Historical Events
1906 – Chicago Cubs beat Pittsburg Pirates, 4-0 to end MLB season at 116-36 with .763 winning percentage; unmatched since
1928 – 25th World Series begins at Yankee Stadium with Bronx Bombers beating St Louis Cardinals, 4-1; sweep series for 2nd consecutive year
1970 – WFYI TV channel 20 in Indianapolis, IN (PBS) begins broadcasting
1996 – BPAA US Women’s Bowling Open won by Liz Johnson
2017 – UK Prime Minister Theresa May suffers a nightmare speech at Conservative National Conference as her voice fails, a prankster interrupts and the set collapses
2019 – Fuel subsidies end in Ecuador after four decades, prompting nationwide protests and President Lenín Moreno to declare 60-day state of emergency
Famous Birthdays
1585 – Anna of Tyrol, Queen consort of Hungary and Bohemia (1611-18), born in Innsbruck, Austria (d. 1618)
1787 – François Guizot, French historian and politician (17th Prime Minister of France), born in Nîmes, France (d. 1874)
1841 – Stephen Albert Emery, American composer and pianist, born in Paris, Maine (d. 1891)
1918 – Kenichi Fukui, Japanese chemist, Nobel laureate (d. 1998)
1935 – Jimmy Orr, American NFL wide receiver (Pro Bowl 1959, 65; Super Bowl 1971; Baltimore Colts), born in Seneca, South Carolina
1978 – Ko Soo, South Korean television and movie actor
Famous Deaths
1072 – Sancho II, king of Castile/bro of Alfonso VI, murdered at about 35
1893 – Pieter J Elout van Soeterwoude, MP (AR), dies at 88
1902 – Lionel Pigot Johnson, British poet and critic (Ireland and Other Poems), dies of a stroke at 35
1903 – Otto Weininger, Austrian philosopher (b. 1880)
1972 – Colin Gordon, British actor (The Pink Panther, Casino Royale), dies at 61
2002 – William “Buddy” Lester, American comedian and actor (Barney Miller, Phil Silvers Show), dies at 85