Historical Events 1781 - Edict of Toleration issued by Holy Roman Emperor Joseph II, providing limited freedom of worship for non-Roman Catholic Christians 1888 - Moshav Gedera is attacked by Arabs 1983 - Grenadian Army General Hudson Austin forms a "revolutionary council" 1988 - Three Americans win the Nobel Prize in Physics, and three West Germans win the Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2024 - MLB New York Yankees win ALCS over Cleveland Guardians on the strength of Juan Soto's 10th-inning 3-run homer at Progressive Field in Cleveland, Ohio; a 4-1 series win sends Yankees to World Series for the first time since 2009 More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1784 - Leigh Hunt, English poet, critic and journalist (Romantic Movement, "Jenny Kissed Me”), born in Southgate, England (d. 1859) 1918 - Charles Evans, British mountaineer and surgeon (deputy leader 1953 British Everest expedition, led 1955 British Kangchenjunga expedition), born in Liverpool, England (d. 1995) 1931 - John le Carré [pen name for David Cornwell], English novelist (The Spy Who Came in from the Cold), born in Poole, England (d. 2020) 1956 - Sunny Deol [Ajay Singh Deol], Indian actor (Ghayal), born in Sahnewal, Punjab, India 1999 - Abigail Morris, British musician and lead singer of The Last Dinner Party (2020-present), born in London More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 727 - Saint Frideswide, patron saint of Oxford, England 1954 - Hugh Duffy, American Baseball HOF outfielder (Triple Crown and MLB record .440 batting average, single season 1894 Boston Beaneaters), dies from heart failure at 87 1972 - Dr. Fredrick Arthur Willius, American cardiologist and medical historian, dies from bladder cancer at 83 1993 - Dionisio Herrero, Spanish air force general, murdered 2013 - Ronald Shannon Jackson, American avant-garde jazz and funk drummer, and composer (Cecil Taylor; Last Exit; Decoding Society), dies of leukemia at 73 More Famous Deaths »