Constantine I declared that Solis Invicti (sun day) would be a day of rest throughout the Roman Empire in 321. Roald Amundsen announced in 1912 that his expedition had reached the South Pole on 14/12/11. State and local police attacked 600 people who were attempting to march peacefully from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama, in 1965.
Born today: Rob Roy (1671-1734), Piet Mondrian (1872-1944), Maurice Ravel (1875-1937), Townes Van Zandt (1944-1997), Viv Richards (1952), Rik Mayall (1958), Ivan Lendl (1960), Jesper Parnevik (1965) and Ronan O'Gara (1977).
It is Teachers' Day in Albania.
