October 10 leap years ) in the Gregorian calendar . There are 81 days remaining until the end of the year.
680 - Battle of Karbala : Shia Imam Husayn bin Ali , the grandson of the Prophet Muhammad , was decapitated by forces under Caliph Yazid I . This is commemorated by Shi'a Muslims as Aashurah .
732 - Battle of Tours : Near Poitiers , France , leader of the Franks , Charles Martel and his men, defeat a large army of Moors , stopping the Muslims from spreading into Western Europe . The governor of Cordoba , Abdul Rahman Al Ghafiqi , is killed during the battle.
1471 - Battle of Brunkeberg in Stockholm : Sten Sture the Elder , the Regent of Sweden , with help of farmers and miners , repels an attack by Christian I , King of Denmark .
1575 - Battle of Dormans : Roman Catholic forces under Duke Henry of Guise defeated the Protestants , capturing Philippe de Mornay among others.
1582 - Because of the implementation of the Gregorian calendar this day does not exist in this year in Italy , Poland , Portugal and Spain .
1631 - A Saxon army takes over Prague .
1780 - The Great Hurricane of 1780 kills 20,000-30,000 in the Caribbean .
1845 - In Annapolis , the Naval School (later renamed the United States Naval Academy ) opens with 50 midshipmen students and seven professors.
1860 - The original cornerstone of the University of the South is laid in Sewanee , Tennessee .
1868 - Carlos Céspedes issues the Grito de Yara from his plantation , La Demajagua, proclaiming Cuba 's independence.
1889 - Barnard College is founded.
1910 - Tau Epsilon Phi Fraternity is established at Columbia University .
1911 - Wuchang Uprising leads to the demise of Qing Dynasty , the last Imperial court in China , and the founding of the Republic of China .
1911 - The KCR East Rail commences service between Kowloon and Canton .
1913 - U.S. President Woodrow Wilson triggers the explosion of the Gamboa Dike thus ending construction on the Panama Canal .
1919 - Richard Strauss ' opera Die Frau ohne Schatten receives its debut performance in Vienna .
1920 - The Carinthian Plebiscite determines that the larger part of Carinthia became part of Austria .
1933 - United Airlines Chesterton Crash : A United Airlines Boeing 247 is destroyed by sabotage , the first such proven case in the history of commercial aviation .
1935 - A tornado destroys the 160 metre tall wooden radio tower in Langenberg . As a result of this catastrophe, few wooden towers are constructed after this date.
1938 - The Blue Water Bridge opens, connecting Port Huron and Sarnia
1938 - The Munich Agreement cedes the Sudetenland to Nazi Germany .
1944 - Holocaust : 800 Gypsy children are systematically murdered at Auschwitz death camp.
1954 - The Communist Party of Honduras is founded.
1957 - U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower apologizes to the finance minister of Ghana , Komla Agbeli Gbdemah , after he was refused service in a Dover restaurant .
1957 - The Windscale fire in Cumbria , UK becomes the worlds first major nuclear accident.
1963 - France cedes control of the Bizerte naval base to Tunisia .
1967 - The Outer Space Treaty , signed on January 27 by more than sixty nations, enters into force.
1969 - King Crimson releases their debut album, In the Court of the Crimson King , considered by many to be the first progressive rock album.
1970 - Fiji becomes independent.
1970 - In Montreal , a national crisis hits Canada when Quebec Vice-Premier and Minister of Labour Pierre Laporte becomes the second statesman kidnapped by members of the FLQ terrorist group.
1971 - Sold, dismantled and moved to the United States , the London Bridge reopens in Lake Havasu City .
1973 - Vice President of the United States Spiro Agnew resigns after being charged with federal income tax evasion.
1985 - United States Navy F-14 fighter jets intercept an Egyptian plane carrying the Achille Lauro hijackers and force it to land at a NATO base in Sigonella , Sicily where they are arrested.
1991 - The King, Stephen Renton was born.
1986 - An earthquake measuring 7.5 on the Richter Scale strikes San Salvador , El Salvador , killing an estimated 1,500 people.
1995 - South African President Nelson Mandela attends Genadendal.
1997 - An Austral Airlines DC-9-32 crashes and explodes near Nuevo Berlin, Uruguay , killing 74.
