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1142 - Treaty of Shaoxing ratified with Chinese southern Song Dynasty agreeing to pay tribute to northern Jin dynasty 1906 - San Francisco Board of Education orders segregation in separate schools of Japanese, Chinese, and Korean children sparking diplomatic crisis 1922 - Turkey and Greece sign cease fire 1929 - JC Penney opens store #1252 in Milford, Delaware, making it a nationwide company with stores in all 48 U.S. states. 1931 - 100,000 extreme-right Germans form "Harzburger Front" 1945 - JPL WAC Corporal Launch (1st Man-Made Object to escape Atmosphere) 1946 - New York Yankees trade infielder Joe Gordon to Cleveland Indians for pitcher Allie Reynolds 1954 - Pope Pius XII publishes encyclical Ad caeli Reginam 1960 - Radio/TV executive John Fetzer buys a controlling interest of Detroit Tigers 1976 - 10th Country Music Association Award: Mel Tillis wins More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1698 - France, England and Netherlands ratified the First Partition Treaty, which eventually led to the War of the Spanish Succession 1881 - David Houston patents roll film for cameras 1944 - Tuvinian People's Republic or formerly Tannu Tuva was annexed by the U.S.S.R 1960 - Hurricane ravages East-Pakistan (6,000 die) 1967 - World Series record 3 consecutive HRs hit by Carl Yastrzemski, Reggie Smith and Rico Petrocelli as Boston Red Sox beat St Louis Cardinals, 8-4 in Game 6 at Fenway Park 1973 - MLB American League Championship: Oakland Athletics beat Baltimore Orioles, 3 games to 2 More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1782 - Steen Steensen Blicher, Danish poet and short-story writer (E Binddstouw), born in Vium, Denmark (d. 1848) 1876 - Gertrud von Le Fort, German writer (The Eternal Woman), born in Minden, Westphalia (d. 1971) 1926 - Thích Nhất Hạnh [Nguyen Xuan Bao], Vietnamese Thiền Buddhist monk, teacher, peace activist, and writer (Love Letter to the Earth; The Art of Communicating), born in Huế, Annam, French Indochina (now Vietnam) (d. 2022) 1936 - Billy Higgins, American jazz drummer, born in Los Angeles, California (d. 2001) 1943 - Gene Watson, American country singer ("Love in the Hot Afternoon"; "Fourteen Carat Mind"), born in Palestine, Texas 1967 - Dennis Vaske, American NHL defenseman (NY Islanders), born in Rockford, Illinois More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1347 - Ludwig IV, Duke of Bavaria (1301-47), King of the Romans (1314-47) and Holy Roman Emperor (1328-47), dies at 65 1989 - Paul Shenar, actor (Deadly Force, Dream Lover), dies at 53 1990 - Douglas Edwards, American newscaster (CBS Evening News, FYI), dies of cancer at 73 1990 - Robert Tessier, actor (Nightwish, Future Force), dies at 56 1995 - Isolde Ahlgrimm, Austrian harpsichordist, fortepianist, early music and original instrument proponent, and teacher, dies at 81 2005 - Edward Szczepanik, Polish economist and Prime Minister in exile (b. 1915) More Famous Deaths »

1471 - Battle of Brunkeberg: Swedish regent Sten Sture defeats forces led by Danish King Christian I 1760 - Suriname Colonial Regime signs treaty with Aukaners (ex-slaves) 1892 - Entire Hong Kong national cricket team dies in shipwreck off Taiwan 1957 - A fire at the Windscale nuclear plant in Cumbria, England becomes the world's first major nuclear accident 1963 - American chemist and anti-nuclear weapons campaigner Linus Pauling wins the Nobel Peace Prize the same day the first nuclear test treaty comes into effect 1964 - 18th NHL All-Star Game, Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto, ON: All-Stars beat Toronto, 3-2; MVP: Jean Béliveau, Montreal, C 1965 - The Supremes appear on the "The Ed Sullivan Show" 1979 - Panama assumes sovereignty over Canal Area (ie Canal Zone) 1990 - Mexican singer and actress Thalia releases her debut album "Thalía" 2019 - 3,500 women are the first to be allowed to attend a football match in Iran for a World Cup qualifier in Tehran, since the Islamic revolution More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1920 - Italy annexes South Tirol (Alto Adige) 1928 - Chiang Kai-shek becomes Director of the State Council of China 1941 - RAF bombs Piraeus to prevent German heavy armor advancing 1949 - 3rd NHL All-Star Game, Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto, ON: All-Stars beat Toronto Maple Leafs, 3-1 1956 - Baseball World Series: Behind Yogi Berra's 2 HRs, NY Yankees beat Brooklyn Dodgers, 9-0 in Game 7 at Ebbets Field; MVP: Yankees pitcher Don Larsen 1965 - "Drat! - The Cat!" opens at Martin Beck Theater NYC for 8 performances More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1486 - Charles III, Duke of Savoy (1504-53), born in Chazey-sur-Ain, France (d. 1553) 1898 - Conrad Leonard, British composer and pianist, born in South Norwood, England (d. 2003) 1927 - John Eric Tieman, production manager (The Guardian) (d. 1995) 1935 - Khalil al-Wazir [Abu Jihad], Founder of Palestinian group Fatah and PLO leader, born in Ramla, Mandatory Palestine (d. 1988) 1959 - Victoria Clark, American actress (Kimberly Akimbo - Tony for Best Musical Actress 2023), born in Dallas, Texas 1976 - Pat Burrell, American baseball player, born in Eureka Springs, Arkansas More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1630 - John Heminges, English actor and member of The Kings Men, editor of Shakespeare's First Folio, dies at 63 1659 - Abel Tasman, Dutch seafarer and explorer (1st European to sight Tasmania, New Zealand and Fiji), dies around the age of 55 1871 - Octavius Catto, American educator (Institute for Colored Youth, 1859-71), civil rights activist, and baseball player (Philadelphia Pythians, 1865-71), killed in election day race riot in Philadelphia at 32 1913 - Adolphus Busch, German-born American brewer (Anheuser-Busch), dies at 74 1940 - Berton Churchill, Canadian-American actor (I'm Nobody's Sweetheart Now), dies at 63 2007 - Mehmed Uzun, Contemporary Kurdish writer and novelist. (b. 1953) More Famous Deaths »

1831 - Ioannis Kapodistrias, first Head of State of modern Greece, assassinated in Nafplion 1899 - South Africa President Kruger routes British authorities ultimatum 1941 - US President Franklin D. Roosevelt approves an atomic program that would become the Manhattan Project 1963 - Hurricane Flora ravages Cuba and Haiti, kills 6,000 1965 - Beatles' "Yesterday" single goes #1 and stays #1 for 4 weeks 1974 - Washington Capitals 1st NHL game, losing 6-3 to NY Rangers at Madison Square Garden; start of a 37 game road losing streak for Washington 1976 - Test Cricket debut of Javed Miandad (Pakistan), scores 163 on 1st day 1986 - Stage musical "Phantom of the Opera" premieres in London, written by Andrew Lloyd Webber and starring Michael Crawford and Sarah Brightman; runs for 13,629 performances 1987 - Japanese bank buys "Lady McGill" stamp for $1,100,000 1989 - 27th Tennis Fed Cup: USA beats Spain in Tokyo Japan (3-0) More Historical Events »

Historical Events 768 - Charlemagne and his brother Carloman I are crowned Kings of The Franks 1740 - Dutch governor general Adriaen Valckenier allows murder of 8,000 Chinese inhabitants of Batavia 1924 - Municipal Grant Park Stadium, in Chicago Illinois (now known as Soldier Field) is officially dedicated 1981 - United States Auto Club appeals panel restores disputed Indianapolis 500 victory to disqualified first-across-the-line Bobby Unser 1990 - Saddam Hussein threatens to hit Israel with a new missile 2015 - Selena Gomez releases her studio album "Revival", goes to #1 on Billboard 200 More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1766 - Bedrich Divis Weber, Bohemian composer and musicologist, born in Velichov, Czech Republic (d. 1842) 1933 - Peter Mansfield, British Physician whose discoveries led to MRI (2003 Nobel Prize), born in London (d. 2017) 1935 - Paul Barton, New Zealand cricket batsman (7 Tests, 1 x 100; Wellington), born in Wellington, New Zealand 1944 - Nona Hendryx, American RandB singer-songwriter (Patti LaBelle and Blue Belles; LaBelle - "Lady Marmalade"), born in Trenton, New Jersey 1950 - Mick Malone, Australian cricketer (WA seamer, Test 1977, made 46 took 5-63, 1-14), born in Scarborough, Australia 1955 - Linwood Boomer, Canadian-American actor (Adam-Little House on the Prairie), born in Vancouver, British Columbia More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1709 - Barbara Palmer, 1st Duchess of Cleveland, English mistress of Charles II of England, dies at 68 1967 - Andre Maurois [Emile Herzog], French writer (Balzac), dies at 82 1973 - Sister Rosetta Tharpe [Nubin], American gospel and RandB singer, songwriter, and electric guitarist ("This Train"; "Down By The Riverside"), dies of a stroke at 58 2001 - Herbert Ross, American film director and producer (Footloose, Steel Magnolias, dies at 74 2011 - Pavel Karelin, Russian ski jumper (b. 1989) 2013 - Mark "Chopper" Read, Australian criminal and crime author (Chopper: From the Inside), dies from liver cancer at 58 More Famous Deaths »

