Historical Events
1957 – Henry Aaron wins NL MVP
1966 – Muhammad Ali TKOs Cleveland Williams in 3 for heavyweight title
1973 – Jim Palmer is named AL Cy Young winner
1980 – Guinee-Bissau Premier Vieira fires President Luis Cabral
2001 – War in Afghanistan: Afghan Northern Alliance fighters takeover the capital Kabul
2018 – Large impact crater, 31 km wide, from iron meteorite identified under Hiawatha Glacier in Greenland
Famous Birthdays
1567 – Maurice of Nassau, Prince of Orange (d. 1625)
1893 – Evert S J Kruythoff, Ned Antillean author (conservation flora)
1923 – Margaret Courtenay, Welsh actress, singer and entertainer (Royal Flash, Duet for One), born in Cardiff, Glamorgan, Wales (d. 1996)
1966 – Carl Coulter, CFL corner (Saskatchewan Roughriders)
1966 – Eric Hill, NFL middle linebacker (Arizona Cardinals)
1970 – Darrien Gordon, NFL cornerback (San Diego Chargers, Broncos-Super Bowl 32)
Famous Deaths
1556 – Giovanni Della Casa, Italian poet (Galateo), dies at 53
1780 – Jacobus Houbraken, engraver/illustrator, dies at 81
1831 – Ignaz Joseph Pleyel, Austrian-French composer and piano builder, dies at 74
1842 – Henry de Cock, Dutch reformed vicar and secession leader, dies at 41
1935 – J Wouter[us] van Dieren, biologist (Terschelling), dies
2001 – Charlotte Coleman, British actress (Four Weddings and a Funeral), dies of an asthma attack at 33