει ο καιρός και η συνεχής χιονόπτωση στο επαρχιακό δίκτυο της Δυτικής Μακεδονίας. Αντιολισθητικές αλυσίδες είναι απαραίτητες στην επαρχιακή Οδό Καστοριάς - Φλώρινας (μέσω Βιτσίου) από το 18ο χλμ. έως το 28ο χλμ, στην επαρχιακή Οδό Φλώρινας - Καστοριάς (μέσω Βίγλας) από το 8ο χλμ. έως το 25ο χλμ. και στον δρόμο που συνδέει το δημοτικό διαμέρισμα του Αετού με το Νυμφαίο Φλώρινας.

Στο δήμο της Φλώρινας εξαιτίας της χιονόπτωσης και των χαμηλών θερμοκρασιών, τα σχολεία για την Τετάρτη 30 Νοεμβρίου θα παραμείνουν κλειστά, ενώ θα λειτουργήσουν κανονικά οι παιδικοί σταθμοί. Την ίδια στιγμή στον δήμο Πρεσπών και στον δήμο Αμυνταίου, τα σχολεία θα ξεκινήσουν στις 9.15 το πρωί.

Επίσης, με απόφαση του δημάρχου Κοζάνης τα σχολεία στην πόλη θα ξεκινήσουν στις 9.15 το πρωί, ενώ θα λειτουργήσουν κανονικά όλοι οι παιδικοί σταθμοί του δήμου. Τα σχολεία στο δήμο Εορδαίας θα λειτουργήσουν κανονικά.

Στον δήμο Καστοριάς, θα ξεκινήσουν με μια ώρα καθυστέρηση, ενώ στον δήμο Άργους Ορεστικού, τα σχολεία θα λειτουργήσουν κανονικά. Στον δήμο Γρεβενών, όλες οι σχολικές μονάδες θα ξεκινήσουν με μια ώρα καθυστέρηση.

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1521: πεθαίνει σε ηλικία 46 ετών ο πάπας Λέων 10ος, κατά κόσμο Ιωάννης των Μεδίκων, γιος του Λαυρέντιου του Μεγαλοπρεπή. Ενθρονίστηκε το 1513 και κατά τη διάρκεια των οχτώ χρόνων μετέτρεψε τη Ρώμη σε κέντρο της ευρωπαϊκής κουλτούρας ενώ κάλεσε στην παπική αυλή τον Μιχαήλ ’Αγγελο, που φιλοτέχνησε στο Βατικανό μερικά από τα αριστουργήματα του. Καταδίκασε τον Λουθηρανισμό.

1644: η Πορτογαλία επανακτά την ανεξαρτησία μετά από 60 χρόνια ισπανικής κατοχής.

1792: γεννιέται στην Κωνσταντινούπολη ο πρίγκιπας Αλέξανδρος Υψηλάντης.

1821: αρχίζει στο ’Αργος η Πελοποννησιακή Συνέλευση με περιορισμένες αρμοδιότητες. Σύντομα την υποκαθιστά η πρώτη εθνοσυνέλευση των επαναστατημένων Ελλήνων στην Επίδαυρο.

1822: ο Φρανς Λιστ κάνει το ντεμπούτο του ως πιανίστας, σε ηλικία μόλις 11 ετών.

1824: το αμερικανικό Κογκρέσο αποφασίζει να δώσει την απόφαση για την προεδρική εκλογή στη Βουλή των Αντιπροσώπων, όπως ορίζει το Αμερικανικό Σύνταγμα, καθώς κανένας υποψήφιος δε κατάφερε να συγκεντρώσει την πλειοψηφία.

1826: ο φιλέλληνας Φαβιέρος σπάει τον τουρκικό κλοιό και ανεβαίνει με ενισχύσεις στην πολιορκημένη Ακρόπολη των Αθηνών.

1830: "λήγει η προθεσμία κατάθεσης του προσχεδίου της ""Παναγίας των Παρισίων""για τον Βίκτορ Ουγκό."

1834: εγκαθίστανται στην Αθήνα, τη νέα πρωτεύουσα του νεοσύστατου ελληνικού κράτους ο Όθωνας και η κυβέρνηση.

1867: ο ’Αγγλος συγγραφέας Κάρολος Ντίκενς (Όλιβερ Τουίστ, Χριστουγεννιάτικη Ιστορία, Μεγάλες Προσδοκίες κ.α), αναγιγνώσκει για πρώτη φορά δημόσια σε θέατρο της Νέας Υόρκης.

1878: τοποθετείται η πρώτη τηλεφωνική συσκευή στο Λευκό Οίκο.

1893: "η Ελλάδα πτωχεύει. Ο πρωθυπουργός Χαρίλαος Τρικούπης δηλώνει στη Βουλή: ""Δυστυχώς επτωχεύσαμεν""."

1900: η Νικαράγουα πουλά τα δικαιώματα της Διώρυγας του Παναμά στις ΗΠΑ, έναντι 55 εκατομμυρίων δολαρίων.

1909: οι ΗΠΑ διακόπτουν τις διπλωματικές τους σχέσεις με την κυβέρνηση του Ζελάγια στη Νικαράγουα, αναγγέλλοντας την υποστήριξή τους στους επαναστάτες.

1913: ανοίγει το πρώτο βενζινάδικο στο Πίτσμπουργκ, στην Πενσυλβάνια των ΗΠΑ.

1913: ο πρωθυπουργός Ελευθέριος Βενιζέλος υψώνει την ελληνική σημαία στο Φρούριο Φιρκά των Χανίων σφραγίζοντας έτσι την Ένωση της Κρήτης με την μητέρα Ελλάδα.

1918: η κυβέρνηση της Δανίας περνάει ψήφισμα για τη χορήγηση ανεξαρτησίας στην Ισλανδία.

1922: ο Τούρκος υπουργός Εξωτερικών Ισμέτ Ινονού διατάζει να εξοριστούν ένα εκατομμύριο Έλληνες, από την Τουρκία.

1931: αρχίζει η δίκη εναντίον των αντιπολιτευόμενων εφημερίδων σχετικά με τη δημοσίευση ειδήσεων, που κλονίζουν την εμπιστοσύνη προς το εθνικό νόμισμα.

1933: τα ναζιστικά στρατεύματα αναδεικνύονται σε επίσημο όργανο καταστολής στο γερμανικό Ράιχ.

1933: υπουργοποιείται από τον Χίτλερ ο Ρούντολφ Ες.

1934: δολοφονείται ο ηγέτης της ρωσικής επανάστασης Σεργκέι Κίροφ.

1934: κάνει το ντεμπούτο του στο ραδιόφωνο ο κλαρινίστας της Τζαζ Μπένι Γκούντμαν.

1935: γεννιέται ο Αμερικανός ηθοποιός, σεναριογράφος και σκηνοθέτης Γούντι ’Αλεν.

