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1889 - First all-NYC "World Championship" Baseball Series; New York Giants (NL) play Brooklyn Bridegrooms (AA); Giants go on to win series, 6-3 1921 - Charles Strite granted US patent #1,394,450 for his invention, the automatic pop-up toaster 1932 - Belgium government of Renkin falls 1968 - Polish sprinter Irena Szewińska runs a world record 22.58s to beat Australian Raelene Boyle by 0.16s and win the 200m gold medal at the Mexico City Olympics 1974 - Chicago Bull Nate Thurmond becomes 1st in NBA to complete a quadruple double-22 pts, 14 rebounds, 13 assists and 12 blocks 1974 - Andre van de Louw appointed Mayor of Rotterdam 1979 - Iran's Ayatollah Khomeini orders mass executions to stop 1989 - East German state/party leader Erich Honecker resigns 1999 - MLB American League Championship: New York Yankees beat Boston Red Sox, 4 games to 1 2023 - At least 500 Palestinians killed in explosion on Al-Ahli Arab Hospital, Gaza Strip, with local officials blaming Israeli missile attack and Israelis blaming misfired Palestinian rocket More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1534 - New pursuit of French protestants 1667 - English fleet plunders Suriname plantations 1941 - Soviet spy Richard Sorge arrested in Tokyo 1962 - Tony Sheridan and Beat Brothers record "Let's Dance" 1969 - British singer Rod Stewart joins Small Faces 2012 - Mary-Kate Olsen and Ashley Olsen are honoured for their work with fashion label The Row at the WSJ Magazine's Innovator Of The Year Awards in New York City More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1405 - Pius II [Aeneas Silvius Piccolomini], Italian pope (1458-64), (Commentaries - only biography by a reigning Pope), born in Corsignano, Republic of Siena (d. 1464) 1818 - Edward Otho Cresap Ord, American engineer and Major General (Union Army), born in Cumberland, Maryland (d. 1883) 1918 - Robert "Bobby" Troup, American jazz pianist and actor (Emergency; Acapulco), born in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania (d. 1999) 1919 - Pierre Trudeau, 15th Canadian Prime Minister (Liberal: 1968-79, 1980-84), born in Montreal, Quebec (d. 2000) 1933 - Forrest Gregg, American Pro Football HOF tackle (9 x Pro Bowl; 7 × First-team All-Pro; Green Bay Packers) and coach (Cleveland Browns, Toronto Argonauts, Cincinnati Bengals, GB Packers), born in Birthright, Texas (d. 2019) 1960 - Doug Lidster, Kamloops, NHL defenseman (NY Rangers) More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1382 - James Butler, 2nd Earl of Ormonde, dies at 51 1982 - Pierre Mendès-France, French Premier (1954-55), dies at 75 1982 - Bess Truman, US First Lady (1945-52), dies of Congestive heart failure at 97 1984 - Florence Rinard, TV panelist (20 Questions), dies at 82 1997 - Bill Rotsler, cartoonist/writer, dies of cancer at 62 1997 - Roberto C Goizueta, CEO (Coca-Cola), dies of lung cancer at 65 More Famous Deaths »

1855 - Bessemer steelmaking process patented 1918 - Yugoslavia proclaims itself a republic 1921 - Belgium's public library law goes into force 1956 - "Around the World in 80 Days", based on the book by Jules Verne, directed by Michael Anderson and starring David Nivon and Cantinflas, premieres in New York 1957 - French author Albert Camus awarded Nobel Prize in Literature 1964 - New York Yankees catcher fire Manager Yogi Berra 1971 - Cleveland Metroparks' Rocky River Nature Center opens 1972 - Bob Randall's "6 Rooms Riv Vu," premieres in NYC 1978 - USSR performs underground nuclear test 2017 - Islamic State headquarters Raqqa declared under full control of US-led alliance by Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) spokesman Talal Sello after 4 months of fighting More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1899 - Sutro railroad sold to Robert F Morrow for $215,000 1957 - II Tsjoendrigar becomes premier of Pakistan 1976 - Coldest World Series game; Reds beat NY Yankees, 4-3 in Game 2 at Riverfront Stadium, Cincinnati; 39 degrees F (until 1997) 1995 - MLB American League Championship: Cleveland Indians beat Seattle Mariners, 4 games to 2 1998 - At Jesse, in the Niger Delta, Nigeria, a petroleum pipeline explodes killing about 1200 villagers, some of whom are scavenging gasoline. 