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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 »

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 »