Historical Events1949 - Gene Autry's single "Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer" appears on music charts after songwriter Johnny Marks adapts a poem written by his brother-in-law Robert L. May for Montgomery Ward department stores1973 - Bloodless military coup ousts Greek President George Papadopoulos1979 - Revival of Frank Loesser's 1956 musical "The Most Happy Fella" closes at Majestic Theater, NYC, after 53 performances2012 - 100th CFL Grey Cup, Rogers Center, Toronto: Toronto Argonauts defeat Calgary Stampeders, 35-22; Argos owner David Braley first team boss to win back-to-back Grey Cups with 2 different teams (also 2011 champion BC Lions2019 - Louis Vuitton (LVMH) buys jeweler Tiffany and Co. for over $16 billionMore Historical Events Famous Birthdays1741 - Johann Christian Frischmuth, German composer, born in Schwabhausen, Electorate of Bavaria, Holy Roman Empire (d. 1790)1964 - Mark Lanegan, American grunge-rock singer-songwriter (Screaming Trees; Queens of the Stone Age), born in Ellensburg, Washington (d. 2022)1967 - Rodney Sheppard, American guitarist (Sugar Ray), born in Trinidad, Trinidad and Tobago1971 - Dominic Cummings, English political strategist (Vote Leave campaign), born in Durham, England1981 - Xabi Alonso, Spanish soccer midfielder (114 caps; Real Sociedad, Liverpool, Real Madrid, Bayern Munich), born in Tolosa, SpainMore Famous Birthdays Famous Deaths1785 - Richard Glover, British poet, dies at about 731939 - Wilfred Trotter, English surgeon who was a pioneer in neurosurgery, popularized the concept of herd instinct, and was an authority in cancers of the head and neck, dies at 671963 - Alexander Marinesko, Soviet captain of the S-13 submarine, which sank the German ship Wilhelm Gustloff, dies of cancer at 502010 - Peter Christopherson, British rock musician (Throbbing Gristle; Psychic TV), commercial and music video director, dies at 552024 - Earl Holliman, American actor (The Rainmaker; Police Woman; Tribes; Cry Panic), pop singer, and animal rights activist, dies at 96More Famous Deaths