Historical Events
1429 – Joan of Arc and Charles d’Albret liberate the heavily fortified town of Saint-Pierre-le-Moûtier after a siege
1934 – After posting 7 straight shutouts to start the NFL season, Detroit Lions beat Pittsburgh, 40-7 at University of Detroit Stadium; scored upon for the first time of the season; rush for NFL single game record 426 yards
1957 – 2nd Soviet Earth-satellite launched
1978 – 3rd annual reentry free-agent draft, Pete Rose, Tommy John, and Darrell Evans, available
1988 – First NBA game at Charlotte Coliseum – Hornets lose to Cavs, 133-93
1994 – United Center in Chicago opens – Bulls beat Charlotte Hornets, 89-83
Famous Birthdays
1842 – William Barker Cushing, American naval officer (best known for sinking the CSS Albemarle during a daring nighttime raid on 27 October 1864), born in Delafield, Wisconsin (d. 1874)
1903 – Ion Vasilescu, Romanian composer, born in Bucharest, Romania (d. 1960)
1943 – Marlene Jobert, French actress and novelist (Adventures of John Difool), born in Algiers, French Algeria
1946 – Frederick Elmes, American cinematographer (The Night Of), born in Mountain Lakes, New Jersey
1968 – Carlos Baerga, Puerto Rico, infielder (Cleveland Indians)
1970 – Corey Schwab, Canadian NHL goalie (NJ Devils), born in North Battleford, Canada
Famous Deaths
1937 – Rogelio del Villar, Spanish composer, dies at 61
1940 – Manuel Azaña, Prime Minister of Spain (1931-33) and 2nd President of the Spanish Republic (1936-39), dies of a heart attack at 60 while in exile in France
1994 – Jan Wegter, actor (Pastorale 1943), dies at 64
1995 – Paul Eddington, British actor (Devil Rides Out, Yes Minister), dies at 68
1999 – Daisy Bates, American civil rights activist and publisher, dies at 84
1999 – Charles Wintour, English editor (The Evening Standard), dies at 82