Historical Events
1241 – Goffredo Castiglioni elected as Pope Coelestinus IV (-Nov 10 1241)
1942 – 3rd day of battle at El Alamein: British offensive
1952 – Nazar Mohammad scores Pakistan’s 1st Test century 124* v India
1962 – 110th member of UN admitted (Uganda)
1984 – Rangers beat Devils 11-2
1997 – 9th College Football Holy War: Notre Dame beats Boston College 52-20 in South Bend
Famous Birthdays
1909 – Whitner “Whit” Bissell, American actor (Time Machine, Soylent Green, The Magnificent Seven), born in NYC, New York (d. 1996)
1912 – Minnie Pearl [Sarah Ophelia Colley], American country comedienne (Grand Old Opry, Hee-Haw), born in Centerville, Tennessee (d. 1996)
1912 – Jack Kent Cooke, Canadian entrepreneur, NFL team owner (Washington Redskins), born in Hamilton, Canada (d. 1997)
1960 – Hong Sang-soo, South Korean filmmaker (Right Now, Wrong Then), born in Seoul
1963 – Tracy Nelson, American actress (Glitter, Square Pegs, Father Dowling), born in Santa Monica, California
1970 – Adam Goldberg, American actor (The Hebrew Hammer), born in Santa Monica, California
Famous Deaths
1415 – Eduard, duke of York, dies at 45
1415 – Robert of Bar, French knight, dies at the Battle of Agincourt
1926 – Frederick Jr Zech, composer, dies at 68
1957 – Maria “Mary” Beekman, actress (Modern Landhaaien), dies at 73
1973 – Abebe Bikila, Ethiopian Olympic marathon champion (Olympic gold, marathon 1960, 64) and Africa’s first world record breaking athlete in any sport, who won the 1960 Olympics marathon barefoot, dies of a brain haemorrhage at 41
1991 – Margo J. Sylvia, rocker (Tune Weavers), dies of heart attack and stroke at 55