1779 - English engraver and poet William Blake begins study at the Royal Academy, Old Somerset House, London 1903 - J M Synge's play "In the Shadow of the Glen" premieres in Dublin 1939 - Germany annexes Western Poland 1942 - Comedy duo Abbott and Costello launch their weekly radio show 1944 - Samuel Barber's "Capricorn Concerto" premieres at The Town Hall, NYC, in a performance by Daniel Saidenberg and his Little Symphony 1956 - Yankees pitcher Don Larsen throws a perfect game as New York beats Brooklyn Dodgers, 2-0 in Game 5 of the World Series at Yankee Stadium 1968 - Dutch aircraft carrier Karel Doorman (formerly British HMS Venerable) sold to Argentina 1974 - Franklin National Bank collapses due to fraud and mismanagement; at the time it was the largest bank failure in the history of the United States. 2001 - US President George W. Bush announces the establishment of the Office of Homeland Security 2012 - 35 people are killed by a Nigerian military bomb struck a convoy in Maiduguri More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1625 - English Admiral George Villiers' fleet sails from Plymouth to Cadiz, Spain 1934 - Bruno Hauptmann is indicted for the murder of Charles Lindbergh's son 1972 - International music revue "From Israel with Love" closes limited run at Palace Theater, NYC, after 8 performances 1980 - USSR and Syria sign peace treaty 1986 - Mike Scott ties playoff record of 14 strikeouts, beats Mets 1-0 2016 - 140 people are killed in an air strike during a wake in Sanaa, Yemen More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1834 - Walter Kittredge, American musician during American Civil War, born in Merrimack, New Hampshire (d. 1905) 1959 - Carlos I. Noriega, Peruvian-American astronaut (STS 84, sk 97), born in Lima, Peru 1961 - Ted Kooshian, American jazz pianist (Hubub!; Standard Orbit Quartet; Clowns Will Be Arriving), born in San Jose, California 1965 - Martin Mayhew, American NFL cornerback (Tampa Bay Bucs), born in Daytona Beach, California 1970 - Anne-Marie Duff, English actress (Shameless), born in London, England 1977 - Erna Siikavirta, Finnish heavy metal keyboardist (Deathlike Silence, 2006-08; Lordi, 1997-2005), born in Espoo, Finland More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1772 - Jean-Joseph Cassenea de Mondonville, French composer and violinist, dies at 60 1925 - Abraham Pieter Cornelis van Karnebeek, Dutch Foreign Minister (Liberal, 1918-27), dies at 89 1987 - Konstantinos Tsatsos, Greek politician and 2nd President of Greece (1975-1980), dies at 88 1990 - B.J. Wilson, British session and touring rock drummer (Procol Harum, 1967-77; Joe Cocker), dies of a drug overdose complications and pneumonia at 43 1995 - Terry Hawkins, theatre administrator, dies at 45 2008 - Eileen Herlie [Herlihy], Scottish-American actress (All My Children; The Angel with the Trumpet), dies of complications from pneumonia at 90 More Famous Deaths »

1806 - Carbon paper patented in London by inventor Ralph Wedgwood 1826 - Granite Railway (1st chartered railway in US) begins operations 1864 - -Oct 13th) Battle of Darbytown Road, Virginia 1950 - US forces invade North Korea by crossing 38th parallel 1952 - First "Bandstand" broadcast in Philadelphia on WFIL-TV (Dick Clark joins in 1955 as a substitute-host) 1955 - Aircraft carrier USS Saratoga launched at Brooklyn 1975 - MLB National League Championship: Cincinnati Reds beat Pittsburgh Pirates, 3 games to 0 2001 - Crude oil resumes flowing through the trans-Alaska pipeline after workers welded shut a bullet hole that caused 260,000 US gallons of oil to spill out 2012 - ICC Men's Cricket T20 World Cup, Colombo: West Indies beat Sri Lanka by 36 runs for first title; Player of the Series: Australian all-rounder Shane Watson (249 runs • 11 wickets) 2016 - Colombia's President Juan Manuel Santos wins the Nobel Peace Prize for attempts to end armed conflict with FARC More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1763 - George III of Great Britain issues Proclamation of 1763, closing lands in North America north and west of Alleghenies to white settlement 1919 - KLM, Royal Dutch Airlines, established (oldest existing airline) 1943 - Weill, Perelman and Nash' musical "One Touch of Venus" premieres in NYC 2010 - Peruvian author Mario Vargas Llosa is awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature "for his cartography of structures of power and his trenchant images of the individual’s resistance, revolt, and defeat" 2018 - Romanian referendum to ban same sex marriage fails with only 20.4% voting 2019 - Nobel Prize for Medicine or Physiology awarded to Peter Ratcliffe, William Kaelin and Gregg Semenza for discovering how cells sense oxygen More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1881 - Mikhail Drozdovsky, Russian general (d. 1918) 1916 - Walt Rostow, American economist and political theorist (The Stages of Economic Growth: A Non-Communist Manifesto), born in NYC, New York (d. 2003) 1951 - John