Historical Events1867 - Karl Marx publishes "Das Kapital" Volume 1, his theory of the Capitalist system and how it is doomed to destroy itself1939 - British fleet attacks German U-39 boat1940 - WWII: German Blitz in England continues, bomb drops in London, Clacton, Great Yarmouth, Ipswich, Southampton, Bournemouth, Hastings, Brighton, Warrington, Chelsea, Fulham, and Lewisham, among other places, result in 94 civilian deaths and 426 injured1986 - Bo Jackson hits his first home run, a 475-foot blast, the longest at Royals Stadium1989 - Jeff Reardon is 1st to record 30 saves in 5 consecutive seasonsMore Historical Events Famous Birthdays1869 - Kid Nichols, American Baseball HOF pitcher (3 NL wins leader; All-Time Saves Leader 18991906; Boston Beaneaters, St. Louis Cardinals, Philadelphia Phillies) and manager (St. Louis Cardinals 190405), born in Madison, Wisconsin (d. 1953)1898 - Ernest Nash, German-American photographer and archaeologist, born in Nowawes, Germany (d. 1974)1939 - Guy Webster, American celebrity portrait photographer, album cover artist (The Byrds; The Mamas and the Papas; Taj Mahal; Rolling Stones), and educator, born in Los Angeles, California (d. 2019)1971 - Andre Matos, Brazilian singer and musician (Symfonia), born in So Paulo, Brazil1981 - Miyavi [Takamasa Ishihara], Japanese guitarist, singer ("Snakes") and actor (Unbroken), born in Osaka, JapanMore Famous Birthdays Famous Deaths1435 - John Plantagenet, 1st Duke of Bedford, English prince, general (Hundred Years' War) and statesman, dies at 461782 - Nicholas Cooke, American mariner, slave trader, and politician (1st Governor of Rhode Island, 1776-78), dies at 651979 - Raymond Loucheur, French composer, dies at 801999 - Andr Kostolany, Hungarian stock market expert and speculator, dies at 932005 - Vladimir Volkoff, French writer (b. 1932)More Famous Deaths