1134 – Storm flood ravages Zeeland county
1912 – Gopal Krishna Gokhale, at invitation of Gandhi, arrives in South Africa on a 26-day tour; he also visits Tolstoy Farm
1919 – US President Woodrow Wilson has a stroke, leaving him partially paralyzed
1932 – New York Yankees win their 12th consecutive World Series game and sweep the Fall Classic for the third time; Bronx Bombers bang out 19 hits as they rout Chicago Cubs, 13-6 at Wrigley Field
1947 – New York Yankees catcher Yogi Berra hits the first pinch-hit home run in Baseball World Series history off Ralph Branca in the 7th inning of a 9-8 loss to the Brooklyn Dodgers in Game 3
1958 – Musical show “Valmouth” 1st produced in London
1961 – WETA TV channel 26 in Washington, D.C. (PBS) begins broadcasting
1967 – All Grateful Dead members arrested by narcotic agents for possession of marijuana in San Francisco, California
1984 – Due to a strike by MLB umpires, first 4 NLCS games played with replacement umpires; Game 1: Chicago Cubs beat SD Padres, 13-0
1988 – Pakistan’s Supreme Court orders free elections