319 BC Pyrrhus of Epirus (born) (died 272 BC)
314 Roman Emperor Licinius is defeated by his colleague Constantine I at the Battle of Cibalae, and loses his European territories.
1582 Because of the implementation of the Gregorian calendar this day does not exist in this year in Italy, Poland, Portugal and Spain.
1645 Jeanne Mance opened the Hôtel-Dieu de Montréal, the first lay hospital in North America.
1652 John Greaves (died), English mathematician and astronomer (born 1602)
1715 Michel Benoist (born), French scientist and missionary (died 1774)
1754 Henry Fielding (died), English author and playwright (born 1707)
1789 William John Swainson (born), English-New Zealand ornithologist and entomologist (died 1855)
1806 Napoleonic Wars: Forces of the British Empire lay siege to the port of Boulogne in France by using Congreve rockets, invented by Sir William Congreve.
1809 James Elphinston (died), Scottish orthographer, phonologist, and linguist (born 1721)
1834 Walter Kittredge (born), American violinist and composer (died 1905)
1845 Salomon Kalischer (born), German pianist, composer, and physicist (died 1924)
1850 Henry Louis Le Chatelier (born), French chemist (died 1936)
1860 Telegraph line between Los Angeles and San Francisco opens.
1862 American Civil War: Battle of Perryville – Union forces under General Don Carlos Buell halt the Confederate invasion of Kentucky by defeating troops led by General Braxton Bragg at Perryville, Kentucky.
1871 Four major fires break out on the shores of Lake Michigan in Chicago, Peshtigo, Wisconsin, Holland, Michigan, and Manistee, Michigan including the Great Chicago Fire, and the much deadlier Peshtigo Fire.
1883 Dick Burnett (born), American singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 1977)
1883 Otto Heinrich Warburg (born), German physiologist and physician, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1970)
1884 Walther von Reichenau (born), German general (died 1942)
1888 Ernst Kretschmer (born), German psychiatrist (died 1964)
1889 Collett E. Woolman (born), American businessman, co-founded Delta Air Lines (died 1966)
1890 Eddie Rickenbacker (born), American soldier and pilot, Medal of Honor recipient (died 1973)
1890 Philippe Thys (born), Belgian cyclist (died 1971)
1895 Juan Perón (born), Argentinian general and politician, 29th President of Argentina (died 1974)
1904 Edmonton, Alberta is incorporated as a city.
1904 Prince Albert, Saskatchewan is incorporated as a city.
1917 Walter Lord (born), American historian and author (died 2002)
1918 World War I: In the Argonne Forest in France, United States Corporal Alvin C. York kills 28 German soldiers and captures 132, for which he is awarded the Medal of Honor.
1921 KDKA in Pittsburgh’s Forbes Field conducts the first live broadcast of a football game.
1932 Ray Reardon (born), Welsh snooker player
1932 The Indian Air Force is established.
1936 Rona Barrett (born), American journalist and businesswoman
1938 Walter Gretzky (born), Canadian ice hockey coach and author
1939 World War II: Germany annexes Western Poland.
1940 Fred Cash (born), American singer (The Impressions)
1941 Jesse Jackson (born), American minister and activist
1941 World War II: In their invasion of the Soviet Union, Germany reaches the Sea of Azov with the capture of Mariupol.
1943 Chevy Chase (born), American comedian, actor, and screenwriter
1944 World War II: The Battle of Crucifix Hill occurs on Crucifix Hill just outside Aachen. Capt. Bobbie Brown receives a Medal of Honor for his heroics in this battle.
1946 Dennis Kucinich (born), American politician, 53rd Mayor of Cleveland
1948 Johnny Ramone (born), American guitarist and songwriter (The Ramones) (died 2004)
1948 Sarah Purcell (born), American radio and television host
1949 Hamish Stuart (born), Scottish singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (Average White Band)
1949 Sigourney Weaver (born), American actress and producer
1950 Robert “Kool” Bell (born), American singer-songwriter and bass player (Kool & the Gang)
1951 Shannon C. Stimson (born), American political theorist
1951 Timo Salonen (born), Finnish rally driver
1952 Edward Zwick (born), American director, producer, and screenwriter
1955 Bill Elliott (born), American race car driver
1956 New York Yankees’s Don Larsen pitched the only perfect game in a World Series; one of only 21 perfect games in MLB history.
1956 Stephanie Zimbalist (born), American actress
1960 Reed Hastings (born), American businessman, co-founded Netflix
1962 –Der Spiegel publishes the article “Bedingt abwehrbereit” (“Conditionally prepared for defense”) about a NATO manoeuvre called “Fallex 62”, which uncovered the sorry state of the Bundeswehr (Germany’s army) facing the communist threat from the east at the time. The magazine is soon accused of treason.
1962 Algeria joins the United Nations.
1965 C. J. Ramone (born), American singer-songwriter and bass player (The Ramones, 22 Jacks, Los Gusanos, and The Ramainz)
1965 Matt Biondi (born), American swimmer
1967 Guerrilla leader Che Guevara and his men are captured in Bolivia.
1968 Emily Procter (born), American actress
1968 Vietnam War: Operation Sealords – United States and South Vietnamese forces launch a new operation in the Mekong Delta.
1969 The opening rally of the Days of Rage occurs, organized by the Weather Underground in Chicago, Illinois.
1970 Matt Damon (born), American actor, producer, and screenwriter
1973 Gabriel Marcel (died), French philosopher, playwright, and critic (born 1889)
1973 Yom Kippur War: Gabi Amir’s armored brigade attacks Egyptian occupied positions on the Israeli side of the Suez Canal, in hope of driving them away. The attack fails, and over 150 Israeli tanks are destroyed.
1974 Franklin National Bank collapses due to fraud and mismanagement; at the time it is the largest bank failure in the history of the United States.
1978 Australia’s Ken Warby sets the current world water speed record of 317.60 mph at Blowering Dam, Australia.
1982 Cats opens on Broadway and runs for nearly 18 years before closing on September 10, 2000.
1982 Philip Noel-Baker (died), Baron Noel-Baker, English runner, academic, and politician, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1889)
1982 Poland bans Solidarity and all trade unions.
1983 Joan Hackett (died), American actress (born 1934)
1985 Bruno Mars (born), American singer-songwriter, producer, and actor
1985 Gordon Welchman (died), English-American mathematician and scholar (born 1906)
1985 Malcolm Ross (died), American captain, physicist, and balloonist (born 1919)
1990 B.J. Wilson (died), English drummer (Procol Harum) (born 1947)
1990 Israeli-Palestinian Conflict: In Jerusalem, Israeli police kill 17 Palestinians and wound over 100 near the Dome of the Rock mosque on the Temple Mount.
1992 Willy Brandt (died), German politician, 4th Chancellor of Germany, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1913)
2001 U.S. President George W. Bush announces the establishment of the Office of Homeland Security.
2011 Roger Williams (died), American pianist (born 1924)
2013 Rodolphe Kasser (died), Swiss archaeologist and philologist (born 1927)
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