1344 - Mary Plantagenet ,English princess (d. 1362 )
1567 - Infanta Caterina Micaela of Spain (d. 1597 )
1678 - John Campbell , Scottish soldier (d. 1743 )
1684 - Antoine Watteau , French painter (d. 1721 )
1700 - Lambert-Sigisbert Adam , French sculptor (d. 1759 )
1731 - Henry Cavendish , British scientist (d. 1810 )
1780 - John Abercrombie , Scottish physician (d. 1844 )
1794 - William Whiting Boardman , American politician (d. 1871 )
1813 - Giuseppe Verdi , Italian composer (d. 1901 )
1819 - Heinrich Joseph Dominicus Denzinger , German theologian (d. 1883 )
1825 - Paul Kruger , President of the Transvaal Republic (d. 1904 )
1828 - Samuel J. Randall , Speaker of the United States House of Representatives (d. 1890 )
1830 - Queen Isabella II of Spain (d. 1904 )
1834 - Aleksis Kivi , Finnish author (d. 1872 )
1837 - Robert Gould Shaw , American Army officer (d. 1863 )
1861 - Fridtjof Nansen , Norwegian explorer, Nobel laureate (d. 1930 )
1863 - Louis Cyr , French Canadian strongman (d. 1912 )
1863 - Helen Dunbar , American actress (d. 1933 )
1864 - T. Frank Appleby , United States Congressman from New Jersey (d. 1924 )
1870 - Ivan Alekseyevich Bunin , Russian writer, Nobel laureate (d. 1953 )
1885 - Walter Anderson , German folklorist (d. 1962 )
1895 - Fridolf Rhudin Swedish actor and comedian (d. 1935 )
1895 - Bhakti Raksaka Sridhara Deva Gosvami Maharaja , Indian guru (d. 1988 )
1895 - Wolfram von Richthofen , German field marshal (d. 1945 )
1898 - Lilly Daché , French-born milliner (d. 1989 )
1900 - Helen Hayes , American actress (d. 1993 )
1901 - Alberto Giacometti , Swiss sculptor (d. 1966 )
1903 - Vernon Duke , American composer and songwriter (d. 1969 )
1903 - Prince Charles of Belgium , Prince Regent of Belgium (d. 1983 )
1906 - Paul Creston , American composer (d. 1985 )
1906 - R.K. Narayan , Indian novelist (d. 2001 )
1908 - Johnny Green , American songwriter, arranger and conductor (d. 1989 )
1908 - Mercè Rodoreda , Catalan novelist (d. 1983 )
1913 - Claude Simon , French writer, Nobel laureate (d. 2005 )
1914 - Tommy Fine , American baseball player (d. 2005 )
1914 - Ivory Joe Hunter , American R&B singer (d. 1974 )
1917 - Thelonious Monk , American jazz pianist (d. 1982 )
1923 - Nicholas Parsons , English actor
1924 - James Clavell , Australian author (d. 1994 )
1924 - Ed Wood , American filmmaker (d. 1978 )
1924 - Ludmilla Tchérina , French ballet dancer and actress (d. 2004 )
1925 - Great Antonio , Croatian-Canadian strongman (d. 2001 )
1926 - Richard Jaeckel , American actor (d. 1997 )
1927 - Dana Elcar , American actor (d. 2005 )
1930 - Mustafa Zaidi , Pakistani poet (d. 1970 )
1930 - Yves Chauvin , French chemist, Nobel laureate
1930 - Harold Pinter , English playwright, Nobel laureate
1932 - Harry Smith , English footballer
1933 - Jay Sebring , American hair stylist and Manson murder victim (d. 1969 )
1935 - André Bureau , French Canadian communications executive
1936 - Gerhard Ertl , German surface chemist, Nobel laureate , 2007.
