Historical Events
1961 – Minnesota Vikings’ first NFL game; beat Chicago Bears 37-13
1977 – Dave Kingman hits his first Yankee home run, and Reggie hits two more
1994 – 19th Toronto International Film Festival: “Priest,” directed by Antonia Bird, wins the People’s Choice Award
2004 – Tamil is declared the first classical language of India
2010 – Final episode of soap opera “As the World Turns” is broadcast, ending a 54-year run
Famous Birthdays
1853 – Clemens Baeumker, German historian (Patristischen Philosophie), born in Paderborn, Germany (d. 1924)
1909 – Kenneth Darling, British Army Commander-in-chief Allied Forces, born in Bengal Presidency, British India (d. 1998)
1923 – John Rigby Hale, British linguist and historian, born in Ashford, Kent (d. 1999)
1965 – Yuji Naka, Japanese video game programmer (Sonic the Hedgehog), born in Hirakata, Japan
1983 – Jennifer Peña, American Tejano/Latin pop singer, born in San Antonio, Texas
Famous Deaths
1862 – William Edwin Starke, Confederate brigadier general, dies in battle at about 48
1984 – Richard Basehart, American actor (Voyage to Bottom of Sea, Rage), dies following several strokes at 70
1994 – Iris Adrian, American actress (Blue Hawaii, Bluebeard), dies at 82
2006 – Al Casey, American rock and session guitarist (Duane Eddy; The Wrecking Crew), dies at 69
2015 – Everett C. Parker, American activist, communications director and founder of the United Church of Christ, dies at 102