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Historical Events 1444 - Battle at Varna, Black Sea: Sultan Murad II beats crusaders 1950 - Jacobo Árbenz elected President of Guatemala 1980 - Iraq captures southern port of Khorramshahr 2013 - Spaniard Marc Márquez wins the 2013 MotoGP World Championship to become its youngest ever winner at 20 2019 - Iranian President Hassan Rouhani announces the discovery of a new oil field with an estimated 53 million barrels of oil in Khuzestan province 2019 - Bolivian President Evo Morales resigns amid widespread protests after national election considered irregular and manipulated More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1888 - Andrej Tupolev, Russian aircraft builder, born in Pustomazovo, Russia (d. 1972) 1919 - Moise Tshombe, President of Katanga, then premier of the Congo (Zaire), born in Musumba (d. 1969) 1935 - Bernard Babior, American physician and biochemist, born in Los Angeles, California (d. 2004) 1956 - Scott Columbus, American heavy metal drummer (Manowar, 1983–91 and 1994–2008), born in USA (d. 2011) 1980 - Calvin Chen, Taiwanese singer (Fahrenhiet), born in Taipei, Taiwan 1982 - Clayton Fortune, English footballer (Bristol City), born in Forest Gate, England More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1982 - Leonid Brezhnev, Soviet Leader, General Secretary (1964-82), dies of a heart attack at 75 1990 - Mário Schenberg, Brazilian physicist and electrical engineer, dies at 76 1995 - Clairmonte Depeiaza, West Indian cricketer (world record partnership v Aust 1955), dies at 67 2010 - Dave Niehaus, American sportscaster (b. 1935) 2010 - Nicolo Rizzuto, Italian-Canadian organized crime figure, killed at his residence by a sniper at 86 2015 - Gene Amdahl, American computer scientist who designed the IBM mainframe, dies at 92 More Famous Deaths »

Historical Events 1444 - Battle at Varna, Black Sea: Sultan Murad II beats crusaders 1950 - Jacobo Árbenz elected President of Guatemala 1980 - Iraq captures southern port of Khorramshahr 2013 - Spaniard Marc Márquez wins the 2013 MotoGP World Championship to become its youngest ever winner at 20 2019 - Iranian President Hassan Rouhani announces the discovery of a new oil field with an estimated 53 million barrels of oil in Khuzestan province 2019 - Bolivian President Evo Morales resigns amid widespread protests after national election considered irregular and manipulated More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1888 - Andrej Tupolev, Russian aircraft builder, born in Pustomazovo, Russia (d. 1972) 1919 - Moise Tshombe, President of Katanga, then premier of the Congo (Zaire), born in Musumba (d. 1969) 1935 - Bernard Babior, American physician and biochemist, born in Los Angeles, California (d. 2004) 1956 - Scott Columbus, American heavy metal drummer (Manowar, 1983–91 and 1994–2008), born in USA (d. 2011) 1980 - Calvin Chen, Taiwanese singer (Fahrenhiet), born in Taipei, Taiwan 1982 - Clayton Fortune, English footballer (Bristol City), born in Forest Gate, England More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1982 - Leonid Brezhnev, Soviet Leader, General Secretary (1964-82), dies of a heart attack at 75 1990 - Mário Schenberg, Brazilian physicist and electrical engineer, dies at 76 1995 - Clairmonte Depeiaza, West Indian cricketer (world record partnership v Aust 1955), dies at 67 2010 - Dave Niehaus, American sportscaster (b. 1935) 2010 - Nicolo Rizzuto, Italian-Canadian organized crime figure, killed at his residence by a sniper at 86 2015 - Gene Amdahl, American computer scientist who designed the IBM mainframe, dies at 92 More Famous Deaths »

