Historical Events
1812 - Work on London's Regent's Canal starts.
1939 - BMI (Broadcast Music Incorporated) formed
1952 - UN General Assembly first meets at its new headquarters in New York
1964 - Roger Maris and Mickey Mantle hit HRs runs on back-to-back pitches
1988 - Crude oil prices jump in anticipation of possible production accord at Gulf Cooperation Council meeting set for October 16
1989 - Dave Stewart is 1st since 1976 to start consecutive World Series openers
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Famous Birthdays
1764 - Charles-Henri Plantade, French composer, born in Pontoise, France (d. 1839)
1855 - George Edwardes, British composer (Gaiety Girl), born in Cleethorpes, Lincolnshire, England (d. 1915)
1911 - Lê Ðức Thọ, Vietnamese revolutionary general, politician and negotiator in Paris (1975), born in Nam Định Province, French Indochina (d. 1990)
1913 - Ginty Lush, Australian cricketer (NSW quick of the 30's who didn't play for Aust), born in Melbourne, Australia (d. 1985)
1986 - Skyler Shaye, American actress
1996 - Lourdes Marie Ciccone Leon, daughter of singer Madonna
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Famous Deaths
1857 - Ignacy Marceli Komorowski, composer, dies at 33
1959 - Errol Flynn, Australian actor (Captain Blood, Robin Hood), dies of a heart attack at 50
1983 - Willard Price, Canadian author and naturalist
1996 - Laura La Plante, American actress (Show Boat, Scandal) known for her work in the silent film era, dies at 91
2007 - Big Moe [Kenneth Doniell Moore], American rapper (Screwed Up Click), dies of a heart attack at 33
2012 - Kyle Bennett, American BMX racer, dies in a traffic collision at 33
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