1734 – John Zenger, arrested for libel against NY colonial governor; later acquitted
1885 – The Serbian Army, with Russian support, invades Bulgaria
1939 – German U-boat torpedoes passenger ship
1958 – KAII TV channel 7 in Wailuku, HI (NBC) begins broadcasting
1970 – Douglas Engelbart receives the patent for the first computer mouse.
2001 – 66th Iron Bowl: Alabama beats Auburn 31-7 in Auburn
1837 – Willem Coenen, composer
1881 – Thomas Fermor-Hesketh, English 1st baron of Hesketh Dutch/MP
1885 – Henry de Man, Belgium, sociologist/chairman (Belgian Workers Party)
1919 – Ludwig Freiherr von Hammerstein-Equord, journalist
1963 – Pedro Luis Estrada, American murderer (FBI Most Wanted List), born in Brooklyn, New York
1978 – Zoë Bell, New Zealand actress
594 – St Gregory of Tours, Frankisch bishop of Tours, dies at 55
885 – Liutgard of Saxony, Queen of the Franks (876-882)
1826 – Louise Reichardt, composer, dies at 47
1849 – Prince Alexander of Hohenlohe-Waldenburg-Schillingsfürst, German priest and miracle-worker (b. 1794)
1971 – Gladys Cooper, actress (Margaret-The Rogues), dies at 83
2006 – Bo Schembechler, American football coach (b. 1929)