1248 – Earl Willem II of Holland crowned as RC German emperor
1570 – All Saints Flood, tidal wave in the North Sea devastates the coast from Holland to Jutland; killing more than 1,000 people.
1784 – Maryland grants citizenship to Lafayette and his descendents
1913 – Notre Dame upsets Army 35-13, 1st to use forward pass effectively
1920 – Eugene O’Neill’s “Emperor Jones” premieres in NYC
1946 – Cleveland Indians owner Bill Veeck’s right foot is amputated
1973 – “Molly” opens at Alvin Theater NYC for 68 performances
1974 – Fire kills 189 in less than 25 min (Sao Paulo Brazil)
1982 – Andrew “Dice” Clay and George Wendt appear in “Trick or Treatment”
1987 – 22,000 run in NYC Marathon (won by Ibrahim Hussein of Kenya 2:11:01)
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