1935: "ο Τσιάνγκ εκλέγεται Πρόεδρος του Εκτελεστικού Συμβουλίου του Εθνικού Κόμματος και γίνεται ""εικονικός""ηγέτης της Κίνας."

1939: γεννιέται ο Αμερικανός παίκτης του γκολφ Λι Τρεβίνο, που κέρδισε 27 επαγγελματικά πρωταθλήματα.

1939: ο Χίμλερ ξεκινά την απέλαση των Πολωνών εβραϊκής καταγωγής.

1940: γεννιέται ο Αμερικανός κωμικός ηθοποιός, σεναριογράφος και παραγωγός Ρίτσαρντ Πράιορ.

1940: τα ελληνικά στρατεύματα, ύστερα από σκληρές μάχες, καταλαμβάνουν το Πόγραδετς και τα γύρω οχυρά του.

1941: οι Βρετανοί κηρύττουν στρατιωτικό νόμο στη Μαλαισία, μετά από αναφορές για ιαπωνική επίθεση.

1943: γεννιέται ο Αμερικανός, ελληνικής καταγωγής, ερευνητής του ΜΙΤ Νίκολας Νεγρεπόντε.

1944: "ο Σεργκέι Κουσεβίτσκι διευθύνει τη Συμφωνική Ορχήστρα της Βοστώνης στην πρώτη ερμηνεία του έργου του Μπέλα Μπάρτοκ ""Κοντσέρτο για Ορχήστρα"" (Concerto for Orchestra)."

1945: γεννιέται η κωμική ηθοποιός Μπέτι Μίντλερ.

1946: ολοκληρώνεται στις ΗΠΑ η πρώτη εκπομπή με χορηγό, το Geographically Speaking.

1949: πραγματοποιείται σύσκεψη για τη σύσταση μετώπου της αριστεράς, με τη συμμετοχή παραγόντων αριστερής απόκλισης.

1952: στο Μεξικό, η παροχή βενζίνης με δελτίο αρχίζει να γίνεται σε εθνικό επίπεδο.

1959: κάμερα, που είναι τοποθετημένη στην άκρη ενός πυραύλου βγάζει την πρώτη έγχρωμη φωτογραφία της Γης από το Διάστημα.

1959: με μια πρωτοφανή διεθνή συμφωνία, 12 έθνη υπογράφουν σύμβαση, με την οποία η Ανταρκτική καθιερώνεται ως προστατευόμενη περιοχή για επιστημονική έρευνα.

1963: εκλέγεται Πρόεδρος της Βενεζουέλας ο Ραούλ Λεονί.

1967: αρνητικό ρεκόρ στο ΝΒΑ με 22 άστοχες ελεύθερες βολές κάνει ο Γουίλτ Τσάμπερλεν.

1973: ο Τζακ Νικλάους κερδίζει το Walt Disney World Open Championship και γίνεται ο πρώτος γκόλφερ, που φτάνει τα 2 εκατομμύρια δολάρια κέρδη στην καριέρα του. Θα γίνει και ο πρώτος, που θα κερδίσει τα 3, 4 και 5 εκατομμύρια

1973: πεθαίνει σε ηλικία 75 ετών ο Νταβίντ Μπεν Γκουριόν, ιδρυτής και πρώτος Πρόεδρος του κράτους του Ισραήλ.

1981: ο Καρίμ Αμπντούλ Τζαμπάρ γίνεται ο δεύτερος σκόρερ όλων των εποχών στο ΝΒΑ, όταν σημειώνει τον 26.712ο πόντο του ξεπερνώντας τον Όσκαρ Ρόμπερτσον στον αγώνα LA Lakers- Utah Jazz (117-86). Το 1984 θα ξεπεράσει και τον πρώτο σκόρερ Γουίλτ Τσάμπερλεν, όταν θα σημειώσει 31.259 πόντους και θα κλείσει την καριέρα του με σύνολο 37.387 πόντων.

1983: οι ΗΠΑ και η Βρετανία αυξάνουν τις πιέσεις στο Βελιγράδι πριν από τις ειρηνευτικές συνομιλίες για τη Βοσνία, εμποδίζοντας τη Ρωσία να εφοδιάσει με φυσικό αέριο τη Γιουγκοσλαβία κατά τη διάρκεια του χειμώνα.

1988: η Μπεναζίρ Μπούτο γίνεται η πρώτη γυναίκα ηγέτης μουσουλμανικής χώρας όταν ο Πρόεδρος του Πακιστάν Γκούλαμ Ισάκ Κχαν της αναθέτει την εντολή σχηματισμού κυβέρνησης.

1989: οι πολιτικοί αρχηγοί δίνουν τη συναίνεσή τους στις προγραμματικές δηλώσεις της κυβέρνησης Ζολώτα.

1990: η Βρετανία ενώνεται με την ηπειρωτική Ευρώπη για πρώτη φορά μετά την εποχή των παγετώνων, όταν ’Αγγλοι και Γάλλοι εργάτες, που εργάζονται στην κατασκευή του τούνελ της Μάγχης, συναντώνται σε βάθος 40 μέτρων κάτω από την επιφάνεια του αγγλικού καναλιού.

1990: πεθαίνει σε ηλικία 77 ετών ο σκηνοθέτης Γιώργος Σεβαστίκογλου.

1990: "πεθαίνει, σε ηλικία 88 ετών ο εκδότης του περιοδικού ""Γυναίκα"", Ευάγγελος Τερζόπουλος."

1991: αξιωματούχοι της αντιτρομοκρατικής υπηρεσίας της Σκότλαντ Γιαρντ, θεωρούν τον IRA υπεύθυνο για τον εμπρησμό κεντρικών καταστημάτων στο Λονδίνο.

1991: "κυκλοφορεί το πρώτο τεύχος του περιοδικού ""Ποδηλάτης"", θερμός υποστηρικτής του αθλήματος του mountain bike στην Ελλάδα."

1991: το 80% των Ουκρανών τάσσεται στο δημοψήφισμα υπέρ της αποχώρησης της χώρας από την ΕΣΣΔ.

1992: ο γκαρντ των Washington Μάικλ ’Ανταμς κάνει ρεκόρ τριπόντων στο ΝΒΑ, όταν σημειώνει το 795ο του στον αγώνα Bullet- San Antonio (119-106). Το ρεκόρ ανήκε στον Λούι Νταμπιερ, που είχε σημειώσει 794 με το Kentucky στο ΑΒΑ και το San Antonio στο ΝΒΑ.

1992: "συλλαμβάνεται ο καταζητούμενος από το 1985, ως μέλος της τρομοκρατικής οργάνωσης ""Αντικρατική Πάλη"", Γιώργος Μπαλάφας."

1993: πεθαίνει σε ηλικία 130 ετών η Χοσεφίνα Σαναρουσία, στην πόλη Ρίβας στη Νικαράγουα, η οποία είχε επιβιώσει 33 κυβερνήσεων.

