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Historical Events 1921 - The Link River Dam, a part of the Klamath Reclamation Project, is completed in northern California and Oregon 1932 - French liner Normandie is launched 1945 - Happy Chandler resigns as US Senator, remains as baseball commissioner 1982 - Car maker John DeLorean indicted for drug trafficking, later acquitted 1988 - First scheduled Soviet shuttle launch (postponed) 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 More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1704 - John Byng, English admiral executed by firing squad at 52 for neglecting his duty in defence of Minorca, born in Southill, Bedfordshire, England (d. 1757) 1853 - Josephine Beall Bruce, African-American activist (NACW) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 1923) 1882 - Jean Giraudoux, French writer and playwright (The Madwoman of Chaillot), born in Bellac, Haute-Vienne, France (d. 1944) 1923 - Dietrich Manicke, German composer, born in Wurzen, Saxony, Germany (d. 2013) 1937 - Sonny Osborne, American bluegrass banjo player (The Osborne Brothers - "Rocky Top"), born in Roark, Kentucky (d. 2021) 1938 - Ralph Bakshi, Krymchak-American animator and film maker (Fritz the Cat; Lord of the Rings (1978); Mighty Mouse: The New Adventures), born in Haifa, Mandatory Palestine More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1677 - Charles Coypeau Dassoucy, French poet and singer, dies at 72 1919 - A. B. Simpson, Canadian preacher (b. 1843) 1965 - Bill McKechnie, American Baseball HOF manager (World Series 1925 Pittsburgh Pirates, 1940 Cincinnati Reds) and coach (World Series 1948 Cleveland Indians), dies at 79 1979 - Ramon "Tiki" Fulwood, American funk drummer (Parliament-Funkadelic; Miles Davis), dies of stomach cancer at 35 1983 - Sten Broman, Swedish composer, dies at 81 2011 - Jimmy Savile, British entertainer and suspected sexual predator, dies at 84 More Famous Deaths »

1646 - First Protestant church assembly for American Indians established in Massachusetts 1848 - The first railroad in Spain - between Barcelona and Mataró - is opened. 1893 - Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky conducts first performance of his Symphony Number Six in B minor, "Pathetique", in St. Petersburg, Russia, 9 days before his death 1904 - St Louis police try a new investigation method - fingerprints 1946 - German rocket engineers begin work in USSR 1953 - Red Barber, resigns as Dodger sportscaster to join Yankees 1979 - Dick Howser (best Yank manager win-lost pct .636) returns to New York, replacing Billy Martin 1995 - 11th Rugby League World Cup: Australia beats England 16-8 2015 - Longest ever 1st game of Baseball World Series (5 hours, 9 minutes); Kansas City Royals beat New York Mets, 5-4; also joint longest by innings (14) 2018 - Baseball World Series: Boston Red Sox beats LA Dodgers, 5-1 in Game 5 at Dodger Stadium to win 9th title in franchise history; MVP: Boston utility Steve Pearce More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1619 - Japanese Keichō Embassy headed by Hasekura Tsunenaga leaves Sendai aboard the Japanese-built Date Maru galleon for Acapulco 1886 - Statue of Liberty dedicated by US President Grover Cleveland, celebrated by first confetti (ticker tape) parade in New York City 1915 - Richard Strauss' Alpensymfonie, premieres in Berlin 1916 - Australian government holds a national referendum seeking support for the proposal of compulsory conscription; it is rejected 1959 - Jean Genet's play "Les Negres" premieres in Paris 1995 - Breeders' Cup Horse Racing, Belmont Park; winners: Cigar, Desert Stormer, Inside Information, My Flag, Northern Spur, Ridgewood Pearl, Unbridled's Song More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1703 - Antoine Deparcieux, French mathematician, born in Portes, Gard, France (d. 1768) 1930 - John Mayer, Indian violinist and composer (Indo-Jazz Fusions), born in Calcutta, Bengal, British India (d. 2004) 1948 - Telma Hopkins, American singer (Tony Orlando and Dawn - "Tie A Yellow Ribbon"), and actress (Family Matters), born in Louisville, Kentucky 1958 - Manzoor Hussain, Pakistani field hockey striker (Olympic gold 1986; World Cup gold 1978, 82; 175 caps, 86 goals), born in Sialkot, Pakistan (d. 2022) 1966 - Aris Spiliotopoulos, Greek politician 1985 - Richard Smith, American entrepreneur More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1639 - Stefano Landi, Italian composer (b. 1587) 1897 - Hercules Robinson, British colonial administrator (Ceylon, Fiji, New Zealand, South Africa), dies at 72 1929 - Bernhard von Bülow, Chancellor of the German Empire (1900-09), dies at 80 1994 - Sjlomo Goren, Polish/Israeli supreme rabbi, dies 2005 - Raymond Hains, French artist (b. 1926) 2010 - Jonathan Motzfeldt, Greenlander statesman (b. 1938) More Famous Deaths »

