1910

Author Samuel Langhorne Clemens, better known as Mark Twain, died in Redding, Connecticut, at age 74.

2013

Joe Scarborough, a self-employed electrical contractor, rolled the first three-game 900 series in Professional Bowlers Association history.

2016

Prince, one of the most inventive and influential musicians of modern times, was found dead at his home in Minneapolis; he was 57.

2020

Researchers reported that a malaria drug that had been widely touted by President Donald Trump for treating the coronavirus showed no benefit in a large study of its use in U.S. veterans hospitals.