1993: στην Αιθιοπία, 700.000 άνθρωποι υποφέρουν από την πείνα και τη δίψα, εξαιτίας της ξηρασίας.

1994: η Βρετανία καλεί το Σιν Φέιν, πολιτική πτέρυγα του IRA σε συνομιλίες για την ειρήνευση στη Βόρεια Ιρλανδία

1994: η Ιρμγκαρντ Μέλερ, πρώην μέλος της RAF Φράξια Κόκκινος Στρατός, που είχε καταδικαστεί ισόβια για το φόνο τριών Αμερικανών στρατιωτών, αφήνεται ελεύθερη μετά από 22 χρόνια φυλάκισης.

1995: νέος γ.γ του ΝΑΤΟ εκλέγεται ο Ισπανός ΥΠΕΞ Χαβιέρ Σολάνα, με ομόφωνη απόφαση της Συνόδου των μόνιμων πρεσβευτών της Ατλαντικής Συμμαχίας στις Βρυξέλλες.

1995: στην Τουρκία, το Δικαστήριο Κρατικής Ασφαλείας απαλλάσσει τον συγγραφέα Γιασάρ Κεμάλ, από την κατηγορία της αυτονομιστικής προπαγάνδας.

1996: ο ΟΗΕ αποφασίζει τη διατήρηση των οικονομικών κυρώσεων για το Ιράκ.

1996: σημειώνεται ο 7.000.000ός πόντος στο ΝΒΑ.

1997: "η Βούλα Πατουλίδου παρουσιάζει το βιβλίο της ""Έκρηξη Ψυχής""στη γιορτή του Συλλόγου Ολυμπιονικών, στην οποία βραβεύεται μαζί με την ομάδα πόλο του Ν.Ο Βουλιαγμένης, τον Εθνικό ΓΣ, τον Λάμπρο Παπακώστα και την Κατερίνα Κόφφα."

1998: η Ρεάλ Μαδρίτης στέφεται παγκόσμια πρωταθλήτρια συλλόγων για πρώτη φορά μετά το 1960, όταν κερδίζει την βραζιλιάνικη Βάσκο ντα Γκάμα 2-1 στο Τόκιο.

1999: πεθαίνει ο Σοβιετικός άλτης Βολοντομίρ Γιαστσένκο σε ηλικία 40 ετών από κύρωση του ήπατος. Το 1977, σε ηλικία μόλις 18 ετών, σε μήτινγκ εφήβων μεταξύ ΗΠΑ και ΕΣΣΔ πέρασε το 2.33 σπάζοντας το ρεκόρ των 2.30 του Αμερικανού Ντουάιτ Στόουνς. Το 1978 στο Ευρωπαϊκό Κλειστού Στίβου στο Μιλάνο έκανε παγκόσμιο ρεκόρ με 2.35 και το 1979 στον ανοιχτό στίβο έκανε παγκόσμιο ρεκόρ με 2.34.

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800 – Charlemagne judges the accusations against Pope Leo III in the Vatican.
1420 – Henry V of England enters Paris.
1577 – Francis Walsingham is knighted.
1640 – End of the Iberian Union: Portugal acclaims as King João IV of Portugal, ending 60 years of personal union of the crowns of Portugal and Spain and the end of the rule of the Philippine Dynasty.
1768 – The former slave ship Fredensborg sinks off Tromøy in Norway.
1822 – Peter I is crowned Emperor of Brazil.
1824 – United States presidential election, 1824: Since no candidate received a majority of the total electoral college votes in the election, the United States House of Representatives is given the task of deciding the winner in accordance with the Twelfth Amendment to the United States Constitution.
1828 – Argentine general Juan Lavalle makes a coup against governor Manuel Dorrego, beginning the Decembrist revolution.
1834 – Slavery is abolished in the Cape Colony in accordance with the Slavery Abolition Act 1833.
1862 – In his State of the Union Address President Abraham Lincoln reaffirms the necessity of ending slavery as ordered ten weeks earlier in the Emancipation Proclamation.
1865 – Shaw University, the first historically black university in the southern United States, is founded in Raleigh, North Carolina.
1913 – The Buenos Aires Metro, the first underground railway system in the Southern Hemisphere and in Latin America, begins operation.
1913 – Ford Motor Company introduces the first moving assembly line.
1913 – Crete, having obtained self rule from Turkey after the First Balkan War, is annexed by Greece.
1918 – Transylvania unites with the Kingdom of Romania, following the incorporation of Bessarabia (March 27) and Bukovina (November 28), thus concluding the Great Union.
1918 – The Kingdom of Iceland becomes a sovereign state, yet remains a part of the Danish kingdom.
1918 – The Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes (later known as the Kingdom of Yugoslavia) is proclaimed.
1919 – Lady Astor becomes the first female Member of Parliament to take her seat in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom. (She had been elected to that position on November 28.)
1934 – In the Soviet Union, Politburo member Sergey Kirov is shot dead by Leonid Nikolaev at the Communist Party headquarters in Leningrad.
1941 – World War II: Emperor Hirohito of Japan gives the final approval to initiate war against the United States.
1941 – World War II: Fiorello La Guardia, Mayor of New York City and Director of the Office of Civilian Defense, signs Administrative Order 9, creating the Civil Air Patrol.
1952 – The New York Daily News reports the news of Christine Jorgensen, the first notable case of sex reassignment surgery.
1955 – American Civil Rights Movement: In Montgomery, Alabama, seamstress Rosa Parks refuses to give up her bus seat to a white man and is arrested for violating the city's racial segregation laws, an incident which leads to the Montgomery Bus Boycott.
1958 – The Central African Republic attains self-rule within the French Union.
1958 – The Our Lady of the Angels School fire in Chicago kills 92 children and three nuns.
1959 – Cold War: Opening date for signature of the Antarctic Treaty, which sets aside Antarctica as a scientific preserve and bans military activity on the continent.
1960 – Paul McCartney and Pete Best are arrested (and later deported) from Hamburg, Germany, after accusations of attempted arson.
1964 – Vietnam War: U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson and his top-ranking advisers meet to discuss plans to bomb North Vietnam.
1969 – Vietnam War: The first draft lottery in the United States is held since World War II.
1971 – Cambodian Civil War: Khmer Rouge rebels intensify assaults on Cambodian government positions, forcing their retreat from Kompong Thmar and nearby Ba Ray.
1973 – Papua New Guinea gains self-governance from Australia.
1974 – TWA Flight 514, a Boeing 727, crashes northwest of Dulles International Airport, killing all 92 people on board.
1974 – Northwest Airlines Flight 6231, another Boeing 727, crashes northwest of John F. Kennedy International Airport.
1981 – Inex-Adria Aviopromet Flight 1308, a McDonnell Douglas MD-80, crashes in Corsica, killing all 180 people on board.
1984 – NASA conducts the Controlled Impact Demonstration, wherein an airliner is deliberately crashed in order to test technologies and gather data to help improve survivability of crashes.
1989 – Philippine coup attempt: The right-wing military rebel Reform the Armed Forces Movement attempts to oust Philippine President Corazon Aquino in a failed bloody coup d'état.
1989 – Cold War: East Germany's parliament abolishes the constitutional provision granting the Communist Party the leading role in the state.
1990 – Channel Tunnel sections started from the United Kingdom and France meet 40 metres beneath the seabed.
1991 – Cold War: Ukrainian voters overwhelmingly approve a referendum for independence from the Soviet Union.
1997 – In the Indian state of Bihar, Ranvir Sena attacked the CPI(ML) Party Unity stronghold Lakshmanpur-Bathe, killing 63 lower caste people.