Mellencamp, American rock singer-songwriter ("Jack and Diane"; "Small Town"; "Pink Houses"), co-founder of Farm Aid, and actor (Falling From Grace), born in Seymour, Indiana 1955 - Yo-Yo Ma, Chinese-American cellist (2001 National Medal of Arts, 2011 Presidential Medal of Freedom), born in Paris, France 1973 - Dida, Brazilian footballer, born in Bahia, Brazil 1982 - Madjid Bougherra, Algerian footballer, born in Longvic, France More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1555 - Louis of Praet, Habsburg diplomat (b. 1488) 1925 - Hubert Main, American hymn composer, dies at 86 1999 - Deryck Guyler, British actor (Please Sir!; Sykes), dies at 85 2005 - Doug Young, American national and world powerlifting champion, dies of a heart attack at 61 2008 - Leslie Hardman, Jewish Orthodox rabbi (b. 1913) 2016 - Johnny Gleeson, Australian cricket spin bowler (29 Tests, 93 wickets, BB 5/61; NSW CA), dies at 78 More Famous Deaths »

1683 - 13 Mennonite families from Germany found Germantown, Philadelphia 1917 - Battle of Passchendaele: Canadian troops capture the village of Passchendaele in the Third Battle of Ypres, after 250,000 casualties on both sides 1925 - Greek premier Papanastasiou orders gen Pangulos arrested 1948 - Paleoanthropologist Mary Leakey finds the first partial fossil skull of Proconsul africanus, an ancestor of apes and humans on Rusinga Island, Kenya 1958 - US nuclear sub USS Seawolf remains a record 60 days under the north pole 1978 - Terrence Malick's "Days of Heaven" film premieres starring Richard Gere 1988 - Oakland A's sweep Boston Red Sox in 4 games for AL pennant 1996 - Lois and Clark (fictional characters) wed 2002 - Pope John Paul II canonizes Opus Dei founder Josemaría Escrivá as a Catholic saint 2015 - Nobel prize for Physics awarded to Takaaki Kajita (Japan) and Arthur McDonald (Canada) for work on neutrinos More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1866 - 1st train robbery in US (Reno Brothers take $13,000) 1908 - Tigers beat White Sox, 7-0 to win AL pennant 1962 - US performs atmospheric nuclear test at Johnston Island 1966 - LSD (lysergic acid diethylamide) is first declared illegal in state of California, other states follow 1995 - BPAA US Women's Open won by Cheryl Daniels 2018 - Brett Kavanaugh is confirmed and sworn onto the US Supreme Court amid protests and after an FBI investigation More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1820 - Jenny Lind, Swedish soprano known as the 'Swedish Nightingale', born in Stockholm, Sweden (d. 1887) 1927 - Alice Bauer, American golfer (co-founder LPGA), born in Eureka, South Dakota (d. 2002) 1946 - Tony Greig, English cricket captain, all-rounder (1972-77) and commentator, born in Queenstown, South Africa (d. 2012) 1962 - Rich Yett, baseball player 1970 - Amy Jo Johnson, American actress and singer 1982 - MC Lars [Andrew Nielsen], American hip-hop artist (iGeneration) More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1017 - Wang Dan, Chinese politician in the Song dynasty and grand councilor (1006-17), dies at 59 or 60 1874 - Thomas Tellefsen, Norwegian pianist and composer, dies at 50 1893 - Ford Madox Brown, British painter, dies at 72 1973 - Dennis Price, English actor (Kind Hearts and Coronets, Separate Tables), dies at 58 (b. 1915) 2001 - Arne Harris, American television sports director, dies at 67 2022 - Judy Tenuta, American stand-up comedienne and accordion player, dies of ovarian cancer at 72 More Famous Deaths »

1632 - Henry Casimir I appointed viceroy of Groningen 1864 - Most of Calcutta destroyed by cyclone, approx 60,000 die 1915 - Bulgaria enters World War I as one of the Central Powers. 1945 - Queen Wilhelmina visits Rotterdam 1954 - 10th General Conference on Weights and Measures opens, will define the Kelvin as the primary unit of temperature (after William Thomson, Lord Kelvin) 1963 - 17th NHL All-Star Game, Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto, ON: Toronto Maple Leafs tie All Stars, 3-3; MVP: Frank Mahovlich, Toronto, LW 1964 - San Francisco Fire Department Museum dedicated 1991 - Fresno State ties NCAA football record with 49 points in a quarter (2nd), as they route New Mexico, 94-17 at Bulldog Stadium, Fresno 1991 - Military transport plane crashes at Jakarta, 133 dies 2018 - Banksy work "Girl With Balloon" automatically shreds moments after being sold for 1 million pounds in London, renamed "Love is in the Bin" More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1946 - Newcastle United equals English Football League record for biggest winning margin in a 13-0 thrashing of Newport in a Division 2 match at St. James' Park; Len Shackleton scores 