1330 - Battle of Posada, Wallachian voievode Basarab I defeats the Hungarian army in an ambush 1858 - 1st performance of NY Symphony Orchestra 1925 - Robert A. Millikan confirms the existence of cosmic rays from outer space in a speech to the National Academy of Sciences at Madison, Wisconsin 1950 - Phillies skipper Eddie Sawyer selected as Manager of Year 1962 - Catharina Lodders of the Netherlands elected Miss World 1965 - 1st NY Knick game postponed (black-out) vs St Louis 1971 - John List kills family and moves to Colorado 1980 - Iraqi President Saddam Hussein declares holy war against Iran 1984 - Most shots in a NY Islander game (88 - Isles 45, NY Rangers 43) 2013 - 8 people are killed by a gunman in Cali, Columbia More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1857 - Atlantic Monthly magazine 1st published 1900 - China has resumed nominal control of Manchuria, but in a secret agreement the Chinese governor of Manchuria grants Russia such rights as keeping troops along the railroad lines and controlling civil administration 1912 - Ottoman garrison surrenders Thessaloniki / Salonika to the Greek army (OS Oct 27) 1996 - 8th College Football Holy War: Notre Dame beats Boston College 48-21 in Chestnut Hill 1999 - TAESA Flight 725, crashes a few minutes after leaving the Uruapan airport en-route to Mexico City. 18 people were killed in the accident. 2019 - YouTubers KSI and Logan Paul's second boxing match; KSI wins by split decision More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1879 - Milan Šufflay, Croatian historian and politician, born in Lepoglava, Croatia (d. 1931) 1903 - Leon-Etienne Duval, French prelate and cardinal of the Catholic Church in Algeria, born in Chênex, Haute-Savoie, France (d. 1996) 1909 - H. M. van Randwijk, Dutch author and founder (Vrij Netherland), born in Gorinchem, Netherlands (d. 1966) 1919 - Sol K. Bright, Hawaiian steel-guitar player, singer (Hollywaiians), and songwriter ("Hawaiian Cowboy"), born in Honolulu, Territory of Hawaii (d. 1992) 1925 - Bill Bruton, American baseball outfielder (NL stolen bases leader 1953-55 Milwaukee Braves), born in Penola, Alabama (d. 1995) 1984 - French Montana [Karim Kharbouch] American rapper, born in Casablanca, Morocco More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1829 - Jean Xavier Lefevre, composer, dies at 66 1911 - Howard Pyle, American author (b. 1853) 1952 - Philip Murray, 1st president of the United Steelworkers and longest-serving president of the Congress of Industrial Organizations, dies at 66 1956 - Aino Kallas, Finnish writer (White Ship, Estonian Tales), dies at 78 2002 - William Schutz, American psychologist (b. 1925) 2012 - Bill Tarmey, English actor (Coronation Street), dies at 71 More Famous Deaths »

392 - Roman Emperor Theodosius declares Christian religion the state religion 1322 - Pope John XXII names John van Diest as Bishop of Utrecht 1620 - Battle of White Mountain, Prague - 1st major victory of the Catholic Habsburgs over the Protestant Alliance in The Thirty Years' War 1933 - US President FDR creates Civil Works Administration 1956 - Biblical drama film "The Ten Commandments", directed by Cecil B. DeMille, starring Charlton Heston and Yul Brynner opens in the US 1962 - Canada's government orders the nickel changed back to round shape 1979 - ABC broadcasts "Iran Crisis: American Held Hostage" with Frank Reynolds (forerunner to "Nightline") 1987 - 11 are killed in an IRA bomb attack in Enniskillen, Northern Ireland 2005 - Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf is elected president of Liberia, the first woman to lead an African country 2013 - At least 6,000 people are killed after Typhoon Haiyan, tied with Typhoon Meranti as being the strongest storm ever recorded at landfall, hits the Philippines More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1900 - David Beatty takes part in the successful relief of the naval brigade and is promoted to captain 1935 - "Mutiny on the Bounty" directed by Frank Lloyd and starring Charles Laughton and Clark Gable premieres in New York (Best Production/Picture 1936) 1942 - Vichy-France drops diplomatic relations with US 1988 - Arco Arena in Sacramento, California, opens, Sac Kings lose to Seattle, 97-75 2018 - CNN correspondent Jim Acosta's White House clearance revoked after continuing to question President Donald Trump while an intern tried to wrestle the microphone off him 2018 - Mass grave of 200 people discovered on border of Somali and Oromia regions, Ethiopia, in investigation into atrocities by former regional president Abdi Mohammed More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1879 - King Baggot, American actor and director (Tumbleweeds), born in St Louis, Missouri (d. 1948) 1938 - Murtala Mohammed, Nigerian military ruler, born in Bendel State, Colonial Nigeria (d. 1976) 1967 - Frantisek Kaberle, Czech ice hockey forward (Team Czech Rep), born in Kladno, Czechia 1967 - Jay Taylor, American NFL cornerback (KC Chiefs), born in San Diego, California 1983 - Blanka Vlašić, Croatian high jumper, born in Split, Croatia 1986 - Aaron H. Swartz, computer programmer and internet activist (Demand Progress), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 2013) More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1171 - Baldwin IV, Count of Hainaut (1120-71), dies at about 63 1880 - Jacob Edvard Gille, Swedish composer, dies at 66 1992 - Kees [Cornelis] Broekman, Dutch speed skater (Olympic silver 1952), dies at 65 1995 - Country Dick Montana [Daniel McLain], American rock drummer and vocalist (The Beat Farmers - "Happy Boy"), dies on stage during a performance in Whistler, British Columbia, Canada at age 40 2010 - Jack Levine, American social realist painter, dies at 95 2011 - Bil Keane, American cartoonist (The Family Circus), dies at 89 More Famous Deaths »

