Born On This Day:

• Domenico Scarlatti, 1685
• Beryl Markham, 1902
• Primo Carnera, 1906
• Mahalia Jackson, 1911
• Hugh, Lord Scanlon, 1913
• Jackie Coogan, 1914
• François Mitterrand, 1916
• Shah Mohammad Pahlavi of Iran, 1919
• Bob Hoskins, 1942
• Ivan Reitman, 1946
• Pat Sajak, 1946
• Hillary Rodham Clinton, 1947
• Jaclyn Smith, 1947
• Julian Schnabel, 1951

Died On This Day:

• William Hogarth, 1764
• Prince Ito assassinated, 1909
• Baron Corvo, 1913
• Igor Sikorsky, 1972
• William S. Paley, 1990

Today's Events:

• 1785 - First two mules arrive in America at Boston from Spain for George Washington.
• 1825 - Erie Canal opens to traffic connecting Great Lakes and Hudson River; first U.S man-made waterway.
• 1834 - Hansom Safety cab patented.
• 1860 - G. Garibaldi meets Victor Emmanuel and proclaims him King of Italy.
• 1863 - Football Association formed in England (Soccer). (11 players on a side standardized 1870.)
• 1881 - Gunfight at O.K. Corral, the last old-west shoot-out occurs at Tombstone, AZ; Earps vs. Clantons
• 1905 - Workers in St. Petersburg form first Soviet.
• 1905 - Sweden and Norway's union ends; Prince Charles of Denmark ascends Norway throne as Haakon VII.
• 1918 - Czech independence proclaimed.
• 1955 - Village Voice newspaper starts publication in New York.
• 1956 - Atomic Energy Commission approved by United Nations.
• 1965 - 'The Royal Hunt of the Sun' opens on Broadway at the ANTA Theatre.
• 1965 - Beatles receive MBE from Queen Elizabeth.
• 1970 - 'Doonesbury' comic strip by Gary Trudeau appears for the first time.
• 1974 - Largest theft of cash in history-Thieves get $4.3 million from Puralator Security in Chicago.
• 1979 - Ken Fraser catches the world record bluefin Tuna weighing 1,496 lbs. off Aulds Cove, Nova Scotia.
• 1979 - In Nairobi, World Health Organization announces eradication worldwide of smallpox.
• 1984 - 'Baby Fae' age 12 days old given heart of a baboon in Loma Linda, CA; dies 21 days later.
• 1993 - Fire infernos break out in five S. Calif. counties; destroy over 1,000 homes; $500 million damage
• 1994 - Israel PM Yitzhak Rabin and PM Abdel Salam Majali of Jordan sign peace treaty; Bill Clinton attends ceremony.
• 2028 - 6:30pm GMT - asteroid named 1997 XF11 will pass 'dangerously' close to earth; 30,000 miles?

Feast Day of Saint:

• Cedd
• Eata
• Lucian and Marcian
• Rusticus of Narbonne
• Bean

Holiday:

• National Day celebrated in Austria, Deepavali in India, Malaysia and Singapore

Non-Specific Holiday:

• CHUSOK (Korea) on day of full moon of eighth lunar month.
• DURGA-PUJA (Hindu festival of Goddess Durga)
• PITRA PASKSHA and AMAVASYA, Hindu Feast of the Dead.
• LAKSHMI PUJA, Hindu Festival of the Goddess of Fortune
• CHUNG CHI'U CHIEH (Chinese mid-autumn festival) 15th day of 8th lunar month.
• DIVALI (India) five day autumn festival.
• BHRATRI DWITYA, Hindu Festival of Brothers
• RAMADAN, Muslim holy month
• CHILD HEALTH DAY - first Monday in October in USA
• COLUMBUS DAY - first Monday in October
• DAYLIGHT SAVING TIME ENDS - last Sunday in October set clocks back
• MOTHER-IN-LAW DAY - celebrated fourth Sunday in October in US
• NATIONAL CHILDREN'S DAY - second Sunday in October in USA
• THANKSGIVING DAY IN CANADA - second Monday in October