6, Charlie Wayman 4 for the Toon 1950 - "Pardon Our French" opens at Broadway Theater NYC for 100 performances 1960 - KEYC TV channel 12 in Mankato, MN (CBS) begins broadcasting 1976 - MLB expansion draft: Seattle Mariners and Toronto Blue Jays pick 30 unprotected AL players; Ruppert Jones OF (Seattle) and Bob Bailor OF (Toronto) are first picks 1990 - Pittsburgh Penguins left wing Kevin Stevens has 2 goals and 4 assists in 7-4 opening-night win against the Washington Capitals at Capital Centre to set NHL record for most points in a season opener (6) 2017 - "The New York Times" publishes investigation into sexual harassment behaviour by Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1795 - Alexander Keith, Scottish-Canadian politician (4th Mayor of Halifax) and brewer (founder of the Alexander Keith's Nova Scotia Brewery), born in Halkirk, Caithness, Highland, Scotland (d. 1873) 1875 - Cyril Rootham, English organist, composer, and educator born in Redland, Bristol (d. 1938) 1930 - George "Skip" Homeier, American actor (Boys Ranch, Beachhead, Dan Raven, Interns), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 2017) 1958 - Brent W. Jett Jr, American naval officer and NASA astronaut (STS 72, sk:81), born in Pontiac, Michigan 1970 - Audie Pitre, American bass guitarist (Acid Bath), born in Lousiana (d. 1997) 1972 - Thomas Roberts, American news anchor, born in Towson, Maryland More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1934 - Jean Vigo, French actor and director (Zero For Conduct, L'Atlante), dies of complications from tuberculosis at 29 1972 - Ivan Yefremov, Russian paleontologist (originator of the concept of taphonomy) and author (Andromeda Nebula), dies at 64 2003 - Denis Quilley, British actor (Anything Goes, The Lady's Not For Burning, Masada), dies from liver cancer at 75 2011 - Charles Napier, American actor (Night Stalker, Rambo), dies at 75 2015 - Grace Lee Boggs (née Grace Chin Lee), American philosopher, author (The Next American Revolution), civil rights activist and feminist, dies at 100 2019 - Marcello Giordani, Italian tenor (Metropolitan Opera, 1993-2008), dies of a heart attack at 56 More Famous Deaths »

1209 - Pope Innocent II crowns German king Otto of Wittelsbach 1809 - Spencer Perceval becomes Prime Minister of the United Kingdom after William Cavendish-Bentinck, Duke of Portland retires due to ill health 1906 - Chicago Cubs beat Pittsburg Pirates, 4-0 to end MLB season at 116-36 with .763 winning percentage; unmatched since 1911 - 1st escalator installed on the London Underground at Earl's Court Station 1959 - Dmitri Shostakovich's 1st Cello concert premieres in Leningrad 1965 - Pope Paul VI becomes 1st Catholic Pope to leave Italy since 1809, and 1st to visit Western Hemisphere, spending 14 hours in NYC to address the UN, meet with US President Lyndon Johnson, visit the World's Fair and St. Patrick's Cathedral, and celebrate mass at Yankee Stadium 1986 - NY Yankees closer Dave Righetti saves both doubleheader games at Fenway Park for 5-3 and 3-1 wins v Boston; Righetti's MLB record 46th save 1997 - Farm Aid 10 concert in Texas cancelled due to weak ticket sales and moved to Illinois 1999 - "Breathe" single released by Faith Hill (Billboard Song of the Year 2000) 2012 - Turkey’s parliament approves cross-border military operations in Syria More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1777 - Battle of Germantown: Gen George Washington's troops attack and are defeated by the British at Germantown, Pennsylvania 1938 - Baseball World Series: NY Yankees win third straight championship; beat Chicago Cubs, 8-3 at Yankee Stadium for 4-0 sweep 1944 - British troops land on Greek mainland 1964 - 3 cars of a commuter train derails in South Africa killing 81 1991 - The Protocol on Environmental Protection to the Antarctic Treaty is opened for signature. 2022 - NY Yankees slugger Aaron Judge breaks Roger Maris's AL single season HR record when he slams his 62nd homer in a 3-2 loss against the Texas Rangers at Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1888 - Oscar Mathisen, Norwegian speed skater (5-time World Champion all-round), born in Kristiania, Norway (d. 1954) 1892 - Engelbert Dollfuss, Austrian right-wing politician (Chancellor, 1932-34), killed by Nazis, born in Texingtal, Austria (d. 1934) 1911 - Mary Two-Axe Earley, Mohawk elder and human rights advocate (fought against women's status under the Indian Act), born on the Kahnawà:ke reserve, Quebec (d. 1996) 1932 - Milan Chvostek, Canadian television director 1957 - Kyra Schon, American actress (Night Of The Living Dead), born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 1959 - Chris Lowe, English rock keyboardist (One Under The Eight, Pet Shop Boys), born in Blackpool, Lancashire, England More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1904 - Frédéric-Auguste Bartholdi, French sculptor (designed the Statue of Liberty), dies of tuberculosis at 70 1935 - Barbados Joe Walcott, Barbadian boxer (World Welterweight champion 1901-06; first Black to hold that title), dies in a car accident at 62 1971 - Edit Angold, German actress (Suspense, Molly, Blue Angel), dies at 76 1990 - Avis Bunnage, British actress (Rising Damp, Coronation Street), dies at 67 1996 - Tim N Gidal Gidalewitsch, photojournalist, dies at 87 2021 - Alan Kalter, American television announcer (Late Show with David Letterman, 1995-2015), dies at 78 More Famous Deaths »

1143 - Cardinal Guido elected Pope Coelestinus II 1899 - J S Thurman patents motor-driven vacuum cleaner 1918 - Tsar Ferdinand I of Bulgaria abdicates the throne in favour of his eldest son Tsar Boris III 1941 - Adolf Hitler says Russia is "already broken and will never rise again" in a broadcast to the German people 1960 - New York Yankees beat rival Boston Red Sox, 8-7 at Yankee Stadium, ending season on 15 game winning streak and MLB record 193 HRs 1961 - Noël Coward's musical "Sail Away", starring Elaine Stritch, opens at Broadhurst Theater, NYC; runs for 167 performances 1965 - Dual Melbourne Cup winning Australian jockey Pat Glennon rides French colt Sea Bird to victory in the Prix de l'Arc De Triomphe to claim an impressive double after the thoroughbred's English Derby win 2004 - Final game in Montreal Expos team history is played in NYC against the Mets at Shea Stadium, an 8-1 defeat; Jamey Carroll scores the final Expos run and Endy Chavez is the last Expos batter 2021 - Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady becomes NFL's all-time leader in career passing yardage in 19-17 win vs NE Patriots at Gillette Stadium: Brady 22-43 for 269 yards to pass Drew Brees' high of 80,358 2022 - Ringo Starr postpones five dates of his All-Starr Band tour in Canada due to his testing positive for COVID-19 More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1143 - Cardinal Guido elected Pope Coelestinus II 1569 - Battle of Montcontour: Duke of Anjou beats Huguenots 1918 - Tsar Ferdinand I of Bulgaria abdicates the throne in favour of his eldest son Tsar Boris III 1940 - France Vichy government proclaims end to Jewish status 1990 - Kansas City 3rd baseman George Brett becomes first in MLB history to win a batting title in 3 different decades; goes 1 for 1 in Royals, 5-2 loss v Cleveland to win AL batting title with .329 average; AL batting champion 1976, 80 2018 - Most expensive whisky ever sold at auction for $1.1 million, the Macallan Valerio Adami 1926, in Edinburgh, Scotland More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1867 - Pierre Bonnard, French painter and illustrator, born in Fontenay-aux-Roses, Hauts-de-Seine, France (d. 1947) 1888 - Claud Allister, British actor (Kiss Me Kate, Quartet, Bulldog Drummond), born in London, England (d. 1970) 1934 - Harold Henning, South African golfer (2 PGA Tour titles; 3 senior PGA titles; World Cup 1965), born in Johannesburg, South Africa (d. 2004) 1946 - Tristan Keuris, Dutch composer (Sinfonia), born in Amersfoort, Utrecht, Netherlands (d. 1996) 1978 - Gerald Asamoah, German soccer forward (43 caps; Schalke 04 279 games, 44 goals), born in Mampong, Ghana 1996 - Adair Tishler, American child actress More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1777 - Jeremias van Riemsdijk, Dutch administrator (Governor-General of Dutch East Indies 1775-77), dies at 64 1903 - Benedetto Junck, Italian composer, dies at 51 1907 - Alfred Reisenauer, German pianist and composer, dies at 43 1967 - Pinto Colvig, American animation voice actor (Goofy, Pluto), dies at 75 2008 - Zulfiqar Ahmed, Pakistani cricket pace bowler (9 Tests, 20 wickets; Punjab, Bahawalpur), dies at 81 2017 - Michel Jouvet, French neuroscientist and medical researcher who discovered the region of the brain that controls rapid eye movement (REM sleep), dies at 91 More Famous Deaths »