1644 - Second Battle of Newbury: King Charles I beats parliamentary armies 1913 - President Woodrow Wilson says US will never attack another country 1922 - 1st commemoration of Navy Day (USA) 1952 - "My Darlin' Aida" opens at Winter Garden Theater NYC for 89 performances 1962 - US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site 1969 - Nobel Prize in Economics awarded to John Tinbergen 1973 - 1st time Islanders beat Rangers-3-2 1985 - Baseball World Series: KC Royals rout St Louis Cardinals, 11-0 at Royals Stadium for 4 games to 3 series win; MVP: KC pitcher Bret Saberhagen 1986 - Paul McCartney releases single "Pretty Little Head" 1990 - "Michael Feinstein in Concert" closes at Golden NYC after 30 performances More Historical Events »

1644 - Second Battle of Newbury: King Charles I beats parliamentary armies 1913 - President Woodrow Wilson says US will never attack another country 1922 - 1st commemoration of Navy Day (USA) 1952 - "My Darlin' Aida" opens at Winter Garden Theater NYC for 89 performances 1962 - US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site 1969 - Nobel Prize in Economics awarded to John Tinbergen 1973 - 1st time Islanders beat Rangers-3-2 1985 - Baseball World Series: KC Royals rout St Louis Cardinals, 11-0 at Royals Stadium for 4 games to 3 series win; MVP: KC pitcher Bret Saberhagen 1986 - Paul McCartney releases single "Pretty Little Head" 1990 - "Michael Feinstein in Concert" closes at Golden NYC after 30 performances More Historical Events »

Historical Events 312 - Roman Emperor Constantine the Great is said to have received his famous Vision of the Cross 1946 - Georgi Domitrovs National Front wins Bulgaria elections (78%) 1950 - Paul Creston's 3rd Symphony, "Triumph of St Joan" premieres 1962 - US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site 1985 - Anthony Carter begins NFL streak of 100+ consecutive game receptions 2001 - Breeders' Cup Horse Racing, Belmont Park; winners: Tiznow, Johannesburg, Unbridled Elaine, Fantastic Light, Val Royal, Banks Hill, Tempera, Squirtle Squirt More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1763 - William Maclure, Scottish-American Geologist (first geological map), born in Ayr, Scotland (d. 1840) 1932 - Jean-Pierre Cassel, French actor (Trout), born in Paris, France (d. 2007) 1938 - Elliot del Borgo, American music educator (SUNY/Crane School of Music, 1966-95) and composer (1980 Winter Olympics), born in Port Chester, New York (d. 2013) 1946 - Peter Martins, Danish dancer and choreographer, born in Copenhagen, Denmark 1964 - Mary T. Meagher, American swimmer (3 x Olympic gold 100/200m butterfly, 4x100m medley 1984; WR 100/200m butterfly 1981), born in Louisville, Kentucky 1967 - Jaren Jackson, American NBA guard and forward (Houston Rockets, San Antonio Spurs), born in New Orleans, Louisiana More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1955 - Clark Griffith, American Baseball HOF pitcher (MLB ERA leader 1898 Chicago Colts/Orphans) and manager (Chicago WS, NY Highlanders, Cincinnati Reds, Washington Sens [owner]), dies at 85 1966 - Nigel Haig, English cricket all-rounder (5 Tests; 1,000 runs and 100 wickets 1921, 27, 29 Middlesex), dies at 78 1977 - Peg Leg Sam [Arthur Jackson], American country blues harmonica player, singer and comedian, dies at 65 2004 - Lester Lanin, American orchestra leader (40 Beatle Hits), dies at 97 2006 - Joe Niekro, American baseball pitcher (MLB All Star 1979; NL wins leader 1979; Houston Astros; World Series 1987; NY Yankees), dies from a brain aneurysm at 61 2010 - Néstor Kirchner, Argentine politician, President of Argentina (2003-2007), dies of heart failure at 60 More Famous Deaths »

