Yelberton Abraham Tittle Jr.(October 24, 1926 – October 8, 2017)
(AP) – New York Giants and Louisiana State University star quarterback Y.A. Tittle, a two-time NFL MVP who was elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame, died Sunday night, October 8th.
Tittle died at Stanford Hospital. The cause of death was not immediately known.
Tittle played for the Baltimore Colts, San Francisco 49ers and New York Giants in a 17-season career from 1948 to 1964 during which he played in seven Pro Bowls. He tossed 242 touchdowns, leading the league three times, in 1955, 1962 and 1963.
Dame Angela Brigid Lansbury was born in London, England.
Golden Globe-winning actress Angela Lansbury played Jessica Fletcher on the CBS television series Murder, She Wrote (1984-1996), and also gained recognition for her role in Mame (1966). She also provided the voice of the teapot Mrs. Potts in the 1991 animated film Beauty and the Beast. She was nominated for an Oscar for her role in the 1945 filmThe Picture of Dorian Gray.
On this day in 1859, Abolitionist John Brown led a raid on Harper’s Ferry, VA (now located in West Virginia).
John Brown (May 9, 1800 – December 2, 1859)
During the French Revolution on this day in 1793, Queen Marie Antoinette (below) was beheaded after being convicted of treason.
Poland’s Karol Josef Wojtyla was elected Pope John Paul II on this day in 1978.
On Friday, October 16, 1998, police from Britain’s Scotland Yard entered a room in a small, private hospital in London and arrested former Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet Ugarte who was recovering from back surgery.
Spanish Judge Baltasar Garzón had issued a request for Pinochet’s extradition to stand trial in Spain for crimes committed in Chile during extradition to stand trial in Spain for crimes committed in Chile during his brutal rule from 1973-1990.
On this day in 1987, rescuers freed Jessica McClure from the abandoned well that she had fallen into in Midland, TX. She was trapped for 58 hours.
Jessica McClure Morales turned 31 in March.
James Albert Michener (February 3, 1907 – October 16, 1997)