EVENTS:
- 1791 – The first edition of The Observer, the world’s first Sunday newspaper, is published.
- 1881 – The first edition of the Los Angeles Times is published.
- 1909 – In Canadian football, the First Grey Cup game is played. The University of Toronto Varsity Blues defeat the Toronto Parkdale Canoe Club, 26–6.
- 1937 – The first issue of the children’s comic The Dandy is published.
- 1971 – The United Nations Security Council calls an emergency session to consider the deteriorating situation between India and Pakistan.
- 1971 – The Indian Navy attacks the Pakistan Navy and Karachi.
- 1975 – Suriname joins the United Nations.
- 1981 – South Africa grants independence to the Ciskei “homeland” (not recognized by any government outside South Africa).
- 1982 – The People’s Republic of China adopts its current constitution.
- 1984 – Sri Lankan Civil War: Sri Lankan Army soldiers kill 107–150 civilians in Mannar.
- 1998 – The Unity Module, the second module of the International Space Station, is launched.
- 2015 – A firebomb is thrown into a restaurant in the Egyptian capital of Cairo, killing 17 people.
- 2017 – The Lamborghini Urus is the world’s fastest SUV. Reaching speeds of 190 miles per hour.
- 2017 – The Pontiac Silverdome in Pontiac, Michigan has been imploded, after a day of failure to be imploded. It is about 30 miles from Detroit, Michigan. It first opened on August 23,1975.
- 2017 – The Winklevoss twins are the first Bitcoin billionaires. They are known for suing Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg of stealing their idea from their social website ConnectUduring 2004, which is now social media site Facebook.
- 2017 – The Thomas Fire started near Santa Paula and became the largest wildfire in modern California history after burning 440 square miles (281,893 acres; 114,078 ha) in Ventura and Santa Barbara Counties.
BIRTHS:
- 1899 – Charlie Spencer, English footballer and manager (d. 1953)
- 1908 – Alfred Hershey, American bacteriologist and geneticist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1997)
- 1910 – R. Venkataraman, Indian lawyer and politician, 6th President of India (d. 2009)
- 1919 – I. K. Gujral, Indian poet and politician, 12th Prime Minister of India (d. 2012)
- 1920 – Michael Bates, Indian-born English actor (d. 1978)
- 1940 – Gerd Achterberg, German footballer and manager
- 1961 – Frank Reich, American football player and coach
- 1962 – Kevin Richardson, English footballer and manager
- 1973 – Michael Jackson, English footballer
- 1983 – Jimmy Bartel, Australian footballer
- 1984 – Joe Thomas, American football player
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