Historical Events
1912 - Montenegro declares war on Turkey, beginning 1st Balkan War
1959 - "At the Drop of a Hat" opens at John Golden Theater NYC for 216 performances
1994 - BPAA US Women's Bowling Open won by Aleta Sill
2008 - Nobel Prize for Medicine or Physiology awarded jointly to Harald zur Hausen (cause of cervical cancer) and Françoise Barré-Sinoussi, Luc Montagnier (discovery of HIV)
2012 - 35 people are killed by a Nigerian military bomb struck a convoy in Maiduguri
2018 - New Orleans quarterback Drew Brees becomes NFL's all-time leader in passing yards; needs 201 yards to pass Peyton Manning's record; gets 363 and 3 TD's in Saints 43-19 win v Washington Redskins at the SuperDome
Famous Birthdays
1883 - Dick Burnett, American musician (Man of Constant Sorrow), born in Monticello, Kentucky (d. 1977)
1924 - Alphons Egli, Swiss politcian and member of the Swiss Federal Council, born in Lucerne, Switzerland (d. 2016)
1931 - Pepper Rodgers, American football coach (University of Kansas, UCLA, Georgia Tech; USFL: Memphis Showboats), born in Atlanta, Georgia (d. 2020)
1943 - R. L. Stine, American children's book writer (Goosebumps), born in Columbus, Ohio
1955 - Bill Elliott, American auto racer (Winston Cup 1988), born in Dawsonville, Georgia
1977 - Erna Siikavirta, Finnish musician (Deathlike Silence), born in Espoo, Finland
Famous Deaths
1613 - Sebastian de Covarrubias bon Horozco, Spanish lexicographer, dies at 74
1652 - John Greaves, English mathematician and astronomer (attempted to survey the pyramids) (b. 1602)
1897 - Martin Pluddemann, German composer, dies at 43
1940 - Robert Emden, Swiss astronomer and astrophysicist (Gaskugeln), dies at 78
1952 - Joe Adams, American baseball player (St. Louis Cardinals), dies at 74
1986 - Walter Burkemo, American golfer (PGA C'ship 1953), dies at 67
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