1898: In Wilmington, N.C., a mob of as many as 2,000 white supremacists killed dozens of African-Americans, burned Black-owned businesses and forced the mayor, police chief and aldermen to resign at gunpoint, before installing their own mayor and City Council in what became known as the “Wilmington Coup.”

In the world

2019: Bolivian President Evo Morales resigned after weeks of public protests in response to alleged election fraud in Bolivia’s general election the previous month.

Today’s birthdays

Lyricist Tim Rice is 80. Film director Roland Emmerich is 69. Author Neil Gaiman is 64. Actor Hugh Bonneville is 61. Musician Chris Cagle is 56. Actor-comedian Tracy Morgan is 56. Actor Ellen Pompeo is 55. Musician-actor Eve is 46. Musician Miranda Lambert is 41. Actor Josh Peck is 38. Actor Taron Egerton is 35. Golfer Jon Rahm is 30. Actor Kiernan Shipka is 25. Olympic gold medal pole vaulter Armand Duplantis is 25. Actor Mackenzie Foy is 24.

— The Associated Press