Historical Events
1864 – Battle of Darbytown Road, Virginia (until October 13)
1891 – British Open Men’s Golf, St Andrews: Hugh Kirkaldy wins by 2 strokes from brother Andrew Kirkaldy and Willie Fernie; last Open contested in a single day over 36 holes
1950 – US forces invade North Korea by crossing 38th parallel
1957 – KOAC TV channel 7 in Corvallis, OR (PBS) begins broadcasting
2019 – Nobel Prize for Medicine or Physiology awarded to Peter Ratcliffe, William Kaelin and Gregg Semenza for discovering how cells sense oxygen
Famous Birthdays
1907 – Tutta Rolf, Norwegian actress (Whalers), born in Kristiania, Norway (d. 1994)
1936 – Charles Dutoit, Swiss conductor (Montreal Symphony, 1977-2002; Orchestre National de France. 1991-2001; Royal Philharmonic, 2009-18), born in Lausanne, Switzerland
1938 – Mal Lucas, Welsh soccer right-half who played 4 internationals; Leyton Orient FC, Norwich City FC, Torquay United FC, born in Wrexham, Wales (d. 2024)
1951 – John Mellencamp, American rock singer-songwriter (“Jack and Diane”; “Small Town”; “Pink Houses”), co-founder of Farm Aid, and actor (Falling From Grace), born in Seymour, Indiana
1967 – Toni Braxton, American RandB singer-songwriter (“Un-Break My Heart”), born in Severn, Maryland
Famous Deaths
290 – [Christian] Sergius, Roman soldier and martyred saint, decapitated
1911 – John Hughlings Jackson, English neurologist and epilepsy researcher, dies at 76
2011 – Ramiz Alia, Communist leader and first President of Albania (1982-92), dies at 85
2016 – Johnny Gleeson, Australian cricket spin bowler (29 Tests, 93 wickets, BB 5/61; NSW CA), dies at 78
2024 – Emily “Cissy” Houston (née Drinkard), American Grammy Award-winning soul and gospel singer, and Whitney’s mother, dies of complications of Alzheimer’s disease at 91