Typhoon Vera hits Japan:
The category five typhoon is thought to be the strongest typhoon to impact the island country in recorded history. The resulting rain, landslides, and damage caused the deaths of about 5000 people in Japan.
Battle of Polygon Wood:
Fought during World War I between the British and Australian troops and German army near Ypres in Belgium, the battle ended in an Allied victory.
Establishment of Federal Trade Commission (FTC):
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC), an independent government agency in the US, responsible for consumer and market protection was established by the Federal Trade Commission Act on this day.
Swedish Act of Succession is passed:
The Swedish Act of Succession, also known as the 1810 Act of Succession was adopted by the Riksdag of the Estates. This act is part of the Swedish Constitution and regulates the succession of the Swedish Royal family.
- 1981 Serena Williams
American tennis player
- 1943 Ian Chappell
Australian cricketer
- 1897 Pope Paul VI
- 1889 Martin Heidegger
German philosopher
- 2008 Paul Newman
American actor, director, race car driver, businessman, co-founded Newman’s Own
- 2003 Robert Palmer
English singer-songwriter, guitarist
- 1959 Leslie Morshead
Australian soldier, businessman, educator