1859 - Steam clipper Royal Charter is wrecked on the coast of Anglesey, Wales;, in a storm that took down over 100 vessels; approximately 450 passengers and crew killed on voyage returning to Liverpool from Australia 1869 - 1st American steeplechase horserace at Westchester, NY 1951 - Emile Zatopek runs world record 30,000m, 25,000m and 15 miles 1952 - Pakistan's 1st Test Cricket win Fazal Mahmood 12 wkts v India 1958 - PanAm flies first transatlantic jet from New York to Paris 1988 - Donald Trump bills Mike Tyson $2,000,000 for 4 months' advisory service 2003 - The Cedar Fire, the second-largest fire in Californian history, kills 15 people, consumes 250,000 acres (1,000 km²), destroys 2,200 homes around San Diego 2015 - World Health Organization classifies processed meat as carcinogenic 2015 - "Spectre", 24th James Bond film, directed by Sam Mendes and starring Daniel Craig premieres in London 2015 - 7.5 magnitude earthquake hits northern Pakistan and Afghanistan killing over 300 More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1863 - Football Association forms in England, standardizing soccer, splitting with rugby 1916 - American sex educator Margaret Sanger arrested for obscenity (advocating birth control) 1926 - Belgium stabilizes current value of franc (5 franc becomes 1 "Belga") 2003 - The Cedar Fire, the second-largest fire in Californian history, kills 15 people, consumes 250,000 acres (1,000 km²), destroys 2,200 homes around San Diego 2015 - 7.5 magnitude earthquake hits northern Pakistan and Afghanistan killing over 300 2018 - Longest Baseball World Series game by both innings and time; LA Dodgers beat Boston Red Sox, 3-2 in the 18th inning (7 hours, 20 mins) in Game 3 at Dodger Stadium with Max Muncy walk-off homer More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1483 - Hans Buchner, German composer, born in Ravensburg (d. 1538) 1823 - Karl Weinhold, German sociologist (founder of Journal of the Association of Folklore), born in Dzierżoniów, Poland (d. 1901) 1916 - François Mitterrand, 21st President of France (1981-95), born in Jarnac, France (d. 1996) 1937 - Dave Gavitt, American basketball coach, formed Basketball's Big East Conference (1979), born in Westerly, Rhode Island (d. 2011) 1952 - Abbas al-Musawi, influential Lebanese Shia cleric, and founder and leader of Hezbollah, born in Al-Nabi Shayth, Lebanon (d. 1992) 1959 - François Chau, Cambodian actor, born in Phnom Penh, Cambodia More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 900 - Alfred the Great, Anglo-Saxon monarch who was King of Wessex and King of the Anglo-Saxons, dies at 50 or 51 1881 - Billy Clanton, brother of outlaw Ike Clanton, dies in the gunfight at the OK Corral at 19 1943 - Marc Aurel Stein, Hungarian-British archaeologist, dies at 80 2004 - Bobby Ávila, Mexican Baseball Hall of Fame second baseman (MLB All-Star 1952, 54, 55; AL batting champion 1954; Cleveland Indians), dies of diabetes and lung ailment at 80 2007 - Khun Sa, Burmese warlord (b. 1934) 2021 - Glen Tuckett American college basbeall coach (Brigham Young Uni 1959-76) and administrator (BYU athletic director 1976-94), dies at 93 More Famous Deaths »

1596 - Spanish fleet sails from Lisbon to Ireland 1942 - Field Marshal Rommel back in North Africa 1947 - Sam Breadon sells Cards to Robert Hannegan and Fred Saigh for $4M 1947 - "Under the Counter" closes at Shubert Theater NYC after 27 performances 1968 - Yoko Ono announces she is having John Lennon's baby; she later suffers a miscarriage 1984 - West German Chancellor Rainer Barzel resigns due to corruption 1985 - Angels announce that they will not offer Rod Carew a new contract 1991 - Aaqib Javed takes 7-37 in 10 overs v India in cricket 1-dayer at Sharjah 1992 - "Jake's Women" closes at Neil Simon Theater NYC after 245 performances 2009 - MLB American League Championship: New York Yankees beat Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, 4 games to 2 More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1521 - Emperor Charles V bans wooden buildings in Amsterdam 1780 - John Hancock becomes the first Governor of Massachusetts 1944 - Battle at Samar-island 1962 - American author John Steinbeck awarded Nobel Prize for Literature 1963 - Beatles begin their 1st full foreign tour in Karlstad, Sweden 1968 - Chicago recognizes Jean Baptiste Pointe de Sable as its 1st settler More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1612 - James Graham, Marquis of Montrose "the Great Montrose", Scottish general and poet, born in Edinburgh, Scotland (d. 1650) 1825 - Johann Baptist Strauss Jr., Austrian composer (Waltz