1938 - Moriyama Daido , Japanese photographer
1941 - Peter Coyote , American actor
1942 - Radu Vasile , Romanian Prime Minister , 17 April 1998- 13 December 1999
1943 - Frederick Barthelme , American author
1946 - Charles Dance , English actor
1946 - Naoto Kan , Japanese politician
1946 - John Prine , American singer
1946 - Chris Tarrant , English TV presenter
1946 - Ben Vereen , American actor
1946 - Peter Mahovlich , Canadian ice hockey player
1946 - Mildred Grieveson (aka: Anne Mather, Caroline Fleming, Cardine Fleming), English writer
1947 - Martin Ruane , English professional wrestler (d. 1998 )
1948 - Séverine , French singer
1948 - Ed Volker , American musician
1951 - Epeli Ganilau , Fijian statesman
1953 - Midge Ure , Scottish musician
1953 - Gus Williams , American basketball player
1954 - Rekha , Bollywood actress
1954 - David Lee Roth , American singer (Van Halen )
1956 - Amanda Burton , Northern Irish actress
1956 - Mark Gordon , American film producer
1957 - Rumiko Takahashi , Japanese artist
1958 - Tanya Tucker , American singer
1959 - Kirsty MacColl , English singer (d. 2000 )
1959 - Bradley Whitford , American actor
1960 - Eric Martin , American singer (Mr. Big )
1960 - Ron Flockhart , Canadian ice hockey player
1961 - Jodi Benson , American voice actress
1961 - Henrik Jørgensen , Danish marathon runner
1961 - Julia Sweeney , American actress and comedian
1961 - Martin Kemp , British musician (Spandau Ballet ) and actor
1963 - Anita Mui , Hong Kong singer (d. 2003 )
1963 - Daniel Pearl , American journalist (d. 2002 )
1963 - Jolanda de Rover , Dutch swimmer
1963 - Vegard Ulvang , Norwegian cross-country skier.
1964 - Jim Rome , sports talk radio host and host of The Jim Rome Show .
1965 - Chris Penn , American actor (d. 2006 )
1965 - Clive Jones , British engineer
1965 - Rebecca Pidgeon , American actress
1965 - Toshi , Japanese singer (X Japan )
1966 - Tony Adams , English footballer
1967 - Jonathan Littell , French-American writer
1968 - Bart Brentjens , Dutch mountain biker
1969 - Brett Favre , American football player
1969 - Wendi McLendon-Covey , American actress
1970 - Dean Kiely , Irish footballer
1970 - Silke Kraushaar-Pielach , German luger
1970 - Bai Ling , Chinese American actress
1970 - Corinna May , German singer
1970 - Sir Matthew Pinsent , English rower
1971 - Ian Bennett , English footballer
1971 - Evgeny Kissin , Russian pianist
1972 - Alexei Zhitnik , Russian ice hockey player
1973 - Mario López , American actor
1973 - Semmy Schilt , Dutch kickboxer
1974 - Dale Earnhardt Jr. , American race car driver
1974 - Assi Cohen , Israeli comedian and actor
1974 - Julio Ricardo Cruz , Argentinian footballer
1974 - Chris Pronger , Canadian ice hockey player
1975 - Ramón Morales , Mexican footballer
1975 - Plácido Polanco , Dominican baseball player
1976 - Bob Burnquist , Brazilian-born skateboarder
1976 - Pat Burrell , American baseball player
1978 - Jodi Lyn O'Keefe , American actress
1979 - Mya Harrison , American singer
1979 - Nicolás Massú , Chilean tennis player
1979 - Ahn Chil Hyun (Kangta) , lead singer of the former South Korean group H.O.T.
1980 - Tim Maurer , American singer (Suburban Legends )
1980 - Elvis Hammond , Ghanaian footballer
1980 - Wu Chun , Brunei Born Taiwanese Actor
1981 - Michael Oliver , American actor
1982 - Amon Buchanan , Australian rules footballer
1982 - Hideki Mutoh , Japanese racing driver
1983 - Vusimuzi Sibanda , Zimbabwean cricketer
1984 - Rod Benson , American basketball player
1984 - Stephanie Cheng , Hong Kong singer
1984 - Chiaki Kuriyama , Japanese actress
1984 - Paul Posluszny , American football player
1984 - Troy Tulowitzki , American baseball player
1985 - Dominique Cornu , Belgian professional cyclist
1985 - Aaron Himelstein , American actor
19 - Germanicus , Roman general (b. 15 BC )
680 - Husayn ibn Ali , Shi'a imam, Mahomet 's grandson (b. 626 )
732 - Abdul Rahman Al Ghafiqi , Moorish Governor of Andalusia