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1081 – Louis VI of France (d. 1137)
1083 – Anna Komnene, Byzantine physician and scholar (d. 1153)
1521 – Takeda Shingen, Japanese daimyo (d. 1573)
1525 – Tadeáš Hájek, Czech physician and astronomer (d. 1600)
1580 – Nicolas-Claude Fabri de Peiresc, French astronomer and historian (d. 1637)
1690 – Philip Yorke, 1st Earl of Hardwicke, English lawyer and politician, Lord Chancellor of the United Kingdom (d. 1764)
1709 – Franz Xaver Richter, Czech singer-songwriter, violinist, and conductor (d. 1789)
1716 – Étienne Maurice Falconet, French sculptor (d. 1791)
1743 – Martin Heinrich Klaproth, German chemist and academic (d. 1817)
1761 – Marie Tussaud, French-English sculptor, founded Madame Tussauds Wax Museum (d. 1850)
1792 – Nikolai Lobachevsky, Russian mathematician and geometer (d. 1856)
1800 – Mihály Vörösmarty, Hungarian poet (d.1855)
1844 – Alexandra of Denmark (d. 1925)
1846 – Ledi Sayadaw, Burmese monk and philosopher (d. 1923)
1847 – Julia A. Moore, American poet (d. 1920)
1869 – Eligiusz Niewiadomski, Polish painter and critic (d. 1923)
1871 – Archie MacLaren, English cricketer (d. 1944)
1883 – Henry Cadbury, American historian, scholar, and academic (d. 1974)
1884 – Torben Meyer, Danish-American actor (d. 1975)
1884 – Karl Schmidt-Rottluff, German painter and etcher (d. 1976)
1886 – Rex Stout, American author and poet (d. 1975)
1886 – Zhu De, Chinese general and politician, 1st Vice Chairman of the People's Republic of China (d. 1976)
1894 – Afrânio Pompílio Gastos do Amaral, Brazilian herpetologist (d. 1982)
1895 – Henry Williamson, English farmer, soldier, and author (d. 1977)
1896 – Georgy Zhukov, Russian general and politician, 2nd Minister of Defence for the Soviet Union (d. 1974)
1897 – Cyril Ritchard, Australian-American actor and singer (d. 1977)
1898 – Stuart Garson, Canadian lawyer and politician, 12th Premier of Manitoba (d. 1977)
1901 – Ilona Fehér, Hungarian-Israeli violinist and educator (d. 1988)
1905 – Alex Wilson, Canadian sprinter and coach (d. 1994)
1910 – Alicia Markova, English ballerina and choreographer (d. 2004)
1911 – Walter Alston, American baseball player and manager (d. 1984)
1911 – Calvin Griffith, Canadian-American businessman (d. 1999)
1912 – Minoru Yamasaki, American architect, designed the World Trade Center (d. 1986)
1913 – Mary Martin, American actress and singer (d. 1990)
1916 – Wan Li, Chinese educator and politician, 4th Vice Premier of the People's Republic of China (d. 2015)
1917 – Thomas Hayward, American tenor and actor (d. 1995)
1917 – Marty Marion, American baseball player and manager (d. 2011)
1920 – Peter Baptist Tadamaro Ishigami, Japanese priest, 1st Bishop of Naha (d. 2014)
1921 – Vernon McGarity, American sergeant, Medal of Honor recipient (d. 2013)
1922 – Vsevolod Bobrov, Russian ice hockey player, footballer, and manager (d. 1979)
1923 – Morris, Belgian cartoonist (d. 2001)
1923 – William F. House, American otologist and physician (d. 2012)
1923 – Dick Shawn, American actor (d. 1987)
1923 – Stansfield Turner, American admiral and academic, 12th Director of Central Intelligence
1924 – Masao Horiba, Japanese businessman, founded Horiba (d. 2015)
1924 – Shaitan Singh, Indian soldier (d. 1962)
1925 – Martin Rodbell, American biochemist and endocrinologist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1998)
1926 – Mother Antonia, American-Mexican nun and activist (d. 2013)
1926 – Allyn Ann McLerie, Canadian-American actress, singer, and dancer
1926 – Keith Michell, Australian actor (d. 2015)
1926 – Robert Symonds, American actor (d. 2007)
1926 – Colin Tennant, 3rd Baron Glenconner, Scottish businessman (d. 2010)
1927 – Micheline Bernardini, French dancer and model
1928 – Emily McLaughlin, American actress (d. 1991)
1928 – Malachi Throne, American actor (d. 2013)
1929 – David Doyle, American actor (d. 1997)
1930 – Marie Bashir, Australian psychiatrist, academic, and politician, 37th Governor of New South Wales
1930 – Joachim Hoffmann, German historian and author (d. 2002)
1931 – Jimmy Lyons, American saxophonist (d. 1986)
1931 – Jim Nesbitt, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2007)
1933 – Lou Rawls, American singer-songwriter, producer, and actor (d. 2006)
1933 – Violette Verdy, French ballerina (d. 2016)
1934 – Billy Paul, American soul singer (d. 2016)
1935 – Woody Allen, American actor, director, and screenwriter
1936 – Igor Rodionov, Russian general and politician, 3rd Russian Minister of Defence (d. 2014)
1937 – Muriel Costa-Greenspon, American soprano and actress (d. 2005)
1937 – Gordon Crosse, English composer and academic
1937 – Vaira Vīķe-Freiberga, Latvian psychologist and politician, 6th President of Latvia
1938 – Sandy Nelson, American rock & roll drummer
1939 – Lee Trevino, American golfer and sportscaster
1940 – Mike Denness, Scottish-English cricketer and referee (d. 2013)
1940 – Richard Pryor, American comedian, actor, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2005)
1940 – Tasso Wild, German footballer
1942 – Mohamed Kamel Amr, Egyptian politician, Egyptian Minister of Foreign Affairs
1942 – John Crowley, American author and academic
1942 – Ross Edwards, Australian cricketer
1943 – Kenny Moore, American runner and journalist
1944 – Eric Bloom, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
1944 – John Densmore, American drummer and songwriter
1944 – Michael Hagee, American general
1944 – Tahar Ben Jelloun, Moroccan author and poet
1945 – Bette Midler, American singer-songwriter, actress and producer
1946 – Jonathan Katz, American comedian and actor
1946 – Kemal Kurspahić, Bosnian journalist and author
1946 – Gilbert O'Sullivan, Irish singer-songwriter and pianist
1947 – Alain Bashung, French singer-songwriter and actor (d. 2009)
1947 – Elizabeth Baur, American actress
1947 – Bob Fulton, English-Australian rugby league player, coach, and sportscaster
1948 – George Foster, American baseball player and radio host
1948 – Sarfraz Nawaz, Pakistani cricketer and politician