King), born in Vienna, Austria (d. 1899) 1843 - Gleb Uspensky, Russian author (Power of the Soil), born in Tula, Russian Empire (d. 1902) 1909 - Whitner "Whit" Bissell, American actor (Time Machine, Soylent Green, The Magnificent Seven), born in NYC, New York (d. 1996) 1929 - Peter Rohmkorf, German writer, born in Dortmund, Germany (d. 2008) 1964 - Pat Swilling, American NFL defensive end and linebacker (Oakland Raiders), born in Toccoa, Georgia More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1647 - Evangelista Torricelli, Italian physicist (inventor of barometer), dies at 39 1957 - Edward Plunkett, 18th Baron of Dunsany, Irish sci-fi writer (Time and Gods), dies at 79 1973 - Abebe Bikila, Ethiopian distance athlete (Olympic gold marathon 1960 WR [barefoot], 64 WR; Africa's first WR breaking athlete in any sport), dies of a brain haemorrhage at 41 2000 - Don Brooks, American session and touring harmonica player (Waylon Jennings; Ken Burns' "The Civil War"), dies of leukemia at 53 2013 - Bill Sharman, American Basketball HOF guard (8 × NBA All-Star; 4 x NBA C'ship; Boston Celtics) and coach (NBA C'ship 1972 LA Lakers), dies from stroke complications at 87 2019 - Chou Wen-chung, Chinese-American composer (Mode of Shang), dies at 96 More Famous Deaths »

1861 - First US transcontinental telegram is sent (from San Francisco to Washington, D.C.) 1931 - Gangster Al Capone is sentenced to 11 years for tax evasion 1946 - Netherlands and Indonesia sign cease fire 1960 - Disaster on USSR's Baikonoer launch pad, kills missile expert Nedelin and team (165 die-unconfirmed); USSR claims killed in plane crash 1980 - Iraqi troops occupies Khorramshar 1984 - 11 members of Colombo crime family arrested 1988 - Typhoon Ruby sinks Philippine ferry; hundreds drown 1988 - NY Islander's and NHL high scorer, Mike Bossy retires 2002 - Twyla Tharp's rock ballet "Movin' Out", set to songs of Billy Joel, opens at the Richard Rodgers Theatre, NYC; runs for 1,303 performances 2012 - Libyan militias capture Bani Walid resulting in 130 civilian deaths More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1596 - -26] Battle at Kerestes: Ottoman beat Austria-Hungary and Germany 1656 - Treaty of Vilnius: Russia and Poland sign anti-Swedish covenant 1940 - Protestant churches protest against dismissal of Jew civil servants 1958 - USSR lends Egypt 400 million rubles to build Aswan Dam 2012 - Hurricane Sandy makes landfall in Jamaica killing 1 person and causing over $50 million in damage 2020 - Deadliest shipwreck of the year claims 140 lives on a ship that sank with 200 migrants on board off the coast of Senegal More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1808 - Ernst Richter, German musical theorist and composer, born in Großschönau, Saxony, Germany (d. 1879) 1908 - John Alwyne Kitching, British zoologist (d. 1996) 1936 - Bill Wyman, English rock and jazz bassist (Rolling Stones, 1962-93 - "Under My Thumb"), born in Lewisham, London 1943 - José E. Serrano, American politician (Rep-D-New York), born in Mayagüez, Puerto Rico 1960 - Joachim Winkelhock, German race car driver, born in Waiblingen, West Germany 1972 - T. J. Cunningham, American NFL safety (Seattle Seahawks), born in Aurora, Colorado (d. 2019) More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1852 - Daniel Webster, US Secretary of State (1841-43, 1850-52), politician and lawyer, dies at 70 1931 - Murray Bisset, South African cricketer (South African wicket-keeper 1899 and 1910), dies at 55 1935 - Abe Landau, American gangster (henchman for Dutch Schultz), murdered at 39 1938 - Ernst Barlach, German writer and artist, dies at 68 1996 - Bruce Matthews, Australian newspaper executive who worked for Rupert Murdoch, dies at 71 2004 - James Cardinal Hickey, American Catholic archbishop (b. 1920) More Famous Deaths »

