Historical Events1781 - Edict of Toleration issued by Holy Roman Emperor Joseph II, providing limited freedom of worship for non-Roman Catholic Christians1888 - Moshav Gedera is attacked by Arabs1983 - Grenadian Army General Hudson Austin forms a "revolutionary council"1988 - Three Americans win the Nobel Prize in Physics, and three West Germans win the Nobel Prize in Chemistry2024 - MLB New York Yankees win ALCS over Cleveland Guardians on the strength of Juan Soto's 10th-inning 3-run homer at Progressive Field in Cleveland, Ohio; a 4-1 series win sends Yankees to World Series for the first time since 2009More Historical Events Famous Birthdays1784 - Leigh Hunt, English poet, critic and journalist (Romantic Movement, "Jenny Kissed Me), born in Southgate, England (d. 1859)1918 - Charles Evans, British mountaineer and surgeon (deputy leader 1953 British Everest expedition, led 1955 British Kangchenjunga expedition), born in Liverpool, England (d. 1995)1931 - John le Carr [pen name for David Cornwell], English novelist (The Spy Who Came in from the Cold), born in Poole, England (d. 2020)1956 - Sunny Deol [Ajay Singh Deol], Indian actor (Ghayal), born in Sahnewal, Punjab, India1999 - Abigail Morris, British musician and lead singer of The Last Dinner Party (2020-present), born in LondonMore Famous Birthdays Famous Deaths727 - Saint Frideswide, patron saint of Oxford, England1954 - Hugh Duffy, American Baseball HOF outfielder (Triple Crown and MLB record .440 batting average, single season 1894 Boston Beaneaters), dies from heart failure at 871972 - Dr. Fredrick Arthur Willius, American cardiologist and medical historian, dies from bladder cancer at 831993 - Dionisio Herrero, Spanish air force general, murdered2013 - Ronald Shannon Jackson, American avant-garde jazz and funk drummer, and composer (Cecil Taylor; Last Exit; Decoding Society), dies of leukemia at 73More Famous Deaths