Historical Events1954 - Rose and Cotton Bowl are 1st sport colorcasts1993 - Blockbuster Bowl 3: Stanford beats Penn State, 24-31993 - 79th Rose Bowl: #7 Michigan beats #9 Washington, 38-312007 - Bulgarian, Romanian, and Irish become official languages of the European Union, joining 20 other official languages2007 - 36th Fiesta Bowl: #9 Boise State beats #7 Oklahoma, 43-42 (OT)More Historical Events Famous Birthdays766 - Ali al-Rida [Ab al-asan al-Thn], 8th Imam of Twelver Shia Islam and descendant of the prophet Muhammad, born in Medina, Abbasid Caliphate (d. 818) [approximate birthdate]1711 - Franz von der Trenck, Austrian soldier whose unit is considered one of the worst in European history due to insubordination and plundering, born in Reggio di Calabria (d. 1749)1848 - John W. Goff, American lawyer and judge known for his part in the Catalpa Rescue, born in Gorey, Ireland (d. 1924)1890 - Anton Melik, Slovenian geographer and founder of the Anton Melik Geographical Institute (The Geography of Slovenia), born in rna Vas, Austrio-Hungarian Empire (d. 1966)1970 - Gabriel Jarret, American actor (Real Genius, Apollo 13), born in Los Angeles, CaliforniaMore Famous Birthdays Famous Deaths1957 - Sen South, Irish Republican Army volunteer, killed during the Brookeborough Raid, at 281994 - Arthur Porritt, New Zealand athlete (Olympic bronze 100m 1924) and 11th governor-general of New Zealand 1967-72, dies at 931996 - Orapin Chaiyakan, first Thai woman elected to the Parliament of Thailand, dies at 912006 - Dawn Lake, Australian TV comedienne, dies at 782015 - Jeff Golub, American jazz guitarist (Avenue Blue; Rod Stewart), dies of a rare brain disease at 59More Famous Deaths