^B{^#!16!12 January^N! Feast day of St Benedict or Benet Biscop, St Tatiana, St Margaret Bourgeoys, St Arcadius, St Caesaria, St Victorian, and St Eutropius.
^B{1866^B} The Royal Aeronautical Society was founded in London, UK. ^B{1875^B} Kwang-su was made emperor of China. ^B{1964^B} The Sultan of Zanzibar was overthrown, following an uprising, and a republic proclaimed. ^B{1971^B} PLO terrorist Abu Davoud, leader of the Black September group responsible for the killing of 11 Israeli athletes at the Munich Olympics, was released from prison in France. ^B{1970^B} The Boeing 747 aircraft touched down at Heathrow Airport at the end of its first transatlantic flight. ^B{1991^B} US Congress passed a resolution authorizing President Bush to use military power to force Iraq out of Kuwait. ^B{1993^B} Sectarian violence continued for the eighth consecutive day in Bombay, India; 200 people died in nationwide clashes.
^B{^I{^#!14!Born ^N}Johann Pestalozzi, Swiss educational reformer, ^B{1746^B}; John Singer Sargent, US painter, ^B{1856^B}; Jack London, US author, ^B{1876^B}; Hermann Goering, German Nazi leader, ^B{1893^B}; P W Botha, South African politician, ^B{1916^B}; Joe Frazier, US heavyweight boxer, ^B{1944^B}.
^B{^I{^#!14!Died ^N}Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor, ^B{1519^B}; Jan Breughel the Elder, Flemish painter, ^B{1625^B}; Pierre de Fermat, French mathematician, ^B{1665^B}; Isaac Pitman, English teacher and inventor of shorthand, ^B{1897^B}; Nevil Shute, English novelist, ^B{1960^B}; Agatha Christie, English detective-story writer, ^B{1976^B}.
