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Events
1147
– The
Portuguese
, under
Afonso I
, and Crusaders from England and
Flanders
conquer
Lisbon
after a
four-month siege
.
1147 –
Seljuk Turks
completely annihilate German crusaders under
Conrad III
at the
Battle of Dorylaeum
.
1315
– Adam Banastre, Henry de Lea, and
William Bradshaw
led an attack on
Liverpool Castle
.
1415
– The army of
Henry V of England
defeats the
French
at the
Battle of Agincourt
.
1616
–
Dutch
sea-captain
Dirk Hartog
makes second recorded landfall by a European on
Australian
soil, at the later-named
Dirk Hartog Island
off the
Western Australian
coast.
1747
–
British
fleet under Admiral Sir
Edward Hawke
defeats the French at the
second battle of Cape Finisterre
.
1760
–
George III
becomes
King of Great Britain
.
1813
–
War of 1812
:
Canadians
and
Mohawk
defeat the
Americans
in the
Battle of Chateauguay
.
1828
– The
St Katharine Docks
opened in
London
.
1854
– The
Battle of Balaklava
during the
Crimean War
(
Charge of the Light Brigade
).
1861
– The
Toronto Stock Exchange
is created.
1900
– The
United Kingdom
annexes the
Transvaal
.
1917
– Traditionally understood date of the
October Revolution
, involving the capture of the
Winter Palace
,
Petrograd
,
Russia
.
1920
– After 74 days on
Hunger Strike
in Brixton Prison, England, the
Sinn Féin
Lord Mayor of Cork
,
Terence MacSwiney
died.
1924
– The forged
Zinoviev Letter
is published in the
Daily Mail
, wrecking the
British Labour Party
's hopes of re-election.
1935
–
Hurricane
floods
Haiti
, killing over 2,000 people.
1938
– The
Archbishop of Dubuque
,
Francis J.
L.
Beckman
, denounces
swing
music as "a degenerated musical system... turned loose to gnaw away at the moral fiber of young people", warning that it leads down a "primrose path to
hell
".
1944
–
Heinrich Himmler
orders a crackdown on the
Edelweiss Pirates
, a loosely organized
youth culture
in
Nazi Germany
that had assisted army deserters and others to hide from the
Third Reich
.
1944 – The
USS
Tang
under
Richard O'Kane
(the top American submarine captain of
World War II
) is sunk by the ship's own malfunctioning
torpedo
.
1944 – The
Romanian Army
liberates
Carei
, the last
Romanian
city under
Axis Powers
occupation.
1944 –
Battle of Leyte Gulf
, the largest
naval battle
in history, takes place in and around the
Philippines
between the
Imperial Japanese Navy
and the U.S.
Third and U.S. Seventh Fleets.
1945
– The
Republic of China
takes over administration of
Taiwan
following
Japan
's surrender to
the Allies
.
1962
–
Cuban missile crisis
:
Adlai Stevenson
shows photos at the
UN
proving
Soviet
missiles are installed in
Cuba
.
1962 –
Uganda
joins the
United Nations
.
1970
– The wreck of Confederate submarine
Hunley
is found off
Charleston, South Carolina
, by pioneer
underwater archaeologist
E.
Lee Spence
, then just 22 years old.
Hunley
is the first submarine to sink a ship in warfare.
1971
– The
United Nations
seated the
People's Republic of China
and expelled the
Republic of China
(see
political status of Taiwan
and
China and the United Nations
)
1972
–
The
Washington Post
reports that
White House Chief of Staff
H.R.
Haldeman
is the fifth person to control a secret cash fund designed to finance illegal political
sabotage
and
espionage
during the 1972 presidential election campaign (see also
Watergate scandal
).
1977
–
Digital Equipment Corporation
releases
OpenVMS
V1.0.
1980
– Proceedings on the
Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction
conclude at
The Hague
.
1983
–
Operation Urgent Fury
: The
United States
and its
Caribbean
allies invade
Grenada
, six days after
Prime Minister
Maurice Bishop
and several of his supporters are
executed
in a
coup d'état
.
