Historical Events
1813 - The Pacific Fur Company trading post in Astoria, Oregon is turned over to the rival British North West Company (the fur trade in the Pacific Northwest was dominated for the next three decades by the United Kingdom).
1819 - 1st ship sails through the Erie Canal from Rome, New York to Utica, New York
1886 - "World Championship" Baseball Series, Sportsman's Park, St. Louis: St.L Browns edge Chicago White Stockings, 4-3 in 10 innings in Game 6 to take series, 4-2
1973 - Yankee GM and President Lee MacPhail named AL president
1989 - Browns' Bernie Kosar sets club record with a 97-yard TD pass
1996 - New York Yankees set record recovering from 0-6 in Baseball World Series game to beat Braves, 8-6 in Game 4 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium; record 7th straight post-season road win
Famous Birthdays
1805 - Adalbert Stifter, Austrian author and painter (Nachsommer), born in Oberplan, Bohemia (d. 1868)
1869 - Jacobus H "Koos" Speenhoff, Dutch cabaret singer, born in Kralingen, Holland (d. 1945)
1876 - Franz Schlegelberger, German judge and politician (d. 1970)
1936 - Barry Sinclair, New Zealand cricket batsman and captain (21 Tests, 3 x 100s; Wellington CA), born in Wellington, New Zealand (d. 2022)
1965 - Al Leiter, American pitcher (Florida Marlins, NY Mets), born in Toms River, New Jersey
1987 - Seo In-Guk, South Korean singer-songwriter and actor (The Master's Sun), born in Ulsan, South Korea
Famous Deaths
1890 - Charles Verlat, Flemish painter, dies at 65
1899 - Penn Symons, British Major General during Second Boer War, dies in battle during the Battle Of Talana Hill at 56
1978 - Maybelle Carter, American country singer (Johnny Cash Show), dies at 69
2001 - Ronald William Kirby, British artist, dies at 72
2003 - Tony Capstick, English actor, comedian, and musician. dies of an aneurysm at 59
2009 - Lou Jacobi, Canadian actor and comedian (Irma la Douce, The Dean Martin Show), dies at 95
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