1861 - Battle of Belmont, fought in Mississippi County, Missouri begins, first combat test for Brigadier General Ulysses S. Grant, Union victory (US Civil War) 1885 - Canadian Pacific Railway completed at Craigellachie 1917 - British capture Gaza, Palestine, from Turks 1942 - Italian cyclist Fausto Coppi establishes world hour record 45.798km in Vigorelli, Milan, Italy 1984 - STS 51-A launch scrubbed because of high shear winds 1985 - Colombian troops end 27-hr siege of Bogota's Palace of Justice 2001 - 35th Country Music Association Award: Tim McGraw, Lee Ann Womack and Toby Keith win 2009 - Breeders' Cup Horse Racing, Santa Anita Racetrack; Day 2 winners: Pounced, California Flag, Dancing In Silks, Vale of York, Goldikova, Furthest Land, Conduit, Zenyatta 2015 - Sierra Leone is declared free of Ebola by the World Health Organization (death toll 4,000) 2020 - Kamala Harris makes US history as the 1st woman and 1st woman of color to be elected to the vice presidency (date election called) More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1918 - Kurt Eisner overthrows the Wittelsbach dynasty in the Kingdom of Bavaria as a revolutionary uprising spreads throughout Germany 1929 - Museum of Modern Art opens in Hecksher Building in New York 1942 - Italian cyclist Fausto Coppi establishes world hour record 45.798km in Vigorelli, Milan, Italy 1963 - New York Yankee catcher Elston Howard is first African-American to be voted AL MVP 1997 - "Bean" film directed by Mel Smith and starring Rowan Atkinson as Mr. Bean opens in the US 2017 - Danica Roem becomes the first US transgender person to be elected to a state legislature in the US in North Virginia More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1955 - Detlef Ultsch, German judoka (Olympic bronze 1980), born in Sonneberg, Bezirk Suhl, East Germany 1969 - Tanya Dubnicoff, Canadian cyclist (Olympic 6th 1992, 96), born in Winnipeg, Manitoba 1970 - Morgan Spurlock, American director and documentary producer (Super Size Me), born in Parkersburg, West Virginia 1981 - Muhammad Hassan, American professional wrestler, born in Syracuse, New York 1990 - Courtney Marie Andrews, American singer-songwriter (Old Flowers), born in Phoenix, Arizona 1995 - Bethany Mota, American video blogger, born in Merced County, California More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1802 - Johann Georg Joseph Spangler, Austrian composer, dies at 50 1960 - Alvin Carter, vocalist (Carter Family), dies at 69 1967 - Juan Tomas Perez, composer, dies at 71 1974 - Sandra Rivett, English nanny to John Bingham, 7th Earl of Lucan, allegedly bludgeoned to death by Mr Lucan at 29 before he mysteriously disappeared 1979 - Paolo Carlini, Italian actor (It Started in Naples), dies at 53 2006 - Johnny Sain, American baseball pitcher, dies at 89 More Famous Deaths »

355 - Roman Emperor Constantius II proclaims his cousin Julian as Caesar 1153 - Treaty of Wallingford (Oxfordshire) signed between King Stephen and the Empress Maude (aka Matilda) 1864 - Battle of Droop Mountain, West Virginia (Averell's Raid) 1935 - 1st test flight of Hawker Hurricane fighter aircraft 1943 - Soviet troops land on Kertsj peninsula 1950 - Branch Rickey signs 5-yr contract as VP/GM of Pittsburgh Pirates 1976 - Benjamin Hooks elected to succeed Roy Wilkins as executive director of NAACP 1988 - Steve Jones wins 19th NYC men's marathon (2:08:20); Grete Waitz wins record 9th women's title 1997 - "Proposals" opens at Broadhurst Theater NYC for 76 performances 2016 - New York City Marathon: Ghirmay Ghebreslassie of Eritrea wins men's race in 2:07:51; defending women's champion Mary Keitany wins her 3rd NYC crown in 2:24:26 More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1928 - Colonel Jacob Schick patents 1st electric razor 1939 - WGY-TV (Schenectady, NY), 1st commercial TV station, begins service 1941 - USA lends Soviet Union $1 million 1941 - Einsatz Gruppe kills 15,000 Jews of Rovno Ukraine 1950 - King Tribhuvana of Nepal flees to India 1983 - Turkey Turgut Özals Moederland party wins elections More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1753 - Mikhail Kozlovsky, Russian sculptor, born in St. Petersburg, Russia (d. 1802) 1906 - James D. Norris, American sports businessman (Chicago Black Hawks), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 1966) 1955 - Maria Shriver, American newscaster (Sunday Today) and ex-wife of Arnold Schwarzenegger, born in Chicago, Illinois 1961 - Daniele Gatti, Italian conductor, born in Milan, Italy 1970 - Ethan Hawke, American actor and author (Dead Poets Society, Before trilogy), born in Austin, Texas 1982 - Sowelu, Japanese pop singer, born in Tokyo, Japan More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1795 - Jiří Antonín Benda, Czech composer and violinist, dies at 73 1922 - Morgan Bulkeley, American politician (US Senator - Connecticut 1905-11) and Baseball HOF administrator (NL President 1876), dies at 84 1997 - Annie Llewelyn-Davies, Baroness Llewelyn-Davies of Hastoe, British Labour Party politician, dies at 82 2004 - Fred Dibnah, English steeplejack and television personality, dies at 66 2007 - Sayed Mustafa Kazemi, Afghan politician, killed in a bomb attack at 47 or 48 2018 - Hugh McDowell, British cellist (Electric Light Orchestra - "Strange Magic"; "Evil Woman"), dies of cancer at 65 More Famous Deaths »

