1883 – Battle at El Obeid Sudan: Mahdi’s army destroys Egyptian army
1911 – Italian forces take Tripoli and Cyrenaica, declaring suzerainty over Ottoman-controlled Libya
1932 – Benito Mussolini frees 16,000 convicts
1942 – Pro-British Clandestine Radio Diego Suarez’s final transmission
1944 – German troops blow-up Heusden North Brabant city hall, 134 die
1955 – Date returned to in “Back to the Future” by Marty McFly
1983 – NY Rangers and Quebec Nordiques both score in 1st 14 secs of 3rd period
1996 – Bill Clinton is re-elected President of the United States, defeating Republican candidate Bob Dole
1997 – 2 hours after Davey Johnson resigns he is named AL Manager of Year
2012 – Widespread flooding in Nigeria kills 363 people and displaces 2.1 million