502 - The Synodus Palmaris, called by Gothic king Theodoric the Great, discharges Pope Symmachus of all charges, thus ending the schism of Antipope Laurentius. 1229 - Otto II becomes earl of Gelre 1694 - American colonial forces, led by Sir William Phipps, fail to seize Quebec 1910 - Blanche Scott becomes the first woman to fly at a public event in the US at Fort Wayne, Indiana 1941 - Walt Disney's animated film "Dumbo" released 1952 - Charlie Chaplin's "Limelight", starring himself and Claire Bloom, with an appearance by Buster Keaton, premieres in New York City; Not released in Los Angeles until 1972, winning Chaplin his only competitive Academy Award for original score 1958 - Soviet novelist Boris Pasternak, wins Nobel Prize for Literature 1964 - Dutch 10th dan judoka Anton Geesink wins Open gold medal in the first ever Olympic judo competition in Tokyo; prevents clean sweep of the gold medals by Japan 1974 - Lake Isaac in Cleveland Metroparks' Big Creek Reservation dedicated 2018 - Megyn Kelly is criticized after making comments supporting blackface on her NBC show More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1888 - Pelham Bay Park in Bronx vested 1934 - Jean Piccard and Jeanette Ridlen attain record balloon height of 10.9 miles (17.5 km) over Lake Erie 1972 - Access credit cards introduced in Great Britain 1983 - 400,000 demonstrate in Brussels, against cruise missile 2008 - Joe Sakic scores his final career goal (#625) against the Edmonton Oilers 2015 - Adele releases her single "Hello" - becomes 1st song with more than a million downloads in 1st week (1.1m) More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1516 - Charlotte of Valois, Princess of France as second daughter of King Francis I and his wife Claude, born in Château d'Amboise, France (d. 1524) 1766 - Emmanuel, marquis de Grouchy, French general and marshal, born in Paris (d. 1847) 1922 - Coleen Gray [Doris Bernice Jensen], American actress (Apache Drums, The Killing), born in Staplehurst, Nebraska (d. 2015) 1948 - Brian Ross, American Emmy and Peabody Award television journalist (NBC, 1974-94; ABC, 1994-2019), born in Chicago, Illinois 1961 - Andoni Zubizarreta, Spanish soccer goalkeeper (126 caps Spain, 4 Basque Country; FC Barcelona 301 games, Athletic Bilbao, Valencia), born in Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain 1962 - Doug Flutie, American College Football Hall of Fame quarterback (Heisman Trophy 1984, Boston College; Grey Cup MVP 1992, 96, 97; Pro Bowl 1998, Buffalo Bills), born in Manchester, Maryland More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1753 - Columban Praelisauer, German music director and composer, dies at 50 1868 - Cullen Whipple, American inventor (pointed screw machine), dies at 67 1989 - Armida, Mexican-American stage, vaudeville and film actress (b. 1911) 2004 - Edward Toner Cone, American pianist, composer and pedagogue, dies at 87 2005 - John Muth, American economist (b. 1930) 2016 - Tom Hayden, American civil rights and antiwar activist and politician (Rep-D-Ca), dies at 76 More Famous Deaths »

1899 - British troops flee Dundee, Natal South Africa 1928 - China expels all Russian instructors and civil servants 1942 - Operation Flagpole: US Major General Mark Clark and Brigadier General Lyman Lemnitzer meet Vichy French Général Charles Mast secretly in small fishing village of Cherchell, Algeria to finalize plans for Allied Invasion of North Africa 1978 - New York City Marathon: Grete Waitz of Norway wins in her race debut in world record 2:32:30; Bill Rodgers wins his third straight title in 2:12:12 1978 - Pope John Paul II is inaugurated as Pope 1997 - Larry Flynt sells Hustler to an under-age buyer in a non-zoned area of Cincinnati, Ohio 2012 - MLB National League Championship: San Francisco Giants beat St. Louis Cardinals, 4 games to 3 2018 - Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison makes a public apology to victims of child sexual abuse in institutions 2018 - Cameroon's President Paul Biya wins seventh term in office, extending his 36 years in office, in election marred by intimidation and low turnout 2018 - Actress Selma Blair reveals she has been diagnosed with multiple sclerosis More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1335 - Ex-emperor Hanazono (95th Emperor of Japan) became a Zen priest 1899 - British troops flee Dundee, Natal South Africa 1935 - PGA Championship Men's Golf, Twin Hills CC: Johnny Revolta wins his only major title, defeating Tommy Armour, 5 and 4 1980 - 4th government of Martens forms in Belgium 2019 - Chilean president Sebastián Piñera agrees to meet opposition leaders after 15 people killed in growing nationwide protests over living costs and inequality 2020 - The National Hockey League announces the annual NHL All Star Game and the NHL All-Star Skills Competition would be postponed to no earlier than 2022 due to the COVID-19 pandemic More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1847 - Jacobus Herculas de la Rey, Boer leader in the South African War (1899–1902), born in Winburg, South Africa (d. 1914) 1900 - James Hall, American actor (Hell's Angels, Four Sons), born in Dallas, Texas (d. 1940) 1915 - Harry Hickox, Big Springs Tx, (Herb-Please Don't Eat the Daisies) 1918 - Lou Klein, American baseball infielder (St. Louis Cardinals, Cleveland Indians, Philadelphia A's) and manager (Chicago Cubs), born in New Orleans, Louisiana (d. 1976) 1921 - Alexander Kronrod, Russian mathematician (d. 1986) 1928 - Clare Fischer, American musician, composer and arranger, born in Durand, Michigan (d. 2012) More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1674 - Gerbrand van den Eeckhout, Dutch painter, dies at 53 1847 - Sahle Selassie, Negus of Shewa 1954 - Oswald de Andrade, Brazilian author (one of the modernist Group of Five), dies at 64 1965 - Paul Tillich, German-American theologist (Courage To Be), dies at 79 1994 - David Buchan, Scottish ethno-musicologist, dies at 55 1995 - Kingsley Amis, English author (Lucky Jim), dies of injuries from a fall at 73 More Famous Deaths »

1816 - The Penang Free School is founded in George Town, Penang, Malaysia, by the Rev Hutchings. It is the oldest English-language school in Southeast Asia. 1917 - 1st Americans to see action on front lines of WWI: US troops enter front lines at Sommervillier under French command 1964 - Polish 4×100m women's relay team runs a world record 43.6 to beat the US by 0.3s and win the gold medal at the Tokyo Olympics; Teresa Ciepły, Irena Kirszenstein, Halina Górecka and Ewa Kłobukowska 1965 - KTWU TV channel 11 in Topeka, KS (PBS) begins broadcasting 1979 - New York City Marathon: Bill Rodgers wins 4th straight men's title in 2:11:42; defending champion Grete Waitz of Norway takes out women's event in 2:27:33 1982 - Private funeral service held for Bess Truman, former First Lady of the United States 1984 - Cleveland Browns' Steve Cox sets club record with a 60-yd field goal 1995 - Mario Tremblay, selected 22nd NHL coach of Montreal Canadians 2003 - Images of the dwarf planet Eris are taken and subsequently used in its discovery by the team of Michael E. Brown, Chad Trujillo, and David L. Rabinowitz. 2020 - Pope Francis backs same-sex civil unions in interview in documentary film "Francesco" More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1925 - Sidney Howards "Lucky Sam McGarver" premieres in NYC 1972 - "Man of La Mancha" closes at Beaumont Theater NYC after 140 performances 1976 - NY Knicks retire 1st number, # 19, Willis Reed 1976 - Baseball World Series: defending champions Cincinnati Reds sweep NY Yankees; beat Bombers, 7-2 in Game 4 at Yankee Stadium; MVP: Reds catcher Johnny Bench 2017 - Spanish government suspends Catalonia's autonomy in the face of a deepening political crisis over the region's push for independence 2018 - Train derails in Yilan County, Taiwan, killing 18 and injuring 178 More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1581 - Domenico Zampieri, Italian painter (d. 1641) 1904 - Edmond [Moore] Hamilton, American sci-fi author (Danger Planet) 1916 - Andrea Checchi, Italian actor (The Lady Without Camelias, Two Anonymous Letters), born in Florence, Tuscany (d. 1974) 1971 - Thomas Ulsrud, Norwegian curler (World C'ship gold [skip] 2014; Olympics silver 2010), born in Oslo, Norway (d. 2022) 1973 - Charlie Lowell, American Musician 1980 - Brian Pittman, American Christian rock bassist (Relient K), born in Canton, Ohio More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1805 - Horatio Nelson, British admiral and war hero, dies in Battle of Trafalgar at 47 1969 - Jack Kerouac, American novelist and poet of the Beat Generation (On the Road, Mexico Blues), dies of cirrhosis of the liver at 47 1977 - Ferit Tuzun, Turkish composer, dies at 48 1984 - Francois Truffaut, dir (Fahrenheit 451), dies of brain cancer at 52 1993 - Melchior Ndadaye, 1st Hutu President of Burundi (1993), murdered at 40 2012 - Dann Cahn, American film editor, dies of natural causes at 89 More Famous Deaths »

