Today in History

Catharina-Amalia, Princess of Orange, heiress apparent to the throne of the Kingdom of the Netherlands.

The Recording Industry Association of America files a copyright infringement suit against the file-sharing website Napster.

Galileo spacecraft arrives at Jupiter after a 6-year journey.

Emily Browning, actress, singer, model; won AFI International Award for Best Actress as Violet Baudelaire in Lemony Snicket’s A Series of Unfortunate Events.

The Reagan Administration predicts a record deficit in 1982 of $109 billion.

The crew of Apollo 17, the last manned mission to the moon, lifts off at Cape Canaveral, Florida.

Poland and West Germany sign a pact renouncing the use of force to settle disputes, recognizing the Oder-Neisse River as Poland’s western frontier, and acknowledging the transfer to Poland of 40,000 square miles of former German territory.

Larry Bird, basketball player for the Boston Celtics.

Tom Waits, singer, songwriter (“Jersey Girl,” “Downtown Train”), musician, actor (Down by Law).

Johnny Bench, pro baseball catcher; twice named National League Most Valuable Player, he was dubbed the greatest catcher in baseball history by ESPN.

The president of the United Mine Workers, John L. Lewis, orders all striking miners back to work.