Historical Events1767 - King Charles III of Spain gives orders to expel the Jesuits from the Spanish Empire1804 - Forty merchantmen are wrecked when a convoy led by HMS Apollo runs aground off the coast of Portugal1872 - US engineer George Brayton patents an internal combustion engine (Brayton Cycle)1902 - Dmitry Sipyagin, Minister of Interior of the Russian Empire, is assassinated by a terrorist in the Marie Palace, St Petersburg1977 - Fleetwood Mac's "Rumours" album goes to No. 1 and stays atop the charts for 31 weeksMore Historical Events Famous Birthdays1798 - August Heinrich Hoffmann, German writer, born in Fallersleben, Electorate of Brunswick -Lneburg (d. 1874)1840 - mile Zola, French novelist and critic (J'accuse - I Accuse), born in Paris, France (d. 1902)1927 - Carmen Basilio, American boxer (World Welterweight title 1955-56; Middleweight title 1957-58), born in Canastota, New York (d. 2012)1940 - Mike Hailwood, British motorcycle road racer (World C'ships: 250cc 1961, 1966, 1967; 350cc 1966, 1967; 500cc 1962-65; 76 Grand Prix wins), born in Great Milton, England (d. 1981)1993 - Keshorn Walcott ORTT, Trinidadian athlete (Olympic gold javelin 2012, bronze 2016), born in Port of Spain, Trinidad and TobagoMore Famous Birthdays Famous Deaths1803 - Hieronymus van Alphen, Dutch poet of children's poems (Proeve van kleine gedigen voor Kinder), dies at 561944 - Mikul Moyzes, Slovak composer (The Orphans), dies at 712002 - Henry Slesar, American writer and playwright (The Edge of Night), dies at 742013 - Milo O'Shea, Irish character actor (Barbarella, Staircase and Mass Appeal, Romeo and Juliet), dies at 862014 - Urs Widmer, Swiss writer, dies at 75More Famous Deaths

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