2010 - Brother André is the first Canadian to be canonized post Federation by Pope Benedict XVI More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1704 - William Bentinck, British-born Dutch politician and prominent Orangist (d. 1774) 1734 - Grigori Orlov, Russian military officer and favorite of Catherine the Great (helped her overthrow Peter III), born in Bezhetsky Uyezd, Russia (d. 1783) [NS] 1848 - William "Candy" Cummings, American Baseball Hall of Fame pitcher (credited with creating the curveball), born in Ware, Massachusetts (d. 1924) 1969 - Ernie Els, South African golfer (US Open 1994, 97; British Open 2002, 12), born in Johannesburg, South Africa 1977 - Bryan Bertino, American film director and screenwriter 1989 - Phoebe Tonkin, Australian actress More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1660 - Adrian Scrope, English regicide (b. 1601) 1897 - Isidor Dannström, Swedish composer, dies at 84 1979 - Karel Reiner, Czech pianist, composer, and Theresienstadt concentration camp survivor, dies at 69 1993 - Criss Oliva, American musician (Savatage), dies at 30 1995 - Peter Hinchcliff, historian, dies at 66 2019 - Alicia Alonso, Cuban ballerina and founder of the National Ballet of Cuba, dies at 98 More Famous Deaths »

1600 - Olivier van Noorts ships reach Philippines 1775 - Portland, Maine burned by British 1849 - Avery College establishes in Allegheny, Pennsylvania 1968 - Americans Tommie Smith (gold 19.83 WR) and John Carlos (bronze) famously give the Black Power salute on the 200m medal podium during the Mexico City Olympics to protest racism and injustice against African-Americans 1976 - Soyuz 23 returns to Earth 1980 - China performs nuclear test at Lop Nor, PRC 1987 - Dow Jones for 1st time falls more than 100 pts (108.35) 1990 - US forces reach 200,000 in Persian Gulf 1997 - "Side Show," opens at Richard Rodgers Theater NYC for 91 performances 2018 - Man Booker Prize is won by Anna Burns' "Milkman", the first winner from Northern Ireland More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1903 - Homel, 1st Jewish self defense organization founded in Russia 1908 - Edmonton Rugby Foot-ball Club re-organizes as Esquimoux 1957 - USAF sends 2 aluminium bullets into space 1986 - Joe Raposa's musical "Raggedy Ann: The Musical Adventure", starring Ivy Austin, opens at Nederlander Theater, NYC; runs for 5 performances 1995 - Brian Lara scores 169 in Sharjah ODI versus Sri Lanka 2013 - 21 people are killed after a minibus hits a land mine in Nawa, Syria More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1888 - Paul Popenoe, American activist (d. 1979) 1945 - Roger Hawkins, American session drummer (the Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section - Wilson Pickett, Aretha Franklin), born in Mishawaka, Indiana (d. 2021) 1949 - André Leon Talley, American fashion expert, former Vogue editor, born in Washington, D.C. 1956 - James H Newman, Trust Territory of Pacific, PhD/Astronaut (STS 51, 69) 1960 - Val Skinner, American golfer (6 LPGA Tour wins), born in Hamilton, Montana 1991 - Joshua Crumbly, American jazz bassist, born in Westlake Village, California More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1822 - Eva Marie Veigel [La Violette], Austrian ballet dancer and wife of actor David Garrick, dies at 98 1946 - Fritz Sauckel, German Nazi General of Labor, hanged at 51 1946 - Arthur Seyss-Inquart, Austrian Nazi politician (Austrian Chancellor, 1938), and war criminal responsible for deportation of Dutch Jews, hanged at 54 1946 - Hans Frank, German Nazi Governor General of Occupied Poland, hanged by Allied forces after the Nuremberg war trials at 46 1973 - Gene Krupa, American jazz and swing drummer ("Sing, Sing, Sing"), dies of heart failure while battling leukemia and emphysema at 64 2004 - Pierre Salinger, American newsman (ABC) and press secretary (John F. Kennedy), dies at 79 More Famous Deaths »

