1386 The Universität Heidelberg held its first lecture, making it the oldest German university.
1512 Martin Luther becomes a doctor of theology (Doctor in Biblia).
1745 Jonathan Swift, Irish author (born 1667)
1781 At Yorktown, Virginia, representatives of British commander Lord Cornwallis handed over Cornwallis’ sword and formally surrendered to George Washington and the Comte de Rochambeau.
1789 Chief Justice John Jay is sworn in as the first Chief Justice of the United States.
1895 Lewis Mumford (born), American historian, sociologist, and philosopher (died 1990)
1897 George Pullman (died), American engineer and businessman, founded the Pullman Company (born 1831)
1900 Max Planck, in his house at Grunewald, on the outskirts of Berlin, discovers the law of black body emission (Planck’s law).
1917 Love Field in Dallas, Texas is opened.
1937 Peter Max (born), German-American illustrator
1943 Streptomycin, the first antibiotic remedy for tuberculosis, is isolated by researchers at Rutgers University.
1956 Didier Theys (born), Belgian race car driver
1956 Grover Norquist (born), American activist, founded Americans for Tax Reform
1958 Michael Steele (born), American politician, 7th Lieutenant Governor of Maryland
1967 Amy Carter (born), American daughter of Jimmy Carter
1973 President Richard Nixon rejects an Appeals Court decision that he turn over the Watergate tapes.
1981 Heikki Kovalainen (born), Finnish race car driver
1987 Black Monday – the Dow Jones Industrial Average falls by 22%, 508 points.
1987 The United States Navy conducts Operation Nimble Archer, an attack on two Iranian oil platforms in the Persian Gulf.
1988 Son House (died), American singer and guitarist (born 1902)
1994 Martha Raye (died), American comedian and actress (born 1916)
2003 Mother Teresa is beatified by Pope John Paul II.
2005 Hurricane Wilma becomes the most intense Atlantic hurricane on record with a minimum pressure of 882 mb.
2005 Saddam Hussein goes on trial in Baghdad for crimes against humanity.
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