1883 - Battle at El Obeid Sudan: Mahdi's army destroys Egyptian army 1911 - Italian forces take Tripoli and Cyrenaica, declaring suzerainty over Ottoman-controlled Libya 1932 - Benito Mussolini frees 16,000 convicts 1942 - Pro-British Clandestine Radio Diego Suarez's final transmission 1944 - German troops blow-up Heusden North Brabant city hall, 134 die 1955 - Date returned to in "Back to the Future" by Marty McFly 1983 - NY Rangers and Quebec Nordiques both score in 1st 14 secs of 3rd period 1996 - Bill Clinton is re-elected President of the United States, defeating Republican candidate Bob Dole 1997 - 2 hours after Davey Johnson resigns he is named AL Manager of Year 2012 - Widespread flooding in Nigeria kills 363 people and displaces 2.1 million More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1499 - Publication of the Catholicon in Treguier (Brittany). Breton-French-Latin dictionary written in 1464 by Jehan Lagadeuc was first Breton and French dictionary 1811 - El Salvador's 1st battle against Spain for independence 1873 - Due to the fallout from the Pacific Scandal, John A. Macdonald resigns as Prime Minister of Canada 1973 - Arab producers announce 25 percent cut in oil production 1992 - "Revenge Match of the 20th century" American chess grandmaster Bobby Fischer defeats Russian Boris Spassky to win an unofficial match in Belgrade 2000 - Ethiopian Emperor Haile Selassie is laid to rest 25 years after his death after a funeral procession through Addis Ababa More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1885 - Will Durant, American author and historian (The Story of Philosophy, The Story of Civilization), born in North Adams, Massachusetts (d. 1981) 1911 - Roy Rogers, American cowboy actor and singer ("Happy Trails"; Roy Rogers Show), born in Cincinnati, Ohio (d. 1998) 1920 - Douglass North, American economist, (Nobel Prize Economic Sciences 1993), born in Cambridge, Massachusetts (d. 2015) 1930 - Clifford Irving, American novelist and investigative reporter (hoax autobiography of Howard Hughes), born in NYC, New York (d. 2017) 1951 - Tony Evers, American politician, Governor of Wisconsin (2019-), born in Plymouth, Wisconsin 1974 - Chris Sununu, American politician, Governor of New Hampshire (2017-), born in Salem, New Hampshire More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1680 - Gillis Valckenier, mayor of Amsterdam (1665..80), dies at about 57 1828 - Maria Feodorovna of Russia, second wife of Tsar Paul I of Russia, dies at 69 1860 - Carl Binder, Austrian composer, dies at 43 1989 - Barry Sadler, American singer ("Ballad Of The Green Berets"), dies from complications of being shot at 49 1990 - Herbert Berghof, Austrian actor (Belarus File, Harry and Tonto, Target), dies of heart failure at 81 1991 - Robert Maxwell, Czech-British billionaire publisher, politician and fraudster (Mirror Group, NY Daily News), drowns at sea at 68 More Famous Deaths »