1582 - Gregorian calendar introduced in Spain, Portugal and pontifical states, after skipping 10 days after Oct 4 to sync the calendar 1756 - Saxon army surrenders to Prussia 1954 - Hurricane Hazel makes landfall in the US in North Carolina as a category 4 hurricane, 195 die in US and Canada 1955 - Buddy Holley opens for Bill Haley and His Comets in Lubbock, Texas, and impresses Nashville scout Eddie Crandall, leading to a recording contract with a misspelling that creates "Buddy Holly" 1972 - 61st Davis Cup: USA beats Romania in Bucharest (3-2) 1983 - Columbia beats Yale 21-18 in football, will lose next 44 games 1984 - Centrum party expels 2nd Member of parliament Janmaat due to fraud 1988 - Amnesty International's "Human Rights Now!" Concert Tour ends in Buenos Aires, Argentina 2005 - Riot in Toledo, Ohio breaks out during a National Socialist/Neo-Nazi protest; over 100 are arrested 2007 - Fox Business Network (FBN), American financial cable network is launched More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1917 - Dutch exotic dancer Mata Hari is executed by firing squad for spying for Germany during WWI at Vincennes near Paris 1939 - Yeshiva of Mir closes after 124 years 1963 - Ludwig Erhard succeeds Konrad Adenauer as Chancellor of West Germany 1980 - Nobel Prize in Economics awarded to Lawrence Klein 1984 - Central Intelligence Agency Information Act passes 1986 - MLB National League Championship: New York Mets beat Houston Astros, 4 games to 2 More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1858 - John L. Sullivan, American boxer (first heavyweight gloved champion, de facto 1882-92; last heavyweight bare-knuckle champion), born in Roxbury, Massachusetts (d. 1918) 1911 - James H. Schmitz, American sci-fi author (Lion Game), born in Hamburg, Germany (d. 1981) 1943 - Penny Marshall, American actress (The Odd Couple; Laverne and Shirley), and director (Big; Awakenings; A League of Their Own), and producer (Cinderella Man), born in The Bronx, New York (d. 2018) 1957 - Mira Nair, Indian-American filmmaker (Monsoon Wedding), born in Rourkela, Odisha, India 1966 - Bill Charlap, American jazz pianist (Phil Woods; Tony Bennett; Sandy Stewart), and educator, born in New York City 1970 - Lonnie Palelei, American football offensive lineman (NY Jets), born in Nu'uuli, American Samoa More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 961 - Abd al-Rahman III, Umayyad Emir (912-29) and 1st Caliph of Córdoba (929-961), dies at 70 1268 - Dirk II, mister of Valkenburg, dies 2001 - Zhang Xueliang, Chinese ruler of Manchuria, dies at 100 2005 - Matti Wuori, Finnish politician, dies of cancer at 60 2008 - Tom Tresh, American baseball utility (MLB All-Star 1962, 63; AL Rookie of Year and World Series 1962 NY Yankees), dies from a heart attack at 70 2022 - Joyce Sims, American RandB singer-songwriter ("All and All"; "Come into My Life"), dies at 63 More Famous Deaths »

530 - Discorus ends his reign as Catholic anti-Pope 1912 - Cretan representatives are admitted to the Greek assembly; in doing so the Greek Government challenges the Turkish Government 1925 - Anti-French uprising in Damascus (French inhabitants flee) 1952 - "Buttrio Square" opens at New Century Theater NYC for 7 performances 1957 - Queen Elizabeth II becomes the first Canadian monarch to open the Parliament of Canada with the Speech from the Throne 1966 - Dutch government of Cals falls by motion of Schmelzer 1968 - American sprinter Jim Hines runs a world record 9.95s to beat Lennox Miller of Jamaica and Charles Greene of the US, and win the 100m gold medal at the Mexico City Olympics 1981 - Citing official misconduct in the investigation and trial, Amnesty International charges U.S. government with holding Richard Marshall of the American Indian Movement as a political prisoner 2018 - Flash floods in Aude region, France kill at least 10 people 2018 - Afghan batsman Hazratullah Zazai becomes only the 6th player in cricket history (3rd in T20) to hit 6-sixes in an over; scores 62 in 17 balls in Kabul Zwanan loss v Balkh Legends in Afghanistan Premier League More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1805 - Battle of Elchingen, France defeats Austria 1934 - "Lux Radio Theatre" premieres 1958 - Paul Osborn's "World of Suzie Wong" premieres in NYC 1964 - US 4 x 100m freestyle relay team of Steve Clark, Mike Austin, Gary Ilman and Don Schollander swim world record 3:33.2 to beat Germany by 4.0s and win the gold medal at the Tokyo Olympics 2018 - Afghan batsman Hazratullah Zazai becomes only the 6th player in cricket history (3rd in T20) to hit 6-sixes in an over; scores 62 in 17 balls in