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1830 - First National Negro Convention begins in Philadelphia 1931 - Philadelphia A's clinch pennant, beating Cleveland 1947 - Typhoon Kathleen hit Tone River, Saitama and Tokyo area, killing at least 1,930 and injuring 1,750 1957 - SF Seals (Pacific Coast League) play their last game 1966 - Dutch political party (D'66) forms 1966 - First British nuclear ballistic missile submarine HMS Resolution launched 1966 - Gemini XI (Conrad/Gordon) returns to Earth 2001 - 26th Toronto International Film Festival: "Amelie" directed by Jean-Pierre Jeunet wins the People's Choice Award More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1962 - "Bravo, Giovanni" closes at Broadhurst Theater NYC after 76 performances 1973 - Carl XVI Gustaf ascends the throne, becoming King of Sweden (1973-present) 1975 - 1st College Football Holy War: Notre Dame beats Boston College 17-3 in Foxborough 1996 - Bangladesh beat UAE by 104 runs to win the ACC Trophy Final 2013 - 27 people are killed after a coal mine collapses in Afghanistan More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1685 - Gottfried Kirchhoff, German organist and composer, chiefly of sacred music, born in Mühlbeck, Electorate of Saxony, Holy Roman Empire (d. 1746) 1816 - Edward Wolff, Polish pianist and composer, born in Warsaw, Poland (d. 1880) 1889 - Robert Benchley, American humorist (My 10 Years in a Quandary), born in Worcester, Massachusetts (d. 1945) 1907 - Jack Bailey, American TV host (Queen for a Day), born in Hampton, Iowa (d. 1980) 1914 - Creighton Abrams, American general (commander of American forces in the Vietnam War, 1968-72), born in Springfield, Massachusetts (d. 1974) More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1932 - Charles H. Gabriel, American gospel composer, dies at 76 1972 - Ulvi Cemal Erkin, Turkish pianist, composer - one of "The Turkish Five" (Köçekçe - Dance Rhapsody for Orchestra), and pedagogue, dies from a stroke at 66 2006 - Raymond Baxter, British television presenter (b. 1922) 2023 - Burhan Sargun, Turkish soccer forward (8 caps, 7 goals; Fenerbahçe SK), dies at 94 2024 - Gheorghe Mulțescu, Romanian soccer midfielder (16 caps; Jiul Petroșani 239 games) and manager (Dinamo București, Samsunspor), dies at 72 More Famous Deaths »