Historical Events1751 - France sets plan to tax clergymen1912 - First "Keystone Kops" silent slapstick comedy film, entitled "Hoffmeyer's Legacy" is released1913 - President Woodrow Wilson signs the Federal Reserve Act, establishing the modern central banking system of the United States to manage the money supply and promote financial stability1942 - Allies air attack on Den Helder, Netherlands1951 - National Football League Championship, LA Memorial Coliseum: Los Angeles Rams beat Cleveland Browns 24-17; first coast-to-coast televised NFL title gameMore Historical Events Famous Birthdays1819 - Jan Jakob Lodewijk ten Kate, Dutch poet and clergyman, born at The Hague, Netherlands (d. 1889)1922 - Micheline Ostermeyer, French athlete (Olympic gold shot put, discus; bronze high jump 1948), born in Rang-du-Fliers, Pas-de-Calais, France (d. 2001)1945 - Ron Bushy, American rock drummer (Iron Butterfly - In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida), born in Washington, D.C. (d. 2021)1954 - Brian Teacher, American tennis player (Australian Open 1980), born in San Diego, California1981 - Beth [Elisabeth Rodergas Cols], Spanish singer and actress, born in Sria, CataloniaMore Famous Birthdays Famous Deaths1575 - Akiyama Nobutomo, Japanese warrior (hanged) (b. 1531)1948 - Hideki Tojo, Japanese Prime Minister during WW II (1941-44), hanged for war crimes at 631970 - Bessie Abramowitz Hillman, Russian-American labor leader and founder of Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America, dies at 712018 - (Ann) "Honey" Lantree, British rock drummer (The Honeycombs), dies at 752020 - James E. Gunn, American sci-fi author (The Listeners, Station in Space, Immortal), dies at 97More Famous Deaths