532 – Boniface II ends his reign as Catholic Pope
1483 – Tomas de Torquemada appointed inquisitor-general of Spain
1787 – Boston blacks, petition legislature for equal school facilities
1877 – Henry Morton Stanley reaches Boma during trip cross Africa
1957 – Dike Marken-Dutch mainland closed
1959 – Queen Elizabeth is fined $140 for withdrawing her race horse
1971 – Pittsburgh Pirates beat Baltimore Orioles, 4 games to 3 in 68th World Series
1989 – Earthquake in San Francisco (6.9) cancels 3rd game of World Series, kills 67
1991 – MLB National League Championship: Atlanta Braves beat Pittsburgh Pirates, 4 games to 3
2006 – The United States population reaches 300 million