Historical Events
1805 - Battle of Elchingen, France defeats Austria
1862 - Baseballer James Creighton ruptures bladder hitting HR, dies 10/18
1884 - George Eastman patents paper-strip photographic film
1929 - Phila A's beat Chicago Cubs, 4 games to 1 in 26th World Series
1953 - WTEN TV channel 10 in Albany, NY (ABC) begins broadcasting
1968 - A 6.8 earthquake wrecked the Australian town of Meckering, and also ruptured all major roads and railways nearby.
Famous Birthdays
1734 - Francis Lightfoot Lee, US farmer/signer (Decl of Independence)
1864 - Maurice de Plessys, French poet (Palace Occidental)
1894 - E.E.Cummings (Edward Estlin), Cambridge Massachusetts, poet (Tulips and Chimneys)
1907 - Pert Kelton, Great Falls Mont, actress (Cavalcade of Stars)
1970 - Nina Kemppel, Anchorage Alaska, cross country skier (Olympics-1994)
1972 - J J Smith, NFL running back (KC Chiefs)
Famous Deaths
1256 - Kujo Yoritsugu, Japanese shogun (b. 1239)
1790 - William Hooper, US attorney/signer (Decl of Ind), dies at 48
1943 - Jackie Matthews, cricketer (8 Tests 1911-12, 16 wickets), dies
1944 - Erwin Rommel, German Field Marshal (WW II-Africa), suicide at 52
1957 - Carl Natanael Berg, composer, dies at 78
1972 - Joseph Kaminski, composer, dies at 68
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