1899 - Orange Free state mobilizes 1924 - League of Nations approves protocols of Geneva 1943 - New York Yankees sweep 14th MLB doubleheader of year, beating St. Louis Browns, 5-1 and 7-6 at Yankee Stadium 1949 - USSR recognizes People's Republic of China 1955 - "Alfred Hitchcock Presents" premieres on CBS television in the US 1976 - "Let My People Come" closes at Morosco Theater NYC after 106 performances 1990 - Radio Berlin International's final transmission (links to Deutsche Welles of West Germany); final song is "The End" by Doors 1998 - With his team struggling at 28 for 3, Australian cricket batsman Steve Waugh smashes a brilliant 157 to guide the tourists to an innings and 99 run win over Pakistan in the 1st Test in Rawalpindi 2011 - TV spy drama "Homeland" starring Claire Danes and Damian Lewis premieres on Showtime 2012 - 20 students are gunned down in Mubi, Nigeria More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1939 - Prototype for the Ilyushin Il-2, world's most-produced military airplane designed by Sergey Ilyushin, takes it first flight. Over 36,000 made for Soviet airforce in WWII. 1950 - 1st strip of Charlie Brown, "Li'l Folks", later "Peanuts", by Charles M. Schulz published in seven nationwide papers 1960 - Mickey Wright becomes first player in LPGA Tour history to average fewer than 74 strokes per round to win the Vare Trophy after a season average of 73.25; first of 5 consecutive Vare Trophies for Wright 1967 - All Grateful Dead members arrested by narcotic agents for possession of marijuana in San Francisco, California 2016 - Ryder Cup Golf, Hazeltine National GC: US regains Cup; beats Europe, 17-11; Americans Brooks Koepka, Brandt Snedeker and Patrick Reed each win 3 matches 2019 - Two politicians in Peru claim to be the country's leader for a day until Mercedes Aráoz resigns so the constitutional court can rule on the matter More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1833 - William Corby, American Catholic priest and President of the University of Notre Dame, born in Detroit, Michigan (d. 1897) 1928 - Anthony Tippet, British Royal Navy officer and Chief of Fleet Support (d. 2006) 1936 - Dick Barnett, American basketball guard (NBA All Star 1968; NBA C'ship 1970, 73 NY Knicks), born in Gary, Indiana 1946 - Jo-El Sonnier, American country singer (Louisiana), born in Rayne, Louisiana 1951 - Sting [Gordon Sumner], British singer-songwriter and bassist (The Police - "Every Breath You Take"; solo - "Fragile") and actor (Dune), born in Wallsend, Northumberland 1981 - Toro [Alvan Guo Yi Jun], Taiwanese pop singer (Energy) More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1944 - Rudolf Schmundt, German gen/Hitlers army adjunct, dies from injuries 1971 - Bola de Nieve [Ignacio Jacinto Villa Fernández], Cuban singer, pianist and songwriter, dies at 60 1988 - Alec Issigonis, Greek-British automotive designer who designed the Mini, dies at 81 1989 - Liesbeth Ribbius Peletier, Neth's 1st female advisor of State, dies 1996 - Robert Bourassa, Prime Minister of Quebec province (1970-76, 85-93), dies at 63 2007 - Tex Coulter, American NFL defensive lineman (All Pro 1948, 51-52; Pro Bowl 1951-52; NY Giants), dies at 82 More Famous Deaths »

1189 - Gerard de Ridefort, grandmaster of the Knights Templar since 1184, is killed in the Siege of Acre 1890 - Germany's anti-socialist laws lapse 1898 - Dutch railway Alkmaar-Receiver opens 1936 - Generalissimo Francisco Franco establishes state of Spain 1960 - Nigeria gains independence from Great Britain (National Day) 1964 - WTSJ TV channel 18 in San Juan, PR (NBC) begins broadcasting 1975 - "The Thrilla in Manila"; Muhammad Ali stops Joe Frazier in 14 rounds in Quezon City, the Philippines to retain his WBC/WBA heavyweight title 1981 - USSR performs nuclear test at Novaya Zemlya 2011 - Martin Dempsey is appointed US Joint Chiefs of Staff by President Obama 2019 - Indian government bans the export of onions, an important food staple to control prices, causing shortages in Bangladesh and Nepal More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1942 - Bell P-59 Airacomet fighter, 1st US jet, makes maiden flight 1944 - Newspaper editor Alejandro Córdova assassinated in Guatemala 1951 - 1st treaty signed by woman ambassador-Eugenie Anderson (US ambassador to Denmark) 1953 - KYTV TV channel 3 in Springfield, MO (NBC) begins broadcasting 1999 - In a blockbuster NBA trade, the Houston Rockets move All Star forward Scottie Pippen to Portland Trail Blazers for Kelvin Cato, Stacey Augmon, Walt Williams, Carlos Rogers, Ed Gray and Brian Shaw 2000 - United States wins the most medals (97), and the most gold medals (40) in Summer Olympics held in Sydney, Australia More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1577 - Fidelis of Sigmaringen, Swiss friar, martyr, and saint, born in Sigmaringen, Germany (d. 1622) 1934 - Neil Castles, American auto racer (NASCAR Grand National East Series Champion 1972; NASCAR Cup Series 51 x top 5, 178 x top 10 finishes), born in Charlotte, North Carolina (d. 2022) 1950 - Mihai Romilă, Romanian soccer midfielder (19 caps; Politehnica Iași 367 games), born in Huși, Romania (d. 2020) 1957 - Stelios Mainas, Greek