615 - Pope Deusdedit [Adeodatus I] elected to succeed Boniface IV as Catholic Pope 1901 - Alberto Santos-Dumont proves airships are maneuverable by circling the Eiffel Tower in his airship No. 6, winning the Deutsch Prize and 100,000 francs 1915 - Russia and Italy declare war on Bulgaria 1932 - Jimmie Foxx wins the AL MVP, and Chuck Klein wins the NL MVP 1943 - Streptomycin, the first antibiotic remedy for tuberculosis, is isolated by researchers at Rutgers University in Piscataway, New Jersey 2004 - Care International aid worker Margaret Hassan is kidnapped in Iraq 2005 - MLB National League Championship: Houston Astros beat St. Louis Cardinals 4-2 2019 - Chilean President Sebastián Piñera declares a 15-day state of emergency following widespread and violent protests over an increase in public transport costs More Historical Events »