Historical Events
1777
The Battle of Saratoga ends with British General Burgoyne's surrender, turning the tide of the Revolutionary War.
1907
Marconi's transatlantic wireless telegraphy service begins.
1918
Czechoslovakia declares independence from Austria-Hungary.
1989
A major earthquake strikes the San Francisco Bay Area before the World Series game.
2011
The global population reaches 7 billion people.
Famous Birthdays
1760
Claude Henri de Rouvroy, comte de Saint-Simon
French political and economic theorist who founded Saint-Simonianism.
1849
Frédéric Chopin
Polish composer who died on this date, famous for his Nocturnes and Ballades.
1917
Dizzy Gillespie
American jazz trumpeter who co-created bebop.
1920
Montgomery Clift
American actor known for A Place in the Sun and From Here to Eternity.
1972
Wyclef Jean
Haitian-American musician and co-founder of The Fugees.