actor 1967 - Geraldine Heaney, Canadian ice hockey defense (Olympics gold 1998), born in Lurgan, Northern Ireland 1967 - Scott Young, US Hockey Hall of Fame right wing (1,181 NHL games; Pittsburgh Penguins, Colorado Avalanche), born in Clinton, Massachusetts More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1770 - Louis-Gabriel Guillemain, French composer and violinist, dies at 64 1878 - Mindon, King of Burma (1853-1878) penultimate ruler of the Konbaung dynasty and founder of Mandalay, dies at 70 1943 - Johan van Mierlo, resistance fighter, executed at 35 1975 - Al Jackson Jr., American session drummer, known as "The Human Time Keeper" (Stax; Booker T. and MGs - "McLemore Avenue"), murdered by an intruder in his home at 39 1990 - Curtis LeMay, American air force general (WWII) and VP candidate, dies at 83 2007 - Ronnie Hazlehurst, English conductor and TV theme song composer (Are You Being Served?), dies at 79 More Famous Deaths »

1619 - Remonstrant Society forms in Antwerp 1903 - New Gresham's School officially opened by Field Marshal Sir Evelyn Wood in Norfolk, England (expansion of original school founded 1555) 1937 - Ryder Cup Golf, Southport and Ainsdale GC: US wins 8-4; first time the host team loses the competition 1949 - Pirates Ralph Kiner hits his 54th HR and NL record 16th in September 1950 - WSM TV channel 4 in Nashville, TN (NBC) begins broadcasting 1966 - Bechuanaland, in southern Africa, gains independence from Great Britain, becomes Republic of Botswana 1968 - AL and NL umpires form a new Association of Major League Umpires 1977 - Ringo Starr releases album "Ringo the 4th" 1977 - USSR performs nuclear test at Novaya Zemlya USSR 2021 - Canada observes its first National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, honoring victims and survivors of residential schools for indigenous children More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1659 - Robinson Crusoe is shipwrecked (according to Daniel Defoe's famous novel) 1943 - Pope Pius XII encyclical on Divine spirit 1946 - Twenty-two Nazi leaders, including Joachim von Ribbentrop and Hermann Goering, are found guilty of war crimes and sentenced to death or prison at the Nuremberg war trials 1949 - Pirates Ralph Kiner hits his 54th HR and NL record 16th in September 1968 - The Supremes release single "Love Child" 1992 - 26th Country Music Association Award: Garth Brooks wins More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1700 - Stanisław Konarski, Polish political writer and Catholic priest who influenced education reform in Poland, born in Żarczyce Duże, Poland (d. 1773) 1732 - Jacques Necker, French finance minister of Louis XVI whose decisions contributed to the outbreak of the French Revolution, born in Geneva, Switzerland (d. 1804) 1898 - Princess Charlotte of Monaco, illegitimate daughter of Louis II and mother of Prince Rainier III born in Constantine, French Algeria (d. 1977) 1917 - Chung Hee Park, Korean general and President of South Korea (1961-79), assassinated in office, born in Gumi, Japanese Korea (d. 1979) 1932 - Shintaro Ishihara, Japanese author and politician (Governor of Tokyo), born in Suma-ku, Kobe, Japan (d. 2022) 1959 - Ettore Messina, Italian basketball coach (Olimpia Milano), born in Catalania, Italy More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1581 - Hubert Languet, French diplomat and reformer (b. 1518) 1803 - Charles Broche, French composer, dies at 51 1910 - Maurice Lévy, French engineer (b. 1838) 1961 - Onésime Gagnon, Canadian politician, 20th Lieutenant Governor of Québec, dies at 72 1990 - Alice Parizeau, Polish-born Quebec writer and journalist, dies at 60 2012 - Turhan Bey [Sahultavy], Austrian-born actor dubbed "The Turkish Delight" (Arabian Nights, Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves), dies from Parkinson's disease at 90 More Famous Deaths »

855 - Benedict III begins his reign as Catholic Pope 1953 - "Buick-Berle Show" debuts on NBC-TV 1957 - Buddy Holly and The Crickets release 2nd single "Oh Boy!"/"Not Fade Away" 1957 - NFL NY Giants play their last game at Polo Grounds, 9-1 loss to Pittsburgh 1967 - International Monetary Fund reforms world monetary system 1984 - "Pretty Mess" by Vanity peaks at #75 1986 - USSR releases American journalist Nicholas Daniloff confined on spy charges 1987 - "thirtysomething" debuts on ABC-TV 2008 - Dow Jones Industrial Average falls 777.68 points, its largest single-day point loss, following the bankruptcies of Lehman Brothers and Washington Mutual 2020 - Scientists confirm the existence of three new underground lakes on Mars using radar on Esa's Mars Express spacecraft More Historical Events »