1991
–
History of Slovenia
: Three months after the end of the
Ten-Day War
, the last soldier of the
Yugoslav People's Army
leaves the territory of the
Republic of Slovenia
.
1992
–
Lithuania
holds
a referendum
on its first
post-Soviet constitution
.
1995
–
A commuter train slams into a school bus
in
Fox River Grove, Illinois
, killing seven students.
1997
– After a brief
civil war
which has driven President
Pascal Lissouba
out of
Brazzaville
,
Denis Sassou-Nguesso
proclaims himself the President of the
Republic of the Congo
.
2004
–
Fidel Castro
,
Cuba
's President, announces that transactions using the
American Dollar
will be banned by
November 8
.
2007
– The first
Airbus A380
passenger flight, operating for
Singapore Airlines
, with flight number
SQ 380
, flying scheduled service between
Singapore
and
Sydney
,
Australia
.
Births
1102
–
William Clito
, Count of Flanders (d. 1128)
1330
–
Louis II of Flanders
(d. 1384)
1510
–
Renée of France
, French princess (d. 1574)
1683
–
Charles FitzRoy, 2nd Duke of Grafton
, British politician (d. 1757)
1759
–
Maria Feodorovna
, Russian empress (d. 1828)
1759 –
William Wyndham Grenville, 1st Baron Grenville
, British politician (d. 1834)
1767
–
Benjamin Constant
, Swiss writer (d. 1830)
1772
–
Geraud Duroc
, French general (d. 1813)
1782
–
Levi Lincoln, Jr.
, 13th
Governor of Massachusetts
(d. 1868)
1802
–
Joseph Montferrand
, Canadian logger and strong man (d. 1864)
1806
–
Max Stirner
, German philosopher (d. 1856)
1811
–
Évariste Galois
, French mathematician (d. 1832)
1825
–
Johann Strauss II
, Austrian composer (d. 1899)
1838
–
Georges Bizet
, French composer (d. 1875)
1856
–
Dragutin Gorjanovic-Kramberger
, Croatian paleontologist (d. 1936)
1864
–
Alexander Gretchaninov
, Russian composer (d. 1956)
1864 –
John Francis Dodge
, American automobile pioneer (d. 1920)
1867
–
Józef Dowbór-Muśnicki
, Polish general (d. 1937)
1881
–
Pablo Picasso
, Spanish painter and sculptor (d. 1973)
1886
–
Leo G.
Carroll
, English actor (d. 1972)
1888
–
Richard E.
Byrd
, American explorer (d. 1957)
1888 –
Nils von Dardel
, Swedish painter (d. 1943)
1889
–
Abel Gance
, French film director (d. 1981)
1889 –
Smoky Joe Wood
, American baseball pitcher (d. 1985)
1891
–
Father Coughlin
, Roman Catholic priest and radio broadcaster (d. 1979)
1895
–
Levi Eshkol
,
Prime Minister of Israel
(d. 1969)
1902
–
Henry Steele Commager
, American historian (d. 1998)
1902 –
Eddie Lang
, American jazz guitarist (d. 1933)
1903
–
Katharine Byron
, U.S. Congresswoman (d. 1976)
1903 –
Harry Shoulberg
, American painter (d. 1995)
1908
–
Edmond Pidoux
, Swiss writer (d. 2004)
1910
–
William Higinbotham
, American physicist (d. 1994)
1912
–
Minnie Pearl
, American comedian and singer (d. 1996)
1913
–
Klaus Barbie
, Nazi war criminal (d. 1991)
1914
–
John Berryman
, American poet (d. 1972)
1915
–
Ivan M.
