Historical Events
1808 - Battle of Vimeiro: British and Portuguese forces led by General Arthur Wellesley defeat French force under Major-General Jean-Andoche Junot near the village of Vimeiro, Portugal, the first Anglo-Portuguese victory of the Peninsular War.
1968 - After 5 years Soviet Union once again jams Voice of America radio
1970 - The Social and Democratic Labour Party (SDLP) is established with Gerry Fitt as the first leader of the party
2007 - Hurricane Dean makes its first landfall in Costa Maya, Mexico with winds at 165 mph. Dean is the first storm since Hurricane Andrew to make landfall as a Category 5.
2017 - Johnson and Johnson ordered to pay $417m to woman who developed ovarian cancer after using their talc-based products
2019 - 74,155 fires caused by land clearing are burning in the Amazon rain forest, the most ever recorded, according the Brazil's National Institute for Space Research
Famous Birthdays
1891 - [George] Bugs Moran, American gangster, born in St. Paul, Minnesota (d. 1957)
1950 - Arthur Bremer, American criminal who shot George Wallace in May 1972 leaving him paralyzed, born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin
1952 - Keith Hart, Canadian professional wrestler, born in Great Falls, Montana
1958 - Ralph Marrero, American actor (Dawn of the Dead; The Babe; Johnny Suede), born in New York City (d. 1991)
1967 - Tuineau Alipate, NLF/WLAF linebacker (Frankfurt Galaxy, Minnesota Vikings), born in Tonga
1981 - Collie Buddz [Colin Patrick Harper], American Reggae and Dancehall artist (Come Around), born in New Orleans, Louisiana
Famous Deaths
1614 - Elizabeth Báthory, the world's most prolific female serial killer, dies at 54
1952 - Isaac Sadeh, leader of Jewish commando forces, dies
1981 - Hermann Schey, German-Dutch singer, dies at 85
2008 - Jerry Finn, American record producer (b. 1969)
2009 - Johnny Carter, American singer (The Flamingos, The Dells), dies at 75
2012 - Georg Leber, German politician, dies at 91
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