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2003
Princess Kritika of Nepal.
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2002
Inaugural opening of Bibliotheca Alexandria in Alexandria, Egypt., a modern library and cultural center commemorating the famed Library of Alexandria that was lost in antiquity
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1998
General Augusto Pinochet, former dictator of Chile, arrested in London for extradition on murder charges
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1995
Skye Bridge opens over Loch Alsh, Scotland
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The Million Man March for ‘A Day of Atonement’ takes place in Washington, D.C.
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1984
A baboon heart is transplanted into 15-day-old Baby Fae–the first transplant of the kind–at Loma Linda University Medical Center, California. Baby Fae lives until November 15.
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1978
The college of cardinals elects 58-year-old Karol Cardinal Wojtyla, a Pole, the first non-Italian Pope since 1523.
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1977
John Mayer, singer, songwriter, musician, producer; won Grammy for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance (“Your Body is a Wonderland,” 2003).
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1973
Israeli General Ariel Sharon crosses the Suez Canal and begins to encircle two Egyptian armies.
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1969
Roy Hargrove, jazz trumpeter; won Grammy Awards for albums in 1998 (Habana) and 2002 (Directions in Music).
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The New York Mets win the World Series four games to one over the heavily-favored Baltimore Orioles.
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1958
Tim Robbins, actor, screenwriter, director, producer; won Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor in Mystic River 2003.
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1949
Suzanne Somers, actress (Three’s Company TV series).
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1946
Ten Nazi war criminals are hanged in Nuremberg, Germany.
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1940
Benjamin O. Davis becomes the U.S. Army’s first African American Brigadier General.