1536 - King Christian III of Denmark and Norway leads reform in Catholic possessions 1587 - Battle at Coultras: Henri van Navarra beats Catholic League 1839 - Margaret Fuller is appointed editor of new US Transcendental Magazine "The Dial" 1880 - Amsterdam Free University opens 1942 - "Durham Manifesto" issued by the Southern Conference on Race Relations held in Durham, North Carolina, calls for fundamental changes in race relations 1962 - Peter, Paul and Mary's debut folk album "Peter, Paul and Mary" reaches No. 1 on US album charts 1978 - Police's 1st US concert (NYC's CBGBs) 1983 - IBM-PC DOS Version 2.1 released 1991 - Formal opening ceremony of Intl One Mind Zen center in Crestone, Colo 2018 - President Trump threatens to pull the US out of an arms control agreement with Russia because Russia has violated its terms More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1862 - Amnesty proclaimed for escaped slaves of Suriname 1912 - Hannes Kolehmainen runs world record marathon (2:29:39.2) 1953 - WRAU (now WHOI) TV channel 19 in Peoria, IL (ABC) begins broadcasting 1964 - Mad Dog Vachon beats Verne Gagne in Minneapolis, to become NWA champ 1968 - "Her 1st Roman" opens at Lunt Fontanne Theater NYC for 17 performances 1991 - Formal opening ceremony of Intl One Mind Zen center in Crestone, Colo More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1740 - Belle van Zuylen, Dutch-Swiss writer (Three Women), born at Castle Zuylen near Utrecht (d. 1805) 1899 - Marnix Gijsen [baron Jan-Albert Goris], Flemish writer (Grote God Pan) 1927 - Joyce Brothers, American pop psychologist ($64,000 Question, Naked Gun), born in NYC, New York (d. 2013) 1939 - Raymond Jones, British keyboardist and songwriter, born in Oldham, England 1950 - Elodie Lauten [Genevieve Schecroun], French-American composer (The Death of Don Juan), born in Paris (d. 2014) 1960 - Lepa Brena 'Yugoslavia’s Madonna', Yugoslav singer, born in Tuzla, Yugoslavia More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1890 - Richard Burton, English explorer and translator (Arabian Nights), dies at 69 1900 - Naim Frashëri, Albanian poet and writer, dies at 54 1904 - Henry Hiles, English composer, dies at 77 1926 - Eugene V. Debs, American labor leader and Socialist presidential candidate, dies at 70 2013 - Lawrence Klein, American economist who created computer models to forecast economic trends (1980 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences), dies at 93 2020 - Bill Mathis, American football halfback (AFL All Star 1961, 63; New York Titans/Jets), dies at 81 More Famous Deaths »

1882 - Pierre Savorgnan de Brazza meets Henry Morton Stanley 1913 - At a meeting of the Natal Indian Congress (NIC) in Durban, NIC secretaries, M. C. Anglia and Dada Osman, severely criticise Mahatma Gandhi and tender their resignations 1953 - Singer Julius LaRosa is fired on TV by Arthur Godfrey 1971 - A group of Northern Ireland Members of Parliament begin a 48 hour hunger strike against the policy of Internment 1980 - Steve McPeak rides 101'9" unicycle 1993 - UN authorizes arms, military and police supply embargo against Haiti 1996 - Braves beat NY Yanks by record tying 11 runs, 12-1 in a World Series 2017 - New Zealand Labour Party forms a coalition government led by Jacinda Ardern (37), youngest NZ leader in 161 years 2018 - "Halloween" film reboot starring Jamie Curtis makes a record $77m for a horror film with a female lead, biggest debut any film with female lead over 55 in US 2019 - UK parliament votes for the Letwin amendment in a special Saturday sitting, which forces Boris Johnson to ask the EU for an extension and delays vote on his Brexit deal More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1888 - Moshav Gederah is attacked by Arabs 1912 - Tripoli (Libya) passes from Turkish to Italian control 1944 - Canadian troops liberate Aardensburg 1964 - American sprinter Edith McGuire runs an Olympic record 23.0 to win the women's 200m gold medal in Tokyo; minor place medallists Irena Szewińska of Poland and Australian Marilyn Black both record 23.1 2001 - SIEV-X, an Indonesian fishing boat en-route to Christmas Island, carrying over 400 asylum seekers, sinks killing 353 2005 - Saddam Hussein goes on trial in Baghdad for crimes against humanity More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1866 - Clarence Lucas, Canadian composer, librettist, conductor, and music professor, born in Six Nations Reserve, Ontario (d. 1947) 1932 - Robert Reed, American actor (Mike-Brady Bunch, Nurse), born in Highland Park, Illinois (d. 1992) 1958 - Tiriel Mora, Australian actor 1965 - Brad Daugherty, American basketball center (NBA All-Star 1988, 89, 91–93; Cleveland