Kabul Zwanan loss v Balkh Legends in Afghanistan Premier League 2020 - French president Emmanuel Macron announces a public health emergency and a curfew of 9 pm for nine cities due to surge in COVID-19 cases More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1687 - Robert Simson, Scottish mathematician (Simson line), born in West Kilbride, Ayrshire, Scotland (d. 1768) 1891 - Paul de Keyser, Flemish philologist and folklorist, born in Ghent, Belgium (d. 1966) 1892 - Sumner Welles, American diplomat (Good neighbor policy), born in New York (d. 1961) 1906 - Hannah Arendt, German-American political theorist and historian (Origins of Totalitarianism), born in Hanover, Germany (d. 1975) 1970 - Pär Zetterberg, Swedish football player 1976 - Henry Mateo, Dominican baseball player More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1660 - Thomas Harrison, English Puritan soldier (b. 1606) 1909 - Gottfred Matthison-Hansen, Danish composer, dies at 76 1923 - Marcellus Emants, Dutch writer and poet (Refrained from Confession), dies at 75 1967 - Marcel Aymé, French novelist and playwright, dies at 65 1980 - S N Banerjee, cricketer (one Test for India), dies 2020 - Herbert Kretzmer, South African-British lyricist of Lithuanian heritage (Les Misérables), dies at 95 More Famous Deaths »

1282 - Nichiren Daishonin, founder of the Nichiren School of Buddhism, dies, his ashes are interred at Taisekiji Temple 1890 - The Delta Chi fraternity is founded by 11 law students at Cornell University in Ithaca, New York. 1921 - Baseball World Series: NY Giants beat NY Yankees, 1-0 at the Polo Grounds for a 5-3 series win; final WS played in best-of-nine format; Yankees first ever WS appearance 1949 - "Touch and Go" opens at Broadhurst Theater NYC for 176 performances 1964 - Australian swimmer Dawn Fraser wins her third consecutive Olympic 100m freestyle gold medal at the Tokyo Games; Olympic record 59.05s 1975 - Rock vocalist Neil Young undergoes throat surgery 1975 - 9th Country Music Association Award: John Denver wins 1982 - IOC Executive Committee approves the reinstatement of Jim Thorpe's gold medals from the 1912 Olympics 1993 - Captured American Pilot Mike Durant is filmed in an interview in captivity by a CNN camera crew. 2019 - Kurdish forces make a deal with Syrian army for them to patrol border areas in north east Syria to combat Turkish offensive after US President Donald Trump pulls out US forces More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1792 - Cornerstone laid for the Executive Mansion (White House) in Washington 1944 - Riga, capital of Latvia, freed 1975 - Rock vocalist Neil Young undergoes throat surgery 1978 - "52nd Street" 6th studio album by Billy Joel is released (Grammy Award Album of the Year 1979) 1981 - Vice President Hosni Mubarak elected President of Egypt 1996 - "Big" closes at Shubert Theater NYC after 193 performances More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1822 - Carl Martin Reinthaler, German composer, born in Erfurt, Germany (d. 1896) 1917 - Burr Tillstrom, American puppeteer (Kukla, Fran and Ollie), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 1985) 1931 - Janice Elliott, English novelist, born in Derby, England (d. 1995) 1935 - Louis LaRusso II, American playwright (Knockout; Lampost Reunion), born in Hoboken, New Jersey (d. 2003) 1938 - Enzo Dara, Italian operatic basso buffo (The Barber of Seville - "Don Bartolo"), and author, born in Mantua, Kingdom of Italy (d. 2017) 1955 - Frans van Oostrom, Dutch jazz and blues guitarist, born in Amsterdam, Netherlands More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1708 - Henry van Nassau, mister of Ouwerkerk and fieldmarshal, dies at 67 1774 - William Bentinck, British-born Dutch politician and prominent Orangist, dies at 69 2000 - Jean Peters, American actress (Viva Zapata!, Apache, Deep Waters), dies at 73 2005 - Vivian Malone Jones, American civil rights activist (b. 1942) 2012 - Helmut Haller, German soccer forward (33 caps West Germany; FC Augsburg, Bologna FC, Juventus), dies from Parkinson's disease and dementia at 73 2021 - Ray Fosse, American baseball catcher (MLB All-Star, Gold Glove Award 1970, 71 Cleveland Indians; World Series Oakland A's 1973, 74) and broadcaster (Oakland A's NBC), dies of cancer at 74 More Famous Deaths »

