1836 – Thomas Crapper, English plumber, invented the ballcock (d. 1910) is born.
1867 – Toronto becomes the capital of Ontario, having also been the capital of Ontario's predecessors since 1796.
1892 – The first night game for American football takes place in a contest between Wyoming Seminary and Mansfield State Normal.
1901 – William S. Paley, American broadcaster, founded CBS (d. 1990) is born.
1912 – Corporal Frank S. Scott of the United States Army becomes the first enlisted man to die in an airplane crash. He and pilot Lt. Lewis C. Rockwell are killed in the crash of an Army Wright Model B at College Park, Maryland.
1914 – Richard Warren Sears, American businessman, co-founded Sears (b. 1863) dies.
1935 – William Kennedy Dickson, French-Scottish actor, director, and producer, invented the Kinetoscope (b. 1860) dies.
1951 – CBS makes the first color televisions available for sale to the general public, but the product is discontinued less than a month later.
1956 – William Boeing, American businessman, founded the Boeing Company (b. 1881) dies.
1972 – Paul Henderson scores the series-winning goal for Canada in the final minute of the final game of the ice hockey Summit Series between Canada and the Soviet Union.
1973 – The ITT Building in New York City is bombed in protest at ITT's alleged involvement in the September 11, 1973 coup d'état in Chile.
1975 – The Spaghetti House siege, in which nine people are taken hostage, takes place in London.
1987 – Hilary Duff, American singer-songwriter and actress is born.
1991 – Miles Davis, American trumpet player, composer, and bandleader (b. 1926) dies.
2007 – Wally Parks, American businessman, founded the National Hot Rod Association (b. 1913) dies.
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