1535 – Pope Paul II excommunicates King Henry VIII of England
1772 – Hurricane destroy ships off Dominica
1909 – A J Reach Co patents cork-centered baseball
1909 – Thure Johnstown wins Stockholm marathon (2:40:34.2)
1943 – 1st battle of Essex/new Yorktown: US assault on Marcus Island
1965 – US House of Representatives and Senate establish Department of Housing and Urban Development
1976 – Trinidad and Tobago adopts constitution
1991 – William H Webster, ends term as 14th director of CIA
1999 – Dino Ciccarelli retires from the NHL
2012 – “Argo” directed by Ben Affleck and starring Ben Affleck, Bryan Cranston and John Goodman premieres at the Telluride Film Festival (Best Picture 2013)
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