1631 - Ferdinand of Austria installed as land guardian of South Netherlands 1864 - Confederate assault on Johnsonville, Tennessee 1968 - Northern Ireland Prime Minister Terence O'Neill meets British Prime Minister Harold Wilson for talks on Northern Ireland; Wilson states no change of constitutional position of Northern Ireland possible without consent of the its people 1977 - UN Security council proclaims weapon embargo against South Africa 1989 - Breeders' Cup Horse Racing, Gulfstream Park; winners: Bayakoa, Dancing Spree, Go for Wand, Prized, Rhythm, Steinlen, Sunday Silence 2008 - Barack Obama becomes the first African-American to be elected President of the United States, defeating Republican candidate John McCain 2014 - Ukraine President Petro Poroshenko orders army reinforcements to key southern and eastern cities to combat potential rebel offensive 2015 - Justin Trudeau sworn in as Canadian Prime Minister with a cabinet split equally between men and women 2017 - Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art in Nusantara opens in Jakarta with items from the collection of Indonesian tycoon Haryanto Adikoesoemo 2017 - Scottish champions Celtic sets new all-time British record (63) for matches undefeated in all domestic football competitions beating St. Johnstone, 4-0 at McDiarmid Park More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1501 - Philip de Blank and Juana "la Loca" depart to Spain 1929 - John L. Balderston's play "Berkeley Square" starring Leslie Howard premieres in NYC 1981 - Beth Henley's "Crimes of the Heart" premieres in NYC 1990 - Iraq says it is preparing for a "dangerous war" 2008 - Barack Obama becomes the first African-American to be elected President of the United States, defeating Republican candidate John McCain 2009 - Baseball World Series: NY Yankees beat Philadelphia Phillies, 7-3 in Game 6 at Yankee Stadium to win Bronx Bombers' record 27th title; MVP: NY outfielder Hideki Matsui More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1590 - Gerard van Honthorst, Dutch painter, born in Utrecht, Netherlands (d. 1656) 1790 - Carlos Antonio López, 1st President of Paraguay (1844-62), born in Asunción, Paraguay (d. 1862) 1927 - Vittorio Fellegara, Italian composer, born in Milan (d. 2011) 1968 - Domingo Cedeno, Dominican infielder (Toronto Blue Jays), born in La Ramona, Dominican Republic 1969 - Tommy Henry, American CFL defensive back (Edmonton Eskimos) 1977 - Tonicha Jeronimo, British actress (Emmerdale), born in Jersey More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1968 - Paul JM Lindemans, Flemish agricultural engineer and author, dies at 78 1984 - Merie Earle [Ireland], American film and television character actress (The Waltons - "Maude Gormley"), dies of uremic poisoning at 95 2003 - Charles Causley, Cornish writer and poet (b. 1917) 2006 - Torolf Elster, Norwegian journalist and writer (Frihet och demokrati), dies at 95 2020 - Ken Hensley, British rock songwriter, keyboardist, and singer (Uriah Heep, 1970-80 - "Easy Livin'"; Blackfoot, 1982-84), dies at 75 2021 - (Henry) Lionel Blair [Ogus], Canadian-British choreographer, tap dancer, actor, and television presenter, dies at 92 More Famous Deaths »

1796 - John Adams elected as 2nd president of the United States of America 1856 - A British fleet bombards Canton 1868 - John Willis Menard from Louisiana is elected the first black US Congressman (opposition to his election means he never sits in Congress) 1888 - Amsterdam: 1st concerto of Concert worker, under Willem Kes 1908 - William Howard Taft (R) elected 27th U.S. President over William Jennings Bryan (D) 1937 - Howie Morenz Memorial Game, Montreal Forum: NHL All-Stars beat Montreal All Stars, 6-5 1943 - Dmitri Shostakovich's 8th Symphony premieres in Moscow 1954 - Nobel for physics awarded to Max Born and Walter Bothe 1956 - Suez Crisis: After several days of fighting, Israeli forces capture the Gaza Strip 1969 - Congo president Mobutu visits Belgium More Historical Events »

Historical Events 644 - Umar ibn al-Khattab, second Muslim caliph, is killed in Medina by Lu'lu, an enslaved Persian captive 1937 - Howie Morenz Memorial Game, Montreal Forum: NHL All-Stars beat Montreal All Stars, 6-5 1943 - P-47D Thunderbolt shot down above North Holland 1964 - For 1st time since 1800, residents of Washington, D.C. permitted to vote 1980 - Walter Hass Jr becomes CEO of Oakland A's 1989 - 100s of Bulgarian demonstrate in Sofia for democratic rights More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1831 - Ignatius Donnelly, American politician, writer, and amateur scientist, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 1901) 1863 - Eugène Samuel-Holeman, Belgian composer, born in Brussels, Belgium (d. 1942) 1918 - Dean Riesner, American film and television screenwriter (Bill and Coo), born in New Rochelle, New York (d. 2002) 1934 - Derek Richardson, English cricket batsman (1 Test; Worcestershire 383 first class games), born in Hereford, Herefordshire 1938 - Jean Rollin, French director and screenwriter 1995 - Kendall Jenner, American model and TV personality (Keeping Up with the Kardashians), born in Los Angeles, California More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1787 - Robert Lowth, British Bishop of the Church of England and grammarian (A Short Introduction to English Grammar), dies at 76 1864 - Antonio Goncalves Dias, Brazilian national poet, dies at sea 1890 - Ulrich Ochsenbein, Swiss Federal Councilor (b. 1811) 1914 - Georg Trakl, Austria poet (Totentag, Cocaine Overdose), dies at 27 1929 - Olav Aukrust, Norwegian poet (b. 1883) 1986 - Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis [Edward F. Davis], American jazz saxophonist (Kenny Clarke/Francy Boland Big Band), dies of cancer at 65 More Famous Deaths »

