Grace Kelly 1929, Charles Manson 1934, Wallace Shawn 1943
Neil Young 1945, Nadia Comaneci 1961, Tonya Harding 1970
1840 - Sculptor Auguste Rodin was born in Paris. His most widely known works are "The Kiss" and "The Thinker."
1915 - Theodore W. Richards, of Harvard University, became the first American to be awarded the Nobel Prize in chemistry.
1927 - Joseph Stalin became the undisputed ruler of the Soviet Union. Leon Trotsky was expelled from the Communist Party leading to Stalin coming to power.
1933 - In Philadelphia, the first Sunday football game was played.
1942 - During World War II, naval battle of Guadalcanal began between Japanese and American forces. The Americans won a major victory.
1997 - Ramzi Yousef was found guilty of masterminding the 1993 bombing of the World Trade Center.
1998 - Daimler-Benz completed a merger with Chrysler to form Daimler-Chrysler AG.
2001 - American Airlines flight 587 crashed just minutes after take off from Kennedy Airport in New York. The Airbus A300 crashed into the Rockaway Beach section of Queens. All 260 people aboard were killed.
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