642 - John IV ends his reign as Catholic Pope 1576 - Rudolf II succeeds Maximilian II as Holy Roman Emperor 1925 - German-Russian trade agreement signed 1929 - Chicago Cubs blow 8-0 Game 4s lead; Philadelphia A's score World Series record 10 runs in 1 inning in 10-8 win 1967 - Baseball World Series: Lou Brock steals WS record 7 bases as St Louis Cardinals beat Boston Red Sox, 7-2 at Fenway Park for a 4-3 series win; MVP: Cards pitcher Bob Gibson 1986 - California Angels within 1 pitch of pennant victory lose to Red Sox 1989 - Dallas running back Herschel Walker is traded from Cowboys to Minnesota Vikings for 5 players and 6 future draft picks including future stars Emmitt Smith, Russell Maryland, Kevin Smith and Darren Woodson 2005 - The second Chinese human spaceflight Shenzhou 6 launched carrying Fèi Jùnlóng and Niè Hǎishèng for five days in orbit. 2008 - Anna Kournikova and Andy Roddick defeat Martina Navratilova and Jesse Levine in a match for charity, raising over $400,000 for the Elton John AIDS Foundation and Atlanta AIDS Partnership Fund 2018 - US air strike in central Somalia kills about 60 al-Shabab militants More Historical Events »

642 - John IV ends his reign as Catholic Pope 1576 - Rudolf II succeeds Maximilian II as Holy Roman Emperor 1925 - German-Russian trade agreement signed 1929 - Chicago Cubs blow 8-0 Game 4s lead; Philadelphia A's score World Series record 10 runs in 1 inning in 10-8 win 1967 - Baseball World Series: Lou Brock steals WS record 7 bases as St Louis Cardinals beat Boston Red Sox, 7-2 at Fenway Park for a 4-3 series win; MVP: Cards pitcher Bob Gibson 1986 - California Angels within 1 pitch of pennant victory lose to Red Sox 1989 - Dallas running back Herschel Walker is traded from Cowboys to Minnesota Vikings for 5 players and 6 future draft picks including future stars Emmitt Smith, Russell Maryland, Kevin Smith and Darren Woodson 2005 - The second Chinese human spaceflight Shenzhou 6 launched carrying Fèi Jùnlóng and Niè Hǎishèng for five days in orbit. 2008 - Anna Kournikova and Andy Roddick defeat Martina Navratilova and Jesse Levine in a match for charity, raising over $400,000 for the Elton John AIDS Foundation and Atlanta AIDS Partnership Fund 2018 - US air strike in central Somalia kills about 60 al-Shabab militants More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1730 - Christian VI succeeds Frederik IV as king of Denmark 1862 - Confederate General J.E.B. Stuart completes his "second ride around McClellan" 1899 - South Africa Boer Republic declares war on Britain 1907 - Baseball World Series: Chicago Cubs beat Detroit Tigers, 2-0 at Bennett Park for 4-0-1 series victory; Cubs' first Championship 1931 - 1st International Conference on Calendar Reform 1992 - 5.8 earthquake at Cairo (at least 510 die) More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1878 - Karl Buresch, Austrian lawyer and politician, born in Groß-Enzersdorf, Austria (d. 1936) 1907 - Wolfgang Fortner, German composer, born in Leipzig, Germany (d. 1987) 1924 - Doris Grau, American script supervisor, actress and voice artist (Point Blank, King Kong), born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 1995) 1946 - Ashok Mankad, Indian cricket batsman (22 Tests, 6 x 50; Bombay), born in Mumbai, India (d. 2008) 1955 - Pat DiNizio, American rock singer, songwriter and guitarist (The Smithereens - "Only A Memory"; "Blue Period"), born in Scotch Plains, New Jersey (d. 2017) 1979 - Jordan Pundik, American singer (New Found Glory), born in Englewood, New Jersey More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1797 - Pierre Jélyotte, French composer, dies at 84 1974 - Joseph Frederick Wagner, American composer, conductor (Boston Civic Symphony, 1925 to 44), and teacher, dies at 74 1996 - Pavel Alexandrovich Solovyov, aero-engine designer, dies at 79 2003 - Joan Kroc [Mansfield], American philanthropist and 3rd wife of Ray Kroc, the owner of McDonald's and the San Diego Padres, dies of a brain tumor at 75 2006 - Gillo Pontecorvo, Italian film director (b. 1919) 2019 - George Chambers, American rock bassist and vocalist (Chambers Brothers - "Time Has Come Today"), dies at 88 More Famous Deaths »

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 »