1923 - Bloody street fights in Aachen led to establishment of the ill-fated Rhenish Republic 1923 - Gustav Stresemann's SPD-ministers in Germany, step down 1958 - Los Angeles Rams beat Chicago Bears, 41-35 before 90,833 fans at the Los Angeles Coliseum; NFL single-game attendance record 1974 - USSR performs nuclear test at Novaya Zemlya USSR 1978 - Crew of Soyuz 29 returns to Earth aboard Soyuz 31 1986 - New York City Marathon: Grete Waitz of Norway wins her 8th NYC event in 2:28:06; Gianni Poli of Italy, men's champion in 2:11:06 1990 - Golden State Warriors register a 162-158 win over the Denver Nuggets at McNichols Arena, with the 320 total points setting an NBA record for most points scored by 2 teams in a non-overtime game 1993 - Rudy Giuliani wins the New York mayoral election, becomes 1st Republican mayor since 1965 1997 - Typhoon Linda kills at least 208 in southern Vietnam 2012 - Breeders' Cup Horse Racing, Santa Anita Racetrack; Day 1 winners: Hightail, Calidoscopio, Flotilla, Beholder, Zagora, Royal Delta More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1698 - Scottish settlers make landfall in Panama, establishing the ill-fated 'Darien Venture' colony 1852 - Franklin Pierce elected as President of US 1944 - Canadian troops occupy Knokke 1968 - "Her First Roman" closes at Lunt Fontanne Theater NYC after 17 performances 1995 - Spanish Broadcasting System buys NY radio station WPAT-FM for $83.5M 2002 - Mark Messier plays his 1,616th NHL game, a 3-2 Rangers loss against the St. Blues, to move into 2nd place on the all-time games played list; passes Larry Murphy and ends career with 1,756 games, just 11 shy of Gordie Howe More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1528 - Peter Lotichius Secundus [Peter Lotz], Neo latin poet (Collected Works), born in Schlüchtern, Hesse, Germany (d. 1560) 1899 - Edgar du Perron, Dutch author and poet (Land of Origin), born in Batavia, Dutch East Indies (d. 1940) 1924 - David Bauer, Canadian Hockey Hall of Fame player and builder (priest, school coach; National Team manager), born in Kitchener, Ontario (d. 1988) 1947 - Dave Pegg, British folk and rock bassist and producer (Fairport Convention 1969-79 and 1985-present; Jethro Tull, 1980-85), born in Birmingham, England 1962 - Simon Hill, English-Australian football commentator, born in Manchester 1963 - Ines Diers, German swimmer (GDR Olympic gold 400m, 4x100m relay 1980), born in Rochlitz, Sachsen, Germany More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1863 - Theodore Judah, American railroad engineer (b. 1826) 1882 - Cenobio Paniagua, Mexican composer, dies at 61 1950 - George Bernard Shaw, Irish dramatist (Pygmalion, Nobel Prize for Literature 1925), dies at 94 1980 - Edith Bunker, character on "All in the Family", dies 1994 - David Feinberg, American AIDS activist and author, dies at 37 2012 - Milt Campbell, American decathlete (Olympic gold 1956), dies from prostate cancer and diabetes at 78 More Famous Deaths »