1948 – John Roskelley, American mountaineer and author
1948 – Neil Warnock, English footballer and manager
1948 – N. T. Wright, English bishop and scholar
1948 – Patrick Ibrahim Yakowa, Nigerian civil servant and politician, Governor of Kaduna State (d. 2012)
1949 – Jan Brett, American author and illustrator
1949 – Sebastián Piñera, Chilean businessman and politician, 35th President of Chile
1950 – Manju Bansal, Indian biologist and academic
1950 – Ross Hannaford, Australian singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2016)
1950 – Gary Panter, American illustrator and painter
1950 – Filippos Petsalnikos, Greek lawyer and politician, Greek Minister of Justice
1950 – Richard Keith, American actor and drummer
1951 – Obba Babatundé, American actor, director, and producer
1951 – Jaco Pastorius, American bass player, songwriter, and producer (d. 1987)
1951 – Treat Williams, American actor
1952 – Stephen Poliakoff, English director, producer, and playwright
1954 – Alan Dedicoat, English journalist
1954 – Judith Hackitt, English chemist and engineer
1954 – François Van der Elst, Belgian footballer
1955 – Veikko Aaltonen, Finnish actor, director, and screenwriter
1955 – Verónica Forqué, Spanish actress
1955 – Pat Spillane, Irish footballer and sportscaster
1955 – Karen Tumulty, American journalist
1956 – Julee Cruise, American singer-songwriter, musician, and actress
1957 – Chris Poland, American guitarist and songwriter
1957 – Vesta Williams, American singer-songwriter and actress (d. 2011)
1958 – Javier Aguirre, Mexican footballer and manager
1958 – Candace Bushnell, American journalist and author
1958 – Alberto Cova, Italian runner
1958 – Lisa Fischer, American singer-songwriter
1958 – Gary Peters, American lieutenant and politician
1959 – Billy Childish, English singer-songwriter, guitarist, and painter
1959 – Wally Lewis, Australian rugby league player, coach, and sportscaster
1960 – Carol Alt, American model and actress
1960 – Shirin M. Rai, Indian-English political scientist and academic
1960 – Jane Turner, Australian actress, producer, and screenwriter
1961 – Safra A. Catz, Israeli-American businesswoman
1961 – Raymond E. Goldstein, American biophysicist and academic
1961 – Jeremy Northam, English actor and singer
1962 – Sylvie Daigle, Canadian speed skater
1962 – Sayoko Hagiwara, Japanese actress
1962 – Pamela McGee, American basketball player and coach
1963 – Marco Greco, Brazilian race car driver
1963 – Nathalie Lambert, Canadian speed skater
1963 – Arjuna Ranatunga, Sri Lankan cricketer and politician
1964 – Salvatore Schillaci, Italian footballer
1964 – Jo Walton, Welsh-Canadian author and poet
1965 – Henry Honiball, South African rugby player
1966 – Andrew Adamson, New Zealand director, producer, and screenwriter
1966 – Larry Walker, Canadian baseball player and coach
1967 – Bang Eun-hee, South Korean actress
1967 – Nestor Carbonell, American actor
1967 – Reggie Sanders, American baseball player
1968 – Justin Chadwick, English actor and director
1968 – Sarah Fitzgerald, Australian squash player
1968 – Anders Holmertz, Swedish swimmer
1969 – Richard Carrier, American author and blogger
1970 – Jouko Ahola, Finnish strongman and actor
1970 – Jonathan Coulton, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
1970 – Kirk Rueter, American baseball player
1970 – Sarah Silverman, American comedian, actress, and singer
1970 – Tisha Waller, American high jumper and educator
1971 – Emily Mortimer, English actress
1971 – Christian Pescatori, Italian race car driver
1971 – Mika Pohjola, Finnish-American pianist and composer
1971 – John Schlimm, American author and educator
1972 – Bart Millard, American singer-songwriter
1973 – Steve Gibb, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
1973 – Jon Theodore, American drummer
1974 – Costinha, Portuguese footballer and manager
1975 – Matt Fraction, American author
1975 – Isaiah "Ikey" Owens, American keyboard player and producer (d. 2014)
1975 – Thomas Schie, Norwegian race car driver and sportscaster
1975 – Sophia Skou, Danish swimmer
1976 – Tomasz Adamek, Polish boxer
1976 – Laura Ling, American journalist and author
1976 – Evangelos Sklavos, Greek basketball player
1977 – Brad Delson, American guitarist and producer
1977 – Lee McKenzie, Scottish journalist
1977 – Akiva Schaffer, American actor, rapper, director, producer, and screenwriter
1979 – Ryan Malone, American ice hockey player
1979 – Stephanie Brown Trafton, American discus thrower
1980 – Iftikhar Anjum, Pakistani cricketer
1980 – Angelique Bates, American actress and singer
1980 – Mohammad Kaif, Indian cricketer and politician
1980 – Roger Peterson, Aruban-Dutch singer-songwriter
1980 – Mubarak Hassan Shami, Kenyan-Qatari runner
1981 – Park Hyo-shin, South Korean singer-songwriter and actor
1981 – Luke McPharlin, Australian footballer
1981 – I Made Wirawan, Indonesian footballer
1982 – Riz Ahmed, English actor and rapper
1982 – Lloyd Doyley, English footballer
1982 – Christos Kalantzis, Greek footballer
1982 – Christos Melissis, Greek footballer
1985 – John Coughlin, American figure skater
1985 – Janelle Monáe, American singer-songwriter and producer
1985 – Chanel Preston, American porn actress and director
1985 – Emiliano Viviano, Italian footballer
1986 – DeSean Jackson, American football player
1987 – Simon Dawkins, English footballer
1987 – Tabarie Henry, Virgin Islander sprinter
1987 – Vance Joy, Australian singer-songwriter
1987 – Brett Williams, English footballer
1988 – Dan Mavraides, Greek-American basketball player
1988 – Tyler Joseph, American musician and singer
1989 – Sotelúm, Mexican trumpet player, composer, and producer
1990 – Tomáš Tatar, Slovak ice hockey player
1991 – Hilda Melander, Swedish tennis player
1991 – Sun Yang, Chinese swimmer
1992 – Masahudu Alhassan, Ghanaian footballer
1992 – Linos Chrysikopoulos, Greek basketball player
1992 – Marco van Ginkel, Dutch footballer
1993 – Reena Pärnat, Estonian archer
1994 – Seedy Njie, English footballer
1995 – Agnė Čepelytė, Lithuanian tennis player
1995 – James Wilson, English footballer