Niven
, Canadian mathematician (d. 1999)
1917
–
Lee MacPhail
, American baseball manager and league executive
1921
– King
Michael I of Romania
1923
–
Jean Duceppe
, Quebec actor (d. 1990)
1924
–
Billy Barty
, American actor (d. 2000)
1926
–
Ismail Gulgee
, Pakistani painter
1926 –
Galina Vishnevskaya
, Russian soprano
1927
–
Barbara Cook
, American singer and actress
1927 –
Jorge Batlle Ibáñez
, President of
Uruguay
1928
–
Marion Ross
, American actress
1928 –
Anthony Franciosa
, American actor (d. 2006)
1931
–
Jimmy McIlroy
, Irish footballer and football manager
1931 –
Annie Girardot
, French actress
1932
–
Harry Gregg
, Irish footballer and football manager
1933
–
Eugene "Porky" Lee
, American child actor (d. 2005)
1935
–
Russell Schweickart
, astronaut
1936
–
Sir Martin Gilbert
, British historian
1939
–
Nikos Nikolaidis
, Greek film director and a writer (d. 2007)
1939 –
Robin Spry
, Canadian filmmaker and producer (d. 2005)
1940
–
Bobby Knight
, American basketball coach
1941
–
Helen Reddy
, Australian singer
1941 –
Anne Tyler
, American novelist
1944
–
Jon Anderson
, English singer (
Yes
)
1944 –
Kati Kovács
, Hungarian singer
1944 –
James Carville
, American political strategist and commentator
1945
–
Peter Ledger
, Australian artist (d. 1994)
1947
–
Glenn Tipton
, English guitarist (
Judas Priest
)
1948
–
Dave Cowens
, American basketball player and coach
1948 –
Daniel Mark Epstein
, American poet and biographer
1948 –
Dan Gable
, American wrestler and coach
1948 –
Dan Issel
, American basketball player
1949
–
Réjean Houle
, Canadian ice hockey player
1950
–
Chris Norman
, English singer
1951
–
Richard Lloyd
, American guitarist (
Television
)
1952
–
Ioannis Kyrastas
, Greek footballer and manager (d. 2004)
1952
–
Samir Geagea
, Lebanese Politician
1954
–
Mike Eruzione
, American hockey player
1955
–
Glynis Barber
, English actress
1955 –
Robin Eubanks
, American jazz trombonist
1955 –
Matthias Jabs
, German guitarist (
Scorpions
)
1957
–
Nancy Cartwright
, American voice actress
1958
–
Phil Daniels
, English actor
1958 –
Kornelia Ender
, East German swimmer
1961
–
Ward Burton
, American auto racer
1961 –
Chad Smith
, American drummer (
Red Hot Chili Peppers
)
1962
–
Nick Hancock
, British television presenter
1962 –
Darlene Vogel
, American actress
1963
–
Tracy Nelson
, American actress
1964
–
Michael Boatman
, American actor
1964 –
Nicole
, German singer
1964 –
Kevin Michael Richardson
, American actor
1965
–
Þorsteinn Bachmann
, Icelandic actor
1965 –
2 Cold Scorpio
, American professional wrestler
1966
–
Wendel Clark
, Canadian ice hockey player
1966 –
Perry Satullo
, American professional wrestler
1969
–
Josef Beranek
, Czech ice hockey player
1969 –
Nika Futterman
, American voice actress
1969 –
Oleg Salenko
, Russian footballer
1970
–
J.A.