1886 - Ananda College, a leading Buddhist school in Sri Lanka was established with 37 students. 1946 - First Basketball Association of America game; New York Knicks beat Toronto Huskies, 68-66 at Maple Leaf Gardens in Toronto 1956 - Indian states of Punjab, Patiala and most of the East Punjab States Union merge as the Punjab State 1958 - USSR performs nuclear test 1965 - Trackless trolley plunged into Nile River drowning 74 (Cairo Egypt) 1970 - KGTF TV channel 12 in Agana, GU (PBS) begins broadcasting 1989 - Despite 107 from Desmond Haynes, Saleem Malik with 71 leads Pakistan to 4 wicket win v West Indies in cricket's Nehru Cup Final in Kolkata, India 1991 - Three faculty, and one staff member of the department of physics and astronomy, were killed, along with one administrator, when physics graduate student Gang Lu went on a shooting rampage at the University of Iowa. 2004 - "That's What I Love About Sunday" single released by Craig Morgan (Billboard Song of the Year 2005) 2013 - Breeders' Cup Horse Racing, Santa Anita Racetrack; Day 1 winners: London Bridge, Outstrip, Goldencents, Chriselliam, Beholder More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1943 - Dim-out ban lifted in San Francisco Bay area 1976 - "Don't Step on My Olive Branch" opens at Playhouse NYC for 16 performances 1979 - Tanker Burmah Agate off Galveston Bay, Texas, spills 10.7 m gallons of oil, in US's worst oil spill disaster 1993 - After playing 12 Tests for Australia, fast bowler Michael Whitney plays his final day in 1st class cricket for NSW in a tour match loss v New Zealand in Newcastle 1993 - Atlantic Radio (20 radio stations) becomes American Radio Systems 2009 - British Mercedes driver Jenson Button finishes 3rd in inaugural Abu Dhabi Grand Prix at Yas Marina Circuit to win his first F1 World Drivers Championship by 11 points from Sebastian Vettel More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1351 - Leopold III, Duke of Austria (1365-68), born in Vienna, Austria (d. 1386) 1526 - Catherine Jagellion, Polish princess and queen of Sweden as the wife of John III of Sweden, born in Kraków, Poland (d. 1583) 1530 - Étienne de La Boétie, French judge and writer, born in Sarlat-la-Canéda, Périgord, France (d. 1563) 1897 - Naomi Mitchison, Scottish author (African Heroes, Return to Fairy Hill), born in Edinburgh, Scotland (d. 1999) 1911 - Henri Troyat, Russian-French author and historian, born in Moscow (d. 2007) 1934 - Umberto Agnelli, Italian automotive executive (Fiat, 1965-2004), born in Lausanne, Switzerland (d. 2004) More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1596 - Pierre Pithou, French lawyer and scholar (Les Libertés de l’église gallicane), dies at 57 1678 - William Coddington, first Governor of Rhode Island (b. 1601) 1985 - Arnold Pihlak, Estonian soccer forward (44 caps; FK Austria Wien), dies at 83 1995 - Desmond Shawe-Taylor, British critic and writer (co-author of The Record Guide), dies at 88 2006 - William Styron, American novelist (Confess of Nat Turner, Sophie's Choice), dies at 81 2012 - Pascual Pérez, Dominican baseball pitcher (MLB All Star 1983; Atlanta Braves), dies during apparent home robbery at 55 More Famous Deaths »

1793 - Execution of Girondins in Paris during Reign of Terror 1815 - Cornishman Sir Humphry Davy patents miner's safety lamp 1868 - Standard uniform approved for US postal carriers 1913 - 1st US paved coast-to-coast highway, the Lincoln Highway is dedicated 1944 - Chief of staff Kruls names De Quay chairman of Universal Commission 1955 - Mgr Alfrink appointed archbishop of Utrecht 1980 - Polish government recognizes Solidarity trade union 1992 - Breeders' Cup Horse Racing, Gulfstream Park; winners: A P Indy, Fraise, Gilded Time, Liza, Lure, Paseana, Thirty Slews 2000 - A chartered Antonov An-26 explodes after takeoff in Northern Angola killing 50 2012 - The New York stock exchange opens after being closed for two days after Hurricane Sandy More Historical Events »

Historical Events 802 - Empress Irene of Byzantium driven out 1887 - Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov's orchestral work "Capriccio Espagnol" premieres in St Petersburg 1917 - World War I: Battle of Beersheba in southern Palestine - "last successful cavalry charge in history" performed by the 4th Australian Light Horse 1973 - Tom Seaver wins NL Cy Young Award 1981 - 1st live US radio drama in 25 years (Halloween Story on NBC) 2003 - Bethany Hamilton, aged 13, has her arm bitten off by a shark while surfing in Hawaii More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1838 - Luís I, King of Portugal (1861-89), born in Necessidades Palace, Lisbon, Portugal (d. 1889) 1887 - William Whysall, British cricketer (4 Tests for England 1924-30) (d. 1930) 1912 - Ollie Johnston, American animator and the last living member of Disney's Nine Old Men, born in Palo Alto, California (d. 2008) 1914 - Joe Carcione, American consumer advocate (The Green Grocer) (d. 1988) 1970 - Craig Kelly, English actor (Queer as Folk, Coronation Street), born in Lytham St Annes, England 1970 - Nicholas "Nicky" Wu, Taiwanese singer, actor and martial arts expert (Xiao Hu Dui/Little Tiger Team), born in Taipei, Taiwan More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1917 - Tibby Cotter, Australian cricket fast bowler and soldier (21 Tests, 49 wickets), dies in world's last successful cavalry charge, 4th Light Horse Brigade at Beersheba at 33 1926 - Harry Houdini [Erich Weiss], Famous magician and escape artist, dies at 52 in Detroit of gangrene and peritonitis that developed after his appendix ruptured 1939 - Otto Rank [Rosenfeld], Austria psychoanalyst (Trauma of Geburt), dies 1991 - Johan Schmitz, actor (Gysbregt van Aemstel/Soldat van Orange), dies 1996 - Andrew Hutchings, British trade union leader, dies at 88 2014 - Käbi Laretei, Estonian-Swedish concert pianist, dies at 92 More Famous Deaths »