Deaths[edit]

1135 – Henry I of England (b. 1068)
1241 – Isabella of England (b. 1214)
1433 – Emperor Go-Komatsu of Japan (b. 1377)
1455 – Lorenzo Ghiberti, Italian goldsmith and sculptor (b. 1378)
1521 – Pope Leo X (b. 1475)
1530 – Margaret of Austria, Duchess of Savoy (b. 1480)
1580 – Giovanni Morone, Italian cardinal (b. 1509)
1581 – Alexander Briant, English Roman Catholic priest, martyr and saint (b. 1556)
1581 – Edmund Campion, English Roman Catholic priest, martyr, and saint (b. 1540)
1581 – Ralph Sherwin, English Roman Catholic priest, martyr, and saint (b. 1550)
1602 – Kobayakawa Hideaki, Japanese daimyo (b. 1582)
1640 – Miguel de Vasconcelos, Portuguese politician, Prime Minister of Portugal (b. 1590)
1660 – Pierre d'Hozier, French genealogist and historian (b. 1592)
1729 – Giacomo F. Maraldi, French-Italian astronomer and mathematician (b. 1665)
1750 – Johann Gabriel Doppelmayr, German mathematician, astronomer, and cartographer (b. 1671)
1755 – Maurice Greene, English organist and composer (b. 1696)
1767 – Henry Erskine, 10th Earl of Buchan, Scottish politician (b. 1710)
1825 – Alexander I of Russia (b. 1777)
1865 – Abraham Emanuel Fröhlich, Swiss pastor, poet, and educator (b. 1796)
1866 – George Everest, Welsh geographer and surveyor (b. 1790)
1867 – Charles Gray Round, English lawyer and politician (b. 1797)
1884 – William Swainson, English-New Zealand lawyer and politician, Attorney-General of the Crown Colony of New Zealand (b. 1809)
1913 – Juhan Liiv, Estonian poet and author (b. 1864)
1914 – Alfred Thayer Mahan, American captain and historian (b. 1840)
1916 – Charles de Foucauld, French priest and martyr (b. 1858)
1923 – Virginie Loveling, Belgian author and poet (b. 1836)
1928 – José Eustasio Rivera, Colombian-American lawyer and poet (b. 1888)
1933 – Pekka Halonen, Finnish painter (b. 1865)
1934 – Sergey Kirov, Russian engineer and politician (b. 1886)
1935 – Bernhard Schmidt, Estonian-German optician, invented the Schmidt camera (b. 1879)
1943 – Damrong Rajanubhab, Thai historian and educator (b. 1862)
1947 – Aleister Crowley, English magician, poet, and mountaineer (b. 1875)
1947 – G. H. Hardy, English mathematician and theorist (b. 1877)
1950 – Ernest John Moeran, English pianist and composer (b. 1894)
1954 – Fred Rose, American pianist, composer, and publisher (b. 1898)
1964 – J. B. S. Haldane, English-Indian geneticist and biologist (b. 1892)
1964 – Charilaos Vasilakos, Greek runner (b. 1877)
1968 – Nicolae Bretan, Romanian opera singer, composer, and conductor (b. 1887)
1968 – Darío Moreno, Turkish singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor (b. 1921)
1973 – David Ben-Gurion, Polish-Israeli lawyer and politician, 1st Prime Minister of Israel (b. 1886)
1975 – Nellie Fox, American baseball player and coach (b. 1927)
1975 – Ernesto Maserati, Italian race car driver and engineer (b. 1898)
1975 – Anna Roosevelt Halsted, American journalist (b. 1906)
1981 – Russ Manning, American author and illustrator (b. 1929)
1984 – Roelof Frankot, Dutch painter and photographer (b. 1911)
1986 – Frank McCarthy, American general and film producer (b. 1912)
1987 – James Baldwin, American novelist, poet, and critic (b. 1924)
1987 – Punch Imlach, Canadian ice hockey player, coach, and manager (b. 1918)
1988 – J. Vernon McGee, American pastor and theologian (b. 1904)
1989 – Alvin Ailey, American dancer and choreographer (b. 1931)
1990 – Carla Lehmann, Canadian-English actress (b. 1917)
1991 – George Stigler, American economist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1911)
1993 – Ray Gillen, American singer-songwriter (b. 1959)
1995 – Hopper Levett, English cricketer (b. 1908)
1995 – Colin Tapley, New Zealand-English actor (b. 1907)
1995 – Maxwell R. Thurman, American general (b. 1931)
1996 – Peter Bronfman, Canadian businessman (b. 1928)
1997 – Michel Bélanger, Canadian banker and businessman (b. 1929)
1997 – Stéphane Grappelli, French violinist (b. 1908)
1997 – Endicott Peabody, American lieutenant, lawyer, and politician, 62nd Governor of Massachusetts (b. 1920)
2001 – Ellis R. Dungan, American director and producer (b. 1909)
2002 – Edward L. Beach Jr., American captain and author (b. 1918)
2002 – Dave McNally, American baseball player (b. 1942)
2003 – Clark Kerr, American economist and academic (b. 1911)
2003 – Eugenio Monti, Italian bobsledder (b. 1928)
2004 – Prince Bernhard of Lippe-Biesterfeld (b. 1911)
2004 – Bill Brown, Scottish-Canadian footballer (b. 1931)
2005 – Gust Avrakotos, American CIA officer (b. 1938)
2005 – Mary Hayley Bell, English actress and playwright (b. 1911)
2005 – Freeman V. Horner, American soldier, Medal of Honor recipient (b. 1922)
2006 – Claude Jade, French actress (b. 1948)
2006 – Bruce Trigger, Canadian archaeologist, anthropologist, and historian (b. 1937)
2007 – Ken McGregor, Australian tennis player and footballer (b. 1929)
2008 – Paul Benedict, American actor (b. 1938)
2008 – Joseph B. Wirthlin, American businessman and religious leader (b. 1917)
2010 – Adriaan Blaauw, Dutch astronomer and academic (b. 1914)
2010 – Hillard Elkins, American actor and producer (b. 1929)
2011 – Christa Wolf, German author and critic (b. 1929)
2012 – Jovan Belcher, American football player (b. 1987)
2012 – Arthur Chaskalson, South African lawyer and judge, 18th Chief Justice of South Africa (b. 1931)
2012 – Mitchell Cole, English footballer (b. 1985)
2012 – Rick Majerus, American basketball player and coach (b. 1948)
2012 – Ed Price, American soldier, pilot, and politician (b. 1918)
2013 – Richard Coughlan, English drummer (b. 1947)
2013 – Stirling Colgate, American physicist and academic (b. 1925)
2013 – Edward Heffron, American soldier (b. 1923)
2013 – Martin Sharp, Australian cartoonist and songwriter (b. 1942)
2014 – Mario Abramovich, Argentinian violinist and composer (b. 1926)
2014 – Dimitrios Trichopoulos, Greek epidemiologist, oncologist, and academic (b. 1938)
2014 – Rocky Wood, New Zealand-Australian author (b. 1959)
2015 – Rob Blokzijl, Dutch physicist and computer scientist (b. 1943)
2015 – Joseph Engelberger, American physicist and engineer (b. 1925)
2015 – John F. Kurtzke, American neurologist and academic (b. 1926)
2015 – Jim Loscutoff, American basketball player (b. 1930)
2015 – Trevor Obst, Australian footballer and coach (b. 1940)

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November 30, 2016, 11:43 pm

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December 1st: On this Day

1957, Buddy Holly and the Crickets appeared on 'The Ed Sullivan Show', performing 'That'll Be The Day' and 'Peggy Sue'. Sam Cooke was also a guest on the same show performing 'You Send Me'.