833 - al-Ma'mun , Abbasid caliph of Baghdad (b. 786 )
1359 - King Hugh IV of Cyprus (b. 1295 )
1459 - Gianfrancesco Poggio Bracciolini , Italian humanist and classicist (b. 1380 )
1531 - Huldrych Zwingli , Swiss reformer (killed in battle) (b. 1484 )
1659 - Abel Tasman , Dutch explorer (b. 1603 )
1674 - Thomas Traherne , English poet
1691 - Isaac de Benserade , French poet (b. 1613 )
1708 - David Gregory , Scottish astronomer (b. 1659 )
1714 - Pierre Le Pesant , French economist (b. 1646 )
1720 - Antoine Coysevox , French sculptor (b. 1640 )
1723 - William Cowper , Lord Chancellor of England (b. 1665 )
1725 - Philippe de Rigaud Vaudreuil , Governor-General of New France (b. 1643 )
1747 - John Potter , Archbishop of Canterbury (b. 1674 )
1759 - Granville Elliott , British military officer (b. 1713 )
1765 - Lionel Sackville , Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (b. 1688 )
1795 - Francesco Antonio Zaccaria , Italian theologian and historian (b. 1714 )
1806 - Louis Ferdinand of Prussia , German prince (b. 1772 )
1827 - Ugo Foscolo , Italian writer (b. 1778 )
1837 - Charles Fourier , French philosopher (b. 1772 )
1872 - William H. Seward , United States Secretary of State (b. 1801 )
1875 - Aleksey Konstantinovich Tolstoy , Russian novelist, poet and dramatist (b. 1817 )
1876 - Charles Joseph Sainte-Claire Deville , French geologist (b. 1814 )
1893 - Lip Pike , American baseball player (b. 1845 )
1901 - Lorenzo Snow , fifth president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (b. 1814 )
1913 - Katsura Taro , Prime Minister of Japan (b. 1848 )
1913 - Adolphus Busch , American brewer (Anheuser-Busch ) (b. 1839 )
1914 - King Carol I of Romania (b. 1839 )
1927 - Gustave Whitehead , German-born inventor (b. 1874 )
1930 - Adolf Engler , German botanist (b. 1844 )
1939 - Eleanor Rigby , a real person whose name may have suggested the title to The Beatles song (b. 1895 )
1940 - Berton Churchill , Canadian actor (b. 1876 )
1948 - Ted Horn , American race car driver (b.1910)
1957 - Karl Genzken , Nazi physician (b. 1885 )
1963 - Roy Cazaly , Australian rules footballer (b. 1893 )
1964 - Eddie Cantor , American singer and vaudeville performer (b. 1892 )
1964 - Heinrich Neuhaus , Soviet pianist (b. 1888 )
1970 - Édouard Daladier , French politician (b. 1884 )
1971 - John Cawte Beaglehole , New Zealand historian (b. 1901 )
1976 - Silvana Armenulic , Yugoslavian folk singer (b. 1939 )
1977 - Angelo Muscat , Maltese actor (b. 1930 )
1978 - Ralph Metcalfe , American athlete (b. 1910 )
1978 - Ralph Marterie , American big band leader (b. 1914 )
1979 - Christopher Evans , British psychologist and computer scientist (b. 1931 )
1979 - Paul Paray , French conductor (b. 1886 )
1982 - Jean Effel , French painter and journalist (b. 1908 )
1983 - Ralph Richardson , English actor (b. 1902 )
1985 - Yul Brynner , Russian-born actor (b. 1920 )
1985 - Orson Welles , American director and actor (b. 1915 )
1986 - Gleb Wataghin , Ukrainian-Italian physicist (b. 1899 )
1998 - Clark Clifford , United States Secretary of Defense (b. 1906 )
2000 - Sirimavo Bandaranaike , Prime Minister of Sri Lanka (b. 1916 )
2001 - Eddie Futch , American boxing trainer (b. 1911 )
2001 - Vasily Mishin , Soviet rocket designer (b. 1917 )
2002 - Teresa Graves , American actress and singer (b. 1948 )
2003 - Eugene Istomin , American pianist (b. 1925 )
2004 - Ken Caminiti , American baseball player (b. 1963 )
2004 - Christopher Reeve , American actor (b. 1952 )
2004 - Arthur H. Robinson , American cartographer (b. 1915 )
2004 - Maurice Shadbolt , New Zealand writer (b. 1932 )
2005 - Wayne Booth , American literary critic (b. 1921 )
2005 - Milton Obote , President of Uganda (b. 1925 )
2006 - Michael John Rogers , English ornithologist (b. 1932 )
2006 - Ian Scott , Canadian politician (b. 1934 )
2007 - Mehmed Uzun , Contemporary Kurdish writer and novelist. (b. 1953 )
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