Historical Events 1828 - Casparus van Wooden patents chocolate milk powder in Amsterdam 1862 - Siege of Yorktown‚ fought in York County and Newport News‚ Virginia begins (Yorktown campaign)‚ inconclusive result (US Civil War) 1913 - 75th Grand National: Percy Woodland wins aboard 100/9 chance Covertcoat; owner Sir Charles Assheton-Smith's 2nd straight GN victory and 3rd overall 1939 - Faisal II ascends to throne of Iraq 1971 - Stephen Sondheim's "Follies" opens at Winter Garden Theater‚ NYC; runs for 524 performances‚ then most expensive Broadway musical at the time 2013 - 9 people have been killed on an axe-murdering rampage in Chhattisgarh state‚ India More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1716 - Johann Evangelist Schreiber‚ Swiss Baroque composer‚ born in Arth‚ Switzerland (d. 1800) 1772 - Nachman of Breslov‚ Ukrainian founder of Breslov Hasidut‚ born in MiÄ™dzybóż‚ Kingdom of Poland (d. 1810) 1870 - George Albert Smith‚ American religious leader‚ 8th President of Latter-day Saints‚ born in Salt Lake City‚ Utah (d. 1951) 1919 - Antony Tudor‚ English dancer and choreographer (Metropolitan Opera 1957)‚ born in London (d. 1987) 1957 - Paul Downton‚ English cricketer (England wicket-keeper in 80's)‚ born in Farnborough‚ London 1988 - Frank Fielding‚ English football goalkeeper‚ born in Blackburn‚ Lancashire More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1643 - Simon Episcopius [Bisschop]‚ Dutch theologist‚ dies at 60 1661 - Alexander Leslie‚ 1st Earl of Leven‚ Scottish soldier (b. circa 1580) 1662 - Davis Mell‚ British violinist‚ composer‚ and clockmaker‚ dies at 57 1693 - Isaac Aboab da Fonseca‚ Portuguese-Jewish rabbi‚ scholar and religious writer prominent in Amsterdam and in Dutch Brazil‚ dies at 88 1905 - Constantin Meunier‚ Belgian painter and sculptor‚ dies at 73 1988 - Ludwig Stiel‚ German pianist‚ composer‚ and conductor‚ dies at 86 More Famous Deaths »