1958, The Teddy Bears were at No.1 on the US singles chart with ‘To Know Him is to Love Him.’ The title of the Phil Spector song came from words on his father’s tombstone.

1961, The Beatles performed a lunchtime show at the The Cavern in Liverpool. That night they headlined a six-group Big Beat Session at the Tower Ballroom, New Brighton in Wallasey. Between 1961 -1963, The Beatles played at The Tower Ballroom on 27 occasions.

1964, The Who played the first of 22 consecutive Tuesday night gigs at The Marquee Club in London, the band were paid £50 for each gig. The Marquee Club saw the rise of some of the most important British artists in the 60's such as Jimi Hendrix,David Bowie, Cream, Manfred Mann, The Nice, Yes, Pink Floyd, Jethro Tull, King Crimson and many others who all appeared at the club.

1964,

1966, Tom Jones was at No.1 on the UK singles chart with his version of 'Green Green Grass Of Home.' It stayed at No.1 for seven weeks giving Decca records its first million selling single by a British artist. Also a No.11 hit in the US.

1967, Jimi Hendrix, Pink Floyd, The Move, Nice, Outer Limits and Amen Corner played at the Central Hall, Chatham. The Chatham Standard later reported: ‘Hendrix opened his act with the Beatles’ number Sergeant Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band, and the three-piece group made as much of an impression as a studio full of musicians. Once upon a time this sort of noise could not be reproduced outside a studio. He did several of his own numbers, including unfaultable versions of Hey Joe and Purple Haze and The Troggs Wild Thing.

1973, The Carpenters went to No.1 on the US singles chart with 'Top Of The World', becoming the duo's second of three No.1 singles, following '(They Long to Be) Close to You' and preceding 'Please Mr. Postman.' Country singer Lynn Anderson covered the song and her version became her first hit when it reached No.2 on the US country singles charts in mid-1973.

1976, The Sex Pistols appeared on ITV's live early evening 'Today' show (in place of Queen who had pulled out following a trip to the dentists by Freddie Mercury). Taunted by interviewer Bill Grundy who asked the band to say something outrageous, guitarist Steve Jones says: 'You dirty bastard...you dirty fucker...what a fucking rotter!' Grundy died of a heart attack aged 69 on 9th Feb 1993.

1976,

1983, Neil Young was sued by Geffen Records because his new music for the label was ‘not commercial in nature and musically uncharacteristic of his previous albums’. His latest album Everybody's Rockin' featured a selection of rockabilly songs (both covers and original material) which ran for just 25 minutes, Young's shortest album.

1984, Jim Diamond was at No.1 in the UK singles chart with 'I Should Have Known Better.' The song was displaced after one week by Band Aid's charity single 'Do They Know It's Christmas’'. Diamond publicly requested that people not buy his single, but instead buy Do They Know It's Christmas?

1987, A Kentucky teacher lost her appeal in the US Supreme Court over her sacking after showing Pink Floyd's film The Wall to her class. The court decided that the film was not suitable for minors with its bad language and sexual content.

1989, Sly Stone was sentenced to 55 days after pleading guilty to a charge of driving under the influence of cocaine, (two weeks later he also pleaded guilty to possession of cocaine and was sentenced to spend 9-14 months in rehab).

1990, Vanilla Ice started a four-week run at No.1 in the UK with the single 'Ice Ice Baby'. The track sampled the bass intro to the Queen and David Bowie No.1 'Under Pressure'. 'Ice Ice Baby' was initially released as the B-side to the rapper's cover of 'Play That Funky Music', and became the A-side after US DJ's started playing it.

1997, Kenny G set a new world record when he held a note on his saxophone for 45 minutes and 47 seconds. (The record has since been broken by Geovanny Escalante, who held a note for 1 hour, 30 minutes and 45 seconds, using a technique that allows him to blow and breathe at the same time).

2006, An Oasis fan enjoyed "the best day of his life" when Noel Gallagher popped round to his house in Poynton, Cheshire to play an intimate gig. Ben Hayes had won a BBC Radio 1 competition to have the star play in his front room as part of a week of gigs compered by DJ Jo Whiley. 15 people packed into his lounge for the tiny gig - with his mother on hand making cups of tea for the crew.

2008, Wham's Last Christmas was the most played festive track of the last five years. The Performing Right Society put the 1984 hit at the top of their chart of seasonal songs, just ahead of Band Aid's Do They Know It's Christmas? The Pogues came third with Fairytale of New York, recorded with the late Kirsty MacColl and first released in 1987. Other featured artists include Slade, Mariah Carey and Bruce Springsteen.

2012, Shakira was being sued for $100m (£62.4m) by a former boyfriend who acted as her business manager for six years. Antonio de la Rua claimed he was the "principal architect" of a business plan that turned the singer into a global superstar. He was seeking to "recover his share of past and future partnership profits," according to papers filed in New York.

2013, Bob Dylan was placed under judicial investigation in France for allegedly provoking ethnic hatred of Croats. It followed a legal complaint lodged by a Croat association in France over a 2012 interview Dylan gave to Rolling Stone magazine. In the interview Dylan allegedly compared the relationship between Jews and Nazis to that of Serbs and Croats.

2014, Phil Rudd the drummer of rock band AC/DC pleaded not guilty to charges of threatening to kill and possession of drugs. Phil Rudd was excused from appearing in New Zealand's Tauranga District Court, with his lawyer entering his plea. The 60-year-old Australian-born musician was originally charged with attempting to procure the murder of two men.


December 1st: Born on this day

1930, Born on this day, Matt Monro, UK singer, (1964 UK No.4 & US No.23 single 'Walk Away' plus 10 other UK Top 40 hits). He died on 7th February 1985.

1934, Born on this day, Billy Paul, (1972 US No.1 & 1973 UK No.12 single 'Me and Mrs Jones'). Paul died on 24th April 2016 aged 81.

1936, Born on this day, Lou Rawls, US singer, (1976 US No.2 & UK No.10 single 'You'll Never Find Another Love Like Mine'). Rawls died from lung cancer on 6th January 2006 aged 72.

