1577 – Pope Gregory XIII asks renewal of ecclesiastical hymns
1854 – Prince Menshikov of Crimea occupies British base at Balaclava
1937 – Casey Stengel signs to manage Boston Bees
1956 – White Sox manager Marty Marion resigns. AL Lopez replaces him
1960 – 1st electronic wrist watch placed on sale, NYC
1968 – Longest Olympic field hockey game, The Netherlands beats Spain 1-0 in 2h25m (6 OT)
1978 – “Halloween”, directed by John Carpenter, starring Donald Pleasence and Jamie Lee Curtis in her film debut, is released
1978 – Israeli government approves “in principle”, a draft compromise peace
2012 – The double dip recession in the UK economy ends with growth of 1.0% in GDP in the third quarter of 2012, with help from the London Olympic Games
2018 – First work of art produced by artificial intelligence “Edmond de Belamy” conceived by Obvious sells for $432,500 at Christie’s in New York