Adande
, American sports columnist
1970 –
Peter Aerts
, Dutch kickboxer and martial artist
1970 –
Adam Goldberg
, American actor
1970 –
Adam Pascal
, American actor
1970 –
Ed Robertson
, Canadian musician (
Barenaked Ladies
)
1971
–
Simon Charlton
, English footballer
1971 –
Athena Chu
, Hong Kong actress and singer
1971 –
Neil Fallon
, Lead singer of
Clutch
1971 –
Midori Goto
, Japanese violinist
1971 –
Pedro Martínez
, Dominican baseball player
1972
–
Jonathan Torrens
, Canadian actor
1973
–
Lamont Bentley
, American actor (d. 2005)
1974
–
Lee Byung-Kyu
, South Korean baseball player
1975
–
Ryan Clement
, former
XFL
quarterback
1975 –
Eirik Glambek Bøe
, Norwegian musician
1976
–
Steve Jones
, Irish footballer
1977
–
Birgit Prinz
, German footballer
1978
–
Russell Anderson
, Scottish footballer
1979
–
Rob Hulse
, English footballer
1979 –
Natasha Khan
, British singer
1979 –
Milena Roucka
, Canadian professional wrestler
1979 –
Sarah Thompson
, American actress
1979 –
Tony Torcato
, American baseball player
1980
–
Mehcad Brooks
, American actor and former model
1981
–
Josh Henderson
, American actor and singer
1981 –
Jerome Isaac Jones
, American singer
1981 –
Austin Winkler
, American lead vocalist (
Hinder
)
1981 –
Jon Wood
, American
NASCAR
driver
1981 –
Shaun Wright-Phillips
, English footballer
1982
–
Jerome Carter
, American football player
1982 –
Eman Lam
, Hong Kong singer
1983
–
Han Yeo-reum
, South Korean actress
1983 –
Tim McGarigle
, American football player
1984
–
Sara Helena Lumholdt
, Swedish musician (
A-Teens
)
1984 –
Katy Perry
, American singer
1985
–
Ciara Harris
, American singer
1985 –
Kara Lynn Joyce
, American swimmer and Olympian
1986
–
DJ Webstar
, American disc jockey
1986 –
Eddie Gaven
, American footballer
1987
–
Darron Gibson
, Irish football player
1987 –
Fabian Hambüchen
, German gymnast and Olympic medallist
1988
–
Shane Edwards
, Australian rules footballer
1992
–
Benjamin Martin
, American Footballer
1995
–
Conchita Campbell
, Canadian actress
2001
–
Princess Elisabeth of Belgium
2006
–
Krista and Tatiana Hogan
, Canadian craniopagus conjoined twins
Deaths
304
–
Pope Marcellinus
(martyred)
625
–
Pope Boniface V
1047
– King
Magnus I of Norway
(b. 1024)
1154
– King
Stephen of England
(b. 1096)
1200
–
Conrad of Wittelsbach
, German Archbishop
1230
–
Gilbert de Clare, 5th Earl of Hertford
, English soldier (b. 1180)
1400
–
Geoffrey Chaucer
, English poet
1415
– Killed in the
Battle of Agincourt
:
*
Charles d'Albret
, Count of Dreux and Constable of France
*
John I of Alençon
(b. 1385)
*
Antoine, Duke of Brabant
(b. 1384)
*
Frederick of Lorraine
(b. 1371)
*
Philip II, Count of Nevers
(b. 1389)
*
Michael de la Pole, 3rd Earl of Suffolk
(b. 1394)
*
Edward of Norwich, 2nd Duke of York
(b. 1373)
1478
–
Katarina Kosača
, queen consort of Bosnia
1492
–
Thaddeus McCarthy
, Irish Catholic bishop
1495
– King
John II of Portugal
(b. 1455)
1514
–
William Elphinstone
, Scottish bishop and statesman (b. 1431)
1555
–
Olympia Fulvia Morata
, Italian classical scholar (b. 1526)
1557
–
William Cavendish
, English politician (b. 1505)
1633
–
Jean Titelouze
, French organist
1647
–
Evangelista Torricelli
, Italian physicist and mathematician (b. 1608)
1683
–
William Scroggs
, Lord Chief Justice of England
1733
–
Giovanni Gerolamo Saccheri
, Italian mathematician (b. 1667)
1757
–
Antoine Augustine Calmet
, French theologian (b. 1672)
1760
–
George II of Great Britain
(b. 1683)
1806
–
Henry Knox
, American general and politician (b. 1750)
1826
–
Philippe Pinel
, French psychiatrist (b. 1745)
1833
–
Abbas Mirza
, prince of
Persia
(b.
1789)
1852
–
John C.