1938, Born on this day, Sandy Nelson, US drummer, (1962 UK No.3 & US No.7 single 'Let There Be Drums'). Worked with The Teddy Bears, Gene Vincent. At end of 1963, Nelson was in a motorcycle accident. The injuries necessitated amputation of his right foot and part of that leg, nonetheless, Nelson continued to record and play drums.

1944, Born on this day, Bette Midler, singer, actress, (1989 US No.1 & UK No.5 single 'Wind Beneath my Wings'). Worked with Barry Manilow, starred in the film 'The Rose' based on the life of Janis Joplin.

1944, Born on this day, Charlie Grima, Wizzard, (1973 UK No.1 single 'See My Baby Jive').

1944, Born on this day, Eric Bloom, guitar, vocals, Blue Oyster Cult, (1976 US No.12 & 1978 UK No.16 single 'Don't Fear The Reaper').

1944, Born on this day, John Densmore, drums, The Doors, who had the 1967 US No.1 & UK No.49 single 'Light My Fire'& 1971 single 'Riders On The Storm'. Densmore allowed 'Riders on the Storm' to be used to sell Pirelli Tyres, in the UK only and later stated that he "heard Jim's voice" in his ears and ended up donating the money earned to charity. In 2002, Densmore vetoed an offer by Cadillac for $15 million for 'Break on Through (To the Other Side)' because of Morrison's vehement opposition to licensing the Doors' music for commercial use.

1946, Born on this day, Gilbert O'Sullivan, singer, songwriter, (1972 UK No.1 single 'Clair', 1972 US No.1 single 'Alone Again Naturally', plus 13 other UK Top 40 singles).

1951, Born on this day, Jaco Pastorius, jazz bass player, (1976 hit with Weather Report, 'Birdland'). Also worked with Joni Mitchell and Pat Metheny. Died on 21st September 1987 aged 35. He suffered irreversible brain damage after being beaten into a coma after an altercation with a bouncer at the Midnight Club in Fort Lauderdale.

1956, Born on this day, Julee Cruise, singer, (1990 UK No. 7 single 'Falling').

1959, Born on this day, Stephen Batt, Japan, (1982 UK No.5 single 'Ghosts').

1963, Born on this day, Sam Reid, Glass Tiger, (1986 UK No.29 single 'Don't Forget Me, When I'm Gone').

1971, Born on this day, Greg Upchurch, drummer, joined in 2005, 3 Doors Down, (2003 US No.4 single ‘When I’m Gone’, 2005 US No.1 album ‘Seventeen Days’).

1974, Born on this day, Isaiah "Ikey" Owens, American keyboardist known for his work with The Mars Volta, Jack White and an array of bands from the Long Beach music scene. Owens died on 14th October 2014 aged 39 due to a heart attack in his hotel room in Puebla, Mexico.

1977, Born on this day, Brad Delson, guitar, Linkin Park, (2002 US No.2 & UK No.4 single 'In The End', 2002 US No.2 & 2001 UK No.4 album 'Hybrid Theory').

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November 30, 2016, 11:59 pm

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Joe Esposito: Elvis Presley's friend

and aide dies aged 78

Joe Esposito, a close friend and aide of Elvis Presley, has died at the age of 78.

Esposito was Presley's professional assistant and a member of his inner circle, known as the "Memphis Mafia".

He was one of two best men at the star's wedding to Priscilla in 1967 and a pallbearer at his funeral in 1977.

Esposito's daughter Cindy Bahr said he had died of natural causes in California on 23 November after suffering from dementia.

The pair met while serving in the Army in 1959. When they completed their service, Esposito became Presley's assistant, a role that saw him acting as road manager when Elvis was on tour.

He was a member of the so-called Memphis Mafia with Red West and Marty Lacker, and appeared in some of Presley's films, including It Happened at the World's Fair.

Esposito was one of those who found Presley's body when he died at Graceland, Memphis, and broke the news of his death to Priscilla and Presley's manager Tom Parker.

He went on to work as a road manager for artists including Michael Jackson and The Bee Gees.

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December 1, 2016, 12:15 am

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Mειώνει τις πτήσεις Αθήνα-Θεσσαλονίκη

η Ryanair το ερχόμενο καλοκαίρι

-A +A

Την μείωση των πτήσεων του δρομολογίου Αθήνα-Θεσσαλονίκη

στην καλοκαιρινή περίοδο εξετάζει η αεροπορική εταιρεία

Ryanair.

Σε αυτή την κίνηση προβαίνει λόγω μη επιβεβαιωμένης διαθεσιμότητας του

αεροδιαδρόμου Θεσσαλονίκης τον επόμενο χρόνο, όπως ανακοίνωσε η εταιρεία.

Προκειμένου να εξυπηρετηθούν όσες περισσότερες διεθνείς πτήσεις γίνεται,

και να μην επηρεαστεί ο εισερχόμενος τουρισμός από το εξωτερικό, «η σύνδεση

Θεσσαλονίκη- Αθήνα θα μειωθεί από 7 σε 3 καθημερινές πτήσεις, με φιλικά

business ωράρια για το καλοκαίρι του 2017».

Όπως δήλωσε η Τσιάρα Ραβάρα, διευθύντρια μάρκετινγκ και πωλήσεων Ελλάδος

της Ryanair, «λόγω έλλειψης επιβεβαίωσης σχετικά με τη διαθεσιμότητα του

αεροδιαδρόμου Θεσσαλονίκης για το επόμενο καλοκαίρι, είμαστε στην δυσάρεστη θέση να μειώσουμε την συχνότητα των πτήσεων μας μεταξύ Θεσσαλονίκης και Αθήνας, από 7 σε 3 καθημερινές για το καλοκαίρι».

Η κ. Ραβάρα έκανε λόγο για «λάθος χρονικό συντονισμό των έργων και συνεχή

έλλειψη διαύγειας σχετικά με τη διαθεσιμότητα του αεροδιαδρόμου», οι οποίες

όπως είπε, «δεν μας επιτρέπουν, παρά μόνο να μειώσουμε κάποιες πτήσεις

εσωτερικού ώστε να συμβάλουμε σε περισσότερες διεθνείς αφίξεις τουριστών,

μέσω απευθείας πτήσεων προς την Θεσσαλονίκη το επόμενο καλοκαίρι».

Όπως ανακοίνωσε, «η εταιρεία το καλοκαίρι το 2017 θα προσφέρει 19 διεθνή

δρομολόγια από την Θεσσαλονίκη, με 4 νέα δρομολόγια προς Αμβούργο,

Γκέτεμποργκ , Κοπεγχάγη και Ντόρτμουντ, καθώς και μία νέα καλοκαιρινή

σύνδεση προς Βερολίνο, συμβάλλοντας έτσι σε διεθνή επιβατική κίνηση μέσω

μιας μειωμένης σύνδεσης προς Αθήνα».

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