Historical Events
1138 - Earthquake in Aleppo, Syria, kills an estimated 230,000
1923 - A pair of Babe Ruth home runs in the 4th and 5th innings is the difference; NY Yankees beat NY Giants, 4-2 at the Polo Grounds to tie World Series, 1-1
1976 - Mao Zedong's widow Jiang Qing and the "Gang of Four" are arrested and charged with plotting a coup
1978 - Dodgers Bob Welch dramatically strikes out Reggie Jackson in 9th
1981 - Unknown rocker Prince opens for Rolling Stones at LA Coliseum
2006 - US sitcom "30 Rock" created by and starring Tina Fey alongside Alec Baldwin and Tracy Morgan first premieres on NBC in the US
Famous Birthdays
1782 - Steen Steensen Blicher, Danish poet and short-story writer (E Binddstouw), born in Vium, Denmark (d. 1848)
1872 - Harlan Fiske Stone, Chief Justice Supreme Court (1941-46), born in Chesterfield, New Hampshire (d. 1946)
1914 - J. Edward Day, 55th U.S. Postmaster General (1961), born in Jacksonville, Illinois (d. 1996)
1939 - Maria Bueno, Brazilian tennis player (7 Grand Slam singles titles), born in São Paulo, Brazil (d. 2018)
1971 - Chann McRae, American cyclist (Olympics 1996), born in Albany, Georgia
1971 - Natalie Jay, English actress (Baywatch), born in Hendon, London
Famous Deaths
1598 - Joachim Camerarius, German botanist (horticulture catalog) and physician, dies at 63
1959 - Bert Bell, NFL hall of famer, dies at 64
1960 - Richard Cromwell [LeRoy Melvin Radabaugh], American actor (Jezebel, Riot Squad), dies of cancer at 50
1967 - Ivan Isakov [Hovhannes Ter-Isahakyan], Russian-Armenian military commander (Commander in Chief of the Soviet Navy during World War II), dies at 73
1990 - Robert Tessier, actor (Nightwish, Future Force), dies at 56
1995 - Isolde Ahlgrimm, Austrian harpsichordist, fortepianist, early music and original instrument proponent, and teacher, dies at 81
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