1909 - Swedish runner Thure Johansson runs world record marathon of 2:40:34.2 in Stockholm
1920 - Detroit radio station 8MK (now WWJ, 950AM) is the first to broadcast a news program on the air
1954 - WMTW TV channel 8 in Portland-Poland Spring, Maine (ABC) begins broadcasting
1965 - The Aero Spacelines Super Guppy Aircraft makes its first flight
1979 - Donald McHenry named to succeed Andrew Young as US UN ambassador
1992 - Howard Stern Radio Show premieres in Cleveland, Ohio, on WNCX 98.5 FM
1997 - "Gin Game" closes at Lyceum Theater in NYC after 144 performances
2019 - India removes citizenship status from 1.9 million people in state of Assam, leaving them off its new National Register of Citizens

1871 - James E. Ferguson, American Democratic politician and Texan Governor (1915-17), born in Salado, Texas (d. 1944)
1879 - Yoshihito [Taishō], 123rd Emperor of Japan (1912-26) during the Taishō era, born in Tōgū Palace, Tokyo, Japan (d. 1926)
1899 - Paul E Garber, American founder/1st curator of National Air and Space Museum, born in Atlantic City, New Jersey (d. 1992)
1912 - Ramon Vinay, Chilean operatic tenor, born in Chillán, Chile (d. 1996)
1924 - Klaus Hashagen, German composer (Ars Nova Ensemble Nürnberg), born in Java, Indonesia (d. 1998)
1934 - Nikos Xanthopoulos, Greek actor, born in Athens, Greece (d. 2023)
1946 - Tom Coughlin, American NFL coach (New York Giants; 2004-15) and executive (Jacksonville Jaguars; 2017-19), born in Waterloo, New York
1975 - Takahiro Suwa, Japanese professional wrestler (Pro Wrestling NOAH), born in Kagoshima, Japan
1984 - Ted Ligety, American alpine skier (2x Olympic Golds), born in Salt Lake City, Utah
1999 - Shamar Joseph, West Indian cricket fast bowler (Test BB 7/68 v Australia 2024; Guyana), born in Baracara, Guyana

1422 - Henry V, King of England (1413-22) and France (1416-19), dies at 36 after being weakened by dysentery and heatstroke
1688 - John Bunyan, English minister and author (The Pilgrim's Progress), dies at 59
1940 - Johanna "Annie" Bakker, Dutch revue-artist, singer and actress, dies at 58
1946 - Paul August von Klenau, Danish opera composer, and conductor, dies at 63
1967 - Michael Fitzmaurice, American radio actor (Superman, Reported Missing, 14 Hours), dies of lymphoma at 59
1968 - Dennis O'Keefe, American actor (Suspicion), dies of lung cancer at 60
1979 - E J "Tiger" Smith, English cricket wicket-keeper (11 Tests, 20 dismissals; Warwickshire CCC) and umpire (8 Tests 1933-38), dies at 93
1995 - John Erik Jonsson, American businessman and Mayor of Dallas, dies at 93
2006 - Mohamed Abdelwahab, Egyptian soccer left back (19 caps; African Cup of Nations 2006; Al Ahly SC, Aluminium Nag Hammâdi), dies from a heart defect at 22
2017 - Ann Jellicoe, British theater director and playwright (The Knack), dies at 90