1885 – Serbia invades Bulgaria, beginning the two-week Serbo-Bulgarian War; the Serbs are later defeated decisively [O.S. November 2]
1923 – Kentaro Suzuki completes his ascent of Mount Iizuna, Japan
1938 – Dutch DC3 crashes at Schiphol, 6 die
1964 – Detroit Red Wings Gordie Howe sets NHL record 627th career goal
1977 – Egyptian President Anwar Sadat repeats willingness to visit Israel to Walter Cronkite
1981 – In the first world championship fight between 2 Puerto Ricans in boxing history, WBC Super Welterweight champion Wilfred Benitez beats Carlos Santos in a 15-round unanimous decision at Caesar’s Palace in Las Vegas
1989 – Padres reliever Mark Davis wins NL Cy Young Award
2009 – The National Statistical Service of Greece states that the country has been in recession since the beginning of the year