1856 - The Great Bell is cast for the Great Clock of Westminster, London (Big Ben)
1908 - St. Louis Cardinals' Johnny Lush pitches a second career no-hitter in a 2-0 win over the Brooklyn Superbas; a change in MLB rules makes this unofficial as the game was shortened by rain
2008 - A military junta led by Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz stages a coup in Mauritania, overthrowing President Sidi Ould Cheikh Abdallahi
2015 - American comedian Jon Stewart hosts late-night talk and satirical news program "The Daily Show" for the last time
2018 - PepsiCo CEO Indra Nooyi announces she will step down

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1886 - Inez Milholland, American suffragist (National Woman's Party), labor lawyer and socialist, born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 1916)
1906 - Ken Strong, American College/Pro Football HOF fullback/halfback (NYU; NFL C'ship 1934 NY Giants; 4 × First-team All-Pro), born in West Haven, Connecticut (d. 1979)
1916 - E. Michael Burke, sports executive (President New York Yankees, New York Knicks, Madison Square Garden), born in Enfield, Connecticut (d. 1987)