Historical Events
1863 - 1st underground railway opens in London
1890 - Edward Macdowell's "Lancelot and Elaine" premieres
1946 - UN General Assembly meets for 1st time in London
1967 - PBS (the National Educational TV) begins as a 70 station network
1980 - Last broadcast of "The Rockford Files" on NBC
2005 - A mudslide occurs in La Conchita, California, killing 10 people, injuring many more and closing the Highway 101, the main coastal corridor between San Francisco and Los Angeles, for 10 days.
Famous Birthdays
1840 - Louis Nazaire Bégin, French Canadian archbishop and cardinal, born in Lévis, Canada (d. 1925)
1931 - Peter Barnes, English writer, born in Manchester, United Kingdom (d. 2004)
1933 - Akira Miyoshi, Japanese composer, born in Tokyo, Japan (d. 2013)
1945 - Rod Stewart, British singer ("Maggie Maey"; "Do Ya Think I'm Sexy"; "Downtown Train"), and model railroad designer, born in London, England
1972 - Brian Lawler, American professional wrestler, born in Memphis, Tennessee (d. 2018)
1982 - Josh Ryan Evans, American actor, born in Hayward, California (d. 2002)
Famous Deaths
1761 - Edward Boscawen, British admiral in the Royal Navy, dies at 49
1862 - Samuel Colt, American inventor and industrialist (Colt 6 shot revolver), dies of gout at 47
1956 - Karl L Schmidt, German/Swiss theologist (Urchristentum), dies at 64
1970 - Pavel Belyayev, Soviet fighter pilot and cosmonaut (Voskhod II), dies at 44
2017 - Tony Rosato, Italian-born Canadian comedian (SCTV, Saturday Night Live), dies at 63
2018 - Doreen Tracey, British-born American performer (Mickey Mouse Club-Mouseketeer), dies at 74
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