1077 - Holy Roman Emperor Henry IV gives the district of Stavoren to the bishop of Utrecht (Conrad, his former tutor) 1739 - Great Britain declares war on Spain: War of Jenkins' Ear [NS=Oct 19] 1961 - Soviet Party Congress unanimously approves a resolution removing Stalin's body from Lenin's tomb in Red Square as part of de-Stalinization efforts 1974 - "The Texas Chain Saw Massacre" horror film premieres in Los Angeles 1989 - Smith Dairy at Orrville Ohio, makes largest milk shake (1,575.2 gal) 1991 - Mid East peace conference begins in Madrid Spain 1994 - Thomas Nicely reports bug in Intel's Pentium-processor on the Internet 2003 - "Wicked" premieres on Broadway at the Gershwin Theatre starring Idina Menzel and Kristin Chenoweth 2011 - Czech tennis star Petra Kvitová beats Victoria Azarenka of Belarus 7–5, 4–6, 6–3 in the WTA Championship decider in Istanbul, Turkey 2016 - Canada and the EU sign free trade deal after opposition by Belgium More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1503 - Queen Isabella of Spain bans violence against Indians in the Americas 1944 - Aaron Copland's ballet score "Appalachian Spring" premieres in Washington, D.C. with Martha Graham dancing lead role 1947 - Darius Milhaud's 3rd Symphony "Hymnus Ambrosianus," premieres in Paris 1967 - Dolly Parton releases her debut single with Porter Wagoner "The Last Thing On My Mind" 2011 - "The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1" based on the book by Stephenie Meyer, directed by Bill Condon, starring Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson, premieres at the Rome Film Festival 2021 - World Leader agree historic corporate tax agreement of at least 15% at G20 summit in Rome More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1739 - Grigory Potemkin, Russian military leader, statesman and favorite of Catherine the Great, born in Chizhovo near Smolensk (d. 1791) 1840 - William Graham Sumner, American sociologist (Folkways), born in Paterson, New Jersey (d. 1910) 1904 - Alfred Gradstein, Polish composer, born in Częstochowa, Poland (d. 1954) 1961 - Hans Segers, Dutch soccer goalkeeper and coach (Wimbledon), born in Eindhoven, Netherlands 1970 - James Pedro, American lightweight judoka (Olympic bronze 1992, 96), born in Danvers, Massachusetts 1979 - Yukie Nakama, Japanese actress, born in Urasoe, Okinawa, Japan More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1932 - Paul S Methuen, English baron/fieldmarshal/gov of Natal, dies at 87 1969 - George "Pops" Foster, American jazz double bassist, tuba player, and trumpeter (Louis Armstrong; Sidney Bechet; Earl Hines), dies at 77 1979 - Donna Rachele Mussolini, wife of Italian dictator Benito Mussolini, dies at 89 1991 - Johan Mekkink, painter, dies 2007 - John Woodruff, American athlete (Olympic gold 1936), dies at 92 2017 - M V Sridhar, Indian cricketer (scored 366 for Hyderabad v Andhra Pradesh 1994), dies of a heart attack at 51 More Famous Deaths »

1833 - 1st US college fraternity to have a fraternity house founded 1939 - NHL Babe Seibert Memorial Game: All-Stars beat Montreal 5-3 1960 - Cassius Clay's [Muhammad Ali] 1st professional fight; beats Tunney Hunsaker on points in 6 rounds in Louisville, Kentucky 1970 - WYEA (now WLTZ) TV channel 38 in Columbus, GA (NBC) 1st broadcast 1970 - The Electoral Reform Society calls for the introduction of Proportional Representation (PR) in elections in Northern Ireland 1977 - USSR performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakh/Semipalitinsk USSR 2015 - China announces the end of their one-child policy after 35 years 2017 - British Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton finishes a distant 9th in Mexican Grand Prix at Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez; good enough to clinch his 4th F1 World Drivers Championship 2020 - Three people stabbed to death in church in Nice, France, in an terrorist attack, after similar attack and President Macron's defense of right to publish cartoons of Prophet Muhammad 2020 - Former leader Jeremy Corbyn is suspended from the British Labour Party after saying a report into antisemitism in the party was "overstated" More Historical Events »