1888 - Scottish vet John Boyd Dunlop patents pneumatic bicycle tyre
1969 - Eastside race riot in Jacksonville, Florida
1993 - Brian Friel's stage drama "Wonderful Tennessee" closes at Plymouth Theater, New York City, after 9 performances
2003 - A bankruptcy court approves MCI's reorganization plans, essentially clearing the telecommunications company to exit bankruptcy
2018 - In a landmark verdict, the Pakistani Supreme Court acquits a Christian woman of blasphemy against the prophet Mohammed after eight years on death row

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1875 - Seerp Anema, Dutch poet and writer (From Holland's Coasts; Modern Art and Degeneration), born in Barradeel, Minnertsga, Nethelands (d. 1961)
1883 - Anthony Wilding, New Zealand tennis player (Wimbledon 1910-13), born in Christchurch, New Zealand (d. 1915)
1950 - Antonio Taguba, US Army Major General, born in Manila, Philippines
1964 - Marco van Basten, Dutch soccer striker (58 caps; Ajax, AC Milan) and manager (Netherlands 2004–08, Ajax, Heerenveen, AZ), born in Utrecht, Netherlands
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