1575 – Foundation of Aguascalientes (one of 32 Federal Entities of Mexico)
1844 – Millerite Adventists wait for appearance of Jesus
1907 – Ringling Brothers Greatest Show on Earth buys Barnum and Bailey circus
1913 – Explosion at Dawson NM coal mine kills 263 mine workers
1930 – 1st concerto of BBC Symphony Orchestra, under Adrian Boult
1930 – SC Genemuiden soccer team forms
1942 – US gens Clark and Lemnitzer and French gen Mast meet secretly in Algeria
1969 – Paul McCartney denies rumors of his death
1973 – Security Council Resolution 338-cease fire to Yom Kippur War
1997 – Yahoo completes purchase of Four11