Historical Events
1671 - Giovanni Cassini discovers Iapetus, satellite of Saturn
1885 - Johannes Brahms' 4th Symphony in E premieres
1929 - Former Interior Secretary Albert B. Fall convicted of accepting $100,000 bribe in the Teapot scandal - 1st US Cabinet member to go to jail
1930 - 1st scheduled transcontinental air service began
2013 - 74 Boko Harem members killed in a coordinated assault in Borno State, Nigeria
2020 - Chile overwhelmingly votes to scrap their constitution, drafted during dictatorship of General Augusto Pinochet
Famous Birthdays
1906 - Primo Carnera, Italian boxer (World Heavyweight Champion 1933-34), born in Sequals, Italy (d. 1967)
1926 - Ismail Gulgee, Pakistani painter, born in Peshawar, Pakistan (d. 2007)
1936 - Sir Martin Gilbert, British historian (Winston Churchill biography), born in London, England
1971 - Laura Chapot, equestrian show jumper (Olympics 1996)
1973 - Steve White, American football defensive end (Tampa Bay Buccaneers), born in Memphis, Tennessee
1979 - Rob Hulse, English footballer (Sheffield United), born in Crewe, England
Famous Deaths
79 - Gaius Plinius Secundus [Pliny the Elder], Roman admiral and writer, dies during eruption of Mount Vesuvius [approx date, month of eruption disputed]
1942 - Ted Arnold, English cricketer (England all-rounder in 10 Tests 1903-05), dies at 65
1991 - Bill Graham, rock concert promoter (Filmore, Dylan), dies at 60
1992 - Roger Miller, American country singer (King of the Road, Dang Me), dies at 56
2013 - Marcia Wallace, American actress (Carol-Bob Newhart Show), dies from pneumonia at 70
2019 - Chou Wen-chung, Chinese-American composer (Mode of Shang), dies at 96
from Today in History | OnThisDay.com https://ift.tt/2qhMKup
https://ift.tt/eA8V8J
October 25, 2021 at 09:32AM
https://ift.tt/3AoDEih
0 Comments