Historical Events
1700 - Cardinal Francesco Albani elected Pope Clemens XI
1876 - Columbia, Harvard and Princeton form Intercollegiate Football Association
1903 - Colorado Governor James Peabody sends the state militia into the town of Cripple Creek to break up a miners' strike.
1963 - "Tambourines to Glory" closes at Little Theater NYC after 24 performances
2014 - Magnus Carlsen defends his World Chess Championship title after defeating Vishy Anand
2015 - President Yahya Jammeh of Gambia bans "Khatna", the Islamic ritual practice of genital mutilation of young girls
Famous Birthdays
1402 - Jean de Dunois "Bastard of Orléans", French soldier who fought with Joan of Arc (d. 1468)
1909 - Nigel Tranter, Scottish author and historian (River Realm, Robert the Bruce), born in Glasgow, Scotland (d. 2000)
1914 - Emmett Ashford, American MLB umpire (first certified black umpire in organised baseball), born in Los Angeles, California (d. 1980)
1961 - Nicolas Bacri, Frenck classical music composer, born in Paris
1974 - Tyrus McCloud, American football linebacker (Baltimore Ravens), born in Fort Lauderdale, Florida
1979 - Kelly Brook, English actress/model, born in Rochester, United Kingdom
Famous Deaths
1829 - Ritta and Christina Parodi, Sardinian siamese twins, die at 8 months
1932 - Percy Pitt, English composer (BBC), dies at 63
1962 - Gloria Gordon, actress (My Friend Irma), dies at 81
1974 - Páll Ísólfsson, Icelandic organist and composer, dies at 81
1987 - Alton Adams, American composer (1st black bandmaster in the United States Navy), dies at 98
2020 - David Dinkins, American politician (1st African American Mayor of NYC 1990-93), dies at 93
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