Clark
, American politician (b. 1793)
1889
–
Émile Augier
, French dramatist (b. 1820)
1895
–
Charles Hallé
, German pianist and conductor (b. 1819)
1910
–
Willie Anderson
, Scottish-born golfer (b. 1878)
1920
– King
Alexander I of Greece
(b. 1893)
1920
–
Terence MacSwiney
, Lord Mayor of Cork, died on Hunger Strike, Brixton Prison, England (b. 1879)
1921
–
Bat Masterson
, American journalist and lawman (b. 1853)
1938
–
Alfonsina Storni
, Argentine poet (b. 1892)
1945
–
Robert Ley
, Nazi German leader (b. 1890)
1953
–
Holger Pedersen
, Danish linguist (b. 1867)
1955
–
Sadako Sasaki
atomic bomb
victim (b. 1943)
1957
–
Albert Anastasia
, Italian-born gangster (b. 1902)
1957 –
Edward Plunkett, 18th Baron of Dunsany
, Irish writer (b. 1878)
1960
–
Harry Ferguson
, farm equipment manufacturer (b. 1884)
1963
–
Roger Désormière
, French conductor (b. 1898)
1965
–
Eduard Einstein
, son of
Albert Einstein
(b. 1910)
1973
–
Cleo Moore
, American actress (b. 1928)
1973 –
Abebe Bikila
, Ethiopian athlete (b. 1932)
1975
–
Vladimir Herzog
, Brazilian journalist and activist (b.1937) (murdered)
1976
–
Raymond Queneau
, French poet and novelist (b. 1903)
1980
–
Virgil Fox
, American organist (b. 1912)
1981
– [[Pranker], Cleanliness Bug Was born in a small town in Central India *
1985
–
Gary Holton
, English actor (b. 1952)
1986
–
Forrest Tucker
, American actor (b. 1919)
1991
–
Bill Graham
, American rock promoter (b. 1931)
1992
–
Roger Miller
, American musician and composer (b. 1936)
1993
–
Danny Chan
, Hong Kong singer/songwriter (b. 1958)
1993 –
Vincent Price
, American actor (b. 1911)
1994
–
Kara Spears Hultgreen
, American naval pilot (b. 1965)
1994 –
Mildred Natwick
, American actress (b. 1905)
1995
–
Bobby Riggs
, American tennis player (b. 1918)
1995 –
Viveca Lindfors
, Swedish-born actress (b. 1920)
1999
–
Payne Stewart
, American golfer (b. 1957)
2002
–
Richard Harris
, Irish actor (b. 1930)
2002 –
Paul Wellstone
,
U.S.
Senator
from Minnesota (b. 1944)
2002 –
René Thom
, French mathematician (b. 1923)
2003
–
Pandurang Shastri Athavale
, Founder Swadhyay Movement (b. 1920)
2003
–
Veikko Hakulinen
, Finnish cross-country skier (b. 1925)
2003 –
Robert Strassburg
, American composer (b. 1915)
2004
–
John Peel
, British disc jockey (b. 1939)
2005
–
Wellington Mara
, American football team owner (b. 1916)
2006
–
Danny Rolling
, American murderer (b. 1954) (executed)
2007
–
Martín Caballero
, commander of the
Caribbean Bloc of the FARC-EP
(KIA)
2008
–
Anne Pressly
, American news anchor (b. 1982)
2009
–
Doug Ingle
, American songwriter and singer for
Iron Butterfly
(b. 1945)
Holidays and observances
R.C.
Saints
feast days:
Saints Chrysanthus and Daria
Saints Crispin and Crispinian
Minias of Florence
Blessed Thaddeus McCarthy
French Republican Calendar
–
Betterave
Day, fourth day in the
Month of Brumaire
Grenada
– Thanksgiving Day (commemorates
Invasion of Grenada
)
Kazakhstan
–
Republic Day
Taiwan
–
Retrocession Day
(1945)
Virgin Islands
–
Thanksgiving Day
Romania
– Day of the
Romanian Army
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