Cavaliers) and broadcaster (ESPN College Basketball and NASCAR), born in Black Mountain, North Carolina 1983 - Rebecca Ferguson, Swedish actress (Elizabeth Woodville-The White Queen, Mission Impossible– Rogue Nation, Dune), born in Stockholm, Sweden 1992 - Lil Durk [Durk Derrick Banks], American rapper (The Voice of the Heroes, 7220), born in Chicago, Illinois More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1547 - Pierino del Vaga, Italian painter, dies at about 46 1950 - Edna St Vincent Millay, American poet/dramatist/feminist (Harp Weaver-Pulitzer Prize), dies at 58 2007 - Jan Wolkers, Dutch sculptor and novelist (Brief American), dies at 81 2008 - Mr. Blackwell, American fashion critic, dies at 86 2009 - Joseph Wiseman, Canadian actor (Dr No, Viva Zapata, Les Miserables), dies at 91 2014 - Lynda Bellingham, Canadian-born English actress, dies from colon cancer at 66 More Famous Deaths »

1009 - The Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem is destroyed by the Fatimid caliph Al-Hakim bi-Amr Allah, who hacks the Church's foundations down to bedrock 1912 - Black boxer Jack Johnson arrested for violating the Mann Act for "transporting women across state lines for immoral purposes" due to his relationship with white woman Lucille Cameron, allegedly a prostitute. Later convicted by an all-white jury and sentenced to a year in prison. 1915 - 3rd Italian offensive at Isonzo 1930 - Joseph Sylvester becomes 1st jockey to win 7 races in 1 day 1953 - WTVK TV channel 26 in Knoxville, TN (NBC) begins broadcasting 1968 - Circus Circus hotel opens in Las Vegas, largest permanent big top in the world 1974 - 1st NBA game at Market Square Arena - Pacers beat Spurs 129-121 1979 - "Beatlemania" opens in London 1991 - "Most Happy Fella" closes at NY State Theater NYC 1992 - Philadelphia Eagle Randall Cunningham sets NFL quarterback scramble record of 3,683 More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1386 - Opening of the University of Heidelberg 1969 - Jefferson Airplane's Paul Kanter arrested for marijuana possession 1977 - NY Yankees win their 21st World Championship, 4 games 1992 - 6.6 earthquake hits Colombia with no fatalities 2001 - Crude Oil for November delivery falls to its lowest level since August 1999 on the New York Mercantile Exchange (NYMEX) 2012 - Syrian military airstrikes kill 40 people in Maaret al-Numan More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1662 - Matthew Henry, English non-conformist minister (d. 1714) 1701 - Charles le Beau, French historian (d. 1778) 1859 - Paolo Orsi, Rovereto, Italian Archaeologist (Sicilian excavations) 1925 - Wim van Gennep, Dutch singer/keyboardist (Heikrekels) 1938 - Dawn Wells, American actress (Gilligan's Island -"Mary Ann"), born in Reno, Nevada (d. 2020) 1966 - Alan Mills, pitcher (Baltimore Orioles), born in Lakeland, Florida More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1876 - Francis Preston Blair, American journalist and newspaper editor (Washington Globe), dies at 85 1953 - Federico Gerdes, composer, dies at 80 1991 - Gunnar Sønstevold, Norwegian jazz pianist, and orchestral and film score composer (Litany In Atlanta; The Dorian Cage), dies at 78 2005 - John Hollis, British actor (b. 1931) 2010 - Marion Brown, American jazz alto saxophonist, (Marion Brown Quartet; John Coltrane -"Ascension"; Artie Schepp), avant garde composer, writer, and ethno-musicologist, dies at 79 2013 - Tom Foley, American politician (Rep-D-Washington 1965-1995) and speaker of the house (1989-95), dies from complications from a stroke at 84 More Famous Deaths »

1662 - Charles II of Great Britain sells Dunkirk to France for 2.5 million livres (320,000 English pounds) 1876 - Henry Morton Stanley's reaches Lualaba River 1899 - Sutro railroad sold to Robert F Morrow for $215,000 1927 - Ban Johnson, in failing health, retires as AL President 1935 - Pacific Association of AAU votes not to participate in Berlin Olympics 1956 - England's 1st large scale nuclear power station opens 1967 - Memorial service for Brian Epstein at New London Synagogue 1974 - NBA New Orleans Jazz begin a 28 game road losing streak 1975 - 1st Space Shuttle main engine test at National Space Tech Labs, Miss 2018 - The revived "The Connors" debuts on ABC TV starring Sara Gilbert, Laurie Metcalf and John Goodman, without fired former star Roseanne Barr More Historical Events »