Historical Events
1967 – US launches Surveyor 6; makes soft landing on Moon Nov 9
1991 – The last oil fire in Kuwait set by retreating Iraqi troops is extinguished
2013 – 15 people are killed after a suicide bombing in Baghdad, Iraq
2013 – 8 people are killed and 50 are injured by a suicide bombing in Damascus, Syria
2018 – Great Britain’s Prince Charles calls slavery “an indelible stain” but stops short of an apology in a speech in Accra, Ghana
2018 – More than 200 mass graves containing thousands of victims of ISIS discovered in former ISIS held areas according to UN report
Famous Birthdays
1659 – Theodor Schwartzkopff, German composer, born in Ulm, Germany (d. 1732)
1901 – Juanita Hall, American actress (South Pacific, Flower Drum Song), born in Keyport, New Jersey (d. 1968)
1940 – Dieter F. Uchtdorf, German aviator and religious leader (The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints), born in Moravská Ostrava
1965 – Brian Givens, American baseball pitcher (Milwaukee Brewers), born in Lompoc, California
1968 – Alfred Williams, American NFL defensive end (SF 49ers, Broncos-Super Bowl 32), born in Houston, Texas
1976 – Laurie Baker, American ice hockey forward (USA, Olympic-gold-98), born in Concord, Massachusetts
Famous Deaths
1771 – John Bevis, English physician and astronomer (discovered Crab Nebula), dies at 75
1964 – Hugo Koblet, Swiss cyclist (1951 Tour de France, dies at 39
1989 – Yusaku Matsuda, Japanese actor (Detective Story), dies of cancer at 40
1991 – Andre Vandernoot, Flemish fluitist, conductor, dies at 64
2005 – Minako Honda, Japanese singer and musical actress, dies of leukemia at 38
2011 – Mel Hancock, American politician (Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Missouri), dies at 82